================================================= FIRE PROWRESTLING D CHARACTER GUIDE: MASATO TANAKA ================================================= by GokuKenshiro (plasticchuckband@aol.com) note: If you e-mail me, please write "FPWD" and the wrestler's name on the subject. I also accept any other strategies. Original Character Guide Format by Bill Wood Version 1.1 Fire ProWrestling D (c) 2001 Spike/VAiLL ================= =VERSION HISTORY= ================= 1.1 - Fixed error in movelist 7/12/05 1.0 - Initial release 7/10/05 =================== =TABLE OF CONTENTS= =================== SECTION 1: HISTORY OF MASATO TANAKA SECTION 2: SKILL AND PARAMETER STATS SECTION 3: MOVELIST SECTION 4: STRATEGY SECTION 5: RE-EDITING MASATO TANAKA SECTION 6: CLOSING ======================================= ====SECTION 1: HISTORY OF MASATO TANAKA ======================================= One of Japan's premiere wrestlers, Masato Tanaka is a master of many styles and his willingness to take pain is a sight to behold. An indy wrestler since his days at FMW, Tanaka now resides at Zero-One MAX, being one of its main stars along Shinjiro Ohtani and Takao Omori. Recently, he appeared in ECW: One Night Stand to take on his long time nemesis Mike Awesome (The Gladiator) one more time. Notable Title Wins FMW World Independent Heavyweight Title (twice) ECW Heavyweight Title (Once) and many tag team titles ======================================== ==SECTION 2: SKILL AND PARAMETER STATS== ======================================== SKILL ----- Real Name...................Masato Tanaka FPD Name................Masahiko Hatanaka Promotion.............................FMW FPD Promotion.........................IWF Size................................Small Class...............................Heavy Height.............................183 cm Weight.............................103 kg Country.............................Japan Birthdate......................02.28.1973 Stance..............................Power Offensive Skill.....................Power Return Skill........................Power Critical Type....................Finisher Special Skill........................Guts Recovery...........................Medium Recovery (when bleeding)...........Medium Respiratory.........................Above Respiratory (when bleeding)........Medium Awareness.........................Meddium Awareness (when bleeding)..........Strong Neck Strength......................Medium Arm Strength.......................Medium Waist Strength.....................Medium Foot Strength......................Medium Movement Speed.....................Medium Ascend Speed.......................Medium Ascend Skill..........................Yes PARAMETER - OFFENSE PARAMETER - DEFENSE ------------------- ------------------- Punch.............6 Punch.............6 Kick..............3 Kick..............4 Suplex............5 Suplex............5 Submission........2 Submission........3 Stretch...........4 Stretch...........7 Power.............7 Flying............6 Instant-P.........6 Crush.............6 Arm Power.........6 vs Lariat.........6 Technical.........3 Technical.........4 Rough.............6 Rough.............6 Ground............4 Ground............4 TOTAL SKILL POINTS (on a scale from 0-300): 156 ======================= ==SECTION 3: MOVELIST== ======================= Note: I don't own the official guidebook, so I used the movelist in the FAQS section and my dictionary. Specialty moves are marked with [S]. Finisher is marked with [F]. STRIKES ------- Standing (X)..............................................Face Slap Standing (A)...................................................Kick Standing (B) + d-pad....................................Thrust Kick Standing (B)..........................................ROLLING ELBOW [S] Standing (X) + (A).........................................Dropkick Running (X)..................................................Lariat Running (A)...................................................Spear Running Counter (X).............................Mexican Ace Crusher Running Counter (A).......................................Powerslam Running to corner............................................Lariat GRAPPLES -------- Grapple (X)...........................................Backhand Chop Grapple (X) + Up..........................................Body Slam Grapple (X) + Left/Right..................................Elbow Pat Grapple (X) + Down.....................................Dragon Screw Grapple (A)............................................Short Elbows Grapple (A) + Up........................................Brainbuster Grapple (A) + Left/Right........................................DDT Grapple (A) + Down.....................................Low Dropkick Grapple (B)............................................Sleeper Hold Grapple (B) + Up...................................Black Tiger Bomb Grapple (B) + Left/Right..............................Rolling Elbow Grapple (B) + Down....................................Big Body Bomb Grapple (X) + (A).................................DEATH VALLEY BOMB [S] Back Grapple (X).........................................Neck Smash Back Grapple (A).........................................Facebuster Back Grapple (B)...................................Rear Naked Choke Back Grapple (B) + Up/Down.............................Enzui Lariat Back Grapple (B) + Left/Right....................German Suplex Whip Back Grapple (X) + (A)...............................Sleeper Suplex Back Grapple Counter (X)..................................Elbow Pat Back Grapple Counter (A)................................Flying Mare OPPONENT DOWN MOVES ------------------- Opponent Face Up at Head (A)....................................Pin Opponent Face Up at Feet (A)............................Figure Four Opponent Face Down at Head (A)..................................Pin