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{{quote|The main protagonist of the series who happens to be an expert street fighter. A young man who grew up in Southtown, he and his young brother Andy were adopted by Jeff Bogard, a rival martial arts student of Geese Howard. Out of spite and jealously, Geese had killed Jeff in front of him, and both Terry and Andy seek revenge against him. After countless battles and many struggles, Terry defeats Geese from within their last fight at the top of Geese's personal tower building ({{spoiler|and tries to save Geese from falling off in the end, only to see that Geese had refused his help and allowed himself to fall to his own death}} and in due time, Terry adopts Geese's young son, Rock to raise and ensure that he doesn't go down the same path as Geese himself.}}

* [[Animal Motifs]] -: [[Big Badass Wolf|The wolf]]. His nickname is even "The Legendary Hungry Wolf", a play on the series' Japanese title (''Garou Densetsu'').

* [[Badass]] -: Perhaps the most cheerful one you'll ever meet.

* [[Calling Your Attacks]] -: Notable in that he nearly averted this in ''Garou''. Instead of belting out [[Gratuitous English|"POWAH WAIF!", "BURNAKKU!", and "POWAH GEESAH!"]], he said stuff like "ROCK YOU!", "BURNING!", and "GO BANG!". Buster Wolf is the only exception.

* [[Cartwright Curse]] -: In the anime. Oh so very much. Fortunately, not in the games since his <s>girlfriend</s> [[Love Interests|love interest]] there is an [[Action Girl]]. To be fair, the second anime special did subvert this as Terry kept things to a nice platonic level with Tony's [[Hot Mom]] Elsa. If only he remembered to do that in [[The Movie]]...

* [[Catch Phrase]] -: "OK!"

* [[Char Clone]] -: Based on [[Street Fighter|Ken Masters]], who happens to be a [[Char Clone]], making him a [[Char Clone]] by proxy.

* [[Combat Pragmatist]] -: While he gained some training from Tung Fu Rue, the bulk of his technique was self-taught from years of wandering the streets, getting into fights, and simply figuring out what worked and what didn't.

* [[Expository Hairstyle Change]] -: In ''Mark of the Wolves'', he changes his clothes ''and'' cut his long hair.

* [[Gratuitous English]] -: One of the poster children. "'''''OKAY!'''''"

* [[Tears of Blood]] -: In the movie, {{spoiler|after Sulia's [[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}. Even better, they appear to be mixed with bluish ki. He quickly gets over his [[Heroic BSOD]] (to the point that he's shown to be visibly angry and ''[[Oh Crap|bearing fangs]]''). [[Let's Get Dangerous|Oh, you've done it now...]]

* [[Adaptation Dye Job]] -: The first anime special gives him blue hair instead of blond.

* [[Bishonen]] -: Especially in the anime.

* [[Celibate Hero]] -: He ''knows'' Mai is crazy for him, but his overall behaviourbehavior is more of a [[Big Brother Instinct]].

* [[Gameplay and Story Segregation]] -: He suffers an injury in ''Fatal Fury 3'' that continues to plague him throughout the ''Real Bout'' series, but it doesn't seem to hamper him in actual fights.

* [[Hard Work Hardly Works]] -: He is shown training much more than Terry, but can't keep up with him.

* [[McNinja]] -: A [[Highly-Visible Ninja|highly visible one]] at that. Sure, white ''does'' work as camoflaugecamouflauge, [[Fridge Logic|but what need is there for stealth]] in a [[Fighting Game]]?

* [[The Rival]] -: To Terry. He's not the ''only'' one, but Terry recognizes Andy as his most legitimate and fiercest rival.

* [[Ship Tease]] -: With Mai in the anime. The games make it more one-sided.

* [[WillWhite-Haired TheyPretty or Won't They?Boy]]: -Shadow HisAndy (his EX version from ''Real Bout 2Special'') endingis pokesthis funand ata this[[Dark-Skinned Blond]].

* [[White-HairedWill PrettyThey Boyor Won't They?]]: - Shadow Andy (his EX version fromHis ''Real Bout Special2'') isending thispokes andfun aat [[Dark-Skinned Blond]]this.

* [[Blow You Away]] -: Uses wind-based projectiles.

* [[Characterization Marches On]] -: In the first two games, Joe was relatively [[Nice Guy|laid-back and reserved.]] It wasn't until the [[The Anime of the Game|anime specials]] (complete with [[Nobuyuki Hiyama]]'s [[Pigeonholed Voice Actor|trademark]] [[Hot-Blooded|fiery passion]]) that Joe evolved into the guy we know today. This characterization has stuck ever since ''Fatal Fury 3''.

* [[Demoted to Extra]] -: Since the ''KOFKing of Fighters'' series started, he's gone further and further into the background.

* [[Hachimaki]] -: [[Wearing a Flag on Your Head|With the Japanese flag on it]].

* [[Nobuyuki Hiyama]] -: His seiyuu since ''Fatal Fury 3''.

* [[Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs]]/[[Spam Attack]]: Which perfectly describes Joe's TNT punch, though it lacks the vacuum effect of Ryo Sakazaki's "Zanretsuken".

* [[Anime Hair]] -: And it's [[Multicolored Hair]], too!

* [[But Not Too Black]] -: But it didn't become apparent 'til ''Real Bout''.

* [[Cool Pet]] -: P-Chan! We're talking about an adorable chick that copies Duck's every move. [[Ranma ½|(Notnot ''that'' P-Chan...)]].

* [[Cool Shades]]: Duck is never seen without his trademark blue rayban sunglasses.

** [[Sunglasses Atat Night]]

* [[Dance Battler]] -: Uses breakdancing in battle.

* [[Head Pet]] -: His [[Team Pet|pet ducklings]] ride on his hair.

* [[Matt Hill]] -: Dub voice for [[The Movie]].

* [[Yuji Mitsuya]] -: Seiyuu for [[The Movie]].

* [[The Cameo]] -: Showed up as a playable character (for the first time ever) in ''[[The King of Fighters]]: [[Alternate Continuity|Maximum Impact]] 2''.

* [[Chef of Iron]] -: He owns a cafe, and is often seen tending at a bar.

* [[Dance Battler]] -: His fighting style is Capoeira. He was the first fighting game character to use it.

* [[Demoted to Extra]] -: Keeps making cameos but never returns to the arena (except once, see above). At least once it's said that he realized he was outclassed in combat and decided to focus on his restaurant.

* [[Mentor]] -: To Bob Wilson.

* [[Retired Badass]] -: Passed the torch to Bob.

* [[Christianity]] -: Shown when he does the Sign of the Cross after winning a round.

