Who are the known characters in the Skullgirls universe?

[The_Killah29]

From looking at them, I can only make some logical guesses about them and their fighting styles. (I hope all of the characters in your initial post make it in, except Ileum). Mike Z, if you are reading this, you can use these ideas if you want to.

Black Dahlia is an assassin working for the Medici Mafia with an expertise in firearms. She killed Ms. Fortune and the Fishbone Gang. Clearly there would be a lot of beef between the two and I’m hoping to see her in story mode even if she isn’t part of the launch roster. I’m ASSUMING that she is one of the three black (African descent) characters mentioned to be part of the current expanded (including all potential DLC or sequel characters) Skullgirls roster. I also ASSUMING she is the woman NPC shown next to the “boss” NPC at the top of the Medici Tower stage (see attached). I’m not sure what’s the deal with the mask she’s wearing.

As SteelyHawke stated above, her mask could be like what the High-class wear to ballroom affairs and other social gatherings. She could also be using it to hide her identity when she does an assassination, or it could be her trademark look in tandem with the giant gun on her arm.

As for her fighting style, I could see her being a run-n’-gun style of fighting, working from more of a distance, switching out different types of shells between a regular bullet, explosive shell, or another type of shell.

I put these down here because I have no idea as to their affiliation or overall importance in the storyline. Are they “good guys”, “bad guys” or somewhere in between? Annie, “Girl of the Stars” as she is also known, is the star of a popular tv show which both Parasoul and Peacock seem to be big fans of. The exact contents of the program are currently unknown but one role it serves is as a PSA against the Skullgirl. Her real age is unknown. Although she looks like a kid/pre-teen, her parents actually used the Skullheart some number of years ago to keep her their little girl forever. Good intentions I’m sure but like so many wish stories, you gotta be careful what you wish for. So, like a vampire, she seems to be immortal and unaging but got “turned” a bit too soon. In addition to the sword she carries with her (real or a prop?) she also carries around a stuffed rabbit toy. Like almost every other thing in the Skullgirls universe, the toy actually has a parasite residing within; it must certainly be a formidable weapon/ally. A reference to her is seen in the background of the top of the Medici Tower stage as a neon sign.

How about she talks like an adult, but it comes off all cutesy because of how young she looks.
Her sword is a prop, but she can pull out a real one from her teddy bear’s mouth and use it as a new weapon for a few seconds in a Hyper.

Feng is Cerebella’s roomate. She is likely a performer in the Cirque des Cartes like Cerebella. Whether or not she shares Cerebella’s ties to Medici family is unknown. The fact that she is mentioned in Cerebella’s profile hopefully means she makes an appearance in the story mode and joins the cast soon thereafter as a playable character. Given her appearance and armaments, “Salamander”, she probably has fire-based abilities in addition to mastery of the martial arts. It is unknown if “Salamander” is a living weapon similar to Vice-Versa, Krieg and Hungren but is likely. I will note that I’m not 100% sure of the source of the below image but it matches very closely with Alex’s style and what we knew about her previously.

Fire + martial arts = Captain Falcon references like Falcon Kick and Falcon Punch?

Ileum (not Illium as per the Wiki) is probably another product of the ASG Labs. For those who don’t teach anatomy or are too lazy to hit up Google, the Ileum is the last portion of the small intestine. Disturbingly enough, that matches her visual appearance rather closely. She can be seen in the background of the ASG Labs stage, to the far right, huddled up with a bunch of children (see attached).

I got nothing on this one other than maybe being like Dhalsim in that she can have stretchy, intestine arms to use for attacks and grapples.

“Purple-Haired Woman” refers to the woman grouped together with Leduc and Big Band in the left background of the ASG Labs stage. We didn’t know about her until she showed up as an NPC one day. We still don’t know much about her but given her appearance and placement, she clearly has some relevance. Her legs appear to have thorns on them. Maybe she has plant related powers? The symbol on her forehead kind of looks like the nuclear symbol. Radiation powers? I admit, I’m grasping at straws. Finally, concerning the Triplets, I don’t known anything more than what is on the Wiki. I’m not particularly hyped for them. They, like Myrine and Beowulf, have not been referenced even once on Whiteboard Wednesdays or in the backgrounds of the game.

Thorns on her legs? What if they aren’t thorns, but stingers, like on hornets and bees? Special attacks where she can kick and let, like, a stinger on her heel poison the opponent. Or her being like Marvel comic’s The Wasp, in which she can grow wasp-like wings on her back and fly?