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#REDIRECT [[List of Darkstalkers characters#Introduced in Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge]]
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|caption = Hsien-Ko in ''[[Darkstalkers Resurrection]]''
|series = [[Darkstalkers]]
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|firstgame = ''[[Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge]]'' (1995)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/characters/hsien-ko-capcom |title=Hsien-Ko - IGN |publisher=Uk.ign.com |date=2011-01-28 |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref>
|creator = Haruo Murata & Noritaka Funamizu<ref name=shmup/>
|designer = Hitoshi Nishio <small>(''Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge'')</small><ref name=shmup/>
|voice = {{ubl|'''English'''|[[Nicole Oliver]] <small>(anime)</small><ref>{{cite web|title=Voice Of Hsien-Ko - Darkstalkers <nowiki>|</nowiki> Behind The Voice Actors|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Darkstalkers/Hsien-Ko/|work=Behind The Voice Actors|accessdate=2017-09-18|postscript=. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources}}</ref>|[[Lisa Ann Beley]] <small>(cartoon)</small>|[[Hunter Mackenzie Austin]] <small>(''Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3'')</small>|'''Japanese'''|[[Michiko Neya]] <small>(''Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge'', ''Darkstalkers 3'', ''Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix'', ''Namco × Capcom'')</small>|[[Saori Hayami]] <small>(''Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3'', ''Project X Zone'')</small>|[[Yūko Miyamura]] <small>(anime)</small>|[[Kae Araki]] <small>(''Super Puzzle Fighter II X'')</small>}}
|origin=[[Imperial China]]
|nationality=[[Chinese people|Chinese]]
|weapon=Metal claws, various thrown items
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{{nihongo|'''Hsien-Ko'''|ヒシェンコー|Hishenkō|lead=yes}} ({{zh|c=何仙姑|p=hé xiān gū}}), known in Japan as {{nihongo|'''Lei-Lei'''|レイレイ|Rei-Rei}}, is a character from the ''[[Darkstalkers]]'' fighting game franchise. She was introduced in ''[[Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge]]'' in 1995. Her character is based on vampires of [[Chinese folklore]] known as [[jiangshi|jiāngshī]], into which she was transformed when she was magically merged with her twin sister '''Mei-Ling''' ({{zh|c=美玲|p=měi líng}}), known in Japan as {{nihongo|'''Lin-Lin'''|リンリン|Rin-Rin}}. Together, they fight to free the cursed spirit of their dead mother and to destroy the monsters preying on the people of China.

Hsien-Ko has since become one of the franchise's more popular characters, garnering positive fan and critical reception. She has also appeared on official ''Darkstalkers'' merchandise and as a playable character in several games outside the series.

==Appearances==
===In video games===
According to her ''[[Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge]]'' backstory, Hsien-Ko and her twin sister, Mei-Ling, were born in 1730s China ([[Qing dynasty]]). Hsien-Ko was sixteen<ref>{{cite web|url=http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20130226_589452.html|title=PS3/Xbox 360「ヴァンパイア リザレクション」参戦キャラ紹介。宿命の狩人「ドノヴァン」、霊幻姉妹ふたたび「レイレイ」 - GAME Watch|author=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Game.watch.impress.co.jp|language=Japanese|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2015-10-07}}</ref> at a time when undead spirits arose and attacked a rural village. When their mother was killed in her attempt to save the village, the twins, both teenagers, fought to release her soul from the dark by using a forbidden spell called "Igyo Tenshin no Jutsu."<ref>{{cite web|last=George |first=Richard |url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/01/17/returning-to-the-world-of-darkstalkers |title=Returning to the World of Darkstalkers - IGN |publisher=Uk.ign.com |date=2013-01-17 |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> This in turn converted them into a [[jiangshi|jiāngshī]] ("hopping corpse"), a type of Chinese zombie.{{#tag:ref|Since the games already had zombie and vampire characters in [[Lord Raptor]] and [[Demitri Maximoff]], respectively (she refers to herself as a "Chinese vampire"—an additional definition of "jiangshi"—in the English dub of the anime series), Hsien-Ko was officially designated as a "Chinese ghost."<ref name="dgfHK">''Darkstalkers Graphic File,'' 2008, p. 105.</ref>|group="note"}} Mei-Ling is actually the ''[[ofuda|fú]]'' ("ward-paper"), a parchment-like talisman that is attached to the front of Hsien-Ko's hat. While the conversion infused Hsien-Ko with magical powers, they are formidable enough that Mei-Ling's presence as the ward-paper is required to keep them in check. The twins' transformation results in them fighting as a Darkhunter as a combined single unit of mind and body. In Hsien-Ko's ''Darkstalkers' Revenge'' ending, the girls free their mother's soul, albeit at the cost of their own lives, but their mother, as a reward, enables them to be reborn as infants in a new life. In Hsien-Ko's ''[[Darkstalkers 3]]'' storyline, which makes no mention of the twins' mother, they discover that they are connected psychically after experiencing the same dream on the night of their sixteenth birthday, but the very next night they both suffer a nightmare and fall into a coma, which in turn sees their collective consciousness transported into Majigen. After awakening in this foreign territory, they find they have gained new powers simply from unleashing the power of an unspecified forbidden spell and team up to fight their way out of the realm.<ref name="dgfHK"/>

