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As per Averted Trope guidelines, instances where a trope does not occur, or is not a relevant fit, should not be added to a work page, unless in certain exceptional circumstances. Also removed multiple instances of Not A Subversion.
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* CallingYourAttacks: Notable in that he nearly averted this in ''Garou''. Instead of belting out [[GratuitousEnglish "POWAH WAIF!", "BURNAKKU!", "CRAK SHOOOOT", "POWAH DANK!", "POWAH CHARGE!", "POWAH GEESAH!", and "OVAHEET GEESAH!"]], he said stuff like "ROCK YOU!", "BURNING!", "KICK BACK!", "BEAT UP!", "CHANGING!", "GO BANG!", and "LIVEWIRE GO BANG!" The only exception? "R U OK? BASTA WOOOOOOOOF!!!!"[[note]]In the English version of ''Garou'' on Dreamcast, ''Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves'', his voice clips are substituted for the original "POWAH WAVE", "BURN KNUCKLE", "CRACK SHOOT", etc. This only applies to the Japanese version and later ''The King of Fighters 2002'' through ''XI''.[[/note]]
* CartwrightCurse: In the anime. Oh so very much. Fortunately, not in the games since his [[strike:girlfriend]] [[LoveInterests love interest]] there is an ActionGirl. To be fair, the second anime special did subvert this as Terry kept things to a nice platonic level with Tony's mother Elsa. If only he remembered to do that in TheMovie... This seems to have carried over to ''Animation/TheKingOfFightersDestiny'' which essentially retells the first anime special and has it set during ''The King Of Fighters '94''.
* CartwrightCurse: In the anime. Oh so very much. Fortunately, not in the games since his [[strike:girlfriend]] [[LoveInterests love interest]] there is an ActionGirl. To be fair, the second anime special did subvert this as Terry kept things to a nice platonic level with Tony's mother Elsa. If only he remembered to do that in TheMovie... This seems to have carried over to ''Animation/TheKingOfFightersDestiny'' which essentially retells the first anime special and has it set during ''The King Of Fighters '94''.
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* CallingYourAttacks: Notable in that he nearly averted this in ''Garou''. Instead In ''Garou'', instead of belting out [[GratuitousEnglish "POWAH WAIF!", "BURNAKKU!", "CRAK SHOOOOT", "POWAH DANK!", "POWAH CHARGE!", "POWAH GEESAH!", and "OVAHEET GEESAH!"]], he said says stuff like "ROCK YOU!", "BURNING!", "KICK BACK!", "BEAT UP!", "CHANGING!", "GO BANG!", and "LIVEWIRE GO BANG!" The only exception? "R U OK? BASTA WOOOOOOOOF!!!!"[[note]]In the English version of ''Garou'' on Dreamcast, ''Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves'', his voice clips are substituted for the original "POWAH WAVE", "BURN KNUCKLE", "CRACK SHOOT", etc. This only applies to the Japanese version and later ''The King of Fighters 2002'' through ''XI''.[[/note]]
* CartwrightCurse: In the anime. Oh so very much. Fortunately, not in the games since his [[strike:girlfriend]] [[LoveInterests love interest]] there is an ActionGirl. To be fair, the second anime special did subvert this as Terry kept things to a nice platonic level with Tony's mother Elsa. If only he remembered to do that in TheMovie... This seems to have carried over to ''Animation/TheKingOfFightersDestiny'' which essentially retells the first anime special and has it set during ''The King Of Fighters '94''.
* CartwrightCurse: In the anime.
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* CelibateHero:
** In TheMovie. Having [[FailureKnight failed]] to protect his [[TheGwenStacy now-dead girlfriend]] during the first OVA, he becomes incredibly wary about letting women get close to him. However, he eventually succumbs to PluckyGirl Sulia's crush on him [[spoiler:unfortunately, as he's considering reciprocating her feelings, Sulia gets kidnapped by her [[BigBad crazed brother]], who uses her to find an ArtifactOfDoom that transforms him into a godlike being that Terry and his TrueCompanions cannot defeat... Until Sulia performs a HeroicSacrifice, that is. Poor guy.]]
** Averted in the games, where he and Blue Mary are quite... ''close'', to say the least.
** In TheMovie. Having [[FailureKnight failed]] to protect his [[TheGwenStacy now-dead girlfriend]] during the first OVA, he becomes incredibly wary about letting women get close to him. However, he eventually succumbs to PluckyGirl Sulia's crush on him [[spoiler:unfortunately, as he's considering reciprocating her feelings, Sulia gets kidnapped by her [[BigBad crazed brother]], who uses her to find an ArtifactOfDoom that transforms him into a godlike being that Terry and his TrueCompanions cannot defeat... Until Sulia performs a HeroicSacrifice, that is. Poor guy.]]
** Averted in the games, where he and Blue Mary are quite... ''close'', to say the least.
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* CelibateHero:
**CelibateHero: In TheMovie. Having [[FailureKnight failed]] to protect his [[TheGwenStacy now-dead girlfriend]] during the first OVA, he becomes incredibly wary about letting women get close to him. However, he eventually succumbs to PluckyGirl Sulia's crush on him [[spoiler:unfortunately, as he's considering reciprocating her feelings, Sulia gets kidnapped by her [[BigBad crazed brother]], who uses her to find an ArtifactOfDoom that transforms him into a godlike being that Terry and his TrueCompanions cannot defeat... Until Sulia performs a HeroicSacrifice, that is. Poor guy.]]
** Averted in the games, where he and Blue Mary are quite... ''close'', to say the least.]]
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** Averted in the games, where he and Blue Mary are quite... ''close'', to say the least.
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* FatalAttractor: In the anime and movie (but averted in the games). At the point in time in which they were made, Terry did not have a canonical love interest (indeed, Blue Mary wasn't introduced yet and Mai, [[TheSmurfettePrinciple The One Girl]] existing in the games proper at the time, is crushing on Terry's younger brother), so a pair of CanonForeigner girls were added in to amp of the drama:
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* FatalAttractor: In the anime and movie (but averted in the games).movie. At the point in time in which they were made, Terry did not have a canonical love interest (indeed, Blue Mary wasn't introduced yet and Mai, [[TheSmurfettePrinciple The One Girl]] existing in the games proper at the time, is crushing on Terry's younger brother), so a pair of CanonForeigner girls were added in to amp of the drama:
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* HomeStage: Averted in the first game, but he's had a stage dedicated to him in most subsequent titles.
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* HomeStage: Averted Not in the first game, but he's had a stage dedicated to him in most subsequent titles.
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* RedIsHeroic: The standout feature of his signature outfit is the bright red jacket/vest. Averted with his ''Garou'' design though which has almost no red at all.
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* RedIsHeroic: The standout feature of his signature outfit is the bright red jacket/vest. Averted with his ''Garou'' design though which has almost no red at all.
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* {{Shoryuken}}: One of his signature anti-airs is the "Rising Tackle". Terry jumps into the air with an upwards spin, ''[[SubvertedTrope kicking]]'' above him.
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* {{Shoryuken}}: One of his signature anti-airs is the "Rising Tackle". Terry jumps into the air with an upwards spin, ''[[SubvertedTrope kicking]]'' above him.spinning kick.
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*** Averted in the original ''Fatal Fury'' continuity, although his influence casts a long shadow. Rock hates him for how callously he disregarded Marie but by the time he's old enough to do anything about it, Geese has already died so there's no rivalry to be had.
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* {{Immortality}}: Speculation rages over whether Geese received immortality from the Jin scrolls. [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted when it's revealed he sought the scrolls to keep them out of others' use rather than use them himself.]]
** It's unknown if he truly gained it by ''KOF'', but he seems to love stating that he's immortal whenever he returns in games where his appearance isn't canon. [[spoiler:His ending in ''XIV'' reveals the status of this sub-plot within the KOF timeline: he has not unlocked the secrets of the Jin scrolls yet, but he entered the tournament to learn more about the events they prophesized regarding Verse and, later on, Otoma=Raga.]]
** It's unknown if he truly gained it by ''KOF'', but he seems to love stating that he's immortal whenever he returns in games where his appearance isn't canon. [[spoiler:His ending in ''XIV'' reveals the status of this sub-plot within the KOF timeline: he has not unlocked the secrets of the Jin scrolls yet, but he entered the tournament to learn more about the events they prophesized regarding Verse and, later on, Otoma=Raga.]]
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* {{Immortality}}: Speculation rages over whether Geese received immortality from the Jin scrolls. [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted when it's revealed he sought the scrolls to keep them out of others' use rather than use them himself.]]
**It's unknown if he truly gained it by ''KOF'', but he seems to love stating that he's immortal whenever he returns in games where his appearance isn't canon. [[spoiler:His ending in ''XIV'' reveals the status of this sub-plot within the KOF timeline: he has not unlocked the secrets of the Jin scrolls yet, but he entered the tournament to learn more about the events they prophesized regarding Verse and, later on, Otoma=Raga.]]
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* KilledOffForReal: At the end of ''Real Bout Fatal Fury''. Geese still shows up in the following sequels, ''Real Bout Special'' and ''Real Bout 2: The Newcomers'', but both of those titles are considered to being [[DreamMatchGame Dream Match Games]] which has no effect on the current ''Fatal Fury'' storyline. {{Averted}} in ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'', where he's alive and well.
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* KilledOffForReal: At the end of ''Real Bout Fatal Fury''. Geese still shows up in the following sequels, ''Real Bout Special'' and ''Real Bout 2: The Newcomers'', but both of those titles are considered to being [[DreamMatchGame Dream Match Games]] which has no effect on the current ''Fatal Fury'' storyline. {{Averted}} in ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'', where he's alive and well.
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* PurpleIsPowerful: His specials are sometimes rendered with purple effects, but his Desperation Moves like ''Raigo Reppuken'' from ''KOF XIV'' stand out. Nightmare Geese takes the trope further by emitting a purple BattleAura. Averted in ''XV'', where they're a cool blue instead.
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* PurpleIsPowerful: His specials are sometimes rendered with purple effects, but his Desperation Moves like ''Raigo Reppuken'' from ''KOF XIV'' stand out. Nightmare Geese takes the trope further by emitting a purple BattleAura. Averted in ''XV'', where they're a cool blue instead.
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* TurnToReligion: Darkly subverted and also counts as both a HeelFaithTurn and his StartOfDarkness. [[spoiler:When Geese couldn't fulfill his revenge against his father, he turned to religion for a while to ease his hatred and seek forgiveness to such a cruel world he was born into. However, he couldn't keep down the taste of humiliation of defeat and the fear of those who mercilessly reigned power over him violently, leading him to turn to martial arts and learning the meaning of power.]]
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* TurnToReligion: Darkly subverted and also Also counts as both a HeelFaithTurn and his StartOfDarkness. [[spoiler:When Geese couldn't fulfill his revenge against his father, he turned to religion for a while to ease his hatred and seek forgiveness to such a cruel world he was born into. However, he couldn't keep down the taste of humiliation of defeat and the fear of those who mercilessly reigned power over him violently, leading him to turn to martial arts and learning the meaning of power.]]
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* HomeStage: Averted in the first game, but he's had a stage dedicated to him in most subsequent titles.
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* HomeStage: Averted Not in the first game, but he's had a stage dedicated to him in most subsequent titles.
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* WouldHitAGirl: In ''Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle'', he uses Ki against Mai during a scuffle. Ironically, this was averted in ''Real Bout Fatal Fury Special'' where he states he can't hit babes in his win quotes vs. Mary/EX Mary.
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* HomeStage: Averted Not in the first game, but he's had a stage dedicated to him in most subsequent titles.
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* DanceBattler: {{Subverted}}. While he's the earliest known Capoeira practitioner in fighting games, the limits in technology at the time made his character movements stiff and awkward looking. By the third game, technology had improved enough to allow Bob to more accurately portray the fluidity associated with the style.
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* DanceBattler: {{Subverted}}. While he's the earliest known Capoeira practitioner in fighting games, the limits in technology at the time made his character movements stiff and awkward looking. By the third game, technology had improved enough to allow Bob to more accurately portray the fluidity associated with the style.
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* DrunkenMaster: Subverted. He's always got a bottle of what looks like booze in hand, but it's actually an herbal brew. That said, he still appears inebriated from it such as being red in the face, and his reflexes take a hit whenever he drinks it.
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* DrunkenMaster: Subverted. He's always got a bottle of what looks like booze in hand, but it's actually an herbal brew."herbal brew". That said, he still appears inebriated from it such as being red in the face, and his reflexes take a hit whenever he drinks it.
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* AmbitionIsEvil: Averted. Billy serves Geese because he genuinely ''likes'' the guy and wants to provide for his sister, not due to any ulterior motives on his part. This is why he hangs up his coat and relocates to the English countryside after Geese's death in the ''MI'' series (until, of course, [[BerserkButton he hears words of a new group leading Southtown]]).
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* PunnyName:
** Subverted. His last name isn't pronounced "cane" (like the weapon he uses), but "kon" or "kaan".
** Double subverted: "Kon" in Japanese roughly means "cane."
** Subverted. His last name isn't pronounced "cane" (like the weapon he uses), but "kon" or "kaan".
** Double subverted: "Kon" in Japanese roughly means "cane."
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* PunnyName:
** Subverted. His last name isn't pronounced "cane" (like the weapon he uses), but "kon" or "kaan".
** Double subverted:PunnyName: "Kon" in Japanese roughly means "cane."
** Subverted. His last name isn't pronounced "cane" (like the weapon he uses), but "kon" or "kaan".
** Double subverted:
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'''''Fatal Fury: King of Fighters''''' ([[Characters/FatalFuryTerryBogard Terry Bogard]] | [[Characters/FatalFuryGeeseHoward Geese Howard]]) | ''Characters/FatalFury2'' | ''Characters/FatalFury3'' | ''Characters/GarouMarkOfTheWolves''\\
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'''''Fatal Fury: King of Fighters''''' ([[Characters/FatalFuryTerryBogard Terry Bogard]] | [[Characters/FatalFuryGeeseHoward Geese Howard]]) | ''Characters/FatalFury2'' | ''Characters/FatalFury3'' | ''Characters/GarouMarkOfTheWolves''\\
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->''"Get a real taste of the Shiranui style!"''
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->''"Get a real taste of the Shiranui style!"''
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->''Hey, come on!''
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->'''Fighting Style:''' Shiranui-ryuu Ninjutsu, Hakkyokuseiken
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]] Jun Hashimoto (''Fatal Fury'' - ''KOF 94''), Creator/KeiichiNanba (95-XIII), Creator/HiroshiOkamoto (XIV-current), Jeff Manning (''XII'', English), Creator/RyoHorikawa (''[='94=]'' Dengeki Bunko drama CD), Toshinari Fukamachi (''King of Fighters for Girls'')[[/note]]
-> Younger brother of Terry and a McNinja. He was taught a basic form of Shiranui ninjutsu by Mai's grandfather Hanzo. After hearing of his father Jeff's death at the hands of Geese Howard, he joins forces with Terry and Joe Higashi, and the three enter Geese's King of Fighters tournament. Although Andy fights Geese first, he loses badly, and Terry finishes the villain off... maybe. He's also the apple of Mai's eye, although he rejects her advances.
->Andy is most prominently a very honest and well-rounded fighter evocative of a {{Shotoclone}}, possessing a fireball, several forward-traversing specials, and a {{Shoryuken}}, giving him a little bit of everything to play flexibly in battle.
->'''Fighting Style:''' Shiranui-ryuu Ninjutsu, Hakkyokuseiken
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]] Jun Hashimoto (''Fatal Fury'' - ''KOF 94''), Creator/KeiichiNanba (95-XIII), Creator/HiroshiOkamoto (XIV-current), Jeff Manning (''XII'', English), Creator/RyoHorikawa (''[='94=]'' Dengeki Bunko drama CD), Toshinari Fukamachi (''King of Fighters for Girls'')[[/note]]
-> Younger brother of Terry and a McNinja. He was taught a basic form of Shiranui ninjutsu by Mai's grandfather Hanzo. After hearing of his father Jeff's death at the hands of Geese Howard, he joins forces with Terry and Joe Higashi, and the three enter Geese's King of Fighters tournament. Although Andy fights Geese first, he loses badly, and Terry finishes the villain off... maybe. He's also the apple of Mai's eye, although he rejects her advances.
->Andy is most prominently a very honest and well-rounded fighter evocative of a {{Shotoclone}}, possessing a fireball, several forward-traversing specials, and a {{Shoryuken}}, giving him a little bit of everything to play flexibly in battle.
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->The protagonist of the ''Fatal Fury'' series and a world-famous street fighter.\\
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Once an orphan who grew up in the streets of Southtown, he and his younger brother Andy were adopted by Jeff Bogard, a martial artist and rival of Geese Howard. Later on, Geese killed Jeff in front of Terry and
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A year later in ''VideoGame/FatalFury2'', Terry is invited to a new KOF tournament hosted by the mysterious Wolfgang Krauser. The tournament takes Terry around the world, and eventually culminates in a battle between him and Krauser in Germany with Terry as the winner.\\
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In ''VideoGame/FatalFury3'', Terry learns that Geese survived their original encounter, and Geese was now seeking the legendary Jin Scrolls that were said to grant immortality. After a lengthy chase around Southtown for the scrolls, Terry confronts Geese and defeats him, but Geese escapes as he lights his building on fire, forcing Terry to flee. He then confronts Ryuji Yamazaki and the Jin Brothers, who were the ones who started the chase for the Jin Scrolls in the first place, and defeats them. \\
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In ''Real Bout: Fatal Fury'', Geese, having managed to obtain all of the Jin Scrolls, holds one final KOF tournament, which Terry participates in. Terry defeats Geese one final time atop Geese's personal high rise building and tries to save Geese from falling off, only to see Geese refuse his help and allow himself to fall to his death. Later, Terry adopts Geese's orphaned son, Rock Howard, and raises the boy to ensure he doesn't go down the same path as his evil father.\\
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Around ten years later in ''VideoGame/GarouMarkOfTheWolves'', Terry passes on his role of TheHero to a now teenaged Rock. The two enter the newest King of Fighters Tournament dubbed "Maximum Mayhem" to help Rock find his way in life.\\
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Terry is also a mainstay fighter in ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'' series, usually being the leader of "Team Fatal Fury". He's also
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* AdaptationDyeJob: The first anime special gives him blue hair instead of blond.
* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: As weird as it may sound nowadays, for a brief while he was SNK's closest equivalent to ''VideoGame/StreetFighterI'''s Ryu, at least before the first ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'' game came out a year later: Andy is vaguely asian-themed, wears sleeveless white clothing with red accessories, and [[{{Shotoclone}} has the closest moves to Ryu/Ken's repertoire]] among the initial trio. Keep in mind that ''Fatal Fury'' was created by the director of the first ''Street Fighter'' game, and that Ryu/Ken's HurricaneKick (their only move without an obvious counterpart in ''Fatal Fury'') was added in at the last minute to replace the unused "Fire Kick".
* AlwaysSecondBest: To his older brother, Terry. Andy has lost every time they've competed, despite having studied Koppo Ken and Shiranui ninjitsu. By ''Mark of the Wolves'', he's finally [[CantCatchUp made peace]] with the fact that Terry's skills exceed his own.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: It doesn't get in the way when the rubber meets the road (the duo will always have each other's back) but there is some definite yearning on Andy's part to become the kind of fighter his brother is seen as.
* AnimalMotifs: Invoked in the ''XIV'' ending. Joe associates him with a praying mantis (due to Mai's fierceness making her his superior) solely because he wanted Andy to fit in with Joe's own tiger motif as well as Terry's wolf one.
* BadassInDistress: The reason why Terry and Mai join the party in ''Sky Stage'' is that Andy is among the fighters who got caught in the time/space paradox that the group has to fix.
* BattleIntro: In ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXV'':
-->"A master of Shiranui style ninjutsu. His body is a weapon honed to perfection! Andy Bogard! \\
'''Andy''': "Get a taste of the Shiranui style!"
* BestFriend: Of Joe Higashi. Moreso in the anime adaptations, where they're stated to be sparring partners.
* TheBusCameBack: After spending his time in the background to see how Hokutomaru has grown in ''VideoGame/GarouMarkOfTheWolves'' (and only getting TheCameo in his ending), Andy returns to help his brother in ''Garou 2''.
* TheCameo: He appears in the background of KOF Stadium in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', and also has a spirit battle based on him; the stage and music are based on his ''Fatal Fury 2'' appearance.
* CelibateHero: Andy's relationship status with Mai varies wildly depending on the incarnation of the character.
** In the original Fatal Fury canon, Andy's relationship with Mai is strictly platonic, [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend much to her consternation]] as he's more dedicated to his training rather than pursuing a romantic relationship and has always viewed her as a younger sister.
** The Fatal Fury [=OVAs=] sees the two rather definitively in a romantic relationship.
** The ''King of Fighters'' franchise, which is a loose alternate universe to FF, at first portrays Andy as a ChasteHero, but he and Mai eventually undergo an official RelationshipUpgrade. In fact, their pre-battle interaction in ''KOFXV'' sees Mai wager that if she wins then Andy will have to propose to her on the spot. Andy is more alarmed that she would want a proposal right then and there rather than at a proper time.
* DeadlyLunge: His Zan'ei Ken is him doing a quick slide while elbowing his foe.
* DisappearedDad: Like Terry. The boys' father Jeff was murdered by Geese when Andy and Terry were just kids.
* DivingKick: In NESTS saga he gets this in form of Gen'ei Shiranui, although it's more of a Diving Knee. It also has a "high" followup and "low" followup.
* ElementalMotifs: Fire. His clothes often have the iconic red flame pattern, and in many games, several of his super moves empower his specials with red hot ki.
* FlashStep: ''Finally'' gains one in the form of his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRl6PQPLwPc Chou Shinsoku Zan'ei Ken Neo MAX]] from ''KOF XIII''.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: He suffers an injury in ''3'' that continues to plague him throughout the ''Real Bout'' series, but it doesn't seem to hamper him in actual fights.
* HardWorkHardlyWorks: Despite training extensively in two martial arts forms, Terry still surpasses him through natural talent, resulting from years of [[TaughtByExperience surviving on the streets of South Town.]]
* HenpeckedHusband: Or rather "Henpecked Boyfriend". Mai has Andy by her finger once they become an item in ''XIV'', granted Andy was pushing Mai away in all previous King of Fighters so the girl has her reasons; Joe jokes about Andy being completely whipped.
* HighlyVisibleNinja: Yes, white ''is'' good for camouflage in the winter, but how many times have you seen ''snow'' in ''KOF''? No wonder Mai can easily find him... And what need is there for stealth in a fighting tournament anyway? At least alternate palettes are available.
* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: As weird as it may sound nowadays, for a brief while he was SNK's closest equivalent to ''VideoGame/StreetFighterI'''s Ryu, at least before the first ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'' game came out a year later: Andy is vaguely asian-themed, wears sleeveless white clothing with red accessories, and [[{{Shotoclone}} has the closest moves to Ryu/Ken's repertoire]] among the initial trio. Keep in mind that ''Fatal Fury'' was created by the director of the first ''Street Fighter'' game, and that Ryu/Ken's HurricaneKick (their only move without an obvious counterpart in ''Fatal Fury'') was added in at the last minute to replace the unused "Fire Kick".
* AlwaysSecondBest: To his older brother, Terry. Andy has lost every time they've competed, despite having studied Koppo Ken and Shiranui ninjitsu. By ''Mark of the Wolves'', he's finally [[CantCatchUp made peace]] with the fact that Terry's skills exceed his own.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: It doesn't get in the way when the rubber meets the road (the duo will always have each other's back) but there is some definite yearning on Andy's part to become the kind of fighter his brother is seen as.
* AnimalMotifs: Invoked in the ''XIV'' ending. Joe associates him with a praying mantis (due to Mai's fierceness making her his superior) solely because he wanted Andy to fit in with Joe's own tiger motif as well as Terry's wolf one.
* BadassInDistress: The reason why Terry and Mai join the party in ''Sky Stage'' is that Andy is among the fighters who got caught in the time/space paradox that the group has to fix.
* BattleIntro: In ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXV'':
-->"A master of Shiranui style ninjutsu. His body is a weapon honed to perfection! Andy Bogard! \\
'''Andy''': "Get a taste of the Shiranui style!"
* BestFriend: Of Joe Higashi. Moreso in the anime adaptations, where they're stated to be sparring partners.
* TheBusCameBack: After spending his time in the background to see how Hokutomaru has grown in ''VideoGame/GarouMarkOfTheWolves'' (and only getting TheCameo in his ending), Andy returns to help his brother in ''Garou 2''.
* TheCameo: He appears in the background of KOF Stadium in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', and also has a spirit battle based on him; the stage and music are based on his ''Fatal Fury 2'' appearance.
* CelibateHero: Andy's relationship status with Mai varies wildly depending on the incarnation of the character.
** In the original Fatal Fury canon, Andy's relationship with Mai is strictly platonic, [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend much to her consternation]] as he's more dedicated to his training rather than pursuing a romantic relationship and has always viewed her as a younger sister.
** The Fatal Fury [=OVAs=] sees the two rather definitively in a romantic relationship.
** The ''King of Fighters'' franchise, which is a loose alternate universe to FF, at first portrays Andy as a ChasteHero, but he and Mai eventually undergo an official RelationshipUpgrade. In fact, their pre-battle interaction in ''KOFXV'' sees Mai wager that if she wins then Andy will have to propose to her on the spot. Andy is more alarmed that she would want a proposal right then and there rather than at a proper time.
* DeadlyLunge: His Zan'ei Ken is him doing a quick slide while elbowing his foe.
* DisappearedDad: Like Terry. The boys' father Jeff was murdered by Geese when Andy and Terry were just kids.
* DivingKick: In NESTS saga he gets this in form of Gen'ei Shiranui, although it's more of a Diving Knee. It also has a "high" followup and "low" followup.
* ElementalMotifs: Fire. His clothes often have the iconic red flame pattern, and in many games, several of his super moves empower his specials with red hot ki.
* FlashStep: ''Finally'' gains one in the form of his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRl6PQPLwPc Chou Shinsoku Zan'ei Ken Neo MAX]] from ''KOF XIII''.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: He suffers an injury in ''3'' that continues to plague him throughout the ''Real Bout'' series, but it doesn't seem to hamper him in actual fights.
* HardWorkHardlyWorks: Despite training extensively in two martial arts forms, Terry still surpasses him through natural talent, resulting from years of [[TaughtByExperience surviving on the streets of South Town.]]
* HenpeckedHusband: Or rather "Henpecked Boyfriend". Mai has Andy by her finger once they become an item in ''XIV'', granted Andy was pushing Mai away in all previous King of Fighters so the girl has her reasons; Joe jokes about Andy being completely whipped.
* HighlyVisibleNinja: Yes, white ''is'' good for camouflage in the winter, but how many times have you seen ''snow'' in ''KOF''? No wonder Mai can easily find him... And what need is there for stealth in a fighting tournament anyway? At least alternate palettes are available.
to:
* AdaptationDyeJob: ActionDad: To Rock. He joins Kain's tournament with the latter to help him find out more about his MissingMom. The first anime two of them can also be put on the same team in several games like ''KOF XIV'' and ''VideoGame/CapcomVsSNK2MarkOfTheMillennium''
* AdaptationalDyeJob: Throughout the games, Terry has HairOfGoldHeartOfGold. In ''Animation/TheKingOfFightersDestiny'', however, his hair is strawberry-blonde, making him a FieryRedhead.
* AfraidOfNeedles: Implied by an interaction with Mature in ''KOF XIII''
-->'''Mature''': "Hello, Wolfy! Would you like me to show you a whole new world?"\\
'''Terry''': "Ooh, the seductive blonde routine! Okay, I'll play along! What kind of world would that be, sugar?"\\
'''Mature''': "A world of pleasure beyond the threshold of pain! I'm sure you'll be hooked!"\\
'''Terry''': "Ah, that's a shame.... Thanks, but no thanks! I get creeped out just seeing a syringe."
* AllAmericanFace: Very USA-centric motif[[note]]In fact the only reason he has a specialgives him intro with Ken in ''[[VideoGame/CapcomVsSNKMillenniumFight2000 Capcom vs. SNK]]'' is because they're both American blondes who wear red even though he generally has more in common with Ryu[[/note]]. His traditional outfit even has a red, white, and blue hair instead color scheme (red and white hat, red jacket over a white shirt, and blue jeans).
* AllWorkVsAllPlay: Terry is all play, spending most ofblond.
* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: As weird as it may sound nowadays,his time on playing arcade machines and eating cheeseburgers. His brother Andy, however, is all work, spending most of his time in Japan honing his skills. Despite this, Terry was always ahead of Andy because of his greater fighting skills and natural talent, which is honed by street-fighting that shapes up Terry's instinct for the unpredictable.
* AnimalMotifs: The wolf. His nickname is even "The Legendary Hungry Wolf", abrief while he was play on the series' Japanese title (''Garou Densetsu'').
* AntiquatedLinguistics: As a result of SNK'sclosest equivalent very [[BlindIdiotTranslation limited localization capabilities]], Terry often throws out some outdated -- if not absolutely ridiculous -- slang in his quotes. Even by 90's standards he sounds like an old man.
-->"Geese! I knew you were still alive! This time you won't be so lucky, you '''rapscallion'''!"\\
"Wubba, wubba. I'm in the pink today, boy!"\\
"Take a few more lessons, '''palooka'''!"
* AttractiveBentGender: He's been transformed into a woman on several occasions including via [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Demitri]]'s ''Midnight Bliss'' [[DesperationAttack super attack]] in ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos'', and by Kukri in ''VideoGame/SNKHeroinesTagTeamFrenzy''. While not as hunky as his male form, femme Terry is still pretty muscular and hits just as hard.
* BadassBack: He has his classic victory animation where he turns his back to''VideoGame/StreetFighterI'''s Ryu, at least the camera before throwing his cap.
-->"OKAY!"
* BadassBoast: He's got quite a few he can dole out.:
-->"It's been quite a while since my last fight. I'm ready to maul!!"
* BadassFamily: His adoptive father was a legendary martial artist like him. Both Terry and his brother Andy are world famous fighters and ''KOF'' regulars. And then Terry's adoptive son Rock is also a blossoming young fighter.
* BashBrothers: Literally with Andy. The two teamed up to take down Geese in the first''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'' game came out a year later: Andy is vaguely asian-themed, wears sleeveless white clothing with red accessories, and [[{{Shotoclone}} has the closest moves to Ryu/Ken's repertoire]] among the initial trio. Keep in mind that ''Fatal Fury'' was created by the director of the first ''Street Fighter'' game, and that Ryu/Ken's HurricaneKick (their only move without an obvious counterpart in ''Fatal Fury'') was added in at the last minute to replace the unused "Fire Kick".
* AlwaysSecondBest: To his older brother, Terry. Andy has lost every time they've competed, despite having studied Koppo Ken and Shiranui ninjitsu. By ''Mark of the Wolves'', he's finally [[CantCatchUp made peace]] with the fact that Terry's skills exceed his own.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: It doesn't getFury''. They also regularly participate in the way when the rubber meets the road (the duo will always have each other's back) but there is some definite yearning on Andy's part to become the kind of fighter his brother is seen as.
* AnimalMotifs: Invoked in the ''XIV'' ending. Joe associates him with a praying mantis (due to Mai's fierceness making her his superior) solely because he wanted Andy to fit in with Joe's own tiger motif as well as Terry's wolf one.
* BadassInDistress: The reason why Terry and Mai join the party in ''Sky Stage'' is that Andy is among the fighters who got caught in the time/space paradox that the group has to fix.
same team through multiple KOF tournaments.
