Rose Bernstein

**Rose Bernstein** is a character from the *The King of Fighers series*. She debut as a non-playable character in *The King of Fighters 2003*, where she is a tagalong character with her older brother Adelheid.

## Story

### Past

As the daughter of the powerful Rugal Bernstein, Rose was born to win. She, alongside her older brother Adelheid Bernstein, control the Sky Noah, a ship that was based on Rugal's Black Noah.

### Tales of Ash

#### The King of Fighters 2003

She and her brother were the hosts of *The King of Fighters 2003*. She watched Adelheid fight while playing the piano, but he was defeated by the Ikari Warriors team. Upon Adelheid's defeat, she initally didn't want to release the winners, but Adelheid's sportsmanship told her to release them, since they won fair and square.

#### The King of Fighters XI

The next tournament, she joins Adelheid in his search for strong fighters and once again acted as the hosts of the XI tournament. She eventually stops his battles just to speak with her brother or taunt his enemy. During Adelheid's ending, she mocks all of the contestants, with Adelheid yelling at her for doing so. This shock would eventually lead to Botan to mind control her.

#### The King of Fighters XIII

Under the control of Botan, she host The King of Fighters XIII tournament and is still under her sway to host the XIII tournament. However, her actions causes Adelheid to worry, causing him to team up with Heidern to investigate this mystery.

After Saiki has his existence erased by Ash Crimson, Rose is free and seems to not remember Botan's manipulations as she announces the winning team of the XIII tournament.

### The Shun'ei Saga

#### The King of Fighters XV

Nothing is currently known about the whereabouts of the two Bernstein heirs, however, their father is confirmed to have been revived.

## Personality

Rose is the daughter of Rugal and has an overpowering sense of pride and high-handedness. She's also selfish and moody. If things don't go her way, watch out. Rose is the classic and "sophisticated" girl in the game.

Rose idolizes her older brother Adelheid and is devoted to him. She shares her father's violent temper, but she isn't evil despite this and her arrogance. She is a skilled piano player and owns a panther much like her father. She normally simply tags along with her older brother, but she is the host of KOF XIII.

## Fighting Style

Rose does not fight. However, in an interview with Fighters Front Line, Nona stated that she seems to inherit her family's fighting prowess through her skills in fencing.

## Skills

* **Management** - Together with her older brother, they manage and operate the Sky Noah. With these same skills, they have both jointly hosted three KOF tournaments, the first one alongside Chizuru Kagura, and the third one under Botan's influence.
* **Public Relations** - Similar to her father's skill, Rose also holds influences, albeit far more friendly, dubbed a "media darling". She's somewhat a showgirl too.
	+ **Charisma** - Through her own sheer personality, she can easily capture the hearts of people and readily influence them, as seen in ***KOF XIII*** cutscenes.
* **Fencing** - While she is yet to be seen as a fighter, she apparently knows some fighting through this particular sport. (Which is why MUGENGERS was included as a playable character.)
* **Piano** - As seen in ***KOF 2003***, she is a skilled piano player, having played a piece as her older brother fought.

Her management abilities during ***KOF XIII*** became subconsciously augmented by Botan's influence.

## Fanon Appearances

### Game Appearances

* MUGENGERS: The Orochi's Origin - Playable character