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Bob
Origin	USA
Voiced By	Patrick Seitz
Fighting Style	Free Style Karate
Age	27 (T6) ([1])
Blood Type	Unknown
Height	Unknown
Weight	Unknown
Occupation	Martial Arts prodigy
Hobby	Gaining weight while maintaining his agility
Likes	Being popular
Dislikes	Unknown

Robert "Bob" Richards, not to be confused with "Bob" (Boy on bike, Hwoarang's nickname), is a playable character in Tekken 6 / Bloodline Rebellion.

Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 Trivia 2 Story 2.1 Tekken 6 2.2 Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion 2.2.1 Ending Animation "Weight Gain"

Introduction

Bob is a renowned martial arts prodigy from America. His fighting style is Freestyle Karate. 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. The techniques used in Freestyle Karate are more eclectic, dynamic and acrobatic. Bob's moves mainly consists of acrobatic moves such as multiple spinning and alternating combos of punches, kicks and body checks. Bob's appearance is an obese blond Caucasian man with a slight goatee. Bob's first outfit consists of a red shirt with brown buttons with a yellow emblem featuring a wasp holding a fork printed on his left sleeve, brown suspenders, blue striped pants, black gloves, and black shoes. The suspenders and gloves can be removed by customizing Bob. His second outfit consists of dark blue jeans, a matching jacket, a white shirt with red designs all over it, brown gloves, and brown shoes. His third outfit, shown in some Tekken 6 videos and an Arcadia Dec. 2007 scan ([2]) (full-size version), Bob is shown wearing a blue and white hooded jacket with black pants, with brown shoes and brown gloves. Two things that have been confirmed about his movelist are that Bob has a Mishima style wavedash and Bob can juggle off his d/f+1+2 throw ([3]).

Trivia

• Bob's stance in his CG is similar to Jin Kazama's stance in his Tekken 5 CG.([4]).
• Bob was shown wearing a third outfit in a video for Tekken 6 ([5]). It consists of black pants and a blue and white hooded jacket.
• In the Tekken 6 arcade opening, Bob is shown being ambushed by some apparently-armed robbers in a bank. ([6]).
• The character concept for Bob was derived from the 1989 martial arts film "Qun Long Xi Feng" [or "The Pedicab Driver"].
• Because some people had found similarities between Bob's moves, as seen in the released images of him, and the moves used by other Tekken characters, some people speculated about Bob possibly being similar to Mokujin, Tetsujin, Unknown, and Combot (mimicking the moves of others). However, his official profile page states that he practices "freestyle karate", and Tekken 6 match videos show that he has an original fighting style.
• Some of Bob's animations that are shown before a fight feature Bob saying "It's all or nothing.", "I've been waiting for this day.", "I hope you're ready.", and "Now, let the show begin!". Some of Bob's animations that are shown after winning a fight (win animations) feature Bob saying "I will attain perfection!", "I'm still not there yet.", "Not bad... I'll fight you... anytime.", and "Speed and weight!".
• Bob's "Item Move" feature in Tekken 6 is releasing some birds from a hat that he wears ([7]).
• In an official Tekken 6 Concept Art book, Bob's full name is revealed to be 'Robert Richards'.
• In Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion, Bob can be customized to look like an overweight Super Sentai character and a chef.
• Despite his size, Bob is a very agile fighter.
• Rufus of Street Fighter IV resembles Bob as both are obese blond American fighters who move fast for their sizes. Their personalities differ though as Rufus is loud-mouthed, obnoxious and impatient, a contrast to the more calm, serious and focused Bob, whose weight gain was deliberate.
• In the Scenario Campaign mode of Tekken 6, Bob is a boss at the Central District 11th Avenue.
• Bob is the only character with no character relationships

Story

Bob, a stoic person at heart, took his dreams of becoming strong very seriously.

Since childhood, he was a celebrated martial arts prodigy, and since he was a pretty boy with an excellent physique, he was not short of fans. Despite his martial arts prowess, he was unsuccessful against opponents of larger builds. For this reason, Bob disappeared from the public eye, setting out to accomplish the difficult task of rebuilding his body, increasing weight and power without sacrificing speed.

Bob returned home several years later after he had finished rebuilding his body. His drastic change in appearance shocked and disappointed all who knew him. Simply put, he looked fat, and nothing more. They couldn't contain their laughter. His once perfect body was nothing more than a distant and pleasant memory.

Bob paid their comments no mind, for he firmly believed his speed, power, weight, everything, was simply perfect. He was completely satisfied with what he had achieved, and so, believing now was the time to test his body, Bob decided to participate in the world famous martial arts tournament known as The King of Iron Fist Tournament 6.

Bob's storyline is unchanged between Tekken 6 and Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion.

Ending Animation "Weight Gain"

After winning the tournament, Bob became a sensation. He was shown on television and for magazine interviews. Unaware of this, Bob is thin with his former fat glory on a poster. He weighs himself, turning out to weigh 150 pounds - he had lost weight without even knowing it. He screams in frustration, bangs his head on the wall making a big hole and is shown lying on the floor.