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  • Character Tiers: Like all fighting games, they exist, although this series is one of the harder ones in which players can come to a general consensus on who goes where. See here for analysis on the tiers in Dynamite.
  • Cult Classic: Fighter's History, much like Breakers, maintains a dedicated cult following to this day, a fate not shared by many of the Street Fighter II copycats. Being one of the better ones by a large margin as well as a decent series in its own right most likely helped.
  • Ensemble Dark Horse:
    • Mizoguchi became a fan favorite due to his crazy and goofy personality, to the point that he quickly supplanted Ray as the face of the series. This would lead to him not only becoming the lead character of the third game, Mizoguchi Kiki Ippatsu!!, and crossing over into another Data East fighting game, Suiko Enbu: Fuunsaiki for the Sega Saturn, but also making an unexpected appearance in SNK's KOF: Maximum Impact Regulation A.
    • Yungmie has her own share of fans as well due to the fact that she's quite The Cutie while having some lovely legs. She also appeared in Suiko Enbu: Fuunsaiki alongside Mizoguchi, being the only other Fighter's History character to cross over to another game.
  • Fan Nickname:
    • Due to the phonetic pronunciation of her name (and possibly her appearance), Yungmie is sometimes referred to as Yummy.
    • In English-speaking circles, Failing is occasionally used in regards to Feilin, who is widely seen as a lower-tier character.
    • In Mexico, Marstorius is sometimes nicknamed "Masturborius" due of the phonetics of his name.
  • Funny Moments: Jean's "NON!" in his ending, when he meets Ryoko at the Olympics.
  • Germans Love David Hasselhoff: Samchay is either this or an affectionate running joke among the Japanese fanbase. Let it be said that during The Great Grapple 2004 (a Fighter's History Dynamite tournament held in 2004), there was an all-Samchay tourney as a side event. 48 players ended up entering it.
  • Good Bad Bugs: The "Karnov/Super 100 Warp" glitch, which involves using his Super 100 Kick special combined with his down-forward HK slide. The trick causes Karnov to slide across from one end of the screen to other and has been accepted as a regular part of his gameplay due to its usefulness in terms of cross-ups.
  • Overshadowed by Controversy: The accusations of plagiarism the first game faced, to the point where Capcom filed a lawsuit against the developers, is perhaps the only reason why the series is even known at all.
  • Serial Numbers Filed Off: The main reason people even remember the first game.
  • Surprisingly Improved Sequel: Dynamite was a significant improvement over the original.

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