Difference between revisions of "Card Trivia:Jolt Counter"

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"Jolt Counter":

This card is based on the counterpunch technique in boxing that aims to attack immediately after an opponent throws a punch and exploit the opening(s) left in their guard, hence the reason this is a Counter Trap Card.
- Fittingly, "Battlin' Boxer Counterpunch" is the one shown counter-punching.
- The artwork may be based on the counter-punching technique used by Ichiro Miyata, which is also known as the "Jolt Counter", in boxing manga Hajime no Ippo; the technique involves a full-body counter punch that is almost guaranteed to K.O. the opponent if successful.

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-*"[[Battlin' Boxer Glassjaw]]" and "[[Battlin' Boxer Counterpunch]]" appear in this card's artwork.
+* "[[Battlin' Boxer Glassjaw]]" and "[[Battlin' Boxer Counterpunch]]" appear in this card's artwork.
-* This card is possibly based on the counter technique used by the character Ichiro Miyata on the boxing manga ''Hajime no Ippo. ''The counter is a full-body counter punch that if successful is almost guaranteed to K.O. the opponent. The technique is also called "Jolt Counter" in the manga.
+* This card is based on the [[wikipedia:Counterpunch (boxing)|counterpunch]] technique in boxing that aims to attack immediately after an opponent throws a punch and exploit the opening(s) left in their guard, hence the reason this is a [[Counter Trap Card]].
-** Befittingly the artwork perfectly mimics the technique.
+** Fittingly, "Battlin' Boxer Counterpunch" is the one shown counter-punching.
-** Its Counter Trap nature, reflects how the technique is a counter punch. Also its effect to destroy a card reflects the destructive power the Jolt Counter has.
+** The artwork may be based on the counter-punching technique used by Ichiro Miyata, which is also known as the "Jolt Counter", in boxing manga ''Hajime no Ippo''; the technique involves a full-body counter punch that is almost guaranteed to K.O. the opponent if successful.