“Huh? But it is why I suffer. Why people laugh and call me names. How is that a gift?”
—Hong to the Shifu
Hong Hakka, known as Samo in Japan, is a main character and one of the protagonists in The Successor chapter. Like with Lei and Yun, Hong is one of the possible successors to the Shifu's dojo and his Earthen Heart kung fu master. He represents the martial arts of the body.
Profile[]
Appearance[]
Hong is an obese, young man with shaggy brown hair. He wears a pair of black shoes, a blue vest like tunic and light brown trousers. He is also shown wearing a red cloth belt.
Personality[]
At first, Hong is not proud of his body. He has a lot of self-doubt for himself, but can show he is a very kind and can hold his own well in battle. Even though people look down on him, he doesn't hate or harm them. After the death of the shifu, Hong gains some confidence on his appearance and girth, but still shows the same love for food.
Background[]
During The Successor[]
Hong was originally a "dine and dasher". He is encountered at Yunfa Market, which is east of Mount Aspiration. From there, you will hear a eccentric restauranteur throwing a tantrum and chasing out Hong, who is eating everything in sight. The player, as the Shifu, either chooses him to be punished or to pay for his theft. Neither one has an effect on the game, but punishing him engages a battle. If he is the surviving disciple, he will join the Shifu in his quest for revenge right before fighting the Chun Chan Pai.
During The Dominion of Hate[]
He can be found at the summit of the Last Hero's Grave in front of the hero's tombstone, where the party can find the Brion. He can be recruited after being given a random value of food items.
Trivia[]
- Hong's name and appearance based off of Sammo Hung, an actor and martial artist known for his movies where he usually plays the role of an overweight character with great fighting skills.
- His personality is also based off Zhu Bajie, one of the three disciples in the novel Journey to the West.
- Choosing Hong as your disciple will show the Watanabe scene of this chapter.
- Hong's battle sprite is shown shirtless, while his field and official artwork shows him wearing his blue vest.
- He has two unique field sprites. One of him eating and one of him without his rice bowl.
- All of his non-Earthen Heart skills are named after Chinese cuisine.
| Imperial China: The Successor |
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| Characters |
| Earthen Heart Kung Fu (Earthen Heart Shifu • Yun Jou • Lei Kugo • Hong Hakka) • Indomitable Fist (Sun Tzu Wang • Ou Di Wan Lee) |
| Locations |
| Mount Aspiration • Wong Village • Yunfa Market • Bamboo Forest • Indomitable Fist Fortress |
| Enemies |
| Wild Tiger • Hot-Headed Lackey • Indomitable Fist Disciple A • Indomitable Fist Disciple B • White Tiger • Chun Chun Pai • San Xi • Su Xi • Yi Xi • Er Xi • Tong Cha • Shan Cha • Nan Cha • Pei Cha • Chan • Lin • Xian • Yi Pei Kou |
| Music |
| Unto the Birds the Heavens, unto the Fish the Seas • The Shifu Descends from the Mount • Clash in China |
| Transcripts |
| 2022 (English) |
| Final Chapter: The Dominion of Hate |
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| Characters |
| Pogo • Earthen Heart Master (Yun Jou • Lei Kugo • Hong Hakka) • The Sundown Kid • Oboromaru • Masaru Takahara • Akira Tadokoro • Cube • Oersted • Odio |
| Locations |
| Seat of the Betrayers • Silent Wood • Condemned Village • The Last Hero's Grave • The Archon's Roost • Trials (Instinct • Skill • Time • Keys • Power • Heart • Wisdom) |
| Enemies |
| Xavier • Polydectes • Oedipus • Daedalus • Teil Queen • Pawnbert • Ruby Tyrant • Cerberus • Lightbringer • Souleater • Dreadbulb • Phantom Rider • Deathfist Disciple • Chrono Legionary • Ravenous Bear • Nekomata • Mecha-Satake 98 • Earthshaker • Entomophilia • Claustrophilia • Babaliyan • Grand Visages • Dragon Killer • Ishtar • Glasya Labolas • Tsunayoshi • Pup Lord • Grammoth • Pistachio • Titanblood • Riftwalker Genzaemon • Roly Poly • Ship of Horrors • Acrophilia • Scotophilia • Hygrophilia • Helios Hound • Darkwall • Shadow • Lucretius • The Bountiful Heart • Jaggedy Jacks • Apophisphilo • Euraokos • Death Prophet • Headhunter • Eyes of Odio • Maw of Odio • Brow of Odio • Purity of Odio • Arm of Odio (Left) • Arm of Odio (Right) • Sin of Odio |
| Music |
| The Dominion of Hate • Silent Labyrinth • Illusion • Pure Odio • Armageddon • Live over Again • Live for Live • Gigalomania |
| Transcripts |
| 2022 (English) • 1994 (English, Japanese) |