Tekken 2 VER.B [Arcade] - play as Ganryu

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This is a playthrough using Ganryu in the Arcade version of Tekken 2 version B. Read on below for more information...

Ganryu is the personal sub-boss for Michelle. He is an immediate playable character in this version of the game.

Alternatively you can also select him through the use of a secret command/code, shown below:

===== ALTERNATE WAY TO SELECT GANRYU =====

On the character select screen, do and press the following input commands:

Highlight Michelle, hold Start, Down, Up

If you've done it correctly, Ganryu will be selected.

===== ABOUT GANRYU =====

Ganryu is Tekken's sumo wrestler character. He has a rather interesting story in Tekken 2 where when working for the Mishima Zaibatsu as a bodyguard of Kazuya, he was ordered to get an amulet from Michelle Chang... he ended up developing a crush on her.

===== GAMEPLAY =====

He is a derivative of Jack, with most of his moves. Because of his shorter frame, his arms doesn't have as much range as Jack's. He has a number of his own unique moves too of course, which mostly consist of sumo slapping moves. His unblockable super move, the charging headbutt, can be used to surprise opponents... just about.

===== ADDITIONAL INFORMATION =====

---- His Stage 8 personal boss is Michelle, and vice-versa.

---- He is considered the least popular character in the Tekken franchise.

---- He does not have the "Karate outfit" alternative costume from the PS1 version of Tekken 1 anymore.

---- In the PS1 version of Tekken 2, when he is not operating as a sub-boss, his stage BGM is the Kyoto theme from Tekken 1.

---- He looks similar to the likes of E.Honda from Street Fighter and Taka-Arashi from Virtua Fighter... but then again what else would Sumo fighters in traditional outfits look like?

===== ABOUT ARCADE TEKKEN 2 Ver.B =====

This is an upgrade to Ver.A that adds some new moves; refines and balances out the gameplay; as well as having a more noticeable indication of the boss characters being available for selection. It seems that in the latest and last revision D (Ver.B, revision D) of the game, all the boss characters are immediately available on the character select screen (besides CPU Kazuya of course).

The input commands to select the sub-bosses from Ver.A works in this version of Ver.B.

However in some earlier revisions of Ver.B, only two of the sub-bosses (Wang and Armor King) are initially available, and the sub-boss hidden input commands from Ver.A does not work.

You can generally distinguish between Ver.A and Ver.B of the game by seeing what colour the winning icons (after a Round is won) under the lifebar are. If they are Red then it's Ver.A; if they are Green then it is Ver.B.

Interestingly, it should also be mentioned that in the Arcade versions of Tekken 2, there is a setting in the options/operator screen that allows you to set either Baek or Jun as the regular character on the character select screen.