Characters of theFatal Furyseries

The following is a list ofvideo game charactersfeatured in theFatal Furyfighting gameseries developed bySNK.

The cast ofFatal Fury Special,which includes characters from the first two games.

Creation and design

Series' creator Takashi Nishiyama stated that giving the characters depth was of great importance when making the series. He noted that the firstFatal Furyfeatured a more polished plot and more fleshed out characters than that of his previous work, the originalStreet Fighter,which led to the game gaining a strong fanbase. To help market the games, certain character details were revealed in magazine promotions rather than the games themselves.

Character appearances

The table below summarizes every single fighter in the series. A green cell indicates that the character is playable, while a red cell indicates that the character is not playable or does not appear.

Character	Fatal Fury	Fatal Fury 2	Fatal Fury Special	Fatal Fury 3	Real Bout	Real Bout Special	Real Bout Dominated Mind	Real Bout 2	Wild Ambition	First Contact	Mark of the Wolves	City of the Wolves	Total
Alfred												TBA	3
Andy Bogard													11
Axel Hawk												TBA	2
Billy Kane													10
Blue Mary												TBA	5
Bob Wilson												TBA	5
B. Jenet													2
Cheng Sinzan												TBA	5
Chun-Li												DLC	1
Duck King												TBA	7
Franco Bash												TBA	5
Freeman												TBA	1
Gato												TBA	1
Geese Howard												TBA	9
Grant												TBA	1
Hokutomaru												TBA	1
Hon Fu												TBA	5
Hotaru Futaba													2
Hwa Jai												TBA	1
Jin Chonrei												TBA	5
Jin Chonshu												TBA	5
Joe Higashi													11
Jubei Yamada												TBA	2
Kain R. Heinlein													2
Ken Masters												DLC	1
Kevin Rian													2
Kim Dong Hwan													2
Kim Jae Hoon												TBA	1
Kim Kaphwan												TBA	8
Lao												TBA	1
Laurence Blood												TBA	5
Li Xiangfei												TBA	3
Mai Shiranui													10
Marco Rodrigues													2
Michael Max												TBA	1
Preecha													1
Raiden/Big Bear												TBA	4
Richard Meyer												TBA	1
Rick Strowd												TBA	2
Rock Howard													2
Ryuji Yamazaki												TBA	7
Ryo Sakazaki												TBA	2
Sokaku Mochizuki												TBA	5
Terry Bogard													12
Tizoc													2
Touji Sakata												TBA	1
Tsugumi Sendo												TBA	1
Tung Fu Rue												TBA	5
Vox Reaper													1
White												TBA	1
Wolfgang Krauser												TBA	6
Total	11	12	16	13	16	20	22	23	14	13	14	TBA

Notes

Introduced inFatal Fury

Andy Bogard

Voiced by: Jun Hashimoto (FFS–KOF '94),Keiichi Nanba(FF3–KOF XIII),Hiroshi Okamoto(KOF XIVonwards), Hiroyuki Kagura (young;KOF: D),Toshinari Fukamachi(KOF for Girls) (Japanese); Peter Wilds (FFanime films) (English)

Andy Bogard (アンディー・ボガード,Andī Bogādo) isTerry Bogard's younger brother. Andy practices the Shiranui-ryū ( "Shiranui style" in Japanese)Ninjutsuand a form of empty-handed ninja combat called Koppō-ken, which he trained in after witnessing his foster father's murder, in order to gain revenge onGeese Howard.Maiis the girl he grew up with who is madly in love with him and proclaimed him her fiancé. She is also the granddaughter of Hanzo Shiranui, the man Andy learned Ninjitsu from. It was after his foster father Jeff's death thatTung Fu Ruetook responsibility for raising him and Terry. Andy went to Japan to train under Hanzo and grew up alongside Mai, while Terry stayed in Southtown. During Andy's time in Japan, he met theMuay Thaifighter Joe Higashi and challenged him to a match. When Andy won, he invited Joe to return to the United States with him to enter the King of Fighters tournament, held by Geese.

Late in the tournament, Andy tried to kill off Geese by himself. Geese's power proved to be too much for Andy as he almost fell to his death. Terry saved Andy, who then acknowledged Terry as the superior fighter. After Terry beat Geese at the end of their first King of Fighters Tournament, a new tournament was held, this time hosted byKrauser.Andy, while present in the tournament, did not accomplish much story-wise.

Ever since Geese's death, Andy has been busy training his young apprenticeHokutomaruin the ways of the Shiranui-style ninjitsu and Koppo-ken. Instead of fighting in the KOF: Maximum Mayhem tournament himself, Andy sends Hokutomaru in his place to see what his apprentice has learned. In Hokutomaru's ending, Andy writes him a note saying that he was proud of how strong Hokutomaru has gotten. Then he ended the note by saying he is no longer his teacher but his rival and that they will cross paths again.

When the newKing of Fighters'94 tournament was announced, Andy joined Terry and Joe in the new 3-on-3 matches. Since then, Andy has always agreed to follow his brother Terry whenever he decided to enter the new version of the King of Fighters tournament. The Fatal Fury Team maintained his original formation (Terry, Andy and Joe) from King of Fighters '94 to '98. With new rules in KOF '99 allowing teams of four members, Mai Shiranui (in KOF '99) and, later, Blue Mary (KOF 2000) joined the team. After the beginning of theAsh CrimsonSaga (KOF 2003, XI) Andy left the Fatal Fury team to take care of Shiranui disciple Hokutomaru, who fell sick and Mai went after him. Andy made his return toThe King of Fighters XIIbut does not participate in a defined team.The King of Fighters XIIIsees Andy rejoining the Fatal Fury team as his brother's interest in the tournament has compelled him to reunite the original Fatal Fury team from the 1994 event. In his anime incarnations, though sometimes perplexed by her actions, Andy is more open to showing his affection towards Mai.

Billy Kane

Voiced by:Katsuhisa Namase(FF2–KOF '95),Keiichi Nanba(FF3,"RBFFWhen start fight ",Dengeki Bunkodrama CD:Garō Densetsu),Atsushi Yamanishi(RBFF–KOF 2002,KOF: MIseries), Seijirō (KOF 2003,KOF: AD,KOF XIII), Masaki Masaki (KOF XIVonwards),Shizuka Itō(Pretty Billy;KOF: AS),Haruki Ishiya(KOF for Girls),Daiki Nakamura(FF: LOTHW),Tomohiro Nishimura(FF: TMP) (Japanese);Paul Dobson(FF: LOTHW), Chris Sharpes (COTW) (English)

Billy Kane(ビリー・カーン,Birī Kān)is introduced inFatal Furyas the righthand man ofGeese Howard,a crime lord in the fictitious American city of Southtown. Geese holdsThe King of Fighterstournament every year with Billy as his champion. Billy was the undefeated champion of the tournament, until he is defeated byTerry Bogard,who moved on to later defeat Geese.He also appears inFatal Fury Specialas a playable character for the first time.After Geese recovers, Billy appears inReal Bout Fatal Furyto assist him in the conquer of Southtown. However, Geese is ultimately killed by Terry, causing Billy to leave Southtown.He later appears in the two following games from the seriesReal Bout Fatal Fury SpecialandReal Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomerswhich do not contain a storyline.In the PlayStation version fromReal Bout Fatal Fury Special,Billy is brainwashed by his half-brother White in order to aid him in the conquer from Southtown. He then appears as a sub-boss character in the arcade mode, but once he is defeated, he returns to normal.A 3D fighting game version of the series,Fatal Fury: Wild Ambitionwas produced as well, which retells the plot of the first game.By the time ofCity of the Wolves,Billy has assumed control of the Howard Connection after Geese's death, though he still seeks revenge on Terry for killing Geese.

InThe King of Fightersseries, Billy was meant to appear inthe first game from the seriesas a member of an England Team, composed of him,Mai Shiranui,andBig Bear,but due to several problems with the capacity of the game, and the desire from theArt of Fightingstaff to addYuri Sakazaki,Billy was removed from the game.When the newKing of Fighterstournament began inThe King of Fighters '95under the control of a man namedRugal Bernstein,Billy is ordered by Geese to go in his boss' place because Geese was still healing. He joins with aninjanamedEiji Kisaragiand a mysterious man namedIori Yagami.Billy's team does not win, and at the end of the tournament Iori beats up Billy and Eiji.InThe King of Fighters '97Geese sends Billy to investigate the mysteriousOrochipower in Iori. Geese hires a sadistic outlaw namedRyuji Yamazakiand tricks a good freelance agent named Blue Mary to help as well.After the tournament ends, Yamazaki demands his pay from Geese by attacking him and Billy. The same team is shown inThe King of Fighters '98,The King of Fighters 2002andNeowavebut none of those contain a storyline.He also appears as an assistant character (known as "Striker" ) inThe King of Fighters '99: EvolutionandThe King of Fighters 2000.In the former he is available for any character, while in the latter he is a striker for Andy Bogard.

