Joe Kusanagi

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Joe Kusanagi
Joe Kusanagi in Aggressors of Dark Kombat
First game	Aggressors of Dark Kombat
In-Universe Information
Birthplace	Honmoku pier, Kanto
Weapon	His hands, various weapons
Preferred soulmate/family	Kisarah Westfield (girlfriend), Goh Kidokoro (friend)

Joe Kusanagi (草薙　条, Joe Kusanagi^?) is a fictional character designed for the Aggressors of Dark Kombat fighting game made by ADK in 1994. Joe is the main character in this game, a rebel student who has the hobby of fighting with tough guys. Also is known like a kishidan (street gang) guy in his town, like his friend and battle partner Goh.

1 About Joe
2 Special Moves
3 Related Characters
4 Appearances
5 Trivia
6 See also
7 External links

[edit] About Joe

Age: 17 years
Height: 181 cm
Weight: 73 kg
Grappling Weight: 65 kg

Joe is a powerful and skilled brawler from Kanto region in Japan, who soon converted in the Nº1 of this region. But for Joe, that's not enough, so he goes to Kansai region searching good opponents, since he heard the rumor that in Kanto exists worth people who fights for.

[edit] Special Moves

Shinkuu Midan Keri
Joe's Special
Kattobi Hyakuretsu Kyaku
Gorgeous Nage (hidden move)
Munagura Tsukami Tomoe Nage (hidden move)
Yujou-no Gattai Nekketsu Punch (GanGan move)

[edit] Related Characters

[edit] Appearances

Aggressors of Dark Kombat
Neo Geo Battle Coliseum (as a cameo)

[edit] Trivia

His nickname is The Red Panther from Honmoku. Honmoku is the name of one of the piers in Yokohama.

Joe in Kisarah's Jelousy Bomber

Joe possesses the same last name as another well-known character created by SNK that same year: Kyo Kusanagi. The two characters are not related, nor do they meet at any point. Joe also shares his first name with Joe Higashi (and also shares the same haircut).

Joe's stage is in a train station. It's also the first stage when the player uses Joe in the game.

His final enemy in the game is Goh Kidokoro.

In Yujou no Gattai Nekketsu Punch, his GanGan move (in this game is comparables with DM in KOF series), Joe summons a small guy who appears running from behind him and if got success, he grabs the opponent and then Joe rushes and make rapid punches (similar to Joe Higashi's Bakuretsu Ken) to finish with an uppercut. Joe, Kisarah and Goh are the only characters in the game that can summon helper characters (or strikers) during the fight.

Joe is always travelling searching worth opponents, but also escaping from Kisarah Westfield. Their relationship is only comparable with Andy Bogard and Mai Shiranui from Fatal Fury series.

And about above, in NeoGeo Battle Coliseum, when Kisarah Westfield uses her Jealousy Bomber SDM and connects successfully, Joe has a small cameo, he kisses Kisarah at one point.

Joe doesn't appear in the recent SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS, but his small partner does, grabbing Sheen Genus in an Action card of this game, probably Joe was starting to make his Yujou no Gattai Nekketsu Punch move to Sheen (see above).