T. Hawk

T. Hawk, or Thunder Hawk (サンダーホーク), is an American Indian video game character in Street Fighter series. He was first introduced in Super Street Fighter II, and has made a few recent appearances after.

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, his beloved Julia, became Juli, one of Bison's brainwashed dolls.

Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Hawk enters the second World Warrior tournament to battle against Bison to find Julia, reclaim his people's lands and win their freedom from his tyranny. He does not come out the big winner, but 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.

Super Street Fighter IV
His land begins to recover from Shadaloo's damage, though it is not even close to its 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. Along the way he encounters Rose, who tells him where Julia is, but warns that she is now a shell of her former self. Hawk, following Rose's directions, finds Julia in a cabin in the wilderness - however her mental state is troubled and she does not appear to recognize him or even notice his presence.

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.

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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.
 * In the UDON comics, 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 be fighting rivals.
 * Given T. Hawk's dialogue of "Looks like I have more to teach you" prior to his Rival Match against El Fuerte, it would suggest that El Fuerte might have lost to T. Hawk before the events of Super Street Figher IV, or perhaps that T. Hawk was a mentor to El Fuerte prior to the events in the game.
 * The name of T.Hawk's music (who is "Eye of the eagle") was inspired from "the survivors" music Eye of the tiger


 * At 7'7", T. Hawk is the second-tallest character in the Street Fighter series, behind Hugo. Also, he is the tallest character in the whole SSF4 cast.
 * T. Hawk is the only character in Super Street Fighter 4 where he is refered by both his first initial and last name by the announcer upon winning a match. All other characters with a first initial (such as E. Honda and C. Viper) are only referred by their last name by the announcer.
 * Out of all the player characters in Super Street Fighter IV, T. Hawk is the only one not to say a single word in his own ending. All dialogue in this ending come from Rose and the two elderly people looking after Julia.