* [[Expy]] -: Anyone else getting a Mike Tyson vibe?

* [[Extremity Extremist]] -: He's a boxer.

* [[Mentors]] -: To Axel Hawk.

* [[Put on a Bus]] -: In favor of Axel Hawk.

{{quote|The Chinese master of Hakkyokuseiken and mentor to both Terry and Andy. He, along with the trio of Terry, Andy, and Joe, had participated in Geese's King of Fighters tournament, but doesn't win. Later on, he accepts the Jin brothers (Chonshu and Chonrei) as his new understudies.}}

* [[Badass Grandpa]] -: You know damn well that age is clearly not slowing this guy down.

* [[SchrodingersSchrödinger's Cat]] -: Died in the first anime special, but is still alive in the game series.

* [[Shout-Out]] -: Has lots of things in common with Kame Sennin/Master Roshi from ''[[Dragon Ball]]'', but his personality is different (especially in that he's not a pervert).

{{quote|An arrogant Muay Thai fighter and early rival of Joe, he becomes a more formidable fighter after getting a little tipsy. Eventually smooths out his rivalry with Joe, and the two are now good friends.}}

* [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy|Arrogant Muay Thai Guy]]

* [[Demoted to Extra]] -: Makes cameos around Joe, but never gets to fight again {{spoiler|until his [[Ascended Extra|ascension]] to ''[[The King of Fighters]] XIII''}}.

* [["Wake -Up Call" Boss]]

{{quote|A pro wrestler that has two personas, representing good and bad. When being villainous, he takes on the name "Raiden" and wears a mask. When portraying a more righteous character, he does not wear the mask and goes by the name "Big Bear". Works under Geese during the original ''Fatal Fury'', but breaks away once Geese is defeated by Terry.}}

* [[Ascended Extra]] -: After [[The Unexpected|an unexpected appearance in]] ''[[Capcom vs. SNK 2 Mark of the Millennium]]'', Raiden crossed over to ''KOFKing of Fighters'' in ''The King of Fighters XII'' ([[What Could Have Been|originally]], he was to appear in '''94'', but the original idea for the England Team was axed; in ''2003'', the dev team thought Tizoc would be a better and [[Ensemble Darkhorse|more popular]] choice).

* [[Breath Weapon]]/[[Fire-Breathing Diner]] -: His original desperation move was a fire breath attack.

* [[Cool Mask]]

* [[Expy]] -: Of [[Street Fighter|Zangief]].

* [[Face Heel Turn]]/[[Heel Face Turn]] -: [[All There in the Manual|According to his backstory]], he became Raiden after his tag-team partner betrayed him in the ring. He then went to work for Geese as an enforcer. After being bested by Terry &and co., Raiden had a change of heart and reverted to his honorable, kindly Big Bear persona.

** [[Face Heel Revolving Door]] -: Although as of late, this is just his wrestling gimmick. In real life, he'd be a [[Face]].

* [[Fat Bastard]] -: Mainly as Raiden.

* [[Land Down Under]]: His character bio says he's from Australia, but missing the accent.

* [[Surprisingly Good English]] -: Had an actual English VA.

* [[Daiki Nakamura]] -: Seiyuu for the first anime special.

* [[The Dragon]] -: To Geese.

** [[Dragon Their Feet]] -: Implied in the cellphone novel ''Stray Dog, Stray Wolf''.

* [[Gratuitous English]]/[[Surprisingly Good English]] -: Depends.

* [[Heel Face Turn]] -: EX Billy does this in ''Real Bout Special'' realizing that without anyone to care for him, he should start clean and change his ways. [[Real Men Wear Pink|He even tints his bandana and cane pink]]. Sadly, many are freaked out by the redeemed and gentle Billy. Mai shoots down the guy's advances without hesitation, [[Single-Target Sexuality|although Billy should have been expecting that...]]

* [[Morality Pet]] -: Lilly, too.

* [[Super Strength]] -: Relatively speaking, it would take a great deal of might to properly utilize a three-section staff held together by chains with great tensile strength.

* [[Wearing a Flag on Your Head]] -: Aside from his bandanna, he wore a Union Jack shirt in ''Fatal Fury 2''/''Fatal Fury Special''.

* [[The Worf Effect]] -: He gets his ass kicked a ''lot'' by up-and-coming villains.

** [[Asskicking Equals Authority]] -: It's how he made it to the top of Southtown in the first place.

* [[Battle Aura]] -: As Nightmare Geese.

* [[Disney Villain Death]] -: The first time he's knocked off of Geese Tower by Terry, he gets better. The second? Er, [[Killed Off for Real|not so much]].

* [[Embarrassing First Name]] -: And he'll ''still'' kick your ass.

* [[Evil Laugh]] -: And he goes [[Laughing Mad|plum crazy]] when you beat him as Nightmare Geese in ''Real Bout Special''.

* [[Executive Suite Fight]] -: Prefers to fight in his office.

* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]] -: Has a nasty scar on his back from the survival of his first fall. He also has a gaping slash mark going across his chest, believed to have been inflicted by {{spoiler|Krauser when Geese had attempted to kill their father.}}.

* [[Go Out with a Smile]] -: Maniacal grin, actually: Geese sees his death as the last slap in Terry's face, and he lets it show as he falls.

* [[Hidekatsu Shibata]] -: Seiyuu in the anime special and [[The Movie]].

* [[Immortality]] -: Speculation rages over whether Geese received immortality from the Jin scrolls.

* [[Leitmotif]]/[[Bootstrapped Theme]] -: Geese Howard's theme, from game to game. So far, he's had [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick|a kiss, soy sauce, a stiff neck, a nightmare]], [[Played for Laughs|and now mustard]].

* [[Man of Wealth and Taste]] -: Is a [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] with shades of [[Wicked Cultured]]. Need I go on?

* [[Normally I Would Be Dead Now]] -: Survived ''two'' falls from his tower before the third one that stuck. Or did it?

* [[Occidental Otaku]] -: It's heavily implied in almost all his stages and the way he dresses (with the only exception of ''[[Art of Fighting]] 2'' when he fights in a executive dress, and in his office) that Geese seems to love Japanese culture maybe ''too much.''. In fact, in ''AOF2Art of Fighting 2'', he escapes to Japan after he's defeated.

* [[Parental Abandonment]] -: Rock ''loathes'' the man not only for abandoning him and his wife [[Hot Mom|Marie]], but for turning down his pleas to save his mom ''[[Tear Jerker|the very night that she died]]''. Ironically, Geese hates ''his'' father for {{spoiler|leaving him and his mother Maria to fend for themselves in Southtown while he went on to become the head of the Strolheim family. Geese even tried to kill his dad, but half-bro Krauser stopped him.}}.

