================================================== FIRE PROWRESTLING D CHARACTER GUIDE: ULTIMO DRAGON ================================================== by GokuKenshiro (supercrazyninja@aol.com) note: If you e-mail me, please write "FPWD" and the wrestler's name on the subject. I also accept any other strategies. Original Character Guide Format by Bill Wood Version 1.0 Fire ProWrestling D (c) 2001 Spike/VAiLL =================== =TABLE OF CONTENTS= =================== SECTION 1: HISTORY OF ULTIMO DRAGON SECTION 2: SKILL AND PARAMETER STATS SECTION 3: MOVELIST SECTION 4: STRATEGY SECTION 5: CLOSING ====================================== ====SECTION 1: HISTORY OF ULTIMO DRAGON ====================================== "Toryumon" Before Toryumon and the WWE, ultimo Dragon used to go by his real name, Yoshihiro Asai. Trained by Antonio Inoki and Yoshiaki Fujimara, Asai would have a bumpy start in New Japan, struggling to get to a midcarder status. After a few months, Asai decided to leave Japan and head to Mexico and learned the Lucha style. Afterwards, Asai would work for Universal Pro-Wrestling Federation for a while. A few years later, Asai would change his appearance and style and transform into Ultimo Dragon. His popularity took off as he won both the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Belt and the UWA Middleweight title. Soon, he'd work with the WAR promotion and fight many challengers from other promotions. Ultimo then participated in the J-Crown tournament, defeating El Samurai for the WWF Lightweight Belt, Shinjiro Ohtani for the UWA Junior Light Heavyweight and NWA Welterweight titles, and finally the Great Sasuke for the tournament final. Ultimo soon went to WCW and defeated Dean Malenko for the WCW Cruiserweight title. Ultimo would use his martial arts skills and the Dragon Sleeper to win the WCW TV Title from William Regal. Fate played a sad role in Ultimo's career, as he needed surgery for his injured arm. The surgery was horribly done and Ultimo's arm was dramatically weakened. Instead of leaving the spotlight, Ultimo started his own gyms called "Toryumon" in Mexico and Japan. His gyms would achieve great success with students such as Cima and Dragon Kid. In 2203, Ultimo would return to pro-wrestling by joining the WWE. Cuurently, he was only shown in Velocity and not much on Smackdown. He did get his dream of fighting at Madison square Garden at Wrestlemania XX, although he lost in the Cruiserweight Open. Right now, he is currently wrestling in Japan for many promotions and is returning to the WWE this fall. UPDATE: Ultimo Dragon is no longer a part of Toryumon Japan. Toryumon is now called "Dragon's Gate" with Magnum TOKYO running it. However, Ultimo is now concentrated with his gym in Mexico. Ultimo Dragon held 24 titles: WCW TV Title (2x) WCW Cruiserweight Title (2x) J-Crown IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title (2x) NWA Welterweight Title (2x) NWA Middleweight Title (2x) UWA World Jr. Heavyweight (2x) UWA World Middleweight (3x)* WWF Lightheavyweight WWA World Jr. Heavyweight British Commonwealth Jr. Heavyweight (2x) WAR International Jr. Heavyweight (3x) WAR 6-Man Tag * Asai won the title once before becoming Ultimo. ======================================== ==SECTION 2: SKILL AND PARAMETER STATS== ======================================== SKILL ----- Real Name............................Yoshihiro Asai Wrestling Name........................Ultimo Dragon FPD Name..............................Azteca Dragon Promotion.......................................WWE* FPD Promotion................Super Dragon Pavillion Size..........................................Small Class........................................Junior Height........................................173cm Weight.........................................87kg Country.......................................Japan Birthdate................................12.12.1962 Stance........................................Lucha Offensive Skill.............................Panther Return Skill..............................Luchadore Critical Type..............................Finisher Special Skill...............................Stardom Recovery.....................................Medium Recovery (when bleeding).....................Medium Respiratory...................................Above Respiratory (when bleeding)...................Below Awareness....................................Medium Awareness (when bleeding)....................Medium Neck Strength................................Medium Arm Strength.................................Medium Waist Strength...............................Medium Foot Strength................................Medium