E. Honda
| E. Honda (Edmond Honda) (エドモンド 本田) |
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| Street Fighter character | |
E. Honda in Super Street Fighter II. Art by Bengus.
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| First game | Street Fighter II (1991) |
| Created by | Akira Yasuda |
| Voiced by (English) |
Richard Epcar (Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie) Paul Dobson (Street Fighter animated series) John Snyder (Street Fighter IV) |
| Voiced by (Japanese) | Masahiro Anzai (VHS/DVD dub of the Street Fighter film) Yasushi Ikeda (Real Battle on Film) Nobuaki Fukuda (TV Asahi dub of the Street Fighter film) Daisuke Gōri (Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie) Masashi Sugawara (Street Fighter Alpha 3, Capcom vs. SNK series) Yoshikazu Nagano (Street Fighter IV) |
| Motion capture | Peter Tuiasosopo (The Movie games) |
| Portrayed by | Peter Tuiasosopo (Street Fighter film) |
| Fictional profile | |
| Birthplace | Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Fighting style | Sumo |
Edmond Honda (エドモンド 本田 Edomondo Honda?), more commonly known as E. Honda, is a video game character created by Capcom for the Street Fighter series of fighting games. Introduced in Street Fighter II as part of the starting lineup, he has appeared in Street Fighter Alpha 3, Street Fighter IV, and the Capcom vs. SNK series, as well as several cameos. Honda is a professional sumo wrestler and sentō proprietor. He is one of the original eight playable characters in Street Fighter II, representing Japan alongside Ryu.
Designed by Akira Yasuda, the character was initially named "Sumo". As his initial name implies, Honda is meant to have above average strength, but below average speed. The developers intended for the character to be popular in Japan, but to also make Japanese fighting styles appeal to foreigners. Honda's shikona for sumo is mentioned as "Fujinoyama." He wears his black hair in a chonmage and dresses in a blue and white striped yukata over a red mawashi, with the upper half of the yukata folded down over the belt to leave his upper body exposed. His face is painted in the kumadori style of makeup used in kabuki. Honda's signature move is the Hyaku Retsu Harite (lit., "Hundred Violent Sumo Hands"; commonly referred to as the Hundred Hand Slap).
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