| “ | My Psycho Powers come and go, so buck up! You'll shoot fire someday... Maybe. | „ |
| ~ Sie Kensou |
Sie Kensou 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. At one point, developers described his psychic powers being similar to Koichi's powers in Babel II. His official nickname is The Young Rising Dragon.
He is voiced by Eiji Yano between The King of Fighters '94 and The King of Fighters XIII, and Yuto Kaname since The King of Fighters XIV in the Japanese version, and in the English version by Josh Keller in The King of Fighters XII.
Story[]
The other half of the Psycho Soldiers main face, Sie Kensou is a lively young man born with psychic powers; for this reason he caught Chin Gentsai’s attention who then took him in to be his disciple; Chin believes his students must be honed to face any future threat the world may face, he uses the King of Fighters Tournaments as a mean to improve Kensou and the others.
Kensou is mainly the source of comic relief and relaxing moments for the Psycho Soldiers, however he has his own serious sub-plot that has been developing since 99; he is also in love with Athena, going to great lengths to confess his love and declare that he is her knight, however Athena seemly only sees Kensou as a friend, getting extremely embarrassed each time Kensou confesses.
In 99 Kensou mysteriously lost his powers, seemly destroying Chin’s hopes for his future, but Kensou still participated in that editon of KOF; at the end of it the powerless Kensou awakens an immense new power in desperation for Athena’s life was at risk, that power would be called the "Dragon Spirit" which Kensou somehow shares with Bao, meaning when Bao has powers Kensou doesn’t and vice-versa.
After some ins and outs with his powers Kensou decides to pass up the 2003 tournament in order to master the Dragon Spirit, eventually coming back in XI seemly having mastered his powers. In XII Kensou is graced with a complete overhaul in his fighting style, sporting a more serious kung-fu and donning his Classic Attire from his original Psycho Soldiers appearance, in XIII he is eager to show everyone how much capable he has become and try to confess to Athena once more of course.
The Dragon Spirit apparently is one of the greatest powers in the King of Fighters universe, Ron of Hizoku clan expressed great interest in taking it for himself, claiming that all of NESTS is nothing compared to said power, later he would even warn Saiki that the Dragon Spirit is something that could be a threat to Those From the Past.
Personality[]
Goofy, outgoing, and jovial, Kensou wants to live his young years to their fullest. He has a crush on Athena, but she chooses to ignore it and when every time he gathers the courage to confess his feelings to her, he is often cut off or interrupted. He sometimes gets too excited over trivial events, such as mistaking Chin for cheating on his wife (his master was really talking to Kula over the phone). He is sometimes known to be lazy as he shows his dislike for training.
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. Also, by merging with it, he can increase his overall power and strength.
- 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.
Fighting Style[]
Kensou learned Kung Fu from Chin Gentsai, especially the particularly more acrobatic styles such as Northern Shaolin. Like Athena, he also learned how to use Psycho Powers.
Though holding such level of power like that of the said Dragon Spirit, he doesn't seem to use too much psychic powers while fighting, and mostly relies on his fighting style (though the opposite often is sometimes said to occur nodding to Kensou's distaste for training). Though during the period he has lost access to the Dragon Spirit however, he was forced to switch up his style to focus more on his kung fu.
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Trivia[]
- Despite the fact that he is from China, his name is referred according to the Japanese readings. In fact, he should be named as "Chui Quanchong".
- 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.
