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History

Dural was previously a human woman. Her name was Tsukikage and she was both Kage-Maru's mother and a Kunoichi. When the mysterious corporation J6 (Judgement6) noticed her exemplary fighting ability and resilient body, they captured her and used her as their prototype for their terrifying Dural project. Arming her body with various cybernetic enhancements and brainwashing, she became a cyborg, immune to feeling. Technically, she underwent roboticization, though this isn't directly stated in the games. She appears in both silver and gold skin, and also stone in virtua fighter5, she is an excellent fighter in the right hands. Kage-Maru Hagakure (Kage for short) is a fictional character in the Sega video game series Virtua Fighter. ... Ayame, a kunoichi from the Tenchu video game series. ... Cybernetics is a theory of the communication and control of regulatory feedback. ... Brainwashing, also known as thought reform or re-education, is defined by Dorlands Medical Dictionary as any systematic effort aimed at instilling certain attitudes and beliefs in a person against his will, usually beliefs in conflict with his prior beliefs and knowledge. ... Seven of Nine, a Borg in Star Trek: Voyager The term cyborg, a portmanteau of cybernetic organism, is used to designate an organism which is a mixture of organic and mechanical (synthetic) parts. ... In the world of Sonic the Hedgehog, Roboticization is a name used to describe the process that the evil Dr. Robotnik uses to transform the anthropomorphic animals of Mobius into robotic slaves. ...

Since then, Kage has attempted to retrieve Tsukikage and restore her to her former self, finally succeeding in Virtua Fighter 3. However, he needed parts to keep her inhuman body operational, and when he retrieved them, she became even less human then before. Now Kage enters the 4th tournament to end his mother's suffering and return her to normal. Virtua Fighter 3 was the launch title for the arcade board Model 3 from Sega. ...

Meanwhile, the J6 corporation has their eyes on Sarah Bryant as the subject for their next Dural project. Sarah Bryant is a fictional character in the Sega video game series Virtua Fighter. ...

During the Fourth World Fighting Tournament, J6 released their true model; however it was defeated. This drove J6 to kidnap Vanessa Lewis. Although Vanessa escaped, her combat data was captured and transferred into a new model: V-Dural. J6 is now ready to test if their new advanced V-Dural is truly ready to defeat the world's best fighters - let the Fifth World Fighting Tournament begin... Virtua Fighter 4 is a fighting game in the Virtua Fighter video game series by Sega. ... Vanessa in Virtua Fighter 4 Vanessa Lewis is a fictional video game character from the Virtua Fighter series. ... Virtua Fighter 5 is the latest game in Segas Virtua Fighter series. ...

Trivia

• Tsukikage is not the only Dural. In Virtua Fighter 4, her stage depicts thousands of Dural models encased in capsules. It is implied that the J6 corporation utilizes many subjects for transmogrifications, with Tsukikage merely being the first (albeit the most powerful). In several concept art CGI renditions for Virtua Fighter Kids, Dural-like robots of the "children" are seen.

• Dural appeared in Beach Spikers, a beach volleyball game developed by Sega-AM2, in three teams; Black, Silver, and Gold. However, none of the teams are playable and can only appear as opponents after completing the World Tour mode by certain conditions.

• Dural was playable in the Sega Saturn version of Virtua Fighter 2 through the use of a cheat code at the character select screen. The mnemonic cheat code was Down, Up, Right, A + Left, the first letters of which spelled the name DURAL.

• In single-player VF2, the player fights Dural underwater, including slow-motion moves for both characters.

• In Virtua Fighter Kids, one of the variations of the character featured her with a fishbowl for a head, complete with a fish swimming inside.

• Dural is considered in some circles as a "bonus boss", as regardless of whether the player defeats Dural or not, the player gets the ending credits.

• The name "Dural" was one of the code names for Sega's last video game console, the Dreamcast.