Carlos Velásquez

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**Carlos Velásquez** is a main protagonist of the Battle Rhythm series. A wanderer who enters 30th International Rhythmic Martial Arts Tournament.

## Inspirations

Think of him as the mexican version of Ryu, as both are goodhearted fighters who want to test others' skills. Knows fighting attacks above strength as Ryo Sakazaki, which is both have rivals above Joaquín is knows like Robert Garcia. He fights like Kyo Kusanagi as well. His backstory contains parts of Peter Parker, aka: Spider-Man, as both have deceased parents that served in a secret agency. He's also is an idealist like Kouta Kazuraba, aka: Kamen Rider Gaim.

## Appearance

A black haired mexican with an orange jacket, a white t-shirt underneath and black pants with yellow stripes. The dragon neckwear he's using is actually a gift from an elderly antique shop owner after stopping a criminal from stealing everything back in his hometown.

## Bios

* **Battle Rhythm** - *"Carlos left the orphanage that he used to inhabit, ever since the death of his parents, at age 13 to wander around the country. He was trained by Ken Lee, the greatest Rhythmic Martial Artist ever existed. One day, upon witnessing that his mentor disappeared without a trace, he decides to enter the 30th International Tournament of Rhythmic Martial Arts to duel against the man responsible for said disapeareance, Don Z. Knowing that he's lured in an even bigger trap, he forms a fighting team called the Rhythm Battlers, with him as the leader and his childhood friends Joaquín, Rina, Adriana and Iván as his teammates."*

## Gameplay

### Power and Abilities

Brought test main as Carlos is trained by Ken Lee, learn to Martial Artist, above skills. At limited of offensive and defensive are just improved than others characters of BR, he learn moves into Palma de Ritmo, Puño Ascendente and Puño Defensor into powerful Rhythmic Skills. Though he kind strength that his mentor. In the case of Carlos, he fights with Kumbiarate, which is basically Karate mixed with Cumbia (specifically Mexican Cumbia), a well known latin american music genre. In the back of his jacket (not pictured by the way), actually has an image of a palm three on a small island with the Kung Fu stylized words "Kumbia" and "Rate" separated in the middle of the image.

## Movelist

### Special Moves

* **Palma de Ritmo:** QCF + P (He launches an orange colored energy wave with his palm.)
	+ His Super Rhythmic version, **Palma Electrica**, has the energy wave engulfed with electricity and causes more damage.
* **Puño Ascendente:** DP + P (He rises his right hand in a Dragon Punch styled attack to his opponent.)
	+ His Super Rhythmic version, **Puño de Viento**, has him spinning in 360° during the rising uppercut.
* **Puño Deslizador:** HCF + P (He dashes towards his opponent with a straight punch. Serves as a Combo Opener.)
	+ His Super Rhythmic version, **Puño Cortador**, changes the fist for a karate chop and causes more damage.
* **Patada Huracan:** QCB + K (He spins with two windmill kicks. Serves as a Combo Opener.)
	+ His Super Rhythmic version, **Cumbia Torbellino**, has five windmill attacks done in sucession.
* **Puño Defensor:** QCB + P (He performs a defensive stance. When his opponent attacks, he counters it with a powerful fist that sends his opponent to the ground.)
	+ His Super Rhythmic version, **Puño de Rebote**, has the fist counter sending the opponent to the wall and bouncing from it afterwards.

### Ultra Rhythmic Move

* **Combo de Golpes de Presión:** QCB, HCF + 3P (Carlos prepares with a shaking pose and then dashes towards his opponent. If the move connects, he does a series of punches and kicks to him/her, then he uppercuts with the Puño de Viento, sending the opponent to fly in the air and then falling him/her to the ground.)

### Secret Technique

* **Karma Ellendro:** Carlos does to the two fists to strike out against the opponent.