Movement Speed..........................Medium Fast Ascend Speed...................................Fast Ascend Skill...................................Jump *At the time this game was made, Ultimo was still in Toryumon. He is no longer a part of Toryumon Japan. PARAMETER - OFFENSE PARAMETER - DEFENSE ------------------- ------------------- Punch.............4 Punch.............5 Kick..............5 Kick..............5 Suplex............4 Suplex............7 Submission........6 Submission........4 Stretch...........2 Stretch...........7 Power.............2 Flying...........10 Instant-P.........8 Crush.............3 Arm Power.........8 vs Lariat.........1 Technical.........9 Technical.........9 Rough.............2 Rough.............4 Ground............1 Ground............2 TOTAL SKILL POINTS (on a scale from 0-300): 154 ======================= ==SECTION 3: MOVELIST== ======================= Note: I don't own the official guidebook, so I used the movelist in the FAQS section and my dictionary. Specialty moves are marked with [S]. Finisher is marked with [F]. STRIKES ------- Standing (X)......................................................Face Slap Standing (A)....................................................Middle Kick Standing (B) + d-pad.......................................Rolling Solebutt Standing (B)..............................................Flying Kneel Kick Standing (X) + (A)................................... Flipping Victory Roll Running (X).................................................Shoulder Tackle Running (A)...............................................Flying Kneel Kick Running Counter (X)................................................Crab Nip Running Counter (A).....................................Quebradora Con Hilo Running to corner.......................................Space Rolling Elbow GRAPPLES -------- Grapple (X).....................................................Elbow Smack Grapple (X) + Up..................................................Body Slam Grapple (X) + Left/Right.......................................Cyclone Whip Grapple (X) + Down............................................Drop Toe Hold Grapple (A)..................................................Body Sole Butt Grapple (A) + Up................................................Brainbuster Grapple (A) + Left/Right................................................DDT Grapple (A) + Down.....................................Tombstone Piledriver Grapple (B).................................High Angle Forward victory Roll Grapple (B) + Up...............................................Hurracanrana Grapple (B) + Left/Right.............................Rolling Sole Butt Rush Grapple (B) + Down.......................................Running Lyger Bomb Grapple (X) + (A)..........................................Fisherman Buster Back Grapple (X)......................................Back Brain Kneel Kick Back Grapple (A)......................................Carry Style Back Drop Back Grapple (B)...................................Japanese Leg Roll Clutch Back Grapple (B) + Up/Down......................CROSS ARM GERMAN SUPLEX [S] Back Grapple (B) + Left/Right.................................Dragon Suplex Back Grapple (X) + (A)....................................Maya Style Suplex Back Grapple Counter (X)..........................................Elbow Pat Back Grapple Counter (A)........................................Back Switch OPPONENT DOWN MOVES ------------------- Opponent Face Up at Head (A)..............................DRAGON SLEEPER[F] Opponent Face Up at Feet (A).....................................Tai Gatame Opponent Face Down at Head (A).............................LA MAGISTRAL [S] Opponent Face Down at Feet (A).......................Back Single Prawn Hold Opponent Face Up at Head (B)...............................Soccer Ball Kick Opponent Face Down at Feet (B)............................Spinning Toe Hold Opponent Face Up at Feet (B)......................................Face Kick Opponent Face Down at Head (B).................................Knee Breaker Running at Downed Opponent (B).....................................Stomping MOUNT MOVES ----------- Mount Position (X)......................................Mount Knuckle Arrow Mount Position (A)........................................Crucifix Arm Hold Mount Position (B)...........................................Jackknife Hold Mount Position Counter.........................................Hurracanrana Front Facelock Attack (X)....................................Face Knee Lift Front Facelock Attack (A)...................................Front Neck Lock Front Facelock Attack (B)....................................Powerbomb