* [[Say My Name]] -: Gets this a lot from the [[You Killed My Father|Bogard Bros.]] Luckily, [[Parental Abandonment|Rock]] and {{spoiler|[[Dead Little Sister|Kain]]}} don't get a chance to join in.

* [[SchrodingerSchrödinger's Cat|Schrodingers Cat]] -: He's dead here, alive in ''The King of Fighters'', and dead ''again'' in ''KOFThe King of Fighters: [[Alternate Continuity|Maximum Impact]]''.

* [[Shirtless Scene]] -: From ''3''- onwards, Geese never wore the top of his dogi, arguably thrusting him into the land of [[Walking Shirtless Scene]].

* [[Shock and Awe]] -: His Raimei Gouha Nage special throw and his Thunder Break super.

* [[SNK Boss]] -: [[Trope Namer]] and one of the two main [[Trope Codifier|Trope Codifiers]]. Is the reigning [[Trope Pantheons/War|Co-God]] of the trope alongside [[The King of Fighters|Rugal]]s.

* [[The Syndicate]] -: Howard Connection is this, although Geese fools the people by using his seemingly benevolent actions and the police force as a front.

* [[Trademark Favorite Food]] -: Rare steak.

{{quote|A beautiful kunoichi from Japan. Her grandfather trained Andy, and she herself has a bit of a crush on the man herself. Best known for her outfit (or [[Stripperific|lack thereof]]). Her main mode of attack are folding fans she carries.}}

* [[Action Girl]] <- -> [[Faux Action Girl]] -: ''Really'' depends on which media we're talking about. She's more competent in the games, whereas in the anime, she suffers a ''bad'' case of [[Chickification]] ({{spoiler|exceptExcept for her fight with Panni, where Mai '''[[Curb Stomp Battle|brutally]]''' [[Curb Stomp Battle|curbstomps]] and kills her with a single but very well-timed and placed Chou Hisatsu Shinobibachi.; Aboutabout time, dammit}}).

* [[Adaptation Dye Job]] -: Has brown or black hair in the games; red in the anime.

* [[All Love Is Unrequited]] -: While Andy does kiss her in the movie, no in-game event yet shows him unambiguously returnngreturning her feelings in the same degree as hers.

* [[Ass Kicks You]] -: Her Wild Cherry attack.

* [[Clothing Damage]] -: A bit in the second anime special, much more in [[The Movie]].

* [[Cool Big Sis]] -: To Hokutomaru, apparently (he refers to her as "Mai-neechan" akaa.k.a. "sister Mai"). She also plays this role to Sulia in [[The Movie]].

* [[Dogged Nice Guy|Dogged Nice Girl]] -: To Andy, natch.

* [[Fiery Redhead]] -: Her personality fits perfectly, but she only has [[Adaptation Dye Job|red hair in the anime]].

* [[Flanderization]] -: She wasn't as obsessed with Andy in the early games as she was in later installments.

** [[Word of God]] even [[Lampshade Hanging|jokes about this]], as they say that as of ''Garou'', she's probably still looking for Andy.

* [[Foot Focus]] -: Mai goes [[Does Not Like Shoes|barefoot]] in ''Fatal Fury 3''.

* [[Gainaxing]]/[[Jiggle Physics]] -: She was probably the first video game character to ever do it.

* [[Hammerspace]] -: Where she keeps all of her fans.

* [[Hello, Nurse!]] -: Gets reactions from several male characters, especially in ''Fatal Fury 3''.

* [[Kotono Mitsuishi]] -: Her seiyuu in the anime specials.

* [[Lisa Ann Beley]] -: Dub voice for [[The Movie]], [[The Other Darrin|taking over from]] Sarah Sawatsky in the second anime special.

* [[Ms. Fanservice]] -: To [[Flanderization]] levels.

* [[Plucky Girl]] -: Always cheerful and stubborn in the face of danger, loneliness, etc.

* [[Sideboob]] -: In her later incarnations.

* [[Single-Target Sexuality]] -: Guess who!

* [[Stripperiffic]] -: Since the very start, but the anime exaggerated it much further, and the spinoff games also ran with it.

* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]] -: Mai is suppossedsupposed to be one (or at least believes to be), and to her credit, she tries hard. [[media:MaiTeas.jpg|One of the official arts]] has her wearing a kimono while apparently hosting a tea ceremony for Terry and Andy, and this is invoked again in ''[[media:000s8dcq.png|The King Of Fighters: KYO]]'' during one of Kyo and Yuki's dates.

* [[Daiki Nakamura]] -: Seiyuu in the anime specials and in [[The Movie]].

* [[David Kaye]] -: Dub voice for the above.

* [[Extremity Extremist]] -: Only has ''one'' punch.

* [[Flanderization]] -: His love of '''JUSTICE'''!

* [[Hair Flip]] -: His [http://snk.wikia.com/wiki/File:Kimkaphwanrbff.gif sprite] for the ''Real Bout'' series has Kim doing this.

* [[Hot-Blooded]]

* [[Kiai]] -: Whenever he starts whipping out his specials, expect the sound barrier to be utterly ''[[No Indoor Voice|broken]]''.

* [[Martial Pacifist]] -: Although he occasionally shows flashes of being a [[Technical Pacifist]] when confronting villains.

* [[Shout-Out]] -: The aforementioned [[Kiai]]? [[Fist of the North Star|Kenshiro]] did it first.

* [[Team Dad]] -: To his ''entire'' Taekwondo school.

* [[This Is Unforgivable!]] -: [[Catch Phrase|"Aku wa yurusan!"]] Usually coupled with a [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]] [[Death Glare]].

* [[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife]] -: Averted and then sent on a one-way trip to space. [[Hot Mom|Myeng Swuk is a looker]], [[Hot Dad|but so is he!]]

* [[Vocal Evolution]] -: In his debut, Kim was given a rather youthful voice. Around ''Fatal Fury Special'', Hashimoto switched to a much deeper tone.

* [[Wearing a Flag on Your Head|Wearing A Flag On Your Back]] -: The Korean flag.

* [[Dirty Old Man]] -: Entered the King of Fighters tournament to get noticed by girls. While he [[Black Comedy Rape|molests]] and spies on Mai, most of the time girls seem to have no trouble hanging around him.

* [[Improbable Weapon User]] -: Throws ''[[Trademark Favorite Food|rice crackers]]'' at you. And they ''hurt''.

* [[Jouji Yanami]] -: Seiyuu in the anime.

