Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle 4408733 224686363 2008-07-09T23:36:49Z BrokenSphere 2554757 condense plot, but it can be cut further {{Plot|date=July 2007}} {{Infobox animanga/Header | name = Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle | image = [[Image:Ffdidvd.jpg]] | caption = Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle | ja_name = バトルファイターズ餓狼伝説2 | ja_name_trans = Battle Fighters: Garou Densetsu 2 | genre = }} {{Infobox animanga/Anime | title = | TV_movie = yes | director = Kazuhiro Furuhashi | studio = [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]] | network = [[Fuji Television|Fuji TV]] | episodes = 1 | first = [[30 June]] [[1993]] | runtime = }} {{Infobox animanga/Footer}} '''''Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle''''', released in [[Japan]] as {{nihongo|'''''Battle Fighters Garou Densetsu 2'''''|バトルファイターズ餓狼伝説2|Batoru Faitāzu Garō Densetsu Tsū}} is an [[anime]] [[Television movie|TV Special]] based on the [[Neo Geo (console)|Neo Geo]] [[SNK Playmore|SNK]] video game, ''[[Fatal Fury 2]]'' and is a sequel to the previous TV movie, ''[[Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf]]''. The movie was directed by Kazuhiro Furahashi and once again features character designs by [[Masami Obari]]. The movie was distributed in English by [[VIZ Media]]. ==Story== After his defeat by [[Terry Bogard]], [[Geese Howard]] retreats to the mountains, where he is visited by his half brother, [[Wolfgang Krauser]], who finds out who defeated him. In another part of the country, Terry Bogard meets up with a young boy named Tony who wants to be just like him. Tony witnesses him battle with Kim Kaphwan and asks to be his disciple, but Terry refuses. Later Terry encounters Krauser and they fight. Terry loses due to his injuries and earlier battle with Kim. Krauser tells him to recover and meet him in [[Germany]] at Strolheim Castle. Geese meanwhile plans to take down Krauser. Terry wakes up in Tony's home and learns that he was taken care of by Tony's mother. Tony is not present, and Terry leaves his mother's behest. Later, Tony notices Terry at the train station and asks him to stay, but Terry refuses. He also forbids Tony to go with him because of his mother, but Tony does so anyway without his knowledge. Terry's defeat causes him to start drinking and ends up being [[beaten up]] by street thugs. Tony helps him, determined to help him straighten up so he can prepare for his next fight with Krauser. Terry however is so depressed with his defeat that he throws away his fighting gloves. In Japan, [[Mai Shiranui]] comes to the dojo where [[Jubei Yamada]] and [[Andy Bogard]] live, wanting to see Andy. The meeting ends unfavorably for Andy, because he is clueless of Mai's affections towards him. Suddenly, [[Joe Higashi]] appears, telling Andy that his brother lost a fight and has gone underground. Later that night, Jubei tells Andy and Joe about Krauser, which Mai eavesdrops on. He comes from a noble family, the House of Strolheim, who act as bodyguards to European royal families. However this is really a cover, as it is said that they have actually overthrown governments and started revolts. The head of the House is thus known as "The Emperor of Darkness" and Krauser is the best the family has produced. He also killed his own father on his 16th birthday just to be head of the family. In his mansion, Krauser reminisces about his father, recalling the day he was beaten up by him as a child and when he killed him, feeling nothing after his death. A young Geese is shown to have tried to kill the elder Krauser to avenge his mother. Krauser had thwarted the attempted assassination and slashed Geese with his own knife, giving him the long scar running across his left eye. Back at the dojo, Jubei warns Andy and Joe not to get involved with Krauser, but Andy, angered by his brother's defeat refuses to listen. Jubei thus challenges Andy for leaving the dojo. Andy wins the match and leaves with Joe to seek revenge. Jubei asks Mai to accompany him. In a park, a sleeping Terry is roused by some punks who try to rob him, but get beaten up. Tony learns of Terry's involvement in the fight and subsequent arrest. At the airport, Joe decides to find Terry while Andy, along with Mai, will handle Krauser. Terry is released from prison with Joe's hel, but Joe is ashamed to see him in his state and leaves him to his own devices. Tony is still determined to help Terry get out of his drunken depression. In Germany, Andy and Mai try to find Krauser but learn that he is out of the country on bodyguard duty. Mai uses the opportunity to spend time with Andy, but they end up separating. Mai runs into [[Laurence Blood]], Krauser's