* BattleIntro: In''VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXV'':
-->"A master''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXV The King of Shiranui style ninjutsu. His body Fighters XV]]'':
-->"Hey, c'mon! It's time to get serious! This legendary wolf isa weapon honed to perfection! Andy gonna show you the ropes! Terry Bogard! \\
'''Andy''': "Get a taste of '''Terry''': "Hey, get ready!"
* BigEater: Shown to be one in his ending from ''VideoGame/FatalFury2[=/=]Special'', loading up on hot dogs at theShiranui style!"
Pao Pao Cafe.
*BestFriend: Of Joe Higashi. Moreso BlitheSpirit: He spends his non-fighting days going from one temporary job to another (this can even be seen in the anime adaptations, where they're stated to be sparring partners.
* TheBusCameBack: After spending his time in the background to see how Hokutomaru has grown in ''VideoGame/GarouMarkOfTheWolves'' (and only getting TheCameo in his ending), Andy returns to help his brother in ''Garou 2''.
* TheCameo: He appears in the background of KOF Stadium in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', and also has a spirit battle based on him; the stage and music are based on his''Fatal Fury 2'' appearance.
anime, where he is seen working at a construction site at the beginning) and travelling through the world without settling down anywhere, save for coming back to Southtown regularly.
*CelibateHero: Andy's relationship status BoisterousBruiser: He's a pretty chummy and energetic opponent, goading with Mai varies wildly depending on both TrashTalk and friendly gestures alike, and being generally hammy via CallingYourAttacks.
* CallingYourAttacks: Notable in that he nearly averted this in ''Garou''. Instead of belting out [[GratuitousEnglish "POWAH WAIF!", "BURNAKKU!", "CRAK SHOOOOT", "POWAH DANK!", "POWAH CHARGE!", "POWAH GEESAH!", and "OVAHEET GEESAH!"]], he said stuff like "ROCK YOU!", "BURNING!", "KICK BACK!", "BEAT UP!", "CHANGING!", "GO BANG!", and "LIVEWIRE GO BANG!" The only exception? "R U OK? BASTA WOOOOOOOOF!!!!"[[note]]In theincarnation English version of ''Garou'' on Dreamcast, ''Fatal Fury: Mark of the character.
** InWolves'', his voice clips are substituted for the original Fatal Fury canon, Andy's relationship "POWAH WAVE", "BURN KNUCKLE", "CRACK SHOOT", etc. This only applies to the Japanese version and later ''The King of Fighters 2002'' through ''XI''.[[/note]]
* CartwrightCurse: In the anime. Oh so very much. Fortunately, not in the games since his [[strike:girlfriend]] [[LoveInterests love interest]] there is an ActionGirl. To be fair, the second anime special did subvert this as Terry kept things to a nice platonic level withMai is strictly platonic, [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend much Tony's mother Elsa. If only he remembered to her consternation]] do that in TheMovie... This seems to have carried over to ''Animation/TheKingOfFightersDestiny'' which essentially retells the first anime special and has it set during ''The King Of Fighters '94''.
* CatchPhrase: Several:
-->"OK!"\\
"Hey, c'mon!"\\
"Are you okay! BUSTER WOLF!"
* CelibateHero:
** In TheMovie. Having [[FailureKnight failed]] to protect his [[TheGwenStacy now-dead girlfriend]] during the first OVA, he becomes incredibly wary about letting women get close to him. However, he eventually succumbs to PluckyGirl Sulia's crush on him [[spoiler:unfortunately, as he'smore dedicated to his training rather than pursuing a romantic relationship and has always viewed considering reciprocating her as a younger sister.
** The Fatal Fury [=OVAs=] sees the two rather definitively in a romantic relationship.
** The ''King of Fighters'' franchise, which is a loose alternate universefeelings, Sulia gets kidnapped by her [[BigBad crazed brother]], who uses her to FF, at first portrays Andy as a ChasteHero, but he and Mai eventually undergo find an official RelationshipUpgrade. In fact, their pre-battle interaction in ''KOFXV'' sees Mai wager ArtifactOfDoom that if she wins then Andy will have to propose to her on the spot. Andy is more alarmed transforms him into a godlike being that she would want a proposal right then and there rather than at a proper time.
* DeadlyLunge: His Zan'ei Ken is him doing a quick slide while elbowing his foe.
* DisappearedDad: Like Terry. The boys' father Jeff was murdered by Geese when Andy andTerry were just kids.
* DivingKick: In NESTS saga he gets this in form of Gen'ei Shiranui, although it's more of a Diving Knee. It also has a "high" followupand "low" followup.
* ElementalMotifs: Fire. His clothes often have the iconic red flame pattern, and in many games, several ofhis super moves empower his specials with red hot ki.
* FlashStep: ''Finally'' gains one in the form of his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRl6PQPLwPc Chou Shinsoku Zan'ei Ken Neo MAX]] from ''KOF XIII''.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: He suffers an injury in ''3''TrueCompanions cannot defeat... Until Sulia performs a HeroicSacrifice, that continues to plague him throughout the ''Real Bout'' series, but it doesn't seem to hamper him in actual fights.
* HardWorkHardlyWorks: Despite training extensively in two martial arts forms, Terry still surpasses him through natural talent, resulting from years of [[TaughtByExperience surviving on the streets of South Town.is. Poor guy.]]
** Averted in the games, where he and Blue Mary are quite... ''close'', to say the least.
*HenpeckedHusband: Or rather "Henpecked Boyfriend". Mai CharacterizationMarchesOn: Terry's NiceGuy attitude isn't very prevalent in earlier appearances. He's actually quite belligerent towards his opponents in the first entry of ''Fatal Fury'' and loves to talk trash. From ''3'' onward though, his role as a NiceGuy and AllLovingHero is played up more and he's shown to be willing to forgive even the likes of his ArchEnemy, Geese.
* ChargeInputSpecial: "Rising Tackle" has him leap up from a handstand to perform a spinning kick. The input is quite like ''Franchise/StreetFighter'''s Flash Kick, charging down and moving up with a kick input. The start of the move grants Terry invincibility in multiple titles.
* ChickMagnet: While in other canon he has a CartwrightCurse, he currently has Blue Mary, Bonne Jenet (though it's implied she's more interested in Rock), and Alice which is more than anyone else in the series except Kyo and Iori, who are equal.
* ClothesMakeTheLegend: Has had his ''Fatal Fury 2'' design for many of his appearances in and out of his home series. then returned to his classic attire. He also has his ''[[VideoGame/GarouMarkOfTheWolves Mark of the Wolves]]'' clothes for a couple of games, then returned to his classic attire.
* CombatParkour: Terry's usual method of fighting, combining it with the skills he learned from his mentor Tung Fu Rue and the skills he learned on the streets. With moves like Crack Shoot, Rising Tackle, Power Dunk, and a variety of somersaulting moves. His mastery of acrobatics is best exemplified by his special, Crack Shoot, his iconic somersaulting axe kick.
* CombatPragmatist: While he gained some training from Tung Fu Rue, the bulk of his technique was self-taught from years of wandering the streets, getting into fights, and simply figuring out what worked and what didn't.
* ComedicSociopathy: Terry's win quote against Bob Wilson in ''3'' is pretty insensitive, to say the least:
-->''What do you call a guy with broken arms and legs floating in a pool? Bob!''
* CosmicMotifs: His iconic red vest has a big white star embroidered on the back, something that carries over onto his jacket in ''Garou''.
* CostumeEvolution: ''Garou: Mark of the Wolves'' takes place several years after the events of ''Real Bout: Fatal Fury''. During this time, he replaces his iconic red cap and vest with a bomber jacket. He also wears his hair down without tying it in a ponytail. This version of Terry has appeared three times in the mainstream ''King of Fighters'' titles (''2003'', ''XI'', and as an alternate costume for Terry in ''XV''), ''[=NeoGeo=] Battle Coliseum'', and as a character separate from Terry in the ''Maximum Impact'' games, going under the name "Wild Wolf".
* CycleOfRevenge: An ironically tragic one: Geese's death orphaned Rock in the same way that Jeff's death orphaned Terry and Andy. The sliver of hope here is that while Rock is initially angered (and reasonably so) over his sudden status as an orphan, Terry adopts the boy, and they strive to move past the bloody Bogard/Howard past together. It also helped that Geese [[ParentalNeglect wasn't exactly a good father to Rock.]] Said initial anger might have been because Rock wanted to deal with his father himself.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Terry and Andy both grew up as orphans in the crime-infested streets of Southtown. Eventually though they'd be HappilyAdopted byher finger once Jeff Bogard who raised them both with love... and then Jeff was killed by Geese Howard.
* {{Determinator}}: Invoked. His advice to others is always very uplifting, encouraging them to keep trying even when theybecome an item in ''XIV'', granted Andy fail.
-->"HEY! Today's humiliation's tomorrow's fuel for victory!"\\
"Let's fight! Disappointment sprung me to true might!"\\
"You did quite well! Keep going and don't get discouraged by this!"
* DisappearedDad: Terry's adoptive father Jeff, who waspushing Mai away killed by Geese a few years ago prior to the events of the first game.
* DoItYourselfThemeTune: Kazukiyo Nishikiori sings "Yoake no Legend" ("Legend of Dawn"), the ending theme of TheMovie.
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: He'll sometimes apologize to his opponent inall previous his win quotes thinking he went too far with his strength.
--> "Ooh, sorry. Looks like I overdid it a little!"
* DudeWheresMyRespect: In the ''King of Fighters'' entries. While his well-deserved reputation is regarded often in profiles and descriptions, it very rarely is regarded by any character not imported from the ''Fatal Fury'' titles. Moreover, Terry has only ever been a side character within the context of story, and even his being the champion of the original The King of Fightersso the girl has her reasons; Joe jokes about Andy tournament[[note]]As was hosted by Geese in Southtown, which holds regardless of which continuity is being completely whipped.
discussed[[/note]] is never once acknowledged.
*HighlyVisibleNinja: Yes, white ''is'' DrunkenMontage: In ''Anime/FatalFury2TheNewBattle'', Terry Bogard finds himself drinking heavily, after suffering a humiliating defeat at the hands of Wolfgang Krauser. His fall into drunken depression comes complete with him staggering through the streets, with images of neon bar signs passing over his head.
* {{Eagleland}}: He tends to be a bit of a mix. On the one hand, he's boisterous, proud, and wears stereotypical American clothes. On the other hand, he's largely self-sufficient, at least partially self-taught, and is not only a goodfor camouflage guy, but is considered one of the most important characters in the winter, games.
* ElementalPunch: "Burn Knuckle!" [[NonIndicativeName Despite the name]], [[NonElemental it doesn't set the opponent on fire]]. Also, his Buster Wolf which creates a massive explosion at the end of the impact.
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Terry was already pretty scrappy and resourceful as a kid, and the years of growing up in Southtown only added to this. It's not until he learns Hakkyokuseiken from Tung that he really becomes the "Legendary Wolf" of the present.
* EnhancedPunch: Terry's "Burn Knuckle" is a Ki-enhanced punch that rockets him across the screen. It's been a mainstay in his arsenal since his debut in the original ''Fatal Fury'' and the ''King of Fighters''.
* EvenTheLovingHeroHasHatedOnes: Terry is probably the single friendliest character in the entire SNK pantheon, buthow many times even he shows no respect to Geese for his murder of Jeff. That being said, despite revenge being his original motivation for fighting Geese, he still makes an effort to save Geese's life.
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: It's no secret that he and Mary have a spark between them.
-->'''Terry''': "Okay! Time to party!"\\
'''Blue Mary''': "Yeah! Where're youseen ''snow'' taking me?"\\
'''Terry''': "Heh, heh. That's my little secret."\\
'''[[AllegedlyDateless Joe]]''': "I really hate those two people!"
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: In ''Mark of the Wolves'', he changes his clothes ''and'' cuts his long hair.
* EyeObscuringHat: Terry's cap has an unusually low brim that obscures his eyes when viewed from most angles.
* FalseReassurance: If you hear him saying "Are you okay?", you better be ready to block because otherwise [[BlownAcrossTheRoom you will]] ''[[BlownAcrossTheRoom not]]'' [[BlownAcrossTheRoom be okay afterwards]].
* FatalAttractor: In the anime and movie (but averted in''KOF''? No wonder Mai can easily find him... And the games). At the point in time in which they were made, Terry did not have a canonical love interest (indeed, Blue Mary wasn't introduced yet and Mai, [[TheSmurfettePrinciple The One Girl]] existing in the games proper at the time, is crushing on Terry's younger brother), so a pair of CanonForeigner girls were added in to amp of the drama:
** The first OVA gives us BrokenBird Lily [=McGuire=] [[spoiler:who is practically a slave to the BigBad, Geese Howard, and in fact was partly responsible for an incident in which Geese killed Terry's father, which emotionally broke her. Regardless, the two fall for each other, and just as Lily has made her HighHeelFaceTurn and agrees to finally leave Geese to be with Terry, Geese [[KiManipulation Reppuukens]] her through a window to her death. His [[FailureKnight failure]] to protect Lily haunts Terry for the remainder of the trilogy.]]
** In TheMovie, Terry meets PluckyGirl Suila Gaudemus [[spoiler:who as luck would have it, is the [[MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter Crazed madman Laocorn Gaudemus' little sister]]. Terry spends the movie trying to keep himself from getting too close to Sulia because of whatneed happened to [[ILetGwenStacyDie Lily]], but just as he's coming to terms with his feelings, Laocorn becomes a godlike being, and Sulia makes a HeroicSacrifice that allows Terry to beat him.]]
* FlungClothing: Tosses off his hat in celebration for his victory pose. In ''Garou: Mark of the Wolves'', he doesn't wear a hat, and instead flings his bomber jacket in the air before catching it and laying it over his shoulder.
* FoeTossingCharge: The Power Charge special he has in some games, where he rushes at his opponent shoulder-first.
* FriendToAllChildren: He took in an orphaned Rock Howard when the latter was still quite young. He's also pretty friendly towards his younger opponents in ''KOF''.
--> "Uh oh, you okay, little miss? I'll make it up to you by buying you something tasty at Richard's place." (vs. Kula)
* FriendlyRival:
** With Ryo from ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting''. The two have faced off at several tournaments and generally look forward to their bouts.
--->'''Terry''': "Hey, Ryo! How's my favorite Invincible Dragon?"\\
'''Ryo''': "Doin' fine! Looks like you've sharpened your fangs a bit, Legendary Wolf! But I've been training for this day, too! You won't get by me easily!"\\
'''Terry''': "OK! Let's see if wolf fangs can pierce dragon scales, then!"
** Also with Ralf Jones, considering the latter a WorthyOpponent to which the feeling seems mutual.
--->'''Terry''': "Hey! With you as my opponent, it looks like I'll finally get to enjoy a hot fight!"\\
'''Ralf''': "Well, I wouldn't want to disappoint you, buddy!"
** He's pretty chummy with [[Characters/StreetFighterI Ken Masters]]. The two of them even have a special intro where Ken hands Terry his hat before the two get pumped up for their fight.
* FromZeroToHero: A poor kid from Southtown who grew up to become one of the most legendary fighters in the world.
* TheGadfly: He loves to rile up his opponent before a match starts, usually through some well-placed TrashTalk or taunts.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: He's stated to use self-taught moves from years of wandering the streets of Southtown, getting in fights, and learning what worked and what didn't. Figuring out how to throw energy waves or explosive punches, was just [[EmpoweredBadassNormal icing on the cake for him]].
* GoodParents: He looked after Rock with a lot of love and care, teaching him how to fight and traveling the world with him to help him grow strong. One of his special edit teams in ''XV'' is with fellow parents Vanessa (has a son of her own) and Dolores (mother of Kukri) to point at this.
* GratuitousEnglish: Used liberally in each of his appearances, from [[CallingYourAttacks shouting his attack names]], to his victory cry of, "OKAY!!". Since most ''KOF'' characters speak Japanese by default, this is likely done to make him sound more American.
* GroundPunch: Started with the Power Wave and was eventually supplemented by the Round Wave, which is stationary, and its DM/HDM variants the Power Geyser and Triple/Overshoot Geyser.
* GroundWave: His Power Wave special has him strike the ground, sending forward a wave of energy. It's been his standard projectile in almost all his appearances. He can also perform a stronger version called "Power Geyser" which creates a massive eruption in front of him.
* GuestFighter: His first appearance as a guest fighter is actually in the now-obscure ''VideoGame/XuanDouZhiWang''; a Chinese free-to-play fighting game where he was also joined by Benimaru Nikaido. As for more mainstream games, Terry appears as a [[DownloadableContent DLC]] fighter in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' and ''VideoGame/FightingEXLayer''.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He's a very handsome young man with long blonde hair, and is an overall friendly guy.
* HavingABlast: Somehow Buster Wolf can hit with enough power to cause a massive explosion at the end. His other supers create explosive results too like Power Geyser, where he makes a massive pillar of energy erupt in front of him, and Star Dunk Volcano, where he creates an explosion using an empowered Power Dunk.
* HeartbrokenBadass: The anime version of him who loses his love interest, Lily (no, not Billy's sister), to Geese.
%%** [[HerHeartWillGoOn His Heart Will Go On]]: ''Twice'', in fact. [[IronWoobie Poor guy]]. Just be thankful that Blue Mary wasn't introduced, or she too may have been subjugated to this.
* HellBentForLeather: Some of his designs utilize a leather jacket to emphasize his cool, traveler persona. Special mentions for ''Mark of the Wolves'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXIV KOF XIV]]''.
* HeroProtagonist: Terry is the main protagonist of the ''Fatal Fury'' series and is credited for having repeatedly saved South Town by defeating Geese, Krauser, the Jin Twins, and Kain respectively.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: In any non-''Fatal Fury'' appearances he becomes this, particularly ''KOF'' where he has mostly nothing to do with the main plot and is therefor stealth in to simply be a fighting tournament anyway? At least alternate palettes are available.regular. He's also this in ''Mark of the Wolves'' once Rock takes over as TheHero.
* HeroicBSOD: Suffers from one due to [[spoiler:the [[HeroicSacrifice death]] of Sulia in TheMovie.]] He recovers quickly, just in time to [[spoiler:''[[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu curbstomp]]'' '''''[[PhysicalGod Mars, the God of War]]''''']].
* HeroicBuild: The absolutely ripped protagonist of ''Fatal Fury''. Even by ''KOF'' standards he's super buff, making Kyo Kusanagi look scrawny by comparison DependingOnTheArtist.
* HeroicRROD: Much like [[VideoGame/ArtOfFighting Robert did for Ryo]], in ''Garou'', Terry beats sub-boss Grant, but is too beat from the battle to press on, leaving the other protagonist (Rock) to fight the FinalBoss Kain himself.
* AdaptationalDyeJob: Throughout the games, Terry has HairOfGoldHeartOfGold. In ''Animation/TheKingOfFightersDestiny'', however, his hair is strawberry-blonde, making him a FieryRedhead.
* AfraidOfNeedles: Implied by an interaction with Mature in ''KOF XIII''
-->'''Mature''': "Hello, Wolfy! Would you like me to show you a whole new world?"\\
'''Terry''': "Ooh, the seductive blonde routine! Okay, I'll play along! What kind of world would that be, sugar?"\\
'''Mature''': "A world of pleasure beyond the threshold of pain! I'm sure you'll be hooked!"\\
'''Terry''': "Ah, that's a shame.... Thanks, but no thanks! I get creeped out just seeing a syringe."
* AllAmericanFace: Very USA-centric motif[[note]]In fact the only reason he has a special
* AllWorkVsAllPlay: Terry is all play, spending most of
* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: As weird as it may sound nowadays,
* AnimalMotifs: The wolf. His nickname is even "The Legendary Hungry Wolf", a
* AntiquatedLinguistics: As a result of SNK's
-->"Geese! I knew you were still alive! This time you won't be so lucky, you '''rapscallion'''!"\\
"Wubba, wubba. I'm in the pink today, boy!"\\
"Take a few more lessons, '''palooka'''!"
* AttractiveBentGender: He's been transformed into a woman on several occasions including via [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Demitri]]'s ''Midnight Bliss'' [[DesperationAttack super attack]] in ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos'', and by Kukri in ''VideoGame/SNKHeroinesTagTeamFrenzy''. While not as hunky as his male form, femme Terry is still pretty muscular and hits just as hard.
* BadassBack: He has his classic victory animation where he turns his back to
-->"OKAY!"
* BadassBoast: He's got quite a few he can dole out.:
-->"It's been quite a while since my last fight. I'm ready to maul!!"
* BadassFamily: His adoptive father was a legendary martial artist like him. Both Terry and his brother Andy are world famous fighters and ''KOF'' regulars. And then Terry's adoptive son Rock is also a blossoming young fighter.
* BashBrothers: Literally with Andy. The two teamed up to take down Geese in the first
* AlwaysSecondBest: To his older brother, Terry. Andy has lost every time they've competed, despite having studied Koppo Ken and Shiranui ninjitsu. By ''Mark of the Wolves'', he's finally [[CantCatchUp made peace]] with the fact that Terry's skills exceed his own.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: It doesn't get
* AnimalMotifs: Invoked in the ''XIV'' ending. Joe associates him with a praying mantis (due to Mai's fierceness making her his superior) solely because he wanted Andy to fit in with Joe's own tiger motif as well as Terry's wolf one.
* BadassInDistress: The reason why Terry and Mai join the party in ''Sky Stage'' is that Andy is among the fighters who got caught in the time/space paradox that the group has to fix.
* BattleIntro: In
-->"A master
-->"Hey, c'mon! It's time to get serious! This legendary wolf is
* BigEater: Shown to be one in his ending from ''VideoGame/FatalFury2[=/=]Special'', loading up on hot dogs at the
*
* TheBusCameBack: After spending his time in the background to see how Hokutomaru has grown in ''VideoGame/GarouMarkOfTheWolves'' (and only getting TheCameo in his ending), Andy returns to help his brother in ''Garou 2''.
* TheCameo: He appears in the background of KOF Stadium in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', and also has a spirit battle based on him; the stage and music are based on his
*
* CallingYourAttacks: Notable in that he nearly averted this in ''Garou''. Instead of belting out [[GratuitousEnglish "POWAH WAIF!", "BURNAKKU!", "CRAK SHOOOOT", "POWAH DANK!", "POWAH CHARGE!", "POWAH GEESAH!", and "OVAHEET GEESAH!"]], he said stuff like "ROCK YOU!", "BURNING!", "KICK BACK!", "BEAT UP!", "CHANGING!", "GO BANG!", and "LIVEWIRE GO BANG!" The only exception? "R U OK? BASTA WOOOOOOOOF!!!!"[[note]]In the
** In
* CartwrightCurse: In the anime. Oh so very much. Fortunately, not in the games since his [[strike:girlfriend]] [[LoveInterests love interest]] there is an ActionGirl. To be fair, the second anime special did subvert this as Terry kept things to a nice platonic level with
* CatchPhrase: Several:
-->"OK!"\\
"Hey, c'mon!"\\
"Are you okay! BUSTER WOLF!"
* CelibateHero:
** In TheMovie. Having [[FailureKnight failed]] to protect his [[TheGwenStacy now-dead girlfriend]] during the first OVA, he becomes incredibly wary about letting women get close to him. However, he eventually succumbs to PluckyGirl Sulia's crush on him [[spoiler:unfortunately, as he's
** The Fatal Fury [=OVAs=] sees the two rather definitively in a romantic relationship.
** The ''King of Fighters'' franchise, which is a loose alternate universe
* DeadlyLunge: His Zan'ei Ken is him doing a quick slide while elbowing his foe.
* DisappearedDad: Like Terry. The boys' father Jeff was murdered by Geese when Andy and
* DivingKick: In NESTS saga he gets this in form of Gen'ei Shiranui, although it's more of a Diving Knee. It also has a "high" followup
* ElementalMotifs: Fire. His clothes often have the iconic red flame pattern, and in many games, several of
* FlashStep: ''Finally'' gains one in the form of his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRl6PQPLwPc Chou Shinsoku Zan'ei Ken Neo MAX]] from ''KOF XIII''.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: He suffers an injury in ''3''
* HardWorkHardlyWorks: Despite training extensively in two martial arts forms, Terry still surpasses him through natural talent, resulting from years of [[TaughtByExperience surviving on the streets of South Town.
** Averted in the games, where he and Blue Mary are quite... ''close'', to say the least.
*
* ChargeInputSpecial: "Rising Tackle" has him leap up from a handstand to perform a spinning kick. The input is quite like ''Franchise/StreetFighter'''s Flash Kick, charging down and moving up with a kick input. The start of the move grants Terry invincibility in multiple titles.
* ChickMagnet: While in other canon he has a CartwrightCurse, he currently has Blue Mary, Bonne Jenet (though it's implied she's more interested in Rock), and Alice which is more than anyone else in the series except Kyo and Iori, who are equal.
* ClothesMakeTheLegend: Has had his ''Fatal Fury 2'' design for many of his appearances in and out of his home series. then returned to his classic attire. He also has his ''[[VideoGame/GarouMarkOfTheWolves Mark of the Wolves]]'' clothes for a couple of games, then returned to his classic attire.
* CombatParkour: Terry's usual method of fighting, combining it with the skills he learned from his mentor Tung Fu Rue and the skills he learned on the streets. With moves like Crack Shoot, Rising Tackle, Power Dunk, and a variety of somersaulting moves. His mastery of acrobatics is best exemplified by his special, Crack Shoot, his iconic somersaulting axe kick.
* CombatPragmatist: While he gained some training from Tung Fu Rue, the bulk of his technique was self-taught from years of wandering the streets, getting into fights, and simply figuring out what worked and what didn't.
* ComedicSociopathy: Terry's win quote against Bob Wilson in ''3'' is pretty insensitive, to say the least:
-->''What do you call a guy with broken arms and legs floating in a pool? Bob!''
* CosmicMotifs: His iconic red vest has a big white star embroidered on the back, something that carries over onto his jacket in ''Garou''.
* CostumeEvolution: ''Garou: Mark of the Wolves'' takes place several years after the events of ''Real Bout: Fatal Fury''. During this time, he replaces his iconic red cap and vest with a bomber jacket. He also wears his hair down without tying it in a ponytail. This version of Terry has appeared three times in the mainstream ''King of Fighters'' titles (''2003'', ''XI'', and as an alternate costume for Terry in ''XV''), ''[=NeoGeo=] Battle Coliseum'', and as a character separate from Terry in the ''Maximum Impact'' games, going under the name "Wild Wolf".
* CycleOfRevenge: An ironically tragic one: Geese's death orphaned Rock in the same way that Jeff's death orphaned Terry and Andy. The sliver of hope here is that while Rock is initially angered (and reasonably so) over his sudden status as an orphan, Terry adopts the boy, and they strive to move past the bloody Bogard/Howard past together. It also helped that Geese [[ParentalNeglect wasn't exactly a good father to Rock.]] Said initial anger might have been because Rock wanted to deal with his father himself.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Terry and Andy both grew up as orphans in the crime-infested streets of Southtown. Eventually though they'd be HappilyAdopted by
* {{Determinator}}: Invoked. His advice to others is always very uplifting, encouraging them to keep trying even when they
-->"HEY! Today's humiliation's tomorrow's fuel for victory!"\\
"Let's fight! Disappointment sprung me to true might!"\\
"You did quite well! Keep going and don't get discouraged by this!"
* DisappearedDad: Terry's adoptive father Jeff, who was
* DoItYourselfThemeTune: Kazukiyo Nishikiori sings "Yoake no Legend" ("Legend of Dawn"), the ending theme of TheMovie.
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: He'll sometimes apologize to his opponent in
--> "Ooh, sorry. Looks like I overdid it a little!"
* DudeWheresMyRespect: In the ''King of Fighters'' entries. While his well-deserved reputation is regarded often in profiles and descriptions, it very rarely is regarded by any character not imported from the ''Fatal Fury'' titles. Moreover, Terry has only ever been a side character within the context of story, and even his being the champion of the original The King of Fighters
*
* {{Eagleland}}: He tends to be a bit of a mix. On the one hand, he's boisterous, proud, and wears stereotypical American clothes. On the other hand, he's largely self-sufficient, at least partially self-taught, and is not only a good
* ElementalPunch: "Burn Knuckle!" [[NonIndicativeName Despite the name]], [[NonElemental it doesn't set the opponent on fire]]. Also, his Buster Wolf which creates a massive explosion at the end of the impact.
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Terry was already pretty scrappy and resourceful as a kid, and the years of growing up in Southtown only added to this. It's not until he learns Hakkyokuseiken from Tung that he really becomes the "Legendary Wolf" of the present.
* EnhancedPunch: Terry's "Burn Knuckle" is a Ki-enhanced punch that rockets him across the screen. It's been a mainstay in his arsenal since his debut in the original ''Fatal Fury'' and the ''King of Fighters''.
* EvenTheLovingHeroHasHatedOnes: Terry is probably the single friendliest character in the entire SNK pantheon, but
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: It's no secret that he and Mary have a spark between them.
-->'''Terry''': "Okay! Time to party!"\\
'''Blue Mary''': "Yeah! Where're you
'''Terry''': "Heh, heh. That's my little secret."\\
'''[[AllegedlyDateless Joe]]''': "I really hate those two people!"
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: In ''Mark of the Wolves'', he changes his clothes ''and'' cuts his long hair.
* EyeObscuringHat: Terry's cap has an unusually low brim that obscures his eyes when viewed from most angles.
* FalseReassurance: If you hear him saying "Are you okay?", you better be ready to block because otherwise [[BlownAcrossTheRoom you will]] ''[[BlownAcrossTheRoom not]]'' [[BlownAcrossTheRoom be okay afterwards]].
* FatalAttractor: In the anime and movie (but averted in
** The first OVA gives us BrokenBird Lily [=McGuire=] [[spoiler:who is practically a slave to the BigBad, Geese Howard, and in fact was partly responsible for an incident in which Geese killed Terry's father, which emotionally broke her. Regardless, the two fall for each other, and just as Lily has made her HighHeelFaceTurn and agrees to finally leave Geese to be with Terry, Geese [[KiManipulation Reppuukens]] her through a window to her death. His [[FailureKnight failure]] to protect Lily haunts Terry for the remainder of the trilogy.]]
** In TheMovie, Terry meets PluckyGirl Suila Gaudemus [[spoiler:who as luck would have it, is the [[MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter Crazed madman Laocorn Gaudemus' little sister]]. Terry spends the movie trying to keep himself from getting too close to Sulia because of what
* FlungClothing: Tosses off his hat in celebration for his victory pose. In ''Garou: Mark of the Wolves'', he doesn't wear a hat, and instead flings his bomber jacket in the air before catching it and laying it over his shoulder.
* FoeTossingCharge: The Power Charge special he has in some games, where he rushes at his opponent shoulder-first.
* FriendToAllChildren: He took in an orphaned Rock Howard when the latter was still quite young. He's also pretty friendly towards his younger opponents in ''KOF''.
--> "Uh oh, you okay, little miss? I'll make it up to you by buying you something tasty at Richard's place." (vs. Kula)
* FriendlyRival:
** With Ryo from ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting''. The two have faced off at several tournaments and generally look forward to their bouts.
--->'''Terry''': "Hey, Ryo! How's my favorite Invincible Dragon?"\\
'''Ryo''': "Doin' fine! Looks like you've sharpened your fangs a bit, Legendary Wolf! But I've been training for this day, too! You won't get by me easily!"\\
'''Terry''': "OK! Let's see if wolf fangs can pierce dragon scales, then!"
** Also with Ralf Jones, considering the latter a WorthyOpponent to which the feeling seems mutual.
--->'''Terry''': "Hey! With you as my opponent, it looks like I'll finally get to enjoy a hot fight!"\\
'''Ralf''': "Well, I wouldn't want to disappoint you, buddy!"
** He's pretty chummy with [[Characters/StreetFighterI Ken Masters]]. The two of them even have a special intro where Ken hands Terry his hat before the two get pumped up for their fight.
