Editing Colonel

{{Infobox Character
|image=[[File:Colonel.jpg|225px|]]
|caption=The Colonel, as he appears in the manga.
|name=Colonel
|allegiance=[[Golan]]<br>[[Shin]] (TV series, 1986 movie)
|family=
|name_japanese=大佐
|nameromaji=Kāneru
|alternatespelling=
|profession=Leader of [[Golan]]
|fighting_style=[[Nanto Muon Ken]], Boomerangs, Guerilla warfare
|voice=[[Kōji Yada]] (TV series/movie)<br/>[[Barry Stigler]] (anime dub)
|appearances=Manga (ch. 15-16), Anime (ep. 6-8), 1986 movie
|}}
; {{nihongo|Colonel|{{ruby|大佐|カーネル}}|Kāneru}}
: The founder of the [[Golan]] organization and a former Red Beret commando. The Colonel was a master of different killing techniques, such as deadly boomerangs and the ''[[Nanto Muon Ken]]'' style. It was also stated by [[Mad Sarge]] that he possessed ESP (extrasensory perception), but in fact it was the ability to read the subtle muscle and eye movements of his opponent. [[Kenshiro]] detected this before defeating him.

: The Colonel was once a patriotic soldier prior to the [[nuclear war of 199X|apocalypse]]. However, he lost faith in his country when he witnessed the debauchery committed by his [[General|superiors]], whose arrogance plunged the world into nuclear war. After surviving the fallout, although he lost his right eye in the process, the Colonel and his men believed they were 'chosen by God' and aimed to repopulate the world with their own master race which would right the wrongs of the past. Kenshiro defeats the Golan in his quest to rescue [[Lin]] and fights the Colonel, first taking out his eyesight using the pressure point ''Dōmei'' and then destroying him with the ''[[Hokuto Kaikotsu Ken]]'' technique, causing his skeleton to explode from his flesh.

==TV series==
: In the TV series, due to political reasons, the Colonel and his army's backstory was removed and they were rewritten as fanatical worshipers of [[Shin]].

==1986 movie==
: In the 1986 movie, the Colonel has a short cameo as one of Shin's security officers. He is murdered by his master when focusing on [[Raoh|Raoh's]] invasion instead of searching for the escaped [[Yuria]].

==Character Rating==
From ''Hokuto no Ken: Kyūkyoku Kaisetsusho: Seikimatsu Haō Retsuden''.

* Level: B
* Power: 2
* Speed: 3
* Skills: 3
* Looks: 3
* Charisma: 3

==Trivia==
*Colonel bears a resemblance to [[w:c:streetfighter:Rolento|Rolento]], a soldier who appeared in the [[w:c:capcom:Final Fight Series|Final Fight]] series, as well as the [[w:c:capcom:Street Fighter Series|Street Fighter]] series. Its possible that Rolento's design was based on the Colonel.
*[[w:c:streetfighter:Black|Black]], the [[w:c:capcom:Final Fight 3|Final Fight 3]] final boss, also bears a resemblance to the Colonel, while having a shirt ripping action, just like Kenshiro.
*It is possible that he lost his right eye after the apocalypse as he still retained both eyes pre-nuclear war.
*He is only character with the closet link to source of the nuclear war.

==Gallery==
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File:Colonel(manga).jpg
File:Colonel(anime).jpg|Colonel in the TV series.
File:Colonel-concept.jpg|Colonel in ''Shin Hokuto Musou''.
File:Colonel.png
Pre-War colonel.png|The Colonel, before the nuclear war, reported to his uncaring and callous superior. He still had his eyes intact at this time.
</gallery>
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