Difference between revisions of "Piston Hondo"
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Piston hailed from Japan, where he was seen training for his boxing career in some type of temple. He exhibits a number of Japanese stereotypes, babbling random words in Japanese and threatening to give his opponent a "TKO from Tokyo". He also apparently has a camera crew that follows him around. In his appearances, Hondo is known for his trademark rushing attack that is known as the Banzai Rush Attack in the NES game and Hondo Rush in the Wii game. | Piston hailed from Japan, where he was seen training for his boxing career in some type of temple. He exhibits a number of Japanese stereotypes, babbling random words in Japanese and threatening to give his opponent a "TKO from Tokyo". He also apparently has a camera crew that follows him around. In his appearances, Hondo is known for his trademark rushing attack that is known as the Banzai Rush Attack in the NES game and Hondo Rush in the Wii game. | ||
| − | The musclebound Japanese game first appears in ''Punch-Out!!'' for the NES as the champion of the Minor Circuit and later as the #5 fighter in the World Circuit. However, [[Little Mac]] was able to challenge and defeat him both times. In ''[[Punch-Out!! (Wii)|Punch-Out!!'' for the Wii]], he appears as the ranked #3 challenger in the Major Circuit. He shows courtesy by bowing prior to the match and speaks actual genuine phrases as opposed to the gibberish in the previous game. | + | The musclebound Japanese game first appears in ''Punch-Out!!'' for the NES as the champion of the Minor Circuit and later as the #5 fighter in the World Circuit. However, [[Little Mac]] was able to challenge and defeat him both times. In ''[[Punch-Out!! (Wii)|Punch-Out!!'' for the Wii]], he appears as the ranked #3 challenger in the Major Circuit. He shows courtesy by bowing prior to the match and speaks actual genuine phrases as opposed to the gibberish in the previous game. After being the first time, he returned as the fifth challenger in Title Defense mode. He was shown to undergo rigorous training in which he caught a sword, ate massive amounts of food, ran alongside a bullet train and drank tea. He returned in a new white wardrobe, but was defeated again. |
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Revision as of 13:14, 13 March 2010
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| Kamikaze/Honda Turbo | |
| Piston Hondo | |
| Species | Human |
| Affiliation | WVBA |
| Hair color | Black |
| Age | 28 |
| Weight | 174 lbs. |
| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Voiced by | Kenji Takahashi (2009) |
| Debut | Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! |
Piston Hondo (originally known as Piston Honda) is an opponent boxer appearing in several games of the Punch-Out!! series.
Background
Piston hailed from Japan, where he was seen training for his boxing career in some type of temple. He exhibits a number of Japanese stereotypes, babbling random words in Japanese and threatening to give his opponent a "TKO from Tokyo". He also apparently has a camera crew that follows him around. In his appearances, Hondo is known for his trademark rushing attack that is known as the Banzai Rush Attack in the NES game and Hondo Rush in the Wii game.
The musclebound Japanese game first appears in Punch-Out!! for the NES as the champion of the Minor Circuit and later as the #5 fighter in the World Circuit. However, Little Mac was able to challenge and defeat him both times. In Punch-Out!! for the Wii, he appears as the ranked #3 challenger in the Major Circuit. He shows courtesy by bowing prior to the match and speaks actual genuine phrases as opposed to the gibberish in the previous game. After being the first time, he returned as the fifth challenger in Title Defense mode. He was shown to undergo rigorous training in which he caught a sword, ate massive amounts of food, ran alongside a bullet train and drank tea. He returned in a new white wardrobe, but was defeated again.
Trivia
- His name was changed from "Honda" to "Hondo" for the Wii game, most likely to avoid legal issues with the car company Honda.
- He is also known for having a similar name as Piston Hurricane. The two never appear in the same game, but Hondo's Banzai/Hondo Rush is essentially the same as Piston Hurricane's infamous Hurricane Rush attack.
- In the original NES version he speaks primarily English (with his only Japanese phrases being random words), but in the Wii game he speaks fluent Japanese.