Kwon is strong!note
Human Killing Machine is an unofficial sequel to Street Fighter created by Tiertex and published on the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Commodore Amiga, and Atari ST by U.S. Gold. Tiertex actually pitched this game as a sequel to Street Fighter, but Capcom was already working on an actual sequel themselves (Final Fight, or Street Fighter '89 as it was called at the time), and so they declined. You play as Kwon, a boxer from Korea, who goes all around the world fighting various people.
KWON IS STRONG
KWON NEEDS 5 TROPES
ENEMY NEEDS 3 TROPES
KWON NEEDS 5 TROPES
ENEMY NEEDS 3 TROPES
- All-Stereotype Cast:
- The first two opponents on the Moscow stage are a rifle-wielding soldier named Igor, who takes part in upholding a Communist regime, and his dog, Shepski.
- The fighters of Dutch origin are two women, Maria and Helga, who work as prostitutes in the red-light district of Amsterdam. Not just a less-than-favorable portrayal of the Netherlands, but the prostitutes being the only female characters in the roster of fighters isn't helping matters either.
- In Spain, the opponents Kwon faces are a matador named Miguel and a bull named Brutus. This is the least likely to induce facepalming, but is stereotypical nonetheless.
- The German characters are a butler named Franz, who fights primarily by throwing bottles of wine, and his master Hans. The latter is a mustache and afro-ish haired and lederhosen clad man who, to quote Stuart Ashen, "looks like an actor from a European '70s porno movie". Insert Europeans Are Kinky jokes here...
- The last two opponents, Sagan and Merkeva, are based in Lebanon and are strongly implied to be terrorists, the latter especially based on his wearing a Badass Bandolier and carrying a Bazooka.
- Battle Butler: Franz, one of the German characters, who fights via throwing bottles of wine.
- Brutish Bulls: Brutus, the second of the Spanish opponents, is a large, black bull.
- Covers Always Lie: The guy on the cover looks nothing like any of the game's actual characters, and the Walking Armory look is pretty inexplicable for a game where the main character is a Bare-Fisted Monk.
- Expy:
- Given this game's genesis as a pitched sequel to the first Street Fighter prior to Capcom turning it down, it is rather obvious that Kwon is based on Ryu and designed to look different (being shirtless and wearing red gloves similar to those worn by MMA fighters) to avoid legal battles.
- Let's see, a giant muscular bald fighter from a location that is a place foreign to the protagonist? Merkeva certainly seems to have modeled after Sagat.
- Given Franz's appearance as a Battle Butler, he is one of Eagle.
- Middle Eastern Terrorists: Sagan and Merkeva, the game's final two opponents. The latter one especially given that he is wearing a bandolier and carrying a rocket launcher.
- Never Trust a Title: As Stuart Ashen points out, the title doesn't seem to indicate if Kwon is a killing-machine who is human or is a machine for killing humans. We might never know or care.
- Regenerating Health: This applies to both Kwon and the opponent. It's far more noticeable with the opponent as the rate their health regenerates is much faster than Kwon's.
- Walking Shirtless Scene: Kwon, who had this appearance several years before Ryu gained the "Hot Ryu" alternate appearance in Street Fighter V and had it made into his default appearance in Street Fighter 6.
- Would Hit a Girl: Kwon. He has to beat up two prostitutes in Amsterdam.
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