Shermie

Shermie (シェルミー, Sherumī) is a video game character in the King of Fighters series who first appeared in The King of Fighters '97 as a member of the New Face Team. She is one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Orochi who is the dark counterpart to Benimaru Nikaido. Shermie and Angel have the largest bust measurement of all KOF females (92 cm). Her hairstyle is recognizable in that her bangs covers her eyes and is tied in a split ponytail at the back. It is stated on her profile on KOF 10th she was based on the character Fujiko Mine from the anime Lupin the 3rd. Aside from the main body of the KOF series, Shermie also stars in her own character image album.

Both versions of her are voiced by Hazuki Nishikawa.

Story
The true origins of the Orochi fighter known as Shermie are shrouded in mystery. She, along with Yashiro Nanakase and Chris formed a music band called "CYS" (based on the first letter of the name of each member), where Shermie played the keyboards. They enter the KOF tournament due to Yashiro's grudge against rival band player, Iori Yagami. When she remembers her duties as one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Orochi, she uses the tournament to gather enough power to awaken Orochi, which is successful in Orochi's possession of Chris. The ending of the New Face Team in KOF '97 has Yashiro killing off both Shermie and Chris before committing suicide. It is believed that this ending, along with the fact that Yashiro and Shermie are willing to give their lives for the resurrection of the Orochi in the cinemas, reinforces the fact that the New Face Team most likely perished in this tournament.

Personality
Shermie is very outgoing and friendly. She doesn't seem to take battle too seriously, often dancing around and picking up her cellphone during battle. In KOF '98 and onwards, Shermie blows a kiss towards her opponent before the battle begins. She only seems to do this when fighting against a male character that she finds attractive.

Powers

 * Ignore Weight - She can grab and throw anyone in spite of their weight.

Fighting Style
When not using her Orochi powers, Shermie relies on grappling as her combat style. She apparently doesn't take fighting too serious as she often dances around when hitting her opponent, as some of her priority moves resemble gymnastics. Her grappling gameplay is further improved in KOF98, when she's given a follow-up ground attack, similar to Clark's elbow smash. Her grappling gameplay is further expanded in KOF2002. She seems to be based on | Joshi Puroresu, that being female Japanese professional wrestling. She uses the | Diamond Dust move, which is popular in Japan and her bridging German suplexes, specially her Shermie Flash resemble the way joshi wrestlers execute the move. The SDM version of the Shermie Flash has her hold her enemies and trying to count to three, if she is successful, the enemy will lose all of his health. This is a nod to the bridging German suplex in wrestling, as it consists in the wrestler execute the move and holding the opponent with his/her shoulders touching the mat. The referee will count to three, and if the opponent does not kick out of the bridge, the match will be finished and the attacker will be the winner.

Music

 * Bloody - The King of Fighters 97, 98 and 2002
 * Re:Bloody - The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match

Image Song

 * The Song of Fighters II - Shared image song with other King of Fighters characters

Game Appearances

 * The King of Fighters '97
 * The King of Fighters '98
 * The King of Fighters R-1
 * The King of Fighters R-2
 * The King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match
 * SNK Gals' Fighters
 * The King of Fighters 2000 - As a Striker for Clark
 * The King of Fighters 2002
 * The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match
 * The King of Fighters Neowave
 * Neo Geo Battle Coliseum

Mobile Appearances

 * Days of Memories (second and fifth title) - unplayable
 * SNK Beach Volley Gal's Attack
 * KOF Gals Mahjong
 * SNK Gals Island Jintori Puzzle Miseteagemasu
 * SNK Gals Island Techu Typing Omigotodesu

Cameo Appearances

 * The King of Fighters 2003 - in the edit team's ending
 * KOF: Maximum Impact 2 - background cameo
 * The King of Fighters '94: Rebout - background cameo
 * The King of Fighters (pachinko)
 * The King of Fighters 2

Similar Characters

 * Orochi Shermie