Laurence Blood

Laurence Blood (ローレンス・ブラッド Rōrensu Buraddo), alternatively spelled "Lawrence Blood" in official materials, is a character from the Fatal Fury series.

History
Laurence is a matador of untold skill; he could easily topple bulls bare-handed. He was once heralded as a legendary hero, but his bull fighting became so violent and ruthless that it ruined his image. His life reached its lowest point when he was banned from bull fighting in his home country. It was at this time that Krauser approached him to be one of his three elite. Laurence happily agreed so as to relive the thrill of fighting.

Personality
Unlike Billy and Axel, Laurence is a brutish fighter who zealously took to his new duties for Krauser. He is devoted to his master, yet fears incurring his wrath. Laurence's new duty only fostered his unsavory blood lust. If he is confident enough in his strength, Laurence will even cut down Krauser in a heartbeat.

Powers

 * Spin: He can spin in mid-air and make air currents around him break.

Skills

 * Bullfighting: He's the best matador in Spain and probably in the entire world.
 * Swordsmanship: He knows both Italian fencing and French fencing.
 * Musical Instrument: He can play the flamenco guitar very well.
 * Riding: He's good at riding and taming horses.

Fighting Style
Laurence uses his own interpretation of Bullfighting moves to subdue his enemy. His fighting style is very similar to the Fencing, the French martial art of the Savate and the Basque martial art of the Zipota.

Music

 * Hataraku tougyuushi (The Hard-Working Bullfighter) - Fatal Fury 2, Fatal Fury Special
 * Ushi to otawamure (Playing Around with Bulls) - Real Bout Fatal Fury Special, Real Bout Fatal Fury 2
 * Bloody Saber - Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle
 * Laurence - Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture

Voice Actors

 * Katsuhisa Namase - Fatal Fury 2~Special
 * Hiroyuki Arita - since Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
 * Kōji Totani - animated films
 * Ward Perry - animated films (English voice)

Game Appearances

 * Fatal Fury 2 - sub-boss character, playable on Sega Genesis, SNES and Game Boy
 * Fatal Fury Special - sub-boss and playable character
 * Real Bout Fatal Fury Special - playable character
 * Real Bout Fatal Fury Special: Dominated Mind - playable character
 * Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers - sub-boss and playable character
 * Garou Densetsu Special - opponent in Andy's matador sequence

Cameo Appearances

 * The King of Fighters '94: Rebout - background cameo in the Art of Fighting Team and USA Sports Team stages
 * The King of Fighters '96 - in the Boss Team stage (in his Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture uniform)
 * KOF: Maximum Impact 2 - background cameo
 * The King of Fighters XIII - London stage Billy stage.

Anime Appearances

 * Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle
 * Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture

Trivia

 * Laurence appears briefly in The King of Fighters Maximum Impact comic books as one of Duke's aides, and has changed his name to Jet.