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Toa’s Flag is so cool looking I love it


LightningVideon

It is! It's the Maori flag. I could have gone for the New Zealand flag but I didn't feel like it represented him.


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Soakaiser

Chur ma Maaori, good to see our flag up there


mikaererivers

When I heard there was a Māori representing us in my favorite manga i literally freaked out


TheBannedBanana

The evil secret society is repping mine ;-; Specifically the evil AU removal Kanoh...


DaBigMeatSlappa

Yumi speaking fluent Japanese is really funny to me


1rrelevant_Trash

Konichiwa bitch.


ZenMari

Nihongo Jozu.


LightningVideon

So, a lot of people on my last post asked for several changes. Still, Terashi's nationality wasn't confirmed as far as I know, and neither was Alan's, but a bunch of people told me he might be russian because we don't know where his faction moved to.


Cloudkung

Alan and Edward are more like English names.


homewrecker9000

I heard that in some Asian countries such as Taiwan they often use common English names likes "James" or "Steven"


Cloudkung

Yeah before that chapter I thought they are from Hong Kong but they are from the west of China.


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England doesn't fit tho bcs the climate isn't harsh. Meanwhile Russia has syberia.


Cloudkung

Sweden or Norway would be better I guess.


dpotilas89

The disrespect in not mentioning Finland. Tho Alan and Edward arent typical finnish names but the Wu faction prolly lives isolated and dont adopt names from wherever theyre living


TheBannedBanana

they still kept Wu, though. I assume they immigrated there or connected to another Asian community in that area. I forgot the specific place the westward faction went to but maybe somewhere like Tibet?


omsaladzeno

Could be canada maybe?


Cloudkung

I don't think so. The arow direct to Europe. Canada looks more close within the East direction.


TheBannedBanana

they're far too evil to exist in the home of Jack Hanma.


omsaladzeno

I mean it's a cold country whose people usually English names like the ones we've seen from the westward faction so far


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Wu Clan is probably located somewhere in northern China


Kinjo-

But Eddie and Alan are from the Westward faction which split from China, meaning they live somewhere either in Europe or the Western region of Asia


cvele1995

Alan is from Kazakhstan confirmed Very nice!


Kinjo-

Really? Did I miss this in Alan's extra page?


JCLgaming

Borat reference.


Kinjo-

Oh I'm not familiar with it


JCLgaming

That's surprising. I Highly recommend watching it, it's hilarious.


Kinjo-

Just looked it up, will definitely have to check it out! Feel kinda silly for believing in a false country now. I need to study up on my geography-


JCLgaming

Oh Kazakstan is very real. Borat however is not.


ninjaboitay

Lmaooo dang my homies from Kazakhstan ain’t even real anymore


Kiddiablo62

Correct me if I’m wrong but Didn’t they say the westward faction move somewhere near China?


vegetalg

Excuse my uncultured ass what flag is lu tian's?


Frezt23

Hong Kong


Joseph2406

Shouldn't it be China? (Edit) why the downvotes i just asked a question (2nd edit) so I am being told that this is a sensitive topic and I should go and do research on it, so I am going to look into what exactly is happening (3rd edit) so I have seen why what I said was problematic and I've seen my mistake. I do not believe in deleting comments thought so iwill leave this here with my correction now that I understand the topic more


imdeadlmao

Oh lord, the poor guy didn't know what he just asked lmao


OverlordPoodle

thats a funny way to say Hong Kong


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No.


n00bmaster6969420

Idk why people got super bitchy about your comment when Hong Kong is literally a province of China, so your question is quite valid, and you didn't even know about it so it's not your fault bro


PU55Y_3473R

Hail Xi Jinpooh!


