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 exclusively playable as a secret fighter in the Japanese PlayStation 2 port of The King of Fighters Neowave. She is depicted as a sexy, white-haired Mexican who works for an organization known as NESTS. 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 King of Fighters 2001, Angel is introduced as an agent of the secret organization known as NESTS. She is assigned to keep an eye on the experiment K9999, whose purpose is to hunt down traitorous experiments that had left NESTS. During the final moments of the tournament, it is revealed that both Angel and K9999, are actually on a mission to murder Kula and her guardians.

While it is implied that Foxy is killed by them, this ending is considered to be non-canon.

Personality
Angel is a lighthearted, flirtatious, and playful individual in spite of her working status as an assassin for NESTS. She's the only person who can more-or-less effectively bond with K9999, seemingly showing genuine interest in his personality rather than in him being NESTS' secret weapon.

Powers
Due to her affiliation with NESTS, much of her body was enhanced to be far stronger than a normal human's.


 * Superhuman strength: She is able to lift and throw someone as heavy as Chang Koehan.
 * Superhuman reflexes: She is able to dodge several attacks.
 * Superhuman stamina: Her body will only develop fatigue toxins after several hours of physical stress.
 * Superhuman dexterity: Her dexterity is even greater than that of a 10th grade black belt.
 * Superhuman speed: 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 and "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.

Her "Unchain Circle" combo attacks make her one of the more distinctive characters in the King of Fighters series.

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