Makoto Mizoguchi

Makoto Mizoguchi (溝口 誠, Mizoguchi Makoto) is a character from Fighter's History video game series and main hero of Fighter's History: Mizoguchi Kiki Ippatsu!!: An spin-off which main feature is a story mode starring Mizoguchi. He is voiced by Kay Inage for his King of Fighters appearance.

Story
Makoto Mizoguchi is a homeless vagabond who tries to perfect his fighting skills by trying to pick fights against random strangers, with out of dumb luck Mizoguchi ending up the victor. After winning at the last Great Grapple, Mizoguchi has been worn out these days, "tut, why do I have to go there?" Though he threw the invitation letter immediately, he soon changed his mind to let the "unknown" fighters know of his strength. Now he is joining new King of Fighters tournament for unknown reasons.

Personality
Mizoguchi is a goof off person. He likes to play around everyone but takes battle seriously (or half-seriously).

Powers
Energy Projectile: Mizoguchi can fire a projectile of energy that assumes the form of a tiger.

Energy Attacks: Mizoguchi can increase damage of normal attacks by adding ki energy to it.

Fighting Style
His fighting style, Jissen Karate is very similar to traditional karate.

Mizoguchi is commonly referred to as a "Shoto-clone", as his gameplay is similar to that of the Ansatsuken practitioners of the Street Fighter video games. Like most of these characters, he does have subtle differences, such as being a barechested character, similar to Goro Daimon.

Music

 * Mizoguchi - Fighter's History Dynamite

Game Appearances

 * Fighter's History
 * Fighter's History Dynamite
 * Fighter's History: Mizoguchi Kiki Ippatsu!!
 * KOF Maximum Impact Regulation A