### Other Moves

* **Throw Forward:** Carlos grab the opponent while is durring to the straight punch to hit opponent.
* **Throw Backward:** He grab the opponent to punched opponent's face and then smackdown to the floor.

## Sequences

### Battle Intro

Carlos walks to the battlefield with his travel bag, then he puts that bag to the floor, adjusts his gloves and says "A good fight needs a touch of rhythm." before he goes to his Kumbiarate stance.

### Match Point

Carlos raises his right fist and shouts "Yeah!".

### Victory Pose

Carlos does a bit of Kata with his fists and then prepares his Palma de Ritmo, as the camera focuses closely on him. Orange colored light streaks follow him post-sequence.

#### Victory Screen

* (Mirror Match) "It's my idea or did I fought with myself? I must been dreaming."
* (vs. Joaquín) "That's a good match, *amigo*. Better luck next time!"
* (vs. Rina) "That's not the date I had in mind, Rina-chan, but thanks for the sparring."
* (vs. Adriana) "Just accept that if you're stalking Joaquín, he will not get your attention, *prima*."
* (vs. Iván) "*Chaval*, what happened to you? I thought you can surpass me."
* (vs. Takeru) "I owe one, Takkun. Your atonement helped me to forget bad things."
* (vs. Murdock) "Don't let the revenge towards the Neo Ku Klux Klan control you, Murdock."
* (vs. Shantel) "Have you wondered why you always trash talk like that? Not even my *prima* would say these things."
* (vs. Jacob) "You are fighting for the wrong side. Have you forgot your duty of protecting the innocent?"
* (vs. Natalie) "What's wrong with you? Trying to kill my friends wouldn't solve anything."
* (vs. Damian) "Not to interrupt your selfie moment, but focus more on your wrestling skills."
* (vs. Garrett) "Tough as always, however, you need to find harmony in your fists."
* (vs. Reggie) "I understand your situation. We must fight for the common cause."
* (vs. Tomas) "Thanks for the offer, *señor*, but I'm on a journey for the search of truth."
* (vs. Fong) "It's an honor to fight with the famous Kung-Fu actor. Your skills are legendary indeed."
* (vs. Kastor) "Forgive me, Kastor. I have personal things to settle."
* (vs. Paulina) "Look, i know you being crime unliked your father, but your brother will know it help you can join team."
* (vs. Barky) "Stop it, stop talking more, you just completed extremely much *amigo*!"
* (vs. Kali) "If you have deal at this time? So, your the one of coming to winning as you were younger."
* (vs. Knifemare) "No! That's impossible, this is not support me like to kill!"
* (vs. Blade Crusader) "You have made be best, Blade Crusader, my mentor told me about you."
* (vs. Don Z) "This is for you, Master Lee."
* (vs. Doctor Giga) "Your megalomaniac interdimensional domination is over!"
* (vs. Cavevin) "I knew it! You're the legendary fighter, which means, you're the person who brough the victory!"

## Notes

* The name of Carlos' mentor, **Ken Lee**, is taken after an erroneous phonetic translation of "Can't Leave" said by **Valentina Hasan** while singing **Mariah Carey**'s cover version of *"Without You"* during the second season of *Music Idol* in Bulgaria. If you don't understand the meaning of this, here's the video.
* Speaking of Ken Lee. No, I don't want to pull a Gouken on him regarding surviving a forbidden attack, as it would dampen the impact on Carlos' story.
* It should be noted that his hometown is Chignahuapan, Puebla, the same hometown of Mexico's legendary comedian Capulina, and also the town where my late grandmother lived in.
* Fun fact: Carlos's parents, Rodrigo and Carmen, are members of the League of Spies, as evidenced in his cutscene against Doctor Giga. Believe it or not, they trained Natalie Volkova twenty years ago. It's confirmed that they take Carlos to the orphanage when he was 3 years old due to the fact that he shouldn't knew their secret... until now. Said orphanage in turn, doubles as a temple, where Ken Lee, the owner of the place, received Carlos with open arms.