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FIRE PROWRESTLING D CHARACTER GUIDE: STEVE WILLIAMS
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by GokuKenshiro ([email protected])

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Original Character Guide Format by Bill Wood

Version 1.0


Fire ProWrestling D (c) 2001 Spike/VAiLL

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=TABLE OF CONTENTS=
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SECTION 1: HISTORY OF STEVE WILLIAMS
SECTION 2: SKILL AND PARAMETER STATS
SECTION 3: MOVELIST
SECTION 4: STRATEGY
SECTION 5: CLOSING

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====SECTION 1: HISTORY OF STEVE WILLIAMS
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"Dr. Death"

Steve Williams is one of the sport's most internationally
respected wrestlers. Originally a football player, Williams
was too rough, so he became a wrestler instead. He worked
in the UWF(US,not Japan) for a couple of years alongside
Ted DiBiase. After a few years, he went Japan, and the rest
is history

He became famous due to his memorable run in All Japan Pro
Wrestling. During his tme in All Japan, he won the World
Tag-Team title 8 times, 5 with Terry Gordy. Williams also
was able to win the Triple Crown in a tough match against
Mistuharu Misawa.

Williams returned to the US a few times between All Japan
tours. He worked for ECW, WCW, and the WWE. However, he
didn't acheive the same success. He was badly used, as in
one run in the WWE,he entered the Brawl-For-All, a boxing-
style tournament, only to get KO'ed by Bart Gunn.

Last year, Williams tried to get into K-1, only to get KO'ed
in under a minute. It was then revealed that Williams was
suffering from throat cancer. Luckily, Williams was operated
on time and was able to return to All Japan recently, winning
a tag match with Gen'ichiro Tenryu.

A FUN BIT OF TRIVIA: Steve Williams got the name "Dr. Death"
due to his defense-breaking skills in football.
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==SECTION 2: SKILL AND PARAMETER STATS==
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SKILL
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Real Name...................Steve Williams
FPD Name.......................Steel James
Promotion........................All Japan
FPD Promotion..................Olive Japan
Size................................Medium
Class................................Heavy
Height.............................6ft 2in
Weight.............................282 lbs
Country............................America
Birthdate.......................05.14.1960
Stance...............................Power
Offensive Skill......................Power
Return Skill.........................Power
Critical Type.....................Finisher
Special Skill.............One Hit Finisher
Recovery............................Medium
Recovery (when bleeding)............Medium
Respiratory.........................Medium
Respiratory (when bleeding).........Medium
Awareness...........................Medium
Awareness (when bleeding)...........Medium
Neck Strength.........................High
Arm Strength..........................High
Waist Strength........................High
Foot Strength.........................High
Movement Speed.................Medium Slow
Ascend Speed...................Medium Slow
Ascend Skill...........................Yes



PARAMETER - OFFENSE      PARAMETER - DEFENSE
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Punch.............7      Punch.............8
Kick..............5      Kick..............8
Suplex............9      Suplex............5
Submission........1      Submission........4
Stretch...........4      Stretch...........6
Power............10      Flying............8
Instant-P.........8      Crush.............7
Arm Power.........9      vs Lariat.........9
Technical.........1      Technical.........5
Rough.............7      Rough.............7
Ground............6      Ground............5


TOTAL SKILL POINTS (on a scale from 0-300): 184

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==SECTION 3: MOVELIST==
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Note: I don't own the official guidebook, so I used the movelist in the
FAQS section and my dictionary.

Specialty moves are marked with [S]. Finisher is marked with [F].


STRIKES
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Standing (X)...............................................American Jab
Standing (A).......................................................Kick
Standing (B) + d-pad......................................American Hook
Standing (B)............................................Football Tackle
Standing (X) + (A).............................................Dropkick
Running (X).............................................Football Tackle
Running (A).................................................Clothesline
Running Counter (X)............................Turn Around Spine Buster
Running Counter (A)...........................................POWERSLAM [S]
Running to corner............................................Bodysplash

GRAPPLES
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Grapple (X)................................................Face Scrtach
Grapple (X) + Up....................................High Angle Bodyslam
Grapple (X) + Left/Right....................................Flying Mare
Grapple (X) + Down..........................................Hammer Blow
Grapple (A).................................................Back Switch
Grapple (A) + Up................................Front Drop Lift Up Slam
Grapple (A) + Left/Right...............................Backbreaker Slam
Grapple (A) + Down...........................................Piledriver
Grapple (B).....................................................Bearhug
Grapple (B) + Up........................Vertical Drop Style Brainbuster
Grapple (B) + Left/Right.................................AVALANCHE HOLD [S]
Grapple (B) + Down..........................................DOCTOR BOMB [S]
Grapple (X) + (A)..........................................Discus Punch
Back Grapple (X)...........................................Sledgehammer
Back Grapple (A).............................................Sidebuster
Back Grapple (B)...........................................Cobra Clutch
Back Grapple (B) + Up/Down.............................MONSTER BACKDROP [F]
Back Grapple (B) + Left/Right........................Dragon Suplex Whip
Back Grapple (X) + (A)....................................Backdrop Hold
Back Grapple Counter (X)......................................Elbow Pat
Back Grapple Counter (A).......................................Struggle