Hsien-Ko has made several other appearances in crossover titles. She appears as a playable character in ''[[Namco × Capcom]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bandainamcogames.co.jp/cs/list/namco_x_capcom/character/index_2.php/ | title=PS2 NAMCO x CAPCOM <nowiki>|</nowiki> 登場キャラクター | publisher=Namco Bandai | accessdate=July 7, 2013 | language=Japanese}}</ref> and is paired with [[List of Resident Evil characters#Fong Ling|Fong Ling]] from ''[[Resident Evil: Dead Aim]]'' as a single unit, while in ''[[Project X Zone]]'' she is paired up with [[Frank West (Dead Rising)|Frank West]] from ''[[Dead Rising]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2012/04/26/project-x-zone-recreates-resonance-of-fates-opening-scene-as-a-special-attack/|title=Project X Zone Recreates Resonance Of Fate’s Opening Scene As A Special Attack|date=April 26, 2012|publisher=Siliconera|accessdate=July 7, 2013}}</ref> Hsien-Ko is also playable in ''[[Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cheatcc.com/psx/codes/spf2t.html#.UdoaDvkQt9w | title=Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo | publisher=Cheat Code Central | accessdate=July 7, 2013}}</ref> ''[[Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/consumer/pocket/chara.html |script-title=ja:きゃらくたー |publisher=Capcom |accessdate=July 7, 2013 |language=Japanese |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100407210211/http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/consumer/pocket/chara.html |archivedate=April 7, 2010 |df= }}</ref> ''[[SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash]]'', ''[[SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters 2 Expand Edition]]'', ''[[SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS]]'', ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds]]'' (where Hsien-Ko and Mei-Ling arrive to ask [[Doctor Strange]] to help them save their mother's soul<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/the-43-character-cameos-of-marvel-vs-capcom-3/ |title=The 43 character cameos of Marvel vs Capcom 3 |publisher=GamesRadar |date=2011-02-17 |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref>),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/7xbcrs/marvel-vs-capcom-3--fate-of-two-worlds-hsien-ko-trailer |title=Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds Video - Hsien-Ko Trailer |publisher=GameTrailers |date= |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> ''[[Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-01-27-sentinel-hsien-ko-confirmed-for-mvc3 | title=Sentinel, Hsien-Ko confirmed for MVC3 | author=Yin-Poole, Wesley | date=January 27, 2011 | publisher=Eurogamer | accessdate=July 7, 2013}}</ref> ''[[Onimusha]] Soul'' (redesigned for a [[feudal Japan]] setting<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2013/aug/10/capcom-girls-reinvisioned-samurais-and-ninjas-japanese-cell-phone-game-onimusha-soul/ |title=Capcom girls reinvisioned as samurais and ninjas in Japanese cell phone game Onimusha Soul |publisher=Eventhubs.com |date= |accessdate=2014-05-23}}</ref>),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2013/03/24/capcom-heroines-have-their-biggest-crossover-in-onimusha-soul/ |title=Capcom Heroines Have Their Biggest Crossover In Onimusha Soul |publisher=Siliconera |date=2013-03-24 |accessdate=2014-05-23}}</ref> and ''Street Fighter: Puzzle Spirits''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.4gamer.net/games/277/G027771/20150724018/|title=「ストリートファイター パズルスピリッツ」「ヴァンパイア」コラボでレイレイ参戦|last=|first=|date=2015-04-14|website=|publisher=4Gamer.net|language=Japanese|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2015-10-07}}</ref>

