| 1 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 2 | |
| 3 | !!Introduced in ''Double Dragon'' |
| 4 | |
| 5 | [[folder:Billy Lee]] |
| 6 | [[quoteright:223:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aBilly_7439.PNG]] |
| 7 | -->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/RyoHorikawa (''Double Dragon II'', PC Engine version), Creator/HikaruMidorikawa (''Neo Geo''), Creator/NobutoshiCanna (Japanese dub of the live-action film) |
| 8 | -->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/MichaelDonovan (animated series), Jeff Luke (''Neon''), [[Music/NinjaSexParty Dan Avidan]] (''River City Girls''), Eddy Yeung (''Gaiden'') |
| 9 | -->'''Played by:''' Creator/ScottWolf (live action film) |
| 10 | The de facto protagonist of the ''Double Dragon'' series. Successor to the Chinese martial art of Sousetsuken. He began his Chinese martial arts training at the age of 12 and went on to master several fighting styles until becoming the Sousetsuken successor at the age of 20. Sousetsuken is a fighting style that combines the techniques from all sorts of martial arts such as Karate, Shorinji Kempo and Tai Chi into one school. |
| 11 | ---- |
| 12 | * AdaptationDyeJob: Blond in the arcade games and Neon, brown hair in both the NES and PC Engine games, and black hair in the animated series. Early concept/promotional art for the original game depicts Billy not only as the darker haired brother, but has him wearing the red outfit instead of blue, which implies that he might been originally intended to be the Player 2 character (before the identities of the Lee brothers were fully established). |
| 13 | * CainAndAbel: Abel to Jimmy's Cain in the first NES game. This also occurs in the actual arcade game if both brothers defeat Willy together, which results in PlayerVersusPlayer to see who gets the girl. |
| 14 | * ColorCodedMultiplayer: Billy is blue (except in the second arcade game, where he wore black). |
| 15 | * TheHero: He is the Player 1 character and Marian's official boyfriend, two facts that combined give him a bit more of protagonism than Jimmy. His role is also bigger than Jimmy's in most adaptations. |
| 16 | * JackOfAllStats: In the Super NES game, where his fighting style focuses more on flexibility. |
| 17 | * RedOniBlueOni: Blue oni in the animated series, red oni in the comicbook and film. |
| 18 | * RetiredBadass: The ''River City Girls'' continuity shows that he ended up opening a dojo, since Marian became self-sufficient enough to not be rescued anymore. |
| 19 | %%* {{Shotoclone}}: In the Neo Geo game. |
| 20 | * SurferDude: Speaks this way alongside Jimmy in ''Neon''. Very much so {{played for laughs}}. |
| 21 | * TechnicalPacifist: Even though he uses his martial arts to beat the ever-living crap out of his enemies, he never uses it to outright take the lives of others according to ''VideoGame/DoubleDragonIV''.[[note]]This is in stark contrast to ''VideoGame/DoubleDragonNeon'', where he's said to have "''murdered countless Williamses''", although that line was more PlayedForLaughs than anything.[[/note]] |
| 22 | [[/folder]] |
| 23 | |
| 24 | [[folder:Jimmy Lee]] |
| 25 | [[quoteright:221:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aJimmy_3773.PNG]] |
| 26 | -->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/NobutoshiCanna (''Double Dragon II'', PC Engine version, as "Nobutoshi Hayashi"), Kaneto Shiozawa (''Neo Geo''), Creator/TakehitoKoyasu (Japanese dub of the live-action film) |
| 27 | -->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/ScottMcNeil (animated series), Jeff Luke (''Neon''), [[Creator/{{Egoraptor}} Arin Hanson]] (''River City Girls''), Jacob Browning (''Gaiden'') |
| 28 | -->'''Played by:''' Creator/MarkDacascos (live action film) |
| 29 | The older Lee twin, who helps his brother Billy fight the Black Warriors, while being secretly in love with Marian. In the NES version, he is actually the Shadow Boss, the true leader of the Black Warriors, although this plot point is swept aside in the sequels (which brought back the co-op play missing in the first NES game). |
| 30 | ---- |
| 31 | * AdaptationDyeJob: Brown hair in the arcade games and Neon, blond in the NES and PC Engine games and animated series. Much like Billy, some of the early promotional art depicts Jimmy wearing blue instead of his usual red. |
| 32 | * AdaptationalVillainy: In the NES version of the first game and the animated series (for an episode and a half, anyway). |
| 33 | * CainAndAbel: Cain to Billy's Abel in the first NES game. This also occurs in the actual arcade game if both brothers defeat Willy together. |
| 34 | * ColorCodedMultiplayer: Jimmy is red (except in the second arcade game, where he wore white). |
| 35 | * CompositeCharacter: In the first NES game, not only serves as the new final boss, but essentially replaces Jeff (the head-swapped Lee brother boss from the arcade version) as the boss who uses all of the player's moves. |
| 36 | * DivergentCharacterEvolution: In ''Rise of the Dragons'', while Billy uses the classic ''Double Dragon'' moveset from the original games, Jimmy gets his own unique moveset that combines an emphasis on punches instead of kicks in addition to a few {{Shotoclone}} moves as well. |
| 37 | * EvilTwin: If he's a {{Heel}} in whatever continuity a specific installment is set in, then he serves as one to Billy. |
| 38 | * EvilBrunetteTwin: Averted; the first instance of him being a villain was also the first to make him a blond. |
| 39 | * HeelFaceTurn: In #2 of the animated series. |
| 40 | * MightyGlacier: In the Super NES game, where his style focuses on pure strength. |
| 41 | * OnlyMostlyDead: In the Game Gear game, he was supposedly killed by the Dragon Lords for leaving the evil clan. [[spoiler:Turns out he was under DemonicPossession of the Black Samurai, who had the Black Warriors Gang kidnap Marian.]] |
| 42 | * RedOniBlueOni: Red oni in the animated series, a relative blue oni in the comicbook and film. |
| 43 | %%* {{Shotoclone}}: In the Neo Geo game. |
| 44 | * SurferDude: Speaks this way alongside Billy in ''Neon''. Very much so {{played for laughs}}. |
| 45 | * TechnicalPacifist: Just like Billy. |
| 46 | [[/folder]] |
| 47 | |
| 48 | [[folder:Marian]] |
| 49 | -->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Hiroko Emori (''Double Dragon II'', PC Engine version), Yuka Koyama (''Neo Geo''), Creator/MarinaInoue (''River City Girls 2'') |
| 50 | -->'''Voiced in English by:''' Cathy Weseluck (animated series), Christijana York (''Neon''), Creator/ErikaHarlacher (''River City Girls''), Creator/AmandaGish (''Gaiden'') |
| 51 | -->'''Played by:''' Creator/AlyssaMilano (live action film) |
| 52 | [[quoteright:147:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Marian_2_6337.PNG]] |
| 53 | [[caption-width-right:147:Marian in ''Double Dragon''.]] |
| 54 | [[quoteright:222:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rcg2_marian.png]] |
| 55 | [[caption-width-right:222:Marian in ''River City Girls''.]] |
| 56 | |
| 57 | Billy's girlfriend who is a part-time assistant instructor in their martial arts training school, but is kidnapped by the Black Warriors. In ''Double Dragon II'', she is seemingly killed off in the beginning, with her ultimate fate varying depending on the version. |
| 58 | |
| 59 | She also appears in ''River City Girls'' as a shopkeeper, and in ''River City Girls 2'', joins up as a playable character. In ''Rise of the Dragons'', she joins the brothers on their adventure while packing heat. |
| 60 | ---- |
| 61 | * ActionGirl: In the Neo Geo game and in ''VideoGame/RiverCityGirls2''. She becomes a DamselOutOfDistress because she got tired of waiting to be rescued, so she trained in captivity. Notably, she apparently set off on adventures of her own afterwards, while Billy and Jimmy set up their dojos without Marian to save. Marian finally gets to shine in her own series with her being equipped with a HyperspaceArsenal of weapons in ''Rise of the Dragons''. |
| 62 | * AdaptationDyeJob: In the original ''Double Dragon'' and ''Double Dragon II'' arcade games as well as the Neo Geo fighting game, Marian was brunette. The 90's cartoon had her as a redhead. The 1994 movie had her as golden blond, as well as the ''Double Dragon'' games since. In the ''River City Girls'' continuity, her hair is platinum blond, verging on pure white. |
| 63 | * AdaptationNameChange: Her surname [[DependingOnTheWriter depends on the writer]] - it's Steele in the Creator/MarvelComics adaptation, Kelly in ''Revenge of Double Dragon'',[[note]]the Japanese version of ''Super Double Dragon''[[/note]] Martin in the cartoon series, and Delario in the live-action film. In the ''River City Girls'' continuity, Kelly became her surname. |
| 64 | * AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: A variant. While she is strictly Billy's girlfriend in her source series, ''River City Girls 2'' has her make a throwaway comment about being close to both Lee brothers (as she does an EyebrowWaggle), [[{{Polyamory}} which implies a threesome]]. |
| 65 | * AdaptationalHairstyleChange: In most of her appearances, she has long hair. For her appearance in ''Rise of the Dragons'', she sports a shorter hairstyle instead. |
| 66 | * AlmightyJanitor: Downplayed. While a lot of the shopkeepers in ''River City Girls'' are established badass fighters, she initially stood out as more toned compared to her other appearances. Then ''River City Girls 2'' happens, and she ends up deciding to help fight the Sabu family's forces when she notices that her shop is threatened by their presence. |
| 67 | * AmazonianBeauty: In the ''River City Girls'' games, she got muscular and proudly shows off her sixpack, which she calls "legendary abs". She's also quite buff, having [[PrisonsAreGymnasiums trained in captivity in order to become stronger]]. |
| 68 | * BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:In the NES, PC Engine, and ZX Spectrum ''Double Dragon II'' games, which is the canonical outcome. In the ''VideoGame/RiverCityGirls'' continuity, she comes back to life with an UnexplainedRecovery.]] |
| 69 | * BadassBystander: In ''River City Girls'', she serves as a shopkeeper. When her territory is encroached by yakuza goons during the events of that game's sequel, she joins Misako, Kyoko, Kunio and Riki in their crusade against the Sabu family. |
| 70 | * BoundAndGagged: Marian ends up [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/image_547.png bound, gagged, and chained to a metal pipe with handcuffs]] in one ''Double Dragon'' game. |
| 71 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: |
| 72 | ** [[spoiler:In ''Neon'' during the first part of the final boss battle.]] |
| 73 | ** [[spoiler: Happens to her ''again'' in ''River City Girls 2'', courtesy of the Sabu family. This time, she serves as a boss fight all her own down in the Subway- which is itself another reference, because she is fought in the same area that Abobo was fought in during ''River City Girls''.]] |
| 74 | * DamselInDistress: The motivation for Billy and Jimmy in the first game is to rescue her from the Shadow Boss. Averted in the ''VideoGame/RiverCityGirls'' continuity, as she got sick of it, so she spends her time training during being kidnapped. Apparently without Marian getting kidnapped all the time, Billy and Jimmy had nothing else to do, so they started dojos. She finally gets out of this role in her home series in ''Rise of the Dragons''. |
| 75 | * DamselOutOfDistress: An interview with Kishimoto revealed there was a cut mode for ''Advance'' which had Marian escape using her combat skills in addition to teaming up with Abobo. In the ''VideoGame/RiverCityGirls'' continuity, she got sick of becoming the DamselInDistress, so she spends her time training while she can even during her kidnappings to break out of that mold. She apparently even went on to have her own adventures! |
| 76 | * EvenTheGirlsWantHer: In ''River City Girls 2'', Misako, Kyoko, and Provie are obviously attracted to her and her "legendary abs". This is even more notable than usual in that the first two have boyfriends who they are otherwise perfectly devoted to - Marian is apparently just that damn attractive. |
