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#REDIRECT #[[List of Darkstalkers characters#Baby Bonnie Hood]] |
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{{redirect-distinguish|bbhood|babyhood (disambiguation)}} |
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{{Infobox character |
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|name=Baby Bonnie Hood |
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|image=Darkstalkers Resurrection BBHood.png |
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|caption=B.B. Hood in ''[[Darkstalkers Resurrection]]'' (2013) |
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|series=[[Darkstalkers]] |
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|firstgame=''[[Darkstalkers 3]]'' (1997) |
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|creator= |
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|designer=[[Akiman]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/akiman7/status/421339173291687938|title=バレッタのデザイン |
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|voice=[[Miyuki Matsushita]] |
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|origin = [[Northern Europe]] |
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|nationality = [[Northern Europe]]an |
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|occupation = Darkhunter |
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|weapon= Uzi (primary weapon) <br>Various other firearms, explosives, and knives |
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}} |
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'''Baby Bonnie Hood''' ('''B.B. Hood''' for short; {{nihongo|'''Bulleta'''|バレッタ|Baretta}} in Japan) is a fictional character in [[Capcom]]'s ''[[Darkstalkers]]'' series. Modeled after [[Little Red Riding Hood]], she is the only non-magical playable character in the series, and has been positively received by critics for her design and characterization. |
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==Appearances== |
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===''Darkstalkers'' series=== |
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Baby Bonnie Hood makes her debut in ''[[Darkstalkers 3]]'' as a monster bounty hunter who hails from [[Northern Europe]].<ref name="bbhbio">Capcom, ''Darkstalkers Graphic File'' (2008), p. 113.</ref> As a Darkhunter, she kills Darkstalkers for money, and employs modern weaponry such as an Uzi submachine gun (sometimes substituted by a MAC-10),<ref name="CSending">[http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/dc/a/cspbb-1.png B.B. Hood ''Cannon Spike'' ending screen] - VGMuseum.com. Retrieved June 5, 2014.</ref> land mines, knives, and apple-shaped grenades—an arsenal she carries inside her picnic basket that itself doubles as a rocket launcher—all in her missions of hunting down creatures that have encroached onto Earth from the otherworldly dimension of Makai. Though she fights evil as a Darkhunter like [[Donovan (Darkstalkers)|Donovan]] and [[Hsien-Ko]], she is an evil psychopath motivated mainly by profit, and her own heart was dark enough that [[Jedah Dohma]], the game's reality bending antagonist, considered her a Darkstalker and therefore transported her into Majigen, a magical realm he has created within Makai expressly for imprisoning souls he deemed valuable. |
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==Design and gameplay== |
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B.B. Hood's character design and name are a play on [[Little Red Riding Hood]], with her violent personality serving as an ironic contrast to the innocent naïvete of her appearance and namesake. Character designer [[Akira Yasuda]] (Akiman) stated that while the other [[List of Darkstalkers characters|''Darkstalkers'' characters]] were inspired by an archetype of either mythology, folklore or popular culture, B.B. Hood was instead inspired by the sinister qualities of the human race itself, thus serving as a personification of humanity's dark side.<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=2015-10-01}}</ref> During development of ''Darkstalkers 3'', after B.B. Hood's design was finalized, the team could not figure out how the character should move in-game, so Akiman drew sketches of her moves and poses and pitched them to the graphic department. |