* FromZeroToHero: A poor kid from Southtown who grew up to become one of the most legendary fighters in the world.
* TheGadfly: He loves to rile up his opponent before a match starts, usually through some well-placed TrashTalk or taunts.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: He's stated to use self-taught moves from years of wandering the streets of Southtown, getting in fights, and learning what worked and what didn't. Figuring out how to throw energy waves or explosive punches, was just [[EmpoweredBadassNormal icing on the cake for him]].
* GoodParents: He looked after Rock with a lot of love and care, teaching him how to fight and traveling the world with him to help him grow strong. One of his special edit teams in ''XV'' is with fellow parents Vanessa (has a son of her own) and Dolores (mother of Kukri) to point at this.
* GratuitousEnglish: Used liberally in each of his appearances, from [[CallingYourAttacks shouting his attack names]], to his victory cry of, "OKAY!!". Since most ''KOF'' characters speak Japanese by default, this is likely done to make him sound more American.
* GroundPunch: Started with the Power Wave and was eventually supplemented by the Round Wave, which is stationary, and its DM/HDM variants the Power Geyser and Triple/Overshoot Geyser.
* GroundWave: His Power Wave special has him strike the ground, sending forward a wave of energy. It's been his standard projectile in almost all his appearances. He can also perform a stronger version called "Power Geyser" which creates a massive eruption in front of him.
* GuestFighter: His first appearance as a guest fighter is actually in the now-obscure ''VideoGame/XuanDouZhiWang''; a Chinese free-to-play fighting game where he was also joined by Benimaru Nikaido. As for more mainstream games, Terry appears as a [[DownloadableContent DLC]] fighter in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' and ''VideoGame/FightingEXLayer''.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He's a very handsome young man with long blonde hair, and is an overall friendly guy.
* HavingABlast: Somehow Buster Wolf can hit with enough power to cause a massive explosion at the end. His other supers create explosive results too like Power Geyser, where he makes a massive pillar of energy erupt in front of him, and Star Dunk Volcano, where he creates an explosion using an empowered Power Dunk.
* HeartbrokenBadass: The anime version of him who loses his love interest, Lily (no, not Billy's sister), to Geese.
%%** [[HerHeartWillGoOn His Heart Will Go On]]: ''Twice'', in fact. [[IronWoobie Poor guy]]. Just be thankful that Blue Mary wasn't introduced, or she too may have been subjugated to this.
* HellBentForLeather: Some of his designs utilize a leather jacket to emphasize his cool, traveler persona. Special mentions for ''Mark of the Wolves'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXIV KOF XIV]]''.
* HeroProtagonist: Terry is the main protagonist of the ''Fatal Fury'' series and is credited for having repeatedly saved South Town by defeating Geese, Krauser, the Jin Twins, and Kain respectively.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: In any non-''Fatal Fury'' appearances he becomes this, particularly ''KOF'' where he has mostly nothing to do with the main plot and is there
* HeroicBSOD: Suffers from one due to [[spoiler:the [[HeroicSacrifice death]] of Sulia in TheMovie.]] He recovers quickly, just in time to [[spoiler:''[[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu curbstomp]]'' '''''[[PhysicalGod Mars, the God of War]]''''']].
* HeroicBuild: The absolutely ripped protagonist of ''Fatal Fury''. Even by ''KOF'' standards he's super buff, making Kyo Kusanagi look scrawny by comparison DependingOnTheArtist.
* HeroicRROD: Much like [[VideoGame/ArtOfFighting Robert did for Ryo]], in ''Garou'', Terry beats sub-boss Grant, but is too beat from the battle to press on, leaving the other protagonist (Rock) to fight the FinalBoss Kain himself.
Changed line(s) 58,85 (click to see context) from:
** ''2'': Venice, Italy, where the fighters battle atop a gondola.
** ''3'': Howard Arena, a Japanese-style gardened area with authentic-looking shrines in the background.
* HurricaneKick: "Kuuha Dan" is an arcing kick that can be used to travel across screen and doubles as his secondary anti-air attack. Cho Reppa Dan is the flaming HDM variant.
* KamehameHadoken: "Hisho Ken" is his standard projectile, which travels full screen. Whereas the HDM version requires him use it in close quarters.
* KiManipulation: Like Terry, he's been taught to harness Ki to empower his fighting abelites. He can utilize it for projectiles or enhancing his melee attacks.
* {{Leitmotif}}:
** From ''2'', he has "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cP9xbt4w20 Pasta]]" for his HomeStage in Italy. The song was rearranged for both ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXIV KOF XIV]]'' ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cG05Zc46UE listen here]]) and ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate Smash Ultimate]]'' ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCMk2MyFsZ4 listen here]]).
** From ''3''. he has "[[https://youtu.be/tCZQqH6mUwI Thunder Surge Warrior]]".
* McNinja: A [[HighlyVisibleNinja highly visible]] American ninja. Sure, white ''does'' work as camouflage especially in snow, [[FridgeLogic but what need is there for stealth]] in a FightingGame?
* PowerTrio: With Terry and Joe. The three of them team up to take down Geese in the first ''Fatal Fury''. They'd later form "Team Fatal Fury'' upon joining the ''KOF'' series, and have maintained this team through many installments, only occasionally mixing it up with different team members.
* PutOnABus: Andy was absent from the rosters of ''KOF 2003'' and ''XI.'' As these were the games that were attempting to tie into ''VideoGame/GarouMarkOfTheWolves'', Andy's absence from Team Fatal Fury was explained as him being busy training his new disciple, Hokutomaru.
* RedIsHeroic: His outfit is adorned with red flame pattern; his bracers and footwear are red as well. He's often one of the most morally sound characters in the series.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue to Terry's Red. Terry is energetic, friendly, and takes pleasure in brawling with strong opponents. Andy meanwhile is composed, stoic, and approaches his training with a dead-serious attitude.
* RelationshipUpgrade: Is finally together with Mai as of ''KOFXIV''.
* TheRival:
** To Terry. He's not the ''only'' one, but Terry recognizes Andy as his most legitimate and fiercest rival.
** In Hokutomaru's ending from ''Garou'', Andy praises his disciple for his growth as a fighter, but then states that their relationship is no longer that of master and student, but that of two rivals.
* RunningGag: A short-lived one during the NESTS Chronicles; in both ''[=KOF '99=]'' and ''2001'', Mai shows up with a tyke of her own in her arms, which then acknowledges Andy/crawls towards to him while shouting "Papa!" [[FreakOut Andy's stricken with a look of pure horror and disbelief]], only for [[{{Troll}} Mai]] to reveal that the baby is just a puppet. Andy then nervously attempts to save face. The meaning behind Andy's reaction, of course, is up to interpretation, but [[FriendsWithBenefits them having slept together]] isn't out of the question since Andy wouldn't freak out ''that'' badly if he didn't think the "kiddo" isn't his's...
* ShipTease: With Mai in the anime movie only. The 'Fatal Fury' games make it more one-sided. [[spoiler: ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXIV'' gives them a RelationshipUpgrade and confirms them as an item in the Fatal Fury team ending.]]
* {{Shoryuken}}: His similarly named "Shoryudan", though it looks more like Kyo's 118 Shiki Orochi, minus the flames.
* ShotoClone: His moveset is the closest of the original cast to a traditional Shoto's, having a standard fireball, uppercut, and forward-traversing attack.
* SpectacularSpinning: His Shoryodan and Kuuha Dan have him spinning as he performs the attack.
* TheStoic: Andy is very composed overall, contrasting the boisterous attitudes of his brother, his best friend Joe, and his admirer Mai.
* TalentVsTraining: Andy is a much more serious and focused martial artist than his slacker brother Terry. Despite this, Terry always remains ahead of Andy through raw talent.
* TechnicianVersusPerformer: Andy has dedicated the better part of his adolescence studying Koppoken and spent his adulthood being taught the ways of Shiranui Ninjutsu under Mai's grandfather. Whereas Terry is largely TaughtByExperience, having honed his skills by surviving the crime ridden streets of South Town. Though he ''did'' receive formal training from Tung Fu Ru for a brief time. Whenever Andy challenges his brother, Terry's natural talent and experience gives him the clear advantage.
* ThisIsADrill: His Kuuha Dan is him doing a drilling kick while leaping forward. It has a DM version called Chou Reppa Dan where he spins much faster.
* WillTheyOrWontThey: His ''Real Bout 2'' ending pokes fun at this as Mai imagines the two of them getting married. Otherwise whether or not Andy will truly reciprocate Mai's feelings is up in the air. As of ''KOF XIV'', the two are now officially in a relationship, and ''XV'' seems to imply he just wants to approach the relationship at a slow and steady pace.
* WouldHitAGirl: In ''Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle'', he uses Ki against Mai during a scuffle. Ironically, this was averted in ''Real Bout Fatal Fury Special'' where he states he can't hit babes in his win quotes vs. Mary/EX Mary.
** ''3'': Howard Arena, a Japanese-style gardened area with authentic-looking shrines in the background.
* HurricaneKick: "Kuuha Dan" is an arcing kick that can be used to travel across screen and doubles as his secondary anti-air attack. Cho Reppa Dan is the flaming HDM variant.
* KamehameHadoken: "Hisho Ken" is his standard projectile, which travels full screen. Whereas the HDM version requires him use it in close quarters.
* KiManipulation: Like Terry, he's been taught to harness Ki to empower his fighting abelites. He can utilize it for projectiles or enhancing his melee attacks.
* {{Leitmotif}}:
** From ''2'', he has "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cP9xbt4w20 Pasta]]" for his HomeStage in Italy. The song was rearranged for both ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXIV KOF XIV]]'' ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cG05Zc46UE listen here]]) and ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate Smash Ultimate]]'' ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCMk2MyFsZ4 listen here]]).
** From ''3''. he has "[[https://youtu.be/tCZQqH6mUwI Thunder Surge Warrior]]".
* McNinja: A [[HighlyVisibleNinja highly visible]] American ninja. Sure, white ''does'' work as camouflage especially in snow, [[FridgeLogic but what need is there for stealth]] in a FightingGame?
* PowerTrio: With Terry and Joe. The three of them team up to take down Geese in the first ''Fatal Fury''. They'd later form "Team Fatal Fury'' upon joining the ''KOF'' series, and have maintained this team through many installments, only occasionally mixing it up with different team members.
* PutOnABus: Andy was absent from the rosters of ''KOF 2003'' and ''XI.'' As these were the games that were attempting to tie into ''VideoGame/GarouMarkOfTheWolves'', Andy's absence from Team Fatal Fury was explained as him being busy training his new disciple, Hokutomaru.
* RedIsHeroic: His outfit is adorned with red flame pattern; his bracers and footwear are red as well. He's often one of the most morally sound characters in the series.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue to Terry's Red. Terry is energetic, friendly, and takes pleasure in brawling with strong opponents. Andy meanwhile is composed, stoic, and approaches his training with a dead-serious attitude.
* RelationshipUpgrade: Is finally together with Mai as of ''KOFXIV''.
* TheRival:
** To Terry. He's not the ''only'' one, but Terry recognizes Andy as his most legitimate and fiercest rival.
** In Hokutomaru's ending from ''Garou'', Andy praises his disciple for his growth as a fighter, but then states that their relationship is no longer that of master and student, but that of two rivals.
* RunningGag: A short-lived one during the NESTS Chronicles; in both ''[=KOF '99=]'' and ''2001'', Mai shows up with a tyke of her own in her arms, which then acknowledges Andy/crawls towards to him while shouting "Papa!" [[FreakOut Andy's stricken with a look of pure horror and disbelief]], only for [[{{Troll}} Mai]] to reveal that the baby is just a puppet. Andy then nervously attempts to save face. The meaning behind Andy's reaction, of course, is up to interpretation, but [[FriendsWithBenefits them having slept together]] isn't out of the question since Andy wouldn't freak out ''that'' badly if he didn't think the "kiddo" isn't his's...
* ShipTease: With Mai in the anime movie only. The 'Fatal Fury' games make it more one-sided. [[spoiler: ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXIV'' gives them a RelationshipUpgrade and confirms them as an item in the Fatal Fury team ending.]]
* {{Shoryuken}}: His similarly named "Shoryudan", though it looks more like Kyo's 118 Shiki Orochi, minus the flames.
* ShotoClone: His moveset is the closest of the original cast to a traditional Shoto's, having a standard fireball, uppercut, and forward-traversing attack.
* SpectacularSpinning: His Shoryodan and Kuuha Dan have him spinning as he performs the attack.
* TheStoic: Andy is very composed overall, contrasting the boisterous attitudes of his brother, his best friend Joe, and his admirer Mai.
* TalentVsTraining: Andy is a much more serious and focused martial artist than his slacker brother Terry. Despite this, Terry always remains ahead of Andy through raw talent.
* TechnicianVersusPerformer: Andy has dedicated the better part of his adolescence studying Koppoken and spent his adulthood being taught the ways of Shiranui Ninjutsu under Mai's grandfather. Whereas Terry is largely TaughtByExperience, having honed his skills by surviving the crime ridden streets of South Town. Though he ''did'' receive formal training from Tung Fu Ru for a brief time. Whenever Andy challenges his brother, Terry's natural talent and experience gives him the clear advantage.
* ThisIsADrill: His Kuuha Dan is him doing a drilling kick while leaping forward. It has a DM version called Chou Reppa Dan where he spins much faster.
* WillTheyOrWontThey: His ''Real Bout 2'' ending pokes fun at this as Mai imagines the two of them getting married. Otherwise whether or not Andy will truly reciprocate Mai's feelings is up in the air. As of ''KOF XIV'', the two are now officially in a relationship, and ''XV'' seems to imply he just wants to approach the relationship at a slow and steady pace.
* WouldHitAGirl: In ''Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle'', he uses Ki against Mai during a scuffle. Ironically, this was averted in ''Real Bout Fatal Fury Special'' where he states he can't hit babes in his win quotes vs. Mary/EX Mary.
to:
** ''2'': Venice, Italy, West Albuquerque, USA, where the fighters battle atop a gondola.
moving train.
** ''3'':Howard Arena, Sound Beach, a Japanese-style gardened area very Floridan-style coast. They battle right in front of the water too.
* {{Hunk}}: A tall and muscular man withauthentic-looking shrines a clean-looking face. Mary likes playfully calling him [[AffectionateNickname "handsome"]].
* HumbleHero: Terry doesn't boast as much as he rightfully could do, at least in his later years (where he seems to channel his MOTW self more). He's proud of his fame, yeah, but also quite level-headed if his ''XIII'' quotes mean anything.
-->'''Elisabeth''': "I have heard of your legend and thebackground.
accounts of you defeating many formidable opponents."
-->'''Terry''': "Please don't call me a legend. You're making me blush! Let's just get to fighting already! Come on! Hurry up!"
*HurricaneKick: "Kuuha Dan" is an arcing kick IDontKnowMortalKombat: [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TerryPlaysAOFs.jpg There's one official art]] that can be used to travel across screen portrays him having a hard time [[ShoutOut playing]] ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'' at an arcade (though, strange enough, [[PacManFever he complains at the demonstration screen]]). TheMovie has a very similar scene where he plays a fighting game in [[ShoutOut Neo-Geo Land]], and doubles as his secondary anti-air attack. Cho Reppa Dan loses, something that a little kid [[LampshadeHanging points out]]. (For bonus points, ''AOF''[='s=] John Crawley is the flaming HDM variant.
playing ''Fatal Fury 2'' next to Terry in said artwork.)
*KamehameHadoken: "Hisho Ken" IKnowMaddenKombat: The Power Dunk is his standard projectile, which travels full screen. Whereas the HDM a modified slam dunk.
* IconicOutfit: His most well-known versionrequires of his outfit is the one starring in ''KOF [='98=]''; his red jacket and shirt are sleeveless, paired with jeans and a red cap with ''Fatal Fury'' on the front. That version was based on his ''Fatal Fury II'' outfit, but replaced the Neo Geo on it.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: He's on good terms with ''KOF'' fighters like Kyo and Athena who are both high-schoolers. He likes to casually chat with them before a match and exchange words of encouragement.
-->'''Terry''': "I know how to please the crowd pretty good, but you've got me totally beat in that category!"\\
'''Athena''': "D-Don't be silly! Your performance always gets the fans fired up!"\\
'''Terry''': "I'm glad to hear that coming from you! Well then, let's have a fight that'll keep people buzzin' for years!"\\
'''Athena''': "Absolutely! My fans around the globe are counting on it!"
* IntergenerationalRivalry: With Geese. Geese murdered Terry's father when the latter was a child, and this instilled a longtime grudge against Geese in Terry. Geese actively looked forward to facing Terry when he saw that the latter was doing well in the [=KOF=] tournament and was determined to defeat himuse it for good after a humiliating loss. By ''3'' though, Terry has largely let go of his grudge against Geese and now only feels compelled to fight him to stop his evil plans rather than out of any personal malice. He was even willing to save Geese's life to which the latter spitefully denied.
* {{Irony}}: He's one of the most famous and powerful fighters spanning the ''Fatal Fury/KOF'' universe. And yet, [[IDontKnowMortalKombat he sucks at actual fighting games]].
* JackOfAllStats: Terry is consistently an incredibly well-rounded fighter who can adapt to many different opponents. His normals all have good range and frame data to play footsies with, Power Wave and Rising Tackle let him zone well, and his other specials give him a variety of rushdown and punishing options.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Played with, Terry is by far the nicest of the SNK protagonists, even going so far as to try and save the man who murdered his father inclose quarters.
cold blood. However, Terry is also a very good trash talker, and his pre and post-match banter show off that he's very good at making dickish comments to get in his opponent's head; [[TheGadfly from calling Robert a constant loser despite his many achievements in his home series to mocking his own brother for his relationship issues just to get in his head before the fight]] Terry can be even meaner than the series poster villains when his trash talk is at his best.
%% He's even the only character that get's under [[{{Troll}} Ash Crimson's]] skin.
* KiManipulation:Like Terry, he's been taught to harness Ki to empower Nearly all of his fighting abelites. He can utilize it attacks weaponize Ki, including both his signature specials: the Power Wave and his Burn Knuckle. His potential for projectiles or enhancing it is immense, as many of his melee attacks.
attacks are outright explosive in terms of the power he generates.
*{{Leitmotif}}:
KillTheParentRaiseTheChild: He raised Rock Howard after killing Geese.
* {{Leitmotif}}: He's had several throughout the ''Fatal Fury'' games.
**From ''2'', he has "[[https://www.''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cP9xbt4w20 Pasta]]" for com/watch?v=ynt0ATIlsCQ Kurikinton]]'' has been one of his HomeStage in Italy. The song was rearranged for both ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXIV KOF XIV]]'' ([[https://www.most reoccurring themes ever since ''Fatal Fury 2''. It's had multiple rearrangements through the ''KOF'' games and even got a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cG05Zc46UE listen here]]) and com/watch?v=yhFMIngS2PI live arrangement]] in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate Smash Ultimate]]'' ([[https://www.Ultimate]]''.
** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCMk2MyFsZ4 listen here]]).
com/watch?v=4CgIYmA-MV8 Big Shot]]'' from ''3'' is an upbeat rock tune that plays on his HomeStage, Sound Beach. It also gets an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfAYofmD_Q8 orchestral-rock arrangement]] in ''Wild Ambition''.
**From ''3''. he has "[[https://youtu.be/tCZQqH6mUwI Thunder Surge Warrior]]".
''[[https://youtu.be/9_d3eqVc6jg Sunrise on the Train]]'' plays on his stage in Garou. A slow-tempo and pounding song with a similar big band arrangement to his past themes.
*McNinja: A [[HighlyVisibleNinja highly visible]] American ninja. Sure, LimitedWardrobe: He always seems to be wearing a white ''does'' work t-shirt and jeans in most of his appearances.
* LivingLegend:
** Terry established himself ascamouflage especially a force to be reckoned with when he defeated Geese Howard. He has gone on to face far stronger opponents since then, earning him such distinctions as [[RedBaron "The Legendary Lone Wolf"]] and [[BloodKnight "Hungry Wolf Bogard".]]
---> '''Kain''': "Terry, the legendary wolf... You're as good as I thought."
** His reputation continues to flourish insnow, [[FridgeLogic ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'' series, where he's become a rival of Kyo Kusanagi. When Krizalid abducted Kyo during the ''[='99=]'' tournament, Terry was listed among those who helped rescue him.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: He has a body built like a truck, long flowing hair, and a pretty face that's caught a lot of admirers' attention. He does get it cut shorter by ''Garou'', butwhat need the trope is there still in play.
* {{Mascot}}: This guy has been the face of Creator/{{SNK}} ever since TheNineties, longer than even [[Franchise/TheKingOfFighters Kyo Kusanagi]]. This is solidified by his inclusion in [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate Super Smash Bros.]] where he represents ''all'' of SNK.
* TheMentor: To Rock in ''Mark of the Wolves'', trying to help the latter come to terms with his identity.
* NiceGuy: A very friendly, fun-loving fella. He gets along with many of the characters from his series and has even gone as far as trying to forgive the likes of Geese Howard, the man who murdered his father. [[BewareTheNiceOnes Doesn't stop him]] from being one of the biggest badasses in ''Fatal Fury'' though.
* PapaWolf: What gets him outta his drunken funk in the second OVA is seeing Tony get pummeled by Axel Hawk.
* ParentalSubstitute: He becomes the [[HappilyAdopted legal guardian of Rock]], Geese's erstwhile son, and is [[GoodParents a better father forstealth]] in the kid]] than Geese could have ever hoped to be.
* PillarOfLight: His Power Stream LDM from ''KOF 2003/XI'' sends aFightingGame?
beam of light up into the sky.
* PowerTrio: WithTerry Andy and Joe. The three of them team teamed up to take down Geese in the first ''Fatal Fury''. They'd later form "Team Team Fatal Fury'' Fury upon joining the ''KOF'' series, ''KOF'', and have maintained this team through many installments, only occasionally mixing it up with different team members.
*PutOnABus: Andy was absent from PrimaryColorChampion: Terry has blond hair and his iconic outfit consists of a red hat, red vest, and blue jeans.
* RedBaron: "The Legendary Hungry Wolf," which is a StealthPun for therosters Japanese {{title|Drop}} of ''KOF 2003'' and ''XI.'' As these were the games that were attempting to tie into ''VideoGame/GarouMarkOfTheWolves'', Andy's absence from Team Fatal Fury was explained as him being busy training [[VideoGame/FatalFury his new disciple, Hokutomaru.
debut series]].
* RedIsHeroic:His The standout feature of his signature outfit is adorned the bright red jacket/vest. Averted with his ''Garou'' design though which has almost no red flame pattern; his bracers and footwear are red as well. He's often one of the most morally sound characters in the series.
at all.
* RedOniBlueOni: TheBlue red to Terry's Red.Andy's Blue. Terry is energetic, friendly, and takes pleasure in brawling with strong opponents. Andy meanwhile is composed, stoic, and approaches his training with a dead-serious attitude.
*RelationshipUpgrade: Is finally together with Mai as of ''KOFXIV''.
* TheRival:
** To Terry. He's not{{Revenge}}: He sets out to defeat Geese Howard in the ''only'' one, but Terry recognizes Andy as his most legitimate and fiercest rival.
** In Hokutomaru's ending from ''Garou'', Andy praises his disciplefirst game for his growth father's murder.
* SaveTheVillain: Attempts [[TakeMyHand this]] on Geese. It fails, asa fighter, but then states that their relationship is no longer that of master Geese refuses Terry's help [[DyingSmirk and student, but that of two rivals.
* RunningGag: A short-lived one during the NESTS Chronicles; in both ''[=KOF '99=]'' and ''2001'', Mai shows upplummets to his death with a tyke of her own in her arms, which then acknowledges Andy/crawls towards to him while shouting "Papa!" [[FreakOut Andy's stricken with a look of pure horror and disbelief]], only for [[{{Troll}} Mai]] to reveal that the baby is just a puppet. Andy then nervously attempts to save face. The meaning behind Andy's reaction, of course, is up to interpretation, but [[FriendsWithBenefits them having slept together]] isn't out of the question since Andy wouldn't freak out ''that'' badly if he didn't think the "kiddo" isn't his's...
* ShipTease: With Mai in the anime movie only. The 'Fatal Fury' games make it more one-sided. [[spoiler: ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXIV'' gives them a RelationshipUpgrade and confirms them as an item in the Fatal Fury team ending.mocking grin.]]
*{{Shoryuken}}: His similarly named "Shoryudan", though it looks more like Kyo's 118 Shiki Orochi, minus SecondLove: Implied to be the flames.
* ShotoClone: His moveset is the closest of the original cast to a traditional Shoto's, having a standard fireball, uppercut,case between him and forward-traversing attack.
* SpectacularSpinning: His Shoryodan and Kuuha Dan have him spinning as he performs the attack.
* TheStoic: Andy is very composed overall, contrasting the boisterous attitudes of his brother, his best friend Joe, and his admirer Mai.
* TalentVsTraining: Andy is a much more serious and focused martial artist than his slacker brother Terry. Despite this, Terry always remains ahead of Andy through raw talent.
* TechnicianVersusPerformer: Andy"Blue" Mary Ryan, who (in ''Fatal Fury'''s canon) has dedicated the better part of his adolescence studying Koppoken and spent his adulthood being taught the ways of Shiranui Ninjutsu under Mai's grandfather. Whereas Terry is largely TaughtByExperience, having honed his skills by surviving the crime ridden streets of South Town. Though he ''did'' receive formal training from Tung Fu Ru for a brief time. Whenever Andy challenges his brother, Terry's natural talent and experience gives him the clear advantage.only recently gotten over her previous boyfriend's death.
*ThisIsADrill: His Kuuha Dan is him SeenItAll: Parodied when he fights a MirrorMatch in ''KOF XIII''
--> '''Terry 1''': "You know what? I've been doing this so long that even seeing adrilling kick while leaping forward. copy of myself doesn't surprise me anymore."\\
'''Terry 2''': "That's right! Ithas feels like meeting an old friend, right? How've you been, old buddy?"
* ShipTease: With Mary. The two flirt with each other aDM version lot, both in and out of battle, and have a generally close bond. Though, even by ''Mark of the Wolves'' it seems that they're still JustFriends.
-->"OK! If I win, it's a date! Don't forget now, right?!"
--->His win quote vs. Mary in ''Real Bout''
* ShipperOnDeck: He teases his brother a lot in regard to whether or not the latter will finally end up with Mai. Though it's possible he also just does this to get under Andy's skin before a fight.
-->'''Terry''': "This may not be the time or the place, but come on... Tell me what's going on between you and Mai."\\
'''Andy''': "Wh-What are you talking about, brother? That's totally unrelated to what's going on!"\\
'''Terry''': "Well, it's just that every time I run into her at a KOF tournament, she's going about "my Andy" this and "my Andy" that... Man, I get tired of hearing all that stuff! You two should just make up your minds already!"\\
'''Andy''': "You and Joe are so harsh! Are you trying to agitate me or something?"\\
'''Terry''': "Breaking your opponent's pace by taunting him is all part of the game, Bro! I thought you were raised in the streets!"
* {{Shoryuken}}: One of his signature anti-airs is the "Rising Tackle". Terry jumps into the air with an upwards spin, ''[[SubvertedTrope kicking]]'' above him.
* {{Shotoclone}}: {{Downplayed}}. He's got a projectile move (Power Wave), a {{Shoryuken}}-esque move (Rising Tackle or Power Dunk depending on the game) and ''several'' rushing move (Burn Knuckle, Power Charge, and Crack Shoot). This is more options than what classic Shotos like [[Characters/StreetFighterI Ryu from Street Fighter]] can perform, but still embodies the same well-roundedness of the archetype.
* SiblingRivalry: Terry and Andy have been battling for as long as they've both been martial artists. Andy's own motivation for improving comes from wanting to live up to Terry's influence.
-->"Fighting you never gets old! You're my best rival in the world, little brother!"
* SiblingTeam: Terry and Andy are often on the same team during tournaments.
* SignatureHeadgear: His cap that was gifted to him by his father. It flies off his head when he's defeated. He also [[FlungClothing flings it off]] himself when he wins a round. By ''Garou'' however, he's retired the hat in favor of letting his hair out.
* SignatureMove: Nearly his entire core move set, though he's most famous for his Power Wave and Burn Knuckle, the latter of which is implied to be the move he used to defeat Geese Howard. He's also well-known for the Buster Wolf, Power Geyser and the Triple Geyser[[note]]in some games, it's calledChou Reppa Dan where he spins much faster.the Overshoot Geyser instead[[/note]].
*WillTheyOrWontThey: His ''Real Bout 2'' ending pokes fun at this as Mai imagines SleevesAreForWimps: Some of his designs have him wearing a t-shirt with the two sleeves ripped off, exposing his very muscular arms.
* SpiritedCompetitor: One ofthem getting married. Otherwise whether or not Andy will truly reciprocate Mai's feelings is up in his defining traits, which he shares with Kim Kaphwan and [[VideoGame/ArtOfFighting Ryo Sakazaki.]] Terry's been a regular at the air. As of ''KOF XIV'', KOF Tournament ever since the two are now officially in a relationship, and ''XV'' seems to imply he just wants to approach the relationship at a slow and steady pace.
* WouldHitAGirl: Inoriginal ''Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle'', Fury'', and is still acknowledged as one of -- if not its -- top competitors. He's also known for travelling the globe in search of strong opponents to test himself against.
* SuperStrength: Terry's physical capabilities are often depicted as superhuman in nature. In the anime, heuses Ki can hit a falling stack of steel beams with enough force to bend them in half, and then battle and defeat Mars, a ''literal god''. In the games proper he regularly battles supernatural entities like the Jin Brothers, the agents of NEST, and is reputable for being able to fight even with superpowered fighters like Kyo and Iori.
* TalentVsTraining: Terry is a playful slacker whose fighting prowess comes mostly from natural talent and years of street fighting experience. His brother Andy is a much more serious and focused martial artist who mastered two fighting styles. Despite this, Terry always remains ahead of Andy.
* TaughtByExperience: Though Terry received tutelage under Tung Fu Rue, the bulk of his knowledge comes from years of hands-on experience surviving the crime-infested streets of [[ViceCity South Town]].
* TeamPet: His pet monkey, Ukee, who served as the {{Mascot}} of SNK before Terry. He seems to have inherited Terry's fighting spirit and usually greets his owner ''by punching him''. He pops up in one of Terry's win poses in ''[='99=]''.
* TearsOfBlood: In the movie, [[spoiler:after Sulia's HeroicSacrifice]]. Even better, the tears appear to be imbued with bluish ki. He quickly gets over his HeroicBSOD (to the point that he's shown to be visibly angry and ''[[OhCrap bearing fangs]]''). [[LetsGetDangerous Oh, you've done it now...]]
* TechnicianVersusPerformer: Terry is the "performer" to Andy's technician. Andy has dedicated the better part of his adolescence studying Koppoken and spent his adulthood being taught the ways of Shiranui Ninjutsu under Mai's grandfather. Whereas Terry is largely TaughtByExperience, having honed his skills by surviving the crime-ridden streets of South Town. Though he ''did'' receive formal training from Tung Fu Rue for a brief time. Whenever Andy challenges his brother, Terry's natural talent and experience give him a clear advantage.
* TragicKeepsake: According to the intro of ''Wild Ambition'' as well as the first [[AnimeOfTheGame anime specials]], the hat [[ItWasAGift was a gift]] from his [[DisappearedDad deceased adoptive father Jeff]] [[YouKilledMyFather after he was killed by Geese]]. Terry later presents it to Rock, and the kid has cherished it ever since.
* TrashTalk: Despite being a general NiceGuy, Terry is surprisingly effective at talking trash with opponents.
-->"It's been a long time since I fought... get ready to be hurt!"\\
"You have guts. Too bad. I'm gonna tear them out." \\
"Hah! Quite a claim... But you don't convince me, hidden like some weenie!"
