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Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture (餓狼伝説 THE MOTION PICTURE) is an animated film based on SNK's Fatal Fury series on games, and was released on July 16, 1994.

It is the third and final anime production directed by Masami Obari based on the series, following the two TV specials, Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf and Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle. Unlike the first two titles, Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture does not follow the plot of any particular game, however, it does feature several characters from the first two games making extensive cameo appearances. It was released in English dubbed and subtitled formats by VIZ Media.

Summary
According to legend, the person who collects all six pieces of the mysterious "Armor of Mars" will become heir to the timeless, all-powerful techniques rumored to be at the base of all the world's martial arts schools, techniques upon which both Master Tung and Wolfgang Krauser's techniques are based.

''Laocorn Gaudeamus, an arrogant young descendant of the armor's long-ago original owner, has scoured archaeological sites around the world, thus far managing to recover half of the mystical armor. Can anything stand in his way?''

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The brothers, Terry and Andy Bogard, along with Joe Higashi and Mai Shiranui, try to help Sulia Gaudeamus stop her ambitious brother Laocorn from finding the magical armor of Mars.

Manga

 * Terry did not board a plane, but instead puts his arm in, along with Andy, Joe, Mai, and Sulia. Terry transforms first, Sulia transforms second, Mai transforms third, Andy transforms fourth, and Joe transforms last. They finally strike a pose before a logo: Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture, appears on the screen.
 * Terry did not introduce his friends to Kim's sons, but instead, he is dancing, along with Andy, Joe, and Mai.
 * Cyber Cheng has different changes.
 * Sulia Gaudeamus reveals to be Athena Asamiya's childhood best friend.
 * Sulia's healing power color is light yellow instead of red.
 * Mai's naked shower scene is cut; Mai's nightdress is red, and Andy's pajamas are blue.
 * The police station is not exploded.
 * Hauer, instead of obeying Mai's command to take off his mask to reveal his face, tells his past to Mai before taking off his mask.
 * Hauer telling Andy to give up on saving Mai is cut because Hauer says that Andy really wants to save Mai.
 * Andy charges towards Hauer with Zan Ei Ken has a flame appearing on Andy's elbow, but when Hauer stops him, the flame disappears.
 * Hauer kissing Mai is the same as the anime version: he turns her head towards him and kisses her (the first scene pans to Hauer and Mai's mouths, then the second scene to one of Mai's eyes). Mai crying out "No!" is also added.
 * Mai only bumps into Panni as she steps away from Terry and Joe, whose oxygens are drained by Hauer. Mai runs away from Panni, and as she trips and falls, Panni captures her and takes her to Hauer.
 * Mai's transformation sequence is altered: she is seen wrapped in flames, as she says: "Chou... Hissatsu..." and as the transformation finishes, her Kacho-Sen fan appears in her hand and yells out: "SHINOBI BACHI!", which hits Panni's heart and Panni is hit in the back by a wall.
 * Hauer apologizing to Mai is added; he also says that she and Andy defeat Laocorn, but before he dies, he tells Mai to wish for a happy life with Andy.
 * Mai only touches Andy's chest with her hands.
 * Andy kissing Mai is altered.
 * Laocorn's transformation into a god is altered.
 * Terry kissing Sulia is the same as the anime version.
 * Laocorn sacrificing himself to save both Andy and Mai is altered.
 * Terry throwing his cap into the air is altered.

2010 anime reboot

 * Cyber Cheng has different changes.
 * Sulia's healing power color is light yellow instead of red.
 * Mai's naked shower scene is cut.
 * The police station is not exploded.
 * Hauer taking off his mask is altered.
 * Andy charges towards Hauer with Zan Ei Ken has a flame appearing on Andy's elbow, but when Hauer stops him, the flame disappears.
 * Mai's transformation sequence is altered: she is seen wrapped in flames, as she says: "Chou... Hissatsu..." and as the transformation finishes, her Kacho-Sen fan appears in her hand and yells out: "SHINOBI BACHI!", which hits Panni's heart and Panni is hit in the back by a wall.
 * Mai only touches Andy's chest with her hands and Andy kissing Mai is altered.
 * Laocorn's transformation into a god is altered.
 * Terry kissing Sulia is the same as the anime version.
 * Laocorn sacrificing himself to save both Andy and Mai is altered.

SNK references

 * The Neo-Geo Land Sports Amusement, where Terry runs into Sulia, is based on a real arcade of the same name that was located in Osaka, also home to SNK's original office. The same building can be seen in the backgrounds of various King of Fighters games.
 * The SNK company logo appears multiple times in the film. Most notable is its presence in the middle of the ring where Joe and Hwa have their match at the beginning of the film, and on the grill of an 18-wheeler that Terry's motorcycle crashes into in Germany.

Cameo appearances

 * Reiko Chiba, a singer and voice actress who plays Nakoruru in Samurai Shodown: The Motion Picture has two speaking roles in the original Japanese version of the film.
 * The first is right after Joe's bout with Hwa Jai in which she congratulates him. He instantly recognizes her as "THAT Reiko Chiba". In the English version of the same scene, Reiko's character is not named and Joe simply asks if it is "really her".
 * The second is during a scene in Duck King's "King of Dancing" nightclub, when Reiko dresses up as Nakoruru and switches places with Mai, who has disappeared in order to get ready for a surprise stage performance. This can be considered somewhat of a double in-joke, as Reiko once performed an image song for Mai on the Arranged Sound Track to Fatal Fury Special.

Trivia

 * This is the third film to be directed by Masami Ōbari, following Legend of the Hungry Wolf and The New Battle.
 * Joe wins the Muay Thai tournament once again.
 * According to Hauer, fighters must "fight fair and square, not to kick them when down".
 * Furthermore, there are two times Hauer takes off his mask. The first is after he mentioned that Achilles had his own heel, and the second is when Mai asked him if he is too scared to let her see his face.
 * This is the first time Andy kissed Mai.
 * It is revealed that Terry still loves Sulia.
 * This is the first time Terry kissed Sulia, the second being Miraculous: Tales of the Animals, Miraculous Animals: Adventures of Athena and her Friends, and the final being The King of Fighters: Summer Adventures.
 * This is one of the few times Terry throws his cap into the air.
 * Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture takes place before the events of Miraculous: Tales of the Animals.