GENERAL/STORY:
He is an assassin for the
Organization. His name derives from the fact that he counts down from ten
when pursuing his targets, giving them a head start, before he chases them
down and kills them. He participates in the third Toshinden tournament.
His physical appearance is
based on Michael Jackson from his music video for Smooth Criminal,
and he also exhibits some of his signature characteristics, including
moonwalking,
performing the "zombie walk" from Thriller as a secret easter-egg,
making high-pitched whoops while executing certain attacks and grabbing
his crotch to taunt.
ORIGIN:
Battle
Arena Toshinden 3
OTHER
APPEARANCES:
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REVIEW:
Yup, Ten Count
is the first (and only) Michael Jackson impersonator in the fighting game
universe. Retrospectively, Michael Jackson's Smooth
Criminal was pretty badass for back in the day (also one of my favorite music videos when I was a
little kid), and Ten Count's get-up closely resembles one of Michael's most
famous outfits. A pretty cool character in some ways, but laughable in other
ways... I think that was the point though. In any case... RIP Michael.
