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[[File:LoneWolves.jpg|frame|<small>[[Power Trio|Meet the wolves]]: Andy, Terry and Joe</small> ]]

The first game only had three playable characters, and an interesting mechanic in which a second player joining in the middle of a fight would join the first player in double-teaming their present opponent before facing each other. The sequel dropped this mechanic and adopted the World Tournament format used in ''[[Street Fighter II]]'', introducing five new playable characters, and new bosses. More characters and villains were introduced in subsequent sequels, and the original [[Big Bad]] Geese Howard also returned in most of them.

* ''Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition'' (1999, Hyper Neo Geo 64, [[PlayStation]]) -- retells the events of the first game in 3D.

* [[Alas, Poor Villain]]: {{spoiler|Jamin and Panni in ''[[The Movie|The Motion Picture]]''.}}.

* [[Alternate Continuity]]: While the series initially shared a continuity with the ''[[The King of Fighters]]'', Geese's death in ''Real Bout Fatal Fury'' and his continued survival in the ''KoFKing of Fighters'' series pretty much confirmed that they are separate.

* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: Geese and the Jin brothers are stronger than their respective subordinates, Billy and Yamazaki. Kain R. Heinlein, as well.

* [[Ax Crazy]]: Freeman. He's a ''[[Serial Killer]]'', though, so what do you expect? And let's not even get ''into'' Ryuji Yamazaki.

* [[Badass]]: Geese can qualify as this. ''[[Capcom vs. SNK Millennium Fight 2000]]'' gives him the line, ''[[Gratuitous English|"I stain my hands, with your blood."]]'' (though it gets [[Engrish|horribly mangled]]), and in ''[[Capcom vs. SNK 2 Mark of the Millennium]]'', he says, "You cannot escape from death"."

* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]: Subverted; Geese is blond, but so are Andy and Terry. Of course, Kain is blond, too, and Rock's blond hair isn't the only thing that's [[In the Blood]]...

* [[Blood Knight]]: Wolfgang Krauser, who hosted the world edition of the tournament. Grant, too.

* [[Bonus Boss]]: Ryo Sakazaki from ''[[Art of Fighting]]'' in ''Fatal Fury Special''. Geese returned as a bonus boss in ''Real Bout Fatal Fury Special'', and ''Real Bout Fatal Fury 2'' had Alfred. Interestingly enough, it was Ryo's guest appearance in ''Fatal Fury Special'' that inspired SNK to create ''The King of Fighters'' series.

* [[Bruce Lee Clone]]: Averted with Hon Fu, whose actually a [[Jackie Chan]] clone. He ''does'' have the standard high-pitched [[Kiai|Kiais]] though...

** Just to clarify, there's a Lily in the video games, but she's an unrelated character named Lil'''l'''y '''Kane''', Billy's sister who, like her bro, is a playable character in ''KOFKing of Fighters 2006''/''Maximum Impact 2''. Lily McGwire did make a cameo in the Mexican Pao Pao Cafe stage in ''KOFKing of Fighters '94''.

** The girl who appears to be going out with Terry in his ending ''Fatal Fury 2'' is named Medea, and she was originally his love interest in Gamest's manga adaptation of the first ''Garou Densetsu''. However, she is replaced a generic character in ''Fatal Fury Special''.

* [[Canon Immigrant]]: Many details about Krauser's backstory (such as him killing his father or being related to Geese) became game canon after the movie. There was an attempt to have him commit suicide as well, but that was abandoned. Likewise, in later games, Krauser gained the Gigatech Cyclone move, which was identical to the tornado spin attack he and Terry used in the anime -, but neither had used in the game.

* [[City of Adventure]]: Southtown is where the action of all the games takes place, with the exception of ''Fatal Fury 2'' and ''Fatal Fury Special'', which were about a worldwide tournament. ''Garou'' isn't in quite the same place as the previous games, but a neighbouringneighboring city close enough to be considered an extension of it (it's even called '''Second''' Southtown).

* [[Compilation Rerelease]]: ''Fatal Fury Battle Archives Volume 1'' (''Fatal Fury'', ''Fatal Fury 2'', ''Fatal Fury Special'' and ''Fatal Fury 3'') and ''Fatal Fury Battle Archives Volume 2'' (''Real Bout: Fatal Fury'', ''Real Bout: Fatal Fury Special'', ''Real Bout: Fatal Fury 2''), both on the [[PlayStation 2]].

* [[Dance Battler]]: Duck King, Richard Meyer, and Bob Wilson. Duck King implies breakdancing, while Richard and Bob are Capoeiristas.

* [[Demoted to Extra]]: Everyone from the first game (except for the three heroes, Billy Kane, and Raiden, who undergoes a literal [[Heel Face Turn]] to become Big Bear) in ''Fatal Fury 2'', although Tung Fu Rue and Duck King would return as playable characters in ''Fatal Fury Special'' (along with Geese, who was presumed dead in ''Fatal Fury 2''). This also happened to Jubei Yamada, Big Bear and Axel Hawk after ''Fatal Fury Special''.

