* ActingForTwo:
** Kong Kuwata is the seiyuu of Duck, Richard Meyer, and Geese Howard.
** Jun Hashimoto voices Andy and Cheng in ''2'' and ''Special''.
** Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa voices both Bob Wilson and Hon Fu. In fact, post ''Real Bout'', Hon adopts some of Bob's normal battle grunts in addition to some of his FunnyBruceLeeNoises.
** B.J. Love voices both Franco Bash and Krauser, and was the voice of the announcer in ''3''.
** Creator/KoujiIshii is Sokaku's seiyuu. Ishii also voices [[PlayingAgainstType Yamazaki]].
** Tizoc shares a seiyuu (Hikaru Hanada) with Butt.
** Kevin shares a seiyuu (Yo Kitazawa) with Grant.
** Satoshi Hashimoto voices both Terry and Kim.
** Katsuhisa Namase voiced Joe, Billy, Geese, and Laurence in ''2'' and ''Special''.
** Jun Hashimoto voices Dong Hwan and Kain.
** Creator/ShihoNiiyama voices Kim Myeng Swuk, and also [[CrossdressingVoices voices]] young Jae Hoon.
** Creator/KappeiYamaguchi voices both Jin Chonshu and Chonrei.
* CelebrityVoiceActor:
** In the first TV special, Joe Higashi is voiced by retired martial artist Masaaki Satake.
** Actor and singer Kazukiyo Nishikiori, best known as the lead singer for the Japanese idol group Shonentai, voices Terry in the TV specials as well as the film.
* CreatorDrivenSuccessor: Sharing the same lead designer as the original ''VideoGame/StreetFighterI'', ''Fatal Fury: King of Fighters'' is effectively a closer successor in terms of game design and narrative focus than the actual ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII''. Ironically, ''Fatal Fury 2'' would adopt more elements of the latter (particularly the more international stage design) than later games would.
* DeletedScene: ''The New Battle'' has one, where Big Bear fights Joe. The original Viz release included it as a bonus feature. The Discotek re-release includes it in the main feature itself- dubbed in the Blu-ray version.
* DevelopmentHell: ''Garou: Mark of the Wolves 2''. It was stated that it was 70% complete...in 2005. [[http://shoryuken.com/2016/03/29/king-of-fighters-xiv-producer-hasnt-given-up-on-garou-mark-of-the-wolves-sequel/ That being said]], Yasuyuki Oda, the director of ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters King of Fighters XIV]]'', has stated that he's determined to make sure the game sees the light of day before he dies. On that note, [[http://www.eventhubs.com/imagegallery/2016/jun/24/garou-mark-wolves-2-sprites/1/ a sprite sheet]] for the potential character roster had been revealed a long time ago, showing what looks to be six new characters.
** The ''Garou'' sequel's long existence in limbo actually impacted Rock's own chances in terms of appearing in a mainline ''King of Fighters'' title. Prior to ''XIV'', Rock was introduced in the new ''KOF'' timeline as a child, and since said canon ran on ComicBookTime, it meant that he would stay that way; this was meant to last until Rock could show up in ''Garou 2'', but when it failed to come to fruition, he was made ''DLC'' for ''XIV'' instead.
** On August 7th 2022, it was confirmed that the long-awaited sequel had finally been greenlit, possibly bringing the game's status in this trope to an end.
* DirectorDisplacement: Masami Obari didn't direct all three ''Fatal Fury'' animated properties; he only directed the movie. The two TV specials were directed by Hiroshi Fukutomi and Kazuhiro Furuhashi. Obari was an art director/character designer on all three, though, which is probably where people get confused.
* DuelingWorks: ''Garou: Mark of the Wolves'' is effectively SNK's ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'', both being beautifully-animated 2D fighting games based on their earliest fighting franchises, being the final chronological game in their respective series, ditching the old roster in favor of a new generation of fighters with only a few (or in ''Garou''[='s=] case, just one) holdover, and even featuring similar mechanics with parrying and Just Defenses.
* FlipFlopOfGod: White is either Billy's half-brother, or some random crime lord [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere who popped out of nowhere]]. {{Fanon}} seems to go with the former, since it gives him an ulterior motive for going after Billy.
* FollowTheLeader: In the early 90s, SNK commissioned a two-part [[AnimeOfTheGame animated tv special]] adapting the story of the game. This was followed by [[BigDamnMovie The Motion Picture]], which released three weeks before ''Anime/StreetFighterIITheAnimatedMovie.'' While the ''Street Fighter'' movie ultimately overshadowed it, the ''Fatal Fury'' series still set the stage for other fighting games to pursue their own animated adaptations.
* SequelGap: The series entered a lengthy hiatus after the release of ''Garou: Mark of the Wolves'' in 1999. Said hiatus would end with the announcement of a new entry in 2022.