* [[Old Master]] -: When he's not peeping on Mai, he gives out useful info to the heroes

* [[Put on a Bus]] -: But kept making cameos around Mai.

* [[Acrofatic]] -: And how.

* [[Art Evolution]] -: His sprite looked different in ''Fatal Fury 2'' and ''Fatal Fury Special''; latter games made him look a lot more like in the official art.

* [[Balloon Belly]] -: That is used to attack.

* [[Chafurin]] -: Seiyuu in the anime.

* [[Nerd Glasses]] -: Which evolve into [[Cool Shades]].

* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]] -: Sometimes his name is given in-game as "Chin.".

* [[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife]] -: '''AND HOW!'''

* [[Artistic License Martial Arts]] -: Just look at his stance. No matter how [[Badass]] you may think you are, boxing just ''isn't'' meant to be fighting with your arms down and your guard wide open!

{{quote|A prissy, aristocaticaristocratic Spanish matador who serves as Wolfgang Krauser's perrenialperennial right hand man.}}

* [[Beard of Evil]] -: Sports the exact same style as [[Star Trek: The Original Series|Mirror Spock]], in fact.

* [[The Dragon]]: To Krauser.

* [[Everything's Better with Spinning]] -: One of his specials is essentially the [[Street Fighter|Psycho Crusher]].

* [[Koji Totani]] -: Seiyuu for the anime.

* [[Something About a Rose]]: In his victory pose, he slashes it with his rapier.

* [[Anti-Villain]]: ([[Sliding Scale of Anti-Villains|Type I]]).

* [[Badass Mustache]]: Oddly enough, he didn't have one in the anime.

* [[Blow You Away]] -: Gigatech Cyclone.

* [[Bullet-Proof Fashion Plate]] -: Used as a visual cue in the second anime special; whereas Geese has visibly aged and has been scarred, Krauser has retained his [[Bishonen|youthful looks]], showing who is the better and more fearsome fighter of the two.

* [[Clothing Damage]] -: Self-inflicted, no less! [[Lampshade Hanging|Poked at]] with his ''Real Bout 2'' ending, where his butlers become more and more PO'ed at having to refit Krauser's armor just for him to break out of it. Eventually, they [[Megaton Punch|uppercut]] him into the stratosphere.

* {{spoiler|[[Driven to Suicide]] -: According to ''Memories of Stray Wolves'', Krauser committed suicide sometime after his loss at the hands of Terry.}} .

* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]] -: His head has a "X" going across it, but Krauser is not a [[X Marks the Hero|hero]].

* [[Hirotaka Suzuoki]] -: Seiyuu in the anime special.

* [[Surprisingly Good English]] -: It does help that his VA, B.J. Love, is a native speaker of English.

* [[Hair Color Dissonance]] -: Is supposed to be blond, but appears to have a bit of an orange hue in this game.

* [[Shotoclone]] -: [[Alternate Company Equivalent|Well, duh...]]

* [[Amazonian Beauty]] -: Has very well-defined and muscular abs and arms.

* [[Biker Babe]]

* [[Canine Companion]] -: Her pet dog Antonio (or Anton for short). Tends to pop up in several of Mary's poses.

* [[Expy]] -: Clearly modeled after [[Dragon Ball|Android 18]]. [[Word of God]] confirms.

* [[Face Heel Turn]] -: Not canonically, but her EX version from ''Real Bout Special'' depicts what would happen if Mary ever went bad and became a sexbomb sadist. She clearly is a [[Mix and Match]] of [[Dark Action Girl]] and [[Femme Fatale]]/[[The Vamp]]/[[The Baroness]]. EX Blue Mary even wears [[Lady in Red|a red jacket]] and [[Black Bra and Panties|a black bra]]. Her ending shows her desire to make Terry into her "[[Does This Remind You of Anything?|pet.]]". When Joe volunteers to also be her pet ([[Evil Is Sexy|and who could blame him?]]), she retorts that he already is one.

* [[Femme Fatale]] -: Subverted. She appears to be one at first, but it turns out that she's actually a kind-hearted [[Action Girl]].

* [[Forehead of Doom]] -: Particularly in her first appearance; since then, it's been toned down.

* [[Gainaxing]]/[[Jiggle Physics]] -: Funnily enough, all that she's wearing is a ''bra''.

* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]] -: The [https://web.archive.org/web/20130601143544/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/fatalfury/rbff-ringout2.png water-induced nip-slip ringout] from ''Real Bout''.

* [[Hot Amazon]]

* [[Ship Tease]] -: With Terry. Unfortunately, by the time of ''Mark of the Wolves'', it seems that they're still [[Just Friends]].

* [[Shock and Awe]] -: Gained an electric attack in the first ''Real Bout'' game, but it's rarely seen in other games.

* [[Too Many Belts]] -: Only one too many, but is clearly just decorative.

* [[Tragic Keepsake]] -: Her jacket [[It Was a Gift|was a present]] from her dead lover Butch.

* [[Keet]] -: Slightly.

* [[Big OMG]] -: His [[Death Cry Echo]].

* [[Forced Into Evil]] -: In his first appearance, as Yamakazi blackmailed him to work as Yamazaki's henchman if he wanted his son back.

* [[Large Ham]] -: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-KD030q6KA Bash-O-Rama,], folks.

* [[Say My Name|Say His Name]] -: "[[Large Ham|JUNIOOOOOOOOOOOOOR!!]]"

* [[Surprisingly Good English]] -: Again, his VA is a native speaker of English.

* [[Arch Enemy]] -: To Yamazaki. This carries onto the ''[[SNK vs. Capcom|Capcom vs. SNK]]'' series, where Hon Fu joins up with [[Street Fighter|Chun-Li]] to bust Yamazaki and [[Cameo|cameoscameo]]s in her intro pose with Yamazaki in ''CvS1Capcom vs. SNK 1'' and ''CvS2Capcom vs. SNK 2''.

* [[Bruce Lee Clone]] -: Subverted. He has the nunchaku and trademark high-pitched [[Kiai]], but he takes more pages from [[Jackie Chan]].

* [[Expy]] -: Of [[Jackie Chan]].

* [[Kouji Ishii]] -: His seiyuu.

* [[Simple Staff]]: Can summon lightning from the sky.

* [[Animal Motifs]] -: The snake.

* [[Ax Crazy]] -: The '''[[Ur Example]]'''.

* [[Bloody Murder]] -: His secret 5th level of his [[This Is a Drill|Drill]] super has Yamazaki spray his opponents with his blood.

* [[Catch and Return]] -: One of his specials consists of grabbing an energy attack and then nonchalantly flinging it back at the opponent.

