Terry Bogard/Story

Past
Terry and Andy were orphans who raised themselves on the streets. They were soon adopted by Jeff Bogard and eventually lived in Southtown. When Terry was 10, he witnessed the death of his father at the hands of Geese Howard. Knowing that they needed more training to confront Geese, the brothers made an oath to spend a decade to fine tune their martial arts before trying to avenge their father. Unlike his brother Andy, who left Southtown to train in Japan, Terry chose to wander in his home country, combining the skills learned from his father, his father's mentor Tung Fu Rue, and abilities gained from the streets.

Fatal Fury: King of Fighters
A decade later, the crime lord Geese Howard organized a tournament, dubbed The King of Fighters. Terry, Andy and Muay Thai Kickboxing champion Joe Higashi would enter with the purpose of facing Geese. The battle that followed would eventually see Terry defeating Geese, and for some time, it was thought that Geese perished in the battle.

Fatal Fury 2
The next year saw Geese's half-brother Wolfgang Krauser take control of The King of Fighters, and bringing the once Southtown-only tournament onto the world stage. The finals of this new tournament would again see Terry fighting the sponsor and him ultimately defeating Krauser. During this event, he befriended many of the contestants and became a hero of South Town.

Fatal Fury 3
Some time later it was revealed that Geese had survived his encounter with Terry. The Bogards and friends learned of Geese's intentions to retrieve the legendary Jin scrolls, Terry once again challenged and defeated him. Afterwards, Geese fled. Terry faced Yamazaki, then challenged the Jin brothers. Standing now as the victor, Terry once again was the champion. However, Geese had escaped with the scrolls.

Real Bout Fatal Fury
Terry managed to get all the way through the tournament to Geese for one final conflict. At the end of the fight, he knocked Geese off the edge of Geese Tower, but grabbed hold of Geese's hand and tried to keep him from falling. But this was not to be, as Geese knocked Terry's hand away, plummeting to what is believed to be his permanent death. Sometime after their final conflict, Terry encountered a boy by the name of Rock Howard (Geese's son). Taking him in, he would raise and take care of him as means to put the feud between him and Geese behind, and would teach him how to fight on the streets of South Town and his travels around the world.

Garou: Mark of the Wolves
After the events of the Real Bout series of Fatal Fury, the story shifts to Second Southtown. Kain R. Heinlein, who was raised in Second South, claimed the city as his own and threatened to throw populace into chaos once more so that people could "enjoy living" once more. 10 years after the events in Real Bout Fatal Fury, Kain hosts The King of Fighters: Maximum Mayhem, and Terry and Rock were invited to take part of the tournament.

In Rock's ending, Terry approaches the ruins of a mansion and finds out that Rock is now Kain's partner, and knows that he must trust Rock's decision to stick with Kain for a while. Terry then leaves the vicinity, knowing that Rock has finally left his den. After this, it is presumed Terry resumed his life of the lone wolf, leaving an uncertain future ahead. It is unknown whether Rock's ending is the canon ending, however.

In his own ending he wanders Second Southtown thinking about what Kain told him about the nature of humanity. He decides that life is "all about heart" and Kain was wrong.

Sometime after the Maximum Mayhem tournament, Terry is approached on an off day by Blue Mary on her motorcycle. Discussing over the whereabouts of Rock and the rumors that persist around him regarding the rise of Second Southtown as a city state, he is offered a ride by her to the Pao Pao Cafe, to gloss over the current case she is working on.

The King of Fighters series
Terry's life in this timeline is exactly the same as his mainline counterpart up until Fatal Fury 2.

The King of Fighters '94
One day, while on vacation, Terry learns about the upcoming 1994 tournament along with his brother Andy and close friend Joe. Thinking that either Geese, Krasuer and humorously Ryuhaku Todoh is behind this, they decide to enter KOF as the Fatal Fury Team, representing Italy. While they did not win the tournament, they did very well to get the attention of Geese Howard & Wolfgang Krauser, who were both impressed with their results in the tournament, and begin plotting their downfall.

The King of Fighters '95
A year after the previous tournament, the Fatal Fury Team gets a surprise letter from Geese, stating that he "prepared something fun for the tournament". Believing that Krauser may have a hand in this, they enter.

The King of Fighters '96
The Fatal Fury Team once again formed a team together, but not before long, Billy Kane and Geese appeared before them. Geese reveals to the team that he'll be entering KOF as an invited guest, which uneased them.

The King of Fighters '97
Terry, Andy, and Joe once again team up to form the Fatal Fury Team, after receiving an invitation from Blue Mary, a close friend of Terry. After the tournament's conclusion, Terry gives Mary his iconic hat to her before taking his leave.

The King of Fighters '99
Two years after the previous tournament's conclusion, Mai Shiranui (Andy's love interest) joins with the Fatal Fury Team, fulfilling her desire to be close to her loved Andy.

After Krizalid's defeat during the tournament's climax, the underground NESTS base collapse and exploded, which caused many of the fighters participating this year to get caught up in. Terry was one of the many fighters to be caught in it; however, his body was nowhere to be found, with his glove being the only thing left. While Andy and Mai believe the worst has happened to him, Joe doesn't easily believe Terry was dead.

The King of Fighters 2000
Prior to the 2000 tournament, Terry is revealed to have survive the NESTS base collapse. Terry didn't contact with any of his friends or loved ones until a year later. In his time of absence, Terry tracked down NESTS's men who were targeting Mary. He decides to help her out in her job by teaming up with her in tournament.

The King of Fighters 2001
Terry enter KOF again to assist Mary in stopping NESTS in the following tournaments, eventually leading to its demise. During the team's ending, he takes up another job with Mary.

The King of Fighters 2003
Due to Andy deciding to not participate this year, Terry asked Joe and up-and-coming wrestler Tizoc to form a Team for the 2003 tournament.

The King of Fighters XI
Due to Andy and Joe deciding to not participate this year, Terry asked Kim Kaphwan and and Duck King to form a Team for the XI tournament.

The King of Fighters XIII
To catch up and to reunite the legendary trio of South Town, he joins up with his brother and Joe once more in KOF XIII. Before their meeting, he had to endure a long journey back to the city and fell asleep at the station. He calls up Mary to give him a ride to Paopao Cafe, and he cheerfully arrives over 30 minutes late. His tardiness and usual attitude for any tournament upsets Joe, who knows that he and Andy have their own responsibilities besides the tournament. Although Terry doesn't understand why his friend is upset, he has a sparring match with him in Pao Pao Cafe.

The King of Fighters XIV
Knowing that his fan, Alice, and Geese will be participating the new tournament, Terry joins to oversee her progress along with taking his usual vigilance regarding Geese. During the tournament's climax, he was present during Shun'ei's fight against Verse, impressed by Tung's final student.

SNK Heroines
Terry's female appearance in the game is implied to be all a nightmare, including one scene where Rock Howard kicks him off the Geese Tower in a reimagined ending scene from Real Bout Fatal Fury. All these dissipates as Rock wakes him up for breakfast.