InThe King of Fighters 2003,Geese orders the team of Billy Kane, Ryuji Yamazaki, andGatoto infiltrate the tournament in another attempt to take over Southtown.During the spin-off gameThe King of Fighters KyoBilly appears as boss character along Geese to fight against the Bogard brothers and the protagonistKyo Kusanagi.InKOF: Maximum Impact 2,it is revealed Billy has moved to the countryside of theUKwith his young sister,Lilly Kane,and has decided to return to Southtown once again, willing to show the Meira twins:AlbaandSoireethe town should be embarked by no one.

Billy also appeared in the console version ofThe King of Fighters XIII,released in November 2011.He is also present in theotome gameKing of Fighters for Girls.

Billy Kane appears in the TV anime filmFatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf,where he is voiced byDaiki Nakamurain the original Japanese version andPaul Dobsonin the English dubbed version. Like in the originalFatal Furyvideo game, Billy Kane is one of Geese Howard's underlings alongsideRaiden,Ripper and Hopper. He enters the King of Fighters tournament alongside Raiden on Geese's behalf and later mortally wounds Tung Fu Rue while the Bogards and Joe are escaping from Geese's men. In the final battle of the film, he ends up fighting againstAndy Bogardand ends up being defeated by him.He appears again in the sequelFatal Fury 2: The New Battle,where he makes an unvoiced appearance in the beginning of the film, in which he is confronted byLaurence Bloodat the Pao-Pao Cafe and is defeated off-screen.Billy makes an extended cameo appearance in the third film,Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture,this time voiced byTomohiro Nishimurain the original Japanese version and once again by Paul Dobson in English. He encounters his old adversary Andy in a night club, but the two are confronted by Laocorn's henchman Hauer before they get a chance to fight again.

In the second episode of the anime spin-off mini-seriesThe King of Fighters: Another Day,Rock Howard, Geese's son, stops Billy from killingLien Nevillewho was carrying out a hit on him. Billy tries to convince Rock to help him, because as he carries Geese's heritage, Lien would try to take him out too. Instead, Rock decides to save Lien's life and fights Billy, who almost manages to kill him as well for shaming Geese's legacy, but is blown away by a beam fired over Geese Tower.He also stars in manhua from the video games which retells his actions from the games.Additionally, in themangaThe King of Fighters: Kyoauthored by Masato Natsumoto, Billy starts investigatingKyo Kusanagiin order to make him talk about the ancient demon Orochi.

In Gamest's 1997 Heroes Collection, Billy was voted as the staff's fourth favorite character.In the character popularity poll on Neo Geo Freak's website, he was voted as the seventeenth favorite character with a total of 757 votes.For the special endings inThe King of Fighters '97,three video games journals, Gamest, Famitsu and Neo Geo Freak, had to create a team composed of three characters from the game so that they would be featured in an image after passing the arcade mode. The special team created by the Neo Geo Freak's staff was a team of fire wielders: Billy,Kyo Kusanagi,andMai Shiranui.The special ending only appears in Japanese versions of the game.

Duck King

Voiced by:Kong Kuwata(games),Yūji Mitsuya(FF: TMP) (Japanese); Michael Beard (FFS),Matt Hill(FF: TMP) (English)

Duck King (ダック・キング,Dakku Kingu) appears in the originalFatal Furyas one of the first four opponents in the single-player mode. Possessing incredible talent when it comes to brawling and street dancing, Duck King once challenged Terry Bogard to a street fight and lost. He trained himself in order to surpass Terry. Duck uses a unique fighting style which includes rhythmical dance-like movements and attacks. His primary special move is a flying cannonball technique.

InFatal Fury 2,Duck was one of the characters from the original game who is defeated by Krauser in one of the game's cut scenes, although he would appear as a playable character inFatal Fury Special.He would retain his cannonball technique, now dubbed theHead Spin Attack,along with new special moves such as theDancing Dive,Break Storm,and theBeat Rush.He also has a new hidden special move called theBreak Spiral.FromSpecialand onward, Duck would be accompanied by his pet chick "P-chan". He makes another quick cameo in Bob Wilson's endingFatal Fury 3before returning as a playable character inReal Bout Fatal Furyand its sequels,Real Bout SpecialandReal Bout 2.He also appears as an exclusive character in the PlayStation version ofFatal Fury: Wild Ambition.

Although Duck King has made numerous cameo appearances thoroughThe King of Fightersseries, including as an alternate Striker (a character who helps the player in battle) inThe King of Fighters 2000,he did not appear as a playable character untilThe King of Fighters XI,where he appears as a member of the new Fatal Fury Team along with Terry and Kim Kaphwan.

Geese Howard

Main article:Geese Howard

Hwa Jai

Voiced by:Sōnosuke Nagashiro(KOF XIII)

Hwa Jai(ホア・ジャイ,Hoa Jai)is the first of three opponents the player faces in the originalFatal Furybefore the final match against Geese Howard. A formerMuay Thaichampion once nicknamed "The Hero of Muay Thai"(ムエタイの anh hùng,Muetai no Eiyū),he once fought against Joe Higashi in the past and lost, causing him to lose his title. Seeking to defeat Joe, he became a more reckless and dangerous fighter. After being banned from competing in the Muay Thai circuit, his brutal talent was noted by Geese Howard, who hired him to serve as one of his bodyguards and a participant in the King of Fighters tournament. His special technique, theDragon Kick,was developed to compete with Joe'sTiger Kick.He also gains additional strength by drinking a sort ofSuper Drink,which thrown at him by one ofGeese'smen when he is in danger.

InFatal Fury 2,Hwa Jai is one of the characters from the original game who gets defeated by an unknown challenger (Wolfgang Krauser). He is apparently hospitalized and visited by Joe Higashi, as seen in Joe's ending in the game and inFatal Fury Special.He makes further cameos in the subsequentFatal Furygames (Fatal Fury 3,Real Bout,Real Bout SpecialandReal Bout 2) as Joe's training partner and trainer. Despite having been absent since his original appearance as an opponent character inFatal Fury,Hwa Jai has been confirmed to return inThe King of Fighters XIIIand marks the first time the character has been playable. Kim, following his "reform" of his previous teammates (Chang Koehan and Choi Bounge), seeks out Hwa Jai and Raiden as he believes they still work under Geese Howard. It is not the case as Geese had returned to America long ago but Raiden manages to talk Hwa Jai into joining the team to bolster their reputations as fighters. Hwa Jai accepts, partially due to wanting to fight Joe once again.

Joe Higashi

Voiced by:Katsuhisa Namase(FF2,FFS,KOF '94),Nobuyuki Hiyama(FF3–KOF XIII),Kōzō Mito(KOF XIVonwards),Chiharu Sawashiro(KOF for Girls),Masaaki Satake(FF: LOTHW),Kazuki Yao(Dengeki Bunko drama CD) (Japanese);Jason Gray-Stanford(FFanime films), Kevin Andrew Rivera (SF6) (English)

Joe Higashi(ジョー・ヒガシ,Jō Higashi,also written as đông trượng,Higashi Jō)first appears inFatal Fury: King of Fightersas one of the three playable characters along with Andy and Terry Bogard. The plot features Joe allying with the Bogard brothers to enter the King of Fighters tournament and then defeat the hostGeese Howard,who killed the Bogard brothers' father. In the tournament, Joe also beats his Muay Thai rival Hwa Jai, and they both become friends. InFatal Fury 2,Joe learns that Hwa Jai was beaten by the new King of Fighters hostWolfgang Krauserand enters the tournament to avenge him.Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final VictoryandReal Bout Fatal Furyend the fight between Joe and the Bogard and Geese, who dies falling from the Geese Tower.The two following games,Real Bout Fatal Fury SpecialandReal Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomersalso feature Joe as a playable character but none of them contain a storyline.Fatal Fury: Wild Ambitionretells the events from the first game, but with characters who would appear later.Joe returns inCity of the Wolves,now training Preecha as his student.

