Terry Bogard
| Terry Bogard | |
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| Fatal Fury series King of Fighters series SNK Vs. series character | |
| Terry Bogard Terry Bogard's modern look as seen in NeoGeo Battle Coliseum | |
| First game | Fatal 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 SNK's most recognizable and enduring character, 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 in appearance, personality and speech (his in-game vocabulary is usually limited to American colloquialisms, such as "Okay!" and "Hey, c'mon, c'mon.").
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 for shooting three-pointers or free throws.
History
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. 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. Defeated, Geese fled. Terry had battled to the end of the tournement, defeating characters such as Yamazaki, until finally facing the Jin brothers. Standing now as the victor, Terry once again was the Champion. However, Geese had escaped and with the scrolls. During the next game, Real Bout Fatal Fury, Terry managed to get all the way through the tournement to Geese for one final conflict. At the end of the fight, he 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 knocked Terry's hand away, plummeting to what is believed to be his permanent death. Sometime either before, or after their final conflict, Terry encountered a boy by the name of Rock Howard, Geese's son. Taking him in, he would teach him how to fight, as they traveled together around the world.
The Rock Howard Era
After the events of the Real Bout series of Fatal Fury, several catastrophic events occurred. 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, thus being characters in Garou: Mark of the Wolves.
In Rock Howard's ending, 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. After this, it is presumed Terry resumed his life of the lone wolf, leaving an uncertain future ahead. It is unknown whether Rock's ending is the canon ending, however.
In his own ending he wanders Second Southtown thinking about what Kain told him about the nature of humanity. He decides that life is "all about heart" and Kain was wrong.
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. [2] [3] [4]
In 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, 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 for the Japanese version, and his English voice actor in the dubbed version.
Appearance
Terry's classic look used in the Fatal Fury games prior to Mark of the Wolves and in most of the King of Fighters games consists of a red denim vest with a star on the back (with sometimes the words 'Running Wild' beneath the star) worn over either a tattered, short-sleeve white t-shirt shirt or just a short-sleeve white t-shirt, fingerless gloves (biker/fighting gloves), jeans and a pair of red, Chuck Taylor All Stars. He tops it off with his trademark red-and-white baseball/trucker cap, with the words Fatal Fury on it (And sometimes Neo-Geo or King of Fighters). Terry wore his blonde hair long, but kept it tied in a ponytail with bangs around his forehead/cheeks. This look actually differed from his attire in the first Fatal Fury.
The current Garou look consists of a brown bomber jacket with a white star on the back with the words "Running Wild" below it, 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.
Character Relationship
- Geese Howard's arch enemy.
- Older brother of Andy Bogard
- Blue Mary's love interest.
- Friends with Joe Higashi, Duck King, Richard Meyer, Tizoc, Kim Kaphwan, Tung Fu Rue and Mai Shiranui.
- Wolfgang Krauser's greatest opponent.
- Mentor and former guardian of Rock Howard
- Ryo Sakazaki, The Second Mr. Karate, considers him as his rival.
- In the Fatal Fury anime series, Kim Kaphwan considers Terry as a rival. He lost their first fight (despite Terry being out of practice & injured) and is determined to train harder so that he might defeat Terry the next time they face off.
- Ryuji Yamazaki and he have a special opening in Capcom vs SNK 2, which makes it out as if Terry has something against Yamazaki (Which could be due to Yamazaki's actions in Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory ). In addition, Yamazaki mistakingly recognizes Terry as his brother Andy Bogard, which may also explain Terry's actions.
Trivia
- His cap reads Fatal Fury when appearing in KOF games, while reading King of Fighters when appearing in Fatal Fury games.
- Terry was one of the first main character to wear casual clothes, which was really unique in the times of Martial artists and Military soldiers.
- Has a strong dislike for slugs
- His favorite food was fast food but is now clubhouse sandwiches made by Rock Howard.
- His father's gloves, which he wears, are a precious keepsake
- He has a flair for vintage jeans
- His Favorite Sport is Basketball and he can often be seen playing this with children in his various endings
- He enjoys playing video games, especially fighting games
- He is one of the most well known examples of Engrish
- Terry is a good-natured guy and is popular with almost all the participants in the KoF. If not popular he is at least one of the most feared and respected ones.
- His fighting style is a mix of various hybrid freestyle street fighting techniques mixed with traditional martial arts. Such as Hakkyokuseiken and Jeff Bogard's style of fighting.
- In reference to his Hungry Wolf nickname, he is featured wearing an actual Wolf mask, paws, and wolf tail in King of Fighters Maximum Impact as an unlockable extra.
- The "Power dunk" is most likely inspired by his fight with Kim in "Fatal fury 2- The New Battle" Anime, where Terry dodges an Kim's attack by leaping up in the air and coming back down with a variation of the burning knuckle.
- The Buster Wolf Desperation Move is most likely inspired by the final blow Terry lands on Mars in Garou Densetsu - The Motion Picture/Fatal Fury - The Motion Picture (1994) as can be evidenced by the huge similarities in the performance and pose used in both as well as the end result explosion of immense radiating power which encircles Terry.
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