Specialman
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Yudetamago
is the pen name of the Japanese manga artists duo consisting of story writer Takashi Shimada and artist Yoshinori Nakai. They are best known for the popular manga Kinnikuman, Ultimate Muscle , and Tatakae!! Ramenman...
's manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
and anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
series Kinnikuman
Kinnikuman
is a manga created by the duo of Yudetamago , which is composed of Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada. The manga was published in Shueisha's Weekly Jump, and received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen manga in 1985...
and its sequel
Sequel
A sequel is a narrative, documental, or other work of literature, film, theatre, or music that continues the story of or expands upon issues presented in some previous work...
Kinnikuman Nisei. He is voiced by Eiji Kanie
Eiji Kanie
was a Japanese voice actor born in Tokyo. He is most remembered for being the first voice of Ramenman in Kinnikuman and for playing Vrlitwhai Kridanik in The Super Dimension Fortress Macross. He died in 1985 of a subarachnoid hemorrhage...
in the anime and Kenichi Ono
Kenichi Ono
is a seiyuu, tarento, and actor from Tokyo. His birth name is .-TV anime:* Super Pig * Zillion * Martian Successor Nadesico * Kindaichi Case Files...
in the PS2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
games (both of whom also voice the more prominent Ramenman
Ramenman
', or ' as he was later known, is a fictional character in Yudetamago's manga and anime series' Kinnikuman, Tatakae!! Ramenman, and Kinnikuman Nisei.-About:*Classification: Zangyaku Choujin→ Seigi Choujin*Homeland: Henan, China...
).
About
- Classification: Seigi Choujin
- Homeland: Northern United StatesNorthern United StatesNorthern United States, also sometimes the North, may refer to:* A particular grouping of states or regions of the United States of America. The United States Census Bureau divides some of the northernmost United States into the Midwest Region and the Northeast Region...
- Age: 20
- Height: 173 cm
- Weight: 86 kg
- Choujin Kyoudo: 650,000 Power
- Trademark Techniques: Football Tackle, Hamburger Hill Driver, Glorious Touchdown
- Tag Teams: Big Bombers (CanadianmanCanadianman' is a character from Yudetamago's manga and anime series Kinnikuman and its sequel Kinnikuman Nisei. He was voiced by Yonehiko Kitagawa in the anime and Kouji Totani in the PS2 games...
) - First Appearance: Manga Chapter 29, Anime Episode 7
Specialman is a Choujin in the form of an American Football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player. At first he is portrayed as one of the top-label Choujins in the world, but he is easily eliminated in the 20th Choujin Olympics by Kinkotsuman
Kinkotsuman
' is a character in Yudetamago's manga and anime series Kinnikuman and its sequel Kinnikuman Nisei . His name is changed to Skullduggery in the English dub of Nisei.-Info:*Classification: Alien*Homeland: Planet Dokuro...
's scheme. He constantly appears throughout the rest of the series, most notably in the Dream Choujin Tag Arc when he and Canadianman
Canadianman
' is a character from Yudetamago's manga and anime series Kinnikuman and its sequel Kinnikuman Nisei. He was voiced by Yonehiko Kitagawa in the anime and Kouji Totani in the PS2 games...
have their right to participate stolen from the trespassing Stray Akuma Combo (Ashuraman and Sunshine
Sunshine (Kinnikuman)
' is a fictional villain from Yudetamago's manga and anime series Kinnikuman and its sequel Kinnikuman: Nisei. He is based on the Sunshine 60 Building in Tokyo.-About:*Classification: Akuma Choujin*Homeland: Nazca, Peru...
. However, as with the aforementioned incidents, he is never truly shown in action. He is a good friend of Terryman
Terryman
' is a character in Yudetamago's manga and anime series Kinnikuman and its sequel Ultimate Muscle .-About:*Classification: Seigi Chojin*Homeland: Amarillo, Texas *Age: 20, 22 , 24 , 54...
and once sneaked out of a hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
in order to support him during his match with Skyman.
He is one of many characters who head for Osaka Castle
Osaka Castle
is a Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan.Originally called Ozakajō, it is one of Japan's most famous castles, and played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century of the Azuchi-Momoyama period.-Description:...
during the Throne Arc
Survivor Match for the Kinniku Throne
The Survivor Match for the Kinniku Throne was the final story arc of the manga/anime series Kinnikuman. Left out of the first Kinnikuman anime , the second anime "Kinnikuman: Kinniku-Sei Ōi Sōdatsuhen" covered the entire storyline...
in order to support Team Kinnikuman. He recently appeared in Kinnikuman Nisei during the Ultimate Choujin Tag Arc. He and Canadianman are reluctant to be picked to take part in the Reserve Match. It is also revealed at this time that after Specialman was eliminated from the Universal Choujin Tag Tournament, he was booed and treated badly after returning home.
In the manga he has an S written on his forehead, but in the first anime it is not there.