InThe King of Fightersseries, Joe is a regular member from the Fatal Fury Team (also composed of Terry and Andy), and each game features them entering into an annual tournament to search for competition. Andy's girlfriendMai Shiranui,joins them inThe King of Fighters '99since the tournament now requires four members per team.ByThe King of Fighters 2000andThe King of Fighters 2001,Mai leaves and the new fourth member is Blue Mary.The King of Fighters 2002andThe King of Fighters 2003return the tournament to use teams of three members, but in the latter pro-wrestlerTizocreplaces Andy, who is busy taking care of his sick student.ByThe King of Fighters XI,Joe leaves the competition as he enters into a new Muay Thai tournament.However, he returns inThe King of Fighters XII,which neither features official teams or plot.The sequelcasts Joe back into the classic Fatal Fury team that includes Terry and Andy, the reason being Terry's desire to reunite the original team to participate in the upcoming tournament. In the spin-offThe King of Fighters Kyo,the player (who usesKyo Kusanagi) can challenge Joe to a fight in a game, and also make him join to his team for the upcoming King of Fighters tournament.Joe also takes a minor role inThe King of Fighters EXas an assistant character (dubbed "Striker" ) for the Fatal Fury Team, now composed with the Bogard brothers and Mai.Additionally, he stars inThe King of Fighters Neowavewith the original Fatal Fury Team.He was also added to the crossover gameCapcom vs. SNK Pro,an updated version ofCapcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000for the PlayStation and Sega Dreamcast, and in the sequelCapcom vs. SNK 2.He is also present theotome gameKing of Fighters for Girls.Joe appears inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimateas a background character at King of Fighters Stadium.

Joe Higashi appears in each of the three animated films from Fatal Fury. Jason Gray-Stanford provides the voice of Joe in the English versions. Masaaki Satake provides the voice of Joe in the Japanese version of the first film andNobuyuki Hiyamain the two following. In theFatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolffrom 1993, Joe enters the King of Fighters tournament along with the Bogard brothers which cause Geese Howard to attack them. Upon learning that Andy and Terry's teacher, Tung Fu Rue, was seriously injured by Geese's right-hand man,Billy Kane,Andy and Joe set to fight Geese. None of them are able to defeat Geese, but are saved by Terry who later defeats Geese.In the 1993 filmFatal Fury 2: The New Battle,Joe becomes ashamed after learning that Terry became depressed after being defeated byWolfgang Krauserand tries to avenge him. However, he ends up being heavily wounded by Krauser.InFatal Fury: The Motion Picturefrom 1994 Joe joins Terry, Andy and Mai into helping a girl named Sulia into stopping her brother Laocorn Gaudeamus, who is the main antagonist from the film.

Michael Max

Michael Max(マイケル・マックス,Maikeru Makkusu)is a black boxer who appears in the originalFatal Furyas one of the first four CPU-controlled opponents whom the player faces. Prior to the events of the game, Michael was a young boxing prodigy who was once considered a strong contender for the title of Worldwide Heavyweight Champion. However, he left the boxing circuit to seek real combat and participate in the King of Fighters tournament, feeling that professional boxing was a mere sport protected by rules. He is also the friend and student of boxing of Axel Hawk. His only other appearances in the series includes in the cut-scenes ofFatal Fury 2,where he is one of the fighters defeated by Wolfgang Krauser, and inAxel Hawk's ending inFatal Fury Special,where he is depicted as Axel's trainer. In one of his victory poses, it is revealed that he is Catholic. Michael Max is the only character from the originalFatal Furythat has never appeared inThe King of Fightersseries until he makes a cameo at one ofThe King of Fighters XVtrailer.

Raiden / Big Bear

Voiced by: Dango Takeda (FFS),Hisao Egawa(FFanime films),Daisuke Gōri(KOF XII–KOF XIII) (Japanese); John Hulaton (FF3–CVS2),Robert O. Smith(FFanime films), Iain Gibb (KOF XIII) (English)

Raiden(ライデン,Raiden)first appears in the originalFatal Furyas the second of the final four computer-controlled opponents in the single-player mode. He was once a popularface wrestleruntil he was betrayed by his tag partner during a match (a character later revealed to be Big Bombarder from the SNK wrestling game3 Count Bout). This incident transformed him completely and he became a notoriousheel wrestler.Not satisfied with venting his frustration in the ring, he enters the King of Fighters tournament as a masked fighter, acting as one of Geese's guardians. His primary special move in the game is theVapor Breath.This character was modeled after real life pro wrestlerBig Van Vader.

He returns as a regular playable character inFatal Fury 2andFatal Fury Special,where he renounces his Raiden persona and now fights as an unmasked face wrestler under the identity of Big Bear(ビッグ・ベア,Biggu Bea).He trains at his native land ofAustralia,where his deadly strength increased on several levels. He also develops a friendly rivalry with Terry, as seen in his endings in both games. His special moves inFatal Fury 2includes theGiant Bomb,a rushing tackle, and theSuper Drop Kick.He also has a hidden special move called theFire Breath,an improved version of hisVapor Breath.InSpecial,he gains a new special move called theBear Bomber.He later cameos as a wrestling commentator inCity of the Wolves.

Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition,being a retelling of the originalFatal Furytournament, depictsRaidenunder his masked heel persona once again. Outside theFatal Furyseries, Raiden also appeared in theCapcom-produced crossover gameCapcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000,and its sequels,Capcom vs. SNK ProandCapcom vs. SNK 2,being one of the fewFatal Furycharacters who did not appear inThe King of Fightersas a playable character (at the time) in those games. Raiden also appears inThe King of Fighters XIIandthe sequel.InKOF XIInone of the characters are assigned into teams but forKOF XIIIthey are. Raiden's teammates inKOF XIIIare Kim Kaphwan and Hwa Jai. Kim is mistaken in thinking Raiden and Hwa Jai are still in the employ of Geese Howard, wanting to "reform" both men. Raiden convinces Hwa Jai to act as if they are so they are able to enter the tournament to build reputation for themselves. TheFatal Furycharacters refer him as "Bear", his face persona, which he denies.

Richard Meyer

Voiced by:Masaharu Satō(FF: TMP),Kong Kuwata(KOF: MI2) (Japanese);Ward Perry(FFanime films), Kofi Candela (KOF: MI2) (English)

Ricardo "Richard" Meyer(リチャード・マイヤー,Richādo Maiyā)appears in the originalFatal Furyas one of the first four computer-controlled opponents in the single-player mode. Acapoeiramestre originally fromBrazil,Richard makes his daily living in South Town as the manager of the restaurant Pao Pao Cafe. He competes in the King of Fighters tournament in order to make his capoiera style known to the world. In this game, his character specializes in numerous kick techniques. Richard Meyer was the first fighting game character to use Capoeira.

Richard makes cameo appearances in subsequentFatal Furygames as a friendly acquaintance of the Bogard brothers and Joe. He appears inFatal Fury 2in the cut scene shown immediately after the first battle against the CPU, tending to a crowd of spectators at Pao Pao Cafe witnessing the player's fight on television. He appears again near the end of the game, where he is defeated in battle by Wolfgang Krauser, as well in Terry Bogard's ending, serving him and his date their meal.

InFatal Fury 3,Richard opens a new Pao Pao Cafe restaurant, which is maintained by his capoeira apprenticeBob Wilson.InFatal Fury 3,as well as inReal Boutseries, Richard appears to cheer and encourage Bob before each of his matches. He makes cameos inThe King of Fighters XI,trying to tell Kim to leave the cafe and inKing of Fighters XIIIwitnessing several female fighters destroy his bar.

Richard appears as a hidden character in the PlayStation 2 gameKOF: Maximum Impact 2(released in North America asThe King of Fighters 2006), participating as a fighter for the first time since the originalFatal Fury.Richard's real given name is Ricardo.

Terry Bogard

Main article:Terry Bogard

Tung Fu Rue

Voiced by: Keiichiro Sakagi (FFS),Kōji Yada(FF: LOTHW), Shigefumi Nakai (RBFFS: DM–NGBC), Hajime Shikase (KOF XIV) (Japanese); Mina E. Mina (FF: LOTHW, FF2: TNB) (English)

Tung Fu Rue(タン フー ルー,Tan Fū Rū,Chinese:Đường hồ lô;Pinyin:Táng Hú-Lú)is one of the first four opponents the players face in the originalFatal Fury(when either Andy or Terry defeats him inFatal Fury Special,each Bogard brother addresses him as "Master Tan" ). He is an elderly martial arts master from China who developed his own fighting style based onBajiquanknown as the Holy Fist of Eight Ways(Bát cực thánh quyền,Hakkyokuseiken).In the past, he trained Terry and Andy's adoptive father, Jeff Bogard, and his nemesis Geese Howard (as well asCheng Sinzan). He raised the Bogard brothers after Jeff was killed by Geese and participates in the King of Fighters tournament in the first game with the objective to defeat Geese. He can transform his body into steel and draw out great power using a deadly secret technique known only to himself. In the game, he appears as meek elderly man, but after taking a bit of damage, he transforms into a musclebound warrior, whose special moves including a flying whirlwind punch and a spinning whirlwind kick in which he shoots fireballs at both directions.

