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 |
| 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 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"). In the TV series, due to political reasons, he was rewritten as a deranged follower of Shin, who worshipped him like a God. In the 1986 movie, he 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.
