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| series = [[Darkstalkers]]
| first= ''[[Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors]]'' (1994)
| creator = Alex Jimenez<ref name=gt>{{cite web|url=http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/ctf84h/pop-facts-darkstalkers--movie-monsters|title=Darkstalkers: Movie Monsters - Pop Facts|work=[[GameTrailers]]|via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=2 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006122656/http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/ctf84h/pop-facts-darkstalkers--movie-monsters|archive-date=6 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| designer = Hiroshi Shibata<ref>{{cite tweet|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721212546/https://twitter.com/akiman7/status/1309166626726649864 |archivedate=2023-07-21|first=Akira |last=Yasuda|user=akiman7|number=1309166626726649864|title=モリガンのデザインは柴田という人でフェリシアとパイロンも彼 ドットアニメーションは森という人}}</ref>
| voice = {{Collapsible list|title=[[English language|English]]|[[Janyse Jaud]] (Japanese animated series)|[[G. K. Bowes]] (''Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds'', ''Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3'', ''Teppen'')<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/gkbowes/status/660247262098919424 |title=G.K. Bowes on Twitter: "@NotionGamesLLC I did! #Felicia #darkstalkers #marvelvscapcom " |publisher=[[Twitter]] |date=2015-10-30 |access-date=2016-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924085915/https://twitter.com/gkbowes/status/660247262098919424 |archive-date=2018-09-24 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://teppenthegame.com/credit.html |title=<nowiki>Credit | Teppen -Official Site-</nowiki> |website=teppenthegame.com |access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref>}}{{Collapsible list|title=[[Japanese language|Japanese]]|[[Kae Araki]] (games, 1994–2008)|[[Yukana]] (Japanese animated series)|[[Kana Asumi]] (games, 2011–present)}}
| origin = [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas Valley, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States]]
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{{nihongo|'''Felicia'''|フェリシア|Ferishia|lead=yes}} is a fictional character from the ''[[Darkstalkers]]'' series of [[fighting game]]s created by [[Capcom]], where she is an optimistic American [[catgirl]] who was raised in a [[convent]]. Introduced in the 1994 game ''[[Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors]]'' and its subsequent sequels, she has also appeared in other games outside of the ''Darkstalkers'' series and related media and merchandise, becoming one of the most popular Capcom characters.

==Conception and design==

The character was originally envisioned by [[Capcom]] producer and ''Darkstalkers'' original creator Alex Jimenez as a beautiful long-legged African vampiress who could transform into a jaguar.<ref name=gt/> Early in the development of ''Darkstalkers'', the team decided to have two female characters: a [[Catgirl (anime and manga)|catgirl]] and a [[vampiress]], characters who would eventually become Felicia and [[Morrigan Aensland|Morrigan]], respectively. Initially, Morrigan was to be the "cute" female character of the title, while Felicia would be the "sexy" female character. However, as Morrigan's character developed into that of a [[succubus]] she was made to be far more sexually appealing, and the roles of the two characters were reversed.<ref name=gt/> Additionally, Felicia's design is based off of Edward Field's 1967 poem, The Curse Of The Catwoman.<ref>https://www.time-to-collect.com/collectibles/felicia-black-edition-capcom-darkstalkers/</ref>

Felicia is a curvaceous cat woman,<ref name="4gamer">{{cite web |url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/189/G018965/20130215070/ |title=「ヴァンパイア リザレクション」，お馴染みのダークストーカー「ガロン」および「フェリシア」のストーリー＆技紹介ムービーを公開 |language=ja |author=Gueed |date=2013-02-15 |website=[[4Gamer.net]] |publisher=Aetas Inc. |access-date=2018-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924224843/https://www.4gamer.net/games/189/G018965/20130215070/ |archive-date=2018-09-24 |url-status=live }}</ref> and as such, has cat ears, a mane of long, blue hair, pointed teeth, a tail, and oversized paw-like, clawed hands and feet that she uses in battle. She is completely nude, and is only covered up by white fur partially obscuring her breasts, stomach, hips and crotch in thin strips, and entirely covering her arms and legs. Her name is adapted from the name [[Felicity (given name)|Felicity]].<ref name="4gamer"/>

==Appearances==
===Video games===
Felicia is a catwoman who was taken in and raised by a Catholic [[nun]] named Rose. When Rose died, Felicia left home hoping to become a pop star. She knew that the outside world was not pretty as it was filled with much prejudice towards Darkstalkers for being different. Despite this, Felicia never lost hope, as she remembered what she was told before that one has to obtain happiness on one's own. She wishes there to be a way for peaceful coexistence between Darkstalkers and humans alike. For that, she pursues her dream of becoming a star to serve as a bridge between them. During her travels, she met many other catgirls of her kind, and with her newfound friends (Alto, Grace, Lucy, Nana & Mimi, Nonno, and Piko), she set out for her dream of being on stage.

