The King of Fighters Orochi Collection/Mature

Mature is a videogame character from the King of Fighters series.

History
Mature is one of the two Orochi assassins (the second being Vice) that work for Goenitz, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Orochi.

Mature disposes of those that oppose the Orochi as commanded to her by her master Goenitz. Her ultimate goal was to liberate the Orochi power, and accomplished it when Goenitz killed the heir of the Clan of the Yata. However, the Orochi power was still weak, so they decided to wait. However, a man named Rugal Bernstein, a man hungry for power, tried to take control of the Orochi power. Upon learning this, Goenitz goes and faces Rugal, and in punishment, gouges his right eye out. Surprised he was still alive, Goenitz allows him to possess a small part of the Orochi power, but warns him not to use it until the last moment, since it would eventually kill him.

Goenitz then assigned Mature and Vice to keep an eye on Rugal, and make sure he doesn't do anything smart against the Orochi clan. so, Mature and Vice became the two secretaries of Rugal, and aided him in the organization of the first two King of Fighters tournaments which had the team battle mode. Mature was assigned to take care of the details of the first tournament, in 1994. Mature did not see any display of Orochi power from Rugal in that year, but he did next year. As scheduled, Rugal died from the overdrive of power, and Mature and Vice accomplished their mission and returned to Goenitz.

Once reunited with their master, Goenitz assigns them a new "client". He was Iori Yagami, of Orochi blood and a candidate for joining the Orochi cause. Mature and Vice both go meet Iori, and to have a little bit of fun, decide to play with him before offering their help. So, Iori and his two female assassins form a team for the new King of Fighters tournament.

However, during the tournament, Mature noticed how powerful Iori could be, from his display of strength and determination. Mature even considered him more powerful than Goenitz. The two assassins decided that it was in their best interest to side with Iori against Goenitz. So, when the finals came up, Mature and Vice knew that Goenitz was going to strike, so they warned Iori, who went after Goenitz. As planned, Iori fought against Goenitz, since he considered Kyo to be his to kill. Goenitz quickly realized that he had been betrayed by Mature and Vice! Upon his defeat, Goenitz curses both assassins, and tells them that they would die by the hands of their own "savior".

Not understanding what their former employer meant, Mature and Vice went to assist Iori, but Iori began to enter the Riot of Blood. Realizing too late that Iori was not able to control his Orochi power, Mature suffers the cutting edge of Iori's hands, and is left to die. Her current status is unknown at this point.

Personality
Mature is a ruthless woman, who doesn't reflect her beauty image and slim figure. She only cares to kill who opposes her, and those who stands in her way. She desires to awaken Orochi without the help of Goenitz, and sides with Iori in order to do so. Mature usually enchants men before she goes for the kill. All in all, she thinks that everything is valid to win, even if it means to use one's own attributes.

Related Characters

 * Iori Yagami
 * Leopold Goenitz
 * Vice
 * Orochi
 * Rugal Bernstein

Trivia

 * During Vice's special intro with Rugal in the Capcom vs. SNK series, Mature makes a small cameo by bowing before Rugal, and then disappearing.


 * Mature was modeled as a sexy character in homage to Marilyn Monroe, since she looks and acts a bit like Monroe. One of her win poses resembles Monroe's poses during her modeling career.


 * Being Rugal's secretary at one time, Mature probably learned (or plagiarized) her master's Gigantic Pressure DM, which was renamed Heaven's Gates for her DM. Also Vice, her partner in crime, taught her the Deicide move, which throws an opponent from long range who lands on the opposite end of the screen (it is unblockable.)