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| 2 | ''Characters/FatalFuryKingOfFighters'' | ''Characters/FatalFury2'' | ''Characters/FatalFury3'' | '''''Garou: Mark of the Wolves'''''\ |
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| 7 | [[caption-width-right:300:(From left to Right) Kain, Grant, Gato, Hokutomaru, Marky, Rock, B. Jennet, Kevin, Dong Hwan, Terry, Kushnood, Jae Hoon, Tizoc, Hotaru.]] |
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| 9 | Characters in ''VideoGame/GarouMarkOfTheWolves''. |
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| 13 | [[folder:Rock Howard]] |
| 14 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dd447db2_c146_4cd8_b6f4_ee02ac0e0e32.png]] |
| 15 | [[caption-width-right:350:Fly-By-Night Wolf]] |
| 16 | |
| 17 | ->''Gonna take you for a ride! Try to keep up, alright?'' |
| 18 | |
| 19 | ->'''Origin:''' USA |
| 20 | ->[[quoteleft:75:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/usa_1961.png]] |
| 21 | ->'''Fighting Style:''' Mixed Martial Arts, Hakkyokuseiken |
| 22 | ->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]] Creator/EijiTakemoto (Japanese, ''Garou-Maximum Impact''), Creator/YuumaUchida (Japanese, ''XIV''-present), Creator/AmiKoshimizu (''Animation/TheKingOfFightersDestiny'', young) Jon Thomas (English, ''Maximum Impact''), Mike Lane (English, ''Maximum Impact 2''), Creator/GriffinPuatu (English, ''City of the Wolves'')[[/note]] |
| 23 | |
| 24 | ->The only son of Geese Howard. Rock was raised solely by his mother Marie, who cautioned him not to approach his father. Unfortunately, due to the loneliness suffered from Geese's neglect, Marie fell ill and passed away in Rock's care. Sometime later, Terry Bogard took Rock in his care and trained him. When Terry revealed the truth about his father, Rock charged at him in a rage, but got over it. He enters the Maximum Mayhem tournament held by Kain R. Heinlein to get answers regarding his mother.\ |
| 25 | Although his fighting skills were taught by Terry, he somehow acquired some of Geese's attacks as well. He entered the tournament to find information about his mother.\ |
| 26 | He makes his debut in the ''KOF'' series starting with ''XIV'', and his canonical team debut in ''XV'' as part of Team Garou, recruited by B. Jenet to participate in the tournament alongside her and Gato. He accepts, due to a desire to fight Terry seriously in the competition. |
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| 28 | * BadassAngster: His uncertainty over his family history and potential for evil haunt him endlessly. Say what you will about that, he can still lay the smackdown with his fighting prowess. |
| 29 | * BadPowersGoodPeople: He inherited [[BigBad Geese's]] powers and they definitely [[PowerIncontinence take their toll on him]] quite often. Compared to his father, however, Rock is a genuinely sweet kid that's adorably shy around women. |
| 30 | * BattleIntro: In ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXV The King of Fighters XV]]'': |
| 31 | -->"The successor to two legends! Will his heritage decide his future? Rock Howard!" \ |
| 32 | '''Rock:''' Straight in, straight out. Easy. |
| 33 | * BrutalHonesty: His other defining trait. This tends to create very awkward situations with female characters. |
| 34 | * CallingTheOldManOut: Rock has nothing but contempt and hate for Geese due to his abandonment resulting in his mother Marie working herself to death. In the ''KOF'' timeline, where Geese is alive, Rock is ''pissed'' when the two encounter one another, swearing to make him pay for leaving his mother to die. For what it's worth, Geese is certainly at lot better about confronting his own son than [[VideoGame/{{Tekken}} Heihachi or Kazuya]] are. |
| 35 | --> '''Rock:''' Geese... You abandoned my mother! [[PrepareToDie I will have my revenge]]! |
| 36 | --> '''Geese:''' Quite the coincidence meeting you here. Perhaps this, too, is fate... Very well, [[BringIt come at me]]. |
| 37 | * CallingYourAttacks: Does it the least compared to either of his fathers, but it's still there with the GratuitousEnglish to match. |
| 38 | -->''"Reppuken!"''\ |
| 39 | ''"Rising Tackle!"''\ |
| 40 | ''"Raging Storm!"''\ |
| 41 | ''"Deadly Rave!"'' |
| 42 | * TheCameo: |
| 43 | ** He appears in the background of KOF Stadium in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', and potentially at the ending cutscene for Team Fatal Fury in 2003, a nameless young man who looks exactly like Rock, albeit with a slightly different colored jacket, is cheering at the stands; curiously enough 2003 was the KOF that showed Rock as a little child at Team Fatal Fury’s intro, but at the end only this suspiciously similar young man is present at the end instead. |
| 44 | ** He also appears in Terry's ending in ''VideoGame/SNKHeroinesTagTeamFrenzy'', where Rock kicks him off of Geese Tower as part of Terry's [[AllJustADream nightmare sequence]] only for the latter to wake up to Rock having finished making breakfast for him. It's basically Terry's ending from ''Real Bout Fatal Fury'', but given a... ''[[BlackComedy darkly comical]]'' twist. |
| 45 | * CannotTalkToWomen: Played with. He has a hard time talking with adult women with only a few exceptions, especially when said woman is flirting at him (B. Jennet). On the other hand, he's fine talking with ''girls'' or women around his age, he still offers to help Hotaru and if her bonus event in ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersAllStar'' is to be trusted, Rock can hold a friendly conversation with her. |
| 46 | * ChargeInputSpecial: Like his adoptive dad, Terry, Rock Howard can also perform the Rising Tackle using a down-up charge motion. {{Averted}} in ''XV'', where it's now a dragon punch motion just like Terry's is. |
| 47 | * ComicBookTime: While a young adult in ''KOF Maximum Impact'', Rock is still a child in the series' main timeline and thus unable to participate in any canon installments thus far - until ''XIV'', that is. |
| 48 | * ContinuityDrift: Having started his mainline ''KOF'' appearances as a child, Rock would eventually shift into his older ''Garou'' look later in the timeline starting from his first playable showing in ''XIV''. This would help to further be in sync with the appearances of fellow ''Garou'' characters; Jenet and Hotaru for example are about the same age as him, and thus it would not have made sense for him to still be portrayed as far younger than they are. |
| 49 | * ContinuitySnarl: Averted with ''XIV'', apparently. If he were still a child due to ExecutiveMeddling, it would have contradicted Tizoc, Gato, B. Jenet, and Hotaru's earlier debuts in the main series (especially [[spoiler: Tizoc showing up as the King Of Dinosaurs]], along with their more recent cameos in other games' endings) since they would have been much younger as well. His debut seems to have helped their appearances make more sense. |
| 50 | * CounterAttack: Besides his dad's KiManipulation, Rock also inherited these from his father but puts a little Terry-esque spin on them by doing a Crack Shoot instead of a body slam. Appropriately, he renamed it the "Crack Counter". |
| 51 | * CycleOfRevenge: Terry is concerned that Rock is trapped in one, even though his father is already out of the picture by ''Garou'', so he raised Rock himself with the hopes that whatever lingering vindictiveness he feels towards Geese won't cloud his life as it did Geese himself. ''KOF XV'' confirms this, as Geese is alive and well in this timeline and Rock is determined to make him pay for abandoning him and his mother should the two meet. |
| 52 | * DashAttack: His Hard Edge special, a dashing elbow strike, as well as his Shining Knuckle DM. ''XIV'' modifies it; whereas in previous appearances Rock would finish with a Rising Tackle, he tweaks it by doing Terry's Power Dunk; he also does a spin during the uppercut part, making it similar to Alice's Shadow Dunk DM. |
| 53 | * DeadpanSnarker: He isn't without a little sass, especially in ''KOF XV''. |
| 54 | -->'''Rock:''' ''[VS Ash, KOF XV]'' If you can't burn me with your flimsy attacks, what makes you think you can burn me with your weak insults? |
| 55 | -->'''Rock:''' ''[Generic Quote, KOF XV]'' [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall The goddess of victory]] has a bone to pick with you, from the looks of it. |
| 56 | * DemotedToExtra: Despite being the main character of ''Garou'' and one of SNK's most popular characters, Rock was rather infamously kept from being a part of the playable ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'' roster for years. Allegedly this was due to SNK Playmore's desire to save Rock's next major playable appearance for the ''Garou'' sequel that ultimately got scrapped. Rock, unfortunately, got relegated to a minor supporting character in some of Terry's "Team Fatal Fury" arcade endings. It wasn't until ''XIV'' that Rock finally got PromotedToPlayable as a DLC character, but he was treated as a non-canon to the story. ''KOF XV'' is '''''finally''''' including him as part of an official team, Team Garou, with Gato and B. Jenet. |
| 57 | * DisappearedDad: We're still not sure whether Geese actually died or if it was just a case of NeverFoundTheBody. While the ''Fatal Fury'' timeline plays this straight, ''King of Fighters'' averts it, as Geese is alive and well over there. |
| 58 | * DittoFighter: He has moves taken from both Terry and Geese, with some original moves thrown in like Hard Edge and the Rage Run specials. |
| 59 | * DownloadableContent: Appears in ''KOF'' for the first time in main series history as a downloadable character in ''XIV'' and in ''XV'', together with Gato and B.Jenet as Team Garou. |
| 60 | * EarlyBirdCameo: Rock is the kid who shows up in Terry's endings in ''3'' and throughout the ''Real Bout'' series. |
| 61 | * FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Approved by TheHero, even. Rock ends up joining Kain and becoming his [[TheDragon Dragon]], but in order to find out about his MissingMom. Terry told him to just forge his own path.]] |
| 62 | * FlashStep: His "Rage Run - Type Shift" attack has him run at his opponent. If he reaches them before the attack animation ends he briefly phases out then appears on the other side of them instantly. He can use this to set up his command throw (as it leaves him right at point-blank range, which is a mixup with his "Type Dunk" variant that performs a downward smash out of the run in front of his foe). ''XV'' overhauls it to where Rock can now do whatever follow-up he pleases from the run in addition to some new follow-ups (such as variation of his Hard Edge or straight into his Overhead Kick). |
| 63 | * ForcedIntoEvil: [[spoiler:Kain reveals that he's also searching for answers about Rock's mother and lineage, and manages to coerce the latter into joining him as a partner. However, Rock's not exactly thrilled and apologized to Terry as he left.]] |
| 64 | * GenerationXerox: |
| 65 | ** Tries to avoid this, but he and Geese are unfortunately similar in a lot of ways. Rock is implied to possess the same potential for violence and cruelty as his father, which manifests whenever he taps into Geese's {{Signature Attack}}s, particularly his "Raging Storm" super. This all culminates in the end of ''Garou'' [[spoiler:where he teams up with the crime lord and Howard Connection associate Kain to seek answers about his own lineage.]] |
