Dan Hibiki

Dan in Bleach the King of Fighters A15

**Dan Hibiki** is the popular character in Street Fighter by Masashi Kishimoto series. He was guest character in Bleach the King of Fighters A.

He is the main character in Bleach the King of Fighters A, and the true main protagonist in Bleach the King of Fighters A15.

He was created to parody Ryo Sakazaki and Robert Garcia, the two lead characters of SNK's Art of Fighting series, as Capcom saw Ryo as a ripoff of Street Fighter characters Ryu and Ken. Since then, Dan has become a fan favorite due to his humorous design, signature moves and mannerisms.

He was voiced by Toshiyuki Kusuda.

## Development

### Appearance

Dan has a similar outfit to Ryu and Ken, wearing a traditional karate gi with a black undershirt much like SNK fighter Ryo Sakazaki's. His head and face closely resembles Robert Garcia from SNK's *Art of Fighting*, while his outfit is bright pink as a parallel to Ryo's usual orange. Supplementary materials claim that his gi was turned pink when unintentionally mixed color red whilst doing laundry. His gi is now his nostalgia outfit in *Street Fighter V*.

His fighting stance is similar to Ken and Ryu's, due to originating as a palette-swap of those two; in later games, it is more "loose" and animated. As seen below, his appearance in *Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001* is more distinct in that he's lighter on his feet and his arms are positioned differently. In the *Street Fighter IV* series he abandons the traditional shoto stance entirely, instead slowly performing exaggerated *mawashi-uke* motions before transitioning to a parody of the stance used by Ryo Sakazaki in *The King of Fighters '97* onward (a low *shiko-dachi* with outstretched arms). Many of his mannerisms directly mirror those of Yuri Sakazaki. His *Street Fighter V* stance is more rigid and compact, matching Ryo's stance in both the original *Art of Fighting* series and current *The King of Fighters* titles, while reverting to the *shiko-dachi* if left idle for enough time.

In his Shadaloo C.R.I. profile art, Dan has his gi worn loose, he wears a black short sleeve shirt with a white kanji at the left; his gi pants have a single tear on the left leg. He also has started to grow some facial hair on his face.

In both *Street Fighter IV* series through *Street Fighter V*, he has a white kanji at the back. His undershirt has a white kanji designs in the edge of his short sleeves, and his belt is notably shorter. His gloves are now purple instead of brown. In the anime cutscenes in *Street Fighter IV* through *Ultra Street Fighter IV* his undershirt is dark blue, and in *Street Fighter V*, it is indigo. On his character story, he was wearing brown geta shoes when he went to Plaza Capcom.

His battle costume is a torn orange gi and undershirt similar to his father's. Dan wears a red tengu mask with a mustache and wears gray fingerless gloves. The outfit is an homage to Mr. Karate, the alter-ego of Ryo's father Takuma Sakazaki and basis for Go Hibiki.

His story costume has him wearing a mascot version of him (similarly to Blanka's Blanka-chan mascot costume) which is the Saikyo-Boy Doll costume.

His other costume has him wearing a dark blue and white pallet designed short sleeve jersey jacket with a red trim, the sleeves are folded into sleeveless, a white tank top, dark blue trousers with a matching white drawstring and sneakers. He retains his purple gloves from his main outfit.

## Story

### The King of Fighters A

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## Personality

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 to 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 (with the only other people noting are Rufus and Gouken). Several games (e.g. *Street Fighter IV Volt* and *Street Fighter X Tekken*) 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.

Despite being portrayed as an arrogant and cocky man, Dan is ultimately good-natured and thoughtful; as an example, he says in his *Super Street Fighter IV* win quote against T. Hawk that he can relate to being homeless and "totally feels his pain" (despite T. Hawk not minding). Dan sees himself as a fatherly figure and mentor to his friend Sakura, constantly advising her on fighting techniques, though Sakura doesn't take his 'expertise' seriously, seeing him simply as a humorous and fun guy to be with. He also tends to lecture Blanka, his other friend, about "real manhood" and the Saikyo arts, much to Blanka's bemusement; both are close friends, strangely enough.

Dan has a deep dislike of Ryu and Ken, mostly on the grounds of them being the more revered fighters and Ken's "ladies man" persona. He has also been shown to be quite unpopular with the other characters, usually because they tend to have little patience for his antics.

## Game Appearances

* Bleach the King of Fighters A: GENESIS – Guest Characters
* Bleach the King of Fighters A15 – Guest Characters
* Bleach the King of Fighters A15: CROSS RAYS – Guest Characters
* Bleach the King of Fighters A15: CROSS RAYS PLUS – Guest Characters

## Relationships

### Friend

* Kyo Kusanagi – His friendly rival in Bleach the King of Fighters A15.
* Ichigo Kurosaki – His friendly rival in Bleach the King of Fighters A15.
* Kazuya Mishima – His friendly rival in Bleach the King of Fighters A15.

## See also

* Dan Hibiki/Quotes
* Dan Hibiki/Gallery