Jin Chonshu


 * ''In this Chinese name, the family name is "Jin".

Jin Chonshu is a character from the Fatal Fury series and who also makes an appearance in Neo Geo Battle Coliseum. Chonshu first appeared as one of three bosses in Fatal Fury 3, supposedly appearing to be the last boss following Ryuji Yamazaki.

If the player performed well, Chonshu's brother Chonrei would be fought as the true last boss afterwards. If the player did not do well throughout the course of the game, then the player's character would fight Chonshu in one of the first two stages. Otherwise, Chonshu would fight in the third stage. After defeating Chonshu, his older brother Jin Chonrei appears. Regardless of whether or not Chonrei was reached, the player's character's ending would play afterwards.

He is voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi.

Story
Chonrei is the older twin brother of Chonshu. When they were six, they lost their parents to an epidemic around their home. Before their father died, he spoke of Qin Wanglong (秦王龍) AKA Jin Ouryuu, one of their family's ancient ancestors. Wanglong/Ouryuu was a celebrated general of the great Qin Shi Huang and was said to have single-handedly slayed a thousand soldiers. Their father convinced them that they had the same blood of this warrior and soon passed away. Left to fend for themselves, the brothers worked together to support themselves and live up to their family name. As they grew older, they also began to detest other people. When they were fourteen, an attack from bullies left them in a half-dead state on the streets. Once they lost consciousness, two spirits of their 2200-year-old ancestors possessed their bodies.

The spirit that possessed Chonshu was known as Qin Hailong (秦海龍) AKA Jin Kairyuu, making the feeble boy into a fearsome monster in combat. The spirit that possessed Chonrei was Qin Konglong (秦空龍) AKA Jin Kuuryuu, who was Hailong/Kairyuu's older brother. Konglong/Kuuryuu and Hailong/Kairyuu were the sons of Wanglong, who wrote the Jin scrolls during the Qin Dynasty. They now seek to gather all three scrolls, which they believe will resurrect them in immortal bodies and allow them to conquer the world. However, Fatal Fury 3's ending describes this goal as a delusion.

They know the scrolls are in South Town and send Ryuji Yamazaki to search the city, but several other characters are also searching for the scrolls for different reasons. Following the brothers' defeat by the player character, their ancestors' spirits depart from their bodies.

Geese Howard ends up collecting all three scrolls but orders Billy Kane to dispose of them in the backstory of the next game, Real Bout Fatal Fury. In endings where either Chonshu or Chonrei defeats Geese, the brothers recover the scrolls, but Chonrei angrily tears them up with Chonshu being unable to stop him. The twins continue their lives as normal children under Tung's wing. In Chonshu's Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 ending, he becomes one of Kim's students to differentiate himself from his brother.

Personality
Chonshu is very stubborn. He does not know when to lose and has a strong desire for revenge, but after Real Bout, the two brothers seem to be repenting. He's also very sarcastic and openly very taunting towards his opponents.

Despite also objecting to his brother's eventual conclusion to be free from the spirits that possessed them during that fateful day, he and Chonrei after such an event start to seek better things in life without the influence of the spirits that resided in their bodies.

Powers

 * Telekinesis - Chonshu can use psychic powers to teleport himself and others.
 * Teleportation - Chonshu can teleport himself and others.
 * Pyrokinesis - Chonshu can control fire.
 * Blue Flame Attacks - Chonshu can power up his punches with blue fire.
 * Ergokinesis - Chonshu can control chi energy.
 * Channel Energy - Chonshu can channel chi energy from the earth.
 * Create Energy - Chonshu can create a small non-damaging ball of energy that emanates heat and light.
 * Energy Projectile - Chonshu can fire a ball of energy.
 * Energy Attacks - Chonshu can fuel his attacks with chi energy.
 * Energy Vampirism - Chonshu can absorb energy from his enemy through a small ball.
 * Dragon Beam - Chonshu can fire up to three golden energy dragons.

Skills

 * Photography - Chonshu knows the best settings for every photo he takes as part of his hobby.
 * Juggling - Chonshu is a skilled beanbag juggler, being able to do so around 34 times in a row.

Fighting Style
Chonshu's fighting style named Teiou Ken (Sovereign Fist, read in pinyin as Diwang Quan) consists of various kungfu-based attacks and techniques, with Chonshu's focus being based on frequent teleportation to play around with his foes.

Music

 * Pandora no Hako Yori Dai'ichiban Souguu (The First from Pandora's Box "Encounter") - Fatal Fury 3, Real Bout Fatal Fury
 * Pandora no Hako Yori Daisanban Ketsudan (The Third from Pandora's Box "Determination") - Real Bout Fatal Fury Special (Dominated Mind), Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 (shared with his brother)

Games

 * Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory - final boss
 * Real Bout Fatal Fury
 * Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
 * Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers
 * Real Bout Fatal Fury Special: Dominated Mind
 * Neo Geo Battle Coliseum

Mobile

 * Kimi wa Hero

Cameos

 * The King of Fighters 2002 - in the China stage
 * The King of Fighters '94 Re-Bout - background cameo in the Psycho Soldier Team stage
 * The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match - in the China stage
 * Garou Densetsu Special

Trivia

 * Spiritually, him, his brother Jin Chonrei, and Ryuji Yamazaki's originating appearance hearken back to the John Carpenter 1986 martial arts cult classic Big Trouble in Little China.
 * It should be noted that unlike their ancestors, Chonshu and Chonrei's given names are written in alternate/butchered Japanese-styled Chinese as opposed to on'yomi in Japanese or proper pinyin in all other contexts; Chonshu's name would be rendered properly as "Shin Suushuu".

Gallery
Jin Chonshu