Malin

Malin (まりん, Marin) is a character who debuts in The King of Fighters 2003 as a member of the High School Girls Team (alongside Athena Asamiya and Hinako Shijou). Her addition to the series was made due to Choi Bounge's absence in the game of her debut. The game producers state that her name should be spelled as Malin and not Marin, adding that "this is the humble preference of the supervising designer and a mystery to us all".

She is voiced by Kazuyo Inosako.

Story
Malin is an enigmatic girl from an unknown organization that specializes in gathering intelligence. Since Athena and Hinako refuse to team with someone they hardly met, she expertly steals the ribbons from their hair and leaves a calling card around Hinako's ribbon. She apparently orchestrates the Anti-Kyokugenryu Team in The King of Fighters XI due to her animosity towards one of the style's practitioners, Yuri Sakazaki, who called Malin's fighting style "cowardly". Thanks to her expertise in espionage, she usually leads the effort to spy on the Kyokugenryu Karate practitioners.

She, or at least someone with her name, has been previously mentioned in the series as a member of Athena's fan club. She was on good terms with the White Tiger. Supposedly, members of her organization also assault Mai, Mary, and King in 2003 for an unexplained reason. Malin covered the bill for their replacement hot dogs since their last ones were ruined during the attack.

Personality
Malin is a spoiled girl always trying to get what she wants. Aside from the assumption that she is usually on some sort of mission, her real motives for being in the tournament remain unclear. She is prideful of her abilities and easily upset when she's underestimated.

Powers

 * Super-speed - Malin is extremely fast and agile.
 * Hide Weapon - Malin can hide a weapon as big as her giant hammer in her clothes.

Fighting Style
Her fighting style utilizes her weapons and speed, also, honor does not seem to be a priority to her during fights.

Many of Malin's moves reference bugs, as she has Hornet, Yellowjacket, Mayfly, Scorpion, Spider and Queen Bee among her move names.

Music

 * You Feel for Me - The King of Fighters 2003
 * Triumphantly - The King of Fighters XI
 * She is the Mysterious Agent - Days of Memories (Junpaku no Tenshitachi)

Game Appearances

 * The King of Fighters 2003
 * The King of Fighters XI

Mobile Appearances

 * Days of Memories (fourth and fifth titles) - unplayable; in-text cameo for the fourth
 * SNK Gals Island Non Pre-mission Akiramenai de!

Cameo Appearances

 * The King of Fighters XIII - passing mention in Women Fighters story and cameo in their ending
 * The King of Fighters '94: Rebout - background cameo
 * The King of Fighters XIII - Women Fighters ending