The Eye of Typhoon

The Eye of Typhoon (Kuk-Cho-Ho-Kwon; 극초호권) is a 1996 fighting game developed by Viccom and a spiritual successor to their earlier title, Fight Fever. The game was originally developed in conjunction with SNK and intended to be released for the Neo Geo MVS system in 1996; however, this original version never got released and the game would end being released for the Panasonic 3DO and MS-DOS operating systems in South Korea only.

Premise
There was a mysterious fighting art called Kuk-Cho-Ho-Kwon which had been inherited since the Myoung Dynasty. However, it has disappeared and there is nothing left but a legend. Many years have passed and Asian nations such as China and Korea are in the state of chaos. Upon hearing about the mystery of Kuk-Cho-Ho-Kwon, the strong Western powers are desperately trying to recover it. Because of this, many innocent fighters have been destroyed and the secret book of Kuk-Cho-Ho-Kwon is beginning to reveal its real images...

Will Kuk-Cho-Ho-Kwon be resurrected? By whom...?

Hoya



 * Birthdate: September 26, 1886 (19 years old)
 * Birthplace: Hanseong, Kingdom of Joseon (present day Seoul, South Korea)
 * Height: 176cm
 * Weight: 69kg
 * Blood type: B
 * Personality: Hero full of justice
 * Likes: Tiger hunting
 * Dislikes: Foreign agents
 * Most cherished thing: Piri instrument
 * Attack skills: Specializes in tiger-like footwork

Main protagonist of the game.

After witnessing his own father dying in front of him, Hoya trains into becoming a formidable fighter. After learning of Kuk-Cho-Ho-Kwon and the power it possessed, Hoya sets off to use the power to get rid of all evil.

Roy



 * Birthdate: February 13, 1883 (22 years old)
 * Birthplace: United States of America
 * Height: 180 cm
 * Weight: 74 kg
 * Blood type: AB
 * Personality: Strong sense of chivalrousness, enjoys soltitude
 * Likes: Playing the guitar
 * Most cherished thing: Guitar

Rival of Hoya.

Roy discovered a book in a coal mine at a very young age, he was then ambushed by unknown figures. After eavesdropping their conversation that the book was in fact a Kuk-Cho-Ho-Kwon, Roy sets out to master the art and become a legendary fighter.

Sauri



 * Birthdate: April 16, 1887 (18 years old)
 * Birthplace: Empire of Japan (present day Japan)
 * Height: 163 cm
 * Weight: 45 kg
 * Blood type: O
 * Personality: Cheerful and cute
 * Likes: Gardening
 * Most cherished thing: Heirloom umbrella
 * Attack skills: Specializes in countering the enemy's attacks

Sauri was taught martial arts with the use of a Kuk-Cho-Ho-Kwon that was kept as a family heirloom of her clan.

However, due to her family being masters of the ancient art, her family becomes a target of constant terror. After finding out that the perpetrators were sent by a man named Powell, Sauri sets out to defeat the man and bring peace to her clan.

Chohong



 * Birthdate: June 9, 1883 (22 years old)
 * Birthplace: Chinese Empire (present day China)
 * Height: 168 cm
 * Weight: 47 kg
 * Blood type: A
 * Family: Father and two brothers
 * Profession: Imperial guard
 * Personality: Logical and uptight, but also naive
 * Likes: Weiqi
 * Attack skills: Specializes in continuous attacks

Despite being a royal guard of the palace, Chohong was ambushed by unknown figures one day and ultimately lost.

After realizing she needed further training, Chohong learns a new martial art from a Kuk-Cho-Ho-Kwon book being preserved by the empire and sets out to take revenge.

Wangchang



 * Birthdate: October 10, 1864 (41 years old)
 * Birthplace: Chinese Empire (present day China)
 * Height: 162 cm
 * Weight: 73 kg
 * Blood type: B
 * Family: 10 wives
 * Profession: Usurer
 * Personality: Always has a pleasant smile, but is very greedy
 * Likes: Money and women
 * Most cherished thing: Daybooks
 * Attack skills: Specializes in defense and low kicks

After winning a mysterious book from a bet, Wangchang learns that the book was a legendary tome that possessed the teachings of Kuk-Cho-Ho-Kwon.

After learning this, Wangchang sets out to find the rest of the books and bring fortune to his name.

