Hinako Shijou

Hinako Shijou is an original character from The King of Fighters, who was first introduced as a member of the Women Fighters Team at KOF 2000, in King's absence. She was originally modeled after manga title character, Jarinko Chie, who is a brash young woman that fights with sumo moves. After designer's protests, her character was radically changed to instead be a naive but warm-hearted high school girl in nobility. She is also a character who became less popular than expected, perhaps due to the lack of female sumo wrestlers at the time. After she reappears at KOF 2001 along with King, Mai, and Li Xiangfei, she continues to appear to her team to defeat NESTS. In The King of Fighters 2003 she makes her last appearance where she joins Athena Asamiya and Malin team to form the High School Girls Team. Her whereabouts after the 2003 tournament is unknown.