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Goro is a former
Olympic gold medallist in Judo. He participated in Japan's mixed martial arts
tournament to determine the members for the country's King of Fighters team.
Although he got far into the finals, he lost against Kyo
and was bumped to third
place. A year later, he entered the 1994 King of Fighters tournament with Benimaru
(second place) and Kyo. He eventually befriends his teammates and continues to
enter with them.
On the day before the
1997 tournament, his mentor begged him to return to his professional Judo
career. Goro agreed to follow his request after he finished his participation in
the year's King of Fighters tournament. As was promised, he returns to the Judo
circles and brings fame back to Japan. During his absence from the King of
Fighters tournament, he finally married and fathered a son. Goro also became the
mentor of his own dojo.
In 2001, Benimaru
invites him to join the King of Fighters with him. Goro was reluctant to enter
until he learned that Kyo came back to Japan. To relive his team's glory days
and to bring more fame to Judo, he enters with his old teammates and Shingo.
In the 2003 tournament,
he joined Benimaru and Shingo once more before he goes back to attend to his
dojo. Due to Shingo's incapacitated state from The King of Fighters XI,
Goro agrees to reunite the Japan team, worried for his teammates. He is well
aware of the current events since Benimaru explained everything he missed to
him. Although his teammates worry about endangering the stability of his
professional career and dojo for the tournament, he assures them that he has and
always will be fine. Aware of the dangers involved while facing Those from the
Past, he joins the tournament to make his students proud and to stay beside his
friends.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
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APPEARANCES:
King of Fighters
'94: Rebout, King of Fighters '95, King of Fighters
'96,
King
of Fighters '97,
King of Fighters '98,
King
of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match, King
of Fighters 2001,
King of Fighters
2002,
King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match,
King
of Fighters 2003, King of Fighters
XII, King
of Fighters XIII, King of Fighters XIV,
Card Fighters Clash,
Card
Fighters Clash 2, Card
Fighters Clash DS, King of Fighters:
Neowave
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Daimon gives Ryu
a run for his money as "the king of boring Karate dudes". (Yeah, I
know Goro does Judo... I'm talking about the look here.) Goro is obviously a
generic design, not really going for flash or originality. In KOF, he
stands out like a sore thumb due to the series vibrant roster. You gotta respect
diversity in a fighting game, but Goro isn't very unique in the fighting
game realm, even for a traditional martial artist. His judo techniques aren't
all that exciting... and not even partiucularly authentic. He just tosses people
into the air and calls it a day.
At best, Goro is a no-nonsense muscle-head, so he's got the intimidation factor going for him.
The fact that his eyes are always "closed" is probably the most
stand-out aspect of his design, along with the fact that he seems like a
"good guy". I'd sit down and have some sushi and sake with Goro. :)
Other than that, his evolution in KOF XII/XIII didn't impress me that much, as
he retained all of his original attributes. His 3D debut in KOF
XIV was also a slight improvement. His KOF14 super move where he "finally opens his
eyes" is kinda hype, albeit a bit forced and unnecessary. I'm sure there are some
Goro fans out there, but so many fighting game character designs outshine him. (Below, Goro expresses his feelings about his TFG rating.)
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