Toraji (とらじ) is a character who was first featured in Nekketsu Fighting Legend. He is a legendary martial artist who grew up inspired by his older brother Toraichi's passion in martial arts and decided to also devote his life to it. He thinks of the tiger mask as a nuisance, but never speaks of it. With his brother, they form the "Tiger Bros".
Appearances
Nekketsu Fighting Legend
Toraji makes his debut in Nekketsu Fighting Legend as the final boss alongside Toraichi.
In the story mode, Toraji and Toraichi send out an invitation for a martial arts tournament to an array of fighters including Kunio, Riki and the player to determine who will be crowned as the strongest man of all the high schools in Japan. Throughout the tournament, the two keep a watch on how well the participants are doing and note that they'll need to go all out against the player. At the beginning of the final match, the brothers make their entrance and appear surprised that their opponents were the winners and deem them to be below their expectations. With everyone taking jabs at each other's strength, the brothers begin to fight the player and their partner.
During the ending of the game, the brothers take off their masks and admit defeat. The brothers compliment the player's strength and accepts their proposal for a rematch vowing to get stronger than they were before. The brothers say goodbye to the player as they leave and remain hopeful that they'll be able to cross paths again. Toraichi suggests that they get back to training, to which Toraji agrees and vows that they'll be victorious next time. If the player chooses Kunio as their partner, Toraji and Toraichi will appear in a hidden post-credits scene where they'll hear Riki's comment about being able to take them on himself and give chase to him after he starts to run away.
In the battle mode, Toraji is a hidden character that can be used by pushing right on the character selection screen, holding select, and then pressing A, Right, A.
Kunio's Oden
Toraji and Toraichi make a cameo appearance on the background of the versus screen.
River City Super Sports Challenge
Toraji appears as a member of the Combat Team.
Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun Special
River City: Tokyo Rumble
Toraji and Toraichi appear as part of a part-time job inside of the warehouse in Yokohama looking to challenge someone to a fight. Upon being defeated, they are unlocked for use in the Rumble gamemode.
In the international version of the game, Toraji is renamed to Tigerclaw.
River City Super Sports Challenge ~All Stars Special~
Toraji appears as a member of the Japan Tryouts team and can be unlocked for play outside of the story mode. He is able to use the Spin Attack and the Mach Punch.
Kunio-kun no Nekketsu Dodgeball ALLSTARS!!
River City: Rival Showdown
Toraji and Toraichi appear inside of their own gym at Eiju Resort. Upon talking to Toraji, he will give instructions on how to spar or award a prize to Kunio if he's beaten a certain amount of matches.
In the international version of the game, Toraji retains his localized name Tigerclaw from River City: Tokyo Rumble.
River City Melee: Battle Royal Special
Toraji returns as a member of the Japan Team and is involved in the story mode. Toraji is able to use the Spin Attack, Mach Punch, and the SP Driver.
River City Melee Mach!!
River City Saga: Three Kingdoms Next
Toraji plays the role of Yan Yan.
Other media appearances
Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun (4koma Manga Kingdom)
Localized versions
- In the international release of River City: Tokyo Rumble and River City: Rival Showdown, Toraji was renamed to Tigerclaw.
Trivia
- In River City Girls, the masked tiger enemy's appearance is based off of Toraji and Toraichi.
- In River City Saga: Three Kingdoms' China Heroes gamemode, Toraji and Toraichi are referenced in the seventh stage's secret boss where the player will need to save Mi Zhu (Saori) from two tigers while their theme from Nekketsu Fighting Legend plays.
- Their mask and wrestling moves may be based on the wrestler Tiger Mask.
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