List of Rival Schools characters
This is a list of characters from the Rival Schools series of video games and comic books.
Introduced in Rival Schools: United By Fate
[edit]Batsu Ichimonji
[edit]- Voiced by: Nobuyuki Hiyama
Batsu Ichimonji (
In the sequel, Project Justice, Batsu is again the main character, but is dogged by accusations that he is responsible for a new wave of attacks on local schools. The Taiyo High story in the game illustrates two different fates for him; either he fights off the allegation with the help of students from Pacific High School, or disappears for a period of time before returning with increased fighting power. The powered-up Batsu is playable in the game as Burning Batsu.
Batsu was one of two Rival Schools characters (along with Akira) planned to appear in the canceled game Capcom Fighting All-Stars. He is a playable character in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars, as well as Street Fighter Online: Mouse Generation, and a solo unit in Project X Zone. Batsu makes a cameo appearance with Hinata in Capcom vs. SNK 2: Millionaire Fighting 2001, assisting Kyosuke during one of his super combos, and in Iron Fist's ending for Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 as a member of the new Heroes for Hire line-up.
Hinata Wakaba
[edit]- Voiced by: Tomoe Hanba
Hinata Wakaba (
In Project Justice, Hinata again joins Batsu and Kyosuke in investigating the new threat to the schools. Her fate in the Taiyo High story varies; in one story she is kidnapped by Kurow and eventually saved by Pacific High School students, or leads Taiyo's investigation in Batsu's absence and is later saved by him when attacked by Kurow.
She makes a cameo with Batsu in Capcom vs. SNK 2: Millionaire Fighting 2001, assisting Kyosuke during one of his super combos, and in Batsu's Ending in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes along with Kyosuke.
Hinata makes another cameo appearance in the background of the Kanzuki Beach stage and Akira's character episode in Street Fighter V, as well as revealing that Hinata inherited Ken Masters' pyrokinetic ability on her own and mastered Ken's fighting style through his online training course.
Kyosuke Kagami
[edit]- Voiced by: Isshin Chiba
Kyosuke Kagami (
In Project Justice, Kyosuke becomes concerned when he meets Kurow Kirishima and sense the power helping him. When Hyo is later possessed by the spirit of the brothers' father, Kyosuke reluctantly fights his brother again. After the apparent death of Hyo, Kyosuke disappears, with his friends at Taiyo High waiting for him to return to school.
Outside of the Rival Schools games, Kyosuke also is a playable character in Capcom vs. SNK 2. One of his super moves in that game includes cameos by Batsu and Hinata.
Hayato Nekketsu
[edit]- Voiced by: Takumi Yamazaki
Hayato Nekketsu (
Hayato was designed by Kazuhiko Shimamoto.
Chairperson
[edit]- Voiced by: Megumi Toyoguchi
Chairperson, known as Iincho (
She makes her first playable appearance in Project Justice, working together with Ran and the students of Pacific High School to find out the cause of the recent school violence and abductions.
She is also revealed to have been using Dan Hibiki's Saikyo-Style Martial Arts via online training.
Shoma Sawamura
[edit]- Voiced by: Yūji Ueda
Shoma Sawamura (
In Project Justice, Shoma ends up befriending Momo after she is the apparent victim of an attack by Batsu. However, Momo's insistence that he help her separates him from his friends Natsu and Roberto. After helping her in a number of scuffles, Shoma is betrayed by Momo and finds out she used him to help cause confusion among the various schools. He eventually reunites and reconciles with his friends.
Natsu Ayuhara
[edit]- Voiced by: Narumi Tsunoda
Natsu Ayuhara (
In Project Justice, Natsu is shown as suspicious of new student Momo, and disagrees with Shoma when he believes that they should help Momo out. After Shoma leaves to investigate on his own with Momo, Natsu joins Roberto and Nagare in looking for the culprits of the new school disturbance. Later, she is the first to welcome back Shoma after he is betrayed by Momo.
Roberto Miura
[edit]- Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa
Roberto Miura (ロベルト・
In Project Justice, Roberto ends up between another fight between Shoma and Natsu, this time on whether to investigate who attacked Momo. After Shoma leaves with Momo, Roberto joins Natsu and Nagare in investigating the new disturbances going on at the schools. The Gorin High ending has him, along with Nagare, commenting on the newly forming love triangle between Shoma, Natsu and Momo.
Akira Kazama
[edit]- Voiced by: Chiharu Tezuka (Rival Schools series), Akira Sekine (Street Fighter V) (Japanese); Kayli Mills (Street Fighter V) (English)
Akira Kazama (
In Project Justice, Akira is revealed to have been transferred to the girls-only Seijyun High. In the Seijyun storyline, Akira is the central character, with the player following her quest to find out what happened to her brother. Unlike in Rival Schools, Akira starts off without her motorcycle helmet disguise, but can unlock it after playing through a certain storyline in the game.
