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Mr. Karate (
Appearance[]
As mentioned before, Mr. Karate is Takuma Sakazaki, and as such, he wears the same black gi as him. Mr. Karate sports a Tengu mask to hide his true identity.
Personality[]
While in the Art of Fighting series, Mr. Karate was a serious fighter who did what he did for his family, he has been recently shown as a superhero role model for future karate apprentices who teaches the right way as a honorable fighter, but normally this is somewhat of a running gag where Takuma's always seen disguising himself as Mr. Karate to spy on Ryo and the others to see if they made progress, which usually annoys the fighters.
When the persona returned in The King of Fighters XIII, it's implied that Mr. Karate has taken more of a serious moniker closer to the "Serious" Version in SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos. Although most the fighters know Takuma is the man under the mask, they can't help but notice the change in fighting aura and bloodlust found within; Shen Woo gets really excited, while Maxima cannot properly gauge him, and even his students notice that this version of Mr. Karate is not the comical individual they're used to seeing. Saiki even praises this persona, despite being human.
Whenever people refer to him as "Takuma Sakazaki", Mr. Karate will deny this and say that his name is not "Takuma" but "Mr. Karate", right down to insisting that everyone must call him by the latter name.
Powers[]
- Sense - Mr. Karate can sense people nearby through their chi/ki.
- Gather energy - Mr. Karate can gather up ki energy.
- Energy Projectile - Mr. Karate can fire two projectiles of energy (Kohken and Haoh Shikou Ken).
- Energy Attacks - Mr. Karate can infuse his attacks with energy.
- Multiple Attacks - Mr. Karate can deliver several punches at almost the same time.
Fighting Style[]
He uses the Shoran principle of Kyokugenryu Karate.
Voice Actors[]
- Eiji Tsuda - Art of Fighting, SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom, The King of Fighters XIII
- Takeshi Maruyama - The King of Fighters All Star
Music[]
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天狗 ショー (The Tengu Show) - Art of Fighting 師範 (Shihan, "teacher") - Takuma's theme from Art of Fighting 2, but used as Mr. Karate's theme in The King of Fighters XIII, where it is erroneously referred to as the above song.
Appearances[]
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Trivia[]
- In Capcom's Street Fighter V, one of Dan Hibiki's alternative costumes includes a Tengu mask. This outfit is very likely inspired on Mr. Karate and his true persona in the two Art of Fighting series' games.
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