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    {{Infobox Character
    |image=[[File:Barcom(1).jpg|200px|]]
    |caption=Balcom, as he appears in the anime.
    |name=Balcom
    |name_japanese=バルコム
    |nameromaji=Barukomu
    |alternatespelling=Barcom
    |profession=Generalissimo of KING
    |fighting_style=[[Taizanji Kenpō]]
    |allegiance=[[Shin]]
    |voice=[[Seizō Katō]] (Japanese)</br>[[wikipedia:Beau Billingslea|Beau Billingslea]] (English)
    |appearances=Anime (ep. 17-21)
    |family=
    |}}
    ; {{nihongo|Generalissimo Balcom|バルコム大将軍|Barukomu Daishōgun}}
    ; {{nihongo|Generalissimo Balcom|バルコム大将軍|Barukomu Daishōgun}}
    : ''Voiced by'': [[Seizō Katō]]
    : The leader of [[Shin|Shin's]] army and a master of ''[[Taizanji Kenpō]]''. He only appears in the TV series.
    : The leader of [[Shin]]'s army in the TV series. He leads an all-out assault against [[Kenshiro]] when he joins a local rebellion against Southern Cross. Later, when Kenshiro is presumed dead, he revolts against Shin. He is notable for being modelled after '''[[Baiken Kinbu]]''', a villain from the pilot version of ''Hokuto no Ken''. He uses the same ''[[Taizanji Kenpō]]'' techniques and the battle between him and Shin is visually identical to the battle between Baiken and Kenshiro Kasumi.
     
    == TV Series ==
    : At the gathering of the [[King (organization)|KING]] factions, he describes [[Kenshiro|Kenshiro's]] various exploits as they gather to deal with the growing threat.
    : After presuming to have killed Kenshiro during an airstrike, Balcom grows weary of Shin's lenient ways and launches a mutiny to seize power for himself, murdering [[Nariman]] who opposes the plot. However, Balcom is no match for Shin's ''[[Nanto Koshū Ken]]'' and suffers a bloody death. In the aftermath of his death, [[Southern Cross]] is set ablaze by the rebelling thugs.
     
    ==Trivia==
    * Balcom was modelled after [[Baiken Kinbu]], a villain from the pilot version of ''Hokuto no Ken''. He uses the same fighting style, and the battle between him and Shin is visually identical to the battle between Baiken and Kenshiro Kasumi.
     
    ==Gallery==
    <gallery captionalign="left">
    File:Balcom.jpg
    File:Barcom(2).jpg|Balcom without his helmet.
    File:Barcom(3).jpg|With his flying fleet.
    </gallery>
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    Latest revision as of 05:30, 25 July 2022

    Balcom

    Balcom, as he appears in the anime.
    Name in Kanji バルコム
    Name in Romaji Barukomu
    Alternate spelling(s) Barcom
    Fighting Style Taizanji Kenpō
    Allegiance(s) Shin
    Position(s) Generalissimo of KING
    Appearances Anime (ep. 17-21)
    Voice actor(s) Seizō Katō (Japanese)
    Beau Billingslea (English)
    Generalissimo Balcom (バルコム大将軍, Barukomu Daishōgun)
    The leader of Shin's army and a master of Taizanji Kenpō. He only appears in the TV series.

    TV Series[edit | edit source]

    At the gathering of the KING factions, he describes Kenshiro's various exploits as they gather to deal with the growing threat.
    After presuming to have killed Kenshiro during an airstrike, Balcom grows weary of Shin's lenient ways and launches a mutiny to seize power for himself, murdering Nariman who opposes the plot. However, Balcom is no match for Shin's Nanto Koshū Ken and suffers a bloody death. In the aftermath of his death, Southern Cross is set ablaze by the rebelling thugs.

    Trivia[edit | edit source]

    • Balcom was modelled after Baiken Kinbu, a villain from the pilot version of Hokuto no Ken. He uses the same fighting style, and the battle between him and Shin is visually identical to the battle between Baiken and Kenshiro Kasumi.

    Gallery[edit | edit source]