Ganryu (Tekken)

Ganryu, also known as Reckless Great Maidenhair, is a character from the Tekken series.
== Charactah Account ==
A sumotori. In the first game, he walks into the first tournament as a greedy corrupt man, looking out for riches and glory only. This is where we learn that Yoshimitsu is a big fan of good, clean sumo: and thus, Ganryu gets thrashed by him for his misdeeds in the tournament. He, however, falls instantly for another contestant he just saw: Michelle Chang.
When the second tournament rolls around, he's working for Kazuya, as a thug for hire. Rumors said he begged Kazuya to set things up so he can confess his love to Michelle. He fails to fulfill his orders. He then confesses his love to her. And that fails too.
Afterwards, looks like Ganryu finally learns his lesson, quits being a bad guy, and works his ass off to create and maintain a successful sumo stable in Hawaii. He then sees Julia Chang in the fourth tournament, and falls in love again. When he finds she's on a quest to revitalize her forests, he decides to come in and 'help', hoping he can get a chance to confess his affection. Unsurprisingly, that fails once again.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Tekken: Blood Vengeance
* Tekken: The Motion Picture
=== Manga ===
* Tetsuman: Tekken Comic
=== Video Games ===
* Tekken
* Tekken 2
* Tekken 3D: Prime Edition
* Tekken 5
* Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection
* Tekken 6
* Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion
* Tekken 7
* Tekken Tag Tournament
* Tekken Tag Tournament 2
== Trivia ==
* The kanji for Ganryu's name individually mean: "rock" (gan); "dragon" (ryū).
* While Katsuhiro Harada's favorite Tekken character is Heihachi Mishima, sometimes he'll answer that it is Ganryu out of pity (because he is the least popular character in the series).
* Ganryu is one of only two Japanese characters (the other being Miharu Hirano) who is currently not connected to either the Mishimas, Kazamas or the Manji Clan.
* Ganryu is the only person who worked for Kazuya Mishima in Tekken 2 that does not work for him in Tekken 6.
* Ganryu bears a striking resemblance to E. Honda from the Street Fighter series, Taka-Arashi from the Virtua Fighter series and Akatsuki-Maru from Buriki One, but this is mainly due to the archetypal outfit and haircut worn by many Sumos in fiction, along with a similar set of eyebrows & loincloth (mawashi).
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Ganryu at Tekken Wiki
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