The CD features several songs based on his character. He was murdered a decade before by the tournament's sponsor, Geese Howard. [72] He is also present into the novelizations of The King of Fighters.

Who on this board, or anywhere on the internet for that matter, even ever brought Terry or SNK up BEFORE the leak? In a 2005 poll made by SNK Playmore USA, he was voted as the number one fan favorite character with a total of 10014 votes. [86] They also listed him as the second best fighting character because of the appeal of his techniques. [12] SNK said that Terry's great popularity within the fandom made him one of the most used characters for every installment of the series. However, Geese had escaped with the scrolls. [69], Terry Bogard is the central character in a trilogy of Japanese animated Fatal Fury films. [77][78] The first seven chapters of the manhua The King of Fighters 2003 by Wing Yen feature a short chapter from Garou: Mark of the Wolves that tells of Rock's training with Terry. [14] 270 votes from the male fans and 420 votes from the female fans. The first sequel, Fatal Fury 2, introduced a new antagonist for Terry to defeat named Wolfgang Krauser who tries to conquer Southtown. After this, it is presumed Terry resumed his life of the lone wolf, leaving an uncertain future ahead. Takashi Nishimyama and Hiroshi Matsumoto interview, - "SNK Developers Talk About How Some Of The Classic Arcade Games Were Made", http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~dummy/gamest/magazine/gamest/v208.html, Garou: Mark of the Wolves popularity poll, https://snk.fandom.com/wiki/Terry_Bogard?oldid=150719, Richard Beaupre - Fatal Fury Special Neo Geo live action commercials. Two of them were original video animations (OVA) while the third was a theatrical release where his character is voiced by Shōnentai lead singer Nishikiori Kazukiyo in the Japanese originals and Mark Hildreth in the English dubs. In his time of absence, Terry tracked down NESTS's men who were targeting Mary. Designer Nobuyuki Kuroki said there were several rejected versions of this move, but one of them was used in a later Fatal Fury game, Real Bout Fatal Fury Special. Hildreth said he would like to voice Terry in Smash if he were asked. In doing so, Terry was made to automatically look at his opponents in one-on-one fights, including jumps where the character spins. [31] By Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory, Terry continues his fight against Geese (who survived his apparent death) and now seeks revenge against Terry and other rivals. [74] Satoshi Hashimoto also voiced Terry in Memories of Stray Wolves, a twenty-minute featurette which serves as a retrospective of the Fatal Fury series, with Terry narrating the games' events to Rock. Sometime after their final conflict, Terry encountered a boy by the name of Rock Howard (Geese's son). [10] Due to the hard work and positive feedback by the fans, Kuroki felt satisfied. The finals of this new tournament would again see Terry fighting the sponsor and him ultimately defeating Krauser. When Terry was 10, he witnessed the death of his father at the hands of Geese Howard. In Rock Howard'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's popularity led SNK to create a female version of him that appears in the game SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy. 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 Southtown and his travels around the world. This had an impact on his design which was also altered for The King of Fighters games. After several installments, Terry was redesigned to give him a more updated look in Garou: Mark of the Wolves where he is a more peaceful person.

[122], Anime News Network's Bamboo Dong praised Terry's character development in the Fatal Fury original video animations because they portrayed his insecurities, something rarely seen in other adaptations. He feels a sense of kinship with Blue Mary for her loss, but doesn't seem to really want a real relationship with her. [16] Yusuke Amano was the character designer for Terry in this title which he enjoyed due to his personal experience with Terry ever since he played as him in his childhood. [13] In Neo Geo Freak's 1997 Volume 8 character poll, he was voted as the fifteenth favourite character with a total of 690 votes. 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.

Terry became a staple of both franchises. Gaming Age writer Jeff Keely criticized how overpowered Terry became in The King of Fighters '99 because of his new special moves.

It is unknown whether Rock's ending is the canon ending, however.

Fighter's History Dynamite, The King of Fighters M: Fighting Stars Assembly, Garou Densetsu ~ Memories of Stray Wolves. Though the team's roster has changed through the years, Terry has always been present, and is notable as one of the few characters to appear in every King of Fighters game thus far. [99] Damien McFerran praised Terry's design, saying that he is "emanating so much coolness it's little wonder that SNK otaku can always be seen wearing his trademark red cap". [38] While the Fatal Fury Team's members change various times across the series, Terry remains the team's leader. They praised his outfit and cited his moves as entertaining. Before their meeting, he had to endure a long journey back to the city and fell asleep at the station. He organizes his teams with various members in the following years, being the one to ask Tizoc in 2003 and Duck King into the team for KOF XI. [39][40][41] The King of Fighters XII and The King of Fighters XIII bring back the character in his Fatal Fury 2 outfit. However, Terry's genderbent version was the subject of mixed reception. 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. When Terry was 10, he witnessed the death of his father at the hands of Geese Howard. A majority of his techniques have a "power naming" motif, via Power Wave, Power Drive, Power Shoot and Power Geyser. It is unknown whether Rock's ending is the canon ending, however. [8] Falcoon said that both Terry and Mai Shiranui are his favourite SNK characters. Terry faced Yamazaki, then challenged the Jin brothers. During this event, he befriended many of the contestants and became a hero of Southtown. 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. In this story, Terry enters a tournament with Andy and Joe to avenge Jeff like the first Fatal Fury. He appears to fit many Japanese stereotypes for an American character in appearance, personality and speech (his in-game vocabulary is usually limited to American colloquialisms, such as "Okay!"