Kolin

Kolin (コーリン, Kōrin?, Russian: Колин), also known by the alias Helen (ヘレン, Heren?, Russian: Хелен, Khelen), is a video game character from the Street Fighter series, first appearing in Street Fighter III: New Generation as a non-playable character before making her playable debut in the second season of Street Fighter V. She initially takes on a benevolent persona and acted as if she cared for other people, when in reality she is a conniving and devoted agent of the Secret Society, primarily serving as Gill's personal assistant.

Kolin was once a member in the army of her unnamed home country which was destroyed in a war. Being the only survivor of her unit, Kolin wanders into the tundra and collapses by a dead flower in the snow. Gill appears to her and asks for her name; she says she has none. He asks about her country and she says it is gone. He offers to build a new Country of God where she can live, if she desires it. A butterfly begins to hatch from a chrysalis on the dead flower.

Height
5'6" (168 cm)

Weight
143 lbs (65 kg)

Eye color:
Blue

Hair color:
Blonde

Kolin is a long blonde wavy haired, blue eyed, robust but pear-shaped lady. She wears her wavy hair loose in a longer style, under a black ushanka hat with a four-pointed star decoration at the center. This complements her black Afghanka-style military jacket, which ends in a miniskirt. Thigh high black stockings and fur boots.

In Street Fighter III, Kolin appears primarily in the role of dutiful assistant to Gill. When she interacts with other characters, she is a bit standoffish.

In Street Fighter V, she is depicted as a conniving schemer who seems to alternate between two personalities: a false, kind one, with which she acts as a supportive figure to Charlie Nash and a helper to her other allies, such as Rashid, and her true self: zealous, ruthless, cruel, and vindictive, seen when she snaps and throws Nash's unavoidable return to the grave in his face upon Nash expressing doubt in his ability to take down Bison. Despite loathing her adversaries, she was open to admitting that Bison was a thorn in her organization's side as much as he was a problem to Nash and Ryu, however she used Nash for her own personal gain regardless. If Kolin is involved in a fight, she lets her true personality show by belittling her opponents and usually identifying them as inferior to her.

Despite her manipulative personality, Kolin is deeply religious and devoted to Gill and the teachings of the Secret Society. She carries a copy of the Book of Miraha, the Secret Society's holy book, and reads from it for strength when she is disheartened. She despises soldiers and seeks to end all war.

Haughty to those who do not impress her, Kolin shows a conceptual and detached personality in general and scoffs off those who are not worthy of note for the Secret Society, a result of indoctrination of the organization, and very rarely displays sincere concern and care outside a façade.

Likes:
Reading, butterflies, Gill

Dislikes:
Everyone other than Gill, soldiers, Urien, M. Bison

Gill
Kolin is deeply loyal to Gill, entirely convinced that he is the prophesied messiah. At the end of A Shadow Falls, she is shocked and honored that despite her failure to satisfy the ancient prophecy with her Nash project, Gill still wishes for her to serve at his side.

Urien
Kolin and Urien appear to have an antagonistic relationship, although she refers to him deferentially as "Lord Urien". Urien is disdainful of Kolin's project with Nash, referring to him as her "mud doll". It is also revealed, as per her win quotes, she is not above betraying Urien, should the opportunity arise.

Jury
During Street Fighter V, Helen and Juri seem to have a somewhat professional relationship since they had a common enemy to take down, M. Bison as well as Shadaloo.

Nash
Kolin believed Nash to be a figure in the prophecies of the Book of Miraha, the warrior destined to defeat M. Bison. She resurrected him for this purpose, and was dismayed when he rejected her mission. She was mortified to discover the prophecy had been about Ryu instead.

Guile
Because Guile reminded her of soldiers that wrought havoc in her homeland, Kolin does not have a favorable view about Guile due to his occupation, and the same would be true for Charlie Nash, except that the latter was under her and Secret Society's command.

Kolin fights using the Russian martial art system. Like Gill (who gifted her with this power), she is a cryokinetic, able to manipulate ice and snow for various attack effects. She's the second playable character in the series to use ice in her moveset (after Gill), but the first one who fully uses said element.

Before her playable debut, Kolin was implied to be a fighter by Juri in Act 2 of A Shadow Falls, where she displays impressive dexterity and sleight of hand in picking-pocketing two chess pieces from Rashid without his notice.

Kolin displays a number of other supernatural powers over the course of A Shadow Falls: she vanishes into thin air when Nash looks away in Act 1, and she recharges his body in Act 2 by projecting a blue energy into the gemstone in his forehead. She implies she has the power to "touch souls", but cannot do this with Nash as he is dead.

Kolin utilizes her cryokinetic powers to turn her hands into icy blades for slashing attacks. Her first V-Trigger is a wave of ice on the ground that prevents the opponent's stun gauge from depleting, and can freeze them solid if the gauge fills. Her second V-Trigger enhances her punches and Hailstorm. It also turns her dash into a skateboard, and gives her a special version of Vanity Step. Her first V-Skill allows her to deflect and automatically punish incoming moves with ease, while her second V-Skill, gives her a command grab that puts her opponent in an icy state. Her Critical Art has her dash forward with a slice of her hand and if the attack connects, she'll continue summoning large icicles from the ground, throwing the opponent into the air and shattering the ice to drop them to the ground.

Birthdate:
February 14

Birthplace:
Unknown, heavily implied to be from Russia

Fighting style:
Systema, cryokinesis, knifehand strikes.

Occupation:
Soldier (formerly)
Gill's personal assistant/secretary

Rival(s):
Urien, Guile

Skills:
Disguise, espionage

Secret society called Illuminati.