Lena Shapolova

= DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT INFO: =
DLC character comes with Cold War themed costumes for Shadoz (Soviet Soldier), Tifa Eillan (Marxist), Haruto Kazama (KGB Agent) and Paulo Agostinho (Nuclear Plant Worker). Also comes with a patch which allows you to fight against Yuka Kazama in Story and Online modes for free if she's not yet downloaded.
= GAMEPLAY INFO: =
== Special Moves: ==
* Nuclear Waves: QCF + S (She swings her axe downwards and generates a short radioactive wave, similar to Kasumi Todoh's Kasane Ate.)
* Anti-Air Waves: DP + S (She swings her axe upwards and generates a short diagonal anti-air radioactive wave.)
* Neon Reflector: QCB + K (She generates a barrier from her axe, reflecting her opponent's incoming projectiles.)
* Nitro Bomb: QCB + S (She throws a nitrogen bomb which explodes once it remains in the ground for 3 seconds or hitting her opponent. Distance varies depending on the button: close [LS], medium [MS] or farther [HS].)
== Spirit Summons: ==
* Radioactive Breath: QCB + S and K (Grizzadiator breaths a radioactive cloud that intoxicates his opponent for ten seconds.)
* Grizzly Bite: HCB + S and K (Grizzadiator grabs his opponent and bites him/her ten times before finishing with a headbutt.)
== Limit Breaks: ==
* Nuclear Blades: QCFx2 + S (She swings her axe downwards and generates five huge radioactive waves, similar to Kasumi Todoh's Chou Kasane Ate. Hold S to delay the attack.)
* Hazardous Bombs: QCBx2 + S (She throws three nitrogen bombs in straight line, independently of the location of her opponent, exploding them at once to fly him/her to the ground.)
* Mother Russia's Strength*: HCBx2 + 3S (Lena prepares by appointing her axe while she says "For Mother Russia!" and slashes her opponent downwards with a green wave. Once it makes contact, she impales her opponent's waist with her axe and sends him/her flying to the other side. Then, she generates radioactive energy from her axe and cleaves the axe, summoning a powerful green wave to her still airborne opponent, knocking him/her to the ground.)
* = Requires the Maximum Brave Meter to perform
== Murder Acts: ==
* Russian Fallout: D, D, F, U + MS (Lena cleaves her axe to the ground as she says "This is your end!", starting to generate neon green liquid from it which starts to step where her opponent is located. The liquid starts to generate a radiactive fallout gas upwards, which melts him/her to the point of leaving as a decaying skeleton with some muscular parts exposed, kneeling him/her to the death. Physical Murder. Medium distance.)
* Nuking Bear: B, B, U F + LK (Lena summons Grizzadiator and orders him to attack as she says "Nuke him/her!". Grizzadiator starts to generate a neon green nitro-fueled sphere from his mouth and spits it to where his opponent is located like a napalm, exploding it at contact. We see how he/she is dissintegrated first as a muscular system, then as a skeleton and lastly to just ashes while the explosion leaves a foggy mushroom as a result. Spiritual Murder. Farther distance.)
= MISC.: =
* Voice Actress: Milla Jovovich (English), Yumi Touma (Japanese), Rebeca Patiño (Latin American Spanish)
* Intro Sequence: The Cossacks are shown in two rows and then they salute Lena, which walks to scene, holding her axe as she says "I fight for Mother Russia! Don't expect any mercy!" before she goes to her fighting stance.
* Match Point Sequence: Lena puts her axe to the ground and signals herself as she says "I am the superior soldier!".
* Victory Sequence: Lena does two axe swings before she puts it to the ground and does a military salute as she says "Another victory for the Cossacks!". Grizzadiator appears walking before he does a huge roar.
* Stage: Cossack Training Camp
* Rival: Yuka Kazama
= STORY MODE: =
== Prologue: ==
(Shows the book in one page a drawing of Lena doing a military salute, followed by her name below, and then in the other page, a series of texts will show up with the following prologue here.)
The Cossacks emerged between the 14th-15th centuries in Russia and Ukraine as an established and identifiable group of warriors during the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth period. They live as they themselves please, making responsibiliy for their actions, either battling in wars or remaining in peaceful moments.