| 66 | ** Billy Kane is trying to force this on him in the ''Maximum Impact'' series by getting him to take over Geese's empire. |
| 67 | ** A lighter example comes from the fact that Rock is childhood buddies with Jae and Dong. In a sense, this descends from Terry and Kim's own friendly rivalry. |
| 68 | * GlowingEyesOfDoom: His eyes notably glow during certain moves, particularly the ones he shares with Geese. |
| 69 | * GrappleMove: "Shinkuu Nage", similar to Geese, has Rock toss his opponent far behind him. This can be followed up by a powerful ki blast resulting in extra damage and combo potential. The latter is done automatically during the EX version in ''KOF XIV'' and ''XV'', leading to a wall bounce for more combo opportunities. |
| 70 | * GratuitousEnglish: He's adopted by Terry and is the biological son of Geese, two of the biggest violators of this trope... and he somehow ''averts'' this the most (he still has moves written in English). |
| 71 | * GroundPound: Like his biological dad, he has the Raging Storm. |
| 72 | * GroundWave: Like his dad Geese, he can perform the Reppuken, sending forward a fast wave of energy. |
| 73 | * HairColorDissonance: While it was rectified in later {{Crossover}} appearances, Rock's hair has a noticeable green tint in ''Garou''. |
| 74 | * HappilyAdopted: Terry took Rock under his wing after the (apparent) death of his father, and the two are thick as thieves. |
| 75 | * HatesBeingTouched: Least of all by women if his win quote against Shermie in ''XV'' is anything to go by. |
| 76 | -->'''Rock:''' Um... Could you not put your hands all over me next time? It's hard to concentrate. |
| 77 | * HatesTheirParent: Rock wants absolutely nothing to do with his father [[BigBad Geese Howard]] for abandoning him and his mother, refusing to help said mother as she was dying, and generally being villainous scum. Unfortunately, any chance at revenge outside of ''King of Fighters'' is long gone as [[PosthumousCharacter Geese has been dead for ten years]]. In the ''King of Fighters'' timeline, he shows no hesitation in siding with Terry against his father. |
| 78 | -->'''Rock:''' ''[Vs. Geese outside of Story mode, KOF XV]'' You're the only one I can't lose to! Not ever! |
| 79 | -->'''Rock:''' ''[Vs. Geese in Sory Mode, KOF XV]'' Beating you won't change the past...still, this should put a stop to your machinations. |
| 80 | * TheHero: Of ''Garou'', with the game's story mode centering on him proceeding through the newest KOF tournament. |
| 81 | * HeroicBSOD: A somewhat milder example: if Rock wins a match using his Neo Raging Storm or Neo Deadly Rave ([[InTheBlood moves he "inherited" from Geese]]), he'll slump down to the floor in pain, agonizingly and momentarily unable to control his Blood Rage. |
| 82 | -->'''Rock:''' Why does my evil blood boil? |
| 83 | * IconicOutfit: One of the prime examples of SimpleYetAwesome in terms of visual design, Rock's outfit is immediately recognizable to any discerning [[MediaNotes/FightingGameCommunity FGC]] member as well as people that have played ''VideoGame/CapcomVsSnk2MarkOfTheMillennium''. |
| 84 | * JackOfAllStats: Like his father, Rock is an incredibly versatile character in most of his appearances. He has a solid projectile to zone with, a good approach tool that also acts as a projectile call-out in itself, a great (if a tad slow) command grab, and excellent anti-air options; he's the complete package and then some. All of this and the cherry on top go to his [[SkillGateCharacters ease of use]], often a relatively simple character to play. |
| 85 | * KiManipulation: Despite all his angst towards his father, he doesn't seem to have a problem cribbing attacks from his moveset, since he uses the ki-based "Reppuken"/"Double Reppuken" and "Raging Storm'. His version of the "Deadly Rave" (called the "Neo Deadly Rave") also ends with a ki blast and he can use a ki blast during his command throw as well by interrupting the follow-through. |
| 86 | * {{Leitmotif}}: |
| 87 | ** From ''Garou'', "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRYvdOhfQNU&list=PLQYSyFceyRn1cXzy_i0Hml_UTL1HYIifq&index=14 Spread the Wings]]". |
| 88 | ** ''KOF XIV'' gives him "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubvaqSNwh94&list=PLQYSyFceyRn0lL4YrZUrxEQkQfvG1RXZd&index=36 Emergence]]" as his theme. |
| 89 | ** In ''XV'', he has [[https://youtu.be/bT1o9G45AXU "Way To The Horizon"]], which plays during his Fateful Battle against Geese. Given how the latter track has none of Geese's familiar motifs (if "Soy Sauce for Geese" and many of its iterative remixes are anything to go by), it's safe to say that it's Rock's theme and his alone. |
| 90 | * LightningBruiser: Especially in ''KOF XV'', where he's one of the zippiest characters on the roster and has some of the highest, meter-efficient damage in the entire game. |
| 91 | * LoveTriangle: [[ChickMagnet Unwillingly placed in one]], due to the advances of both [[BettyAndVeronica Ninon Beart and B. Jenet]]. [[LoverTugOfWar The two even seem to be fighting over him in their own intro poses]]. Poor Rock, [[CannotTalkToWomen who feels uneasy when in the company of the other sex]], has no comment on the matter. |
| 92 | * NiceGuy: Lack of social skills and inability to talk to women aside, Rock's just as much of a sweetheart as [[Characters/FatalFuryTerryBogard the man]] who raised him. |
| 93 | * NightmareFace: Has a [[TranquilFury very frightening one]] in ''SNK Heroines''. [[https://snk.fandom.com/wiki/Rock_Howard/Gallery?file=SNKH_Terry_Ending8.jpg#Crossovers Observe.]] |
| 94 | * NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: His Neo Deadly Rave, which becomes his Climax DM in ''XIV'' and ''XV''. The latter of which also features the Deadly Rave EXT, a variation that ends in a Raging Storm and grants additional powerups for Rock. |
| 95 | * NoSocialSkills: Rock can function normally in society, but since [[RaisedByDudes he grew up surrounded mainly by men]], he's flustered by women, hence his shy reaction to B. Jenet (whom he suggests getting less revealing clothes). However, this doesn't stop him from helping those in need (as seen in his interactions with Hotaru). |
| 96 | * NotSoDifferentRemark: A lighter example, particularly towards Shun'ei. |
| 97 | -->'''Rock:''' ...[[BadPowersGoodPeople Scared of your power]], are you? Seems fate isn't kind to either of us. |
| 98 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: ''Anything'' related to Geese will instantly sour Rock's mood. Encountering anyone connected to him, such as Billy, results in Rock acting noticeably more hostile towards them. Geese's very presence in the ''KOF'' timeline is enough to send Rock flying into UnstoppableRage. |
| 99 | * PleasePutSomeClothesOn: Being the clueless idiot around women, he politely asks Jenet to wear some less revealing outfits. |
| 100 | * PowerIncontinence: Winning a round or match with any of his father's super moves (Raging Storm or Deadly Rave) will result in Rock's right hand suddenly getting engulfed in purple energy, causing him to clench it and reel over in pain. Doubles as HeroicRROD. |
| 101 | -->'''Rock:''' Why...? My blood is boiling... |
| 102 | * ThePowerOfHate: Rock ''despises'' his father Geese to the extent that he's actively trying to avoid becoming remotely like him, and in the ''KOF'' timeline, is perfectly willing to go against his ambitions purely out of spite. It's heavily implied that said hate has some bearing on the power he inherited from his father. |
| 103 | -->'''Geese:''' ''[Vs. Rock, KOF XV]'' "You shall understand one day the meaning of that blood in your veins, as well as the fate you bear..." |
| 104 | * PurpleIsPowerful: PlayedWith. Due to the PowerIncontinence above, he doesn't quite have a handle on the unbridled power he tends to put out. That being said, his purple ki blasts are a combination of Terry's reddish orange and Geese's cool blue, indicating he has the power to surpass them ''both'' if he were to control them. |
| 105 | * RaisedByDudes: Rock ''can'' function normally in society, but since he grew up surrounded mainly by men, he's flustered by women, hence his shy reaction to B. Jenet and Ninon Beart hitting on him in ''Maximum Impact 2''. This doesn't stop him from helping those in need. |
| 106 | ** One of the only women he can keep face when talking to is Blue Mary, who Rock views as an HonoraryAunt of sorts because of her close friendship with Terry. His introduction with Mai Shiranui is an humorous example of his lack of understanding regarding women. Realizing their relationship to each other (Rock is Terry's adopted son; Terry is Andy's older brother; Andy is Mai's self-proclaimed fiancé; ergo, making Rock and Mai ''technically'' nephew and aunt), Rock tries to respectfully address Mai as [[MaamShock Oba-san]], [[BerserkButton but is cut off with her angrily yelling]] ThisIsUnforgivable several times. |
| 107 | ** Similarly, one of his pre-battle quotes against Vanessa in ''XIV'' has him refer to her in a similar manner; Vanessa takes the news a lot more casually than Mai, noting her own age compared to Rock's. He's also a bit too straightforward with Whip, stating outright the heavy dominatrix vibes she gives to her face. While he tries to smooth things over and apologize when Whip is offended, it's too late. |
| 108 | ** In ''XV'', he's a hell of a lot more cordial in his relationship with Jenet, but it's mainly because of how he ''isn't'' the target of her affections; it's very much implied Jenet invited Rock onto Team Garou as a way of getting closer to Terry than anything else. It doesn't stop Jenet from [[TheTease teasing]] the poor boy to no end. He also seems to get alongside Isla enough given they share an edit team with Shun'ei as rookies. |
| 109 | * RaisedByRival: Rock, son of the long-defeated BigBad Geese Howard, is raised by series' hero Terry Bogard. |
| 110 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: Subverted and later played straight in his ending. |
| 111 | * ReTool: Rock was seen as a child in Team Fatal Fury's section in ''KOF 2003'' intro cutscene, holding hands with Terry, and a unique battle intro for Terry had child Rock appear to pose alongside him as well; come ''XIV'' and Rock is as old as he was in Garou despite no passage of years being attributed to XIV’s narrative, with ''XV'' following on that too. |
| 112 | * SharedSignatureMove: As the son of [[Characters/FatalFuryGeeseHoward Geese Howard]] who was then adopted by [[Characters/FatalFuryTerryBogard Terry Bogard]], he incorporates many of the two's {{Signature Attack}}s into his own repertoire. From Geese he can perform the [[GroundWave "Reppuken"/"Double Reppuken"]], "Rashomon", "Deadly Rave", and "Raging Storm". From Terry he learned how to perform "Rising Tackle", "Crack Shoot", and variations of [[ElementalPunch "Burn Knuckle"]] and [[IKnowMaddenKombat "Power Dunk"]] called "Hard Edge" and "Rage Run - Type Dunk" respectively. |
| 113 | * {{Shoryuken}}: The same one as Terry's, Rising Tackle. |
| 114 | * {{Shotoclone}}: He's got a projectile attack (Reppuuken), an anti-air attack (Rising Tackle) and a rush-forward attack (Rage Run and Hard Edge), all of which contribute to a beginner-friendly and versatile fighter. |
| 115 | * SupremeChef: If Terry's ending in ''SNK Heroines'' is anything to go by, Rock's usually the one who cooks for Terry. |
