Elisabeth Team

The **Elisabeth Team** also known as the new **Rival Team** is a team formed by Elisabeth Blanctorche as the leader of the group alongside with Duo Lon and Benimaru Nikaido making his debut single in *The King of Fighters XI*, is the most important of the Ash Saga as it corresponds to the rivalries they got with Ash after what happened at *The King of Fighters 2003*. They appear for the only time in *The King of Fighters XIII* being the team with Shen Woo and all the allies (and at the same time rivals) of Ash Crimson. It is based on the Rival Team which appeared in The King of Fighters '95.

## Story

### Ash Saga

#### The King of Fighters XI

After Duo Lon learned of his teammate Ash Crimson's true purpose, he set out to investigate Ash further in order to stop him (even if he had to postpone his search for Ron). He joined together with Benimaru Nikaido, as he also wanted to stop Ash (since his partner Kyo was one of his objectives and had to protect his friend). Duo Lon told Benimaru that he knew Ash came from France, so they decided to investigate there. After several searches and investigations, they got information that someone related to Ash was still living in France. Her name was Elisabeth Blanctorche, a young woman belonging to the Blanctorche family, one of the most recognized French nobility families in the country. Despite being a woman, she had a habit of being late for her meetings, and naturally made Duo Lon and Benimaru wait a long time when they visited her at her residence. When he finally appeared, Duo Lon told him about his meeting with Ash, and Elisabeth was shocked. She commented that in his childhood, Ash was not like that, he was a happy, kind and loving child, and he did not understand how Ash changed in that way. Duo Lon commented after Ash's goal of getting the 3 Sacred Treasures, and that he already had the Yata no Kagami, and that Iori Yagami it would be his next goal. After knowing everything that happened, Elisabeth agreed to help Duo Lon and Benimaru. Duo Lon informed him that there would be a new KOF tournament, Coincidentally, the 3 already had invitations, and they formed the KOF XI Rival Team.

At the end of the tournament, Elisabeth's team managed to meet Ash, she told him to stop acting like that and to remember what his true mission is. However, Ash said that he does not remember any of that, after that he tells him to leave and when the team prepares to stop him, Ash demonstrates showing the purple flames he got from Iori's Yasakani no Magatama, later announcing that Kyo would be his final goal, and then he left with the teleportation of the Yata no Kagami. Elisabeth swears that she would do whatever was necessary to stop him, stressing that she would do so in honor of the Blanctorche family.

#### The King of Fighters XIII

After Ash stole the Mirror from Yata and the Magatama from Yasakani, Elisabeth vowed to stop her one-time partner and friend. At KOF XIII tournament, after what happened in XI, Elisabeth reunites with Duo Lon and Shen Woo, both former teammates of Ash (at KOF 2003), the three enter the tournament.

Already being finalists, when Rose was going to declare the tournament closed, time stops, the work of Those from the Past, with Saiki leading them. In that Mukai wants to finish off the winners, but he was killed by his mere leader, as punishment for the "insolence" he showed before him, after that, Saiki transforms and opens the door of time, Elisabeth and her team fight against him.

Once defeated, Saiki notices something strange, the door was closing, behind him, was Botan, one of his servants, who informed Saiki that the "Spheres of Time" were stolen, to which Saiki reacts suspecting that his subordinates they acted against him when the one who did such a thing was Ash, who appeared attacking Saiki from behind, there Ash's true intentions are revealed, but Saiki was still there, he seized Ash, creating a white distortion of time.

Elisabeth and her team fought against "Evil" Ash (given his dark appearance, and due to the influence of Saiki's power), they defeated him, Elisabeth tried to make Ash come to his senses, Saiki intervened in Ash's thoughts, proposing that he enter the door and thus create the future that Saiki wishes, as he sees that Ash does not react, the door closed, Saiki claimed to Ash that because he did not enter the door, telling him that this is worse than death, Ash told Saiki that he likes the world as it is. Saiki is eliminated, but Ash leaves with him, but before leaving, Ash tells "Betty" (that's what Ash calls Elisabeth) that his plan was not as he thought, Elisabeth told Ash that he returned for him, but it was too late, Ash left...

Time was restored, and the tournament was over, but for Elisabeth it was not a celebration, asking her driver to leave her alone, and to tell her that she was fine, not to worry, Elisabeth locked herself in a room, and bitterly crying, holding Ash's headband, she wondered: "Ash, why did you do it?"

## Music

* **Queen** - The King of Fighters XI, The King of Fighters XIII (Console Version, as Theme Type B for Elisabeth and Elisabeth Team)
* **Each Promise** - The King of Fighters XIII