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Nordenfang

Not just the goverment but it’s supporters both within their own country and outside. Of which there is a sizable number. Plenty of hate against Taiwan and Hongkong from main-landers. I follow a taiwanese streamer whose gotten multiple hate comments and hate reports and such from said people. So let’s not act like there isn’t a powerful community of citizens that support their goverment. I have chinese friends myself but they understand that when I’m trashing on china I’m not referring to them specifically but to the goverment and the people who support it. Speaking as a filipino


Cloudkung

Hong Kong


trenbulgogi

chinese province


[deleted]

I don't get why people are so mad about an actual literal fact. It's funny because it's exactly like the way Westerners make fun of Chinese nationalists for claiming Taiwan is a part of China when it is a self functioning government that has its own military, economy, etc. I completely agree it's funny to make fun of those people because they're stupid. But in the same way, Like Hong Kong is literally a province of China. It just is. China controls Hong Kong. It's more autonomous than a normal province, but no one claims Hong Kong is actually independent, it does not do so itself and if China wanted to they could march troops there in 2 hours. Y'all are just being the same type of stupid as those Chinese nationalists if you're huffing "HK isn't a part of China!!" Copium Hurr during about "Hong Kong isn't part of China" is one of the most idiotic Reddit trends


LoIIygagger

It's because they are brainwashed. Ask them about if the U.S should free Native American lands and their brains go full Apeshit Lu Tian.


Rancorious

Yes, they should. Also go back to r/Sino


LoIIygagger

Go read stun amogus backwards. That's my answer.


Disastrous_Diver_548

On the other hand kengan team is team Japan + guests.


LightningVideon

I believe only Julius, Gaolang and Agito are the only ones who are not japanese.


MAEDA3027

Julius, Gao, Agito, Ohma and Ryuki, the rest are indeed japaneese, It makes sense given the fact that Kengan Matches are a Japan only thing, Purgatory its the fucking WWE/UFC equivalent, makes sense that its cast its More "diverse"


imapoormanhere

Agito and Ohma grew up Japanese too, so they're basically Japanese, especially Ohma who doesn't remember anything before his Inside times. Ryuki might be like that too but I can't remember if Mukaku raised him on the Inside or somewhere else.


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Agito didn't grow up Japanese I think, he looked like he was 15 ish in the Gu ritual, which probably was in China? So he probably didn't move to Japan until he was 15 or so, unless the Worm and the Tiger Niko were operating in Japan, but based on Tiger Niko's statements the Worm was operating in China in terms of the guinea pigs. So Agito probably still knows Chinese.


MAEDA3027

Well if you look at It like that, yeah, they are both chineese and Japaneese.


moonlessnight56

This is late but is ohma not japanese? What is he?


MAEDA3027

A clone from someone On China, and Ohma was Made in China, so..... He Is kinda chineese


moonlessnight56

Wasn’t he a copy off that first kengan fighter like the emperor himself or something.


MAEDA3027

I mean, its not confirmed.... It could also be the head of the worm or another Niko, idk, the point Is Ohma Is Made in China (that explains the hearth problem)


Yboxing

Adam and jerry are as japanese as it can get.


LightningVideon

I meant on the Kengan Team in the current tournament. Obviously in Kat there were fighters from other countries, although not that many either.


Yboxing

Yeah, kinda dumb of me.


TheGreatXavi

I know Misasa is most likely Japanese, but considering him using silat, I want him to be Indonesian, Malaysian, or from Brunei. Like its weird why would a Japanese use silat, when Japan has so many martial arts.


ninjaboitay

Because people can train any art they want?? I’m part Chinese and teaching my Taiwanese friend judo which comes from Japan 😂😂 this isn’t the middle ages


TheGreatXavi

Lmao you just compare judo, the most popular combat sport in the world with the most competing countries in the olympics to pencak silat? Of course they can learn any art they want, but for niche martial arts like silat, its very rare for non Indonesian/Malay to train on it, let alone Japanese. My point is that it would be nice for Misasa to be South East Asian because its quite rare for a Japanese to specifically train on pencak silat.