* [[Chekhov's Gunman]] -: [[The Reveal|His status as one of the Orochi Hakkesshu]] didn't come into perspective until his [[Crossover]] into ''KOFKing of Fighters'' and is a partial explanation for his insanity.

* [[Dark and Troubled Past]] -: Aside from the above, [[Audio Adaptation|his drama CD]] reveals that Yamazaki lived a happy life as a mobster until his boss was killed, prompting Yamazaki to snap and become the psycho we know, love, and fear.

* [[Flanderization]] -: Believe it or not, there was a time when (as early as his first appearenceappearance in ''Fatal Fury 3'', in fact) while we won't say he was wholly sane, he had a lot less screws loose, his in-game mannerisms then being a good deal more calmer, with the occasional [[Maniacal Laugh]] (hell, in ''Fatal Fury 3'' and ''RBFFReal Bout Fatal Fury'', it used to be a darkly sly little chuckle), to the point where his psychopathy would be considered more an [[Informed Flaw]]. Later games (''KOFKing of Fighters'' series notwithstanding) put the psychopathy front and center, making Yamazaki into the nutter we all know and love, which puts into perspective how [[Tropes Are Not Bad]].

* [[Fur and Loathing]] -: Just look at that [[Badass Longcoat|pimp coat]].

* [[Kouji Ishii]] -: His seiyuu.

* [[Maniacal Laugh]]: With excessive drooling/foaming at the mouth.

* [[Played for Laughs]] -: His Snake Arm move is seen as a high-speed bitch slap.

* [[Trying to Catch Me Fighting Dirty]] -: He's a [[Combat Pragmatist]] turned [[Up to Eleven]]. He [[A Handful for Anan Eye|kicks sand in his opponents' eyes]] and [[Kick Them While They Are Down|stomps]] [[Groin Attack|on their crotches]]... repeatedly.

* [[With My Hands Tied]] -: Always keeps one hand his pockets... unless he's stabbing you to death with his knife.

* [[Chinese People]]

* [[Demonic Possession]] -: He and Chonrei are possessed by the spirits of their 2,200-year-old ancestors.

* [[KappeiHarmful Yamaguchito Minors]] -: His seiyuubackstory.

* [[Anime Hair]] -: And it's [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|blue]] with [[Multicolored Hair|yellow streaks]]!

* [[Anti-Villain]] -: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Villains|Type IV]].

* [[Big Brother Instinct]] -: Doubles as a [[Berserk Button]] and crosses into [[Knight Templar Big Brother]] territory; the guy ''will'' snap if you defeat Chonshu, but not before calling you "[[Narm|mousse-head]].".

* [[Demonic Possession]] -: Same as Chonshu.

* [[Kappei Yamaguchi]] -: [[Talking to Himself]].

* [[Early-Bird Cameo]]/[[Marth Debuted in Smash Bros]] -: Although he was created to be the protagonist of ''Dominated Mind'', Alfred's first appearance was in ''Real Bout 2'', a game released ''months'' before his proper debut. Since ''Dominated Mind'' was never released outside Japan, most people overseas know him for being a bonus boss in ''Real Bout 2''.

* [[Goggles Do Nothing]] -: Subverted. Makes use of them when flying a plane like in the ''Dominated Mind'' intro. Also uses during certain moves.

* [[The Hero]] -: Of ''[[Word Salad Title|Real Bout Garou Densetsu Special]]: [[Meaningful Name|Dominated Mind]]''.

* [[Hiro Yuki]] -: His seiyuu.

* [[Not Quite Flight]] -: Can glide, but it's unknown if he has any degree of [[Blow You Away|aerokinesis]].

* [[Only One Name]] -: Some fansites list his full name as "Alfred Airhawk.". That is a purely fan-made full name.

* [[SNK Boss]] -: Can't utilize the line system like everyone else or use chain combos, but his attacks do ''double damage'', he has a command throw that can be used on block, and his super take off insane chunks from your lifebar. See [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFD68PZOjZI here] for an example.

* [[Trademark Favorite Food]] -: Apples!

* [[Brainwashed|Brainwashing]] -: White's preferred method of dealing with rivals.

* [[But for Me It Was Tuesday]] -: White with Alfred's village.

* [[Early-Bird Cameo]] -: Shows up in Yamazaki and Hon-Fu's endings in ''Real Bout 2''.

* [[Facial Markings]] -: Which look like eyeliner.

* [[Keiji Fujiwara]] -: His seiyuu, in a ''grand'' case of [[Playing Against Type]].

* [[Lack of Empathy]] -: Described in his profile as a "demented psycho who finds pleasure in making people suffer"."

* [[Only One Name]] -: Presumably as another parallel to Alex.

* [[Psychic Powers]] -: Mind control and precognition, mainly. He's also got some illusion-generating abilities, which hints at telepathy.

* [[SNK Boss]] -: Can't jump, duck, dash, or block, but has high priority over ''everything''.

* [[Taking You with Me]] -: [[Kaizo Trap|After being beaten]], White fires a desperation attack that kills your character instantly if it connects unless your character blocks low or jumps over it. But afterward, you have a couple of seconds to [[Can't Get Away with Nuthin'|make him pay dearly for cheating against you]].

* [[Giant Space Flea From Nowhere|Villain From Nowhere]] -: White appeared in one game with little storyline justification and hasn't been seen since.

* [[Alternate Company Equivalent]] -: Of [[Street Fighter II|Chun-Li]]... [[Averted Trope|except not.]].<ref>They're both [[Anime Chinese Girl|Anime Chinese Girls]]s who know Kung Fu, but Xiangfei is actually Chinese-American, and their styles of Kung Fu are radically different from each other, as are their lives, looks, personalities, and gameplay.</ref>

* [[Anime Chinese Girl]]:

** [[But Not Too Foreign]] -: Although she is of Chinese ancestry, Xiangfei was born and raised in Southtown, effectively making her Chinese-American.

* [[Big Eater]] -: If anything defines her, it's this.

* [[Cute Bruiser]] -: Emphasis on [[Lightning Bruiser|"bruiser."]]. [[Metaphorgotten|And on "cute."]].

* [[Mami Kingetsu]] -: Her seiyuu.

* [[Spam Attack]] -: One of supers deals ''100 hits''.

* [[Demoted to Extra]] -: Notice how much emphasis is put on him and Xiangfei for this game. Rick [[What Could Have Been|was considered for the lineup]] of ''The King of Fighters '99'', but was ultimately passed over in favor of Xiangfei. Sadly, it seems that Rick might never make it into ''KOFKing of Fighters'', especially with Vanessa "borrowing" his moves.

