Mr Karate

Mr. Karate is the name of two characters in the SNK universe. See Ryo Sakazaki for information about Mr. Karate II.

Takuma Sakazaki is the patriarch of the Kyokugen-Ryuu fighting style. He is the father of Ryo Sakazaki and Yuri Sakazaki, and the senseii of Robert Garcia. When he dons his red tengu mask, he becomes the legendary Mr. Karate, but everybody can totally tell it's him.

2D Fighters
Mr. Karate defeated E. Honda in the opening round, and then tied with Haohmaru in round two. He advanced to round 3 by defeating Wolfgang Krauser and the Red Areemer in a tiebreaker, and then defeated Vice. In the fourth round, Karate defeated The Incredible Hulk, before he was finally eliminated by Joe Higashi in round 5.

Trivia

 * Street Fighter character Dan Hibiki's father, Go Hibiki, has a long nose, as a parody of Mr. Karate's Tengu mask. Dan himself is a parody of Ryo Sakazaki and Robert Garcia.