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==Characters== The following is a list of characters appearing in most of the games, ordered by the games where they first appear. ===Main characters=== [[File:Kunio.jpg|right|thumb|128px|Kunio as he appears in ''[[River City Ransom|Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari EX]]''. In the US version (''River City Ransom EX''), he is known as Alex.]] * {{nihongo|'''Kunio'''|くにお}} - The protagonist of the series. Kunio serves as the guardian of Nekketsu High School against rival schools and is the captain of his school's Dodgeball team, although he excels at other sports (such as [[Association football|soccer]] and [[hockey]]). Kunio first appears in the original ''Kunio-kun'', where he is described as a second year student at Nekketsu High School (in the ''Downtown Nekketsu'' sub-series, he is described as a third year student, establishing a loose continuity between later games). His birthdate is on November 27 (the same date as [[Bruce Lee]] 's birthdate) and has a blood type of AB. His [[surname]] is never revealed. In some games (such as ''Nekketsu Hockey Bu'' and ''Baseball Monogatari''), he is the only student at Nekketsu to wear an all-white uniform, while at other games everyone at Nekketsu wears white. In the localized versions, he is known as Mr. K in ''Renegade'', Sam in ''Super Dodge Ball'', Alex in ''River City Ransom'', and "Crash" Cooney in ''Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge''. While the protagonist of the series, Kunio also later became Technōs Japan's main mascot, appearing on the company's logo in several games and television commercials. * {{nihongo|'''Riki'''|鮫島 力|Samejima Riki}} - Often described Kunio's eternal rival, Riki is the guardian of Hanazono High School and the second most recurring character in the series. In the original ''Kunio-kun'', Riki appears as the first stage boss and serves as captain of the Hanazono dodgeball team. ''Nekketsu Monogatari'' was the first game where Riki teams-up with Kunio (although chronologically speaking, ''Shodai'' comes first). Since then, Riki's relationship with Kunio evolved from enmity to close friendship, and he appears in the later beat-em-ups as a secondary playable character. Riki's birthdate is on May 5 and is repeating his third year in the ''Downtown Nekketsu'' sub-series. In the localized versions, he is known as Jack in ''Renegade'' and ''Super Dodge Ball'', Ryan in ''River City Ransom'', and Crusher in ''Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge''. ===''Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun''=== * {{nihongo|'''Hiroshi'''|ひろし|}} - Hiroshi is Kunio's best friend in the original ''Kunio-kun'' game. He enrolls into Nekketsu High School during his second year and gets picked on a lot by bullies. He becomes fast friends with Kunio after Kunio defends him from his tormentors. In the arcade version of ''Kunio-kun'', he is beaten by a different gang at the beginning of each time, whereas in the Famicom he is kidnapped by Sabu (with no explanation given). In addition to the ''Nekketsu Kōha'' sub-series, he appears as a member of the Dodgeball Club in ''Dodgeball Bu'', as well as in ''Soccer Hen'' and ''Hockey Bu'', where he shares the same sprite as the Sonokawa character from the ''Downtown Nekketsu'' sub-series. He is the only character not to appear in the American versions of the ''Renegade'' games. * '''Shinji''' - The leader of a [[bōsōzoku]] gang known as "[[Yokohama]] Funky" in ''Kunio-kun'' (where he is the second stage boss) and the "Blue Emperor" in ''Kunio-tachi no Banka'' (where he is a recurring boss). He also appears as a playable character in the Neo Geo version of ''Super Dodge Ball''. His counterpart in ''Renegade'' is named Joel. * '''Misuzu''' - A giant [[sukeban]] from the Taiyō Academy, an all girl school. She first appears as the stage 3 boss in ''Kunio-kun''. She reappears as Sabu's bodyguard in ''Kunio-tachi no Banka'' and as a playable character in the Neo Geo version of ''Super Dodge Ball''. Her counterpart in ''Renegade'' is