History Characters / FatalFuryKingOfFighters

* DarkSkinnedBlond: Dark skin and dyed blonde hair.

-> A Japanese man who is well versed in the art of Muay Thai, he is the best friend of both Bogard brothers, and is a constant in nearly every King of Fighters tournament. He is currently dating Billy Kane's sister Lilly, something her [[BigBrotherInstinct overprotective older brother]] Billy is not happy about, given his connection to the Bogards (that's for the ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' continuity; in ''The King of Fighters'' he possibly remains single, later being chased around by his ''unnamed'' [[CampGay loyal fan]]). Quite possibly the strongest Muay Thai practitioner in the SNK 'verse, much to credit for his many team ending sequences consisting of him winning other fighting tournaments by himself.\\

* AdaptationalJerkass: He's antagonistic towards King in the KOF series, often by flaunting his Bantam Weight championship belt in front her; knowing she isn't allowed to compete for it[[note]]according to ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'''s canon, King once fought for championship, but was disqualified during the title bout when the officials realized she was a woman. The incident became [[OnceDoneNeverForgotten a permanent disgrace]] for her[[/note]] because of her gender. And adds insult to injury in KOF XIII by calling her Nak Muay style [[PretenderDiss "fake".]]
* AllYourPowersCombined: His Climax Super, "Bakuretsu Screw Premium", combines the wind power of Hurrican Upper and the lightning fast punches of a standard Bakuretsu, resulting in Joe's punches launching a barrage of tornadoes at his oppoenent.
* AloneAmongTheCouples: Has become something of a running gag in Team Fatal Fury endings in the ''KOF'' series. While Terry and Andy both have canon love-interests (Blue Mary and Mai respectively), Joe is comically left dateless and playing the fifth wheel on their group dates. To add insult to injury, his repeated attempts to score a date with Lilly Kane is always doomed to get blocked by [[MySisterIsOffLimits her older brother Billy]].
* AnimeHair: Joe's hair is basically a bunch of spikes, which have steadily grown taller with each new game.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Loud, boisterous, and loves to project himself as a powerful fighter. He's actually more arrogant and boastful than Hwa Jai, who's supposed to be the ''bad'' Muay Thai user. [[spoiler:It helps that Hwa, in ''XIII'', is actually faking his supposed "badness"; ItMakesSenseInContext.]]

* CallingYourAttacks:

* TheCameo: He appears in the background of KOF Stadium in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', and also has a spirit battle based on him; the stage and music are based on his 'Fatal Fury 2'' appearance.
* CelibateHero: Implied and then defied. Out of the three men in his team, he's the only one who never showed any interests towards dating and women to favor his training. In ''XIV'', he secretly becomes quite stressed out over this in his team's ending, especially when Terry and Andy are both having dates going on (with Mai and Blue Mary respectively). Before that in his ''2003'' ending, Joe gets upset that Terry rescued a sexy lady (Tizoc rescued the child) while he winds up rescuing a gay man who begins to have the hots for him, much to Joe's horror.

* PrettyBoy: Good-looking all around, striking a balance between Terry's hunkiness and Andy's slim looks.
* RapidFireFisticuffs: Which perfectly describes Joe's Bakuretsu, aka the "TNT punch". Though it lacks the vacuum effect of Ryo Sakazaki's "Zanretsuken".

* ThrowTheDogABone: Downplayed and defied in ''[=KoF=] XV''. After many years of playing the third wheel to Terry and Andy, Joe is finally able to make some headway with Lilly and scores a date with her in his team's ending. Unfortunately, not only does she have to back out at the last moment, Joe subsequently receives a beatdown from an overprotective Billy. Still, Joe makes it clear in another ending cutscene that this isn't enough to deter him from pursuing Lilly.

* SimpleStaff: One that separates and combines, to boot. Having a staff in a game full of weaponless fighters makes Billy's range his greatest asset.