| 116 | * TookALevelInBadass: From a gameplay standpoint, at least. Rock went from one of the weakest characters in his debut appearance in ''Garou'', to potentially one of the strongest characters in his latest appearance in ''KOF XV''. Being an easy all-rounder of a character who has little to no execution barrier for very strong burst damage while boasting some amazing meter efficiency probably has something to do with it. |
| 117 | * VariantPowerCopying: A few particular examples - |
| 118 | ** Even though he shares Geese's Reppuken, it's closer to Terry's Power Wave (which in itself is derived from Tung's Shou Ha, which just means Power Wave in Japanese) in form and function, especially in ''KOF XV'' if you compare his and Geese's Reppuken side-by-side. |
| 119 | ** Rock's Rage Run: Type Dunk is derived from Terry's Power Dunk, with the key difference being that Rock simply dunks on the opponent instead of performing a jumping knee kick before hand. |
| 120 | ** Crack Counter is a composite of Geese's Atemi series of counters and Terry's Crack Shoot. |
| 121 | ** Shine Knuckle is his answer to Terry's Buster Wolf. The ''KOF XV'' version makes it more apparent by making Rock himself visible during the move's active frames, unlike in prior games, where he'd dash forward so fast he'd turn into a surge of energy. |
| 122 | ** Overhead Kick is an inverted take on Crack Shoot, with some elements from Geese's Hishou Nichirin Zan (in that it's an attack that is useful for dodging the opponent's projectile through the air) thrown in. |
| 123 | * VengeanceDenied: A big part of his character, at least in the ''Fatal Fury'' canon. Any resentment or desire to get justice for his mother on Geese Howard was put paid to long before he was old enough to actually take his shot. It is mostly by Terry's influence in his life that he hasn't let it become his entire existence and is in the process of growing past his desire for payback that he can never have. Averted in ''The King of Fighters'' continuity, as Geese is alive and he is able to confront his father with nothing standing in his way. |
| 124 | * VideoGameDashing: "Rage Run" has Rock sprint forward and can be followed up with a number of other specials. Or stopped outright in ''XV''. |
| 125 | ** [[DeathFromAbove Type: Dunk]]: Rock goes in with an overhead strike, [[VariantPowerCopying similar to Terry's Power Dunk in appearance]]. |
| 126 | ** [[FlashStep Type: Shift]]: Rock blinks behind his opponent for a nice mix-up. |
| 127 | ** Also added in ''KOF'' are: |
| 128 | *** [[DashAttack Type: Hard Edge]]: Rock performs his Hard Edge special. |
| 129 | *** Type: Overhead Kick: Rock performs a somersault kick. |
| 130 | * VillainousLineage: Something he dreads, as he believes he still carries his father's legacy, despite trying to find a different path for himself with Terry's help. Most evident when he finishes a match with a Raging Storm or the Neo Deadly Rave (he clutches his ki-infused hand and nearly collapses, overwhelmed by the dark ki from using his father's signature attacks). |
| 131 | * WouldNotHitAGirl: Hates fighting chicks, as shown before and after his fight with Luise Meyrink in ''Maximum Impact 2'', and also with his generic win quotes vs. female fighters in ''XV''[[/folder]] |
| 132 | |
| 133 | [[AC:Terry Bogard]] |
| 134 | ->[[Characters/FatalFury See the Fatal Fury page for tropes on him.]] |
| 135 | |
| 136 | [[folder:Bonne Jenet]] |
| 137 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/7843a059_6114_4fbb_adcd_8934af1f98a1.png]] |
| 138 | [[caption-width-right:350:Restless Pirate Lass]] |
| 139 | |
| 140 | ->''Beautiful victory!'' |
| 141 | |
| 142 | ->'''Origin:''' England |
| 143 | ->[[quoteleft:75:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/UK_9231.png]] |
| 144 | ->'''Fighting Style:''' LK Arts |
| 145 | ->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Rei Saitō (''Garou'' - ''XI''), Creator/MikakoKomatsu (''XV''), Creator/GinaRose (''Maximum Impact 2'', English)[[/note]] |
| 146 | |
| 147 | ->Real name Jennie Behrn, she's a rich British aristocrat who fled from her parents to become a captain of a crew of modern-day pirates called the Lilien Knights out of sheer boredom. She enters the KOF tournament for the prize money.\ |
| 148 | She became interested in the Maximum Mayhem tournament when she discovered how wealthy the sponsor was. Quite the AttentionWhore. (When she runs, she ''waves''.)\ |
| 149 | In the ''KOF'' series, she makes her debut in ''KOF XI'' as the leader of Team ''Mark of the Wolves'', recruiting Gato and Tizoc to her team under the pretenses of information about his father and claiming to be a fan, respectively. In ''XV'', having witnessed the events of the previous tournament and hoping something exciting will happen through participating in the upcoming one, she contacts Rock Howard and Gato, enticing them with a chance to fight against Terry for the former and information about the whereabouts of the latter's father, and forms Team Garou with them. |
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| 151 | * AmbidextrousSprite: The Jolly Roger drawn on her dress is either on the left side, or the right, depending on which side she's facing. |
| 152 | * AttentionWhore: Ever noticed how she ''waves'' while running? All things considered, Jennie's not ''too'' bad about this. |
| 153 | * BattleIntro: In ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXV The King of Fighters XV]]'': |
| 154 | -->"She's a pirate who's sailed the Seven Seas! Give it up for the Lilien Knights leader! B. Jenet! \ |
| 155 | '''B. Jenet:''' Ahaha. This could get interesting. |
| 156 | * BathingBeauty: One of her win quotes has her longing for a shower after a battle. |
| 157 | * BlowYouAway: Has some degree of aerokinesis, being able to fire a gust of wind as a projectile. |
| 158 | * TheBusCameBack: ''[=KOF XV=]'' marks her first playable appearance since 2005. |
| 159 | * BustContrastDuo: The only two female fighters in ''Garou'' are the petite and cute Hotaru Futaba and MsFanservice Bonne Jenet. While Jenet is a more straightforward tease with mature charms, Hotaru is a more reserved MartialPacifist with small immature streaks (one of her post-match taunt is basically BlowingARaspberry). |
| 160 | * BuxomBeautyStandard: She has a buxom figure which is often prominently by the CleavageWindow or NavelDeepNeckline that her dress has, which expose her {{Sideboob}} and {{Underboobs}}. |
| 161 | * ClosestThingWeGot: In ''XV'', she originally wanted to reform her old team roster of ''XI'', but Tizoc is absent [[spoiler:because he's preoccupied in being King of Dinosaurs]]. So she decided to contact the next best candidate for it: Rock. It turns out to be for her benefit though, as she ends up using Rock as a way to get closer to Terry. |
| 162 | * CombatStilettos: ''[[ImprobableWeaponUser Which she]] removes and [[ShoeSlap whacks you with]]'' for her "Ennui Mademoiselle', a hidden special. |
| 163 | * CommonalityConnection: Bonds with Darli Dagger over them being both "ladies of the sea". |
| 164 | * CoolBoat: She used her family money to build a fancy ship for herself that is capable of turning into a submarine, and used to become a pirate, founding the Lillien Knights. |
| 165 | * CounterAttack: Her LDM, Ennui Mademoiselle (the aforementioned ShoeSlap attack), is a reversal. |
| 166 | * DramaQueen: The constant in Jenet's basic personality traits is how she mostly acts like an alluring sensual mature woman but occasionally bursts into childish tantrums, best shown in her Time-Out losing pose, where she pouts like a kid, and her infamous counter-super in which Jenet swings her high heel like mad. All of this is settled within Jenet because she is quite young despite her mature seductress design, to note: she is just 2 years older than Rock, at 19. |
| 167 | * EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: A few sparkles can be seen briefly at the beginning of her Harrier Bee special. |
| 168 | * FemmeFatale: Although in no way is she evil, Jennie ''will'' use her womanly charms to gain the desired effect. |
| 169 | * FirstLove: She claims Terry is this, though it seems entirely one-sided. |
| 170 | %%* FunPersonified |
| 171 | * GameplayAndStorySegregation: B. Jenet usually isn't taken seriously in the story. After all, she's just a rich young woman who got bored and decided to become a pirate. But in terms of gameplay, she's an incredibly powrful character due to her excellent combos, range, and mobility. |
| 172 | * GoingCommando: Her [[https://www.spriters-resource.com/download/42459/ sprite]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3c0nPJnpIU animations]] in ''Garou'' send the impression B. Jenet's not wearing underwear thanks to how she wears a dress that shows off her legs while doing her [[KickChick strong kicks]]. This is especially noticeable when she's KO'd or doing her stiletto attack, as both look suspciously like she's exposing her crotch. Her official art in the same game does show her wearing underwear though. As such, this might be from an oversight in development. |
| 173 | * GoodBadGirl: {{Downplayed|Trope}}; she exhibits the domineering sexual aggression associated with this trope, but doesn't appear to be unchaste. This is possibly [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] with her ''Garou'' theme, "Bad Girl." |
| 174 | * GorgeousGaijin: British, and the resident MsFanservice in ''Garou'', considering the absence of Mai and Blue Mary. Her only competition is Hotaru, and that isn't much competition at all. |
| 175 | * HasAType: Had a crush on Terry prior to the events of ''Garou'', although it went nowhere. Seems rather telling that she moves on (in at least ''Maximum Impact'') to Rock. |
| 176 | * KickChick: The LK Arts seem to be primarily based off of Savate, the French version of kickboxing. |
| 177 | * KissOfDeath: In one of her super moves, she ends her attack with a kiss complete with a heart... which still damages you. |
| 178 | * TheLadette: A somewhat more feminine variant of it. Jenet enjoys fighting, partying and going crazy with her predominantly-male crew, but she also acts and dresses in a very feminine manner. |
| 179 | * TheLeader: Her being the captain of the Lillien Knights to one side, she's actually the one responsible for forming both incarnations of Team Garou in the ''KOF'' games by handpicking Gato, Tizoc and Rock to join her. She does serve as the overall team leader in ''XI'', but Rock takes over the leader role in ''XV''. |
| 180 | * LongHairIsFeminine: She has long blonde hair that goes past the shoulders, to indicate that despite being a pirate captain, she's actually still pretty girly. |
| 181 | * MsFanservice: Wears a flattering dress with an open back and low neckline, which shows off a generous amount of cleavage as well as her legs (which are further shown off by the addition of high heels). |
| 182 | * OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Is only referred to as Jennie Behrn in [[AllThereInTheManual supplemental materials]]. |
| 183 | * {{Pirate}}: The Lillien Knights are [[APirate400YearsTooLate modern-day equivalents of this]]. |
| 184 | * APirate400YearsTooLate: Bonne Jenet and her crew are somewhere between this and RuthlessModernPirates. The crew dresses like stereotypical pirates, but their ship is a nuclear sub. |