Under the Russian reign, the Grand Prince Vasili III hired Lena Shapolova, unique in that she's the first woman to ever became a Cossack compared with the mostly male ones. She wields a powerful axe created with a dangerous mineral she can support well.
Lena was considering working independently, but decides to serve the Grand Prince as she was intrigued by his accomplishments. As a result, she wants to show the rest of the world that the Cossacks are the superior army in existence.
== Stage 4 Interlude - VS. Gunnar Rulfson ==
=== Pre-Fight Cutscene: ===
(Scene takes place in Village of Vikings. Gunnar is seen cutting some logs with his axe.)
Gunnar: "I must maintain the house warm for the winter."
(Then, Gunnar looks that Lena arrives to the scene.)
Gunnar: "What's your reason for the visit?"
Lena: "Do you realize who are you talking with?"
Gunnar: "No. I don't remind who you are in first place."
Lena: "That's because you're meeting the one and only Lena Shapolova of the Cossack army."
Gunnar: "This explains your outfit... but the Vikings are the strongest there is!"
Lena: "The Cossacks are superior to every single army and you can't deny it!"
(Suddenly, their Animal Spirits got summoned. We see how Grizzadiator turns his eyes into cartoony hearts as he sees Polarazor as he wants to hug the female bear, but the latter trips the male bear with her foot.)
Lena: "Grizzadiator, go back with me!"
Gunnar: "Your bear needs better control!"
Lena: "And yours need some privacy!"
(Both Animal Spirits dissapear as Gunnar starts to run towards Lena. Both clash their axes with each other for five seconds before they retreat to the square one.)
Gunnar: "What's that dangerous axe you're holding?"
Lena: "The axe I'm holding is made from a rare mineral capable of intoxication."
Gunnar: "Let's put that theory into motion, woman!"
Lena: "I never expect mercy, you musclehead!"
(Both are now in their fighting stances.)
=== After Match Cutscene: ===
(Gunnar gets up easily.)
Gunnar: "Strong lady!"
Lena: "As I said earlier, I never expect mercy."
Gunnar: "But at least I accept my defeat."
(Gunnar starts to feel ill, until Lena grabs an antidote pill for him to consume, recovering his strength in the process.)
Lena: "Good point, viking."
(Suddenly, their spirits reappear as Grizzadiator [still with cartoony hearts where his eyes are located] starts to run as a way to hug Polarazor, but the female spirit knocks the male one in a comical way. Both owners facepalm.)
Lena: "Why him?"
Gunnar: "I don't blame you."
Lena: "He's supposed to be the strongest Animal Spirit of all."
Gunnar: "It seems he has a certain flaw."
(Both owners make their Animal Spirits disappear to avoid problems.)
Lena: "That's enough!"
Gunnar: "Not enough much as you realize there's a desolated place like Deathopia."
Lena: "The documents the Grand Prince sent to me indicate that Deathopia really exists."
Gunnar: "You think you can stop Deathstructor? I heard he's planning to continue his invasion."
Lena: "Well... I don't have more time to lose. Deathstructor will be history... trust me."
Gunnar: "May the Gods watch over you, Cossack."
(Lena shakes hands with Gunnar before she leaves the scene. The camera focuses on Gunnar returning to his humble house.)
== Fated Battle - VS. Yuka Kazama ==
=== Pre-Fight Cutscene: ===
(Scene takes place outside of Deathstructor's Castle, where we see dark brown mountains, a couple of bones and dark gray clouds that cover the entire sky, followed by lightning coming from said clouds.)
Lena: "Mother Russia's might will be glorified!"
(Just when Lena almost steps the bridge, cherry blossom petals begin to appear suddenly, surrounding her.)
????: "Step aside, stranger! Evil will be punished in the name of justice!"
(The petals start to dissipate as Yuka shows up via DBZ-styled teleport in front of Lena.)
Lena: "What do you want here?"
Yuka: "I must eradicate Deathstructor as quick as possible!"
Lena: "And for that reason you interrupt my mission?"
Yuka: "No! That was an order from Nobunaga-dono!"
(Lena challenges Yuka and goes to her fighting stance.)
Lena: "Unlike you! We Cossack decide for ourselves!"