-> Geese's loyal right-hand man ever since the first ''VideoGame/FatalFury''. A punk from England whose skill with a staff is second to none, he's nonetheless committed to his sister Lilly, and when Geese was killed, returned to England to support her. In the ''King of Fighters'' series, his involvement generally pertains to carrying out Geese's requests, such as investigating the Orochi power in the ''[='95=]'' and ''[='97=]'' tournaments, the former of which earned him a beatdown from Iori Yagami, causing a serieswide hatred of the redhead. In the ''Maximum Impact'' series, where Geese was killed, he trys to convince Rock to follow in his father's footsteps. In ''The King of Fighters XIII'' he returns to his original attire and enters the tournament for the first time not under orders from Geese; this time on a personal "mission" to find and defeat Iori. He returns to his normal duties in ''XIV'' and ''XV'' as DLC, now fighting alongside Geese for the first time in the series' history.

* SimpleStaff: One that separates and combines, to boot.

** The Fatal Fury OVAs sees the two rather definitively in a romantic relationship.

* AllOfYourPowersCombined: His Climax Super, "Bakuretsu Screw Premium", combines the wind power of Hurrican Upper and the lightning fast punches of a standard Bakuretsu, resulting in Joe's punches launching a barrage of tornadoes at his oppoenent.

->Andy is often designed as a well-rounded fighter evocative of a {{Shotoclone}}, possessing a fireball, several forward-traversing specials, and a decent {{Shoryuken}}.

-> A Japanese man who is well versed in the art of Muay Thai, he is the best friend of both Bogard brothers, and is a constant in nearly every King of Fighters tournament. He is currently dating Billy Kane's sister Lilly, something her [[BigBrotherInstinct overprotective older brother]] Billy is not happy about, given his connection to the Bogards (that's for the ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' continuity; in ''The King of Fighters'' he possibly remains single, later being chased around by his ''unnamed'' [[CampGay loyal fan]]). Quite possibly the strongest Muay Thai practitioner in the SNK 'verse, much to credit for his many team ending sequences consisting of him winning other fighting tournaments by himself.

* DashAttack: "Slash Kick" has him rush forward with a leaping kick, often engulfed in flame-like effects.

* RapidFireFisticuffs: Which perfectly describes Joe's TNT punch, though it lacks the vacuum effect of Ryo Sakazaki's "Zanretsuken".

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: His Shoryodan and Kuuha Dan have him spinning as he performs the attack.

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: Senpu Ken and Senpu Gou Ken is him spinning himself around like a dervish. Terry's Rising Tackle is based on these moves.

** His relationship with Lilly Kane, and his beef with Billy because of it, hadn't been addressed in the ''King of Fighters'' continuity up until ''XV''. Before that, in ''XIII'', both Terry and Andy get their women, Mary and Mai, embraced in their arms congratulating them for winning the tournament, the logical course of action would be Lilly appearing to congratulate Joe as well, but no, what happens is Joe being chased by the [[CampGay fan]] he saved in ''2003'' (named Okama), which appears to be turning into a RunningGag. This carried over into ''XIV'', with the Fatal Fury team ending seeing Joe left alone in the Pao Pao Cafe after the Bogard brothers leave with their girls. He manages to score a date with her (though she sees it more as a friendly get together) in the Fatal Fury ending in ''XV''. But Lilly has to back out due to visiting a friend in the hospital. If that wasn't bad enough, she tells Billy about and suggests they all go to the movie together. Billy promptly shows up where Joe is and beats him up.

* PlayingWithFire: Joe's signature finish is his "Screw Upper": a standing uppercut that results in a massive flame tornado, but it's stationary unlike his standard hurricane. In later games, he tops it with his Twin Tornado HDM, which spawns two of them at once; one on each side!