* UnskilledButStrong: Downplayed. Terry has had lots of formal training over the years, but a large chunk of his fighting style is self-taught and from years of surviving on the streets. Compared to Andy or Ryo, much of his success comes from strength and fighting instinct rather than a disciplined training regime.
* VariantPowerCopying: It's revealed that Terry's Burn Knuckle and Rising Tackle are modified versions of Tung Fu Rue's Senshippo and Senpuuken.
* VengeanceFeelsEmpty: Implied. By the time of ''Garou'' and ''Memories of Stray Wolves'', he realizes that getting revenge on Geese paled to the excitement he felt being able to travel the world and challenge strong fighters through tournaments. He even tries to let go of their rivalry in ''3'' right before Geese lets himself fall of the tower they fought on.
* WalkingTheEarth: Terry's lot in life is an unending quest to better himself through practical knowledge of fighting. To that end, rather than take his brother's hardline approach to a disciplined, grounded schooling in martial arts, Terry gets into fights and learns as he goes then moves onto the next one. This has enabled him to be a better fighter by comparison, as he finds creative and new ways to come out on top vs. his brother's rigid training that doesn't give him as much flexibility.
* WearingAFlagOnYourHead: His entire default getup is meant to represent the American flag, with combinations of red, white, and blue, and even having a star on his back.
* WolverinePublicity: He's featured in almost every major crossover SNK produces and is often their go-to for representing the company in third-party titles. He's appeared in every ''Fatal Fury'', ''KOF'', and ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcom'' title. He's the sole SNK GuestFighter in the ''Fighting Layer'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series and even made it into ''VideoGame/SNKHeroinesTagTeamFrenzy'' despite not being... well, a girl. Kyo lampshades it in ''KOF XIII'', though of course Terry snips back.
-->'''Kyo''': "Man, you are here every single time, aren't you? Are you going for a perfect attendance record or something?"\\
'''Terry''': "Not really. It's just that when I hear lots of strong people are getting together, I really have to join!"\\
'''Kyo''': "You're a sick individual, Terry... And I don't think there's a cure."\\
'''Terry''': "[[HypocriticalHumor Don't act like you're any different!]] I keep running into you here every time too!"
* WorthyOpponent: Geese is excited at the prospect of fighting him in the first ''Fatal Fury'' after having monitored Terry's progress through the tournament. He shows disappointment whenever he wins againstMai during a scuffle. Ironically, this was averted in ''Real Bout Fatal Fury Special'' where he states he can't hit babes in Terry with his win quotes vs. Mary/EX Mary.expressing higher expectations for Terry's skills.
-->'''Geese''': "Terry Bogard? Someone with some backbone, finally!"
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: His Neck Breaker Drop from ''Wild Ambition'' is a jumping inverted [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin neckbreaker]].
* YouKilledMyFather: Towards Geese who killed Jeff Bogard when Terry was just a child. It motivates him to enter the first KOF tournament to defeat Geese.
** ''3'':
* {{Hunk}}: A tall and muscular man with
* HumbleHero: Terry doesn't boast as much as he rightfully could do, at least in his later years (where he seems to channel his MOTW self more). He's proud of his fame, yeah, but also quite level-headed if his ''XIII'' quotes mean anything.
-->'''Elisabeth''': "I have heard of your legend and the
-->'''Terry''': "Please don't call me a legend. You're making me blush! Let's just get to fighting already! Come on! Hurry up!"
*
*
* IconicOutfit: His most well-known version
* IntergenerationalFriendship: He's on good terms with ''KOF'' fighters like Kyo and Athena who are both high-schoolers. He likes to casually chat with them before a match and exchange words of encouragement.
-->'''Terry''': "I know how to please the crowd pretty good, but you've got me totally beat in that category!"\\
'''Athena''': "D-Don't be silly! Your performance always gets the fans fired up!"\\
'''Terry''': "I'm glad to hear that coming from you! Well then, let's have a fight that'll keep people buzzin' for years!"\\
'''Athena''': "Absolutely! My fans around the globe are counting on it!"
* IntergenerationalRivalry: With Geese. Geese murdered Terry's father when the latter was a child, and this instilled a longtime grudge against Geese in Terry. Geese actively looked forward to facing Terry when he saw that the latter was doing well in the [=KOF=] tournament and was determined to defeat him
* {{Irony}}: He's one of the most famous and powerful fighters spanning the ''Fatal Fury/KOF'' universe. And yet, [[IDontKnowMortalKombat he sucks at actual fighting games]].
* JackOfAllStats: Terry is consistently an incredibly well-rounded fighter who can adapt to many different opponents. His normals all have good range and frame data to play footsies with, Power Wave and Rising Tackle let him zone well, and his other specials give him a variety of rushdown and punishing options.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Played with, Terry is by far the nicest of the SNK protagonists, even going so far as to try and save the man who murdered his father in
%% He's even the only character that get's under [[{{Troll}} Ash Crimson's]] skin.
* KiManipulation:
*
* {{Leitmotif}}: He's had several throughout the ''Fatal Fury'' games.
**
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*
* LivingLegend:
** Terry established himself as
---> '''Kain''': "Terry, the legendary wolf... You're as good as I thought."
** His reputation continues to flourish in
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: He has a body built like a truck, long flowing hair, and a pretty face that's caught a lot of admirers' attention. He does get it cut shorter by ''Garou'', but
* {{Mascot}}: This guy has been the face of Creator/{{SNK}} ever since TheNineties, longer than even [[Franchise/TheKingOfFighters Kyo Kusanagi]]. This is solidified by his inclusion in [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate Super Smash Bros.]] where he represents ''all'' of SNK.
* TheMentor: To Rock in ''Mark of the Wolves'', trying to help the latter come to terms with his identity.
* NiceGuy: A very friendly, fun-loving fella. He gets along with many of the characters from his series and has even gone as far as trying to forgive the likes of Geese Howard, the man who murdered his father. [[BewareTheNiceOnes Doesn't stop him]] from being one of the biggest badasses in ''Fatal Fury'' though.
* PapaWolf: What gets him outta his drunken funk in the second OVA is seeing Tony get pummeled by Axel Hawk.
* ParentalSubstitute: He becomes the [[HappilyAdopted legal guardian of Rock]], Geese's erstwhile son, and is [[GoodParents a better father for
* PillarOfLight: His Power Stream LDM from ''KOF 2003/XI'' sends a
* PowerTrio: With
*
* RedBaron: "The Legendary Hungry Wolf," which is a StealthPun for the
* RedIsHeroic:
* RedOniBlueOni: The
*
* TheRival:
** To Terry. He's not
** In Hokutomaru's ending from ''Garou'', Andy praises his disciple
* SaveTheVillain: Attempts [[TakeMyHand this]] on Geese. It fails, as
* RunningGag: A short-lived one during the NESTS Chronicles; in both ''[=KOF '99=]'' and ''2001'', Mai shows up
* ShipTease: With Mai in the anime movie only. The 'Fatal Fury' games make it more one-sided. [[spoiler: ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXIV'' gives them a RelationshipUpgrade and confirms them as an item in the Fatal Fury team ending.
*
* ShotoClone: His moveset is the closest of the original cast to a traditional Shoto's, having a standard fireball, uppercut,
* SpectacularSpinning: His Shoryodan and Kuuha Dan have him spinning as he performs the attack.
* TheStoic: Andy is very composed overall, contrasting the boisterous attitudes of his brother, his best friend Joe, and his admirer Mai.
* TalentVsTraining: Andy is a much more serious and focused martial artist than his slacker brother Terry. Despite this, Terry always remains ahead of Andy through raw talent.
* TechnicianVersusPerformer: Andy
*
--> '''Terry 1''': "You know what? I've been doing this so long that even seeing a
'''Terry 2''': "That's right! It
* ShipTease: With Mary. The two flirt with each other a
-->"OK! If I win, it's a date! Don't forget now, right?!"
--->His win quote vs. Mary in ''Real Bout''
* ShipperOnDeck: He teases his brother a lot in regard to whether or not the latter will finally end up with Mai. Though it's possible he also just does this to get under Andy's skin before a fight.
-->'''Terry''': "This may not be the time or the place, but come on... Tell me what's going on between you and Mai."\\
'''Andy''': "Wh-What are you talking about, brother? That's totally unrelated to what's going on!"\\
'''Terry''': "Well, it's just that every time I run into her at a KOF tournament, she's going about "my Andy" this and "my Andy" that... Man, I get tired of hearing all that stuff! You two should just make up your minds already!"\\
'''Andy''': "You and Joe are so harsh! Are you trying to agitate me or something?"\\
'''Terry''': "Breaking your opponent's pace by taunting him is all part of the game, Bro! I thought you were raised in the streets!"
* {{Shoryuken}}: One of his signature anti-airs is the "Rising Tackle". Terry jumps into the air with an upwards spin, ''[[SubvertedTrope kicking]]'' above him.
* {{Shotoclone}}: {{Downplayed}}. He's got a projectile move (Power Wave), a {{Shoryuken}}-esque move (Rising Tackle or Power Dunk depending on the game) and ''several'' rushing move (Burn Knuckle, Power Charge, and Crack Shoot). This is more options than what classic Shotos like [[Characters/StreetFighterI Ryu from Street Fighter]] can perform, but still embodies the same well-roundedness of the archetype.
* SiblingRivalry: Terry and Andy have been battling for as long as they've both been martial artists. Andy's own motivation for improving comes from wanting to live up to Terry's influence.
-->"Fighting you never gets old! You're my best rival in the world, little brother!"
* SiblingTeam: Terry and Andy are often on the same team during tournaments.
* SignatureHeadgear: His cap that was gifted to him by his father. It flies off his head when he's defeated. He also [[FlungClothing flings it off]] himself when he wins a round. By ''Garou'' however, he's retired the hat in favor of letting his hair out.
* SignatureMove: Nearly his entire core move set, though he's most famous for his Power Wave and Burn Knuckle, the latter of which is implied to be the move he used to defeat Geese Howard. He's also well-known for the Buster Wolf, Power Geyser and the Triple Geyser[[note]]in some games, it's called
*
* SpiritedCompetitor: One of
* WouldHitAGirl: In
* SuperStrength: Terry's physical capabilities are often depicted as superhuman in nature. In the anime, he
* TalentVsTraining: Terry is a playful slacker whose fighting prowess comes mostly from natural talent and years of street fighting experience. His brother Andy is a much more serious and focused martial artist who mastered two fighting styles. Despite this, Terry always remains ahead of Andy.
* TaughtByExperience: Though Terry received tutelage under Tung Fu Rue, the bulk of his knowledge comes from years of hands-on experience surviving the crime-infested streets of [[ViceCity South Town]].
* TeamPet: His pet monkey, Ukee, who served as the {{Mascot}} of SNK before Terry. He seems to have inherited Terry's fighting spirit and usually greets his owner ''by punching him''. He pops up in one of Terry's win poses in ''[='99=]''.
* TearsOfBlood: In the movie, [[spoiler:after Sulia's HeroicSacrifice]]. Even better, the tears appear to be imbued with bluish ki. He quickly gets over his HeroicBSOD (to the point that he's shown to be visibly angry and ''[[OhCrap bearing fangs]]''). [[LetsGetDangerous Oh, you've done it now...]]
* TechnicianVersusPerformer: Terry is the "performer" to Andy's technician. Andy has dedicated the better part of his adolescence studying Koppoken and spent his adulthood being taught the ways of Shiranui Ninjutsu under Mai's grandfather. Whereas Terry is largely TaughtByExperience, having honed his skills by surviving the crime-ridden streets of South Town. Though he ''did'' receive formal training from Tung Fu Rue for a brief time. Whenever Andy challenges his brother, Terry's natural talent and experience give him a clear advantage.
* TragicKeepsake: According to the intro of ''Wild Ambition'' as well as the first [[AnimeOfTheGame anime specials]], the hat [[ItWasAGift was a gift]] from his [[DisappearedDad deceased adoptive father Jeff]] [[YouKilledMyFather after he was killed by Geese]]. Terry later presents it to Rock, and the kid has cherished it ever since.
* TrashTalk: Despite being a general NiceGuy, Terry is surprisingly effective at talking trash with opponents.
-->"It's been a long time since I fought... get ready to be hurt!"\\
"You have guts. Too bad. I'm gonna tear them out." \\
"Hah! Quite a claim... But you don't convince me, hidden like some weenie!"
* UnskilledButStrong: Downplayed. Terry has had lots of formal training over the years, but a large chunk of his fighting style is self-taught and from years of surviving on the streets. Compared to Andy or Ryo, much of his success comes from strength and fighting instinct rather than a disciplined training regime.
* VariantPowerCopying: It's revealed that Terry's Burn Knuckle and Rising Tackle are modified versions of Tung Fu Rue's Senshippo and Senpuuken.
* VengeanceFeelsEmpty: Implied. By the time of ''Garou'' and ''Memories of Stray Wolves'', he realizes that getting revenge on Geese paled to the excitement he felt being able to travel the world and challenge strong fighters through tournaments. He even tries to let go of their rivalry in ''3'' right before Geese lets himself fall of the tower they fought on.
* WalkingTheEarth: Terry's lot in life is an unending quest to better himself through practical knowledge of fighting. To that end, rather than take his brother's hardline approach to a disciplined, grounded schooling in martial arts, Terry gets into fights and learns as he goes then moves onto the next one. This has enabled him to be a better fighter by comparison, as he finds creative and new ways to come out on top vs. his brother's rigid training that doesn't give him as much flexibility.
* WearingAFlagOnYourHead: His entire default getup is meant to represent the American flag, with combinations of red, white, and blue, and even having a star on his back.
* WolverinePublicity: He's featured in almost every major crossover SNK produces and is often their go-to for representing the company in third-party titles. He's appeared in every ''Fatal Fury'', ''KOF'', and ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcom'' title. He's the sole SNK GuestFighter in the ''Fighting Layer'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series and even made it into ''VideoGame/SNKHeroinesTagTeamFrenzy'' despite not being... well, a girl. Kyo lampshades it in ''KOF XIII'', though of course Terry snips back.
-->'''Kyo''': "Man, you are here every single time, aren't you? Are you going for a perfect attendance record or something?"\\
'''Terry''': "Not really. It's just that when I hear lots of strong people are getting together, I really have to join!"\\
'''Kyo''': "You're a sick individual, Terry... And I don't think there's a cure."\\
'''Terry''': "[[HypocriticalHumor Don't act like you're any different!]] I keep running into you here every time too!"
* WorthyOpponent: Geese is excited at the prospect of fighting him in the first ''Fatal Fury'' after having monitored Terry's progress through the tournament. He shows disappointment whenever he wins against
-->'''Geese''': "Terry Bogard? Someone with some backbone, finally!"
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: His Neck Breaker Drop from ''Wild Ambition'' is a jumping inverted [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin neckbreaker]].
* YouKilledMyFather: Towards Geese who killed Jeff Bogard when Terry was just a child. It motivates him to enter the first KOF tournament to defeat Geese.
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->''"The legend of Joe Higashi begins here!"''
->'''Origin:''' Japan
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->'''Fighting Style:''' Muay Thai
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Katsuhisa Namase (''Fatal Fury'' - ''KOF 94''), Creator/NobuyukiHiyama (95-XIII), Kozo Mito (XIV-current), Greg Irwin (''XII'', English), Creator/KazukiYao (''[='94=]'' Dengeki Bunko drama CD), Creator/ChiharuSawashiro (''King of Fighters for Girls''), George Peter (''The New Battle'', "Joe vs Big Bear" scene, 2021 English dub)[[/note]]
-> A Japanese nak muay, he is the best friend of both Bogard brothers, and is a constant in nearly every King of Fighters tournament. He is currently dating Billy Kane's sister Lilly, something her [[BigBrotherInstinct overprotective older brother]] Billy is not happy about, given his connection to the Bogards (that's for the ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' continuity; in ''The King of Fighters'' he possibly remains single, later being chased around by his ''unnamed'' [[CampGay loyal fan]]). Quite possibly the strongest Muay Thai practitioner in the SNK 'verse, much to credit for his many team ending sequences of him winning other fighting tournaments by himself.\\
Joe is a fighter with a well-rounded kit, able to bounce between defensive play and breakneck offense, his specials all allowing for explosive combos up close.
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->''"The legend of Joe Higashi begins here!"''
->'''Origin:''' Japan
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->'''Fighting Style:''' Muay Thai
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Katsuhisa Namase (''Fatal Fury'' - ''KOF 94''), Creator/NobuyukiHiyama (95-XIII), Kozo Mito (XIV-current), Greg Irwin (''XII'', English), Creator/KazukiYao (''[='94=]'' Dengeki Bunko drama CD), Creator/ChiharuSawashiro (''King of Fighters for Girls''), George Peter (''The New Battle'', "Joe vs Big Bear" scene, 2021 English dub)[[/note]]
-> A Japanese nak muay, he is the best friend of both Bogard brothers, and is a constant in nearly every King of Fighters tournament. He is currently dating Billy Kane's sister Lilly, something her [[BigBrotherInstinct overprotective older brother]] Billy is not happy about, given his connection to the Bogards (that's for the ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' continuity; in ''The King of Fighters'' he possibly remains single, later being chased around by his ''unnamed'' [[CampGay loyal fan]]). Quite possibly the strongest Muay Thai practitioner in the SNK 'verse, much to credit for his many team ending sequences of him winning other fighting tournaments by himself.\\
Joe is a fighter with a well-rounded kit, able to bounce between defensive play and breakneck offense, his specials all allowing for explosive combos up close.
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->''You cannot escape from death!''
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->The BigBad and FinalBoss of
Geese, along with [[DisappearedDad Jeff Bogard]], trained under [[OldMaster Tung Fu Rue]] in the art of Hakkyokuseiken. After learning that Jeff would inherit the style's secret arts, [[APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil Geese left the school embittered, and swore revenge]]. He eventually became the most well-known mastermind in the criminal underground with his enterprise, the [[TheSyndicate Howard Connection]]. He took control of Southtown after winning it over from [[Characters/ArtOfFightingI Mr. Big]] and making him his underling. Afterward, Geese finally got his revenge by killing Jeff Bogard in a vicious battle and causing Jeff's sons to train under Tung [[YouKilledMyFather for revenge]]. Over several years, he worked his way up to become the police commissioner of South Town.\\
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He decided to host the [[VideoGame/FatalFuryKingOfFighters first King of Fighters tournament]] out of boredom and faced Terry Bogard in the final battle after Terry defeated his right-hand man, Billy Kane. Geese lost and was given a swift boot out of the top floor of his tower, but somehow survived the fall.\\
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After his initial defeat, he goes into hiding in ''VideoGame/FatalFury2'', and is revealed to have been discreetly searching for the Jin Scrolls in that time. In ''Fatal Fury 3'', he is confronted once again by Terry in his search for the Scrolls, and is defeated and forced to retreat during the events of that game.\\
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In ''Real Bout: Fatal Fury'', Geese has managed to obtain the Jin Scrolls after the events of ''Fatal Fury 3''. and once again holds the King of Fighters tournament in Southtown. He faced Terry for the last time, and history repeated itself as Geese was once again sent out of his tower. Terry [[SaveTheVillain tried to save him]], but Geese refused and fell. [[NeverFoundTheBody His body was never found]], but in the ''KOF Maximum Impact'' and ''VideoGame/GarouMarkOfTheWolves'' storylines, he is KilledOffForReal, coming back as literal NightmareFuel.\\
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In the King of Fighters timeline, Geese is alive and well. In the Orochi Saga, interested in the new version of the King of Fighters tournament that Rugal is hosting, Geese sends Billy in ''[='95=]'' to form the Rival Team and enact revenge upon the Bogard Bros. Intrigued by the mysterious Orochi power used by Rugal and Iori, Geese decides to enter the King of Fighters tournament directly in ''[='96=]'', along with his half-brother Krauser and Mr. Big to learn more about it. Mr. Big, learning he was being used, attempted to assassinate Geese, but Billy arrived just in time to stop the sniper's bullet aimed at Geese's head. In ''[='97=]'' he chose Billy, Yamazaki, and Blue Mary to go and investigate the Orochi power further, albeit withholding his involvement from Blue Mary, knowing she wouldn't accept working with him.\\
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Geese take a leave of absence for the NESTS Saga, and only briefly makes an appearance in the Tales of Ash Saga in ''2003'' (outside a non-canonical appearace in the console port of XI), sponsoring the Outlaw Team consisting of Yamazaki and Billy again, as well as Gato, wishing to keep an eye on their fighting prowess.\\
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In the New Age Saga, Geese returns to directly participating in the King of Fighters Tournament, taking an interest in Verse through reading about it in the Jin Scrolls. In ''XIV'' participates in the King of Fighters tournament along with Billy and his newly-appointed butler Hein, while in ''XV'', Yamazaki substituted for Hein.\\
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Geese is also playable in several crossovers and [[GuestFighter guest appearances]]. He's appeared in the ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcom'' games, ''VideoGame/Tekken7'', and many more.\\
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* AdaptationalJerkass: He's antagonistic towards King in the KOF series, often by flaunting his Bantam Weight championship belt in front her; knowing she isn't allowed to compete for it[[note]]according to ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'''s canon, King once fought for championship, but was disqualified during the title bout when the officials realized she was a woman. The incident became [[OnceDoneNeverForgotten a permanent disgrace]] for her.[[/note]] because of her gender. And adds insult to injury in KOF XIII by calling her Nak Muay style [[PretenderDiss "fake"]].
-->'''King:''' Seems like a good opportunity to ask you something. You say my moves are Muay Thai knock-offs, right? Well, in that case, what's real Muay Thai? Creating a bit of wind with your fists?\\
'''Joe:''' Ha! My Hurricane Upper came from perfecting the art. Only a true champ can use it! Not that I expect you to understand!
* AllYourPowersCombined: His Climax Super, "Bakuretsu Screw Premium", combines the wind power of Hurrican Upper and the lightning-fast punches of a standard Bakuretsu, resulting in Joe's punches launching a barrage of tornadoes at his opponent.
* AloneAmongTheCouples: Has become something of a running gag in Team Fatal Fury endings in the ''KOF'' series. While Terry and Andy both have canon love interests (Blue Mary and Mai respectively), Joe is comically left dateless and playing the fifth wheel on their group dates. To add insult to injury, his repeated attempts to score a date with Lilly Kane is always doomed to get blocked by [[MySisterIsOffLimits her older brother Billy]].
* AnimeHair: Joe's hair is a bunch of spikes, which have steadily grown taller with each new game.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Loud, boisterous, and loves to project himself as a powerful fighter. He's more arrogant and boastful than Hwa Jai, who's supposed to be the ''bad'' Muay Thai user. [[spoiler:It helps that Hwa, in ''XIII'', is faking his supposed "badness"; ItMakesSenseInContext.]]
-->'''King:''' Seems like a good opportunity to ask you something. You say my moves are Muay Thai knock-offs, right? Well, in that case, what's real Muay Thai? Creating a bit of wind with your fists?\\
'''Joe:''' Ha! My Hurricane Upper came from perfecting the art. Only a true champ can use it! Not that I expect you to understand!
* AllYourPowersCombined: His Climax Super, "Bakuretsu Screw Premium", combines the wind power of Hurrican Upper and the lightning-fast punches of a standard Bakuretsu, resulting in Joe's punches launching a barrage of tornadoes at his opponent.
* AloneAmongTheCouples: Has become something of a running gag in Team Fatal Fury endings in the ''KOF'' series. While Terry and Andy both have canon love interests (Blue Mary and Mai respectively), Joe is comically left dateless and playing the fifth wheel on their group dates. To add insult to injury, his repeated attempts to score a date with Lilly Kane is always doomed to get blocked by [[MySisterIsOffLimits her older brother Billy]].
* AnimeHair: Joe's hair is a bunch of spikes, which have steadily grown taller with each new game.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Loud, boisterous, and loves to project himself as a powerful fighter. He's more arrogant and boastful than Hwa Jai, who's supposed to be the ''bad'' Muay Thai user. [[spoiler:It helps that Hwa, in ''XIII'', is faking his supposed "badness"; ItMakesSenseInContext.]]
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* AdaptationalJerkass: ArchEnemy:
** To Terry Bogard for the murder of his adopted father, Jeff Bogard. Whereas Geese has been out for revenge against Terry ever since his defeat.
** He'santagonistic towards King also made enemies with the entire Sakazaki Family and their friend, Robert Garcia, for ordering Yuri's abduction in ''Art Of Fighting I''. Then Geese used her [[IHaveYourWife as leverage]] to blackmail her father, Takuma, into working for him.
* ArchnemesisDad:
** Regarding his relationship to his son Rock, it depends on the continuity.
*** Averted in theKOF series, often by flaunting original ''Fatal Fury'' continuity, although his Bantam Weight championship belt in front her; knowing she isn't allowed to compete influence casts a long shadow. Rock hates him for it[[note]]according how callously he disregarded Marie but by the time he's old enough to ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'''s canon, do anything about it, Geese has already died so there's no rivalry to be had.
*** In ''The Kingonce fought of Fighters'' continuity, at least in ''XV'', Rock and Geese get an actual interaction and Destined Battle Theme if the two are up against each other. Before this, he and Rock also appeared together in the AlternateContinuity ''KOF: Maximum Impact 2''/''The King of Fighters 2006''. If Rock and Geese are pitted against each other, they have a special intro scene.
** Geese himself has a grudge against his own biological father, [[spoiler:Rudolph Krauser von Stolheim]], forchampionship, a similar reason (leaving him and his mother to fend for themselves when he was just a boy). He attempted to kill him, but was disqualified during halted by Wolfgang Krauser, [[spoiler:his half-brother]]. This left deep emotional scars and gave him his motivation to seek power at any expense.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. Geese will not hesitate to treat his opponents as less than dirt unless they've earned his respect. Consequently, he respects and recognizes Terry as a formidable adversary, looking forward to whenever they fight each other.
* AtomicFBomb: In ''KOF XV'', for some reason, he may curse out as he gets up after being knocked down.
--> '''''SHIT!'''''
* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: He's thetitle bout when head of the officials realized she was a woman. The incident became [[OnceDoneNeverForgotten a permanent disgrace]] Howard Connection for her.[[/note]] a reason: because he has extensive underworld connections and influence among South Town's top politicians and law enforcement. ''And'' he's capable of her gender. And adds insult to injury in KOF XIII by calling her Nak Muay style [[PretenderDiss "fake"]].
-->'''King:''' Seems like a good opportunity to ask you something. You say my moves are Muay Thai knock-offs, right? Well, insinglehandedly wasting anyone that case, what's real Muay Thai? Creating challenges his authority.
* AwesomeButImpractical: Triggering "Raging Dead End" in ''KOF '02'' is abit of wind with your fists?\\
'''Joe:''' Ha! My Hurricane Upper came from perfecting the art. Only a true champ can use it! Nottask, as once you activate it you have to connect an Atemi Nage (any that I expect you like). And against an opponent that fights back, it's difficult to predict it and act accordingly. Be thankful though that you have infinite time to do so here. Its spiritual predecessor via the original Raging Dead End in ''Fatal Fury Wild Ambition'' had a time limit that, after it ran out, thanks to that game's power bar mechanics, meant that the next hit connected on Geese would stun him, no questions asked.
* BadassArmFold: It's a common part of his VictoryPose.
%%* BadassBoast: ''The immortal Geese is about to show you tounderstand!
a very hot place, indeed.''
*AllYourPowersCombined: His Climax Super, "Bakuretsu Screw Premium", combines BadassInANiceSuit: First seen during his cameo appearance in ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting 2'' and, later, in the wind power of Hurrican Upper and the lightning-fast punches of a standard Bakuretsu, resulting opening animation for ''Fatal Fury 3'' which shows him in Joe's punches launching a barrage of tornadoes at different suit (a brown one with a red necktie). For his opponent.
* AloneAmongTheCouples: Has become somethingDLC appearance in ''XV'', he finally appears wearing a slightly different-colored variation of a running gag in Team his iconic ''Fatal Fury'' suit.
* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: In ''Real Bout Fatal Furyendings Special'' he begins fights against Mary by punching her dog Antonio offscreen.
* BattleAura: As Nightmare Geese, he has a perpetual purple aura coming off of him. This is further emphasized in ''KOF XIV'' where he emits a stronger aura performing super moves.
* BattleIntro: In ''KOF XV'':
-->''CEO of Howard Connection and Emperor of South Town, he's a martial arts nightmare! Geese Howard!''\\
'''Geese''': ''You cannot escape from death!''
* BenevolentBoss: Despite his reputation, Geese treats his subordinates fairly and with the utmost respect. This is part of why Billy [[VillainousFriendship actively enjoys working for Geese]].
-->''Whoa! Do I feel good! Billy, gather our thugs and let's have some fun!''
* BigBad: Throughout all the series, Geese is this. The only games he appears in where he's not a final boss or a TrueFinalBoss are ''Special'' (which reuses the engine from the second game, thus leaving Krauser as the final opponent, on top of being a non-canon DreamMatchGame) and ''3'' - and even in the latter, it's his plans for the Scrolls of Jin that drive the story.
* BigBadEnsemble: With the Jin Brothers in 3, they both seek the Jin scrolls.
* BigNo: [[https://youtu.be/Zt1a6EjWEZ0?t=19 As he falls off his tower in the first game of the series.]]
* BloodKnight: Geese takes Terry's love of fighting in a much darker direction. He takes a sadistic glee in personally crushing his opponents' spirits, and considers anyone not strong enough to last against them unworthy of his time. [[spoiler:He enjoys it enough that he personally tells his underlings not to bother with calling for backup when Hein and Yamazaki makes their attempt on his life in Team South Town's ''XV'' ending, considering it just an amusing little diversion.]]
-->''That wasn't enjoyable... Are all the people in this competition gonna be little runts like this?''
* BreakoutVillain: Geese's legacy has persisted well past the scope of ''Fatal Fury''. Not only is he in several other SNK titles like ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'', ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'' and ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcom'', but he's also guest starred in ''VideoGame/Tekken7'', and had a significant cameo in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' as both an NPC and boss battle[[note]]Through the game's spirits mode[[/note]]. Even dying in the main ''Fatal Fury'' series hasn't stopped him from continuing to be an omnipresent force in that and the ''KOF'' universe as a whole.
* BringHimToMe: He has his men capture Terry mid-tournament so that he can personally fight him as the FinalBoss.
* BringIt: Easily his most iconic pose and taunt.
-->''Come on!''
* TheBusCameBack: While Geese's presence always permeated in the ''KOF''series. continuity even after his only canon playable appearance ''[='96=]'', ''XIV'' marked the first time he actually returned to the tournament.
* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler:He and Krauser despise each other. The latter denied Geese his chance for revenge against their father, and the two maintained that animosity all the way to ''VideoGame/FatalFury2'']].
* TheCameo:
** He makes an appearance in Team Fatal Fury's ending in ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters95'', as well Special Team's ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters97 '97]]'' ending.
** He appears in the background of KOF Stadium in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', and also has a spirit battle based on him that's [[SNKBoss way harder]] than the others from the DLC.
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* CoatCape: He combines this with BadassArmfold before flinging it off in nearly all of his intros. In the ''Capcom vs. SNK'' games, while Geese wears the top of his gi properly, he wears his suit jacket as a cape instead.
* TheCoatsAreOff: Pushing your arms out of your gi top and letting it hang around your waist has the same effect of "lowering the straps" of a wrestling singlet, as it were.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Although it's hard to even say that considering the Howard Connection is itself merely a front for Geese's underworld dealings. The company only exists so Geese can be as corrupt behind the scenes as he pleases without drawing attention.
* CounterAttack:
** His Atemi series of counters. It was especially bad in the original ''Fatal Fury'', where he can counter someone ''jumping toward him''.
