Hyakutaro Ichimonji

Hyakutaro Ichimonji (一文字 百太郎, Ichimonji Hyakutarō) is a recurring support character from the Metal Slug games since Metal Slug 2.

Summary
Hyakutaro is a living-legend, who takes disguise as a POW to help in the battlefield against the Rebel Army. He is able to channel a strange light energy from his palms, then releasing it in a burst.

Once the player frees him from captivity, he will follow them around, launching projectiles (similar to a Hadouken from the Street Fighter franchise) which home in on enemies, dealing considerable damage. The energy burst also inflicts damage to any enemy caught in its direction.

Unfortunately, if the player dies, he will stop following and run off screen. He also stops following when the player enters a new area of the mission.