** His relationship with Lilly Kane, and his beef with Billy because of it, simply does not carry over to ''KOF'', quite jarring in comparison with his friends Terry and Andy whose {{love interests}}, Mary and Mai, are still on their tail.
*** Made all too frustrating for Joe in his team's ending for ''XIII'', both Terry and Andy get their women, Mary and Mai, embraced in their arms congratulating them for winning the tournament, the logical course of action would be Lilly appearing to congratulate Joe as well, but no, what happens is Joe being chased by the [[CampGay fan]] he saved in ''2003'' (named Okama), which appears to be turning into a RunningGag. This carried over into ''XIV'', with the Fatal Fury team ending seeing Joe left alone in the Pao Pao Cafe after the Bogard brothers leave with their girls. He manages to score a date with her (though she sees it more as a friendly get together) in the Fatal Fury ending in ''XV''. But Lilly has to back out due to visiting a friend in the hospital. If that wasn't bad enough, she tells Billy about and suggests they all go to the movie together. Billy promptly shows up where Joe is and beats him up.
*** However, confronting Billy with Joe has Billy talk about [[MySisterIsOffLimits keeping her away from Joe]] and their respective win quotes against one another have them decide to look the other way for Lilly's sake, so Joe and Lilly's on-and-off relationship is perhaps underplayed in ''KOF'' more so than non-existent.

* DemotedToExtra: Makes cameos around Joe, but never gets to fight again [[spoiler:until his [[AscendedExtra ascension]] to ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXIII'']].

* ObfuscatingStupidity: Hwa Jai's extreme craziness is only displayed in battle. When off the ring or in conversations, he's less unhinged and is capable of holding his horses to fool off Kim about his 'rehabilitation', being [[GenreSavvy savvy]] enough about Kim's gullibility.
* TheRival: To Joe Higashi, ever since Joe defeated him for the Bantam Weight championship title. The third anime film finally gives him his long-awaited rematch. But after taking punishing blows form Hwa for over a minute, Joe drops him in the opening round with a single well placed Tiger Kick.

[[caption-width-right:350:Right Hand of the King (From ''KOF XV'')]]

-> Geese's loyal right-hand man ever since the first ''VideoGame/FatalFury''. A punk from England whose skill with a staff is second to none, he's nonetheless committed to his sister Lilly, and when Geese was killed, returned to England to support her. In the King of fighters series, he carries out Geese's request to investigate the Orochi power in the ''[='97=]'' tournament. Loathes Iori Yagami, since he was on the receiving end of a beating dished out by him once. In the ''Maximum Impact'' series he's trying to convince Rock to follow in his father's footsteps. In the console version of ''XIII'' and in ''Climax'', he returns and sports his original attire; this time he's in a personal "mission" to find and kill Iori. He returns in ''XIV'', now fighting alongside Geese for the first time in the series' history, along with a recently-hired bodyguard named Hein.

* ItsPersonal: He's had a grudge against Iori since '''95'', where he and Eiji get beaten down viciously by Iori.

* {{Afrofatic}}: He can pull off a dropkick despite being a girthy, musclebound giant. He's even more so in his appearance in XII and XIII, where he has an anti-air grab that has him leap into the air like a wildcat, and his ''Raiden Bomber'' desperation move has him actually leap impossibly high into the air to crush his opponent underneath him.

%%* {{Afrofatic}}

%%* WakeUpCallBoss

* AbsenteeActor: ''KOF 2003'' and ''XI'' left him out despite having perfect attendance until then. He does return for the three following games though.

* AbsenteeActor: He's completely absent in ''KOF XI''.

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[[folder:Terry Bogard]]

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[[caption-width-right:300:The Legendary Hungry Wolf\\
(From ''KOF XV'')]]

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->''Hey! Come on!''

->'''Fighting Style:''' Mixed Martial Arts, Hakkyokuseiken
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Kazukiyo Nishikiori (for the animated features), Creator/TsutomuKashiwakura (young Terry, first anime special), Satoshi Hashimoto (''Fatal Fury 3'' onwards, ''The King of Fighters '95'' - ''XIII''), Creator/TakashiKondo (''The King of Fighters XIV'' - current), Creator/TakeshiKusao (''[=KOF '94=]'' Dengeki Bunko drama CD), Creator/ChiakiTakahashi (''VideoGame/SNKHeroinesTagTeamFrenzy'')[[/note]]

