Heidern is the leader of the Ikari Warriors Team. He marks his official debut in the Metal Slug series in Metal Slug Defense.
Character Summary[]
Heidern is the commander of the Ikari Warriors, and issues orders to his adopted daughter, Leona Heidern and his best soldiers: Clark Still, Whip, and Ralf Jones. He is also known as the General of the Soldiers of Fortune. After losing his family, Heidern creates the Ikari Warriors, his own mercenary unit. He rescues Leona from a raided town, and after seeing her capacities, decides to adopt her as his daughter. He enters many fighting tournaments along with his units, Ralf and Clark; sometime later he recruits Whip. He has a cold personality due to the loss of his family and his eye and is an experienced strategist, especially when trying to stop an important threat.
Game Summary[]
Metal Slug Defense[]
Heidern cameos as a POW. Rescuing him by freeing every POW in World 2 Stage 10 increases the charge speed of the Metal Slug Attack. Heidern appears as playable unit in version 1.44 costing 300 Medals each. He uses the Moon Slasher and Cross Cutter as his attacks.
Metal Slug Attack[]
Heidern debuts as a Pre-Acquisition unit. Alongside his slash moves, he can perform the Storm Bringer in which he advances forward in a somersault and generates an aura around him. Enemies within range suffer continuous damage while Heidern heals by the damage dealt.
Trivia[]
- In The King of Fighters series, he debuted as a playable character in The King of Fighters '94 in the Brazil Team (later known as the Ikari Team), along with Ralf Jones and Clark Still.
- There are rumors about him being the alleged leader of the Regular Army, but the rumors haven't been confirmed.
- During the Ikari Team ending in The King of Fighters XIV, when Heidern gives a briefing of the events from the game, Marco and Fio can be spotted in the background.
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