Besides the ''Darkstalkers'' series, Felicia appears as a [[player character|playable character]] in several other video games (not only limited to the fighting game genre), including ''[[Capcom Fighting Evolution]]'', ''[[Cross Edge]]'', ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes]]'', ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds]]'', ''[[Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix|Pocket Fighter]]'' (where she can change into [[Mega Man (character)|Mega Man]]<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=November 1998|title=PlayStation reviews: Pocket Fighter|magazine=Hyper|publisher=Next Pub|volume=61}}</ref>), ''[[Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo|Puzzle Fighter]]'', ''[[Project X Zone 2]]'', ''[[SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium]]'', ''[[Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3]]'' and ''Puzzle Spirits''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.4gamer.net/games/277/G027771/20150430140/|title=「ストパズ」，「ヴァンパイア」のモリガンとフェリシアが期間限定で登場|last=Inc.|first=Aetas|work=4Gamer.net|access-date=2018-05-15|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516014927/http://www.4gamer.net/games/277/G027771/20150430140/|archive-date=2018-05-16|url-status=live}}</ref> She has also appeared in card-based games, including ''[[SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash]]'', ''Street Fighter: Battle Combination''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.4gamer.net/games/227/G022786/20150414063/|title=「ストリートファイター バトルコンビネーション」「第1回世界格闘大会」を実施|last=Inc.|first=Aetas|work=4Gamer.net|access-date=2018-05-15|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516015006/http://www.4gamer.net/games/227/G022786/20150414063/|archive-date=2018-05-16|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Onimusha]] Soul'' (redesign to fit it [[feudal Japan]] theme<ref>{{cite web|url=http://members.oni-soul.jp/contents/collabo/index_m.html#collabo|title=鬼武者Soul CAPCOMタイトルコラボ|access-date=2 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908181123/http://members.oni-soul.jp/contents/collabo/index_m.html#collabo|archive-date=2014-09-08|url-status=live}}</ref>). In the crossover tactical role-playing game ''[[Namco × Capcom]]'', Felicia teams up with [[King (Tekken)|King II]] from ''[[Tekken]]'' to make the only two-character team in the game to include both a [[Namco]] character and a [[Capcom]] character. A [[cosplay]] costume of her can be worn by [[Nick Ramos (Dead Rising)|Nick Ramos]] in ''Super Ultra Dead Rising 3 Arcade Remix Hype EX Plus Alpha DLC''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/e3-2014-microsoft-wants-you-to-play-together|title=E3 2014: Microsoft Wants You to Play Together|website=USgamer.net|date=9 June 2014|language=en|access-date=2018-05-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516014842/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/e3-2014-microsoft-wants-you-to-play-together|archive-date=2018-05-16|url-status=live}}</ref> Felicia appears as the main character of a puzzle game for mobile phones, ''{{nihongo||フェリシアのマジカルステップ|Felicia no Magical Step|extra='Felicia's Magical Step'}}''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.capcom.co.jp/keitai/puzzle/puzzle19.html|title=ケータイカプコン｜フェリシアのマジカルステップ|website=capcom.co.jp|date=|language=ja|access-date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110130929/http://www.capcom.co.jp/keitai/puzzle/puzzle19.html|archive-date=2012-01-10|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Other media ===
====Film and television====
Felicia is the main hero in the American cartoon series ''[[Darkstalkers (TV series)|Darkstalkers]]'' (1995), in which she was accompanied by Harry Grimoire, a character created for this particular series whose purpose (aside from a plot device) was mainly to get Felicia into trouble. She is also stated to be several hundred years old in this. Her dreams of being a singer are never mentioned (although in the first episode she was fired from ''[[Cats (musical)|Cats]]'' because her "costume" was "out of date"). Felicia was also depicted as possibly being the last of her kind, despite having other catgirl friends in the game series itself.

The anime OVA ''[[Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge (anime)|Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge]]'' (1997), Felicia is shown as already having a certain amount of success as an entertainer and is just starting a tour in the human world with her own traveling show. Her tour gets off to a rough start when she is almost killed by monks pertaining to an anti-darkstalker militia and the zombie [[Lord Raptor]] saves her by promptly killing them all. Later, as [[Pyron]] begins his bid for world domination, Felicia attacks his Huitzil robot army. She destroys a few of the robots before being overwhelmed, but she is saved when the werewolf [[Jon Talbain]] intervenes. She is taken in by a human doctor and befriends the local children, only to be captured by a human paramilitary group. The doctor rescues her and with her faith in humanity renewed she, along with Talbain, lures the robots out of the town and destroying them with an explosives laden train. In this interpretation of Felicia, her origin is not mentioned, and she is ambivalent to organized religion.