** In ''Garou: Memories of Stray Wolves'', it's revealed that other characters missing from ''MotWMark of the Wolves'' have also done the same. Blue Mary has her hair worn much longer, and Duck King no longer has a mohawk or [[Multicolored Hair]].

* [[Expy]]: Geese Howard has a striking resemblance to King, the final boss of ''The Super Spy'' (see comparison [http://img88.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=superspy.jpg here]). The intro to ''Fatal Fury 3'' may be a reference to it.

** He also draws comparisons with Aussie from the Jean Claude Van Damme movie, ''Bloodsport''.

** Also, Sokaku seems to be based on a [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3X7poql8fXs/SIc4ASTHrrI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/2tnkfg6AO5M/s400/1993+sengoku+2.png generic enemy]{{Dead link}} of ''[[Sengoku]] 2''.

** Rock Howard pulls a [[Face Heel Turn]]... in a matter of speaking... it's revealed that {{spoiler|not only did he win the tournament in ''Mark of the Wolves'', but tournament host Kain tells him he has information about his mother supposedly being alive. Terry later finds Rock, who tells him he's going with Kain and nothing's gonna change his mind. Instead of being upset, Terry is pleased that Rock is about to forge his own destiny.}}.

* [[Faux Action Girl]]: Mai, in the anime.

* [[Five-Man Band]]: inIn [[The Movie]]:

** Sulia Gaudeamus, [[The Smart Guy|The Smart Girl]]. She was a [[Waif Prophet]] without any fighting skills, but also was the only one of the group who ''really'' knew what was going on, and a scene [[Mr. Exposition|had her explaining the legend of the Armor of Mars in full detail]].

* [[Foot Focus]]: Notably, Joe Higashi and Kim;, but MOST notably, Mai Shiranui in the ''Real Bout Fatal Fury'' series.

** Or [[Jiggle Physics]] if you like;: Mai was the first video game character to do it. Blue Mary fit into this trope for a couple of ''Fatal Fury'' games.

** Andy also.

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

* [[Guest Fighter]]: Ryo Sakazaki (of ''[[Art of Fighting]]'' fame) as a hidden final boss in ''Fatal Fury Special''. Alfred the Pilot was technically created to be the main character of ''Dominated Mind'' (a remixed [[PlayStation]] port of ''Real Bout Fatal Fury Special''), but most people outside Japan know him for his appearance as a secret final boss in ''[[Marth Debuted in Smash Bros|Real Bout Fatal Fury 2]]''.

** The same applies to the Bogard Bros.;: Andy trained his butt off to learn Ninjutsu and Koppoken, while Terry was an ordinary street brawler who made up his own moves and hardly trains. Guess which one is the better fighter.

* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|Sulia and later Laocorn, in the movie.}}.

* [[I Don't Know Mortal Kombat]]: Demonstrated in the movie --: Terry sucks at fighting games, but his ''life'' is one.

* [[Image Song]]: While not quite to the extent of ''The King of Fighters'', quite a few characters get their own songs, such as Kong Kuwata (the seiyuu of Geese) [[Killed Off for Real|fittingly singing]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqUfa6B9cY0 "Devotion: The Sunset Sky",], the song that plays during the credits of ''Real Bout Fatal Fury''. Perhaps the zaniest and best example would be [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-LyKFGp4P4 "Dance de Peace!"], which involves Duck King leading Terry, Blue Mary, Mai, and Xiangfei in rap while Yamazaki randomly intrudes and screams at them for not including him in the festivities. Each respective character part even incorporates parts of their past themes.

* [[Leitmotif]]: 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]].

* [[Love Freak]]: Kim Kaphwan, because [[Justice Will Prevail]] and [[This Is Unforgivable!|Evil Is Unforgivable]]!

* [[Love Makes You Evil]]: Two examples from the movie: Panni follows Laocorn because she is in love with him; Hauer is obsessed with stealing Mai from Andy. In ''Garou'', Kain's love for his sister Marie, and his despair over her apparent death is basically what turned him... {{spoiler|and Rock, apparently}}.

* [[Love Redeems]]: Lily, who worked as Geese's sort-of lady in waiting until she met Terry. {{spoiler|And ultimately, [[Redemption Equals Death]].}}.

* [[Mirror Match]]: For all the sequels. In some games, the characters even have special phrases for their alter egos, and in Geese's case, {{spoiler|his double appears in Billy's ''Real Bout Fatal Fury'' ending as an impostor.}}.

* [[No Koreans in Japan]]: Averted ''hard'';: Kim's school of taekwondo has been represented in every game in the series except the original, as well as nearly every game that borrows characters from the series. Then again, most of these series doesn't take place in Japan, averting [[Creator Provincialism|something else]], too... most of the time.

