Oro (オロ, Oro) is a video game character in the Street Fighter series. He first appeared in Street Fighter III and is voiced by Kan Tokumaru in New Generation and Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact and by Takashi Matsuyama in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike. "Oro" in Spanish means "gold", likely referring to his skin color.


Officlal Profile
Birthdate December 5
Birthplace Japan
Height 5'2"
Weight 123 lbs
Eye color Red
Hair color None
Fighting style Senjutsu
Likes Women, Sleeping, Training, Fighting strong opponents
Dislikes Weaklings, Being bored
Rival(s) Ibuki, Akuma, Garuda (SFxMH), Midori (SFxMH), Shiho (SFxMH; grandfather's friend)
Hobbies Can lift boulders telepathically, going to movie theaters, guiding crews and people through the Amazon
Moveset Hitobashira Nobori, Jinchuu Watari, Oni Yanma, Nichirin Sho, Niou Riki
First game Street Fighter III


Bio

Appearance

Oro is an ancient hermit who has thin black hair, golden skin, crimson eyes that glow light blue during battle and is barefoot. He binds one of his arms and normally fights one-handed, but can easily pull out the other arm at any time.

Personality

Oro likes to go to sleep and, like Akuma, he loves to fight strong opponents and train himself to strengthen his techniques. He also dislikes weaklings and hates being bored.


Story

Street Fighter III

Oro is an ancient, mysterious hermit who seeks a fighter that is worthy to inherit his fighting style. He is of Japanese descent and hails from the Amazon Jungle, where he lives in a cave with his many pets, including a turtle and a dog. Oro made his living as a martial arts instructor in Japan in his younger days. He moved to Brazil with a friend in the early 1900s. Unfortunately, his life in Brazil wasn't going very well and he eventually became a recluse. He spent much of his time practicing Senjutsu (仙術, "Mystic Arts" - techniques used by the immortal mountain hermits in Taoist myth). Finally, after several dozens of years, Oro had mastered it.

Oro occasionally leaves his cave and visits town. Out of boredom, he embarked on a journey (traveling the world atop a jumbo jet) to seek out the ideal successor to his Senjutsu style. This was the first time he left Brazil since he moved there.

Though disputed whether canon or not, he defeated Ryu in the 3rd World Warrior Tournament (during Second Impact), but then leaves the tournament in search of him, seeing him as a potential successor. He eventually finds Ryu and begins observing and aiding the young warrior's training, all while remaining undetected.

Ibuki fights Oro as a test to pass her ninja school graduation exam. Oro was disappointed at first because he thought she was asking him for a date.

Around the end of the 3rd World Warrior Tournament, Oro, sensing Akuma's extremely powerful and murderous ki, thought to test his strength against him. The two fought, yet there was no set winner.

Street Fighter X Mai-HiME

Oro also appears in Street Fighter X Mai-HiME; he is first seen with Shiho Munakata's grandfather when Mai, Takumi, Tate, and Shiho arrived on the shrine to assign for a wedding. He even catches Midori trespassing the shrine, that caused to awaken an Orphan. Throughout the story, he is shown to have an intense rivalry with Garuda.


Abilities

Oro binds one arm while fighting to keep from accidentally killing his opponent (except when performing specific special arts). Story-wise, Oro is one of the most powerful characters in the series, alongside Shin Akuma at full strength and Gill. He has full mastery over his physical body and ki, thus giving him monstrous strength and stamina far surpassing all other fighters except a few in the world, even in his old age. He also has the power of telekinesis being able to pull in random objects and use them for a limited amount of time.