|
Mr. Jones is a
retro and disco fanatic who aspires to be the spitting image of his childhood
heroes from martial arts films. He travels from city to city to protect the
weak and eventually earned a name for himself as a fighter and actor. However,
his acting career took a hit when his latest film bombed in the box office. He
is approached by his old friend, Kang, to make another
film. Convinced that it was time for a major change, Mr. Jones aims his sights
on the "ultimate challenge", the Black Dragon.
 
 
|
|
Page
Updated: Nov. 6th, 2019
|
|
|
While this
stereotypical design has been done before in the fighting game realm, I'm cool
with Mr. Jokes... and he's easily one of
the most charismatic characters from ROTD. Indeed, both Tiger
Jackson and Tony Umeda came
before him... but Jones might have more personality than both of them combined. Besides, he's
actually the first disco-loving freak to appear in a "2D" fighting game.
Fun Fact: Jones's afro is the
biggest out of the 3 disco fanatics... it's almost as if it was a goal
of his to outdo his predecessors... "Outdo" (see what I did
there?) XD
If
you've seen the classic Bruce Lee movie, The Game of Death (who
hasn't?), you'll know
where his outfit was inspired from. Jones also resembles Jim Kelly's character
from Enter The Dragon, and Jim Kelly even starred in a movie called
"Black Belt Jones" a year after Enter The Dragon...
can't be a coincidence. As "fabulous" as Mr. Jones looks, his 2D fighting style
is kinda average. He's got a few entertaining mannerisms & attacks, but his animations could be
better (and I wish he had more serious attacks). Aside from that,
he does bring a memorable personality and charisma to the games he appeared in.
|
|
| Fighting
Style / Moveset |
|
| Personality
/ Charisma |
|
| Outfit(s)
/ Appearance |
|
| Effectiveness
in series |
|
| Overall
Score |
|
|
