Andy Bogard

Andy Bogard (アンディー・ボガード, Andī Bogādo) is a video game character in both the Fatal Fury and King of Fighters series of fighting games by SNK Playmore. He is also Terry Bogard's brother.

Fatal Fury
Andy is one of Jeff Bogard's adopted sons and the younger brother-in-law to Terry. When their father dies at the hands of Geese Howard, Andy decided to perfect his own martial art over at Japan to differentiate himself from his brother. During his time in Japan, Andy practiced the Shiranui-ryuu ("style" in Japanese) Ninjutsu and a form of empty-handed combat called Koppouken. Mai Shiranui is his fiancée (in her mind), and the granddaughter of Hanzo Shiranui, the man he learned Ninjitsu from.

A decade after Jeff's death, he reunites with Terry in South Town. After paying respects to Jeff's grave, they encounter Joe Higashi and learn about the King of Fighters tournament hosted by Geese. He enters with them in an attempt to avenge their father, but lost before he reached Geese. When Terry defeated Geese, Andy felt a mixed sense of closure and returned to Japan to continue his training.

After their first King of Fighters Tournament, a new tournament was held, this time hosted by Wolfgang Krauser. Andy, while present in the tournament, did not accomplish much story-wise. During the events of Fatal Fury 3, Andy suffered a chest wound that continued to hamper him in the Real Bout series. He additionally has an ending which mirrors Terry's scenario in Real Bout but this is considered non-canon in Mark of the Wolves.

Ever since Geese's death, the fall of the First Southtown, and the birth of Second Southtown, Andy has been busy training Hokutomaru through the ways of Shiranui-ryuu Ninjutsu and Koppouken. Instead of fighting in the tournament himself, he sends Hokutomaru in his place to see what his apprentice has learned. In Hokutomaru's ending, Andy writes him a note saying that he was proud to see Hokutomaru's progress. Then he ended the note by saying he is no longer his teacher but his rival and that they will cross paths again.

The King of Fighters
When the new King of Fighters '94 tournament was announced, Andy joined Terry and Joe in the new 3-on-3 matches. Since then, Andy has always agreed to follow his brother Terry whenever he decided to enter the new version of the King of Fighters tournament. He seems to reluctantly enter the tournaments as time goes on, either pressured by Mai or Terry to enter the team. With new rules in KOF '99 allowing teams of four members, Mai Shiranui (in KOF '99) and Blue Mary (KOF 2000) joined the team.

Beginning in the Ash Saga (KOF 2003), Andy left the Fatal Fury team to take care of his disciple, Hokutomaru, who fell sick with the mumps. He stays absent in KOF XI to presumably continue training his student.

In the Maximum Impact series, Andy did not want to participate and immersed himself in training. He admits privately to Mai in the sequel that he feels his fighting ability is impotent and wants to wait for another time to challenge his brother. In a side story for Regulation A, however, he states that his fight with Terry "may not be far off".

Personality
He is a quiet and rather stoic man who always sets his sights on improving himself. Although he is usually pretty serious, he usually breaks when confronted with things that bother him -such as his height and dogs- and hides his embarrassment with boastful declarations. He acts as the withdrawn and analytical observer amongst his friends. As far back as he can remember, Andy has never won anything over his brother and seems to suffer from an inferiority complex concerning his brother. He respects him yet feels that he has to one day overcome him.

He's also in love with Mai, but rarely expresses it as he personally feels that he is not yet mature enough to handle marriage and training at the same time. He seems perplexed by Mai's actions towards him, but will do everything he can to protect her. Their relationship is sometimes used for comedic effect in the Fatal Fury and King of Fighters series.

Powers



 * Gather Chi: Andy can gather chi energy from Gaia, the mother-earth.


 * Energy Projectile: Andy can fire a ball of chi energy from his hands called Hishouken.


 * Energy Attacks: Andy can use chi energy to increase the damage of his normal attacks (punches, kicks...)


 * Fire Attacks: Andy can use fire to increase the damage of his normal attacks (punches, kicks...) and even engulf his body on fire.

Skills

 * Acrobatics: Andy is very proficient with acrobatics.


 * Stealth: Due to his ninja training, Andy is proficient with stealth.

Fighting Style
Andy employs Koppouken as his fighting style. Koppouken is an old Japanese martial art that has some karate and ninjutsu moves. Some time after mastering Koppouken, Andy went to learn the Shiranui-ryuu Ninjutsu with Hanzo Shiranui.

