Duke Koudou

Duke Koudou
Gender	Male
Occupation	President
Misc. Information
Special Skills	Losing his briefcase
Hobby	Having conversations in strange places

Duke Koudou (AKA Parker and President) is a recurring NPC in the Metal Slug series.

Information

As a Businessman

Duke Koudou is the president for a Japanese game developing company. 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 standing next to a POW who is tied to a wooden pole. Unlike other instances, Duke doesn't react to his briefcase being missing.

Duke (now referred to as "Parker") returns in Metal Slug: Awakening reprising his role in the game's missions. He also shows up next to Salem the merchant near Andrew Town's Helipad.

As a Civilian

When not promoting his company, Duke appears in a brown suit at the middle of the battlefield trying to make a conversation. In Metal Slug: Super Vehicle-001, he is randomly seen out in the open in these locations:

• Mission 2: Under a Volt Electric Barrier.
• Mission 4: At the second floor next to an SV-001 above the Danger Barrel.
• Final Mission: On a middle platform of the two tiered bridge, scolding a doll.

In Metal Slug 6 and Metal Slug XX, he is a reward from a POW. Duke acts as a collectible item in all instances, although he is worth zero points when collected. He disappears if left alone.

Gallery

Metal Slug 1 - Mission 2

Metal Slug 1 - Mission 4

Metal Slug 1 - Final Mission

Metal Slug 2/X - Mission 1

Metal Slug 2 - Mission 4

Metal Slug X - Final Mission

Metal Slug 6 - Final Mission

Metal Slug XX - Mission 3

Metal Slug 1 Steam Trading Card

Duke's suitcase

Metal Slug: Awakening

Sprite Gallery

Duke talking to a small child

Duke talking to Salem

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 Metal Slug: Super Vehicle-001 and eventually, made official in Metal Slug: Awakening.