| 185 | * PirateGirl: A modern-day version and a nod to her native England being well known for having produced some of the world’s most famous pirates; Edward Teach (more commonly known as Blackbeard) and Calico Jack Rackham, who had the two most famous and ferocious female pirates in his crew, Mary Read and Anne Bonny. Jennie’s alias is a likely ShoutOut to the latter. A few of her normal color variations in ''[=MI2=]'' deck out Jenet in a pirate hat, predictably enough. |
| 186 | * ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: Despite the Lillien Knights being modern-day equivalents of {{pirate}}s, they aren't seen doing much other than [[TheDrunkenSailor partying]]. Subverted in ''Garou'' where the reason they joined the tournament is to loot Kain of his belongings. |
| 187 | * ProudBeauty: She's fairly confident in her appearance. To wit, any of her [[CatFight more catty interactions]] with Mai usually involve the two bickering over which of them is hotter. |
| 188 | -->'''Jenet:''' ''[when facing Mai]'' If you're the most beautiful fighter in Japan, then [[WorldsMostBeautifulWoman the worldwide title is mine!]] |
| 189 | * RichBitch: She's from a rich family but doesn't like relying on ''their'' money. |
| 190 | * RichBoredom: She was born to a wealthy family, but found the luxurious life to be boring and tedious, so she ran away from home and became a pirate instead. Ironically, she's still money-obsessed, but she seems to enjoy earning it. |
| 191 | %%* RuthlessModernPirates[=/=]APirate400YearsTooLate |
| 192 | * {{Sexophone}}: Her theme "Bad Girl" is a jazzy arrangement featuring copious amounts of saxophone play alluding to her FemmeFatale nature. |
| 193 | * SexyBacklessOutfit: Jenet's main outfit is all about this trope. |
| 194 | * SexySlitDress: She is the flirty and free-spirited pirate captain of the Lillien Knights. She's almost always shown in her purple sleeveless dress with the leg slit to match. |
| 195 | * ShoeSlap: One of B Jenet's supers involves her getting enraged and taking off one of her high heels to beat her opponent to a pulp with it. The Latin community has rather affectionately taken to calling it the "Chancla Super." |
| 196 | * SkewedPriorities: In her ending to ''Garou: Mark of the Wolves'', she's pissed at her crew for abandoning the treasure to instead go help her. |
| 197 | * SomethingAboutARose: Has a tattoo of a rose on her left shoulder, painted with inks from India. |
| 198 | * SpamAttack: Many Many Torpedoes consists of Jenet gliding across the air while delivering a flurry of kicks. |
| 199 | * SupermodelStrut: She confidently struts around the stage playfully hanging her arms around her head and swaying rhythmically, denoting her status as an AttentionWhore who's a ProudBeauty. |
| 200 | * TheTease: |
| 201 | ** Especially with Hokutomaru which unnerves him a bit. And upon seeing a picture of pre-''Garou'' Terry, she considers him to be her "first love." |
| 202 | ** B Jenet's KOF-incarnation is more overtly this way towards Rock as while she maintains her crush on Terry, she also repeatedly flirts with Rock, [[CannotTalkToWomen which leaves him flustered]]. |
| 203 | * ThrillSeeker: She [[RichBoredom left her life of luxury because she found it boring]] and often takes joy in adventures or challenging fights, and expresses disappointment if she beats her opponents easily. |
| 204 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Sirloin steak. |
| 205 | * VaporWear: Her dress usually features a CleavageWindow or a NavelDeepNeckline that makes it obvious she doesn't wear a bra. |
| 206 | * WardrobeWound: Some of her win quotes have her being upset about the damage her dress sustained in the fight. |
| 207 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: The extent of their friendship was unknown, but Jenet has a run-in with Terry, fell in love and somehow they broke up. It's unknown if Terry even notices her or was the one who initiated the break-up (or it was Jenet), but Jenet referred him as her 'former love'. |
| 208 | [[/folder]] |
| 209 | |
| 210 | [[folder:Gato]] |
| 211 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a88267ff_8931_4312_aa0b_06b8df4bad7e.png]] |
| 212 | [[caption-width-right:350:Taciturn Fist of Vengeance]] |
| 213 | |
| 214 | ->'''Origin:''' Unknown (implied to be Japan) |
| 215 | ->[[quoteleft:75:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/japan_4602.png]] |
| 216 | ->'''Fighting Style:''' Quan Fa, Bājíquán, Xinyiliuhequan |
| 217 | ->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Creator/KoujiIshii (''Garou''-''XI''), Creator/YumaYamaguchi (''XV''-current)[[/note]] |
| 218 | |
| 219 | ->A cold and stoic martial artist who is well-versed in Chinese martial arts involving powerful strikes. He is Hotaru's brother although [[InsistentTerminology he constantly denies it]]. Gato is searching for a mysterious man who is connected to his past. In ''Mark of the Wolves'' he enters the tournament believing that Kain knows about the man he's after, and sure enough, that man appears and saves Kain from the collapsing mansion. The man is revealed to be Gato's father, who drove his mother to death and vanished without a trace, but not before brutally maiming Gato and leaving him for dead. He encounters Hotaru Futaba, who believes him to be her older brother, [[InsistentTerminology but Gato continually denies this for some reason]].\ |
| 220 | In ''KOF 2003'', he is hired by Geese Howard to investigate the events going on in the tournament, and in ''XI'' forms a new Garou team along with B. Jenet and Tizoc under the pretense of Jenet promising him information about his father once the tournament ends. He similarly joins her team in XV for the same reason. |
| 221 | ---- |
| 222 | * AloofAlly: |
| 223 | ** He ends up on a team with B. Jenet and Tizoc. Although in Gato's mind, he has no friends or enemies. |
| 224 | ** Happens again in ''XV'', only this time with Rock standing in for Tizoc since he's a [[FaceHeelTurn little pre-occupied]] as [[spoiler:The King of Dinosaurs]]. He's not at all amused. |
| 225 | * ArrogantKungFuGuy: Provides the page image. He'll do his best to show you that your fighting ability and style suck ass compared to his, with a few broken bones as proof if he can. |
| 226 | -->'''Gato:''' Be happy, you're alive. ''You pathetic loser!'' |
| 227 | * BadassNormal: No superpowered kung fu to speak off, just normal, regular moves. That doesn't mean he's incapable of tearing you a new one. |
| 228 | * BattleIntro: In ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXV'': |
| 229 | -->"He might be the strictist martial artist in the world. His fists are registered weapons! Gato!" \ |
| 230 | '''Gato:''' "Your power... Show it to me!" |
| 231 | * BattleStrip: Inverted. He starts with his shirt open, leaving his chest bare, but closes it when the fight starts. |
| 232 | * {{Blackmail}}: According to ''KOF 2003[='=]'' backstory for Outlaw Team, Gato wasn't even interested to join the team. He only agreed when Geese made subtle threats that would endanger Hotaru, and only then Gato accepted the deal, though he stated that his reason was for [[ArrogantKungFuGuy showcasing the strength of his martial arts.]] |
| 233 | * TheBusCameBack: ''KOF XV'' marks his first playable appearance since 2005. |
| 234 | * GoodScarsEvilScars: He's got three on his back, courtesy of his father. |
| 235 | * HandicappedBadass: [[spoiler:Is blinded by a man who appears to be his father in his ending.]] |
| 236 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Although he cruelly looks down on others and rarely shows respect for them, Gato [[HiddenHeartOfGold softens slightly before Hotaru's presence]], a possible hint that she is indeed his younger sister, and that his callous and placid coldness may be just a front to prevent her from being dragged into danger by association. Further proving this is indirect and subtle actions he has done, such as accepting Geese's offer to join with Billy and Yamazaki to prevent Hotaru from being harmed. Likewise, he is shown to hate others more evil than him even more, and when it comes to those who treat him civilly, Gato merely keeps to himself and often may leave to tend to his own matters without a word, not wanting to involve anyone into his own dangerous affairs. |
| 237 | * LongHairedPrettyBoy: A pretty good-looking guy with long flowing hair. Though this is diminished a bit by his incredibly hostile personality. |
| 238 | * MurderousThighs: A male version; one of his super moves has him jumping with the opponent he just knocked in the air ''[[RuleOfCool breaking their neck in midair]]''. |
| 239 | * NoFullNameGiven: He's just billed as Gato in all of his appearances, although his surname is all but stated to be "Futaba". |
| 240 | * ShirtlessScene: As a victory pose, which also reveals his [[GoodScarsEvilScars scars on his back]]. |
| 241 | * TheStoic: Many of his interactions with others have him act extremely blunt towards them, oftentimes to a malicious degree. |
| 242 | * UsedToBeASweetKid: Gato didn't grow up as a complete jerk, he used to be a much gentler person which was why Hotaru was hell-bent in bringing him back. Problem is, after his father murdered his mother for reasons unknown, Gato chose to forsake his own kindness and focuses completely on getting revenge, becoming the ArrogantKungFuGuy we know of him today. |
| 243 | [[/folder]] |
| 244 | |
| 245 | [[folder:Hotaru Futaba]] |
| 246 | |
| 247 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hotaru_motw.png]] |
| 248 | |
| 249 | ->''I won't lose! I've got someone to protect too!'' |
| 250 | |
| 251 | ->'''Origin:''' Japan |
| 252 | ->[[quoteleft:75:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/japan_4602.png]] |
| 253 | ->'''Fighting Style:''' Neijia, Taijiquan, Baguazhang |
| 254 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Yuki Horie (Japanese), Creator/ManakaIwami (Japanese, ''City of the Wolves''), Creator/SuzieYeung (English, ''City of the Wolves'') |
| 255 | |
| 256 | ->Hotaru is the daughter of a family of martial artists. Unfortunately, she isn't fond of violence. When her mother dies, both her father and older brother, Gato, simultaneously disappear. Hotaru enters Kain R. Heinlen's King of Fighters: Maximum Mayhem tournament after hearing rumors that her brother might be there, fervently hoping to reconnect with her family. She appears in ''KOF XI'' for a similar reason.\ |
| 257 | She is well-versed in Chinese martial arts involving soft strikes and [[KiManipulation ki blasts]]. She enters the tournament hoping she could convince her brother to come back to her. |
| 258 | ---- |
| 259 | * AttackReflector: Her Kobi Kyaku. Works like a charm on DM-level projectiles, too. |
| 260 | * BustContrastDuo: The only two female fighters in ''Garou'' are the petite and cute Hotaru Futaba and MsFanservice Bonne Jenet. While Jenet is a more straightforward tease with mature charms, Hotaru is a more reserved MartialPacifist with small immature streaks (one of her post-match taunt is basically BlowingARaspberry). |
| 261 | * TheCameo: |
| 262 | ** She appears in the ''Mark of the Wolves'' Team's ending in ''KOF XI'' looking for her brother. She's later made a SecretCharacter in the home port. |
