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    |profession=Leader of [[Golan]]
    |profession=Leader of [[Golan]]
    |fighting_style=[[Nanto Muon Ken]]
    |fighting_style=[[Nanto Muon Ken]], Boomerangs, Guerilla warfare
    |voice=[[Kōji Yada]] (TV series/movie)
    |voice=[[Kōji Yada]] (TV series/movie)
    |appearances=Manga (ch. 15-16), Anime (ep. 8), 1986 movie
    |appearances=Manga (ch. 15-16), Anime (ep. 8), 1986 movie
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    : ''Voiced by'': [[Kōji Yada]]
    : ''Voiced by'': [[Kōji Yada]]
    : The founder of [[Golan]] and a practitioner of ''[[Nanto Muon Ken]]'' ("Silent Fist of the South Star"). Uses boomerangs during battle. Has a scarred face and wears an eyepatch that covers his right eye. He has telepathic abilities that allows him to anticipate his opponent's actions by the movement of their eyes. He was once a patriotic member of Red Berets, but lost faith in his country when he reported back to the mansion of his superiors, who he found committing debauchery and boasting about the power of nuclear warfare. After surviving the nuclear holocaust, he was convinced that he and his men were chosen by God. Kenshiro fights him and defeats him, first by taking out his eyesight using the pressure point Dōmei and then by using ''Hokuto Kaikotsuken'' ("North Star Bone Crushing Fist").  
    : 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. He also had extrasensory power to anticipate an opponent's actions by their subtle eye and body movement.  
     
    : The Colonel was once a patriotic soldier prior to the nuclear war, but lost faith in his country when he witnessed the debauchery committed by his superiors, who bragged about the power of nuclear warfare. After surviving the apocalypse, the Colonel and his men believed they were chosen by God and aimed to repopulate the world with their own master race which would avoid the mistakes of the past. [[Kenshirō]] defeats the Golan and fights the Colonel, first taking out his eyesight using the pressure point ''Dōmei'' and then destroying him with the ''[[Hokuto Kaikotsu Ken]]'' technique.


    ==TV series==
    ==TV series==

    Revision as of 21:05, 31 October 2010

    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) n/a
    Family none known
    Position(s) Leader of Golan
    Appearances Manga (ch. 15-16), Anime (ep. 8), 1986 movie
    Voice actor(s) Kōji Yada (TV series/movie)
    Colonel (大佐, Kāneru)
    Voiced by: Kōji Yada
    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. He also had extrasensory power to anticipate an opponent's actions by their subtle eye and body movement.
    The Colonel was once a patriotic soldier prior to the nuclear war, but lost faith in his country when he witnessed the debauchery committed by his superiors, who bragged about the power of nuclear warfare. After surviving the apocalypse, the Colonel and his men believed they were chosen by God and aimed to repopulate the world with their own master race which would avoid the mistakes of the past. Kenshirō defeats the Golan and fights the Colonel, first taking out his eyesight using the pressure point Dōmei and then destroying him with the Hokuto Kaikotsu Ken technique.

    TV series

    In the TV series, due to political reasons, he and his army were rewritten as deranged followers of Shin, who worshipped him like a God.

    1986 movie

    In the 1986 movie, the Colonel has a small role 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.

    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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