Terry Bogard

Terry has served as the lead character of the Fatal Fury series since his debut in the first game. The original Fatal Fury centers around Terry and his younger brother Andy, who enter the King of Fighters tournament to avenge their father's death, who was murdered a decade ago by the tournament's sponsor, Geese Howard. Along with their friend Joe Higashi, they manage to defeat Geese who dies falling from a tower after fighting one of the three main characters.

The numerous Fatal Fury sequels released afterward feature Terry and his friends competing in new tournaments. The initial sequel, Fatal Fury 2, introduced a new antagonist for Terry to defeat named Wolfgang Krauser, who tries to conquer Southtown.By Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory, Terry continues his fight against Geese who survived his apparent death and now seek revenge against Terry and other rivals. Real Bout Fatal Fury concludes the Bogard and Howard rivalry by killing off Geese at the end of the game. Two subsequent Real Bout sequels were produced, Real Bout Fatal Fury Special and Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers, although neither game contains any storyline. A 3D fighting game version of the series, Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition was produced as well, which retells the plot of the first game. Terry Bogard's character would be reinvented for Garou: Mark of the Wolves, which features an older Terry as the mentor of Geese Howard's son, Rock Howard. During this time, Terry and Rock enter a new King of Fighters tournament dubbed Maximum Mayhem.

After the release of Fatal Fury 2, Terry appeared in The King of Fighters '94, where he serves as the leader of the game's "Fatal Fury" team alongside his younger brother Andy and Joe Higashi. The King of Fighters series, which was originally conceived as a crossover of SNK's previous video game franchises, eventually established their own self-contained continuity set apart from the previous Fatal Fury series and Terry became a staple in both franchises. While the Fatal Fury Team retains the same members in most games, from The King of Fighters '99 to 2001 another member joins the team due to a new rule that each team must have four members; Mai Shiranui in '99, and Blue Mary in 2000, and 2001. In 2003 Andy leaves the team to take care of his pupil, and was replaced by Tizoc. In XI, Joe also leaves to participate in a Muay Thai tournament, with Kim Kaphwam and Duck King replacing Joe and Andy. The King of Fighters XII brings back the character in his Fatal Fury 2 outfit. However, like each character, he does not have an official team.

The Fatal Fury Team remains as in the first KOF in the games without storyline: these games include The King of Fighters '98, The King of Fighters 2002 and Neowave. In The King of Fighters: Kyo, a RPG game centered on Kyo Kusanagi and settled right in between KoF'96 and KoF'97, Terry appears when Kyo goes to South Town, and helps him to fight Geese Howard.In the two games for the Game Boy Advance titled EX: Neo Blood and EX2, Mai Shiranui takes Joe's place in the Fatal Fury Team. Terry also appears in the KOF: Maximum Impact sub-series in both his Fatal Fury 2 and Mark of the Wolves outfits, with the latter being labelled as Wild Wolf. Terry also appears as a playable character in the crossover video games NeoGeo Battle Coliseum and SNK vs. Capcom series; in the former in his Mark of the Wolves outfit, and the latter in his Fatal Fury 2 outfit.

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