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You will find yourself face down... when you wake up.
~ Dragon Chan (SNES)

Dragon Chan is a recurring opponent in the Punch-Out!! series. He first appeared in the arcade version of Super Punch-Out!!, and later in the SNES game of the same title. Dragon Chan hails all the way from Hong Kong and his Signature Move is a flying kick.

Appearances[]

Super Punch-Out!! (1984)[]

F02 - dragon chan

Dragon Chan makes his debut in Super Punch-Out!! as the second opponent. During the opening of the fight against him, Asian music is played before the announcer introduces Dragon Chan. He sometimes jumps to a corner, then another, and then does a swinging kick at his opponent's face, which knocks down his opponent with one-hit. To avoid this, players must use the duck button to duck and dodge Dragon Chan's kick. In the rematches, he sometimes delays his kick and sometimes kicks twice in a row.

Moves:

Jab: Dragon Chan throws a jab aimed at the face.

Body Blow: Dragon Chan hits you with a tap in the stomach.

Counter Punch: Dragon Chan blocks your jab or body blow/dodges your hook or uppercut and throws a jab or body blow. Must be blocked in the case of the former.

Flying Kick: He jumps to one side of the ring, jumps to the other line, then jumps onto the ground and throws an instant knockdown kick. This must be ducked.

Super Punch-Out!! (1994)[]

Sprite dragon chan

In the SNES version of Super Punch-Out!!, he now wears dark blue pants, a red belt, and blue boxing gloves. His swinging kick is slightly faster than before. He also regains strength through meditation when instructed by his cornerman. He has two types of punches: normal jabs and slap punches to the body. If you counter the slap punch with a jab to the face, he will be stunned. If you counter his jab with a hook you can also stun him. During his flying kick, he hops from back left to back right, then front left, then kicks, unlike in his previous appearance where he lands on the ground for the third hop. His coach does not speak English, instead speaking Chinese. When instructed by his cornerman, Dragon Chan throws three kicks at his opponent, which don't cause one knock downs to his opponent like his flying kick does. He is a palette swap of Heike Kagero.

Moves:

  • Jab: Dragon Chan throws a jab. Cannot be low punched.
  • Body Blow: A slap punch to the body. Cannot be ducked or low blocked.
  • Flying Kick: Dragon Chan jumps to the player's right, then to the left, then does a wide kick. This kick will result in the player being instantly knocked down. This must be ducked.
  • Triple Kick: When the cornerman says something in Chinese, Dragon Chan jumps and does a kick three times from a random side. Dodge to the opposite side he is on.
  • Meditate: When the cornerman says something different, Dragon Chan meditates to recover some of his health. This can be interrupted by punching him.

Dizzy Knockdown: Dragon Chan moves to the left, then to the right, then to the center. Punch him when he is centered.

Opponent Debug Commands:

A B X Y
Nothing on D-Pad Flying Kick Left Body Blow Meditate Right Body Blow
Up Flying Kick with follow up Left Jab Meditate Right Jab
Down Flying Kick with random follow up Left Weak Kick Meditate Right Weak Kick


List of game appearances[]

This is a list of game appearances for Dragon Chan. Punch-Out!! titles are in bold.

Title Year System Role
Super Punch-Out!! 1984 Arcade Opponent
Super Punch-Out!! 1994 Super Nintendo Entertainment System Opponent
Fight Night Round 2 2005 GameCube Opponent in the bonus game Super Punch-Out!!

