Chin Gentsai is a video game character in the King of Fighters series. History
Many years ago Chin was renowned as a very skilled warrior and an expert
martial artist. However, over the years, Chin's physique has
deteriorated, and from being a well-built warrior, Chin became a midgety old man.
Chin now enjoys the company of his wife, and is constantly
submerged into smoking his pipe and drinking "sake" (Japanese alcohol drink
based on rice). However, Chin's liking for "sake" is so strong, that Chin has the
bad habit of getting drunk very often... even when it's time to fight!
While enjoying a moment of peace and tranquility, Chin was visited a little
boy. The boy had heard much about Chin, and he would feel honored if Chin would
teach him. Under the dizzying effects of the "sake", Chin accepted the boy as his
student, and when Chin finally realized what he did, he had no other choice but
to keep his promise. Chin then teaches the boy named Sie Kensou, and is
surprised that Kensou is a host of incredible psychic powers. Chin himself
is a master of the Drunken Monkey, a fighting style which tends
to be very confusing and mortal, since the opponent is lead into believing that
the fighter is drunk, and is then nailed by several martial arts moves.
Kensou grew to be a spirited young man, and Chin was so revitalized by the
attitude of Kensou, that he found spirit once again to keep on fighting. Much
like the son he never had, Kensou and Chin always wandered together around China
and other countries in Asia, in order to keep their training
constant. One day, both traveled to Japan in a training journey. They soon found
a competitor in the form of a bulky man. While Chin just sat by and smoked his
pipe, Kensou had to deal with the strongman alone. However, both did not count
on the help of a ceratin somebody, who blew the big bully away. Both turned
around to see a girl in a Japanese school uniform. She introduced herself as
Athena Asamiya, fighter of justice! Athena wanted both Kensou and Chin to help
her against the crime in town, and both accepted, but Chin was reluctant until
he saw Kensou's inmediate interest in Athena. Seeing how his boy became a young
man, Chin considered it to be fun, and that he would tag along awhile.
The trio, quickly became known as the Psycho Soldiers (mostly, because
Athena and Kensou possesed psychic powers) and performed a lot of remarkable feats
around Japan, thwarting crime wherever it would surge. Chin, however, did not
participate too much in the fights: he was happy just training the both
youngsters, and was proud of their evolution as fighters. Being a follower of
the old rules of fighting, Chin induced Athena and Kensou with the principles of the
true meaning of fight, and what one can gain from the fights.
In 1994, the team was invited to the first King of Fighters tournament
which introduced the team battle concept. Chin once again accompanied the
youngsters, and demostrated his skillful fighting style. However, sometimes, the
"sake" reached up to Chin's head, and then you really wouldn't know if Chin was
fighting seriously, or if he was just fooling around! However, Chin was never
blind at the evil at work in every tournament. That's why before every
tournament, Chin always puts Athena and Kensou, as well as himself, through a very rigorous training in order to be able to face the evil forces. Chin soon recognized the power of Orochi at
work, and warned the teenagers. All three proposed to fight the evil power to
the end.
However, since the fights of the Psycho Soldiers have become so popular,
thousands of fans gathered around the group. Seeing this, Chin feared the young
children would stray from the real sense of battle. Therefor he told them not to enter
the King of Fighters tournament in 1997. However, a fan letter from a certain
Kaori to Athena cheered the two young fighters very much, and Chin had no other
option but to accept their entry and enter as well, admiring the spirit of the two
youngsters. They would fight together for mankind... until the end!The NESTS Saga
Almost right after the final battle with Orochi, and after peace settled
somewhat, Chin encountered a little kid named Bao. He was very young... perhaps
even younger than Kensou the first time he met him. Feeling pity for the child,
he decided to bring him to his home with his wife, and give him shelter for
a while. However, recently, Chin had noticed two very exceptional cases: the
impressive psychic powers of Bao, and the loss of such powers from Kensou. Both
curious and worried, Chin decides to train Bao in the basics of martial arts,
while he tries to train Kensou in new techniques that no longer require Psycho
Power. The results would soon be appreciated at the fifth King of Fighters
tournament...
Always aware of the evil at work behind the curtains of the tournament,
Chin keeps silent, not to distract the youngsters during the battles. However,
the evil deeds of Krizalid become more and more evident by the hour as the
tournament advances, so Chin has no other choice but to lead his disciples to
the location of the evil source. However, the explosion of the base forces
the Psycho Soldiers to escape. Chin and Bao manage to escape, but Athena and
Kensou lag behind... Chin refuses to believe that the two teenagers died beneath
the ruins of the underground base. As if the heavens would have heard him, a
super-psycho charged Kensou emerges from the ruins, Athena in his arms. Just in
that moment, both Bao and Kensou pass out. Chin is surprised by this fact, and
begins to investigate the bond between the powers of his two adoptive
students... which leads to a certain term... "the worst day in history".
Despite his worries about Bao, and the new menace in the form of the NESTS cartel in
the King of Fighters tournament, Chin finds himself more inspired than ever, due
to the excitement of his young disciples, in anticipation of the next King of
Fighters tournament in the year 2000. Also cheered by their eternal fan and
inspirator, Kaori, Chin trains with new vigor in order to help his disciples
intentions to vanquish the NESTS cartel once and for all. This, of course,
involves lots of drinking and sleeping by Chin! After the fights end in the tournament, Chin and his youngsters receive
the long awaited notice: NESTS is now hiding out in Southtown, where the finals will
take place! Chin is reluctant about risking their lives by going to that
hellhole, but the hope in the eyes of the children raises his spirit, and he
decides to lend a helping hand. However, upon reaching Southtown, they find out
that it has been reduced to dust. Chin wonders about the true fate of humanity,
if it is really inclined towards destruction, as Southtown was. No time for moaning,
though, as Chin and the others spot a shining object in the sky. It turns out to
be the trashed Zero Cannon, falling from outer space. However, the Cannon is not
yet completely disabled. Out of control, the Zero Cannon fires several shots,
one headed directly at Chin and his disciples.
Chin urges his children to run, but surprisingly enough, Bao takes the
initiative and leaps to meet the blast head-on. Chin desperately shouts for Bao
to come back, and not allow his young life to extinguish like this. But Bao has
already made up his mind: he faces the beam, and receives the explosion
directly. It looks bad, but Bao, in a surprising manuever, absorbs the impact of
the laser! This refreshes Chin, but not for long, as Bao silently falls to the
ground.[ Visit the complete Wikipedia entry for Chin Gentsai ]
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