{"id":99709,"date":"2019-09-05T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/09\/feature_just_who_the_heck_is_terry_bogard_smash_bros_ultimates_latest_dlc_fighter"},"modified":"2019-09-05T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T17:00:00","slug":"feature-just-who-the-heck-is-terry-bogard-smash-bros-ultimates-latest-dlc-fighter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/09\/05\/feature-just-who-the-heck-is-terry-bogard-smash-bros-ultimates-latest-dlc-fighter\/","title":{"rendered":"Feature: Just Who The Heck Is Terry Bogard, Smash Bros. Ultimate&#8217;s Latest DLC Fighter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/466983597203a\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/466983597203a\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Screenshot 2019 09 05 At 13.04.56\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/466983597203a\/screenshot-2019-09-05-at-13-04-56.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/466983597203a\/screenshot-2019-09-05-at-13-04-56.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2019 09 05 At 13.04.56\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>The news that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/09\/snks_terry_bogard_joins_smash_bros_and_there_are_even_more_fighters_to_come\">Terry Bogard<\/a> is coming to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/super_smash_bros_ultimate\">Super Smash Bros. Ultimate<\/a><\/strong> has triggered some rather polarising responses from Nintendo fans. For gamers of a certain vintage, Bogard&#8217;s name is synonymous with SNK&#8217;s superb lineage of one-on-one fighting games, stretching all the way back to 1991&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/neogeo\/fatal_fury\">Fatal Fury: King of Fighters<\/a><\/strong> (not to be confused with <strong>The King of Fighters<\/strong>, a series which would spin-off from Fatal Fury a few years later). However, we were struck by the number of people on social networks we witnessed who seemed to have absolutely no idea who this cap-wearing pugilist was; it was at this point that we suddenly felt very, <em>very<\/em> old.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a selection of the best (read: worst) tweets we saw:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">imagine thinking any of these random characters are worthy of being in smash. imagine. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hpmJMafDrf\">https:\/\/t.co\/hpmJMafDrf<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Stonepa (@Stonepa_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stonepa_\/status\/1168234409503444994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">who the hell is Terry bogard<\/span>\u2014 shoutout to all the pear\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@giratinaboy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/giratinaboy\/status\/1169587418342858753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 5, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So, who the hell is this Terry Bogard dude they got in smash?<\/span>\u2014 Epic, the Incarnation of Victory (@epicanime009) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/epicanime009\/status\/1169582793996886018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 5, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WTF is Terry Bogard? And he&#8217;s not even from Streets of Rage but some other game nobody heard of. So who remotely asked for this? But yes, thank God for Sans.<\/span>\u2014 Vexzem (@vexzem) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vexzem\/status\/1169542706286256129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 5, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Keen to right this wrong, we decided it might be a nice idea to detail the background and history of this iconic (but perhaps not as iconic as we originally suspected) fighting game legend.<\/p>\n<h2>A Street Fighting Man<\/h2>\n<p>Terry Bogard&#8217;s first appearance was in 1991&#8217;s Fatal Fury (known in Japan as <strong>&#8220;Garou Densetsu&#8221;<\/strong>, or <strong>&#8220;Legend of the Hungry Wolf&#8221;<\/strong>), alongside (even less famous) sibling, Andy. Fatal Fury was SNK&#8217;s attempt to muscle in on the popularity of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/snes\/street_fighter_ii_the_world_warrior\">Street Fighter II<\/a><\/strong>, and was actually brainstormed by none other than Takashi Nishiyama, who created the original <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/tg16\/fighting_street\">Street Fighter<\/a><\/strong> in 1987 when working at Capcom. It is Nishiyama who came up with the &#8220;Hadouken&#8221; fireball \u2013 a projectile special move which has arguably become a mainstay of the fighting game genre.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Terry's design has evolved in subtle ways over the years\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/155d07bf9bf40\/terrys-design-has-evolved-in-subtle-ways-over-the-years.