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Sie Kensou

Sie Kensou from The King of Fighters 2001.
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Full nameSie Kensou
BirthdateSeptember 23, (2001 in Ordinary Life); 19 years old
BirthplaceChina
Height172cm (5'8")
Weight61kg (134 lbs)
Blood typeB
Family/RelativesChin Gentsai (legal guardian), Bao (brother-figure)
LikesStuffed animals from his fans, Athena Asamiya (teammate and current crush)
DislikesTraining
HobbiesReading comic books
Favorite foodBaozi (Meat dumplings)
Forte in sportsSoccer
Fighting stylePsychic powers and Chinese Kung Fu

Sie Kensou (椎 拳崇, Shii Kensū) is a character who first appeared in the SNK video game Psycho Soldier. He appears in The King of Fighters series as an active member of the Psycho Soldiers Team. Ever since his first appearance, he has always served as a comic relief character. In scenes where he and Athena would jump from a high level to one below, Kensou would fall flat on his face. At one point, developers described his psychic powers being similar to Koichi's powers in Babel II.

In Gamest's 1997 Heroes Collection, Kensou was voted as the staff's twenty-fourth favorite character. He shared the spot with Ryo Sakazaki and Toru Kurosawa, a character from an adult game series.

He is voiced by Eiji Yano. He is portrayed by Yuki Ishii in the Athena live drama.

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[edit] Story

He is one of the young disciples of Chin Gentsai who wields psychic powers -dubbed by SNK as Psycho Powers. Both he and Athena are trained by Chin to prepare for "the worst case scenario of oncoming evil" and use the tournaments as a method of training for such an event. Plans go awry when Kensou loses his powers in The King of Fighters '99 yet saves Athena with a previously unknown latent energy.

It is later revealed to be the Dragon Spirit (龍の気, Ryu no ki), a power he somehow shares with younger teammate, Bao. He regains his powers and masters this newer power in The King of Fighters XI, much to the satisfaction of former NESTS member, Ron. The deeper meaning of the Dragon Spirit's importance has yet to be revealed. It's probable that the Dragon Spirit is a reference to Kensou's ability to morph into a dragon from Psycho Soldier.

[edit] Athena: Awakening from the Ordinary Life

Kensou remains relatively the same as his other incarnations. The main difference from this Kensou is that he doesn't exhibit psychic powers during the majority of the story. He declares himself to be "Athena's knight" and often rushes to her aid when she is in danger. He recklessly runs into one of her teleportations and joins her search in Tantauls' headquarters. While she is battling the Tantauls system, he temporarily shields her by using his previously latent psychic powers. During the ending, he comforts her brooding by trying to not over think things and repeats some of his kenpo teacher's advice. He also tries to confess his feelings for her but is interrupted when Athena spots a healthy Rika.

[edit] Personality

Goofy, outgoing and jovial, Kensou wants to live his young years to their fullest. He has a crush on Athena, but she doesn't seem to realize it. Every time gathers the courage to confess his feelings to her, he is often cut off or interrupted.

[edit] Powers

  • Telepathy - Kensou can project his thoughts to other minds.
  • Psychic Projectile - Kensou can fire a ball of psychic energy.
  • Psychic Aura - Kensou can attack enemies with a psychic aura around his hands to increase punching damage.
  • Psychic Dragon - Kensou can create a giant dragon of psychic energy.
  • Dragon Spirit- Kensou has a mysterious power that is shared with Bao and seems to be the source of his power. During the 99-2001 KOF Tournaments, the power can be switched between Kensou and Bao if one of them is gravely injured.

[edit] Fighting Style

Kensou learned Kung Fu from Chin Gentsai, especially the particularly more acrobatic styles such as Northern Shaolin.

[edit] Music

  • Psycho Soldier "K.O.F. Version" - The King of Fighters 94, 2002
  • Senritsu no Dora - The King of Fighters 95
  • Psycho Soldier Remix 96 - The King of Fighters 96
  • Shin! Senritsu no Dora - The King of Fighters 98
  • Psyco Sonic Trip ~Dance at the Paddy Field~ - The King of Fighters 99
  • Will - The King of Fighters 2000
  • Psychic Guys - The King of Fighters 2001
  • PURE ~at good old days~ - The King of Fighters XI
  • Psycho Soldier ~Super Chinese Remix~ - The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match
  • Theme "Kensuo" - Athena: Awakening from the Ordinary Life
  • Nikuman - Athena On Stage

[edit] Game Appearances

Card Fighters Clash DS Kensou card.

[edit] Mobile Appearances

[edit] Cameo Appearances

[edit] Trivia

  • In earlier incarnations, his victory poses often had "wardrobe malfunctions" with over-exaggerated poses. The food he sometimes eats before or during matches are baozi.
  • Since they both share the same accent, Kensou will sometimes have a special intro with Robert.

[edit] Sprites

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[edit] Gallery

Psycho Soldier artwork for Sie Kensou.

The King of Fighters '95 artwork for Sie Kensou.

The King of Fighters '99 artwork for Sie Kensou.

The King of Fighters 2000 artwork for Sie Kensou.

The King of Fighters 2002 artwork for Sie Kensou.

The King of Fighters Neowave artwork for Sie Kensou.

Sie "Psycho Soldier" Kensou striker.

Kensou in Athena: Awakening from the Ordinary Life



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