Ángel

Angel (アンヘル, Anheru, pronounced Ahn-hehl as per the Spanish pronunciation of the word) is a video game character in the 2001 and 2002 releases of The King of Fighters series. She is also playable as a secret fighter in the Japanese PlayStation 2 port of The King of Fighters Neowave, but not in any overseas release. She is depicted as a sexy, white-haired Mexican who works for an organization known as NESTS. Her "Unchain Circle" combo attacks make her one of the more distinctive characters in the KOF series. In a 2005 poll made by SNK-Playmore USA, she was voted as the third fan favorite character with a total of 2498 votes.

She is voiced by Miina Tominaga and Mayumi Shintani.

Story
In The King of Fighters 2001, Angel is introduced as an agent of the secret organization known as NESTS and is assigned to keep an eye on the experiment K9999, whose purpose is to hunt down traitorous experiments that had left NESTS. She's actually the only person who can more-or-less effectively bond with K9999, seemingly showing genuine intrest in his person and role other than being a NESTS secret weapon.

NESTS enters a team consisting of K9999, Angel, Kula Diamond and Foxy into the 2001 King of Fighters' tournament with intents on killing the rogue experiment K'. However, during the final moments of the tournament, it was revealed that Angel, along with K9999, was also on a mission to murder Kula and her guardians, and in the end, Angel and K9999 appear to murder Foxy. However, although Foxy has yet to appear in another KOF, this ending is considered to be non-canon, as Foxy is still officially alive.

Personality
Angel is very joyful. In spite of being an assassin for NESTS, she's a very kind and friendly person, always smiling at everyone (even if she's fighting).

Powers

 * Superhuman strength: Thanks to NESTS, Angel's strength was enhanced to superhuman levels. She is able to lift and throw someone as heavy as Chang Koehan.
 * Superhuman reflexes: Thanks to NESTS, Angel's reflexes were enhanced to superhuman levels. She is able to dodge several attacks.
 * Superhuman stamina: Thanks to NESTS, Angel's stamina was enhanced to superhuman levels. Her body will only develop fatigue toxins after several hours of physical stress.
 * Superhuman dexterity: Thanks to NESTS, Angel's dexterity was enhanced to superhuman levls. Her dexterity is even greater than that of a 10th grade black belt.
 * Superhuman speed: Thanks to NESTS, Angel's speed was enhanced to superhuman levels. Angel is so fast that she can even translocate herself.

Skills

 * Motorcycle Driving - Angel likes to drive motorcycles.
 * Soccer - Angel often plays soccer, she likes to play as a goalkeeper.

Fighting Style
Angel's fighting style incorporates elements of both Muay Thai (as seen in her stance and some of her kicks) and professional wrestling. Some of her moves and mannerisms pay homage to entertainer Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Most notably, her "Winds Fairground", "Blue Monday Parade" and "Survivor's Banquet" mimic his "Laying the Smacketh Down", "Rock Bottom" and "People's Elbow" respectively. Her 2002/Neowave intro/"Survivor's Banquet" quote roughly translates to "Can you taste The Angel's extraordinary skill?", a play on The Rock's famous "Can you smell what The Rock is cookin'?" catchphrase.

Music

 * NESTS - Ruler of the Dark - The King of Fighters 2001, 2002

Game Appearances

 * The King of Fighters 2001 - playable character
 * The King of Fighters 2002 - playable characters
 * The King of Fighters Neowave - PS2 exclusive