Leona was born in an
unnamed village, and spent her childhood there with her family. When Leona was
still a child, Goenitz
came to her village and demanded to talk to Guidel, Leona's father and the
leader of the village. Goenitz requested that Guidel join him in their duties
to serve Orochi, as everyone in the
village were Orochi bloodline members. However, Guidel refused as he and his
family liked peace and not the violent tendencies created by the Orochi blood.
Enraged, Goenitz leaves, but not before smiling at Leona. That night, Leona
lost control of herself, entering the Riot of Blood, and slaughtered everyone
in the village. Goenitz was pleased, and put her blood lust to rest for a time
"when he needs her again". After the event, Leona loses her memories
and wanders aimlessly until she is found by Heidern,
who eventually decides to adopt her. Heidern was taken back by her natural
fighting ability, and decides to train her as a warrior under his command.
In KOF '96,
Leona was a well-trained mercenary and Heidern gave her her first official
mission: to take Heidern's place in the Ikari Warriors Team for the King of
Fighters tournament. Her partners were Heidern's top mercenaries: Ralf
and Clark.
Their mission was to investigate Geese
Howard, Southtown's well known kingpin of crime. In the finals of KOF
'96, Goenitz confronts Leona and reminds her of her Orochi lineage, which
leaves her upset and concerned for her future.
Leona remained
troubled for a while and it even effected her performance on the battlefield,
which lead to her and her partners being relieved from military service. Ralf
wanted help Leona's outlook and enters them into the the KOF '97
tournament. Ralf's idea worked better than he had imagined, because Leona
eventually remembers her past completely during the events of King of
Fighters '97. Towards the end of the tournament, Leona, along with Iori,
suddenly went into the Riot of the Blood (which was induced by Orochi). By the
tournament's end, Leona is successfully subdued and Orochi is sealed away
again. Afterwards, Leona was distraught and attempts to end her life.
Thankfully, Ralf stops her and reminds her that she is no longer alone.
Finally feeling a part of something, Leona stays as a member of Ikari team for
many years throughout the NESTS saga of KOF.
In KOF 2003,
Orochi's presence is getting stronger towards the end of the tournament and
the seal is broken again. Leona once again enters the Riot of the Blood and
attacks Ralf and Clark, seriously injuring them. Heidern decides to have Leona
sit out King of Fighters XI due to the emotional trauma she suffered
after the incident. Ralf and Clark still trust Leona and convince Heidern that
the KOF XIII tournament will help her, and Heidern agrees. Leona is
determined to live with whatever flaws the Orochi blood invokes and enters the
KOF XIII tournament. At the end of the tournament, Leona loses
consciousness and ends up sleeping for several days. Her team was worried for
her and stay beside her until she awakens. Leona eventually wakes up and comforted
by their concerns, she laughs for the first time in the series.


OTHER
APPEARANCES:
King
of Fighters '97,
King of Fighters '98,
King
of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match, King
of Fighters '99,
King of Fighters 2000,
King
of Fighters 2001,
King of Fighters
2002,
King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match,
King
of Fighters 2003, King of Fighters
XII, King of Fighters XIII, King
of Fighters XIV, SNK VS Capcom
:Match of the Millennium,
SNK Gals Fighters, King of Fighters: Maximum Impact,
King of Fighters: Maximum
Impact MANIAX, King of Fighters:
Maximum Impact 2, KOF: Maximum
Impact Regulation A, King of Fighters:
Neowave, Card Fighters Clash,
Card Fighters Clash 2, Card
Fighters Clash DS
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As somewhat of a
replacement for Heidern in the early part of the series, I think Leona was a more
original & likeable character overall. However, I always found her original
look to be somewhat boring. She's
actually one of the
few "popular" SNK girls that I've never really cared much for. If you ask me, her
blue hair just seems unnecessary and never matched with
that olive green... but in fairness, her hairstyle is cool at least. Also, I always found her
personality to be dull and robotic, but I guess that's purposely part of her
design? Still. Zzzz.
However, Leona grew on me since her KOF XII appearance where she
acquired a sleeker, sexier outfit, and
even her default color scheme improved... it's almost as if SNK took my advice
(I've been dissing her original color scheme for a decade). lol.
I actually started using her a bit in KOF 12/13 since I can stomach her outfit
now, and she's actually got some pretty cool new moves as well.
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