Mature

Mature (マチュア, Machua) appears as a member of Iori's Team in The King of Fighters '96. The designers at the time created both Mature and Vice with the image of a "ruthless woman" and a "cruel woman" respectively. Their origin story was mostly based on the notion of Rugal employing secretaries prior to The King of Fighters '96. Aside from serving Rugal, both women were also spies and wielders of Orochi. Both women were unavailable during location testing and were likely finished near the end of the game's production schedule.

She is voiced by Hiroko Tsuji.

Story
One of the Hakkesshu, Mature joins forces with Vice to serve her master, Orochi. She often takes orders from Leopold Goenitz, although she doesn't like him. She and Vice were ordered to keep an eye on Rugal Bernstein, who was trying to use Orochi's power. They posed as his secretaries.

When Rugal died, Goenitz ordered Vice and Mature to keep an eye on Iori Yagami and bring him to the 1996 tournament. They didn't win the tournament, but when Kyo Kusanagi and Iori defeated Goenitz, Iori entered the Riot of the Blood and killed Vice and Mature.

Considering she makes a cameo appearance in King of Fighters XI Osaka Stage, she might still be alive. After all, Kyo and Shingo survived after facing Iori in his Riot state in their KOF XI ending.

Personality
In contrast of Vice, Mature is ruthless but she likes to toy with her victim a little bit, often using her charms. She seemed to have liked Rugal while they were together.

Powers

 * Slashing Hands - Her hands can slash and pierce as if they were knives.
 * Cutting Attacks - Mature can infuse her hand strikes with cutting energy.
 * Cutting Projectile - Mature can create a projectile made of cutting energy.
 * Snake Arms - Mature can stretch her arms in front of her within a long range and with high speed.

Fighting Style
Her fighting style focus on speed and using her cutting powers. She has some acrobatic maneuvers as well.

Music

 * Arashi no Saxophone 2 - The King of Fighters '96, '98 and 2002

Game Appearances



 * The King of Fighters '96
 * The King of Fighters '98
 * The King of Fighters 2000 - As a Striker for Iori alongside Vice
 * The King of Fighters 2002
 * The King of Fighters Neowave

Mobile Appearances

 * Days of Memories (second title) - unplayable

Cameo Appearances

 * The King of Fighters '94 - during in-game cutscenes
 * The King of Fighters '97 - in the Hero team's ending
 * The King of Fighters 2003 - during the edit team ending
 * The King of Fighters XI - background cameo in PS2 port
 * KOF: Maximum Impact 2 - background cameo
 * Capcom vs SNK - appears in Vice vs Rugal intro sequences
 * SNK Gals' Fighters - with Miss X