InFatal Fury 2,Tung was one of the characters defeated by Wolfgang Krauser in one of the game's cut-scene. He would appear as a playable character inFatal Fury Special,the upgraded version ofFatal Fury 2.Unlike the original game, Tung only transforms into a musclebound version of himself while performing certain special moves. Tung reappears inReal Bout SpecialandReal Bout 2.InReal Bout Special,there are two versions of him in the game. In regular version of him has improved versions of his previous special moves, as well as new moves, while the alternate version of him (EX Tung Fu Rue) has all of his moves fromFatal Fury Specialand one Hidden Ability. InReal Bout 2,Tung has special moves from both versions of his character in the previous game.

Tung also appears in the SNK crossover gameNeoGeo Battle Coliseum.This version of the character was used as an additional character in the PlayStation 2 port ofThe King of Fighters XI,until he canonically participates inThe King of Fighters XIV.He is also one of the 20 background characters that appears in the King of Fighters Stadium Stage inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.

InThe King of Fighterstimeline, Tung played a vital role inXIV.According to a profile of one of his disciples, and the protagonist central character of that arc, Shun'ei, Tung found Shun'ei after his biological parents abandoned him for having an eerie powers, related to the main antagonist of that arc. Sensing good in the young eerie powered boy, Tung decided to raise Shun'ei as his disciple to be trained by himself against the villains who had a connection to Shun'ei's eerie power, such as the villain who is connected to Shun'ei's left-half power, an avatar of fiery rage and soul containing entity known as Verse. Additionally, he has metKyo Kusanagi's father, Saisyu Kusanagi, and a fellow elderly Chinese martial arts master, Chin Gentsai, sometime before.

Introduced inFatal Fury 2andFatal Fury Special

Axel Hawk

Voiced by:Hirohiko Kakegawa(FF2: TNB) (Japanese); Michael Beard (FF2),Michael Dobson(FF2: TNB) (English)

Axel Hawk(アクセル・ホーク,Akuseru Hōku)first appears inFatal Fury 2as the second of the final four opponents in the single-player mode. A former heavyweight boxing champion, he was said to be the strongest of all time until his retirement. According to his backstory, he began spending most of his days at home after his retirement, playing with hisR/C carand being supported by his elderly mother, his father having died at some point. One day, he received an anonymous letter inviting him to the King of Fighters tournament and began training for his comeback. He was originally a non-playable character in the Neo Geo version ofFatal Fury 2,although he is playable in the SNES and Genesis versions of the game. He became a regular playable character inFatal Fury Special.He is also the teacher of boxing and the best friend of Michael Max. He makes a cameo at the end ofThe King of Fighters 2003cheering on the Fatal Fury Team.

Cheng Sinzan

Voiced by: Jun Hashimoto (FFS), Shigefumi Nakai (RBFFS–RBFFS2),Chafurin(FF: TMP) (Japanese);Robert O. Smith(FF: TMP) (English)

Cheng Sinzan(チン・シンザン,Chin Shinzan,Chinese:Trần tần sơn;Pinyin:Chén Qínshān;Cantonese Yale:Chàhn Chèuhn-sāan)is introduced as one of the new playable characters inFatal Fury 2.A rotund fighter, he practicestai chi.Despite his immense strength, he hates training and becomes tired very easily. He enters the King of Fighters tournament seeking to gain international recognition and open his own training hall. He is characterized as one of the richest men in Hong Kong, who resides in a high class neighborhood and is married to a former Miss Hong Kong. Despite his social status, he seeks to find ways to make himself even richer. His Special Moves inFatal Fury 2,as well as inFatal Fury Special,includes theThunderblast Powerball(Khí lôi pháo,Kiraihō),theBelly Drum Blast(Đại thái cổ phúc đả,Daitaikobarauchi),and theAvalanche Crunch(Phá nham kích,Hagangeki),while his Super Special Move is theExploding Thunder Powerball(Bạo lôi pháo,Bakuraihō).

He makes a non-playable appearance inFatal Fury 3,helping Hon-Fu chase after Ryuji Yamazaki and doesn't return as a playable character untilReal Bout SpecialandReal Bout 2.In the backstory ofReal Bout Special,it is revealed that Cheng was once a disciple of Tung Fu Rue trained inHakkyoku Seikenalong with Jeff Bogard and Geese Howard, but was expelled due to his greediness. He would also make money by having people bet against him in street fights and then lose on purpose.

Jubei Yamada

Voiced by: Dango Takeda (FFS),Jōji Yanami(FFanime films) (Japanese);French Tickner(FFanime films) (English)

Jubei Yamada(Sơn điền thập bình vệ,Yamada Jūbei)is one of the five playable characters introduced inFatal Fury 2.An elderlyjudomaster who was once known as "Yamada, the Demon" during his youth. Jubei Yamada is the best friend and rival of Hanzo Shiranui (the grandfather of Mai Shiranui). Having lost his charm from his younger days, Jubei fights in the new King of Fighters tournament in order to re-establish his popularity with girls around the world. Despite this, he refuses to change his womanizing lecherous ways. Although Jubei does not return as a playable character in later games, he makes several cameo appearances, including in Mai Shiranui's ending inReal Bout Fatal Fury,where he is shown to have an infatuation with her.

Kim Kaphwan

Voiced by:Satoshi Hashimoto(FF2–KOF XI), Kazuhiko Nagata (KOF XII–KOF XIV),Daiki Nakamura(FF2: TNB,FF: TMP), Hiroshi Isobe (Dengeki Bunkodrama CD:Garō Densetsu 2andGarō Densetsu Special),Kunihiro Kawamoto(KOF: Donwards),Ayaka Ōhashi(KOFAS;New Kim),Takuya Eguchi(KOF for Girls) (Japanese);David Kaye(FF2: TNB,FF: TMP) (English)

Kim Kap-Hwan(Kim giáp hoán (キム・カッファン),Kimu Kaffan,sometimes written as김갑환(Kim Kap-hwan), usually written asKim Kaphwan) first appears inFatal Fury 2as a playable character. He travels to Southtown to fightWolfgang Krauser,who was looking for some decent challenges in the King of Fighters fighting tournament. On the way, he encounters the former King of Fighters championTerry Bogard.They soon become good friends, and ever since, Kim always agrees to help Terry in all that he can, though a definite rivalry is maintained.He also appears in all theReal Boutgames from the series.He is also present inFatal Fury: Wild Ambition,a 3D game which retells the story from thefirstFatal Furygamebut with characters from the sequels including Kim.He makes a cameo appearance inGarou: Mark of the Wolvesin one of his son's (Dong Hwan) win poses.

InThe King of Fighters,Kim is considered as both a sport and national hero in his native Korea. This status is what enabled him to convince the authorities to give him custody overChang KoehanandChoi Boungeto rehabilitate them out of their criminal ways.Although both men resent Kim for his actions, they later grow up to grudgingly respect him.Due to the increase of required members inThe King of Fighters '99,Kim's rival, Jhun Hoon, joins the Korea Team.However, inThe King of Fighters 2001,Jhun has an accident and he is replaced by Kim's student, May Lee.ByThe King of Fighters 2003,the requirements of members return to three and this time the members of the Korea Team are Kim, Jhun and Chang.InThe King of Fighters XI,Kim appears as a member of the Fatal Fury Team along with Terry Bogard andDuck Kingas the team needed one more member.InThe King of Fighters XII,Kim is a playable character, but like each of them, he does not have a team.AsThe King of Fighters XIIIhas returned to assigning the characters into official teams, Kim is cast as the leader of his team, composing of himself,RaidenandHwa Jai(both fromFatal Fury: King of Fighters). He is teamed with the men because, after "rehabilitating" Chang and Choi, he seeks out Raiden and Hwa Jai believing they are still working for Geese (they are not but they pretend that they still do so they can compete in The King of Fighters tournament). The games from the series which do not contain plot,The King of Fighters '98andThe King of Fighters 2002,also feature Kim along with Choi and Chang in the Korea Team.In the console version ofThe King of Fighters Neowave,Kim appears as a hidden character without an official team.

In the spin-off game,The King of Fighters Kyo,Kim is not playable but he can be aided by the lead characterKyo Kusanagiin order to train Chang and Choi.In the two games for theGame Boy AdvancetitledEX: Neo BloodandEX2,the Korea Team is featured in its original form.Kim does not appear inKOF: Maximum Impactas he was replaced with his pupil Chae Lim.However, he is a hidden character inKOF: Maximum Impact 2and also makes a cameo in Chae Lim's ending.He also appears in the crossoversNeo Geo Battle Coliseumand theSNK vs. Capcomseriesas a playable character.InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate,he appears both as a background character in the King of Fighters Stadium stage and as a Spirit.

