History YMMV / FatalFury

* BrokenBase / ContestedSequel: The ''Real Bout'' games versus the mainline titles. The first entry was by all means an UpdatedRerelease of ''Fatal Fury 3'', but ''Real Bout Special'' and especially ''2: The Newcomers'' are found by some fans to not be as "pure" as the original games, while others think their looser gameplay, more freeform combos and specials, and overhauled difficulty make them far more approachable. The ArtShift to a more distinct anime style with Special also turned some heads different ways, and set the stage for ''Garou: Mark of the Wolves''.

* SpiritualSuccessor: Sharing the same lead designer as the original VideoGame/StreetFighterI, Fatal Fury is effectively a closer successor in terms of game design and narrative focus than the actual VideoGame/StreetFighterII. Ironically, Fatal Fury 2 would adopt more elements of the latter (particularly the more international stage design) than later games would.

* MostAnnoyingSound:
** REPPUKEN! REPPUKEN! REPPUKEN! DOUBLE REPPUKEN!
** Mai wails "An-DYYYYYYYY!!" when she gets KO'd. It can be pretty [[CuteButCacophonic hard on the ears.]]
** The "OOOOOOOUUUUUUAAAAAAAAGH" sound Andy makes when you hit him. Not so prevalent here but it cropped up quite a bit in early ''KOF'' titles. It got ridiculous in ''[='99=]'' onward where for no apparent reason they made it ''his KO cry''. You will hear this especially in ''2002'' and ''[[UpdatedRerelease Unlimited Match]]'', where he groans this practically ''every time you hit him''.

* EarWorm: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn8JnzKT27w "Keep On Calling"]]'' plays during the ED credits of the ''Fatal Fury 2'' OVA. Listen to it once, then try to stop it from [[GotMeDoingIt looping infinitely]] inside your head. You're welcome.

* MisBlamed: Many seem to think Mai's attire has always been skimpy since her debut, but her original design was actually modest. All that could be seen were her legs and a bit of cleavage. And from ''Fatal Fury 3'' to the ''Real Bout'' series, she wore a red shirt under her top; making it her most conservative design. It was the anime adaptations and the latter parts of ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters King of Fighters]]'' series that [[HotterAndSexier flanderized her]], by steadily increasing her breast size, while making her attire [[BarelyThereSwimwear more revealing.]]

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: Part of Rock's theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flPBoVYkyx4 "Spread the Wings,"]] is taken from Robert Miles's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCbO-3hjPok "Children."]] It's purely intentional, as the composer is a fan of Miles.

* ViewerGenderConfusion: Jin Chonshu. He looks like a little girl, but is actually male. To make it worse, in some of the games, he seems to be wearing lipstick and {{guyliner}}... Not to mention, Creator/KappeiYamaguchi went nasal/high-pitched in voicing him to make it sound like a girl voicing him. (And by that, we don't mean [[VideoGame/{{Persona 4}} mascot-style nasal]]. We mean a level of nasal that makes Chonshu sound like he's being voiced by a female doing a CrossdressingVoice)

** [[BigBad The Martial Emperor]], born three millennia ago in China, desired to advance his skills beyond mortal comprehension and [[BloodKnight threw himself into battle]] to kill countless people. At one point, he even annihilated an entire nation's army on his own. Making a pact with demons, the Martial Emperor entered a deep sleep with instructions on sacrificing martial artists to him to restore him. Upon his awakening, he begins absorbing the life from fighters all over the world and consumes his own loyal followers before announcing his intentions of ravaging the world and making it into a new hell where countless die so that he can feed his hunger for battle

-->'''Geese''' ''(after beating Terry or Andy)''''':''' Die like your father, you pin-headed son of an ice cream maker!

-->'''Geese''' ''(after beating Terry/Andy)'' ''':''' Die like your father, you pin-headed son of an ice cream maker!

** Mai's standard win quote is "Nippon ichi!"[[note]]roughly translated as "Japan is number one!"[[/note]], but it sounds like she's saying "Me boun~CY!!" instead. Which calls attention to her sizable endowments and jiggle factor.

* SignatureScene: Geese's legendary death scene from ''Real Bout'', where Terry finally beats him by blasting him off the roof of a skyscraper. Realizing what he's done, Terry leaps over to save him- only for Geese to swat away Terry's hand, choosing to fall to his death instead. The last we see of him, Geese is laughing maniacally as he plummets to the ground... and just before he lands, [[GoryDiscretionShot we see Terry looking down on him in a mix of pity and disappointment.]]

* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: Terry Bogard's inclusion in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' is one for SNK, essentially upgrading them to gaming superstars in their own right.

* {{Narm}}: Come on, the anime movies are full of this. From Terry's ridiculously exaggerated HeroicBSOD and resulting alcoholism because he lost ''ONE FIGHT'' in the second film, to the indescribably cheesy ending music in the third one.

%%* MagnificentBastard:
%%** Geese Howard.
%%** Laocorn Gaudeamus from ''Fatal Fury: [[TheMovie The Motion Picture]]'' also qualifies, even if [[spoiler:he's possessed by Mars]].

* MisBlamed: Many seem to think Mai's attire has always been skimpy since her debut, but her original design was actually modest. All that could be seen were her legs and a bit of cleavage. And from ''Fatal Fury 3'' to the ''Real Bout'' series, she wore a white shirt under her top; making it her most conservative design. It was the anime adaptations and the latter parts of ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters King of Fighters]]'' series that [[HotterAndSexier flanderized her]], by steadily increasing her breast size, while making her attire [[BarelyThereSwimwear more revealing.]]

** Mai Shiranui's win quote is "Nippon ichi!" (roughly translated as "Japan is number one!"), but many fans thought she was saying "Me bouncy!" which, given her attributes, is certainly an understandable mistake.

* MisBlamed: Many seem to think Mai's attire has always been skimpy since her debut, but her original design was actually modest. All that could be seen were her legs and a bit of cleavage. And from ''Fatal Fury 3'' to the ''Real Bout'' series, she wore a white shirt under her top; making it her most conservative design. It was the anime adaptations and the the latter parts of ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters King of Fighters]]'' series that [[HotterAndSexier flanderized her]], by steadily increasing her breast size, while making her attire [[BarelyThereSwimwear more revealing.]]

* MisBlamed: Many seem to think Mai's attire has always been skimpy since her debut, but her original design was actually modest. All that could be seen were her legs and a bit of cleavage. And from ''Fatal Fury 3'' to the ''Real Bout'' series, she wore a white shirt underneath her top; making it her most conservative design. It was the anime adaptations and the the latter parts of ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters King of Fighters]]'' series that [[HotterAndSexier flanderized her]], by steadily increasing her breast size, while making her attire [[BarelyThereSwimwear more revealing.]]

* MisBlamed: Many seem to think Mai's attire has always been skimpy since her debut, but screenshots show her original atire was actually modest. All that could be seen were her legs and a bit of cleavage. And from ''Fatal Fury 3'' to the ''Real Bout'' series, she wore a white shirt underneath her top; making it her most conservative design. It was the anime adaptations and the the latter parts of ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters King of Fighters]]'' series that flanderized her, by steadily increasing her breast size, while making her attire [[BarelyThereSwimwear more revealing.]]

* {{Woolseyism}}: Krauser's line "Blood is thick, but syrup is thicker. Think about it."