Hideo Shimazu

Hideo Shimazu
Hideo, as he appears in Project Justice.
Characteristics
Species	Human
Height	165cm (5'5")
Weight	68kg (149 lbs.)
Blood type	A
Personal
First Game	Rival Schools: United by Fate
Birthdate	May 5
Birthplace	Japan
Fighting style	Shimazu Style Karate
Likes	Japanese literature, Japanese food, students
Dislikes	Disputes, cowardice
Occupation	Japanese language teacher
Affiliation	Justice High School
Skills	Laundry, cooking
Alignment	Good

Hideo Shimazu (島津 英雄 Shimazu Hideo) is a character from the Rival Schools series of 3D fighting games.

Biography

Personality

Hideo is a person with a gentlemanly demeanor and a strong sense of justice. He leads a serious personal life; he doesn't drink alcohol and doesn't smoke. His speech and social skills need some honing, though. Now in his forties, he is looking for a wife.

In Project Justice, he also shows his personal resolve and determination in having to rescue Kyoko as he and Hayato had teamed up to fight against Kurow.

In the School Life Mode of Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki 2, Hideo shows more of his gentle side towards his students and is always seen smiling after befriending the player's custom character. He is also shown to be quite very strict and no-nonsense as well when his students had failed the test as seen from within his mini-game. He always hangs out with both Kyoko and Hayato during the Beach Overnight and throughout the entire school term. During the School Fair Day, Hideo enjoys scaring unsuspecting people at the horror house, much to Edge's own horror who is shown to be afraid of ghosts.

There was also a weird yet comical side of Hideo that was seen upon sight from within both Swimming Day and the Beach Overnight, in that he had swam in the pool and relaxed at the beach while still having his shoulder pads on.

Story

Early life

Hideo is a ninth dan master of karate, as evident in his mastery of the Shimazu style of the martial art. When his father, the director of the dojo, passed away, a huge fight over the estate ensued. The quarrel eventually became full of hatred, and he was stripped of his rights to inheriting whatever his father had left behind.

Rival Schools: United by Fate

Hideo is first introduced as a Japanese language teacher who is sent along with Kyoko to recruit students for Justice High School. The game's story has both Hideo and Kyoko being brainwashed by the school's principal, Raizo Imawano into becoming mindless servants for him after both he and Kyoko had started to question Raizo's alarming and disturbing actions during the events of United by Fate. Eventually, Hideo and Kyoko are snapped out of their brainwashing by students from Taiyo High School. Hideo's story has him show concern for Kyoko and in his ending, he proposes to her, to which she personally and emotionally accepts.

Project Justice

Hideo, along with Kyoko and the Taiyo High Physical Education teacher Hayato Nekketsu, investigate who is responsible for the new attacks on the local schools and eventually discovers that a student at Justice High, Kurow Kirishima, is the evil culprit behind the entire situation itself. When Kurow, disguised as Batsu's evil doppelganger Vatsu manages to attack and kidnap Kyoko, Hideo teams up with Hayato in order to save her and defeat Kurow. It is heavily implied that he and Hayato are having a rivalry over Kyoko's romantic affection.

After the incident, Hideo was responsible for carrying the deceased Hyo's body from the burning Justice High Building and because of this, combined with his own past injuries that he had sustained during the battles against both Kurow and Demon Hyo, Hideo is eventually hospitalized alongside with Raizo (the latter being attacked and seriously injured by Kurow earlier on from within the start of Project Justice). In the Justice High ending, Hayato personally allows Hideo to be with Kyoko due to Hideo's own feelings for her, stating that he is "a lucky man". When Kyoko reminds Hideo about both their upcoming wedding and marriage, he personally and romantically blushes in embarrassment while Hayato congratulates them with tears of joy.

Gameplay

Hideo has his own style of karate, known as the Shimazu Style. Despite the name of his fighting style, his moves closely resemble those of Ansatsuken used by "Shoto" characters such as Ryu and Ken.

