Hwa Jai

Hwa Jai (ホア・ジャイ, Hoa Jai) is a video game character in the Fatal Fury series. He is voiced by Hideo Egawa for his anime appearances.

Story


Hwa Jai is a mighty Muay Thai fighter who resided in the callous Thailand jungle since birth. There he trained for most of his life to survive the jungle’s various dangers and to become a hero to his countrymen. While he was one of Thailand’s best fighters, Hwa Jai would never become world champion. In various Muay Thai tournaments, he was bested by the overconfident yet superiorly trained, Joe Higashi. The two became fierce rivals with Joe always being the victor.

This prompted Hwa Jai to start cheating by drinking a strange fluid that boosted his physical attributes exponentially. Worrying he would have been found out, Hwa Jai moved to Southtown, where many fighters reside and none would care about him using the drink. Entering Geese Howard’s King of Fighters tournament, Hwa Jai sought his vengeance against Joe. He faced off against his arrogant nemesis once more resulting in, despite his training and his drink’s power boost, Joe coming out the winner.

Shamed, Hwa Jai returned to the Thai jungle once more. Hwa Jai now lives a normal life training Muay Thai to those who, like he previously, strive to be the best. Eventually Hwa Jai’s rivalry with Joe ended with the two being sparring partners, and even friends, after Joe avenges him from Wolfgang Krauser, who left Hwa Jai in the hospital before the second tournament.

Personality
Hwa Jai longs to be the best Muay Thai fighter there is. To accomplish that, he must defeat his sworn enemy Joe Higashi. He was a poor kid back in Thailand trying his best to get rich. After defeated by Joe in 1992's KOF, he and Joe eventually got friends. Now, he realizes that life isn't about winning and he and Joe supports each other all the time.

Powers
Hwa Jai does not have any powers but when he ingests the "Misteryous Liquid" he gains above average strength, stamina and speed, but seems to lose some reflexes (It looks like he's drunk...).

Skills

 * Survival: He knows how to survive alone in the forests of Thailand.


 * Dancing: He's also an accomplished Muay Thai ritual dancing.

Fighting Style
Hwa Jai uses traditional Muay Thai.

Music

 * King Cobra ga Yatte Kuru (King Cobra is Finally Here) - Fatal Fury

Game Appearances

 * Fatal Fury
 * Garou Densetsu The Legend of Wild Wolf

Anime Appearances

 * Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf
 * Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture

Trivia

 * Hwa Jai wears traditional Muay Thai fighter garb.


 * Hwa Jai was only able to perform his special moves after using his "power drink". He would automatically do this after taking a significant amount of damage (around 1/2). His special techniques included a Flame Breath, a Twisting Punch attack, and the Rocket Kick, which launched him high offscreen.


 * Hwa Jai was left out of the Sega Genesis version of Fatal Fury due to memory constraints.


 * Hwa Jai is one of the few characters in the series who only appears in the first game and making cameos in other games: in Fatal Fury 3, Real Bout Fatal Fury, Real Bout Fatal Fury Special (via Joe's Perfect Victory pose.) and Real Bout Fatal Fury 2, he appears in the stages and in some Joe Higashi's intros.


 * Hwa Jai makes two appearances in the Fatal Fury anime. In Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf, he participates in the King of Fighters tournament and drinks his potion before being defeated by Andy Bogard's Shoryudan. Later, in Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture, he battles Joe Higashi and despite getting in some lucky hits, Joe dispatches him with a knee to the head.