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He was put in charge of leading the Holy Emperor's escort, incinerating anyone who stood in the way while yelling {{Nihongo|"sterilize the garbage!|汚物は消毒だー!|{{Audio|Obutsu.ogg|Obutsu wa shōdoku dā!}}}}. However, he would ultimately get his comeuppance when [[Kenshiro]] disarmed him and burned him alive with his own weapon. | He was put in charge of leading the Holy Emperor's escort, incinerating anyone who stood in the way while yelling {{Nihongo|"sterilize the garbage!|汚物は消毒だー!|{{Audio|Obutsu.ogg|Obutsu wa shōdoku dā!}}}}. However, he would ultimately get his comeuppance when [[Kenshiro]] disarmed him and burned him alive with his own weapon. | ||
Despite being a very minor character, he has become somewhat of a running joke to the extent that merchandise has been made of him, alongside showing up in many adaptations of the series. | ==Trivia== | ||
* Despite being a very minor character, he has become somewhat of a running joke to the extent that merchandise has been made of him, alongside showing up in many adaptations of the series. | |||
* The Flamethrower Man appears in the TV series, but never says his catchphrase {{Nihongo|"Filth must be sterilized!|汚物は消毒だー!|obutsu wa shōdoku dā!}}. This is likely due to the word {{Nihongo||汚物|obutsu}} having a connotation of [[wikipedia:Human waste|human waste]]. It was later restored in the 2006 movie ''[[Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu Hokuto no Ken: Raoh Den Junai no Shō|Legend of Raoh: Chapter of Death in Love]]''. | * The Flamethrower Man appears in the TV series, but never says his catchphrase {{Nihongo|"Filth must be sterilized!|汚物は消毒だー!|obutsu wa shōdoku dā!}}. This is likely due to the word {{Nihongo||汚物|obutsu}} having a connotation of [[wikipedia:Human waste|human waste]]. It was later restored in the 2006 movie ''[[Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu Hokuto no Ken: Raoh Den Junai no Shō|Legend of Raoh: Chapter of Death in Love]]''. | ||
* He appears as an enemy character type in the ''Hokuto no Ken'' video games for the [[Hokuto no Ken (Sega Mark III)|Sega Mark III]] and [[Hokuto no Ken (Playstation)|PlayStation]], as well as in ''[[Hokuto Musō]]'' and ''[[Shin Hokuto Musō]]''. In the Hokuto Musou games, the playable character, [[Outlaw (Hokuto Musou)|Outlaw]] draws inspiration from Flamethrower man. He can also be seen as a spectator in the background of Souther's stage in the [[Hokuto no Ken (arcade)|2005 arcade game]]. In the same game, Souther uses a variation of his catchphrase when confronted by [[Jagi]] or [[Heart|Mr. Heart]] in his stage, saying {{nihongo|"Garbage must be sterilized!"|汚物は消毒せねばならんな|obutsu wa shōdoku seneba naran na}} | * He appears as an enemy character type in the ''Hokuto no Ken'' video games for the [[Hokuto no Ken (Sega Mark III)|Sega Mark III]] and [[Hokuto no Ken (Playstation)|PlayStation]], as well as in ''[[Hokuto Musō]]'' and ''[[Shin Hokuto Musō]]''. In the Hokuto Musou games, the playable character, [[Outlaw (Hokuto Musou)|Outlaw]] draws inspiration from Flamethrower man. He can also be seen as a spectator in the background of Souther's stage in the [[Hokuto no Ken (arcade)|2005 arcade game]]. In the same game, Souther uses a variation of his catchphrase when confronted by [[Jagi]] or [[Heart|Mr. Heart]] in his stage, saying {{nihongo|"Garbage must be sterilized!"|汚物は消毒せねばならんな|obutsu wa shōdoku seneba naran na}} | ||