Andy Bogard

General CVG character
name=Andy Bogard


caption=Andy Bogard in "King of Fighters 2002". Illustrated by Nona.
firstgame="Fatal Fury"
series="Fatal Fury" series
"King of Fighters" series
SNK "Vs." series
artist=
voiceactor=Jun Hashimoto (FF2, FFS, KOF '94)
Keiichi Nanba (FF3 and onward)
Ryō Horikawa (Dengeki Bunko drama CD)
inuniverse=SNK character
birthplace=flagicon|USA USA
birthdate=August 16th, 1972 ("Fatal Fury" series)
August 16th ("King of Fighters" series)
age= 18 years old ('95-2001)
height=171 cm ("King of Fighters '94" through "'98")
172 cm (5'8") ("King of Fighters '99" through "2002")
weight=69 kg ("King of Fighters '94" through "'98")
67 kg (152 lb) ("King of Fighters '99" through "2002")
bloodtype=A
fightingstyle=Shiranui-Ryuu Ninjutsu and Koppou Ken
likes=Short-track cycling, training, pictures from times in his training
dislikes=Dogs| nihongo|Andy Bogard|アンディー・ボガード|Andī Bogādo is a video game character in both the "Fatal Fury" and "King of Fighters" series of fighting games by SNK Playmore. He is also Terry Bogard's younger brother.

"Fatal Fury"

Andy practices the Shiranui-"ryuu" ("style" in Japanese) ninjutsu and a form of empty-handed ninja combat called "Koppouken", which he trained in after witnessing his foster father's murder in order to gain revenge on Geese Howard. Mai Shiranui is his fiancée (in her mind), and the granddaughter of Hanzo Shiranui, the man he learned Ninjitsu from.

It was after his foster father Jeff's death that Tung Fu Rue took responsibility for raising himself and Terry. Andy went to Japan to train under Hanzo and grew up alongside Mai, while Terry stayed in South Town.

During Andy's time in Japan, he met the Muay Thai fighter Joe Higashi, and challenged him to a match. When Andy won, he invited Joe to return to America with him to enter the "King of Fighters" tournament, held by Geese. Before this, Andy had rarely, if ever, seen Terry in the interim since Jeff's death. Andy quickly grew jealous of Terry because Terry was taller, older, more experienced and quite possibly a better fighter, and unlike Andy, Terry did not practice a grueling daily training regimen. [Fatal Fury Special, SNES Manual]

Late in the tournament, Andy tried to kill off Geese by himself. Geese's power proved to be too much for Andy as he almost fell to his death. Terry saved Andy, who finally acknowledged Terry as being a perhaps superior fighter to him.

Andy's emotions prevented him from reaching the final round, but when Terry defeated Geese, Andy felt a sense of closure and returned to Japan to continue his training. After Terry beat Geese at the end of their first King of Fighters Tournament, a new tournament was held, this time hosted by Wolfgang Krauser. Andy, while present in the tournament, did not accomplish much story-wise. Ever since Geese's death, the fall of the First Southtown, and the birth of Second Southtown, Andy has been busy training Hokutomaru through the ways of Shiranui-ryuu Ninjutsu and Koppouken. Instead of fighting in the tournament himself, he sends Hokutomaru in his place to see what his apprentice has learned. In Hokutomaru's ending Andy writes him a note saying that he was proud of how strong Hokutomaru has gotten. Then he ended the note by saying he is no longer his teacher but his rival and that they will cross paths again.

"The King of Fighters"

When the new "King of Fighters '94" tournament was announced, Andy joined Terry and Joe in the new 3-on-3 matches. Since then, Andy has always agreed to follow his brother Terry whenever he decided to enter the new version of the King of Fighters tournament.The Fatal Fury Team maintained his original formation (Terry, Andy and Joe) from King of Fighters '94 to '98. With new rules in KOF '99 allowing teams of four members, Mai Shiranui (in "KOF '99") and, later, Blue Mary ("KOF 2000") joined the team.After the beginning of the Ash Crimson Saga ("KOF 2003, XI,") Andy left the Fatal Fury team to take care of Shiranui disciple Hokutomaru, who fell sick, and Mai went after him. Andy will now make his return to KOF XII.

