Cheng Sinzan

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Cheng Sinzan
Game series	Fatal Fury series
First game	Fatal Fury 2
In-Universe Information
Birthplace	Taiwan
Blood type	O
Fighting style	Tai Chi

Cheng Sinzan is a video game character created by SNK. He has made appearances as a playable character in Fatal Fury 2, Fatal Fury Special, Real Bout Fatal Fury Special, Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers, and Real Bout Fatal Fury Special: Dominated Mind, though he has also made some cameo appearances in other SNK games.

[edit] History

Despite being a very productive country and a dominant economic presence in Asia due to its' reputation as a high-export entity, Taiwan is not without its faults. The underground world of crime flows strong within the small country, and Cheng Sinzan is yet another follower of that sinister side of Taiwan.

Ever since he can remember, Cheng has always fought his way to become a man with a higher social status. The man who had money was the man who would be respected, and with that basis in mind, Cheng began to slither his way up the social ladder, via many dirty management tricks and betrayal. However, he also knew that this sort of actions would gain him many enemies who would try to finish him off at the slightest chance. Being a man of wide dimensions, the idea of becoming a prominent martial artist escaped anyone's mind.

But Cheng made it in the end, by training himself in the unpredictable art of Tai Chi Ken, which allowed him to channel his inner energy and launch as actual chi blasts. Cheng also used his own weight to his advantage, as he was capable of lunging himself like a ball all around the place, and once he got going, he would be hard to contain.

After establishing many business spots and shopping locals using his "influences", Cheng's ambition grew stronger. He felt that with his money and with his overwhelming strength, he could topple anyone.
Suddenly, the news that the renowned German noblesman, Wolfgang Krauser, has organized a new worldwide tournament using the name of a small local competition called "King of Fighters", and that he was seeking only the best. Aside from proving himself to be a distinguished fighter, Cheng realized he could win a lot of money from the prize cash, or he could raid Krauser's massive heritage fortune as well!

Unfortunately for his reputation, Cheng didn't make it so far into the tournament, but he managed to sponsor many of his fights via his dirty money, so the broadcast of his fights earned the fat businessman a decent amount of earnings. Although he didn't gain enough money as he would have wished, something is better than nothing, so Cheng sits back and relaxes, knowing he has gained enough with not so much effort!

Although his intentions are not really evil, Cheng's incredible amount of greed and hunger for money blinds him from more important matters. Only interested in becoming a rich man at any cost, Cheng usually overlooks many situations, in such a manner that when he tries to find out what's going on, he usually finds himself in big trouble.

Nevertheless, the ambition of Cheng could be as big as his own stomach.

[edit] Cameos

• The King of Fighters '94: The Fatal Fury team's stage in Italy, standing on the gondola in the middle of the stage, wiping his brow as usual.
• Fatal Fury 3: Road To The Final Victory: He appears in several story scenes warning of the Jin Scrolls and assisting with tracking down the Jins. He also appears in Hon-Fu's stage in his helicopter.
• The King of Fighters 2002: In the China Stage, Cheng can be seen in the background competing against Li Xiang-Fei in an eating contest of sorts, with his wife nearby to support him. However he loses to her, and ends up getting a belly ache.

[edit] Film and Video

Cheng gets to appear briefly in the last two FF animes. In the second FF anime, he only appears as the organizer of the exhibition match between Joe Higashi and Big Bear (and gets sent to the skies by Joe for being a putz). He gets to be a bit more relevant in the FF motion picture, as he works as an archaeologist to scout for the Armor of Mars, which obviously attracts Laocorn Gaudemus, the villain of the story. After Laocorn takes the Armor by force, he brainwashes Cheng and turns him into a killer cyborg to seek out Laocorn's lost twin sister, Sulia. He wrecks havoc at Joe's reception party, and even gets to blast Big Bear to oblivion. He fairs well against Kim Kaphwan later on, but once his mask is broken after a Houou Kyaku, he falls defeated.

[edit] Character Relationship

• Young brother of Hon Fu

[edit] See also

• Fatal Fury