Ganesha

Ganesha, real name Golan Draphan, is a fictional character from the Bloody Roar series. His beast form is the elephant. He only appears in Bloody Roar: Primal Fury/Extreme.

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Ganesha the Elephant
Human Form Beast Form Ganesha in Bloody Roar: Extreme
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Full Name	Golan Draphan
Known As	Ganesha
Beast Form	Elephant
Fighting Style	Sumo
Nationality	Kingdom of Zoanthropes
Age	56 (BR PF/EX)
Status	Alive
Height	183cm (6'0) / 191cm (6'3) in beast form
Weight	138kg / 148kg in beast form
Occupation	Cronos' Bodyguard
Relations	Cronos - Superior
Likes	Children
Dislikes	Women and girls
Debut	Bloody Roar: Primal Fury
Japanese Voice Actors	Shōzō Iizuka (BR:PF/BR:EX)
English Voice Actors	Earl Boen (BR:PF/BR:EX)

Ganesha (象头神) real name Golan Draphan, is a fictional character from the Bloody Roar series. His beast form is the elephant.

He only appears in Bloody Roar: Primal Fury/Extreme where he is Cronos' bodyguard.

History

Bloody Roar: Primal Fury/Extreme

Ganesha didn't know what to do. He had won all the local tournaments and qualified for the national competition. But he knew if he beat all the guest warriors, he would be a rival against Cronos. He knew he had to do it. He thinks back, to a chaotic day some time ago. Burning houses... Frightened people trying to escape... A child growing cold in his arms... A monster standing among the flames... It was humans to start wars like this, but it was that monster that derived everything. He mutters, 'Prince Cronos' to himself...

In his plan to revenge, Ganesha became the Prince's bodyguard waiting for the tournament as a good opportunity to defeat him in a match and make him suffer for the destruction of the village. Ganesha, finally, defeated Cronos during their duel. Surprised to see the Prince crying, he apologized, saying it was the only way. he started to explain that he will understand one day when he is suddenly attacked by Cronos, now in his phoenix form. Ganesha weakly reached out to him before passing out. It's still unknown if Ganesha survives to the attack.

Endings

• Primal Fury
• Extreme

Character

Personality

Ganesha is generally pompous and snobby to anyone who isn't Cronos, whom he cares for a lot. He's a tough man with stiff morals, sticking to what he believes is right.

Appearance

Also see: Ganesha Outfits

Ganesha is a tall, elderly man with a stocky build, tan skin, white hair and beard, and blue eyes. His beard is shaped into tusks that resemble an elephant's as well as possessing ear piercings which cause his earlobes to droop downwards, also giving the appearance of an elephant. Although his ethnicity is not known, his dress, nickname, and stage could give hints that he is of Indian origin. However, his real name exists in Hebrew. His attire consists of ceremonial pants and armor.

In his elephant form, he has gray skin, and a broken tusk. His beast form has more similarities with the Indian Elephant.

Affiliation

Cronos

Ganesha assisted in the destruction of his village and gave the blame to, his prince, Cronos, already his rival since Cronos is considered the best fighter of the kingdom and the ultimate opponent for any fighter who wants to really succeed. It's not clear why Ganesha accused Cronos of the attack on his village and why he became subsequently his bodyguard but Ganesha has a plan and wants him to pay for his fault. In the end, it's Cronos who defeated Ganesha after the latter revealed his true self.

Gameplay

See also: Ganesha's Command Lists

His inability to use strings makes him a very tough character to use. He is also very slow, thus making him very hard to control. His advantage comes with his high damage and the ability to chain all his normal into specials. Most of his gameplay tactics rely on him being able to pull off throw combos, which can take off a large amount of the opponent's life bar. He is not recommended for beginners.

As a Hyperbeast, in Bloody Roar: Primal Fury, Ganesha gains Any Cancel B and Super Armor as his two Abilities Plus. Respectively, the ability to cancel any of his attacks and the ability not suffer any hit stun when taking a hit.

Beast Drives

• Ihaouza Naga- Ganesha knocks the opponent high into the air with an upward swing of his trunk. He then assumes a bridge posture and then bounces them upward with an upward thrust of his stomach. As they descend, Ganesha swings his trunk in a circular motion to build up centrifugal force. After the opponent bounces off the ground, which causes the ground to break up into rock fragments, Ganesha smacks them with his trunk with enough force to send them flying into the wall.

• Amitra Chakra- Ganesha grabs his opponent and rolls over them, positioning them into an Argentine Backbreaker Rack. He then jumps high up into the air, reverts back into human form, and brings them down in an earth-shattering Piledriver while making a meditation pose. This Beast Drive has an extremely short range and will fail unless the opponent is extremely close to Ganesha.

Development

In an interview for V-Jump Books that appears in the Bloody Roar 2 guide, Kenji Fukuya, Director of the Bloody Roar series, said that his Beast Form would be the Elephant. He later says when asked about adding an Elephant Zoanthrope in the game that it was a well-known fact that he supported this idea. making reference to the V-Jump interview.

The idea of an Elephant Zoanthrope get more serious in April 2001 when the Bloody Roar Official Japanese site launch a poll where fans were asked what Beast form they like to see. Among the top ten result, number 7 was an Elephant .

This fact can poll can be assimilated to the origin of Ganesha.

Official Artworks

Bloody Roar Primal Fury/Extrem

Miscellaneous
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Trivia

• He is named after the elephant god in Hinduism.
• Unless a jump is performed while dashing, Ganesha is unable to attack in midair while in Beast Form. He is the only character to have this trait.