* TheOtherDarrin:
** Jun Hashimoto was replaced by Creator/KeiichiNanba as Andy Bogard post-''Special''.
** From Katsuhisa Namase [[note]]first generation.[[/note]], Creator/KazukiYao [[note]]drama cd.[[/note]], [[QuestionableCasting to]] [[CastTheExpert Masaaki]] [[BadBadActing Satake]], to the [[HellYesMoment final settlement]] of Creator/NobuyukiHiyama as Joe Higashi.
** Michael Beard was replaced by John Hulaton as Raiden in ''Wild Ambition''.
** Katsuhisa Namase was replaced by Atsushi Yamanishi as Billy Kane when the ''Real Bout'' series began.
** Kong Kuwata replaced Katsuhisa Namase as Geese in ''3''.
** Hashimoto was replaced by Shigefumi Nakai as Cheng Sinzan come ''Real Bout Special''.
** Katsuhisa Namase was replaced by Hiroyuki Arita as Blood in the ''Real Bout'' series.
** Michael Beard was replaced by B.J. Love as Krauser in ''Real Bout Special''.
** Sarah Sawatsky voiced Mai Shiranui in the second ''Fatal Fury'' TV special, but was replaced by Lisa Ann Beley in TheMovie.
* PopCultureUrbanLegends: An often passed around rumor (mainly by Western fans) is that Geese Howard is actually meant to be named ''Kreese'' as a reference to the main antagonist of ''Franchise/TheKarateKid'' and that his now famous name is actually a result of the original choice not really translating well in Japanese. SNK has never once confirmed this to be true but it's grown in persistence over the years.
* ThrowItIn:
** The dev team at SNK was so impressed with Hiyama's performance as Joe in the second anime special (extra {{Hot Blooded}}ness and all), that they decided to have him actually voice Joe from ''3'' onwards.
** Many of Duck's catchphrases (such as "You're an angel baby!" and "Wonderful!") were ad-libs from his [[TheOtherDarrin original voice actor, Michael Beard]]. Most have stuck since.
** Geese's OneWingedAngel was given the FanNickname of Nightmare Geese due to being a [[SNKBoss figurative]] and [[YourMindMakesItReal literal]] nightmare. Come ''KOF: Maximum Impact 2'', SNK said [[AscendedFanon "Sure, why not?"]] and actually canonized the name.
** The [[SpectacularSpinning spinning supers]] (Senpuuken/Hadou Senpuukyaku) that Krauser and Terry used throughout the animated movies eventually became Krauser's Gigatech Cyclone. Sadly, his youthful beauty, lack of a mustache and scars, as well as an authentic German-sounding voice (which were well-received by fans) were not retained.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/snk/images/f/fe/Garou-earlyconcepts.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20160419180237 Early concept art]] for the original game reveals radically different designs for some of the characters, as well as two entirely discarded characters; Elie Jones, a wild-haired, scruffy punk resembling the wrestler Missing Link, and Tau To, a one-eyed kickboxer with a smiley face on his gi.
** According to some sources, the original plan was to include a male ninja in Mai's place. One can only ''try'' to imagine how different things would have been if that route had been taken back in 1992...
*** Mai was actually created by combining two different character concepts. While one was indeed that of a male ninja, the other was a female Japanese idol that was already named Mai.
** Apparently, in ''Fatal Fury 3'', Mai was to be replaced by [[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/snk/images/f/fb/Alice-chrysler.gif Alice Chrysler,]] a female student of Kim. This idea was scrapped, and Alice herself went on to become [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/snk/images/6/6a/Alice-special1.jpg Alice Garnet Nakata]] in the ''[[SpinOff Days of Memories]]'' DatingSim series. Both Alices pop up in quite a few cameos, and Alice Garnet Nakata shows up in ''The King of Fighters XIV'' as a playable character.
** The finale of the second anime special originally would have been Krauser up against not only Terry, but Andy, Joe, and Mai as well. This concept was scrapped, but resurfaced in ''[[TheMovie The Motion Picture]]''.
** In ''Fatal Fury: [[TheMovie The Motion Picture]]'', it was planned for Ryo to team up with the good guys! Aside, from King and Eiji being replaced by Panni and Hauer (see below), Mr. Big was also to appear.
** Kevin was originally going to wield a knife to increase his reach, but this was taken out due to balancing issues. [[GameBreaker Not that it mattered...]]
** Lily was originally planned to be Billy's little sister of the same name. However, due to concerns from game developers, this idea was scrapped during production; her name remained as a small tribute.
** Originally, [[VideoGame/ArtOfFighting King]] was to take Panni's place in the movie, and [[VideoGame/ArtOfFighting Eiji Kisaragi]] was originally in place of Hauer. Given Hauer's quirks, this might have possibly been a chance to poke fun at Eiji's [[BlindIdiotTranslation English]] ''[=AOF2=]'' ending, where he proclaims his love for Mai (who, thanks to chronology, would have only been a child at the time).
** White was possibly meant to be officially playable in ''Dominated Mind''. You can access him with a Gameshark code, and he contains some information that you only get from the other main characters. However, he has no character select icon and his movelist menu is just Terry's.

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