named Kim. * '''Sabu''' - The leader of a [[yakuza]] gang known as the "Sanwakai". He is the gun-wielding final boss in the original ''Kunio-kun''. He returns as the main antagonist in ''Kunio-tachi no Banka'', where he hires a Kunio look-alike named Ken to frame him for a [[hit-and-run tactics|hit and run]] accident. He is also a playable character in the Neo Geo version of ''Super Dodge Ball''. Sabu is the only character not to change his name, nor his appearance, in ''Renegade''. ===''Nekketsu Kōkō Dodge Ball Bu''=== * '''Shinichi''' * '''Kōji''' * '''Mitsuhiro''' * '''Heilman''' ===''Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari''=== * {{nihongo|'''Mami'''|島田 真美|Shimada Mami}} (Cyndi in ''River City Ransom'') - 2nd Year High School Student of Hanazono High. Her birthdate is October 15 and her Blood Type is A. In River City Ransom, she is Riki's girlfriend who is kidnapped by Yamada when he and his gang took over River City. She is also the cheerleader of the Hanazono team. * {{nihongo|'''Hasebe'''|長谷部 和美|Hasebe Kazumi}} (Roxy in ''River City Ransom'') - 3rd Year Student of Reihou High School. Her birthdate is March 1 and her Blood Type is O. She is the girlfriend of Yamada in River City Ransom and provides helpful hints to Kunio and Riki throughout the game. It is said that she, Kunio, and Yamada used to attend the same school together before Kunio transferred to Nekketsu High. * {{nihongo|'''Sonokawa'''|園川 薫|Sonokawa Kaoru}} (Harry in ''River City Ransom'', Conan in ''River City Ransom EX'') * {{nihongo|'''Kamijō'''|上條 恒男|Kamijō Tsuneo}} and {{nihongo|'''Yamamoto'''|山本 憲之|Yamamoto Noriyuki}} (Benny and Clyde in ''River City Ransom'') * {{nihongo|'''Sawaguchi'''|沢口 靖夫|Sawaguchi Yasuo}} (Moose in ''River City Ransom'') * {{nihongo|'''Nishimura'''|西村 成孝|Nishimura Naritaka}} (Rocko in ''River City Ransom'', Baldy in ''Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge'') * {{nihongo|'''Kobayashi'''|小林 政男|Kobayashi Masao}} (Thor in ''River City Ransom'', Monty in ''Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge'') * {{nihongo|'''Mochizuki'''|望月 駿|Mochizuki Shun}} (Turk in ''River City Ransom'', Wheels in ''Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge'') * {{nihongo|'''Taira'''|平 清文|Taira Kiyofumi}} (Mojo in ''River City Ransom'') * {{nihongo|'''Kinoshita'''|木下 忠|Kinoshita Tadashi}} (Blade in ''River City Ransom'') * {{nihongo|'''Gōda'''|豪田 剛|Gōda Tsuyoshi}} (Ivan in ''River City Ransom'', Sprecks in ''Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge'') * {{nihongo|'''Onizuka'''|鬼塚 崇|Onizuka Takashi}} (Otis in ''River City Ransom'') * {{nihongo|'''Godai'''|五代 奨|Godai Susumu}} (Tex in ''River City Ransom'', Clint in ''Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge'') * {{nihongo|'''Ryūichi'''|服部 竜一|Hattori Ryūichi}} and {{nihongo|'''Ryūji'''|服部 竜二|Hattori Ryūji}} (Randy and Andy in ''River City Ransom'') - The Hattori Brothers. They are also known in the series as the "Double Dragon Twins" due to not just their resemblance to the Billy and Jimmy Lee, the protagonists of the [[Double Dragon]] games (being twin brothers, having the same special moves, and having the Double Dragon Theme song played whenever they appeared), but also because of their names (Ryuichi and Ryuji can be translated as "First Dragon" and "Second Dragon"). They are the strongest fighters of Reihou Academy and are the fiercest opponents of Kunio and Riki. Aside from River City Ransom, the twins appeared in other Kunio games either as bosses or representing Reihou Academy. * {{nihongo|'''Yamada'''|山田 大樹|Yamada Taiki}} (Slick/Simon in ''River City Ransom'', Skip in ''Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge'') - The final boss of River City Ransom. His reason for kidnapping Mami was to lure out Kunio and defeat him in order to become the franchise's new main character. In other games, Yamada plays more of a comical sidekick to Todou. Yamada, along with Kunio and Hasebe, used to attend the same school together before Kunio moved to Nekketsu High. ===''Nekketsu Kōkō Dodge Ball Bu: Soccer