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Characters are listed by game of introduction.

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

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

* [[Gameplay and Story Segregation]] - He suffers an injury in ''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.

* [[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 ''3''.

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

* [[Hot-Blooded]]

* [[Large Ham]]

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

* [[Mentors]] - To Axel Hawk.

 

== Tung Fu Rue ==

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

* [[Bald of Awesome]]

* [[Old Master]]

* [[Schrodingers Cat]] - Died in the first anime special, but is still alive in the game series.

* [[Cloudcuckoolander]] - Due to hilarious [[Bowdlerization]] of his win quotes.

* [[Super Mode]] - In the first game only, right after losing 1/3 of his life and until losing another third, he would morph into a hulking giant much stronger than his regular self. [[Temporary Bulk Change|In later games his ability to become gigantic like this is used more freely.]]

{{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.}}

 

* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]

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

* [[Nice Hat|Nice Bandanna]]

* [[Paul Dobson]] - Dub voice for the animated adaptations.

** [[Ring of Fire]] - His max technique.

* [[The Other Darrin]] - Katsuhisa Namase was replaced by Atsushi Yamanishi when the ''Real Bout'' series began.

** ... but the fact he is English probably means that it ''should'' be pronounced "Cane."

* [[Shirtless Scene]] - Somewhat. He wears a jacket, but no shirt underneath.

* [[Simple Staff]]

* [[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.

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

 

* [[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.

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

* [[Talking to Himself]] - Kong Kuwata voices Geese, Duck, and Richard.

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

* [[Your Mind Makes It Real]] - The fight against Nightmare Geese is heavily implied to be one big nightmare. That doesn't stop him from being a nightmare of the ''[[SNK Boss|other]]'' variety, though.

 

= Characters introduced in ''Fatal Fury 2'' and ''Fatal Fury Special'' =

* [[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.

* [[Ninja]]

* [[Paper Fan of Doom]]

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

* [[She Fu]]

* [[Love Freak]]

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

* [[Talking to Himself]] - Satoshi Hashimoto voices Terry and Kim.

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

* [[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 ''Special'', Hashimoto switched to a much deeper tone.

 

== Jubei Yamada ==

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

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

 

== Cheng Sinzan ==

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

* [[The Other Darrin]] - Hashimoto was replaced by Shigefumi Nakai come ''Real Bout Special''.

* [[Talking to Himself]] - Jun Hashimoto voices Andy and Chin in ''2'' and ''Special''.

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

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

 

* [[The Dragon]]

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

* [[Noble Demon]]

* [[The Other Darrin]] - Michael Beard was replaced by B.J. Love in ''Real Bout Special''.

* [[Paul Dobson]] - Dub voice in the anime special. And he actually makes Krauser sound German.

* [[Public Domain Soundtrack]] - [[Ominous Latin Chanting|Dies Irae]] in ''Fatal Fury 2'' and ''Special''. [[Ominous Latin Chanting|Lacrimosa]] in the ''Real Bout'' series.

* [[Ret Canon]] - Originally, Krauser was simply a rival crimelord whom Geese was afraid to take on. The anime specials established Krauser and Geese's relationship as that of {{spoiler|half-brothers}} and SNK went with this scenario for the games from ''Fatal Fury Special'' and onward.

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

* [[Talking to Himself]] - B.J. Love also voices Franco Bash.

* [[What Could Have Been]] - The finale of the second anime special originally would have been Krauser up against not only Terry, but Andy, Joe, and Mai as well. This concept was scrapped, but resurfaced in ''[[The Movie|The Motion Picture]]''.

* [[Wrestler in All of Us]]

* [[Bob Haircut]]

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

* [[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]].

{{quote| An eccentric police officer from Hong Kong who seems to be much of a klutz when it comes to his job. His pursuit of Yamazaki had brought him to Southtown. Can never seem to catch his prey. Wields a pair of nunchaku which he can also set ablaze.}}

 

* [[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]].

* [[Justice Will Prevail]] - He's a [[Supercop]]. Besides helping to introduce Kim to his wife Myeng Swuk, the two are good friends due to their shared interest in upholding justice. Oddly enough, Hon Fu isn't ''nearly'' as justice-obsessed as Kim is.

* [[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] - His seiyuu. '''MAJOR''' [[Playing Against Type]], if you remember what kind of roles Morikawa plays.

* [[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''.