Hsien-Ko has her own mobile game, ''Lei-Lei's Magical Hammer'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20050701/capk.htm|title=カプコン、7月1日配信のケータイアプリを公開、iモード「レイレイのマジカルハンマー」など|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Game.watch.impress.co.jp|language=Japanese|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2015-10-07}}</ref> released in the West simply as ''Magical Hammer''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Mobile/Magical+Hammer/review.asp?c=4843 |title=Magical Hammer review - Mobile reviews |publisher=Pocket Gamer |date=2007-11-15 |accessdate=2014-05-23}}</ref> and later remade as ''Line Drop: Spirit Hunter Lei-Lei''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.4gamer.net/games/225/G022510/20130723084/|title=「LINE DROP スピリットキャッチャー レイレイ」遊び方と攻略のコツを紹介|last=|first=|date=2013-07-23|website=|publisher=4Gamer.net|language=Japanese|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2015-10-07}}</ref> She was originally planned to be playable in ''[[Tatsunoko vs. Capcom]]'', but was dropped due to time constraints.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2009/05/17/these-characters-didnt-make-the-tatsunoko-vs-capcom-cut/ |title=These Characters Didn't Make The Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Cut |publisher=Siliconera |date=2009-05-17 |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> She has also made cameo appearances: in some versions of ''[[Marvel Super Heroes (video game)|Marvel Super Heroes]]'' where she can be summoned by [[Anita (Darkstalkers)|Anita]];<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/Computer_and_Video_Games_Issue_192_1997-11_EMAP_Images_GB#page/n103/mode/2up/ |title=Computer and Video Games - Issue 192 (1997-11) |publisher=Archive.org |date= |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> in ''[[Capcom vs. SNK 2]]'' as a restaurant patron in the Shanghai stage; in ''[[Street Fighter Alpha 2]]'' as one of the party guests, along with her sister, in [[Ken Masters|Ken]]'s stage; and in ''Zombie Cafe'' in a guest appearance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.4gamer.net/games/158/G015837/20150202064/|title=「ゾンビカフェ」，格闘ゲーム「ヴァンパイア」のキャラが"魔界カフェ"をオープン|last=|first=|date=2011-12-14|website=|publisher=4Gamer.net|language=Japanese|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2015-10-07}}</ref> Her guest appearances in collaboration events within assorted mobile games have included ''The Knights of Avalon''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gamebiz.jp/?p=223598|title=マイネットゲームス、『アヴァロンの騎士』がカプコン名作ゲームとコラボイベント 「超魔界村」や「ヴァンパイアシリーズ」など|website=Social Game Info|language=ja|access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref> and ''The Samurai Kingdom''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/275/G027501/20180706116/|title=「戦乱のサムライキングダム」，「VAMPIRE RESURRECTION」とのコラボキャンペーンが開催|last=|first=|date=|website=www.4gamer.net|language=ja|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref>

====Design====
{{quote box|As for Lei-Lei, I knew I wanted to add a female character. [[Donovan Baine|One of the new characters]] should be shouldering a heavy burden of fate, and the other new character would be a female. For the female I ended up using a [[jiangshi]], the Chinese hopping vampire, as a model. Lei-Lei's name comes from the 霊 (''rei'' – soul/spirit) character being repeated twice. At first it was just a nickname, but when it came time to decide on her official name we all liked how Lei-Lei sounded.<ref name=shmup>{{cite web|url=http://shmuplations.com/darkstalkers/|title=Darkstalkers’ Revenge – 1995 Developer Interview|work=shmuplations.com|date=January 2015 |accessdate=February 6, 2016}}</ref>|source=Haruo Murata|width=30%}}

Hsien-Ko (Lei-Lei) was chiefly created by ''Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge'' planners Haruo Murata and Noritaka Funamizu and graphically designed by Hitoshi Nishio, an artist responsible for the look of the new characters in the game. It was the first time Nishio has worked on a female character.<ref name=shmup/> In the beginning, Funamizu envisioned two human sisters who would have fought together, in a way similar to [[Morrigan Aensland]]'s "Astral Vision" special move that makes Morrigan's double appear on other side of the screen and mirror her every move. That idea was abandoned due to the problems related to programming character control problems.<ref name=shmup/> Murata decided a lone Hsien-Ko would be too weak as a human being, and so he came up with the jiangshi idea "but Lei-Lei can't control her powers alone, so she fights with her sister transformed into an [[ofuda]]."<ref name=shmup/> Nishio said: "after drawing Lei-Lei’s graphics I watched a real [[Jiangshi fiction|Chinese jiangshi movie]], and I got a little worried about how Lei-Lei would be able to move around with that ofuda covering her eyes. (laughs) That was why I made Lin-Lin the ofuda."<ref name=shmup/>

