================================================ FIRE PROWRESTLING D CHARACTER GUIDE: STAN HANSEN ================================================ Version 1.1 by Bill Wood (billwood661@attbi.com) Last modified: 4/6/02 Fire ProWrestling D (c) 2001 Spike/VAiLL NOTE: This guide views and prints best with a monospace typeface. =================== ==VERSION HISTORY== =================== 1.1 - Minor corrections. 1.0 - Initial release of the guide. ===================== ==TABLE OF CONTENTS== ===================== SECTION 1: HISTORY OF STAN HANSEN SECTION 2: SKILL AND PARAMETER STATS SECTION 3: MOVELIST SECTION 4: STRATEGY SECTION 5: CLOSING ===================================== ==SECTION 1: HISTORY OF STAN HANSEN== ===================================== When Stan "The Lariat" Hansen was born in Texas in 1942, the United States was involved in the Second World War with Japan and the Axis powers. So perhaps it's ironic that Hansen would eventually find fame and fortune in the Land of the Rising Sun, becoming one of that country's most respected wrestlers. Hansen, along with Bruiser Brody and others, gained infamy in Japan for their roles as heel gaijin (evil foreigners). Hansen would strut to the ring with his American cowboy hat and lasso, taunting the audience and humiliating his opponents. Hansen was usually squared off against Japanese "babyface" wrestlers, and the fans loved every minute of it. Aside from feuding with Japanese legends such as Giant Baba, Jumbo Tsuruta and Mitsuharu Misawa, Hansen was also involved in feuds with Americans such as Hulk Hogan and Terry Funk. Hansen was a notoriously stiff worker, especially with his lariats, which apparently packed enough power to remove an eyeball from the socket of the equally stiff Vader! Stan Hansen was inducted into the Puroresu Hall of Fame in 1997 and retired from the ring in 2001. ======================================== ==SECTION 2: SKILL AND PARAMETER STATS== ======================================== SKILL ----- Real Name....................Stan Hansen FPD Name......................Star Bison Promotion.......All Japan Pro Wrestling* FPD Promotion................Olive Japan Size...............................Large Class..............................Heavy Height............................195 cm Weight............................140 kg Country..........................America Birthdate...................10.12.1949** Stance.............................Power Offensive Skill....................Power Return Skill.......................Power Critical Type...................Finisher Special Skill...........One-Hit Finisher Recovery..........................Medium Recovery (when bleeding)..........Medium Respiratory.......................Medium Respiratory (when bleeding).......Medium Awareness.........................Medium Awareness (when bleeding).........Strong Neck Strength.......................High Arm Strength........................High Waist Strength....................Medium Foot Strength.......................High Movement Speed...............Medium Slow Ascend Speed.................Medium Slow Ascend Skill..................Can Ascend * = You may choose to put Hansen in the "Legends" group since he has retired from wrestling and now works with All Japan behind the scenes. ** = According to the various internet bios I've read, this is not Hansen's real birthdate (see "History"). PARAMETER - OFFENSE PARAMETER - DEFENSE ------------------- ------------------- Punch.............7 Punch.............9 Kick..............5 Kick..............8 Suplex............5 Suplex............5 Submission........2 Submission........4 Stretch...........5 Stretch...........7 Power.............9 Flying............7 Instant-P.........8 Crush.............7 Arm Power........10 Vs Lariat.........8 Technical.........2 Technical.........5 Rough.............8 Rough.............8 Ground............7 Ground............7 TOTAL SKILL POINTS (on a scale from 0-300): 188 ======================= ==SECTION 3: MOVELIST== ======================= NOTE: This movelist is my direct translation of the Japanese Fire Pro D Player's Guide, there may be some minor errors. If I was unable to translate, I looked up the move in Edit Mode. Specialty moves are marked with [S]. Finisher is marked with [F]. STRIKES ------- Standing (X).....................................Punch Standing (A)................................Chest Slap Standing (B) + d-pad..............................Kick Standing (B)...........................FOOTBALL TACKLE [S] Standing (X) + (A)............................Dropkick Running (X)..................Flying Body Scissors Drop Running (A).............................WESTERN LARIAT [F] Running Counter (X).....................Backhand Elbow Running Counter (A)......................Overhead Toss Running to corner...........................Back Elbow GRAPPLES -------- Grapple (X)...............................Face Scratch Grapple (X) + Up..................High Angle Body Slam Grapple (X) + Left/Right......................Hip Butt Grapple (X) + Down.........................Hammer Blow Grapple (A)...................................Headbutt Grapple (A) + Up................High Speed Brainbuster Grapple (A) + Left/Right...........................DDT Grapple (A) + Down..........................Piledriver Grapple (B)..............Machine Gun Stomach Knee Lift Grapple (B) + Up...............Back Flip (Samoan Drop) Grapple (B) + Left/Right..............HEAD HOLD LARIAT [S] Grapple (B) + Down......................POWERBOMB WHIP [S] Grapple (X) + (A)............................Powerbomb Back Grapple (X)..........................Sledgehammer