Adelheid Bernstein (アーデルハイド・バーンシュタイン, Āderuhaido Bānshutain) appears as one of the four potential mid-bosses and as an unlockable playable fighter in The King of Fighters XI.
His moveset is fundamentally the same as his from 2003, with several tweaks being made to both balance the character and fit him into the rest of the cast and the overall gameplay tweaks that XI brought.
As Adelheid's voice actor in The King of Fighters 2003, Tetsuya Tanaka reprises his role as Adelheid in this game as well.
Gameplay
After the 3rd stage, the player will face off against one of the five potential mid-bosses. In the home console versions, depending on their performance, i.e., meeting different conditions, Adelheid, Gai Tendo, Sho Hayate, Silber, or Jyazu will challenge the player and become playable after the game is cleared. In this case, Adelheid will appear if the player has failed to meet any requirements. In the original Arcade/Atomiswave versions, Adelheid is a time-released hidden character after 720 hours of operation. Among the random characters in XI, he is the only one who has an ending in the same format as the rest of the cast, but is not viewable unless the game is cleared with him as the leader.
Like in the previous game, Adelheid represents the "Rushdown" archetype of combatant, with a similar fighting style to his father's, but faster and easier to chain together for combos. On the other hand, his moves are significantly weaker in priority. Almost all of his motion inputs have been changed to be similar to the rest of the cast, and he has also gained a new command taunt and a new Super Special Move. Overall, Adelheid has intimidating combos once enough meter has been attained, excellent supers, and a highly damaging/highly versatile Leader Super Special Move at his disposal. However, he still lacks a reversal and is greatly dependent on meter. Additionally, some of his moves now suffer from longer start-up and recovery, and he lacks a juggle.
As a mid-boss, Adelheid possesses above-average damage and melee range. However, while his movement speed is slightly reduced from his appearance in 2003, his defense has increased significantly, and he can withstand being hit with Super Special Moves without losing much health.
Command List
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(when close) ON GROUND 
Attack type: Throw
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ON GROUND 
Attack type: Middle
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ON GROUND 
Attack type: Middle
+ ON GROUND 
Attack type: Middle
+ / ON GROUND 
version comes out quicker but has weak damage, while the version is slower but does more damage. When canceling from a normal or command move, Adelheid jumps forward while firing the projectile; the version adds an overhead axe kick.
+ / ON GROUND 
+ / ON GROUND 
Attack type: Middle
+ Taunt ON GROUND 
+ / ON GROUND 
variant has him slide along the ground towards his target first, closing the gap between them.
+ / ON GROUND
CHARGEABLE 
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or 
+ ON GROUND 
+ version will have Rose appear and praise Adelheid for successfully landing the move.
Special Interactions
Dialogue
Adel has unique interaction dialogue for both his match entrances and victories when facing specific characters or himself in a mirror match.
Battle Intros- “Leave it to me. (任せておけ。)”—Default dialogue
- “I wonder… if I’ll be able to win… (勝てるだろうか... 俺が...)”—Adel vs. Shen Woo, Terry Bogard, Kyo Kusanagi, EX Kyo, Iori Yagami, Ryo Sakazaki, K', Shion, Magaki, Geese Howard, Silber, or Jyazu
Victory- “I will not be fooled! I am... what I am! (騙されはしない! 私は……私だ!)”—Mirror match
- “Is this man... this good? Father fell, too... (この男...... この程度ですの? 父様も落ちたものですわ......)”—Against Kyo
- “I see… a wolf, huh? So the fangs and claws are real. (なるほど、狼か...... 牙と爪は本物という訳だな。)”—Against Terry