Gallery[]

Quotes[]

Super Punch-Out!! (arcade)[]

  • "Haya ! Houya ! Ouya !" (Intro)
  • "Haya ! Ouya ! Houya ! Ouya ! Ouha !" (When doing his flying kick)
  • "Hua ha ha ha!" (Victory)

Super Punch-Out!! (SNES)[]

  • "You will find yourself face down... when you wake up." (first match)
  • "Same results every time. The world of fighting is a harsh one, isn't it?" (rematch)
  • "When I woke up... It was me lying on the mat." (endgame)
  • "気沈丹田法!" (Qì chén dāntián fǎ!, Qi Shen Dantian Method, Ki-Shin Tanden Method, something along the lines of "Focus your chi!") (Chan's corner man)
  • "Woiyah! (When preforming a kick)
  • "Aoh!" (when hit with a KO punch or via rapid punches)
  • "Hiyau!..." (when knocked down)

Rule Infractions[]

As per the unified rules of boxing established by the Association of Boxing Commissions and Combat Sports:

  • Chan breaks 3 rules in regards to him kicking:
    • His kicking attack counts as a jumping attack, which is illegal in boxing.
    • Kicking attacks are not allowed in boxing.
    • Dragon Chan jumps off the ropes to perform the attack, which is also an illegal maneuver. The ropes are only there to prevent the boxers from falling out of the ring.
  • His attire violates 4 rules:
    • Instead of boxing shorts, he wears gi pants.
      • Another problem with these pants is that they go below his knees which isn't allowed in boxing as it makes it harder for the referee to determine low blows.
    • Instead of boxing boots or boxing shoes, he wears slippers.
    • His belt is a non-regulation accessory and is therefore illegal, even if it does provide a line of demarcation for the waist.
  • Dragon Chan will restore some of his health when he meditates. This is a way of prolonging the match, which isn't allowed.

Dragon Chan has 8 infractions.

Trivia[]

  • Dragon Chan is the only fighter from the arcade version of Super Punch-Out!! who did not appear in Punch-Out!! (Wii).
  • Dragon Chan is possibly British Chinese due to Hong Kong being owned by England from 1842 to 1997, and both games he appeared in both were released in that time.
  • He and Heike Kagero are the only palette swaps which don't share voices.
  • Dragon's theme is based on the theme for Big Trouble in Little China.
    • Dragon's theme for his arcade appearance, however, is based on the theme for Bruce Lee's Enter The Dragon.
  • His physical appearance is modeled after Bruce Lee, while his name is a reference to Jackie Chan whose stage name in Asia is Chéng Lóng (成龍; lit. "becoming the dragon").
    • On top of this, Dragon Chan's signature white karate-gi and black slippers resembles what Jackie Chan's portrayed character Thomas would later wear in the NES/Famicom version of the Spartan X game.
  • In addition to drawing inspirations from Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, Dragon Chan could also be an allusion to Bruceploitation, an exploitation film subgenre that attempted to cash in on Lee's popularity after his death in 1973.
  • In Super Punch-Out!! (SNES), the perfect time against Dragon Chan is 0'07"30 in the NTSC version, first achieved by Akiteru, and 0'07"33 in the PAL version, first achieved by Stocc.
  • A character in a Punch-Out!! knockoff called Frank Bruno's Boxing looks very similar to Dragon Chan, the character's name is Fling Long Chop.
  • 気沈丹田 (Qì chén dāntián) refers to a form of deep breathing exercise. the "沈" (chén) means "to sink", referring to the belly compressing with breath, done to increase strength in the 丹田 (Dāntián), a lower abdominal region below the belly button, where Qì is accumulated. Spiritual martial artists, particularly of Tai Chi (太极拳), use this technique to become stronger.
  • The default names in Best Time for this opponent in Super Punch-Out (SNES) are:
    • 1. Junior (0' 55" 55)
    • 2. Todd (1' 03" 48)
    • 3. Rocky (1' 14" 20)
    • 4. Mike (1' 23" 77)
    • 5. Jon (1' 41" 64)
    • 6. Darren (1' 55" 29)
    • 7. Andy (2' 08" 01)
    • 8. Icarus (2' 17" 27)
  • Every main installment of the series titled "Super Punch-Out!!" has Dragon Chan as an opponent while all the ones titled "Punch-Out!!" doesn't.
    • The opposite can be said for Glass Joe. As such, these two characters do not share any games they appeared in.
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