Back Grapple (A)..........................Knee Crusher Back Grapple (B)....................Goumon Cobra Twist Back Grapple (B) + Up/Down.................Atomic Drop Back Grapple (B) + Left/Right.........Leglift Backdrop Back Grapple (X) + (A)...............BACK BRAIN LARIAT [S] Back Grapple Counter (X)....................Elbow Butt Back Grapple Counter (A).........Dashing Elbow Strikes OPPONENT DOWN MOVES ------------------- Opponent Face Up at Head (A)..............Sleeper Hold Opponent Face Up at Head (B)..........Soccer Ball Kick Opponent Face Up at Feet (A).......................Pin Opponent Face Up at Feet (B)..................Stomping Opponent Face Down at Head (A).......Roll over and pin Opponent Face Down at Head (B)...............Knee Drop Opponent Face Down at Feet (A).............Boston Crab Opponent Face Down at Feet (B)................Stomping Running at Downed Opponent (B)..............Elbow Drop MOUNT MOVES ----------- Mount Position (X)......................Mount Headbutt Mount Position (A).................Mount Knuckle Arrow Mount Position (B).........................Boston Crab Mount Position Counter...........................Eject Front Facelock Attack (X)..........Striking Knee Lifts Front Facelock Attack (A)..............Front Neck Lock Front Facelock Attack (B)...............Powerbomb Whip Front Facelock Attack Counter...........Watermill Drop Back Mount Position (X)............Back Mount Headbutt Back Mount Position (A).......Back Mount Knuckle Arrow Back Mount Position (B)..............Reverse Powerbomb Back Mount Position Counter.................Back Press POST AND APRON MOVES -------------------- Post (X).............................Diving Elbow Drop Post (A).................Super Heavy Diving Body Press Post (B)..................................Sledgehammer Post (X) + (A)............................Sledgehammer Run-Up Post vs Standing (X).......................none Run-Up Post vs Downed (A).........................none Corner Grapple (B) + Up.......2nd Rope Av. Brainbuster Corner Grapple (B) + Left/Right........Corner Shoulder Corner Grapple (B) + Down..............Guillotine Whip Front Avalanche Counter.......................Headbutt Back Avalanche Counter..................Backhand Elbow Apron Grapple from inside.....Stranglehold Hammer Blow Apron Grapple from outside....................Headbutt Running to out of bounds..........................none Slingshot to outside......................Sledgehammer Slingshot to inside...............................none DOUBLE AND TRIPLE TEAM MOVES ---------------------------- Two Platon Front Grapple.................W.Brainbuster Two Platon Back Grapple....................W. Backdrop Two Platon Corner..................Highjack Piledriver Three Platon Front Grapple.............Triple Beatdown Three Platon Back Grapple..............Triple Beatdown Three Platon Corner....................Triple Beatdown PERFORMANCE ----------- Analog Stick Left......"Texas Longhorn" pose (w/yell)* Analog Stick Right.......raises arm, adjusts elbow pad Analog Stick Up..........makes fists, sticks out chest Analog Stick Down................"Texas Longhorn" pose * = Use this taunt. Use it a lot! ======================= ==SECTION 4: STRATEGY== ======================= GENERAL STRATEGY In Fire Pro D, as in the world of puroresu, Stan Hansen is power personified. His strikes and grapples will systematically break just about any opponent, and the Western Lariat can prematurely end many matches. As Hansen, you should fear no opponent. Be abusive, toss your opponent around the ring, and take the fight outside if you have to. From a defensive standpoint, Stan Hansen is one of the more complete wrestlers in Fire Pro, with no real weaknesses to speak of. His slow walking speed could be considered a weakness since the smaller guys can run circles around him, but Hansen still has the advantage as as his heavy hitting moves will destroy most juniors. STRIKES Stan Hansen's strikes are solid. You'll want to prefer punching to kicking as he is slightly more skilled that department. The Football Tackle is a must as it is a Specialty Move and will floor the opponent. Time it just as your opponent is walking in for a grapple. Here is a solid Hansen strike strategy; send the opponent to the mat with a grapple, then pick him up so he is standing dazed. Back away from your opponent slightly, then run at him with the (A) button to perform his Western Lariat finisher. The opposition will not be able to tolerate many of these! The Western Lariat can also be performed from an Irish whip. GRAPPLES As with the strikes, Hansen has a good set of grapple moves. They are mostly power-based wrestling manuevers that are meant to knock an opponent down and keep him there. He has a lariat from both a front and a back grapple, as he should. These two moves, plus the Powerbomb Whip, should be used repeatedly once your opponent is sufficiently worn down. As stated earlier, you want to get in the habit of picking your opponent up off the mat after a strong grapple so you can pull off the big finisher. The three grapple moves listed above are probably the best setups for the Western Lariat. ====================== ==SECTION 5: CLOSING== ====================== In closing, I would like to thank: * ViperMask, who borrowed my formatting for his great Tiger Mask FAQ. In return I borrowed some of his! =) * www.puroresu.com and www.wwf.com for historical reference. * www.gswf.org for Skill and Parameter stats. * CJayC and GameFAQs for hosting this guide. Fire ProWrestling D Character Guide: Stan Hansen (c)2002 Bill Wood