Yuka: "This explains why you're so impertinent, lady!"
(Yuka accepts her challenge and goes to her fighting stance.)
== After Match Cutscene: ==
(Yuka gets kneeled after her defeat.)
Yuka: "I lost! Why?"
Lena: "See? The Cossacks are superior!"
Yuka: "If only I have the wit to stand up..." *feels ill for the radiation effects* "But I'm not feeling well."
(Lena grabs an antidote pill.)
Lena: "I invented a pill to counter the hazardous effects of radiation. Only those with Spirit Links are capable to support the ingredents."
(Yuka takes the pill from Lena and consumes it. We see how Yuka is recovering easily from the radiation effects.)
Yuka: "Why you helped me?"
Lena: "It's true that I don't expect mercy, but only the bravest warriors survive... like you."
Yuka: "And what plans do you have?"
Lena: "Deathstructor must be stopped at all costs... that's why I'm the one to stop his reign of terror."
(Yuka feels worried before she gets up and shakes hands with Lena.)
Yuka: "I must return to my country... Nobunaga-dono is in danger!"
Lena: "Good luck, girl! Leave this dangerous mission to me!"
(Lena runs towards Deathstructor's castle.)
== Sub-Boss Cutscene: ==
(We cut to Deathstructor's lair as we hear his laugh as he sees Lena through a crystal ball.)
Deathstructor: "So you have decided to fight me... However, this isn't going to happen soon."
(Deathstructor's skeletal right hand glows to the crystal ball. We cut to the castle with Lena walking towards, as a black energy teleports him to a platform in a cave with lava surrounding it.)
Lena: "Ugh... I hate closed places!"
(We hear an animal growl for a while. Then, an hybrid creature starts to land the ground with a huge shockwave.)
Mantigore: "Nobody's going to step Deathopia, mortal!"
Lena: "Do you realize that I'm claustrophobic?"
Mantigore: "You're a weak human being, like everyone else!"
Lena: "For your information, I'm not weak!"
(Mantigore screams in front of Lena. The latter is now in his combat stance afterwards.)
Mantigore: "And what do you have to prove it, woman?"
Lena: "I'm one of the elite class of Russian army, the Cossacks!"
== Final Boss Cutscene: ==
(Mantigore gets up easily.)
Mantigore: "You are really a strong lady!"
Lena: "In the name of the Cossacks, I salute you!"
Mantigore: "My time here is over... go to his throne room as I'm going to rest myself peacefully at my homeland."
(Mantigore's eyes start to close as his ethereal body starts to disappear in front of her.)
Lena: "May the peace be with you, brave spirit."
(We cut to Deathstructor's lair, as he gets angry for Mantigore's vanishing, seeing through a crystal ball.)
Deathstructor: "Grr... Mantigore has proven to be useless against that Cossack..." *ponders* "However, she will have a date with the death itself."
(Deathstructor's skeletal right hand glows to the crystal ball.  We cut back to the cave as Lena is feeling a strange sensation.)
Lena: "I must escape from that place right now!"
(Dark energies causes Lena to be teleported to Deathstructor's throne room, a place located in the top of the castle, decorated in dark fantasy architecture. Deathstructor is seen sitting in his black throne.)
Deathstructor: "The Dangerous Cossack, Lena Shapolova."
Lena: "That's what my foes call me... and you're not an exception."
Deathstructor: "And you are meeting the future harbinger of apocalypse, Deathstructor."
Lena: "In the name of the Grand Prince, I ordered your eradication!"
Deathstructor: "Him? How pathetic! I predicted that his son will become the worst ruler in history."
Lena: "There's no way his son would do that once he succeeds in the throne."
Deathstructor: "Of course it will! Your so-called "Mother Russia" has a history of bloodshed that lasts for generations, and today it's no exception."
Lena: "At last I don't serve a vile inhuman like you!"
Deathstructor: "Don't ever lecture me, insufferable white woman or otherwise..."
Lena: "I will intoxicate every single fiber of your fleshless being, you clod!"
(Deathstructor gets shocked for Lena's "You Clod!" commentary before he unearths his scythe, Black Cleaver, out of the ground and grabs it as he starts to walk outside of his throne to the square one in front of Lena.)
