Terry Bogard

General CVG character


caption = Terry in "Neo Geo Battle Coliseum" wearing the outfit introduced in , illustrated by Ogura Eisuke.
firstgame = "Fatal Fury"
series = "Fatal Fury" series
"King of Fighters" series
SNK "Vs." series
voiceactor = Mark Hildreth (animated films)
Tony Carrol
japanactor = Satoshi Hashimoto
Tsutomu Kashiwakura (animated films)
Nishikori Kazukiyo (animated films)
Takeshi Kusao (Dengeki Bunko drama CD)
inuniverse = SNK character
birthplace = flagicon|USA USA
bloodtype = O
fightingstyle = Martial arts with some Street fighting and Hakkyokuseiken
soulmate = Jeff Bogard (foster father, deceased)
Andy Bogard (younger brother)
Rock Howard (foster son)
likes = Video games, wall painting, fast food, vintage jeans
dislikes = Cigars and cigarettes, slugs

nihongo|Terry Bogard|テリー・ボガード|Terī Bogādo is a video game character created by SNK, and is the main character of the "Fatal Fury" series. He has appeared in every "Fatal Fury" and "King of Fighters" game.

Terry Bogard is the brother of Andy Bogard. Both of them were orphans adopted by Jeff Bogard. He is often referred to as the Legendary Hungry Wolf (from "Garou Densetsu", meaning "Legend of the Hungry Wolf"). He appears to fit many Japanese stereotypes for an American character in appearance, personality and speech (his in-game vocabulary is usually limited to American colloquialisms, such as "Okay!" and "Hey, c'mon, c'mon."). He has a pet monkey named Ukee (the previous mascot of SNK before Terry) and is said to have the unique ability of accurately guessing a woman's measurements just by glancing at her. He also has a knack for shooting three-pointers or free throws in basketball, which explains the creation of his "Power Dunk" move.

History

"Fatal Fury" series

Terry has served as the lead character of the "Fatal Fury" series since his debut in the first game of the series. The original "" 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.

The numerous "Fatal Fury" sequels released afterwards featured 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. Geese would return in "Fatal Fury Special" and ', who survived his apparent death at the end of the first game 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 ', although neither game contains any storyline. A 3D fighting game version of the series, "" was produced as well, which retells the plot of the first game.

Terry Bogard's character would be reinvented for "", which features an older Terry as the mentor of Geese Howard's son, Rock Howard (the game's new lead character), who was previously introduced in Terry's ending in "Fatal Fury 3" and "Real Bout".

"The King of Fighters" series

After the release of "Fatal Fury 2", Terry would appear 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 himself would become a staple in both franchises. All of the "King of Fighters" games from the main series up until "2002" featured Terry Bogard in his "Fatal Fury 2" outfit. "The King of Fighters 2003" and "XI" features the "Mark of the Wolves" depiction of the character. The upcoming "The King of Fighters XII" will bring back the character in his "Fatal Fury 2" outfit.

Terry also appears in the "" sub-series in both, his "Fatal Fury 2" and "Mark of the Wolves" outfits.

In other media

Terry Bogard is the central character of a trilogy of Japanese animated "Fatal Fury" films, where his character is voiced by Nishikori Kazukiyo in the Japanese originals and Mark Hildreth in the English dubs. The first two movies, 1992's ' and 1993's ', loosely follows the storylines of their respective games, while the third film, 1994's "", features an original storyline. The first film introduces a new love interest for Terry Bogard named Lily McGwire (unrelated to the Lily Kane character from the games), an orphaned girl raised by Terry's nemesis Geese Howard. Lily is killed by Geese during the first film, but she appears in both sequels as a spirit who guides Terry. The third film introduced a new love interest for Terry named Sulia, the younger sister antagonist Laocorn Gaudeamus, who sacrifices herself in the end of the film to help Terry defeat her brother.

Terry also plays a supporting role in the 2006 original video animation "". Terry appears in the episode "Accede", where he is voiced in the Japanese version by Satoshi Hashimoto, his voice actor from the video games, and Tony Carroll in the English dub. Satoshi Hashimoto also voiced Terry in "Memories of Stray Wolves" a twenty-minute featurette first shown in the 2006 Tokyo Game Show and later included in a DVD-Video packaged with the "Garou Densetsu 15th Anniversary Box" soundtrack set. The featurette serves as a retrospective of the "Fatal Fury" series, with Terry narrating the events of the games to Rock.

Character design

In the "Fatal Fury" games up until the "Real Bout" sub-series and in most of the "King of Fighters" games, Terry wears a red leather vest with a white star on the back (with sometimes the words "Running Wild" beneath the star) worn over a short-sleeved white t-shirt shirt, sometimes with tattered sleeves, or sometimes just a sleeveless white shirt, fingerless gloves (biker/fighting gloves), blue jeans and a pair of red Chuck Taylor All Star shoes. He tops it off with his trademark red-and-white baseball/trucker cap. Terry wears his blonde hair long, but keeps it tied in a ponytail with bangs around his forehead/cheeks. In the original "Fatal Fury", Terry wears a red leather jacket that features rolled-up sleeves with a pair of white Chuck Taylor All-Stars

In "Mark of the Wolves", and other recent games, Terry's design consists of a brown bomber jacket with a white star on the back with the words "Running Wild" below it, as well as a white shirt, blue jeans, brown boots, and no hat. His hair, while still notably lengthy, is considerably shorter than his former ponytail. In "The King of Fighters 2003" and "The King of Fighters XI", this was the outfit he wore. Terry will appear in "The King of Fighters XII" with his original "Fatal Fury 2" attire.

Reception

Terry is one of the characters of choice to symbolize the company in crossover games, merchandise and publicity.cite web |last=Ashcraft |first=Brian | url=http://kotaku.com/gaming/king-of-fighters/are-you-hardcore-snk-hardcore-179935.php | title=King Of Fighters: Are You Hardcore? SNK Hardcore?|work= [http://kotaku.com/ Kotaku, the Gamer's Guide] |accessmonthday=February 27 | accessyear=2008] cite web | author=SNK Playmore | url=http://www.snkplaymore.co.jp/nakoruru_terry_club/index.php | title="Nakoruru and Terry Club" Official Website | work= [http://www.snkplaymore.co.jp/ SNK Playmore Official Homepage] | accessmonthday= March 8 | accessyear=2008 | language=Japanese] In Gamest's 1997 Heroes Collection, Terry was voted as the staff's eighth favorite character.Cite book | year=1997 | editor=Gamest | title=Gamest Game Hero Collection 1997; issue 208 | pages=1 | language=Japanese | publisher=Shinseisha ] In a 2005 poll made by SNK-Playmore USA, he was voted as the number one fan favorite character with a total of 10,014 votes. [cite web|url=http://blog.ureshino.cn/?eid=19860|title=ウレユサ日記03　2005/11/22|publisher=Ureshino Chronicle|author=Akihiko Ureshino|accessdate=2008-08-04]

See also

* Fatal Fury
* The King of Fighters
* SNK vs. series

References

External links

* [http://www.garou15th.com/ Fatal Fury 15th Anniversary Official Website] jp icon
* [http://kofaniv.snkplaymore.co.jp/english/index.html The King of Fighters 10th Anniversary Official Website]