Dan
Game series	Street Fighter series
First game	Street Fighter Alpha
Voiced by	Osamu Hosoi (All appearances)
Information
Birthplace	Hong Kong
Fighting style	Saikyō-ryū Karate
Likes	Taunting, karate
Dislikes	Seaweed, small-time crooks, and pretentious people
Special skill	Tile breaking, 3 dans kicks
Affiliation	Master of Saikyo Style Karate

Dan Hibiki (火引 弾, Hibiki Dan^?) is a character from Capcom's Street Fighter series of fighting games. Dan is consistently portrayed as an arrogant, overconfident, yet utterly weak character in many of the games he is featured in. He is widely considered to be the comic relief of the series because of his over-the-top poses and battle cries. “Street Fighter” redirects here. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Hosoi Osamu(細井 æ²») is a seiyu who was born on September 22, 1964 in Saitama. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hong_Kong. ... For the original NASA meaning, see capsule communicator. ... “Street Fighter” redirects here. ... Screenshot of The King of Fighters XI (2005, SNK Playmore). ... Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. ...

Story

Dan's father, Go Hibiki, was a rival of Sagat. Go gouged out Sagat's eye and Sagat beat him to death in retaliation. Because of this, Dan sought revenge on Sagat, training to become a fighter, but was expelled from Gouken's dojo when his motivations were learned. Dan thus developed his own style of Ansatsuken merged with Muay Thai elements and called Saikyo-ryuu, "The Strongest Style," despite the complete weakness of his techniques. ‹ The template below (Vg-in-universe) has been proposed for deletion. ... Gouken Gouken (剛拳, Gôken, in Japanese, means Strong Fist) was the master of Ryu and Ken in Capcoms Street Fighter fighting game series. ... A dojo ) is a Japanese term which literally means place of the Way. Initially, Dojo were adjunct to temples. ... The Japanese term ansatsuken (暗殺拳, Murdering/Assassination Techniques) is a generic term referring to any martial art created for assassination. ... For the drink with a similar-sounding name, see Mai Tai. ...

After the events of Street Fighter Alpha 3, Dan believed he had achieved his revenge by defeating Sagat (who had actually thrown the fight), and his motivation switched to promoting and expanding his Saikyo-ryuu school, even to the point of offering exercise videos and correspondence courses. He has seemingly had some limited success promoting Saikyo-style. This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

In SFA3, he was Sakura Kasugano's supposed sensei, who followed him around in order to meet Ryu. He's also good friends with Blanka too, since Blanka saved Dan when he was young. Sakura Kasugano ) is a video game character in the Street Fighter series of fighting games. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...   , also written as 隆) is a video game character created by Capcom, and is the main character in the Street Fighter series. ... Blanka ) is a video game character from the Street Fighter series of fighting games. ...

Dan in other appearances

In the unofficial events of Pocket Fighter, Dan's story begins with himself looking to expand his Saikyo-ryuu school, and subsequently chooses Sakura as his student. Upon meeting Sakura, he offers to teach her his style, and she accepts after Dan defeats her in a fight. Sakura masters the entire Saikyo-ryuu style, and chooses to forget the entire style three days after mastering it, humiliating Dan. Pocket Fighter ), released as Super Gem Fighter: Mini Mix in North America, is a fighting game released by Capcom in September 1997 on the CPS-2 arcade system. ...

Despite being the lowest tier amongst the main characters, Dan is still an above-average martial artist when compared to typical fighters. In the first volume of the manga Sakura Ganbaru!, Dan enters a street fighting competition and is shown doing rather well, only losing to Ken, who later went on to win the entire competition. Ken Masters , his first name is sometimes written as 拳) is a video game character created by Capcom. ...

Dan as a parody

After the release and success of Street Fighter II, rival video game company SNK created their own fighting game Art of Fighting. The principal character of this series, Ryo Sakazaki, not only bore a striking resemblance in appearance, fighting style, and name to Ryu, but had attire and hair of the same color as Ken. Street Fighter II ) is a 1991 competitive fighting game by Capcom. ... SNK redirects here. ... Art of Fighting , which literally translates to Fist of the Dragon and Tiger but can also be interpreted as Fist of Two Mighty Rivals) is a trilogy of competitive fighting game titles that were released for the Neo Geo platform in the early 1990s. ... Ryo Sakazaki , sometimes written as 坂崎 亮 or Sakazaki Ryō) is the main character in Art of Fighting, and one of the main characters in The King of Fighters, both fighting game series from SNK. His name is most often written in kana, however, in some games kanji is used to write...   , also written as 隆) is a video game character created by Capcom, and is the main character in the Street Fighter series. ...