| 263 | ** She also has one in the Women's Fighters Team ending in ''XIII'', relaxing at the Pao-Pao Cafè with them and other girls. She returns in their ending in 'XIV'', once again hanging out at the cafe. |
| 264 | ** Hotaru returns once more in the Team Garou ending in ''XV'', [[spoiler: trying to convince Gato to return home with her]]. |
| 265 | * CuteBruiser: The second-smallest fighter in the roster (only beating out Hokutomaru by 2 cm) and yet she's capable of administering a serious beating with her martial arts. The cute part also contrasts with the ''other'' female in the game, [[MsFanservice the incredibly busty Bonne Jenet.]] |
| 266 | * DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Her Tenshou Ranki LDM where she tackles her opponent from the skies, straddles them, and then lets out a loud scream as she arches back and releases several bursts of energy. She then pants for a bit afterwards. In another game, it's called "My First Time." |
| 267 | * {{Expy}}: Hotaru gains several [[StanceSystem extra stances]] when she appears in ''VideoGame/NeoGeoBattleColiseum'' (which is carried over to ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters XI''). This makes it look like she's taking notes from [[Franchise/{{Tekken}} Ling Xiaoyu]], especially when one of the new stances is a crouching stance ''similar'' to Xiaoyu's. It also helps that both are cheery girls with pigtails who serve as the gentle girl to the brooding males who walk in a dark path and reject their pleas to return (Gato and Jin Kazama). |
| 268 | * FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Due to most of SNK games and especially ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' running on ComicBookTime after her debut, Hotaru is destined to constantly fail in reuniting her torn family. Her only chance is a possible plot advancement in ''VideoGame/FatalFuryCityOfTheWolves''. |
| 269 | * FragileSpeedster: Low in defense, and usually doesn't score very high in attacks. Nevertheless, Hotaru is a very agile fighter and scores many hits in many of her attacks. |
| 270 | * FriendToAllLivingThings: Aside of her affinity with her pet, in her background, birds fly over to lift off her jacket pre-fight and she thanks them. |
| 271 | * GirlishPigtails: She puts her hair on pigtails in with two ribbons and her naivete and innocence is a big focus on her characterization. |
| 272 | * KiManipulation: She has innate power to manipulate ki. Then there are times that she just decides to sit on you and then unload every ki she has onto you with, err... [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything questionable sounds...]] |
| 273 | * KillerRabbit: Seems harmless (and usually is), but gameplay-wise is almost as powerful as Gato. |
| 274 | * MartialPacifist: A more tragic example; she's nothing more than a kind, docile, and overall sweet girl who simply wants to reunite her fragmented family. Unfortunately, fighting is the viable means of doing so. |
| 275 | * MeaningfulName: Her name means "firefly," which explains the animation behind a few of her attacks. |
| 276 | * MoralityPet: Most likely, although she didn't see it, she's this for Gato, if you believe that his {{Jerkass}} attitude was merely a facade. In other continuities, Gato tends to indirectly protect her while keeping up his usual ArrogantKungFuGuy attitude. |
| 277 | * MusclesAreMeaningless: Defied with moderate success. As opposed to Gato's physical, "hard" style, Hotaru fights with internal (or "soft") Kung Fu and most of her special moves involve KiManipulation. |
| 278 | * ParentalAbandonment: Her mom is dead and her father has left for parts unknown. Hotaru is currently searching for both her dad and Gato, who is heavily implied (but not outright stated) to be her older brother. |
| 279 | * RightMakesMight: She has the belief that true strength comes from kindness [[MightMakesRight in contrast of almost everyone else]] (''especially her brother'' and Kain). |
| 280 | * SayMyName: Calls out "[[UsefulNotes/JapaneseSiblingTerminology Onii-chan!]]" (i.e. Gato) as a KO cry. |
| 281 | * SkilledButNaive: Hotaru is a ''very'' skilled martial artist, but on the other hand, as one of the youngest cast member of the game, she is rather naive to how the actual world works. |
| 282 | * WeaselMascot: Her pet marten Itokatsu. She's just that good with animals. |
| 283 | [[/folder]] |
| 284 | |
| 285 | [[folder:Tizoc (Griffon Mask)]] |
| 286 | |
| 287 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tizoc_motw.png]] |
| 288 | |
| 289 | ->''Tizoc, this wall of muscle, is invincible to the fists of evil!'' |
| 290 | |
| 291 | ->'''Origin:''' Mexico |
| 292 | ->[[quoteleft:75:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mexicoflag.png]] |
| 293 | ->'''Fighting Style:''' Pro Wrestling |
| 294 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Hikaru Hanada (Japanese), Creator/JalenKCassell (English, ''City of the Wolves'') |
| 295 | |
| 296 | ->A Mexican Luchador wearing a griffon mask. He enters the tournament for his fans and for charity. At the end of the tournament, he retires but comes back anyway after he caught a glimpse of a young fan who admires him. |
| 297 | |
| 298 | ->In the ''KOF'' universe, he enters the tournament in ''2003'' and ''XI'' with other ''Fatal Fury'' characters. In ''XIV'', however, he's undergone a FaceHeelTurn and goes by a new persona "King of Dinosaurs" due to circumstances he keeps to himself. |
| 299 | |
| 300 | ->See Characters/TheKingOfFightersXIV for tropes about him in the Dinosaur persona. |
| 301 | ---- |
| 302 | * AnimalMotifs: The griffon, of course. It goes well with his tendencies to name his strikes after things from the mythology (especially Greek). |
| 303 | * BoisterousBruiser: A big-hearted manly man, with loud voice, good laughter and joy towards general fighting in general. |
| 304 | * BreakoutCharacter: His popularity has made him a playable character in ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters2003'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXI XI]]''. He returns in ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXIV XIV]]'' as a brand new character named King of Dinosaurs. |
| 305 | * CallingYourAttacks: Has this down to an art form. Not only does he have an arsenal of stylish wrestling moves, but his LargeHam tendencies make them entertaining. |
| 306 | * TheCameo: He has also made background cameos in ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters2002'', both the original game and ''Ultimate Match'' version. |
| 307 | * ContemplateOurNavels: Considers leaving the ring because he sees himself as a has-been. [[TenMinuteRetirement It takes just the support of one fan to encourage Tizoc to do otherwise]]. |
| 308 | * DetectEvil: Less so than Jae Hoon, but Tizoc can know which person is evil and has a modified dialogue for his opening quote into, "Let's go, evildoer!". Because of his less zeal towards justice, he didn't have this modified dialogue on Freeman or Gato. |
| 309 | * DifficultButAwesome: While Tizoc is usually a low-tier character, it's mostly because he's a mostly defensive character who excels more in reacting. His signature grab is a 360 motion, one of his Supers are 720 motion, and in a more fast-paced game like ''Garou'', this would work against him. However, if one can read the enemy well and utilizing the Just Defense system in the right place, Tizoc can take more than half of the enemy's hit points in one single swoop without even wasting any meter. |
| 310 | * DubNameChange: From Griffon Mask in Japan to Tizoc overseas. |
| 311 | * FriendToAllChildren: He enjoys being a {{Face}} because he does genuinely loves his (especially children) fans and knows that he inspires them. |
| 312 | * TheGrappler: The designated wrestler of ''Garou'', having access to some flashy and very over-the-top command grabs, including slamming his opponent into the top of the screen borders. |
| 313 | * {{Hunk}}: He's certainly got the muscles and manliness for this! |
| 314 | * JusticeWillPrevail: While not as overzealous as any of the Kim family, his in-ring {{Face}} persona involves being a stalwart defender of justice, so he DOES fight to uphold justice. He even named one of his signature throws "Justice Hurricane". |
| 315 | * LargeHam: He loves [[CallingYourAttacks to shout his move names]], possibly to an exaggerated degree. |
| 316 | * MaskedLuchador: He's basically a Mexican luchador, what with the mask and general {{Face}} attitude, but he's a lot more muscular and power based than being technical. |
| 317 | * MightyGlacier: As luchadors go, Tizoc is proportioned much more like a Raiden/Big Bear or [[Franchise/StreetFighter Zangief]] than a lightweight lucha libre specialist. |
| 318 | * ShoutOut: A few of his moves seem to mimic that of Japanese pro wrestler Tiger Mask. |
| 319 | * SpinningPiledriver: Both Justice Hurricane and his signature Big Fall is basically jumping while lifting their opponent, then piles them to the ground head first (except the S-Power Big Fall, where he stomps on them from sky to ground, but the idea is the same) |
| 320 | * SpiritedCompetitor: Whereas B. Jenet requests that he joins her team in her ploy to earn the tournament's prize money, Tizoc is unconcerned with this, merely tagging along for the "heart" of the fight. |
| 321 | * ThemeNaming: Judging by his move list, Tizoc is quite the [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek mythology]] buff: Poseidon Wave, Olympus Over, Icarus Crash, Hercules Throw, Daedalus Attack... |
| 322 | * WalkingShirtlessScene: As Tizoc, he goes around without his shirt on, but that's normal because it's what wrestlers or luchadors usually do. When he's off-ring, he sometimes dons a nice suit. |
| 323 | * TheWorfEffect: He's a mighty wrestler, but before the game began, someone attacked him and gave him a sound thrashing, and part of the reason why he's entering the tournament is to find info on such attacker, all of it leading him to ponder if he has been a washed up fighter and not the real deal. |
| 324 | [[/folder]] |
| 325 | |
| 326 | [[folder:Freeman]] |
| 327 | |
| 328 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/freeman.png]] |
| 329 | |
| 330 | ->''All is a nightmare. The beginning, the end.'' |
| 331 | |
| 332 | ->'''Origin:''' England |
| 333 | ->[[quoteleft:75:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/UK_9231.png]] |
| 334 | ->'''Fighting Style:''' Ga-ryuu Kakutoujustu |
| 335 | ->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Eiji Yano[[/note]] |
| 336 | |
| 337 | ->A nihilistic British SerialKiller who lives for life-and-death thrills and views his murders as works of art. A year prior to the events of [=MotW=], he killed Kevin Rian's partner, who was also the father of Marky. |
| 338 | ---- |
| 339 | * AxCrazy: Oh boy, that's an understatement. Aside from his incredibly violent fighting style, he alternates between muttering under his breath in a clearly unhinged tone of voice and then SCREAMING incoherently at the top of his lungs. |
| 340 | * BarbarianLongHair: He's a serial killer with long messy hair. You can't be any more barbarian than that. |
| 341 | * BlackCloak: During his introduction. |
| 342 | * BloodKnight: Obsessed with the concept of death to an almost comical degree. He's easily the most bloodthirsty character in the game. |