right hand man, who discovered their attempt to find Krauser. Blood defeats Mai and takes her prisoner, but she is rescued by Andy. Terry is challenged by [[Axel Hawk]] and his sparring partner during one of his drinking bouts, with Hawk unconvinced by his drunkenness. Tony ends up fighting Hawk's sparring partner, who reluctantly gives him a working over. During the fight, Terry has a dream of his childhood when he was beaten up and told himself to get stronger so he could avenge his father. A few years after being well trained he was able to defeat the man who had beaten him up. Awakening, he sees Tony and is reminded of his childhood. Tony is badly beaten, yet never gives up until Hawk's sparring partner refuses to continue. Angered by Hawk's actions, Terry challenges him and wins. He recovers and is eager to take on Krauser again. In another country, Joe Higashi takes on Krauser in his hotel room on his own in an attempt to avenge Terry, but is unsuccessful and is heavily injured, suffering two dozen broken bones. Along the way to Germany, Terry fears that he is not strong enough to take on Krauser, but the spirits of [[Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf|Lily McGuire]] and [[Tung Fu Rue]] appear before him and tell him that he can win this fight. Learning of Joe's injuries, Terry and Tony visit him in the hospital where they meet Mai. Joe tells Terry that Andy will meet him at the cemetery where they last went their separate ways. When Andy and Terry meet, they decide to battle each other with everything they have, with the victor getting to fight Krauser. They nearly kill each other, but Terry wins, showcasing his new [[Super (fighting games)|technique]], the Power Geyser. The next day, Terry and Tony arrive at Strolheim Castle and Terry takes on Krauser. The battle is fierce, with the fighters destroying everything that surrounds them. In the end, Terry wins with the Power Geyser, which makes Krauser bleed internally. Shamed by his defeat, Krauser throws himself from a damaged wall to his death. Geese greets the news of his death with laughter. Tony and Terry part at a train station. Tony promises Terry that someday he will be a great martial artist just like him and receives his cap. ==Japanese cast== * [[Hirotaka Suzuoki]] as Wolfgang Krauser * [[Kazukiyo Nishikiori]] as Terry Bogard * [[Keiichi Nanba]] as Andy Bogard * [[Kotono Mitsuishi]] as Mai Shiranui * [[Nobuyuki Hiyama]] as Joe Higashi * [[Hidekatsu Shibata]] as Geese Howard * [[Jouji Yanami]] as Jubei Yamada * [[Kikuko Inoue]] as Lily McGuire * [[Masami Kikuchi]] as Tony * [[Chafurin]] as Cheng Sinzan * [[Daiki Nakamura]] as Kim Kaphwan * [[Hirohiko Kakegawa]] as Axel Hawk * [[Hisao Egawa]] as Big Bear * [[Kikuko Inoue]] as Elza * [[Kouji Totani]] as Lawrence Blood * [[Kouji Yada]] as Tung Fu Rue ==English cast== * [[Jason Gray-Stanford]] as Joe Higashi * [[Mark Hildreth]] as Terry Bogard * [[Paul Dobson]] as Wolfgang Krauser * [[Peter Wilds]] as Andy Bogard * [[Sarah Sawatsky]] as Mai Shiranui * [[Tony Sampson]] as Tony * [[Ward Perry]] as Geese Howard * [[Willow Johnson]] as Lily McGuire * [[David Kaye]] as Kim Kaphwan * [[French Tickner]] as Jubei Yamada * [[Lynda Boyd]] as Elza * [[Michael Dobson]] as Axel Hawk * [[Mina Mina]] as Tung Fu Rue * [[Ward Perry]] as Lawrence Blood == Notes == * The Japanese LD release features a scene of Cheng Sinzan hosting a match between wrestling champion Big Bear (Raiden from the previous anime) and Muay Thai champion Joe Higashi (his opponent in the first OAV). This scene took place immediately following Geese learning of Terry's loss. It is in this scene where Joe learns of Terry's defeat at the hands of Krauser. To see this scene on the American DVD, go to "Extra Stuff" section then highlight "Conceptual Drawings". From there hit right on you remote. The cursor will appear in Terry's eye. Select it, then the "Joe vs Big Bear" text. The scene was never dubbed in English and only retains the Japanese audio, but subtitles are optional if they're turned on. * In the original Japanese credits, Geese's henchman Hopper is seen passing information to Joe Higashi. It also shows how Tony managed to get on the train and follow Terry. * Jack from the ''[[Art of Fighting]]'' series makes a brief cameo as one of the thugs who beats up a drunk Terry and throws him by a pile of garbage in the back alley of a bar. == External links == * [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=823 Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle at the Anime News Network] {{Fatal Fury anime}} [[Category:Anime OVAs]] [[Category:Martial arts anime and manga]] [[Category:Films based on video games]] [[Category:Viz Media anime]] [[ja:バトルファイターズ餓狼伝説]]