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Encyclopedia > Earthquake (video game character)

Earthquake is a video game character from SNK Playmore's Samurai Shodown series of fighting games. A video game character is a fictional character appearing in a video game or computer game. ... SNK Playmore is a Japanese video game company, successor to SNK. In 2001(found the company), its name is Playmore and changed to current name in 2003. ... Samurai Shodown (Samurai Spirits in Japan), or SS for short, is the name of a fighting game series by SNK. It is considered to be the premier 2D weapons fighter, and is one of the best-known video games created by SNK. This series also started SNKs reputation for... Screenshot of Kung Fu. ...


According to his official biography, Earthquake was born in Texas on July 25, 1759. He stands 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) and weighs 1380 lb (626 kg). His blood type is A. His weapon is a sickle on a chain called "Fujiyama." His distinguishing feature is a wrinkly face, as well as his overwhelmingly obese body. Despite his sheer size and immense girth and weight, Earthquake can be a shockingly nimble and tricky character. While his basic movements are very slow, many of his special moves are very fast and have high priority. This oxymoron of movement speed, mixed with ninja trickiness such as smoke bomb teleports, his high reach and priority, and his good attack power and very good stamina can make Earthquake extremely formiddable and dangerous in the right hands. It is very difficult for many opponents to get the gist of his unorthodox style. Due to his size however, he had rather large lag time on many moves which can easilly be a huge disadvantage if the player doesn't time things right. Also, his playstyle can be difficult to get the hang of. He is often played as a setup and deceptive turtler character, where he can be very difficult to beat. State nickname: Lone Star State Other U.S. States Capital Austin Largest city Houston Governor Rick Perry Official languages None. ... July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... 1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... A blood type is a description of an individuals characteristics of red blood cells due to substances (carbohydrates and proteins) on the cell membrane. ... Using a sickle A sickle is a curved, hand-held agricultural tool typically used for harvesting grain crops before the advent of modern harvesting machinery. ... Obesity is an excess storage of fat and can affect any mammal, such as the mouse on the left. ... An oxymoron (plural oxymora) (noun) is a figure of speech that combines two normally contradictory terms (e. ... A ninja on the cover of Black Belt magazine. ...


Earthquake had originally trained under the same master as Galford D. Weiler, but got sick of it. When Shirou Tokisada Amakusa started creating havoc, he decided to steal all the world's treasure. A year later, Rashoujin Mizuki came into his mind and told him that if he killed those she told him to, she would reward him with gold each time. After the defeat of Mizuki, Earthquake and his henchmen left for Makai, never again to be seen. Shirou Tokisada Amakusa is a character from SNK Playmores Samurai Shodown series of video games. ... Treasure is a concentration of riches, often that which is considered lost or forgotten until being rediscovered. ... General Name, Symbol, Number Gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11 (IB), 6, d Density, Hardness 19300 kg/m3, 2. ...


Trivia

  • Along with Genan Shiranui, Earthquake appears in Genjuro Kibagami's Samurai Shodown 4 ending. He also appears in Samurai Shodown RPG, which all possibly prove that he had not truly dissapeared after the second game, and is still around up to his old tricks.
  • Earthquake is also a playable character in SVC Chaos: Capcom vs. SNK.
  • Earthquake has been voiced by Masaki Usui in many of the games he appeaered in.

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