| Hinako Shijo | Story | Move List | Gallery | Quotes | Trivia |
- "A prim and proper lady with Sumo skills? Only she can pull off such a combo! HINAKO SHIJO."
Hinako Shijo (
Development[]
She was originally modeled after manga title character, Jarinko Chie, who is a brash young woman that fights with sumo moves. After designer's protests, her character was radically changed to instead be a naive but warm-hearted high school girl in nobility. She was intended to fight barefoot, but the idea was scrapped. The tape remaining on her fingers is a tiny remnant of her original concept.[1] She is also a character who became less popular than expected, perhaps due to the lack of female sumo wrestlers at the time.[2]
Personality[]
Hinako is a kind girl who wishes to prove that girls can also practice sumo. Although she is somewhat shy, but also a very loyal friend.
Abilities[]
- Ignore Weight - For a girl of her size, she can lift, push and throw men as big and heavy as Maxima, Goro Daimon or Chang Koehan, much like Shermie.
Fighting Style[]
Hinako fights with sumo wrestling. Her fighting style surrounds around takedowns, throws, slaps and even headbutts.
Voice Actors[]
Japanese[]
| Ayako Kawasumi | Akane Tamura | ||
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Music[]
| Song Title | Game Appearances | Track | |
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| The King of Fighters series | |||
| Come Up Smiling |
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| The Queen of Fighters |
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| You Feel For Me |
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| SHININGć»BRAVE! |
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| Hinako Roulette |
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| Come Up Smiling -KOF XV ver.- |
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Appearances[]
Games
Mobile
Cameos
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Trivia[]
- Hinako makes a cameo appearance in the Data Select screen of The King of Fighters: Battle de Paradise. The game was released approximately two weeks before the Arcade release of The King of Fighters 2000, making it her very first appearance.
- All of Hinako's moves are named after real sumo techniques.
- Although her blond hair and facial features indicate her Russian descent, she nonetheless considers herself to be purely Japanese.
- Hinako is the first and currently only playable female sumo wrestler that has appeared in fighting games.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ā KOF Official Website Successive Characters: Hinako
- ā Shinkiro's interview from KOF 10th anniversary website.