Opponent Face Down at Feet (A)............................Half Crab Opponent Face Up at Head (B).............................Face Stomp Opponent Face Down at Feet (B)...........................Thigh Kick Opponent Face Up at Feet (B)........................Guillotine Drop Opponent Face Down at Head (B).............................Stomping (Thigh) Running at Downed Opponent (B)...........................Elbow Drop MOUNT MOVES ----------- Mount Position (X).....................................Mount Elbows Mount Position (A).................................Guillotine Choke Mount Position (B)......................................Boston Crab Mount Position Counter..............................Front Neck Lock Front Facelock Attack (X).............................Knees to Head Front Facelock Attack (A)...........................Front Neck Lock Front Facelock Attack (B)...............................Jumping DDT Front Facelock Attack Counter........................Watermill Drop Back Mount Position (X).................................Back Elbows Back Mount Position (A)...............................Choke Sleeper Back Mount Position (B)...........................Reverse Powerbomb Back Mount Position Counter..............................Back Press POST AND APRON MOVES -------------------- Post (X)..........................................Diving Elbow Drop Post (A)................................................Frog Splash Post (B)..........................................Diving Elbow Drop Post (X) + (A).....................................DIVING SWING DDT [S] Run-Up Post vs Standing (X)....................................none Run-Up Post vs Downed (A)......................................none Corner Grapple (B) + Up................................DIAMOND DUST [F] Corner Grapple (B) + Left/Right...........................SWING DDT [S] Corner Grapple (B) + Down..............2nd Rope Reverse Brainbuster Apron Grapple from inside....................Out-to-Floor Powerbomb Apron Grapple from outside.............................Shoulderbutt Front Avalanche Counter...................Avalanche Style Powerbomb Back Avalanche Counter...............................Backhand Elbow Running to out of bounds..............................Elbow Suicida Slingshot to outside................................Plancha Suicida Slingshot to inside............................................none DOUBLE AND TRIPLE TEAM MOVES ---------------------------- Two Platon Front Grapple.................Combination Diamond Cutter Two Platon Back Grapple.................................W. Backdrop Two Platon Corner...................................Combination DDT Three Platon Front Grapple............................Triple Impact Three Platon Back Grapple.............................Triple Impact Three Platon Corner...................................Triple Impact PERFORMANCE ----------- Analog Stick Left....................................Two Hand Raise Analog Stick Right....................................Bomber Appeal Analog Stick Up.......................................Loud Shouting Analog Stick Down................................Two Hand Guts Pose ======================= ==SECTION 4: STRATEGY== ======================= GENERAL STRATEGY Tanaka is one tough guy to beat, and he is a pain to submit. His movelist's main focus is the head/neck area, especially his strongest attacks. Try to avoid kicks and submissions even though Tanaka has Guts as it takes a while for activation. STRIKES His strikes are mostly face crushing maneuvers that tie in nicely with his grapple attacks. However, it should be noted that Tanaka has two moves that should be used with caution - the dropkick and rolling elbow. The best time to use those moves are when opponents are dizzy and enough space is between both fighters. GRAPPLES All grapples lead up to the Diamond Dust, which can be pretty devastating and can even CRITICAL!. The most important moves include the DDTs and the Back Grapple suplexes, as their power cripples the head area and gives the Diamond Dust a boost. Remember, no Tanaka match can be complete without at least 2 or 3 Tornado DDTs and many Rolling Elbows. ======================= =SECTION 5: RE-EDITING= ======================= NOTE:: This is taken from Fire Pro Z and it is optional, but it does keep the game and the character a bit fresh before FPR is released... ------------------ -SKILLS AND STATS- ------------------ In four years, Tanaka has drastically improved and a lot has changed with him and the whole wrestling scene. SKILL AND BIO: He now belongs in either Zero-One or Freelance (Your choice as Zero-One did not exist at the time of FPD's release.) AWareness..........Strong Stats Change: NOTE: *= increase **=decrease PARAMETER - OFFENSE PARAMETER - DEFENSE ------------------- ------------------- Punch.............6 Punch.............7* Kick..............4* Kick..............7* Suplex............5 Suplex............5 Submission........3* Submission........4* Stretch...........5* Stretch...........6** Power.............7 Flying............6 Instant-P.........6 Crush.............7* Arm Power.........6 vs Lariat.........6 Technical.........3 Technical.........5* Rough.............6 Rough.............6 Ground............4 Ground............4 ---------- -MOVELIST- ---------- Specialty moves are marked with [S]. Finisher is marked with [F]. NOTE: * = changeable without download ** = needs downloadable move STRIKES ------- Standing (X)..............................................Face Slap Standing (A)...................................................Kick Standing (B) + d-pad....................................Thrust Kick Standing (B)..........................................ROLLING ELBOW [S] Standing (X) + (A).........................................Dropkick Running (X)...............................................ELBOW PAT* [S] Running (A)...................................................Spear Running Counter (X).............................Mexican Ace Crusher Running Counter (A).......................................Powerslam Running to corner............................................Lariat GRAPPLES -------- Grapple (X)...........................................Backhand Chop Grapple (X) + Up..........................................Body Slam Grapple (X) + Left/Right..................................Elbow Pat Grapple (X) + Down.....................................Sledgehammer* Grapple (A)............................................Short Elbows Grapple (A) + Up........................................Brainbuster Grapple (A) + Left/Right........................................DDT Grapple (A) + Down.....................................Low Dropkick Grapple (B)...........................................Fireball Bomb* Grapple (B) + Up...................................Black Tiger Bomb Grapple (B) + Left/Right..............................ROLLING ELBOW* [S] Grapple (B) + Down..................................YOKOSUKA CUTTER**[F] Grapple (X) + (A)...............................Death Valley Driver Back Grapple (X).........................................Neck Smash Back Grapple (A).........................................Facebuster Back Grapple (B)...................................Rear Naked Choke Back Grapple (B) + Up/Down.............................Enzui Lariat Back Grapple (B) + Left/Right....................German Suplex Whip Back Grapple (X) + (A)...............................Sleeper Suplex Back Grapple Counter (X)..................................Elbow Pat Back Grapple Counter (A)................................Flying Mare OPPONENT DOWN MOVES ------------------- Opponent Face Up at Head (A)...............................Chinlock* Opponent Face Up at Feet (A)....................................Pin* Opponent Face Down at Head (A)..................................Pin Opponent Face Down at Feet (A)............................Angle Lock** Opponent Face Up at Head (B).............................Face Stomp Opponent Face Down at Feet (B)...........................Thigh Kick Opponent Face Up at Feet (B).......................Rear Naked Choke* Opponent Face Down at Head (B).............................Stomping (Thigh) Running at Downed Opponent (B)...........................Elbow Drop MOUNT MOVES ----------- Mount Position (X).....................................Mount Elbows Mount Position (A).................................Guillotine Choke Mount Position (B)......................................Boston Crab Mount Position Counter..............................Front Neck Lock Front Facelock Attack (X).............................Knees to Head Front Facelock Attack (A)...........................Front Neck Lock Front Facelock Attack (B)...............................Jumping DDT Front Facelock Attack Counter........................Watermill Drop Back Mount Position (X).................................Back Elbows Back Mount Position (A)...............................Choke Sleeper Back Mount Position (B)...........................Reverse Powerbomb Back Mount Position Counter..............................Back Press POST AND APRON MOVES -------------------- Post (X)..........................................Diving Elbow Drop Post (A)................................................Frog Splash Post (B).......................................... Diving Elbow Pat* Post (X) + (A).....................................Diving Swing DDT Run-Up Post vs Standing (X)....................................none Run-Up Post vs Downed (A)......................................none Corner Grapple (B) + Up................................DIAMOND DUST [S] Corner Grapple (B) + Left/Right...........................Swing DDT Corner Grapple (B) + Down..............2nd Rope Reverse Brainbuster Apron Grapple from inside....................Out-to-Floor Powerbomb Apron Grapple from outside.............................Shoulderbutt Front Avalanche Counter...................Avalanche Style Powerbomb Back Avalanche Counter...............................Backhand Elbow Running to out of bounds..............................Elbow Suicida Slingshot to outside................................Plancha Suicida Slingshot to inside............................................none DOUBLE AND TRIPLE TEAM MOVES ---------------------------- Two Platon Front Grapple.................Combination Diamond Cutter Two Platon Back Grapple.................................W. Backdrop Two Platon Corner...................................Combination DDT Three Platon Front Grapple............................Triple Impact Three Platon Back Grapple.............................Triple Impact Three Platon Corner...................................Triple Impact PERFORMANCE ----------- Analog Stick Left....................................Two Hand Raise Analog Stick Right....................................Bomber Appeal Analog Stick Up.......................................Loud Shouting Analog Stick Down................................Two Hand Guts Pose WHERE TO DOWNLOAD No.46-Yokosuka Cutter (http://www.gswf.org/) No.30-Ankle Lock (http://www.gswf.org/) ====================== ==SECTION 6: CLOSING== ====================== In closing, I'd like to give thanks to: * GameFAQS.com for hosting this FAQ and for everything they have done over the years. * Neoseeker.com for hosting as well. * www.gswf.org for Skill and Parameter stats. * Jason Blackhart (http://www.angelfire.com/freak/jblackhart/) for his stats list. * Bill Wood for creating the official format for the FPW FAQs. * IceMaster's and Kilroys' movelist which helped me when I had trouble translating. * http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com for their bio on Tanaka. ========================= This may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. Copyright 2005 Carlos Osegueda