Hotaru Futaba/Story

=Fatal Fury series=

Garou: Mark of the Wolves
Hotaru is the daughter of a family of martial artists, but is not very fond of violence. She never wants to hurt others, which is the probable reason why her father taught her the lighter side of Chinese Kenpo; the Juu-kei style, which suits her easygoing personality. However, after her mother's death, both her father and her older brother were missing from her home. She enters the "King of Fighters: Maximum Mayhem" tournament based on rumors that her brother is there. In her ending, she finds Gato and claims that he's her older brother. She slaps him when he denies even knowing her. He then leaves her there, and Hotaru silently prays for her older brother to come back to her.

= The King of Fighters series= ''Hotaru's life in this timeline seems to mostly be based of her Fatal Fury counterpart up until Garou: Mark of the Wolves. However, it is implied the events of Garou MOW did not occur yet in this timeline.''

The King of Fighters XI
Hotaru appears in the Garou Team's ending. She is looking for her brother, and runs into Tizoc, B. Jenet and Lillien Knights. Before she can ask them where Gato is, she is humorously brushed aside while everyone takes a victory drink. Unfortunately for her, Gato swiftly left before she could even see him.

The King of Fighters XIII
Although Hotaru does not participate in the thirteenth tournament, she does appear in the Women Fighters Team ending, Hotaru and Hinako Shijou watch the many ladies of KOF fight in the Pao Pao Cafe (much to Richard's dismay).

The King of Fighters XIV
Hotaru does not participate in the fourteenth tournament, although she does appears in the Women Fighters Team ending, where she is enjoying a meal.

The King of Fighters XV
Hotaru does not participate in the fifteenth tournament, but Hotaru was able to catch up with Gato, and was harshly brushed off as usual. However, her probable brother left her a cryptic warning that the town she's in will become dangerous for her, telling her to leave at once.

=Spin-Offs=

Neo Geo Battle Coliseum
She participates in the Neo Geo Battle Coliseum tournament, since she heard that a man who looks like her brother may be there.