Vanessa Lewis is a fictional character in the Virtua Fighter video game series developed by Sega. She first appeared in Virtua Fighter 4 alongside another character, Lei-Fei. Vanessa is notable for her proficiency in multiple martial arts disciplines, including Muay Thai and Vale Tudo. A distinguishing feature of her gameplay in Virtua Fighter 4 is the ability to switch between fighting styles during combat.
However, beginning with Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution, Vanessa uses only the Vale Tudo fighting style. This change was introduced to make room for a new character, Brad Burns, a Muay Thai specialist. As a result, the development team at Sega-AM2 assigned Vanessa exclusively to the Vale Tudo combat system for better character diversity.
Vanessa’s character background is marked by tragedy and resilience. As a child, her parents were murdered under mysterious circumstances. Shortly afterward, she was abducted by the J6 organization, a powerful and secretive group in the Virtua Fighter universe, and trained to become a high-level combatant.
She was later rescued by James, a double agent who had infiltrated J6. The two developed a brief romantic relationship. However, their time together was cut short when James was murdered on Vanessa's twentieth birthday. Fueled by vengeance and guided by the combat skills instilled in her during her training, Vanessa became a professional bodyguard. One of her assignments led her to protect fellow fighter Sarah Bryant.
In response to intelligence suggesting that J6 planned to abduct Sarah during the events of the fourth tournament, Vanessa entered the competition. Her dual motivations were to protect Sarah and uncover those responsible for James’s death.
| Net Worth 2021: | 14 million |
