“Co-founder of Fourstar Clothing and the skate brand The Berrics, Eric is a master of street skateboarding and a two-time X Games gold medalist.”
—Biography, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4
Eric Koston (born April 29, 1975) is a Thai-American professional skateboarder who was born in Bangkok, Thailand, but grew up in San Bernardino, California.
Eric is featured in the video games, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, Tony Hawk's Underground, Tony Hawk's Underground 2, Skate 2, Skate 3, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2, and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4.
Career[]
In 1992, Koston first got sponsored by the "101 Team", and moved to Los Angeles, CA. He officially turned pro in 1993 when he joined the "H-Street Team". Koston was most known for his amazing Nollie-based and switch-based skills that seemed impossible during that time. His career has been highlighted by his 1st place in the 2000 Globe World Contest, X Games and Gravity Games, his 1st place win in the 2002 Gravity Games Street, and his 1st place in the 2003 X Games Street Competition, X Games Global Championship and Gravity Games. He was named ESPN Action Sports and Music Awards Skateboarder of the Year in both 2001 & 2002. Koston was in Yeah Right, and Mouse, both a Girl skateboard film, "Fully Flared", a Lakai skateboard film. and "éS Menikmati", a éS Footwear Film.[1] In 2007, Eric and another pro skater and his longtime friend, Steve Berra, established the Berrics, a skate park and also a project dedicated for Street Skateboarder around LA. From there, some series like Battle of the Berrics (the competitive SKATE contest, held by them), Do A Kickflip (a series where Eric and the Pros hunting down many people who can and can't skate doing a Kickflip) and Battle Commander (the exclusive Pro Showcase in the Berrics) become famous in internet.
Trivia[]
- As stated in éS "Menikmati", If Eric decided to stay in Bangkok rather live in US, he could be find some jobs as Buddha Monk or even a Muay-Thai boxer.
- In Owen Wilson's part of Girl "Yeah Right", Eric is taking part as Owen's double (though this part wasn't credited in the end).
Gallery[]
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Main article • Gallery • Soundtrack • Credits • Glitches • Beta elements | |||
| Skaters | Starters | Tony Hawk • Bob Burnquist • Kareem Campbell • Rune Glifberg • Bucky Lasek • Chad Muska • Andrew Reynolds • Geoff Rowley • Eric Koston • Steve Caballero • Elissa Steamer • Jamie Thomas • Rodney Mullen • Lee Hyo Ri** • Ock Joo Hyun** • Lee Jin** • Sung Yu Ri** | |
| Unlockable | Officer Dick • Private Carrera • Spider-Man • Trixie³ | ||
| Levels | Career Mode | Hangar • School II • Marseille • NY City • Venice • Skatestreet • Philadelphia • Bullring • Chopper Drop • Skate Heaven | |
| Bonus | Warehouse¹ • Skate Park, Chicago¹ • Downhill Jam¹ • Hoffman Factory² • Rooftops, Boston³ | ||
| Other | Create-A-Skater • Park Editor • Cheats • Decks • Gap List • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Strategy Guide • Videos | ||
| ¹Exclusive to the Windows/iOS version. ²Exclusive to the Nintendo 64 version. ³Exclusive to the Dreamcast version, and not available in other versions. *Exclusive to the Game Boy Advance version. **Exclusive to the Korean versions. | |||
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2X | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Main article • Gallery • Soundtrack • Credits • Glitches • Beta elements | |||
| Skaters | Starters | Tony Hawk • Bob Burnquist • Kareem Campbell • Rune Glifberg • Bucky Lasek • Chad Muska • Andrew Reynolds • Geoff Rowley • Eric Koston • Steve Caballero • Elissa Steamer • Jamie Thomas • Rodney Mullen | |
| Unlockable | Officer Dick • Spider-Man • Trixie | ||
| Levels | TH2 Tour | Hangar • School II • Marseille • NY City • Venice • Skatestreet • Philadelphia • Bullring • Crane Drop • Skate Heaven | |
| TH1 Tour | Warehouse • School • Mall • Skate Park, Chicago • Downtown • Downhill Jam • Burnside • Streets • Roswell | ||
| TH2X Tour | Club • Construction Site • Skate Park, Tampa • Subway • Sky Lines | ||
| Other | Create-A-Skater • Park Editor • Cheats • Decks • Gap List • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2X Strategy Guide • Videos | ||
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Main article • Gallery • Soundtrack • Credits • Glitches • Beta elements | |||
| Skaters | Starters | Tony Hawk • Bam Margera • Kareem Campbell • Rune Glifberg • Bucky Lasek • Chad Muska • Andrew Reynolds • Geoff Rowley • Eric Koston • Elissa Steamer • Jamie Thomas • Steve Caballero • Rodney Mullen • Junnosuke Y* • Shin Okada* • Sukehachi*³ | |
| Unlockable | Darth Maul • Wolverine • Officer Dick • Private Carrera • Ollie the Magic Bum • Kelly Slater • Demoness • Neversoft Eyeball • Doom Guy⁴ • X-Ray² • Shaun Palmer⁵ • Mindy⁵ | ||
| Levels | Career Mode | Foundry • Canada • Rio • Suburbia • Airport • Skater Island • Los Angeles • Tokyo • Cruise Ship¹ • Downhill* | |