Deathstructor: "Unacceptable! That's why I'm planning to continue my undead invasion to kill the likes of you and your fellow Cossacks!"
Lena: "With the axe I'm holding, your days of terror will be over!"
Deathstructor: "Bad news, lady... your mission will be failed!"
(Lena is now assuming in her combat stance.)
== Ending cutscene: ==
(Deathstructor is defeated, however he gets up easily.)
Deathstructor: "What? I got defeated by a Russian lapdog?"
Lena: "I'm not a lapdog... I can decide what I do with myself! That's how the Cossacks are!"
Deathstructor: "You're wrong, lady!"
(Deathstructor runs towards Lena and attempts to attack her, but is countered by her axe, impaling the skeletal ruler in the chest while generating radioactive waves for five seconds and then pulls off. Deathstructor starts to feel that his ironic death is starting now.)
Deathstructor: "You don't understand that your country is decadent... even with my eradication!?"
Lena: "I'm aware of how things are doing in my Mother Russia... and truth to be told, I'm living fine on it. Izbavleniye! (Translation: See you never!)"
(Lena leaves the castle as the components of it are starting to fall while energy waves are starting to surround Deathstructor.)
Deathstructor: "Idi k chertu (Translation: Go to hell), Lena Shapolova!"
(The waves cause Deathstructor to explode into bones. We cut to Lena leaving the castle and summons Grizzadiator and mounts on him as the Deathopian castle is falling into pieces. We cut later to the Russian throne as the Grand Prince Vasili III speaking with Lena.)
Vasili III (voiced by Frank Welker): "Lena Shapolova! You have proven to be a worthy Cossack soldier! You showed the Deathopians that you don't have fear at nothing!"
Lena: "Thank you, Grand Prince!"
Vasili III: "And I give you the medal of honor for your efforts during your journey!"
(The atendees clap to Lena's award. Later, we cut to the Cossack boot camp as we see a group of rookies in their training session with Lena instructing them.)
Lena: "Move on, you weenies! Everything goes in the war!"
Cossack Recruit #1: "But, Master Shapolova, we're really exhausted."
Cossack Recruit #2: "Our feet are not made of rubber."
Lena: "No excuses! Keep going until you receive our orders!"
Cossack Recruits #1 and #2: "Yes, sir!"
Lena: "Only that will make yourselves better Cossacks!"
Cossack Recruits #1 and #2: "Understand, sir!"
(The recruits continue their training. Then, the Prince Vasili III arrives to see Lena's training progression of her soldiers.)
Vasili III: "I'm impressed at your rigurous training system."
Lena: "The boys need to learn that not everything is sunshine and flowers."
Vasili III: "Why?"
(Lena remains quiet for a while.)
Lena: "Deathstructor told me about your son."
Vasili III: "Ivan?"
Lena: "He says that one day or another, he will be a terrible ruler in your stead once he grows up, one that will be considered despicable."
Vasili III: "Listen, the definition of the word "terrible" is not what he said to you. My son will grow up to become a feared but respectable ruler... as a matter of fact, once I pass the torch, I'll call him... Ivan the Terrible!"
Lena: "Good point! Mother Russia will go to a new age of might!"
(17 Years later, the scene changes to a throne where Vasili III gives the Monomakh's Cap to his grown up son Ivan IV in the Cathedral of the Dormition. A slightly older Lena watches the coronation ceremony alongside with the atendees.)
Ivan IV (voiced by Cam Clarke): "From now on... I'm transitioning from Grand Prince to Tsar... the Tsar of All the Russias!"
Atendees: "Long live the Tsar of All the Russias, Ivan IV!"
(The atendees, Lena included, rise their fists after the coronation. Later, we cut to a musseum where Lena's axe is safeguarded.)
Lena (v/o): "I am Lena Shapolova, the Dangerous Cossack. I witnessed the day my master inherited the throne to his rough but equally brave son. This is the legacy we're leaving to Mother Russia, the legacy of might."
(Lena's axe start to generate radiation, covering the screen to green fog for a while before it dissipates, turning it black.)
(Avril Lavigne's "Keep Holding On" starts playing as the credits which background is accompanied of a papyrus with ink-stained reflections of the Animal Spirits while the credits are rolling.)
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