====Literature====
In the [[UDON|UDON Comics]] version of ''[[Darkstalkers (comics)|Darkstalkers]]'', Felicia is still looking for her big break into stardom; unfortunately being a catgirl proves to be a very large roadblock on the path to fame. Along the way, she runs into Talbain who believes that humans are treacherous and vile, while she thinks that the current hatred between humans and darkstalkers are just a few "bumps in the road". Despite the fact that his interference costs her a potential gig, Felicia asks Talbain to accompany her, so that she can try to prove to him that humanity is not all bad. Eventually, they end up at the Catholic orphanage where Felicia grew up; her foster mother is named Sister Cecillia and is still alive and active in her foster daughter's life.

====Merchandise and guest appearances====
Several figurines of Felicia have been made since her introduction, ranging from immobile figurines by companies such as [[Kaiyodo]], [[Volks]], Yujin, Clayz, Kotobukiya, and MIT Japan, to a posable action figure by Medicom Toy.<ref>{{cite book |title=Darkstalkers Graphic File |last=Udon Staff |year=2008 |publisher=Udon Entertainment |isbn=978-1-897376-04-1 |pages=136–137}}</ref> She is also a character card in the collectible card game ''[[Universal Fighting System]]''.

In the [[shōnen]] manga series ''[[Love Hina]]'', a few of the main female characters appear in the costumes of B.B. Hood, Hsien-Ko, and Felicia—though much less revealing—for Halloween in chapter 86 of the manga. In the [[Cartoon Network]] animated series ''[[Mad (TV series)|Mad]]'' (2011), Felicia makes a cameo in the season one segment "Gaming's Next Top Princess".

==Reception==
Felicia has been well received by fans and critics as one of the ''Darkstalkers'' series' top characters as well as for her sex appeal. In 2013, the staff of [[GamesRadar]] included her among the thirty best characters in Capcom's three-decade history: "Felicia has the grace, agility and claws that fit her cross species, with body language that comes off more cat than human, and it extends to her personality as well. Behind Morrigan, she's likely the most well known Darkstalker, and has had cameos and playable appearances in multiple games. But when will she get the spotlight she deserves in a true ''Darkstalkers'' comeback?"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/30-best-capcom-characters/ |title=The 30 best Capcom characters of the last 30 years |publisher=GamesRadar |date=2013-06-25 |access-date=2014-04-12 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140504115950/http://www.gamesradar.com/30-best-capcom-characters/ |archive-date=2014-05-04 |url-status=live }}</ref> In a preview of ''Project X Zone'', they added "Felicia's popularity dates back to an earlier, more innocent time. Back then, few were up in arms about a sexy, barely dressed half-cat girl. It was especially forgivable when her in-game style could be summarized as two parts [[Blanka (Street Fighter)|Blanka]] and one part [[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]."<ref>Tom Goulter, [http://www.gamesradar.com/project-x-zone-roster/ Project X Zone roster: Meet all 60 playable characters] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130628210356/http://www.gamesradar.com/project-x-zone-roster/ |date=2013-06-28 }}, GamesRadar, January 24, 2013.</ref> [[GameDaily]] named Felicia one of their favorite Capcom characters of all time, ranking her as fifth on their list of their top 25 as well as their favorite female ''Darkstalkers'' character.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/top-25-capcom-characters-of-all-time?page=21&cp=3|title=Top 25 Capcom Characters of All Time|publisher=[[GameDaily]]|access-date=2008-12-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007222359/http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/top-25-capcom-characters-of-all-time/?page=21&cp=3|archive-date=October 7, 2008}}</ref> ''[[Play (US magazine)|PLAY]]'' magazine described her as one of Capcom's "most beloved characters", featuring her in their "Girls of Anime" special.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Halverson |first=Dave |author2=Mike Griffin |author3=Heather Anne Campbell |author4=Matt Cabral |author5=Eric L. Patterson |title=Girls of Anime |journal=[[Play (US magazine)|Play]] |volume=1 |page=20}}</ref> GameDaily listed her as one of their favorite American female characters in video games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/babe-of-the-week-the-all-american-girls/?cp=1&page=6|title=Babe of the Week: All-American Girls Gallery|publisher=GameDaily|access-date=2008-12-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090820042449/http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/babe-of-the-week-the-all-american-girls/?cp=1&page=6|archive-date=August 20, 2009}}</ref> Paul Tassi of online magazine ''Unreality'' held a "Queen of the Iron Fist" [[bracket tournament]] in 2008 that rated thirty-two female fighting-game characters, in which Felicia defeated ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' character [[Kitana (Mortal Kombat)|Kitana]], but then lost in the second round to [[Sophitia]] from the ''[[Soul (series)|Soul]]'' series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2008/11/14/announcing-unrealitys-queen-of-the-iron-fist-tournament/|title=Unreality - Announcing Unreality's Queen of the Iron Fist Tournament|first=Paul|last=Tassi|work=Unreality|date=2008|access-date=2 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006080156/http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2008/11/14/announcing-unrealitys-queen-of-the-iron-fist-tournament/|archive-date=6 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Retrospectively, Japanese video game magazine ''[[Famitsu]]'' included her among the best heroines of the 1990s in a 2015 list.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.famitsu.com/magazine/otona/heroine/2015/1990_list.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081634/https://www.famitsu.com/magazine/otona/heroine/2015/1990_list.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-03-04|title=1990年代ヒロインリスト｜エンタミクス|date=2016-03-04|access-date=2018-05-15}}</ref> In 2016, German magazine ''M! Games'' ranked her as the second "coolest" cat in video games.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=April 2016|title=Extended: DIE COOLSTEN KATZEN|journal=M! Games|volume=271|pages=26}}</ref>

