Haoyi Ping is the bookie at the Lucky Hit Museum in the Dimsum Quarter, Kowloon. He says he lived in the same town as Muhammed Karim who arm wrestles and they grew up together.
Regional differences[]
Najimu Hassan in the original Japanese Dreamcast version (left) and Haoyi Ping in every other version (right).
In the original Japanese Dreamcast version of Shenmue II, his name is Najimu Hassan (ナジム・ハッサン Najimu Hassan) and he wears a headdress and white pants with a purple belt. In the PAL Dreamcast version, his name is kept, but the headdress is removed and he wears red pants with a black belt instead. The outfit change is kept in the English speech Xbox version, but his name is changed to "Haoyi Ping", suggesting that he's Chinese. The name, outfit, and nationality change are still intact in the game's 2018 re-release Shenmue I & II. The exact reason for these changes is unknown and it has never been officially confirmed by Sega or Yu Suzuki. It could possibly be due to the September 11th attacks happening close to the PAL Dreamcast version's release. For the sake of consistency, this wiki will refer to him as "Haoyi Ping".
Trivia[]
- Haoyi's zodiac sign is Pisces and he has a O blood type.
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