text: Promotion and reception In 1993, a Honda action figure was made as part of the G.I. Joe "Street Fighter" line, with a variant later released for the Street Fighter live action movie. The figure is unique compared to the others: no parts were reused to make it, requiring a unique mold to be made due to his size. The character's legs could be squeezed together to have the upper body bend down in a headbutt motion and was jointed to allow kids to recreate his Hundred Hand Slap move. Another action figure was released in 2008 as part of SOTA's Revolutions Series 1, with a limited edition variant using his Street Fighter II Turbo colors. The figure featured a positionable waist, arms, and legs, and an alternate head for a different facial expression.
  In 1992, E. Honda ranked at number eight on the list of Best Characters of 1991 by the Gamest magazine in Japan. Elisa Rodriguez of Dualshockers stated "His fighting style is fascinating, and watching it evolve has been fascinating," adding "He is a perfect example to showcase how sumo wrestlers would fight if they practiced elements of MMA." Gavin Jasper of Den of Geek described him as a likeable guy, "one of those guys who laughs way too hard while smacking you on the back and dislocating your shoulder". They further added that Honda didn't stand out against other sumo wrestlers in video games, until they played him off other loud, proud wrestlers. Sergio Sánchez Trujillo of RetroManiac stated that while Honda is a sumo wrestler, he felt some of his moves were taken from Judo, and compared his aggressive fighting style to that of actor Bud Spencer, both factors that encouraged him to become a better player when using the character and his fondness for him. He noted that while the series did add an actual Judo practitioner years later, Abel, "it was already too late. Edmond had won my heart."