[[File:Darkstalkers FanimeCon 2014.jpg|thumb|upright|Felicia and [[Q-Bee]] [[cosplay]]ers at [[FanimeCon]] 2014 in California|alt=A photograph of two women cosplaying as Felicia and another ''Darkstalkers'' character, Q-Bee.]]

The character is a popular subject of [[cosplay]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lci.tf1.fr/cinema/news/le-top-15-des-cosplay-les-plus-sexy-du-jeu-video-partie-3-5769014.html|title=Le Top 15 des Cosplay les plus Sexy du jeu vidéo [partie 3]|date=12 March 2010|work=MYTF1NEWS|access-date=2 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006132630/http://lci.tf1.fr/cinema/news/le-top-15-des-cosplay-les-plus-sexy-du-jeu-video-partie-3-5769014.html|archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> such as by [[Francesca Dani]].<ref>{{Cite journal|date=October 2002|title=PhotoShop|url=https://archive.org/details/Evolution08|journal=EvolutioN|volume=5|pages=[https://archive.org/details/Evolution08/page/n5 6]}}</ref> In 1996, Capcom's representatives were quoted as saying: "If we add female characters [to our games], it is very popular. Have you every been to the {{sic|'Cost-play'}} show in Japan? People dress up as Morrigan or Felicia to play the games".<ref>''Mean Machines Sega'' 40 (February 1996), pages 18-20.</ref> According to [[GameFront]]'s Phil Owen, her "costume is quite elaborate, which means it's easy to f–k up".<ref>Phil Owen, [http://www.gamefront.com/49-felicia-cosplayers-of-varying-quality-pics/ 9 Felicia Cosplayers of Varying Quality (pics)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508043620/http://www.gamefront.com/49-felicia-cosplayers-of-varying-quality-pics/ |date=2012-05-08 }}, GameFront, February 7, 2011.</ref> The 2009 book ''500 Essential Anime Movies: The Ultimate Guide'' cited Felicia as an example of the popularity of the ''Darkstalkers'' character designs, with fans frequently cosplaying as the character at various conventions since the original game's release.<ref>{{cite book |title=500 Essential Anime Movies: The Ultimate Guide |page=214 |isbn=978-0-06-147450-7 |year=2009 |publisher=Collins Design |author=McCarthy, Helen}}</ref>