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/155d07bf9bf40\/terrys-design-has-evolved-in-subtle-ways-over-the-years.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Terry's design has evolved in subtle ways over the years\"><\/a><a title=\"Terry's design has evolved in subtle ways over the years\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/af89de0ce1ae4\/terrys-design-has-evolved-in-subtle-ways-over-the-years.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/af89de0ce1ae4\/terrys-design-has-evolved-in-subtle-ways-over-the-years.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Terry's design has evolved in subtle ways over the years\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Terry's design has evolved in subtle ways over the years\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/76795a80ab14a\/terrys-design-has-evolved-in-subtle-ways-over-the-years.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/76795a80ab14a\/terrys-design-has-evolved-in-subtle-ways-over-the-years.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Terry's design has evolved in subtle ways over the years\"><\/a><a title=\"Terry's design has evolved in subtle ways over the years\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f78b180a73fe9\/terrys-design-has-evolved-in-subtle-ways-over-the-years.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f78b180a73fe9\/terrys-design-has-evolved-in-subtle-ways-over-the-years.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Terry's design has evolved in subtle ways over the years\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"caption\">Terry&#8217;s design has evolved in subtle ways over the years<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Fatal Fury used the power of the Neo Geo arcade system to deliver visuals that were arguably on par with those of Street Fighter II, but by only offering three playable fighters \u2013 Terry, Andy and Joe Higashi \u2013 it had limited appeal when compared to Capcom&#8217;s title. A novel gimmick was the ability to switch between two rows of movement, a feature which would be comprehensively tinkered with over the course of the series.<\/p>\n<p>In Fatal Fury, Terry enters the King of Fighters tournament to avenge the death of his father at the hands of the hilariously-named Geese Howard. His striking look \u2013 red cap, jeans, red jacket and sneakers \u2013 was laid down here, although in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/neogeo\/fatal_fury_2\">Fatal Fury 2<\/a><\/strong> he would adopt what has become his <em>true<\/em> trademark style, with the arms of his jacket torn off. Back in the early &#8217;90s, Terry was unquestionably one of the coolest-looking fighting game characters around, and this became a massive part of the Fatal Fury series&#8217; appeal.<\/p>\n<h2>Road to the Final Victory<\/h2>\n<p>Outside of the first two Fatal Fury games, Terry would also star in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/neogeo\/fatal_fury_special\"><strong>Fatal Fury Special<\/strong><\/a> (an updated version of the sequel, showcasing the fact that SNK, like Capcom, wasn&#8217;t above milking its arcade titles) and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/neogeo\/fatal_fury_3_road_to_the_final_victory\"><strong>Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory<\/strong><\/a>. While the third game expanded the two-row system to a three-row playfield, it wasn&#8217;t as successful as Capcom&#8217;s fighting games of the period, which forced SNK to double-down with the follow-up, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/neogeo\/real_bout_fatal_fury\">Real Bout Fatal Fury<\/a><\/strong>. With its bold and colourful visuals, simplified controls and improved combat mechanics, the Real Bout sub-series restored Fatal Fury&#8217;s popularity in both arcades and at home, and spawned two sequels \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/neogeo\/real_bout_fatal_fury_special\"><strong>Real Bout Fatal Fury Special<\/strong><\/a> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/neogeo\/real_bout_fatal_fury_2_the_newcomers\">Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The latter was released in 1998, a point in time when 2D fighters were beginning to lose their appeal in arcades and 3D gaming was all the rage at home. Against this shifting backdrop, SNK produced what many consider to be its best fighting game, and the conclusion of the Fatal Fury series. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/neogeo\/garou_mark_of_the_wolves\">Garou: Mark of the Wolves<\/a><\/strong> launched in 1999 and, for the first time in the franchise, dramatically changed Terry&#8217;s appearance.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Garou: Mark of the Wolves marked the biggest design change for Terry Bogard; a more mature look for an older fighter\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ddde5efdcc0ae\/garou-mark-of-the-wolves-marked-the-biggest-design-change-for-terry-bogard-a-more-mature-look-for-an-older-fighter.