Whip Front Facelock Attack Counter.................................Drop Toe Hold Back Mount Position (X)............................Back Mount Knuckle Arrow Back Mount Position (A)....................................Back Mount Elbow Back Mount Position (B)...................................Crucifix Arm Hold Back Mount Position Counter....................................Victory Roll POST AND APRON MOVES -------------------- Post (X)...............................................Side Roll Body Press Post (A).................................................CANCUN TORNADO [S] Post (B).......................................................Missile Kick Post (X) + (A).............................................Moonsault Attack Run-Up Post vs Standing (X)................................Moonsault Attack Run-Up Post vs Downed (A)..............................................None Corner Grapple (B) + Up......................Avalanche Style Frankensteiner Corner Grapple (B) + Left/Right...................Kushi-zashi Windpipe Chop Corner Grapple (B) + Down......................Avalanche Style Victory Roll Apron Grapple from inside...........................Ring Inside Brainbuster Apron Grapple from outside.....................................Shoulder Pat Front Avalanche Counter........................................Victory Roll Back Avalanche Counter.................Super Avalanche Style Frankensteiner Running to out of bounds.......................................Tope Suicida Slingshot to outside.....................................ASAI MOONSAULT [S] Slingshot to inside...................................Swan Dive Body Attack DOUBLE AND TRIPLE TEAM MOVES ---------------------------- Two Platon Front Grapple.....................................W. Brainbuster Two Platon Back Grapple.........................................W. Backdrop Two Platon Corner....................................Backdrop + Neckbreaker Three Platon Front Grapple...............................Triple Hammer Blow Three Platon Back Grapple................................Triple Hammer Blow Three Platon Corner...........................................Triple Impact PERFORMANCE ----------- Analog Stick Left..............................................Panther Pose Analog Stick Right.........................................Both Arms Raised Analog Stick Up...........................................Finger Spinning 1 Analog Stick Down...................................Finger and Head Shaking ======================= ==SECTION 4: STRATEGY== ======================= GENERAL STRATEGY A. OFFENSE Ultimo is a pure luchadore, and he should be played like one. He has an action packed movelist with few submissions. High flying moves are neccesary as he has the Cancun Tornado as a special and the rope move Asai Moonsault as well (It's named after him!). In order to take a better advantage of his Dragon Sleeper, Ultimo has a great amount of neck crushing manuvers. B. DEFENSE Stay away from fighters like Vader, Kobashi, Satoshi Kojima, or Hansen. They can easily murder Ultimo in a few minutes. Best thing is to strike from far away and slowly grapple. Ultimo also has a hard time against submission experts and and rough fighters, so try to carefully strike and grapple. STRIKES Although Ultimo's strikes are weak, they are quick and helpful. His Running Flying Kneel Kick should be used often, as it can knock the opponent over the ropes, giving you time to rest and plan. The Standing Flying Kneel Kick should not be used as much as it can be missed and an opponent can capitalize on it. GRAPPLES Many of Ultimo's moves affect the neck area, so keep on working on that area. Chain wrestle your way in order to preform the Dragon Sleeper. Although his grapples are weak, you have to keep on working at a body part for a win. COMBOS 1. Irish Whip => Flying Kneel Kick => Asai Moonsault* 2. Tombstone or DDT => Dragon Sleeper *Must be timed correctly in order to work. ====================== ==SECTION 5: CLOSING== ====================== In closing, I'd like to give thanks to: * GameFAQS.com for hosting this FAQ and for everything they have done over the years. * Neoseeker.com for hosting as well. * www.gswf.org for Skill and Parameter stats. * Bill Wood for creating the official format for the FPW FAQs. * IceMaster's and Kilroy for their movelist and FAQ which helped me when I had trouble translating. * http://www.accelerator3359.com/Wrestling/ for their bio on Ultimo. * Many sites which I've lost that helped with this FAq. And I promise that there are few to no errors on this FAQ. ========================= This may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. Copyright 2004 Carlos Osegueda