Hsien-Ko's arsenal for her comedic "Anki Hou" special attack (throwing various projectiles including swords, daggers, axes, sledgehammers, [[kunai]], [[shuriken]], boomerangs, fuse bombs, chains, weights, [[bonsai]] trees, bronze statues, and [[Chun Li]]'s bracelets) was created as team members would propose to add more items.<ref name=shmup/> According to another planner/designer, Junichi Ohno, Hsien-Ko was too strong at first and had to be balanced.<ref name=shmup/> Composer Takayuki Iwaim experimented with Hsien-Ko stage's background music in a way that he though would match her character image while trying to "remove some of the 'dark' image the first game had."<ref name=shmup/>

====Gameplay====
[[File:Hsien-Ko animation.gif|thumb|Hsien-Ko's fighting stance. ''[[Saturn Power]]'' said she "scared us all with her ... strange movement."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/Saturn_Power_Issue_01_1997-06_Future_Publishing_GB#page/n70/mode/1up/ |title=Saturn Power - Issue 1 (1997-06) |publisher=Archive.org |date= |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref>]]

In the games, most of Hsien-Ko's powers "involve floating on air and pulling an impossibly huge collection of deadly items out of their sleeves."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/the-39-characters-of-marvel-vs-capcom-3/?page=3 |title=Page 3 - The 39 characters of Marvel vs Capcom 3 |publisher=GamesRadar |date=2011-02-09 |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> According to ''[[Sega Saturn Magazine]]'', unlike the other ''Darkstalkers'' characters, Hsien-Ko "is a mostly defensive character and hence spends most of the game blocking attacks and storing special gauges. She is excellent for countering moves and combos and a number of projectile attacks give her the edge in long range attacks."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/Official_Sega_Saturn_Magazine_032/Official_Sega_Saturn_Magazine_032_-_june_1998_UK#page/n49/mode/1up/ |title=Official Sega Saturn Magazine Issue 32 |publisher=Archive.org |date= |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> She is one of the characters that can dash past an opponent and get behind them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/GamePro_Issue_094_Volume_08_Number_07_1996-07_IDG_Publishing_US#page/n117/mode/1up/ |title=GamePro - Issue 94 Volume 8 Number 7 (1996-07) |publisher=Archive.org |date= |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> Though Mei-Ling has never been a playable character in any of the games, a special move in ''Darkstalkers 3'' involves her coming out to team up with Hsien-Ko.

A [[cheat code]] in ''Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo'', where Hsien-Ko and the other characters appear in a [[super-deformed]] state, allows access to Mei-Ling as a playable.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/GamePro_Issue_103_Volume_09_Number_04_1997-04_IDG_Publishing_US#page/n133/mode/1up/ |title=GamePro - Issue 103 Volume 9 Number 4 (1997-04) |publisher=Archive.org |date= |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> According to [[GamesRadar]], the ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds]]'' version of Hsien-Ko (an [[Unlockable (gaming)|unlockable]] character<ref>{{cite web|author=Michael Grimm |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/marvel-vs-capcom-3-fate-of-two-worlds/cheats/ |title=Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds Cheats, Codes & Guides |publisher=GamesRadar |date= |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> capable of interacting with [[Chris Redfield]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/a-quick-look-at-mvc3s-character-specific-interactions/ |title=A quick look at MvC3's character-specific interactions |publisher=GamesRadar |date=2011-02-18 |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref>) is "an extremely unorthodox character with a number of strange moves and weird mobility." She was judged not good for beginners as her "weird normal attacks and bizarre movement options" and attacks are likely to confuse new players.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/marvel-vs-capcom-3-character-strategy-guide/?page=4 |title=Page 4 - Marvel vs Capcom 3 Character Strategy Guide |publisher=GamesRadar |date=2011-02-27 |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> The [[downloadable content|DLC]] Evil Twin Costume Pack includes Mei-Ling as an alternate skin for Hsien-Ko's model in ''Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marvel.com/news/video_games/2011/11/21/17092/ultimate_marvel_vs_capcom_3_dlc_plans |title=Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 DLC Plans &#124; News |publisher=Marvel.com |date= |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref>