** ''XIV'' added Oni Hanmon to his novelist. It's a Frame One Counter that will counter ''any'' physical attack if they connect.
* DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster: A major lynchpin to his charisma and personality. Hate him or not, one can't help but feel respect for the fact that he essentially walked the dark road to power in the criminal underworld and became all the richer and more powerful for it, ruling the city of Southtown in all of its late 1980s glory, and became a powerhouse CEO, kingpin crime lord, AND master martial artist that makes the archetypical [[{{Yuppie}} yuppies]] of the era look like outright posers, and rules the city from high above on his name owned skyscraper penthouse suite like a god.
* DamnYouMuscleMemory:
** Raimei Gouha Nage went from a dragon punch motion in ''KOF XIV'' to a half-circle back then forward in ''KOF XV'', partly because while
** PlayedWith with Raging Storm as of ''XIV''. While the original "Pretzel" motion can still be used as an EasterEgg, its default the simpler Orochinagi motion (quarter-circle back, then half-circle forward).
* DashAttack: "Ja'ei Ken" (Dark Gale Fist) has him rush forward with a ki-charged shoulder attack and ends with a ThreeStrikeCombo.
* ADayInTheLimelight: He starred in a single-issue manga called ''The Geese Howard Story'' that chronicles his backstory and rise to power prior to both ''VideoGame/FatalFuryKingOfFighters'' and ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting 2''.
* DegradedBoss: A [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] example in ''[[VideoGame/FatalFury Fatal Fury 2: Special]]''. In that game, you fight Geese before Wolfgang Krauser [[spoiler: and Ryo Sakazaki]]. However, the downplayed part is that Geese is ''still'' a boss character and a reasonably ''tough'' opponent.
* DieLaughing: He laughs maniacally as he plummets to his death.
* DifficultButAwesome: His Raging Storm command has an unusual series of inputs consisting of going from down-back, then to a half-circle back (so from forward to back), and then finishing with a down-forward. The easiest way to do it is to go from down-back to up-forward before going to the half-circle back motion and then going one direction past (up-back) before finishing at down-forward, forming a pretzel-pattern. Despite this, Raging Storm as a move is a good all-purpose reversal and anti-air, so mastery of the motion is rewarded. Even in ''XIV'' and ''XV'', the original pretzel input can still be used for those who mastered it.
* DirtyCop: He used to be the police commissioner of Southtown, using his power to expand his massive crime network.
* DisappearedDad: His father ditched him and his mother when he was a child.
* DisneyVillainDeath: The first time he's knocked off of Geese Tower by Terry, he gets better. The second time, however, [[KilledOffForReal kills him for real]].
* TheDreaded:
** For most of South Town, Geese is a modern-day Capone. He can ruin lives through his various criminal connections, or take lives by ordering the hit. Worse, he might decide to do it himself and he's likely to get away with it since most of the city's police force is in his pocket.
* DyingSmirk: Maniacal grin, actually: Geese sees his death as the last slap in Terry's face, and he lets it show as he falls to his death laughing.
* EasterEgg: In ''KOF XV'', you can still do the classic "Pretzel" motion (1632143CD, to be exact) for his iconic Raging Storm in addition to the standard 2141236CD input.
* ElementalMotifs: Many of his attacks have wind and storm-themed names. There's Reppuken (Gale Fist), Shippuken (Swift Wind Fist), Shinku Nage (Vacuum Throw), and of course, Raging Storm.
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: He did genuinely care for his late mother, having worked to help support the two of them and being devastated by her death. It was enough of a motivator to make him seek revenge on his father.
* EvilCounterpart: To Terry.
** Both fighters grew up in poverty on the streets of South Town, and then lost their only parental figure; Terry's adoptive father, Jeff, and Geese's mother, Maria. While Terryand Andy both have canon love interests (Blue Mary and Mai respectively), Joe is comically left dateless and playing the fifth wheel on their group dates. To add insult had a network of loved ones to injury, keep him grounded, including his repeated attempts to score a date with Lilly Kane is always doomed to get blocked by [[MySisterIsOffLimits her older brother Billy]].
* AnimeHair: Joe's hairand his father's mentor, Geese became embittered and ruthless as the years went on, eventually turning to a life of crime.
** Both of them seek revenge for the death of their loved ones; Terry faced off against Geese for Jeff's murder, and Geese sought his own father to avenge his mother's death. Terry however was the only one who successfully defeated his targeted adversary, while Geese was never able to have that same closure and continued to live for years with internalized rage. Terry was at the very least able to move on from those feelings after years of reflection and love from those around him.
** Terry and his brother Andy were inseparable as children, and even as adults, they maintain a friendly SiblingRivalry as professional fighters. [[spoiler:Meanwhile, Geese and his brother Krauser hate each other; Krauser was the one to deny Geese's chance of revenge against their father, and the few times they interacted after that ended with one backstabbing the other.]]
** Geese ended up becoming a cruel deadbeat like his father, abandoning his wife and child to poverty so he could pursue his own ambitions. Terry ended up adopting Geese's son, Rock, and gave him a happier childhood, much like how Jeff was able to provide for Terry and Andy.
** Geese lives in a comfortable, wealthy environment thanks to a ruthless career in the criminal underworld. Terry is abunch of spikes, which working-class drifter content to live through odd jobs and tournament winnings.
** Even their designs havesteadily grown taller a lot of parallels; they're both blonde-haired, blue-eyed Americans with each new game.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Loud, boisterous,color palettes consisting of red, white, and loves blue. Terry though is a case of HairOfGoldHeartOfGold and InnocentBlueEyes, while Geese has a serious case of IcyBlueEyes. They both also happen to project himself as represent a powerful fighter. West vs. East contrast; Terry wears casual American-styled street clothes, while Geese battle garb is usually a style of Japanese garments.
* EvilIsHammy: He's almost as boisterous as Terry. Some of his battle interactions go the extra mile:
--> ''Die like your father, you pin-headed son of an ice cream maker!''\\
''Coming up against me takes guts. I like guts--with catsup.''
* EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry: Although he wears a rather modest dogi and hakama pants, Geese's battle attire also includes [[GoldMakesEverythingShiny a blinged-out gold necklace]].
* EvilLaugh: And he goes [[LaughingMad plum crazy]] when you beat him as Nightmare Geese in ''Real Bout Special''.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Many of his voice actors give him a deep, gravelly tone, evoking a sense of strength and menace.
* EvilVsEvil: He and Mr. Big are pitted in a war for control over Southtown's criminal empire.
* ExecutiveSuiteFight: Most of his boss battles take place in his office atop the Howard Connection's tower.
* {{Expy}}: Of Thouzer, from ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''. Much like the Holy Emperor, Geese shares avian AnimalMotif themes, and a backstory of a harsh world without love coming to shape a man into a person of great power but also great evil.
* FinalBoss:
** Of the original ''Fatal Fury''. He is also the TrueFinalBoss in ''Real Bout Fatal Fury Special'' as "Nightmare" Geese if the conditions are met.
** Of ''The King of Fighters: Neowave'', as his younger ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting 2'' self with his white WaistcoatOfStyle and long blonde hair.
* FluffyTheTerrible: Nobody is entirely sure why SNK chose to name a major crime boss and master martial artist after ''waterfowl'', but after a few fights with him you forget how odd it sounds.
* FlungClothing: In some of his intros, he'll be shown wearing an elaborate haori that gets taken off. In games where his in-game sprite or model is a WalkingShirtlessScene, he'll throw off his dogi top instead.
* FreudianExcuse: He and his mother were abandoned by his father to the dark slums of Southtown. Geese had to work to help support him and his mother, but she eventually passed away from illness.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: He has a nasty scar on his back from the survival of his first fall. He also has a massive scar across his chest, though the cause of it is uncertain. Initially, it was implied to have been inflicted by Krauser, when they were teenagers[[note]]Geese tried to attack Krauser's father for allegedly abandoning his mother, but Krauser blocked the attack then struck Geese back in retaliation[[/note]]. But during ''The Motion Picture'', Geese attributes the wound to his fight with Terry and implies that his Burn Knuckle left the wound in his chest.
* GrappleMove:
** His counter move will toss his opponent behind him, putting them in an incredibly disadvantageous state.
** His Rashomon DM has him fling his opponent upward, then gathers energy around his body and proceeds to unleash a ''mean'' punch as the foe falls down.
* GratuitousEnglish: Just as bad as his rival (most famous for "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeB-4s1Cho4 PREDICTABO!]]").
* GreaterScopeVillain: Of the first ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'' game, being Mr. Big's boss who gave him the go to kidnap Yuri Sakazaki and force her father to follow his commands
* GroundWave: His "Reppuuken" special (when it's not a close-ranged clawing attack) sends a wave of RazorWind across the ground.
* GuestFighter: Appears as a first season [[DownloadableContent DLC]] character in ''VideoGame/Tekken7''.
* HiddenDepths: His bio mentions that he enjoys billiards and he's a fan of ''Film/TheGodfather'', as noted by how his favorite music is the "Love Theme" from its score. ''KOF XV'' also suggests through his first canonical interaction with his son Rock beyond their initial meeting (as Geese dies in the ''Fatal Fury'' timeline before the two ever meet again) that even though he threw her away in pursuit of his own ambitions, he still never forgot about his secret wife Marie after all this time.
%%* {{Hunk}}: Of the rare villainous variety.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Much of his formative years and his lust for power are driven by his father's abandonment and desire to prove himself in spite of it. Later on he marries a woman and fathers a son only to leave them with nothing as his criminal ambitions grew, cementing his son's own desire for revenge (thankfully, his apparent death combined with Terry trying to steer Rock away from becoming his father has managed to disrupt the CycleOfRevenge, if not outright break it).
* IHaveYourWife: He kidnaps Takuma Sakazaki's daughter Yuri in ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'' to blackmail him into becoming an enforcer.
* {{Immortality}}: Speculation rages over whether Geese received immortality from the Jin scrolls. [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted when it's revealed he sought the scrolls to keep them out of others' use rather than use them himself.]]
** It's unknown if he truly gained it by ''KOF'', but he seems to love stating that he's immortal whenever he returns in games where his appearance isn't canon. [[spoiler:His ending in ''XIV'' reveals the status of this sub-plot within the KOF timeline: he has not unlocked the secrets of the Jin scrolls yet, but he entered the tournament to learn morearrogant about the events they prophesized regarding Verse and, later on, Otoma=Raga.]]
* IWasQuiteALooker: Although he isn't ugly nowadays nor does he seem to lament this, Geese's [[CanonImmigrant appearance]] in ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting 2'' (also seen in ''Neowave'') had him as an evil version of [[LongHairedPrettyBoy Andy Bogard]] who was a BadassInANiceSuit.
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: He gets excited when fighting particularly bloodthirsty opponents like those who have succumbed to Orochi blood.
-->''That bloodlust, it feels nice... Show me more of that madness of yours.'' (vs. Iori)
* IncestSubtext: It's a bit... ''odd'', that both Geese's mother andboastful his wife were waifish Caucasian women with almost identical names (Maria, Marie).
* IntergenerationalRivalry: With Terry. Geese murdered Terry's father when the latter was a child, and this instilled a longtime grudge against Geese in Terry. Geese actively looked forward to facing Terry when he saw that the latter was doing well in the [=KOF=] tournament, and was determined to defeat him for good after a humiliating loss. By ''3'' though, Terry has largely let go of his grudge against Geese and now only feels compelled to fight him to stop his evil plans thanHwa Jai, who's supposed out of any personal malice. He was even willing to save Geese's life which the latter spitefully denied.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Most of his goals involve consolidating power and influence for himself, from running a massive crime empire to seeking out scrolls of immortality. [[AllThereInTheManual Even his bio states]] his favorite thing is "himself".
* {{Jerkass}}: Villainy aside, Geese wastes no effort in deriding his opponents, engaging in enough TrashTalk to make Terry's quips seem squeaky clean.
-->''You repulse me!''\\
''Pathetic!''\\
''You're not worth my disgust!''
* JokerImmunity: An odd example; in the continuity of ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'', he's alive and well, but in his home continuity of ''Fatal Fury'' and ''[=KOF=]''[='=]s own Alternate Continuity, the ''Maximum Impact'' series, he's dead. And even then, he's appeared in games where he's canonically dead in the form of "Nightmare Geese", a much more powerful "spirit" version of his normal self.
* KamehameHadoken: "Shippuken" is an airborne fireball that Geese fires downwards. [[GrappleMove Rashomon]] also ends with him firing a massive ki blast at his opponent.
* KiManipulation: Like Terry, Geese learned Hakkyokuseiken and can use ki as his attacks, such as his [[GroundWave Reppuken]] and air projectile, Shippuken. His Raging Storm's most common appearance is a rising cage of ki.
* KickTheDog: A literal example. If Blue Mary fights him as a boss in ''Real Bout Fatal Fury Special'' he will begin the match by attacking her dog Antonio.
* KickThemWhileTheyAreDown: His Raimei Gouha Nage command throw only works on downed opponents. His new DM in XIV, Raigou Reppuuken also works like this.
* KilledOffForReal: At the end of ''Real Bout Fatal Fury''. Geese still shows up in the following sequels, ''Real Bout Special'' and ''Real Bout 2: The Newcomers'', but both of those titles are considered to being [[DreamMatchGame Dream Match Games]] which has no effect on the current ''Fatal Fury'' storyline. {{Averted}} in ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'', where he's alive and well.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Invoked after his match against Ryo Sakazaki, in ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting 2''. Geese was losing and fled before Ryo could claim his revenge,[[note]]for ordering his sister, Yuri's abduction to blackmail his father, Takuma into working for him[[/note]] by finishing him off with his Haoh Shoko Ken.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: [[spoiler:Him being Krauser's brother is treated as TheReveal of ''VideoGame/FatalFury2'', but by the time of their reappearance in ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters96'', the fact is treated pretty casually by the game.]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: "...For Geese" is a series of themes that, from game to game, remains fairly consistent; a combination of hard rock guitar riffs and traditional Japanese instrumentation. The name changes every game, but the most well-known variant is "Soy Sauce for Geese".
* LightningBruiser: Some games have him designed as an absolute monster up close. If he can get in his opponent's space, he'll unleash an onslaught of devastating mixups. Deadly Rave also plays this up, with Geese striking faster than he can with any of his normals.
* LonghairedPrettyBoy: In his younger years as South Town's police commissioner ([=AOF2=]), which caused some gamers to mistake him for Andy Bogard.
* LongLostSibling:
** [[spoiler:He and Krauser are revealed to be half-brothers. And the''bad'' Muay Thai user. [[spoiler:It helps two don ''not'' have a friendly relationship, given Krauser denied Geese his chance of revenged against their father.]]
** [[spoiler:He's Kain's brother-in-law, having married the latter's sister, Rock's mother.]]
* TheManBehindTheMan: Geese's connection to Mr. Big was first mentioned in the Takara version of ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'' for the SNES, and revealed he was actually the one responsible for ordering Yuri Sakazaki's abduction. This wasn't shown in the arcade version, which ended on a cliff-hanger. But [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSkLpQSiQmo the intro of AOF2]] made it official by canonizing the Takara ending almost verbatim.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Geese portrays the image of a corrupt politician: from neatly pressed corporate attire, lavish penthouse suites, to regularly being chauffeured around in black limousines. Even in his first appearance, despite coming to the fight dressed in his akijutsu garb, he reminds everyone who he really is by keeping his Rolex on.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: Nightmare Geese's Raging Dead End HSDM[=/=][=MAX2DM=] in ''2002: Unlimited Match'' '''IS''' this trope, via its Kokuu Reppuu Zan (Empty Air Gale Slash) followup (it was originally one of his normal Supers in ''Wild Ambition''). [[PowerGlows His hands glow]], [[CounterAttack and if hit]], [[ShirtlessScene Geese takes off his dogi]] and starts firing Reppukens like there's no tomorrow. Eventually, they form one '''[[MemeticMutation XBOX HUEG]]''' Reppuken roughly ''four times'' the size of a regular one thatHwa, encases his opponent. [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill He then fires it.]]
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: It was first assumed that being named after a waterfowl doesn't exactly evoke a sense of fear, but geese are also known for [[FoulWaterfowl dickish behavior]]. As his name suggests, that doesn't stop him from being a notorious crime lord, and he ''will'' kick your ass.
* NeverFoundTheBody: Geese was never seen again after his last fall in ''3''. It's reported InUniverse that he died from that final encounter with Terry.
* NighInvulnerability: Let's face it: when you can survive a fall from a 50-story building (TWICE, depending on the continuity), you are most definitely this.
* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Nightmare Geese]]'''. Both the actual one (at least in ''Maximum Impact'') and the DLC skin you get for Geese when you digitally pre-order ''KOF XIV''. It's Geese as a zombie with glowing red eyes, decaying skin, a completely disheveled and tattered gi, and a VoiceOfTheLegion. The artwork released for the skin even has his facial expression as a SlasherSmile.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: His Deadly Rave LDM/HSDM is a Ranbu-style super move where he unleashes a brutal string of strikes on his opponent.
* NormallyIWouldBeDeadNow: Survived ''two'' falls from his tower before the third one that stuck. Or did it?
* NobleDemon: ZigZagged. Against many others, Geese is pretty much a textbook scumbag, using manipulation and any other means necessary to reach his goal, and is not above murder, not to mention that he's very much a CorruptCorporateExecutive. However, if someone earns his respect, then he damn well will show it genuinely. He also treats his subordinates very fairly and respectfully, and has a personal sense of honor when it comes to direct combat, the only time he'd ever dismiss that is when he killed Jeff.
* NotQuiteDead: His infamous defeat that sent him flying off a skyscraper wasn't enough to keep him down for good.
* OccidentalOtaku:
** It's heavily implied in almost all his stages and the way he dresses (with the only exception of ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting 2'' when he fights in an executive dress, and in his office) that Geese seems to love Japanese culture maybe ''too much''. In fact, in ''[=AOF2=]'', he escapes to Japan after he's defeated.
** The "Southtown" stage in ''KOF XIV'' clearly takes place at the top of Geese Tower and amidst all the Oriental-themed decorations you can spot some American flag banners too so this side of his personality still exists in the ''KOF'' timeline.
* OldShame: In-universe. It's a little-known fact that he once fought Ryo Sakazaki during the finals of the very first King of Fighters tournament. The embarrassing part was, Ryo thrashed him so soundly, that Geese turned tail and ran before Ryo could deliver the coup de grace.
* OptionalBoss: In ''2002: Unlimited Match'', Geese is the last Expert challenge of the Challenge Mode.
* OrcusOnHisThrone: From ''KOF '97'' to ''XIII'',is faking he was relegated to this, being in his supposed "badness"; ItMakesSenseInContext.]]office giving Billy orders. It wouldn't be until ''XIV'' that Geese gets an actual playable appearance in a canonical game.
* ParentalAbandonment:
** His father, an Austrian terrorist, left him and his mother to fend for themselves in Southtown. This left his mother to die from health issues and instilled a deep hatred in Geese for the man that abandoned them.
** He did this to his own son as well. Rock ''loathes'' the man not only for abandoning him and his wife Marie, but for turning down his pleas to save his mom ''the very night that she died''. Ironically, Geese hates ''his'' father for [[spoiler:leaving him and his mother Maria to fend for themselves in Southtown while he went on to become the head of the Strolheim family. Geese even tried to kill his dad, but half-bro Krauser stopped him.]]
* PetTheDog:
** He helped out a young Billy and Lily Kane when the two were orphans on the streets of London. Billy later took a job with Geese [[IOweYouMyLife out of gratitude]], and the two have maintained a close professional relationship.
** The anime shows him tending fish.
* PillarOfLight: While it's usually a Cage or Claw of Light, the SDM variant of his Raging Storm actually took on this form in ''[='96=]''.
* PlayingWithFire: [[RuleOfCool For some odd reason]], Geese's Level 3 version of his Deadly Rave in the ''[=CvS=]'' titles has the final hit setting the opponent ablaze with [[TechnicolorFire purple flames]].
* PopCulturedBadass: [[Film/TheGodfather Speak Softly, Love]] Is his favorite piece of music according to his bio.
* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: He was one of Tung's most promising students along with Jeff Bogard. But Tung realized about Geese's thirst for power and criminal connections, so he decided to pass his most sacred techniques to Jeff which caused Geese to leave the school in anger. Years later, Geese would murder Jeff.
* PurpleIsPowerful: His specials are sometimes rendered with purple effects, but his Desperation Moves like ''Raigo Reppuken'' from ''KOF XIV'' stand out. Nightmare Geese takes the trope further by emitting a purple BattleAura. Averted in ''XV'', where they're a cool blue instead.
* PutOnABus: Had a lengthy absence starting with ''[=KOF '96=]''. Aside from the home ports of ''2002'' and ''XI'', ''98UM'', ''Neowave'' and ''2002UM'', SNK never put him in any of the other mainline ''KOF'' games. This changes when he comes back in ''XIV'' in the base roster and for ''XV'' as DLC.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: As Nightmare Geese. Coupled with GlowingEyesOfDoom in ''2002: Unlimited Match'''s artwork.
* TheRival
** With [[Characters/StreetFighterTheFourKings M. Bison]] in the ''[[VideoGame/SNKVsCapcom SVC]]'' games, being the resident {{Big Bad}}s of their respective series. The two enjoy some very hearty gloating with each other.
-->'''Geese''': ''Well, well. The leader of Shadaloo. So you're Bison?''\\
'''Bison''': ''...Geese Howard, is it? What brings you here?''\\
'''Geese''': ''You can't control the world, but I can. So... Now you can die happy.''\\
'''Bison''': ''Foo ha ha! How amusing.''
** His guest appearance in ''VideoGame/Tekken7'' sees him as a rival to Heihachi Mishima, as both of them are the respective villains of their franchises, as well as [=CEOs=] of major corporations who have a reputation for being terrible fathers.
-->''"Mishima...the world is too big for you to control. Leave it all to me. You can just die."''
* RunningGag: Falling to his death from the top of Geese Tower. For something that's only happened twice canonically, the second of which led to his actual death, the event gets referenced quite a bit. Best summed up by [[http://www.mmcafe.com/southtown_map/ a fanmade map of Southtown]]
--> '''Geese Tower Description:''' The owner of this skyscraper has been spotted falling from the penthouse on countless occasions. He eventually landed wrong.
* SayMyName: Gets this a lot from the [[YouKilledMyFather Bogard Bros.]]
* SchrodingersCast: Has been dead in the ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' storyline since 1996, but in ''KOF'' he is still alive and well.
* SelfMadeMan: Everything Geese earned, he used any means necessary to take it for himself, even if it meant staining his hands with blood and making countless enemies along the way.
* SelfDisposingVillain: Fighting at the top of a tower that doesn't even have proper guard rails isn't the wisest idea, since while he was lucky the first time he fell off, the second one ''killed'' him in the ''Fatal Fury'' continuity.
* ShockAndAwe: His other elemental motif besides wind. Raimei Gouha Nage, Thunder Break, and Raigou Reppuken have his ki come out in the form of a lightning strike.
* {{Shoryuken}}: His "Hisho Nichirin Zan" (Sun Cutter) special in older games is similar to Terry's Power Dunk in that he knocks his opponent up as he rises, then does a slicing arm attack that knocks the foe back down.
* ShoutOut: His Hidden Desperation Move from Fatal Fury 3 is a homage to [[Anime/GreatMazinger Great Mazinger's]] "Thunder Break", right down to the name and aesthetics.
* SignatureMove: Many of his moves are memorable, but special mention goes to [[GroundWave Reppuken]], his [[CounterAttack counter throws]] and Raging Storm.
* SlasherSmile: Although he's usually a SmugSmiler, his Nightmare incarnation has this as his default expression.
* SmugSmiler: Wielder of one of the most sinister grins in all of fighting game history. The one on ''Real Bout Fatal Fury'''s promotional art shows it off best.
* SNKBoss: One of the two main {{Trope Codifier}}s (alongside Rugal), though not a TropeMaker (that honor went to [[VideoGame/NAM1975 Dr. Muckly]]). Geese's battles are notoriously difficult thanks to an unforgiving AI and plethora of powerful attacks.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: His GroundPound energy move (S)DM has been either called Rising Storm or Raging Storm.
* SpiritedCompetitor: Despite having ulterior motives for entering ''KOF'', it's no secret that Geese enjoys his time even if his opponents tend to not put up much of a fight against him.
* SpitefulSuicide: When Terry defeats Geese for the last time, he tries to save the latter from falling to his death, but Geese lets go of Terry's grip and [[DieLaughing laughs the whole way down]].
* StartOfDarkness: [[spoiler:In his youth, he managed to track down his father to Europe so that he could kill the latter to avenge the death of his mother. But he was intercepted by Wolfgang Krauser, starting a long feud between the two men.]] He then went to train under Tung Fu Rue in an effort to achieve greater power, but Tung later expelled him for this very motivation. Years later he would spitefully murder his fellow trainee, Jeff Bogard.
* SuperMobBoss: A crime boss who's controlled the city of Southtown since TheSeventies during the events of ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting''. But also, he's an incredibly dangerous martial artists who can pulverize enemies who challenge most fighters without help.
* TheSyndicate: The Howard Connection is this, controlling a massive network of illicit trading, assassinations, and so on. Although Geese [[VillainWithGoodPublicity fools the people]] by using his seemingly benevolent actions and the police force as a front.
* ThreeStrikeCombo: His Ja'ei Ken special in older games has him strike 3 times if the initial move hits. In ''XIV'' he replaces this move with the Fudou Ken which has three different followups depending on the second input entered.
* TooDumbToLive: While a very capable and cunning villain in every other respect, Geese's propensity for letting himself get knocked off his own tower is so well-known it reaches memetic status in [[WebAnimation/DeathBattle some circles]] (once could happen to anyone, but twice and you're just being careless).
* TornadoMove: In ''KOF XIV'' his Raging Storm is depicted as a tornado around him like his son's version. Geese's is ''much'' bigger and significantly more powerful.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Rare steak according to his bios.
* TrueFinalBoss: Of ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting 2'', provided the player won every fight without continuing, or losing any rounds.
* TurnToReligion: Darkly subverted and also counts as both a HeelFaithTurn and his StartOfDarkness. [[spoiler:When Geese couldn't fulfill his revenge against his father, he turned to religion for a while to ease his hatred and seek forgiveness to such a cruel world he was born into. However, he couldn't keep down the taste of humiliation of defeat and the fear of those who mercilessly reigned power over him violently, leading him to turn to martial arts and learning the meaning of power.]]
* UndeathlyPallor: The Nightmare Geese skin in ''XIV'' depicts him as a decaying zombie with pale blue skin.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Geese was once a kind boy who lived a poor but modest life with his mother Maria. But a combination of Southtown's cruel and cold environment beating him down, the helplessness of his mother dying of malnutrition over his well-being, poverty, being beaten by his half-brother and developing a fear of him, and summing the dark conclusion that power ultimately brings results-regardless of doing good or evil-turned him into the man we all know, respect, and fear today.
* VariantPowerCopying: Deadly Rave was created after his battle with Ryo in ''[=AOF2=]''. It was a result of Geese taking interest in the Kyokugen style's [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown Ryuuko Ranbu]].
* VillainExitStageLeft: When you beat him in ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting 2'', he escapes when a blackout hits his office and hightails it to Japan.
* VillainOfAnotherStory: He's the ManBehindTheMan of ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting's'' Mr. Big, making him the GreaterScopeVillain of that series.
* VillainRespect: He likes challenging strong fighters, seeing people like Terry and Ryo as {{worthy opponent}}s for their continued growth and strength.
-->"Drawing out my power this much... I commend you."
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Geese's real machinations are generally unknown to the people of South Town because his company, the Howard Connection, creates a substantial firewall between what they appear as and what they actually do. By and large, he's seen as a benevolent and charitable man who uses his connections to better the city but it belies his various criminal ties (turning the company's real purpose into a protection racket that shakes down the locals just so he can step in and clean things up with the front-facing entity).
* VillainousFriendship: He and Billy share a genuine respect and comradery with each other, which explains why Billy continues taking jobs with Geese.
* VillainousLineage: His father was a terrorist who left Geese and his mother for dead. Geese would grow up to also be a ruthless criminal who left his wife and child for dead. His son Rock narrowly avoids repeating this cycle by actively suppressing Geese's villainous influence.
* VoiceOfTheLegion: All of Nightmare Geese's dialogue in ''XIV'' is filtered with a warping effect.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: From ''Special'' onwards, he never wears the top of his dogi, effectively becoming his IconicOutfit. This sticks in ''KOF XIV'' and is an alternate outfit in ''XV''.
* WaistcoatOfStyle: Worn by his younger version, the final boss of ''Neowave''.
* WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler:He kills Lily in the first ''Fatal Fury'' movie.]]
* YouWillBeSpared: Occasionally he'll spare his opponents from death or more humiliating defeats if he thinks their skills are commendable.
-->"Very interesting. Fine, I'll let you live out of respect of your strength." (vs. [[TheHero Shun'ei]])
* YourMindMakesItReal: The fight against Nightmare Geese is heavily implied to be one big nightmare. Naturally, this version is usually an SNKBoss as well.
* WearingAFlagOnYourHead: For his first appearance only, the American flag was plastered onto the back of Geese's dogi.
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[[folder:Andy Bogard]]
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->''"Get a real taste of the Shiranui style!"''
->'''Origin:''' USA
->[[quoteleft:75:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/usa_1961.png]]
->'''Fighting Style:''' Shiranui-ryuu Ninjutsu, Hakkyokuseiken
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]] Jun Hashimoto (''Fatal Fury'' - ''KOF 94''), Creator/KeiichiNanba (95-XIII), Creator/HiroshiOkamoto (XIV-current), Jeff Manning (''XII'', English), Creator/RyoHorikawa (''[='94=]'' Dengeki Bunko drama CD), Toshinari Fukamachi (''King of Fighters for Girls'')[[/note]]
-> Younger brother of Terry and a McNinja. He was taught a basic form of Shiranui ninjutsu by Mai's grandfather Hanzo. After hearing of his father Jeff's death at the hands of Geese Howard, he joins forces with Terry and Joe Higashi, and the three enter Geese's King of Fighters tournament. Although Andy fights Geese first, he loses badly, and Terry finishes the villain off... maybe. He's also the apple of Mai's eye, although he rejects her advances.
->Andy is most prominently a very honest and well-rounded fighter evocative of a {{Shotoclone}}, possessing a fireball, several forward-traversing specials, and a {{Shoryuken}}, giving him a little bit of everything to play flexibly in battle.
----
* AdaptationDyeJob: The first anime special gives him blue hair instead of blond.
* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: As weird as it may sound nowadays, for a brief while he was SNK's closest equivalent to ''VideoGame/StreetFighterI'''s Ryu, at least before the first ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'' game came out a year later: Andy is vaguely asian-themed, wears sleeveless white clothing with red accessories, and [[{{Shotoclone}} has the closest moves to Ryu/Ken's repertoire]] among the initial trio. Keep in mind that ''Fatal Fury'' was created by the director of the first ''Street Fighter'' game, and that Ryu/Ken's HurricaneKick (their only move without an obvious counterpart in ''Fatal Fury'') was added in at the last minute to replace the unused "Fire Kick".
* AlwaysSecondBest: To his older brother, Terry. Andy has lost every time they've competed, despite having studied Koppo Ken and Shiranui ninjitsu. By ''Mark of the Wolves'', he's finally [[CantCatchUp made peace]] with the fact that Terry's skills exceed his own.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: It doesn't get in the way when the rubber meets the road (the duo will always have each other's back) but there is some definite yearning on Andy's part to become the kind of fighter his brother is seen as.
* AnimalMotifs: Invoked in the ''XIV'' ending. Joe associates him with a praying mantis (due to Mai's fierceness making her his superior) solely because he wanted Andy to fit in with Joe's own tiger motif as well as Terry's wolf one.
