“A lot of characters at that time were popular because of their sexiness,” he says. Garou: Mark of the Wolves planner and The King of Fighters XIV producer Yasuyuki Oda states that Nakoruru's popularity surprised even the company as no one at SNK had "expected that Nakoruru would become a popular character to that extent." Oda recalls being surprised that one of the series’ characters, became a fan-favorite despite her modest, non-sexualized appearance. In the character popularity poll on Neo Geo Freak's website, she was voted as the seventh favorite character with a total of 1,252 votes. And in Neo Geo Freak's August 1998 issue, she was ranked as the 5th best character. In the Neo Geo Freak's 1997 Volume 8 character poll, she was voted as the second favourite character with a total of 1,732 votes. As the Japanese perceive the Ainu as living closer to nature, Nakoruru's role in the game is of a defender of Mother Nature in some material Nakoruru has been referred to as a priestess. Her character is based upon the Ainu people of Hokkaido, Japan. Also developers admit that her famous "This is nature's punishment" quote is based on Sailor Moon's "In the name of moon, I punish you" line. Although she has no particular model for her character, Hilda from The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun and The Dagger of Kamui helped her conception process.
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