Music

 * Chotto Koikki na Kenka Yarou (A Somewhat Stylish Brawling Punk) - Player VS. Player BGM in Fatal Fury, shared with Terry and Joe.
 * Pasta - Fatal Fury 2 and Fatal Fury Special
 * Raihatou (Thunder Surge Warrior) - Fatal Fury 3 and Real Bout Fatal Fury
 * Raihatou Gaiden (Thunder Surge Warrior Sidestory) - Real Bout Fatal Fury Special and Real Bout Fatal Fury 2
 * Ribbon of the Night - Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition
 * Napolitan Blues - Fatal Fury Team's theme from The King of Fighters '94, shared with Terry and Joe.
 * Club M ~Flute in the Sky~ - Fatal Fury Team's theme from The King of Fighters '95, shared with Terry and Joe.
 * Big Shot - Fatal Fury Team's theme from The King of Fighters '96, shared with Terry and Joe.
 * Kurikinton ~Gomame Guitar Ver.~ (Chestnuts and Mashed Sweet Potatoes ~Gomame Guitar Ver.~) - Fatal Fury Team's theme from The King of Fighters '98, shared with Terry and Joe.
 * 117th Street - Fatal Fury Team's theme from The King of Fighters '99, shared with Terry, Joe, and Mai.
 * Terry 115 - Fatal Fury Team's theme from The King of Fighters 2000, shared with Terry, Joe, and Blue Mary.
 * All OK! - Fatal Fury Team's theme from The King of Fighters 2001, shared with Terry, Joe, and Mary.
 * Kurikinton - Fatal Fury Team's theme from The King of Fighters 2002, shared with Terry and Joe.
 * Andy no Tatakai - Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle
 * Andy - Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture
 * Lucky Paradise - Shared image song with Mai in Garou Densetsu Special

Voice Actors

 * Jun Hashimoto - Fatal Fury 2~Special
 * Keiichi Nanba - Fatal Fury 3~present
 * Tomoko Maruo - Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf (as young Andy)
 * Tony Sampson - Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf (English voice as young Andy)
 * Peter Wilds - animated series (English voice)
 * Ryō Horikawa - Dengeki Bunko drama CD series

Live Action Actors

 * Curtis Wood Willis - Fatal Fury Special live action commercials

Game Appearances



 * Fatal Fury - playable character
 * Fatal Fury 2 - playable character
 * Fatal Fury Special - playable character
 * The King of Fighters 94 - playable character
 * Fatal Fury 3 - playable character
 * The King of Fighters 95 - playable character
 * Real Bout Fatal Fury - playable character
 * The King of Fighters 96 - playable character
 * Real Bout Fatal Fury Special: Dominated Mind - playable character
 * Real Bout Fatal Fury Special - playable character
 * The King of Fighters 97 - playable character
 * The King of Fighters: Kyo - playable character
 * Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 - playable character
 * The King of Fighters 98 - playable character
 * Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition - playable character
 * Fatal Fury: First Contact - playable character
 * The King of Fighters 99 - playable character
 * The King of Fighters 2000 - playable character
 * The King of Fighters 2001 - playable character
 * The King of Fighters EX - playable character
 * The King of Fighters 2002 - playable character
 * The King of Fighters EX2 - playable character
 * The King of Fighters Neowave - playable character
 * The King of Fighters 98: Ultimate Match - playable character
 * Garou Densetsu The Legend of Wild Wolf - playable character
 * Garou Densetsu Special - playable character
 * The King of Fighters XII - playable character
 * The King of Fighters (pachinko) - cameo appearance
 * The King of Fighters 2 - cameo appeance
 * Days of Memories (first, and eighth titles) - non-playable
 * Garou Densetsu vs Fighter's History Dynamite - non-playable

Anime Appearances

 * Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf
 * Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle
 * Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture

Similar Characters

 * Shadow Andy

Trivia

 * Andy's Japanese speech patterns has changed a bit over the years. In his debut, he referred to Terry as "Ani-shaa (兄貴)", the archaic version for the "big brother". Since Fatal Fury 3, however, he calls him the more common phrase for "older brother", "Ni-san" (兄さん). He also used to refer to himself as "boku" before using the more formal "watashi" and masculine "ore".
 * According to Terry's character album, he is well aware of Andy's desires to surpass him and recognizes him to be his greatest living rival. To counter his brother's effort, Terry constantly strives to improve himself by fighting stronger opponents.