History Main / SumoWrestling

* A few heroes in the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' franchise, usually {{The Big Guy}}s, have used sumo moves in their repertoire. Of note is Sōtarō Ushigome from Series/HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger, who is a retired sumo wrestler.

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* The toyline for ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'' had [[http://turtlepedia.wikia.com/wiki/Tattoo_(1991_action_figure) Tattoo]], an ally of the Turtles who had tried to be a Ninja, only to be "heckled for being humongous", and later join a society of Ninja Sumos. He eventually made it into one episode of the cartoon, where he was recast as a mutated hamster (who still looked like a human sumo).

** Minor contestant Doskoi from the 9th movie, ''Anime/BojackUnbound'', who was [[BadassNormal the only person outside the Z fighters to go very far in the Tournament.]] He is sadly killed by one of Bojack's henchmen.

* ''Franchise/DragonBall'' has involved at least two fighters designed after Sumo Wrestlers, coincidentally, both in Tournaments:

* He never made it onto the cartoon, but the toyline for ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'' had [[http://turtlepedia.wikia.com/wiki/Tattoo_(1991_action_figure) Tattoo]], an ally of the Turtles who had tried to be a Ninja, only to be "heckled for being humongous", and later join a society of Ninja Sumos.

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* ''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun'': the Japanese tycoon Hai Fat has two statues of them on his manor grounds; when Bond comes at night on a dinner invitation, the statues are replaced with [[GiantMook real ones]] whom he has to deal with.

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** Minor contestant Doskoi from the 9th movie, ''Anime/BojackUnbound'', who was [[BadassNormal the only person outside the Z fighters to go very far in the Tournament.]] He is sadly killed by one of Bojack henchmen.

** Robo no Hana is a {{robot}} being a Sumo Wrestler in the ''Hiryu no Ken'' series.
** ''VideoGame/{{Ballz}}'' as Tsunami, the fighter of the game that is a Sumo Wrestler. If by "fighters" you think in spherical characters, of course.

* There are a few {{Fighting Game}}s entirely dedicated to this martial art, mostly seen [[NoExportForYou in Japan only]]. The website ''Spritted'' compiled the most famous games about Sumo Wrestling in [[https://spritted.com/en/news/sumo-in-the-history-of-videogames this article]].

They are [[{{Acrofatic}} big and fat]], they are strong and resistant, [[WalkingShirtlessScene they are almost naked]]: they are sumo wrestlers!

It's SeriousBusiness in Japan, where it's the national pastime. In actual Sumo, the rules are rather simple: You win by forcing your opponent out of the circular ring or forcing him to touch the ground with any part of his body except his feet. Usually a match only lasts a few seconds. There are no weight divisions, but there is minimum height and weight requirements. Actual techniques and training regimens are far more complex, and is often interspersed with traditional UsefulNotes/{{Shinto}} rituals.

Fictional Sumo can be BigFun guys or {{Fat Bastard}}s, depending on their place on the moral spectrum, and tend to be {{Big Eater}}s. Almost always Japanese, much like real ones, although a few Brazilian Sumos exist. Tend to have their hair tied in topnots and rarely wear much other than a pair of shorts and sandals. Of course, real ones wear other garments when not competing or training. Fun fact: the shorts are called a ''mawashi''.

** ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'': One of the Universe 10 fighters for the Tournament of Power is Napapa, a giant pink sumo wrestler with pig atributes. He is called the "magician of the edge ring", and is surprisingly tough, managing to avoid a ring out by Basil, another contestant from Universe 9.

* Creator/DaveBarry, in his book ''Dave Barry Does Japan'' writes about watching a sumo match. Afterwards, one of the wrestlers drinks a [[AndADietCoke a Diet Coke]] and belches hard enough to send a "surfable wave" of fat across his belly.

* The character of Edmund Honda, from ''Videogame/StreetFighterII'', a big and fast fighter who is inspired by the sumo wrestling sport. Currently this trope picture and the TropeMaker for {{Fighting Game}}s.

* Also in Fighting Games, there're some fighters that are out of the ordinary using this martial art:
** Hinako Shijo from ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' series is a [[{{Joshikousei}} petite schoolgirl]] practicing this martial art. Being mocked in her school for wanting to start a Sumo club, Hinako joined the [[GirlGroup Women Fighters Team]] in one of ''KOF'' tournaments to demostrate her strength.

* In ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'', the Sumo Brother is a large, fat koopa that has the ability to stomp the ground and create columns of fire.

* There're a few {{Fighting Game}}s enterely dedicated to this martial art, mostly seein [[NoExportForYou in Japan only]]. The website ''Spritted'' compiled the most famous games about Sumo Wrestling in [[https://spritted.com/en/news/sumo-in-the-history-of-videogames this article]].