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ddde5efdcc0ae\/garou-mark-of-the-wolves-marked-the-biggest-design-change-for-terry-bogard-a-more-mature-look-for-an-older-fighter.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Garou: Mark of the Wolves marked the biggest design change for Terry Bogard; a more mature look for an older fighter\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\">Garou: Mark of the Wolves marked the biggest design change for Terry Bogard; a more mature look for an older fighter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Set ten years after the death of Geese Howard, the game sees a much older Bogard \u2013 minus his cap and wearing boots and a leather jacket \u2013 living up to the responsibilities of looking after Rock Howard, Geese&#8217;s orphaned son. While Terry remains a key focal point in the game, Rock is essentially the main character and combines Terry and Geese&#8217;s styles in his special moves.<\/p>\n<p>Garou: Mark of the Wolves is effectively the conclusion of the Fatal Fury series at the time of writing, and while a sequel was planned, it never actually saw release. Outside of the mainline games, Terry also starred in spin-offs like <strong>Fatal Fury: 1st Contact<\/strong> on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2014\/03\/hardware_classics_snk_neo_geo_pocket_color\">Neo Geo Pocket Color<\/a>, <strong>Fatal Fury: Wild<\/strong> <strong>Ambition<\/strong> on the Hyper Neo Geo 64 arcade system and <strong>Real Bout Garou Densetsu Special: Dominated Mind<\/strong> on the PlayStation.<\/p>\n<h2>A King of Fighters\u2026 and beyond<\/h2>\n<p>As one of SNK&#8217;s most popular characters, it&#8217;s unsurprising that Terry Bogard has found himself in multiple spin-off titles over the years, the most notable being The King of Fighters franchise. He made up one-third of the Fatal Fury team in the series debut, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/neogeo\/king_of_fighters_94\"><strong>The King of Fighters &#8217;94<\/strong><\/a>, and has been an ever-present in every single entry since then. Indeed, you could argue that King of Fighters is where many modern players will have experienced Terry first, and the enduring popularity of the franchise will certainly have helped increase his fame over the decades. Alongside the likes of Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami, Terry is one of the most popular &#8216;mains&#8217; in the entire franchise.<\/p>\n<p>Terry has also featured in crossover titles like the <strong>Capcom vs. SNK<\/strong> sub-series (which also includes the excellent <strong>&#8216;Card<\/strong> <strong>Fighters&#8217;<\/strong> games) and <strong>Neo Geo Battle Coliseum<\/strong>, as well as <strong>Fighting EX Layer<\/strong>, created by Akira, the company founded by none other than Street Fighter II designer Akira Nishitani. Outside of fighting games, he&#8217;s appeared in the shooter <strong>KOF: Sky Stage<\/strong>, dating sim <strong>Days of Memories<\/strong>, otome title <strong>King of Fighters for Girls<\/strong>, a pachinko game based on King of Fighters and the music title spin-off <strong>The Rhythm of Fighters<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OUiMP8OfrY0?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Terry has recently starred in a high-profile Switch release, but you&#8217;d be forgiven for not realising it if you&#8217;re not a keen follower of his body of work. In <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/snk_heroines_tag_team_frenzy\"><strong>SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy<\/strong><\/a>, Terry is gender-swapped to fit in with the cast of exclusively female fighters \u2013 his cap even says &#8220;Fatal Cutie&#8221; instead of Fatal Fury. <em>Ahem<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Which leads us neatly to the present, and Smash Bros. Ultimate. While some fans have questioned why Terry is being included in the game (and some even ponder who the devil he is), to us, he&#8217;s a worthy addition. Just like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2015\/06\/feature_breaking_down_ryus_moves_and_how_hell_shake_up_super_smash_bros\">Street Fighter&#8217;s Ryu<\/a>, Terry Bogard is one of the elder statesmen of the fighting game genre; hopefully, by making the leap into Smash Bros. Ultimate, he can find a whole new audience that perhaps even eclipses the one he enjoyed during his peak in the 1990s.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2V8_swXImiE?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The news that Terry Bogard is coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has triggered some rather polarising responses from Nintendo fans. For gamers of a certain vintage, Bogard&#8217;s name is synonymous with SNK&#8217;s superb lineage of one-on-one fighting games, stretching all the way back to 1991&#8217;s Fatal Fury: King of Fighters (not to be confused [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-99709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99709"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99709\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}