Kong is a Lieutenant in Ash's gang assigned to protect Eiji in Banana Fish.
Appearance[]
Kong has somewhat of a mohawk based hair style with the sides of his head shaved. He is quite large and wears a yellow tank top and a chain around his neck. His trousers are supported by striped red and white suspenders.
In the manga, he possibly was not of African American ethnicity as he is shown in a lighter skin tone than others. He also has a tattoo on his left arm that was not present in the anime.
Personality[]
While often seen as an intimidating figure mainly due to his taller height and appearance, Kong is really very kind and understanding. During fights, he is a fearsome person capable of fighting with either a firearm or whatever he can get his hands on. He often does not let his opponents off the hook so easily and will follow Ash's orders extremely well.
His kinder side is mainly seen when he and Bones are around Eiji. He becomes more soft spoken and calm around the Japanese man and is also observant as he notices how much more relaxed Ash becomes around Eiji.
History[]
While it's unknown when he came to be part of Ash's gang, he appears to have been part of it for several years.
Story[]
Kong is amongst many other members of Ash's gang as he oversees Ash administer punishment to two members of his gang for acting behind his back. As with the rest, Kong remains silent as Ash spares them before sharing words with Arthur then leaving with Ash.
Relationships[]
- Ash Lynx: Kong is a part of Ash's gang and is loyal enough to be trusted to be a guard for Eiji. Though fearful of Ash's side when he was angered, Kong came to be at ease around his gang leader such as at a Halloween party. In the manga, Kong is also shown to be a big admirer of Ash.
- Eiji Okumura: He is assigned to guard Eiji on Ash's orders. Kong grows fond of Eiji, saying that he reminds him of Skipper. There were some instances where Kong, Bones, and Eiji are shown to spend time together as both friends and Ash's orders to guard Eiji. From getting to know Eiji, Kong is surprised to see Eiji's behavior toward Ash that the young gang leader would not accept from others, such as when Eiji woke Ash with no repercussion, but Bones had been punched when he had previously tried. He was amongst those present to see Eiji off when he returned to Japan.
- Bones: The two are often seen together and work quite well when paired up. During critical moments, the two keep each other alert and do what they can to make it through things. During moments when they can relax, they are usually somewhat comedic in how they act.