Duke Koudou is a recurring NPC in the Metal Slug series.
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As a Businessman
Duke Koudou works for a Japanese game developer. He works mostly promoting the company's games around the world, always carrying some AES cartridges, a catalog of new products and a set of memory cards inside his briefcase. However, Duke is a little distracted and usually ends having his briefcase stolen (by the player, as a pickup for some bonus points), making him blame whoever he was talking with. Usually it is some delivery boy, who runs away crying, emotionally scarred for life.
Duke can be seen twice each in Metal Slug 2 and Metal Slug X:
- In both games, he is at the beginning of Mission 1 where he is talking to an Arabian merchant outside of a small house. Sometimes, he is replaced by another merchant.
- In Metal Slug 2, he's at the beginning of Mission 4 where he talks to a delivery kid.
- In Metal Slug X, he shows up in the Final Mission inside the Rebel base seemingly talking to a POW who is tied to a wooden pole. When the particular POW is cut free, Duke will stop gesturing and just stand there. It is possible he was trying to negotiate a price for the POW's freedom.
As a Civilian
When not promoting his company, Duke appears in the middle of the battlefield trying to make a conversation. Sometimes, he is randomly seen out in the open (Metal Slug: Super Vehicle-001); other times, he is a reward from a POW (Metal Slug 6 and Metal Slug 7/XX). Duke acts as a collectible item, although he is worth zero points when collected. He disappears if left alone.
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Trivia
- The Doctor is a sprite edit of Duke Koudou.
- Duke Koudou is named after the former president of SNK and executive producer of Metal Slug X, Yoshihiko Koudou.
- Duke Koudou was referred by international fans as "Parker". This fan name was made semi-official in a Steam trading card for the first Metal Slug.
