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    |fighting_style=[[Nanto Muon Ken]], Boomerangs, Guerilla warfare
    |voice=[[Kōji Yada]] (TV series/movie)<br/>[[Barry Stigler]] (anime dub)
    |voice=[[Kōji Yada]] (TV series/movie)<br/>[[Barry Stigler]] (anime dub)
    |appearances=Manga (ch. 15-16), Anime (ep. 8), 1986 movie
    |appearances=Manga (ch. 15-16), Anime (ep. 6-8), 1986 movie
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    ; {{nihongo|Colonel|大佐|Kāneru}}
    ; {{nihongo|Colonel|大佐|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. Something [[Kenshiro]] detected before defeating him.
    : 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 apocalypse. However, he lost faith in his country when he witnessed the debauchery committed by his superiors, whose arrogance plunged the world into nuclear war. After surviving the fallout, the Colonel and his men believed they were chosen by God and aimed to repopulate the world with their own master race which would correct the mistakes 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.
    : The Colonel was once a patriotic soldier prior to the apocalypse. However, he lost faith in his country when he witnessed the debauchery committed by his superiors, whose arrogance plunged the world into nuclear war. After surviving the fallout, 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==
    ==TV series==
    : In the TV series, due to political reasons, the Colonel and his army were rewritten as fanatical worshipers of [[Shin]].
    : 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==
    ==1986 movie==
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    File:Colonel(anime).jpg|Colonel in the TV series.
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    File:Colonel-concept.jpg|Colonel in ''Shin Hokuto Musou''.
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    Revision as of 15:12, 25 August 2015

    Colonel

    The Colonel, as he appears in the manga.
    Name in Kanji 大佐
    Name in Romaji Kāneru
    Alternate spelling(s) none
    Fighting Style Nanto Muon Ken, Boomerangs, Guerilla warfare
    Allegiance(s) Golan
    Shin (TV series, 1986 movie)
    Family none known
    Position(s) Leader of Golan
    Appearances Manga (ch. 15-16), Anime (ep. 6-8), 1986 movie
    Voice actor(s) Kōji Yada (TV series/movie)
    Barry Stigler (anime dub)
    Colonel (大佐, 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 apocalypse. However, he lost faith in his country when he witnessed the debauchery committed by his superiors, whose arrogance plunged the world into nuclear war. After surviving the fallout, 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'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 Rolento, an assassin who appeared in the Final Fight series, as well as the Street Fighter series. Its possible that Rolento's design was based on the Colonel.
    • Heidern from The King of Fighters is also believed to be based on the Colonel.

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