Black Orchid, Killer Instinct

Rareware created Killer Instinct for the Arcades to showcase the awesome potential that the forthcoming Nintendo "Ultra" 64" home console system would possess. The game was a pretty big hit in the arcades as it introduced 50-something hit combos and gorgeous graphics. The characters in the game were your general fighting game variety, including Black Orchid (B. Orchid), the token female participant in the game. Orchid, dressed in her all spandex suit, had more than a few gamers pumping quarters into the machine to find out all her special moves.

As the stealth assassin participating in the Ultratech tournament, Black Orchid has some pretty swift moves to her fighting style. One move has her performing a handstand helicopter spinning kick to her opponent's face, which you can see in some of the pictures below.