===Sex appeal===
Felicia is often considered to be one of the most sexually attractive characters in video gaming. Featuring Morrigan and Felicia in their ''Girls of Gaming'' special in 2003, ''[[Play (US magazine)|Play]]'' wrote that the two are famous for how they "unified the haunting with the erotic, along with previously unseen level of animation and creature design".<ref>''Play magazine presents: girls of gaming'' #1</ref> She also appeared in volume 2 of ''Play's'' "Girls of Gaming" series, noted as one of the greatest female characters in fighting games and with a comment: "What can you say about a cat-girl that wears something so skimpy it barely passes as an outfit?"<ref>{{cite journal |last=Halverson |first=Dave |author2=Mike Griffin |author3=Heather Anne Campbell |author4=Matt Cabral |author5=Eric L Patterson |title=Girls of Gaming |journal=[[Play (US magazine)|Play]] |volume=2 |page=67}}</ref> In 2012, Larry Hester of ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' ranked her as the "22nd-hottest" video game character,<ref>Larry Hester, [http://www.complex.com/video-games/2012/06/the-50-hottest-video-game-characters/ The 50 Hottest Video Game Characters] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111020716/http://www.complex.com/video-games/2012/06/the-50-hottest-video-game-characters/ |date=2013-01-11 }}, ''Complex'', June 27, 2012.</ref> while [[MSN]] included her among the 20 "hottest women in video game history".<ref>[http://tech.malaysia.msn.com/photoviewer.aspx?cp-documentid=250764311 The hottest women in video game history] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130228110539/http://tech.malaysia.msn.com/photoviewer.aspx?cp-documentid=250764311 |date=February 28, 2013 }}, MSN, 21 September 2012.</ref> [[UGO Networks]]' Aubrey Sitterson ranked Felicia among "fighting games' hottest women", commenting: "The fact that we think about her purring when we scratch her pushes us dangerously close to the [[Furry fandom|Furry]] border".<ref>Aubrey Sitterson, [http://www.ugo.com/games/felicia Fighting Games' Hottest Women - Felicia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429052037/http://www.ugo.com/games/felicia |date=2012-04-29 }}, UGO.com.</ref> GamesRadar placed Felicia third on their list of the fifty "hottest game babes"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/top-25-hottest-game-babes/?page=49|title= Top 50 Hottest Game Babes on Trial|publisher=GameDaily|access-date=2008-12-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603005549/http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/top-25-hottest-game-babes/?page=49|archive-date=June 3, 2008}}</ref> and ''[[Playboy]]'' featured her among the "hottest video game breasts of all time". Patrick Roesle of ''Hardcore Gaming 101'' remarked: "All you need to know about Felicia is that she's extremely agile, emits piercing shrieks during battle, and has starred alongside [Jon] Talbain in more [[hentai]]/[[Slash fiction|slash]] [[Fan fiction|fanfiction]] than you can probably wrap your mind around".<ref name="HG101">{{cite web|url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/darkstalkers/darkstalkers.htm|title=Hardcore Gaming 101: Darkstalkers/Vampire|first=Patrick|last=Roesle|access-date=June 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602021452/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/darkstalkers/darkstalkers.htm|archive-date=2014-06-02|url-status=live}}</ref>

On the other hand, ''[[Sega Saturn Magazine]]'' described her as "too cute for her own good", questioning her viability compared to other characters in the franchise.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Sega Saturn Magazine]] |issue=32 |page=[https://archive.org/details/Official_Sega_Saturn_Magazine_032/page/n47 48] |date=June 1998 |title=Bite Me! |author=Yeo, Matt |url=https://archive.org/details/Official_Sega_Saturn_Magazine_032 |access-date=2018-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802013833/https://archive.org/details/Official_Sega_Saturn_Magazine_032 |archive-date=2016-08-02 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012, Chad Hunter of ''Complex'' ranked her as the ninth-most stereotypical character in video games (representing "Nearly Nude Female Fighters"), commenting how the "slutty innocent fighter girl stereotype was blasted off the charts with Felicia" while adding that she was "embarrassing and a weak character on top of it. This kitty cat should be put down for good".<ref>Chad Hunter, [http://www.complex.com/video-games/2012/05/the-15-most-stereotypical-characters-in-video-games/felicia-darkstalkers The 15 Most Stereotypical Characters In Video Games] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930024029/http://www.complex.com/video-games/2012/05/the-15-most-stereotypical-characters-in-video-games/felicia-darkstalkers |date=2012-09-30 }}, Complex.com, May 9, 2010.</ref>

During [[Sakura-con]] in 2008, a cosplayer of Felicia has been described as "potentially stepped over the line with her costume" with regard to [[indecent exposure]].<ref>{{Cite thesis |title=Convention cosplay : subversive potential in anime fandom |url=https://open.library.ubc.ca/soa/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0067114 |publisher=University of British Columbia |date=2009 |first=Jayme Rebecca |last=Taylor}}</ref>

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

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* Felicia's [https://web.archive.org/web/20071118023116/http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Darkstalkers/Characters/Felicia ''Darkstalkers''] and [http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Marvel_vs._Capcom/Characters/Felicia ''Marvel vs. Capcom 2''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071108220301/http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Marvel_vs._Capcom/Characters/Felicia |date=2007-11-08 }} entries at StrategyWiki.org

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