===Other appearances===
Hsien-Ko and Mei-Ling make their first appearance in the second episode of the 1997 anime miniseries ''[[Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge (anime)|Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge]]''. The twins travel Earth in an old [[T-bucket]]-style convertible with a trailer resembling a [[covered wagon]] attached. Their personalities, and speech patterns in the English dub of the program, differed considerably; Mei-Ling is the more sensible of the pair and speaks eloquently, whereas Hsien-Ko has a more childlike disposition, and her dialogue often contains modern [[colloquialism]]s or improper grammar (often saying "don't" in place of "doesn't"). She also appears in the 1995 [[Darkstalkers (TV series)|American cartoon series]] that is loosely based on the games (in the episodes "Ghost Hunter" and "Darkest Before Dawn"), where Hsien-Ko's backstory was altered like those of several characters, in her case her transformation having resulted from her accidentally consuming a substance she mistook for rice that was hidden under a floorboard inside a hut.

The character appears in other ''Darkstalkers'' media, such as the comic and manga adaptations of ''Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge'' by Run Ishida; and Itou Mami's ''Maleficarum'', as well as in the 2004 card game ''[[Universal Fighting System]]'' by Jasco Games. Multiple Hsien-Ko figures and resin garage kits were released by various manufacturers,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://myfigurecollection.net/encyclopedia/5689_lei_lei |title=Lei Lei ‹ Characters ‹ Encyclopedia - MyFigureCollection.net (Tsuki-board.net) |publisher=MyFigureCollection.net |date= |accessdate=2015-10-07}}</ref> including [[FuRyu]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jp.ign.com/goods/31097/news/|title=格闘ゲーム「ヴァンパイア」シリーズのレイレイが「ぬーどるストッパーフィギュア」に登場|last=片岡龍一|date=2018-11-27|website=IGN Japan|language=ja|access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref> among others. Capcom produced Hsien-Ko T-shirts<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.4gamer.net/games/189/G018965/20140917060/|title=「ヴァンパイア」，モリガンのフィギュアが18日発売。Tシャツなども9月末発売|last=|first=|date=2013-03-14|website=|publisher=4Gamer.net|language=Japanese|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2015-10-07}}</ref> and [[Banpresto]] released a series of mascot key chains. {{Clear}}

==Reception and cultural impact==
Hsien-Ko was well received by Westen critics as one of the most remarkable characters in the series already filled with unusual characters,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ugo.com/games/25-games-that-need-sequels?page=3|title=25 Games That Need Sequels|date=2010-11-23|publisher=UGO.com|accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> and have been noted as a popular fan favourite by many publications such as ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/video-games/2011/03/games-we-want-e3-2011/darkstalkers-4|title=15. Darkstalkers 4 — Hype Dreams: The 15 Games We Hope Are Announced At E3 2011|date=2011-03-21|publisher=Complex|accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/video-games/2013/08/best-2d-fighting-games/night|title=Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge — The 25 Best 2D Fighting Games of All Time|date=2013-08-15|publisher=Complex|accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> [[Eurogamer]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-01-27-sentinel-hsien-ko-confirmed-for-mvc3|title=Sentinel, Hsien-Ko confirmed for MVC3 •|last=Yin|first=Wesley|date=2011-01-27|publisher=Eurogamer.net|accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> Hardcore Gaming 101,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/darkstalkers/darkstalkers.htm|title=Darkstalkers|author=|date=2007-02-06|publisher=Hardcore Gaming 101|accessdate=2015-10-07}}</ref> and Siliconera,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2012/12/09/darkstalkers-resurrection-screenshots-show-hsien-ko-donovan-and-more/|title=Darkstalkers Resurrection Screenshots Show Hsien-Ko, Donovan And More|date=2012-12-09|publisher=Siliconera|accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> as well as by individuals such as ''[[Hi Score Girl]]'' author Rensuke Oshikiri.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2018/07/13/116119.html|title=人と人を繋ぐゲームラブコメディ『ハイスコアガール』主人公とヒロインの絆を育んだ格闘ゲーム4選|website=インサイド|language=ja|access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref> Japanese arcade gaming magazine ''Gamest'' named Lei-Lei as the seventh best character of 1995,<ref>{{cite journal |script-title=ja:ベストキャラクター賞 |trans-title=Best Character Award |journal=Gamest |issue=162 |date=30 January 1996|page=48 |author=| language=Japanese | publisher=Shinseisha}}</ref> as well as 32nd in 1997.<ref>{{cite journal |script-title=ja:ベストキャラクター賞 |trans-title=Best Character Award |journal=Gamest |issue=212 |date=30 January 1998|page=102 |author= | language=Japanese | publisher=Shinseisha}}</ref> Also in 1997, Japanese ''Sega Saturn Magazine'' ranked her as the 35th best female character on the [[Sega Saturn]].<ref>''Sega Saturn Magazine'' (Japan) 25/1997 (1997-07-25) p.129.</ref>

