Neptuneman
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Neptuneman (ネプチューンマン?) was a character in the comedic superhuman wrestling comic Kinnikuman. Originally appearing as a villain, like many such characters he turned over a new leaf after losing to Kinnikuman. He was modeled after Hulk Hogan and even used an Axe Bomber-type clothesline (which Hogan was more known for using in Japan) as his trademark move.
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[edit] Profile
- Classification: Perfect Choujin→ Seigi Choujin→ Perfect Choujin(?)
- Homeland: England
- Age: 26, 27 (Throne arc), 61 (Nisei)
- Height: 240cm
- Weight: 210kg
- Choujin Power: 28,000,000
- Trademark Techniques: Quarrel Bomber, Quarrel Special, Double Leg Suplex
- Tag Teams: Hell Missionaries (Big the Budou), Ganryu Island Combo (Kinnikuman), Hell Expansions (Seiuchin)
- First Appearance: Manga Chapter 209 ("Graydar" disguise) and 218 (Neptuneman)
[edit] Voice Actors
- Kazuhiko Kishino in Kinnikuman
- Yukitoshi Hori in Kinnikuman: Scramble for the Throne
- Eiji Takemoto in Kinnikuman Generations (PS2) and Muscle Generations (PSP)
[edit] Techniques
- Neptune Mask (ネプチューンマスク?)
- The source of Neptuneman's Magnet Power. It takes magnetic energy from The Earth itself and transfers it to Neptuneman's body. Locking a magic keyhole in the Earth's crust is the only way to turn the mask off.
- Quarrel Bomber (喧嘩(クォーラル)ボンバー?)
- First used on Warsman during the fight with the Choujin Master/Student Combo. It is a simple Axe Bomber-style clothesline. As The Samurai he referred to it as the Iai Beheader Bomber (居合い斬りボンバー, Iai Giri Bonbaa?).
- Quarrel Special (喧嘩(クォーラル)スペシャル?)
- First used on Kendaman. A variation of the Manji Hold which sees the attacker wraps his leg around the victims neck while pulling on their left arm with both hands.
- Double Leg Suplex (ダブル・レッグ・スープレックス?)
- First used on Warsman during the fight with the Choujin Master/Student Combo. Neptuneman grabs an opponent from behind, piercing their back with the spikes on his vest. He then places his hands under their thighs, bends back, and drives them shoulder-first into the canvas.
- Judgement Lock-Up (審判のロックアップ, Shinpan no Rokku Appu?)
- Neptune Sliding (ネプチューン・スライディング?)
- Magnetic Storm Driver (磁気嵐ドライバー, Jiki Arashi Doraibā?)
- First used during the fight with the 20 Million Powers. A powerbomb move in which the Magnet Power draws the opponent towards the canvas.
- Demonic Descent (魔の直滑降, Ma no Chokkakkou?)
- First used during the fight with the Muscle Brothers. A super powerful version of the common back toss.
- Chicken Wing Clutch (鶏の羽交い締め, Niwatori no Hagai Jime?)
- Used as The Samurai. From behind, Neptuneman hooks one arm with one of the opponent's arms behind their back and then places his other arm around their face. He then holds his hands together for a deadly choke.
- Quarrel Ride (喧嘩(クォーラル)ライド?)
[edit] Tag Techniques
- Cross Bomber (クロス・ボンバー?)
- The trademark technique of the Hell Missionaries. First used on Warsman during the fight with the Choujin Master/Student Combo. Two simultaneous Quarrel Bombers on a single opponent, Neptuneman from the front and Big the Budou from behind. It is strong enough to knock an opponent's mask off. He also does this technique with Kinnikuman.
- Cross Enzui (クロス延髄?)
- Used during the fight with Super Phoenix and The Omegaman. Similar to the standard Cross Bomber, but done with simultaneous Enzuigiri kicks instead of Quarrel Bombers.
- Optical Fiber Cross Bomber (オプティカル・ファイバー・クロスボンバー?)
- A Kinnikuman Nisei technique done with Seiuchin. Large optical fibers protrude from Neptuneman's arm and attach themselves to the opponent's back, while Seiuchin does the same from the front with one of his tusks, holding the opponent in place. They then perform an explosive Cross Bomber. The result of this technique is that the skin on the opponent's face is knocked off.
- Magnetic Storm Crash (磁気嵐クラッシュ, Jiki Arashi Kurasshu?)