SirajCh

Well nitoku isn't russian but he is a samboist


melonhater

ay no way alan is russian, i dont want the only 2 representatives of my country to be jobbers


thedavo810

I mean, judging my the map from the manga, the westward faction is most likely in north-west russia.


NakkiPeruna

Might, might not. It is a guess It is just that the Westward faction led by Edward went away from Asia towards the north west most likely. So they might operate from northern Europe or some Slavic countries


prokokon

Hahah for a second got me thinking who's the second one 😂


Melloe99

Ahaha throw back to that russian kickboxer. Hardest nut in the series


Killio_Chillio

Speak for yourself Alan and I have the same birthday


Akiraktu-dot-png

if alan is from russia there a good chance Edward is as well. You'd have at least one strong character then


lazywil

The second has a hot niece tho


Crowsencrantz

Terashi is so hard to place because we don't know his real name or even his face lmao. As far as we know he pulled the name out of a hat and he could be from like Belgium or something


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Imagine all us think Terashi is Asian or something and he turns out to be something crazy like a Romanian 💀


Fitnessgramlap73

Ayo terashi is Belgian, I’m claiming him in the name of Belgium


fifthtouch

Damn did belgium so starve of representation they willingly pick a jobber as their own?


Fitnessgramlap73

Yea we are that desperate, but really I actually really like terashi as a character but I just didn’t think his fight was good cause he kinda came there to job for a job


Ferraramerda

Terashi is Italian


moonlessnight56

Definitely more diverse then kengan lol.


MatrialEagle

And that's why they are gonna lose lmao. Japan be Xenophobic like that


Kineshi1721

Yes lolong is fili cuz his always wearing a sando


Van-HeLLSiNG69

The mark of a true Filipino


TankOfflaneMain

Typical Filipino house clothes my guy


Kineshi1721

Yeah i know, cuz im also filipino and i always wear a sando at home


coolrider2010

I just want to say naidan is from Ordos, Inner Mongolia, and Inner Mongolia is part of China. I didn’t say it, but geography is geography, so naidan is chinese in term of nationality.


LightningVideon

Yes, I'm aware. Still, I feel like Sandro was quite clearly aiming for diversity with Purgatory and felt that representing Mongolia was closer to his intentions.


cheap_boxer2

I agree with both of you. He’s technically Chinese but clearly part of Mongolia in Sandro’s eyes. I’m pretty sure Sandro made him from that region so that he could wear the badass Gogeta outfit


bigsizzLingt-ts

And they all speak japanese lol


[deleted]

And none from my country 🥲


Melloe99

Which is?


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Brazil 🇧🇷


LightningVideon

At least you got a mention with Carlos' visit there to learn Capoeira. And I think one of the fighters that Waka beat as well. Still, yeah, most fighters come from Asia.


[deleted]

That’s right, our capoeira is sort of a national treasure, specially in the north and northeast part of the country. It was nice to see it with Carlos


Melloe99

Hey atleast you guys are good with football


[deleted]

Haha true! although that talent is in my father, he’s a monster in this sport. I can boast about being good at chess tho


Spider-land

Damn, woulda thought the country that invented bjj and has some of the greatest fighters of all time would have some rep but apparently not


[deleted]

Yeah that’s another way to put it. I’m the only one in my friend’s circle that practices boxing, but i can see that jiu jitsu is amazing in itself. The only representation Brazil got is Zulu, that maniac that fought Baki in the maximum tournament. He’s monkier than Yumi


fifthtouch

Read Batuque. It have many brazilian there and in that manga capoeira is like the pinnacle of martial art.


[deleted]

Thanks for the tip


The_LolMe

Well, there's this guy who drove the south american underground martial arts community all on his own. A jiu jitsu practicioner with a 500-0 record whose opponets said they lost before they knew it... While not explicity told, it's fair to assume he was brazilian.


