Robert Garcia/Trivia


 * One of his winposes is him tossing and catching a coin. The coin is a gift from his father before he left the Garcia mansion, serving as a reminder of his roots and to one day return. It wasn't brought to focus again until Art of Fighting 3. The coin was included as a very rare extra along with stickers in the limited edition Neo Geo CD release of the game.


 * In retaliation to Robert and Ryo's creation, Street Fighter II co-designer Akiman drew an artwork of Sagat holding a defeated opponent by the head during the release of Street Fighter II: Champion Edition. The defeated opponent wore an attire similar to Ryo's: an orange karate gi with a torn black shirt underneath and geta sandals; but had long dark hair tied to a ponytail like Robert. This defeated character would later be the concept behind the creation of Dan Hibiki, who would later ironically draw inspiration from Robert, like how Ryo and Robert drew inspiration from Ryu and Ken.


 * The car he drives is largely based upon the Ferrari Testarossa, which was not only popular throughout the 1980s and 1990s auto world and owned by celebrities such as Elton John, Mike Tyson, and Michael Jordan, but was also featured on the hit 1980s cop primetime Miami Vice and was popularly associated with the yuppie subculture of the 1980s. The racing spoiler may also imply it is a Koenig Competition 1988.


 * In modern times, the name "Robert Garcia" is not considered as an Italian name, but a combination of an English first name and an Iberian last name. "Roberto Garzia" would have been more typical.
 * However, the surname "Garcia " was first found in Lucca, a city and comune in Tuscany, capital of the province of Lucca where Bascilican type churches abound and where the main branch of the family originates. Records can be found with the Garzoni family, who moved from Lucca to Bologna in 1228.


 * Robert is the first known foreign practitioner of Kyokugenryu Karate style.
 * Robert is said to have an Italian accent in his speech. In Japanese, the closest equivallent for him would be the Kansai dialect accent, which is mostly found in Osaka (where SNK is located). This is also reflected in the English dub of The King of Fighters XII, as Robert's English voice has an Italian accent.
 * Since Robert and Sie Kensou both share the same Kansai dialect accent, the two typically have special intro in many of the games they appear in together.


 * In Gamest's 1997 Heroes Collection, Robert was voted as the staff's forty-sixth favorite character. He shared the spot with seven other characters, including Samurai Shodown character, Hattori Hanzo, and King of Fighters character, Goenitz.


 * His name should not be confused with a former American boxer, a mayor of Long Beach, CA, a representative from New York, a Puerto Rican DJ and a Filipino squash player.


 * Robert's birthday, December 25, falls on the Christmas Day. He also shares his birthday with Billy Kane and Eiji Kisaragi.