| 77 | * ExtremityExtremist: Marian exclusively uses her arms to do harm to her enemies in ''River City Girls 2''; she uses her legs only for moving. All of her attacks are punches, throws, or in one case, elbow drops. The sole exception are a couple of uses of UseYourHead to end combos/grabs with. |
| 78 | * FairCop: Is mentioned as being one in the ''Super Double Dragon'' manual, which carries over into the 90's cartoon and ''Rise of the Dragons''. |
| 79 | * FauxActionGirl: If we are to believe the backstory given in the original game's official soundtrack and some of the console versions, she was formerly an assistant instructor in Billy and Jimmy's old dojo. Seeing how she goes down with only one punch to the gut in the opening of the original game without putting up much a fight, her qualifications for such a job are debatable. Averted by her Neo Geo, ''VideoGame/RiverCityGirls2'', and ''Rise of the Dragons'' incarnations, who ''do'' have actual fighting skills. |
| 80 | * FinalBoss: [[spoiler:Of ''III'''s NES adaptation, as [[SdrawkcabAlias Noiram]]]]. |
| 81 | * GroinAttack: [[spoiler:Gives Skullmageddon one after the end credits in ''Neon''. Hilariously, ''he appears to quite recall this'' in ''River City Girls 2'' and is notably terrified of running into Marian again.]] |
| 82 | * GuysSmashGirlsShoot: In contrast to the Lees and to some degree Uncle Matin, Marian primarily fights by using firearms in ''Rise of the Dragons''. |
| 83 | * HyperspaceArsenal: One has to wonder ''where'' she's keeping her bazooka and muon mines in ''Rise of the Dragons''; she's also got a pistol, baton, tazer, and lasso as well. |
| 84 | * InformedAbility: The ''Super Double Dragon'' manual states that she's a student of Kung Fu, but it never comes into play. In the Neo Geo game where she ''does'' utilize her moves, it's vaguely called a "Street Fighting" style. This is averted in the ''VideoGame/RiverCityGirls'' continuity, as she's shown training and working out while in captivity, along with being PromotedToPlayable in ''River City Girls 2'' as an AmazonianBeauty from all of that training. Hilariously, she ''still'' doesn't use Kung Fu- Marian's fighting style in ''River City Girls 2'' is that of a boxer mixed with some wrestling, giving her a brawling fighting style that doesn't much resemble Kung Fu. [[FridgeBrilliance Possibly because she found it to be ineffective and trained to fight a different way that worked better, or she could more effectively suss out the techniques involved while in captivity and away from any potential teachers]]. Likewise, in ''Rise of the Dragons'', she primarily uses firearms. |
| 85 | * InconsistentSpelling: Marian's name spelled "Marion" in the NES versions of ''Double Dragon II'' and ''Double Dragon III''. The manual for the Master System version of ''Double Dragon'' spells it "Mary-Anne" as well. |
| 86 | * InformedAttribute: The ''Super Double Dragon'' manual states that she's a narcotics investigator working for the police, but this occupation is never evident outside of character artwork for the Japanese version. The idea of her being a policewoman was only reused for the cartoon series and much later in ''Rise of the Dragons''. |
| 87 | * KickChick: InvertedTrope in her appearance in ''River City Girls 2''. Marian ''never'' kicks her enemies (except in one comic cutscene where she does a flying kick); all of her attacks are punches or throws with her arms. Even her "hit the enemy on the ground" move- which for most other characters is a stomp- is an elbow drop instead! This makes her a pointed contrast with Provie, who's a straight example of this trope. |
| 88 | * NeutralFemale: If playing multiplayer in the arcade version, once both players reach the end, they find Marian in UnwillingSuspension. They then fight over her. |
| 89 | * OccultDetective: In ''River City Girls 2'', it is revealed that she moonlights as a paranormal crime investigator. In fact, it was when she was investigating a supposed paranormal crime that got her brainwashed. |
| 90 | * ThePowerOfLove: [[spoiler:Uses this in ''Neon'' to send the Lee Bros. to another dimension to face Skullmageddon, as well as [[EmergencyTransformation turning them into Ro-Bros to survive the transition.]]]] |
| 91 | * {{Polyamory}}: Implied in ''VideoGame/RiverCityGirls2'' when she mentions her "close friends" the Lee brothers. When asked which one she was "close" to, she replies with both. [[AThreesomeIsHot Misako and Kyoko think that's hot]]. |
| 92 | * PrisonsAreGymnasiums: In the ''River City Girls 2'' continuity, she trained while stuck in captivity, eventually becoming strong enough to [[DamselOutOfDistress break out on her own]]. She ''starts'' this breakout by punching a robot's head in! |
| 93 | * PromotedToPlayable: Although it may not be for the Double Dragon series, she finally attains playable status in ''River City Girls 2''. She finally gets this status in her home series in ''Rise of the Dragons''. |
| 94 | * SeenItAll: Within the ''River City Girls'' setting, she had gotten so bored of being a constant kidnapping victim that she was still able to [[KindaBusyHere text on her phone as a robot was hauling her around]]. She maintains some level of this in-story as well, which helps with her TokenAdult status among the delinquents. |
| 95 | * SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Marian is revived in the NES, PC Engine, and ZX Spectrum adaptations, and stays alive in subsequent games.]] |
| 96 | * SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: The second arcade game begins exactly the same way as the first game... Only instead of being kidnapped, Marian is gunned down to death by Machine Gun Willy. [[spoiler:Unlike the NES and PC Engine versions, it's implied that she ''stays dead''.]] Same with the computer versions of ''Double Dragon II''. |
| 97 | * TokenAdult: Among the teenage delinquents of ''River City Girls 2'', Marian is the closest thing to adult supervision they have available. Given the setting they live in, that token adult is still throwing haymakers and elbow drops at people (which includes ''at'' school students, who are admittedly bullies and delinquents). |
| 98 | * TookALevelInBadass: In the Neo Geo game, where she's not only a selectable fighter, but is one of the higher-tier characters in the roster. She's also a selectable character in ''River City Girls 2'' and ''Rise of the Dragons''. |
| 99 | * WrestlerInAllOfUs: Her playstyle in ''River City Girls 2'' involves a lot of wrestling moves. Her air-to-ground attack is an elbow drop, and she has a throw that involves grabbing a downed enemy by the legs before spinning them and throwing them away. |
| 100 | [[/folder]] |
| 101 | |
| 102 | [[folder:Abobo]] |
| 103 | [[quoteright:309:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aAbobo_8272.PNG]] |
| 104 | -->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/DaisukeGori (''Neo Geo''), Yuki Onodera (''River City Girls 2'') |
| 105 | -->'''Voiced in English by:''' Jim Byrnes (animated series), Len Smith (''Neon''), Creator/PatrickSeitz (''River City Girls''), Paul Greene-Dennis (''Gaiden'') |
| 106 | -->'''Played by:''' Nils Allen Stewart (live action film) |
| 107 | |
| 108 | The BreakOutMookCharacter of the series, Abobo is a tall and muscular GiantMook with either a shaved head or small mohawk, often with facial hair. Extremely strong and brutish, Abobo almost always works for the Shadow Warriors or another evil organization. |
| 109 | |
| 110 | At times, Abobo can be a playable character, most notably in the ''Neo Geo'' fighting game and ''Rise of the Dragons''. |
| 111 | ---- |
| 112 | * AdaptationalIntelligence: His intelligence goes all over the place depending on the game. In ''Battletoads & Double Dragon'' he's completely dense. He's a bit smarter in the AnimatedAdaptation and the movie. In ''Neon'' he has a degree in physics. In ''VideoGame/RiverCityRansomUnderground'' he goes back to shouting in HulkSpeak, but is shown to be somewhat more intelligent than he lets on. Finally, in ''VideoGame/RiverCityGirls'', while he's not the sharpest tool in the shed, he's definitely not DumbMuscle and [[spoiler:correctly guesses that Kunio and Riki weren't actually kidnapped]]. |
| 113 | * AmbiguouslyBrown: In many games, Abobo's default skin tone is an unclear shade of brown, making his ethnicity unclear, such as in the iOS depiction pictured above. |
| 114 | * BaldOfEvil: Abobo is almost always bald, or mostly bald with a mohawk. |
| 115 | * BarrierBustingBlow: Abobo punches through walls. |
| 116 | * BlackEyesOfEvil: Most media depicts him with black sclera and small white pupils. Newer games change his pupils to yellow. |
| 117 | * BreakoutMookCharacter: Abobo is one of the four most recognizable, and consistent characters[[note]]Billy, Jimmy, Marian, and Abobo[[/note]] in the series. Abobo has countless cameos in other media such as Rajiv in ''VideoGame/SuperDodgeBall.'' [[http://doubledragon.kontek.net/features/ddacommentary3.html A mode]] featuring Abobo as playable was almost added to Advance before being cut for time! Finally, Abobo is the star of ''VideoGame/AbobosBigAdventure'', which got the approval of original creator Yoshihisa Kishimoto. He even makes several appearances in ''VideoGame/RiverCityRansomUnderground'', expanding on how 2 of him were Ultra Lion's bodyguards in ''River City: Tokyo Rumble'' (''Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-Kun SP: Rantō Kyōsōkyoku'') and in ''VideoGame/RiverCityGirls''. |
| 118 | * CharacterCatchphrase: A real weird word, "Chikky!" seems to be Abobo's catchphrase, especially in the Neo Geo fighting game, and gets carried over in his spiritual successor Abubo in ''Rage of the Dragons''. |
| 119 | * CompositeCharacter: The Abobo in most home ports has the bald head and mustache of the Zack variant, the scarless face and skintone of Jack and the name of the King Mook version of Abobo. He also has the ability to both hand clap like Jack and pick up objects like Zack. |
| 120 | * DumbMuscle: Several adaptations like ''Battletoads & Double Dragon'' depict him as quite dense. |
| 121 | * FreudianExcuse: PlayedForLaughs when he's fought as a boss in ''River City Girls''; when asked why he's evil, he claims it's because his parents didn't love him enough as a child. |
| 122 | * GeniusBruiser: The animated series depicted as smarter then the other mooks. In ''Neon'' it's revealed Abobo has a degree in physics, and is writing his master's thesis. |
| 123 | * GiantMook: Abobo is significantly larger then the other {{Mooks}}, so much so he is the only enemy that cannot be grabbed in the original. |
| 124 | * GoodScarsEvilScars: In the arcade original, the Zack version of Abobo had a disfiguring scar going from his eye to his forehead. The standard Abobo also has this in ''Advance''. |
| 125 | * HiredGuns: He becomes a Hirable Henchman in ''River City Girls 2''. This is made amusing by the fact that his usual kidnapping victim Marian is playable in that game. |
| 126 | * HulkSpeak: In ''Battletoads & Double Dragon'', he always refers to himself in third-person. |
| 127 | * ManlyFacialHair: Abobo is often depicted with a horseshoe mustache or less commonly, a beard. In ''River City Girls'', he lists growing facial hair as one of the things that comes with puberty like punching through brick walls. |
| 128 | * MookFaceTurn: A cut mode for ''Advance'' involved Abobo doing one, and helping Marian escape. |
| 129 | * NightmareFace: The sprites for Abobo in the NES VideoGame/DoubleDragon games give him one of these. They're clearly based on the same character's various arcade sprites, but the head is enlarged and the contrast in shading almost makes him look like he's made of rock. In addition, his handlebar mustache looks enough like a severely distorted mouth that some have mistakenly confused it for one. |
| 130 | * PaletteSwap: Even in the original, Abobo, outside of his variants, came in multiple skin tones. |
| 131 | * PromotedToPlayable: Abobo is playable in the NES VS mode, the Zeebo/iOS ports of the original, the Neo Geo game, and ''VideoGame/AbobosBigAdventure''. He was also going to be playable along with Marian in ''Double Dragon Advance'', but the feature got cut. |
