Art of Fighting 2/Takuma Sakazaki
Backstory
Takuma in his younger days grew many different rivalries with other martial arts practitioners, such as Ryuhaku Todoh and Lee Gakusuo, Lee Pai Long's father. Through these battles, he gains the nickname "The Ultimate Tiger", a name similar to one Ryo will inherit one day. He married an American woman named Ronnet and has two kids, Ryo and Yuri. He moved to America to raise his kids and spread the prestige of his dojo. He trained Ryo fiercly, and recruited Robert Garcia as a student as well. When Ryo turned 10, Ronnet died in mysterious circumstances, and he disappears fearing his family is being targeted, leaving Ryo to take care of Yuri. Years later, as Ryo refuses to work for Mr. Big as an adult, Big kidnaps Yuri and threatens Takuma to work for him. Reluctantly, Takuma agrees in order to protect Yuri, but first dons the iconic tengu mask and the persona "Mr. Karate" in order to hide his identity and protect his family's honor. Ryo eventually fights Mr. Karate to save Yuri, and threatens to kill him, but Yuri stops him and reveals Karate as Takuma, their father. Takuma repents for leaving them, and Ryo and Yuri forgive him. He returns back to his Dojo, and continues to train Ryo, as well as Yuri. One year after his unmasking, he receives an invitation to the King of Fighters tournament.
Special Moves
Koh-ken - qcf + A
- Takuma shoots a blast of ki energy from his palm
Kishigeki - qcb + A
Hienshippu-kyaku - db, f + B
- Takuma launches himself foward to deliver kick attacks
Shoran-kyaku - hcb + B
- Takuma moves forward to grab opponent and delivers multiple knee strikes to opponents head
Zanretsu-ken - f, b, f + a
- Takuma stands still and attacks with multiple slaps
Super Moves
Haohshikoken - f, hcf + A
- Takuma creates a wall of ki energy to attack opponent
Hidden Super Moves
RyuukoRanbu - qcf, b, f + AC
- Takuma rushes to opponet to deliver a barrage of attakcs