Mr. Karate II

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Mr. Karate II
Mr. Karate in Buriki One.
Profile
Full name	Ryo Sakazaki
Birthdate	August 2, 1967; 32 years old
Birthplace	Japan
Height	179cm (5'9")
Weight	75kg (165 lbs)
Blood type	O
Family/Relatives	Takuma Sakazaki (father), Ronnet Sakazaki (mother, deceased), Yuri Sakazaki (sister), King (love interest)
Job/Occupation	Dojo master
Likes	The Spirit of Kyokugen Karate, the teachings of his father, and his students.
Dislikes	Students who are delinquent paying their monthly fees
Hobbies	Japanese Chess Puzzle
Favorite food	Japanese stew
Special skill	Winter training
Fighting style	Kyokugenryu Karate, Kou-ou principle

Mr. Karate II or The Second Mr. Karate (二代目Mr.カラテ, Nidaime Misutā Karate) is an alias for Ryo Sakazaki, the central character in the Art of Fighting series. He inherited the mantle from the previous Mr. Karate and is usually referred to as "Mr. Karate" in his earlier appearances. He also sports a tengu mask for most of his alternate outfits.

He is voiced by Masaki Usui.

[edit] Story

After the events of the Art of Fighting series, Takuma Sakazaki retires from the fighting scene and Ryo takes the identity of Mr. Karate. This new Mr. Karate travels the world proving the power of Kyokugenryu Karate. He appeared in Southtown and in Japan, during the Buriki One '99 Tokyo tournament. In Neo Geo Battle Colisum, he is joined by an older Robert, previously unseen in other games.

[edit] Personality

As Ryo grows older, he becomes more serious about fighting and embraces his father's wishes. He wonders if he should keep his facial hair since his sister and many of his friends complain about it.

[edit] Powers

Energy Projectile - Mr. Karate can fire a projectile of energy.
Multiple Attacks - Mr. Karate can deliver several punches at an amazing speed.

[edit] Fighting Style

Mr. Karate is now a master of Kyokugenryu Karate. In Buriki One, many of his flashier moves were removed due to character balancing issues. As such, he uses traditional karate to better fit the realistic fighting styles in the game. In Wild Ambition and his Maximum Impact appearances, he retains many of his classic moves and uses some of Takuma's specials. His appearance in Neo Geo Battle Coliseum uses a combination of his previous appearances with one of his supers being a homage to Buriki One's unique control system. The player has to input a sequence of joystick directions (instead of button presses) after a specific command in order to attack.

[edit] Music

GET HIGH ～BURIKI MIX～ - Buriki One

[edit] Game Appearances

[edit] Cameo Appearances

Garou Densetsu Special

[edit] Similar Characters

Ryo Sakazaki

[edit] Trivia

According to fan Q & A for Buriki One, Ryo thinks King is a good friend and occasionally stops by to see her. Contrary to popular belief, Robert and Yuri have also not married.
A fan request for Ryo was to add the beer bottle chop that he did back in Art of Fighting into his moveset. As promised by the developers, it was added in the King of Fighters series.

[edit] Sprites

[edit] Gallery

Ryo Sakazaki's second outfit in KOF: Maximum Impact.	Mr. Karate II in Neo Geo Battle Coliseum.	Mr. Karate II in KOF: Maximum Impact 2.	Mr. Karate II's Another design in KOF: Maximum Impact 2. The default color (color A) is a mostly faithful adaption of his outfit in Wild Ambition.
Ryo's profile in Buriki One.	Promotional art from Buriki One.