The martial arts master and former 3rd highest-ranked S-Class hero of the Hero Association, Bang, otherwise known by his hero alias - Silver Fang, is one of the strongest heroes and was a professional hero in the world of One Punch Man. Bang was a world-renowned martial artist along with his brother Bomb.
He also started a dojo of his own to teach up-and-coming martial artists his ways but also hoped to recruit Saitama and Genos into it. When he was younger he was also known as the Wind of Blood because of his incredible fighting skills. Bang is also a part of the Saitama Group, a group that acknowledges Saitama’s true strengths and consists of Genos, King, Saitama, Fubuki, Bomb. Dr.Kuseno and Bang himself.
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Personality
Although Bang appears asan elderly manwith white spiky hair with a tough and serious demeanor, even though he appears old, he still possesses a very muscular and ripped body covered with scars. Bang appears calm most of the time and believes in the ethics of being a hero and also believes that heroes should take responsibility for their actions. He also believes that the Hero Association has forgotten the reason for its main existence and is disappointed in the hero culture. As a former hero, Bang still does his best to protect civilians and has a high moral when it comes to being a hero and also believe in earning and getting respect from others. Ever since Bang’s top disciple, Garou left him, Bang has been constantly searching for disciples to succeed him. He however takes interest in Saitama and Genos' strength and lures them to the dojo while offering them meat, he also demonstrates his martial arts powers but isquickly dismissed byboth Saitama and Genos in a comedic manner.
Bang also appears to have a caring nature, especially towards his disciples, and worries very much about Garou’s decision of becoming a monster and still believes there is some kind of hope of bringing Garou back to his senses. During his younger days, Bang portrayed similar characteristics to Garou and was seen to be aggressive and arrogant. He also went around challenging fighters to prove that he was the strongest and to grow stronger, eventually he became less arrogant after being defeated by his brother, Bomb and decided on focusing on his martial arts techniques and opened up his own dojo.
Fighting Styles
Bang was widely known for his intense andexceptional martial arts skills, he is also the creator and founder of the Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist technique, a style that uses the flows of the body to output a powerful force that is powerful enough to smash rocks. Users of this technique are able to use it as an offensive or defensive technique. Bang’s years of honed martial arts combined with his physical power makes him one of the strongest fighters in the hero association and the world, specializing in close rang combat. In the series, the weight of Bang’s strength can be seen when he lands a powerful punch on Garou causing the surrounding ground around them to break.
As a veteran hero, Bang has faced many battles throughout his life and thanks to his immense physical strength, Bang is able to move at intensely high speeds while also using his combat skills to the max, he is also extremely durable and is able to take on multiple hits and endures the blows as he comes backs stronger and more focused. Bang also possesses high levels of stamina as he is able to run far without getting tired easily and can also keep up the fight for long hours on end. He also has enhanced senses to sense if people he comes across are good or bad.
During his younger days, Bang’s primary martial arts style was known as Exploding Heart Release fist, a destructive martial art move that packs a powerful punch, but stopped using this move as it reminded him of his past, and refuses to use it no matter the situation. However, he later went on to develop Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist after years of training, a more powerful move that also packs a powerful punch but uses the flow of a raging river in the user’s body. Apart from Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist, Bang also uses moves such as Water Stream Encampment, a move that creates an atmosphere of fists that destroys anything that enters into its vicinity. He also uses Awakening breath, a technique which extends the limits of the user and also other powerful moves such as Whirlwind Water Stream: Cross Fang Dragon Slayer Fist and Whirlwind Water Stream: Roaring Aura Sky Ripping Fist, all of which are extremely powerfulmartial arts techniquesthat land powerful blows on opponents.