Kim also appears in two of the three animated films fromFatal Furyin which he takes supporting roles. He is voiced byDaiki Nakamurain the Japanese versions and byDavid Kayein the English dub. InFatal Fury 2: The New Battle,Kim challenges Terry to fight after learning that he defeated the former crime lord from SouthtownGeese Howardto test his own strength. Although he is defeated, he and Terry become good friends.In the sequel,Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture,he also appears reuniting with Terry and his friends along with his family searching to have a rematch with Terry. However, during the meeting Cheng Sinzan (fromFatal Fury 2), enhanced by cyber-armor attacks all the people and Kim is seriously injured. Despite his wounds, Kim manages to defeat Cheng, but spends most of the time of the film recovering.He also stars in manhua from the video games which retell his actions from the games.

Laurence Blood

Voiced by:Katsuhisa Namase(FFS), Hiroyuki Arita (RBFFS–RBFF2),Kōji Totani(FFanime films) (Japanese);Ward Perry(FFanime films) (English)

Laurence Blood(ローレンス・ブラッド,Rōrensu Buraddo)first appears inFatal Fury 2as the third of the four boss characters the player faces at the end of the single-player mode. He is a former Spanish matador who uses a self-styled martial art based on his deadly bullfighting methods (his fighting style is very similar to the fencing and the French martial art of theSavate). He serves as the right-hand man and servant of Wolfgang Krauser and participates in the tournament under his request. He is a computer-only character in the Neo Geo version ofFatal Fury 2and became playable inFatal Fury Special.Blood would return as a playable character inReal Bout SpecialandReal Bout 2.He is notable for being one of five bullfighter characters in fighting games (the other three beingVegaofStreet Fighter,Miguel ofHuman Killing Machine,Miguel Caballero RojoofTekken,and Kilian ofSamurai Shodown). He is also the only boss character fromReal Bout Fatal Fury SpecialandReal Bout Fatal Fury 2that hasn't appeared in the King of Fighters tournaments.

Mai Shiranui

Main article:Mai Shiranui

Ryo Sakazaki

Main article:Art of Fighting § Ryo Sakazaki

Wolfgang Krauser

Voiced by:Hirotaka Suzuoki(FF2: TNB), Takuya Iwabata (young;KOF:D), Yutaka Aoyama(KOFAS)(Japanese); Michael Beard (FFS), B.J. Love (KOF '96–RBFF2),Paul Dobson(FF2: TNB) (English)

Wolfgang Krauser von Stroheim made his appearance inFatal Fury 2,where he serves as the final opponent in the tournament. Known as the only man in the world feared byGeese Howard(whom inFatal Fury Specialis revealed to be his elder half-brother from the same father, Rudolph Krauser von Stroheim or Rudolph Von Zanac), Krauser is a German nobleman who is publicly known as the current Earl of Stroheim, a prestigious family in Europe, but within the underworld he is a ruthless warlord known as the Emperor of Darkness. After Geese's supposed death in the originalFatal Fury,Krauser sponsors a new King of Fighters tournament with his three chosen warriorsLaurence Blood,Axel HawkandBilly Kane(a former underling of Geese himself) in order to lure the men who defeated Geese (Terry Bogard,Andy Bogard,andJoe Higashi).

Although Krauser takes his own life following the events ofFatal Fury 2andSpecialaccording to the background story in the subsequent games,Krauser appeared in the special installments of the series,Real Bout Fatal Fury SpecialandReal Bout Fatal Fury 2.

Outside theFatal Furyseries, Krauser appears as a member of the Boss Team inThe King of Fighters '96with his half-brother Geese and Geese's former partner-in-crimeMr. Big.The Boss Team made another appearance in the remake ofThe King of Fighters '98titledThe King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match.Additionally, Krauser also appears as a "Striker" character in the console versions ofThe King of Fighters 2000.

Krauser serves as the main antagonist in theanimespecialFatal Fury 2: The New Battle.According to character designerMasami Ōbari(who also worked onVoltage Fighter Gowcaizer), Krauser was redesigned to be ten years younger than his video game counterpart and given a clean-shaved appearance. In this special, Krauser challenges his half-brother's nemesis Terry Bogard to battle and wins. After Terry regains his courage, he challenges Krauser again and wins the rematch, causing Krauser to commit suicide due to his loss.

Introduced inFatal Fury 3

Blue Mary

Voiced by:Harumi Ikoma(FF3–KOF: MIR "A"),Sarah Emi Bridcutt(KOF XIVonwards) (Japanese); Allegra Clark (SF6) (English)

Mary Ryan(マリー・ライアン,Marī Raian),better known asBlue Mary(ブルー・マリー,Burū Marī),is a special agent investigating activity in the city of Southtown, and a recurring love interest of Terry Bogard. She makes her first appearance inFatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory,investigating the Secret Scrolls of the Jin Brothers, items able to give immortality to their users.Real Bout Fatal Furyshows Mary allying with Terry Bogard and his friends to fight the crime lord from Southtown, Geese Howard.The two following games,Real Bout Fatal Fury SpecialandReal Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers,also feature Blue Mary as a playable character but neither of them presents a storyline.Real Bout Fatal Fury Specialalso features an "EX" version from Mary with her movesets fromFatal Fury 3.The PlayStation version ofReal Bout Fatal Fury Specialalso contains a music video clip featuring the song "Blue Mary's Blues" byHarumi Ikoma,Mary's voice actress.

Following herFatal Furyinception, Blue Mary becomes a regular character with frequently changing team membership inThe King of Fightersseries, beginning as a member of the '97 Special Team inThe King of Fighters '97along withBilly KaneandRyuji Yamazaki.A mysterious benefactor (Geese Howard) requests her services to enter the King of Fighters tournament, along with Billy and Yamazaki, who starts to become insane due to the power from the demonOrochi.However, after discovering that Geese was her client, Mary leaves the team.The team is also featured inThe King of Fighters '98,The King of Fighters 2002,andThe King of Fighters Neowave,which do not contain a storyline.InThe King of Fighters '99,she joins up withKing,Li Xiangfei,andKasumi Todohas the new Women Fighters Team, but leaves and becomes the fourth member of the Fatal Fury Team (composed by Terry, Andy Bogard and Joe Higashi) inThe King of Fighters 2000andThe King of Fighters 2001.She would join forces with King again as member of the Women Fighters Team inThe King of Fighters 2003,this time withMai Shiranuias their third member.InThe King of Fighters XI,she joinsVanessaandRamónas a member of the Agents Team in order investigate the host from The King of Fighters tournaments, an organization namedThose from the Past.Blue Mary appears inThe King of Fighters XIVas a playable character viadownloadable content.InThe King of Fighters XV,she joins Vanessa again to form the Secret Agent Team, withLuongas their third member. She also appears in the 3D gameKOF: Maximum Impact Regulation A,which does not feature official teams.In the spin-off gameThe King of Fighters: Kyo,Blue Mary appears investigating the actions from Geese along withKyo Kusanagiand King.In Nintendo'sSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate,she appears as a background character.

Blue Mary also makes an appearance in theMemories of Stray Wolvestwenty-minute featurette that serves as a retrospective of theFatal Furyseries, with Terry narrating the events of the games ten years afterReal Bout Fatal Fury.She also stars inmanhuabased on the games retelling her actions in the series.

Bob Wilson

Voiced by:Toshiyuki Morikawa

Roberto "Bob" Wilson(ボブ・ウィルソン,Bobu Wiruson)is a character introduced inFatal Fury 3and appears as a playable character throughout theReal Boutsub-series. He is the bartender of Pao Pao Cafe 2 and was trained incapoeiraby Richard Meyer. He specializes in spinning kicks and combination attacks. He later cameos as a bartender at a separate restaurant inCity of the Wolves.All of his special moves reference animals in some way, as hisFatal Fury 3Special Moves are theWild Wolf,theBison's Horn,theLynx's Fang,theRolling Turtle,and theHornet Attack.His Super Special Move is theDangerous Wolf.InReal Bout,he gains theMonkey Dancespecial move and two Hidden Abilities, theMad Spin Wolfand theWolf's Fang.Real Bout Specialbrings in theSidewinder,Hunting FrogandHawk TalonSpecial Moves, andReal Bout 2discards Bob's previous Hidden Abilities for a new one calledDancing Bison.

Franco Bash

Voiced by: B.J. Love

Franco Bash(フランコ・バッシュ,Furanko Basshu)makes his first appearance inFatal Fury 3as one of the five new playable characters introduced in the game and also appears thorough theReal Boutsub-series. He is a retired Super Heavyweight-classkickboxingchampion who works as a mechanic in South Town Airport to support his wife Emilia, and their son Junior. InFatal Fury 3his son is kidnapped by Yamazaki, who blackmails him into helping him obtain the Secret Scrolls of the Jin. He rescues his son in his ending inFatal Fury 3and trains to make his comeback in theReal Boutseries. He makes a cameo at the end ofKOF 2003cheering on the Fatal Fury Team.

