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HEIDERN
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Birthplace:                   Unknown                                               
Birthdate:                    September 1, 1954 (45 years old)
Height:                       1.92 m (6'3")                                              
Weight:                       90 kg (196 lbs)
Blood type:                   B                                                            
Hobbies:                      Metal figurine collection, fishing
Favorite food:                Stout beer and home-made sausages   
Favorite sport:               Hunting
Most valuable:                Picture of his family                                 
Hates the most:               Rugal
Fighting style: Martial Arts and self-taught assasination tecniques
           
	Heidern, inside his cool exterior, hides a man full of guilt and haunt. 
This strict commander hides a very dark past, all thanks to a cruel and evil man 
that reduced his life to shambles in a blink of an eye.
	Heidern was a very spirited soldier in his young times, training very hard 
and accomplishing his goal of being the best of his class. Participating in 
several wars as a mercenary, Heidern was feared as a man with hands like claws, 
and his cutting-edge fingers. Heidern also fell in love with a precious woman 
named Sandra, and decided to marry her. Not much time later, they had their only 
daughter, Clara. Heidern was very happy with his family, and after having 
received the title of commander, he retired to pass more time with his family.
	However, there was one last mission assigned to Heidern. He and his unit 
must investigate a man who has gained a name for himself in the black market, 
and has become such a powerful man, that he represents a menace to the world 
governments. He was called Rugal Bernstein. Heidern accepted, conditioning that 
his family must be safe at all moments. The governments located a security group 
in front of Heidern's house, so Heidern was free to investigate Rugal. Or so he 
thought...
	Heidern dedicated himself day and night to follow the trace of Rugal. He 
seemed to pop up everywhere, even in two different continents the same day! 
Heidern did not know what made Rugal so fast, but he managed to bust some 
criminal warehouses and other illegal locations properties of Rugal. However, 
Rugal was nowhere to be found. Amidst the tedium and desperation, Heidern wanted 
to see his family again. Given permission to do so, Heidern traveled back to his 
house for a certain period of time. When he came back, he saw the security force 
totally wiped out, and his family missing, his house trashed. Then, Heidern saw 
a letter on the table. It was signed by a certain "R" individual. Heidern opened 
the letter, and it was Rugal! He told Heidern he had his family, and that he 
should better stop all that foolishness of trying to stop him and play hero. If 
he declined the investigation, he would free his family again. Heidern slashed 
the letter to pieces, and now more than ever, was dedicated to trap Rugal.
	Sooner than ever, Heidern located Rugal's trail. It seemed he had a 
personal air carrier called the 'Blacknoah', where he voyaged with an impressive 
arsenal. Heidern gathered his unit, and took the plane that would take them to 
the Blacknoah. They landed on the Blacknoah soon after, surprisingly finding no 
resistance. After penetrating the carrier, Heidern found Rugal ready for battle. 
Rugal laughed and considered them all to be fools. Before they could do 
anything, the unit was almost plowed by Rugal's inmense power. Just in a few 
minutes, Rugal had taken out all of Heidern's unit. Heidern was so shocked he 
barely noticed how Rugal got closer to him. Heidern, enraged, took Rugal on. But 
his fury did not allow him to fight well, and Rugal and his huge strength made 
short work out of him. In a single move, Rugal managed to gouge out Heidern's 
right eye. Wounded and unable to go on, Rugal prepared to deliver the final 
blow, but if he had to die, he must at least die in style. Rugal then began to 
gather huge power, and before he unleashed it, Sandra and Clara appeared to 
cover Heidern. Heidern shouted for them to stay away, but they did not listen. A 
blinding light fazed Heidern, and then all became blank. 
	Heidern woke up in a hospital bed. He was wrapped up in bandages, and his 
eye covered with a patch. His nearest nurse got closer to him, and Heidern 
desperately asked her for information on his unit and his family. His unit: 
Almost all killed, the survivors badly wounded. His family: Dead. Heidern was 
destroyed. He passed many months in grief and pain, and burned in desires of 
taking revenge on Rugal. As of destiny would have had it, a little girl appeared 
sleeping in the jungle near Heidern's house. She was filled with blood, but she 
had no wounds. Maybe it was other's blood? Heidern felt compassion for the 
child, and took her home. Once, he noticed the incredible power she had, and he 
decided to train her personally in martial arts. She said they used to call her 
Leona, but that's all she reminded of her past. Also having the company of his 
best mercenaries Ralf and Clark, Heidern's pain was quenched, but his revenge 
was soon to be realized: he received a personal invitation to the new King of 
Fighters tournament, which had the new team battle mode. Taking Ralf and Clark 
with him (since Leona was still too little), Heidern faced the tournament. He 
didn't reach the finals, but he was relieved when he knew about Rugal's death 
after his carrier being destroyed. That was, until next year...
	Heidern was invited once again to the King of Fighters tournament, and he 
suspected that something fishy was going on since the invitations were signed by 
"R". Calling Ralf and Clark back to duty, the trio once again investigated, and 
indeed, it was Rugal once again! Heidern was ready to end the score with Rugal, 
but realized it was all up to Kyo and his team. He aided the Hero Team in all he 
could, and when Rugal was finally destroyed by his own power, Heidern considered 
it a proper death for a man thirsty of power, and walked away.
	After that, Heidern declined all future invitations to the King of 
Fighters tournament, since Rugal was destroyed, and he had nothing to do with it 
anymore. So, he sent his best student, Leona, to fight along with Ralf and 
Clark, the persons he sees as his sons. He especially cares for Leona, not only 
just because she resembles Clara so much, he also wishes that Leona can finally 
get over her past, and when she does, Ralf and Clark will be with her. Heidern, 
after all, is still able to care for other people.
	Shortly after the 1997 version of the King of Fighters tournament ends, and 
with the situation back to normal again, Heidern receives the visit of a young 
girl. She calls herself Whip, and wants to enter the Ikari Warriors squad. After 
seeing her impressive skills with a whip, Heidern brings her in, and decides to 
train her in his own assasination techniques. After two years, Heidern detects some 
strange anomalies during the King of Fighters 1999 tournament, so he dispatches his 
best Ikari squad to investigate. And soon, results would jump to sight....
	Heidern manages to detect from his command room several images of Kyo 
Kusanagi around the world. This is a weird success, indeed, and it makes it look 
like the tournament is nothing more than a set-up. Heidern tries to contact his 
unit, but fails. Thus, he decides to dispatch several elimination squads to the 
location of the Kyo clones, and prepare to eliminate them. After that, Heidern 
directs himself to the main base of the enemy. Upon arriving, he notices the 
several wounded bodies of his soldiers among the ruins, and one dead body: that of 
the past host of the competition, Krizalid. Heidern closes the eyes of the deceased 
man, and asks for any survivors. One soldier noticed two persons evacuate the place 
before they arrived. Heidern feels the menace is barely starting...and not yet 
reached the full terror.
	Heidern is a lonely man, and passes most of the time enclosed in his 
office and meditating. He sees in Leona the chance to start all over, and get 
over the death of his family. His old friends, Ralf and Clark, are also with him 
and make him feel good in those grim moments. Heidern, even after Rugal's death, 
still feels pain in his heart, but decides life goes on, and his soldiers are 
the only family he now has.

*Fun fact = What's with Heidern's salute ala Nazi? Or is it just me? (Nah, he is 
so cool who cares? ^-^)
*Cloth changes = His primary color was light brown in KOF '94/'95, and dark blue 
in KOF '98. 

Appearances: The King of Fighters '94, The King of Fighters '95, The King of 
Fighters '98