* [[Nonstandard Game Over]]: Lose to Geese in the first game, and out the window you go!

* [[Oddly-Named Sequel 2: Electric Boogaloo]]: Except for ''Fatal Fury 2'' and ''Fatal Fury 3'', all of them;: ''Dominated Mind'' probably takes the cake for the most oddly-named one thanks to having enough words to qualify as a [[Word Salad Title]].

* [[OldElderly MasterSensei]]: Tung Fu Rue, who can become tremendously large and muscular.

** In the second anime special, Geese himself was revealed to have been abandoned together with his mother by his father, Rudolph Krauser, and went to get revenge. His half-brother Wolfgang kicked the crap out of him.

* [[Playing with Fire]]: Mai, Jae Hoon, and Kevin.

* [[Ryu and Ken]]: Kim Dong Hwan and Kim Jae Hoon;, as well as the Jin Brothers.

* [[Save the Villain]]: Terry tries and fails in ''Real Bout Fatal Fury''.

* [[Secret Character]]: ''Real Bout Fatal Fury Special'' had the EX characters: alternate versions of some characters that had different special moves and personality, almost as an [[Evil Twin]] (inverted with Billy, who instead has a ''Good'' Twin). [[Bonus Boss]] characters were playable in the home versions. Additionally, bosses Grant and Kain are playable with a code in ''Garou''.

* [[Sequel Hook]]: ''The Motion Picture'' pulls one. Geese, the [[Big Bad]] of the first special, and a [[He's Just Hiding|villain in hiding]] in the second, is seen training diligently in a secluded forest in order to enact his revenge on Terry. Billy Kane interrupts his training session just as Geese pulls off a [[Limit Break|Raging Storm]].

* [[Ship Tease]]: While Mai and Andy's situation is pretty much perpetual [[All Love Is Unrequited|unrequited love]] ever since ''Fatal Fury 3'', Terry Bogard and Blue Mary has actually had a fairly good amount of it. Not so much in ''KOFThe King of Fighters'', but still.

* [[SNK Boss]]: Geese, who started it all, Krauser (Geese's half-brother), and Kain, Geese's bitter brother-in-law. It seems to run in the family... including Geese's in-laws.

** Actually averted with Kain, who lacks any moves with absurd power or priority, has actually pretty long cooldown periods for some of his moves and is quite balanced as a player character,; however, he has the ability to overpower the player as a boss easily, thanskthanks to him [[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard|being able to use charge-style attacks while walking towards his opponnent]] and his T.O.P. area expanding to his ''entire lifebar'' if you manage to win your first round against him.

* [[Take My Hand]]: Terry to Geese at the end of ''Real Bout Fatal Fury''; very cynically and cruelly averted when Geese rejects the offer and allows himself to die.

* [[This Is Sparta]]: Kim Kaphwan's [[Memetic Mutation|semi-famous]] ''"EVIL IS UNFORGIVABLE!"''.

* [[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife]]: Cheng is a very short, very fat, very immoral... with an incredibly beautiful and affectionate wife. Averted with Kim and Myeng Swuk, since she's a [[Hot Mom]], and he's a [[Hot Dad]] with dashes of [[Hot-Blooded]] and [[Love Freak]].

* [[Updated Rerelease]]: Played straight with ''Fatal Fury Special'', which was a heavily revised version of ''Fatal Fury 2'' with more characters, but mostly averted afterward. ''Real Bout Fatal Fury Special'' was a very different game from the original ''Real Bout Fatal Fury'' despite its title.

* [[Victory Pose]]: A few of them rather famous like Terry's and Mai's. In most games, characters also had specific animations when losing, but Krauser, Geese, Jin Chonrei, White from the [[PS One]] ''Real Bout Fatal Fury Special'' and Kain R. Heinlein, also had special ''defeat poses'', of which White's is actually ''[[Kaizo Trap|LETHAL to the player if ignored]]''.

* [["Wake-Up Call" Boss]]: Hwa Jai in the original ''Fatal Fury''. Technically, all the fighters were "bosses" since you couldn't play as them, but the first four were easy, and then Hwa was almost unstoppable.

* [[We Can Rule Together]]: Kain to his nephew Rock in ''Garou''. {{spoiler|Rock accepts, begrudingly.begrudgingly}}.

* [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]]: ''Garou: Memories of Stray Wolves'' ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssrgc-IqGjE part 1] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USyvyPZWltk part 2]), a bonus featurette for the [[Milestone Celebration|15th Anniversary]] of ''Fatal Fury'', features appearances from characters missing from ''Mark of the Wolves'', notably Richard Meyer, Duck King, and Blue Mary. The movie reveals that {{spoiler|Krauser killed himself [[Driven to Suicide|after losing to Terry]] in ''Fatal Fury 2''}}. It also deals with the events leading up to and after ''MotWMark of the Wolves'', including Terry's feelings on his life's journey, {{spoiler|and Rock's decision to join Kain after the tourney}}.

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