Dan Hibiki

Dan Hibiki is a character from the Street Fighter series.
== Charactah Account ==
Dan is consistently portrayed as an arrogant, overconfident, yet utterly weak character in many of the games in which he is featured. He is widely considered to be the comic relief of the series because of his over-the-top poses and battle cries.
Dan can be best described as being his own worst enemy. Dan refuses to back down from any fight, usually due to overconfidence, though this easily turns out to be arrogance or sheer stupidity. Although weak, Dan seems to still be somewhat intelligent and knowledgeable, possessing some knowledge of fighting styles; he acknowledges in Super Street Fighter IV that E. Honda uses moves that wouldn't actually be considered legal in Sumo. Several games has Dan instruct the player basic gameplay and give tips on how to beat certain characters.
Despite his miserable record of losses, Dan still believes himself to be the superior fighter; his ego is so bloated that he even sometimes tries to steal credit for other people's actions. For instance, in Street Fighter IV, when being rescued by Ryu and Sakura from an engulfing explosion, Dan announces that it was his "awesome power" that saved everyone from perishing. Regardless, Dan strives to live up to his father's good name despite falling short of it.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie
=== Comics ===
* Street Fighter
=== Manga ===
* Street Fighter Alpha
* Street Fighter: Sakura Gives it Her Best!
=== Video Games ===
* Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium
* Capcom Fighting Collection
* Capcom Fighting Evolution
* Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium
* Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000
* Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 Pro
* Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter
* Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
* Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
* NeoGeo Pocket Color Selection Volume 1
* Pocket Fighter
* SNK vs. Capcom: Match of the Millennium
* SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos
* Street Fighter 6
* Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection
* Street Fighter Alpha 2
* Street Fighter Alpha 3
* Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX
* Street Fighter Alpha Anthology
* Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams
* Street Fighter Battle Combination
* Street Fighter Collection
* Street Fighter Duel
* Street Fighter IV
* Street Fighter IV Volt
* Street Fighter IV: Arena
* Street Fighter V
* Street Fighter X Mega Man
* Street Fighter X Tekken
* Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
* Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
* Super Puzzle Fighter II X for Matching Service
* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
* Super Street Fighter IV
* Super Street Fighter IV: Pachislot Edition
* Taisen Net Gimmick: Capcom & Psikyo All Stars
* Ultra Street Fighter IV
== Trivia ==
* The Dan is a Japanese mark of level, which is used in traditional fine arts and martial arts.
** Dan's last name, Hibiki, means "Echo" in Japanese which is a pun on him being the "echo" of Ryu and Ken.
** The Dan is also considered a high rank in some martial arts, which is irony at its purest considering that Dan is a (very) unskilled fighter.
** Dan's whole name, if read surname first, means "Dud Bullet", befitting of his short projectiles.
* Dan's face was originally designed to resemble Robert Garcia from Art of Fighting, his more recent portraits indicate that he may also be a spoof at the real-life martial artist/actor Steven Seagal.
* Sean has mentioned Dan in his Street Fighter III win quotes. It is not exactly known how Sean knows Dan (or if they have even met each other, as of yet) but Sean has openly stated that he considers Dan the epitome of weakness and hates being compared to him.
* According to a few of his in-game win quotes in Super Street Fighter IV, Dan is unemployed, despite being able to pay for an infomercial that airs at 3 A.M., which should actually cost more than a phone bill (especially considering the cost of filming the infomercial in the first place), thus saying Dan does not set priority on his own account.
** Interestingly, Dan's quotes from the same game above states that he usually eat canned beans for dinner and recommends soaking instant noodles so they last longer, hinting that Dan may be impoverished as well.
** Dan's life of poverty may be somewhat lessened by the time Street Fighter V takes place, where he exclaims having finally paid his bills.
* It is possible that Sakura based her Focus Attack on Dan's LK Dankukyaku.
* Dan's second alternate costume in Super Street Fighter IV might be a reference to what tribes in South America wear. Similarly, Blanka's second alternate costume is Dan's gi and outfit. These costumes are references to Dan and Blanka's friendship.
* Dan is one of the two characters in the Street Fighter IV games to be able to cancel a Super Combo into an Ultra Combo. The other one is Dee Jay.
** Additionally, Dan is also one of the two characters in said series to have two Super Combos. The other one being Gen.
** This also applies to Dan's Super Taunts where he can bait enemies in his Super Taunt and then cancel into an appropriately-timed Ultra Combo once the enemy commits into attacking him.
** Dan is also one of the few characters to have only one rival (in his case, Sakura) throughout the whole game series.
* In Street Fighter IV when Dan wins against Sagat in arcade mode, he says "Now I can finally visit my father's grave without being ashamed". This is a reference to Guile's quote when he wins against M. Bison in arcade mode ("Now I can finally visit Charlie's grave without being ashamed").
* For some reason, Kage's normal move animations seems to be based off Dan's animations from the Street Fighter IV series.
* Dan is the only playable character that appears in Street Fighter Legends: Ibuki who doesn't interact with the titular character.
** Dan is also the only playable character to appear in said comic who is an older sibling. Makoto and Elena are both the youngest of their family while both Ibuki is an only child.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Dan at Street Fighter Wiki
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