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|caption = Hsien-Ko in '']'' (2013) |
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|firstgame = '']'' (1995)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/characters/hsien-ko-capcom |title=Hsien-Ko - IGN |publisher=Uk.ign.com |date=2011-01-28 |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> |
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|voiceactor =] (anime) <br> ] (cartoon) <br> ] (''Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3'') |
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|japanactor=] (''Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge'', ''Darkstalkers 3'', ''Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix'', ''Namco × Capcom'')<br>] (''Marvel vs. Capcom 3'', ''Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3'', ''Project X Zone'')<br>] (anime)<br>] (''Super Puzzle Fighter II X'') |
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{{nihongo|'''Hsien-Ko'''|ヒシェンコー|Hishenkō}} ({{zh|c=线扣|p=Xiànkō}}), known in Japan as {{nihongo|'''Lei-Lei'''|レイレイ|Rei-Rei}}, is a fictional character from ]'s ''Darkstalkers'' fighting game franchise. She was introduced in '']'' in 1995. Her character is based off vampires of ] known as ], into which she was transformed when she was magically merged with her twin sister '''Mei-Ling''' ({{zh|c=沒另|p=Méilìng}}), known in Japan as {{nihongo|'''Lin-Lin'''|リンリン|Rin-Rin}}. Together, they fight to free the cursed spirit of their dead mother and to destroy the monsters preying on the people of China. |
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Hsien-Ko has since become one of the franchise's more popular characters, garnering positive fan and critical reception. She has also appeared on official ''Darkstalkers'' merchandise and as a playable character in several games outside the series. |
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==Appearances== |
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===In video games=== |
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According to her '']'' backstory, Hsien-Ko and her twin sister, Mei-Ling, were born in 1730s China (]), at a time when undead spirits arose and attacked a rural village. When their mother was killed in her attempt to save the village, the twins, both teenagers, fought to release her soul from the dark by using a forbidden spell called "Igyo Tenshin no Jutsu."<ref>{{cite web|last=George |first=Richard |url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/01/17/returning-to-the-world-of-darkstalkers |title=Returning to the World of Darkstalkers - IGN |publisher=Uk.ign.com |date=2013-01-17 |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> This in turn converted them into a ] ("hopping corpse"), a type of Chinese zombie.{{#tag:ref|Since the games already had zombie and vampire characters in ] and ], respectively (she refers to herself as a "Chinese vampire"—an additional definition of "jiangshi"—in the English dub of the anime series), Hsien-Ko was officially designated as a "Chinese ghost."<ref name="dgfHK">''Darkstalkers Graphic File,'' 2008, p. 105</ref>|group="note"}} Mei-Ling is actually the ''fú'' ("ward-paper"), a parchment-like ] that is attached to the front of Hsien-Ko's hat. While the conversion infused Hsien-Ko with magical powers, they are formidable enough that Mei-Ling's presence as the ward-paper is required to keep them in check. The twins' transformation results in them fighting as a Darkhunter as a combined single unit of mind and body. In Hsien-Ko's ''Darkstalkers' Revenge'' ending, the girls free their mother's soul, albeit at the cost of their own lives, but their mother, as a reward, enables them to be reborn as infants in a new life. |
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In Hsien-Ko's '']'' storyline, which makes no mention of the twins' mother, they discover that they are connected psychically after experiencing the same dream on the night of their sixteenth birthday, but the very next night they both suffer a nightmare and fall into a coma, which in turn sees their collective consciousness transported into Majigen. After awakening in this foreign territory, they find they have gained new powers simply from unleashing the power of an unspecified forbidden spell and team up to fight their way out of the realm.<ref name="dgfHK"/> |
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Hsien-Ko has made several other appearances in crossover titles. She appears as a playable character in '']'',<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bandainamcogames.co.jp/cs/list/namco_x_capcom/character/index_2.php/ | title=PS2 NAMCO x CAPCOM <nowiki>|</nowiki> 登場キャラクター | publisher=Namco Bandai | accessdate=July 7, 2013 | language=Japanese}}</ref> and is paired with Fong Ling from '']'' as a single unit, while in '']'' she is paired up with ] from '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2012/04/26/project-x-zone-recreates-resonance-of-fates-opening-scene-as-a-special-attack/|title=Project X Zone Recreates Resonance Of Fate’s Opening Scene As A Special Attack|last=|first=Spencer|date=April 26, 2012|publisher=Siliconera|accessdate=July 7, 2013}}</ref> Hsien-Ko is also playable in '']'',<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cheatcc.com/psx/codes/spf2t.html#.UdoaDvkQt9w | title=Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo | publisher=Cheat Code Central | accessdate=July 7, 2013}}</ref> '']'',<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/consumer/pocket/chara.html | title=きゃらくたー | publisher=Capcom | accessdate=July 7, 2013 | language=Japanese}}</ref> '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' (where Hsien-Ko and Mei-Ling arrive to ask ] to help them save their mother's soul<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/the-43-character-cameos-of-marvel-vs-capcom-3/ |title=The 43 character cameos of Marvel vs Capcom 3 |publisher=GamesRadar |date=2011-02-17 |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref>),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/7xbcrs/marvel-vs-capcom-3--fate-of-two-worlds-hsien-ko-trailer |title=Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds Video - Hsien-Ko Trailer |publisher=GameTrailers |date= |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> '']'',<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-01-27-sentinel-hsien-ko-confirmed-for-mvc3 | title=Sentinel, Hsien-Ko confirmed for MVC3 | author=Yin-Poole, Wesley | date=January 27, 2011 | publisher=Eurogamer | accessdate=July 7, 2013}}</ref> and ''] Soul'' (redesigned into a ] setting<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2013/aug/10/capcom-girls-reinvisioned-samurais-and-ninjas-japanese-cell-phone-game-onimusha-soul/ |title=Capcom girls reinvisioned as samurais and ninjas in Japanese cell phone game Onimusha Soul |publisher=Eventhubs.com |date= |accessdate=2014-05-23}}</ref>).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2013/03/24/capcom-heroines-have-their-biggest-crossover-in-onimusha-soul/ |title=Capcom Heroines Have Their Biggest Crossover In Onimusha Soul |publisher=Siliconera |date=2013-03-24 |accessdate=2014-05-23}}</ref> |
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Hsien-Ko featured under her Japanese name in her own mobile game, ''Lei-Lei's Magical Hammer'', which was released in the West as just ''Magical Hammer''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Mobile/Magical+Hammer/review.asp?c=4843 |title=Magical Hammer review - Mobile reviews |publisher=Pocket Gamer |date=2007-11-15 |accessdate=2014-05-23}}</ref> She was originally planned to be playable in '']'', but was dropped due to time constraints.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2009/05/17/these-characters-didnt-make-the-tatsunoko-vs-capcom-cut/ |title=These Characters Didn't Make The Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Cut |publisher=Siliconera |date=2009-05-17 |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> She also makes cameo appearances: in some versions of '']'' where she can be summoned by ];<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/Computer_and_Video_Games_Issue_192_1997-11_EMAP_Images_GB#page/n103/mode/2up/ |title=Computer and Video Games - Issue 192 (1997-11) |publisher=Archive.org |date= |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> in '']'' as a restaurant patron in the Shanghai stage; and in '']'' as one of the party guests, along with her sister, in ]'s stage. |
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====Gameplay==== |
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]'' said she "scared us all with her ... strange movement."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/Saturn_Power_Issue_01_1997-06_Future_Publishing_GB#page/n70/mode/1up/ |title=Saturn Power - Issue 1 (1997-06) |publisher=Archive.org |date= |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref>]] |
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In the games, most of Hsien-Ko's powers "involve floating on air and pulling an impossibly huge collection of deadly items out of their sleeves."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/the-39-characters-of-marvel-vs-capcom-3/?page=3 |title=Page 3 - The 39 characters of Marvel vs Capcom 3 |publisher=GamesRadar |date=2011-02-09 |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> According to '']'', unlike the other ''Darkstalkers'' characters, Hsien-Ko "is a mostly defensive character and hence spends most of the game blocking attacks and storing special gauges. She is excellent for countering moves and combos and a number of projectile attacks give her the edge in long range attacks."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/Official_Sega_Saturn_Magazine_032/Official_Sega_Saturn_Magazine_032_-_june_1998_UK#page/n49/mode/1up/ |title=Official Sega Saturn Magazine Issue 32 |publisher=Archive.org |date= |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> She is one of the characters that can dash past an opponent and get behind them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/GamePro_Issue_094_Volume_08_Number_07_1996-07_IDG_Publishing_US#page/n117/mode/1up/ |title=GamePro - Issue 94 Volume 8 Number 7 (1996-07) |publisher=Archive.org |date= |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> Though Mei-Ling has never been a playable character in any of the games, a special move in ''Darkstalkers 3'' involves her coming out to team up with Hsien-Ko. |
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A ] in ''Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo'', where Hsien-Ko and the other characters appear in a ] state, allows access to Mei-Ling as a playable.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/GamePro_Issue_103_Volume_09_Number_04_1997-04_IDG_Publishing_US#page/n133/mode/1up/ |title=GamePro - Issue 103 Volume 9 Number 4 (1997-04) |publisher=Archive.org |date= |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> According to ], the ''Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two World'' version of Hsien-Ko (an ] character<ref>{{cite web|author=Michael Grimm |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/marvel-vs-capcom-3-fate-of-two-worlds/cheats/ |title=Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds Cheats, Codes & Guides |publisher=GamesRadar |date= |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> capable of interacting with ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/a-quick-look-at-mvc3s-character-specific-interactions/ |title=A quick look at MvC3's character-specific interactions |publisher=GamesRadar |date=2011-02-18 |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref>) is "an extremely unorthodox character with a number of strange moves and weird mobility." She was judged not good for beginners as her "weird normal attacks and bizarre movement options" and attacks are likely to confuse new players.