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Full Name | Dhalsim |
Birthdate | November 22 |
Nationality | Indian |
Gender | Male |
Race | Human |
Relationships | Sagat (friend) |
Fighting Style | Yoga |
Occupation | Village Priest |
Debut | Street Fighter II |
Vitality | 900 |
Tag Partner | Sagat |
- "I hope you are willing to have a fair fight."
- —Dhalsim
Dhalsim is a character from the Street Fighter series. He was introduced in the Street Fighter II and hails from Kerala, India
Biography
An Indian priest who is a master of yoga. His ability to stretch both his arms and legs and spew fire from his mouth is a result of his miraculous yoga training. Although he is hesitant to harm his opponents, he continues to fight for himself and his family. In order to investigate the whereabouts of the missing children, Dhalsim heads to Antarctica.
Appearance
Dhalsim is often depicted with having pupil-less eyes. His build is that of a normal man who exercises and weight trains regularly except for his abdomen and waist which appear much out of proportion and emaciated. He wears torn saffron shorts as his only clothing attire as well as saffron wristbands and ankle bands. He has three colored stripes adorning his head, and in the Street Fighter Alpha series, he wears a turban that he removes before battle. The skulls he wears around his neck are those of village children that died during a plague.
Personality
Dhalsim is stoic, serious, self-disciplined, humble and very stern when needed. Being a pacifist, he will never hurt more than necessary or kill an adversary, even the most dark-hearted ones such as M. Bison and Akuma, his pacific beliefs also allow him to be a greatly loving father and husband towards his family, just like Guile is to his own family.
Being an extremely altruistic man, Dhalsim fights mostly for the poor and oppressed, as he constantly tries his best to raise money for his poverty-stricken people. In contrast with Ryu's youngster (but still serious and self-focused) type, Dhalsim has a more "mature" and less "enthusiastic" nature, as he regularly relies on his traditional yoga meditation rites to expand his spirituality and keep his inner neutrality off any emotional involvement that may prejudice his discipline.
Story
Intro
Street Fighter X Tekken - Dhalsim & Sagat 01
Rival Battle
Location: Mishima Estate
Ending
Epilogue
Street Fighter X Tekken - Dhalsim Epilogue
Gameplay
- "This is also destiny..."
- —Dhalsim
Dhalsim is the original long-range fighter of fighting games. Dhalsim's intense training has given him the ability to project his arms and legs outward in order to deliver attacks that would be out of the range of normal limbs. Dhalsim's fighting style involves keeping the opponent at bay with distance attacks and projectiles, and optimally, only getting close to strike with a surprise aerial attack or sliding kick. Due to his reach advantage, Dhalsim has both very low offense and defense, making it vital for him to avoid sustaining too many blows from a strong fighter.
Techniques
Costumes
Original
Swap
Rumor has it that the spirit of Heihachi's father, Jinpachi Mishima, reaches out to Dhalsim. Dhalsim himself undergoes a transformation as he channels the legendary warrior.
Alternate
...Was Dhalsim really an alien after all?!
Gallery
Trivia
- Sagat and Dhalsim being partners has to do with UDON's Street Fighter II comics, in which Dhalsim helps Sagat to train in order to gain better control over himself and his emotions after losing to Ryu.