Takuma

Takuma Sakazaki is a master of Kyokugenryu Karate known for his powerful fighting style and his unique ability to use energy in his strikes. His characteristics include the ability to perform energy strikes like the Kouken and the Haoh Shikouken, as well as a personality that alternates between seriousness in combat and an eccentric and traditionalist character in his personal life. He is the father of Ryo and Yuri Sakazaki and is also known for his alter ego, Mr. Karate.

Los principales "amigos" o, más bien, los personajes más cercanos a Takuma Sakazaki en el universe de The King of Fighters y Art of Fighting son los members de su familia y su dojo. Their most intimate circle includes: Ryo Sakazaki: The son and heir of the Kyokugenryu Karate style. Yuri Sakazaki: His youngest daughter. Robert Garcia: The best friend and training partner of Ryo, and a disciple of the Sakazaki dojo. Takuma, under his identity as Mr. Karate, he founded and directed the dojo Kyokugenryu, por lo que su vida gira en torno a su family, his students and the diffusion of his martial art. Si bien se relación con muchos otros personajes durante los torneos, estos tres son sus constantes allyados y las personas en las que más fía.

Takuma Sakazaki has a dual personality: he is a serious fighter and traditionalist when he acts as Mr. Karate o lucha contra malignos opponents, pero es céntrico y un poco torpe con su familia y estudiantes. He is a defender of the traditions of Kyokugenryu, which makes him very strict with his pupils and has difficulties adapting to modern youth. A menudo, su intento de ser un modelo a seguir termina en situaciones cómicas y sus enseñanzas parecen absurdas para otros.

The main enemy of Takuma Sakazaki is Geese Howard, who forced him to work for him, kidnapped his daughter Yuri and caused the scar on his chest in a fight. Although Takuma also fought against Rugal Bernstein in some tournaments, Geese is the antagonist that had the most impact on his personal history, forcing him to work as his assassin.

In the series The King of Fighters (KOF), Takuma Sakazaki generally wears his traditional karate uniform. The main characteristics of their clothing are: Un karategi naranja (sometimes represented as red or yellow depending on the game and the color of the player), which is their training clothes. A black belt (obi) is tied around his waist, which indicates his high rank as a master of the Kyokugenryu style. Pantalones a juego, también parte del karategi. Sometimes, when he appears as Mr. Karate, usa una distintiva máscara de tengu que cover su rostro. Unlike his son Ryo, who sometimes wears karategi with torn upper part or shirtless, Takuma generally keeps his uniform intact and traditional, reflecting his role as the strict maestro and founder of the Kyokugenryu dojo.