- A tag technique first used during the fight with the 20 Million Powers. A Magnet Power technique where Budou performs a Magnetic Storm Driver on one opponent from above and Neptuneman does one on the other opponent from the ring, causing both opponent's heads to eventually collide with one another.
- Mask The End (マスク・ジ・エンド?)
- A tag technique used during the fight with the Machineguns. A Magnet Power technique where both Neptuneman and Budou launch themselves in a dropkick position towards opposite sides of an opponents head. They then begin spinning around, causing the opponents mask to peel off (in a similar manner that you would peel an apple).
- Hell's Triple Sentence (地獄の三実刑, Jigoku no San Juukei?)
- A tag techniques used during the fight with the Machineguns. Neptuneman performs a Sleeper Suplex on an opponent, then spins the mask around backwards, and finally Budou hits the opponent with a Body Splash.
- Ganryu Island Drop (巌流島ドロップ, Ganryu Shima Doroppu?)
- Used during the fight with Super Phoenix and The Omegaman. With the opponent upside down and falling towards the ring, Neptuneman and Kinnikuman jumps towards him. Neptuneman, with his back to the opponent's front, hooks his arms around the opponent's legs while Kinnikuman, facing back to back with the opponent, hooks his arms with the opponent's arms. They then drive him headfirst into the canvas.
- Rainbow Bridge Suplex (レインボーブリッジスープレックス?)
- A tag technique used during the fight with Super Phoenix and The Omegaman. While back-to-back and in midair, Neptuneman and Kinnikuman each take an opponent and perform a Back Drop, causing their heads to collide with one another.
[edit] Story
[edit] Prehistory
Neptuneman's true name is Kenkaman (喧嘩男 Quarrelman?), (he was also called Street Scrapper in the US), and he is a Perfect Choujin from England. He was an incredibly powerful wrestler, so much so that he found it impossible to find opponents who could challenge him. Kenkaman even told Robin Mask that he (Robin) was too weak to fight him. He tried to end his life by jumping into the Thames River, but in doing so found the place where the Great Neptune King, another Perfect Choujin, had been in hibernation. Neptune King had escaped from the world years ago after Choujin Wrestling began to become less about battle and more about tournaments. He longed for the days of Death Matches, which Kenkaman found fascinating. Neptune King gave Kenkaman the Neptune Mask and rechristened him Neptuneman, and he himself wore a mask and became Big the Budou. Both masks gave them Magnet Power (transferred straight from The Earth itself) and increased their strength many fold. (more to come)
[edit] Dream Choujin Tag Arc
Neptuneman and Big the Budo entered teh Universal Tag-Team Tournament as the Hell Missionaries, planning to defeat and steal the masks of the chojin competetors. Then, they would give the masks to Big the Budo's henchmen, so that 'Kinnikuman' and 'Robin Mask' would be working for them. Meanwhile, the henchmen were flying on their way to Earth...all 1,000 of them.
[edit] Survivor Match for the Kinniku Throne
[edit] Kinnikuman Nisei
[edit] Career Information
- Profile
- Alias: The Samurai
- Favorite Food: Barbecue Beef
- Theme Song: "Uncrowned Emperor (無冠の帝王, Mukan no Teiou?)" by Norimasa Yamanaka
- Submitted by: Hiroo Shibata (柴田浩暢) of Aomori Prefecture as "Ichiban Mask".
- Championships (Kenkaman era)
- Universal Choujin Glima Top-Rank Champion ('73)
- England Choujin Premium League Champion ('77)
- Choujin Olympic English Qualifying Champion ('79)
- Titles
- Team Kinnikuman (Finals) (Position never revealed)
- Nicknames
- Win/Loss Record (Singles)
- O 541 Unknown Opponents (KO)
- X Robin Mask (Forfeit) as Quarrelman
- O Kendaman (Quarrel Special)
- O Sunshine (Double Leg Suplex)
- X The Omegaman (Omega Catastrophe Drop)
- Win/Loss Record (Tag)
- Hell Missionaries (Big the Budou)
- O Choujin Master/Student Combo (Cross Bomber)
- O 20 Million Powers (Cross Bomber)
- O Muscle Brothers [Round 1] (Cross Bomber)
- X The Machineguns [Round 2] (Muscle Docking)
- X The Machineguns [Round 3] (KO)
- Hell Expansions (Seiuchin)
- O Check Mate (Opticle Fiber Cross Bomber)
- Δ Muscle Brothers Nouveau (Interference from Fireball - Flying Fogey Squad)
- O Fireball - Flying Fogey Squad (Opticle Fiber Cross Bomber)