* The ShowWithinAShow in the ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'' franchise, "Sumo Slammers", is our titular protagonist's favorite franchise series. In one episode, Ben travels inside a videogame to meet the game's protagonist, Ishiyama, who has the ability to increase his size, durability, and strength.

* There're a few {{Fighting Game}}s enterely dedicated to this martial art:

* ''Manga/HinomaruZumou'' resolves around the concept, being a shonen fighting series about sumo wrestling.

* The character of Edmund Honda, from ''Videogame/StreetFighterII'', a big and fast fighter who is inspired by the sumo wrestling sport. Currently this trope picture.
* A popular archetype in {{Fighting Game}}s:
** Ganryu from ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'' series
** Akatsuki-Maru from ''VideoGame/BurikiOne''
** Gan Isurugi from ''VideoGame/RivalSchools'' series
** Bo Rai Cho uses it as one of his styles in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception''
** Hinako Shijo from ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' series, a strange case since she's a petite schoolgirl practicing this martial art.

* Toru from ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' is a StoutStrength fighter who claims he turned to crime because he was "too small for Sumo", although his stated weight of 480 pounds is actually typical for the sport.

It's SeriousBusiness in Japan, where it's the national pastime (although baseball is more popular there.) In actual Sumo, the rules are rather simple: You win by forcing your opponent out of the circular ring or forcing him to touch the ground with any part of his body except his feet. Usually a match only lasts a few seconds. There are no weight divisions, but there is minimum height and weight requirements. Actual techniques and training regimens are far more complex, and is often interspersed with traditional UsefulNotes/{{Shinto}} rituals.

* ''Discworld/InterestingTimes'', being set in the Disc's ImperialChina / {{Wutai}}, features Tsimo wrestlers, ginormous, ogre-like humans with ravenous appetites and maybe a few neurons each. Rincewind uses them in a GiveChaseWithAngryNatives moment by claiming one of their handlers has a sandwich, causing a stampede that destroys a small garden and a pagoda (one wrestler ate the roof before he was restrained).

* In ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'', the Sumo Brother is a large, fat koopa (anthropomorphic turtle-monster) that has the ability to stomp the ground and create columns of fire.
* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'' has a sumo wrestling mini-game. Link has to compete against the (much larger) Mayor of Ordon Village to advance the plot.

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* TheVillain of Creator/HannaBarbera's ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest'' episode "Dragons of Ashida" has a hulking manservant named Sumi, who is quite corpulent and wears only a loincloth supported by a steel belt with rivets. Sumi is the only one powerful enough to keep the MadScientist's oversize komodo dragons leashed and controlled.

In actual Sumo, the rules are rather simple: You win by forcing your opponent out of the circular ring or forcing him to touch the ground with any part of his body except his feet. Usually a match only lasts a few seconds. There are no weight divisions, but there is minimum height and weight requirements. Actual techniques and training regimens are far more complex, and is often interspersed with traditional UsefulNotes/{{Shinto}} rituals.

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* ''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun'': the Japanese tycoon Hai Fat has two statues of them on his manor grounds; when Bond comes at night on a dinner invitation, the statues are replaced with [[GiantMook real ones]] whom he has to deal with.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'': a Sumo was one of the crooks the Turtles had to deal with in a martial arts themed BadGuyBar.
* Toru from ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' is a StoutStrength fighter who claims he turned to crime because he was "too small for Sumo", although his stated weight of 480 pounds is actually typical for the sport.

It's SeriousBusiness in Japan, where it's the national pastime (although baseball is more popular there.) In actual Sumo, the rules are rather simple: You win by forcing your opponent out of the circular ring or forcing him to touch the ground with any part of his body except his feet. Usually a match only lasts a few seconds. There are no weight divisions, but there is minimum height and weight requirements. Actual techniques and training regimens are far more complex, and is often interspersed with traditional UsefulNotes/{{Shinto}} rituals.

Fictional Sumo can be BigFun guys or {{Fat Bastard}}s, depending on their place on the moral spectrum, and tend to be {{Big Eater}}s. Almost always Japanese, much like real ones, although a few Brazilian Sumos exist. Tend to have their hair tied in topnots and rarely wear much other than a pair of shorts and sandals. Of course, real ones wear other garments when not competing or training. Fun fact: the shorts are called a ''mawashi''.

This Trope is almost AlwaysMale. A DistaffCounterpart would likely look pretty silly and traditional and religious customs prevent women from participating in RealLife Sumo. This has been challenged occasionally in modern times by some like Governor Fusae Ohta of Okinawa, but is unlikely to change in the near future.

