List of Darkstalkers characters

This is a list of characters from Capcom's Darkstalkers fighting game series and animated-media franchise, who are either based on various iconic literary and cinematic monsters, or inspired by international mythology and fairy tales. The greatest of these supernatural creatures, and the greatest among those who hunt them, will engage in combat to determine who will own the night, while participating in a tournament held on Earth in order to decide the new ruler of the otherworldly dimension of Makai.

The games are set in a pastiche Gothic horror universe, as is the 1997 Japanese anime miniseries Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge, which was based on the first two titles and was faithful to the characters' in-game personalities. The 1995 American-produced cartoon series, simply titled Darkstalkers, jettisoned the backstory of the games altogether in favor of a standard good-versus-evil plot, altering certain characters' storylines in the process.

Introduced in Darkstalkers

Hsien-Ko

Hsien-Ko (Japanese: ヒシェンコー, Hepburn: Hishenkō) (Chinese: 何仙姑; pinyin: hé xiān gū), known in Japan as Lei-Lei (レイレイ, Rei-Rei), is a character from Darkstalkers fighting game franchise. She was introduced in Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge in 1995. Her character is based on vampires of Chinese folklore known as jiāngshī, into which she was transformed when she was magically merged with her twin sister Mei-Ling (Chinese: 美玲; pinyin: měi líng), known in Japan as 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.

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.

Appearances

In video games