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A student of Baek,
Hwoarang studies the art of Tae Kwon Do. He has lighting fast kicks and
speed. Hwoarang was drafted into the military back in his homeland of Korea
and was assigned to a special operations division. Although his successes
in various missions were highly regarded along with his prowess at Tae
Kwon Do and combat techniques, his penchant for disobeying rules and orders
gave his senior officers more than a few headaches.
Hwoarang was uninterested
in military life and felt a strange emptiness within him. He longingly
recalled the days of hustling money in street fights and the rush he experienced
from hand-to-hand combat. He often thought of one fight in particular, the fight against Jin Kazama.
These longings could not be quelled by the military. One day, Hwoarang
found out about the announcement of the next Tournament. Hwoarang's blood
stirred. He would defeat Jin, Heihachi Mishima,
and anyone else who dared to challenge him to claim the Mishima Zaibatsu.
Filled with excitement he hasn't felt in years, Hwoarang slipped out from
the military base and headed for the Tournament.
During the King Of
Iron Fist Tournament 5, Hwoarang faced Jin and defeated him. While Jin was
lying on the ground suddenly he roars paranormally, produces a gale that
blows Hwoarang away. From Jin's back 2 black wings spread and Jin stands
up with the his devil form. Hwoarang is at his wits end - he is not able
to fight back Jin and soon he is knocked unconscious. When Hwoarang wakes
up he founds himself in the hospital. Nearby he sees Baek standing as a
visitor. Hwoarang hears the details from Baek. He ignores his nurse, tries
to move from his bed, falls down in order to beseech Baek to make him stronger.
After leaving the Hospital, Hwoarang starts training with unprecedented
devoutness in order to defeat the "paranormal" Jin. Thus with the announcement
of King of Iron Fist Tournament 6 he repairs to the tournament.
FUN FACT: In the pre-release of TEKKEN 3, Hwoarang was originally known as "Boy on Bike" as he was unnamed at the time. Because fans seemed to have trouble spelling his name, Hwoarang was often referred to as "Bob" or "Boy on Bike" for many years later in online forums. That moniker ended once
Bob arrived in TEKKEN 6.
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APPEARANCES:
Tekken
Tag Tournament, Tekken 4, Tekken
5, Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection,
Tekken:
Dark Resurrection, Tekken 6, Tekken
6: Bloodline Rebellion, Tekken
Tag Tournament 2, Tekken 7, Tekken
7: Fated Retribution, Tekken 8, Tekken Advance,
Tekken 3D: Prime
Edition, Tekken Hybrid, Tekken
Revolution, Street Fighter X
Tekken
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Namco was wise to
include one of the world's most popular martial arts in Tekken 2...
TaeKwonDo actually wasn't represented in any mainstream fighting game until
then. Hwoarang's
master, Baek, is a more "traditional" TaeKwonDo fighter; while Hwoarang has a more dynamic, flashy, and
some would say "Olympic" style of TaeKwonDo. I think it's
awesome that Namco included both variations of TaeKwonDo in the Tekken
series, because they are very different in reality.
Hwoarang debuted in Tekken 3 with a memorable and fun-to-use fighting style for
all levels of players. From sequel to sequel, Hwoarang's style became more and
more dynamic, making him more appealing to advanced players. In
Tekken 6, he has some incredibly fluid kicks & stances and, along with
Baek, is no doubt the best and most authentic representation of TaeKwonDo in any fighting game to date...
by far. And don't you dare just "mash the kick buttons"... learn how
to play Hwoarang properly and then you'll see what I'm talking about.
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