Geese Howard 732216 225952428 2008-07-16T04:37:51Z ZeroGiga 3733096 All GameGuide info. It's not needed here. {{General CVG character |name=Geese Howard |image= [[Image:Geese Howard.jpg|200px]] |caption= |firstgame=''Fatal Fury'' |series=''[[Fatal Fury]]'' series<br>''[[The King of Fighters]]'' series<br>[[SNK vs. Capcom (series)|''SNK vs. Capcom'' series]] |artist= |voiceactor=[[Ward Perry]] (anime)<br> Tom Bitler (''Maximum Impact'') |japanactor=[[Kong Kuwata]]<br>[[Hidekatsu Shibata]] (anime OVAs, movie) |inuniverse={{SNK character |birthdate=January 21, 1953 (''AOF''-''FF'' series), [[January 21]] (''KOF'' series) |age=26 years old (''AOF2'') <br> 43 years old (''RBFF1'') <br> 42 years old (''KOF '96'') |height=183 cm |weight=82 kg |bloodtype=B |Issue=Rock Howard (Son) |fightingstyle=[[Kobujutsu]] (Ancient Japanese Martial Arts) and some Hakkyokuseiken |likes=None (he grows tired of things easily), Himself, Red fried steak |dislikes=People who impede his plans |}} }} {{redirect|Raging Storm|for the record label|Raging Storm Records}} {{nihongo|'''Geese Howard'''|ギース・ハワード|Gīsu Hawādo}} is a fictional [[video game character]] appearing in SNK's (now known as [[SNK Playmore]]) [[fighting game]]s. He is better known as the chief [[antagonist]] in the ''[[Fatal Fury]]'' and the ''Real Bout Fatal Fury'' series. Geese has also appeared in a few ''[[The King of Fighters]]'' games, while his young self makes an appearance in the second ''[[Art of Fighting]]'' game. In Gamest's 1997 Heroes Collection, Geese was voted as the staff's ninth favorite character.<ref name="gamest97">{{Cite book | year=1997 | editor=Gamest | title=Gamest Game Hero Collection 1997; issue 208 | pages=1 | language=Japanese | publisher=Shinseisha }}</ref> Geese is the local crime boss of the fictional city of South Town and runs the company Geese Connections. Geese bears a striking resemblance to "The Aussie" from the 1988 feature film, ''[[Bloodsport (film)|Bloodsport]]''. Both are [[blond]]-haired [[White people|white men]] fighting in an [[hakama]] and [[gi]] top. His fighting style is also reminiscent of [[Steven Seagal]]. Aside from the ''Fatal Fury'' series, Geese also appears in many CD dramas and stars in his own character image album.<ref name="geeseimagecd">{{cite web | url=http://vgmdb.net/db/albums.php?id=3481 | title=''SNK Character Sounds Collection Volume 3 ~ Geese Howard'' - VGMdb beta | work=[http://www.vgmdb.net/db/main.php VGMdb - a database of videogame music] | accessmonthday= March 8 | accessyear=2008}}</ref> He also sings in a number of [[image songs]].<ref name="geese songs">{{cite album-notes | author= SNK | notestitle= About | year=1999 | title=Neogeo Guys Song Collection | publisher=Pony Canyon Inc. | publisherid=PCCB-00386 }}</ref> ==History == ===''Fatal Fury'' series=== Geese Howard first appears in the original ''[[Fatal Fury: King of Fighters|Fatal Fury]]'', where he hosts the "King of Fighters" tournament. The central plot of the game centers around the Bogard Brothers' ([[Terry Bogard|Terry]] and [[Andy Bogard|Andy]]) quest to avenge their father's death, who was murdered by Geese a decade before the events of the game. During the game's final battle, Geese challenges the player's character to a final match set in the top floor of his building, the Geese Tower. After the player defeats Geese, Geese falls off from the building and hits the ground, being declared dead during the game's ending. The immediate sequel, ''[[Fatal Fury 2]]'', did not feature Geese; instead, a new antagonist named [[Wolfgang Krauser]] (an old nemesis of Geese) becomes the sponsor of the new King of Fighters tournament. Geese does appear in the revised version of the game, ''[[Fatal Fury Special]]'', where it is revealed that he survived his fall at the end of the first game and had his death faked. ''[[Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory]]'' centers around Geese's attempt to return to power by collecting the "Sacred Scrolls of Jin", which is said to give their holder great power. In his ending, Geese obtains the scrolls and prepares for the next King of Fighters tournament. The next game, ''[[Real Bout Fatal Fury]]'', was promoted as Geese's final appearance in the series, advertised with the tag line "So long, Geese". In this game, Geese was once again the final boss in the single-player tournament, confronting the player atop Geese Tower. In either, Terry's or Andy's ending, Geese falls off his tower once again, refusing to accept help from either of the Bogard Brothers. Despite his apparent death, Geese appears in the subsequent game, ''[[Real Bout Fatal Fury Special]]'', as a hidden final boss named '''Nightmare Geese'''. ''Dominated Minds'', the PlayStation version of ''Real Bout Special'', features Geese sporting a halo over his head as a reference to his passing. He also appears as a regular character in ''[[Real Bout Fatal Fury 2]]'', although the game did not have any storyline. ''[[Garou: Mark of the Wolves]]'', set a decade after Geese's apparent death at the hands of Terry in the original ''Real Bout'' and centers around Geese's son [[Rock Howard]], who was raised and trained by Terry himself. ===Other games=== Geese also makes an appearance