His use of two of Warrior's signature moves (the running clothesline and body splash) seem to further cement that this is very likely an intentional tribute.
X and his criminal syndicate has returned (retaking the streets while capturing fellow vigilante Adam Hunter).
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His hair and makeup combination call to mind late WWF professional wrestler James "Ultimate Warrior" Hellwig. The sequel to the original Streets of Rage and the second part of the trilogy of the same name, Streets of Rage 2 puts players back into the shoes of former cops Axel Stone and Blaze Fielding who, a year after the original story, find out that Mr. His wrist bands in Streets of Rage 2 are also much larger, covering more of his forearms and sporting studs.Ībadede's unnamed palette swaps in the first Streets of Rage swap out his red for green or blue. In Streets of Rage, these boots were mostly red, but in the sequel, they are only highlighted with red and are mostly gray. X Nightmare DLC, both his SOR and SOR2 forums appear as bosses in Survival Mode.Ībadede has a long mullet and sports face paint, and is dressed in red spandex wrestling briefs, wrist bands, and knee-high boots. His boss fight from Streets of Rage 2 appears in a hidden level. His palette swap Z Kusano / Barbarian / El Gigante appears in the elevator portion of level 8. He is immensely powerful, and his attack repertoire has been greatly expanded, augmenting his rushing clothesline with an odd uppercut, an enraged muscle flex to counter holds and long chain combos, a body splash that stuns, a clinch where he strikes the hapless player with a hidden wrench, and a back suplex that cannot be countered. Occasionally, provoking him will make him pick you up, hold you in the air in a standoffish position, and toss you away.Ībadede returns as the boss of level 4 in Streets of Rage 2, in an underground fighting arena beneath a baseball stadium. In each of these cases, two will appear in a multiplayer game.Ībadede's primary method of attack is a clothesline at the end of a rushing charge. Later, he is a sub-boss in levels 5 and 8. Abadede first appears as the final opponent on the beach portion of Level 3.