Dhalsim
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| − | Dhalsim (ダルシム, Darushimu) | + | Dhalsim (Japanese: ダルシム, Hepburn: Darushimu) |
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| + | Against his beliefs, he entered the World Warrior tournament to raise money for his poor village. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Personality and attributes=== | ===Personality and attributes=== | ||
| + | In appearance, Dhalsim was a male human who had the build of a normal man who exercised regularly though his abdomen and waist appeared out of proportion and emaciated. He was shown as being bald with his eyes being white and pupilless. | ||
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| + | He had said that he was not very fond of conflict. Despite that, if he was forced to fight then he meditated on the matter before proceeding to destroy his opponent. | ||
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| + | It was shown that he had an elephant companion by the name of '''Kodal'''. | ||
===Powers and abilities=== | ===Powers and abilities=== | ||
| + | He was notable for being one of the seven greatest Yoga Masters in the world. | ||
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| + | Among the techniques known to him included: | ||
| + | *'''Yoga Teleport''' (ヨガテレポート Yoga Terepooto?) : | ||
| + | *'''Yoga Fire''' (ヨガファイア Yoga Faia?) : | ||
| + | *'''Yoga Inferno''' (ヨガインフェルノ Yoga Inferuno?) : | ||
| + | *'''Yoga Sunburst''' (ヨガサンバースト Yoga Sanbāsuto?) : | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | *Dhalsim | + | *Dhalsim was created by Capcom where he featured in the setting of the Street Fighter universe. |
*Lead designer Akira Nishitani [https://www.polygon.com/a/street-fighter-2-oral-history/chapter-2 noted] that the inspiration for the character's abilities to stretch came from the manga [[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]. | *Lead designer Akira Nishitani [https://www.polygon.com/a/street-fighter-2-oral-history/chapter-2 noted] that the inspiration for the character's abilities to stretch came from the manga [[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]. | ||
==In other media== | ==In other media== | ||
===Television=== | ===Television=== | ||
| + | *In Street Fighter, Dhalsim appeared in the setting of the 1990s animated television series. | ||
*In Street Fighter II V, Dhalsim appeared in the setting of the anime series where he was voiced by Japanese actor Shōzō Iizuka in the original version and by actor Steve Blum in the English dub. He was shown as a monk who lived in a remote village in India where he was a practitioner of yoga and had some psychic abilities. He had some familiarity with the '''Way of Hadou''' and years ago Sagat had sought him out for his wisdom but was turned down by the yogi. Years later, Sagat directed Ryu to Dhalsim when the young fighter was looking to learn more about Hadou and though Dhalsim was familiar in it he was unable to train Ryu to use the Hadouken. | *In Street Fighter II V, Dhalsim appeared in the setting of the anime series where he was voiced by Japanese actor Shōzō Iizuka in the original version and by actor Steve Blum in the English dub. He was shown as a monk who lived in a remote village in India where he was a practitioner of yoga and had some psychic abilities. He had some familiarity with the '''Way of Hadou''' and years ago Sagat had sought him out for his wisdom but was turned down by the yogi. Years later, Sagat directed Ryu to Dhalsim when the young fighter was looking to learn more about Hadou and though Dhalsim was familiar in it he was unable to train Ryu to use the Hadouken. | ||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''Street Fighter II: The World Warrior'': (1991) | *''Street Fighter II: The World Warrior'': (1991) | ||
| + | *''Street Fighter V'': | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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[[Category:Yogis]] | [[Category:Yogis]] | ||
[[Category:Martial Artists]] | [[Category:Martial Artists]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Video Game Martial Artists]] | ||
[[Category:Street Fighter]] | [[Category:Street Fighter]] | ||
Revision as of 08:52, 12 December 2021
Dhalsim is a male video game character who features in Street Fighter.
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Biography
Dhalsim (Japanese: ダルシム, Hepburn: Darushimu)
Against his beliefs, he entered the World Warrior tournament to raise money for his poor village.
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Dhalsim was a male human who had the build of a normal man who exercised regularly though his abdomen and waist appeared out of proportion and emaciated. He was shown as being bald with his eyes being white and pupilless.
He had said that he was not very fond of conflict. Despite that, if he was forced to fight then he meditated on the matter before proceeding to destroy his opponent.
It was shown that he had an elephant companion by the name of Kodal.
Powers and abilities
He was notable for being one of the seven greatest Yoga Masters in the world.
Among the techniques known to him included:
- Yoga Teleport (ヨガテレポート Yoga Terepooto?) :
- Yoga Fire (ヨガファイア Yoga Faia?) :
- Yoga Inferno (ヨガインフェルノ Yoga Inferuno?) :
- Yoga Sunburst (ヨガサンバースト Yoga Sanbāsuto?) :
Notes
- Dhalsim was created by Capcom where he featured in the setting of the Street Fighter universe.
- Lead designer Akira Nishitani noted that the inspiration for the character's abilities to stretch came from the manga JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
In other media
Television
- In Street Fighter, Dhalsim appeared in the setting of the 1990s animated television series.
- In Street Fighter II V, Dhalsim appeared in the setting of the anime series where he was voiced by Japanese actor Shōzō Iizuka in the original version and by actor Steve Blum in the English dub. He was shown as a monk who lived in a remote village in India where he was a practitioner of yoga and had some psychic abilities. He had some familiarity with the Way of Hadou and years ago Sagat had sought him out for his wisdom but was turned down by the yogi. Years later, Sagat directed Ryu to Dhalsim when the young fighter was looking to learn more about Hadou and though Dhalsim was familiar in it he was unable to train Ryu to use the Hadouken.
Films
- In Street Fighter, Dhalsim appeared in the setting of the 1994 live-action film where he was portrayed by actor Roshan Seth. This version was a British Indian scientist who engaged in research that promoted peace but ended up being kidnapped by Bison who forced him to fulfil his evil ambitions. Dhalsim was then placed in charge of a supersoldier experiment that looked to turn Carlos Blanka into a mutated beast.
Video games
Appearances
- Street Fighter II: The World Warrior: (1991)
- Street Fighter V:
External Links
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