Mr. Karate II

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.

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 South Town and in Japan, during the Buriki One '99 Tokyo tournament. In Neo Geo Battle Coliseum, he is joined by an older Robert, previously unseen in other games.

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.

Powers

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

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 his Wild Ambition and Maximum Impact appearances, he retains many of his classic moves and also 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.

Music

GET HIGH ～BURIKI MIX～ - Buriki One
Power of Kyokugenryu Karate - Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition
DREAM MATCH - Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition, boss theme

Game Appearances

Buriki One
Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition - unlockable on Playstation version
KOF: Maximum Impact 2 - both unlockable and Ryo Sakazaki's Another Outfit-Variation A
Neo Geo Battle Coliseum

Cameo Appearances

Garou Densetsu Special
KOF: Maximum Impact - Another outfit for Ryo Sakazaki
The King of Fighters XIV - As an alternate color for Ryo

Similar Characters

Trivia

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. The move somewhat resembles the forward + medium punch Ryu uses in Street Fighter (also known as the Collarbone Breaker.)