T. Hawk

T. Hawk, or Thunder Hawk(サンダーホーク), is a Native American video game character in Street Fighter series. He was first introduced in Super Street Fighter II.

Story
When he was an infant, he and the members of his tribe were being forced off their land by Shadaloo. Some of the Thunderfoot members resisted and fought against them, and many were killed, including T. Hawk's father, Arroyo Hawk, who was killed by a younger M. Bison. Now living in Mexico near the Monte Albán plains, T. Hawk wants nothing more than revenge from Bison for his despicable actions and to reclaim the land that was taken from his people.

The Thunderfoot tribe had experienced disappearances of many of their people, T. Hawk took the responsibility of finding them. One of them became Juli, one of Bison's brainwashed dolls. He found Juli, but it is not known if she returned home with him or regained any memories she lost as a doll. It is also unknown whether T. Hawk found anyone else in his tribe, but he may have due to his change in focus afterwards.

T. Hawk entered the second World Warrior tournament to battle against Bison to reclaim his people's lands and win their freedom from his tyranny. He does not come out the big winner, but T. Hawk does regain his land - however, it is desolate and empty. Determined, T. Hawk vows to make his land as great as it once was and bring the Thunderfoot people back home.

By Super Street Fighter IV, his land has been recovering from Shadaloo's damage, though it is not even close to it's former glory. Because of this, and the fact that he was ultimately unable to save Juli, he feels that he isn't worthy to be the next chief of the Thunderfoot tribe. He decides to enter SIN's next tournament to continue his atonement.

In Other Media
In the 1994 live-action "Street Fighter" film, T. Hawk was a Sergeant serving under Colonel Guile. He and Cammy (who is a Lieutenant) appeared to be Guile's second in command, which would lead one to believe his rank was something along the lines of Master Sergeant or Chief Master Sergeant.

Gameplay
He is the equal of Zangief in strength, but uses more finesse in his attacks. Though large, he can defeat many smaller, more agile fighters with his devastating Rising Hawk, Diving Hawk, and Mexican Typhoon techniques. Unlike most bulky warriors, he does not like to grapple, but he can when necessary. More often, however, he uses the swooping aerial attacks also at his disposal.

Special Move Videos
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Trivia

 * T.Hawk's background in the Super Street Fighter II games feature the Hospicios Cabañas in Guadalajara, Mexico.
 * T. Hawk shares his birthday with Ryu.
 * Some people confuse his name with Tony Hawk (which would become T. Hawk).
 * From the looks of things, T. Hawk will be the most damaging character in the whole SSF4 cast.
 * T. Hawk, watching a wrestling match on TV in a restaurant, requests that the channel be changed, since he can't stand pro wrestling. After El Fuerte hearing his badmouth on both pro wrestling and Mika, El Fuerte bursts from the kitchen and yells at him. Mika's image adorns every piece of El Fuerte's cooking attire and not to mention El Fuerte being a big fan of R. Mika herself. This could possibly mean that T. Hawk and El Fuerte will fighting rivals.


 * The name of T.Hawk's music (who is "Eye of the eagle") was inspired from "the survivors" music Eye of the tiger

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