G-Mantle

G-Mantle (ゲーマント) is a mysterious character appearing in many SNK games. He was used as a mascot for the Neo Geo before Terry Bogard. He is voiced by Hiroyuki Arita for his King of Fighters appearance.

Story
G-Mantle has made several appearances within SNK games. He started appearing in print ads for the Neo Geo. His first in-game appearance was in Blue's Journey. His most memorable appearances was as a taxi driver in Fatal Fury: King of Fighters intro, as King's disguise in Art of Fighting 2 and, most recently, as a striker in The King of Fighters 2000.

G-Mantle is a strange being. He is portrayed as masked, wearing a cape and a hat. He doesn't have legs and walks by means of levitation. He has appeared in some KOF manhua as well, but this version had legs.

In the SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash series, there is a character named Mask who is based on G-Mantle and is as mysterious as G-Mantle himself. His name changes with every game he's in. The second game featured three other characters -a robot, woman, and a boy- who wore the same mask and had variations of his name.

This character also has a striking resemblance to the character V, from V for Vendetta.

Personality
G-Mantle's only in-game speech was his laugh which makes him even more mysterious.

Powers

 * Levitation - Having no legs, G-Mantle moves by floating around, pretty much like ghosts do.

Fighting Style
G-Mantle's striker moves are: a headbutt and throwing roses at the enemy.

Game Appearances

 * The King of Fighters 2000 - As a Maniac Striker for Ryo
 * SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash
 * SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighter Clash DS

Cameo Apppearances

 * Blue's Journey
 * Cyber-Lip
 * The Super Spy
 * Burning Fight
 * Fatal Fury
 * Robo Army
 * King of the Monsters 2
 * Fatal Fury 3
 * The King of Fighters '97
 * The King of Fighters XI (console version stage)
 * The King of Fighters '94: Rebout

External link
Dossier G-Mantle (in french)