Terry Bogard

Terry Bogard (Japanese: テリー・ボガード, Hepburn: Terī Bogādo) is a character and the protagonist of the Fatal Fury series created by SNK. Introduced in Fatal Fury: King of Fighters (1991), he is an American fighter who enters the worldwide "The King of Fighters" tournaments to combat his adopted father's murderer, Geese Howard. Following Geese's death in Real Bout Fatal Fury, Terry becomes the guardian of Geese's son Rock Howard, the series' new protagonist. He is also a regular character in the crossover video game series The King of Fighters, where he continues participating in tournaments with Andy and Joe among other Fatal Fury characters. He has also been a guest character in other games, including the Capcom vs. SNK series, Arika's Fighting EX Layer, Street Fighter 6 and Nintendo's crossover fighting game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. In addition to video games, Terry has appeared in anime films based on Fatal Fury, and manga serialized in Comic Bom Bom. SNK designer Takashi Nishiyama created Terry based on a scrapped design he used in Capcom's Street Fighter before moving to the company. A major redesign for Garou: Mark of the Wolves was made by Yasuyuki Oda to reflect on his more peaceful life with Rock as the game takes place a decade after Geese's death. His gameplay was based on traditional fighting game characters which kept being balanced with each installment. Terry's popularity led SNK to create a female version of him for the 2018 game SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy. Publications have praised the character's personality and movesets and how he was developed from Fatal Fury to The King of Fighters as a wandering fighter dealing with revenge, although the female Terry saw mixed reception. Terry has become an icon for not just SNK, but fighting games in general, appearing prominently on...