| 343 | * CompositeCharacter: In addition to his character traits bringing to mind Iori Yagami, he also wears the above-mentioned Benimaru-esque outfit and fights similarly to Mature and Vice ([[ShoutOut with heavy metal-themed attack names to match]]). |
| 344 | * CounterAttack: His Creeping Death super attack just has him walk forward. However, if his opponent tries a physical attack, cue GoryDiscretionShot. |
| 345 | * EvilBrit: A British serial killer that somehow gets to Southtown. |
| 346 | %%* EvilRedhead |
| 347 | * TheFaceless: His face is never shown (and is hidden under his bangs in his sprite), save for a cameo in ''The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match'', but it's too small to make out his features properly. |
| 348 | * GoryDiscretionShot: One of his [=DM/SDMs=], Creeping Death, has him viciously attacking his opponent in the dark. |
| 349 | * LimpAndLivid: His neutral stance is just him standing straight up with his arms at his sides with no appearance of a guard. His head is in the typical slumped position, with his long stringy hair dangling in front of his face, and he is constantly tensing his arms like he's ready to strangle his opponent at the first opportunity (he's a serial killer, after all). A lot of his attacks are also performed with a distinct lankiness to them that adds to the vibe that he's on the edge of control and only one attack away from going totally berserk. |
| 350 | * MadArtist: He thinks of granting someone a "beautiful death" as doing his victims a great service. |
| 351 | %%* [[LaughingMad Maniacal Laugh]] |
| 352 | * MistakenIdentity: He's ''extremely'' reminiscent of Iori Yagami from ''The King of Fighters''. He also bears a more-than-passing resemblance to [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII Remy]], who ''himself'' looks similar to Iori. |
| 353 | %%** {{Hilarious|InHindsight}}ly, Iori's new moveset in ''XII'' has fans now claiming Iori to be a ShoutOut of Freeman. |
| 354 | * NeverFoundTheBody: He's shot by SWAT teams in his ending and falls into a river, his fate never revealed. |
| 355 | * PutOnABus: He's left in an AmbiguousSituation after being seemingly killed in his ending. And this is the main excuse for why he hasn't appeared in anything since ''Garou''. |
| 356 | %%* SerialKiller |
| 357 | * ShoutOut: |
| 358 | ** Not only does his fighting style resemble that of [[Franchise/TheKingOfFighters Mature and Vice]], he also follows their tradition of naming his attacks after heavy metal bands. His Round 1 winquote is "Kono akumu he... youkoso", which essentially means "[[Music/AliceCooper Welcome to my nightmare.]]" |
| 359 | ** Funnily enough, Freeman has a couple of [[{{ShoutOut}} shout-outs]] of his own in the form of [[VideoGame/XuanDouZhiWang Tsukikage Arashi]] and [[VideoGame/UnderNightInBirth Carmine]]. (with Carmine being a slightly more egregious example). A HilariousInHindsight subversion comes in the form of one of Benimaru's alternate color options in [[VideoGame/CapcomVsSNK2MarkOfTheMillennium Capcom VS SNK 2]], which essentially ''mirrors'' one of Freeman's alt-color options in Garou [=MotW=]. |
| 360 | * ThreeStrikeCombo: His V.O.D. special move, which comes in two flavors depending on whether you use A or C to execute the string. |
| 361 | * WolverineClaws: At least partially subverted. Some pieces of artwork depict him with long fingernails, but like the aforementioned Iori, Mature and Vice, he seems to shred opponents with his fingertips. |
| 362 | [[/folder]] |
| 363 | |
| 364 | [[folder:Hokutomaru]] |
| 365 | |
| 366 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hokutomaru_garou.png]] |
| 367 | |
| 368 | ->'''Origin:''' Japan |
| 369 | ->[[quoteleft:75:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/japan_4602.png]] |
| 370 | ->'''Fighting Style:''' Koppou, Shiranui-ryuu Ninjutsu |
| 371 | ->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Creator/JunkoTakeuchi[[/note]] |
| 372 | |
| 373 | ->Andy's young and brash apprentice. Upon learning of a tournament, he comes to the city for the first time and causes a huge mess in a road intersection. |
| 374 | ---- |
| 375 | * BigEater: One of his winposes has him eating two large apples and a bomb in one gulp each. Given that happens once per match, those snacks add up very quickly. |
| 376 | %%* FragileSpeedster |
| 377 | * CrossdressingVoices: Voiced by Creator/JunkoTakeuchi. So if Hokutomaru sounds familiar to you, [[Manga/{{Naruto}} you better BELIEVE IT]]. |
| 378 | * DoubleJump: A unique attribute of his, courtesy of his ninja training. |
| 379 | %%* {{Ninja}} |
| 380 | %%** NinjaBrat |
| 381 | * NoIndoorVoice: He's not a HighlyVisibleNinja, but he's a Highly ''Audible'' one. |
| 382 | * ScarfOfAsskicking: His scarf is almost the length of his whole body, and it flows dynamically whenever he's in the midst of an intense battle. |
| 383 | * TeleportSpam: The AI loves to use his overhead slash teleport move. Makes him very difficult to hit. |
| 384 | [[/folder]] |
| 385 | |
| 386 | [[folder:Kevin Rian]] |
| 387 | |
| 388 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kevin_41.png]] |
| 389 | [[caption-width-right:300:With Marky]] |
| 390 | |
| 391 | ->'''Origin:''' USA |
| 392 | ->[[quoteleft:75:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/usa_1961.png]] |
| 393 | ->'''Fighting Style:''' SWAT Mercenary Techniques |
| 394 | ->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Yo Kitazawa[[/note]] |
| 395 | |
| 396 | ->A SWAT officer who is often seen around with his young friend, Marky. He's looking for Freeman, the killer of his partner, Marky's father. |
| 397 | ---- |
| 398 | * AlternateCompanyEquivalent: He kinda reminds one of a more competent [[VideoGame/MortalKombat3 Stryker]]. |
| 399 | * CompositeCharacter: He's more of a power-player, making him more similar to [[Franchise/TheKingOfFighters Ralf Jones]] than Blue Mary (a grappler somewhat like Clark Still). |
| 400 | %%* CowboyCop |
| 401 | * EveryoneIsASuspect: He suspects ''everyone he encounters'' of possibly being the one who kidnapped Marky. |
| 402 | %%* FairCop: A male variant. |
| 403 | * {{Hunk}}: Check out those muscles! And that smile! |
| 404 | %%* PapaWolf: Do ''not'' mess with Marky if you value your life. |
| 405 | * PlayingWithFire: A lot of his attacks are infused with explosive bursts of fire, making him somewhat similar to Ralf from ''The King of Fighters''. He can even kick an opponent so hard with a firey kick using one of his Desperation Moves that it leaves them stunned and enflamed for him to do additional follow-up damage. |
| 406 | * PoliceBrutality: He's a heavily armed SWAT officer running around beating up martial artists. Unsurprisingly, he's [[GameBreaker extremely overpowered]]. |
| 407 | * PunchClockHero: Subverted. He's in the tournament not because he wanted to save Southtown from corruption, but because [[SerialKiller Freeman]] is participating, but aside of his personal vendetta, it would also do good for the majority of people anyway if he takes Freeman down. |
| 408 | * SpearCounterpart: Kevin is basically a male version of Blue Mary; It's been suggested that he's her brother or cousin. |
| 409 | ** WordOfGod says he's a "distant relative." |
| 410 | [[/folder]] |
| 411 | |
| 412 | [[folder:Marco Rodrigues (Kushnood Butt)]] |
| 413 | |
| 414 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/butt_garou.png]] |
| 415 | |
| 416 | ->'''Origin:''' Brazil |
| 417 | ->[[quoteleft:75:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/49843cef_5418_4c65_b150_68f00792aef8.png]] |
| 418 | ->'''Fighting Style:''' Kyokugenryu Karate |
| 419 | ->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Hikaru Hanada (Japanese), Creator/KenichirouMatsuda (Japanese, ''City of the Wolves''), Creator/EarlBaylon (English, ''City of the Wolves'')[[/note]] |
| 420 | |
| 421 | ->A Brazilian Kyokugen-ryu practitioner who enters the tournament for the sake of advertising his dojo for new students. He was left in charge of the dojo by Ryo Sakazaki when he went training. At the end of the tournament, his dojo gets trashed anyway so he goes to look for the guy who did it. |
| 422 | ---- |
| 423 | * EightiesHair: Frompadours have [[AfroAsskicker only been so badass]] once [[Advertising/SegataSanshiro before]]. |
| 424 | * AfroAsskicker: Khushnood Butt may have a funny name and an incredible pompadour. But he is easily one of the finest examples of the Afro Asskicker in gaming history. |
| 425 | * AlternateCompanyEquivalent: A brazilian martial artist introduced in a "Next Generation" styled soft-reboot of the series to be the representative for a mainstay fighting style. Sounds a lot like [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII Sean Matsuda]]. |
| 426 | * {{Bowdlerise}}: Inverted; Butt is his name in the ''American'' versions. [[WordOfGod This was to prevent confusion with Ricco Rodriguez, a mixed martial artist.]] After SNK's relaunch, they finally reverted his name back to its original one, with proper Portuguese spelling this time. |
| 427 | * ButNotTooForeign: Brazil's official language is Portuguese, yet Marco's name in the Japanese version is spelled the Spanish way, ending in "Z." The Portuguese version ends in "S." His cameo appearance and unofficial introduction into the ''King of Fighters'' universe in the Art of Fighting team's story for ''XV'' retconned the spelling to the proper Portuguese one (Rodrigues). |
| 428 | * ButtonMashing: If you keep tapping the punch button after doing his P-Power-only Desperation Move, the Ryuko Ranbu, he'll add more hits to it. |
| 429 | %%* CarpetOfVirility |
| 430 | * ChargedAttack: He has two moves where the player must hold down one of the hard attack buttons for a few seconds then release them. Depending on which attack was held Marco will either thrust forward with a hard punch or a single hitting version of the Hien Shippu Kyaku. The longer you charge the buttons the more range each version of the attack gains (the highest level is indicated by a golden ki surrounding Marco's limb when he executes it). |
| 431 | * CounterAttack: He has special counter moves similar to Ryo's auto-guard specials that allow him to tank an incoming attack and retaliate while moving towards the foe. There is a version that intercepts high and mid strikes and a version that counters lows. |
| 432 | * DelinquentHair: He sports an impressive looking pompadour on the level of [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Josuke Higashikata's]]. |
| 433 | * DubNameChange: Although it's utterly ''absurd''. The name "Marco Rodriguez" was dropped due to its similarity to a real martial artist, sure, but why was "''Khushnood Butt''" the winning replacement? This was eventually averted as of the story for ''King of Fighters XV'', where he is referred to by his original name, Marco Rodrigues, for the first time in the official English translation of an SNK title. And when he makes his playable return in ''City of the Wolves'', he goes fully by his true name. |
| 434 | * {{Hammerspace}}: One of his winposes has him pull out a wooden panel as big as he is. Fine and dandy until you realize the implications of [[WillfullyWeak him being as competent a fighter as everyone else]] although he [[WithMyHandsTied carries several pounds of wood underneath his dogi]]. |
| 435 | * HermitGuru: Deliberately lives and trains in a forest, away from the city, with the aforementioned bear. |