In humorous retaliation, Capcom included Dan as a secret character in Street Fighter Alpha. Dan's pink clothing is a spoof of Ryo's orange attire, while his head is a spoof of Robert's. His fireball is telling: instead of using both hands to unleash his Gadouken (as Ryu, Ken, and even Sakura do for the Hadouken), he propels it with one hand, like Ryo, Robert and Yuri do for the Kooh-ken (that Robert calls Ryuugeki-ken). Dan can also taunt infinitely like the Art of Fighting games, unlike his fellow Street Fighter characters. A secret character (not to be confused with an unseen character) is usually a playable character (though not always) in a video game that can only be played (or in some cases fought) by completing some task in the game. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Robert Garcia is a character in the King of Fighters video game series. ... Yuri Sakazaki ) is a video game character from SNK Playmores Art of Fighting series first as a damsel in distress and then as one of the protagonists, and The King of Fighters series as one of the supporting characters, and in SNK vs. ...

In Street Fighter Alpha 2, Dan is Ken's secret challenger (reached by finishing several fights in a row with super combos) and they exchange dialog, one line of which is Ken asking Dan if he knows the "art of fighting." This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

In Dan's ending in Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter, Dan's sister appears to prevent him finishing off Cyber-Akuma saying "Don't you know who he is? He's our...", parodying the ending of the original Art of Fighting where Ryo was about to kill Mr. Karate before being told he is their father by Yuri (Dan's sister even looks like her).[1] This article is about the series. ... Akuma as seen in Capcom VS. SNK 2, illustrated by Shinkiro Akuma (demon in Japanese), known in Japan as Gouki , strong oni(strong demon,strong ogre)), is a video game character created by Capcom. ...

One of Dan's win quotes in Street Fighter Alpha 3 is "I hate the art of fighting, but I want to be the king of fighters!" This was a direct reference to Art of Fighting and The King of Fighters series by SNK. The King of Fighters ), officially abbreviated KOF, is the premiere series of fighting games by SNK Playmore, formerly SNK. The series was originally developed for SNKs Neo-Geo MVS arcade hardware, which served as the main platform for the series until 2004, when SNK retired the MVS in favor...

Also Dan's fighting style, the Saikyo-ryuu, is a parody of Kyokugen-ryuu, the fighting style used by Ryo and Robert. To further the parody, Saikyo-ryuu means "Strongest style" while Kyokugen-ryuu means "Extreme Style."

In the SNK vs. Capcom series (more specifically in SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom), there is a running gag where Dan is often mistaken for Ryo or Robert, even by himself in a mirror match (Kasumi Todoh is one example: even after Dan tells her he is not Robert, she still does not believe him). In these games, Dan parodies even more of Ryo's attacks. He also mistook Mr. Karate for his father's ghost (though, in his ending in Neo Geo Pocket's SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium, he seems to acknowledge that Takuma and Go are different people). In Ryo's ending for Capcom vs. SNK 2, it is hinted that Dan came to the Sakazakis' Kyokugenryu Karate school to sign up. In Pocket Fighter, Dan can call on the ghost of his father, whose face resembles the same tengu mask as Mr. Karate. This is mirrored in Capcom's official artwork for Street Fighter Alpha; earlier works featured Dan's father as wearing a tengu mask while later ones show that the long nose was indeed a feature of Go Hibiki. All other instances of Go Hiibki's face are obscured, such as the image of young Sagat clutching Go's face. “Capcom vs. ... The running gag is a popular hallmark of comic and serious forms of entertainment. ... Kasumi Todoh ) is a video game character in both the Art of Fighting and King of Fighters series. ... Neo Geo Pocket (Monochrome) The Neo Geo Pocket was SNKs original hand held system. ... Capcom vs. ... Kyokugenryu Karate (Japanese: 極限流空手) is a fictitious fighting style employed by several characters in the Art of Fighting fighting games produced by SNK Playmore. ...

Appearance

Dan has a similar outfit to Ryu and Ken, wearing a traditional Karategi. Dan also wears a black undershirt like Ryo. His head and face closely resembles Robert from Art of Fighting, while his outfit is bright pink, reminiscent of Ryo's orange outfit in Art of Fighting. Karategi (空手着 or 空手衣) is the Japan name for the Karate training dress. ... This article is about the color. ...

Though his fighting stance is similar to Ken and Ryu's, it is more "loose" and animated. Many of his mannerisms directly mirror those of Yuri Sakazaki.

Gameplay

Dan is widely regarded as a joke character, not to be used for any serious competition. He is also popular as a handicap to skilled players, as his weakness makes winning matches more difficult when against notably powerful characters such as Ryu, Ken and Charlie. As such, selecting Dan can in itself be seen as a taunt, since doing so implies high confidence that a player is superior in skill to his or her opponent. Strangely enough, all these weaknesses and the sheer comedy value have combined to make Dan a campy fan favorite of sorts. Charlie, known as Nash ) in Japan, is a video game character from Capcoms Street Fighter series of fighting games. ...

Techniques

In the games he appears in, Dan is distinguished from Ryu and Ken by his ineffective special moves, such as a projectile with a comically short range (Gadouken or Self-Taught Fist) and a triple-hitting flying kick that is easy to block (Dankukyaku or Sky CuttingKick); both reminiscent of special attacks in Art of Fighting (if one had no Spirit Power in that game, special attacks become useless). Dan also possesses Koryuken, an anti-air uppercut (initially different, but eventually mimicking Ryu and Ken's Shoryuken) with very little horizontal range, during which he sometimes flashes and becomes completely invincible. He can also perform Premium Sign, where he autographs a portrait and flings it at the opponent.