* BadassInDistress: The reason why Terry and Mai join the party in ''Sky Stage'' is that Andy is among the fighters who got caught in the time/space paradox that the group has to fix.
** To Terry Bogard for the murder of his adopted father, Jeff Bogard. Whereas Geese has been out for revenge against Terry ever since his defeat.
** He's
* ArchnemesisDad:
** Regarding his relationship to his son Rock, it depends on the continuity.
*** Averted in the
*** In ''The King
** Geese himself has a grudge against his own biological father, [[spoiler:Rudolph Krauser von Stolheim]], for
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. Geese will not hesitate to treat his opponents as less than dirt unless they've earned his respect. Consequently, he respects and recognizes Terry as a formidable adversary, looking forward to whenever they fight each other.
* AtomicFBomb: In ''KOF XV'', for some reason, he may curse out as he gets up after being knocked down.
--> '''''SHIT!'''''
* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: He's the
-->'''King:''' Seems like a good opportunity to ask you something. You say my moves are Muay Thai knock-offs, right? Well, in
* AwesomeButImpractical: Triggering "Raging Dead End" in ''KOF '02'' is a
'''Joe:''' Ha! My Hurricane Upper came from perfecting the art. Only a true champ can use it! Not
* BadassArmFold: It's a common part of his VictoryPose.
%%* BadassBoast: ''The immortal Geese is about to show you to
*
* AloneAmongTheCouples: Has become something
* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: In ''Real Bout Fatal Fury
* BattleAura: As Nightmare Geese, he has a perpetual purple aura coming off of him. This is further emphasized in ''KOF XIV'' where he emits a stronger aura performing super moves.
* BattleIntro: In ''KOF XV'':
-->''CEO of Howard Connection and Emperor of South Town, he's a martial arts nightmare! Geese Howard!''\\
'''Geese''': ''You cannot escape from death!''
* BenevolentBoss: Despite his reputation, Geese treats his subordinates fairly and with the utmost respect. This is part of why Billy [[VillainousFriendship actively enjoys working for Geese]].
-->''Whoa! Do I feel good! Billy, gather our thugs and let's have some fun!''
* BigBad: Throughout all the series, Geese is this. The only games he appears in where he's not a final boss or a TrueFinalBoss are ''Special'' (which reuses the engine from the second game, thus leaving Krauser as the final opponent, on top of being a non-canon DreamMatchGame) and ''3'' - and even in the latter, it's his plans for the Scrolls of Jin that drive the story.
* BigBadEnsemble: With the Jin Brothers in 3, they both seek the Jin scrolls.
* BigNo: [[https://youtu.be/Zt1a6EjWEZ0?t=19 As he falls off his tower in the first game of the series.]]
* BloodKnight: Geese takes Terry's love of fighting in a much darker direction. He takes a sadistic glee in personally crushing his opponents' spirits, and considers anyone not strong enough to last against them unworthy of his time. [[spoiler:He enjoys it enough that he personally tells his underlings not to bother with calling for backup when Hein and Yamazaki makes their attempt on his life in Team South Town's ''XV'' ending, considering it just an amusing little diversion.]]
-->''That wasn't enjoyable... Are all the people in this competition gonna be little runts like this?''
* BreakoutVillain: Geese's legacy has persisted well past the scope of ''Fatal Fury''. Not only is he in several other SNK titles like ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'', ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'' and ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcom'', but he's also guest starred in ''VideoGame/Tekken7'', and had a significant cameo in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' as both an NPC and boss battle[[note]]Through the game's spirits mode[[/note]]. Even dying in the main ''Fatal Fury'' series hasn't stopped him from continuing to be an omnipresent force in that and the ''KOF'' universe as a whole.
* BringHimToMe: He has his men capture Terry mid-tournament so that he can personally fight him as the FinalBoss.
* BringIt: Easily his most iconic pose and taunt.
-->''Come on!''
* TheBusCameBack: While Geese's presence always permeated in the ''KOF''
* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler:He and Krauser despise each other. The latter denied Geese his chance for revenge against their father, and the two maintained that animosity all the way to ''VideoGame/FatalFury2'']].
* TheCameo:
** He makes an appearance in Team Fatal Fury's ending in ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters95'', as well Special Team's ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters97 '97]]'' ending.
** He appears in the background of KOF Stadium in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', and also has a spirit battle based on him that's [[SNKBoss way harder]] than the others from the DLC.
%%* CigarChomper
* CoatCape: He combines this with BadassArmfold before flinging it off in nearly all of his intros. In the ''Capcom vs. SNK'' games, while Geese wears the top of his gi properly, he wears his suit jacket as a cape instead.
* TheCoatsAreOff: Pushing your arms out of your gi top and letting it hang around your waist has the same effect of "lowering the straps" of a wrestling singlet, as it were.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Although it's hard to even say that considering the Howard Connection is itself merely a front for Geese's underworld dealings. The company only exists so Geese can be as corrupt behind the scenes as he pleases without drawing attention.
* CounterAttack:
** His Atemi series of counters. It was especially bad in the original ''Fatal Fury'', where he can counter someone ''jumping toward him''.
** ''XIV'' added Oni Hanmon to his novelist. It's a Frame One Counter that will counter ''any'' physical attack if they connect.
* DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster: A major lynchpin to his charisma and personality. Hate him or not, one can't help but feel respect for the fact that he essentially walked the dark road to power in the criminal underworld and became all the richer and more powerful for it, ruling the city of Southtown in all of its late 1980s glory, and became a powerhouse CEO, kingpin crime lord, AND master martial artist that makes the archetypical [[{{Yuppie}} yuppies]] of the era look like outright posers, and rules the city from high above on his name owned skyscraper penthouse suite like a god.
* DamnYouMuscleMemory:
** Raimei Gouha Nage went from a dragon punch motion in ''KOF XIV'' to a half-circle back then forward in ''KOF XV'', partly because while
** PlayedWith with Raging Storm as of ''XIV''. While the original "Pretzel" motion can still be used as an EasterEgg, its default the simpler Orochinagi motion (quarter-circle back, then half-circle forward).
* DashAttack: "Ja'ei Ken" (Dark Gale Fist) has him rush forward with a ki-charged shoulder attack and ends with a ThreeStrikeCombo.
* ADayInTheLimelight: He starred in a single-issue manga called ''The Geese Howard Story'' that chronicles his backstory and rise to power prior to both ''VideoGame/FatalFuryKingOfFighters'' and ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting 2''.
* DegradedBoss: A [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] example in ''[[VideoGame/FatalFury Fatal Fury 2: Special]]''. In that game, you fight Geese before Wolfgang Krauser [[spoiler: and Ryo Sakazaki]]. However, the downplayed part is that Geese is ''still'' a boss character and a reasonably ''tough'' opponent.
* DieLaughing: He laughs maniacally as he plummets to his death.
* DifficultButAwesome: His Raging Storm command has an unusual series of inputs consisting of going from down-back, then to a half-circle back (so from forward to back), and then finishing with a down-forward. The easiest way to do it is to go from down-back to up-forward before going to the half-circle back motion and then going one direction past (up-back) before finishing at down-forward, forming a pretzel-pattern. Despite this, Raging Storm as a move is a good all-purpose reversal and anti-air, so mastery of the motion is rewarded. Even in ''XIV'' and ''XV'', the original pretzel input can still be used for those who mastered it.
* DirtyCop: He used to be the police commissioner of Southtown, using his power to expand his massive crime network.
* DisappearedDad: His father ditched him and his mother when he was a child.
* DisneyVillainDeath: The first time he's knocked off of Geese Tower by Terry, he gets better. The second time, however, [[KilledOffForReal kills him for real]].
* TheDreaded:
** For most of South Town, Geese is a modern-day Capone. He can ruin lives through his various criminal connections, or take lives by ordering the hit. Worse, he might decide to do it himself and he's likely to get away with it since most of the city's police force is in his pocket.
* DyingSmirk: Maniacal grin, actually: Geese sees his death as the last slap in Terry's face, and he lets it show as he falls to his death laughing.
* EasterEgg: In ''KOF XV'', you can still do the classic "Pretzel" motion (1632143CD, to be exact) for his iconic Raging Storm in addition to the standard 2141236CD input.
* ElementalMotifs: Many of his attacks have wind and storm-themed names. There's Reppuken (Gale Fist), Shippuken (Swift Wind Fist), Shinku Nage (Vacuum Throw), and of course, Raging Storm.
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: He did genuinely care for his late mother, having worked to help support the two of them and being devastated by her death. It was enough of a motivator to make him seek revenge on his father.
* EvilCounterpart: To Terry.
** Both fighters grew up in poverty on the streets of South Town, and then lost their only parental figure; Terry's adoptive father, Jeff, and Geese's mother, Maria. While Terry
* AnimeHair: Joe's hair
** Both of them seek revenge for the death of their loved ones; Terry faced off against Geese for Jeff's murder, and Geese sought his own father to avenge his mother's death. Terry however was the only one who successfully defeated his targeted adversary, while Geese was never able to have that same closure and continued to live for years with internalized rage. Terry was at the very least able to move on from those feelings after years of reflection and love from those around him.
** Terry and his brother Andy were inseparable as children, and even as adults, they maintain a friendly SiblingRivalry as professional fighters. [[spoiler:Meanwhile, Geese and his brother Krauser hate each other; Krauser was the one to deny Geese's chance of revenge against their father, and the few times they interacted after that ended with one backstabbing the other.]]
** Geese ended up becoming a cruel deadbeat like his father, abandoning his wife and child to poverty so he could pursue his own ambitions. Terry ended up adopting Geese's son, Rock, and gave him a happier childhood, much like how Jeff was able to provide for Terry and Andy.
** Geese lives in a comfortable, wealthy environment thanks to a ruthless career in the criminal underworld. Terry is a
** Even their designs have
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Loud, boisterous,
* EvilIsHammy: He's almost as boisterous as Terry. Some of his battle interactions go the extra mile:
--> ''Die like your father, you pin-headed son of an ice cream maker!''\\
''Coming up against me takes guts. I like guts--with catsup.''
* EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry: Although he wears a rather modest dogi and hakama pants, Geese's battle attire also includes [[GoldMakesEverythingShiny a blinged-out gold necklace]].
* EvilLaugh: And he goes [[LaughingMad plum crazy]] when you beat him as Nightmare Geese in ''Real Bout Special''.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Many of his voice actors give him a deep, gravelly tone, evoking a sense of strength and menace.
* EvilVsEvil: He and Mr. Big are pitted in a war for control over Southtown's criminal empire.
* ExecutiveSuiteFight: Most of his boss battles take place in his office atop the Howard Connection's tower.
* {{Expy}}: Of Thouzer, from ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''. Much like the Holy Emperor, Geese shares avian AnimalMotif themes, and a backstory of a harsh world without love coming to shape a man into a person of great power but also great evil.
* FinalBoss:
** Of the original ''Fatal Fury''. He is also the TrueFinalBoss in ''Real Bout Fatal Fury Special'' as "Nightmare" Geese if the conditions are met.
** Of ''The King of Fighters: Neowave'', as his younger ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting 2'' self with his white WaistcoatOfStyle and long blonde hair.
* FluffyTheTerrible: Nobody is entirely sure why SNK chose to name a major crime boss and master martial artist after ''waterfowl'', but after a few fights with him you forget how odd it sounds.
* FlungClothing: In some of his intros, he'll be shown wearing an elaborate haori that gets taken off. In games where his in-game sprite or model is a WalkingShirtlessScene, he'll throw off his dogi top instead.
* FreudianExcuse: He and his mother were abandoned by his father to the dark slums of Southtown. Geese had to work to help support him and his mother, but she eventually passed away from illness.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: He has a nasty scar on his back from the survival of his first fall. He also has a massive scar across his chest, though the cause of it is uncertain. Initially, it was implied to have been inflicted by Krauser, when they were teenagers[[note]]Geese tried to attack Krauser's father for allegedly abandoning his mother, but Krauser blocked the attack then struck Geese back in retaliation[[/note]]. But during ''The Motion Picture'', Geese attributes the wound to his fight with Terry and implies that his Burn Knuckle left the wound in his chest.
* GrappleMove:
** His counter move will toss his opponent behind him, putting them in an incredibly disadvantageous state.
** His Rashomon DM has him fling his opponent upward, then gathers energy around his body and proceeds to unleash a ''mean'' punch as the foe falls down.
* GratuitousEnglish: Just as bad as his rival (most famous for "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeB-4s1Cho4 PREDICTABO!]]").
* GreaterScopeVillain: Of the first ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'' game, being Mr. Big's boss who gave him the go to kidnap Yuri Sakazaki and force her father to follow his commands
* GroundWave: His "Reppuuken" special (when it's not a close-ranged clawing attack) sends a wave of RazorWind across the ground.
* GuestFighter: Appears as a first season [[DownloadableContent DLC]] character in ''VideoGame/Tekken7''.
* HiddenDepths: His bio mentions that he enjoys billiards and he's a fan of ''Film/TheGodfather'', as noted by how his favorite music is the "Love Theme" from its score. ''KOF XV'' also suggests through his first canonical interaction with his son Rock beyond their initial meeting (as Geese dies in the ''Fatal Fury'' timeline before the two ever meet again) that even though he threw her away in pursuit of his own ambitions, he still never forgot about his secret wife Marie after all this time.
%%* {{Hunk}}: Of the rare villainous variety.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Much of his formative years and his lust for power are driven by his father's abandonment and desire to prove himself in spite of it. Later on he marries a woman and fathers a son only to leave them with nothing as his criminal ambitions grew, cementing his son's own desire for revenge (thankfully, his apparent death combined with Terry trying to steer Rock away from becoming his father has managed to disrupt the CycleOfRevenge, if not outright break it).
* IHaveYourWife: He kidnaps Takuma Sakazaki's daughter Yuri in ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'' to blackmail him into becoming an enforcer.
* {{Immortality}}: Speculation rages over whether Geese received immortality from the Jin scrolls. [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted when it's revealed he sought the scrolls to keep them out of others' use rather than use them himself.]]
** It's unknown if he truly gained it by ''KOF'', but he seems to love stating that he's immortal whenever he returns in games where his appearance isn't canon. [[spoiler:His ending in ''XIV'' reveals the status of this sub-plot within the KOF timeline: he has not unlocked the secrets of the Jin scrolls yet, but he entered the tournament to learn more
* IWasQuiteALooker: Although he isn't ugly nowadays nor does he seem to lament this, Geese's [[CanonImmigrant appearance]] in ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting 2'' (also seen in ''Neowave'') had him as an evil version of [[LongHairedPrettyBoy Andy Bogard]] who was a BadassInANiceSuit.
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: He gets excited when fighting particularly bloodthirsty opponents like those who have succumbed to Orochi blood.
-->''That bloodlust, it feels nice... Show me more of that madness of yours.'' (vs. Iori)
* IncestSubtext: It's a bit... ''odd'', that both Geese's mother and
* IntergenerationalRivalry: With Terry. Geese murdered Terry's father when the latter was a child, and this instilled a longtime grudge against Geese in Terry. Geese actively looked forward to facing Terry when he saw that the latter was doing well in the [=KOF=] tournament, and was determined to defeat him for good after a humiliating loss. By ''3'' though, Terry has largely let go of his grudge against Geese and now only feels compelled to fight him to stop his evil plans than
* ItsAllAboutMe: Most of his goals involve consolidating power and influence for himself, from running a massive crime empire to seeking out scrolls of immortality. [[AllThereInTheManual Even his bio states]] his favorite thing is "himself".
* {{Jerkass}}: Villainy aside, Geese wastes no effort in deriding his opponents, engaging in enough TrashTalk to make Terry's quips seem squeaky clean.
-->''You repulse me!''\\
''Pathetic!''\\
''You're not worth my disgust!''
* JokerImmunity: An odd example; in the continuity of ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'', he's alive and well, but in his home continuity of ''Fatal Fury'' and ''[=KOF=]''[='=]s own Alternate Continuity, the ''Maximum Impact'' series, he's dead. And even then, he's appeared in games where he's canonically dead in the form of "Nightmare Geese", a much more powerful "spirit" version of his normal self.
* KamehameHadoken: "Shippuken" is an airborne fireball that Geese fires downwards. [[GrappleMove Rashomon]] also ends with him firing a massive ki blast at his opponent.
* KiManipulation: Like Terry, Geese learned Hakkyokuseiken and can use ki as his attacks, such as his [[GroundWave Reppuken]] and air projectile, Shippuken. His Raging Storm's most common appearance is a rising cage of ki.
* KickTheDog: A literal example. If Blue Mary fights him as a boss in ''Real Bout Fatal Fury Special'' he will begin the match by attacking her dog Antonio.
* KickThemWhileTheyAreDown: His Raimei Gouha Nage command throw only works on downed opponents. His new DM in XIV, Raigou Reppuuken also works like this.
* KilledOffForReal: At the end of ''Real Bout Fatal Fury''. Geese still shows up in the following sequels, ''Real Bout Special'' and ''Real Bout 2: The Newcomers'', but both of those titles are considered to being [[DreamMatchGame Dream Match Games]] which has no effect on the current ''Fatal Fury'' storyline. {{Averted}} in ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'', where he's alive and well.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Invoked after his match against Ryo Sakazaki, in ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting 2''. Geese was losing and fled before Ryo could claim his revenge,[[note]]for ordering his sister, Yuri's abduction to blackmail his father, Takuma into working for him[[/note]] by finishing him off with his Haoh Shoko Ken.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: [[spoiler:Him being Krauser's brother is treated as TheReveal of ''VideoGame/FatalFury2'', but by the time of their reappearance in ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters96'', the fact is treated pretty casually by the game.]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: "...For Geese" is a series of themes that, from game to game, remains fairly consistent; a combination of hard rock guitar riffs and traditional Japanese instrumentation. The name changes every game, but the most well-known variant is "Soy Sauce for Geese".
* LightningBruiser: Some games have him designed as an absolute monster up close. If he can get in his opponent's space, he'll unleash an onslaught of devastating mixups. Deadly Rave also plays this up, with Geese striking faster than he can with any of his normals.
* LonghairedPrettyBoy: In his younger years as South Town's police commissioner ([=AOF2=]), which caused some gamers to mistake him for Andy Bogard.
* LongLostSibling:
** [[spoiler:He and Krauser are revealed to be half-brothers. And the
** [[spoiler:He's Kain's brother-in-law, having married the latter's sister, Rock's mother.]]
* TheManBehindTheMan: Geese's connection to Mr. Big was first mentioned in the Takara version of ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'' for the SNES, and revealed he was actually the one responsible for ordering Yuri Sakazaki's abduction. This wasn't shown in the arcade version, which ended on a cliff-hanger. But [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSkLpQSiQmo the intro of AOF2]] made it official by canonizing the Takara ending almost verbatim.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Geese portrays the image of a corrupt politician: from neatly pressed corporate attire, lavish penthouse suites, to regularly being chauffeured around in black limousines. Even in his first appearance, despite coming to the fight dressed in his akijutsu garb, he reminds everyone who he really is by keeping his Rolex on.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: Nightmare Geese's Raging Dead End HSDM[=/=][=MAX2DM=] in ''2002: Unlimited Match'' '''IS''' this trope, via its Kokuu Reppuu Zan (Empty Air Gale Slash) followup (it was originally one of his normal Supers in ''Wild Ambition''). [[PowerGlows His hands glow]], [[CounterAttack and if hit]], [[ShirtlessScene Geese takes off his dogi]] and starts firing Reppukens like there's no tomorrow. Eventually, they form one '''[[MemeticMutation XBOX HUEG]]''' Reppuken roughly ''four times'' the size of a regular one that
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: It was first assumed that being named after a waterfowl doesn't exactly evoke a sense of fear, but geese are also known for [[FoulWaterfowl dickish behavior]]. As his name suggests, that doesn't stop him from being a notorious crime lord, and he ''will'' kick your ass.
* NeverFoundTheBody: Geese was never seen again after his last fall in ''3''. It's reported InUniverse that he died from that final encounter with Terry.
* NighInvulnerability: Let's face it: when you can survive a fall from a 50-story building (TWICE, depending on the continuity), you are most definitely this.
* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Nightmare Geese]]'''. Both the actual one (at least in ''Maximum Impact'') and the DLC skin you get for Geese when you digitally pre-order ''KOF XIV''. It's Geese as a zombie with glowing red eyes, decaying skin, a completely disheveled and tattered gi, and a VoiceOfTheLegion. The artwork released for the skin even has his facial expression as a SlasherSmile.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: His Deadly Rave LDM/HSDM is a Ranbu-style super move where he unleashes a brutal string of strikes on his opponent.
* NormallyIWouldBeDeadNow: Survived ''two'' falls from his tower before the third one that stuck. Or did it?
* NobleDemon: ZigZagged. Against many others, Geese is pretty much a textbook scumbag, using manipulation and any other means necessary to reach his goal, and is not above murder, not to mention that he's very much a CorruptCorporateExecutive. However, if someone earns his respect, then he damn well will show it genuinely. He also treats his subordinates very fairly and respectfully, and has a personal sense of honor when it comes to direct combat, the only time he'd ever dismiss that is when he killed Jeff.
* NotQuiteDead: His infamous defeat that sent him flying off a skyscraper wasn't enough to keep him down for good.
* OccidentalOtaku:
** It's heavily implied in almost all his stages and the way he dresses (with the only exception of ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting 2'' when he fights in an executive dress, and in his office) that Geese seems to love Japanese culture maybe ''too much''. In fact, in ''[=AOF2=]'', he escapes to Japan after he's defeated.
** The "Southtown" stage in ''KOF XIV'' clearly takes place at the top of Geese Tower and amidst all the Oriental-themed decorations you can spot some American flag banners too so this side of his personality still exists in the ''KOF'' timeline.
* OldShame: In-universe. It's a little-known fact that he once fought Ryo Sakazaki during the finals of the very first King of Fighters tournament. The embarrassing part was, Ryo thrashed him so soundly, that Geese turned tail and ran before Ryo could deliver the coup de grace.
* OptionalBoss: In ''2002: Unlimited Match'', Geese is the last Expert challenge of the Challenge Mode.
* OrcusOnHisThrone: From ''KOF '97'' to ''XIII'',
* ParentalAbandonment:
** His father, an Austrian terrorist, left him and his mother to fend for themselves in Southtown. This left his mother to die from health issues and instilled a deep hatred in Geese for the man that abandoned them.
** He did this to his own son as well. Rock ''loathes'' the man not only for abandoning him and his wife Marie, but for turning down his pleas to save his mom ''the very night that she died''. Ironically, Geese hates ''his'' father for [[spoiler:leaving him and his mother Maria to fend for themselves in Southtown while he went on to become the head of the Strolheim family. Geese even tried to kill his dad, but half-bro Krauser stopped him.]]
* PetTheDog:
** He helped out a young Billy and Lily Kane when the two were orphans on the streets of London. Billy later took a job with Geese [[IOweYouMyLife out of gratitude]], and the two have maintained a close professional relationship.
** The anime shows him tending fish.
* PillarOfLight: While it's usually a Cage or Claw of Light, the SDM variant of his Raging Storm actually took on this form in ''[='96=]''.
* PlayingWithFire: [[RuleOfCool For some odd reason]], Geese's Level 3 version of his Deadly Rave in the ''[=CvS=]'' titles has the final hit setting the opponent ablaze with [[TechnicolorFire purple flames]].
* PopCulturedBadass: [[Film/TheGodfather Speak Softly, Love]] Is his favorite piece of music according to his bio.
* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: He was one of Tung's most promising students along with Jeff Bogard. But Tung realized about Geese's thirst for power and criminal connections, so he decided to pass his most sacred techniques to Jeff which caused Geese to leave the school in anger. Years later, Geese would murder Jeff.
* PurpleIsPowerful: His specials are sometimes rendered with purple effects, but his Desperation Moves like ''Raigo Reppuken'' from ''KOF XIV'' stand out. Nightmare Geese takes the trope further by emitting a purple BattleAura. Averted in ''XV'', where they're a cool blue instead.
* PutOnABus: Had a lengthy absence starting with ''[=KOF '96=]''. Aside from the home ports of ''2002'' and ''XI'', ''98UM'', ''Neowave'' and ''2002UM'', SNK never put him in any of the other mainline ''KOF'' games. This changes when he comes back in ''XIV'' in the base roster and for ''XV'' as DLC.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: As Nightmare Geese. Coupled with GlowingEyesOfDoom in ''2002: Unlimited Match'''s artwork.
* TheRival
** With [[Characters/StreetFighterTheFourKings M. Bison]] in the ''[[VideoGame/SNKVsCapcom SVC]]'' games, being the resident {{Big Bad}}s of their respective series. The two enjoy some very hearty gloating with each other.
-->'''Geese''': ''Well, well. The leader of Shadaloo. So you're Bison?''\\
'''Bison''': ''...Geese Howard, is it? What brings you here?''\\
'''Geese''': ''You can't control the world, but I can. So... Now you can die happy.''\\
'''Bison''': ''Foo ha ha! How amusing.''
** His guest appearance in ''VideoGame/Tekken7'' sees him as a rival to Heihachi Mishima, as both of them are the respective villains of their franchises, as well as [=CEOs=] of major corporations who have a reputation for being terrible fathers.
-->''"Mishima...the world is too big for you to control. Leave it all to me. You can just die."''
* RunningGag: Falling to his death from the top of Geese Tower. For something that's only happened twice canonically, the second of which led to his actual death, the event gets referenced quite a bit. Best summed up by [[http://www.mmcafe.com/southtown_map/ a fanmade map of Southtown]]
--> '''Geese Tower Description:''' The owner of this skyscraper has been spotted falling from the penthouse on countless occasions. He eventually landed wrong.
* SayMyName: Gets this a lot from the [[YouKilledMyFather Bogard Bros.]]
* SchrodingersCast: Has been dead in the ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' storyline since 1996, but in ''KOF'' he is still alive and well.
* SelfMadeMan: Everything Geese earned, he used any means necessary to take it for himself, even if it meant staining his hands with blood and making countless enemies along the way.
* SelfDisposingVillain: Fighting at the top of a tower that doesn't even have proper guard rails isn't the wisest idea, since while he was lucky the first time he fell off, the second one ''killed'' him in the ''Fatal Fury'' continuity.
* ShockAndAwe: His other elemental motif besides wind. Raimei Gouha Nage, Thunder Break, and Raigou Reppuken have his ki come out in the form of a lightning strike.
* {{Shoryuken}}: His "Hisho Nichirin Zan" (Sun Cutter) special in older games is similar to Terry's Power Dunk in that he knocks his opponent up as he rises, then does a slicing arm attack that knocks the foe back down.
* ShoutOut: His Hidden Desperation Move from Fatal Fury 3 is a homage to [[Anime/GreatMazinger Great Mazinger's]] "Thunder Break", right down to the name and aesthetics.
* SignatureMove: Many of his moves are memorable, but special mention goes to [[GroundWave Reppuken]], his [[CounterAttack counter throws]] and Raging Storm.
* SlasherSmile: Although he's usually a SmugSmiler, his Nightmare incarnation has this as his default expression.
* SmugSmiler: Wielder of one of the most sinister grins in all of fighting game history. The one on ''Real Bout Fatal Fury'''s promotional art shows it off best.
* SNKBoss: One of the two main {{Trope Codifier}}s (alongside Rugal), though not a TropeMaker (that honor went to [[VideoGame/NAM1975 Dr. Muckly]]). Geese's battles are notoriously difficult thanks to an unforgiving AI and plethora of powerful attacks.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: His GroundPound energy move (S)DM has been either called Rising Storm or Raging Storm.
* SpiritedCompetitor: Despite having ulterior motives for entering ''KOF'', it's no secret that Geese enjoys his time even if his opponents tend to not put up much of a fight against him.
* SpitefulSuicide: When Terry defeats Geese for the last time, he tries to save the latter from falling to his death, but Geese lets go of Terry's grip and [[DieLaughing laughs the whole way down]].
* StartOfDarkness: [[spoiler:In his youth, he managed to track down his father to Europe so that he could kill the latter to avenge the death of his mother. But he was intercepted by Wolfgang Krauser, starting a long feud between the two men.]] He then went to train under Tung Fu Rue in an effort to achieve greater power, but Tung later expelled him for this very motivation. Years later he would spitefully murder his fellow trainee, Jeff Bogard.
* SuperMobBoss: A crime boss who's controlled the city of Southtown since TheSeventies during the events of ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting''. But also, he's an incredibly dangerous martial artists who can pulverize enemies who challenge most fighters without help.
* TheSyndicate: The Howard Connection is this, controlling a massive network of illicit trading, assassinations, and so on. Although Geese [[VillainWithGoodPublicity fools the people]] by using his seemingly benevolent actions and the police force as a front.
* ThreeStrikeCombo: His Ja'ei Ken special in older games has him strike 3 times if the initial move hits. In ''XIV'' he replaces this move with the Fudou Ken which has three different followups depending on the second input entered.
* TooDumbToLive: While a very capable and cunning villain in every other respect, Geese's propensity for letting himself get knocked off his own tower is so well-known it reaches memetic status in [[WebAnimation/DeathBattle some circles]] (once could happen to anyone, but twice and you're just being careless).
* TornadoMove: In ''KOF XIV'' his Raging Storm is depicted as a tornado around him like his son's version. Geese's is ''much'' bigger and significantly more powerful.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Rare steak according to his bios.
* TrueFinalBoss: Of ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting 2'', provided the player won every fight without continuing, or losing any rounds.
* TurnToReligion: Darkly subverted and also counts as both a HeelFaithTurn and his StartOfDarkness. [[spoiler:When Geese couldn't fulfill his revenge against his father, he turned to religion for a while to ease his hatred and seek forgiveness to such a cruel world he was born into. However, he couldn't keep down the taste of humiliation of defeat and the fear of those who mercilessly reigned power over him violently, leading him to turn to martial arts and learning the meaning of power.]]
* UndeathlyPallor: The Nightmare Geese skin in ''XIV'' depicts him as a decaying zombie with pale blue skin.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Geese was once a kind boy who lived a poor but modest life with his mother Maria. But a combination of Southtown's cruel and cold environment beating him down, the helplessness of his mother dying of malnutrition over his well-being, poverty, being beaten by his half-brother and developing a fear of him, and summing the dark conclusion that power ultimately brings results-regardless of doing good or evil-turned him into the man we all know, respect, and fear today.
* VariantPowerCopying: Deadly Rave was created after his battle with Ryo in ''[=AOF2=]''. It was a result of Geese taking interest in the Kyokugen style's [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown Ryuuko Ranbu]].
* VillainExitStageLeft: When you beat him in ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting 2'', he escapes when a blackout hits his office and hightails it to Japan.
* VillainOfAnotherStory: He's the ManBehindTheMan of ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting's'' Mr. Big, making him the GreaterScopeVillain of that series.
* VillainRespect: He likes challenging strong fighters, seeing people like Terry and Ryo as {{worthy opponent}}s for their continued growth and strength.
-->"Drawing out my power this much... I commend you."
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Geese's real machinations are generally unknown to the people of South Town because his company, the Howard Connection, creates a substantial firewall between what they appear as and what they actually do. By and large, he's seen as a benevolent and charitable man who uses his connections to better the city but it belies his various criminal ties (turning the company's real purpose into a protection racket that shakes down the locals just so he can step in and clean things up with the front-facing entity).
* VillainousFriendship: He and Billy share a genuine respect and comradery with each other, which explains why Billy continues taking jobs with Geese.
* VillainousLineage: His father was a terrorist who left Geese and his mother for dead. Geese would grow up to also be a ruthless criminal who left his wife and child for dead. His son Rock narrowly avoids repeating this cycle by actively suppressing Geese's villainous influence.