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B.B. Hood is the only fully human playable character in the ''[[Darkstalkers]]'' series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/videos/2013/02/14/darkstalkers-bb-hood-commentary |title=Darkstalkers Resurrection - BB Hood Commentary - IGN Video |publisher=Uk.ign.com |date=2013-02-14 |accessdate=2015-10-01}}</ref> She carries her picnic basket on her arm during gameplay and has a small dog named Harry that watches the action from the sidelines and reacts in fear whenever she takes damage or fires a gun. Two rifle-wielding huntsmen named John and Arthur briefly appear alongside her in a special power-up move titled "Beautiful Hunting" that inflicts extra damage on opponents, and her victory poses range from her singing into a microphone to a man called Mr. K. counting money into her hand.<ref>Capcom, ''Darkstalkers Graphic File'' (2008), p. 142-143.</ref> |
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==Other games== |
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Like many of the ''Darkstalkers'' characters, B.B. Hood has appeared in numerous Capcom crossover titles. She is a hidden character along with [[Mega Man (character)|Mega Man]] in the shooter ''[[Cannon Spike]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/Official_Dreamcast_Magazine_The_Issue_12_2001-03_Imagine_Publishing_US#page/n93/mode/1up/ |title=Official Dreamcast Magazine, The - Issue 12 (2001-03)(Imagine Publishing)(US) |date= March 2001|accessdate=2015-10-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2013/08/14/dreamcast-14th-anniversary-14-games-we-want-in-hd/50168/ |title=Dreamcast 14th Anniversary: 14 Games We Want in HD |publisher=Hardcore Gamer |date=2013-08-14 |accessdate=2015-10-01}}</ref> and is selectable in ''[[SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2000/11/13/capcom-vs-snk-millennium-fight-2000 |title=Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 - IGN |publisher=Uk.ign.com |date= 13 November 2000|accessdate=2015-10-01}}</ref> and ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/the-56-characters-of-marvel-vs-capcom-2/ |title=The 56 characters of Marvel vs Capcom 2 |publisher=GamesRadar |date=2013-04-09 |accessdate=2015-10-01}}</ref> The character additionally appears in ''[[Onimusha|Onimusha Soul]]'',<ref name="onimusha">{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2014/04/18/see-b-b-hood-street-fighters-sakura-armed-onimusha-soul/|title=See B.B. Hood And Street Fighter's Sakura Armed For Onimusha Soul|publisher=Siliconera|date=April 18, 2014|accessdate=June 6, 2014}}</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=2015-10-01}}</ref> in collectible-card style titles ''[[SVC: Card Fighters 2 Expand Edition]]'' and ''[[SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS]]'', as well as in the tactical role-playing game ''[[Project X Zone 2]]'' as an enemy unit.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rpgamer.com/news/Q3-2015/091015c.html |title=News Bulletin - Project X Zone 2's Roster Expands |publisher=RPGamer |date= |accessdate=2015-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002034649/http://www.rpgamer.com/news/Q3-2015/091015c.html |archive-date=2015-10-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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B.B. Hood makes unplayable cameos in the "Underworld" stage and in ''Darkstalkers'' boss character [[Pyron]]'s ending in ''[[Capcom Fighting Evolution]]'', on [[Dhalsim]]'s "Toy Shop" stage in ''[[Pocket Fighter]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/Official_Sega_Saturn_Magazine_035/Official_Sega_Saturn_Magazine_035_-_september_1998_UK#page/n69/mode/2up/ |title=Official Sega Saturn Magazine Issue 35 |date= September 1998|accessdate=2015-10-01}}</ref> in mobile game'' Street Fighter × All Capcom'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.4gamer.net/games/227/G022789/20140116051/|title=「ストリートファイター×オールカプコン」に「ヴァンパイア」のキャラが |
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==Merchandise and promotion== |
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B.B. Hood is a featured character in the third and fourth chapters of the 1997 five-volume manga ''Vampire Savior: Tamashii no Mayoigo'' by [[Mayumi Azuma]], in which she is called ''Baretta'' (the [[romanization]] of her Japanese name) and relentlessly pursues Gallon ([[Jon Talbain]]). She then cons her way into Majigen, as opposed to being invited per the game's storyline, by falsely claiming to be among Jedah's chosen souls in hopes of going after the Darkstalkers therein and securing a massive payday. B.B. Hood featured little in the 2004 ''[[Darkstalkers (comics)|Darkstalkers]]'' comic series by [[Udon Entertainment]], making her largest appearance in a five-page sidestory titled "The Silver Necklace" in issue six, which additionally featured her on the alternate cover.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comics.org/issue/407772/ |title=GCD :: Issue :: Darkstalkers #6 |publisher=Comics.org |date= |accessdate=2015-10-01}}</ref> |
