Ricardo (Kinnikuman)

Ricardo (ヒカルド) is a fictional character from Yudetamago's manga and anime series Ultimate Muscle (Kinnikuman Nisei). He is voiced by Toshiyuki Morikawa (Takumi Yamazaki in earlier appearances). This article covers both Ricardo, Submission Artist and Ricardo, Lord of Darkness.

About

• Classification: Akugyo Choujin
• Homeland: Brazil
• Height: 213 cm
• Weight: 148 kg
• Choujin Kyoudo: 1,180,000 Power
• Trademark Techniques: Torture Slash, Zuffara, Aranha Clutch
• Trainer: Pashango
• First Appearance: Manga Chapter ?, Anime Episode ?

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Techniques

Torture Slash (トーチャースラッシュ)

Ricardo starts out by catching his opponent in a double-underhook and then jumps up as if to suplex them. Instead of compling the throw, Ricardo waits until he is upside down, stops the throw technique and hooks his feet behind his opponents ankles while maintaining the double-underhook. At this point, the opponents arms and legs are stretched down towards the ground, forcing their head up facing the sky. Ricardo then finishes the technique by dropping to the ground on the back of his head and neck, splitting the opponents legs outward and forcing their shoulders to bend to the limit of breaking. When applied correctly, Ricardo can split his opponent from their groin to their lower abdomen.

Zuffara (ズッファーラ)

The Zuffara is one of Ricardo's trademark submission holds. It starts out with Ricardo jumping onto the hands of a face-down opponent so that he is facing their feet(left foot on right hand and vice versa). Ricardo then grabs his opponent's legs and crosses them with one ankle over the other (he can either catch the legs after they kick up from his jump or grab them from the ground). From there Ricardo arches his back towards the opponent's while bending his knees accordingly and pulling his arms back so as to bend the opponent's back away from him and pull their legs toward him, stressing the stomache, chest, back, and legs.

Aranha Clutch (アラーニャクラッチ)

The Aranha Clutch is another submission hold in Ricardo's arsenal. With this hold, Ricard starts in face-to-face with the opponent and in front of, but slightly to the side of his opponent. Ricardo then takes hold of the opponent's near arm and jumps up to shoulder height, where he proceeds to place his opponent in a front triangle choke. Using the momentum of the jump, Ricardo lunges forward, arching the opponent's back, who is still standing while this is going on. To finish the move, Ricardo grabs the opponent's far arm with his hands and pulls it behind their back and up towards himself, applying pressure to both arms, the back, and the neck.

Iguazu Lock (イグアス・ロック)

Pihranna Bracelet (ピラニアン・ブレス)

Pihranna Jaw (ピラニアン・ジョー)

Tempest Coil (テンペスト・コイル)

Punishment Stinger (バニッシュメント・スティンガー)

Punishment Flip (パニッシュメント・フィリップ)

Figure Tempest Coil (フィギュアーテンペスト・コイル)

Boiling Lariat (ボイリング・ラリアット)

Double Deadly Blade Burial (剣殺二重葬,, Kensatsu Nijuu-sou)

Colbart Hill (コルバートの丘,, Korubāto no Oka)

Story

Prehistory

Ricardo was trained by a master Choujin submission artist by the name of Pashango in Brazil. Pashango, however, found out that Ricardo used to be a part of the d.M.p. during a sparring session which led to Ricardo killing him with his Torture Slash and passing it off as an accident to his fellow students Hugo, Silva, and Hitōdé. Unbeknownst to Ricardo, Silva stuck around while the others sought medical attention for their fallen teacher only to see Ricardo stomp Pashango's corpse to be sure of his death.

Choujin Olympics: The Resurrection

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Career Information

Profile

• Laugh (Submission Artist): Kekeke~ (ケケケ～)
• Laugh (Lord of Darkness): Figyu~, Figyu~ (フィギュ～、フィギュ～)

Nicknames

• Submission Artist (関節技（サブミッション）アーティスト)
• Lord of Darkness (暗黒の主（ロード・オブ・ダークネス）)
• Multiple Choujin (多重人格（マルチプル）超人)

Win/Loss Record (Singles)

• O Drag Slave (Iguazu Lock)
• O Matenro (Torture Thrash)
• O Jade (Torture Thrash)
• X Mantaro Kinniku (Muscle Millenium)