Karate Joe: Difference between revisions

{{Character infobox

|caption=Artwork from ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''

==Story==

Karate Joe is a lonely martial artist who struggles with his training. He seems to be developing his own unique karate style which incorporates rhythm. He has a very emotional personality, which can be seen in his many facial expressions. At the martial arts competitions, the opponent reads all his tricks, and he can't get results. Sometimes he goes to his master for advice, whose usual response is "You needed to focus on the basics."<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/brij/chara/stage01.html キャラクターアルバム ステージ１] (Character Album Stage 1)</ref>

Karate Joe envies his Father's incredible vision that allows him to quickly tell the color of a light bulb and counter it<ref>"My father's most amazing trait is probably his vision. He can tell the color of a training light bulb in an instant and counter it. Will I ever be so quick?" ~ [[LED Light Bulbs]], ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''</ref>. He also sees this as an explanation for how his Father can easily counter his attacks<ref>"だから、オレのこうげきだって、カンタンにふせぐのさ。" (That's why it's so easy for him to counter my attacks, too.) ~ [[LED Light Bulbs|LED電球]] (LED Bulbs), ''[[Rhythm Tengoku: The Best+]]''</ref>.

===Other Appearances===

In ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'', he is once again in the last [[Rhythm Game]] before the [[Night Walk (Wii)|Credits]], [[Karate Man (Wii)|Karate Man]]. In [[Remix 7 (Wii)|Remix 7]], he wears black shades while punching stuff in space. At one point he lies down and watches TV, which coincidentally shows [[Karate Man Returns!|Karateka]] from ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' itself. In [[Remix 9 (Wii)|Remix 9]] he is accompanied by a cat<ref>"cat" ~ texture filename, ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''</ref>. In [[Karate Man 2 (Wii)|Karate Man 2]], he reaches "the height of mastery" in karate, after which he is seemingly able to control fire as seen in the [[Superb]] epilogue. In the [[Karate Man Combos!#Two Player|Two Player]] version, he wears a headband, and is accompanied by another Karate Joe in purple clothes.

In ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', he appears in [[Honeybee Remix]], where he wears a bee hat and a stinger. In the middle of the remix, several bees fly past him. At the end, the hat and stinger fly away, and he starts thinking about pancakes. He also watches in awe at his Father's mastery in [[Karate Man Senior]]. He gives commentary on his Father's performance, the same way the Master does on Joe's training. Additionally, [[Karate Man Returns!]], [[Karate Man Kicks!]] and [[Karate Man Combos!]] all reappear, along with a short version of [[Karate Man (3DS)|Karate Man]].

==Appearances==

==Gallery==

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Karate Joe GBA artwork.png|Artwork from ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''

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==In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''==

*The enemy's punches and elbow strikes have increased power

*The enemy's kicks and knee strikes have increased power

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==Trivia==

*The location of Karate Joe's training is not clear. Usually it is depicted as a featureless monochrome void during gameplay, while certain epilogues show specific locations, such as:

**A cliff overlooking the sea and a dojo ([[Karate Man Returns!|Karateka]], [[Karateka 2]])

**A cliff with a snowy mountain range visible in the distance ([[Karate Man Returns!]])

**A field ([[Karate Man 2 (DS)|Karate Man 2]])

*Karate Joe has always "bookended" the games he appears in:

**He appeared in the first [[Karate Man Returns!|game]] of ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', the first [[Karateka 2|game]] after [[Staff]] and the last one to appear in [[Remix 8 (GBA)|Remix 8]].

**He appeared in the [[Karate Man Kicks!|last]] [[Karate Man Combos!|game]] before the [[Staff Credits]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' and ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'', as well as the last [[Karate Man 2 (Wii)|game]] before [[Remix 10 (Wii)|Remix 10]] in the latter.

**He appears in the first [[Karate Man (3DS)|game]] of [[Earth World]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', the first [[Karate Man Returns!|game]] after the [[Lush Tower]] credits and his Father's [[Karate Man Senior|game]] is the last one before [[Final Remix]]. Incidentally, his games are also the last of the [[Karate Man Kicks!|DS]] and [[Karate Man Combos!|Wii]] selections in the [[Shop]].

*The symbol on the back of Father's outfit reads {{Nihongo|父|Chichi|Father}}.

*Some details and in the [[Rhythm Item]]s are added/changed in some regions, such as the detail about Karate Joe still living in his basement being present in most versions outside of ''[[Rhythm Tengoku: The Best+]]'' and ''[[Rhythm Sesang: The Best+]]''. Other alternative details include Karate Joe mentioning his mother, who was out one day and so his father tried cooking, and that Karate Joe once tried to steal the alcohol stored in the barrels, but was caught by his Father and told he can drink it only when he becomes stronger than him, both of which are not found in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' or ''[[Rhythm Paradise Megamix]]''<ref>"こないだ、こっそり父さんのお酒を飲もうとしたところ、父さんに見つかってしまった。「お前には早い。もしもオレより、強くなる時が来たら、ウマイ酒を飲ませてやる」だって。けっきょく、父さんとお酒を飲んだことは、まだない。" ''(The other day, I secretly tried drinking my father's alcohol, but he found out. "You're not ready for it," he said, "but if you ever get stronger than me, I'll give you a drink." I've never had a drink with my dad before, actually.)'' ~ [[Barrel|タル]] (Barrel), ''[[Rhythm Tengoku: The Best+]]''</ref>. Karate Joe is also referred to as being 55 years old<ref>"Résultat : à 55 ans, je vis toujours au sous-sol..." (The result: At 55, I still live in the basement...) ~ [[Soccer Ball|Ballon de football]] (Soccer Ball), ''[[Rhythm Paradise Megamix]]'' (French)</ref> in the French version of ''[[Rhythm Paradise Megamix]]''.

==In Other Languages==

|mnjp=Karateka

|us=Karate Joe

|es=Kárate Killo

|mnes=Pun on "Karatequillo" (the -illo suffix has diminutive or affective value)

|ru=Каратист<ref name="smash"/>

|roru=Karatist

|mnru=Karate Man

|ch=Karate Joe<ref name="smash"/>

|kr=격투가

|rokr=Gyeogtuga

|mnkr=The Fighter}}

==References==

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