I just realized that Kairi from Kingdom Hearts has a lot in common with Yuri Sakazaki from Art of Fighting.
- Started out as the damsel in distress
- Received formal training from a master with much more experience in their fighting style, learning at least enough for self-defense
- Went mano a mano against the big bad of the franchise, only for the fight to be cut short by circumstances beyond their control (assuming Yuri’s story in Art of Fighting 2 was canon)
- Both share a desire to prove they can fight to protect who they cherish