Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Hwoarang is a fictional Korean character in the Tekken game series

History
In Tekken 5, while Hwoarang was awaiting court martial, he was taken to the Korean embassy, where the ambassador issued him some urgent papers. After reading the papers, Hwoarang exclaimed, "I can't believe it! Are you sure this is correct?" (It has been suggested that these papers were from Baek Doo San himself, informing Hwoarang that he survived Ogre's attack.) Hwoarang completed his military service within two months, and then he entered The King of Iron Fist Tournament 5, eager to fight Jin Kazama. He was also asked to compete by his former master, Baek Doo San.
During Hwoarang's Story Mode, he encounters his master at Stage Four, and the two fight. After Hwoarang wins, he promises to continue his training after he's defeated Jin Kazama.

Endings
Hwoarang defeated his rival, Jin, at The King of Iron Fist Tournament 5. His greatest desire was fulfilled, even though he was angry that Jin did not take the match seriously due to his family problems. Hwoarang rides on his motorcycle, speeding along the freeway, mumbling to himself, "This sucks!" Suddenly, Hwoarang looks ahead to find Devil Jin standing in the road ahead. Hwoarang tries to skid his motorcycle to a stop, but Devil Jin raises his hand and seemingly blows up his motorcycle telekinetically. Hwoarang is thrown from the explosion and rolls along the pavement. As he gets to his feet, he sees a smirking Devil Jin approaching, surrounded by flames. Weary and hurt, Hwoarang gets to his feet, challenging Devil Jin by saying "You stupid...come on!" As he prepares for this new foe, a grin appears on Hwoarang's face.

Trivia
Hwoarang shares the same name as the Hwarang, a group of young male warriors in the ancient Korean kingdom of Silla. In attract mode for Tekken 3, Hwoarang can occasionally be seen performing a sequence of moves. Those moves are legitimate taekwondo techniques and comprise the opening moves of the International Taekwondo Federation red belt pattern "Hwarang". Hwoarang is one of the few characters in Tekken 4 whose final boss is not Heihachi Mishima. Instead, his final boss is Jin Kazama. The others include Heihachi himself, Kazuya Mishima and Lee Chaolan. Movement provided by Hwang Su-il; a 5th degree Black belt and a member of the Japanese International Taekwondo federation. Hwoarang uses ITF-style taekwondo

STATS
Game series
Tekken series
First game Tekken 3
Voice actor(s) Jung Goo Lee
Fighting style Taekwondo
Home country Republic of Korea
Age 21 (as of Tekken 5)
Height 5' 11.5" (181 cm)
Weight 150 lbs (68 kg)
Blood type O
Occupation Gang Leader, formerly a soldier