#313 Star Gladiator (ARC) Hidden Characters (2/2): Kappah playthrough.
0A playthrough of the hidden character and hidden boss Kappah in Capcom's Star Gladiator.
Kappah's moves:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/arcade/583624-star-gladiator-episode-1-final-crusade/faqs/7604
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How to play as Kappah (courtesy of Kao Megura):
" To enable either character, hold the Start button, then do the
following:
For Bilstein - move to Gore, input K,A,B,A,G,A,B,A,K,A,BG.
For Kappah - move to Hayato, input G,K,G,K,A,A,A,B,B,B,KG.
You can now pick Bilstein by moving to Gore and pressing right, and can
pick Kappah by moving to Hayato and pressing left."
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I had no clue there was another hidden character in this game for a while. That said, I definitely wasn't missing much. A kappah is a type of Japanese spirit. More interestingly though, a Kappah was one of the main characters in the Chinese classic Journey To The West, making this the second game (after World Heroes Perfect) with a hidden character based on that novel. Anyway, Kappah appears a weird choice for a character, and it's implied from his gameplay and his screen icon being a cucumber that he's a joke character. He's weak, slow, and not very good as a character. I don't know how I even managed to complete the game with him. I couldn't recommend playing as Kappah, but I'm glad Capcom tried something new (they weren't exactly prone to putting hidden characters in their games), even if the character in question isn't very good.