Gouketsu

Gouketsu is an incredibly powerful monster sent by Psykos to infiltrate the "Super Fight" martial arts tournament, destroying anyone unfortunate enough to be in his way to the dojo.

Right as the competition ended with Suiryu technically winning due to Saitama getting disqualified, Gouketsu interrupted the victory celebration and used his Demon Level minions to hold civilians hostage. It was revealed that he intended to turn everyone at the stadium into monsters.

Gouketsu was a human martial artist and the champion of the first Super Fight eleven years before the events of the series. He was defeated and captured by the Monster Association, given a chance to join, he ate a Monster Cell and became a Dragon Level Threat.

## Background

Gouketsuwas a martial artist and the winner of the first Super Fight tournament eleven years before the events of the series. He was later challenged by Monster King Orochi to a fight, in which he was thoroughly defeated, then taken to the lair of the Monster Association alive. There, he was offered a chance to stay alive if he ate a monster cell and joined the Monster Association. He submitted to them and became a Mysterious Being. He was presumed dead by the public.

At some point before Gouketsu's transformation, The Three Crows were his disciples. They transformed into monsters and lost their egos due to their weak will.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Immense Strength:**  Gouketsu was extremely strong, even more so than his stature demonstrated. A seemingly casual punch was able to send shock waves that blew an enormous hole in the Super Fight Stadium, and a punch that made physical contact with Saitama created large condensation clouds.
* **Immense Durability:** As his stature demonstrated, Gouketsu had incredible defense. He was able to effortlessly withstand Suiryu's **Void Sky Dragon Fist** directed toward his eyes without batting an eyelid or showing any signs of pain.
* **Immense Speed and Reflexes:** Gouketsu was fast enough to attack Genos before he could act, even when the latter sensed his approach and was fully prepared for battle.
* **Master Martial Artist:** After transforming into a monster, Gouketsu seemed to have retained his martial arts prowess he had as a human, when he won the first Super Fight tournament. This was evidenced in his fight against Bakuzan, when he casually deflected the latter's attacks with a single arm. Moreover, Suiryu remarked that Gouketsu was more skilled than himself.​ After becoming a monster, Gouketsu seemed to toy with opponents that he held some respect towards, and gave glimpses of his true power

## Feats

### Strength

* Took out Genos in one hit, although Genos had sustained some damage from some prior encounters with other monsters
* Cracks the ground with his step
* Punts Lightning Max and Sneck, casually one-shotting them both
* Smashes Suiryu downwards, smashing the ground of the arena on impact and making Suiryu spit up a large volume of blood
* Catches Suiryu's full power strike with his fingertips
* Flicks Suiryu several times, inflicting huge damage
* Punches Suiryu, sending him sprawling across the arena floor and breaking his arm.
* Stomps on Suiryu hard enough to crack the floor
* Sneck and Lightning Max attempt to stand up to him again and get beaten off panel
* Catches Bakuzan's elbow strike with his fingers
* Casually deflects Bakuzan's attempted strike and sends him flying into the seating area of the arena
* Throws a punch past Bakuzan, demolishing the wall of the stadium despite not making contact with it; this is the resulting damage from the punch
* His full power strikes against Saitama result in huge shockwaves and explosions
* Bonus image of his fight against Saitama showing the destruction in the nearby area

### Speed

* Gets behind Suiryu before he can react
* Casually dodges Bakuzan's punch
* Blocks Bakuzan's frenzied strikes with one arm, not even turning to face him

### Durability

* Takes Suiryu's Void Sky Dragon Fist to the face; Gouketsu is completely unharmed
* Suiryu attempts to hit him again, but Gouketsu is unharmed and actually seems amused by his efforts

## Weaknesses

* **Toying:**Gouketsu seemed to toy with opponents that he held some respect towards, and gave glimpses of his true power, as was the case in his fought with Suiryu and Bakuzan.

## Fun Facts

* The name Gouketsu can also mean *hero* (豪傑).
* Gouketsu was originally designed without the black marking on his forehead and chin. His teeth were larger and sharper, while the redrawn version looks more human.
* Gouketsu could very well be a homage to Street Fighter. He seems to have a combination of the names *Gouken* and *Goutetsu* of the Street Fighter series, and holds a physical resemblance to many of the characters, wearing a Gi outfit with torn sleeves.