Athena Asamiya
Athena Asamiya (Japanese: 麻宮 アテナ, Hepburn: Asamiya Atena) is a fictional character originally from the former SNK's 1987 video game Psycho Soldier. An esper, Athena is a descendant of Princess Athena from the earlier Athena game. She later appears in The King of Fighters series of fighting games as a member of the Psycho Soldier Team alongside her friend Sie Kensou and her teacher Chin Gentsai. While there have been changes to the team, Athena has been consistently playable in the main series. She was also given her own video game Athena: Awakening from the Ordinary Life, which was only released in Japanese regions for the PlayStation in 1999.
| Athena Asamiya | |
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| Athena and The King of Fighters character | |
Athena Asamiya in The King of Fighters XI. While the character always wears different outfits, Athena's school outfit is present in both Psycho Soldier and three games from KOF. | |
| First appearance | Psycho Soldier (1987) |
| Portrayed by | Kei Ishibashi (Athena) |
| Voiced by | See character design |
| In-universe information | |
| Fighting style | Psycho-based power and Chinese martial arts |
| Origin | Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
Athena was designed with idea of having an appealing main character in Psycho Soldier following the staff's negative reaction to the Athena video game. The use of a character song and multiple outfits resulted in major praise by publications for video games. Nevertheless, the character also received negative criticism.