Talk:Joe Higashi

Kuan?!
Does this character really exist? Any proof of it? Magegg 02:01, February 10, 2011 (UTC)
 * She meets Joe in this story, mentioned by Terry and Andy in Maximum Impact 2 A and is mentioned from time to time on Ureshino's blog. Kyosei 07:39, February 10, 2011 (UTC)
 * Well, I had read it on the article, yes, but, is there a translation? I don't know Japanese so looking in a kanjis page doesn't really help me to confirm the character. Magegg 15:40, February 10, 2011 (UTC)
 * You don't even need to be able to read Japanese that well to see her name there. Simply copy her name クアン and paste it into your browser's word search to confirm her name. While not the most accurate, a quick Google translate of the page can get you the gist of the story already summarized on his page. Her name is translated as "Quan" sometimes by Google just so you're aware. I'll loosely translate the conversation they have together when she tells him her name.


 * Original text:
 * 「――おい」
 * 「えっ？」
 * 「おまえ、名前は？」
 * 「く、クアン！」
 * パイナップルをごくんと呑み込み、少女が慌てて答える.
 * 「おまえ、親は？　家族はどうしてる？」
 * 「……いない」
 * 「そうか」


 * Translation:
 * "...Hey."
 * "Eh?"
 * "What's your name?"
 * "Ku-Kuan!"
 * The girl quickly answered and swallowed hard as if she had a pineapple down her throat.
 * "Your parents? What about your family?"
 * "...I don't have any..."
 * "I see."


 * Kyosei 22:59, February 10, 2011 (UTC)
 * Oh just found the other places in the previous things I mentioned where Terry and Andy talk about her and Ureshino's little blog post. It was just too early for me in the morning for me to really actively search for it. Her name is emphasized slightly differently as クァン but she's still being mentioned as Joe's apprentice here and here. Kyosei 00:05, February 11, 2011 (UTC)
 * Wow, thanks a lot... Then I'll be able to use the character in my fanfiction =D 201.165.204.7 22:59, February 11, 2011 (UTC)

KUAN in KOF 13: It should be noted that Joe features a win phrase against Kula, mentioning that Kuan would be a better opponent for her.

Joe's weight
Where does this page gets the info about Joe's weight? In the OVA, he is a bantamweight champion (51-55kg depending on sanctioning body and organization). Piranhatroll (talk) 18:50, October 16, 2019 (UTC)

Japanese-Italian
In KOF94 he competes for Italy, yet he seems to be Japanese. Is he half-Japanese-half-Italian or just a Sardinian without Japanese heritage? Higashi sounds like a last name from Sardinia, and some Italian dialects, especially sardinian, sound a bit like Japanese, but the wiki clearly reports his nationality as Japanese and he has a bandanna with a Japanese Imperial Crest, which is not used in Sardinia Tokoyami no Nietzsche (talk) 18:35, September 5, 2020 (UTC)