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The boy who would later be known to the world as Thunder hawk was born on a Native American reservation in the state of New Mexico. T. Hawk quickly grew to manhood, and then kept growing. By the age of 18 he had attained his full height of over 7'2", and was filling out his muscular frame.
T. Hawk became known among his people as a great athlete and a noble-spirited young man. He also became known to the wise men and shamans of his tribe as a warrior for whom fate had much in store. Surely, the spirits had sent such a warrior for some purpose.
Indeed, fate seemed to show its hand when T. Hawk was 19. A large mining operation managed to bribe and intimidate its way through federal and state regulations, and even the reservation's tribal council, to obtain exclusive mineral rights to the reservation's lands. Before T. Hawk's people knew what was going on, U.S. National Guard troops were escorting them off their land. The mining company had set up a shantytown for the Indians, but most of T. Hawk's people either stayed to fight or left for Mexico.
T. Hawk stayed to fight. He and other young and restless warriors would stealthily reenter the reservation lands to sabotage the mining operation. The saboteurs quickly discovered that the mining company was just a front for Shadoloo and the miners were not intent on mining the lands so much as they seemed to be searching for a certain location.
T. Hawk and his fellow tribesmen were unable to discover more before they themselves were discovered by a mercenary group of Street Fighters. T. Hawk put up a valiant fight, but his size alone could not prevail against the skilled Shadoloo mercenaries. He and his friends were soundly beaten and flown to Mexico to be dropped off at their tribe's new home.
His pride hurt, T. Hawk vowed revenge against Shadoloo. He immediately began training in his people's ancient techniques of fighting, perfecting new techniques of Native American Wrestling and learning how to use his large frame, natural speed and strength to overcome a dozen opponents at once.
Finally, T. Hawk trekked into the Mexican desert. Here, on the advice of a shaman, he fasted for days beneath the burning sun. During his fasting, Thunder Hawk had visions of the great bird that would become his name-sake and his personal totem. Visions showed T. Hawk how to use the power of his body to soar and dive like a true hawk. These visions allowed T. Hawk to add several special moves to his arsenal of techniques.
Years passed, and T. Hawk continued to train. Then word spread among his village of an underground Street Fighter tournament. T. Hawk was unsure about entering such a tournament until he heard that Shadoloo was sponsoring it. Then he knew the time for revenge was at hand. He entered his first tournament and gave the Shadoloo competitors the first taste of his vengeance.
Since then, T. Hawk has rapidly advanced to World Warrior status. He hopes to get a shot at M. Bison and somehow win back his people's homeland.
Playing T. Hawk: Despite your hardships, you are still a warm-hearted man. You respect nature and the ways of your ancestors. You want nothing more than to recover your homelands; you will fight fiercely to achieve this goal.
Appearance: T. Hawk is a towering Native American who dwarfs even the mighty Zangief. He dresses in a torn denim jacket, jeans and moccasins. He also wears a headband and feather, symbols of his people's warrior tradition.