Akira, along with Batsu, was slated to appear in the canceled Capcom Fighting All-Stars, as well as originally going to appear in Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite.[2]
She appears as a playable character via downloadable content in Street Fighter V, where she is revealed to have finally overcome her aquaphobia, thanks to Gorin University's alumni, Nagare.[3]
Edge
[edit]- Voiced by: Yoshiharu Yamada
Edge (エッジ), full name Eiji Yamada (
In Rival Schools, Edge is one of the Gedo students who joins a disguised Akira in finding the whereabouts of Gedo's gang leader, Daigo. Though Edge is initially suspecting of Akira, and even engages, with Gan's assistance, a fight with her, he eventually comes to accept her, especially after she reveals her true gender. His ending has him initially choosing to stop picking fights with other children, but changes his mind at the urging of several of his classmates.
In Project Justice, Edge becomes suspicious when a returning Daigo has him and Gan performing various, irrational attacks against other schools. Through the help of Akira and her friends at Seijyun High, the Gedo students break Daigo out of his brainwashing. The Gedo High ending in the game reveals that Edge is named one of the leaders of the Gedo gang after Daigo leaves to train.
Gan Isurugi
[edit]- Voiced by: Takashi Nagasako
Gan Isurugi (
In Project Justice, Gan's role is much similar to Edge's, with both being used to attack random schools and eventually help the gang leader break free of his brainwashing. The Gedo high ending reveals that Gan was the other gang member appointed to lead the gang in Daigo's absence.
Daigo Kazama
[edit]- Voiced by: Kōichi Yamadera (United By Fate), Akio Ōtsuka (Project Justice, Street Fighter V) (Japanese); Michael McConnohie (Street Fighter V) (English)
Daigo Kazama (
In Project Justice, Daigo is the central character in the Gedo High story. After returning from a trip that takes place between Rival Schools and Project Justice, Daigo begins ordering his gang to attack random schools, much to the reluctance of Edge and Gan. When Daigo orders an attack on Seijyun High, Edge and Gan work with Akira and her Seiyjun classmates to stop him. It is then revealed that Daigo was brainwashed by Kurow Kirishima in order to create discord between the schools. The Gedo High story has two ending in the game which portray different fates for Daigo - the canon ending has him break free of his brainwashing and take a leave of absence to reflect on himself, while the non-canon ending has him succumb to injuries from fighting. The brainwashed Daigo is playable in Project Justice, as the character Wild Daigo.
Daigo appear as Akira's assist character in Street Fighter V.
Roy Bromwell
[edit]- Voiced by: Ryōtarō Okiayu
Roy Bromwell (ロイ・ブロムウェル, Roi Buromuweru) is a character first introduced in Rival Schools: United By Fate. A rich foreign exchange student from the United States, he is often portrayed in the games as main character Batsu's rival. He is also an American football player, with a number of his in-game special moves named after elements of the sport.
In the first game, he is ordered to investigate the school kidnappings by his father, with Tiffany and Boman joining him. During their investigation, the American trio is defeated and brainwashed to the service of Justice High, but eventually is freed thanks to Batsu and his Taiyo High compatriots. This causes Roy eventually rethink his ideas about Japan and its people. His ending in the game has him return to the United States determined to change the way of thinking in his home country, and 30 years after the games take place, he is elected the President of the United States.
In Project Justice, Roy, along with Tiffany, returns to Japan when the new school conflict breaks out. They show up in two of the storylines in the game; either helping Batsu and his friends in the Taiyo High story, or joining up with Boman in the Pacific High story. The Pacific High ending has him return to the United States with Tiffany, more determined to change the world.
Tiffany Lords
[edit]- Voiced by: Miki Narahashi
Tiffany Lords (ティファニー・ローズ, Tifanī Rōzu) is a wealthy student from Pacific High, also from the United States. Her story in Rival Schools: United By Fate has her joining Roy in his investigation of the school kidnappings, due to her crush on him. Like her classmates, she is captured and brainwashed by Justice High, but is eventually freed by students from Taiyo High. Her ending has her return to the United States with Roy, and setting out to train as a bodyguard after Roy begins his studies in politics.
In Project Justice, Tiffany joins Roy in returning to Japan to investigate the new crisis in the country. Like Roy, she also appears in either the Taiyo High story, where she saves Hinata from capture, or the Pacific High story. She also returns to the United States in the Pacific High ending, setting out to help Roy in achieving his goals.
Tiffany makes a cameo appearance in Deadpool's ending in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, where she can be seen asking for his autograph after he kills Galactus.
Tiffany makes another cameo appearance in the background of the Kanzuki Beach stage and Akira's character episode in Street Fighter V.
Boman Delgado
[edit]- Voiced by: Takashi Nagasako
Boman Delgado (ボーマン・デルガド, Bōman Derugado) is a student from Pacific High from the United States. He is training to be a preacher, and many of his moves in the games introduce some Christian imagery, mostly crosses.
In Rival Schools, Boman joins Roy and Tiffany in their investigation of the kidnappings, albeit reluctantly due to his non-violent nature. He too is captured and brainwashed by Justice High, and eventually freed by Taiyo High students. This act inspires Boman, as in his ending, he stays in Japan to better understand Japanese culture and bridge the difference between Japan and the US.
