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However, by The King of Fighters XI, Athena appears with a white school uniform and in The King of Fighters XII she returns to her original Psycho Soldier outfit as the members from SNK wanted to return The King of Fighters series to its "original concept." In The King of Fighters XIII, Athena returns wearing the same clothes but with a color alteration (white shirt and blue skirt more in line with her attire from The King of Fighters XI). On the other hand, her "Another" is a "school wear" outfit with glasses according to the staff. In the Maximum Impact series, her normal costume as the basis for it, it is piece of "cute clothing that she has per her heart and soul into".
ATHENA ASAMIYA KOF XIII SERIES
The staff from the series has been requested by fans to return her Japanese school uniform in several games, but they only made her wear it only in her introductions as they thought it would not be well received by gamers from other countries. Her hair, however, is purple and becomes short from The King of Fighters '99 to The King of Fighters 2001, and regardless of her outfit, one item that remains relatively unchanged is the tiara she wears on her hair, with accompanying star-shaped hairpins. Athena wears new outfits in every game, some with little changes. One of the designers tried to explain Athena's poses but the developers found it funny.
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The staff worked so much on her that other developers accused them of favoritism. The fact that Athena changed outfits in every game felt like something that Ogura believed would appeal to the demographic.įor The King of Fighters '94 series, there was pressure within staff about including the character. In order to generate contrast between the two Athenas, Psycho Soldier's was designed to look more mature. In retrospective, character designer Ogura felt Athena's marketing as an idol was ahead of its time, citing stuff such as her songs and anime-like illustrations. Athena has long pink hair and wears a black Japanese school uniform. The staff did not like the title character and thus wanted to create an improved sequel, Psycho Soldier. Athena Asamiya is based on the title character from SNK's video game Athena.