| 132 | * PunchClockVillain: In ''Rise of the Dragons'', his mercenary work is simply to provide for his family. |
| 133 | * RealMenWearPink: Despite his intimidating appearance, Abobo's hobbies include singing, and dancing [[http://doubledragon.kontek.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13&p=38 according]] to the Japanese version of the Double Dragon Advance manual and his character blurb on the official website of ''Double Dragon IV'' . |
| 134 | * ScaryBlackMan: Depending on the game and the palette being used. |
| 135 | * ThrowABarrelAtIt: He has the ability to throw oil drums and other large objects. |
| 136 | * WalkingShirtlessScene: Outside of the rare occasions he wears a tanktop, Abobo's chest is always bared. |
| 137 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: Only sees action in the first episode of the animated series. At the beginning of the second ep, he's trapped inside the Shadow Mural forever for his failures. |
| 138 | * WrestlerInAllOfUs: In the Neo Geo fighting game, Abobo has wrestling moves. Even in the original, Abobo had some WWE style throws. |
| 139 | [[/folder]] |
| 140 | |
| 141 | [[folder:Abobo variants]] |
| 142 | Due to Abobo's versatility, fighting style and eventually, [[BreakoutMookCharacter popularity]], he has a variety of [[HeadSwap Head swapped counterparts]] as early as the original arcade game. These include: |
| 143 | * '''Zack''': A {{Mook}} version of Abobo with the ability to pick up and toss barrels. Zack has a shaved head, scar and horseshoe mustache, he usually has light skin in the original arcade version. |
| 144 | * '''Jack''': Also known as Jick, he is a Boss variant appearing in mission 1 of the arcade game, this variant has the ability to do a devastating hand clap. He is identified by his dark skin, mohawk, wild beard, scarless face and large eyes. |
| 145 | * '''Mibobo''': A green PaletteSwap of Jack, he has all of Jack's moves, but with [[LightningBruiser more health and surprising speed]]. |
| 146 | * '''Afrobo''': Introduced in ''Advance'', this version of Abobo resembles Zack/the standard variant, but with a large Afro. |
| 147 | |
| 148 | Closely related are the Dodgeball players that resemble Abobo in ''VideoGame/SuperDodgeBall''. According to Koji Ogata, the ''Abobo'' name applies to all of these characters as well. |
| 149 | ---- |
| 150 | * AdaptationalHairstyleChange: |
| 151 | ** Jack in ''Advance'' has a mustache instead of a beard even though his face is still unique. |
| 152 | ** Mibobo has DevilishHairHorns instead of a mohawk or shaved head in ''River City Girls 2'', which [[DivergentCharacterEvolution helps him stand out from the other variants]]. |
| 153 | * AdaptedOut: |
| 154 | ** Most of the console versions of the first game leaves them out and simply use a CompositeCharacter Abobo in his place. |
| 155 | ** In ''River City Girls 2'', the Zack Abobo is the only Abobo to not appear as most of his traits have gone to the standard version of Abobo. |
| 156 | * AllThereInTheManual: |
| 157 | ** Jack/Jick's official name was an obscure fact (due to his omission in console versions), but it was mentioned in print in a review by Famitsu, that said it spelled Jack as [[InconsistentSpelling Jick]]. |
| 158 | ** Zack's name was revealed by Beep Magazine, which also revealed Mibobo's original name and the proper spelling of Jack. |
| 159 | * AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Several variants of Abobo have fantastic skin tone. Most notably the original game, and its remakes include a green Abobo, later called Mibobo, which is faster and stronger than all the others. ''Double Dragon Advance'' had Abobos in a rainbow of colors from Blue to Silver! |
| 160 | * DegradedBoss: Two Jacks show up in the final level of the arcade original. |
| 161 | * GoodScarsEvilScars: In the arcade original, the Zack version of Abobo had a disfiguring scar going from his eye to his forehead. |
| 162 | * HeadSwap: All but Mibobo have the same body but a different head, allowing the game designers to save graphic space by having only having to draw his head. Jack has larger eyes, no scars and a beard in contrast to Zack's smaller eyes, scar and horseshoe mustache. |
| 163 | * InconsistentSpelling: Famitsu spells the mohawked variant as ''Jick'', whilst other sources like Beep Magazine and ''VideoGame/RiverCityGirls2'', spell his name as ''Jack''. |
| 164 | * KingMook: |
| 165 | ** The Jack variant is essentially tougher version of the Zack Abobo. |
| 166 | ** Mibobo is the strongest of the Abobo family, moving and attacking much faster and having tons of health. |
| 167 | * LawOfChromaticSuperiority: The Mibobo Abobo who appears at the end of Mission 3 is Green and tougher than any other Abobo Mook in the game. |
| 168 | * LightningBruiser: The Mibobo variant of the Abobo family, originally just named Abobo, is very fast whilst having more health than other enemies. |
| 169 | * ManlyFacialHair: All of them have unruly beard or mustaches in addition to being aggressive macho-men that can punch through walls with their bare hands. |
| 170 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The Jack variant's dark skin and hairstyle makes him a dead ringer for Creator/MrT. |
| 171 | * ThrowABarrelAtIt: Zack has the ability to throw oil drums and other large objects, something Jack and Mibobo cannot do in the original arcade version. |
| 172 | * WrestlerInAllOfUs: The Jack and Mibobo variant toss you with a back body drop if you attempt to approach him straight on. The Zack variant can do this, too, but Jack and Mibobo use it far more often. |
| 173 | [[/folder]] |
| 174 | |
| 175 | [[folder:Chin Taimei]] |
| 176 | [[quoteright:149:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aChin_2931.PNG]] |
| 177 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Alex Mai (''Gaiden'') |
| 178 | * AgeLift: Taimei in ''River City Girls 2'' is implied to be a middle school student, rather than an adult. |
| 179 | * BruceLeeClone: Taimei is a variant as he's based off Creator/JackieChan. |
| 180 | * CanonImmigrant: At first, he was just a character made up for the NES version of the first game, but later appears in the arcade version of ''II'' as a stick-wielding fighter. His name was used for the Player 2 version of Chin (shortened to "Taime" due to space limit) in the arcade version of ''3''. |
| 181 | * DeceptiveDisciple: Implied at least in ''Rise of the Dragons''--he was barred from learning Kououken when he was caught trying to steal the scroll containing its teachings. |
| 182 | * DualWielding: With the sticks in ''II'' |
| 183 | * EliteMooks: He's noticeably more skilled than Williams and Rowper. |
| 184 | * {{Expy}}: His design in the first NES game resembles the Karate Fighter from ''Mat Mania'', a Technos-developed wrestling game. |
| 185 | * InconsistentSpelling: His name was shortened to "Chintai" in the English manual. |
| 186 | * YouDontLookLikeYou: Taimei in the arcade version of III is simply a PaletteSwap of the short and fat Seimei as opposed to the tall and thin design he usually has. |
| 187 | [[/folder]] |
| 188 | |
| 189 | [[folder:Willy]] |
| 190 | [[quoteright:315:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aWilly_3497.PNG]] |
| 191 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GarryChalk (animated series), Andrew Boa (''Gaiden'') |
| 192 | The leader of the Killers, a biker gang leader whose organization grew in power after the nuclear war and became the Black Warriors. Serves as the final boss in the arcade versions of the first two games, where he shoots Marian to death in the second game. In the NES versions, he's merely a figurehead, being the last opponent fought by Billy before the final battle against Jimmy in the first game and a complete no-show in the second, though he does appear in the [[Platform/TurboGrafx16 Turbo CD]] version as the [[DemotedToDragon Mysterious Warrior's lackey]]. |
| 193 | ---- |
| 194 | * AdaptedOut: Absent in the second NES game, despite being the reason why Billy and Jimmy are seeking revenge against the gang in the arcade version, although he does show up in the PC Engine version. |
| 195 | * BigBad: In the first two arcade games and most remakes of the original. In ''Rise of the Dragons'', he shares this role alongside [[BigBadEnsemble the other gang leaders]]. |
| 196 | * BottomlessMagazines: Never runs out of bullets no matter how much full auto fire he sprays everywhere. |
| 197 | * CombatPragmatist: Prior to ''Rise of the Dragons'', he brings an automatic weapon in what is essentially a fist[=/=]melee fight. If he is the last opponent faced in ''Rise of the Dragons'', he attempts to gun them down while inside a military transport helicopter. |
| 198 | * DemotedToDragon: |
| 199 | ** In the first NES game, he's just the last guy the player fights before the final fight with Jimmy. |
| 200 | ** In the ''Platform/TurboGrafx16'' version of ''II'', Willy is subservient to the Mysterious Warrior. |
| 201 | * FromCamouflageToCriminal: In ''Rise of the Dragons'', he leads a gang of rogue military personnel as opposed to a biker gang. Fittingly, he also owns a military issue transport helicopter (which he only unveils if he is the last opponent faced). |
| 202 | * KilledOffScreen: [[spoiler:A flunky claims this happened in ''Double Dragon IV'', but time will tell if he was telling the truth.]] |
| 203 | * NamedByTheAdaptation: In the Japanese manual for the Famicom version, he's given the last name "Mackey". |
| 204 | * RedBaron: Known as "Machine Gun Willy" by virtue of him wielding an assault rifle to fight his opponents. |
| 205 | * NeverBringAKnifeToAGunFight: Prior to ''Rise of the Dragons'', he was the only character in the original games to use a firearm, hence his nickname "Machine Gun Willy". |
| 206 | * SuddenNameChange: To "Roper" in ''Battletoads & Double Dragon''. The manual for the Master System version also switched his name with Jeff's. |
| 207 | * PistolWhipping: If the Dragons get too close, Willy will swipe them with his rifle as it was a club. |
| 208 | * VillainousWidowsPeak: In the first two arcade games. |
| 209 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: Like Abobo, only gets to do anything in the first episode of the animated series. At the beginning of the second episode an annoyed Shadow Master traps him a mural where he stays for good. |
| 210 | [[/folder]] |
| 211 | |
| 212 | [[folder:Williams]] |
| 213 | [[quoteright:95:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dd2_williams_8285.png]] |
| 214 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Kurt Conde (''Neon''), Anthony Sardinha (English, ''River City Girls 2'') |
| 215 | * ButtMonkey: Williams is most definitely one of these in ''Neon'': Skullmageddon threatens to dock his pay for the monitors you break in levels 3 and 4 and 2 of his quotes when he kills you are "No dogfood for Williams today!" and "Guess who's sleeping inside tonight?" |
| 216 | * BumblingHenchmenDuo: Whilst Double Dragon isn't a game with characterization for Mooks, Williams is TheGoomba and is always seen with Roper. |
| 217 | * TheGoomba: Williams is the most common, and basic enemy. |
| 218 | * HeadSwap: Of Rowper in ''Super Double Dragon'' |
| 219 | * HomeRunHitter: His weapon of choice in the original game is a baseball bat. |
| 220 | * {{Mook}}: The most basic and standard enemy. |
| 221 | * PrecisionGuidedBoomerang: Gets one in ''Super Double Dragon''. |
| 222 | * ShoutOutThemeNaming: Named after Jim Kelly's character from ''Film/EnterTheDragon''. |
| 223 | * ThoseTwoGuys: Williams is almost always accompanied by Rowper |
| 224 | * ThrowABarrelAtIt: He gains this ability in ''Advance''. |
| 225 | * UnholyMatrimony: In the iOS version, Williams and Linda are married. |
| 226 | * WouldHitAGirl: He's the one who punches Marian and carries her off in most versions. |
| 227 | * WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: In the official ''Double Dragon IV'' website section for Characters, it sates that Williams has a "strong fear of spiders and cockroaches". |
