Hwa Jai

Hwa Jai (ホア・ジャイ, Hoa Jai) is a video game character in the Fatal Fury series. He is voiced by Hideo Egawa for his anime appearances. He wears traditional Muay Thai fighter garb.

Story
Hwa Jai is a mighty Muay Thai fighter who resided in the callous Thailand jungle since birth. There he trained for most of his life to survive the jungle’s various dangers and was able to master his own "Dragon Kick". He is rather bad at holding his liquor and turns into a raging drunk with a few sips. After an incident where he almost killed three punks, he tries his best to swear off drinking.

He entered the Muay Thai world yet could never seem to defeat the rising star, Joe Higashi. After he resorted to a rather violent tactic in the ring, Hwa was kicked out of the circle. Haunted by the phrase "second to Joe", Hwa fled to South Town and was hired by Geese Howard. He faced off against his nemesis once more and, despite his training and his forbidden alcohol intake, Joe comes out the winner.

Shamed, Hwa Jai returned to the Thai jungle once more. Hwa Jai now lives a normal life training Muay Thai to those who, like he previously, strive to be the best. Eventually Hwa Jai’s rivalry with Joe ended with the two being sparring partners, and even friends, after Joe avenges him from Wolfgang Krauser, who left Hwa Jai in the hospital before the second tournament.

Personality
Hwa Jai longs to be the best Muay Thai fighter there is. To accomplish that, he must defeat his sworn enemy Joe Higashi. He was a poor kid back in Thailand trying his best to get rich. After defeated by Joe in 1992's KOF, he and Joe eventually became friends. Now, he realizes that life isn't about winning and he and Joe support each other all the time.

Powers
Hwa Jai does not have any powers but when he ingests the "Mysterious Liquid" (normal liquor in Japanese) he gains above average strength, stamina and speed, but seems to lose some reflexes.

Skills

 * Survival: He knows how to survive alone in the forests of Thailand.
 * Dancing: He's also an accomplished Muay Thai ritual dancer.

Fighting Style
Hwa Jai uses traditional Muay Thai. Hwa Jai is only able to perform his special moves after using his "power drink". He would automatically do this after taking a significant amount of damage (around 1/2). His special techniques included a Flame Breath, a Twisting Punch attack, and the Rocket Kick, which launched him high offscreen.

Music

 * King Cobra ga Yatte Kuru (King Cobra is Finally Here) - Fatal Fury

Game Appearances

 * Fatal Fury — left out of the Sega Genesis version of Fatal Fury due to memory constraints
 * The King of Fighters XIII — First time he is playable, as the 3rd member of Kim Kaphwan and Raiden Team
 * Garou Densetsu The Legend of Wild Wolf — one of Joe's arm wrestling opponents
 * Garou Densetsu Special — one of Joe's arm wrestling opponents


 * The King of Fighters XIII -

Cameo Appearances

 * Fatal Fury 2 — listed as one of the fighters beaten by Krauser
 * Fatal Fury Special — in Joe's ending
 * Fatal Fury 3 — in Joe's intros; appears in the background when facing CPU Joe
 * Real Bout Fatal Fury — in Joe's intros and ending
 * Real Bout Fatal Fury Special — in Joe's winpose
 * Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 — in Joe's stage
 * The King of Fighters XII — as Joe's personal trainer in his profile story
 * The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match — background cameo

Anime Appearances

 * Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf
 * Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture