This is a play-through using Eelis in the Arcade version of Ragnagard / Shin-Oh-Ken. Read on below for more information...
Eelis (yes Eelis not Ellis) is the 2nd of 3 bosses in this game. She is a hidden playable character.
===== About Eelis =====
Eelis is a modern succubus design with purple skin tone and blonde hair. Gameplay-wise, she is probably the most agile and fastest character in the game. Her Nightmare Wing move is an anti-air and is good for ending air combos; the Phantom Strike can be combo'd into easily; and the Dancing Needle can catch opponents out when they're striking on the ground. Her desperation move, the Midnight Slasher, is one of the best (and cheapest) moves in the game because it's fast and requires the opponent to guess which way to block the hits.
===== About Ragnagard =====
This is a 2D fighting game on the NeoGeo system. Some of the characters in the game are based on mythical deities and figures.
Graphically-wise, the "unique" aspect of it is that it uses pre-rendered 3D polygons for the characters and backgrounds. Therefore as a result, the characters look 3D instead of the traditional cartoon style 2D sprites. The high number of animation frames for each character makes it smooth-looking, but the 3D style also means that movements and strikes look "rigid".
Gameplay-wise, the game features a flexible chain-combo mechanic, and the system deliberately makes air combos easy as every time a hit is landed in the air against airborne opponents, there is a slight pause. A rather unique feature is the Elements gauge system, whereby each character has 2 of 4 elements (Water, Wind, Fire and Lightening). You can charge your gauge to attain either of the elements, which will give your character power stocks to use the appropriate Power moves. Charging the gauge also improves/powers up your character's special moves as well.