| 228 | [[/folder]] |
| 229 | |
| 230 | [[folder:Rowper]] |
| 231 | [[quoteright:95:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dd2_rowper_6393.png]] |
| 232 | * AdaptationNameChange: Is called Brett in the iOS game. |
| 233 | * BumblingHenchmenDuo: Implied, Rowper is one of the weakest enemies in the game and is constantly seen with Williams. |
| 234 | * TheGoomba: Like Williams. he is a very commonly seen enemy. |
| 235 | * HeadSwap: In ''Super Double Dragon'', he and Williams have the same body type. |
| 236 | * HomeRunHitter: He can wield a baseball bat in the arcade version like Williams does, but he loses this ability in the NES version. |
| 237 | * InconsistentSpelling: His name has also been spelled "Lopar" and "Roper" (the latter being his namesake from ''Enter The Dragon''). |
| 238 | * {{Mook}}: He's only very slightly tougher than Williams and is otherwise a henchmen you will beat in droves. |
| 239 | * PrecisionGuidedBoomerang: Wields one in the NES version of ''Double Dragon II'' which cannot be taken away from him. |
| 240 | * ShoutOutThemeNaming: Named after John Saxon's character from ''Film/EnterTheDragon''. |
| 241 | * ThoseTwoGuys: He's almost seen with Williams. |
| 242 | * ThrowABarrelAtIt: His special ability in the first game. |
| 243 | * WearingAFlagOnYourHead: In ''Super Double Dragon'' he wears a headband resembling the Japanese flag. |
| 244 | [[/folder]] |
| 245 | |
| 246 | [[folder:Linda]] |
| 247 | [[quoteright:96:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dd2_linda_5834.png]] |
| 248 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Jessie Seely (''Neon''), Katelyn Barr (''Gaiden'') |
| 249 | -->'''Played by:''' Kristina Wagner (live action film) |
| 250 | * AdaptationalAttractiveness: The original Arcade Linda wasn't unattractive, being an athletic woman with a pleasant face, but some versions like ''Battletoads and Double Dragon'' and ''Neon'' turn her into a busty dominatrix. |
| 251 | * AdaptationalCurves: |
| 252 | ** Linda had a modest size bust in the original arcade game, but some later games like ''Neon'', give her notably large breasts. |
| 253 | ** In the NES and IOS version of ''I'', Linda is notably more muscular, especially in the latter. |
| 254 | * AdaptationalHairstyleChange: Linda in the original arcade game had neck length permed hair. Many other games and ports exaggerate this to either give her long straight hair or a bit of an afro. |
| 255 | * AdaptationalUgliness: On the other hand, in the NES version of ''I'', she was depicted as boxy mannish woman with a rough face and short afro mop that looked rather silly, possibly due to graphical limitations. The mobile version of ''I'', made Linda a hulking grimacing ogress with a sneering face and PrimalStance, practically a parody of her appearance in the NES version of ''I''. |
| 256 | * AlliterativeName: ''VideoGame/{{Battletoads}} & Double Dragon'' gives her the full name "Linda Lash", which has occasionally reappeared in other material such as the live-action film and her [[https://www.deviantart.com/genzoman/art/Double-Dragon-Neon-Linda-Lash-426217046 official artwork]] for ''Double Dragon Neon''. |
| 257 | * AmazonianBeauty: Her appearance in ''River City Girls'' has this look; having well toned arms and as well as a beautiful face and EightiesHair hairstyle based on her [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/doubledragon/images/1/13/Artlinda.gif/revision/latest?cb=20110828190029 look in the first game's manual]]. Her Recruit animation in ''River City Girls 2'' even has her flexing so hard she bursts a bracelet on her bicep! |
| 258 | * CombatSadomasochist: In ''Neon'', she tells Billy and Jimmy to get on their knees and lets out ecstatic shouts of "Oh good!" whenever she manages to kill either one of them or is defeated herself. |
| 259 | * DressedLikeADominatrix: In ''Neon'' and ''Wanderer of the Dragon''. In most other games she has a more athletic/punk appearance instead. |
| 260 | * EpicFlail: Lindas from ''II'' use these. |
| 261 | * InconsistentSpelling: Promotional materials for the first game spelled her name as "Rinda." |
| 262 | * KickChick: In Neon only, aside from her whip she has no attacks besides a jump kick and a 3 kick combo. In other games she primarily uses her elbows for fighting. |
| 263 | * PunchClockVillain: In ''Rise of the Dragons'', she's not a mercenary because she particularly likes it, but rather because it's the most dependable way she sees to get money to aid children orphaned by the nuclear war. |
| 264 | * ShoutOutThemeNaming: Presumably named after Bruce Lee's wife, Linda Lee Cadwell. |
| 265 | * UnholyMatrimony: In the iOS version, Williams is her husband. |
| 266 | * WhipOfDominance: She makes good on her name by being a skilled whip fighter. In her first few appearances, she looked like a regular woman, but she got AdaptationalAttractiveness in many ports and became [[FanservicePack more sexualized]] over time. By ''VideoGame/DoubleDragonNeon'' she became a full-on {{Dominatrix}}-themed character in both personality and [[DressedLikeADominatrix appearance]] and it became a consistent part of her character from that point forward. |
| 267 | [[/folder]] |
| 268 | |
| 269 | [[folder:Jeff]] |
| 270 | [[quoteright:80:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2464455-jeff_1472.jpg]] |
| 271 | * AdaptationOriginConnection: In ''Double Dragon II: Wander of the Dragons'', Jeff is a former friend of the Lee brothers until he became their rival. |
| 272 | * AdaptedOut: Also cut out from most versions of the first game, particularly the NES and Game Boy versions, as his role was served by Chin there. |
| 273 | * DemotedBoss: In the arcade version clones of Jeff appear during the final two stages as {{elite mook}}s and they are just as tough as the boss version from Mission 2. |
| 274 | * EliteMook: In ''Super Double Dragon'', where he is a mook who is tougher than the usual Williams and Rowper variety. |
| 275 | * HeadSwap: Of the Lee Brothers, giving more variety of moves than the usual mook. |
| 276 | * PaletteSwap: Of Billy Lee in ''Super Double Dragon''. |
| 277 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: In the ''Wander of the Dragons'' remake, he redesign looks very similar to Right Arm who appeared in the original Double Dragon II. Could also be a MythologyGag, as Right Arm in original is considered by some to be Jeff's replacement. |
| 278 | [[/folder]] |
| 279 | |
| 280 | !!Introduced in ''Double Dragon II'' |
| 281 | [[folder:Burnov]] |
| 282 | [[quoteright:109:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/burnov_4649.JPG]] |
| 283 | -->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/DaisukeGori (''Neo Geo'') |
| 284 | -->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/GregChun (''River City Girls''), Ethan Gallardo (''Gaiden'') |
| 285 | A muscularly overweight wrestler wearing a strange mask and even stranger powers. |
| 286 | ---- |
| 287 | * BadassInANiceSuit: Wears one in ''VideoGame/RiverCityGirls'' while still retaining his punk getup. |
| 288 | * BarrierBustingBlow: Burnov punches through walls. |
| 289 | * {{Bouncer}}: In the ''River City Girls'' games, he acts as the bouncer to concerts and fancy restaurants. |
| 290 | * BreakoutMookCharacter: Next to Abobo, he's the most recognized bad guy in the series, so much so that he often appears in remakes of the first game, such as the ''Advance'' and iOS versions, despite not being introduced till ''II''. In ''River City Girls'', he is shown guarding Noize's yacht acting as her bouncer. |
| 291 | * CampGay: In ''Advance'', and to a greater extent in the iOS version, where he hits on Billy and Jimmy. |
| 292 | * FatBastard: Burnov is [[StoutStrength athletically overweight]] and in most versions of ''II'', Burnov gives an EvilLaugh whenever he grabs the Lee brothers, indicating he likes hurting people. Subverted in ''River City Girls'', where he is very polite. |
| 293 | * GiantMook: He's a huge brawler similar to Abobo, though he's shown as being both fat and muscular in contrast to Abobo who's just a wall of muscles. |
| 294 | * InconsistentSpelling: The manual for the Neo Geo fighting game spells his name as "Bulnov", differing from the Burnov spelling used in-game. |
| 295 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Subverted. Burnov was originally designed as an Wrestling/AbdullahTheButcher {{expy}} that was meant to appear in the wrestling game that became ''VideoGame/WWFSuperstars''. When he no longer had any point being in that game (as Abdullah was never officially associated with the WWF), artist Koji Ogata repurposed his sprite for ''Double Dragon II'' and gave him a Film/{{RoboCop|1987}}-inspired mask. The mask has also been compared to the one wore by the ''Manga/{{Kinnikuman}}'' villain Neptuneman, but Ogata has denied any inspiration, claiming that he had never read the manga nor watched an episode of the anime. |
| 296 | * StoutStrength: He is one of the most powerful enemies. |
| 297 | * UnexplainedRecovery: When you knock off about half his health, he suddenly dissolves into dust, then reassembles himself good as new just a few seconds later. |
| 298 | * VocalDissonance: Despite his brutish appearance, he has a refined manner of speech in ''River City Girls''. |
| 299 | * WrestlerInAllOfUs: In the Neo Geo fighting game as well as in ''Rise of the Dragons''. Justified as he is an ex-wrestler in both games. |
| 300 | [[/folder]] |
| 301 | |
| 302 | [[folder:Bolo]] |
| 303 | [[quoteright:100:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dd2_bolo_715.png]] |
| 304 | Taking the place of the other Abobo variants, particularly Jack, Bolo is a long haired strongman with a mustache that can hand clap. |
| 305 | ---- |
| 306 | * AdaptedOut: In the Turbo CD version, Bolo never appears in the game, with O'Hara always taking his place, even though he has both a profile in the manual and a complete set of sprites that go unused. |
| 307 | * BarbarianLongHair: A savage GiantMook with a headful of long and unruly hair. |
| 308 | * EliteMook: He is as tough as Jick, but never appears as a boss. |
| 309 | * HeadSwap: He has Zack's mustache, but no scar like Jick in addition to a headful of long hair and different eyes. Bolo also wears fancier pants and shoes. |
| 310 | * ManlyFacialHair: Bolo has a mustache and as a member of the Abobo family, he's a wall busting beast of a man. |
| 311 | * ShoutOut: Named and modeled after Bolo Yeung, who played Mr. Han's bodyguard in ''Film/EnterTheDragon'', continuing the ShoutOutThemeNaming of Williams, Rowper and Linda. |
| 312 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He takes the place of the Abobo family in ''Double Dragon II''. In fact, he's uses the same Abobo face with mop hair and slight modifications (same facial structure in both, the arcade and NES versions), to the point that the Mega Drive version's manual identifies him as such (rather than as "Bolo") on the enemy list. He also fights just like Jack Abobo including the ability to hand clap but not pick up barrels. |
| 313 | [[/folder]] |
| 314 | |
| 315 | [[folder:O'Hara]] |
| 316 | O'Hara is a strongman with a buzzcut that can pick up barrels. He has a similar body to the Abobo variants, but [[HeadSwap with an entirely unique head]]. He takes the place of the Zack version of Abobo. |
| 317 | ---- |
| 318 | * AdaptedOut: In the NES version, O'Hara is entirely absent, though Abore [[CompositeCharacter seems to have inherited some of his traits]]. |
| 319 | * CompositeCharacter: In the Turbo CD version, O'Hara appears wherever Bolo appeared in the NES version and has the ability to hand clap. |
| 320 | * GiantMook: He's the first large mook you enconuter and can not be picked |
| 321 | * HeadSwap: More than Bolo, O'Hara has the same body as Abobo, but his face and even head shape is entirely different from any Abobo variant. As such, he isn't counted as part of the Abobo family. |
| 322 | * ThrowABarrelAtIt: Just like Zack, O'Hara can pick up Barrels but cannot hand clap. |
| 323 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Though his appearance is different, his fighting style is just like Zack.. |