Dan has a move known as the Hisshou Buraiken (Complete and Total Victory Relying on Nobody but Myself Fist), a standing parody of Ryo's flying Desperation move, the Ryuuko Ranbu. Dan also possesses a "Shoryu Reppa" type move called the Koryu Rekka (Shiny Dragon Blaze), which was borrowed from the double uppercut at the end of Ryo's MAX Ryuuko Ranbu (he even imitates Ryo's "Kyokugen-ryuu Ougi!"/"Kyokugen-style secret!" yell that is used at the beginning of Ryuuko Ranbu, instead declaring "Saikyo-ryuu Ougi!"). Both moves have little to no range at all, and leave Dan wide open for attack if the moves are blocked.

Dan is one of only two characters in the Street Fighter series that has a super taunt, along with Sagat: Chouhatsu Densetsu (Legendary Taunt) and Chouhatsu Shinwa (Mythical Taunt). ‹ The template below (Vg-in-universe) has been proposed for deletion. ...

Dan has a move known as the Otoko Michi (Path of a Man) which parodies Akuma's Shun Goku Satsu. The Otoko Michi is performed by doing the command for the Shun Goku Satsu in reverse. Depending on the game, the Otoko Michi can be as powerful as the Shun Goku Satsu, which can take off more than half of the opponent's lifebar, or it takes off a minimal amount of life from the opponent. In most versions, it leaves Dan with only 1% of his own life. Due to its slow speed and high costs, this move is considered highly unreliable and only used when absolute victory is certain. In Marvel vs. Capcom 2, it is the strongest single Hyper Combo in the game. In SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom, it not only does a considerable amount of damage when used, but he loses no life from performing it: this is due to the fact that it is his Exceed attack, all of which can only be done once per match and need a low amount of life remaining to become usable to begin with. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Akuma (Street Fighter). ... Screenshot of Metal Gear Solid. ... The Marvel vs. ...

Ironically, Dan parodies even more Kyokugen-style attacks in the SNK-produced games of the SNK vs. Capcom series. He gains the Gadou Sho Ko Ken (a Gadoken-ranged version of the Haoh Sho Koh Ken) in both SNK-produced games (as a Level 2 version of Shinkuu Gadoken in The Match of the Millennium, and a regular special move in SVC Chaos). In SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom, he also gains a parody version of Ryo's Tenchi Haou Ken called Kyuukyoku Tenchi Gadou Zuki that is able to block any attack during the charge-up period, even normally unblockable moves, but does not do much damage and has an extremely long recovery time since Dan punches the opponent so hard that he breaks the bones in his hand, and needs a moment to tend to it.

A running gag in all games that Dan appears in is his ability to taunt. In games where the player is limited to only one taunt, Dan is able to do an unlimited amount. Each Taunt also adds to his Super bar, generally (it varies by game) by a healthy amount. He is also able to perform the infamous "Super Taunt" (Chohatsu Dentetsu), which is simply a taunt dragged out for several seconds. It does absolutely no damage, and Dan is vulnerable throughout the entire escapade. It takes a whole Super bar/level to perform. This attack is often seen as the ultimate insult, as it shows the player's confidence in victory enough to make him waste a chance at using a super move in favor of this and performing it under any situation other than total victory is suicide.

In Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter, one can input a code just before the start of the match, in which Dan falls onto the ground, creating a comically huge explosion, instead of his normal entrance. He then gets up and the fight starts. This has absolutely no effect on gameplay.

Connections with other games

• Ran Hibiki from the fighting game series Rival Schools shares a number of similarities with Dan and it is implied that the two are related. A classmate of Ran is Chairperson, who learned to fight from a Saikyou-Ryuu correspondence course.
• Sean from the Street Fighter III series, a student of Ken Masters who has a very limited mastery of the fighting style, has the win quotes, "Don't call me Dan!" and ""Rule #1: Never give up! Rule #2: Don't fight me! Rule #3: Don't be like Dan!"

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Pronunciation

• Dan is actually intended to be pronounced like "Don" and not like the shortened form of the name "Daniel." Hibiki is pronounced "Hee-bee-kee."

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Fighting game appearances

• Street Fighter Alpha (1995) - secret character
• Street Fighter Alpha 2 (1996)
• Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter (1997)
• Pocket Fighter (1997) - secret character
• Street Fighter Alpha 3 (1998)
• SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium (1999)
• Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 (2000) - non-playable, appears alongside SNK comedy relief character Joe Higashi as winner of tournament
• Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (2000)
• Capcom vs. SNK Pro (2001)
• Capcom vs. SNK 2 (2001)
• SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom (2004)

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Non-fighting game appearances

• Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo - (1996)
• SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash (1999)
• SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters 2 Expand Edition (2001)
• Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix - (2007)

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