In Project Justice, Boman is the central character of the Pacific High story, having set out to find the person responsible for disrupting an inter-school athletic competition. He is joined in the investigation by two Taiyo High students, Ran and chairperson, and later his classmates Roy and Tiffany. The Pacific High ending has him again stay in Japan to help improve relations between the US and Japan.
Hideo Shimazu
[edit]- Voiced by: Tetsuo Mizutori
Hideo Shimazu (
In Project Justice, he and Kyoko, along with fellow teacher Hayato Nekketsu, investigate who is responsible for the new attacks on the school and eventually discover that a student at Justice, Kurow, is responsible. In story mode, Hideo is playable in the Justice High School, with the ending showing him hospitalized from the investigation (although a specific explanation to why is never given).
Outside the Rival Schools games, Hideo appears alongside Kyoko as playable characters in the cross-over strategy RPG Namco × Capcom.
Kyoko Minazuki
[edit]- Voiced by: Kotono Mitsuishi
Kyoko Minazuki (
In Project Justice, Kyoko appears with Hideo and Hayato in the Justice High storyline, investigating the cause of the new school attacks. In the story's ending, she is shown taking care of Hideo and reminding him of their wedding.
Kyoko also appears as a playable character in Namco × Capcom alongside Hideo.
Raizo Imawano
[edit]- Voiced by: Tomomichi Nishimura
Raizo Imawano (
In Project Justice, Raizo is not playable, but makes a few appearances in the game's Story Mode. An attack on him by Kurow is the catalyst for the events of the game's story, and he also makes an appearance in the Taiyo High story mode, where he revealed the evil spirit who possessed Hyo is his late-brother, Mugen Iwamano; then last seen in Teacher Tean/Justice High ending, where he slept at the same hospital room next to Hideo's hospital bed, and overhearing a marriage plan between both Hideo and Kyoko.
Hyo Imawano
[edit]- Voiced by: Kaneto Shiozawa
Hyo Imawano (
In Project Justice, Hyo appears as the final boss of the game, but is not the main antagonist. In most of the game's Story Mode, he initially appears to defeat Kurow Kirishima, who had been shown brainwashing Hyo earlier in the storyline. Afterwards, he is shown being taken over by his father's spirit, where he becomes Demon Hyo, the final boss of the game. Again he is defeated by Kyosuke, but dies from the fight. He was voiced by Kaneto Shiozawa, who had died in May 2000, which is why they killed Hyo off.
Sakura Kasugano
[edit]- Voiced by: Yuko Sasamoto (pre-SFIV), Misato Fukuen (since SFIV) (Japanese); Brittney Lee Harvey (SFIV - SFV) (English)
A Street Fighter character who debuted in Street Fighter Alpha 2, Sakura Kasugano (
By the time after Street Fighter IV, starting from Street Fighter V, Sakura graduates from school.
Introduced in Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki 2
[edit]Ran Hibiki
[edit]- Voiced by: Akiko Hiramatsu
Ran Hibiki (ひびき
Nagare Namikawa
[edit]- Voiced by: Shin-ichiro Miki
Nagare Namikawa (
Introduced in Project Justice
[edit]Momo Karuizawa
[edit]- Voiced by: Rei Sakuma
Momo Karuizawa (
Yurika Kirishima
[edit]- Voiced by: Keiko Han
Yurika Kirishima (
Yurika alongside Zaki and Akira appear in the Street Fighter: Back To School Special comic where Yurika fights Karin Kazuniki from the opposite franchise to great success before the fight is stopped by Sarai and Kei.
Zaki
[edit]- Voiced by: Ai Orikasa
Zaki (ザキ), real name Aoi Himezaki (
Zaki appears alongside Yurika and Akira in the Street Fighter: Back To School Special comic where she fights against Ibuki from the opposite franchise. Zaki has the least success out of the Rival Schools girls against their individual opponents before the fight is stopped by Sarai and Kei.
Kurow Kirishima
[edit]- Voiced by: Bin Shimada
Kurow Kirishima (
At a certain point, Kurow unveils himself as the mastermind behind the recent upheaval among the schools. He explains that he is sent by the ninja clan the Imawano family was a part of to assassinate Batsu, Raizo, Kyosuke, and Hyo. After being defeated by the group of students selected by the player, he attempts to send a brainwashed Hyo Imawano after the players, only to be betrayed and defeated by Hyo. The sequence following the final fight in story mode reveals Kurow is hospitalized after the attack, but escapes after a few days.
A bonus storyline available in Project Justice, the Darkside Student Council, tells an alternate story in which Kurow's plans to take over the various schools succeeds. The ending for this story has him at the head of Justice High School, shown with the various characters of the series as his brainwashed servants, including his own sister.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Fight-A-Base : Characters : Hayato Nekketsu (Rival Schools)
- ^ @TheStreetWriter (5 August 2020). "I'm super stoked that Capcom's best..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Street Fighter 5 will bring back Dan, Rose, and Oro for season 5". Polygon. 5 August 2020. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2020.