| “ | I lost the love of my life and my best friend in the same day! But thanks to the dark arts, I would never again be... | „ |
| ~ Yamada |
Summary
Yamada is one of the antagonists/villains in the Kunio-kun video game series. He attended the same middle school as Kunio when he was ten years old, used to be best friends with him. Until one day, he fell in love with Hasebe Kazumi, about to tell Kunio about her, but suddenly saw him confessing to Hasebe before he got a chance. Yamada decided to get revenge on him by turning on the "dark arts" to become stronger.
He and Hasebe would later attend Reihō Academy, while Kunio entered Nekketsu High. He used to be the Student Council President of Reihō Academy before Mamoru Tōdō took the position and he currently plays the role of his sidekick. After his defeat at the hands of Kunio and Riki in River City Ransom, Yamada transfers to Meian High School.
Powers and Stats
Tier: Low 7-B, possibly 6-C
Name: Yamada Taiki
Origin: Kunio-kun/River City
Gender: Male
Age: Likely around the same age as Kunio
Classification: Human, student, former student council president of Reihō Academy
Powers and Abilities:
- Superhuman Physical Characteristics
- Martial Arts
- Weapon Mastery (Via his chain and lead pipe in River City Ransom's Famicom version)
- Vehicular Mastery (Drove a bike in the manga)
- Magic, Darkness Manipulation, Energy Projection (Can shoot psychic blasts), Telekinesis (Via Art of Yamada/Slick Trick)
- Electricity and Weather Manipulation (Can summon cloud-to-ground lightning)
- Aura (Has a purple aura around him)
- Earth Manipulation (Can create a horde of rocks to throw at Kunio in River City: Rival Showdown)
- 'Summoning and Weapon Control (Can summon various objects which spins around him)
- Teleportation (As seen here)
- Fire Manipulation and Homing Attack (Can summon a slow-moving flame along the ground which follows his opponent)
- Creation (Can create two giant stone walls and then smash them at each other)
- Resistance to Fear Inducement (He was capable of fighting Misako and Kyoko without showing any signs of fear)
Attack Potency: Small City level, possibly Island level (He is capable of fighting Misako and Kyoko. He was able to make a massive storm)
Speed: Hypersonic+ travel speed with Sub-Relativistic+ reaction and combat speed (Can keep up with Kunio, Riki, Misako and Kyoko, even being able to dodge their attacks)
Lifting Strength: Class 5 (Comparable to Misako and Kyoko), higher with Telekinesis
Striking Strength: Small City level, possibly Island level
Durability: Small City level, possibly Island level (Can survive attacks/hits from Kunio, Riki, Misako and Kyoko)
Stamina: Superhuman
Range: Standard Melee Range. Tens of Meters to Hundreds of Meters with abilities
Standard Equipment: Lead pipe, a chain
Intelligence: At least Gifted (Orchestrated the takeover of Reihō Academy and other schools. Practiced "dark arts" by making contact with demonic forces. He is skilled enough to fight both Misako and Kyoko by himself)
Weaknesses: Normal human weaknesses.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
- Art of Yamada/Slick Trick: Yamada uses his psychokinetic powers to pick up a bunch of items/people and then fling them at his opponent.
Notable Matchups
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
Discussions
| Discussion threads involving Yamada (Kunio-kun) |