latter was in love with the former and after multiple games, Kensou did not confess her feelings. Nevertheless, the handling of the Psycho Soldiers Team in the fighting games was found hilarious due to how the group appear to have relevant storylines in NESTS story arc yet following games starting XI the endings are shown in a comical point of view. Kakuchopurei felt Athena and Kensou were well adapted into The King of Fighters due to how despite the change of genre, they fit well thanks to their fighting style. Journalists have also expressed multiple opinions on the character's looks that have been featured in The King of Fighters series. Athena's redesign for The King of Fighters XII earned negative responses by Game Zone due to how different she looks from her previous incarnations. Her new appearance was noted to be one of the biggest changes from the series by Todd Ciolek from Anime News Network who commented that Athena "looks to have been de-aged five or six years". GameSpot writer Hirohiko Niizumi claimed that several fans complained on this new design as it looked "chubby", but mentioned Athena looked normal-size in comparison to other characters from the game. Ryan King from the Official Xbox Magazine noted that her new appearance makes her look "more pop star-esque than ever". Power Up Bits criticized Athena's voice actress from XIV to the point of wishing her to be mute in the game. Siliconera enjoyed the way her character was handled in SNK Heroines due to the musical notes that appear whenever she attacks an opponent, as well as an alternate outfit that makes her look like the original Princess Athena. Polygon noted that Athena's bikini outfit appeared to hint that SNK Heroines might be intentionally fanservice due to the focus on skimpy clothing. References Athena games Female characters in anime and manga Female characters in video games Fictional Japanese people in video games Fictional martial artists in video games Fictional Wing Chun practitioners Fictional singers Singer characters in video games SNK protagonists Teenage characters in video games The King of Fighters characters Woman soldier and warrior characters in video games Video game characters introduced in 1987 Video game characters who have mental powers Video game characters who can teleport Fictional characters who can manipulate light Video game characters who can move at superhuman speeds