Hon Fu

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Hon Fu
Game series	Fatal Fury series
First game	Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory
In-Universe Information
Birthplace	Kowloon Hong Kong
Blood type	B
Fighting style	Chinese Kung Fu, including the use of nunchaku

Hon Fu is a video game character created by SNK. He has made appearances a playable character in Fatal Fury 3, Real Bout Fatal Fury, Real Bout Fatal Fury Special, Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers, and Real Bout Fatal Fury Special: Dominated Mind. Hon Fu has also made cameo appearances in other SNK games.

[edit] History

Hon Fu is one of the best cops in Hong Kong and uses a nunchaku as his primary weapon. He is a good friend of Tae Kwon Do master, Kim Kaphwan and a Kickboxer Franco Bash, both have helped each other in bringing various criminals to justice. He appears in Kim's ending at the end of Real Bout Fatal Fury.

Hong Kong can be quite a harsh place to live in, especially if you're a cop who has decided to stand up against the criminal organizations that run amok in the suburbs of Hong Kong. That is the case of Hon-Fu, who decided to become a police man after being the witness of many crimes and barbaric acts in his own vicinty. Having promised to one day clean the streets of Hong Kong from any criminal trash, Hon-Fu trained himself hard in the ways of Chinese Kung-Fu, including the mastery in the nunchaku weapon, a feared object when in the hands of an expert.

Hon-Fu became respected by the people of his hometown and feared by criminals everywhere as Hon-Fu cracked many cases as an undercover agent, constantly risking his life by infiltrating many illegal warehouses and buildings were criminal merchandise were being kept. But one criminal still eluded Hon-Fu's actions of justice: one of the main leaders of one of the most powerful and deadly criminal organizations not only in Hong Kong, but in all Asia. He was called Ryuji Yamazaki, a man so evil and cruel, his heart was as cold as the harsh winter. Hon-Fu has been on his trace for years, but has not had any success in arresting him. Hon-Fu became a tad obsessed with finding Yamazaki, who had committed several atrocities during his life, including the murder of several partners of Hon-Fu.

All of a sudden, Yamazaki's criminal group began to lower their presence in Hong Kong. It seemed as if Yamazaki had suddenly disappeared, leaving no trace of his whereabouts. Hon-Fu grew desperate at the lack of evidence of Yamazaki's actions. Hon-Fu's contacts told him that Yamazaki was no longer in Hong Kong, as suspected. He had travelled to a city in the United States called Southtown, hired by some young twins. Hon-Fu smelled something fishy, and soon caught a plane to the U.S.

When Hon-Fu arrived at Southtown, it soon came to his attention that the city was a crime nest by itself! Surely Yamazaki would have felt right at home with this kind of environment, but there was no time for pondering. His investigations revealed that the Jin twins (who had hired Yamazaki) were planning on using the Scrolls of Immortality to achieve the eternal life! Hon-Fu found the situation to be most amusing: he could not only capture one, but THREE criminals at the same time! The offer seemed tempting, so Hon-Fu decided to tag on with the Lonely Wolves and their small group of friends, who were also looking for the Jins, using his incredible undercover skills!

The ambition of the Jins was truly not good at all, so Hon-Fu found no guilt in beating up any criminal he had in sight, until he finally caught up to their main headquarters. There, he found Terry and his friends trying to fight against Yamazaki! Hon-Fu clenched his teeth, and with his nunchaku ablaze, he faced Yamazaki one-on-one. Hon-Fu urged Terry and the others to stop the twins while they still have time! Showing gratitude to Hon-Fu, Terry runs into the inner chamber to deal with the twins. Meanwhile, Yamazaki mocks Hon-Fu for having wasted so much time trying to find him, only to perish now. Hon-Fu doesn't think so, and soon enough, begins to attack Yamazaki with fiery rage!

The battle between justice and crime raged on with lots of intensity, but Hon-Fu surely had a hard time trying to deal with this madman. Yamazaki was not your average thug: he was quick, savage, and had this evil spirit around him that didn't seem in any way, natural. Hon-Fu was beginning to feel the pressure, when suddenly, Yamazaki ceased his attack. His attention was swayed towards the diminishing energy of the Jins, and the presence of another evil aura. Yamazaki grins in such a wild fashion, it even sends chills up Hon-Fu's spine. Yamazaki tells Hon- Fu that things are about to get interesting, but that play time was over. Having said that, Yamazaki kicks a cloud of dust at Hon-Fu, which blinds him enough time for Yamazaki to make a hasty retreat. Hon-Fu curses his bad luck, but vows that he will keep on Yamazaki's trace.

