===================================================== FIRE PROWRESTLING D CHARACTER GUIDE: THE GREAT SASUKE ===================================================== Version 1.0 by Bill Wood (billwood661@attbi.com) Last modified: 3/25/02 Fire ProWrestling D (c) 2001 Spike/VAiLL NOTE: This guide views and prints best with a monospace typeface. ===================== ==TABLE OF CONTENTS== ===================== SECTION 1: HISTORY OF THE GREAT SASUKE SECTION 2: SKILL AND PARAMETER STATS SECTION 3: MOVELIST SECTION 4: STRATEGY SECTION 5: CLOSING ========================================== ==SECTION 1: HISTORY OF THE GREAT SASUKE== ========================================== Bottom line; The Great Sasuke is one of the most important and influental wrestlers in the history of puroresu. Instead of trying to write my own convoluted Sasuke bio, I'll simply give you a list of his many career accomplishments: * Founder of Michinoku Pro, one of the all-time best wrestling feds * Inventor of the Moonsault Senton Splash, Sasuke Special and Sasuke Special 2 * Titles held at one point in his career: UWA/UWF Intercontinental Tag Team Title UWA World Welterweight Title Independent World Junior Heavyweight Title British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Title WWF Light Heavyweight Title IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title WWA World Middleweight Title NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title WWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Title UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Title WAR International Junior Heavyweight Title NWA World Welterweight Title NWA World Middleweight Title IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title Oh yeah, and he filmed a porno wearing his wrestling gear (!). Sasuke career accomplishments obtained from this website: http://www.angelfire.com/wrestling2/lkwrestling/sasuke.html ======================================== ==SECTION 2: SKILL AND PARAMETER STATS== ======================================== SKILL ----- Real Name.....Great Sasuke (M. Murakawa) FPD Name....................Blade Hayate Promotion..................Michinoku Pro FPD Promotion..........Yukiguni Puroresu Size...............................Small Class.............................Junior Height............................180 cm Weight.............................90 kg Country............................Japan Birthdate.....................07.18.1969 Stance.............................Lucha Offensive Skill..................Panther Return Skill......................Junior Critical Type...................Finisher Special Skill....................Stardom Recovery..........................Medium Recovery (when bleeding)..........Medium Respiratory........................Above Respiratory (when bleeding)........Above Awareness.........................Strong Awareness (when bleeding).........Medium Neck Strength.....................Medium Arm Strength.........................Low Waist Strength....................Medium Foot Strength........................Low Movement Speed......................Fast Ascend Speed........................Fast Ascend Skill........................Jump PARAMETER - OFFENSE PARAMETER - DEFENSE ------------------- ------------------- Punch.............3 Punch.............5 Kick..............3 Kick..............5 Suplex............5 Suplex............5 Submission........4 Submission........4 Stretch...........5 Stretch...........6 Power.............2 Flying...........10 Instant-P........10 Crush.............2 Arm Power.........2 Vs Lariat.........1 Technical.........9 Technical........10 Rough.............5 Rough.............6 Ground............2 Ground............2 TOTAL SKILL POINTS (on a scale from 0-300): 173 ======================= ==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)..................................Low Kick Standing (A)...............................Middle Kick Standing (B) + d-pad.............................Sobat Standing (B).............................Rolling Sobat Standing (X) + (A)...........................Spin Kick Running (X)..........................One Spin Dropkick Running (A)..........................Flying Kneel Kick Running Counter (X)........................Back Switch Running Counter (A)........................Huracanrana Running to corner..........................Monkey Flip GRAPPLES -------- Grapple (X)..............................Knuckle Arrow Grapple (X) + Up.............................Body Slam Grapple (X) + Left/Right..................Cyclone Whip Grapple (X) + Down.......................Drop Toe Hold Grapple (A)...............................Chin Crusher Grapple (A) + Up...........................Brainbuster Grapple (A) + Left/Right...........................DDT Grapple (A) + Down..........................Piledriver Grapple (B)...............................Octopus Hold Grapple (B) + Up...........................Huracanrana