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...
![[Image: athena94stance.gif]](http://www.fightersgeneration.com/np7/char/athena94stance.gif)
![[Image: athena95stance.gif]](http://www.fightersgeneration.com/np7/char/athena95stance.gif)
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]](http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters/athena-cvs-kck.gif)
(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]](http://www.fightersgeneration.com/np5/kof12/athena-12s.gif)
. 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)