Copperhead (Batman: Arkham Origins)

Silent, sexy and slithery... the female Copperhead is a barefoot assassin out to crush Batman under her bare heel.

Just revealed recently in the trailer above is Copperhead, one of eight assassins being contracted by the villainous mastermind Black Mask to take out Batman in the upcoming Batman: Arkham Origins. In the comics, Copperhead was male and had an obvious snake schtick, complete with a Serpentor-esque costume. Well this baddie has been reimagined in the upcoming prequel to Batman: Arkham City as a somewhat androgynous female with talents in acrobatics and contortion turned to lethal effectiveness (she also apparently uses poison). Batman looks like he isn't prepared for this new enemy, and in the trailer he gets a face full of her feet a couple of times (lucky? Heheh). But I'm sure she'll be horizontal and out cold once the Bats gets his act together.

She seems a nice reason to pick up Batman: Arkham Origins, even if her feet could do with better proportions and detail. Hopefully they'll put in the work that will make her feet really look beautiful as well as deadly. Anyway, Batman: Arkham Origins is out in October (PS3, Xbox360, PC). I'll keep my eyes on this lethal lady...

Kung Pao (Dive Kick)

Kung Pao is certainly the flashiest fighter in this comedic beat 'em up...

 Fighting game fans with a sense of humor are surely waiting in anticipation for Dive Kick, the joke fighter with a lot of technique (and only two buttons). Well, at least footfans will have some love in this game, in the form of Kung Pao (she's a female version spoof of Kung Lao from MK), a semi-barefoot Kung-fu babe who's ready to stick her soles into her opponents' faces. Her special power meter is also a nice touch, a close up view of her foot. Well, I have quite a bit of space still empty on my Vita Memory Stick, so I may give this upcoming beat 'em up a try. The game is out this Summer.