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Elena made her debut in Street Fighter III and its subsequent expansions, Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact and Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike. Her fighting style is capoeira. She is noted for her unique gameplay style; she only uses kicks in her fighting style and is the only character who can heal, which she uses her Super Arts to do.
Elena is the young daughter of a small African tribe. Her father, the patriarch of the tribe, has a doctorate from a French university. Elena was raised in the vast nature of Africa and she aspires to study abroad like her father did before her. In her SFIII ending, Elena ends up being transferred to a high school in Japan as an exchange student, where she has befriended a young Japanese girl named Narumi (ナルミ?) and writes home to her parents about her experiences. Her story does not change much in 2nd Impact, although Elena has an additional role as one of Hugo's potential partners in one of his multiple endings as "Elena the Wilderness Warrior", becoming the tag team of "Beauty and the Beast". In 3rd Strike, a year has passed since Elena has left Japan to study abroad in France during the new year. Before beginning her studies again, Elena decides to street fight once again to seek new friends. In her ending, Elena writes back to her Japanese friend Narumi after returning to France from spending her summer vacation in Japan again and invites Narumi to visit her in Africa during her winter vacation.
Elena also appears in a cameo in the beach stage in Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix and also in the London stage in Capcom vs SNK 2. She is also one of the playable Capcom character cards appearing in the SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash series. Elena was rumoured to be included in Super Street Fighter IV. It was later confirmed that she was actually considered for inclusion in this game, but "barely missed the cut"; Capcom employee Christian Svensson wrote that she was the "next tier down". Elena will be featured as a playable character via DLC in Street Fighter X Tekken, with Dudley as her official tag partner.
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