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""A master of Shiranui-style Ninjutsu! His whole body is a weapon, honed to perfection! ANDY BOGARD."
The King of Fighters XV

Andy Bogard (アンディ・ボガード) is a character in both the Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters series. He is Terry Bogard's younger brother. His official nickname is "The Human Weapon"[2] or "Whole Body Weapon" (全身ぜんしん 凶器きゅうきん).[3]

Personality

Andy is a quiet and stoic individual who is deeply focused on self-improvement. While he generally maintains a serious demeanor, he can become visibly flustered when confronted with his insecurities, such as his height, often masking his embarrassment with boastful remarks that hint at underlying self-doubt. Among his friends, Andy takes on the role of a reserved and analytical observer. Throughout his life, he has never managed to win a fight against his older brother, which has contributed to his sense of inferiority. Despite this, Andy greatly respects his brother and feels a strong need to surpass him one day. Regardless of their rivalry, the brothers share a solid bond and are dependable companions in everyday tasks, combat, and even during their travels.

Thanks to his ninjutsu training, Andy has developed exceptional acrobatic abilities, allowing him to perform complex maneuvers with ease. His ninja training has also made him highly proficient in stealth, enabling him to move undetected when necessary. Additionally, he is an avid cyclist and is skilled at navigating short laps, showcasing his athletic versatility.

In the Fatal Fury timeline, Andy is aware of Mai Shiranui's affection for him but views her more like a younger sister, as he began training with Hanzo at a very young age and has since dedicated his life to martial arts. Unfortunately for Mai, this means her advances are often overlooked. However, in The King of Fighters timeline, Andy is actually in love with Mai, though he seldom expresses it. He feels he is not yet mature enough to balance both marriage and his training. While he is often bewildered by Mai's actions, Andy remains committed to protecting her. Their dynamic is frequently used for comedic relief in both the Fatal Fury and King of Fighters series, but as the series progresses, their relationship takes on a more serious tone.

Fighting style

Andy has a unique fighting style that sets him apart from his brother Terry, emphasizing formal martial arts training and the mastery of ancient techniques. Unlike Terry, who incorporates street fighting into his combat style, Andy has rigorously trained in Koppouken, an old Japanese martial art. Koppouken combines elements of Karate and Ninjutsu, but focusing on striking vulnerable points and breaking bones to incapacitate opponents. After mastering Koppouken, Andy sought to further enhance his skills by training in Shiranui-ryuu Ninjutsu under Hanzo Shiranui. This training allowed him to integrate fast, blink-like movements, chi control, and acrobatic maneuvers into his fighting repertoire.

One of Andy's signature abilities is the Hishou Ken, a chi energy projectile he can launch from his hands. He can also amplify the potency of his punches and kicks by channeling chi energy through them. Additionally, Andy can infuse his attacks with fire, surrounding his body in flames to further intensify the damage dealt.

Despite Andy's extensive formal training, he has often struggled to match his brother Terry's prowess. This discrepancy may be attributed to Terry's extensive experience in street fighting, which has honed his instincts and adaptability in ways that formal training cannot. Nevertheless, both brothers continually strive to refine their abilities, demonstrating a shared dedication to their craft.

Music

Themes
  • Chotto Koikki na Kenka Yarou (A Somewhat Stylish Brawling Punk) - Player VS. Player BGM in Fatal Fury, shared with Terry Bogard and Joe Higashi
  • Pasta - Fatal Fury 2, Fatal Fury Special
  • Raihatou (Thunder Surge Warrior) - Fatal Fury 3, Real Bout Fatal Fury, Real Bout Fatal Fury Special, The King of Fighters: Kyo
  • Raihatou Gaiden (Thunder Surge Warrior Sidestory) - Real Bout Fatal Fury 2
  • Ribbon of the Night - Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition
  • Napolitan Blues - The King of Fighters '94
  • Club M ~Flute in the Sky~ - The King of Fighters '95
  • Big Shot! "Elegant Simplicity" - The King of Fighters '96, The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match (when teaming EX Andy with EX Terry and EX Joe)
  • Kurikinton - The King of Fighters '98, The King of Fighters 2002
  • 176th Street - The King of Fighters '99
  • Terry 115 - The King of Fighters 2000, The King of Fighters EX: Neo Blood, The King of Fighters EX2: Howling Blood
  • All OK! - The King of Fighters 2001
  • Wild Street - The King of Fighters XIII
  • Street Dancer - The King of Fighters XIII (when the music is set to "Type B", console version only, also shared with Terry Bogard and Joe Higashi)
  • Departure from South Town - The King of Fighters XIV
  • Pasta -KOF XIV ver.- - The King of Fighters XIV (as Tung's opponent)
  • Ride the Big Wave! - The King of Fighters XV
  • Club M ~Flute in the Sky~ (KOF XV ver.) - The King of Fighters XV (as Mai's opponent)
  • Sun Shine Glory - The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match
  • Andy no Tatakai - Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle
  • Andy - Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture
Image songs
  • Lucky Paradise - shared image song with Mai in Garou Densetsu Special