| 324 | [[/folder]] |
| 325 | |
| 326 | [[folder:Right-Arm]] |
| 327 | A skilled martial artist. He appears in the NES version of Double Dragon II. |
| 328 | ---- |
| 329 | * AdaptedOut: He doesn't appear in the Turbo CD of ''I'', despite having a profile in the manual and a complete set of sprites that are never used outside of the Debug mode. |
| 330 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: His moveset and hairstyle make some believe that he is a replacement for Jeff from Double Dragon I. |
| 331 | [[/folder]] |
| 332 | |
| 333 | [[folder:Abore]] |
| 334 | [[quoteright:109:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/abore_9412.JPG]] |
| 335 | Much larger than even Abobo, Abore is an inhumanly huge titan of a man with incredibly powerful attacks. |
| 336 | ---- |
| 337 | * AssistCharacter: Abobo can summon him for an attack in ''VideoGame/RiverCityRansomUnderground'' . |
| 338 | * CaptainErsatz: Abore is a cross between The Franchise/{{Terminator}} and Wrestling/AndreTheGiant. |
| 339 | * CompositeCharacter: Abore in the second NES game has the same moves as his namesake from the arcade version, but his appearance resembles that of Oharra's, an Abobo head-swap from the arcade version. |
| 340 | * {{Expy}}: Abore in the arcade version of ''II'' seems to be based on André the Giant from the ''WWF Superstars'' arcade game also developed by Technos. |
| 341 | * GlowingEyesOfDoom: In the second arcade game, his red eyes glow underneath his SinisterShades |
| 342 | * MightyGlacier: Incredibly slow, but even the weakest attack from him instantly knocks the Double Dragons to the ground. |
| 343 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Abore in the arcade version of ''II'' wears a pair of sunglasses with glowing red eyes underneath them that makes him look like a Franchise/{{Terminator}}-clone. |
| 344 | * SinisterShades: In the arcade and PC Engine version of ''II'', he wears shades, making him lookre more sinister. |
| 345 | * TerminatorImpersonator: He's a CompositeCharacter of various forms of TheAhnold, including having elements of character Schwarzenegger played in ''Film/{{Commando}}'' and ''Film/{{Predator}}''. His most blatant Terminator send-ups are the thick black shades he wears and the [[RedEyesTakeWarning red glow that can be seen beneath them]]. |
| 346 | [[/folder]] |
| 347 | |
| 348 | [[folder:Double Illusion]] |
| 349 | -->'''Voiced by:''' [[WebVideo/RubberRoss Ross O'Donovan]] (English, ''River City Girls 2'') |
| 350 | Shadowy clones of the Lee brothers, the Double Illusions are either the Lee brother's EnemyWithout or a magical creation to taunt them. |
| 351 | ---- |
| 352 | * CastingAShadow: They seem to be the player's shadow come to life and have shadow-based powers in addition to using the player's own moveset. In the arcade version this is mostly limited to fireballs but in the [=NES=] version they can also teleport and even TeleFrag the player in addition to the fireballs. |
| 353 | * {{Expy}}: In the arcade game they're essentially a CanonImmigrant version of the fight with Jimmy in the [=NES=] version of the first game. |
| 354 | * FinalBoss: They show up as the final opponent in the arcade version of ''Double Dragon II'' after the player defeats Machine Gun Willy. They're also the final boss in the [=NES=] version on normal difficulty, as the TrueFinalBoss only appears on hard difficulty. |
| 355 | * MirrorBoss: They're purple shadow copies of the player and fight with the same moveset as well as their own shadow-based powers. 1 appears for each player character that's active. |
| 356 | [[/folder]] |
| 357 | |
| 358 | [[folder:Mysterious Warrior]] |
| 359 | [[quoteright:160:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mysterious_warrior_8222.PNG]] |
| 360 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Jacob Browning (''Gaiden'') |
| 361 | Introduced in the NES version of ''II'', the unnamed Mysterious Warrior is a skilled martial artist with an [[KungFuWizard almost magical style of martial at based around the shadow]]. |
| 362 | --- |
| 363 | * BigBad: He's the main villain and FinalBoss of the NES version of ''Double Dragon 2''. [[spoiler:This is also the case in ''Rise of the Dragons''--in fact, he's the new mayor, but still has a warlord's belief that only severe law will suffice to stop the post-war strife.]] |
| 364 | * CanonForeigner: He never appeared in the original arcade game. |
| 365 | * EvilCounterpart: His Gensatsuken style is said to be the antithesis of the Lee brothers' Sousetsuken style. |
| 366 | * {{Expy}}: Willy's bodyguards, the Five Emperors of Gen-Setsu-Ken in ''Double Dragon Advance''.[[note]]The leader, Raymond, has the exact same boss theme and pulls a "[[WeWillMeetAgain We Shall Meet Again]]", implying that he would later become the Mysterious Warrior.[[/note]] The Shadow Master from the animated series also serves a similar role. |
| 367 | * IHaveManyNames: He's also known as the ''Shadow Warrior'' and ''Supreme Black Shadow Sensei''. |
| 368 | * MasterOfIllusion: In his first phase, he uses this to turn invisible and teleport, and it turns out the environment you fight him in is also an illusion. |
| 369 | * MyDeathIsOnlyTheBeginning: [[spoiler:He's one of the few confirmed villain deaths in the series, although he makes a minor reappearance in ''Double Dragon IV''.]] |
| 370 | * NoNameGiven: He's unnamed unless you believe he's [[TomTheDarkLord Raymond]] from ''Double Dragon Advance''. |
| 371 | * StrippedToTheBone: In the Turbo CD version of ''II'', the Warrior disintegrates into a skeleton. |
| 372 | [[/folder]] |
| 373 | |
| 374 | !!Introduced in ''Double Dragon 3'' |
| 375 | [[folder:Hiruko]] |
| 376 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Mary Josephine Hanson (''River City Girls 2'') |
| 377 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/doubledragonhiruko.png]] |
| 378 | An elderly fortune teller who guide the Lee brothers in the search for the Rosetta Stones. |
| 379 | * AdaptationalVillainy: She was already a villain in the original arcade version, but the NES version (particularly the English localization) takes it a step further by [[spoiler:having her be responsible for Brett's death.]] |
| 380 | * TheCameo: She appears in the checkpoint continue screen for ''Rise of the Dragons''. |
| 381 | * DeusExMachina: [[spoiler:Hiruko's death while trying to enter Cleopatra's tomb with only three Sacred Stones]] in the third NES game. |
| 382 | * TreacherousAdvisor: [[spoiler:As it turns out Hiruko was manipulating the Double Dragons all along so she could steal Cleopatra's treasure for herself, and rule the world.]] |
| 383 | * TheUnfought: In the NES version, [[spoiler:she, despite being the main antagonist, dies as a result of the trap on Cleopatra's tomb]]. |
| 384 | * WalkingSpoiler: As you can see from the spoiler tags, [[spoiler:her being evil]] makes her this. |
| 385 | [[/folder]] |
| 386 | |
| 387 | [[folder:Urquidez Brothers]] |
| 388 | A trio of mixed martial arts masters who appear in the arcade version of ''Double Dragon 3'' consisting of Roney (1P), Sunny (2P) and Jonny (3P). |
| 389 | --- |
| 390 | * AdaptedOut: None of the Urquidez Brothers appear in the NES version, aside from an unnamed boss character who resembles Sunny. Unlike Chin and Ranzou, [[AdaptationalVillainy he never joins the player's party after being defeated]]. |
| 391 | * AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: His PaletteSwap brother, Jonny has steel grey skin. |
| 392 | * TheBigGuy: Towers over every other playable character. |
| 393 | * ColorCodedMultiplayer: Sunny, the 2nd Urquidez Brother, has orange pants instead of the traditional red. |
| 394 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Based off Benny "the Jet" Urquidez, an American Karate practitioner. |
| 395 | [[/folder]] |
| 396 | |
| 397 | [[folder:Chin Brothers]] |
| 398 | [[quoteright:26:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ChinSeimei_392.gif]] |
| 399 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Alex Mai (Seimei, ''Gaiden'') |
| 400 | A trio of portly Tai Chi experts who appear in the arcade version of ''Double Dragon 3'' consisting of Seime (1P), Taime (2P) and Sinme (3P). |
| 401 | |
| 402 | In the NES version Chin Seimei appears by himself as the boss of the second stage, who seeks to avenge his brother Taimei's defeat in the previous NES games prior to joining the player's party. |
| 403 | ---- |
| 404 | * {{Acrofatic}}: Despite his weight, he can jump very high. |
| 405 | * AdaptationalVillainy: Seimei starts out as a boss in the NES version before joining the player's party. In the arcade version he was strictly a playable character. |
| 406 | * AdaptedOut: The other Chin Brothers, Taime and Sinme, are nowhere to be seen in the NES version. |
| 407 | * AvengingTheVillain: In the NES version, he initially seeks to initially avenge his brother, Chin Taimei |
| 408 | * ColorCodedMultiplayer: In the arcade version at least. |
| 409 | * DefeatMeansFriendship[=/=]EasilyForgiven: Seimei quickly forgets about the Lee brothers killing his brother in the NES version after being defeated. |
| 410 | * HeelFaceTurn: In the NES version. |
| 411 | * InconsistentSpelling: His name is one letter shorter in the arcade version due to space constraints. |
| 412 | * MightyGlacier: In the NES version he can defeat most villains with his basic punch combo, but is the slowest character in the game. |
| 413 | * OneSteveLimit: Taime, the 2nd Chin Brother in the arcade version, shares his name with the enemy character Chin Taimei from the previous games. If it's unclear if he's meant to be the same guy or someone who just happens to have the same name, which in any case leads to... |
| 414 | * RelatedInTheAdaptation: ...the NES version ditching the Taime from the arcade version of making Seimei into the younger brother of the Taimei from the previous games. |
| 415 | * StoutStrength: He's very fat, but very strong. |
| 416 | * WolverineClaws: His optional weapon in the NES version. |
| 417 | [[/folder]] |
| 418 | |
| 419 | [[folder:Oyama Brothers]] |
| 420 | A trio of Seishin Karate instructors who appear in the arcade version of ''Double Dragon 3'' consisting of Masao (1P), Kunio (2P) and Akira (3P). |
| 421 | --- |
| 422 | * AdaptedOut: Not present in the NES version. Instead, Ranzou serves as the Japanese representative of the heroes in the NES version. |
| 423 | * ColorCodedMultiplayer: Masao wears white instead of blue usually reserve to the 1P characters. |
| 424 | * FragileSpeedster: The fastest playable character. |
| 425 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Named after Mas Oyama, legendary karateka who created his own style. |
| 426 | * ShoutOutThemeNaming: Kunio, the 2nd Oyama Brother, shares his name with [[VideoGame/KunioKun Technos Japan's school delinquent mascot]]. |
| 427 | [[/folder]] |
| 428 | |
| 429 | [[folder:Sonny]] |
| 430 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CliffordChapin (''River City Girls 2''), Eddy Yeung (''Gaiden'') |
| 431 | The third Lee brother who appears in the arcade version of ''Double Dragon 3''. |
| 432 | ---- |
| 433 | * AdaptedOut: None of the console ports allowed up to 3 players, so naturally he had to go. |
| 434 | * ArtifactTitle: With Sonny, the Lee Brothers are now the Triple Dragons. |
| 435 | * TheBusCameBack: Returns in ''Double Dragon IV'' after a 27 year absence since his arcade debut, and ''again'' in ''River City Girls 2''. He also finally became playable again in ''Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons''. |
| 436 | * ButtMonkey: He is made fun of for appearing less than his bros and being less important than them. |
| 437 | * DependingOnTheArtist: While in-game Sonny is a palette swap of Billy and Jimmy, the cabinet art for the U.S. version depicts him wearing a yellow tank top with grey pants. |
| 438 | * ColorCodedMultiplayer: Was introduced so that a third player could play as a Lee brother. |
| 439 | * CompositeCharacter: He seems to use drunken kung fu in ''Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons'', like Cheng Fu of the Neo Geo fighter. |
| 440 | * FlatCharacter: His relation to Billy and Jimmy is never actually made clear. |
