Robert Richards
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| Bob / Slim Bob | |
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 Bob in Tekken 6 | |
| Full Name | Robert Richards |
| Also Known as | Slim Bob |
| Fighting Style | Freestyle Karate |
| Nationality |  American
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| Species | Human |
| Age | 27 (T6) |
| Occupation | Professional Boxer |
| Game Appearances | Tekken 6 Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion Spin-off: Tekken 3D: Prime Edition Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (also as Slim Bob) Others: Street Fighter X Tekken |
Robert 'Bob' Richards (ボブ -Bobu in Japanese) is a character in the Tekken series who was introduced in Tekken 6 and returned for Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion. Bob is a renowned martial arts prodigy from the USA. An alternate version of himself named Slim Bob is playable in Tekken Tag Tournament 2, as the name suggests, it is a skinny version of Bob which made an appearance in his Tekken 6 ending.
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History 
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Tekken 6Edit
Bob had always been very serious about his training. He was hailed as a master of martial arts from a very young age, and he garnered many fans with his chiseled body and good looks. However, he could not defeat opponents who were larger than him. He vanished from the martial arts scene and dedicated himself to a special training regimen that increased his power and weight while maintaining his agility.
After several years in seclusion, Bob returned to the fighting world a changed man. Those who know Bob were astonished by his transformation. His handsome looks were gone and he gained a disproportionate amount of weight. Bob paid no attention to his critics, and relied on the benefits of his training: speed, power and unyielding weight. He decided that he was ready to return to competition; he joined the sixth King of Iron Fist Tournament to test his martial arts abilities once again.
Ending Description: After winning the tournament, Bob became a worldwide sensation. His schedule was filled
Added by JinKazama177Other appearancesEdit
Street Fighter X TekkenEdit
Bob appeared in the crossover game, Street Fighter X Tekken, as a playable character. His tag partner is Julia Chang.
Tekken Tag Tournament 2Edit
Bob appeared in Tekken Tag Tournament 2 as a playable character. His Slim Bob alter-ego also appears as a DLC character.
Added by JinKazama177Ending Description: Using his super-hero alter-ego, Bob saves some kids from a group of thugs and later a woman falling from a building. The scene ends with Bob reading a newspaper about his identity being discovered when pictures of him were taken dressing up as the vigilante.
Added by JinKazama177
Ending Description (Slim Bob): Similarly to his normal ending, Slim Bob, appears using his super-hero alter ego. However, he saves an old man from being mugged, instead of a group of children. He also saves a woman, from being hit by an oncoming train. She then rewards him, by giving him a kiss on the cheek. The scene ends with Slim Bob being discouraged about his lost weight.
Character RelationshipsEdit
- Miguel Caballero Rojo - His rival in the Online Tekken Comic (non-canon).
- Julia Chang - His partner in Street Fighter X Tekken (non-canon).
TriviaEdit
General
- Bob is described as "a freestyle karate practitioner from the U.S." by Tekken 6 developer and executive producer Katsuhiro Harada. Freestyle Karate originated from America and it is a generic term regarding a system of techniques based on numerous traditional styles of Karate while not following the restricting philosophies of each respective styles.
- Rufus from the Street Fighter series is similiar and often compared to Bob.
- They are both overweight American fighters who are amazingly fast for their sizes, they both developed their own fighting styles and they both have blond hair, their personalities are different though as Rufus is loud-mouthed, obnoxious and impatient, a contrast to the more calm, serious and focused Bob, whose weight gain was deliberate.
- Street Fighter X Tekken takes this a step further, featuring a trailer in which Rufus somehow mistakes Bob for Ken Masters and attacks him (which is extremely ironic, given how well Bob and Rufus resemble and contrast each other in design) in Law's restaurant (ironically, it turned out that the real Ken was just eating there with Ryu).
- Addionally, Rufus and Zangief's ending in said game shows Rufus losing most of his weight (after opening Pandora which causes its energies to take away his obesity) and become skinny, mirroring Bob's ending in Tekken 6 where he loses his weight and becomes skinny as well under mysterious conditions.
- Bob can be customized to resemble Rufus in Tekken 6.
- They are both overweight American fighters who are amazingly fast for their sizes, they both developed their own fighting styles and they both have blond hair, their personalities are different though as Rufus is loud-mouthed, obnoxious and impatient, a contrast to the more calm, serious and focused Bob, whose weight gain was deliberate.
- Unlike most of the playable Tekken cast, Bob has to date no official relationships with any other characters in the series (excluding Julia who hires him in Street Fighter X Tekken and his rivalry with Miguel in the Online Tekken Comic, both being non-canon relationships).
- Bob is probably inspired by the ninja Haru, portrayed by the deceased actor Chris Farley in the 1997 movie Beverly Hills Ninja.
- Bob can be customized to look like a Power Ranger, Peter Griffin from Family Guy, Chef from South Park, and HUNK from Resident Evil.
- He can also be customized to resemble a hat-less Wario from Nintendo's Mario series.
- His first two opponents in the Arena Mode are Ganryu and Paul Phoenix.
- Bob's Tekken 6 CG pose resembles Jin's Tekken 5 CG pose.
- Bob is the youngest male character who lacks Shirtless customization in Tekken 6, as well as Tekken Tag Tournament 2.
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (Bob)
- Bob's super hero ego shown in his ending is a customizable costume in the game.
(Slim Bob)
- Slim Bob's appearance is similar to Soul series' Patroklos Alexander. Also, both version of Bob and Patroklos has a same hairstyle.
- Unlike his original counterpart, Slim Bob can be customized to become shirtless.
- Slim Bob can be customized to look like Joe from the first Street Fighter game.
Other
- Bob is a bounty hunter in Street Fighter X Tekken.
