Marco

Art by digitalninja

History

Marco Rodrigues is a student of Ryo Sakazaki, master of Kyokugenryu Karate. He started a martial arts school in Brazil after he attained black belt from his master. He wishes to spread the Kyokugenryu Karate style in Brazil and around the world.

Personality

Marco is playful and sometimes silly, but he has deep respect for his master Ryo Sakazaki. He fights with strength and dedication to achieve his goal of being a mighty Kyokugenryu practitioner at the same level of his master.

Mastery 

Marco is a talented student of Kyokugenryu Karate, and is an expert in the use of Ki. He can use his Ki to detect nearby fighters, and gather Ki to increase his strength. He is particularly skillful in the signature special moves of Kyokugenryu Karate - Kouken, Hien Shippu Kyaku, and Ko Hou. His versions of these special moves are extremely powerful and intimidating to his opponents.


Journey

Marco Rodrigues is the only known Kyokugenryu practitioner to expand the martial art outside of United States and Europe in the South American country of Brazil. He entered a King of Fighters tournament to prove the might of Kyokugenryu Karate, but upon his return, he found his martial arts gym in shambles. His injured students told him that a man called the "Gym Buster" came and destroyed the gym, beating Butt's students in the process. The man also took the gym's billboard. Butt vows to find the "Gym Buster" to retake the billboard and regain the honour of his gym.

Takuma

Art by VerlanMarinho

History

Takuma Sakazaki is the founder of the Kyokugenryu school of martial arts, after battles with various martial arts experts around the world. He married Ronnet from the United States of America, where he moved and started a family. He has a son Ryo and a daughter Yuri. When Ryo was 10 years old, his wife Ronnet died in a car accident. He went off to investigate her death and left Ryo to take care of his sister Yuri.

After eleven years, he reappeared as the masked and enigmatic Mr. Karate, working for Geese Howard's villainous organisation. Mr. Karate was the only person standing between Ryo and Yuri when Ryo tried to rescue Yuri who was kidnapped by Geese's henchman Mr. Big. Yuri asked Ryo not to kill Mr. Karate because he is their father.

Personality

Takuma is a strict and serious martial artist, and dedicates his life to the propagation of Kyokugenryu Karate. He implements a strict and tough training regime for his students, however, he is also a very friendly cordial master to them.

Mastery 

He invented his Kyokugenryu school of martial arts after fighting many renowned martial artists of the world. He is a true martial arts innovator, and is extremely skilled in the art of fighting.

Journey

Takuma Sakazaki is a respected grand master of his own style of martial arts, Kyokugenryu Karate. However, he was forced to work for the villain Geese Howard who threatened to harm his children. He wore a Tengu mask and declared himself "Mr. Karate" to hide his true identity.

He stopped being Mr. Karate after the kidnapping of his daughter Yuri by Geese Howard's villainous organisation. Takuma removed his mask and tried to redeem himself as a master of Kyokugenryu Karate by entering the following King of Fighters tournament. He was badly injured after the tournament, and passed the mantle as master of the Kyokugenryu Karate school to his son Ryo.