->The main protagonist of the ''Fatal Fury'' series and an expert street fighter.\\
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Once an orphan who grew up in the streets of Southtown, he and his younger brother Andy were adopted by Jeff Bogard, a martial artist and rival of Geese Howard. Later on, Geese killed Jeff in front of Terry and Andy, leaving both of the boys to seek revenge as they grew older. Terry went to train under his father's old master, Tung Fu Rue, and learned the art of Hakkyokuseiken which granted him the ability to manipulate the Earth's energy for devastating attacks.\\
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''VideoGame/FatalFuryKingOfFighters'' has Terry and Andy joining the King of Fighters tournament along with their friend, Joe Higashi. They fight their way through a roster of other strong fighters to eventually make their way to Geese. Terry and Geese engage in an intense battle atop Geese's tower, and Terry defeats him, sending Geese falling off the building to his reported death.\\
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A year later in ''VideoGame/FatalFury2'', Terry is invited to a new KOF tournament hosted by the mysterious Wolfgang Krauser. The tournament takes Terry around the world, and eventually culminates in a battle between him and Krauser in Germany with Terry as the winner.\\
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In ''VideoGame/FatalFury3'', Terry learns that Geese survived their original encounter, and Geese was now seeking the legendary Jin Scrolls that were said to grant immortality. After a lengthy chase around the world for the scrolls, Terry finally defeats Geese while atop Geese's personal high rise building and tries to save Geese from falling off, only to see Geese refuse his help and allow himself to fall to his death. Later, Terry adopts Geese's orphnaed son, Rock Howard, and raises the boy to ensure he doesn't go down the same path as his evil father.\\
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Around ten years later in ''VideoGame/GarouMarkOfTheWolves'', Terry passes on his role of TheHero to a now teenaged Rock. The two enter the newest King of Fighters Tournament dubbed "Maximum Mayhem" to help Rock find his way in life.\\
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Terry is also a mainstay fighter in ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'' series, usually being the leader of "Team Fatal Fury". He's also starred ins several crossovers including the ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcom'' series, ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', ''VideoGame/SNKHeroinesTagTeamFrenzy'' and [[WolverinePublicity many, many more]].
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In most of his playable appearances, Terry is a JackOfAllTrades with a good mix of offensive and defensive tools. His moveset has remained very consistent across both ''Fatal Fury'' and ''The King of Fighters'', having iconic moves like [[GroundWave Power Wave]], [[ElementalPunch Burn Knuckle]], [[{{Shoryuken}} Rising Tackle]], and more.

-> See Characters/FatalFuryTerryBogard for tropes on him.
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[[folder:Andy Bogard]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:From ''KOF XII'']]

->''If you want to be the best, it's practice every day, pal.''

->'''Origin:''' USA
->'''Fighting Style:''' Shiranui-ryuu Ninjutsu, Hakkyokuseiken
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]] Jun Hashimoto (''Fatal Fury'' - ''KOF 94''), Creator/KeiichiNanba (95-XIII), Creator/HiroshiOkamoto (XIV-current), Jeff Manning (''XII'', English), Creator/RyoHorikawa (''[='94=]'' Dengeki Bunko drama CD), Toshinari Fukamachi (''King of Fighters for Girls'')[[/note]]


-> Younger brother of Terry and a McNinja. He was taught a basic form of Shiranui ninjutsu by Mai's grandfather Hanzo. After hearing of his father Jeff's death at the hands of Geese Howard, he joins forces with Terry and Joe Higashi, and the three enter Geese's King of Fighters tournament. Although Andy fights Geese first, he loses badly, and Terry finishes the villain off... maybe. He's also the apple of Mai's eye, although he rejects her advances.

->Andy is often designed as a well-rounded fighter evocative of a {{Shotoclone}}, possessing a fireball, several forward-traversing specials, and a decent {{Shoryuken}}.
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[[caption-width-right:300:From ''KOF XIII'']]

->''The greatest legend, is about to begin!''

