Hugo
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| Hugo | |
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| Birthdate | May 19, 1964 |
| Birthplace | Germany |
| Height | 7'10" |
| Weight | 440 lbs |
| Eye color | Black |
| Hair color | Black |
| Fighting style | Pro wrestling |
| First game | Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact |
| English voice actor(s) | Len Carlson |
| Japanese voice actor(s) | Wataru Takagi |
Hugo(ヒューゴー) is a character from Capcom's Street Fighter III fighting game series, making his debut in Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact. Hugo is a pro wrestler managed by former Mad Gear member, Poison. Hugo is the largest character in the entire Street Fighter series.
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[edit] Story
Hugo Andore and several members of his family were prominent members of Mad Gear, although Cody outfought the elder members in a cage match in the West Side and Mike Haggar humiliated him in the original Final Fight, which infuriated the wrestler to no end; it made him so mad that in Final Fight Revenge Andore attempted to give a televised broadcast to Haggar challenging him for the mayorship through a wrestling match, but unfortunately the broadcast was never aired. Andore and his family would continue to join Metro City's most prominent gangs for years to come, including a revived, worldwide Mad Gear in Final Fight 2 and Mad Gear's successor the Skull Cross gang in Final Fight 3. Even so, Haggar and his friends crushed each of these syndicates and Andore's hopes of glory.
Deciding that the criminal lifestyle was not for him, Hugo entered the third World Warrior tournament, accompanied by his friend Poison. His goal through this action was to find a suitable tag team partner, due to his former one being mysteriously killed off by a rival. During the tournament, Hugo battled with Ryu, a traveler who is constantly perfecting his fighting skills. In that battle Hugo was hit by the Shin Shoryuken, Ryu's most powerful move, but he was not knocked out by it and continued to put on an amazing performance. Ryu may have temporarily been his tag team partner anyway, but a permanent solution was not given and again Hugo needed a partner.
Eventually, Hugo and Poison decided to start their own wrestling promotion in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, the Huge/Hyu Wrestling Army (HWA). Their main objective is to take over all of pro wrestling.
[edit] Family
The Andore family (pronounced An-Do-Ray as in André) is a clan of pro wrestlers modeled after André the Giant. They are also the strongest underlings in the Final Fight series. While it is clear Hugo is a member of the Andore family and Capcom has stated he appears in Final Fight, it is unclear if he's the original Andore, Andore Jr. or another family member entirely. However, there is evidence that point to him being the first Andore (who wears lavender) and Andore Jr. (who wears red) being his brother. This includes Andore Jr.'s bio states he practices many wrestling techniques with his brother and hopes to surpass him in fighting prowess.
Capcom's official info gives differing stats for Hugo and Final Fight Andore, bringing into question whether the two are the same or not, though the same book lists different profiles for characters like Akuma and Shin Akuma. Recently, an Andore appeared in the pit fights for Final Fight Streetwise, called simply "Andore" and according to several in-game characters is "legendary", leading to yet another possibility of him being Hugo.
Hugo's father, grandfather, and uncle all were last seen in Metro City with him, though none have been seen since the fall of the first Mad Gear gang. All 3 dress in a fashion similar to Hugo with color variation: Grandpa Andore (G. Andore) wears a blue outfit, Uncle Andore (U. Andore) wears dark-gray, and Father (Papa) Andore (F. Andore) wears yellow. Hugo's father is shown in a montage of the Final Fight cast to be significantly taller than his sons, and to wear glasses.
In addition, Hugo has two sisters. Hugo is stated as being the first born. It is entirely possible Hugo has more siblings. Hugo's mother still lives in Germany. The whereabouts of his two sisters has never been stated.
[edit] Techniques
Bold moves indicate Super Arts.
| Names | Description | Picture |
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| Giant Palm Breaker | Hugo draws his hands back, and then claps them forward in a powerful manner. |  |
| Monster Lariat | A simple running clothesline. |
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| Ultra Throw | Exercising his mighty strength, Hugo hurls the opponent at a wall which causes them to bounce towards him, setting them up for different combos. |  |
| Moonsault Press | Hugo's trademark move, where he grabs the opponent, flips in the air and then crushes them underneath his weight. |  |
| Shootdown Backbreaker | A leaping grapple at an airborne opponent. If Hugo is able to grab his foe, then he will fall to the earth and use a backbreaker on him/her. | |
| Meat Squisher | Hugo slowly walks toward his opponents with his hands stretched out. If he catches the opponet, he runs with them in his hands and then throws them at the nearest wall, leaping and hitting them in the air with his stomach. | |
| Gigas Breaker | An insainly powerful Super Art where Hugo tries to grab his/her opponent and, if he is sucessful, will start an unblockable 3 part chain throw. He does a small Shootdown Backbreaker, then a larger one and finishes it off with a big Moonsault Press. |  |
| Megaton Press | A leaping grapple similar to the Shootdown Backbreaker, except that Hugo flips in the air and then hurls the opponent to the ground and then smashes them on the ground with his body. | |
| Hammer Mountain | Hugo unleashes a series of punches, followed by a bump from his belly, and then ends the combo with a Giant Palm Breaker. |
[edit] Trivia
- In screenshots of the construction site stage in the upcoming Super Street Fighter IV, Hugo can be seen in the background wearing a hardhat and carrying a girder[1].
- Also, Hugo can be seen in Street Fighter Alpha 2, in Guy's Stage.
- In Street Fighter Alpha 3, a billboard promoting Hugo can be seen in Cody's stage.
[edit] Gallery
 Hugo from Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike |
 Hugo and Poison artwork |
[edit] Sprites
[edit] References
- ↑ http://ie.xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/35904/super-street-fighter-iv/images/super-street-fighter-iv-20091123000652154.html?page=mediaFull
| Street Fighter III Characters |
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| Akuma – Alex – Chun-Li – Dudley – Elena – Gill – Hugo – Ibuki – Ken – Makoto – Necro – Oro – Q – Remy – Ryu – Sean – Twelve – Urien – Yang – Yun |
