Angelica

Samurai Shodown Sen. Design by Senri Kita.

**Angelica** (アンジェリカ, *Anjerika*?) is a playable character exclusively found in Samurai Shodown Sen.

## Storyline

### Biography

* **Samurai Shodown Sen:** *Trained as an assassin from early childhood by a mysterious organization, Angelica is well-versed in the art of death and infiltration. After many years of service, however, she sought her independence and fled the organization. Her benefactors sent hunters after her, but when she was finally caught she was allowed to live by her pursuers. In order to maintain that freedom she was ordened to complete two missions. The first required her to bring back a young woman named Suzu from Japan and to rescue a treasured sword. The second was to return with a samurai fit to take over for the organization's failing leader.*

### Background

Long before when were children, Angelica and her unnamed younger sister were recluted to form part of this mysterious assassins' syndicate in the Middle East. The training regimen was quite cruel, and there was no distinction between siblings. Practice matches were so dangerous that many times there were deaths even at the low ranks.

Angelica and her sister battled each other many times, and to minimize the amount of pain and injury they inflicted each other, they took turns with one being the "loser" and the other the "winner" during practices. The pressure from the syndicate instructors regarding competitiveness caused Angelica one day to get upset with the idea of being the loser causing her a kind of brainwash, leading to cut her family tie with her sister, although deep down she still loved her.

One day Angelica's sister received a full attack, unable to survive the injuries. Angelica thinks her sister sacrificed herself so that she would go back to normal. This traumatic event led Angelica to lose much of her memory.

Some time later Angelica decides to escape from that organization but is captured, although she does not receive punishment. It's General Golba who decides to give her a "second chance", and now he assigns her a mission to capture Princess Suzu, take the treasure sword from her, and also recruit an swordman capable of taking the leadership of the assassins' syndicate.

### *Samurai Shodown Sen*

Since she was "saved" by General Golba, Angelica has developed a high level of respect and admiration for him. She now accepts the mission and travels to distant Japan, but she is reluctant to leave the side of her leader, showing envy due to "someone else" will staying with the General.

Upon beginning her mission in Japan, she begins to defeat and kill without hesitations anyone who interferes, especially common thugs, which worries a Korean vigilante who begins to monitor her to find the perfect moment to stop her.

In the United States, Golba learns that Angelica is defeating several candidates who would be ideal to lead the syndicate, in addition to the fact that she still has not found the Princess and the Sword, being quite annoyed with Angelica's performance. Golba calls in his presence the "other assassin" who stayed with him as assistant (a girl very similar to Angelica but with longer hair) , who tells him that Angelica is still the same fugitive and traitor. The General orders her to meet and kill Angelica for her ineptitude, a mission that this unknown assassin accepts.

After the player follow Angelica's path, she arrives at the imperial court in presence of Golba. The General recognizes the impiety of the girl towards allies like Draco, satisfied with the training she received from the syndicate. Angelica is surprised by these words, asking how he knows about the existence of the murderers' organization, to which Golba confirms that actually he is the benefactor of the syndicate. Then Golba comments that he used her "sister" to kill her, with the motivation that her existence would be completed by being the only one and surpassing her sister. These words cause a shock in Angelica, admitting that "both" sisters were deceived by the general, then the girl removes a hair clip dropping a longer hair, revealing that the girl with long hair, the supposed Angelica's "sister", is Angelica herself, and prepares for battle.

During her ending, after beating Golba and make him pay for all the damage "they" received, Angelica recover her memories. She resigns herself to a lonely destiny, but admits that she will never be alone, as she will live her life on behalf of her sister and herself, concluding that "they will both be Angelica".

## Combat characteristics

*Also see: Move list of Angelica*
Pending

## Catch Copy

***"The unleashed angel of death"***

「放たれた告死天使」

*Hanata Reta Kokushitenshi*

## Gallery

Presentation during first match of Story Mode.Doing an athletic move during his introduction in the first match.Angelica's sister with Golba.Angelica's "sister".Angelica's sister during Story Mode, using color scheme #2 and long hair.Angelica facing Draco.Reaching Golba.Angelica is in shock and now remembers everything.Angelica reveals that she posed as her own sister.