| 441 | * ExhaustedEyeBags: In ''Gaiden''. He’s so tired! |
| 442 | * KamehameHadoken: His special move in ''IV'' is to shoot a Fireball. |
| 443 | * OneSteveLimit: He co-exists alongside the similarly-named Urquidez brother Sunny. |
| 444 | * PaletteSwap |
| 445 | * SleepyHead: His bio in ''Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons'' calls him lazy and he has heavy bags under his eyes; his swaying, “drunken” movement is evidently due to low energy. |
| 446 | [[/folder]] |
| 447 | |
| 448 | [[folder:Jim]] |
| 449 | [[quoteright:33:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jim_5857.gif]] |
| 450 | The first boss. He's actually the brother of Willy, who seeks his brother's defeat in the previous games by leading the Neo Black Warriors against the Lee brothers. |
| 451 | ---- |
| 452 | * AvengingTheVillain: Jim is the brother of Willy Mackey and wants to avenge his brother's fall at the hands of the Dragons by taking them out. |
| 453 | * BadassBiker: Just like his brother, he's a vicious biker that became a powerful gang leader after the apocalypse. |
| 454 | * ThemeNaming: Just like the good guys have names that mean "William" and "James", so the villain whose name means "William" has a "James" brother. |
| 455 | [[/folder]] |
| 456 | |
| 457 | [[folder:Li Chenglong]] |
| 458 | [[quoteright:31:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/LiChenglong_7729.gif]] |
| 459 | A Chinese martial arts who confront the Lee brothers for the first Rosetta Stone in the arcade version. |
| 460 | ---- |
| 461 | * AdaptedOut: Chin Seimei replaces him as the second boss in the NES version. |
| 462 | * BruceLeeClone: A much more blatant example than Billy and Jimmy themselves |
| 463 | [[/folder]] |
| 464 | |
| 465 | [[folder:Yagyu Ranzou]] |
| 466 | [[quoteright:26:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ranzou_5102.gif]] |
| 467 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Jacob Browning (''Gaiden'') |
| 468 | A ninja master who fights the Lee brothers in Japan for the second of the three Rosetta Stones. In the NES version he joins the player's party after being defeated. |
| 469 | --- |
| 470 | * AdaptationalHeroism: In the ''Arcade'' version of ''III'', Ranzou is just a boss character that fights the Dragon for the Rosetta stones, in the NES version of ''III'', Ranzou befriends the dragons after his defeat and joins them. |
| 471 | * DefeatMeansFriendship: After the Double Dragon's go to his Dojo and defeat him, proving themselves worthy of the Rosetta Stone, Ranzou joins the group to improve his skill. The ending states Ranzou considers the Lee brothers, his TrueCompanions. |
| 472 | * FragileSpeedster: He's the fastest playable character, but has the least HP out of the four playable characters in the NES version. |
| 473 | * HeelFaceTurn: In the NES version, he starts out a Boss, but becomes a playable character after he is defeated. |
| 474 | * {{Ninja}}: A stereotypical ninja that manages a ninja dojo and uses StockNinjaWeaponry. |
| 475 | [[/folder]] |
| 476 | |
| 477 | [[folder:Giulano]] |
| 478 | A warrior dressed in gladiator gear who fights the player in the fourth stage of the arcade version. |
| 479 | ---- |
| 480 | * AdaptedOut: Replaced by an unnamed Urquidez Brother in the NES version. |
| 481 | * AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: He reappears in Mission 5 with gray skin. |
| 482 | * DoubleWeapon: Uses a double sided glaive to beat his opponents, it gives him alot of range. |
| 483 | [[/folder]] |
| 484 | |
| 485 | [[folder:Brett]] |
| 486 | [[quoteright:24:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Brett_6990.gif]] |
| 487 | A student of the Lee brothers who is attacked by the Neo Black Warriors. |
| 488 | ---- |
| 489 | * CanonForeigner: Never appeared in the arcade games. |
| 490 | * DubNameChange: Named Aldo in the Japanese version. |
| 491 | * HisNameIs: Brett tries to tell the Lee brothers that [[spoiler:Hiruko]] is leader of the villains, but dies before he can do so. |
| 492 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: He just gets introduced in his death scene. |
| 493 | [[/folder]] |
| 494 | |
| 495 | [[folder:Gibson]] |
| 496 | [[quoteright:24:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gibson_2189.gif]] |
| 497 | * BaldOfEvil: He's the only character with a shaved head, and is the main grunt of a villainous biker gang. |
| 498 | * TheGoomba: Gibson is the most common and easy to defeat enemy. |
| 499 | [[/folder]] |
| 500 | |
| 501 | [[folder:Robinson]] |
| 502 | [[quoteright:25:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/robinson_3131.gif]] |
| 503 | * BarbarianLongHair: Robinson has long unkempt hair and is a barbaric biker. |
| 504 | * GrievousBottleyHarm: He almost always comes with a beer bottle. |
| 505 | [[/folder]] |
| 506 | |
| 507 | [[folder:Daby]] |
| 508 | [[quoteright:25:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/daby_1618.gif]] |
| 509 | * CanonForeigner: The arcade version had no female mooks. |
| 510 | * DelinquentHair: She is drawn with a mohawk in the Japanese manual, but looks more like a rattail within the game. |
| 511 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Linda from the first two games. |
| 512 | [[/folder]] |
| 513 | |
| 514 | [[folder:Cleopatra]] |
| 515 | [[quoteright:100:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/doubledragoncleopatra.png]] |
| 516 | * AdaptedOut: In the western NES version of the, she's turned into a possessed version of Marian. |
| 517 | * EvilIsBigger: Towers over even the giant Urquidez brothers in the ''Arcade'' version. |
| 518 | * GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: While Cleopatra's Tomb had been established as the VeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon, there was no hint at all that Cleopatra herself would turn out to be the final boss, with Hiruko having been the villain until that point. |
| 519 | * HistoricalDomainCharacter: Yes, she is supposed to be the same woman who was Queen of Egypt between 51--30B.C. |
| 520 | * HistoricalVillainUpgrade: While historical records around the real-life Cleopatra aren't always consistent, most of them seem to agree that she was ''not'', in fact, a sorceress bent on world domination. |
| 521 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Her character design is clearly based on Creator/ElizabethTaylor's version of the character from [[Film/{{Cleopatra}} the 1963 film]]. |
| 522 | * SNKBoss: Even in a series known for being NintendoHard, she stands out as being probably the toughest opponent in any of the games. She has a lightning attack that can kill you from full health in just ''two hits'', an unavoidable telekinesis attack that can take away about a fifth of your health, and various other powerful attacks. |
| 523 | * VaporWear: Played with; she wears a two-piece outfit that exposes her midriff, but in turn wears a translucent chiffron dress which covers most of her body. |
| 524 | [[/folder]] |
| 525 | |
| 526 | !!Introduced in ''Super Double Dragon'' |
| 527 | [[folder:Duke]] |
| 528 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/duke_2844.png]] |
| 529 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HisaoEgawa (''Neo Geo''), Michael A. Zekas (''Gaiden'') |
| 530 | * AnimalMotifs: He has tiger-themed attacks in the Neo Geo game and in ''Rise of the Dragons'', due to the tiger being the yin-yang opposite of the dragon in East Asian symbolism. |
| 531 | * ArtEvolution: In ''Super Double Dragon'' he's a buff blonde dude wearing fairly normal martial arts attire. In the Neo Geo game he's skinnier, has brown hair done into a bun, and wears a more traditional Asian-style outfit. In ''Rise of the Dragons'' his appearance is based on ''Super Double Dragon'', though he's depicted with a more PrettyBoy appearance. |
| 532 | * AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: He's one of the toughest bosses, and high ranking due to his skills. |
| 533 | * BigBad: Of ''Super Double Dragon''. |
| 534 | * BadassNormal: In ''Super Double Dragon'' he fights solely with martial arts, unlike Willy or the Okada sisters who use firearms or the Mysterious Warrior, Cleopatra, or Shuko who use magic/chi. He does use what seem to be chi attacks in the Neo Geo game and in ''Rise of the Dragons''. |
| 535 | * DemotedToDragon: He's the BigBad of ''Super Double Dragon'', Shuko's right hand man in the Neo Geo game, and one of New York's 4 gang leaders in ''Rise of the Dragons''. |
| 536 | * {{Expy}}: Inspired by Terry Silver, the BigBad of ''Film/TheKarateKidPartIII''. |
| 537 | * FlashStep: In ''Rise of the Dragons'' his moveset is heavily based around doing this to catch opponents off-guard from different directions. |
| 538 | * FlunkyBoss: In ''Super Double Dragon'' he not only fights you alongside a number of goons, but he also doesn't take damage until all his men are eliminated. |
| 539 | * TigerVersusDragon: Since the ''Neo Geo'' game, Duke has been associated with Tigers, to better showcase him as the rival to the Double Dragons. In contrast to the usual personality stereotypes, Duke is more stoic then the HotBlooded Lee brothers. |
| 540 | [[/folder]] |
| 541 | |
| 542 | !!Introduced in ''Double Dragon II (Game Boy)'' |
| 543 | [[folder:Gordon]] |
| 544 | The leader of the Scorpions, a heroic school of martial artists that protected people in the post-apocalyptic streets of New York City, who enlisted the Lee brothers as teachers in his school. However, Anderson, a jealous rival murdered a prominent member of the Scorpions and framed the Lee brothers for the deed, prompting Gordon to launch a manhunt for the brothers. |
| 545 | ---- |
| 546 | * HeroAntagonist: Gordon is stated to be a righteous man that helped restore safety and order to New York, but because of Anderson's actions, he believes the Lee brothers murdered one of his instructors and allowed a manhunt to take place. |
| 547 | * TheUnfought: Due to Anderson taking him down as part of his ploy to take over the Scorpions, Gordon is never fought by the Double Dragons. |
| 548 | * UncertainDoom: Near the end of the game, Anderson knocks him down with his HurricaneKick and in the ending, Gordon apologizes for falling for Anderon's deception as Billy holds him in his arms with it being unclear if Gordon died from his injuries or was merely injured. |
| 549 | * WastelandWarlord: An odd heroic version, Gordon established a organization of martial artists that protected the people of New York City |
| 550 | [[/folder]] |
| 551 | |
| 552 | [[folder:Anderson]] |
| 553 | A high-ranking member of the Scorpions, in stark contrast to Gordon, Anderson was a power hungry man that resented the Double Dragons for their success in the organization. Fearing they could compromise his plan to take over the Scorpions, Anderson murdered Wright, a friend of the Lee brothers and framed them for the deed. With this, Anderson was allowed to launch a manhunt for the Lee brothers as he carefully planned his coup. |
| 554 | ---- |
| 555 | * FrameUp: To take out his rivals, Wright and the Lee brothers, Anderson murdered the former and framed the latter for killing him. Near the end of the game, Anderson tries to kill Gordon and the Lees so he can make it look like the Dragons killed Gordon and he can rule the Scorpions. |
| 556 | * HurricaneKick: One of Anderson's strongest move is a move where he performs a spinning jump kick that sends him flying horizontally. |
| 557 | * MalevolentMugshot: The final level in the Scorpion's hideout has several portraits of Anderson's sneering face. |
| 558 | * MirrorBoss: Anderson is a pure martial artist with no tricks up his sleeves like the other bosses. |
| 559 | * NoBrows: Anderson has no eyebrows, contributing to a sinister appearance. |
| 560 | * TheStarscream: It is eventually revealed that Anderson has plans to take over the Scorpions for himself by taking out Gordon and saying the Lee brothers killed him. |
| 561 | * WastelandWarlord: Anderson wants to take Gordon's place as ruler of the Scorpions, the largest organization in the ruined city of New York, and it is strongly implied he'll turn into a much more ruthless organization. |
