Felicia (Darkstalkers)

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Felicia
Game series	Darkstalkers series (Vampire series in Japan), Marvel vs. Capcom series, SNK vs. series
First game	Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors
Voiced by	Kae Araki
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Birthplace	United States

Felicia (フェリシア, Ferishia^?) is a video game character from the Darkstalkers or Vampire (in Japan) series of fighting game by Capcom. She is a catgirl with light skin tone, long, thick blue hair, white fur and pink or red claws.

According to her official biography, Felicia was born in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1967. This year was chosen possibly in reverence to the poem "Curse of the Catwoman" by Edward Field, circa 1967. Her three sizes are 88 cm (35 in), 61 cm (24 in), and 87 cm (34 in). She likes singing, performing, and cats, and dislikes mean people. She has been voiced by Kae Araki throughout all her video game appearances.

Background

Felicia was raised by a Catholic nun named Rose. When Rose died, Felicia left her town hoping to be a musical star. During her travels, she met many other catgirls of her kind. With her newfound friends, she set out for her dream of being on stage. Eventually, she and her friends started a musical with Felicia being the main star.

In the events of Darkstalkers 3, she wondered about how she could make others happy. In her ending, Felicia became a nun herself and founded an orphanage named "Felicity House."

Felicia's Friends

When playing as Felicia, players are able to perform a special move that summons several other Cat-women to Felicia's aid. Although they are not named in the game at all, they each have unique origins and names. They are as follows:

• Pico: A child with braided hair. Comes out when LK and MK is used for "Please Help Me". She is 14 years old (7 years old in the human age). Born in Minnesota, America. She used to live in an orphanage but, after she saw Felicia's stage performance, she left her orphanage to seek out Felicia. She found out she was a Cat-woman after she met Felicia. She is full of curiosity and fears nothing.

• Alto: A child with a ribbon, she appears during "Dark Force". She is 20 years old (10 years in human age). It's unknown where she was born. She was kept as a rare pet by a rich man but escaped soon after. She briefly lived in a mountainous area, but was saved by Grace (See Below). She is very shy and afraid of strangers. She was named 'Alto' by Grace.

• Nana and Mimi: These two Catgirls can be discerned by the ribbons they wear. Comes out when MK and HK is used for "Please Help Me". 22 years old (11 years in human age). Born in Hong Kong and raised in Saitama, Japan. They were taken to Japan when they sneaked into a trade ship. They were raised by an understanding old couple. Both are very easy-going.

• Nonno: Alias Tama. Appears during "Please Help Me" and Felicia's new victory pose. Friends with Nana, they became friends in the mountains located behind their house. Her age and background isn't clear. She likes to hide in balls and play.

• Grace: Tall with a pony-tail. 48 years old(24 years in human age). Born in Utah, she is the guardian of Alto. She is incredibly skilled at donning a human appearance and can stay in that form the longest. She is like a mother to Alto and likes to take care of others.

• Lucy: Tall one with a bandana. 36 years old(18 in human age). Born in Virginia, she used to work under a circus. When one of her few understanding human friends died of a sickness, she left the circus. While she was wandering, she met Felicia. She's very cynical and likes to make cynical remarks. She is the strongest out of the group.

Other appearances

Anime

The anime version of Felicia is currently clawing her way up the rock star ladder, already having a certain amount of success under her furry belt, and just starting a tour in the human world. Her tour gets off to a rough start and is almost killed by a gang of monks but is saved by Lord Raptor who the gang were also after. As the human/Dark Stalker war grows more intense, she eventually comes across an army of Huitzuls. She fights a few of them but is overwhelmed but she is saved when Jon Talbain intervenes. She is taken in by a human doctor and is later captured by a paramilitary group who have come to destroy the rest of the advancing Huitzuls but the human doctor rescues her. She and Jon Talbain destroy the Huitzuls by taking a train out of town that is rigged with explosives which distracts the Huitzuls away from the town. Felicia and Jon Talbain escape the train before it explodes.

She is also seen fighting Victor in the third episode's intro.

In the anime, she is voiced by Yukana Nogami {Japanese} and Janyse Jaud {English dub}.

UDON Comics

In the UDON Comics version of Darkstalkers, Felicia is still looking for her big break into stardom; unfortunately being a catgirl proves to be a very large road block on the path to fame. Along the way, she runs into the werewolf, Jon Talbain who believes that humans are treacherous and vile, while she thinks that the current hatred between humans and Darkstalkers are just a few "bumps in the road." Despite the fact that his interference costs her a potential gig, Felicia asks Jon to accompany her, so that she can try to prove to him that humanity is not all bad. Eventually, they end up at the orphanage where Felicia grew up.

Felicia's origins are much the same as well. One notable exception is the character of the nun who raised her. Here she is named Cecillia and is still alive and active in Felicia's life.

American Cartoon

Felicia was the main hero in the American cartoon series. Her voice actor was Janyse Jaud, as it was in the Japanese Anime English-dubbed version. She was perhaps the least altered, though (in accordance with American TV S&P) her breasts were considerably downsized and she appeared to "wear" a "bra" instead of patches of fur. She was accompanied by Harry Grimoire, a character created for this particular series whose purpose (aside from a plot device) was mainly to get Felicia into trouble. She's also stated to be several hundred years old in this version (in fact, she got stuck with Harry when she went looking for an ancestor of his), though at this point, she would technically be 28 since the show takes place in 1995. Her dreams of being a singer are never mentioned (although in the first episode she was fired from Cats because her "costume" was "out of date"). Felicia was also depicted as possibly being the last of her kind, despite having other catgirl friends in the game series itself.

Namco x Capcom

In Namco x Capcom, Felicia teams up with King II from Tekken. Of the several two-character teams in the game, this is the only one to include both a Namco character and a Capcom character. They have a single-unit Multiple Assault, the W Shining Wizard, and her Please Help Me is also a Multiple Assault with the added assistance of Armor King.

In this continuity, Sakura Kasugano is a huge fan of Felicia and is positively ecstatic about seeing her and asks the catwoman for an autograph.

Other Games

Felicia is also a playable character in Pocket Fighter, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Puzzle Fighter, Capcom Fighting Evolution, SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium and is a playable card in both SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash, SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash 2 and Namco x Capcom. She is also a character card in the Universal Fighting System TCG.

External links

• Felicia's Darkstalkers and Marvel vs. Capcom 2 entries at StrategyWiki.org

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