Hon-Fu

Voiced by:Toshiyuki Morikawa

Hon-Fu(ホンフゥ,Hon Fū)is introduced inFatal Fury 3as one of the new playable characters featured in the game and appears all the games in theReal Boutsub-series. He is a police officer from Hong Kong who specializes in using anunchaku.His objective throughoutFatal Fury 3and theReal Boutseries is to arrest the escaped convict Ryuji Yamazaki and is aided by Cheng inFatal Fury 3.He is a close friend of Kim Kaphwan according to his backstory inFatal Fury 3,as the two have nearly identical desperation attacks, although Hon-Fu was given a new one forReal Bout Fatal Fury 2.

Jin Chonrei

Voiced by:Kappei Yamaguchi

Jin Chonrei ( tần sùng lôi, Japanese:Jin Chonrei,Pinyin:Qín Chóngléi,also romanized asQin Chong-Lei) appears inFatal Fury 3as the third and final boss character featured in the game and appears as a regular playable character thorough theReal Boutseries. Like his younger brother Chonshu, Chonrei is possessed by the spirit of Jin Kuryu ( tần không long ), the elder son of Jin Ōryū and ancestor of Chonrei and Chonshu. InFatal Fury 3,they head to South Town to seek the Secret Scrolls of the Jin in order to unleash their true power. The scrolls are eventually taken by Geese Howard and in the next game of the series,Real Bout Fatal Fury,the Jin brothers participate in the King of Fighters tournament to recover them. However, the scrolls are destroyed by Chonrei in the Jin Brothers' endings. InReal Bout Fatal Fury 2,Chonrei becomes an apprentice of Tung Fu Rue, as seen in their corresponding ending (although Kim's ending in the game depicts Chonrei training as Kim's disciple along with his brother). Outside theFatal Furyseries, Jin Chonshu and Jin Chonrei have appeared inNeo Geo Battle Coliseum.

In Gamest's 1997 Heroes Collection, Chonrei was voted as the staff's thirty-ninth favorite character. He shared the spot with four other characters, includingFatal Furycharacter, Joe Higashi, andStreet Fightercharacter,Zangief.

Jin Chonshu

Voiced by:Kappei Yamaguchi

Jin Chonshu ( tần sùng tú,Japanese:Jin Chonshū,Pinyin:Qín Chóngxiù) first appears as the second boss character inFatal Fury 3and appears thorough theReal Boutseries as a regular playable character. He is the younger half of the Jin brothers seeking the Three Secret Scrolls of the Jin. While he appears like a regular teenage boy, he is actually possessed by the spirit of Jin Kairyu ( tần hải long ), who was the younger son of Jin Ōryū ( tần vương long ), the ancient warlord who wrote the Secret Scrolls of the Jin two thousand years prior to the events ofFatal Fury 3.InFatal Fury 3,they head to South Town to seek the Secret Scrolls of the Jin in order to unleash their true power. The scrolls are eventually taken by Geese Howard and in the originalReal Bout Fatal Furythe Jin brothers participate in the King of Fighters tournament to recover them. However, the scrolls are destroyed by Chonrei in the Jin Brothers' endings. InReal Bout 2,Chonshu then becomes a disciple of Kim Kaphwan, as seen in their corresponding endings. Outside theFatal Furyseries, Jin Chonshu and Jin Chonrei have appeared inNeo Geo Battle Coliseum.

Ryuji Yamazaki

Voiced by:Kōji Ishii(FF3–KOF 2003),Tsuguo Mogami(KOF XIVonwards),Kenjiro Tsuda(KOF for Girls)

Ryuji Yamazaki(Sơn kỳ long nhị,Yamazaki Ryūji)is first introduced as the sub-boss character ofFatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory,where he is a criminal known as "Dark Broker". In the game, Yamazaki is hired by the Jin brothers into recovering their Sacred Scrolls, which are able to give immortality to its user. In the following titles from the series, Yamazaki does not work for anybody, normally committing crimes just to entertain himself, despite to this, however, he had secretly still wanting to take the scrolls from Geese. InGarou: Mark of the Wolves,he was believed to be the perpetrator of beating all of Marco Rodrigues's best students in his Kyokugenryu karate gym, as depicted in Marco's ending. Yamazaki's introduction inThe King of Fightersseries was made as a result of three popularity polls developed by three video games journals in which players voted which character they wanted to see inThe King of Fighters '97,the upcoming game from the series at that time. Yamazaki has also appeared in the crossover gamesCapcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000andCapcom vs. SNK 2as a playable character. Video games publications have commented on Yamazaki's character, with some praising his introduction inFatal Fury 3and development in titles fromThe King of Fighters.Other reviewers criticized how hard defeating him is in theFatal Furygames and how strong he is inCapcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000in comparison to other popular characters.

Yamazaki's origin inThe King of Fightersseries eventually revealed that he was a former member of Hakkeshu, the followers of Orochi. Having had lost his father-figure yakuza boss that made him a psychopath, it saves Yamazaki from Orochi's Riot of the Blood mind control.

Sokaku Mochizuki

Voiced by:Kōji Ishii

Sokaku Mochizuki(Vọng nguyệt song giác,Mochizuki Sōkaku)is introduced inFatal Fury 3as one of the five new characters featured in the game and appears in all of the games in theReal Boutseries. Mochizuki is a Buddhist monk who practices the Authentic Pathless style Martial Arts(Chính vân vô đạo lưu võ thuật,Seiden Mudō Ryū Bujutsu),a fighting style created to hunt downShuraafter its founder lost to the Shiranui style. He is said to have the strongest psychokinetic power in the history of the art's style. InFatal Fury 3and the originalReal Bout,his objective is to seek the Scrolls of the Jin and destroy them, because he believes that it would be a source of a Shura. HisReal Bout 2ending shows him trapping a demon larger than a house within a single paper talisman.

Introduced inDominated Mind

Alfred

Voiced by:Hiro Yūki

Alfred(アルフレッド,Arufureddo)is the protagonist of the main story mode inReal Bout Garou Densetsu Special: Dominated Mind,a Japan-onlyPlayStationgame based on the originalReal Bout Fatal Fury Special.Prior to his debut, he appears as a secret final boss inReal Bout Fatal Fury 2: The NewcomersandFatal Fury: First Contact.When he was young, his friend John (the elderly co-pilot who accompanies Alfred) took him on a trip on his biplane. When John flew to Russian airspace,MiGmissiles were sent after him, but he managed to outfly them without getting struck. John became a hero in Alfred's mind, as the man who won against the MiGs, and Alfred was charmed by flying since then. Alfred seeks to defeat White, who took over the hometown where his deceased father is interred. Alfred goes to Southtown to seek Terry Bogard's aid and help him defeat White.

Alfred makes minor appearances in later games, including as a secret striker in the Dreamcast version ofThe King of Fighters '99,as a trading card inSNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash,and as a stage cameo inKOF: Maximum Impact 2andKOF 2002: Unlimited Match.

White

Voiced by:Keiji Fujiwara

White(ホワイト,Howaito)is the antagonist ofReal Bout Garou Densetsu Special,where he serves as Alfred's rival. A demented psycho and all-around disturbed fellow, White finds pleasure in making people suffer and follow his every wish. He uses his mind-controlling abilities to make people his personal toys, manipulating them to his desire. White enjoys playing around with those foolish enough to challenge him, using the great amount of power that he possesses. He appears to be based on the main characterAlexfromAnthony Burgess'A Clockwork Orangenovel.

Introduced inReal Bout Fatal Fury 2

Lao

Lao(ラオ,Rao)is a character who first appears in the opening sequence ofReal Bout 2,being defeated byRick Strowd.He makes his only playable appearance in the versus mode ofFatal Fury: First Contact.InGarou: Mark of the Wolves,he becomes a member ofB. Jenet's Lillien Knights crew.

Li Xiangfei

Voiced by:Mami Kingetsu

Li Xiangfei (Chinese: Lý hương phi;Pinyin:Lǐ Xiāngfēi;Japanese:Lý hương phiRii Shanfei) makes her first appearance inReal Bout 2.She is a 17-year-old Chinese-American girl who works part-time as waitress in her Uncle Pai's restaurant in the Chinatown district of South Town and has trained in various Chinese martial arts since an early age. She also appears as a playable character inFatal Fury: Wild Ambition.

Li Xiangfei would later make her debut inThe King of Fightersseries inThe King of Fighters '99,forming part of the Woman Fighters Team along withKing,Blue Mary, andKasumi Todoh.She was absent inThe King of Fighters 2000,but would return inThe King of Fighters 2001,taking Kasumi Todoh's place from the previous game.

