Terry Bogard

Terry Bogard is the main character of the Fatal Fury series. Introduced in Fatal Fury: King of Fighters, Terry is an American fighter who enters the worldwide tournaments called The King of Fighters to kill Geese Howard, a criminal who killed Terry's father, Jeff Bogard. Following Geese's death during a fight, Terry decides to become the guardian of Geese's son, Rock Howard. He is also a regular character in the crossover video game series The King of Fighters, in which he continues participating in tournaments. He has also been a guest character in multiple games, most notably Nintendo's fighting game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as downloadable content. In addition to video games, Terry has appeared in anime films based on his adventures from the Fatal Fury series, as well as soundtracks and manga serialized to Japanese monthly manga magazine Comic Bom Bom.

SNK created Terry with the idea of a "macho" fighter as seen through his design. After many several installments, Terry was redesigned in order to give him a more updated look to fit in Garou: Mark of the Wolves as a more peaceful person. This has also made impact in the The King of Fighters games where his design was also altered. Terry's popularity has led SNK to create a female version of him that appears in the game SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy. Multiple voice actors have portrayed Terry since his introduction in the first Fatal Fury game.

The character has been well received by video games players; he is ranked high in several popularity polls developed by SNK and video games magazines. Publications have praised the character's personality and movesets and how he was developed from Fatal Fury to The King of Fighters. However, Terry's genderbent version was the subject of mixed reception. Terry is prominently featured on merchandise from SNK and their crossover series, becoming an icon for them.