Colonel
| 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.