| 436 | %%* HotBlooded: Played both for laughs and seriously. |
| 437 | %%* HotBloodedSideburns: Full force. |
| 438 | * {{Hunk}}: A tall muscular man some very cut features. And with that pompadour with his! |
| 439 | * ImAHumanitarian: Hopefully he's joking, but the sight of Tizoc makes Marco hungry. He mistakes him for a giant poultry. |
| 440 | * KamehameHadoken: The Haoh Shokoken, the most powerful ki-based attack in the Kyokugenryu style. |
| 441 | * KiManipulation: He can throw the Ko-oh Ken as all practitioners of the Kyokugenryu style can as well as the more powerful Haoh Shokoken. His super variant of the [[{{Shoryuken}} Ko-hoh]] also covers his fist with ki (blue for S-Power and gold for P-Power). |
| 442 | * ManlyMan: Not to say Ryo wasn't that manly (Kyokugenryu Karate is a pretty intense martial art) but he was a bit of a pretty boy compared to his father. Marco, however, is about as grizzled and bear as they come (his stage even takes place out in the woods in his private training retreat, surrounded by wildlife; it's not hard to imagine him toughening up by punching trees shirtless). Also when he wins he bursts out of his gi top with his rippling muscles, [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Kenshiro-style]]. |
| 443 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: |
| 444 | ** Shares [[HotBlooded quite]] a [[EightiesHair few traits]] with Advertising/SegataSanshiro. |
| 445 | ** He also might be based off of Willie Williams, an African-American Kyokushin Karate practitioner, considering that he bears a resemblance to the man himself and that Kyokugenryu Karate itself is based off of Kyokushin Karate and that he fights bears, much like how Willie Williams is famously known as the "Bear Killer". |
| 446 | * NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: The Ryuko Ranbu, the signature attack of the Kyokugenryu style. Here it is exclusively a P-Power move with no S-Power equivalent and can be extended if you keep hitting the punch button after executing it. |
| 447 | * RapidFireFisticuffs: His Zanretsuken move (which his T.O.P. attack in this case) is a staple of Kyokugenryu Karate. |
| 448 | * RealMenWearPink: |
| 449 | ** [[AllThereInTheManual His profile specifically mentions]] a tendency to cry while reading Disney picture books. |
| 450 | ** One of his alternate color schemes has him wearing bright green shirt and pink pants. |
| 451 | * {{Shotoclone}}: Has a projectile and jumping uppercut, with the HurricaneKick being replaced by the standard Kyokugenryu Hien Shippuu Kyaku (plus his own variation where he travels up instead of forward). |
| 452 | * SoulBrotha: Looks a lot like someone who would have starred in a {{Blaxploitation}} karate flick of TheSeventies (like Jim Kelly in ''Film/BlackBeltJones''), complete with beard, era-appropriate hairdo, and sideburns. |
| 453 | * TallDarkAndHandsome: At 6'0" and a very muscular fellow. |
| 454 | * TokenBlack: Of the game's roster. |
| 455 | [[/folder]] |
| 456 | |
| 457 | [[folder:Kim Dong Hwan]] |
| 458 | |
| 459 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/donghwan_garou.png]] |
| 460 | |
| 461 | ->'''Origin:''' South Korea |
| 462 | ->[[quoteleft:75:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/southkorean_flag_1622.png]] |
| 463 | ->'''Fighting Style:''' Taekwondo |
| 464 | ->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Jun Hashimoto[[/note]] |
| 465 | |
| 466 | ->Kim Kaphwan's eldest son and Jae Hoon's brother. A slacker who uses unorthodox methods of fighting as he would prefer to hit on women than practice. |
| 467 | ---- |
| 468 | %%* [[RedOniBlueOni Blue Oni]]: To Jae Hoon's red. |
| 469 | * AlternateCompanyEquivalent: He and his brother can be seen as the equivalent of [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII Yun and Yang]]. Dong Hwan can be seen as the Yun equivalent, being the cockier and more carefree brother of the two. |
| 470 | * BrilliantButLazy: He's a party dude and a goof ball. But Dong Hwan isn't joking when he called himself a 'Battle Genius', he's just THAT talented at Taekwondo that he doesn't really ''need'' training to unlock his true potential. |
| 471 | %%* CasanovaWannabe |
| 472 | * CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Don't let his goofiness fool you. He really proves through his fighting prowess to be a worthy successor to his father Kim. |
| 473 | %%* EmbarrassingFirstName: We'll let you figure it out for yourselves. |
| 474 | * FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Foolish sibling to Jae Hoon's responsible one. Dong Hwan is a laid back goofball who hates training, but has a lot of natural talent and power. Jae Hoon is dedicated and disciplined, and has developed his abilities. Both fight evenly with the other. This is played with in the latter's ending; Jae Hoon is pondering over what Kain said about justice, second guessing his own beliefs. Dong Hwan's more practical, down-to-Earth attitude quickly snaps him out of it. |
| 475 | * HardWorkHardlyWorks: Slacks off every time and getting scolded for not attending training sessions by his more serious little bro. But Dong Hwan is just born with natural talent that he can match up with his brother's diligence with just his unorthodox methods while all he did was just partying and having fun. |
| 476 | %%* LightningFireJuxtaposition: The lightning to Jae Hoon's fire. |
| 477 | * LimitBreak: Notable in that he is supposedly the less devoted member of his family yet it's Dong Hwan who has a P-Power exclusive super attack whereas his brother does not (it's his take on the Hoh'ou Kyaku -- Jae Hoon has his own version but his is just a standard super that comes in both S and P-Power variants). |
| 478 | * MeaningfulName: Dong Hwan can be read as a [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign 'Koreanized']] version of 'Don Juan'. And he's a playboy slacker. |
| 479 | * MovesetClone: He shares some similar moves to his brother Jae Hoon, which are based on the moveset of their father Kaphwan. That said between him and his brother he is the one who uses the more unique arts (such as his jumping electric axe kick). |
| 480 | * PerfectlyCromulentWord: Made up a bunch of imaginary words and phrases on a whim, mostly from playing video games with his bro. One of them ("pompe") is actually a word... it just happens to be one from [[BilingualBonus French and Italian vocabulary]]. |
| 481 | * PrettyBoy: He's quite a pretty boy since he must have gotten it from his dad. And [[HandsomeLech he'll use it to his advantage.]] |
| 482 | * {{Retcon}}: Young Dong Hwan in the anime is actually [[ShrinkingViolet more shy]] than Jae Hoon. In ''Garou'', he's the more outgoing and slacker son. Then again, Dong Hwan ''was'' a little child in the anime; he could have just grown out of his shell sooner than his brother did. |
| 483 | * ShockAndAwe: The ki can shoot lightning out of his ''feet''. How Dong Hwan can charge up electricity is anyone's guess, because that is definitely not something Kim could do. |
| 484 | %%* TheSlacker |
| 485 | * TechnicianVsPerformer: The Performer, since he prefers to do Tae Kwon Do for his own amusement rather than the discipline his brother exudes. Still presents a formidable challenge in spite of it. |
| 486 | [[/folder]] |
| 487 | |
| 488 | [[folder:Kim Jae Hoon]] |
| 489 | |
| 490 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jaehoon_garou.png]] |
| 491 | |
| 492 | ->'''Origin:''' South Korea |
| 493 | ->[[quoteleft:75:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/southkorean_flag_1622.png]] |
| 494 | ->'''Fighting Style:''' Taekwondo |
| 495 | ->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Hrioki Asakawa[[/note]] |
| 496 | |
| 497 | ->Kim Kaphwan's youngest son and Dong Hwan's brother. He resembles his father in the sense that he upholds a high sense of justice (even more than Kevin, who is a cop) and often scolds his brother for not practicing. |
| 498 | ---- |
| 499 | * AlternateCompanyEquivalent: He and his brother can be seen as the equivalent of [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII Yun and Yang]]. Jae Hoon can be seen as the Yang equivalent, being the more serious brother of the two. |
| 500 | * BattleCouple: Him and his ActionGirlfriend Sausu; both are Taekwondokas. She can be seen in one of his victory animations, bringing him some water. |
| 501 | * CheerfulChild: In TheMovie, he was a totally adorable and outgoing little boy. While Dong Hwan started as a tiny ShrinkingViolet in said movie but grew into a cheerful slacker, Jae Hoon became more serious and focused. |
| 502 | * DetectEvil: Inherited his father's "justice sense." |
| 503 | * FamilyHonor: As the responsible son, he took upon upholding the name and [[JusticeWillPrevail philosophy]] of his family. Which is why if he beats Freeman, he said 'his father has been avenged', because apparently Freeman defeated (but not killed) his aged father in battle, he was actually avenging his honor. |
| 504 | * FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Responsible sibling to Dong Hwan's foolish one. Dong Hwan is a laid back goofball who hates training, but has a lot of natural talent and power. Jae Hoon is dedicated and disciplined, and has developed his abilities. Both fight evenly with the other. This is played with in the latter's ending; Jae Hoon is pondering over what Kain said about justice, second guessing his own beliefs. Dong Hwan's more practical, down-to-Earth attitude quickly snaps him out of it. |
| 505 | * GenerationXerox: Plays this straight at first glance; he's got his father's sense of justice, discipline, dedication, etc. and has his more well-known techniques, but he ends up contemplating if the justice he ascribes to is truly the correct way. [[spoiler:DoubleSubverted in his ending where Dong Hwan, of all people, snaps him out of it.]] |
| 506 | %%* HotBlooded |
| 507 | * InstantFanClub: Has one. Sausu herself is a part of their ranks. |
| 508 | * JusticeWillPrevail: LikeFatherLikeSon. However, Kain managed to make him question whether it was really the right path for him to babble about justice, but a few surprisingly inspirative words from Dong Hwan makes Jae Hoon re-assert his belief on justice. |
| 509 | * MovesetClone: He shares some similar moves to his brother Dong Hwan, which are based on the moveset of their father Kaphwan. Jae Hoon sticks with the forms his father teaches, by and large, only making minor adjustments (such his version of the ''Ryuusei Raku'' employing a back-legged sweep instead of a front-legged slide) and [[PlayingWithFire adding a little ignition]]. He does have some unique moves, though, such as the ''Shakka Shuu'' -- where he lifts his back leg forward and deflects any inbound attack before retaliating with a series of fast kicks. |
| 510 | * PrettyBoy: It runs in the family (except the justice obsession on Dong Hwan)! Jae Hoon is very pretty and combined with his hard work ethics, it created an InstantFanClub in his dojo. |
| 511 | %%* LightningFireJuxtaposition: The fire to Dong Hwan's lightning. |
| 512 | * PlayingWithFire: Jae Hoon can imbue his kicks with fire, something that his father does not do. |
| 513 | %%* [[RedOniBlueOni Red Oni]]: To Dong Hwan's Blue. |
| 514 | * ThisIsUnforgivable: "Evil cannot be forgiven!" ("Aku wa... yurushimasen!") |
