Side Story - Geese Howard

Side Story - Geese Howard is the fifth episode of The King of Fighters: Destiny.

Synopsis
When Geese was young, he was driven out from Stroheim Castle since his mother was not the legal wife of his father. After wandering on his own, he becomes a disciple of Tung Fu Rue. During his time there he harbors hatred for another disciple, Jeff, over who will inherit Tung's role and secrets.

Plot
The episode is presented as a flashback by the perspective of Geese.

Geese comes from a poor American woman and an Austrian terrorist. His father abandoned them after it was revealed that Geese's mother wasn't his father's legitimate wife. Working for both of their sakes to surpass his father, he took up odd jobs around the city. Despite his efforts, his mother eventually died from poor health and hunger. Rather than dwelling in sadness, Geese tracks down his father in Europe and learns his father's real name is Rudolph Krauser Von Stroheim. He tries to assassinate him when he was 15 but fails due to his half-brother, Wolfgang Krauser, effortlessly stopping him. He tried to rid of his anger through religion but couldn't shake the humiliation of his loss.

Learning at a young age that power grants results, Geese trained in the school of Hakkyokuseiken with Jeff Bogard, under Tung Fu Rue's tutelage. During this time of their prime, the two became friends, and even close as brothers. However, this would all change when Tung gave Jeff the Secret Scrolls and not Geese. Geese attempts to get it by force, but Jeff refused, and defeated him, with Jeff even repeating the same words Krauser said to him all those years ago. Geese departed from the place enraged, and saw the end of the school's relations with him.

Geese would come back for the "Secret Scrolls" that Jeff posses. The two fight over the rights for the scrolls, ending with Jeff's death at the hands of Geese on someone's special birthday.