Two years after Hon-Fu last saw Yamazaki, his sources have informed him that Yamazaki had been participating in the King of Fighters '97 tournament, and that it was said that he, indeed, had evil blood in his veins: Orochi blood, to be precise! This was no problem for Hon-Fu, as he was intent on catching Yamazaki anyway! He soon reunited with the Lonely Wolves and his other friends in the Pao Pao Cafe 2 to decide on what they should do about Geese, who had taken possession of the Scrolls of Immortality back then. Hon-Fu promised he would not let Geese out of his sight again, but his speech was soon stripped from his mouth by some mysterious figure! The simple-minded middle age man walked up to Terry and the others, and saluted them in a friendly way. He must be some old acquaintance of theirs. Terry introduces the man has Kim Kaphwan, the Tae Kwon Do champion. Kim claimed to be a justice fighter, just like Hon-Fu, but for some unknown reason, Hon-Fu thinks Kim is a tad odd to a man of justice.

While Hon-Fu supplied Terry and the others with information about Geese, Hon-Fu was still in hot pursuit of Yamazaki. This time, he would certainly not escape! Hon-Fu was warned that Yamazaki was twice as dangerous now that he knew of the fact that he was of Orochi heritage, but Hon-Fu didn't mind those simple facts. Finally, Hon-Fu caught up to Yamazaki, who was on his way to Geese Tower to retrieve the scrolls from the old coot! Brandishing his nunchaku, Hon-Fu declares that Yamazaki's luck had just ran out. Yamazaki laughs at the fact that such a puny worm would trip twice with the same stone, and he would soon prove the cop wrong.

The fight that raged on was even more intense and extreme as the one they had 2 years before, but Hon-Fu noticed something when the fight was well underway: Yamazaki wasn't even showing traces of pain when hit by Hon-Fu's strong hits! In fact, Yamazaki seemed to be embracing the feeling of pain! Hon-Fu began to feel a bit scared, and more so when Yamazaki entered some sort of trance. Hon-Fu couldn't believe that someone that looked like a human could act like that! Yamazaki's eyes turned blank, and soon enough, moved so fast, that Hon-Fu could barely react until Yamazaki was already atop him.

Hon-Fu woke up, badly wounded and greatly surprised at Yamazaki's inhuman strength. After recovering from his wounds, Hon-Fu received news that Yamazaki had returned to Hong Kong to settle some unfinished business. Now that Hon-Fu knew firsthand that Yamazaki was no longer an enemy to be confident with, Hon-Fu returns back to Hong Kong, where he still pursues the capture of the most wanted criminal of his whole life!

Being an outstanding cop has made Hon-Fu seek constant challenges in his investigations, like passing as a decoy and working undercover. Hon-Fu is mindless of personal danger, and he is ready to put his life on the line to keep criminals and injustice at bay. Always backed up by his kind girlfriend from Hong Kong, Hon-Fu's ultimate goal is to capture Yamazaki and put him behind bars for good!

[edit] Cameos

• The King of Fighters '96: The Korea Team's stage (the waterway). He is at the left side of the stage, among the crowd.
• Capcom vs. SNK: In a pre-fight intro between Chun-Li and Ryuji Yamazaki, in an attempt to protect Chun-Li from him. However, Yamazaki merely slaps Hon Fu away.

[edit] Trivia

• Hon Fu is based off Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, having Bruce Lee's trademark weapon (Nunchaku) and fighting technique from his film "FISTS OF FURY" and Jackie Chan's character's role from POLICE STORY (a 'super cop') as well as both their fighting styles (Mix of Kung Fu and Jeet Kune Do using nunchaku) due to his fighting style and characteristics (down to his somewhat comic outlook, which brings to mind the comedic moments in Chan's movies).
• Hon Fu is also a cop just like a Tekken character Lei Wulong and his Kung Fu techniques.

[edit] Character Relationship

• Rival of Ryuji Yamazaki
• Friends with Kim Kaphwan and Franco Bash
• Brother of Cheng Sinzan

[edit] See also

• Fatal Fury
• SNK vs. series