Mrs. Victoria

Mrs. Victoria (JP: ヴィクトリア先生) is a non-playable character in Skullgirls. She acts as a mentor to the players and introduces them to the game as well as the basics and advanced mechanics of the game. She is also Filia and Painwheel's teacher in the story. At night, she fights crime under the guise of the character Deep Violet.

Filia's story
Mrs. Victoria makes an appearance at the end of Filia's story, after Filia completes her wish of returning Painwheel back to her original self. Filia sits in class uninterested and bored while Mrs. Victoria finishes teaching the class. Eventually, Painwheel arrives and Mrs. Victoria introduces her to her new classmates, asking them to quiet down so Painwheel could introduce herself. Before Painwheel does so, Mrs. Victoria looks at her in a rather concerned manner, possibly because the scars on her face from removing her mask prior to coming to class.

Playstyle Speculation
As a teacher she prides herself on her vast knowledge of fighting games, adopting techniques from many of them while adding her own flair. Beware when she’s on the defensive, too, as she adapts quickly - use the same approach too often and she’ll be ready to counter it.

In addition to referencing famous fighting game moves, she would also possess attacks one would expect from a teacher, such as throwing chalk, using the blackboard, or making people hit the books (or the other way around).

Gameplay Inspiration

 * Super Street Fighter II Turbo
 * Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
 * Guilty Gear
 * Psychic Force
 * Asuka 120% Burning Fest
 * Garou: Mark of the Wolves
 * One Must Fall: 2097
 * Immaterial and Missing Power
 * Capcom vs SNK 2
 * Fatal Fury: King of Fighters
 * Weaponlord
 * Killer Instinct
 * Mace: The Dark Age
 * 3D Ballz
 * Martial Masters
 * Dragon Claw

Trivia

 * Mrs. Victoria was the fourth possible DLC character to be revealed in the Indiegogo campaign, at $80,000.
 * In a picture drawn by creative lead Alex Ahad, Mrs. Victoria is shown sitting on top of a knocked-down Filia with a comic she was presumably reading in class. The comic's cover clearly features Deep Violet, Mrs. Victoria's superhero alter-ego.
 * When asked for details referring to her possible future part in the game, Alex said that her story would be searching for a missing student, referring to Filia. While Ms. Victoria is retired from her days as a vigilante, now that students that she knows are getting involved with the Skullgirl, she’s back into it.
 * A figure that looks like her can be seen in the Grand Cathedral, possibly implying that she could worship the Trinity.
 * Her potential first names are either Devannah or Diana but it hasn't been decided yet. Both names are meant to be references to something.
 * The "Mrs." in her name could imply that she is married. There is old concept art of her partnered with an elf figure but it is unknown if he even has any relevancy as a character or if he even exists in the current canon.
 * Mrs. Victoria's design may have been inspired by a drawing of the Alruna's Rose item from Gaia Online dressed in office attire made by Alex Ahad. D. Violet may have also taken inspiration from this character.

Mrs. Victoria