Chin Gentsai

Chin Gentsai (鎮 元斎) is one of the original members of the Psycho Soldier Team, which first appeared in The King of Fighters '94. His character's age and fighting style were considered to be essential for the series when developers were selecting fighters for the roster. He is most likely modeled on Yuen Siu Tien's character in the martial arts film, Drunken Master.

He is voiced by Toshikazu Nishimura.

Story
He is the elderly mentor to Athena Asamiya, Sie Kensou, and Bao (and also the legal guardian of the latter two), instructing them to better harness their psychic powers (or Psycho Powers as it is dubbed by SNK) in the mountains of China. Chin teaches them in preparations for "the worst case scenario of oncoming evil" and uses the tournaments as a way of training his disciples. For a time, he was skeptic that their fame won in the tournaments crippled his students' determination and wanted to continue their secluded lifestyle. However, they convince him otherwise and has since believed in his students.

Things take a turn for the worse with the introduction of the Dragon Spirit between Bao and Kensou, with Chin having suspicions on the cause of its emergence. Although both boys were weakened because of the spirit, the old master entered them in the tournament in an attempt to recover their strength. He eventually pulls the team out of competition in 2003 to observe the matter thoroughly, asking K' and Maxima to investigate the tournament in his place for activity. During the year of the team's absence, he extensively trains Kensou's budding psycho powers -which were regained mysteriously after 2001- to be normal again.

Personality
In spite of being an experienced elder with large knowledge in chinese martial arts, Chin acts as if he was 15 most of the time. He often plays around with his apprentices and get to drikn almost all the time, but he knows when to get serious: in battle.

Powers

 * Fire Breath - By drinking liquor, Chin can turn his breath into fire.
 * Fire Body - Also by drinking liquor, Chin can turn his entire body into fire.

Fighting Style
Chin is a master of all Chinese Martial Arts as said by SNK, but he fights with Zui Quan, the art of the drunken master, a martial arts style which has the user copying maneuver of a drunken man.

Music

 * Psycho Soldier "K.O.F. Version" - The King of Fighters 94, 2002
 * Dora Shudders - The King of Fighters 95
 * Psycho Soldier Remix 96 - The King of Fighters 96
 * Psycho Soldier Remix 97 - The King of Fighters 97
 * Present Holiday - The King of Fighters 98
 * Psycho Sonic Trip - The King of Fighters 99
 * Will - The King of Fighters 2000
 * Psychic Guys - The King of Fighters 2001

Game Appearances



 * The King of Fighters 94
 * The King of Fighters 95
 * The King of Fighters 96
 * The King of Fighters 97
 * The King of Fighters 98
 * The King of Fighters 99
 * The King of Fighters 2000
 * The King of Fighters 2001
 * The King of Fighters 2002
 * The King of Fighters Neowave
 * The King of Fighters 98: Ultimate Match
 * The King of Fighters EX: Neo Blood - as a striker for Pyscho Soldier Team
 * The King of Fighters XII