* [[Magical Native American]]:

** [[But Not Too Foreign]] -: His dad is a Native American, but his mom is Caucasian.

* [[Multicolored Hair]] -: [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]] and black[[Hair Color Dissonance|/]][[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|blue]].

{{quote|A strong, yet sluggish man who isn't exactly the sharpest knife when it comes to thinking.}}

* [[Ascended Extra]] -: Only for this game. Makes a cameo latter as one of the Lillien Knights under B. Jenet's service.

* [[Shout-Out]] -: His father, mother, and sister are respectively named Darren, Samantha, and Tabitha, and his dog is named Lassie. Somebody at SNK must have been a big fan of 1960's Hollywood sitcoms.

* [[Spirited Competitor]] -: Even moreso than Terry.

* [[Angst]] -: Or [[Wangst]].

* [[Disappeared Dad]] -: We're still not sure whether Geese actually died or if it was just a case of [[Never Found the Body]].

* [[Early-Bird Cameo]] -: Rock is the kid who shows up in Terry's endings in ''Fata Fury 3'' and throughout the ''Real Bout'' series.

* [[Eiji Takemoto]] -: His seiyuu's first famous role.

* [[Emo]] -: [[Misaimed Fandom|Commonly misconstrued to be one]]. [[The King of Fighters|K']], a character similar to Rock who debuted around the same time, is also seen as one by proxy.

* [[Face Heel Turn]] -: Approved by [[The Hero]], even. Rock ends up joining Kain and becoming his [[The Dragon|Dragon]], but in order to find out about his [[Missing Mom]]. Terry told him to just forge his own path.

** [[Forced Into Evil]] -: However, he's not exactly thrilled and apologized to Terry as he left.

* [[Generation Xerox]] -: Tries to avoid this, but...

* [[Hair Color Dissonance]] -: While it was rectified in later [[Crossover]] appearances, Rock's hair has a noticeable green tint in ''Garou''.

* [[The Hero]] -: Of ''Garou'', arguably.

* [[Heroic BSOD]] -: A somewhat milder example: if Rock wins a match using his Neo Raging Storm or Neo Deadly Rave ([[In the Blood|moves he "inherited" from Geese]]), he'll slump down to the floor in pain, agonizingly and momentarily unable to control his Blood Rage.

* [[No Social Skills]] -: Rock can function normally in society, but since [[Raised by Dudes|he grew up surrounded mainly by men]], [[Adorkable|he's flustered by women]], hence his shy reaction to B. Jenet (whom he suggests to get less revealing clothes). However, this doesn't stop him from helping those in need (as seen in his interactions with Hotaru).

* [[Oedipus Complex]] -: Rock is pretty much ''defined'' by his hate of his [[Disappeared Dad]], Geese Howard.

* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]] -: Subverted and later played straight in his ending.

{{quote|A rich aristocrat who fled from her parents to become a captain of a crew of modern-day pirates out of sheer boredom. Became interested when she found out that the sponsor of the tournament was quite wealthy. Quite the [[Attention Whore]]. (Whenwhen she runs, she ''waves''.).}}

* [[Blow You Away]]

* [[Combat Stilettos]] -: ''[[Improbable Weapon User|Which she whacks you with.]]''.

* [[Cool Boat]] -: Which is capable of turning into a submarine.

* [[Femme Fatale]] -: Although in no way is she evil, Jennie ''will'' use her womanly charms to gain the desired effect.

* [[Foreign Fanservice]] -: [[English Rose|British]].

* [[Good Bad Girl]] -: More or less.

* [[Kick Chick]] -: The LK Arts seem to be primarily based off of Savate, the French version of kickboxing.

* [[Kiss of Death]] -: In one of her super moves, she ends her attack with a kiss complete with a heart... which still damages you.

* [[Pirate]] -: The Lillien Knights are [[A Pirate 400 Years Too Late|modern-day equivalents of this]].

** [[Pirate Girl]] -: [[Captain Obvious|Yes]].

** [[The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything]] -: Subverted. The reason they joined the tournament is to loot Kain of his belongings.

* [[Sexy Walk]]

* [[The Tease]]: Especially with Hokutomaru which unnerves him a bit.

* [[Trademark Favorite Food]] -: Sirloin steak.

{{quote|A man well-versed in Chinese martial arts involving powerful strikes. He is Hotaru's brother, although [[Insistent Terminology|he constantly denies it]]. He enters the tournament to prove he is the strongest and get [[Revenge]] on his father.}}

* [[Aloof Older Brother]] -: If he is indeed Hotaru's brother.

* [[Badass]]:

** {{spoiler|[[Handicapped Badass]] -: Is blinded by a man who appears to be his father in his ending.}}.

* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]] -: He's got three on his back, courtesy of his father.

* [[Jerkass]] -: Wouldn't think twice to shout at his poor little sister to get the hell out.

* [[Kouji Ishii]] -: His seiyuu.

* [[Murderous Thighs]] -: A male version; one of his super moves has him jumping with the opponent he just knocked in the air ''[[Rule of Cool|breaking their neck in midair]]''.

* [[Armor-Piercing Slap]] -: To Gato in her ending. He "lets her off the hook" as he leaves, but promises to kill her should they meet again.

* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]] -: Her "[[Getting Crap Past the Radar|orgasmic]]" super.

* [[Martial Pacifist]] -: A more tragic example; Hotaru simply wants to reunite her family. Fighting, unfortunately, is the only way to go.

* [[Meaningful Name]] -: Her name means "firefly"," which explains the animation behind a few of her attacks.

* [[Morality Pet]] -: Possibly, for Gato.

* [[Muscles Are Meaningless]] -: Defied with moderate success. As opposed to Gato's physical, "hard" style, Hotaru fights with internal (or "soft") [[Kung Fu]], and most of her special moves involve [[Ki Attacks]].

* [[Parental Abandonment]] -: Her mom is dead, and her father has left for parts unknown. Hotaru is currently searching for both her dad and Gato, who is heavily implied (but not outright stated) to be her older brother.

* [[Weasel Mascot]] -: Her pet marten Itokatsu.

{{quote|A Mexican Luchador wearing a [[Captain Obvious|griffon mask]]. He enters the tournament for his fans and for charity. At the end of the tournament, {{spoiler|he retires}}, but comes back anyway after he caught a glimpse of a young fan who admires him.}}

* [[Animal Motifs]] -: The griffon, [[Captain Obvious|obviously]].

* [[Contemplate Our Navels]] -: Considers leaving the ring because he sees himself as a has-been. [[Ten-Minute Retirement|It takes just the support of one fan to encourage Tizoc to do otherwise]].

