Shermie


 * "Nobody knows the color of her eyes! Talk smack, and she'll rearrange your back! SHERMIE."
 * - The King of Fighters XV

Shermie is a character in The King of Fighters series. She debut in The King of Fighters '97 as a member of the Orochi Team (temporarily under the disguised team name, "New Faces Team" in KOF '97). She is one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Orochi who is the dark counterpart to Benimaru Nikaido.

Aside from the main body of The King of Fighters series, Shermie also stars in her own character image album. Her official nickname is "Roaring Lightning", and in The King of Fighters XV, is "Coquettish".

Development
Shermie and her teammates were created to offset the remaining top three characters. It's stated on her KOF 10th anniversary profile that she was based on the character Fujiko Mine from the manga/anime series Lupin the Third. The developer states that the design for Shermie was easily decided on, given that her long bangs never revealed her eyes. They would go onto calling her Tesse from Waku Waku 7 at one time.

Personality
Shermie is a very outgoing and friendly girl. However, like some people, she has reservations about society at large, as she considers them stupid, when it crosses beyond her interests and profession. She doesn't seem to take battles and fighting too seriously, often dancing around and picking up her cellphone during battle. 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. She seems to dislike noisy people, as seen in her special intro with Brian Battler in KOF '98 UM. Shermie has an affinity for hamsters, and owns two of them as pets, a male and female pair named Achu and Ururi.

Her long bangs make it difficult to see her eyes but underneath them lies a glare with strong murderous intent. Even though she considers human society stupid, it's been noted that she enjoys her lifestyle working as a fashion designer. She'll only mingle with humans with similar interests as hers, or those that pique her interest.

In her other (mostly non-canonical) appearances, she seems to be aware of her own Orochi heritage, which sometimes reflects in her quotes. However, while she's clearly not antagonistic as with her Orochi form, she can be just as murderous, manipulative and ruthless if provoked, especially if faced with particular foes, most notably perverted men like Kukri, and to a lesser extent, Brian Battler.

When Shermie was revived, her Orochi heritage was retained as well. While they take their roles as Heavenly Kings seriously even in their normal forms, this time, it isn't an outstanding priority, and balances her subdued hatred of mankind with practicality, prioritizing only those that are useful to their careers or motives. On the other hand, she can be extremely overprotective of her pets when threatened, sometimes with ironically humorous twists.

Abilities

 * Ignore Weight - She can grab and throw anyone in spite of their weight.
 * Orochi Power - Elektrokinesis - Even while in her base form, Shermie can still project half of her Orochi lightning element in a few of her move sets. This power is used in The King of Fighters 2002, The King of Fighters Neowave and Neo Geo Battle Coliseum.
 * Musical Instruments - Shermie plays the keyboard in their band.
 * Figure Skating - Shermie is surprising adept at it.
 * Fashion design and styling - Shermie's real occupation apart from being a part of the CYS band.
 * Hamster Breeder - Shermie is knowledgeable in keeping hamsters as pets as well as breeding and raising them.

Fighting Style
When not using her Orochi powers, Shermie relies on grappling as her combat style. She is also quite agile and some of her moves resemble gymnastics. She performs a variety of body slams, most involving acrobatic moves, some counter throws and a few face-sitting throws. Her grappling gameplay is further improved in KOF '98 and further expanded in KOF 2002. In Neo Geo Battle Coliseum, Shermie uses a few moves that incorporate her Orochi power.

Music

 * Bloody - The King of Fighters 97, 98/UM, R-1, R-2 and 2002
 * Re:Bloody - The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match
 * Fanatic Waltz ~SNK Heroines Edit~ - SNK Heroines Tag Team Frenzy
 * Resonant Objects - The King of Fighters XV
 * Fanatic Waltz -KOF XV ver.- - The King of Fighters XV (vs. Orochi Shermie)

Image Songs

 * The Song of Fighters II - Shared image song with other King of Fighters characters
 * Believe - NEO-GEO DJ Station 2

Voice Actors

 * Hazuki Nishikawa - The King of Fighters '97 ~ 2002 UM, Neo Geo Battle Coliseum
 * Erina Seto - The King of Fighters: World ~ present, SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy

Appearances
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Games

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

Mobile

 * 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
 * SNK Gals Island Beauty Dungeon Mimi to Kimashita!
 * SNK Girls Island Beauty Dungeon Bibitto kimashita!
 * Tower of Saviors
 * Kimi wa Hero
 * Puzzle & Dragons
 * The King of Fighters: World
 * The King of Fighters All Star
 * The King of Fighters Destiny (Game)
 * The King of Fighters: Orochi Go
 * Freestyle 2

Cameos
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 * SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium - compatibility warning when cartridge is inserted into a monochrome Neo Geo Pocket.
 * The King of Fighters 2003 - in the edit team's ending
 * The King of Fighters XIII - in the France stage
 * KOF: Maximum Impact 2 - background cameo
 * The King of Fighters '94 Re-Bout - background cameo in the Art of Fighting Team and Women Fighters Team stages
 * The King of Fighters (pachinko)
 * The King of Fighters 2

Similar Characters

 * Orochi Shermie, her Awakened self