* VoiceOfTheLegion: All of Nightmare Geese's dialogue in ''XIV'' is filtered with a warping effect.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: From ''Special'' onwards, he never wears the top of his dogi, effectively becoming his IconicOutfit. This sticks in ''KOF XIV'' and is an alternate outfit in ''XV''.
* WaistcoatOfStyle: Worn by his younger version, the final boss of ''Neowave''.
* WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler:He kills Lily in the first ''Fatal Fury'' movie.]]
* YouWillBeSpared: Occasionally he'll spare his opponents from death or more humiliating defeats if he thinks their skills are commendable.
-->"Very interesting. Fine, I'll let you live out of respect of your strength." (vs. [[TheHero Shun'ei]])
* YourMindMakesItReal: The fight against Nightmare Geese is heavily implied to be one big nightmare. Naturally, this version is usually an SNKBoss as well.
* WearingAFlagOnYourHead: For his first appearance only, the American flag was plastered onto the back of Geese's dogi.
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[[folder:Andy Bogard]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Human Weapon (From ''KOF XV'')]]
->''"Get a real taste of the Shiranui style!"''
->'''Origin:''' USA
->[[quoteleft:75:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/usa_1961.png]]
->'''Fighting Style:''' Shiranui-ryuu Ninjutsu, Hakkyokuseiken
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]] Jun Hashimoto (''Fatal Fury'' - ''KOF 94''), Creator/KeiichiNanba (95-XIII), Creator/HiroshiOkamoto (XIV-current), Jeff Manning (''XII'', English), Creator/RyoHorikawa (''[='94=]'' Dengeki Bunko drama CD), Toshinari Fukamachi (''King of Fighters for Girls'')[[/note]]
-> Younger brother of Terry and a McNinja. He was taught a basic form of Shiranui ninjutsu by Mai's grandfather Hanzo. After hearing of his father Jeff's death at the hands of Geese Howard, he joins forces with Terry and Joe Higashi, and the three enter Geese's King of Fighters tournament. Although Andy fights Geese first, he loses badly, and Terry finishes the villain off... maybe. He's also the apple of Mai's eye, although he rejects her advances.
->Andy is most prominently a very honest and well-rounded fighter evocative of a {{Shotoclone}}, possessing a fireball, several forward-traversing specials, and a {{Shoryuken}}, giving him a little bit of everything to play flexibly in battle.
----
* AdaptationDyeJob: The first anime special gives him blue hair instead of blond.
* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: As weird as it may sound nowadays, for a brief while he was SNK's closest equivalent to ''VideoGame/StreetFighterI'''s Ryu, at least before the first ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'' game came out a year later: Andy is vaguely asian-themed, wears sleeveless white clothing with red accessories, and [[{{Shotoclone}} has the closest moves to Ryu/Ken's repertoire]] among the initial trio. Keep in mind that ''Fatal Fury'' was created by the director of the first ''Street Fighter'' game, and that Ryu/Ken's HurricaneKick (their only move without an obvious counterpart in ''Fatal Fury'') was added in at the last minute to replace the unused "Fire Kick".
* AlwaysSecondBest: To his older brother, Terry. Andy has lost every time they've competed, despite having studied Koppo Ken and Shiranui ninjitsu. By ''Mark of the Wolves'', he's finally [[CantCatchUp made peace]] with the fact that Terry's skills exceed his own.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: It doesn't get in the way when the rubber meets the road (the duo will always have each other's back) but there is some definite yearning on Andy's part to become the kind of fighter his brother is seen as.
* AnimalMotifs: Invoked in the ''XIV'' ending. Joe associates him with a praying mantis (due to Mai's fierceness making her his superior) solely because he wanted Andy to fit in with Joe's own tiger motif as well as Terry's wolf one.
* BadassInDistress: The reason why Terry and Mai join the party in ''Sky Stage'' is that Andy is among the fighters who got caught in the time/space paradox that the group has to fix.
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-->"The Satan of martial arts himself! His fists are a storm chaser's dream come true! Joe Higashi!" \\
'''Joe''': "The legend of Joe Higashi begins here!"
* TheBigGuy:
** To the Bogard brothers, of course. As you can see, his might can't go wrong hoisting an alligator over his head.
** In ''2'' and ''Special'', he can do a [[WrestlerInAllOfUs frankensteiner]].
* BlowYouAway: "Hurricane Upper" is one of his signature specials, resulting in a mini tornado that travels across screen. In later games, it's supplemented by his "Double Hurricane," while the "Exploding Hurricane" is a finisher that has to be manually linked from the final hit of his Tiger Talon HDM.
* BoisterousBruiser: While the Bogard brothers are typically reserved, Joe is the good-natured braggart of their group.
* TheBusCameBack: Joe completely vanished without even any mention or successor in ''VideoGame/GarouMarkOfTheWolves''. However, it turns out that he's just away from the spotlight for some reason. In ''Garou 2'', he returns and reunites with the Bogard brothers in the battle in Second Southtown.
* ButtMonkey: {{Zigzagged}}.
** Joe wasn't always loveless, until the anime adaptations characterized him as being unlucky when it came to women. In the game series itself, however, Joe briefly dated Billy Kane's kid sister, Lilly (during the Real Bout saga). But in the ''King of Fighters'' series, Billy has [[MySisterIsOffLimits prevented Joe from seeing her.]]
--> '''Joe:''' Aren't you Lilly's big brother?
--> '''Billy:''' [[DisproportionateRetribution I'm gonna kill you.]]
** The trend continues in some of their team endings, such as KOF XIII where Mary and Mai show up to congratulate Terry and Andy hi on their victory. But Joe gets hugged by [[CampGay the loony fan]] he rescued in the previous game.
* CallingYourAttacks: While not as memorable as Terry, Joe does still do this with many of his attacks.
-->"Hurricane Upper!!"\\
"Slash Kick!"\\
"Tiger Kick!"\\
"SCREW UPPER!"
* TheCameo: He appears in the background of KOF Stadium in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' and has a spirit battle based on him; the stage and music are based on his 'Fatal Fury 2'' appearance.
* CelibateHero: Implied and then defied. Out of the three men in his team, he's the only one who never showed any interest in dating and women to favor his training. In ''XIV'', he secretly becomes quite stressed over this in his team's ending, especially when Terry and Andy are both having dates (with Mai and Blue Mary respectively). Before that in his ''2003'' ending, Joe gets upset that Terry rescued a sexy lady (Tizoc rescued the child) while he winds up rescuing a gay man who begins to have the hots for him, much to Joe's horror.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn:
** In the first two games, Joe was relatively [[NiceGuy laid-back and reserved.]] It wasn't until the [[TheAnimeOfTheGame anime specials]] (complete with Creator/NobuyukiHiyama's [[PigeonholedVoiceActor trademark]] [[HotBlooded fiery passion]]) that Joe evolved into the guy we know today. This characterization has stuck ever since ''3''.
** While the later games in the ''Fatal Fury'' series often had Joe as the PluckyComicRelief, he was still treated as a serious and competent fighter. In the ''KOF'' series, he's straight up the ButtMonkey, often the victim of demeaning gags in Team Fatal Fury endings.
* DashAttack:
** "Slash Kick" has him rush forward with a leaping kick, often engulfed in flame-like effects.
** "Ougon no Kakato" has Joe leap forward with an overhead kick.
* DemotedToExtra: Joe used to be a constant companion of the Bogard brothers, but his role and presence in their group has steadily diminished ever since they joined the KOF roster. In later installments, his spot is usually filled by either Blue Mary or Tizoc, and he [[PutOnABus doesn't even get a mention]] in ''Mark of the Wolves''.
* FlungClothing: One of his intros has him dispose of a robe.
* HandwrapsOfAwesome: He wears kumpur, which are a staple form of hand-protection in Muay Thai. He always wears these in any iteration of the franchise.
'''Joe''': "The legend of Joe Higashi begins here!"
* TheBigGuy:
** To the Bogard brothers, of course. As you can see, his might can't go wrong hoisting an alligator over his head.
** In ''2'' and ''Special'', he can do a [[WrestlerInAllOfUs frankensteiner]].
* BlowYouAway: "Hurricane Upper" is one of his signature specials, resulting in a mini tornado that travels across screen. In later games, it's supplemented by his "Double Hurricane," while the "Exploding Hurricane" is a finisher that has to be manually linked from the final hit of his Tiger Talon HDM.
* BoisterousBruiser: While the Bogard brothers are typically reserved, Joe is the good-natured braggart of their group.
* TheBusCameBack: Joe completely vanished without even any mention or successor in ''VideoGame/GarouMarkOfTheWolves''. However, it turns out that he's just away from the spotlight for some reason. In ''Garou 2'', he returns and reunites with the Bogard brothers in the battle in Second Southtown.
* ButtMonkey: {{Zigzagged}}.
** Joe wasn't always loveless, until the anime adaptations characterized him as being unlucky when it came to women. In the game series itself, however, Joe briefly dated Billy Kane's kid sister, Lilly (during the Real Bout saga). But in the ''King of Fighters'' series, Billy has [[MySisterIsOffLimits prevented Joe from seeing her.]]
--> '''Joe:''' Aren't you Lilly's big brother?
--> '''Billy:''' [[DisproportionateRetribution I'm gonna kill you.]]
** The trend continues in some of their team endings, such as KOF XIII where Mary and Mai show up to congratulate Terry and Andy hi on their victory. But Joe gets hugged by [[CampGay the loony fan]] he rescued in the previous game.
* CallingYourAttacks: While not as memorable as Terry, Joe does still do this with many of his attacks.
-->"Hurricane Upper!!"\\
"Slash Kick!"\\
"Tiger Kick!"\\
"SCREW UPPER!"
* TheCameo: He appears in the background of KOF Stadium in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' and has a spirit battle based on him; the stage and music are based on his 'Fatal Fury 2'' appearance.
* CelibateHero: Implied and then defied. Out of the three men in his team, he's the only one who never showed any interest in dating and women to favor his training. In ''XIV'', he secretly becomes quite stressed over this in his team's ending, especially when Terry and Andy are both having dates (with Mai and Blue Mary respectively). Before that in his ''2003'' ending, Joe gets upset that Terry rescued a sexy lady (Tizoc rescued the child) while he winds up rescuing a gay man who begins to have the hots for him, much to Joe's horror.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn:
** In the first two games, Joe was relatively [[NiceGuy laid-back and reserved.]] It wasn't until the [[TheAnimeOfTheGame anime specials]] (complete with Creator/NobuyukiHiyama's [[PigeonholedVoiceActor trademark]] [[HotBlooded fiery passion]]) that Joe evolved into the guy we know today. This characterization has stuck ever since ''3''.
** While the later games in the ''Fatal Fury'' series often had Joe as the PluckyComicRelief, he was still treated as a serious and competent fighter. In the ''KOF'' series, he's straight up the ButtMonkey, often the victim of demeaning gags in Team Fatal Fury endings.
* DashAttack:
** "Slash Kick" has him rush forward with a leaping kick, often engulfed in flame-like effects.
** "Ougon no Kakato" has Joe leap forward with an overhead kick.
* DemotedToExtra: Joe used to be a constant companion of the Bogard brothers, but his role and presence in their group has steadily diminished ever since they joined the KOF roster. In later installments, his spot is usually filled by either Blue Mary or Tizoc, and he [[PutOnABus doesn't even get a mention]] in ''Mark of the Wolves''.
* FlungClothing: One of his intros has him dispose of a robe.
* HandwrapsOfAwesome: He wears kumpur, which are a staple form of hand-protection in Muay Thai. He always wears these in any iteration of the franchise.
to:
'''Andy''': "Get a taste of the Shiranui style!"
* BestFriend: Of Joe Higashi. Moreso in the anime adaptations, where they're stated to be sparring partners.
* TheBusCameBack: After spending his time in the background to see how Hokutomaru has grown in ''VideoGame/GarouMarkOfTheWolves'' (and only getting TheCameo in his ending), Andy returns to help his brother in ''Garou 2''.
* TheCameo: He appears in the background of KOF Stadium in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', and also has a spirit battle based on him; the stage and music are
'''Joe''': "The legend of Joe Higashi begins here!"
*
** To
** In
* BlowYouAway: "Hurricane Upper" is one of his signature specials, resulting
** The Fatal Fury [=OVAs=] sees the two rather definitively in a
** The ''King of Fighters'' franchise, which is a
* BoisterousBruiser: While the Bogard brothers are typically reserved, Joe is the good-natured braggart of
*
* DisappearedDad: Like Terry. The boys' father Jeff was murdered by Geese when Andy and Terry were just
* DivingKick: In NESTS saga he gets this in form of Gen'ei Shiranui, although it's more of a Diving Knee. It also has a "high" followup and "low" followup.
* ElementalMotifs: Fire. His clothes often have the
* FlashStep: ''Finally'' gains one in the
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: He suffers an injury in
* ButtMonkey: {{Zigzagged}}.
** Joe wasn't always loveless, until
* HardWorkHardlyWorks: Despite training extensively in two martial arts forms, Terry still surpasses him through natural talent, resulting from
--> '''Billy:''' [[DisproportionateRetribution I'm gonna kill you.]]
** The trend continues in some of their team endings, such as KOF XIII where Mary and
* CallingYourAttacks: While not as memorable as Terry, Joe does still do this with many of his attacks.
-->"Hurricane Upper!!"\\
"Slash Kick!"\\
"Tiger Kick!"\\
"SCREW UPPER!"
* TheCameo: He appears in the background of KOF Stadium in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' and has a spirit battle based on him; the stage and music are based on his 'Fatal Fury 2'' appearance.
* CelibateHero: Implied and then defied. Out of the three men in his team, he's the only one who never showed any interest in dating and women to favor his training. In
* HighlyVisibleNinja: Yes, white ''is'' good for
* CharacterizationMarchesOn:
** In the first two games, Joe was relatively [[NiceGuy laid-back and reserved.]] It wasn't until the [[TheAnimeOfTheGame anime specials]] (complete with Creator/NobuyukiHiyama's [[PigeonholedVoiceActor trademark]] [[HotBlooded fiery passion]]) that Joe evolved into the guy we know today. This characterization has stuck ever since ''3''.
** While the later games
* DashAttack:
** "Slash Kick" has him rush forward with a leaping kick, often engulfed in flame-like effects.
** "Ougon no Kakato" has Joe leap forward with an overhead kick.
* DemotedToExtra: Joe used to be a constant companion of the Bogard brothers,
* FlungClothing: One of his intros has him dispose of
* HandwrapsOfAwesome: He wears kumpur, which
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** ''2'': Chiang Mai, Thailand, amid a small fishing village.
** ''3'': National Park, a jungled area that Joe appears to have trained in, complete with a punching bag wearing ''Geese's robes''.
* HotBlooded: He has a clear tendency for talking very loud and has a ScreamingWarrior thing going on in the various games he appears in.
* IShallTauntYou: Big time, usually by {{mooning}} his opponent, or poking out his tongue at them. In King's case, he does it by flaunting his championship belt at her at the start of the match.
* JerkassToOne: Joe is generally portrayed as a cocky but otherwise nice fellow. Despite this, over in the ''KOF'' series Joe displays a consistent one-sided antagonism towards [[TheRival King]]. His pre-fight interactions always see him trying to get under her skin by saying her Muay Thai is inferior and bragging about being a champion. King, for her part, tends to treat him like a pest more than anything else.
* {{Leitmotif}}: From ''2'' he has "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4iumgRNpFc A New Poem that Southern Thailand Wants to Recite]]" (try saying ''that'' fifty times).
* MartialArtsHeadband: Part of his trademark costume. He always wears a Japanese flag headband.
* MegatonPunch: He received one as his LDM in ''KOF 2003''.
* {{Mooning}}: His very, ''very'' infamous TauntButton animation. (And his winning portrait in ''2001''!) Too bad it was suppressed around the start of the NESTS saga.
* OutOfFocus:
** He's absent during ''Mark of the Wolves'' and in ''King of Fighters XI''.
** His relationship with Lilly Kane, and his beef with Billy because of it, hadn't been addressed in the ''King of Fighters'' continuity up until ''XIV''. Before that, in ''XIII'', both Terry and Andy get their women, Mary and Mai, embraced in their arms congratulating them for winning the tournament, the logical course of action would be Lilly appearing to congratulate Joe as well, but no, what happens is Joe being chased by the [[CampGay fan]] he saved in ''2003'' (named Okama), which appears to be turning into a RunningGag. ''XIV'' has him get a special intro with Billy that does bring back this particular animosity. While Joe does manage to score a date with her (though she sees it more as a friendly get together) in the Fatal Fury ending in ''XV'', Lilly has to back out due to visiting a friend in the hospital. If that wasn't bad enough, she tells Billy about it, setting him on Joe's trail, promptly shows up where Joe is and beats him up for it.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: His Bakuretsu Hurricane Tiger Kakato is basically him chaining 4 of his specials in quick session.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: While an impressive fighter in his own right, his skills (and Andy's) pale in comparison to those such as Terry and Rock Howard.
* PlayingWithFire: Joe's signature finish is his "Screw Upper": a standing uppercut that results in a massive flame tornado, but it's stationary unlike his standard hurricane. In later games, he tops it with his Twin Tornado HDM, which spawns two of them at once, one on each side.
* PowerTrio: With Terry and Andy. The three of them team up to take down Geese in the first ''Fatal Fury''. They'd later form "Team Fatal Fury'' upon joining the ''KOF'' series, and have maintained this team through many installments, only occasionally mixing it up with different team members.
* PretenderDiss: Directed towards King, during their pre-fight dialogue in ''[=KoF=] XIII'', when he calls her Nak Muay style "fake" and says he won't lose to her because of it (seen at [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOPiUIHROo8 2:26-2:37).]]
* RapidFireFisticuffs: Joe's Bakuretsu, aka the "TNT punch". Though it lacks the vacuum effect of Ryo Sakazaki's "Zanretsuken".
* {{Shoryuken}}: "Tiger Kick" is a leaping knee strike, and Joe's primary anti-air.
* SignatureMove: Most of his moves are memorable, but especially his Hurricane Upper and Screw Upper, which have been staples of his kit in most playable appearances.
* SlideAttack: He has a sliding kick for a command normal.
* SuperSpecialMove: "Screw Upper" takes his Hurricane Upper and turns it into a massive cyclone, striking well past the top of the screen.
* ThrowTheDogABone: Downplayed and defied in ''KOF XV''. After many years of playing the third wheel to Terry and Andy, Joe finally made some headway with Lilly and scores a date with her in his team's ending. Unfortunately, not only does she have to back out at the last moment, she had also told [[BigBrotherInstinct Billy]] about it and led him to Joe. In TheStinger, Joe clarifies he isn't deterred despite the beating Billy gave him.
* TigerVersusDragon: The Tiger to Hwa Jai's Dragon.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Always fights shirtless in all iterations of the game and in ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'' series. A staple for a traditional Muay Thai fighter.
** ''3'': National Park, a jungled area that Joe appears to have trained in, complete with a punching bag wearing ''Geese's robes''.
* HotBlooded: He has a clear tendency for talking very loud and has a ScreamingWarrior thing going on in the various games he appears in.
* IShallTauntYou: Big time, usually by {{mooning}} his opponent, or poking out his tongue at them. In King's case, he does it by flaunting his championship belt at her at the start of the match.
* JerkassToOne: Joe is generally portrayed as a cocky but otherwise nice fellow. Despite this, over in the ''KOF'' series Joe displays a consistent one-sided antagonism towards [[TheRival King]]. His pre-fight interactions always see him trying to get under her skin by saying her Muay Thai is inferior and bragging about being a champion. King, for her part, tends to treat him like a pest more than anything else.
* {{Leitmotif}}: From ''2'' he has "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4iumgRNpFc A New Poem that Southern Thailand Wants to Recite]]" (try saying ''that'' fifty times).
* MartialArtsHeadband: Part of his trademark costume. He always wears a Japanese flag headband.
* MegatonPunch: He received one as his LDM in ''KOF 2003''.
* {{Mooning}}: His very, ''very'' infamous TauntButton animation. (And his winning portrait in ''2001''!) Too bad it was suppressed around the start of the NESTS saga.
* OutOfFocus:
** He's absent during ''Mark of the Wolves'' and in ''King of Fighters XI''.
** His relationship with Lilly Kane, and his beef with Billy because of it, hadn't been addressed in the ''King of Fighters'' continuity up until ''XIV''. Before that, in ''XIII'', both Terry and Andy get their women, Mary and Mai, embraced in their arms congratulating them for winning the tournament, the logical course of action would be Lilly appearing to congratulate Joe as well, but no, what happens is Joe being chased by the [[CampGay fan]] he saved in ''2003'' (named Okama), which appears to be turning into a RunningGag. ''XIV'' has him get a special intro with Billy that does bring back this particular animosity. While Joe does manage to score a date with her (though she sees it more as a friendly get together) in the Fatal Fury ending in ''XV'', Lilly has to back out due to visiting a friend in the hospital. If that wasn't bad enough, she tells Billy about it, setting him on Joe's trail, promptly shows up where Joe is and beats him up for it.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: His Bakuretsu Hurricane Tiger Kakato is basically him chaining 4 of his specials in quick session.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: While an impressive fighter in his own right, his skills (and Andy's) pale in comparison to those such as Terry and Rock Howard.
* PlayingWithFire: Joe's signature finish is his "Screw Upper": a standing uppercut that results in a massive flame tornado, but it's stationary unlike his standard hurricane. In later games, he tops it with his Twin Tornado HDM, which spawns two of them at once, one on each side.
* PowerTrio: With Terry and Andy. The three of them team up to take down Geese in the first ''Fatal Fury''. They'd later form "Team Fatal Fury'' upon joining the ''KOF'' series, and have maintained this team through many installments, only occasionally mixing it up with different team members.
* PretenderDiss: Directed towards King, during their pre-fight dialogue in ''[=KoF=] XIII'', when he calls her Nak Muay style "fake" and says he won't lose to her because of it (seen at [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOPiUIHROo8 2:26-2:37).]]
* RapidFireFisticuffs: Joe's Bakuretsu, aka the "TNT punch". Though it lacks the vacuum effect of Ryo Sakazaki's "Zanretsuken".
* {{Shoryuken}}: "Tiger Kick" is a leaping knee strike, and Joe's primary anti-air.
* SignatureMove: Most of his moves are memorable, but especially his Hurricane Upper and Screw Upper, which have been staples of his kit in most playable appearances.
* SlideAttack: He has a sliding kick for a command normal.
* SuperSpecialMove: "Screw Upper" takes his Hurricane Upper and turns it into a massive cyclone, striking well past the top of the screen.
* ThrowTheDogABone: Downplayed and defied in ''KOF XV''. After many years of playing the third wheel to Terry and Andy, Joe finally made some headway with Lilly and scores a date with her in his team's ending. Unfortunately, not only does she have to back out at the last moment, she had also told [[BigBrotherInstinct Billy]] about it and led him to Joe. In TheStinger, Joe clarifies he isn't deterred despite the beating Billy gave him.
* TigerVersusDragon: The Tiger to Hwa Jai's Dragon.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Always fights shirtless in all iterations of the game and in ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'' series. A staple for a traditional Muay Thai fighter.
to:
** ''2'': Chiang Mai, Thailand, amid Venice, Italy, where the fighters battle atop a small fishing village.
gondola.
** ''3'':National Park, Howard Arena, a jungled Japanese-style gardened area that Joe appears to have trained in, complete with a punching bag wearing ''Geese's robes''.
* HotBlooded: He has a clear tendency for talking very loud and has a ScreamingWarrior thing going onauthentic-looking shrines in the various games he appears in.
background.
*IShallTauntYou: Big time, usually by {{mooning}} HurricaneKick: "Kuuha Dan" is an arcing kick that can be used to travel across screen and doubles as his opponent, or poking out secondary anti-air attack. Cho Reppa Dan is the flaming HDM variant.
* KamehameHadoken: "Hisho Ken" is histongue at them. In King's case, he does standard projectile, which travels full screen. Whereas the HDM version requires him use it by flaunting in close quarters.
* KiManipulation: Like Terry, he's been taught to harness Ki to empower hischampionship belt at her at the start of the match.
* JerkassToOne: Joe is generally portrayed as a cocky but otherwise nice fellow. Despite this, over in the ''KOF'' series Joe displays a consistent one-sided antagonism towards [[TheRival King]]. His pre-fight interactions always see him trying to get under her skin by saying her Muay Thai is inferior and bragging about being a champion. King,fighting abelites. He can utilize it for her part, tends to treat him like a pest more than anything else.
projectiles or enhancing his melee attacks.
*{{Leitmotif}}: {{Leitmotif}}:
** From''2'' ''2'', he has "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4iumgRNpFc A New Poem that Southern Thailand Wants to Recite]]" (try saying ''that'' fifty times).
* MartialArtsHeadband: Part ofcom/watch?v=-cP9xbt4w20 Pasta]]" for his trademark costume. He always wears a Japanese flag headband.
* MegatonPunch: He received one as his LDMHomeStage in ''KOF 2003''.
* {{Mooning}}: His very, ''very'' infamous TauntButton animation. (And his winning portrait in ''2001''!) Too bad itItaly. The song was suppressed around the start of the NESTS saga.
* OutOfFocus:
** He's absent during ''Mark of the Wolves'' and in ''King of Fighters XI''.
** His relationship with Lilly Kane, and his beef with Billy because of it, hadn't been addressed in the ''King of Fighters'' continuity up until ''XIV''. Before that, in ''XIII'',rearranged for both Terry ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXIV KOF XIV]]'' ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cG05Zc46UE listen here]]) and Andy get their women, Mary and Mai, embraced ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate Smash Ultimate]]'' ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCMk2MyFsZ4 listen here]]).
** From ''3''. he has "[[https://youtu.be/tCZQqH6mUwI Thunder Surge Warrior]]".
* McNinja: A [[HighlyVisibleNinja highly visible]] American ninja. Sure, white ''does'' work as camouflage especially intheir arms congratulating them for winning the tournament, the logical course of action would be Lilly appearing to congratulate Joe as well, snow, [[FridgeLogic but no, what happens need is Joe being chased by the [[CampGay fan]] he saved in ''2003'' (named Okama), which appears to be turning into a RunningGag. ''XIV'' has him get a special intro with Billy that does bring back this particular animosity. While Joe does manage to score a date with her (though she sees it more as a friendly get together) in the Fatal Fury ending in ''XV'', Lilly has to back out due to visiting a friend in the hospital. If that wasn't bad enough, she tells Billy about it, setting him on Joe's trail, promptly shows up where Joe is and beats him up there for it.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: His Bakuretsu Hurricane Tiger Kakato is basically him chaining 4 of his specials in quick session.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: While an impressive fighter in his own right, his skills (and Andy's) pale in comparison to those such as Terry and Rock Howard.
* PlayingWithFire: Joe's signature finish is his "Screw Upper": a standing uppercut that resultsstealth]] in a massive flame tornado, but it's stationary unlike his standard hurricane. In later games, he tops it with his Twin Tornado HDM, which spawns two of them at once, one on each side.
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* PowerTrio: With Terry andAndy.Joe. The three of them team up to take down Geese in the first ''Fatal Fury''. They'd later form "Team Fatal Fury'' upon joining the ''KOF'' series, and have maintained this team through many installments, only occasionally mixing it up with different team members.
*PretenderDiss: Directed PutOnABus: Andy was absent from the rosters of ''KOF 2003'' and ''XI.'' As these were the games that were attempting to tie into ''VideoGame/GarouMarkOfTheWolves'', Andy's absence from Team Fatal Fury was explained as him being busy training his new disciple, Hokutomaru.
* RedIsHeroic: His outfit is adorned with red flame pattern; his bracers and footwear are red as well. He's often one of the most morally sound characters in the series.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue to Terry's Red. Terry is energetic, friendly, and takes pleasure in brawling with strong opponents. Andy meanwhile is composed, stoic, and approaches his training with a dead-serious attitude.
* RelationshipUpgrade: Is finally together with Mai as of ''KOFXIV''.
* TheRival:
** To Terry. He's not the ''only'' one, but Terry recognizes Andy as his most legitimate and fiercest rival.
** In Hokutomaru's ending from ''Garou'', Andy praises his disciple for his growth as a fighter, but then states that their relationship is no longer that of master and student, but that of two rivals.
* RunningGag: A short-lived one during the NESTS Chronicles; in both ''[=KOF '99=]'' and ''2001'', Mai shows up with a tyke of her own in her arms, which then acknowledges Andy/crawls towardsKing, during their pre-fight dialogue in ''[=KoF=] XIII'', when he calls her Nak Muay style "fake" to him while shouting "Papa!" [[FreakOut Andy's stricken with a look of pure horror and says disbelief]], only for [[{{Troll}} Mai]] to reveal that the baby is just a puppet. Andy then nervously attempts to save face. The meaning behind Andy's reaction, of course, is up to interpretation, but [[FriendsWithBenefits them having slept together]] isn't out of the question since Andy wouldn't freak out ''that'' badly if he won't lose to her because of didn't think the "kiddo" isn't his's...
* ShipTease: With Mai in the anime movie only. The 'Fatal Fury' games make it(seen at [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOPiUIHROo8 2:26-2:37).more one-sided. [[spoiler: ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXIV'' gives them a RelationshipUpgrade and confirms them as an item in the Fatal Fury team ending.]]
* RapidFireFisticuffs: Joe's Bakuretsu, aka the "TNT punch". Though it lacks the vacuum effect of Ryo Sakazaki's "Zanretsuken".
* {{Shoryuken}}: "Tiger Kick" His similarly named "Shoryudan", though it looks more like Kyo's 118 Shiki Orochi, minus the flames.
* ShotoClone: His moveset is the closest of the original cast to aleaping knee strike, traditional Shoto's, having a standard fireball, uppercut, and Joe's primary anti-air.
forward-traversing attack.
*SignatureMove: Most SpectacularSpinning: His Shoryodan and Kuuha Dan have him spinning as he performs the attack.
* TheStoic: Andy is very composed overall, contrasting the boisterous attitudes of hismoves are memorable, but especially brother, his Hurricane Upper best friend Joe, and Screw Upper, which have been staples his admirer Mai.
* TalentVsTraining: Andy is a much more serious and focused martial artist than his slacker brother Terry. Despite this, Terry always remains ahead of Andy through raw talent.
* TechnicianVersusPerformer: Andy has dedicated the better part of hiskit in most playable appearances.
* SlideAttack: He has a sliding kickadolescence studying Koppoken and spent his adulthood being taught the ways of Shiranui Ninjutsu under Mai's grandfather. Whereas Terry is largely TaughtByExperience, having honed his skills by surviving the crime ridden streets of South Town. Though he ''did'' receive formal training from Tung Fu Ru for a command normal.brief time. Whenever Andy challenges his brother, Terry's natural talent and experience gives him the clear advantage.
*SuperSpecialMove: "Screw Upper" takes his Hurricane Upper and turns it into ThisIsADrill: His Kuuha Dan is him doing a massive cyclone, striking well past drilling kick while leaping forward. It has a DM version called Chou Reppa Dan where he spins much faster.
* WillTheyOrWontThey: His ''Real Bout 2'' ending pokes fun at this as Mai imagines thetop two of them getting married. Otherwise whether or not Andy will truly reciprocate Mai's feelings is up in the screen.
* ThrowTheDogABone: Downplayed and defied inair. As of ''KOF XV''. After many years of playing XIV'', the third wheel to Terry two are now officially in a relationship, and Andy, Joe finally made some headway with Lilly ''XV'' seems to imply he just wants to approach the relationship at a slow and scores steady pace.
* WouldHitAGirl: In ''Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle'', he uses Ki against Mai during adate with her scuffle. Ironically, this was averted in ''Real Bout Fatal Fury Special'' where he states he can't hit babes in his team's ending. Unfortunately, not only does she have to back out at the last moment, she had also told [[BigBrotherInstinct Billy]] about it and led him to Joe. In TheStinger, Joe clarifies he isn't deterred despite the beating Billy gave him.