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Capcom released a B.B. Hood figure in a two-pack with Talbain as part of their "Video Game Super Star" series released in the West in 1999,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2000/08/30/ign-toy-test-the-toys-of-darkstalkers-part-1 |title=IGN Toy Test: The Toys of Darkstalkers - Part 1 - IGN |publisher=Uk.ign.com |date=2000-08-29 |accessdate=2015-10-01}}</ref> while other figures and merchandise of the character were available only in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://myfigurecollection.net/encyclopedia/1747_bulleta |title=Bulleta ‹ Characters ‹ Encyclopedia - MyFigureCollection.net (Tsuki-board.net) |publisher=MyFigureCollection.net |date= |accessdate=2015-10-01}}</ref> Enormous character stands of B.B. Hood and [[Lilith (Darkstalkers)|Lilith]] promoted ''Darkstalkers 3'' at the Japanese arcade trade show AOU '97.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/10/column_might_have_been_battle.php |title=GameSetWatch COLUMN: 'Might Have Been' - Battle Circuit |publisher=Gamesetwatch.com |date=2007-10-08 |accessdate=2015-10-01}}</ref> |
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==Reception== |
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Since her debut in ''Darkstalkers 3'', B.B. Hood has been well received. She was named the best arcade game character of 1997 by Japanese magazine ''Gamest''.<ref name="Staff 1998 102">{{cite journal |title=ベストキャラクター |
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In 1998, ''[[Sega Saturn Magazine]]'' praised her as an original, cool character.<ref name="Yeo, Matt 48">{{cite journal |journal=[[Sega Saturn Magazine]] |issue=51 |page=48 |date=June 1998 |title=Bite Me! |author=Yeo, Matt}}</ref> [[Dennis Publishing|Den of Geek]] deemed her "the true star" of ''Darkstalkers 3'' in a 2015 retrospective on the series. They praised her design and enjoyability to play as well as being "the monster that is man" in contrast with the literal monsters in the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.denofgeek.us/games/darkstalkers/249897/darkstalkers-the-history-of-capcoms-monster-fighting-game|title=Darkstalkers: The History of Capcom's Monster Fighting Game|first=Gavin|last=Jasper|work=Den of Geek|date=October 22, 2015|accessdate=November 19, 2015}}</ref> Michał R. Wiśniewski from ''[[Wirtualna Polska]]'' noted B.B. Hood as a visually unique player character in ''Darkstalkers'' fitting neither the series' typical horrific or sexy labels.<ref>{{cite web |author=Michał R. Wiśniewski |url=http://gry.wp.pl/artykul/felieton,rozpoznanie-wzorca-basnie-dla-niegrzecznych-dzieci,6817,1.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130913170556/http://gry.wp.pl/artykul/felieton,rozpoznanie-wzorca-basnie-dla-niegrzecznych-dzieci,6817,1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-09-13 |title=[Rozpoznanie wzorca] Baśnie dla niegrzecznych dzieci - Felieton |publisher=Gry.wp.pl |date=2013-09-07 |accessdate=2015-10-01 }}</ref> The character of Cisqua from [[Mayumi Azuma]]'s manga series ''[[Elemental Gelade]]'' was partially modeled after B.B. Hood.<ref>The author notes in ''Elemental Gelade'' volume 3.</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Stryker (Mortal Kombat)|Stryker ''(Mortal Kombat)'']] |
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*[[List of Darkstalkers characters|List of ''Darkstalkers'' characters]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{Darkstalkers series}} |
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[[Category:Characters designed by Akira Yasuda]] |
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[[Category:Child characters in video games]] |
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[[Category:Capcom antagonists]] |
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[[Category:Female characters in anime and manga]] |
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[[Category:Female characters in video games]] |
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[[Category:Fictional bounty hunters]] |
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[[Category:Fictional gunfighters in video games]] |
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[[Category:Fictional monster hunters]] |
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[[Category:Fictional characters with neurological or psychological disorders]] |
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[[Category:Fictional hunters in video games]] |
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[[Category:Video game characters introduced in 1997]] |
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[[Category:Woman soldier and warrior characters in video games]] |
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[[Category:Works based on Little Red Riding Hood]] |
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