In film

Andy Bogard is a character in the following movies:
* "Battle Fighters Garou Densetsu"/"Fatal Fury - Legend of the Hungry Wolf" (1993) - Peter Wilds provides the voice of Andy in the English version, while Tomoko Marou provides the voice of young Andy and Keiichi Nanba provides the voice of adult Andy in the Japanese version.
* "Battle Fighters Garou Densetsu 2"/"Fatal Fury 2 - The New Battle" (1993) - Peter Wilds provides the voice of Andy in the English version, while Keiichi Nanba provides the voice of Andy in the Japanese version.
* "Garou Densetsu - The Motion Picture"/"Fatal Fury - The Motion Picture" (1994) - Peter Wilds provides the voice of Andy in the English version, while Keiichi Nanba provides the voice of Andy in the Japanese version.

In his anime incarnations, though sometimes perplexed by her actions, Andy is more open to showing his affection towards Mai. In the video games, his reactions to her advances are vague.

Appearance

Andy wears his blond hair long and untied, letting it flow behind his back. His usual attire consists of predominantly white, sleeveless martial arts or ninja-type costumes, complete with gauntlets, shin guards and shoes or tabi. Since "KOF 2001", he also wears a black ninja jumpsuit underneath this costume (as he is pictured in his profile above). Andy is said to return with an updated look to his Iorn Andy appearance in the new King of Fighters XII.

In the "Fatal Fury" anime trilogy, Andy is seen with blue hair on the first installment. He then has his hair dyed blond for "Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle" and "Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture".

Character relationship

*Younger brother and friendly rival of Terry Bogard
*Friend of Joe Higashi
*Master of Hokutomaru.
*Robert Garcia: Art of Fighting counterpart and KOF rival.

Theme music

* Chotto Koikki na Kenka Yarou ("A Somewhat Stylish Brawling Punk") - Player VS. Player BGM in Fatal Fury, shared with Terry and Joe.
* Pasta - Fatal Fury 2 and Fatal Fury Special
* Raihatou ("Thunder Surge Warrior") - Fatal Fury 3 and Real Bout Fatal Fury
* Raihatou Gaiden ("Thunder Surge Warrior Sidestory") - Real Bout Fatal Fury Special and Real Bout Fatal Fury 2
* Ribbon of the Night -
* Nepolitan Blues - Fatal Fury Team's theme from The King of Fighters '94, shared with Terry and Joe.
* Club M ~Flute in the Sky~ - Fatal Fury Team's theme from The King of Fighters '95, shared with Terry and Joe.
* Big Shot - Fatal Fury Team's theme from The King of Fighters '96, shared with Terry and Joe.
* Kurikinton ~Gomame Guitar Ver.~ ("Chestnuts and Mashed Sweet Potatoes ~Gomame Guitar Ver.~") - Fatal Fury Team's theme from The King of Fighters '98, shared with Terry and Joe.
* 117th Street - Fatal Fury Team's theme from The King of Fighters '99, shared with Terry, Joe, and Mai.
* Terry 115 - Fatal Fury Team's theme from The King of Fighters 2000, shared with Terry, Joe, and Blue Mary.
* All OK! - Fatal Fury Team's theme from The King of Fighters 2001, shared with Terry, Joe, and Mary.
* Kurikinton - Fatal Fury Team's theme from The King of Fighters 2002, shared with Terry and Joe.

References

External links

*jp icon [http://www.garou15th.com/ Fatal Fury 15th Anniversary Official Website]
* [http://www.kof10th.com// The King of Fighters 10th Anniversary Official Website]