Voice actors

Live-action actors

  • Curtis Wood Willis - Fatal Fury Special live action commercials

Appearances

Mainline

Mobile

Cameo

Anime

Similar characters

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", "Nii-san" (にいさん). He also used to refer to himself as "boku" before using the more formal "watashi" and masculine "ore".
  • Andy is predominantly a diminutive version of the male given name Andrew, and variants of it such as Andreas and Andrei. Andrew is derived from the Greek name Andreas, meaning "manlike" or "brave". 
  • 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.
  • In Neo-Geo Freak 1998, the characters in KOF '98 have their own interviews. Here are Andy's response to the questions.[4]
    • What is your aspiration in this competition? - "If you don't care about the two letters of the championship, it's a lie. I intend to relax enough and come to the tournament."
    • Who would you like to fight the most? - "My brother."
    • Who would you like to team up with? / Who would you not like to team up with? - "The ones I team up with, is Joe and my brother. However, I feel sorry for Mai every year, so I would like to join with Mai once. Billy is the man who I don't want to team up with."
    • What is "KOF" for you? - "I think it's one of the lessons."
    • Finally, please give a word to your fans. - "Please refer carefully to the result of the lesson well."
  • In Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture, Terry loses to the CPU Andy in the arcade game he was playing.
  • It was an open secret at SNK that Andy was the older Bogard brother in the planning stage for Fatal Fury: King of Fighters.
  • In the later entries of The King of Fighters series, such as '99 and 2001, Mai teases Andy with a bunshin projection of what appears to be their child, with him being genuinely shocked of her antics. This indirectly implies that his relationship with Mai is more intimate than what is told of. This is also humorously touched upon in one of the endings in the Real Bout series.

Gallery

References

  1. Andy's profile page from the Fatal Fury 15th Anniversary website (Japanese)
  2. Official character profile from The King of Fighters XII
  3. Official site for The King of Fighters XIII
  4. Neo Geo Freak 1998-08 archive The King of Fighters '98 character interviews.