in the second game in the ''[[Art of Fighting]]'' series. ''Art of Fighting 2'', which is set a decade before the first ''Fatal Fury'', features a younger Geese Howard as the corrupt police commissioner of Southtown. Geese is revealed to be [[Mr. Big (Art of Fighting)|Mr. Big]]{{'}}s true boss and the mastermind behind the events of the previous game. After meeting certain requirements, the player will face Geese Howard as a hidden final boss. Geese also appears in a few games in ''[[The King of Fighters]]'' series, which does not follow the continuity established by the ''Fatal Fury'' and ''Art of Fighting'' games, despite sharing many characters and plot elements . In ''[[The King of Fighters '96]]'', Geese serves as the leader of the "Boss Team" along with former subordinate Mr. Big and rival Wolfgang Krauser, which makes its only appearance in this installment. Geese would appear again in a non-playable role as the sponsor of the "Outlaw Team" in ''[[The King of Fighters '97]]'', which is comprised of [[Billy Kane]], [[Blue Mary]]) and [[Ryuji Yamazaki]]. The team would reappear in ''[[The King of Fighters 2003]]'', with Mary (now part of the Women Fighters Team) replaced by Gato from ''Mark of the Wolves''. Geese also appears in the console version of ''[[The King of Fighters 2002]]'' and ''[[The King of Fighters XI]]'' as a selectable character, as well as in ''[[The King of Fighters '98|The King of Fighter '98 Ultimate Match]]'', which brings back the Boss Team from ''96''. The younger version of Geese from ''Art of Fighting 2'' appears as a hidden character in ''[[The King of Fighters Neowave]]''. ===Other media=== Geese Howard also appears in a trilogy of animated films based on the ''Fatal Fury'' video games, where his voice is provided by [[Hidekatsu Shibata]] in the original Japanese versions and [[Ward Perry]] in the English dubs. The first two installments, 1992{{'}}s ''[[Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf]]'' and 1993{{'}}s ''[[Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle]]'', both aired in Japan as TV specials on [[Fuji TV]], while the third film, 1994{{'}}s ''[[Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture]]'', was a theatrical film. The English adaptations of all three films were released on home video by [[Viz Media|Viz Communications]]. The first two films loosely follows the storyline of the games and both feature Geese as a major character, establishing him and Wolfgang Krauser as half-brothers with different mothers, a plot element which was later incorporated into the video game series with ''Fatal Fury Special''. Geese makes a cameo appearance in the third film, where he performs the Raging Storm technique. In addition to appearing in [[manga]] adaptations of the ''Fatal Fury'', ''Art of Fighting'' and ''The King of Fighters'' games published in [[Japan]], Geese Howard was also the subject of a single-volume manga published in 1996 titled ''The Geese Howard Story'' by Etsuya Amajishi, adapting the character's fictional history from the ''Art of Fighting'' and ''Fatal Fury'' games.<ref name=geesegaiden>{{cite book|title=Geese Howard Gaiden|language=Japanese|first=Etsuya|last=Amajishi|isbn=4881992368}}</ref> It was followed by a single-volume sequel in 1997 titled ''Geese in the Dark'', by the same author. <ref name=yaminogeese>{{cite book|title=Geese no Yami|series=Geese Howard Gaiden Series|language=Japanese|first=Etsuya|last=Amajishi|isbn=4881994115}}</ref> ==Character design== The appearance of Geese in the Art of Fighting series was of a young man with long blond hair wearing a light purple and blue suit with red necktie. In Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters, Geese appears older, with short, slicked hair and wearing a white aikido outfit with red [[hakama]] and white [[uwagi]] without sandals. In most games of the Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters series - except Fatal Fury: King of Fighters and The King of Fighters '96 - Geese only wears the red hakama pants with the white gi either not present or hanging off the back/sides. {{wikiquote}} == Related Games == * [[Fatal Fury]] * [[King of Fighters]] * [[Art of Fighting]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://kofaniv.snkplaymore.co.jp/english/index.html The King of Fighters 10th Anniversary Official Website] *[http://game.snkplaymore.co.jp/official/nbc/character/geese.html Geese's profile] and [http://game.snkplaymore.co.jp/official/nbc/gallery/geese.html story] at [[Neo Geo Battle Coliseum]] Official Website {{jp icon}} {{Fatal Fury}} {{Art of Fighting}} {{King of Fighters Characters}} {{Neo Geo Battle Coliseum}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Howard, Geese}} [[Category:Fatal Fury characters]] [[Category:Art of Fighting characters]] [[Category:The King of Fighters characters]] [[Category:Video game bosses]] [[Category:American video game characters]] [[Category:Fictional aikidoka]] [[Category:Fictional martial artists]] [[Category:Fictional murderers]] [[Category:Fictional dictators]] [[Category:Fictional mobsters]] [[Category:Fictional gangsters]] [[Category:Fictional businesspeople]] [[es:Geese Howard]] [[ja:ギース・ハワード]] [[pt:Geese Howard]]