Mui



 * Birthdate: August 20, 1871 (34 years old)
 * Birthplace: Kingdom of Siam (present day Thailand)
 * Height: 170 cm
 * Weight: 68 kg
 * Blood type: A
 * Profession: Nak Muay
 * Personality: Strong and stubborn in his beliefs, may misbehave to keep them
 * Attack skills: Aggresive rushing style, uses mainly knees and elbows

Mui's village was contaminated with a deadly disease and extremely poverty.

To alleviate this, Mui sets out to defeat all those who were on the wanted list for their rewords when an invitation from a man name Powell invites Mui to compete in a tournament where he would obtain a book of Kuk-Cho-Ho-Kwon and a large sum of money.

Nelson



 * Full name: Harry Nelson
 * Birthdate: October 2, 1879 (26 years old)
 * Birthplace: British Empire (present day United Kingdom)
 * Height: 182 cm
 * Weight: 78 kg
 * Blood type: B
 * Profession: Earl
 * Personality: Has a sharp and sober personality
 * Attack skills: Specializes in short and well-timed attacks

An underling of Powell who's also his right hand.

However, despite his pledge to Powell, he secretly plots to take all the Kuk-Cho-Ho-Kwons books and ultimately assassinate him.

Tlāloc



 * Birthdate: July 4, 1881 (24 years old)
 * Birthplace: Mexican Republic (present day Mexico)
 * Height: 178 cm
 * Weight: 70 kg
 * Blood type: B
 * Personality: Selfish, doesn't trust in others
 * Attack skills: Strong aerial attacks

The leader of his tribe, Tlāloc defends outside intruders from coming into his sacred vault containing a book of Kuk-Cho-Ho-Kwon.

He later heads off to defeat Powell and stop his ambitions of stealing his tribe's books.

Dalma



 * Birthdate: March 8, 1844 (64 years old)
 * Birthplace: Geumgangsan, Kingdom of Joseon (present day Mount Kumgang, North Korea)
 * Height: 150 cm
 * Weight: 55 kg
 * Profession: Bhikkhu (Buddhist monk)
 * Personality: Has an eccentric personality, but is sometimes kind
 * Likes: Drinking alcohol
 * Dislikes: Yellow-haired western women
 * Most cherished thing: Alcohol gourd
 * Attack skills: Uses a cane and a rosary for grabs and holds

Hoya's mentor and his father's friend. He trained with Hoya's father in the same fighting school.

He helps Hoya find the rest of the books of Kuk-Cho-Ho-Kwon and strives to get rid of all evil.

Musasi



 * Full name: Musasi Tarō
 * Birthdate: January 31, 1881 (24 years old)
 * Birthplace: Empire of Japan (present day Japan)
 * Height: 172 cm
 * Weight: 66 kg
 * Blood type: B
 * Family: 4th out of 7 siblings of a ninja clan
 * Profession: Ninja
 * Personality: An ambitious and silent person who never expresses his feelings
 * Attack skills: Specializes in fast speed and showy techniques

Musasi's ancestors once stole a book of Kuk-Cho-Ho-Kwon from Korea and while he was looking for another martial art to master, he learns that he needs to defeat Powell to obtain the books.

Natasha



 * Birthdate: December 26, 1872 (33 years old)
 * Birthplace: Russian Empire (present day Russia)
 * Height: 202 cm
 * Weight: ? kg
 * Blood type: O
 * Profession: Circus animal trainer
 * Personality: Savage and stupid, but not weak
 * Likes: Eating and jewelry
 * Dislikes: Beautiful and slim women
 * Attack skills: Uses her own body weight to attack

Natasha trains with her elderly master to lose weight. Not knowing that she was training the arts of Kuk-Cho-Ho-Kwon, she continuously trains for her goal to become slim.

One day, she finds her master defeated by unknown figures. To take revenge for her master, she sets off to find the culprits.

Jarkill



 * Full name: Jarkill Marciano
 * Birthdate: September 27, 1874 (31 years old)
 * Birthplace: Kingdom of Italy (present day Italy)
 * Height: 184 cm
 * Weight: 87 kg
 * Blood type: AB
 * Profession: Sculptor
 * Personality: Hot-blooded personality

Jarkill is a skilled fighter.

However, after hearing about the best fighters in the world possessing the knowledge of Kuk-Cho-Ho-Kwon, he sets out to learn the art himself and become the best fighter in history.

Powell

 * Birthplace: British Empire (present day United Kingdom)

The grey eminence behind the events of The Eye of Typhoon.

He sets out to collect all the books of Kuk-Cho-Ho-Kwon while challenging those to face his might and prove supremacy.