| Bonus | Warehouse¹ • Burnside¹ • Roswell¹ • Oil Rig² • The Zone⁵ | ||
| Other | Create-A-Skater • Park Editor • Cheats • Decks • Gap List • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Strategy Guide • Videos | ||
| ¹Exclusive to PlayStation 2/GameCube/Xbox/Windows versions. ²Exclusive to the Xbox version. ³Exclusive to the GameCube version. ⁴Exclusive to the Windows version. ⁵Exclusive to the Gameboy Advance version. *Exclusive to PlayStation/Nintendo 64 versions. **Exclusive to the Japanese console versions. | |||
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 | |||
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| Main article • Gallery • Soundtrack • Credits • Glitches • Beta elements | |||
| Skaters | Starters | Tony Hawk • Bob Burnquist • Steve Caballero • Kareem Campbell • Eric Koston • Rune Glifberg • Bucky Lasek • Bam Margera • Rodney Mullen • Chad Muska • Andrew Reynolds • Geoff Rowley • Elissa Steamer • Jamie Thomas | |
| Unlockable | Eddie • Jango Fett • Mike Vallely • Daisy • Little Person² • Mindy • Frycook • Roger • Momo | ||
| Levels | Career Mode | College • San Francisco • Alcatraz • Kona • Shipyard • London • Zoo¹ • Sewers² | |
| Bonus | Carnival¹ • Chicago¹ • Little Big World² | ||
| Other | Create-A-Skater • Create-A-Park • Cheats • Decks • Gap List • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 Strategy Guide • Videos | ||
| ¹Exclusive to PlayStation 2/GameCube/Xbox/Windows versions. ²Exclusive to the PlayStation version. | |||
| Tony Hawk's Underground characters |
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| Starters: Tony Hawk • Bob Burnquist • Steve Caballero • Kareem Campbell • Rune Glifberg • Eric Koston • Bucky Lasek • Bam Margera • Rodney Mullen • Chad Muska • Andrew Reynolds • Paul Rodriguez • Geoff Rowley • Arto Saari • Elissa Steamer • Jamie Thomas • Mike Vallely
Unlockable: Gene Simmons • Iron Man • T.H.U.D. Notable Pedestrians: Eric Sparrow • Stacy Peralta • DJ Qbert • Paul Stanley • Peter Criss • Ace Frehley |
| Tony Hawk's Underground 2 characters |
|---|
| Starters: Tony Hawk • Bob Burnquist* • Eric Koston • Bam Margera • Rodney Mullen • Chad Muska* • Mike Vallely*
Unlockable: Ryan Sheckler • Wee Man • Bull Fighter • Graffiti Tagger • Shrimp Vendor • Jester • Shrek • C.O.D. Soldier • THPS Tony Hawk • The Hand • Jesse James • Natas Kaupas • Phil Margera • Steve-O • Nigel Beaverhausen • Paulie Ryan • Aborigine • Alien • Alien Doctor • Alien Leader • Australian Cop • Ben Franklin • Bigfoot • Bigfoot One • Boat Captain • Boxer • Bratwurst Vendor • Camera Man • Construction Worker • Corn Vendor • Cut Chemist • Flute Player • Geeky Kid • German Cop • German Drunk 1 • German Drunk 2 • German Drunk 3 • Graffiti Punk • Guitar Player • Horn Player • Hospital Attendant • Imp • Inline Skater • Lifeguard • Lounge Singer • Lost Soul 1 • Lost Soul 2 • Lost Soul 3 • Mayan • Mayan Tiki Mask • Metal Detector Guy • Mime • Paramedic • Pirate • Ramp Kid • Revolutionary Soldier • Security Guard • Skaboto • Skatopia Punk • Space Monkey 1 • Space Monkey 2 • Space Monkey 3 • Voodoo Doctor • Wiener Vendor • Zombie 1 • Zombie 2 • Nick (PC version only) • Eric Sparrow* • Big Foot* • Wee Bones* -*GBA unlockable |
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main article • Gallery • Achievements • Soundtrack • Credits • Glitches • Beta elements | ||
| Skaters | Starters | Tony Hawk • Rodney Mullen • Eric Koston • Nyjah Huston • Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins • Andrew Reynolds • Chris Cole • Riley Hawk • Jake Harrison • Emily Westlund • Avatar • Steve Caballero* • Geoff Rowley* • James Hetfield* • Robert Trujillo* |
| Unlockable | Officer Dick • Ollie the Magic Bum • Roberta the Robomodo Mascot • THPS Tony Hawk | |
| Levels | Warehouse • School II • Hangar • Mall • Venice • Downhill Jam • Marseille • Canada* • Airport* • Los Angeles* | |
| Other | Create-A-Skater • Cheats • Decks • Gap List • Videos | |
| *Only available with the Revert Pack DLC. ¹Only in the Xbox 360 version. | ||
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Main article • Gallery • Achievements • Soundtrack • Credits • Glitches • Beta elements | |||
| Skaters | Starters | Tony Hawk • Bob Burnquist • Steve Caballero • Kareem Campbell • Rune Glifberg • Eric Koston • Bucky Lasek • Chad Muska • Andrew Reynolds • Geoff Rowley • Elissa Steamer • Jamie Thomas • Lizzie Armanto • Leo Baker • Leticia Bufoni • Riley Hawk • Nyjah Huston • Tyshawn Jones • Aori Nishimura • Shane O'Neill • The Ripper* | |
| Unlockable | Officer Dick • Roswell Alien | ||
| Levels | THPS Skate Tour | Warehouse • School • Mall • Skate Park, Chicago • Downtown • Downhill Jam • Burnside • Streets • Roswell | |
| THPS2 Skate Tour | Hangar • School II • Marseille • NY City • Venice • Skatestreet • Philadelphia • Bullring • Crane Drop • Skate Heaven | ||
| Other | Create-A-Skater • Park Editor • Decks • Challenges • Alien Plushies • Gap List • Videos | ||
| *Only in the Deluxe edition. | |||