01-27-2016, 06:28 PM
Got the nail on the head, Kosh 
. Nothing against people who still love PKMN, or the people who design for it. It's mostly just a thing of the past for me.
Speaking of KOF...
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I prefer Athena's early designs. I think they bring out more of her background - a Japanese schoolgirl who trains in the mountains of China for the KOF tournament and to protect the world. Safe to say, I thought it was great that they brought it back for her in Capcom vs. SNK 2.
![[Image: athena-cvs-kck.gif]](/image.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fightersgeneration.com%2Fcharacters%2Fathena-cvs-kck.gif&hash=2613c2cbd97aea305b33a8f7c40aba5b)
(It states in her Wiki article that she practices wushu, a traditional Chinese martial art. That explains her Chinese-esque outfit.) I like the simplicity of the stylized martial arts gi that she used to wear. Of course, the fact that it's heavily-stylish explains that she's also a Japanese idol.
I'm not a huge fan of her schoolgirl motif that the recent KOF games have stuck with, but I can understand the reasoning behind it (it's a throwback to the game that Athena Asamiya originated from, along with Sie Kensou: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho_Soldier).
![[Image: athena-12s.gif]](/image.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fightersgeneration.com%2Fnp5%2Fkof12%2Fathena-12s.gif&hash=f950cd9831e142cc8b8d9f787308a02a)
. Nothing against people who still love PKMN, or the people who design for it. It's mostly just a thing of the past for me.Speaking of KOF...
I prefer Athena's early designs. I think they bring out more of her background - a Japanese schoolgirl who trains in the mountains of China for the KOF tournament and to protect the world. Safe to say, I thought it was great that they brought it back for her in Capcom vs. SNK 2.
(It states in her Wiki article that she practices wushu, a traditional Chinese martial art. That explains her Chinese-esque outfit.) I like the simplicity of the stylized martial arts gi that she used to wear. Of course, the fact that it's heavily-stylish explains that she's also a Japanese idol.
I'm not a huge fan of her schoolgirl motif that the recent KOF games have stuck with, but I can understand the reasoning behind it (it's a throwback to the game that Athena Asamiya originated from, along with Sie Kensou: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho_Soldier).
![[Image: ErbRIBqVkAUtE8F?format=png&name=900x900]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ErbRIBqVkAUtE8F?format=png&name=900x900)