Hwoarang

Hwoarang, also known as Bloody Talon and Free-Wheeling Kicks, is a character from the Tekken series.
== Charactah Account ==
Trained by Baek, Hwoarang became a successful street fighter. He was undefeated until he met Jin. They fought to a draw. Ever since then one of his main goals has been to defeat his rival (although his interludes and ending in Tekken 5 seems to imply that what he really wants is for Jin to pay attention to him).
Hwoarang is a hot-headed, impulsive person who enjoys fighting. He is sometimes arrogant and brash as he likes to boast about his skills and strength. He still holds his focus on his opponents to not lose himself in his pride. He is very rebellious and does not like to obey orders, but this changes in regard to his master, Baek, whom he dearly respects. Hwoarang tends to hold a grudge towards his enemies, and he has a strong sense of determination to fight his rivals, especially Jin Kazama.
== Appearance ==
=== Video Games ===
* Galaga: Tekken 20th Anniversary Edition
* Street Fighter X Tekken
* Tekken 3
* Tekken 3D: Prime Edition
* Tekken 4
* Tekken 5
* Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection
* Tekken 6
* Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion
* Tekken 7
* Tekken 7: Fated Retribution
* Tekken Advance
* Tekken Card Challenge
* Tekken Card Tournament
* Tekken Hybrid
* Tekken Pachi-Slot 3rd
* Tekken Revolution
* Tekken Tag Tournament
* Tekken Tag Tournament 2
== Trivia ==
* He bears the nickname, Blood Talon, and the pseudonym 'BoB' (not to be confused with Robert Richards, the character introduced in Tekken 6, who is more commonly called Bob), allegedly because western gamers have difficulty in writing his name correctly. Another theory is that it is derived from the pre-release Tekken 3 art by Namco where he was seen on a motorcycle, but without any name given, he became known simply as Boy on Bike.
* He (along with Jin and Steve) is currently the youngest human male character in the series.
* Hwoarang can be seen practicing Hwarang-Tul of I.T.F. Taekwondo in Tekken 3's demonstration video, and many of his win animations in the series are taken from various Tul (Korean for Kata) from the I.T.F. Taekwondo style.
* Hwoarang's movements are motion captured. The actor is Hwang Su Il, a Taekwondo I.T.F. black belt of Japan.
* A lot of fans, especially those of European and American origin have trouble pronouncing Hwoarang's name; canonically, it is pronounced "Hwa-rang", common mispronunciations include "Whore-ang" and "How-rang". Somehow, his name ended up consistently mispronounced as the latter in Street Fighter x Tekken.
* Hwoarang's name is based on the Hwarang, a group of elite male youth in Silla, an ancient Korean Kingdom. While the literal translation of this is "Flower Boy", it is generally translated as "Flowering Knight".
** Harada has stated that this is not his real name but is his street name instead.
* Hwoarang has the most win animations in Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection and Tekken 6, with a total of ten win animations each. However, one of his win animations would only show up after defeating Jinpachi Mishima in Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection, which is not the case in Tekken 6.
* Hwoarang is the only person to win an official tournament match against Jin Kazama.
* So far, all his prologues and epilogues involve Jin Kazama. In Tekken 5, Tekken 6, and Tekken 7, Hwoarang's endings involve Devil Jin.
* Yun-Seong from the Soul Calibur series has some of Hwoarang's kicking moves. Additionally, several more of his attacks, such as Backlash, are also used by the custom character movelists in Soul Calibur 3.
* Ever since his introduction, Hwoarang has been featured in all of Baek's endings.
* Hwoarang's military training from Tekken 4 to Tekken 5 likely refers to the mandatory military service that South Korea has had since the Korean War.
* Hwoarang shares some similarities with fellow Tekken mainstay Paul Phoenix:
** Both are bikers.
** Both scratched the win-loss record of a person that belongs to the Mishima Clan and consider them their rivals (Kazuya and Jin respectively).
** Both are hot-headed and arrogant individuals.
** Both wear biker outfits in their Player 2 outfits.
** They both have an ending featuring being caught by a traffic patrol for speeding (see Paul's Tekken 3, and Hwoarang's Tekken Tag Tournament 2 ending).
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Hwoarang at Tekken Wiki
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