Grapple (B) + Left/Right................Powerbomb Whip Grapple (B) + Down........SASUKE THUNDERFIRE POWERBOMB [F] Grapple (X) + (A).........Reverse Tombstone Piledriver Back Grapple (X).....................Flying Kneel Kick Back Grapple (A)...................Side Angle Backdrop Back Grapple (B)....................Rolling Prawn Hold Back Grapple (B) + Up/Down............Cross Arm Suplex Back Grapple (B) + Left/Right............German Suplex Back Grapple (X) + (A)....................Tiger Suplex Back Grapple Counter (X)....................Elbow Butt Back Grapple Counter (A)...................Back Switch OPPONENT DOWN MOVES ------------------- Opponent Face Up at Head (A).......................Pin Opponent Face Up at Head (B)..........Soccer Ball Kick Opponent Face Up at Feet (A)..............Sharpshooter Opponent Face Up at Feet (B)........Achilles Heel Lock Opponent Face Down at Head (A)................Arm Lock Opponent Face Down at Head (B).........Guillotine Drop Opponent Face Down at Feet (A).......Roll over and pin Opponent Face Down at Feet (B).............Kneebreaker Running at Downed Opponent (B)................Stomping MOUNT MOVES ----------- Mount Position (X).................Mount Knuckle Arrow Mount Position (A)............................Arm Lock Mount Position (B)......................Jackknife Hold Mount Position Counter......................Hammerlock Front Facelock Attack (X)..........Striking Knee Lifts Front Facelock Attack (A)..............Front Neck Lock Front Facelock Attack (B)..................Back Switch Front Facelock Attack Counter...............Hammerlock Back Mount Position (X).......Back Mount Knuckle Arrow Back Mount Position (A)..................Choke Sleeper Back Mount Position (B).......................Arm Lock Back Mount Position Counter.........Rolling Prawn Hold POST AND APRON MOVES -------------------- Post (X)................................SENTON ATOMICO [S] Post (A)............................Turning Body Press Post (B)..................................Missile Kick Post (X) + (A)........................Moonsault Attack Run-Up Post vs Standing (X)...........MOONSAULT ATTACK [S] Run-Up Post vs Downed (A).........................none Corner Grapple (B) + Up...........Aval. Frankensteiner Corner Grapple (B) + Left/Right......Corner Punch Rush Corner Grapple (B) + Down.......Av. Rvrse. Brainbuster Front Avalanche Counter............Flipping Prawn Hold Back Avalanche Counter........Super Av. Frankensteiner Apron Grapple from inside..........In-Ring Brainbuster Apron Grapple from outside........Brainbuster reversal Running to out of bounds..............SASUKE SPECIAL 2 [S] Slingshot to outside.......................LA QUEBRADA [S] Slingshot to inside..................Ultra Huracanrana DOUBLE AND TRIPLE TEAM MOVES ---------------------------- Two Platon Front Grapple....................W.Dropkick Two Platon Back Grapple.....................W.Backdrop Two Platon Corner.............Backdrop + D.Neckbreaker Three Platon Front Grapple.............Triple Beatdown Three Platon Back Grapple..............Triple Beatdown Three Platon Corner......................Triple Impact PERFORMANCE ----------- Analog Stick Left..........................raises fist Analog Stick Right..............."throat slit" gesture Analog Stick Up....................."Number 1" gesture Analog Stick Down.............extends both arms in air ======================= ==SECTION 4: STRATEGY== ======================= GENERAL STRATEGY If you check Sasuke's stats, you'll notice he excels at high-flying and technical moves and is average or below average at everything else (I think he may have been short-changed by Spike, but that's my opinion!). His selection of high-flying post and corner moves is excellent, so that's where you'll spend most of your time. In fact, all of the Great Sasuke's Specialty Moves involve the post or the ropes, so get used to using them! Just remember, a Great Sasuke match would not be complete without throwing your opponent to the outside and nailing a Sasuke Special 2 or La Quebrada! One word of caution; if you're up against a really good heavyweight, you may be in for a long match. And watch for repeated submissions to the arms and legs, his defense is lowest in those areas. STRIKES Sasuke's strike set is certainly nothing special. It's almost as if Spike is daring you to take to the skies with him. I say you take that challenge and stay away from strikes, with the exception of the Sobat and Rolling Sobat, which are good distance attacks. GRAPPLES With Sasuke's high technical stats, you'll have success with most of his grapple moves. The Sasuke Thunderfire Powerbomb is an exciting and effective finisher. Late in the match, you should concentrate on nailing moonsaults and such after landing grapples. ====================== ==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: The Great Sasuke (c)2002 Bill Wood