Gene (God Hand)

Gene is a character and the main protagonist of the 3D action comedy beat em' up God Hand.

Profile
He is a twenty-three year old, dusty rambler that ends up stuck with one of the famed Godhands -- with a bunch of nasty demons on his tail.

Though outspoken and a constant complainer, Gene has a keen sense of justice. Unfortunately, this gets him into trouble when he comes to the aid of Olivia only to get his right arm cut off by Bruce, Conchita and Felix and replaced with one of the fabled Godhands. He likes to imagine he has a gentle, kinder side despite his rough, macho exterior.

In the end, he slays the demon Angra by taking control of both Godhands.

Abilities
In addition to his special abilities, Gene is able to attack enemies by picking up and striking them with a number of environmental objects or weapons such as crates, pots, barrels, steel pipes, spiked clubs, katanas and even a rocket launcher.

Godhand
When Gene's tension gauge is full (turns gold), pressing R2 will unleash his Godhand. He will gain invincibility and his attacks become godly fast and unblockable. This ends when the tension gauge is (almost) depleted. It is not possible to stop it as the player pleases.

Roulettes
Roulettes are performed by pressing R1 (at least one roulette orb is required). This slows down time and a list of roulette moves will appear. Press R1 repeatedly to shuffle through them and X to select. The player is only given a short time to select the desired move. If an enemy hits Gene before the move is selected, the player is knocked out of the roulette.

Yellow-colored moves use up 1 orb, blue costs 2 and red costs 3. The order of the moves that show up on the menu is random. Sometimes, it may also include unwanted moves and selecting them may or not cost an orb.

The game begins with 6 roulettes ready for use. More can be purchased at the shop as the player progresses into the game or some can be obtained for free by rescuing villagers.

The number of orbs can also be increased by buying a Golden Plate from the shop. Gene starts with 3 orbs on Easy and 2 on Normal and Hard. Players can refill their orbs by picking up cards from breakable objects or fallen enemies.