* TigerVersusDragon: The Tiger to Hwa Jai's Dragon.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Always fights shirtless in all iterations of the game and in ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'' series. A staple for a traditional Muay Thai fighter.win quotes vs. Mary/EX Mary.
** ''3'':
* HotBlooded: He has a clear tendency for talking very loud and has a ScreamingWarrior thing going on
*
* KamehameHadoken: "Hisho Ken" is his
* KiManipulation: Like Terry, he's been taught to harness Ki to empower his
* JerkassToOne: Joe is generally portrayed as a cocky but otherwise nice fellow. Despite this, over in the ''KOF'' series Joe displays a consistent one-sided antagonism towards [[TheRival King]]. His pre-fight interactions always see him trying to get under her skin by saying her Muay Thai is inferior and bragging about being a champion. King,
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** From
* MartialArtsHeadband: Part of
* MegatonPunch: He received one as his LDM
* {{Mooning}}: His very, ''very'' infamous TauntButton animation. (And his winning portrait in ''2001''!) Too bad it
* OutOfFocus:
** He's absent during ''Mark of the Wolves'' and in ''King of Fighters XI''.
** His relationship with Lilly Kane, and his beef with Billy because of it, hadn't been addressed in the ''King of Fighters'' continuity up until ''XIV''. Before that, in ''XIII'',
** From ''3''. he has "[[https://youtu.be/tCZQqH6mUwI Thunder Surge Warrior]]".
* McNinja: A [[HighlyVisibleNinja highly visible]] American ninja. Sure, white ''does'' work as camouflage especially in
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: His Bakuretsu Hurricane Tiger Kakato is basically him chaining 4 of his specials in quick session.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: While an impressive fighter in his own right, his skills (and Andy's) pale in comparison to those such as Terry and Rock Howard.
* PlayingWithFire: Joe's signature finish is his "Screw Upper": a standing uppercut that results
* PowerTrio: With Terry and
*
* RedIsHeroic: His outfit is adorned with red flame pattern; his bracers and footwear are red as well. He's often one of the most morally sound characters in the series.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue to Terry's Red. Terry is energetic, friendly, and takes pleasure in brawling with strong opponents. Andy meanwhile is composed, stoic, and approaches his training with a dead-serious attitude.
* RelationshipUpgrade: Is finally together with Mai as of ''KOFXIV''.
* TheRival:
** To Terry. He's not the ''only'' one, but Terry recognizes Andy as his most legitimate and fiercest rival.
** In Hokutomaru's ending from ''Garou'', Andy praises his disciple for his growth as a fighter, but then states that their relationship is no longer that of master and student, but that of two rivals.
* RunningGag: A short-lived one during the NESTS Chronicles; in both ''[=KOF '99=]'' and ''2001'', Mai shows up with a tyke of her own in her arms, which then acknowledges Andy/crawls towards
* ShipTease: With Mai in the anime movie only. The 'Fatal Fury' games make it
* ShotoClone: His moveset is the closest of the original cast to a
*
* TheStoic: Andy is very composed overall, contrasting the boisterous attitudes of his
* TalentVsTraining: Andy is a much more serious and focused martial artist than his slacker brother Terry. Despite this, Terry always remains ahead of Andy through raw talent.
* TechnicianVersusPerformer: Andy has dedicated the better part of his
* SlideAttack: He has a sliding kick
*
* WillTheyOrWontThey: His ''Real Bout 2'' ending pokes fun at this as Mai imagines the
* ThrowTheDogABone: Downplayed and defied in
* WouldHitAGirl: In ''Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle'', he uses Ki against Mai during a
* TigerVersusDragon: The Tiger to Hwa Jai's Dragon.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Always fights shirtless in all iterations of the game and in ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'' series. A staple for a traditional Muay Thai fighter.
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->'''Origin:''' USA
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->'''Fighting Style:''' Breakdance Martial Arts
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]] Michael Beard (''Special'') Kong Kuwata (''Real Bout'' onwards), Creator/YujiMitsuya (OVA; Japanese), Creator/MattHill (OVA; English)[[/note]]
->A street breakdancer who appears in the first game as one of the competitors. In the second game, he opens a nightclub (alongside [[VideoGame/ArtOfFighting King]]), but still fights every now and then. Notable for [[HeadPet keeping a duckling in his mohawk]]. He's a good friend of the Bogards, and even joined Terry's team in ''KOF XI''
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->'''Fighting Style:''' Breakdance Martial Arts
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]] Michael Beard (''Special'') Kong Kuwata (''Real Bout'' onwards), Creator/YujiMitsuya (OVA; Japanese), Creator/MattHill (OVA; English)[[/note]]
->A street breakdancer who appears in the first game as one of the competitors. In the second game, he opens a nightclub (alongside [[VideoGame/ArtOfFighting King]]), but still fights every now and then. Notable for [[HeadPet keeping a duckling in his mohawk]]. He's a good friend of the Bogards, and even joined Terry's team in ''KOF XI''
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->''"The legend of Joe Higashi begins here!"''
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->A street breakdancer who appears in the first game as one of the competitors. In the second game, he opens a nightclub (alongside [[VideoGame/ArtOfFighting King]]), but still fights every now and then. Notable for [[HeadPet keeping a duckling in his mohawk]]. He's a good friend of the Bogards, and even joined Terry's team in
-> A Japanese nak muay, he is the best friend of both Bogard brothers, and is a constant in nearly every King of Fighters tournament. He is currently dating Billy Kane's sister Lilly, something her [[BigBrotherInstinct overprotective older brother]] Billy is not happy about, given his connection to the Bogards (that's for the ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' continuity; in ''The King of Fighters'' he possibly remains single, later being chased around by his ''unnamed'' [[CampGay loyal fan]]). Quite possibly the strongest Muay Thai practitioner in the SNK 'verse, much to credit for his many team ending sequences of him winning other fighting tournaments by himself.\\
Joe is a fighter with a well-rounded kit, able to bounce between defensive play and breakneck offense, his specials all allowing for explosive combos up close.
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* AdaptationalJerkass: He's antagonistic towards King in the KOF series, often by flaunting his Bantam Weight championship belt in front her; knowing she isn't allowed to compete for it[[note]]according to ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'''s canon, King once fought for championship, but was disqualified during the title bout when the officials realized she was a woman. The incident became [[OnceDoneNeverForgotten a permanent disgrace]] for her.[[/note]] because of her gender. And adds insult to injury in KOF XIII by calling her Nak Muay style [[PretenderDiss "fake"]].
-->'''King:''' Seems like a good opportunity to ask you something. You say my moves are Muay Thai knock-offs, right? Well, in that case, what's real Muay Thai? Creating a bit of wind with your fists?\\
'''Joe:''' Ha! My Hurricane Upper came from perfecting the art. Only a true champ can use it! Not that I expect you to understand!
* AllYourPowersCombined: His Climax Super, "Bakuretsu Screw Premium", combines the wind power of Hurrican Upper and the lightning-fast punches of a standard Bakuretsu, resulting in Joe's punches launching a barrage of tornadoes at his opponent.
* AloneAmongTheCouples: Has become something of a running gag in Team Fatal Fury endings in the ''KOF'' series. While Terry and Andy both have canon love interests (Blue Mary and Mai respectively), Joe is comically left dateless and playing the fifth wheel on their group dates. To add insult to injury, his repeated attempts to score a date with Lilly Kane is always doomed to get blocked by [[MySisterIsOffLimits her older brother Billy]].
* AnimeHair: Joe's hair is a bunch of spikes, which have steadily grown taller with each new game.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Loud, boisterous, and loves to project himself as a powerful fighter. He's more arrogant and boastful than Hwa Jai, who's supposed to be the ''bad'' Muay Thai user. [[spoiler:It helps that Hwa, in ''XIII'', is faking his supposed "badness"; ItMakesSenseInContext.]]
* BattleIntro: In ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXV'':
-->"The Satan of martial arts himself! His fists are a storm chaser's dream come true! Joe Higashi!" \\
'''Joe''': "The legend of Joe Higashi begins here!"
* TheBigGuy:
** To the Bogard brothers, of course. As you can see, his might can't go wrong hoisting an alligator over his head.
** In ''2'' and ''Special'', he can do a [[WrestlerInAllOfUs frankensteiner]].
* BlowYouAway: "Hurricane Upper" is one of his signature specials, resulting in a mini tornado that travels across screen. In later games, it's supplemented by his "Double Hurricane," while the "Exploding Hurricane" is a finisher that has to be manually linked from the final hit of his Tiger Talon HDM.
* BoisterousBruiser: While the Bogard brothers are typically reserved, Joe is the good-natured braggart of their group.
* TheBusCameBack: Joe completely vanished without even any mention or successor in ''VideoGame/GarouMarkOfTheWolves''. However, it turns out that he's just away from the spotlight for some reason. In ''Garou 2'', he returns and reunites with the Bogard brothers in the battle in Second Southtown.
* ButtMonkey: {{Zigzagged}}.
** Joe wasn't always loveless, until the anime adaptations characterized him as being unlucky when it came to women. In the game series itself, however, Joe briefly dated Billy Kane's kid sister, Lilly (during the Real Bout saga). But in the ''King of Fighters'' series, Billy has [[MySisterIsOffLimits prevented Joe from seeing her.]]
--> '''Joe:''' Aren't you Lilly's big brother?
--> '''Billy:''' [[DisproportionateRetribution I'm gonna kill you.]]
** The trend continues in some of their team endings, such as KOF XIII where Mary and Mai show up to congratulate Terry and Andy hi on their victory. But Joe gets hugged by [[CampGay the loony fan]] he rescued in the previous game.
* CallingYourAttacks: While not as memorable as Terry, Joe does still do this with many of his attacks.
-->"Hurricane Upper!!"\\
"Slash Kick!"\\
"Tiger Kick!"\\
"SCREW UPPER!"
* TheCameo: He appears in the background of KOF Stadium in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' and has a spirit battle based on him; the stage and music are based on his 'Fatal Fury 2'' appearance.
* CelibateHero: Implied and then defied. Out of the three men in his team, he's the only one who never showed any interest in dating and women to favor his training. In ''XIV'', he secretly becomes quite stressed over this in his team's ending, especially when Terry and Andy are both having dates (with Mai and Blue Mary respectively). Before that in his ''2003'' ending, Joe gets upset that Terry rescued a sexy lady (Tizoc rescued the child) while he winds up rescuing a gay man who begins to have the hots for him, much to Joe's horror.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn:
** In the first two games, Joe was relatively [[NiceGuy laid-back and reserved.]] It wasn't until the [[TheAnimeOfTheGame anime specials]] (complete with Creator/NobuyukiHiyama's [[PigeonholedVoiceActor trademark]] [[HotBlooded fiery passion]]) that Joe evolved into the guy we know today. This characterization has stuck ever since ''3''.
** While the later games in the ''Fatal Fury'' series often had Joe as the PluckyComicRelief, he was still treated as a serious and competent fighter. In the ''KOF'' series, he's straight up the ButtMonkey, often the victim of demeaning gags in Team Fatal Fury endings.
* DashAttack:
** "Slash Kick" has him rush forward with a leaping kick, often engulfed in flame-like effects.
** "Ougon no Kakato" has Joe leap forward with an overhead kick.
* DemotedToExtra: Joe used to be a constant companion of the Bogard brothers, but his role and presence in their group has steadily diminished ever since they joined the KOF roster. In later installments, his spot is usually filled by either Blue Mary or Tizoc, and he [[PutOnABus doesn't even get a mention]] in ''Mark of the Wolves''.
* FlungClothing: One of his intros has him dispose of a robe.
* HandwrapsOfAwesome: He wears kumpur, which are a staple form of hand-protection in Muay Thai. He always wears these in any iteration of the franchise.
* HomeStage: Averted in the first game, but he's had a stage dedicated to him in most subsequent titles.
** ''2'': Chiang Mai, Thailand, amid a small fishing village.
** ''3'': National Park, a jungled area that Joe appears to have trained in, complete with a punching bag wearing ''Geese's robes''.
* HotBlooded: He has a clear tendency for talking very loud and has a ScreamingWarrior thing going on in the various games he appears in.
* IShallTauntYou: Big time, usually by {{mooning}} his opponent, or poking out his tongue at them. In King's case, he does it by flaunting his championship belt at her at the start of the match.
* JerkassToOne: Joe is generally portrayed as a cocky but otherwise nice fellow. Despite this, over in the ''KOF'' series Joe displays a consistent one-sided antagonism towards [[TheRival King]]. His pre-fight interactions always see him trying to get under her skin by saying her Muay Thai is inferior and bragging about being a champion. King, for her part, tends to treat him like a pest more than anything else.
* {{Leitmotif}}: From ''2'' he has "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4iumgRNpFc A New Poem that Southern Thailand Wants to Recite]]" (try saying ''that'' fifty times).
* MartialArtsHeadband: Part of his trademark costume. He always wears a Japanese flag headband.
* MegatonPunch: He received one as his LDM in ''KOF 2003''.
* {{Mooning}}: His very, ''very'' infamous TauntButton animation. (And his winning portrait in ''2001''!) Too bad it was suppressed around the start of the NESTS saga.
* OutOfFocus:
** He's absent during ''Mark of the Wolves'' and in ''King of Fighters XI''.
** His relationship with Lilly Kane, and his beef with Billy because of it, hadn't been addressed in the ''King of Fighters'' continuity up until ''XIV''. Before that, in ''XIII'', both Terry and Andy get their women, Mary and Mai, embraced in their arms congratulating them for winning the tournament, the logical course of action would be Lilly appearing to congratulate Joe as well, but no, what happens is Joe being chased by the [[CampGay fan]] he saved in ''2003'' (named Okama), which appears to be turning into a RunningGag. ''XIV'' has him get a special intro with Billy that does bring back this particular animosity. While Joe does manage to score a date with her (though she sees it more as a friendly get together) in the Fatal Fury ending in ''XV'', Lilly has to back out due to visiting a friend in the hospital. If that wasn't bad enough, she tells Billy about it, setting him on Joe's trail, promptly shows up where Joe is and beats him up for it.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: His Bakuretsu Hurricane Tiger Kakato is basically him chaining 4 of his specials in quick session.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: While an impressive fighter in his own right, his skills (and Andy's) pale in comparison to those such as Terry and Rock Howard.
* PlayingWithFire: Joe's signature finish is his "Screw Upper": a standing uppercut that results in a massive flame tornado, but it's stationary unlike his standard hurricane. In later games, he tops it with his Twin Tornado HDM, which spawns two of them at once, one on each side.
* PowerTrio: With Terry and Andy. The three of them team up to take down Geese in the first ''Fatal Fury''. They'd later form "Team Fatal Fury'' upon joining the ''KOF'' series, and have maintained this team through many installments, only occasionally mixing it up with different team members.
* PretenderDiss: Directed towards King, during their pre-fight dialogue in ''[=KoF=] XIII'', when he calls her Nak Muay style "fake" and says he won't lose to her because of it (seen at [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOPiUIHROo8 2:26-2:37).]]
* RapidFireFisticuffs: Joe's Bakuretsu, aka the "TNT punch". Though it lacks the vacuum effect of Ryo Sakazaki's "Zanretsuken".
* {{Shoryuken}}: "Tiger Kick" is a leaping knee strike, and Joe's primary anti-air.
* SignatureMove: Most of his moves are memorable, but especially his Hurricane Upper and Screw Upper, which have been staples of his kit in most playable appearances.
* SlideAttack: He has a sliding kick for a command normal.
* SuperSpecialMove: "Screw Upper" takes his Hurricane Upper and turns it into a massive cyclone, striking well past the top of the screen.
* ThrowTheDogABone: Downplayed and defied in ''KOF XV''. After many years of playing the third wheel to Terry and Andy, Joe finally made some headway with Lilly and scores a date with her in his team's ending. Unfortunately, not only does she have to back out at the last moment, she had also told [[BigBrotherInstinct Billy]] about it and led him to Joe. In TheStinger, Joe clarifies he isn't deterred despite the beating Billy gave him.
* TigerVersusDragon: The Tiger to Hwa Jai's Dragon.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Always fights shirtless in all iterations of the game and in ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'' series. A staple for a traditional Muay Thai fighter.
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->'''Origin:''' USA
->[[quoteleft:75:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/usa_1961.png]]
->'''Fighting Style:''' Breakdance Martial Arts
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]] Michael Beard (''Special'') Kong Kuwata (''Real Bout'' onwards), Creator/YujiMitsuya (OVA; Japanese), Creator/MattHill (OVA; English)[[/note]]
->A street breakdancer who appears in the first game as one of the competitors. In the second game, he opens a nightclub (alongside [[VideoGame/ArtOfFighting King]]), but still fights every now and then. Notable for [[HeadPet keeping a duckling in his mohawk]]. He's a good friend of the Bogards, and even joined Terry's team in ''KOF XI''
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-->'''King:''' Seems like a good opportunity to ask you something. You say my moves are Muay Thai knock-offs, right? Well, in that case, what's real Muay Thai? Creating a bit of wind with your fists?\\
'''Joe:''' Ha! My Hurricane Upper came from perfecting the art. Only a true champ can use it! Not that I expect you to understand!
* AllYourPowersCombined: His Climax Super, "Bakuretsu Screw Premium", combines the wind power of Hurrican Upper and the lightning-fast punches of a standard Bakuretsu, resulting in Joe's punches launching a barrage of tornadoes at his opponent.
* AloneAmongTheCouples: Has become something of a running gag in Team Fatal Fury endings in the ''KOF'' series. While Terry and Andy both have canon love interests (Blue Mary and Mai respectively), Joe is comically left dateless and playing the fifth wheel on their group dates. To add insult to injury, his repeated attempts to score a date with Lilly Kane is always doomed to get blocked by [[MySisterIsOffLimits her older brother Billy]].
* AnimeHair: Joe's hair is a bunch of spikes, which have steadily grown taller with each new game.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Loud, boisterous, and loves to project himself as a powerful fighter. He's more arrogant and boastful than Hwa Jai, who's supposed to be the ''bad'' Muay Thai user. [[spoiler:It helps that Hwa, in ''XIII'', is faking his supposed "badness"; ItMakesSenseInContext.]]
* BattleIntro: In ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXV'':
-->"The Satan of martial arts himself! His fists are a storm chaser's dream come true! Joe Higashi!" \\
'''Joe''': "The legend of Joe Higashi begins here!"
* TheBigGuy:
** To the Bogard brothers, of course. As you can see, his might can't go wrong hoisting an alligator over his head.
** In ''2'' and ''Special'', he can do a [[WrestlerInAllOfUs frankensteiner]].
* BlowYouAway: "Hurricane Upper" is one of his signature specials, resulting in a mini tornado that travels across screen. In later games, it's supplemented by his "Double Hurricane," while the "Exploding Hurricane" is a finisher that has to be manually linked from the final hit of his Tiger Talon HDM.
* BoisterousBruiser: While the Bogard brothers are typically reserved, Joe is the good-natured braggart of their group.
* TheBusCameBack: Joe completely vanished without even any mention or successor in ''VideoGame/GarouMarkOfTheWolves''. However, it turns out that he's just away from the spotlight for some reason. In ''Garou 2'', he returns and reunites with the Bogard brothers in the battle in Second Southtown.
* ButtMonkey: {{Zigzagged}}.
** Joe wasn't always loveless, until the anime adaptations characterized him as being unlucky when it came to women. In the game series itself, however, Joe briefly dated Billy Kane's kid sister, Lilly (during the Real Bout saga). But in the ''King of Fighters'' series, Billy has [[MySisterIsOffLimits prevented Joe from seeing her.]]
--> '''Joe:''' Aren't you Lilly's big brother?
--> '''Billy:''' [[DisproportionateRetribution I'm gonna kill you.]]
** The trend continues in some of their team endings, such as KOF XIII where Mary and Mai show up to congratulate Terry and Andy hi on their victory. But Joe gets hugged by [[CampGay the loony fan]] he rescued in the previous game.
* CallingYourAttacks: While not as memorable as Terry, Joe does still do this with many of his attacks.
-->"Hurricane Upper!!"\\
"Slash Kick!"\\
"Tiger Kick!"\\
"SCREW UPPER!"
* TheCameo: He appears in the background of KOF Stadium in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' and has a spirit battle based on him; the stage and music are based on his 'Fatal Fury 2'' appearance.
* CelibateHero: Implied and then defied. Out of the three men in his team, he's the only one who never showed any interest in dating and women to favor his training. In ''XIV'', he secretly becomes quite stressed over this in his team's ending, especially when Terry and Andy are both having dates (with Mai and Blue Mary respectively). Before that in his ''2003'' ending, Joe gets upset that Terry rescued a sexy lady (Tizoc rescued the child) while he winds up rescuing a gay man who begins to have the hots for him, much to Joe's horror.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn:
** In the first two games, Joe was relatively [[NiceGuy laid-back and reserved.]] It wasn't until the [[TheAnimeOfTheGame anime specials]] (complete with Creator/NobuyukiHiyama's [[PigeonholedVoiceActor trademark]] [[HotBlooded fiery passion]]) that Joe evolved into the guy we know today. This characterization has stuck ever since ''3''.
** While the later games in the ''Fatal Fury'' series often had Joe as the PluckyComicRelief, he was still treated as a serious and competent fighter. In the ''KOF'' series, he's straight up the ButtMonkey, often the victim of demeaning gags in Team Fatal Fury endings.
* DashAttack:
** "Slash Kick" has him rush forward with a leaping kick, often engulfed in flame-like effects.
** "Ougon no Kakato" has Joe leap forward with an overhead kick.
* DemotedToExtra: Joe used to be a constant companion of the Bogard brothers, but his role and presence in their group has steadily diminished ever since they joined the KOF roster. In later installments, his spot is usually filled by either Blue Mary or Tizoc, and he [[PutOnABus doesn't even get a mention]] in ''Mark of the Wolves''.
* FlungClothing: One of his intros has him dispose of a robe.
* HandwrapsOfAwesome: He wears kumpur, which are a staple form of hand-protection in Muay Thai. He always wears these in any iteration of the franchise.
* HomeStage: Averted in the first game, but he's had a stage dedicated to him in most subsequent titles.
** ''2'': Chiang Mai, Thailand, amid a small fishing village.
** ''3'': National Park, a jungled area that Joe appears to have trained in, complete with a punching bag wearing ''Geese's robes''.
* HotBlooded: He has a clear tendency for talking very loud and has a ScreamingWarrior thing going on in the various games he appears in.
* IShallTauntYou: Big time, usually by {{mooning}} his opponent, or poking out his tongue at them. In King's case, he does it by flaunting his championship belt at her at the start of the match.
* JerkassToOne: Joe is generally portrayed as a cocky but otherwise nice fellow. Despite this, over in the ''KOF'' series Joe displays a consistent one-sided antagonism towards [[TheRival King]]. His pre-fight interactions always see him trying to get under her skin by saying her Muay Thai is inferior and bragging about being a champion. King, for her part, tends to treat him like a pest more than anything else.
* {{Leitmotif}}: From ''2'' he has "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4iumgRNpFc A New Poem that Southern Thailand Wants to Recite]]" (try saying ''that'' fifty times).
* MartialArtsHeadband: Part of his trademark costume. He always wears a Japanese flag headband.
* MegatonPunch: He received one as his LDM in ''KOF 2003''.
* {{Mooning}}: His very, ''very'' infamous TauntButton animation. (And his winning portrait in ''2001''!) Too bad it was suppressed around the start of the NESTS saga.
* OutOfFocus:
** He's absent during ''Mark of the Wolves'' and in ''King of Fighters XI''.
** His relationship with Lilly Kane, and his beef with Billy because of it, hadn't been addressed in the ''King of Fighters'' continuity up until ''XIV''. Before that, in ''XIII'', both Terry and Andy get their women, Mary and Mai, embraced in their arms congratulating them for winning the tournament, the logical course of action would be Lilly appearing to congratulate Joe as well, but no, what happens is Joe being chased by the [[CampGay fan]] he saved in ''2003'' (named Okama), which appears to be turning into a RunningGag. ''XIV'' has him get a special intro with Billy that does bring back this particular animosity. While Joe does manage to score a date with her (though she sees it more as a friendly get together) in the Fatal Fury ending in ''XV'', Lilly has to back out due to visiting a friend in the hospital. If that wasn't bad enough, she tells Billy about it, setting him on Joe's trail, promptly shows up where Joe is and beats him up for it.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: His Bakuretsu Hurricane Tiger Kakato is basically him chaining 4 of his specials in quick session.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: While an impressive fighter in his own right, his skills (and Andy's) pale in comparison to those such as Terry and Rock Howard.
* PlayingWithFire: Joe's signature finish is his "Screw Upper": a standing uppercut that results in a massive flame tornado, but it's stationary unlike his standard hurricane. In later games, he tops it with his Twin Tornado HDM, which spawns two of them at once, one on each side.
* PowerTrio: With Terry and Andy. The three of them team up to take down Geese in the first ''Fatal Fury''. They'd later form "Team Fatal Fury'' upon joining the ''KOF'' series, and have maintained this team through many installments, only occasionally mixing it up with different team members.
* PretenderDiss: Directed towards King, during their pre-fight dialogue in ''[=KoF=] XIII'', when he calls her Nak Muay style "fake" and says he won't lose to her because of it (seen at [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOPiUIHROo8 2:26-2:37).]]
* RapidFireFisticuffs: Joe's Bakuretsu, aka the "TNT punch". Though it lacks the vacuum effect of Ryo Sakazaki's "Zanretsuken".
* {{Shoryuken}}: "Tiger Kick" is a leaping knee strike, and Joe's primary anti-air.
* SignatureMove: Most of his moves are memorable, but especially his Hurricane Upper and Screw Upper, which have been staples of his kit in most playable appearances.
* SlideAttack: He has a sliding kick for a command normal.
* SuperSpecialMove: "Screw Upper" takes his Hurricane Upper and turns it into a massive cyclone, striking well past the top of the screen.
* ThrowTheDogABone: Downplayed and defied in ''KOF XV''. After many years of playing the third wheel to Terry and Andy, Joe finally made some headway with Lilly and scores a date with her in his team's ending. Unfortunately, not only does she have to back out at the last moment, she had also told [[BigBrotherInstinct Billy]] about it and led him to Joe. In TheStinger, Joe clarifies he isn't deterred despite the beating Billy gave him.
* TigerVersusDragon: The Tiger to Hwa Jai's Dragon.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Always fights shirtless in all iterations of the game and in ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'' series. A staple for a traditional Muay Thai fighter.
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->'''Origin:''' USA
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->'''Fighting Style:''' Breakdance Martial Arts
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]] Michael Beard (''Special'') Kong Kuwata (''Real Bout'' onwards), Creator/YujiMitsuya (OVA; Japanese), Creator/MattHill (OVA; English)[[/note]]
->A street breakdancer who appears in the first game as one of the competitors. In the second game, he opens a nightclub (alongside [[VideoGame/ArtOfFighting King]]), but still fights every now and then. Notable for [[HeadPet keeping a duckling in his mohawk]]. He's a good friend of the Bogards, and even joined Terry's team in ''KOF XI''
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* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: Many Brazilian players have noted that Richard Meyer's theme doesn't sound exactly like Brazilian Capoeira music, but more like a bizarre mix of traditional Brazilian, Arab and even Indian music with even more bizarre Portuguese lyrics and it fit better for a soundtrack from a movie with Arab [[BellyDancer belly dancers]] rather than battle music for a Brazilian capoeirista.
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* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: Many Brazilian players have noted that Richard Meyer's theme doesn't sound exactly like Brazilian Capoeira music, but more like a bizarre mix of traditional Brazilian, Arab and even Indian music with even more bizarre Portuguese lyrics and it fit better for a soundtrack from a movie with Arab [[BellyDancer belly dancers]] dancers rather than battle music for a Brazilian capoeirista.
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->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Katsuhisa Namase (''Fatal Fury'' - ''KOF 94''), Creator/NobuyukiHiyama (95-XIII), Kozo Mito (XIV-current) Greg Irwin (''XII'', English), Creator/KazukiYao (''[='94=]'' Dengeki Bunko drama CD), Creator/ChiharuSawashiro (''King of Fighters for Girls'')[[/note]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Katsuhisa Namase (''Fatal Fury'' - ''KOF 94''), Creator/NobuyukiHiyama (95-XIII), Kozo Mito (XIV-current) (XIV-current), Greg Irwin (''XII'', English), Creator/KazukiYao (''[='94=]'' Dengeki Bunko drama CD), Creator/ChiharuSawashiro (''King of Fighters for Girls'')[[/note]]
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* PutOnABus: From ''Fatal Fury 2'' onward, he was replaced by Axel, who himself was later also put on the bus.
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* PutOnABus: From ''Fatal Fury 2'' onward, he was replaced by Axel, who himself was later also put on the bus. However, [[http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/neogeo/a/ffspecaxel.htm Axel Hawk's ending]] in ''Fatal Fury Special'' shows him training alongside a man on a bicycle who might ''possibly'' be Max.
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* MartialArtsUniform: Like most Muay Thai fighters, he's got a headband, boxer shorts, armlets, anklets and HandwrapsOfAwesome.
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* ThrowTheDogABone: Downplayed and defied in ''KOF XV''. After many years of playing the third wheel to Terry and Andy, Joe finally made some headway with Lilly and scores a date with her in his team's ending. Unfortunately, not only does she have to back out at the last moment, she had also told [[BigBrotherInstict Billy]] about it and led him to Joe. In TheStinger, Joe clarifies he isn't deterred despite the beating Billy gave him.
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* ThrowTheDogABone: Downplayed and defied in ''KOF XV''. After many years of playing the third wheel to Terry and Andy, Joe finally made some headway with Lilly and scores a date with her in his team's ending. Unfortunately, not only does she have to back out at the last moment, she had also told [[BigBrotherInstict [[BigBrotherInstinct Billy]] about it and led him to Joe. In TheStinger, Joe clarifies he isn't deterred despite the beating Billy gave him.
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* ButNotTooBlack: Though it didn't become apparent till ''Real Bout''. Prior to that, he was portrayed as more lightskinned.
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* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Seems to be able to switch between Japanese and English, and sound natural in both.
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* TheBusCameBack: After spending his time in the background to see how Hokutomaru has grown in ''VideoGame/GarouMarkOfTheWolves'' (and only getting TheCameo in his ending), Andy returns to help his brother in ''Garou 2''.
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* TheBusCameBack: Joe completely vanished without even any mention or successor in ''VideoGame/GarouMarkOfTheWolves''. However, it turns out that he's just away from the spotlight for some reason. In ''Garou 2'', he returns and reunites with the Bogard brothers in the battle in Second Southtown.
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* TalentVsTraining: Andy is a much more serious and focused martial artist than his slacker brother Terry. Despite this, Terry always remains ahead of Andy through raw talent.
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* CoolPet: His pet, P-Chan, the adorable chick that copies Duck's every move. (Not to be confused with ''[[Manga/RanmaOneHalf the other]]'' P-Chan).
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* ChainPain: Swings a ''sansetsukon'' that can also be held together as a single rod and set alight with flame.
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* HitboxDissonance: While his WeaponOfChoice weapon gives him great range (sometimes propelling him into GameBreaker status), Billy is probably the one character in ''KOF'' most notorious for adhering to being on the wrong end of this trope. One great example can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vvibK5P6p8 here.]]
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* WouldHitAGirl: In ''Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle'', he uses Ki against Mai during a scuffle.
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* WouldHitAGirl: In ''Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle'', he uses Ki against Mai during a scuffle. Ironically, this was averted in ''Real Bout Fatal Fury Special'' where he states he can't hit babes in his win quotes vs. Mary/EX Mary.
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* WouldHitAGirl: In ''Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle", Battle'', he uses Chi against Mai during a scuffle.
