Morrigan Aensland

Morrigan
Original Appearance:	Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors (1994)
Platform of Origin:	Arcade (CP System II)
Unit Type:	Solo (Namco x Capcom) Pair
Partner:	Lilith Aensland (Namco x Capcom) Chun-Li (Project X Zone) Demitri Maximoff (Project X Zone 2)
Cross appearances:	Namco x Capcom Project X Zone Project X Zone 2
Voice Actor:	Yayoi Jinguji (NxC) Rie Tanaka (PXZ, PXZ2)
First Chapter Appearance:	Prologue 4 (NxC) Chapter 8 (NxC Joins Party) Prologue 5 (PXZ) Chapter 1 (PXZ Joins Party) Chapter 3 (PXZ2)

"And here I thought you'd show a girl a good time..."

—Morrigan

Morrigan Aensland (モリガン・アーンスランド, Morigan Ānsurando^?) is the most recognizable character of the Darkstalkers series. She is the current head of the Aensland clan of the Makai realm. Rather than be waited on hand and foot, she wanders the world looking for excitement, which isn't hard considering she is a Succubus.

She appears as a playable character in Namco x Capcom, Project X Zone, and its sequel.

Profile

Morrigan was born in Scotland in the year 1678. Belial, the head of the Aensland clan at the time, foresaw that the Makai realm would face extinction soon. Even knowing that the one to control the Aensland house wouldn't be born for another 1200 years, he left the clans' hands in Morrigan's stead. She was born an S Class Succubus, a rarity even among Darkstalkers. But at the time, the Makai was in turmoil, and she was unable to attain control of the clan at the time. What's more, she had no way to control the enormous power within her. Belial, knowing this, split Morrigan's soul into three without her knowing to protect her.

With castle life being boring, she left to find excitement in the human world. One night, she sensed a strange power from Pyron and headed out once again.

Later, she learned that Belial had died and she was named the successor to the Aensland House. Though she still goes out to the human world from time to time, she was still the rightful ruler of the Makai realm. Then, her castle was pulled into Jedah's Majigen. She then sensed Lilith, the embodiment of her fractured soul, and heads out for some more enjoyment. After meeting Lilith, they then fuse together to create Morrigan's true form.

Crosspedia Entry

The current head of the House of Aensland, one of the three noble houses of the Makai, Morrigan is also a succubus, an alluring demon who controls dreams in search of excitement and stimulation.

With the death of the Demon King Belial, the former head of the house and her guardian, she had no choice but to take up the position of the new head of the house. She becomes bored by a life in which others wait on her hand and foot, and soon reverts to a freer and more wanton way of living.

It is around that time that, along with the revival of Jedah, strange things start to occur in the Makai. Seeing this as a chance for more stimulation, she flies into battle in order to try and find fulfillment for her heart.

Her clothing and wings are actually made up of bats, and they can transform themselves into drills, blades and other weapons at her command.

Other Appearances

Morrigan has also appeared in the Marvel vs. Capcom series as well as Super Puzzle Fighter, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, Pocket Fighter, Capcom vs. SNK, and Cross Edge.

Gameplay

Morrigan has all of her moves from Darkstalkers including her signature Soul Fist, Shadow Blade and Darkness Illusion. She is partnered with Chun-Li. She first appears in Prologue 5: Dead Re-Rising and reappears immediately in Chapter 1: Welcome to the Koryuji House.

In Project X Zone 2, she first appears in Chapter 3: Turnabout Family Reunion along with Demitri Maximoff, her new partner.

Stats at Level 50 (Project X Zone)

Lv	HP	ATK	DEF	TEC	SPD
50	13778	348	345	167	160

Stats at Level 99 (Project X Zone 2)

Lv	HP	ATK	DEF	TEC	DEX
99	46728	728	384	284	279

Project X Zone 2 Ultimate Equipment

Gear: Belial's Outfit (ATK +312, TEC +40, DEX +40, HP +7000)

Accessory: Aensland Ring (ATK +50, DEF +227, TEC +10, DEX +10, SP +50)

Attack List

Project X Zone Attack List

Name	Strength	XP Rate	Effect
Stomp Kick & Necro Desire	B	6%	None
Kikoken & Midair ES Soul Fist	C	4%	Down
Spinning Bird Kick & ES Soul Fist	B	7%	None
Focus Attack & FInishing Shower	B	3%	Stun
Kikosho & Valkyrie Turn	A	4%	None
Special: Shichisei Senkuu Kyaku & Darkness Illusion	S	100% Cost	Stun
MA: Kikosho & Astral Vision (2-4 enemies)	C	100% Cost	Stun
Support: Hosenka & Darkness Illusion	C	None	None

Project X Zone 2 Attack List

Name	Strength	Effect
Chaos Flare & Soul Fist	A	None
Demon Cradle & Shadow Blade	A	None
Bat Spin & Valkyrie Turn	C	Poison
Demon Blast & Finishing Shower	C	Poison
Midnight Bliss & Astral Vision	B	Block Crush
Special: Midnight Pleasure and Darkness Illusion	S	None
MA: Midnight Festival (2-4 enemies)	S	Poison
Support: Demon Cradle and Shadow Servant	C	Poison

Skill List

Project X Zone Skill List

Skill Name	XP Cost	Target	Effect	Description
Principles of Investigation	20%	Self	Exp. increased 20%	The police procedures that Chun-Li places so much faith in
Vertical Dash	15%	Self	Nullify ZOC	Morrigan flies lightly on her wings
Blown Kiss	10%	Ally	Heal all ailments	The kiss from a succubus cures status ailments
Yawn	35%	Self	All stats increase 10%	Chun-Li relaxes and brings her full power to bear
Magic of Aensland	Auto (XP under 50%)	Self	XP increase 10%	Morrigan Only

Project X Zone 2 Skill List

Skill Name	SP Cost	Target	Effect	Description
Vampire Dash	40	Self	Nullify ZOC	Demitri disappears for a moment, letting him go right through foes.
Aura Release	100		XP +75	Demitri intensifies his aura, boosting his fighting drive further.
Blown Kiss	30	Ally	Heal Poison, Stun, and Bind	Morrigan's sweet, melting kiss frees her target of the pain of status ailments.
Cryptic Needle	70	Self	Attack Range +1	Morrigan wraps wings around her arms for extended reach.