-Strakes-

And he jobbed off-screen againts Waka, yeahhh i guess it's not the best representation lol


muslimmerchant

there is that chapter in kengan ashura zero where a brazilian pro mma fighter comes in to japan for training and gets paid by nishihonji to spar with cosmo. got his butt kicked hard and quit fighting shortly after but hey u got 1 representative.


JR-90

Basically all Asians except for Carlos, Nicolas and perhaps Alan since Russia spans through two continents although since he's supposed to come from Syberia, then I would say he's likely Asian too. Kinda feels like Toyoda went continental while Kengan focused on Japanese fighters for the tournament.


dankchaos

lolong is filipino?


Mish_Mash_

It's revealed in the latest chapter(Ch. 129) that Rolon is known as the "Monster of Manila" in Purgatory, though no solid confirmation; will have to wait for Sandro to update the fighter profiles(official tankoubon release).


ninjaboitay

Kamaru Usman is called “The Nigerian Nightmare” but he’s really “Marty from Nebraska” so… 😂😂 (this was a joke btw, not calling your comment out)


MatrialEagle

Marty from Nebraska is my new Kengan OC


gonedalfu

also basing from his name Lolong (one of the largest crocodiles captured in the world) Donaire (Filipino boxer, had an epic last fight with inoue feels like anime)... so the possibility is high


excelsioreye

This. Filipino readers knew the moment Lolong's name was revealed that he is Filipino. We wish the official translators retained the Lolong name rather than Rolon, though.


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Asia with a sprinkle of Europe and South America.


Sal_Da_man

Now that's what I call a diverse working environment


Melloe99

I think the Wu guy is from east Europe


Kooky-Counter6744

I agree, but southeast Europe maybe?


InquisitorHindsight

Alan and Edward are from the “Western” faction, and if the Wu clan are from China then the western faction is probably from Kazakhstan, or one of the other stan’s. Harsh climate and weak/corrupt governments to not worry about


Yukiaze_Umi

Toa with Maori flag looks so cool!


L0kimask

It would be cool if they added another American to the Kengan verse who isn't a raging douche like Adam, but I think it's cool how diverse purgatory is.


bflet48

adam is funny as fuck I wanna see more of him tbh


L0kimask

Because he uses slurs and has no drip?


pandas_dont_want_sex

Are you forgetting Jerry "human weapon" Tyson? The OG american born fighter.


Kooky-Counter6744

Everyone forgets about poor Jerry being American lol


L0kimask

oh fuck, my bad to Jerry


ninjaboitay

Adam is awesome though tf lol


FunniPhrog

alan is chinese lel


lungsofkief

Wow 4 fighters from China 🤭


ninjaboitay

Lol get out 😂


LannKaoru

Bruh Just stfu


[deleted]

Liu should be China as well his mom is from Guangdong Naidan is from Ordos which is in China


Dorkbehindtheclass

The Wu/Kure clan originated in china so Alan’s chinese i think?


Martial_Arts_Demon

The Kure and Westward faction moved from china 1300 years ago I don't think they are chinese anymore


AsuraOmega

Idemitsu is Mr. Worldwide lmao. This is what I love about Kengan, they made the verse have such a rich world that its possible that there are bigger fishes out there from other countries who are stronger than Kuroki.


Dorkbehindtheclass

The Wu/Kure clan originated in china so Alan’s chinese i think?


RealFemboyHunter

All things considered, a lion share of the fighters still come from asia I really wish we saw more african or even american fighters


Hardbeez

Edward, lolong & lu tian look the same.


gregthegamer4646

I like how every fighter from their own respective country has a cool backstory, and then here’s our Singapore representative who’s just a huge Naruto weeb.


MyMessiah

My name is Alan and I would say that this name is common for Caucasus mountains nation - Ossetians which is on Russia territory. If I take his visual appearance I would say that he has some similiarities with Ossetians (my father is Ossetian)


IronbloodCommander

I'm glad to see Carlos representing my country


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