Brad Wong

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Brad Wong
Screen shot from Dead or Alive 3
Gender: Male
Birthdate: September 10th
Age: 30
Blood type: O
Height: 1.82 m (6 ft)
Weight: 76 kg (168 lb)
Measurements: B115 W80 H91 cm (B45" W32" H36")
Fighting Style: Eight Spirits Drunken Fist (Zui Ba Xian Quan)
Occupation: Bohemian (later in DOA4 changed to "unemployed")
Favorite Food(s): Drinking
Hobbies: Chinese Fiddle, the Game of Go, drinking (wine)
Voice Actor(s): Yukimasa Kishino
Debut: Dead or Alive 3

Brad Wong (ブラッド・ウォン Buraddo Won?, derived from Chinese: 王 Cantonese: Wòng) is a fictional Chinese character in the Dead or Alive video game series.

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[edit] History

[edit] Dead or Alive 3

One day, Brad's old drunken master Chen, great teacher of Zui Ba Xian Quan, says: "Bring me the legendary drink. The name is 'Genra'." "What is 'Genra'?", Brad asks himself, "It seems like a riddle." So Brad Wong begins his journey in search of 'Genra'. After three years of wandering, he finds himself in a fighting tournament.

[edit] Dead or Alive 4

Brad is still looking for the legendary drink Genra when he enters the fourth Dead or Alive tournament. During the third tournament he thought he had found it, but it turned out to be some sort of genetic monstrosity.

During his CGI ending scene, he had finally found the legendary drink, Genra, which gave him quite a trippy experience. It was not explained why the drink and the ninja-turned-monster share the same name.

[edit] Personality

Brad Wong seems to be characterized by his love of the drink as well as his overall nonchalant demeanor. He fights with honor and exhibits the spirit of a true martial artist in that he treats others with the respect they deserve, never talking down to an opponent, though of course, if attacked, he will defend himself.

[edit] Gameplay

Brad Wong is classed as a trick character. Regarding his tier however, he lacks priority in his moves. Despite this, many of his moves are visually unpredictable (especially those newer to the game) due to the "drunken" quality of his fighting style, being able to employ evasive maneuvers and make quick use of his various stances. However Brad is usually effective against new players only since they find his attacks impossible to counter or defend against. He's the only character to have kept all of his down attacks.

[edit] Trivia

  • His surname 王 Wong means "King".
  • He is loosely based on the character "Wong Fei Hung", played by Jackie Chan from his Drunken Master movies.
  • Brad himself does not fight Kokoro as seen in her story mode.
  • Brad is also somewhat like Eliot; having a master and doubting them about something. Brad also teaches Eliot on what he should be.
  • He somewhat describes his master as an old drunk, whether it was an insult it is not known.
  • Actor Song Lin played Brad Wong in DOA: Dead or Alive the Movie.
  • Brad Wong additionally is known for the design of his own weapons. The roots of his craftsmanship come from his studies in Industrial Design.
  • In the movie, his hair is a platinum blonde as opposed to white much like in the same manner of Christie's hair colour.