Rick Strowd

Voiced by: Taney Yamaguchi

Rick Strowd(リック・ストラウド,Rikku Sutoraudo)is one of the two new characters introduced inReal Bout 2.He is a casino show boxer known as the "White Wolf of the Ring", who is the son of aNative Americanfather and a white mother. He seeks the opportunity to fight in a championship match as well as fight Terry Bogard. Rick's Special Moves are theShooting Star,theDivine Blast,theHellion,and theBlazing Sun Burst.He also has a special dodging maneuver calledFull Moon Fever.His Super Special is theGaia's Breath,and his Hidden Ability is theMachine-Gun Wolf.Rick is seen to have a girlfriend, a blonde woman wearing a red dress, name unknown, with whom he rides off into sunset on horseback in his ending. Fans have speculated a probable connection between him and fellow boxer, Vanessa, from SNK'sKing of Fightersseries, as she later began using Rick'sHellion,and had theGaia's Breathas a DM inThe King of Fighters 2002.

Introduced inWild Ambition

Toji Sakata

Voiced by:Masashi Sugawara

Toji Sakata(Bản điền đông thứ,Sakata Tōji)is one of two characters who appears exclusively inFatal Fury: Wild Ambition.He is the legendary practitioner of the fighting styleDainan-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu(Đại nam lưu hợp khí nhu thuật,lit. "The Great South Style of Aiki-jūjutsu", modeled the non-fictionalDaitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu).He was once the best friend and the rival of Tatsumi Suoh(Chu phòng thần tị,Suō Tatsumi),Blue Mary's grandfather and the man who trained Geese Howard in jujutsu. Believing that he was destined to challenge Tatsumi in a death match, this encounter never occurred since Tatsumi was eventually killed by his former student, Geese Howard. He enters the King of Fighters tournament to defeat the man who killed his rival.

Tsugumi Sendo

Voiced by: Kayo Deguchi

Tsugumi Sendo(Thiên đường つぐみ,Sendō Tsugumi)is one of the two new characters exclusive toFatal Fury: Wild Ambition.She's a high school girl from Osaka who was taught wrestling by her father, Kantetsu(Khoan thiết)since an early age. However, she is secretly ashamed of this, especially after she was told by a boy she had a crush on that women wrestlers are "unfeminine", after hearing this she wanted to drop out of her wrestling training. After butting heads with her overbearing father, Kantetsu will allow her to drop out, but only under the condition that she brings a decisive victory in the King of Fighters tournament. Despite her original hatred for wrestling, she has come to enjoy fighting as she began to win matches.Some of Tsugumi's move names reference her hometown, like "TsūtenkakuDriver ","NaniwaLariat ", and"Okonomiyaki-Ire ".

Introduced inMark of the Wolves

Characters appearing inGarou: Mark of the Wolves

B. Jenet

Voiced by: Rei Saitō (MOTW–KOFAS),Mikako Komatsu(KOF XV–COTW) (Japanese); Gina Rose (KOF: MI2),Amber Lee Connors(COTW) (English)

B. Jenet(B・ジェニー,B Jenī),real name Jenet Behrn(ジェニー・バーン,Jenī Bān),is the leader of a group of pirates known as theLillien Knights.Jenet entered the Maximum Mayhem to robKain R. Heinleinof anything valuable he might be keeping in his mansion. In her ending, she passes out amidst the destruction of Kain's mansion after defeating him. Her crew saves her from being trapped under the rubble, but fails to secure any of the treasure they had been looking for. She decides to stay in South Town for some time, leading her to participate in the new King of Fighters tournament inCity of the Wolves.

InThe King of Fighters Maximum Impact 2,her parents are revealed to be incredibly wealthy; she formed the Lillien Knights when she became bored of her tedious lifestyle. Before the start of the tournament, she attends a party in her otherwise occupied parents' place. While there, the son of the host attempts (and fails quite miserably) to impress her with his paltry skills inSavate.Although Jenet is rather repulsed by his arrogance and embarrassing lack of skill, she learns from him that the King of Fighters tournament is being held once again. After her Lillien Knights knock the man unconscious and rob his father, Jenet decides to join the tournament in hopes of winning the prize money. She is voiced by Rei Saitō in Japanese, and by Gina Rose in the English version of KOF: MI2.

Jenet is very comfortable around men, and her win quotes and prefight and postfight animations express that she doesn't seem very serious about fighting. InThe King of Fighters XI,she was in the tournament for monetary gain strictly, and she enters with Tizoc and Gato to form the Fatal Fury/Mark of the Wolves team.

Her fighting style, the LK (Lillien Knights) arts, is similar to savate, a French form ofkickboxing.Her moves are mostly made up of attacks by swooping her dress (in moves such as specials "The Hind" and "Crazy Ivan" and Super Special Move "Aurora" ) and she is able to control the wind (being reflected in her projectile attack "Buffrass" and her Super Special Move "Too Many Torpedoes" ). Her Super Special Leader Move "An Oi Madamoiselle" sees her take off her left shoe and beat her opponent with it.

Her appearance consists of a purple dress with a skull and crossbones, red fingerless gloves, a red belt with gold lining, and blonde hair, along with stiletto heels as used in "An Oi Madamoiselle".

Freeman

Voiced by: Eiji Yano

Freeman(フリーマン,Furīman),real name unknown, is a mysterious English serial killer that fights using slashing movements with his hands as if they were claws. Little is known about him, except that he killed Kevin Rian's partner. Many of Freeman's special techniques are references to heavy metal bands, such asNightmare,Morbid Angel,Overkill,andVision of Disorder.

Gato

Voiced by:Kōji Ishii(MOTW–KOF XI), Yuma Yamaguchi (KOF XVonwards)

Gato(Nha đao,Gatō)is a martial artist searching for his missing father, seeking revenge on him for killing his mother. In hisMark of the Wolvesending, a stranger — insinuated to be Gato's father — savesKain R. Heinleinfrom the crumbling mansion, but blinds Gato before he can act. As the stranger taunts Gato, he angrily swears vengeance. Gato is also implied to be the older brother ofHotaru Futaba,though he keeps his distance for her protection.

Gato first appears in theKing of Fightersseries inKing of Fighters 2003as part of the Outlaw Team, along withRyuji YamazakiandBilly Kane.Gato is summoned toGeese Howard's office and forced to cooperate in order to prevent his sister from being harmed. Gato does not like his teammates at all as revealed by the ending, in which Gato ditches the other two immediately and tells them off, leaving Yamazaki and Billy to fight. InThe King of Fighters XIhe is partnered withB. JenetandTizocto form aGarouTeam. He also immediately leaves them, though on friendlier terms.

Grant

Voiced by: Yō Kitazawa

Grant(グラント,Guranto),real name Abel Cameron(アベル・キャメロン,Aberu Kyameron),is Kain R. Heinlein's closest friend and personal bodyguard. Having protected Kain since he was young, Grant becomes disillusioned with the state of the world, and makes a deal with a dark entity that grants him knowledge of the dark style known as AnkokuKarate.Prior to the events ofMark of the Wolves,Grant takes a bullet for Kain that becomes lodged near his heart, leading him to seek one last great battle before it kills him. He appears as the sub-boss ofMark of the Wolves,finally perishing after his defeat. InCity of the Wolves,his apprenticeVox Reapercarries on his will, donning the remains of his mask.

Hokutomaru

Voiced by:Junko Takeuchi

Hokutomaru(Bắc đấu hoàn)is a ninja and the student ofAndy Bogard,who sends him to participate in the Maximum Mayhem tournament to complete his Shiranui style ninjutsu training. He is extremely fast and crafty, with many moves that are among the fastest inGarou,making him a nearly unpredictable opponent to deal with. His stage is a traffic accident that he caused, as he was unfamiliar with urban ways due to his age and training. Hokutomaru carries a sword on his back, but he seldom draws it except during two special moves.

Hotaru Futaba

Voiced by: Yuki Horie (MOTW–KOFAS),Manaka Iwami(COTW) (Japanese);Suzie Yeung(COTW)(English)

Hotaru Futaba(Song diệp ほたる,Futaba Hotaru)is a martial artist who practices the Juu-kei style ofChinesekenpo,though she generally dislikes violence. Following her mother's death and her father and brother's disappearance, she enters the Maximum Mayhem tournament after hearing rumors her brother is participating. In her ending, she meets up withGato,begging him to come home, but he denies knowing her and departs as she silently prays for her brother to return to her. As ofCity of the Wolves,she continues to search for her missing brother.

Outside of theFatal Furyseries, Hotaru is playable inNeo Geo Battle Coliseumand the PS2 version ofThe King of Fighters XI.

