When you think of wrestlers in games you probably picture Hulk Hogan ripping his shirt-or maybe John Cen💫a waggling his fingers in front of his eyes - in a Smackdown game. However, wrestlers are a much bigger part of video games than just wrestling games. These backbreaking, suplex delivering, grapplers have appeared across a number of genres.
While they are unsurprisingly featured heavily in fighting games, they also make noteworthy appearances in action titles and RPGs as well. We're going to look at some of the best of these wrestlers to have ever braved genres outside their own.
9 🗹 Max Morgan, Live A Live
168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Live A Live's Max Morgan is one of the six opponents Takahara will face on his road to becoming the strongest fighter. He is known to be the world's greatest wrestler; he is also an obvious Hulk Hogan pastiche, with lines where he calls you "brother" and all, and we are here for it!
What is great about Max is what an absolute nightmare he can be if you don't enter the fight with the right tools. Once he is close to you, he will take you on the pain train with suplexes and his Max Bomber. Ultimately, Max is only a small part of Live A Live, but he is incredibly memorable.
8 💦 Tostada, Guacamelee! ♋
Guacamelee is an off-beat metroidvania. Often, when ✤people think about this classic entry in the genre they think of all the memes and the referential humor. However, there is another standout element that deserves more recognition. Your protagonists are both wrestlers. And this isn't a purely superficial element; the combat in this game is extremely grapple heavy. You will spend a large amount of your time tossing fools around the varied stages.
We are highlighting Tostada above Juan only because she is a particularly unique entrant, as she is, tec🌜hnically, a🍌 ghost. How many games feature undead wrestlers as one of their leads? Not many!
7 💮 🔯 Wolf Hawkfield
If there is something that every fighting game needs, it is a wrestler. Of all the wrestlers in all of the games,168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Virtua Fighter's Wolf Hawkfওield is one of the most authentic feeling. He has a versatile movelist and rocks an excellent assortment of classic grappling moves.
Oh, and that name? He leans into it! That's right, Wolf Hawkfield actually howls when he wins. Why are we mentioning that? Because it is amazing and everyone needs to know that is a thing. If you are looking for that authentic wrestler in a non-wrestling game, Wolf is your man!
6 𓆉 Joachim Valentine, Shadow Hearts 2 ☂
Shadow Hearts 2's Joachim Valentine is a wrestler. That is cannon! He is also a vampire. And 🦄he occasi♛onally fights people with a frozen tuna... He may potentially be a vigilante superhero as well. Look, it's complicated, alright?
While Joachim doesn't actually do much grappling in the game, instead choosing to pummel his opponents with random junk he finds lying around, he does have🍸 a high-flying frog splash super he calls the Artem Buster. His abilities are also called Muscle Arts, which is just the cherry on top. If you are looking for a great off-beat wrestling character, then Joachim is your 🦄man.
5 Max Thunder,𓃲 Streets Of Rage 2
The connection between beat-'em-ups and wrestling characters is undeniable. Ever since Haggar headlined Final Fight, wrestlers have been a mainstay in the big entries in the genre. However,168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Streets of Rage 2's Max Thunder differs from Haggar in that he has never actually appeared in a wrestling game.
Max is a lumbering behemoth. He doesn't have much in the way of speed, but once he grabs one of his opponents168澳洲幸运5开ꦫ奖网: they are officially on a ride to suplex city. He comesღ equipped with more grappling moves than the other characters as well. Moreover, said grappling attacks seamlessly flow into his bludgeoning strikes. What Max lacks in mobility he makes up f🧔or in power.
4 King, Tekken 🌠
Look, you can't mention wrestlers and not talk about one of video game's most iconic examples. King is the jaguar mask-wearing mainstay of the Tekken series. Not only can he grapple you into oblivion, but he will growl while doing it. Oh, yeah, ya heard us right. He growls. In fact, he only communicates through animalistic sounds. Now that is commitment (sorry Wo♌lf, we appreciate your efforts as well).
For those unfamiliar, King is an homage to the classic manga character, Tiger Mask. But while Tekken and homage go hand in hand, King is quite possibly the only example of the Tekken character be💛coming more popular than the character they are referencing. At the end of the day, we can all agree on one thing: King is one cool cat!
3 Gorilla Mask, Godhand🍒
Godhand's Gorilla Mask is a gorilla... in a mask. Hey, we said this list was about wrestlers, we never said they had to be human wrestlers (though the giant zipper on Gorilla Mask's back may mean he would be eligible for that list anyway). But he isn't just a gorilla; he is also an accomplished wrestler. When Gorilla Mask gets a hold of Gene he doesn't monkey around.
There is no chance for you to break free from his grapple. Instead, you will swiftly become acquainted with the ground. Though when it comes to wrestling, Gene isn't a slouch either, so you will have opportunities to return the favor. This (recurring) boss is just a ton of fun and is emblematic of everything that makes Godhand such an adored classic.
2 ♛ 🅷 Ladiva, Granblue Fantasy
168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Granblue Fantasy's Ladiva is everything you want from a heroic wrestler. She is kind, brave, and protects those who are weaker than her. And you know what? Everyone is weaker than her. Ladiva isn't just muscle-bound: she has muscles on muscles.
Whether you are using her in your party in the mobile gacha RPG, or maining her in the Granblue fighting game (Granblue Fantasy Versus), Ladiva hits like a truck. She also has a number of potent grapple🔥s that will reduce her opponents HP to dust in moments. So while she fights using the power of love, when she lands her Maximum Love Bomb attack, you are more likely to be feeling pain.
1 ಞ Hugo A🦄ndore, Final Fight
While Haggar is ineligible from this list due to his appearances in the Saturday Night Slam Masters games, another wrestling legend from Final Fight is perfectly eligible: the hulking Hugo Andore. Hugo is one ofꦫ the many Final Fight characters to transition over to the Street Fighter series, but this♚ hulking brute has been grappling people from th💫e very beginning.
You don't know horror until you get scooped up by Hugo in Final Fight. There goes your health bar! When Hugo isn't tossing you across the screen, he is lifting you up and choking you. This behemoth sells power. No wonder they brought him over to Street Fighter!