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http://www.cyberfanatix.com/img/gallery/official/nbc/port/Hanzo.jpg

Anyone who's familiar with the World Heroes series (or played Neo Geo Battle Coliseum) should recognize this guy. Sure he may seem like a "Ryu ripoff" and all but he's actually very different and I think he's cooler too.

He's the main character of the World Heroes series and is based on the legendary Iga Ninja master Hattori Hanzo and searches for many stronger opponents (much similar to Ryu). His rival in the series is Fuuma. Although the WH series (which consists of only four games) seems to have stopped more than 10 years ago, Hanzou has made at least two recent appearances; Neo Geo Battle Coliseum and SNK vs. Capcom Card Fighters DS. Still, he's manage to gain quite a fanbase and the WH games are still being played by many SNK/Neo Geo fans even to this day.

It's Joe Hagashi... as a ninja...

Originally posted by 2D_MASTER
It's Joe Hagashi... as a ninja...

lol The hairstyle sure look identical.

http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters/hanzobc.jpg

Another excellent picture. Hanzou is a badass.

Oh come on, where's the respect?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdZiD61hzck

Here's a combo video showing some of his moves.

He had a very cool throw in World Heroes

Here's a better look at his DM just incase anybody couldn't see it good in the last one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jIJwFdMLUQ

Originally posted by brainchild81
He had a very cool throw in World Heroes

Yeah, it's kind of cool but isn't it the same throw in Neo Geo Battle Coliseum?

I've never played w/him in NGBC. How does he throw you?

Originally posted by brainchild81
I've never played w/him in NGBC. How does he throw you?

Well actually, I haven't got a chance to play it myself (although I'm gonna get it this month hopefully) but I've seen vids of the throw and it looks the same to me, except he doesn't go all the way to the ground. Like I said, when I get it, I'll find out for sure.

Okay, here's the video I was looking for.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lrDBQMovJc&feature=related

This one shows ALL of his moves in NGBC.

Originally posted by SmashBro
Okay, here's the video I was looking for.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lrDBQMovJc&feature=related

This one shows ALL of his moves in NGBC. It was different back in the day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpPKZtzegRw

Originally posted by brainchild81
It was different back in the day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpPKZtzegRw

I know. They both look pretty cool to me.

Agreed. The new one is slightly more realistic. I miss NGBC. They took it out of the local arcade b4 I could get good at it. World Heroes was an underrated series

Originally posted by brainchild81
Agreed. The new one is slightly more realistic. I miss NGBC. They took it out of the local arcade b4 I could get good at it. World Heroes was an underrated series

Yeah, World Heroes was definitely underrated! The characters need to make more appearances like in King of Fighters game or something.

Okay, I just got Neo Geo Battle Coliseum and Hanzo is one of the best characters in the game. Although I still have problems with the bosses (though I managed to beat Neo Dio no problem), I can pretty much beat any normal character in the game with Hanzo. It does kind of bothers me that he doesn't have his double jump but I guess it's for balance purposes so I'm not TOO bothered by it. Still Hanzo is one of the best. And like I said, he's DEFINITELY not identical to Ryu at all. Trust me.

Shit! I used to love the double jump. Hanzo got plenty of differences from Ryu. The only real ripoff is that @sshole from AOF. You got NGBC for PS2?

Originally posted by brainchild81
Shit! I used to love the double jump. Hanzo got plenty of differences from Ryu. The only real ripoff is that @sshole from AOF. You got NGBC for PS2?

Yep, even though I got it much later than I expected.

About how much it cost right now?

Originally posted by brainchild81
About how much it cost right now?

I can't remember. About 15 or 20$. All I know it's kind of cheap. It doesn't cost that much.

Haven't bought a game in a long time. Might go pick it up 2morrow

What I always wonder is when will SNK put Hanzou in a King of Fighters game? I always thought the WH characters would have fit perfectly in the series and unlike some characters, they won't have a problem with time tavel. If Hanzou could fit in NGBC, he could definitely fit in a KOF game.

Hell yeah. Pisses me off when he's not in a game & @ssholes like Ripoff Suckassaki are. A number of the WH characters are worthy of being in more games.

Originally posted by brainchild81
Hell yeah. Pisses me off when he's not in a game & @ssholes like Ripoff Suckassaki are. A number of the WH characters are worthy of being in more games.

Yeah, when I was talking about the timeline, I was referring to the Art of Fighting characters. In addition to that, they also put Mizoguchi in MI2RA. Although I got nothing against the character, I find it quite disturbing that they would use a character from another company over a more deserving character from their own.

Ditto. Fagcoon probably had something to do w/that. Coulda used Hanzo(WH), Galford(SS), King(AOF) or many others. SNK's been making a lot of stupid decisions lately. Falcoon should ONLY be used as an artist(his designs that I know of all suck), SVC was just lousy & had a tiny lineup, & MOTW shoulda been had a damn sequel. What ever happened to DataEast anyway?

Originally posted by brainchild81
Ditto. Fagcoon probably had something to do w/that. Coulda used Hanzo(WH), Galford(SS), King(AOF) or many others. SNK's been making a lot of stupid decisions lately. Falcoon should ONLY be used as an artist(his designs that I know of all suck), SVC was just lousy & had a tiny lineup, & MOTW shoulda been had a damn sequel. What ever happened to DataEast anyway?

It went out of business a long time ago. A company named G-mode owns the rights now.

And I agree, Falcoon should ONLY stick to artwork. I mean, that's the only thing he's well-known for. Also, from what I heard, he did have something to do with it.

It figures. Fagcoon is well known for his art 'cuz that's all he's good @. FH characters were OK, but you're right. SNK should use it's own fvcking people 1st. They have enough cool characters to the point where they don't need to use those of others.

If I had mugen, I'd probably edit the KOF games and include the WH characters in them. lol

There's gotta be more SNK/Neo Geo fan out there who got respect for Hanzou.