Described as "scary but also sort of hilarious, a highly tactical fighter" by [[GamesRadar]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/darkstalkers-resurrection-roster-meet-all-18-characters/ |title=Darkstalkers Resurrection roster - Meet all 18 characters |publisher=GamesRadar |date=2012-10-12 |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> and as "one of the funniest characters around" by ''[[EGM2]]'',<ref>''EGM2'' issue 50 (August 1998) page 129.</ref> Hsien-Ko was one of favorite female Asian video game characters of [[GameDaily]]'s Robert Workman, who opined she "definitely has good looks, despite her oversized hands,"<ref>Workman, Robert (2009-02-06). [http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/babe-of-the-week-asian-beauties/?page=6 Babe of the Week: Asian Beauties]. [[GameDaily]]. Retrieved on 2009-02-09.</ref> while WhatCulture ranked her as the 28th greatest female fighting game character of all time.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://whatculture.com/gallery/30-greatest-female-fighting-game-characters-of-all-time/4 |title=30 Greatest Female Fighting Game Characters Of All Time - Page 4 |publisher=Whatculture.com |date=2015-05-21 |accessdate=2015-10-07}}</ref> In 2013, ''[[Retro Gamer]]'' chose her one of the 19 "coolest fighters from the last 30 years", declaring that fellow ''Darkstalkers'' characters "Felicia, [[Demitri Maximoff|Demitri]] and [[B.B. Hood]] are equally well known, but Lei-Lei is a more unusual example of a popular character as she's so unorthodox and difficult to use effectively."<ref>''Retro Gamer'' issue 120 page 83.</ref>

Japanese singer and voice actress Rina Kondō used Lei-Lei as her nickname.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ddnavi.com/news/257253/a/|title=「近藤玲奈」声優インタビュー＆撮り下ろしグラビア【声優図鑑】 &#124; ダ・ヴィンチニュース|author=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Ddnavi.com|language=Japanese|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2015-10-07}}</ref> The ''[[Skullgirls]]'' character Peacock's design was partially inspired by Hsien-Ko,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/06/from-kuribos-shoe-to-requiem-for-a-dreams-fridge-skullgirls-great-visual-gags/ |title=From Kuribo's Shoe To Requiem For A Dream's Fridge, Skullgirls' Great Visual Gags &#124; Kotaku Australia |publisher=Kotaku.com.au |date= |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamingnexus.com/Article/Skullgirls/Item3138.aspx |title=Skullgirls Preview |publisher=Gaming Nexus |date=2011-07-28 |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/skullgirls-hands-preview/ |title=Skullgirls hands-on preview |publisher=GamesRadar |date=2011-11-11 |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://iplaywinner.com/news/2013/5/23/skullgirls-beta-changes-from-salty-cupcakes-52313.html |title=Skullgirls Beta Changes from Salty Cupcakes 5/23/13 |publisher=Iplaywinner |date=2013-05-23 |accessdate=2014-05-22}}</ref> and the game's first prototype around 1999 actually used her and [[Chun-Li]] sprites for testing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.famitsu.com/news/201303/22030503.html |title=祝・日本版配信！海外生まれの本格2D格ゲー『スカルガールズ』開発スタッフにメールインタビュー - ファミ通.com |publisher=Famitsu.com |date=2013-03-22 |accessdate=2015-10-07}}</ref>

==See also==
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*[[List of Darkstalkers characters|List of ''Darkstalkers'' characters]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Hsien-Ko}}
* Hsien-Ko's [https://web.archive.org/web/20140302074946/http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Darkstalkers/Characters/Hsien-Ko ''Darkstalkers''] entry at StrategyWiki

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