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Terry Bogard
Fatal Fury series
King of Fighters series
SNK Vs. series character
File:TerryBogardKOF2003.jpg
Terry Bogard in The King of Fighters 2003
First gameFatal Fury

Terry Bogard (テリー・ボガード, Terī Bogādo) is a video game character created by SNK, and is the main character of the Fatal Fury series. Terry is possibly one of SNK's most recognizable and enduring characters, often used as a mascot. He has appeared in every Fatal Fury and King of Fighters game, and is one of the characters of choice to symbolize the company in crossover games, merchandise and publicity. He appears to fit many Japanese stereotypes for an American character, both in appearance and personality.

Terry Bogard is the brother of Andy Bogard. Both of them were orphans adopted by Jeff Bogard, however, it is unknown if the two are actually brothers by blood. He is often referred to as the Legendary Hungry Wolf (from Garou Densetsu, meaning Legend of the Hungry Wolf). He has a pet monkey named Ukee (the previous mascot of SNK before Terry) and is said to have the unique ability of accurately guessing a woman's measurements just by glancing at her. He also has a knack of shooting three-pointers or free throws.

Look

The Garou look consists of a brown bomber jacket with a white star on the back, as well as a white shirt, blue jeans, brown boots, and no hat. His hair, while still notably lengthy, is considerably shorter than the ponytail he sports in his classic look. As of The King of Fighters 2003, this is now Terry's default look, showing both the progression of storylines and Terry's own age. He has not been featured in his classic look in any subsequent canon games, though due to its recognizability, the classic look continues to appear in crossover games and the Maximum Impact series.

History

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Fatal Fury

The Geese Howard Era

Terry comes from the fictitious town of Southtown, U.S.A. (a setting for many SNK games), and is the adoptive son of Jeff Bogard. During his childhood, he witnessed the death of his father at the hands of Geese Howard. On the advice of his father's mentor Tung Fu Rue, Terry chose to pursue his revenge at a later time. But unlike his brother Andy, who left Southtown to train in Japan, Terry chose to stay in his hometown, combining the skills learned from his father with abilities gained from the streets.

Many years later, the crime lord Geese Howard organized a tournament, dubbed The King of Fighters. Terry, Andy and Muay Thai Kickboxing champion Joe Higashi would enter with the purpose of facing Geese. The battle that followed would eventually see Terry defeating Geese, and for some time, it was thought that Geese perished in the battle. The next year saw Geese's half-brother Wolfgang Krauser take control of The King of Fighters, and bringing the once Southtown-only tournament onto the world stage. The finals of this new tournament would again see Terry fighting the sponsor and him ultimately defeating Krauser.

Some time later it was revealed that Geese had survived his encounter with Terry. The Bogards and friends learned of Geese's intentions to retrieve the legendary Jin scrolls, Terry once again challenged and defeated him. During a rematch, Terry knocked Geese off the edge of Geese Tower, but grabbed hold of Geese's hand and tried to keep him from falling. But this was not to be, as Geese let go of Terry, plummeting to what is believed to be his permanent death. It was then that Terry found a young boy, Geese's son, Rock Howard. It is unknown exactly why Terry took Rock under his wing, ranging from suggestions that Geese's final wish were to ensure his well being or Terry's own reasoning.

The Rock Howard Era

Since then, several catastrophic events occured. Southtown control went under due to the economical issues after Geese's death. Second Southtown was established near the original Southtown for illegal trade, but even though Second South enjoyed a comeback, the tranquility of Second Southtown has been eclipsed by the next-generation crimelord, Kain R. Heinlein.

About 10 years after the events in Real Bout Fatal Fury, the King of Fighters: Maximum Mayhem (hosted and sponsored by Kain R. Heinlein) would go underway, and Terry and Rock were invited to take part of the tournament.


As the tournament ends, Terry approaches the ruins of a mansion and finds out that Rock is now Kain's partner, and knows that he must trust Rock's decision to stick with Kain for a while. Terry then leaves the vicinity, knowing that Rock has finally left his den. Terry eventually finds Kevin Rian's partner, Marky, a moment after losing Rock to Kain. After this, it is presumed Terry resumed his life of the lone wolf, leaving an uncertain future ahead.

The King of Fighters

In The King of Fighters series, SNK used Terry's background story of Fatal Fury 1-2, in that after he had defeated Geese and Krauser, he received an invitation to enter a new team fighting tournament called The King of Fighters '94. [1] Since then, Terry has been in many KOF tournaments. He even took on the newcomer Kyo Kusanagi and the dangerous Iori Yagami, slayers of the Orochi. And in 1999, Terry battled K', a product of NESTS. In 2003, he encountered the mysterious Ash Crimson. Also note that in this series, Terry is always listed as 24 years old [2] [3] [4], and has still never defeated Geese for the second time.

In almost every King of Fighters installment, Terry Bogard has been team captain of Team Fatal Fury. Though the team's roster has changed through the installments, including two separate Fatal Fury teams in The King of Fighters XI, Terry has always been present, and is notable as one of the few characters to appear in every King of Fighters game thus far.

Film and Video

Terry Bogard is a character in the following movies:

  • Battle Fighters Garou Densetsu/Fatal Fury - Legend of the Hungry Wolf (1993) - Mark Hildreth provides the voice of Terry in the English version, while Tsutomu Kashiwakura provides the voice of young Terry and Nishikori Kazukiyo provides the voice of adult Terry in the Japanese version.
  • Battle Fighters Garou Densetsu 2/Fatal Fury 2 - The New Battle (1993) - Mark Hildreth provides the voice of Terry in the English version, while Tsutomu Kashiwakura provides the voice of young Terry and Nishikori Kazukiyo provides the voice of adult Terry in the Japanese version.
  • Garou Densetsu - The Motion Picture/Fatal Fury - The Motion Picture (1994) - Mark Hildreth provides the voice of Terry in the English version, while Nishikori Kazukiyo provides the voice of Terry in the Japanese version.
  • The King of Fighters: Another Day (2006) - Terry makes an appearance in the episode "Accede," voiced by Satoshi Hashimoto, his in-game voice actor.


Character Relationship

See also

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