OPPONENT DOWN MOVES
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Opponent Face Up at Head (A)...............................Sleeper Hold
Opponent Face Up at Feet (A).................................Prawn Hold
Opponent Face Down at Head (A)...................Double Hand Press Fall
Opponent Face Down at Feet (A)......................................STF
Opponent Face Up at Head (B).................................Elbow Drop
Opponent Face Down at Feet (B)...............................Thigh Kick
Opponent Face Up at Feet (B)............................Guillotine Drop
Opponent Face Down at Head (B).................................Stomping (Back)
Running at Downed Opponent (B)...............................Elbow Drop

MOUNT MOVES
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Mount Position (X)..................................Mount Knuckle Arrow
Mount Position (A)..........................................Boston Crab
Mount Position (B)........................................Lift-Up Press
Mount Position Counter............................................Eject
Front Facelock Attack (X)....................................Body Punch
Front Facelock Attack (A)...............................Front Neck Lock
Front Facelock Attack (B)................................Powerbomb Whip
Front Facelock Attack Counter............................Watermill Drop
Back Mount Position (X)........................Back Mount Knuckle Arrow
Back Mount Position (A)...................................Belly-to-Back
Back Mount Position (B)...............................Reverse Powerbomb
Back Mount Position Counter..................................Back Press

POST AND APRON MOVES
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Post (X)...................................................Sledgehammer
Post (A)...................................................Sledgehammer
Post (B).............................................Diving Body Attack
Post (X) + (A)...................................Diving Shoulder Attack
Run-Up Post vs Standing (X)........................................none
Run-Up Post vs Downed (A)..........................................none
Corner Grapple (B) + Up....................Avalanche Style Front Suplex
Corner Grapple (B) + Left/Right....................Kushi-zashi Shoulder
Corner Grapple (B) + Down...................TURN BACK OKLAHOMA STAMPEDE [S]
Apron Grapple from inside...................................Brainbuster
Apron Grapple from outside.................................Shoulder Pat
Front Avalanche Counter...............Avalanche Style Oklahoma Stampede
Back Avalanche Counter...................................Backhand Elbow
Running to out of bounds..................................Elbow Suicide
Slingshot to outside.......................................Sledgehammer
Slingshot to inside................................................none


DOUBLE AND TRIPLE TEAM MOVES
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Two Platon Front Grapple..........................Combination Powerbomb
Two Platon Back Grapple.........................Back Drop + Neckbreaker
Two Platon Corner.........................Combination Oklahoma Stampede
Three Platon Front Grapple...........................Triple Hammer Blow
Three Platon Back Grapple............................Triple Hammer Blow
Three Platon Corner.......................................Triple Impact

PERFORMANCE
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Analog Stick Left..............................................Indicate
Analog Stick Right..........................................Animal Pose
Analog Stick Up..................................Arms Raised Diagonally
Analog Stick Down.....................................Stamping in Place

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==SECTION 4: STRATEGY==
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GENERAL STRATEGY
Dr. Death has a maxed out power rating, so use and abuse of those
grapples at all costs. His strikes are pretty average, so just use
them as pokers and stick to the slams and suplexes. If you win
grapples, the match is yours. Just remember to breathe after a few
slams.

On the defensive side, he has a weak Suplex rating, considering
the fact that his offensive rating is near max. Submissions and
Technical moves also damage him as well, so stay clear from those
attacks.

STRIKES
Although he has a Punch rating of 7, don't use his punches as much.
Use them as pokers for tough opponents or the giants. Stick to the
grapples.

GRAPPLES
Williams' high points are in the grapple area. From his specials
to his powerful finisher, Steve can deal much pain at a fast rate.
For a quick finish, keep on using the Dragon Suplex Whip and the
Monster Backdrop. With the One Hit Finisher, the Monster Backdrop
is one nasty move to use.

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==SECTION 5: CLOSING==
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In closing, I'd like to give thanks to:

* GameFAQS.com for hosting this FAQ and for everything
they have done over the years.

* Neoseeker.com for hosting as well.

* www.gswf.org for Skill and Parameter stats.

* Bill Wood for creating the official format for the FPW FAQs.

* IceMaster's and Kilroys' movelist which helped me when I had trouble
translating.

* http://www.accelerator3359.com/Wrestling/ for their bio on Williams.

* Dr. Death's official site, http://www.oklastamped.com/

And I promise that there are few to no errors on this FAQ.
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