Leona Heidern

## Personal Info

Title: Silent Soldier

Birthdate: January 10

Age: 18

Height: 5’9 (176)-5’8 (173)

Weight: 146 (66)-123 (56)

Blood: B

Job: Ikari Warriors Soldier

Weapon: Explosive Earrings,
Flashbang Earrings, Special Boots, Throwing Hairpin

Style: Heidern Assassination

## Story

Leona was born in an unnamed
village, residing with her family. When she was a child, Goenitz arrived at her
home and demanded to talk with Gaidel, the leader of the village. He 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 towards Leona. The same
night, Leona underwent the Riot of Blood and slaughtered everyone in the
village. Goenitz, pleased by the results, puts her blood lust to rest for
another time "when he needs her again". Dazed and shocked, she loses
her memories and wanders aimlessly until she is found and later adopted by
Heidern. Surprised by her natural fighting ability, he decides to raise her as
a Ikari warrior under his command.

In 1996, she receives her first
official mission to enter the King of Fighters tournament with Ralf and Clark.
Their mission was to investigate Geese Howard who had entered the tournament in
search of an unknown goal. During the events of the '96 finals, Goenitz
confronts her and reminds her of her Orochi lineage, causing her to worry about
the future.

Her troubled state carried over to
the battlefield, which eventually lead to her and her partners' suspension from
military service. Wanting to cheer her up, Ralf enlists them again in the the
next year's tournament. She eventually remembers her past fully during the
events of King of Fighters '97. Towards the tournament finals, Leona, along
with Iori, suddenly went into the Riot of the Blood, induced by Orochi. By the
tournament's end, she is successfully subdued and Orochi is sealed away again.
Even so, Leona regrets her actions and attempts to end her life. Ralf stops
her, and encourages her to continue living.

Leona stays as a member of Ikari team for each and every King of Fighters tournaments during the NESTS saga. It
was assumed she partook in her normal duties with Heidern during this time
frame.

In 2003, at the end of the
tournament, Orochi's presence was getting stronger, as the seal was broken again.
She entered the Riot of the Blood again and attacked Ralf and Clark, badly
injuring them. She was pulled out of the team by Heidern in The King of
Fighters XI due to the emotional trauma she suffered after the incident.
Overcoming the shock, she is designated to join the KOF XIII tournament with
her old teammates, determined to live with whatever flaws the Orochi blood
invokes. After the tournament's climax, she loses consciousness and sleeps for
several days. Her teammates were worried for her and stay beside her until she
awakens. Comforted by their concerns, she laughs for the first time in the
series.

## Power

Cutting Hand

Piercing Hand

Cutting Aura

Cutting Ball

Riot of the Blood

## Music

Rumbling on the City (King of Fighters 96, King of Fighters 98, King of Fighters R-1, SNK vs. Capcom: Match of the Millennium)

WW 3 (King of Fighters 99)

Trooper (King of Fighters 00)

My Whip (King of Fighters 01)

Jungle Bouncer (King of Fighters 02)

Inside Skinny (King of Fighters 03)

Irregular Mission (King of Fighters 13)

Smell of Gunpowder (KOF 13)

Desert Requiem: Operation 02 UM
(King of Fighters 02: Unlimited Match)

Ray (Days of Memories)