Koyasu Shingoro (子安 慎五郎, Koyasu Shingorō; "Shingoro Koyasu"), also known as The Lion King (獅子王, Shishiō), is a Meido Kaikan karateka, 4th Dan, and the six-time champion of the Meido Kaikan Tournament.[2] He participated in the Rokushin Kaikan Tournament.
Appearance[]
Koyasu is an incredibly domineering man with broad facial features, thick light-coloured hair, an equally thick beard and sideburns, thick eyebrows and a confident grin almost always affixed to his face. When he gets serious and excited in his fights, his eyes can take on a cat-like appearance.
Personality[]
Koyasu is a confident individual, befitting his great strength. He is also very perceptive, especially in regards to karate, able to correctly deduce the method Ikeuchi Mentaro was utilising to make up for his lack of intuition.[2][3]
Plot[]
Koyasu was first seen commenting on Ikeuchi Mentaro's style of karate.
In his first round match of the tournament, Koyasu fought against Tatsuyoshi Katsuya. With the two going blow for blow in a truly high-level fight, Tatsuyoshi was eventually awarded victory.
Power & Abilities[]
Reputed for being a once-in-a-decade talent, Koyasu is an incredibly powerful karateka and arguably one of the two strongest participants of the Rokushin Kaikan Tournament alongside Tatsuyoshi Katsuya. Koyasu also proved to be the only fighter who was an equal match for Tatsuyoshi (the eventual winner of the tournament), being the only fighter who warranted Tatsuyoshi needing to use a formal stance against,[4] the only fighter who could go the distance against Tatsuyoshi while the latter was fighting seriously[5][6][7] and the only fighter who was able to remain conscious and walk away after taking one of Tatsuyoshi's knockout strikes.[7]
Technique(s)[]
- Lance of Hades (冥王の魔槍, Meiō no Ma-yari):[7] Koyasu's signature technique. He strikes with an incredibly powerful reverse punch.
Etymology[]
- Koyasu means "child" (子) (ko) and "peace, quiet" (安) (yasu).
- Shingoro means "prudent, careful" (慎) (shin), "five" (五) (go) and "son" (郎) (ro).
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fist of the Seeker: Rokushin Kaikan Tournament character profiles
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 19 (Seeker)
- ↑ Chapter 20 (Seeker)
- ↑ Chapter 47 (Seeker)
- ↑ Chapter 46 (Seeker)
- ↑ Chapter 48 (Seeker)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Chapter 49 (Seeker)
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| Fist of the Seeker Characters | ||
|---|---|---|
| Karate Schools | ||
| Gadokan | Murakami Koji | |
| Meido Kaikan | Koyasu Shingoro | |
| Nakachi Style | Igo Nagare | |
| Nito Style | Futoyama Baitatsu · Ikeuchi Mentaro | |
| Rokushin Kaikan | Akanishi Tsutomu · Ao Kenji · Ando Rei · Kaibara Dozan · Kameda Yasushi · Motoyama Jin · Muto Shinya · Nanbu Ryuta · Narushima Joji · Ohta Masao · Oshio Gaku · Shido Hishiyasu · Takayama Riki · Tatsuyoshi Katsuya · Totsugawa Keiji · Wajima Ken'ichi · Yamada Kentaro · Yanagi Roken | |
| Other Combat Forms | ||
| Boxing | Mabi Hagura | |
| Hatsumi-style Aikido | Hatsumi Koichiro · Hatsumi Ryozo | |
| Japanese Kenpo | Horita Masafumi | |
| Kickboxing | Sawamoto Tadashi | |
| MMA | Kureishi Mitsuyo | |
| Muay Thai | Hayakuwa Samato | |
| Paolin Kung-Fu | Zong Longshen | |
| Pro Wrestling | Jose Kanzaki · Kurachi Karugo | |
| Shunputei Itto-ryu | Ito Juttosai | |
| Sumo | Hanayama Koji | |
| Unknown | Daimon Heito · Nagata Manabu · Najima Haneto · Sasada Tsuyoshi | |
| Other Characters | ||
| Miscellaneous | Chono Kensuke | |