| 515 | * TechnicianVsPerformer: The Technician, as he retains a strict sense of dedication and pride in his form compared to Dong Hwan's lazy, natural talent. |
| 516 | [[/folder]] |
| 517 | |
| 518 | [[folder:Grant (Abel Cameron)]] |
| 519 | |
| 520 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/grant_6.png]] |
| 521 | |
| 522 | ->'''Origin:''' USA |
| 523 | ->[[quoteleft:75:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/usa_1961.png]] |
| 524 | ->'''Fighting Style:''' Ankoku Karate |
| 525 | ->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Yo Kitazawa[[/note]] |
| 526 | |
| 527 | ->Kain's best friend and most trusted bodyguard. When Kain and Grant were children, they saw a young boy who was beaten up by some older boys. The young boy didn't fight back and eventually died from the beating, thus the two adopted the philosophy of [[SocialDarwinist survival of the fittest]]. Their bond is so strong, he took a gunshot for Kain in one assassination attempt. [[SecretStabWound Despite this wound]], he's still one of the most powerful people to face against in the tournament. |
| 528 | ---- |
| 529 | %%* BadassCape: Look at it. ''Look at it''. |
| 530 | * BodyguardingABadass: He's Kain's champion handpicked to lead the KOF tournament, but Kain himself is the TrueFinalBoss. Grant's job is to subdue any intruders who would interfere Kain's dealings. |
| 531 | * BringIt: "Now show me your awesome power... show me all you have." |
| 532 | * CoolMask: His mask is like a cross between a demon and a dragon's faces. It makes sense given he made bargain with a dark entity. |
| 533 | * DealWithTheDevil: At some point, Grant made a deal with an unknown demonic entity to attain the Ankoku Karate (Dark Karate). It basically gave him massive power and speed boosts, and the ability to augment his attacks with dark auras. |
| 534 | * DeathSeeker: To a degree. Due to his [[SecretStabWound bullet wound]], Grant lives every day as if it were his last and wouldn't mind the prospect of dying in the heat of battle, as long as Kain can live on to fulfill their dreams. |
| 535 | %%* TheDragon: To Kain R. Heinlein. |
| 536 | * HandicappedBadass: He's got a bullet wound, he will destroy you with his fists anyways. |
| 537 | %%* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Kain. |
| 538 | * HiddenDepths: His bio states that he enjoys painting fine China. |
| 539 | * IHaveManyNames: Real name Abel Cameron, usually known as Grant, also goes by the title "Martyr of Might." |
| 540 | * KnightTemplar: Wholeheartedly supports Kain's plan to build a better Southtown through survival of the fittest cullings. |
| 541 | %%* LightningBruiser |
| 542 | * ParentalSubstitute: In Kain's youth, Grant served as his father figure. |
| 543 | * SelfInflictedHell: An interesting detail: he hates hot places, but chooses to fight in a flame-filled underground chamber. |
| 544 | * SecretStabWound: Hides an injury he received protecting Kain, a bullet which is ''still lodged in his chest and cannot be removed without killing him''. |
| 545 | %%* SNKBoss: Very powerful, yet is playable by using a code. |
| 546 | %%* SpiritedCompetitor |
| 547 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Beef stew. |
| 548 | %%* UndyingLoyalty: To Kain. |
| 549 | %%* WalkingShirtlessScene |
| 550 | [[/folder]] |
| 551 | |
| 552 | [[folder:Kain R. Heinlein]] |
| 553 | |
| 554 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kain_garoujpg_copy.png]] |
| 555 | |
| 556 | ->''A wolf like you should know...people today aren't alive.'' |
| 557 | |
| 558 | ->'''Origin:''' USA |
| 559 | ->[[quoteleft:75:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/usa_1961.png]] |
| 560 | ->'''Fighting Style:''' Ankoku Shinkuu-Ken |
| 561 | ->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Jun Hashimoto[[/note]] |
| 562 | |
| 563 | ->Geese Howard's brother-in-law and Rock Howard's uncle. He holds the Maximum Mayhem Tournament for the strong to compete against each other. He personally fights the victor in a showdown of who's the strongest. He took over Southtown after [[EvilPowerVacuum Geese's disappearance]] and, according to Rock's ending, was only following only the will of Geese. Despite this, he holds great contempt against Geese for taking away his sister though he doesn't show it often. |
| 564 | ---- |
| 565 | * AntiVillain: He never does anything heinous and the only motive he and Grant had to turn to crime was to protect themselves from much worse people after they've witnessed a boy being beaten to death in the slums. |
| 566 | * AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Though he's more balanced than his right hand man was, he has one deadly trick up his sleeve - when fighting him in Arcade Mode winning the first round leads to his T.O.P bar extending to ''his entire lifebar'' afterwards. |
| 567 | * BadassInANiceSuit: He fights wearing a clean, white business suit. |
| 568 | %%* BadassLongcoat |
| 569 | * BigFancyHouse: Kain lives at The Dark Palace, which is decorated with a huge dome, columns, a chessboard floor, hawk statues, flags, banners, a garden... and portrait of [[spoiler: Marie, who is Kain's sister and Rock's mother.]] The weather sets the mood, too; it's a chilly, cloudless night with shooting stars and mist. If you taunt, it'll stir up some DramaticWind and a few leaves. |
| 570 | * ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Geese and Kain both [[RagsToRiches grew up in poverty and clawed their way to the top]], but the similarities end there. Geese Howard was more of a classic mobster who slowly rose through the underworld, seeking only power. He was a ruthless murderer who had the typical vices of a criminal mastermind. In terms of design, he was hypermasculine and relied mostly on close-range attacks and counters, with only a couple of projecticles. His only quirk was that he was a ''massive'' OccidentalOtaku. Meanwhile, Kain is a VisionaryVillain who is driven by the philosophy that [[WeHaveBecomeComplacent people need struggle and hardship to appreciate their lives]], [[TheSocialDarwinist and the strong should rule over the weak.]] He also wants Southtown to secede from America and become its own city-state where violence rules, which is something Geese never would've considered. Kain is more of an AntiVillain with lofty ideas and ambitions, but going about it the wrong way. Unlike his predecessor, Kain relies on his intellect and psychology - not physical threats - to manipulate his opponents. In terms of design, he's a pretty boy who relies mostly on projectile spamming, has charge inputs, and lacks Geese's finely-honed techniques and physical prowess. He also leans ''really'' heavily into his German heritage and plays up his wealth and aristocratic image. |
| 571 | * CreepyCrosses: One of his win poses has one of these, made out of his blue flames, form behind Kain. |
| 572 | * DarkMessiah: Kain's motive is to build a better Southtown through trial, conflict and violence. |
| 573 | * EvilUncle: The ending reveals that [[spoiler: Kain is Marie's brother, making him Rock's uncle.]] Needless to say, the latter did not take it well. |
| 574 | * {{Expy}}: Much like how his brother-in-law Geese is one of Thouzer from ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', Kain is a mix of Shin and Raoh, with a bit of [[Franchise/{{Gundam}} Char Aznable]] thrown in for good measure. Kain establishing Second Southtown to sate his own ambitions and as a sort of memorial to his dead sister Marie mirrors Shin estbalishing Southern Cross to rule over it with Yuria. His ambitions, however, are much more in line with those of Raoh, as he wishes to create a place where only the strong will survive in order to "end society's decadence", in his own words. Despite his demeanor as an AntiVillain, his plans nonetheless put him into conflict with Terry as well as his own newphew Rock, filling the Char analogue. |
| 575 | * GratuitousGerman: His moveset is completely written (and for the most part, [[CallingYourAttacks shouted]]) in German, with attacks like Schwarze Flamme and Schwarze Panzer leading to [[MondegreenGag humorous misunderstandings]] like "Shirt Flake!" and "Shirt Hunter!" |
| 576 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: Him and Grant. Grant looked after Kain while the latter grew up in intense poverty. The two gladly cooperate to turn a second Southtown into a Darwinist society. |
| 577 | * LoveMakesYouEvil: [[spoiler:His sister Marie's death]] was his StartOfDarkness. |
| 578 | %%* ManOfWealthAndTaste |
| 579 | * MisanthropeSupreme: Looks down upon anyone who isn't a fighter. |
| 580 | %%* TheManBehindTheMan |
| 581 | * MyRulesAreNotYourRules: |
| 582 | ** Aside from the T.O.P. bar thing above, Kain is a charge input fighter (as in holding backward then tapping forward to use a special, a la Guile). Kain somehow doesn't seem to care while fighting you, as he can use said attacks ''while walking towards you''. Being a SNKBoss, this is ''entirely'' intentional. Adding to this, his moves have incredible priority, which are usually balanced out with the charging style, but since TheComputerIsACheatingBastard... |
| 583 | ** Invoked in-game with the win quote against Kevin Rian: |
| 584 | --->'''Kain:''' "Your justice and mine... You'll never understand..." |
| 585 | * MysteriousMiddleInitial: Could be Robert, considering [[Creator/RobertAHeinlein his partial namesake]]. |
| 586 | * NameOfCain: He's named after the biblical character, due to Grant's real name being Abel. Ironically enough, these two names are completely irrelevant given that he and Grant trust eachother greatly. |
| 587 | * NonIndicativeName: In spite of being named after Cain, who is known for murdering his brother, he has no hostility towards Grant, whose true name is Abel, and in fact appreciates him greatly thanks to the latter looking after him since he was young. |
| 588 | * PlayingWithFire: Wields [[TechnicolorFire blue flames]] (purple in-game) similar to those of the Orochi. |
| 589 | * ShoutOut: Kain's name is a homage to novelist Creator/RobertAHeinlein. His first name also brings [[CainAndAbel two brothers to mind]] although he and Grant get on well. |
| 590 | %%** [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Shin]], is that you? |
| 591 | * SNKBoss: Is playable by using a code (except in the AES version where he and Grant are immediately selectable,) but is harder to control than Grant, since many of his moves are charge attacks. |
| 592 | * SocialDarwinist: Kain's basic philosophy is that strength is what truly matters in people. To him, dying in battle against someone stronger than you is just nature running its course. |
| 593 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Apple pie! |
| 594 | * TrueFinalBoss: You can only fight him (and get an ending) by meeting certain conditions. |
| 595 | * VillainousFriendship: Type I with Grant. Whereas the true extent of Geese and Billy's relationship has always been a bit hazy from Geese's side, Kain and Grant truly have each other's back through thick and thin. |
| 596 | * WarriorTherapist: Many of his win quotes [[BreakingSpeech pick at his opponent's motivations]]. |
| 597 | * WeCanRuleTogether: To Rock Howard at the end of Rock's ending. Surprisingly enough, Rock takes the deal [[spoiler:since Kain's sister Marie was Rock's mother]]. |
| 598 | %%* WickedCultured |
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