Fatal Fury characters
Fatal Fury - King of Fighters Logo Sprite Terry BogardAndy BogardJoe HigashiRichard MeyerMichael MaxDuck KingTung Fu RueHwa JaiRaidenBilly KaneGeese Howard
Fatal Fury 2 Logo Sprite Kim KaphwanMai ShiranuiCheng SinzanJubei YamadaBig BearAxel HawkLaurence BloodWolfgang Krauser
Fatal Fury Special Logo Sprite Ryo Sakazaki
Fatal Fury 3 - Road to the Final Victory Logo Sprite Blue MaryBob WilsonFranco BashHon-FuSokaku MochizukiRyuji YamazakiJin ChonreiJin Chonshu
Real Bout Fatal Fury Special Logo Sprite Nightmare GeeseShadow AndyEX Blue MaryEX Billy KaneEX Tung Fu RueIori Yagami
Real Bout Garou Densetsu Special Dominated Mind Logo White
Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 - The Newcomers Logo Sprite Rick StrowdLi XiangfeiAlfred
Fatal Fury - First Contact Lao
Fatal Fury - Wild Ambition Logo Touji SakataTsugumi SendoMr. Karate II
Garou - Mark of the Wolves Logo Sprite Rock HowardB. JenetLillien KnightsKim Dong HwanKim Jae HoonHotaru FutabaItokatsuGatoTizocMarco RodriguesHokutomaruKevin RianFreemanGrantKain R. Heinlein
Fatal Fury - City of the Wolves Logo PreechaVox Reaper • Potential Cristiano Ronaldo Character • Ken Masters (Guest)Chun-Li (Guest)
Fatal Fury - Legend of the Hungry Wolf Logo Lily McGuire
Fatal Fury 2 - The New Battle Logo Tony
Fatal Fury - The Motion Picture Logo Sulia GaudeamusLaocorn GaudeamusPanniHauerJamin
The King of Fighters characters
KOF '94 Logo Sprite Kyo KusanagiBenimaru NikaidoGoro DaimonTerry BogardAndy BogardJoe HigashiRyo SakazakiRobert GarciaTakuma SakazakiRalf JonesClark StillHeidernAthena AsamiyaSie KensouChin GentsaiKingMai ShiranuiYuri SakazakiKim KaphwanChang KoehanChoi BoungeHeavy D!Lucky GlauberBrian BattlerRugal Bernstein
KOF '95 Logo Sprite Iori YagamiBilly KaneEiji KisaragiSaisyu KusanagiOmega RugalNakoruru (Game Boy only)
KOF '96 Logo Sprite Leona HeidernMatureViceKasumi TodohGeese HowardWolfgang KrauserMr. BigChizuru KaguraGoenitzMr. Karate (Game Boy only)
KOF '97 Logo Sprite Shingo YabukiYashiro NanakaseShermieChrisBlue MaryRyuji YamazakiOrochi IoriOrochi LeonaOrochi YashiroOrochi ShermieOrochi ChrisOrochi
KOF '99 Logo Sprite K'MaximaWhipBaoLi XiangfeiJhun HoonKyo-1Kyo-2Krizalid
KOF '99 Evolution Logo VanessaSethSyo KirishimaAlfredFiolina GermiGai Tendo
KOF 2000 Logo Sprite RamónLinHinako ShijoKula DiamondClone ZeroFoxyCandy DiamondAnother K'Another IoriAnother BenimaruAnother RobertCosplayer KyokoKang Bae DalSmart ChangCool ChoiKaoru WatabeBaitangDuck KingLilly KaneKim Jae HoonKim Dong HwanUnknownKing LionKim Sue-ilKaedeDuke EdwardsRockyAthenaNeo & GeoG-Mantle
KOF 2001 Logo Sprite May Lee JinjuK9999ÁngelZeroRonGluganIgnizMistyNests
KOF EX Logo Moe Habana
KOF 2002 Logo Sprite Kusanagi
KOF EX2 Logo Reiji OogamiJun KagamiMiu KurosakiSinobu Amou
KOF 2003 Logo Sprite Ash CrimsonDuo LonShen WooTizocGatoMalinMaki KaguraAdelheid BernsteinMukai
KOF MI Logo Alba MeiraSoiree MeiraLien NevilleMignon BeartChae LimDukeRock Howard
KOF XI Logo Sprite OswaldElisabeth BlanctorcheMomokoB. JenetShionMagakiSilberSho HayateJyazuHotaru FutabaItokatsuTung Fu Rue
KOF MI2 Logo Luise MeyrinkNagaseJivatmaNinon BeartHyenaHanzo HattoriKyo Kusanagi ClassicWild WolfMr. Karate IIArmor RalfRichard Meyer
KOF MIRA Logo Xiao LonMakoto Mizoguchi
KOF '98UM Logo Nightmare Geese
KOF 2002UM Logo Nameless
KOF XII Logo Raiden
KOF XIII Logo Hwa JaiBig BearSaikiEvil AshHonki ni Natta Mr. Karate
KOF XIV Logo Shun'eiMeitenkunGang-ilLuongXanaduSylvie Paula PaulaKukriMianNelsonZarinaBandeiras HattoriKing of DinosaursHeinNakoruruMamahahaMui MuiLove HeartAlice Garnet NakataAntonovVerseNajd (Aila)
The King of Fighters XV Logo Isla (Amanda) • DoloresKrohnen McDougallRe VerseOtoma RagaHaohmaruDarli Dagger
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