| 562 | [[/folder]] |
| 563 | |
| 564 | !!Introduced in the comic book |
| 565 | [[folder:Sensei]] |
| 566 | * KilledOffForReal: Was done in by Stelth who impersonated one of the Lee brothers, his grandchildren, and proceeded to steal the Dragon Statue for Nightfall. The Lee brothers return to his side during his last moments alive. |
| 567 | [[/folder]] |
| 568 | |
| 569 | [[folder:Stan]] |
| 570 | * BadassNormal: While he is incapable of wielding the Dragon Force, Stan is a skilled kung fu practitioner. |
| 571 | * DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou: Explains this was the case to Billy and Jimmy as both have admittedly valid reservations about the guy who waltzes into their lives with knowledge of the Dragon Force before going "I’m your dad! [[CharacterCatchphrase Excelsior!]]" |
| 572 | * LukeIAmYourFather: Reveals himself to be the father of Billy and Jimmy in Issue #4. |
| 573 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Is clearly based on Marvel's godfather in Creator/StanLee, which given the context of the series is outright surreal. |
| 574 | [[/folder]] |
| 575 | |
| 576 | %%[[folder:Yan]] |
| 577 | %%[[/folder]] |
| 578 | |
| 579 | [[folder:Miranda]] |
| 580 | * AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:Not only does Nightfall kill her, he imprisons her soul inside an orb. This was a fate that lasted around two decades where we see her screaming face]]. |
| 581 | [[/folder]] |
| 582 | |
| 583 | [[folder:Nightfall]] |
| 584 | * DarkIsEvil: Nightfall is dark-colored and has been behind the troubles of the city and later plots to throw the world into chaos. |
| 585 | * FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:After failing to sway Miranda to him, he made a permanent turn to evil]]. |
| 586 | %%* FauxAffablyEvil |
| 587 | * IfICantHaveYou: [[spoiler:Unhappy about Miranda being married to Stan, he drains her life force during pregnancy and imprisons her soul in an AndIMustScream fate]]. |
| 588 | * {{Sadist}}: [[spoiler:The moment he crosses paths with the Lee brothers who reunited with their father, he wastes no time revealing the AndIMustScream fate he encased the mother in and relishes in every second of it]]. |
| 589 | * VillainsWantMercy: [[spoiler:When being sealed in a new dragon statue, he pleads with Miranda, whom the Lee Brothers freed, for mercy.]] |
| 590 | * WasOnceAMan: [[spoiler:He was once a family friend of the Lees until the day his newly attained counter force could not sway Miranda to him and following being mortally wounded, he was brought back by the counter force as a HumanoidAbomination.]] |
| 591 | [[/folder]] |
| 592 | |
| 593 | %%[[folder:Superluminal]] |
| 594 | %%[[/folder]] |
| 595 | |
| 596 | %%[[folder:Legerdemain]] |
| 597 | %%[[/folder]] |
| 598 | |
| 599 | %%[[folder:Exoskeleton]] |
| 600 | %%[[/folder]] |
| 601 | |
| 602 | %%[[folder:Undertaker]] |
| 603 | %%[[/folder]] |
| 604 | |
| 605 | %%[[folder:Overthrow]] |
| 606 | %%[[/folder]] |
| 607 | |
| 608 | %%[[folder:Stealth]] |
| 609 | %%[[/folder]] |
| 610 | |
| 611 | !!Introduced in the animated series |
| 612 | [[folder:Shadow Master]] |
| 613 | [[quoteright:61:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shadow_7811.gif]] |
| 614 | -->'''Voiced in English by:''' Jim Byrnes |
| 615 | -->'''Voiced in French by:''' Bernard Tiphaine |
| 616 | * BifurcatedWeapon: His scythe can split into a sword and a smaller scythe |
| 617 | * BigBad: Of the animated series and ''V'' |
| 618 | %%* EvilSoundsDeep: |
| 619 | * EvilUncle: He's actually the Lee brothers' uncle on their mother's side. |
| 620 | * KnightOfCerebus: For a character from a [=DiC=] animated series based on a video game, the Shadow Master is lacking in any comical traits. The fourth episode has him develop a drug that turns the users into violent addicts. |
| 621 | * NiceJobFixingItVillain: If not because Shadow Master ordered to kill Jimmy, he wouldn't have turned to the side of good. |
| 622 | * SinisterScythe: His primary weapon. |
| 623 | [[/folder]] |
| 624 | |
| 625 | [[folder:Countdown]] |
| 626 | [[quoteright:67:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/countdown_5753.gif]] |
| 627 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Alvin Sanders |
| 628 | * CollateralDamage: Fires his weapon indiscriminately, often catching his teammates in the blasts, and has even harmed himself. |
| 629 | * DependingOnTheWriter: The cartoon has him as a cyborg, but the video game, while calling him a "cyborg" describes him in terms more fitting an android. |
| 630 | * DumbMuscle: He's unquestionably the dimmest bulb among the Shadow Master's minions. |
| 631 | * HairTriggerTemper: He'll fire his rocket launcher and plasma blasts at the drop of a hat. ''Any'' hat. |
| 632 | * ScaryBlackMan: To be fair, ''anyone'' packed with weapons who has a HairTriggerTemper would be scary. Countdown just happens to be black. |
| 633 | * TheStarscream: Minor case, after Countdown gets in trouble with the Shadow Master and is almost blasted into the mural, the sealed Shadow Kahn convinces the dejected minion to help him escape from his prison by promising to make him his right hand man. He gets trapped in the shield too for his betrayal. |
| 634 | [[/folder]] |
| 635 | |
| 636 | [[folder:Icepick]] |
| 637 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TerryKlassen |
| 638 | [[quoteright:67:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/icepick_9274.gif]] |
| 639 | * CategoryTraitor: He serves Shadow Master over his fellow mutants, to the point of helping starts a race war to keep them under SM's influence. |
| 640 | * AnIcePerson: His body looks like ice, though he doesn't seem to manipulate ice outside of the fighting game. |
| 641 | * EvilGenius: A computer expert and talented manipulator. |
| 642 | * {{Mutant}}: Like other mutants in the series, he was born a mutant as a result of exposure to EMF in the womb. |
| 643 | * NoSell: Since he doesn't seem to have organs, impaling doesn't bother him. This allows him to carry swords inside himself. |
| 644 | * NumberTwo: Shadow Master's most important lieutenant in the series. |
| 645 | * PersonOfHolding: Thanks to his strange physiology, he can stick weapons into his body without harming himself. |
| 646 | [[/folder]] |
| 647 | |
| 648 | [[folder:Jawbreaker]] |
| 649 | [[quoteright:53:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jawbreaker_4943.gif]] |
| 650 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MichaelDonovan |
| 651 | * BaldOfEvil: He has no hair on his head and starts off as one of the Shadow Master's cronies. |
| 652 | * BlindAndTheBeast: Jawbreaker befriends Samantha (Commissioner Briggs' blind daughter) after kidnapping her under the Shadow Master's orders in "The Sight of Freedom". When Icepick orders him to "[[NeverSayDie eliminate]]" the girl, Jawbreaker rebels against the Shadow Warriors and rescues her. |
| 653 | * ExtremeOmnivore: Can and does eat almost anything. |
| 654 | * HeelFaceTurn: Rather than kill the girl he befriended, he rebels against the Shadow Master and decides to join the mutants in becoming accepted society. |
| 655 | * {{Mutant}}: As a result of the EMF from the city's underground power grid. |
| 656 | * PersonalityPowers: As a result of his gluttony, his mutation takes the form of powerful jaws and teeth. |
| 657 | [[/folder]] |
| 658 | |
| 659 | [[folder:Sickle]] |
| 660 | [[quoteright:59:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sickle_1656.gif]] |
| 661 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ScottMcNeil |
| 662 | * BladeBelowTheShoulder: Personally developed a pair of blades which stick out of his forearms when wielded. |
| 663 | * TheDragon: He is actually the third in command, but since Icepick [[TheEvilGenius mostly remains at the lab]], it's Sickle who is left in charge for the field missions. |
| 664 | * TheFashionista: At least when it comes to hair. He developed his blades out of hatred for bad haircuts and opens a salon in his video game ending. |
| 665 | * MasterOfDisguise: In the cartoon series this is often his role. |
| 666 | [[/folder]] |
| 667 | |
| 668 | [[folder:Trigger Happy]] |
| 669 | [[quoteright:51:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/triggerhappy_2810.gif]] |
| 670 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Don Brown |
| 671 | * ArmCannon: He uses one that has either replaced his hand or is mounted upon it. |
| 672 | * {{BFG}}: His ArmCannon is one of these. |
| 673 | * {{Cyborg}}: According to his action figure. |
| 674 | * FauxAffablyEvil: He always has nice words for his enemies, but these are just sarcastic quips that he says while he shoots them down. |
| 675 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Willy, who was written-off in the second episode. |
| 676 | * TriggerHappy: It's his name after all. Basically he always wants to shoot things. |
| 677 | [[/folder]] |
| 678 | |
| 679 | !!Introduced in ''Double Dragon V'' |
| 680 | [[folder:Blade]] |
| 681 | [[quoteright:60:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/blade_3284.gif]] |
| 682 | * CyberneticsWillEatYourSoul: His backstory credits the complete replacement of his cardiac system with leaving him both figuratively and literally heartless. |
| 683 | * {{Cyborg}}: Received his first prosthetic implants during the war, and as he got injured more and more of him was replaced. Even his heart is gone. |
| 684 | * EyepatchOfPower: He's a fighter who wears an eyepatch. |
| 685 | * FrenchJerk: He's from France, and he inflicts pain with no conscience. |
| 686 | * KingMook: Based on the faceless minions from the show, but he's portrayed as tough enough to take on all the major characters. |
| 687 | * NotSoStoic: Although he has no heart, he has been known to shed tears over a perfect soufflé. |
| 688 | * ShellShockedVeteran: A cross between his war experiences and his cybernetics have left him cruel and nigh-emotionless. |
| 689 | * WolverineClaws: Uses bladed gauntlets with one claw poking out of the top of each wrist. |
| 690 | [[/folder]] |
| 691 | |
| 692 | [[folder:Bones]] |
| 693 | [[quoteright:64:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bones_1679.gif]] |
| 694 | * DemBones: A skeleton re-animated by Shadow Master's necromancy. |
| 695 | * EyeBeam: Can lift his sunglasses and shoot one of these. |
| 696 | * LikeADuckTakesToWater: Adapts perfectly to modern times, developing a taste for rock and roll and dressing to match. He even has a tattoo on his skull. |
| 697 | * OffWithHisHead: Since he's undead, he can take off his head to inflict extremely fearsome lacerations. |
| 698 | * ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: In life, he was a servant of King Sargon II, making him over 2700 years old, although technically he was dead for most of it. |
| 699 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: Has a pair of glowing red eyes under his sunglasses. |
| 700 | [[/folder]] |
| 701 | |
| 702 | [[folder:Dominique]] |
| 703 | [[quoteright:60:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dominique_4423.gif]] |
| 704 | %%* TheDragon: In the ''V'' game. |
| 705 | %%* {{Expy}}: To Linda |
| 706 | * PunnyName: "Dominique" sounds kind of similar to "dominatrix", and she looks like one. |
| 707 | [[/folder]] |
| 708 | |
| 709 | [[folder:Sekka]] |
| 710 | [[quoteright:65:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sekka_7660.gif]] |
| 711 | * {{Cyborg}}: In spite of her natural armor, she was injured so often in her martial arts career that she's largely bionic by now. |
| 712 | %%* DarkActionGirl: |
| 713 | * DistaffCounterpart: To Blade in terms of character designs, since they both wear the generic Shadow Warrior uniform. |
| 714 | * PersonalityPowers: An eccentric child, she literally developed a thick skin of armor plating in order to shrug off the bullying she suffered. |
| 715 | * WolverineClaws: It seems her gloves have these, unless they're part of her cybernetics. |
| 716 | [[/folder]] |
| 717 | |
| 718 | !!Introduced in the movie |
| 719 | [[folder:Koga Shuko]] |
| 720 | [[quoteright:59:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shuko_9213.png]] |
