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Name | |
Name | Wang Ta-ren |
Kanji | 王大人 |
Romanji | Wan Taren |
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Gender | ![]() |
Status | Active |
Professional Status | |
Affiliation | Otokojuku |
Occupation | Martial Artist |
Personal Status | |
Relatives | Master Zhang (master)
Ah Fu-lo (brother) |
Pets | Chun-lan |
First Appearance | |
Manga Debut | Chapter 54 |
Anime Debut | Episode 26 |
Voices | |
Japanese Voice | Ikuya Sawaki |
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“ | Foolish men!! They can't distinguish between dream and reality!! | ” |
Wang Ta-ren is a character in Sakigake!! Otokojuku. Introduced as a neutral arbiter of the Great Trembling Conquest of the Unified Eight, Wang would later become developed as a close friend of Edajima Heihachi, and frequently takes on the role of Acting Principal during Edajima's absence. He is a monk of the Shen-Quan Temple.
Appearance[]
Wang Ta-ren is depicted in a stereotypical Chinese fashion, wearing a red Chinese outfit with a Fu Manchu mustache. He has three tufts of hair, one on the top of his head and one under each of his ears. He also has his forehead tattooed with the characters "Eight Dragons", which is intersecting a Raimon pattern making a ring around his forehead, similar to the outside of a ramen bowl.
Personality[]
Wang Ta-ren is a serious and stoic person who rarely shows his feelings, preferring to keep a cold and stern gaze. Despite that, he is a powerful ally and he isn't afraid of help those he considers his friends and allies.
In his youth, he had no appreciation for the Japanese, but after meeting and befriending Edajima, his opinion of them changed, and he has been one of his most loyal allies ever since.
Powers and Abilities[]
Being a master of the Shen-Quan Temple, Wang is capable of using many, if not all, of its techniques. Wang is also proficient in the use of Will, and can even use it to manipulate statues.
It is revealed that in the one-shot, Of Fists and Food: High-Grade Kitchen Master Wang Ta-ren, that he is a cook of unimaginable skill, enough for him to achieve the title of Special-Class Kitchen Master, which is the highest rank in Chinese cooking. He also notably states himself that his cooking skills are better than his Kung-fu skill, which only reinforces just how good he is at cooking, given his aformentioned mastery of Kung-fu.
Techniques[]
- Phantom Technique (幻術, Genjutsu): Wang is capable of causing illusions with the power of his Ki.
- Descending Dragon, Ascending Thunder (降龍天臨霹, Koryu Tenrinheki): Wang's signature technique. Wang is able to use a bo staff as a propeller, allowing him not only to fly, but also to cause whirlwinds.
- Body Disguise (装演體, Souentai): A technique where Wang puts on a mask and disguises himself as somebody else. He uses this technique to disguise himself as Tsurugi Momotaro and fake his death in front of Hong En-lai.
- Subspace Return (亜空転還) : Taught to him by Hong Shen-long at the end of the Armageddon arc.
History[]
Shen-Quan Pupil Days[]
Tokyo University Days[]
Great Trembling Conquest of the Unified Eight []
Great Heaven-Challenging Olympic Tournament[]
The Battle of the Seven Tusk[]
World Man Cup[]
Don Clave[]
Major Battles[]
- Wang Ta-ren vs. Zhi-Jiang
- Wang Ta-ren vs. Quan-huang
- Wang Ta-ren vs. Hong Shen-long
Appearances in Other Media[]
Sakigake!! Otokojuku: Nihon yo, Kore ga Otoko de Aru![]
Saigake!! Ortokojuku: Shippu Ichi Gou Sei[]
Trivia[]