Kain R. Heinlein

Voiced by: Jun Hashimoto

Kain R. Heinlein(カイン・R・ハインライン,Kain R Hainrain)is Rock Howard's maternal uncle, being the younger brother of Rock's deceased mother Marie Heinlein. Having grown up in poverty and surrounded by violence, he sought power and rose up the ranks of Second Southtown's criminal underworld. After learning ofGeese Howard's death, he began planning to secede Second Southtown from the United States, turning it into a city-state where the strong rule over the weak. To accomplish this, he hosted the King of Fighters Maximum Mayhem tournament to draw outRock Howard,planning to use him to obtain his father Geese's fortune and gain the resources needed to accomplish his goals. He appears as the final boss ofGarou: Mark of the Wolves,and is set to return in the upcomingFatal Fury: City of the Wolves.

Kevin Rian

Voiced by: Yō Kitazawa (MOTW), Akihiro Sakata (COTW) (Japanese);Jonah Scott(COTW) (English)

Kevin Rian(ケビン・ライアン,Kebin Raian)is a high-spiritedSWATofficer stationed in Second Southtown, with a nearly flawless arrest record. After his partner and best friend is murdered byFreeman,he enters the Maximum Mayhem tournament in hopes of finding his killer. He is cheered on in his fights by Marky, his partner's young son whom he adopts after his death. Kevin returns inCity of the Wolves,still searching for Freeman to avenge his partner. He fights usingSambo,similar to his distant relativeBlue Mary,although much of his fighting style revolves more around direct strikes than grappling.

Kim Dong-Hwan

Voiced by: Jun Hashimoto (MOTW), Eiji Takeuchi (COTW) (Japanese); Jerron Bacat (COTW) (English)

Kim Dong-Hwan(キム・ドンファン,Kimu Donfan),sometimes written as김동환(Kim Dong-hwan), was taughtTaekwondoby his father, Kim Kaphwan, using techniques infused with lightning, and has a friendly rivalry with his younger brother Kim Jae-Hoon. He is more of a show-off and slacker than his brother, relying more on aerial attacks and juggles (i.e. attacks that strike the opponent into the air uncontrollably). He believes he is a "genius" in the story, and doesn't need to study diligently in order to master Taekwondo, but his father and brother see it differently.

Kim Jae-Hoon

Voiced by: Hiroki Asakawa

Kim Jae-Hoon(キム・ジェイフン,Kimu Jeifun),sometimes written as김재훈(Kim Jae-hoon), was taught Taekwondo by his father, Kim Kaphwan, using techniques infused with fire, and is a brother of Dong Hwan's. Jae-Hoon admires his father, so he fights more like him than Dong-Hwan does, with a combination of high and low attacks with plenty of power behind them. Like his father, he has a strong sense of justice and chivalry, but unlike his brother, he establishes his strength through constant practice.

Marco Rodrigues

Voiced by: Hikaru Hanada (MOTW),Kenichirou Matsuda(COTW) (Japanese); Earl Baylon (COTW) (English)

Marco Rodrigues(マルコ・ロドリゲス,Maruko Rodorigesu)is a Brazilian Kyokugen-stylekarateexpert, who trained underRyo Sakazaki.He leads a somewhat austere life in a wooded area on the outskirts of town, and fights using powerful, deliberate attacks. He enters the Maximum Mayhem tournament to help promote Kyokogenryu and lure new students to his dojo. InCity of the Wolves,he is forced to train atYuri Sakazaki's fitness club due to his dojo's sign being stolen, and enters the King of Fighters tournament to reclaim it and rebuild his dojo's reputation. Just like Ryo, he has several famous moves fromArt of Fightingwith some of his own derivatives.

Marco was renamedKhushnood Buttin the U.S. release ofGarou: Mark of the Wolves,possibly to avoid confusion with mixed martial artistRicco Rodriguez;the character's name would be reverted to Marco in future localizations beginning inThe King of Fighters XV(2022).

Rock Howard

Main article:Rock Howard

Tizoc / King of Dinosaurs

Voiced by:Hikaru Hanada(Japanese); Jalen K. Cassell (COTW)(English)

Tizoc, otherwise known as Griffon Mask(グリフォンマスク,Gurifon Masuku)or the Griffon in the Japanese version, is a character from both theFatal FuryandKing of Fightersseries. He started out in theFatal FurygameGarou: Mark of the Wolvesand is described as being a well-renowned and popularprofessional wrestler.By the time ofGarou: Mark of The Wolves,Tizoc already sees himself as a washed up has-been and enters the Maximum Mayhem tournament in order to regain his passion for wrestling.

When the events ofKing of Fighters 2003occur, Tizoc is an up-and-coming superstar in theprofessional wrestlingcircuit and joins the Fatal Fury team after being invited byTerry Bogardhimself after his brotherAndybecomes unavailable since he is teaching the youngHokutomaruin Shiranui styleninjutsuin Japan. InThe King of Fighters XIV,there is a new character known as King of Dinosaurs(キング・オブ・ダイナソー,Kingu Obu Dainasō),who shares the same voice actor, a similar fighting style, build, color schemes and feather decor as Tizoc, now teamed with the former NESTS agent Angel and Ramon on Team Mexico. During the tournament, several opponents, such as Tizoc's former teammate Terry, easily address King of Dinosaurs as Tizoc despite the new fighter's denials,while other characters, who may or may not identify King of Dinosaurs as Tizoc, merely deem him foolish.Despite Eisuke Ogura's pre-release claims that King Of Dinosaurs is not Tizoc,the Team Mexico ending reveals that King of Dinosaurs is in fact Tizoc who suffered a humiliating defeat by Nelson. To seek revenge, Tizoc adopted a new "heel"persona, King of Dinosaurs, relying on his teammates Ángel and Ramón to help cover his former identity. InThe King of Fighters XV,King of Dinosaurs and Ramón team up with formerKOF XIVtournament host Antonov to form the new wrestling team named "Team G.A.W. (Galaxy Anton Wrestling)".

Introduced inCity of the Wolves

Chun-Li

Main article:Chun-Li

Ken Masters

Main article:Ken Masters

Preecha

Voiced by:Chika Anzai(Japanese); Mia Paige (English)

Preecha(プリチャ,Puricha)is a student ofJoe Higashi.She is boisterous and scientifically minded, using her battles to study her opponents and how their techniques utilize ki. Like Joe, she uses a Muay Thai-based fighting style.

Vox Reaper

Voiced by:Toshiyuki Toyonaga(Japanese); Erik Ransom (English)

Vox Reaper(ボックス・リーパー,Bokkusu Rīpā)is a karate fighter and street assassin. Following a failed assassination attempt onKain R. Heinlein,Kain's bodyguardGrantsees potential in Vox and takes him on as an apprentice. After Grant's death, Vox chooses to carry on his will and help Kain achieve his goals.

Reception

The characters fromFatal Furyhave received major positive reaction withGamesRadarcallingTerry Bogardas "one of SNK's most memorable characters", as 86th "most memorable, influential, and badass" protagonist in games.IGNpraised the increase of the series' cast but heavily criticized the final bossGeese Howardfor his high difficulty.Avi Krebs from GamingExcellence.com commented that Billy Kane is one of the hardest boss characters from the firstFatal Fury,but he remains "pale" in comparison to Geese.Kotaku's Patricia Hernandez wrote "one ofFatal Fury 2's biggest contributions to the medium was that it was the first game to introduce a character with breasts that moved on their own. Known as Mai Shiranui, that character is famed for having very, uh, lively breasts. ThoughFatal Furymay not be a huge franchise nowadays, its legacy is very much alive: many top fighting games include a similar jiggle effect ".While acknowledging thatFatal Furyfans might be disappointed by the reduced roster of fighters inFatal Fury 3,GamePropraised the new third fighting plane and ranking system, and concluded that "instead of simply adding more fighters,FF3does more with fewer fighters (hidden moves and so on) and a unique method of gameplay ".They remarked that Bob and Franco are "uninteresting" new characters but praising and the modifications to Mai Shiranui's Swan Dive attack.The cast ofGarouwas praised for their animations which was compared with the ones fromMarvel vs. Capcom 2.

THEM Anime Reviews criticized the characterization of the main characters in the three films citing them as "one-dimensional" and also the villains.On the other hand,Anime News Network's Bamboo Dong enjoyed the portrayal of the characters in the films, particularly praising Terry's character development as "most adaptations of this nature barely let their characters show any weaknesses at all, much less an extended period of insecurity and despair, so it was pretty compelling seeing Terry's journey through his dark period".In another review, Dong praised the selection of the main characters.Chris Beveridge from Mania Beyond Entertainment also praised the development of the characters such as the interactions between the couple of Andy Bogard and Mai Shiranui as well as the grief of Terry over the loss of his girlfriend.