Special Moves

• Seihaken (正波拳 Justice Wave Attack) - Basically a clone version of the Hadoken. It is larger than Batsu's Guts Bullet, and has a longer range. Because of the size of the blast, it is enough to foil most dash-type Burning Vigor attacks from the opponent.
  • If done in the air, the player can fire a second blast immediately after the first one by simply pressing the punch button. The aerial version has Hideo firing the blast 45 degrees downwards. This move also has an anti-air version, the Taikuu Seihaken (対空正波拳 Anti-air Justice Wave Attack), wherein Hideo fires his Seihaken 45 degrees upwards.

• Jicchokken (実直拳 Steady Fist) - Basically a clone version of the Shoryuken; thus, it has the same drawbacks as Ryu's move--recovery time while landing.

• Raieishuu (雷鋭蹴 Thunderous Sharp Kick) - An air-only move. Hideo does a descending flying kick that sends him some distance away from his opponent. If blocked, however, the opponent has a chance to retaliate, since this move has Hideo recoiling from impact, unable to recover while landing to the ground.

• Shin'en Kyaku (真円脚 True Circling Kick) - Basically a clone version of the Tatsumaki Senpuu-kyaku. The only difference from Ryu's is that Hideo's version can be done only on the ground, and has slower spin rate. Depending on the kick button pressed for this move's button combination, Hideo may do one or three kicks.

Burning Vigor Attacks

• Shimazu-ryuu Shin Jicchokken (島津流 真・実直拳 Shimazu-style True Steady Fist) - Basically a clone version of Ryu's Shin Shouryuuken. Highly damaging when used on its own, but less damaging when chained from a combo. Has the same drawback as the Jicchoken.

• Shimazu-ryuu Seihaken (島津流 正波拳 Shimazu-style Justice Wave Attack) - Basically a clone version of Ryu's Shinkuu Hadouken. A good move for stopping dash-in opponents in their tracks.

• Shimazu-ryuu Raieishuu (島津流 雷鋭蹴 Shimazu-style Thunderous Sharp Kick) - Hideo does three Raieishuu in a descending zigzag pattern. For all three kicks to connect, precise timing is required. And for the attack to score three hits, the player must do this at a high altitude (Air Combo initiated from a High Air Launcher). If done at a lower altitude, this may only do one or two kicks.

Team-Up Technique

• Shimazu-ryuu Souryuu Seihaken (島津流 双龍正波拳 Shimazu-style Twin Dragon Justice Wave Attack) - The active character does three Hospital Rounds (one of Kyoko's moves) that send the opponent to Hideo, who sends the opponent into the air with a Jicchokken. Once airborne, Hideo follows suit and both characters fire a multiple-hitting Seihaken to the opponent.

Party-Up Technique

• Hideo does the Purging Tempest.

Crossover appearance

Hideo and Kyoko appeared as playable characters in the cross-over strategy RPG Namco ✕ Capcom. They first appear to defend the Justice High students from Janga of the Klonoa series.

Cameos

Hideo appeared as a card in the Heroes and Heralds mode in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.

Trivia

• As mentioned above, Hideo's fighting style, Shimazu Style Karate, is very similar to Ansatsuken, the fictional fighting style used by "Shoto" characters such as Ryu, Ken, Akuma, and Gouken.
  • This is referenced in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom in Batsu's winquote against Ryu, thinking that he (Ryu) is using the Shimazu Style Karate.
  • Batsu eventually makes the same reference as a post-battle victory quote in Project X Zone when paired with the team of Ryu and Ken.

• Hideo wears shoulder pads that looks similar to those of M. Bison, which he rarely takes off. He is even seen wearing them while swimming in the School Life Mode of Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki 2.

• Aside from karate, Hideo is also good at laundry and cooking.

• Little is known about Hideo's home life, since he lives alone at a dojo in Kyushu.

• Hideo appears as one of the instructors in the School Life Mode in Nekketsu Seisyun Nikki 2 during the Dodge and Hit mini-game. The only way to raise the character's stat is to avoid Hideo's Seihaken in both ground and mid-air and attack him with a single basic attack.

• His official epithet is "Mobile Teacher".

• Hideo was voiced by the late Tetsuo Mizutori.

Gallery

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Hideo's appearance in Rival Schools: United by Fate.

Tiffany vs. Hideo at the Drive In Theatre stage of Rival Schools: United by Fate, with Dan making a cameo appearance on the projector screen in the background.

Hideo in the Namco × Capcom opening alongside Ryu, Jin Kazama, and Bravoman.