Reception and Cultural Impact
Featuring Morrigan and Felicia in their girls of gaming special in 2003, play wrote that the two are famous for how they "unified the haunting with the erotic, along with previously unseen level of animation and creature design." The book 500 Essential Anime Movies: The Ultimate Guide cited Felicia as an example of the popularity of the Darkstalkers character designs, with fans frequently cosplaying as the character at various conventions since the original game's release. Sega Saturn Magazine described her as "too cute for her own good", questioning her viability compared to other characters in the franchise. Play magazine described her as one of Capcom's "most beloved characters", featuring her in their "Girls of Anime" special. She also appeared in volume 2 of Play's "Girls of Gaming" series, noted as one of the greatest female characters in fighting games and with a comment: "what can you say about a cat-girl that wears something so skimpy it barely passes as an outfit?"
GameDaily named Felicia one of their favorite Capcom characters of all time, ranking her as fifth on their list of their top 25 and naming her also their favorite female in the Darkstalkers series. GameDaily also listed her as one of their favorite American female characters in video games, and also third on their list of the "hottest game babes". In Unreality’s Queen of the Iron Fist Tournament, Felicia won with Kitana, but lost to Sophitia. In 2011, UGO.com ranked her as sixth among the fighting games' finest female fighters, commenting how "the fact that we think about her purring when we scratch her pushes us dangerously close to the Furry border." In 2012, Complex ranked her as the 22nd "hottest" video game character. On the other hand, a different writer for Complex ranked her as the ninth most stereotypical character in video games (representing stereotype "Nearly Nude Female Fighters"), commenting how "slutty innocent fighter girl stereotype was blasted off the charts with Felicia who is coy and sweet yet dripping with underage school girl and kitty jokes," and adding, "Felicia is embarrassing and a weak character on top of it."
In the shōnen manga series Love Hina, a few of the main female characters appear in the costumes of B.B. Hood, Hsien-Ko, and Felicia—though much less revealing—for Halloween in chapter 86 of the manga. Felicia is also a popular subject of cosplay, even as, according to GameFront, her "costume is quite elaborate, which means it’s easy to f–k up."
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