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[[folder:Geese Howard]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:From ''VideoGame/NeoGeoBattleColiseum'']]

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The Commissioner of Southtown[[/labelnote]]]]


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''NIGHTMARE''[[/labelnote]]]]

->''Bring it on. I'll destroy you all!''

->'''Origin:''' USA
->'''Fighting Style:''' Aiki-Jujutsu, Hakkyokuseiken
->'''Voiced by:''': [[note]]Creator/HidekatsuShibata (in the anime special and TheMovie), Creator/KongKuwata (from ''3'' onward), Creator/RichardEpcar (''VideoGame/Tekken7'', English)[[/note]]


->The BigBad and FinalBoss of the orignal ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' trilogy.\\\
Geese, along with [[DisappearedDad Jeff Bogard]], trained under [[OldMaster Tung Fu Rue]] in the art of Hakkyokuseiken. After learning that Jeff would inherit the style's secret arts, [[APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil Geese left the school embittered, and swore revenge]]. He eventually became the most well-known mastermind in the criminal underground with his enterprise, the [[TheSyndicate Howard Connection]]. He took control of Southtown after winning it over from [[Characters/ArtOfFightingI Mr. Big]] and making him his underling. Afterwards, Geese finally got his revenge by killing Jeff Bogard in a vicious battle and caused Jeff's sons to train under Tung [[YouKilledMyFather for revenge]]. Over the course of several years, he worked his way up to become the police commissioner of Southtown.\\\
He decided to host the [[VideoGame/FatalFuryKingOfFighters first King of Fighters tournament]] out of boredom and faced Terry Bogard in the final battle after Terry defeated his right-hand man, Billy Kane. Geese lost and was given a swift boot out of the top floor of his tower, but somehow survived the fall.\\\
After his initial defeat, he goes into hiding in ''VideoGame/FatalFury2'', and is revealed to have been discreetly searching or the Jin Scrolls in that time.\\\
In ''VideoGame/FatalFury3'', he obtained the Jin Scrolls and once again held the King of Fighters tournament in Southtown. He faced Terry for the last time, and history repeated itself as Geese was once again sent out of his tower. Terry [[SaveTheVillain tried to save him]], but Geese refused and fell. [[NeverFoundTheBody His body was never found]], but in the ''VideoGame/KOFMaximumImpact'' and ''VideoGame/GarouMarkOfTheWolves'' storylines he is KilledOffForReal, coming back as literal NightmareFuel.\\\
In the King of Fighters timeline Geese is alive and well. He was also interested in the new version of the King of Fighters tournament that Rugal is hosting, Geese sends Billy in ''[='95=]'' to form the Rival Team and enact revenge upon the Bogard Bros. He resurfaced in ''[='96=]'', entering the King of Fighters tournament along with his half-brother Krauser and Mr. Big to learn more about the Orochi's power. Mr. Big, learning he was being used, attempted to assassinate Geese, but Billy arrived just in time to stop the sniper's bullet aimed at Geese's head. In ''[='97=]'' he chose Billy, Yamazaki, and Blue Mary to go and investigate the Orochi power further. In ''2003'' he sponsors the Outlaw Team consisting of Yamazaki and Billy once again, as well as Gato. In ''XIV'' he once again participates in the King of Fighters tournament, along with Billy and his butler Hein.\\\
Geese is also playable in several crossovers and [[GuestFighter guest appearances]]. He's appeared in the ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcom'' games, ''VideoGame/Tekken7'', ''VideoGame/KOFAllStars'', and many more.
In many of his playable appearances, Geese is a defensive powerhouse; he has a strong projectile game, mutliple close-ranged counters, and powerful melee pokes that reward good reads. And up close he has a dangerous mix-up game thanks to his arsenal of versatile normals, making him a threat in the hands of players and AI alike.
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-> See Characters/FatalFuryGeeseHoward for tropes on him

-->"He'll bash out one who gets in the way of his leader! Also known as the Emperor's right-hand man, Billy Kane!" \\

-->"He'll bash out one who gets in the way of his leader! Also known as the immerse right-hand man! Billy Kane!" \\