Project X Zone 2 Auto Skill List

Skill Name	CP Cost	Activation Rate	Effect	Description
Noble Aura	0	Enemy attacks: if Poisoned	Nullifies Poison, Stun, and Bind	The vampire Demitri nobly defends himself against the sun and his other weaknesses.
Demon's Lure	0	After Action: 20%	Stun Counter	The succubus Morrigan bewitches her hapless attackers, knocking them out.
Advancing Guard	300	After Action: XP 75 or less	Halves Full-Defend XP Cost	Demitri blocks enemy attack, then stabs back at foes.
Guard Cancel	400	After Action: SP 70% or less	Halves Counterattack SP Cost	Demitri blocks enemy attack and counters while they're still frozen.
Vertical Dash	500	Start of Turn: 100%	Nullifies Traps	Morrigan soars into the air with her wings to dodge traps.
Bloodsucker	600	After Action: HP 50% or less	Absorbs HP	Demitri follows his vampire instincts and sucks away his foes' force.
Spirit Absorb	700	After Action: SP 50% or less	Absorbs SP	Morrigan sucks away her foe's spirit for her own sustenance.

Themes

In Project X Zone, her theme is a remix of her original stage music, "Scotland". In Project X Zone 2, her theme is a remix of her theme from Darkstalkers 3, "Deserted Chateau".

Music Project X Zone -Morrigan Stage (Scotland)-『Extended』

Morrigan Stage (Scotland) (Darkstalkers)

Deserted Chateau (Project X Zone 2)

Project X Zone 2: Morrigan Stage (Deserted Chateau, Darkstalkers 3)

Quotes

List of Quotes - Chun-Li & Morrigan

List of Quotes - Demitri Maximoff & Morrigan Aensland

List of Quotes - Morrigan Aensland (Story/PXZ)

List of Quotes - Morrigan Aensland (Story/PXZ2)

Gallery

Morrigan (Namco x Capcom)

Morrigan (Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds)

Morrigan Aensland (Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3)

Morrigan Aensland (Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite)

Morrigan and Chun-Li (Project X Zone)

Morrigan (Project X Zone intro)

Darkness Illusion

Morrigan in Cross Edge

Trivia

• Much like Demitri, this is Morrigan's third foray into crossover RPG territory. Her first time was Namco x Capcom (where she remained a solo unit for a good portion of the story until Lilith became her partner), and her second was Cross Edge where, interestingly, she was the very first crossover ally to join the main heroes, York and Miko. She also was the first character to figure out the mystery behind the Cross Edge world. 
• She is one of the few characters in Namco X Capcom that is both a solo and pair unit. Morrigan pairs up with Lilith, the other part of Morrigan's soul, later in the game.
• Morrigan, Demitri, and Lord Raptor are the only Darkstalkers characters to appear in all entries of the cross series.
• Morrigan and Chun-Li is the only characters who have different partners in all three cross games.
  • Incidentally, Morrigan and Chun-Li pair up in Project X Zone.
• Project X Zone 2 is the only cross entry where she doesn't appear in one of the prologues.
• Project X Zone is the only time when:
  • She isn't paired with a Darkstalkers character.
  • She doesn't join the party in a Darkstalkers stage.

Namco x Capcom
Playable Characters
Armor King - Arthur - Baby Head - Bravoman - Bruce - Cammy - Captain - Chun-Li - Demitri - Felicia - Fong Ling - Gil - Ginzu - Guntz - Guy - Haggar - Heihachi - Hideo - Hiromi - Hsien-Ko - Jin - Judas - Kagekiyo - Karin - Ken - Ki - King - Klonoa - KOS-MOS - Kurino - Kyoko - Lilith - Mack - Masuyo - Mitsurugi - Momo - MOMO - Morrigan - Regina - Reiji - Roll - Rose - Rutee - Ryu - Sabine - Sakura - Servbots - Shion - Stahn - Strider Hiryu - Sylphie - Taizo - Taki - Tarosuke - Tron - Unknown Soldier P1 - Unknown Soldier P2 - Valkyrie - Volnutt - Waya Hime - Xiaomu
Bosses
Astaroth - Nebiroth - Red Arremer Joker - M. Bison - Akuma - Evil Ryu - Juni - Juli - Solo - Strider Hien - Tong Pooh - Grandmaster Meio - Shtrom Jr. - Shtrom - Druk - Lord Raptor - Juno - Allosaurus - Druaga - Yoritomo - Yoshitsune - Yoshinaka - Benkei - Amazona - Black Bravoman - Black Valkyrie - Zouna - Kamuz - Devil Kazuya - Ancient Ogre - Joka - Janga - Dokugozu - Dokumezu - Saya - Kyuju Kyu
Non-Playable Characters
Allen - Ishtar - Andaba - Enma - Otohime - Gamagaeru - Monmotaro - Lolo - High Priestess - Dr. Bomb