Techniques
Appearances
- 20th Choujin Olympics: Northern United States Representative, Eliminated during the first preliminary, KaijūKaijuis a Japanese word that means "strange beast," but often translated in English as "monster". Specifically, it is used to refer to a genre of tokusatsu entertainment....
Lifting. Later supports TerrymanTerryman' is a character in Yudetamago's manga and anime series Kinnikuman and its sequel Ultimate Muscle .-About:*Classification: Seigi Chojin*Homeland: Amarillo, Texas *Age: 20, 22 , 24 , 54...
during his fight with Skyman. - American Tour Arc: Buys tickets for himself and other Choujin Olympics competitors to see the final match of the American Tag Tournament (KinnikumanSuguru Kinniku, real name , is the main protagonist of Yudetamago's slapstick wrestling manga Kinnikuman and a supporting character in the sequel manga and anime series Ultimate Muscle ....
and Terryman vs. Skull Boze and Devil Magician). - 21st Choujin Olympics: Northern United States Representative, assumedly eliminated during the ShinkansenShinkansenThe , also known as THE BULLET TRAIN, is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan operated by four Japan Railways Group companies. Starting with the Tōkaidō Shinkansen in 1964, the network has expanded to currently consist of of lines with maximum speeds of , of Mini-shinkansen with a...
Attack preliminary as he is not seen afterwards. - Seven Akuma Choujin Arc: Takes part in Fan Appreciation Day and later supports the Idol ChoujinIdol Choujin' is the name given to the main group of Seigi Choujin in Yudetamago's manga and anime series Kinnikuman and its sequel Kinnikuman Nisei.-History:...
s. - Golden Mask Arc: Takes part in Annual Choujin Physical. He, CanadianmanCanadianman' is a character from Yudetamago's manga and anime series Kinnikuman and its sequel Kinnikuman Nisei. He was voiced by Yonehiko Kitagawa in the anime and Kouji Totani in the PS2 games...
, and Chairman HaraboteHarabote Muscle' is a supporting character in Yudetamago's manga series Kinnikuman and its sequel Ultimate Muscle . He is usually referred to as '...
are the last of the Seigi Choujin holding up the Kinnikuman vs. Akuma ShogunAkuma Shogunis a fictional character from Yudetamago's manga and anime series Kinnikuman.-About:*Classification: Akuma Choujin*Homeland: Celestial Realm*Age: Unknown*Height: 220 cm*Weight: 162 kg*Choujin Kyoudo: 15,000,000 Power...
ring before GeronimoGeronimo (Kinnikuman)' is a character from Yudetamago's manga and anime series Kinnikuman and its sequel Kinnikuman Nisei. The Ultimate Muscle dub renamed him "Beatlebomb" and his voice was based on Ringo Starr...
's spirit arrives to help. - Dream Choujin Tag Arc: Forms the team with Canadianman to participate in the Universal Choujin Tag Tournament, but they are taken out by Ashuraman and SunshineSunshine (Kinnikuman)' is a fictional villain from Yudetamago's manga and anime series Kinnikuman and its sequel Kinnikuman: Nisei. He is based on the Sunshine 60 Building in Tokyo.-About:*Classification: Akuma Choujin*Homeland: Nazca, Peru...
. - Survivor Match for the Kinniku ThroneSurvivor Match for the Kinniku ThroneThe Survivor Match for the Kinniku Throne was the final story arc of the manga/anime series Kinnikuman. Left out of the first Kinnikuman anime , the second anime "Kinnikuman: Kinniku-Sei Ōi Sōdatsuhen" covered the entire storyline...
: Hears NeptunemanNeptuneman' was a character in the comedic superhuman wrestling comic Kinnikuman. Originally appearing as a villain, like many such characters he turned over a new leaf after losing to Kinnikuman...
's message and travels with other Seigi Choujin to Osaka CastleOsaka Castleis a Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan.Originally called Ozakajō, it is one of Japan's most famous castles, and played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century of the Azuchi-Momoyama period.-Description:...
to support Kinnikuman during his fight with Super PhoenixKinnikuman Super Phoenix', originally ', was one of the ' and the main antagonist of the final story arc of Yudetamago's manga series Kinnikuman. In the anime he is voiced by Michihiro Ikemizu.-Profile:*Name: Kinnikuman Super Phoenix...
.
Career Information
Profile- Family: Specialman Jr. (son)
Championships
- MinnesotaMinnesotaMinnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
Choujin Heavyweight - All American Choujin Junior Heavyweight
Career information
Win/Loss record singles
- O unknown choujin[20th Choujin Olympics qualification match]
- O unknown Minnesota choujin choujin champion
- O unknown All American choujin junior heavyweight champion
- O unknown choujin[21st Choujin Olympics qualification match]
Win/Loss record tag team
formed tag team:Big Bombers With Canadianman
Canadianman
' is a character from Yudetamago's manga and anime series Kinnikuman and its sequel Kinnikuman Nisei. He was voiced by Yonehiko Kitagawa in the anime and Kouji Totani in the PS2 games...
X stray devil knights[hell's combination]