T. Hawk
| T. Hawk | |
|---|---|
| Street Fighter series character | |
| File:Super T-Hawk.jpg Thunder Hawk in Super Street Fighter II, drawn by Bengus. | |
| First game | Super Street Fighter II |
Thunder Hawk (サンダー・ホーク, Sandā Hōku), commonly known as T. Hawk, is a video game character from the fighting game series Street Fighter. He is a tall Native American warrior from Mexico whose ancestral homeland was taken over by Shadaloo, forcing him into exile.[1][2]
Appearances
T. Hawk debuted in Super Street Fighter II (Template:Vgy) as one of the four new characters added to the original twelve character roster from the previous Street Fighter II games. According to his backstory, he is a member of a Thunderfoot clan whose homeland was taken over by M. Bison's organization Shadaloo thirty years prior to the events of the World Warrior tournament. His father, Arroyo Hawk, was also murdered by Bison. According to Noritaka Funamizu and Akira Nishitani, T. Hawk was originally named "Geronimo" during the development of Super Street Fighter II, but the name was changed before release after it was suggested by an American staff member that the name Geronimo might be seen as racially offensive.[3]
T. Hawk's second appearance as a playable character was in the home versions of Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Template:Vgy). In his storyline in Alpha 3, Hawk leaves his home village following the disappearances of some of the locals. He encounters Juli, one of Bison's bodyguards, as his last opponent before fighting Bison. Juli is revealed to be a girl from his tribe named Julia, who was captured and brainwashed into becoming one of Bison's assassins.
Techniques
T. Hawk has three special moves in his debut in Super Street Fighter II. The Mexican Typhoon is a special throwing technique similar to Zangief's Screw Pile Driver, which is performed by inputting a 270 degree motion on the lever. Hawk grabs his opponent, jumps and then spins in the air with his arm, before throwing the opponent to the ground. The Tomahawk Buster, is a technique in which T. Hawk flies into the hard and strikes the opponent in the air, while the Condor Dive is a similar technique in which T. Hawk charges from the air and strikes an opponent in the ground. In Super Street Fighter II Turbo, he gains a Super Combo technique called the Double Typhoon (renamed the Raging Typhoon in Street Fighter Alpha 3), a more powerful version of the Mexican Typhoon in which he throws to the ground twice.
In Street Fighter Alpha 3, he gains a new special technique, as well as a new Super Combo. The Condor Spire is a special technique in which Hawk hops towards the opponent and chops them overhead. The Canyon Splitter is a Super Combo in which Hawk attacks his opponent with a Condor Spire, followed by a Tomahawk Buster. Neither techniques are available in X-ism mode, while the Condor Spire is only available in A-ism.
In other media
- T. Hawk has a small role in Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, in which he challenges Ken to a street fight. He was voiced by Shozo Iizuka in Japanese (who also voiced the character in Alpha 3) and Steve Blum (as Richard Cardona) in English.
- In the live-action Street Fighter film, T. Hawk (played by Gregg Rainwater) appears as a member of the Allied Nations Army, serving alongside Guile and Cammy.
Notes
References
- Studio Bent Stuff (2000). All About Capcom Head-to-Head Fighting Games. A.A. Game History Series (Vol. 1) (in Japanese). Dempa Publications, Inc. ISBN 4885546761.
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