Hinako Shijou

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Hinako Shijou
Hinako in The King of Fighters 2001
Profile
Full name	Hinako Shijou
Birthdate	March 3; 16 years old
Birthplace	Japan (she is part Russian)
Height	154cm (5'1")
Weight	42kg (93 lbs)
Blood type	B
Job/Occupation	High School Student
Likes	A teddy bear she received as a young girl
Dislikes	Bugs, sour foods, piano practice
Hobbies	Collecting sumo ranking lists, making herb products (potpourris and herb tea)
Favorite food	Sumo stew made by her private cook, tea, petit-fours
Forte in sports	Horse riding, halberd jousting
Special skill	Horseback riding, jousting
Measurements (bust, waist, hip)	83cm, 56cm, 83cm
Fighting style	Sumo wrestling

Hinako Shijou (四条雛子, Shijō Hinako) is an original character who was first introduced as a member of the Woman Fighters Team in The King of Fighters 2000. She was originally modeled after manga title character, Jarinko Chie, who is a brash young woman that fights with sumo moves. After designer's protests, her character was radically changed to instead be a naive but warm-hearted high school girl in nobility. She is also a character who became less popular than expected, perhaps due to the lack of female sumo wrestlers at the time.

She is voiced by Ayako Kawasumi.

[edit] Story

Hinako attends in an all-girl school and grew to value sumo's techniques after watching a professional match. Hoping to practice along with her classmates, she tries to create a female sumo club at her school but the idea fails to gain support. Once she hears about the Women Team auditioning for a member, Hinako enters and succeeds in proving her worth by defeating Yuri Sakazaki in a mock match. She continues to appear for their team until The King of Fighters 2003 where she was asked to team with Athena Asamiya and Malin to form the "High School Girl" Team.

[edit] Personality

Hinako is a kind girl who wishes to prove that girls can also practice sumo. She is somewhat shy, but also a very loyal friend.

[edit] Powers

Ignore Weight - For a girl of her size, she can lift, push and throw men as big and heavy as Maxima or Chang Koehan.

[edit] Fighting Style

Hinako fights with sumo wrestling. Her fighting style surrounds around takedowns, throws, slaps and even headbutts (Mocking Capcom's E. Honda). All of her moves are named after real sumo moves.