TOM YUM GOONG

TK, THE HUMAN ELEPHANT
(Nathan B. Jones)

Val	CHA	Cost	Roll	Notes
25	STR	15	14-	Lift 800 kg; HTH Damage 5d6
14	DEX	12	12-	OCV:  5/DCV:  5
23	CON	26	14-
15	BODY	10	12-
10	INT	0	11-	PER Roll 11-
10	EGO	0	11-	ECV:  3 
20	PRE	10	13-	PRE Attack:  4d6
10	COM	0	11-

8	PD	3		Total:  16 PD (8 rPD)
8	ED	3		Total:  16 ED (8 rED)
3	SPD	6		Phases: 4, 8, 12
10	REC	0	10
46	END	0	46
40	STUN	0	40	Total Characteristics Cost:  85

Movement:	Running:	6"/12"
		Leaping:	4"/8"
		Swimming:	2"/4"

Cost	Powers & Skills
	Martial Arts:  Pro Wrestling
	Maneuver	OCV	DCV	Damage
3	Body Slam	+2	+1	5d6 Strike; You Fall, Target Falls
4	Choke Hold	-2	+0	Grab One Limb; 2d6 NND
4	Crush		+0	+0	9d6 Crush, Must Follow Grab
4	Escape		+0	+0	40 STR vs. Grabs
4	Fist/Forearm Smash
			+2	+0	7d6 Strike
3	Grab		-1	-1	Grab Two Limbs, 35 STR for holding on
4	Head-Bash	+2	+0	7d6 Strike
5	Stomp		-2	+1	9d6 Strike
4	Tough Man Block	+2	+2	Block, Abort
1	Use Art With Clubs (Fist/Forearm Smash only)

48	Feels No Pain:  Armor (8 PD/8 ED) (24 Active Points); One Body Always Gets 
	Through, Does Not Prevent Penetration (-1/2), Nonpersistent (-1/4) plus Energy Damage 
	Reduction, Resistant, 50%; STUN Only (-1/2), Nonpersistent (-1/4) plus Physical 
	Damage Reduction, Resistant, 50%; STUN Only (-1/2), Nonpersistent (-1/4)
4	Huge Guy: Knockback Resistance -2"
-1	Huge Guy:  Leaping -1" (4" forward, 2" upwards)
2	Pose and Shout: +5 PRE; Only for Offensive PRE Attacks (-1)
	Notes: TK's sheer size makes him very intimidating, and he dresses and moves to 
	emphasize this.

	Skills
18	Combat Skill Levels:  +6 with Pro Wrestling
	Notes: Despite Jaa's advantage in speed and agility, TK landed multiple blows, including 
	grabs.

2	KS: Pro Wrestling 11-
2	KS: Steroids 11-
2	KS: Bodybuilding 11-
1	PS: Criminal 8-
1	Streetwise 8-

115	Total Powers & Skills Cost
200	Total Character Cost

150+	Disadvantages
5	Physical Limitation:  Large Guy (Infrequently, Slightly Impairing) 
	Notes:  At 6'11" and 366 pounds, TK/Nathan Jones finds much of the world slightly too 
	small for him.
20	Psychological Limitation:  Glory Hound: Overconfidence and Show Boating in combat. 
	(Very Common, Strong) 
	Notes:  Jones's characters spend far too much time posing when they should be punching.
20	Psychological Limitation:  Loves Combat (Very Common, Strong) 
	Notes:  Jones's characters keep fighting long after they should back down, and seek high 
	risk jobs for the joy of violence.
5	Rivalry:  Professional (Gunslinger Complex; Rival is As Powerful; Seek to Outdo, 
	Embarrass, or Humiliate Rival; Rival Aware of Rivalry) 
	Notes:  Nathan Jones's characters seem to have the classic need to prove that he's tougher 
	than rival fighters.

200	Total Disadvantage Points

Background/History: TK is the huge muscle man that defeats Tony Jaa in their first match up in Tom Yum Goong. We learn nothing of his history, and all we see of his personality is that he's a strutting thug. However, we are treated to the idea of TK as a "Human Elephant," who can only be defeated by cutting his tendons (in game terms, disabling killing attacks).

In real life, Nathan B. Jones is an Australian actor, body builder, ex-strongman competitor, and ex-wrestler. His strongman career was cut short when he suffered a forearm fracture during a wrestling match. He has since made a second career for himself as a villain in Asian martial arts films. He has also appeared in a number of Western films, including Troy.

Personality/Motivation: Jones's characters strut, pose, shout, and take obvious joy in abusing the much shorter and lighter Asian heroes they face. Their showboating inevitably gets them into trouble, as they gloat and delay their finishing moves just a bit too long, giving the Hero a chance to figure out how to defeat them.

I am told that Jones's character in Huo Yuan Jia is a racist and coward, but I have not yet seen that film.

Quote: "Yeah!" "[Insert wrestling trash talk here]"

Powers/Tactics: Jones's characters will often open with a Tough Man Block, sucking up a number of blows from a faster target and performing a PRE attack. As he's almost impossible to hurt without a placed shot or weapons, this strategy is less risky than it seems. He will then try to Stun his foe and finish him with a Grab & Crush or Choke Hold.

Jones's characters are generally almost invulnerable until the Hero finds the key to defeating them, usually with a weapon or through special attacks.

Appearance: 6'11", 360 Pounds, bald as an egg white guy. Bodybuilder/wrestler type. Seems to be having a pretty good time until he's defeated.

Campaign Use: Major combat threat to the Hero, model for a Dark Champions brick.

Nathan Jones by Nathan Jones. Character sheet by Robert Dorf, 2006.

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