Hen''=== * {{nihongo|'''Misako'''|みさこ|}} - A student of Nekketsu High, Misako is the manager of the school's Soccer Club in Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu: Soccer Hen and asks Kunio for his help. In Kunio-tachi no Banka, she is Kunio's fighting partner. * {{nihongo|'''Takashi'''|たかし|}} * {{nihongo|'''Masa'''|まさ|}} * {{nihongo|'''Gen'ei'''|げんえい|}} ===''Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku''=== * {{nihongo|'''Tōdō'''|藤堂 護|Tōdō Mamoru}} (Todd in ''Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge'', Titus in ''River City Ransom EX'') - A man of extreme wealth, he organizes the many tournaments in Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku, Crash n' The Boys Street Challenge, and Nekketsu Kakutou Densetsu in an effort to humiliate Kunio. In all three games, he is Yamada's superior. In River City Ransom EX, he appears as a mysterious character who knows about the happenings of River City and of Yamada. * {{nihongo|'''Sugata'''|姿 三十朗|Sugata Sanjūrō}} (Cheese in ''Crash n' The Boys: Street Challenge'', Gary in ''River City Ransom EX'') - 2nd Year Student of Nekketsu High. Like Hiroshi, he is a friend of Kunio and looks up to him for inspiration. He becomes a major character in Downtown Nekketsu Baseball Monogatari as the leader of the Nekketsu High Baseball team. * {{nihongo|'''Nanase'''|七瀬 遥|Nanase Haruka}} * {{nihongo|'''Momozono'''|桃園 里美|Momozono Satomi}} * {{nihongo|'''Saotome'''|五月女 光|Saotome Hikaru}} (Nate in ''Crash n' The Boys: Street Challenge'') * {{nihongo|'''Maeda'''|前田 亨|Maeda Tōru}} (Rick in ''River City Ransom EX'') * {{nihongo|'''Yoshino'''|吉野 光明|Yoshino Mitsuaki}} (Dove in ''Crash n' The Boys: Street Challenge'') * {{nihongo|'''Hayasaka'''|早坂 良麻|Hayasaka Ryōma}} (Knors in ''Crash n' the Boys: Street Challenge'', Jesse in ''River City Ransom EX'') * {{nihongo|'''Aihara'''|藍原 静|Aihara Shizuka}} * {{nihongo|'''Kumada'''|熊田 重蔵|Kumada Jūzō}} (Barns in ''Crash n' The Boys Street Challenge, Ted in ''River City Ransom EX'') * {{nihongo|'''Hayami'''|速水 武士|Hayami Takeshi}} (Milo in ''Crash n' The Boys: Street Challenge'') * {{nihongo|'''Kirishima'''|霧島 裕子|Kirishima Yūko}} ===''Ike Ike! Nekketsu Hockey Bu''=== * '''Yōichi''' - He is the team captain of Nekketsu High's Hockey Team. He seeks Kunio's help in improving and strengthening the Hockey Team and win the championship. ===''Bikkuri Nekketsu Shin Kiroku''=== * '''Johnny''' * '''Raphael''' * '''Jimmy''' ===''Nekketsu Kakutō Densetsu''=== * '''Toraichi''' and '''Toraji''' - They head the tournament in Nekketsu Kakutou Densetsu waiting to fight the strongest opponents in the game. Also called the "Double Tiger Brothers" because of them being both twins and wear Tiger Masks in combat. After the player defeats them, the Double Tiger Brothers would congratulate them, only to be attacked and badly beaten later on by the Hattori Twins. * '''Yokoyoko''' - An original character. The player takes the role of Yokoyoko when using the game's Character Creation system. His moveset and style varies upon the data entered by the player, such as Birthdate and Blood Type. ===''Downtown Nekketsu Baseball Monogatari''=== * {{nihongo|'''Tachibana'''|立花 辰巳|Tachibana Tatsumi}} * {{nihongo|'''Rika'''|浅野 里佳|Asano Rika}} * {{nihongo|'''Kuniko'''|芦野 久仁子|Ashino Kuniko}} (Shel in ''River City Ransom EX'') * {{nihongo|'''Murasaki'''|紫 小次朗|Murasaki Kōjirō}} ===''Kunio-tachi no Banka''=== * '''Ken''' - Kunio's lookalike. He is hired by Sabu to frame Kunio for a hit-and-run accident that landed the latter and Riki into jail at the beginning of the game. * '''Kyōko''' - A student of Hanazono High, she is Riki's fighting partner in the game. There is conflict that she is Riki's girlfriend, which contradicts his relationship with Mami in River City Ransom. ===''Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari EX''=== * {{nihongo|'''Himada'''|火間田 翔|Himada Shō}} (Rex in ''River City Ransom EX'') * {{nihongo|'''Saori'''|豪田 砂織|Gōda Saori}} (Abby in ''River City Ransom EX'') * '''Shōko''' (Jenny in ''River City Ransom EX'')
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