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At first, Baki was shown to be on the same level as Mount Toba, a wrestler who was shown to be strong enough to easily defeat Hanada and crush his bike in the process. At the beginning, Baki was shown to benchpress over 320 lbs when training. Baki's intial introduction at the very beginning of the series, 17 year old Baki was already the champion of the Tokyo Underground Dome. Many of Baki's unusual training methods often earn him the admiration of many of the fighters of the underground arena for example, shadowboxing, or visualizing fighting an opponent, is a big part of Baki's regimen - sometimes, his visions take an almost corporeal form and given he can easily remember and replicate any technique he sees this gives him a huge edge over his opponents, as he can "fight" them and learn their weaknesses before actually fighting them.īaki's strength is constantly growing throughout the series. Unlike his father, he chooses to control his killing intent and fight his battles fair and honorably no matter what the outcome. He eventually develops the demon face on his back when fighting his brother, but only for a fleeting moment. Baki has a strong sense of love and respect for those close to him, especially his girlfriend Kozue Matsumoto. Baki realizes that the fastest and only way for him to get stronger is to battle other people stronger than himself, so his body will get stronger and learn from the experience, because this is an aspect of the Hanma bloodline. As a fairly well-known martial artist (amongst those aware of the Underground Arena), Baki frequently tends to get into fights with various extravagant fighters quite often, sometimes being intentional, others by circumstances of bad luck (usually the latter). This goal stems from a natural desire to surpass his father as well as a desire to avenge his mother, Emi Akezawa, whom Yujiro murdered.īaki trains on a near constant basis, day and night, attempting to hone his skills as quickly as possible. However, Baki's dream is not to replace Yujiro as the strongest man alive, but only to become strong enough to defeat him. Throughout most of the series, Baki is usually shown to be a carefree, laid-back, hard-training, and sometimes aggressive teenage boy.īaki strives to defeat his father, Yuujiro Hanma, who is indisputably considered the strongest man alive, capable of stopping an earthquake with a punch and kill a giant elephant immune to conventional weapons. His bones and muscles are also described as being better than that of an Olympic sportsman. His physique has been described as resulting from constant, rigorous combat training, and is far beyond that of a typical adolescent's. Having gone intense physical training since childhood, Baki's body is very muscular, flexible and durable. The only changes in his appearance are that his hair is now more curly, and he has grown to be 167 cm (5'6") tall.
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Baki's appearance at an 18 in the third manga series is not much different than his previous look in New Grappler Baki. His hair is now much longer, going below his ears. His childlike demeanor is replaced by a carefree, almost weary demeanor. In the second manga series, when Baki is 17, his appearance reverts back to its initial version at the beginning of Grappler Baki, with a more mature look. His hair was shorter, with a spiky style, and had an orange color (most likely this was because he was trying to be more like his father). Another noticeable feature of Baki's appearance is the mole he has just above his upper lip on the side (this is also a physical trait he shares with his mother).Īt 13, his appearance had a minor change. Baki's body throughout the entire series is shown to be severely scarred body all around due to the diligent and uncompromising training he puts himself through, with the only exception being his face. Baki's appearance drastically changes throughout the series as he gets older.Īt the age of 13, he is a boy that stands approximately 5'6 (167 cm) and later has a somewhat child-like demeanor and short hair that is long in the back when he is 17 years old at the first initial appearance at the beginning of the series.