Annie vs Linne (Skullgirls vs Under Night in Birth)
Annie , Girl of the Stars. Linne , The Princess of the Night Blade. Two young girls cursed with immortality enter the ring, but only one gets to stay that way. Annie is a child star and secret vigilante, bound by her undying life to seek out and eliminate the Skullgirl, a malevolent entity hellbent on destroying the world. Her immortality, initially seen as a tragic consequence of the well-intended selfishness of humanity, becomes a driving force in her relentless quest to rid the world of the Skullgirl. In contrast, Linne, a combatant somehow even more stoic and jaded, carries her curse of immortality as both a burden and a weapon against the Hollow Night and the Voids it spawns. Her eternal existence coupled with her inner turmoil over taking over the lives of others has shaped her as a cynical and enigmatic person, determined to break the cycle. Both characters stand as a testament to the true nature of immortality and what kind of responsibilities obtaining it bears in a dangerou