* [[Large Ham]]

* [[Masked Luchador]]: Although more bulky than usual, see below.

* [[Shout-Out]] -: A few of his moves seem to mimic that of Japanese pro wrestler Tiger Mask.

* [[Spinning Piledriver]] -: [[In a Single Bound|Ahem...]] [[Meteor Move|Big]]. [[Finishing Move|Fall]].

{{quote|A British [[Serial Killer]] who kills for pleasure. Most of his victims are cops as well, including the father of Kevin Rian's young partner, Marky.}}

* [[Bare Your Midriff]] -: He's pretty much a gothed-out [[The King of Fighters|Benimaru]].

* [[Black Cloak]] -: During his introduction.

* [[Blood Knight]]: Obsessed with the concept of death to an almost comical degree.

* [[The Faceless]] -: His face is never shown (and is [[Hidden Eyes]] [[Blinding Bangs|under his bangs]] in his sprite), save for a cameo in ''The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match'', but it's too small to make out his features properly.

* [[Gory Discretion Shot]] -: One of his DM/SDMs has him viciously attacking his opponent in the dark.

* [[Mistaken Identity]] -: He's ''extremely'' reminiscent of Iori Yagami from ''The King of Fighters''.

** [[Hilarious in Hindsight|Hilariously]], Iori's new moveset in ''The King of Fighters XII'' has fans now claiming Iori to be an [[Expy]] of Freeman.

* [[Never Found the Body]] -: He's shot by SWAT teams in his ending and falls into a river, his fate never revealed.

* [[Shout-Out]] -: Just like [[The King of Fighters|Mature and Vice]], some of his attacks are named after heavy metal bands.

* [[Big Eater]] -: One of his winposes has him eating two large apples and a bomb in one gulp each.

* [[No Indoor Voice]] -: He's not a [[Highly-Visible Ninja]], but he's a Highly ''Audible'' one.

{{quote|A SWAT officer who is often seen around with his young friend, Marky. He's looking for Freeman, the killer of his partner, Marky's father.}}

* [[Alternate Company Equivalent]] -: He kinda reminds you of a more competent [[Mortal Kombat|Stryker]].

* [[Distaff Counterpart]] -: Kevin is basically a male version of Blue Mary;. It's been suggested that he's her brother or cousin.

** [[Word of God]] says he's a "distant relative.".

* [[Everyone Is a Suspect]] -: He suspects ''everyone he encounters'' of possibly being the one who kidnapped Marky.

* [[Fair Cop]] -: A male variant.

* [[Papa Wolf]] -: Do ''not'' mess with Marky if you value your life.

* [[Police Brutality]] -: He's a heavily armed SWAT officer running around beating up martial artists. Unsurprisingly, he's [[Game Breaker|extremely overpowered]].

{{quote|A Brazilian Kyokugen-ryu practitioner who enters the tournament for the sake of advertising his dojo for new students. He was left in charge of the dojo by Ryo Sakazaki when he went training. At the end of the tournament, his dojo gets trashed anyway, so he goes to look for the guy who did it. }}

* [[Bowdlerise|Bowdlerization]] -: Inverted; Butt is his name in the ''American'' versions.

* [[But Not Too Black]] -: Very averted. He's as black as they come, and no one would have it any other way.

* [[Does Not Like Shoes]] -: All official artwork depicts him barefoot. [[Overly Narrow Superlative|All three of them!]]

* [[ExpyEighties Hair]] - Shares: [[Hot-Blooded|quite]]Funny [[BadassAfro|aFrompadours]] have [[RuleAfro of FunnyAsskicker|few]]only [[Eightiesbeen so Hair|traitsbadass]] with [[Segata Sanshiro|once before.]].

* [[Brilliant but Lazy]]/[[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]] -: He sure looks like a goofball, but don't get him started...

* [[Embarrassing First Name]] -: [[Unfortunate Names|We'll let you figure it out for yourselves.]] .

* [[Hard Work Hardly Works]] -: Slacks off constantly, yet remains a legitimate rival for his brother.

* [[Multicolored Hair]] -: Light-brown and black.

* [[Perfectly Cromulent Word]] -: Made up a bunch of imaginary words and phrases on a whim, mostly from playing video games with his bro. One of them ("pompe") is actually a word... it just happens to be one from [[Bilingual Bonus|French and Italian vocabulary]].

* [[Retcon]] -: Young Dong Hwan in the anime is actually [[Shrinking Violet|more shy]] than Jae Hoon. In ''Garou'', he's the more outgoing and slacker son. Then again, Dong Hwan ''was'' a little child in the anime; he could have just grown out of his shell sooner than his brother did.

* [[Battle Couple]] -: Him and his [[Action Girlfriend]] Sausu; both are Taekwondokas.

* [[Detect Evil]] -: Inherited his father's "justice sense"."

* [[Generation Xerox]] -: Played straight at first, but Jae's ending has him contemplating on if following his father 100% is the right way to go.

* [[Instant Fanclub]] -: Has one. Sausu herself is a part of their ranks.

* [[Justice Will Prevail]] -: [[Like Father, Like Son]].

* [[This Is Unforgivable!]] -: "Evil cannot be forgiven!"

* [[Badass Cape]] -: Look at it. ''Look at it''.

* [[Blood Brothers]] -: He's sworn an oath of eternal allegiance with Kain, as seen in a special intro pose.

* [[Bring It]] -: "Now show me your awesome power... show me all you have."

* [[Deal with the Devil]] -: Gained the sinister power of "Ankoku Karate" through a pact with an unidentified entity.

* [[Death Seeker]] -: To a degree. Due to his [[Secret Stab Wound|bullet wound]], Grant lives everyday as if it were his last and wouldn't mind the prospect of dying in the heat of battle, as long as Kain can live on to fulfill their dreams.

* [[The Dragon]] -: To Kain R. Heinlein.

* [[I Have Many Names]] -: Real name Abel Cameron, usually known as Grant, also goes by the title "Martyr of Might.".

* [[Knight Templar]] -: Wholeheartedly supports Kain's plan to build a better Southtown through survival of the fittest cullings.

* [[SNK Boss]] -: Very powerful, yet is playable by using a code.

* [[Trademark Favorite Food]] -: Beef stew.

{{quote|Geese Howard's brother-in-law and Rock Howard's uncle. He holds the Maximum Mayhem Tournament for the strong to compete against each other. He personally fights the victor in a showdown of who's the strongest. He took over Southtown after [[Evil Power Vacuum|Geese's disappearance]] and, according to Rock's ending, was only following only the will of Geese. Despite this, he holds great contempt against Geese for taking away his sister, though he doesn't show it often.}}

* [[Anti-Villain]]: ([[Sliding Scale of Anti-Villains|Type]] [[Noble Demon|I]]).

* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]] -: Stronger by far than his [[The Dragon|Dragon]], despite his appearance.

* [[Shout-Out]] -: Kain's name is a homage to novelist [[Robert A. Heinlein]].

* [[SNK Boss]] -: Is playable by using a code, but is harder to control than Grant, since many of his moves are charge attacks.

* [[Social Darwinist]]

* [[Trademark Favorite Food]] -: Apple pie!

* [[True Final Boss]] -: You can only fight him (and get an ending) by meeting certain conditions.

* [[Warrior Therapist]] -: Many of his win quotes [[Hannibal Lecture|pick at his opponent's motivations]].

* [[We Can Rule Together]] -: To Rock Howard at the end of Rock's ending. Surprisingly enough, Rock takes the deal {{spoiler|since Kain's sister Marie was Rock's mother}}.

== Lily McGwire ==

{{quote|In the first anime special, she first appears a young girl whom Geese forces to get involved in the circumstances that lead to Jeff Bogard's death. Flash forward to ten years, and we see her as the "Queen of South Town,", a beautiful [[Femme Fatale]] who deep down still feels guilty for the part she took in the aforementioned tragedy.}}

* [[Birds of a Feather]] -: Part of the reason that her and Terry fall in love is because of the fact that they both can relate to the harshness and trials of growing up in Southtown.

* [[Break the Cutie]] -: Oh God, does she get broken...

** {{spoiler|[[Kill the Cutie]]}}

* [[The Cameo]] -: In ''The King of Fighters '94'', she can be seen among the crowd (and alongside Geese) in the Mexico stage.

* [[Friend to All Children]] -: We see that she's not [[The Vamp]] when Terry catches her giving food and money to the local street children.

* [[High Heel Face Turn]]:

* [[Hooker with a Heart of Gold]] -: More implied than anything.

* [[Innocent Flower Girl]] -: Cruelly subverted, as Geese forces little!Lily to pose as one so she can distract Jeff and he can kill him.

== Elsa ==

* [[Kikuko Inoue]] -: Her seiyuu.

* [[Cute Bruiser]] -: Terribly subverted when he goes against Axel Hawk's assistant (who is reluctant to fight a kid, but only concedes because 1. Tony is eager to fight them so they won't trouble Terry, and 2. Axel wants them to fight to draw Terry's attention).

* [[Hero Worshipper]] -: Idolizes [[Big Brother Mentor|Terry]], which leads to a subversion when Terry goes through his drunken [[Heroic BSOD]].

* [[Masami Kikuchi]] -: His seiyuu.

* [[Cain and Abel]] -: To Laocorn.

* [[Plucky Girl]] -: Despite being helpless in combat, the girl keeps going on and doing her best to stop Laocorn. , {{spoiler|and if she has to commit suicide to save him... she will.}}.

* [[Second Love]] -: To Terry. {{spoiler|Too bad she bites it, though.}}.

* [[Shy Blue-Haired Girl]] -: At the start, though she doesn't reach [[Fragile Flower]] status.

* [[The Smart Guy]] -: Of the [[Mr. Exposition|Ms. Exposition]] kind, due to her encyclopedic knowledge about Greek myths.

* [[Tomo Sakurai]] -: Her seiyuu.

* [[Twin Telepathy]] -: An ability that later becomes a [[Chekhov's Gun]] {{spoiler|when Sulia kills herself and de-brainwashes Laocorn through that.}}.

* [[Aloof Big Brother]] -: To his younger twin Sulia.

* [[Despair Event Horizon]] -: Hits the line first when {{spoiler|his and Sulia's parents are killed by their [[Smug Snake]] associate}}, and then again when {{spoiler|Sulia commits suicide to release him from Mars}}.

* [[Matt Hill]] -: Dub voice.

* [[Shinichiro Miki|Shin'ichiro Miki]] -: His seiyuu.

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Indigo Hair]]

* [[Hot Mom]] -: And holy shit '''HOW'''! [[Played for Laughs]] when Joe tries to hit on her, only for Mai to reprimand him for chasing after a married woman. (Andand almost in front of her hubby.).

* [[Proper Lady]]: Beautiful, polite, soft-spoken, but not an [[Extreme Doormat]], and extremely coolheaded when push comes to shove.

* [[She's Got Legs]] -: She's actually introduced [[Male Gaze|legs first]]. (Thatthat one's kinda justified as that particular take also included Jae Hoon, who's a very short kid back then.).

* [[Shiho Niiyama]] -: Her seiyuu. She [[Talking to Himself|also]] [[Cross-Dressing Voices|voices]] young Jae Hoon.

* [[This Is Something He's Got to Do Himself]] -: When Kim is being trounced by {{spoiler|Cyber Cheng}}, Joe gets pissed off and decides to help; however, Terry asks Joe to not intervene because doing so would crush the faith of Myeng Swuk and (most importantly) Kim's sons. Cue to a shot of Myeng Swuk staring at her husband's fight and holding her scared kids comfortingly, [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|completely focused on staying calm and on trusting Kim no matter what.]].

* [[Anti-Villain]]: ([[Sliding Scale of Anti-Villains|Type I]]) -. Follows Laocorn out of loyalty and honor, cares for Sulia greatly.

* [[The Dragon]]: To Laocorn, although he shares the role with Panni and Hauer.

* [[Worthy Opponent]]: To Terry.

* [[Anti-Villain]]: ([[Sliding Scale of Anti-Villains|Type I and II]]) -. Was not a saint, but her love for Laocorn was very sincere and genuine.

* [[Barbie Doll Anatomy]] -: Averted, when her top gets cut by Lawrence Blood, we can clearly see a bit of nipple.

* [[Dark Action Girl]]-: ''Very'' competent in combat.

* [[Janyse Jaud]] -: VA for the dub.

* [[Love Martyr]] -: To Laocorn.

* [[Making a Splash]] -: [[The Worf Effect|You never had a chance, Laurence]].

* [[Blow You Away]]:

* [[Captain Ersatz]] -: Of Vega from ''[[Street Fighter II]]''.

* [[Clothing Damage]] -: Inflicts this on Mai when they first face-off. Luckily, her trademark outfit in underneath, but there's a brief nip-slip for all of you perverts.

* [[Cool Mask]]:

* [[Paul Dobson]] -: VA for the dub.

* [[Show Hayami]] -: His seiyuu.

* [[Stalker with a Crush]] -: For Mai.

* [[Yandere]] -: For Mai.