| 1 | [[quoteright:272:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/survivaltobita_1895.jpg]] |
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| 3 | Born Masaru Tobita in 1970, Survival Tobita is a UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and promoter best known for his work in his [=Saitama=] Pro Wrestling Company and his feud with [=Mokujin=] Ken, or Ken the Box, a character based on [=Mokujin=] from the ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'' series. [=SPWC=] was primarily a one-man show, with Tobita facing off against different monsters, some of them played by Naoshi Sano. He started as a {{Jobber}} for Super World Sports and would compete for Wrestling/{{FMW}}, Wrestling/MichinokuProWrestling, Wrestling/DramaticDreamTeam and other promotions. He is a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/ddt/ironman-hm.html DDT Iron Man [=Heavymetalweight=] Champion]] as Jigoku Soldier. SPWC is considered a standard bearer for "Japanese indy sleaze." |
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| 5 | !! "ATTACK ALL TROPES!": |
| 6 | * ArchEnemy: Ken the Box, the one monster he could never defeat. This is because Ken is played by a guy in a cardboard box and has limited mobility. In fact, he can only throw punches. It also meant that he couldn't be knocked down. |
| 7 | * BadassBoast: See the page picture. |
| 8 | * EducationMama: One of the monsters in the promotion, whose gimmick was that he would force Tobita to read a book during the match. |
| 9 | * FinishingMove: Piledriver |
| 10 | * HeWhoFightsMonsters: Averted, due to his staying a face and to the silliness of some of the monsters. |
| 11 | * IHaveManyNames: Survival Tobita, Jigoku Soldier, Doku Gas Mask |
| 12 | * IWasBeatenByAGirl: Miyako Matsumoto defeated him at ''Ice Ribbon New Aisuhiro #493 - Muscle Venus 5th Anniversary'', August 25, 2013. |
| 13 | * IWorkAlone: While he has been in tag matches in other promotions, he's known primarily as a singles wrestler. |
| 14 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: Threw ''rice'' at Ogre. |
| 15 | * {{Kaiju}}: Several. |
| 16 | * LegacyCharacter: Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}} (which has featured Ken the Box) and Wrestling/KaijuBigBattel have been compared to SPWC. |
| 17 | * OurOgresAreHungrier: Ogre. |
| 18 | * RuleOfCool[=/=]RuleOfFunny: The order of the day. |
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