Skullomania

Skullomania
Street Fighter V artwork
Characteristics
Species	Human
Height	163cm 173cm (EX)
Weight	62kg
Blood type	A
Personal
First Game	Street Fighter EX
Birthdate	May 19
Birthplace	Japan
Likes	Protecting his family, world peace
Dislikes	Evil, working overtime
Rival(s)	Shadowgeist (EX3)
Moveset	Skullo Dash, Skullo Tackle, Skullo Back Flip, Skullo Crasher, Skullo Slider, Skullo Head, Skullo Dive, Skullo Face Slam, Super Skullo Crasher, Super Skullo Slider, Skullo Dream, Skullo Ball, Skullo Energy, Super Skullo Energy
Alignment	Good
Behind-The-Scene
Japanese voice actor(s)	Issei Futamata

Skullomania (スカロマニア, Sukaromania^?), real name Saburo Nishikoyama (西小山 三郎, Nishikoyama Saburō^?), is a video game character from the Street Fighter series, first appearing in Street Fighter EX. He is a third-rate businessman who takes up a superhero identity by donning a full-body skeleton suit.

Biography

Concept

Skullomania's design was inspired by the Japanese superhero Kamen Rider created by manga author Shotaro Ishinomori, with extra elements drawn from the Skull Man, a character from a manga Ishinomori wrote in order to work out the concepts for Kamen Rider. Skullomania also draws from real-life luchador La Parka (also known as The Reaper/Death).

Appearance

In Street Fighter EX, Skullomania's costume is simply a black body stocking with a skeleton motif printed on it. The Kamen Rider/"Skull Rider" image was enhanced in Street Fighter EX2, where Skullomania's costume gained a red scarf, gloves, and boots, as well as a belt almost identical to the Typhoon belt worn by Hayato Ichimonji, Kamen Rider #2. Both the belt and the forehead of Skullo's mask bear a stylized letter "S".

In Street Fighter V, his gloves and boots are white, he no longer wears a belt and a gun holster on his right thigh and the "S" on his mask is orange instead of red.

Story

Street Fighter EX

Skullomania was once an average salesman called Saburo Nishikoyama. His superiors were not pleased with his results as a salesman. Down on his luck and constantly under pressure for results, he was forced to act in a hero show held for the customers at the department store he worked at. During the performance, he felt an indescribable passion awaken within him, and decided to become a vigilante crime-fighter, swearing to protect the world from evil. As a result, he began to compete against the top-ranked martial artists in the world, fighting them on an even playing field.

Street Fighter EX2

In Skullomania's story mode in Street Fighter EX2, he sets out to defeat Garuda, whom he regards as a villain attempting to dominate the world. In his secret ending, Skullomania fights Shadowgeist, another vigilante with a different definition of justice. After defeating the vigilante, he exclaims "I am Skullomania, the hero who fights for the sake of justice!!"

In Street Fighter EX2 Plus, it is revealed that Nishikoyama was promoted to the department manager at his job, but received a lot of criticism from his employees, who believe he was chosen to be a scapegoat. Whenever the stress of working gets too much for him to handle, he takes up the mantle of Skullomania and fights crime with an overwhelming sense of justice.

Street Fighter EX3

In Skullomania's Street Fighter EX3 ending, he manages to defeat Shadaloo, but realizes that there are still evil forces in the world. Skullomania decides that he must fight until the day that evil is completely eradicated from the world.

The final line of his ending spoofs typical superhero shows, giving a "preview" of a hypothetical episode of a show starring Skullomania, stating "Next week: Episode 25, "Friend or Foe? Enter the Skullolady!""

Other appearances

Skullomania also made an appearance in the PlayStation game, Fighter Maker, even with some of his special moves intact. His signature move is the Skullo Dream, an unblockable combo attack which is increasingly comedic in execution as the series progresses.

Cameo

Skullomania made a very small cameo appearance in the Street Fighter Legends: Sakura comic.

Stage Themes

Street Fighter EX3 - Amusementive Crime (Skullomania's Theme)

Street Fighter EX plus α (and EX3)

Trivia

• His ending in the original Street Fighter EX is a reference to Kinkotsuman from Kinnikuman (M.U.S.C.L.E) Giant Scene.

• Skullomania shares his birthday with Hugo.

• Skullomania states in his Street Fighter EX ending that he has a wife, children and a pet named Pochiro-kun.

• The title background in his Street Fighter EX3 ending is based on the Choudenshi Bioman episode which is "Enter New Warrior, Jun".

Gallery

• Street Fighter EX
• Street Fighter V
• Fighter Maker
• Comics

Street Fighter EX series

Skullomania in Street Fighter EX

Skullomania's portrait in Street Fighter EX

Skullomania in Street Fighter EX2

Skullomania's portrait in Street Fighter EX2

Skullomania in Street Fighter EX3

Skullomania in his ending in the original SFEX

Promotional SFEX2 group shot art of Skullomania (seen on the near middle in the background), Ken, Ryu, Chun-Li, Dhalsim, Blanka, D. Dark, Hokuto, C. Jack, Zangief, Hayate and Sharon.

Promotional SFEX2 art of Skullomania preparing to turn Ryu into a "Skullo" (having already done so to Sharon, Zangief, Chun-Li, Guile and Dhalsim)

Skullomania concept art

Early and final artworks

Skullomania artwork

Street Fighter V

Street Fighter V artwork

Skullomania in artwork celebrating 200 Street Fighter character profiles in the Japanese SFV website.

Fighter Maker

Skullomania in the Character Select Screen of Fighter Maker

Skullomania winning in Fighter Maker

Skullomania's cameo in the Street Fighter Legends: Sakura comic

See also

• Skullomania's moves in Street Fighter EX plus α
• Skullomania's moves in Street Fighter EX2 Plus
• Skullomania's moves in Street Fighter EX3