The sport is OlderThanTheyThink, dating back many centuries.

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* He never made it onto the cartoon, but the toyline for ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'' had [[http://turtlepedia.wikia.com/wiki/Tattoo_(1991_action_figure) Tattoo]], an ally of the Turtles who had tried to be a Ninja, only to be "heckled for being humongous", and later join a society of Ninja Sumos.

** Bo Rai Cho uses it as one of his styles in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception''

* "Man Mountain Gentian" by Creator/HowardWaldrop revolves around the sport of ''zen'' sumo wrestling, where having one's mind in the right place and being able to shrug off an opponent's attempts at distraction are just as important as physical prowess.

* ''Man Mountain Gentian'' by Creator/HowardWaldrop revolves around the sport of ''zen'' sumo wrestling, where having one's mind in the right place and being able to shrug off an opponent's attempts at distraction are just as important as physical prowess.

In actual Sumo, the rules are rather simple: You win by forcing your opponent out of the circular ring or forcing him to touch the ground with any part of his body except his feet. Usually a match only lasts a few seconds. There are no weight divisions, but there is minimum height and weight requirements. Actual techniques and training regimens are far more complex, and is often interspersed with traditional UsefulNotes/{{Shinto}} rituals.

* ''Franchise/DragonBall'' has involved at least two fighters designed after Sumo Wrestlers, coincidentally, both in Tournaments.

* Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun''; the Japanese tycoon Hai Fat has two statues of them on his manor grounds; when Bond comes at night on a dinner invitation, the statues are replaced with [[GiantMook real ones]] whom he has to deal with.

* In "WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy", one episode is devoted to the Eds trying to make Jimmy famous by making him a sumo wrestler. They succeed in making him fit for the position, but sadly, [[NoExportForYou Sumo Wrestlers only exist in Japan,]] [[AllForNothing making the plan completely pointless.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987''; a Sumo was one of the crooks the Turtles had to deal with in a martial arts themed BadGuyBar.
* Toru from Jackie Chan adventures is a StoutStrength fighter who claims he turned to crime because he was "too small for Sumo", although his stated weight of 480 pounds is actually typical for the sport.

* The infamous cartoon of WesternAnimation/SuperDuperSumos is about three big fat sumo fighters that fight Kaijus [[AssKicksYou with their butts]]. Their form of handshake after a work well done is ''slamming their butts together. ''

* Franchise/DragonBall has involved at least two fighters designed after Sumo Wrestlers, coincidentally, both in Tournaments.
** Minor contestant Doskoi from the 9th movie, Anime/BojackUnbound, who was [[BadassNormal the only person outside the Z fighters to go very far in the Tournament.]] He is sadly killed by one of Bojack henchmen.
** Anime/DragonBallSuper: One of the Universe 10 fighters for the Tournament of Power is Napapa, a giant pink sumo wrestler with pig atributes. He is called the "magician of the edge ring", and is surprisingly tough, managing to avoid a ring out by Basil, another contestant from Universe 9.

* "Man Mountain Gentian" by Creator/HowardWaldrop revolves around the sport of ''zen'' sumo wrestling, where having one's mind in the right place and being able to shrug off an opponent's attempts at distraction are just as important as physical prowess.

* The character of Honda, from ''Videogame/StreetFighterII'', a big and fast fighter who is inspired by the sumo wrestling sport. Currently this trope picture.
* A popular archetype in {{Fighting Game}}s':

* The ShowWithinAShow in the ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'' franchise, Sumo Slammers, is our titular protagonist's favorite franchise series. In one episode, Ben travels inside a videogame to meet the game's protagonist, Ishiyama, who has the ability to increase his size, durability, and strength.

Before anime became mainstream, Japan was known through popular culture for four things: geishas, ninjas, samurai, and these big fighters known as sumo wrestlers. Big men who objective is to throw the other man out of the ring, they are usually cast as {{Close Range Combatant}}s per excellence in FightingGames along the BoxingBattler, or as minor characters in different kind of stories.

* Discworld/InterestingTimes, being set in the Disc's ImperialChina / {{Wutai}}, features Tsimo wrestlers, ginormous, ogre-like humans with ravenous appetites and maybe a few neurons each. Rincewind uses them in a GiveChaseWithAngryNatives moment by claiming one of their handlers has a sandwich, causing a stampede that destroys a small garden and a pagoda (one wrestler ate the roof before he was restrained).

They are [[{{Acrofatic}} big and fat]], they are strong and resistant, they are almost naked: they are sumo wrestlers!

Before anime became mainstream, Japan was known through popular culture for four things: geishas, ninjas, samurai, and these big fighters known as sumo wrestlers.