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|profession=Member of KING

|fighting_style=[[Nanto Hyakuzan Ken]]

|voice=[[Tesshō Genda]]

|voice=[[wikipedia:Tesshō Genda|Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)<br/>[[Michael Sorich]] (English)

|appearances=Anime (ep. 14)

|family=

|}}

||allegiance = [[Shin]]}}

; {{nihongo|Dante|ダンテ}}

~~: ''Voiced by'': [[Tesshō Genda]]~~

: A character who only appears in the TV series. A biker gang leader who learned ''[[Nanto Seiken]]'' with [[Shin]]. His style is ''[[Nanto Hyakuzan Ken]]'' ("South Dipper Hundred Slash Fist"), which focuses on slashing techniques and the use of boomerangs. He has a tendency of kissing his victims after killing them.

: A character who only appears in the TV series. A biker gang leader who learned ''[[Nanto Seiken]]'' with Shin. His style is ''[[Nanto Hyakuzan Ken]]'' ("South Dipper Hundred Slash Fist"), which focuses on slashing techniques and the use of boomerangs. He has a tendency of kissing his victims after killing them. He ~~blackmailed~~ [[Duran]] ~~(his former partner in crime)~~ to ~~try~~ and ~~kill~~ [[~~Kenshirō~~]]. ~~He murders~~ Duran ~~for his failure but Kenshirō kills~~ Dante ~~shortly after~~.

== TV Series ==

: He blackmails his former partner-in-crime, [[Duran]], into trying to kill [[Kenshiro]] by dropping him into a volcano. However, Duran fails and Dante's men take [[Kanna]] hostage as leverage against Kenshiro. Duran intervenes to save her only to be murdered as a traitor. An enraged Kenshiro destroys Dante's gang and defeats Dante using the ''[[Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken|Hyakuretsu Ken]]'', striking the ''Gusoku'' (具足) vital point to make him walk helplessly into the lava.

==Trivia==

* His design is loosely based on ~~Victor Willis~~ of the [[wikipedia:Village People|Village People]].

* His design is loosely based on Glenn Hughes of the [[wikipedia:Village People|Village People]].

* Dante's mustache, build and [[wikipedia:Sign_of_the_horns|hand-gesture]] when attacking may be references to former professional wrestler [[wikipedia:Stan Hansen|Stan Hansen]].

==Gallery==

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[[Category:Anime-only characters]]

[[Category:KING]]

[[Category:Villains]]

[[Category:Outlaws]]

[[Category:Male Characters]]

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 |profession=Member of KING
 |fighting_style=[[Nanto Hyakuzan Ken]]
-|voice=[[Tesshō Genda]]
+|voice=[[wikipedia:Tesshō Genda|Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)<br/>[[Michael Sorich]] (English)
 |appearances=Anime (ep. 14)
 |family=
-|}}
+||allegiance = [[Shin]]}}
 ; {{nihongo|Dante|ダンテ}}
-: ''Voiced by'': [[Tesshō Genda]]
+: A character who only appears in the TV series. A biker gang leader who learned ''[[Nanto Seiken]]'' with [[Shin]]. His style is ''[[Nanto Hyakuzan Ken]]'' ("South Dipper Hundred Slash Fist"), which focuses on slashing techniques and the use of boomerangs. He has a tendency of kissing his victims after killing them.
-: A character who only appears in the TV series. A biker gang leader who learned ''[[Nanto Seiken]]'' with Shin. His style is ''[[Nanto Hyakuzan Ken]]'' ("South Dipper Hundred Slash Fist"), which focuses on slashing techniques and the use of boomerangs. He has a tendency of kissing his victims after killing them. He blackmailed [[Duran]] (his former partner in crime) to try and kill [[Kenshirō]]. He murders Duran for his failure but Kenshirō kills Dante shortly after.
+== TV Series ==
+: He blackmails his former partner-in-crime, [[Duran]], into trying to kill [[Kenshiro]] by dropping him into a volcano. However, Duran fails and Dante's men take [[Kanna]] hostage as leverage against Kenshiro. Duran intervenes to save her only to be murdered as a traitor. An enraged Kenshiro destroys Dante's gang and defeats Dante using the ''[[Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken|Hyakuretsu Ken]]'', striking the ''Gusoku'' (具足) vital point to make him walk helplessly into the lava.
 ==Trivia==
-* His design is loosely based on Victor Willis of the [[wikipedia:Village People|Village People]].
+* His design is loosely based on Glenn Hughes of the [[wikipedia:Village People|Village People]].
+* Dante's mustache, build and [[wikipedia:Sign_of_the_horns|hand-gesture]] when attacking may be references to former professional wrestler [[wikipedia:Stan Hansen|Stan Hansen]].
 ==Gallery==
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 [[Category:Anime-only characters]]
 [[Category:KING]]
+[[Category:Villains]]
+[[Category:Outlaws]]
+[[Category:Male Characters]]