* [[Eviler Than Thou]] - Enthralls Billy Kane, Geese's former [[The Dragon|Dragon]], to his will.

* [[Evil Eye]] - Wields a rod with an eyeball atop it, which figures largely in most of his attacks.

* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]

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

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

 

{{quote| A Chinese-American girl from the Chinatown district of Southtown, part-time waitress and [[Big Eater|full-time face-stuffer.]] She knows Kung Fu.}}

 

* [[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.

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

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

* [[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.

* [[In the Blood]]

* [[Ki Attacks]]

* [[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.

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

* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]

* [[Fingerless Gloves]]

* [[Large Ham]]

{{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.}}

 

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

* [[Blood Knight]]

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

* [[Serial Killer]]

* [[Wolverine Claws]]

 

* [[Fragile Speedster]]

* [[Cross-Dressing Voices]] - Voiced by [[Junko Takeuchi]].

* [[Ninja]]

** [[Ninja Brat]]

* [[Fingerless Gloves]]

* [[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]].

* [[Talking to Himself]] - Shares a seiyuu (Yo Kitazawa) with Grant.

{{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. }}

 

* [[Afro Asskicker]]

* [[Badass Beard]]

* [[Carpet of Virility]]

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

* [[Hammerspace]] - One of his winposes has him pull out a wooden panel as big as he is. Fine and dandy until [[Fridge Logic|you realize the implications]] of [[Willfully Weak|him being as competent a fighter as everyone else]] [[With My Hands Tied|even though he carries several pounds of wood underneath his dogi]].

* [[Hermit Guru]] - Deliberately lives and trains in a forest, away from the city, with the aforementioned bear.

* [[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!"

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]

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

* [[Cool Mask]]

* [[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.

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

** Actually, Kain is more balanced than Grant. His only advantage is that his T.O.P extends to ''the size of his lifebar'' when you win the first round against him.

* [[Badass Longcoat]]

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

* [[Dark Messiah]] - Kain's motive is to build a better Southtown through trial by conflict.

* {{spoiler|[[Dead Little Sister]] - His ''older'' sister, Marie.}}

* [[Gratuitous German]] - His moveset is completely written (and for the most part, [[Calling Your Attacks|shouted]]) in German, and attacks like Schwarze Flamme and Schwarze Panzer lead to [[Mondegreen|humorous misunderstandings]] like "Shirt Flake!" and "Shirt Hunter!"

* [[Love Makes You Evil]] - {{spoiler|His sister Marie's death}} was his [[Start of Darkness]].

* [[The Man Behind the Man]]

* [[My Rules Are Not Your Rules]] - Aside from the T.O.P. bar thing above, Kain is [[Charged Attack|charge-type]] fighter. Kain somehow doesn't seem to care while fighting you, as he can use said attacks ''while walking towards you''. Being a [[SNK Boss]], this is ''entirely'' intentional.

** Of course... some circles believe him to have ties to Orochi.

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

* [[Femme Fatale]]

* [[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]]

** [[Love Redeems]]

** {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]}}

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

* [[Kikuko Inoue]] - Her seiyuu.

* [[Fiery Redhead]]

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

* [[Masami Kikuchi]] - His seiyuu.

 

* [[Healing Hands]] - Her powers.

* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}

* [[Intimate Healing]] - After Terry's first fight with Jamin, his injuries are so serious that she strips down and lays with him to let her healing take full effect. Some cuddling, a [[You Must Be Cold]] moment and a bittersweet talk take place then. [[Heartwarming Moments (Sugar Wiki)|Awwwwww.]]

* [[Half-Identical Twins]]

* [[Lightning Bruiser]] - When Terry first clashes with him, Jamin is shown to have the [[Super Speed|upper hand in the speed department]]. Terry also notes that he's as strong as Krauser, a foe whom he ''barely'' defeated.

* [[Noble Demon]]

* [[Spirited Competitor]]

* [[Super Strength]]

* [[Blow You Away]]

** [[Razor Wind]]

* [[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]]

* [[Show Hayami]] - His seiyuu.

* [[Smug Snake]]

* [[What Could Have Been]] - Like the entry under Panni, [[Art of Fighting|Eiji Kisaragi]] was originally in place of Hauer. Given Hauer's quirks, this might have possibly been a chance to poke fun at Eiji's [[Blind Idiot Translation|English]] ''AOF2'' ending, where he proclaims his love for Mai (who, thanks to chronology, would have only been a child at the time).

* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]