| 721 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Osamu Saka (''Neo Geo'') |
| 722 | -->'''Played by:''' Creator/RobertPatrick (live action film) |
| 723 | * AdaptationDyeJob: In the film, he had white hair and black temples. In the Neo Geo game, he has completely brown hair. |
| 724 | * BigBad: The main antagonist of the movie and the Neo Geo game. |
| 725 | * CanonImmigrant: He made his way into the Neo Geo fighting game, retaining his BigBad position. |
| 726 | * ThatManIsDead: Born Victor Geisman, he adopted the name "Koga Shuko" after his rise to power. |
| 727 | -->'''Satori:''' Geisman!\ |
| 728 | '''Shuko:''' No one has called me "Geisman" in many years. But, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, I have ascended. I've taken a new name, that of the great, ancient Japanese warlord. I am Koga Shuko! |
| 729 | * WeaksauceWeakness: In the movie at least, he loses all his powers because of bright light. |
| 730 | [[/folder]] |
| 731 | |
| 732 | !!Introduced in the Neo Geo game |
| 733 | [[folder:Amon]] |
| 734 | [[quoteright:72:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/amon_5716.png]] |
| 735 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KanetoShiozawa |
| 736 | * AsianRuneChant: His super move, the ''Onmyo Bakuen Satsu'' (Yin-Yang Burning Kill). |
| 737 | * {{Expy}}: He looks very similar to Yagyu Ranzou from the third arcade/NES game. |
| 738 | %%* {{Ninja}} |
| 739 | [[/folder]] |
| 740 | |
| 741 | [[folder:Cheng Fu]] |
| 742 | [[quoteright:54:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cheng_9106.png]] |
| 743 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HisaoEgawa |
| 744 | * DrunkenMaster: He is always drinking his special brew and uses the drunken fist. |
| 745 | [[/folder]] |
| 746 | |
| 747 | [[folder:Patrick Dulton]] |
| 748 | [[quoteright:55:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dulton_3721.png]] |
| 749 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YusakuYara |
| 750 | %%* EagleLand |
| 751 | * InconsistentSpelling: The manual for the Neo Geo version spells Dulton as "Dalton." |
| 752 | * ShoutOutThemeNaming: His name, hairstyle and sense of style is likely a reference to Dalton, Creator/PatrickSwayze's character in ''Film/RoadHouse1989''. |
| 753 | [[/folder]] |
| 754 | |
| 755 | [[folder:Eddie Jenkins]] |
| 756 | [[quoteright:56:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eddie_8675.png]] |
| 757 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YukimasaKishino |
| 758 | * HeelFaceTurn: He is one of Shuko's men, but finds it harder to reconcile his martial artist honor and the actions of Shuko. In his ending, he turns against Koga Shuko. |
| 759 | * ScaryBlackMan |
| 760 | [[/folder]] |
| 761 | |
| 762 | [[folder:Rebecca Brielle]] |
| 763 | [[quoteright:61:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rebecca_9240.png]] |
| 764 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KeikoHan |
| 765 | * ActionGirl: |
| 766 | * WomanScorned: Her backstory explained, she fell in love with a man named Eric, but found out he was not only one of Shuko's men, but was [[LoveInterestTraitor only courting her to subvert her father's dojo]]. As a result, she wants revenge against Shuko. |
| 767 | [[/folder]] |
| 768 | |
| 769 | !!Introduced in ''Double Dragon Neon'' |
| 770 | [[folder:Skullmageddon]] |
| 771 | [[quoteright:180:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yourworstnigtmare_1557.jpg]] |
| 772 | -->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Yujiro Kakuda (''River City Girls 2'') |
| 773 | -->'''Voiced in English by:''' Sean Velasco (''Neon'' and ''River City Girls'') |
| 774 | |
| 775 | The BigBad of ''Neon'', the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast intimidatingly-named]] Skullmageddon is a powerful [[{{Lich}} Super-Lich]] who leads the Shadow Warriors gang and kidnapped Marian because he wanted a date. |
| 776 | |
| 777 | * BadBoss: It's PlayedForLaughs here. |
| 778 | * BadassOnPaper: There is quite a contrast between his appearance and immense power and his actual demeanor. He '''looks''' threatening and completely serious, but is prone to complaining about the competency of his henchmen and loves to make skeleton based puns, significantly decreasing the threatening aura around him. |
| 779 | * BattleCouple: [[spoiler:With Marian during the first part of the final boss battle.]] |
| 780 | * BigBad: Marian's kidnapper, and leader of the Black Shadow Clan. He fits the part of a BigBad and a final boss alright. |
| 781 | * TheCameo: He shows up in ''VideoGame/RiverCityGirls'' as the shopkeeper of a pawn shop. He’s fairly cordial to the heroines, selling them a quest specific item for $10. |
| 782 | * DemBones: A skeletal lich. |
| 783 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: The first time you meet him, he is sitting on a throne, looking all intimidating... ''[[VocalDissonance and then he speaks]]...'' |
| 784 | * EvilSorceror: Comes with the territory of being a lich. |
| 785 | * {{Expy}}: Arguably one of [[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983 Skeletor]]. It's mostly just his voice and skeleton theme. |
| 786 | * EyeScream: In the Continue screen, he stands in front of a chained Billy, preparing to poke his eyes out with his fingers. |
| 787 | * ImYourWorstNightmare: His BossSubtitles actually read "Your Worst Nightmare". |
| 788 | * LargeHam: Being a Skeletor expy, he is naturally both this and... |
| 789 | * LaughablyEvil: Thanks to his high-pitched voice and pun-filled quirks, Skullmageddon proves to be one of the funnier main villains of the series. |
| 790 | * LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Some of his comments. Especially in his villain song, the things he says when you pause the game when fighting him and his comments on how the battle is taking too long. |
| 791 | * {{Lich}}: And not just any simple lich, but a '''super'''-lich! |
| 792 | * LightningBruiser: Built like a brick house, and is able to teleport - or rather, ''skele''port - to make or close distance however he wants. |
| 793 | * MagicKnight: He can wield a sword with the best of them, and is also proficient at magic. |
| 794 | * NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Skull + Armageddon = ObviouslyEvil. |
| 795 | * NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Lich gang leader samurai [[spoiler:and an actual robot as Giga-Skullmageddon]]. |
| 796 | * OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:His Giga Skullmageddon form.]] |
| 797 | * PungeonMaster: He makes enough bone-related puns to give [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Sans the skeleton]] a run for his money. |
| 798 | -->''Time to make a '''marrow''' escape! '''Bone''' voyage!'' |
| 799 | * SkeletonsInTheCoatCloset: His preferred choice of wardrobe incorporates skulls and bones, loads of them. |
| 800 | * SlouchOfVillainy: During his intro. |
| 801 | * VillainSong: He sings [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70xKxKr0N3Q the ending credits]]. |
| 802 | * WeaksauceWeakness: In his main encounter, his hat is a major source of a few of his attacks. This becomes far less of a problem if you smack him with a hair pick, which pins his hat to his skull long enough to get some free hits in. |
| 803 | * WeWillMeetAgain: At the end of his VillainSong. |
| 804 | -->''I'll return one day to antagonize you, Billy and Jimmy!'' |
| 805 | [[/folder]] |
| 806 | |
| 807 | [[folder:Shun]] |
| 808 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Josette Dziuk |
| 809 | A kunoichi enemy. |
| 810 | ---- |
| 811 | * BossSubtitles: "Serious Shinobi" |
| 812 | * DualWielding: She wields two knives. |
| 813 | * MassiveNumberedSiblings: According to the Shopkeeper, all of the Shun's you meet are his daughters. |
| 814 | * Ninja: A kunoichi. |
| 815 | * SpyCatsuit: In the Lab levels and the Neon Fortress, they wear a suit more reminiscent of typical pop culture ninjas. |
| 816 | [[/folder]] |
| 817 | |
| 818 | !!Introduced in ''Double Dragon IV'' |
| 819 | [[folder:Casey and Shannon Okada]] |
| 820 | ---- |
| 821 | * BigBadDuumvirate: Of ''IV''. |
| 822 | * CombatPragmatist: Not only do they both fight you at the same time, they have an additional 2 GiantMook enemies accompanying them, and also use revolvers during the fight. |
| 823 | * FinalBoss: They're the final opponents of the game. [[DualBoss Both of them are fought at the same time.]] |
| 824 | * HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:When Billy and Jimmy spare their lives upon defeating them, they actually turn good.]] |
| 825 | [[/folder]] |
| 826 | |
| 827 | [[folder:Ayumi]] |
| 828 | A kunoichi hired by the renegades to defeat the Lee brothers. |
| 829 | ---- |
| 830 | * DiscOneNuke: She can throw shurikens. And in the hands of a player, she can deal with the strongest characters from a safe distance. However, the shurikens are limited (unless you lose a life) and her stamina is below average, see FragileSpeedster below. |
| 831 | * FragileSpeedster: She's the fastest character in the game, but she can't take too many hits (moreso if her opponent is Abobo or Burnov). |
| 832 | * MsFanservice: Have you noted how [[https://www.arcsystemworks.jp/dd4/ well-endowed]] is her sprite? Even for 8-bits? |
| 833 | * SmokeOut:. |
| 834 | [[/folder]] |
| 835 | |
| 836 | !!Introduced in ''Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons'' |
| 837 | [[folder:Uncle Matin]] |
| 838 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Gary Scales |
| 839 | An old ex-military friend of Master Lee, Billy and Jimmy's father. He's taken care of the Lee brothers and Marian ever since Master Lee disappeared several years ago. |
| 840 | ---- |
| 841 | * TheBigGuy: He's the brawler of the heroes' group and the largest of them, though he's not quite in the same size league as Abobo or Burnov. |
| 842 | * CallBack: "Matin" was the name above the garage that many of the original games started at. Uncle Matin turns out to be the owner. |
| 843 | * LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Fights with a large riot shield that he can use for a dash attack. |
| 844 | * WrestlerInAllOfUs: His fighting style incorporates a number of wrestling moves. |
| 845 | [[/folder]] |
| 846 | |
| 847 | [[folder:Anubis]] |
| 848 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Eli Farmer |
| 849 | The mysterious leader of Triangle, an Egyptian-themed cult that rose up in the aftermath of the nuclear war promising people a return to the paradise of the pre-war world. |
| 850 | ---- |
| 851 | * AGodAmI: A gang leader who seems to represent himself as the literal Anubis, Egyptian god of the underworld. |
| 852 | * BrownNote: His area-of-effect attack seems to be some sort of sonic wave from his staff that disorients any enemies near him when he uses it. |
| 853 | * ElectricBlackGuy: Can call down lightning and also lightning-teleport with his Egyptian-themed magic powers, though it might just be an effect of his staff, which seems to be made out of electric audio equipment. |
| 854 | * MindOverMatter: In his OneWingedAngel form he has a similar telekinesis attack as Cleopatra's in ''Double Dragon III''. |
| 855 | * OneWingedAngel: If fought as the last gang leader confronted, he'll transform into the actual Egyptian god Anubis, manifesting as a giant floating spectral torso with lightning, poison breath, and telekinesis powers. |
| 856 | [[/folder]] |
| 857 | |
| 858 | [[folder:Rose Okada]] |
| 859 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Nicole Endicott |
| 860 | The wife of the late Okada clan Oyabun, who became the Okada Oyabun after his death. Mother of Shannon and Casey Okada from ''Double Dragon IV''. |
| 861 | ---- |
| 862 | * KatanasAreJustBetter: Her primary weapon is a katana. |
| 863 | * SwordBeam: She can fire sword slash waves and tornadoes from her katana. |
| 864 | * WesternSamurai: She's a Westerner who married into and became the leader of a Japanese yakuza clan. She fights with a katana and even wears a full suit of samurai armor if she's the last gang leader confronted. |
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