"Spirit Lord" Ikusa Tatsujin

Height: 6'2"

Weight: 254 lb.

Age: 28

Hometown/Nation: Nagasaki, Japan

Theme Music: "No More Tears" by Ozzy Osbourne

Alignment: Heel

Appearance: Ikusa is well built, not overly muscled, but not technically fat. He is bulky, but much of the bulk is muscle, though not well defined. He has shiny black hair that comes down just past his shoulder blades. The sides are usually pulled back and braided, and the rest is left hanging down, often covering his face. He has very dark blue eyes, almost looking black.

Ring Attire: Lower half of a white Karate gi. On the sides of the gi, there is a black inverted pentagram near the waist, and just below that, a black stripe starts and goes down to the bottom of the gi. The tights have a red waitband that reads "Spirit Lord" across the back. Black forearm guards that both have the word "Jin'ei" printed in white across the inside of the forearm. To the ring he wears a long silk black robe.

Description of the Wrestler's Personality, Behavior, and Attitude: Very mysterious. Doesn't like to let people know much about him. He goes to the ring, does what he's sent to do, then leaves. Nothing more, nothing less.

Background Information on Wrestler: Ikusa's parents could barely make enough money to raise a child, so his life growing up was not exactly enviable. He spent most of his time away from home, staying with friends and most importantly of all, befriending martial artist Kohji Asako. Kohji taught him the ways of many martial arts. As a teenager, Ikusa practiced taekwondo, judo, chin-na, muay-thai boxing, and sambo. On his nineteenth birthday, Ikusa was competing in a muay-thai boxing tournament, and ended up facing his Asako in the finals. Only two minutes into the fight, Ikusa hit Asako with a knee to the side of the head and Asako fell to the ground instantly. Paramedics were called in, and he was pronounced dead on the way to the hospital. This sent Ikusa into years of seclussion. In 1997, he re-entered the fighting world, and won a mixed martial arts tournament. After the tournament, NWC-J representative Hideki Nomo met with Ikusa and eventually a contract was signed for him to compete in the promotion.

Titles Held: None.

Three Strengths/Talents of the wrestler:

1) Arsenal - Ikusa obviously is well trained in many different forms of fighting, so he can easily adapt to many styles.

2) Speed - Almost every move he does is performed with amazing speed and crispness.

3) Andersoncore - Ikusa is the type of fighter that will slowly and methodically work over one part of the body for a large portion of the match. He will usually concentrate on the legs of his opponent.

Three Weaknesses/Flaws of the wrestler:

1) Risk Taker - Takes many high risks, and more often than not, they hurt him more than his opponent.

2) Loner - Ikusa isn't fond of working together with other competitors.

3) Temper - If an opponent is refusing to cooperate and work the match to his liking, he will often start working very stiff.

Finishing Maneuvers:

1. The Crucifixion - Ikusa comes up from behind his opponent and locks him in a full nelson. He then wraps his legs around his opponents waist and falls backwards.

2. Tatsujin Bomb - Ikusa lifts up his opponent like for an inverted suplex, then repositions himself, letting go and grabbing his opponents head. He then slams the back of his opponents head into the mat and sits down, like for an inverted X-Factor.

3. Tatsujin Bomb II - An inverted crucifix powerbomb, where the opponent is dropped flat on his face.

Setup Maneuver: None. Ikusa likes to hit the moves out of nowhere, instead of letting his opponent know it's comig.

Signature Maneuvers:

1. Kerikorosu - Ikusa kicks his opponent in the thigh once with each foot, then moves up and hits a kicks to the side of the head. He then grabs his opponent's head, pulls it down and hits a quick knee strike, followed by an elbow between the shoulder blades.

2. Spirt Driver - A top rope Death Valley Bomb.

3. Double Roundhouse Kick - Ikusa spins and hits a roundhouse kick with his right foot, then spins the other direction and hits one with his left.

4. Juujuu Ousatsu - A double head and arm suplex.