and later reappears in World Heroes Perfect, also as the final boss, with the name Neo Dio. He is inspired by the main character of Baoh and shares similar attacks to him. He also resembles another character created by Hirohiko Araki, Kars, the leader of the "Pillar Men" from the second series of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: he has sharp blades on his elbows just like him and he is a shapeshifter as well. His name, Dio, is also another homage to Araki: in fact, the historic villain of the series is named Dio Brando. He is also a boss and playable character in NeoGeo Battle Coliseum. The Super NES version lists his occupation as "Ultimate Being". "Dio" also means "God" in Italian. World Heroes 2 Jet Ryofu A Chinese warrior that wields the Heaven Scorching Halberd (方天画戟 fāng tiān huà jǐ) and is the rival of J.Carn. He is loosely based on the warlord Lü Bu of the Three Kingdoms era. Jack A punk serial killer with claws on his hands. He is loosely based on the historical serial killer Jack the Ripper. Zeus The main boss in this title. His look and some moves are inspired from Souther and Raoh, two of the main antagonists in the Fist of the North Star saga. He originally appeared in ADK's Ninja Commando, where he is referred to as "Spider", the leader of Mars Corporation. World Heroes Perfect Songokū He is based on the famous mythological character Sun Wukong ("Journey to the West"). References External links World Heroes series at NBC Museum of SNK Playmore for World Heroes Anthology at SNK Playmore ADK (company) games SNK franchises SNK games SNK Playmore games Fighting games 2D fighting games Video game franchises Video game franchises introduced in 1992 Video games about ninja Video games about time travel Cultural depictions of Erik the Red Cultural depictions of Genghis Khan Cultural depictions of Grigori Rasputin Cultural depictions of Hattori Hanzō Cultural depictions of Jack the Ripper Cultural depictions of Joan of Arc Cultural depictions of William Kidd Muay Thai video games