Lien Neville is one of the major characters in KOF: Maximum Impact series, part of The King of Fighters video game series. She is an assassin and the rival of Mai Shiranui.
She was voiced by Fumiko Inoue in the Japanese version, and by Claire Caponigro in the English version.
Appearance[]
She conceptually began as the polar opposite to fellow KOF and Fatal Fury participant, Mai Shiranui. While Mai represents a "sexy and beautiful kunoichi", Lien represents another counterpart: the "sexy Western femme fatale". Her outfits are purposely designed to be "tight and constricting" to contrast Mai's clothing, which is made to allow for easy and quick movements. Her curled hair - also made to differ from Mai's long and straight hair - needed several retakes, along with a long trial-and-error process for the game's modelers. To further the contrast between the two assassins, efforts were made to make Lien more serious and darker than Mai, despite being one of the heroines in the series.
Personality[]
Lien is a cold woman who kills without remorse. This is the way Duke raised her and a part of her is thankful toward him, while another part intends on killing him.
Relationships[]
Mai Shiranui[]
Gallery[]
