This character had a major role in the NO MORE HEROES series and a minor role in the Silver Case series.
Biography
Travis lived in room 207 of the NO MORE HEROES MOTEL in Santa Destroy for the majority of his adult life, other than some time spent keeping a low profile in a Texas forest. His early life is not well documented. In his youth, he loved a girl named Jeane. His life was upended however by the murder of his parents. Many years later Travis had taken up residence at the NO MORE HEROES MOTEL.
After winning his own beam katana in an online auction, Travis was approached in a bar by Sylvia Christel, who encouraged him to enlist in the United Assassins Association and take on the country’s leading ranked assassins. Travis beheaded the assassin Death Metal in his home, however, Sylvia congratulated him with the revelation that he would need to continue climbing in rank, as he had now become a target for other assassins, eager to replace Travis in rank at the cost of his life. Travis was furious, but would let Sylvia‘s betrayal slide if she would sleep with him once he reached the top.
Travis ascended the UAA rankings while funding his entry fees for matches through two means of income: working a variety of honest jobs across Santa Destroy and operating as a contract killer for K-ENTERTAINMENT. Travis reveled in killing men as bloodthirsty as he was but struggled with putting down the ranked women he faced. First, he spared the eighth-ranked Shinobu Jacobs, albeit after slicing off her arm, then he hesitated to deal the final blow to sixth-ranked Holly Summers. Holly realized Travis’ reluctance stemmed down to her sex, and while she was touched by this, she ended their battle by placing a live grenade in her mouth, detonating her head. This sparked something sentimental in Travis. He buried Holly, then asked Sylvia for her name and nothing more.
Appearances
- NO MORE HEROES
- PUSH A BUTTON >>> GAME START
- NO MORE HEROES FLASH ゲーム「トラヴィス編」
- NO MORE HEROES FLASH ゲーム「シュペルタイガー編」
- The Outer Rim
- NO MORE HEROES 2: DESPERATE STRUGGLE
- NO MORE HEROES 英雄たちの楽園
- NO MORE HEROES 1.5: DESPERATE STRUGGLE
- NO MORE LOSER
- エロクナイ★チカクナイコミック
- NO MORE HEROES: HEROES’ PARADISE
- The 25th Ward: The Silver Case
- TRAVIS STRIKES AGAIN: NO MORE HEROES
- NO MORE HEROES Ⅲ
Character connections
- Travis’ unnamed parents were killed by Jeane years prior to NO MORE HEROES. Travis repressed this for the most part, with the exception of one night of drinking at the Death-Match Bar, where Sylvia Christel overheared him groaning, and hatched a plan to reunite Travis and Jeane via United Assassins Association Ranking Battles.
- Travis’ paternal half-sister was Jeane, a connection he was completely unaware of until she revealed it to him during their showdown. Prior to this Travis considered her a long-lost love and named his cat in her memory. Jeane blamed their father for her own mother’s death, and following this he went on to abuse her. She studied martial arts in secret and killed their father, along with Travis’ mother, in revenge for her turmoil.
- The manager of the JOB CENTER briefly acted as Travis’ employer while he funded his first UAA climb. Travis’ manager continually encouraged him to be more than a “third-rater,” although he mostly spoke cryptically and offered little constructive advice. He could be somewhat responsible, however, such as by providing scorpion venom antidote to Travis when he was stung on the job.
Nomenclature
- ルーク (Keynote slide)
- Travis (NO MORE HEROES, PUSH A BUTTON >>> GAME START, NO MORE HEROES 2: DESPERATE STRUGGLE, NO MORE HEROES 英雄たちの楽園, NO MORE HEROES 1.5: DESPERATE STRUGGLE, NO MORE HEROES: HEROES’ PARADISE, TRAVIS STRIKES AGAIN: NO MORE HEROES, NO MORE HEROES Ⅲ)
- Travis Touchdown (NO MORE HEROES, NO MORE HEROES 2: DESPERATE STRUGGLE, NO MORE HEROES 英雄たちの楽園, NO MORE HEROES 1.5: DESPERATE STRUGGLE, NO MORE HEROES: HEROES’ PARADISE, TRAVIS STRIKES AGAIN: NO MORE HEROES)
- Bizarre Jerry is my life (Thunder Ryu’s Ask Your Master!)
- Travis F-ing Touchdown (NO MORE HEROES 2: DESPERATE STRUGGLE)
- Master (NO MORE HEROES 2: DESPERATE STRUGGLE, TRAVIS STRIKES AGAIN: NO MORE HEROES, NO MORE HEROES Ⅲ)
- Mr. TD (The 25th Ward: The Silver Case)
- Mr. Touchdown (NO MORE HEROES 2: DESPERATE STRUGGLE)
- Mr. Hero (NO MORE HEROES 1.5: DESPERATE STRUGGLE)
- TRAVIS TOUCHDOWИ (TRAVIS STRIKES AGAIN: NO MORE HEROES)
- Daddy (TRAVIS STRIKES AGAIN: NO MORE HEROES)
- Grandpa (NO MORE HEROES Ⅲ)
- Mr. Travis Touchdown (NO MORE HEROES Ⅲ)
- Mr. Assassin (NO MORE HEROES Ⅲ)
Variants
- Travis Touchdown, a variant occupying the dance in the dark timeline.
- Travis Touchdown, a copy of the mainline Travis 3D-printed on Mars.
- Travis Touchdown, a variant from another universe whose children carried news of his death to the mainline Travis.
- Travis Touchdown, a spirit in the world of SUPER SMASH BROS. ULTIMATE.
- トラヴィス・TD, a pawn of the Arisen in the land of Gransys.
Notes
- The likeness of Travis made an unauthorized appearance in the mobile game DRAGON SHADOW FIGHTER HERO, where it was used as the character model for protagonist Doku.