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

Shermie (シェルミー) 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).[2][3] 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" (とどろく稲妻いなずま),[4] and in The King of Fighters XV, is "Coquettish" (妖姿媚態ようしびたい).

Development

Shermie and her teammates were created to offset the remaining top three characters. [5] 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.[6]

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 (あちゅ) and Ururi (うるり).

Her long bangs make it difficult to see her eyes but underneath them lies a glare with strong murderous intent.[6] Even though she considers human society stupid, it's been noted that she enjoys her lifestyle working as a fashion designer.[7] 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

Voice Actresses

Japanese

Hazuki Nishikawa Erina Seto
Hnva
Erinaseto

Appearances

Games

Mobile

Cameos

Similar Characters

Cards

SNK vs SNK vsSNK vs SNKHighSchool-Shermie SNKHighSchool-Shermie2 SNKHighSchool-Shermie3 KOF98UM OL KOF98UM OL Kimi Wa Hero Kimi wa Hero KOF All Star KOF All Star KOF All Star KOF All Star KOF All Star KOF All Star

Sprites

King of Fighters R-2 The King of Fighters '97 The King of Fighters 2000 The King of Fighters 2002: Challenge to Ultimate Battle Neo Geo Battle ColiseumKOF XV

Gallery

References

  1. Orochi Team official character profile from The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match website
  2. KOF HISTORY: THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98
  3. KOF HISTORY: THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2002
  4. SNK Heroines Tag Team Frenzy Artbook, p.40
  5. Official character page from KOF anniversary website.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Official character profile from KOF anniversary website.
  7. Gamest Mook Vol. 117: The King Of Fighters Perfect Art Collection. page 269
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