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/marvel-vs-capcom-3-character-strategy-guide/?page=4 |title=Page 4 - Marvel vs Capcom 3 Character Strategy Guide |publisher=GamesRadar |date=2011-02-27 |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> The ] Evil Twin Costume Pack includes Mei-Ling as an alternate skin for Hsien-Ko's model in ''Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marvel.com/news/video_games/2011/11/21/17092/ultimate_marvel_vs_capcom_3_dlc_plans |title=Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 DLC Plans | News |publisher=Marvel.com |date= |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> |
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===Other appearances=== |
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Hsien-Ko and Mei-Ling make their first appearance in the second episode of the 1997 anime miniseries '']''. The twins travel Earth in an old ]-style convertible with a trailer resembling a ] attached. Their personalities, and speech patterns in the English dub of the program, differed considerably; Mei-Ling is the more sensible of the pair and speaks eloquently, whereas Hsien-Ko has a more childlike disposition, and her dialogue often contains modern ]s or improper grammar (often saying "don't" in place of "doesn't"). In the 1995 cartoon, Hsien-Ko's backstory was altered like those of several characters, in her case her transformation having resulted from her accidentally consuming a substance she mistook for rice that was hidden under a floorboard inside a hut. |
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The character also appaears in the other ''Darkstalkers'' media, namely the comic and manga adaptations and the ] that is losely based on the games (in the episodes "Ghost Hunter" and "Darkest Before Dawn"), as well as in the card game '']''. Hsien-Ko figures and resin garage kits were released by several manufacturers, including Clayz, Ensky, Grimrock, Mobydick, Modeler's High, Red Fox, T's System, Yousei no Hakoniwa, Vixen, and Yujin; ] released a series of mascot key chains. {{-}} |
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==Reception== |
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Hsien-Ko was well received by critics as one of the most notable characters in the series,<ref>{{cite web|author=K. Thor Jensen |url=http://www.ugo.com/games/25-games-that-need-sequels?page=3 |title=25 Games That Need Sequels |publisher=UGO.com |date=2010-11-23 |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> and was noted as a popular fan favourite by outlets such as '']'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/video-games/2011/03/games-we-want-e3-2011/darkstalkers-4 |title=15. Darkstalkers 4 — Hype Dreams: The 15 Games We Hope Are Announced At E3 2011 |publisher=Complex |date=2011-03-21 |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/video-games/2013/08/best-2d-fighting-games/night |title=Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge — The 25 Best 2D Fighting Games of All Time |publisher=Complex |date=2013-08-15 |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> ]<ref>{{cite web|last=Yin |first=Wesley |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-01-27-sentinel-hsien-ko-confirmed-for-mvc3 |title=Sentinel, Hsien-Ko confirmed for MVC3 • |publisher=Eurogamer.net |date=2011-01-27 |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> and Siliconera.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2012/12/09/darkstalkers-resurrection-screenshots-show-hsien-ko-donovan-and-more/ |title=Darkstalkers Resurrection Screenshots Show Hsien-Ko, Donovan And More |publisher=Siliconera |date=2012-12-09 |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> ] described her as "scary but also sort of hilarious, a highly tactical fighter."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/darkstalkers-resurrection-roster-meet-all-18-characters/ |title=Darkstalkers Resurrection roster - Meet all 18 characters |publisher=GamesRadar |date=2012-10-12 |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> ] named Hsien-Ko one of their favorite female Asian video game characters, opining she "definitely has good looks, despite her oversized hands."<ref>Workman, Robert (2009-02-06). . ]. Retrieved on 2009-02-09.</ref> In 2013, '']'' chose her one of the 19 "coolest fighters from the last 30 years", stating: "Felicia, ] and ] are equally well known, but Lei-Lei is a more unusual example of a popular character as she's so unorthodox and difficult to use effectively."<ref>''Retro Gamer'' issue 120, page 83.</ref> The '']'' character Peacock was partially inspired by her.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/06/from-kuribos-shoe-to-requiem-for-a-dreams-fridge-skullgirls-great-visual-gags/ |title=From Kuribo's Shoe To Requiem For A Dream's Fridge, Skullgirls' Great Visual Gags | Kotaku Australia |publisher=Kotaku.com.au |date= |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamingnexus.com/Article/Skullgirls/Item3138.aspx |title=Skullgirls Preview |publisher=Gaming Nexus |date=2011-07-28 |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/skullgirls-hands-preview/ |title=Skullgirls hands-on preview |publisher=GamesRadar |date=2011-11-11 |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://iplaywinner.com/news/2013/5/23/skullgirls-beta-changes-from-salty-cupcakes-52313.html |title=Skullgirls Beta Changes from Salty Cupcakes 5/23/13 |publisher=Iplaywinner |date=2013-05-23 |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> |
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