Gai Tendo

Gai Tendo is the main protagonist of Buriki One, who also makes a few appearances in The King of Fighters series. He is a fighter of the martial arts system named Total Combat.

He is voiced by Nobuyuki Hiyama.

Development
His design was meant to mirror Mixed Martial Artists and his design was probably based on real life fighters, Kazushi "The Gracie Hunter" Sakuraba or Caol Uno. He is also based on manga character Baki Hanma from Baki the Grappler.

His appearance in The King of Fighters XI was meant to be added as a surprise for fans. Developers had to completely rearrange his moveset from Buriki One to better fit the KOF style.

Story
Though yet to make his official debut, Gai Tendo is a gifted fighter, training from a young age. A self-taught martial artist, Gai used his natural fighting ability and instincts to create his own personal style of mixed martial arts. Entering the Buriki One tournament to "Win a bet", Gai holed himself up in the mountains of Okinawa to prepare himself. Gai cleared the the qualifiers, defeating all of his opponents by knockout in under 5 minutes, gaining himself a lot of attention from the spectators, in the lead-up the tournament.

Personality
Very brash and noisy, Gai is the type of person that doesn't think before he acts. He is a fighter at heart.

Fighting style
His fighting style, Total Combat is based on Mixed Martial Arts. He fights with chain combos of punches, elbow strikes, kicks and shin kicks.

Music

 * In High Gear - Buriki One, The King of Fighters XI
 * King - The King of Fighters XI (Arcade Version only)

Appearances
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Mainline

 * Buriki One
 * The King of Fighters '99: Evolution - as a Special Striker
 * The King of Fighters 2000 - as a Striker for Takuma
 * The King of Fighters XI - unlockable, potential mid-boss
 * The King of Fighters: Battle de Paradise - as a Striker

Cameos
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 * The King of Fighters '94 Re-Bout - background
 * KOF: Maximum Impact 2 - Chae Lim's Another Outfit-Variation G (with white top, like Buriki Girl Hinako), background
 * King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match - background in Italy stage, third and fourth rounds

Etymology

 * The name Gai means "victory song" (凱).
 * Gai's surname Tendo means "cherub, gods disguised as children, children parading as cherubs" (天童).

Gallery
Gai Tendo