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El Stingray, known as El Stinger (エル・スティンガー Eru Sutingā?) in Japan, is a character from the Slam Masters series of wrestling games.

Story[]

Background[]

Trained by Meteorito Jr., El Stingray is a high-flying and charismatic CWA masked luchador (Spanish for "wrestler") whose speed is unparalleled. He's proud of his midair assault techniques and feels the most alive while performing aerial attacks before an audience. El Stingray is involved in an almost constant rivalry with The Great Oni, who uses a similar flashy wrestling style.

Concept[]

El Stingray is believed to be based on and inspired by the late Mexican luchador Blue Demon. He is also very similar to El Volador ("The Flyer"), a very small Mexican luchador well known for his impressive aerial attacks. His nickname appears to be a shout-out towards the retired and popular WCW, TNA, and WWE wrestling star Sting. The mask and costume he wears to the ring are also similar to the appearance of the Blue Blazer (a masked wrestling gimmick that was made quite very famous by the late Owen Hart). However, this character seems to be based on and inspired by the late Mexican luchador Lizmark. Lizmark's and Stingray's profiles match almost in everything, even down to the colors and design of the suit.

Gallery[]

Sprites[]

Slammasters2_stingray_stand-anim Slammasters2_stingray_stand-anim_pal2

Music[]

Title Game Artist Track
Slam Masters
Theme of Stinger Saturday Night Slam Masters Alfh Lyra
Theme of Stinger Ring of Destruction: Slam Masters II Alfh Lyra

Trivia[]

  • El Stingray could have served as the basis for El Fuerte from Street Fighter IV.
  • Due to space constraints in some points of the game such as the select screen, his name is shortened to "Stingr".

References[]

Slam Masters Characters
Saturday Night Slam Masters Biff · Grater · Gunloc · Haggar · Jumbo
Oni · Rasta · Scorpion · Stingray · Titan
Ring of Destruction B. Widow · Ortega · Saber · Wraith
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