Adon (アドン, Adon? based on Thai อาดอน) is a character from the Street Fighter series. A student of Sagat, he appeared in the first Street Fighter game, and most notably, in the Street Fighter Alpha series. He recently appeared in Super Street Fighter IV.
Biography
Personality
Compared to the other fighters, Adon is shown to have a very great ego and is quite cocky, as well as boastful of his abilities. He tends to underestimate certain fighters, such as Ryu. He is often seen smiling and is truly arrogant, desiring to be seen as the "god" of Muay Thai.
Appearance
Adon is well built and lean with broad shoulders and a muscular back. While shorter than Sagat by quite a bit, he is still fairly tall. His hair, like Guile's, is done up in a flat-top sort of style, though Adon's is elongated and angled a bit. His eyes are fierce, and he nearly always has a conniving, wild smile on his face, reflective of his personality.
Adon wears trunks resembling his former mentor's, though the stripe pattern on his trunks forms a V shape while Sagat's simply have two stripes running down the legs. Adon also wears wraps on his hands and feet like Sagat, though his are smaller than his master's due to his smaller size. Unlike Sagat, who apparently did away with his ceremonial Muay Thai gear, Adon wears the traditional mongkhon and pra jiad worn by Muay Thai fighters.
These articles of clothing are worn by fighters in the ring as both proof of ability and good-luck charms.
Story
Street Fighter
Adon became Sagat's student three years after the latter became God of Muay Thai. Frequently likened to a "lesser version of Sagat", even though he has strived to differentiate himself with more acrobatic techniques, Adon enters the first World Warrior tournament to prove he is more than that. The cocky Adon lets his guard down when he faces Ryu, who takes him out with a single Shoryuken. Afterwards, Ryu goes on to defeat Sagat, which leads to Adon's breakdown as a warrior and his own pride for his master.
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Adon is not angry at Ryu for defeating him, he is mad at Sagat for being unable to uphold Muay Thai's honor (conveniently forgetting how Ryu had bested him during the World Warrior tournament). He challenges Sagat for the title of God of Muay Thai, but because of his cockey ways and thinking he is better then everyone else, Sagat, despite being defeated by Adon, seriously injures him during the fight and Adon has to be hospitalized for months. Adon's injuries heal and a new fighter captivates his attention. Rumor reaches his ears of a fighter who has mastered the power that had enabled Ryu to win the first World Warrior Tournament. This fighter kills a man who was about to challenge Adon for his title. Adon sees this as a challenge. Knowing only that this mysterious fighter has red hair and wears a black gi with the symbol "Ten" on his back, Adon swears to find him and test his strength.
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Travelling the world, Adon encounters Ken and realizes that Ken has trained in the same style as the fighter he seeks, and fights him in order to recognize this mysterious fighter by the moves Ken uses. Ken in turn recognizes Adon as Sagat's student, an identification which enrages Adon. The two fight, and Adon is victorious.
Later, Rose attempts to convince him not to continue on his current path, as it will lead ultimately to destruction and ruin. Adon cannot be swayed,and continues on his way.
Eventually he encounters Bison, who commends his abilities and admits that he has underestimated him. Adon rejects Bison's praise and tells him that he doesn't need him; that he is searching for something else. Bison somehow knows what Adon is seeking: mastery of the Raging Demon in order to perfect the Muay Thai style. Adon is stunned, and Bison goes on to tell him that his goal is foolish; that the Raging Demon is nothing when compared to his Psycho Power, which he will now demonstrate. The two fight, and though Adon is technically more proficient, Bison cannot be defeated and eventually wears him down.
As Bison is about to deal the finishing blow, laughing that he does not fear death, Akuma appears out of nowhere and performs the Raging Demon on him, destroying his body for the time being. Akuma then leaves, leaving Adon with the realization that Akuma is the fighter he is seeking. More determined than ever, Adon vows to find Akuma again and claim the power of the "Raging Demon" as his own.
It should be noted that these events did not happen as Bison wasn't to receive the battle with Akuma and the Raging Demon until Street Fighter II.
Super Street Fighter IV
Sagat comes to watch one of Adon's matches, but Adon, taunting Sagat, challenges him to a fight. The two face off in the ring in an ad hoc match and Adon is defeated with ease by a single Tiger Destruction. Adon, developing fresh contempt for Sagat, is still unimpressed and considers him a disgrace to Muay Thai since losing to Ryu. Declaring that he has lost his respect for his former mentor, he sets out to participate in S.I.N's tournament and end Sagat's career. How he fares in the tournament is unknown, but when Sagat returns to his home, Adon watches from a cliff above, believing that Sagat has gone soft. Vowing never to be like him, Adon returns to his career to focus on creating "a new Muay Thai legend".
Alternate continuity
Street Fighter Alpha
Adon challenges Sagat for the title and defeats him. After Adon's victory, M. Bison who was watching tries to recruit Adon into Shadaloo. Adon rejects his offer and challenges him but the outcome of the battle is unknown. The events of the game were effectively retconned by Street Fighter Alpha 2.
Other appearances
Street Fighter cartoon
Adon appears in the Street Fighter 1995 cartoon series as a non-speaking fighter in the episode "The Medium is the Message".
Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation
Adon makes a brief cameo in Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation as one of the fighters accompanying Ryu to save Shun from Professor Sadler. He gets into an argument with Birdie and is later shown fighting with Rolento in the base's arena.
Super Gem Fighter: Mini Mix
Adon appears in the background of a stage at a Chinese resturaunt where he is seen standing at the front gate watching the fight.
Capcom Fighting Evolution
Adon appears in the background of a stage in Capcom Fighting Evolution where he is seen training.
Fighting style and gameplay
Adon fights with a more dynamic and acrobatic form of Muay Thai, allowing him to deliver ranged attacks effectively. Adon's special moves are generally fast-moving strikes that are counter-able if missed, requiring players to sufficiently confuse foes before overwhelming them with speed.
The Jaguar Kick is a slashing somersault kick that can be used in midair, where it is a good anti-air. . The Rising Jaguar is a double knee thrust capable of intercepting airborne attackers at a low angle, and passing through projectile attacks.
The Jaguar Tooth , Adon's most versatile special move, allows Adon to leap off the edge of the screen to strike his opponent, or surprise them by landing early and delivering an alternate attack.
These techniques are all highly effective at countering projectile-users, so they give him a slight edge against characters such as Ryu and Ken.
When using X-ISM Adon in Street Fighter Alpha 3, pressing any kick button while jumping will execute his trademark Jaguar Kick. However, this version of the Jaguar Kick is considered a normal move, and thus does not inflict block damage.
Trivia
- In several games, Adon performs a Waikruu (Muay Thai ceremonial dance) at the start of a round. However, the Waikruu is a dance of respect to the performer's teacher. Considering that Sagat taught him and he (Adon) hates him for being weak, it is odd that he would honor him before each round.
- His 10th colour represents his first incarnation from the first Street Fighter game.
- Adon and Blanka share some similarities with each other: they have orange hair, they are both voiced by the same person in English (Taliesin Jaffe), and their 10th alternate colors in Super Street Fighter IV represent their former colour schemes from when they first debuted (Adon first appeared in Street Fighter, and Blanka first appeared in Street Fighter II).
- In King of Fighters XIII, fellow Muay Thai fighting game character Hwa Jai has a color-swap that is similar in color scheme to Adon's costume.
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