| “ | Hoo-Ha! Welcome to the gun show, boy! It’s time for you... to die. | „ |
| ~ Abobo |
Summary
Abobo is a recurring enemy character in the Double Dragon series, usually serving either as a miniboss, the end boss of an area or on few occasions even as a minor antagonist. He is normally depicted as a tall and bald strongman.
Powers and Stats
Tier: Low 7-B, possibly 6-C
Name: Abobo, Brick-Busting Bruiser
Origin: Double Dragon, also appears in Kunio-kun/River City
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Classification: Human, Thug, Strongman of the Shadow Warriors/Renegades, Mayor of River City, Principle of River City High School
Powers and Abilities:
- Superhuman Physical Characteristics
- Large Size (Type 0)
- Expert Street Fighter
- Weapon Mastery (While he doesn't often use weapons, he can make use of oil drums and boulders by throwing them at opponents)
- Vacuum Breath (Can inhale to pull his opponents to come close. Can also generate air pressure attacks)
- Limited Vibration Manipulation (Can punch the ground and wreck the entire floor of the room with shockwave that can send people fly above)
- Energy Manipulation and Projection (Can produce three ground-traveling energy waves with a fast thunderclap. Can release energy from his hands while doing Crowd Control)
- Rage Power (Via some techniques like Earthquake)
- Resistance to Fear Inducement (He was capable of fighting Misako and Kyoko without showing any signs of fear)
Attack Potency: Small City level, possibly Island level (He is stronger than Billy & Jimmy Lee, and fought against Misako and Kyoko)
Speed: Hypersonic+ travel speed with Sub-Relativistic+ reaction/combat speed (While mostly slow even at running, can keep up with characters like Billy Lee, Kunio, Misako and Kyoko)
Lifting Strength: Class 5 (Can lift boulders over his head and massive chunks of stone before flinging them)
Striking Strength: Small City level, possibly Island level
Durability: Small City level, possibly Island level (He took hits from Kyoko and Misako)
Stamina: Superhuman
Range: Standard Melee Range, Tens of Meters with shockwave and air attacks.
Standard Equipment: Throwable oil drums and boulders
Intelligence: At least Gifted (Trains frequently to polish his skills and is a is a frequent adversary to the Lee Brothers. Knows how to play the guitar and plays in a band with friends. Almost worked as security for a popular musician Noize, before he got beat up. Gained a degree in physics and wrote his master's thesis as revealed in Double Dragon Neon. In River City Girls, correctly guessed to Misako and Kyoko that their boyfriends Kunio and Riki weren't kidnapped and fought both of them by himself. Eventually became the Mayor and school principal of River City. Claimed to have honed his tackle technique by playing football)
Standard Tactics: Relies on his massive size to give him an advantage and intimidate opponents. His long limbs gives him an advanced reach to strike foes that others wouldn't be able to hit. His sheer muscle makes it impossible for small opponents to grapple him. Likes control of his area, using wide swipes to knock opponents away if they are too close. Uses charges and leaps to close the distance between him and fleeing foes. Tries to use the strongest attacks possible to finish fights quickly. Is a natural grappler who does major damage once he grabs hold of a foe.
Weaknesses: None notable.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
- Earthquake: A rage-fueled, two-handed strike that causes the ceiling to crumble, dropping boulders that crack upon hitting the ground and large slabs that Abobo can throw.
- Vacuum Breath: Sucks in with his powerful lungs, pulling in the opponent and causing rocks to fall from the ceiling above. After a few moments, Abobo will be winded, so it's a risky attack.
- Thunderclap: A fast thunderclap that produces three waves of energy that travel around the area, takes a bit before it goes away and causes a new hazard to avoid.
- Tornado Jump: A spinning lunge that Abobo uses to make an approach on opponents.
- Crowd Control: A two-handed strike that is often used to get opponents off of him.
- Back Breaker: An attack that Abobo uses to catch an opponent in the air and slam their back into his shoulder.
- Atomic Throw: A throw that flings the opponent behind Abobo a fair distance.
Gallery
Notable Matchups
Victories:
Losses:
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Discussions
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