Baby Bonnie Hood

General CVG character
name=Baby Bonnie Hood


caption=B.B. Hood
series="Darkstalkers" series
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nationality= A certain country in Northern Europe
age= unknown (between 10-12)
height= 142cm
artist=Yoshiki Okamoto
voiceactor=Miyuki Matsushita
japanactor=
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Baby Bonnie Hood, also known as B.B. Hood (nihongo|Bulleta|バレッタ|Baretta in Japan), is a character from the "Darkstalkers" series designed by Yoshiki Okamoto. Although she has a cute and innocent appearance (as her name suggests, she physically resembles Little Red Riding Hood), B.B. Hood is a murderous psychopath. As a Darkhunter, she kills Darkstalkers for money. As a homicidal schizophrenic, it is unwise for anyone to stand against her in her pursuit of money. Many look upon her as an antithesis to fellow darkhunters, Donovan Baine and Hsien-Ko.

When creating B.B. Hood, Okamoto stated in his design notes that every "Darkstalker" character is inspired by something in fantasy, myth, and horror. When creating B.B. Hood however, he wanted to do something a little more sinister. Rather than being based on an archetype, or a myth, B.B. Hood is inspired by the frightening qualities of the human race itself. When motivated by greed or ambition and fueled by malice, no monster can compare to how terrifying humans can be. This is what B.B. Hood personifies, from her deceptive appearance to her relentless, heartless quest for money. It could even be said that B.B. Hood represents humanity's dark side (she even points it out in her ending in "SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium": "Violent, stingy, schizophrenic... It sounds... like me!"). These notes were included in the official Japanese strategy guide for "Darkstalkers 3".

B.B. Hood's weapons of choice are a seemingly endless number of various armaments that she keeps hidden in her basket. Additionally, she tosses an endless supply of landmines from her pockets. Though a sweet little blonde on the outside, she's a powerful character and is highly psychotic. B.B. Hood is feared by weaker Darkstalkers everywhere.

tory

B.B. Hood's profession was founded because droves of creatures from Makai had already flowed into the human world. Many of these creatures have since earned the interest of humans, be it scientific, prejudice, or simple curiosity. Items usable for decorations, materials that don't exist in the human world (such as the liquid and blood from their internal organs) are of keen interest, especially for research for bio-weapons and such. A "Darkhunter" is a job that was born to meet the demand for these clients.

These hunters hunt down creatures and get the reward money corresponding to the creature they hunt. The high risk is countered by the exceptional pricetag attached to most demons. But because they hunt the creatures of the night, failure is not an option. Failing would mean one thing; death. To fight against these creatures, having a fit body, martial arts skills and firearms are not enough. It is possible for a Class-C creature to slaughter an entire army of first class elite soldiers. A strong mind and spirit is needed to keep one's self from losing their own sanity, and a dark heart is required so that they are not poisoned by the evil aura that the creatures emanate.

Several hundred darkhunters are said to exist in the world, their skills varying greatly. Some of these hunters can barely kill a wild beast from Makai, let alone a Darkstalker. Within these hunters, B.B. Hood is a "Special S-Class" hunter, meaning she's one of the best there is. Her stare alone can cause the lower ranking darkstalkers to be filled with fear, and she is able to deflect many kinds of physical attacks. Many say that she was born to be a hunter.

Her heart was dark enough that Jedah considered her a Darkstalker and transported her into the Majigen as a worthy soul. When she was pulled into the Majigen by Jedah, she simply looked around and said, "Heh, they're all mine... it's been a long time since I had a job this big."

B.B. Hood's role as a Darkhunter

These are the actions that B. B. Hood often practices on a daily basis in her profession as a hunter of Darkstalkers:
*Attending the conference Hunters Guild of the Northern European Alpine Branch to secure part of the final profit.
*Obtaining weapons and ammunition (often through illegal means).
*Maintaining portable weapons at home.
*Making potent gunpowder mixtures for portable mines.
*Going to town to buy food and clothing, and going to Grandmother's house to do errands.
*Training for controlled shooting (eg. shooting 50 targets while 100m dash).
*Using the satellite "CATASTROPHE" (a camouflaged military satellite), for retrieval of information on Darkstalkers.

Fighting game appearances

*"Darkstalkers 3" - 1997
*"Vampire Saviour 2" - 1997 (Japan only)
*"Vampire Hunter 2" - 1997 (Japan only)
*"" - 1999
*"Vampire Chronicle for Matching Service" - 2000 (Japan only)
*"" - 2000
*"" - 2005
*"" - 2005

Non-fighting game appearances

*"Pocket Fighter" - 1998
*"" - 1999
*"Cannon Spike" - 2000
*"" - 2006

Trivia

*B.B.Hood resembles the Red Riding Hood character in Roald Dahl's, "The Three Little Pigs". In this tale the third pig asks Little Red Riding Hood to come and handle the wolf. Ever the skilled sharpshooter, Hood gains a second wolf-skin coat (the first wolf-skin was obtained from "Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf") as well as a pigskin briefcase.
*The personality of B.B. Hood is supposed to be strongly inspired by Ran of "Urusei Yatsura", who possesses the very similar character which is pure violent and furious but always tends to disguise as a sweet and cute girl dressing like those protagonists in classic fairy tales. (Alice, Dorothy, etc.) Ran's abrupt change of emotions and manners marked herself in Japanese anime history and gained herself a reputation for DID, although she is not pathologically a patient. B.B.Hood here just acts the same way in fighting game.

*Cisqua from the popular anime/manga series Elemental Gelade was specifically modeled after B.B. Hood as stated by the mangaka.

External links

* B.B. Hood's [http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Darkstalkers/Characters/B.B._Hood Darkstalkers] and [http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Marvel_vs._Capcom/Characters/B.B._Hood Marvel vs. Capcom 2] entries at [http://strategywiki.org/ StrategyWiki.org]