CODY TRAVERS
Created By: Akira Yasuda
First Appearance: Final Fight (1989)
Home Country: The United States
Role: The Hero (FF), The Fallen Hero, Thug
Vague Martial Art Basis: Street Fighting
PL 9 (151)
STRENGTH 3
STAMINA 3
AGILITY 4
FIGHTING 11
DEXTERITY 4
INTELLIGENCE 0
AWARENESS 1
PRESENCE 2
Skills:
Acrobatics 6 (+10)
Athletics 7 (+10)
Close Combat (Unarmed) 3 (+14)
Close Combat (Knife) 2 (+13)
Deception 4 (+6)
Expertise (Streetwise) 8 (+8)
Expertise (Martial Arts) 4 (+4)
Insight 2 (+3)
Intimidation 5 (+7)
Investigation 3 (+4)
Perception 4 (+5)
Ranged Combat (Knives) 2 (+12)
Stealth 2 (+6)
Advantages:
Chokehold, Diehard, Equipment (Knives, Wrench, Pipe), Fearless, Great Endurance, Improved Critical (Knives), Improved Critical (Rocks) 2, Improved Critical (Improvised Weapon), Improved Critical (Knuckle/Kick) 2, Improved Critical (Criminal Upper), Improved Disarm, Improvised Weapons, Quick Draw, Ranged Attack 6, Takedown (total 2)
"World Warrior" Fighting Style: Accurate Attack (Jab), All-Out Attack, Defensive Roll 2, Extraordinary Effort, Fast Grab (Grab), Improved Critical (Unarmed) 3, Improved Defense, Improved Hold, Improved Trip (Throw), Power Attack (Roundhouse), Takedown, Withstand Damage (Block)
Powers:
"Power Punch" Strength-Damage +1 [1]
"Special Moves"
"Bad Stone" Blast 5 (Quirk- Requires Stones on Ground -2, Diminished Range -1) (7) -- [11]
- AE: "Criminal Upper" Strength-Damage +0 (Feats: Reach) (Extras: Multiattack 4) (Flaws: Distracting) Linked to Affliction 4 (Toughness; Dazed & Vulnerable/Stunned & Defenseless) (Extras: Extra Condition) (Flaws: Limited Degree) (7)
- AE: "Zonk Knuckle" Strength-Damage +2 (Feats: Extra Knockback) (Inaccurate -1) (2)
- AE: "Ruffian Kick" Strength-Damage +2 (Feats: +2 to Hit Blasting Opponents) (Inaccurate -1) (2)
- AE: "Bad Spray" Affliction 6 (Dodge; Dazed/Vulnerable) (Feats: Reach 2) (Flaws: Limited to When Getting Up From Prone Position, Limited Degree) (3.5)
Offense:
Unarmed +14 (+4 Damage, DC 19)
Knife +13 (+5 Damage, DC 20)
Special Moves +12 (+6 Damage, DC 21)
Criminal Upper +14 (+4 Damage, DC 19)
Bad Spray +11 (+6 Affliction, DC 16)
Bad Stone +10 (+5 Ranged Damage, DC 20)
Initiative +4
Defenses:
Dodge +12 (DC 22), Parry +12 (DC 22), Toughness +3 (+5 D.Roll), Fortitude +8, Will +7
Complications:
Motivation (Fightin' Round the World)- Cody used to be a hero, but now, realizing that good actions mean nothing in the long run, he's just out for the thrill of combat. Basically, he desires to beat the $#!% out of people.
Relationship (Jessica, Guy)- Jessica Haggar was his ladyfriend, and Guy was his best friend. In they old days, they opposed The Mad Gear Gang (who kidnapped Jessica), but now they are highly estranged.
Enemy (The Mad Gear Gang)- The remnants of the Mad Gear Gang, from Edi E. to Poison, still occasionally hunt Cody.
Weakness (Predictability)- Cody, like all Street Fighters, cannot simply "spam" out the same attack over and over again, as the opponent will expect the attacks, and be ready for them (and a counterattack). The third time he tries the same technique (or same combo of techniques) in a short span, he will be at -2 to Accuracy, AND to his Active Defenses in that round. All will decrease by 2 every successive round the same move is done.
Total: Abilities: 56 / Skills: 52--26 / Advantages: 22 + 15 / Powers: 12 / Defenses: 20 (151)
-Cody's story is... really goddamn depressing, really. Moreso for one of my friends, who WORSHIPPED Cody as a kid (the whole "Adidas Sneakers/short hair/white t-shirt/blue jeans" look was IN at that time, you see- his shirt was so tight that you could see his SIX-PACK through it!), and was horrified to see where he turned in the Capcom franchises. Turning from the generic whitebread hero of
Final Fight (still the greatest beat-em-up series of all time) into a jailbird who constantly gets arrested because he's crazy and gets into fights all the time. Breaking out frequently to get into more fights, Cody ended up burning his bridges with Haggar, Guy and girlfriend Jessica. He was originally supposed to be "Joe" from the first
Street Fighter returned, but Capcom changed their minds and decided to break the hearts of thousands of children of the '80s instead. F*** you, Capcom. F***. YOU.
-Cody has moved on from the
Final Fight series to the
SF series full-time- he appears in
SF Alpha &
IV, still dressed like an escaped convict (though he could easily wear other clothes if he wanted to, his original look is a bit too "plain" for the SF-verse. He is apparently based off of Tom Cody, the hero of the 1984 film
Streets of Fire, which had a very similar plotline to what ended up in
Final Fight.
-Lo and behold, Cody ends up REFORMING in
Street Fighter V right before they stopped adding characters. He is now the Mayor of Metro City, having been exonerated by Haggar and taking over for him! He now cleans up crime both professionally and as a vigilante, as Mike had before him.
-Fighting Style: Cody is fairly unique for the "SF-Verse", being a
Final Fight character with their set of abilities- great fighting capabilities, weapon use (especially Improvised Weapon), the ability to throw Rocks as hard as a standard Fireball or Sonic Boom, and various special moves. This makes him one of the pricier World Warriors, with a vast array of Improved Critical as well. His in-game qualities render him strong (higher Crit on his punches than normal), but kind of slow (he's PL 8.5 defensively, despite two ranks of Defensive Roll), and he's extremely tenacious because he loves fighting so much. There's some word that the handcuffs on his outfit are to hamper him and make the fights last longer, but I'll ignore that for stat-purposes, since it's rather silly.
-Cody has some unique moves, which have various purposes- his Ruffian Kick can bypass Projectiles, his Bad Spray involves throwing dust that knocks the enemy back a bit, the Zonk Knuckle deals some extra knockback, and the Criminal Upper is a Multiattack strike that has good reach due to the fact that it creates a miniature tornado. On top of that, he has the Bad Stone (or Knife Toss), which is a Blast. Some of his Super Moves use other weapons that he typically doesn't use in fights- I'm gonna assume they do the same level of damage as a Knife, or a bit more.
. He's still more dangerous than most dumb, jokey characters at PL 8. He's fairly tough, but note the points-cost- his real problem is a lack of versatility.
