The story of an charismatic and amicable street brawler Terry Bogard from SNK universe.
Early Life[]
Terry was born in South Town, US, and was trained by his father Jeff Bogard, a renowned fighter, since an early age. When he was ten, Terry witnessed the murder of his father by the hands of the evil Geese Howard, as Jeff was the only person capable of preventing Geese from taking over the city. Terry and his brother Andy left South Town with the purpose of training and be one day able to exact their revenge against Geese.
Fatal Fury series[]
Fatal Fury[]
A decade later the two brothers, now seasoned fighters, return to South Town to participate in a competition called "The King of Fighters". Joined by their newfound friend Joe Higashi, the trio fights their way through several opponents, but only Terry manages to reach the finals. There he discovers that his last opponent is none other than Geese Howard himself. The ensuing battle is fierce, but Terry is the one that lands the final blow, knocking Geese out of his tower and leaving him to his doom, obtaining his long-awaited revenge. With the tournament now over, the trio parts and each goes on their individual journey.
Fatal Fury 2[]
A year later, Terry receives a mysterious invitation to the next "The King of Fighters" tournament. As Geese is presumed to be dead, he wonders who the host could be. Regardless, he could never step back from such a challenge and enters the tournament alongside his old teammates. Just like the previous edition, Terry reaches the end and finds himself against Wolfgang Krauser, Geese's half-brother.
The two siblings had been sworn enemies for years, and Krauser was finally ready to end their feud, but such chance was suddenly snatched from him him. Terry was now the only worthy opponent left, and Krauser was craving to prove himself the best in the world. However, not even him could take down the Hungry Wolf, who ended up with another victory added to his record.
Fatal Fury 3[]
Some time after the second tournament, suspicious rumors start spreading in South Town. Geese Howard was apparently back from the grave, and he brought with him certain scrolls that are said to grant immortality. Unable to let this run, Terry comes back to investigate. He and finds himself hurled the middle of a war for the ownership of the scrolls, involving the mysterious Jin brothers, the wicked Yamazaki and, of course, Geese Howard.
Terry fails in retrieving the scrolls, which fall into his nemesis's hands. Still, he at least succeeded in restoring a temporary peace in South Town. Along the way, Terry meets his future fianceè Blue Mary and befriends a lone boy with blonde hair.
Real Bout Fatal Fury[]
The battle for the scrolls had ended, but another challenge was waiting around the corner. Eager to demonstrate his superiority over anyone and have his payback on Terry, Geese hosts a third tournament. Old and new competitors made their appearance, driven by the thrill of the fight and the desider to proclaim themselves the best of the best. Terry, unstoppable as always, makes it to the end.
As if wanted by fate, Terry and Geese once again face each other at the top of the Geese Tower. Even the outcome is the same as before: Terry's Power Geyser triumphs over Geese's Raging Storm, causing him to be sent outside of the balcony. This time Terry manages to grasp Geese's hands, in a desperate attempt to save him and not repeat his past mistake. Still, Geese's heart is too proud to accept help from his archenemy, and lets himself meet his ultimate end.
Garou: Mark of the Wolves[]
Following the fated battle, Geese left behind a son, Rock Howard, the same kid that Terry had met while searching for the Jin scrolls. Rock was completely orphaned, since Geese had also refused to pay for the cures Rock's mother needed to recover from a lethal illness. Terry decided to adopt and raise him as his own son, not wanting to cause Rock to experience the same childhood he was forced to have because of Geese.
Ten years pass peacefully, then one day a new "The King of Fighters" tournament is held. Terry and Rock receive a personal invitation, which also informs them that Rock's mother was apparently still alive. The only way to know the truth, was reaching the finals. Despite fighting with his usual drive, Terry is defeated by his pupil. Rock eventually defeats the host, Kain R. Heinlein, and goes him into the unknown. Understanding that Rock needs to learn the truth on his own, Terry accepts his departure. With a gloomy heart, but full of hopes in the future, Terry follows Blue Mary to a new adventure.
Garou: City of the Wolves[]
Following his epic encounter with archrival Geese Howard, he takes young Rock under his wing, and the two are inseparable—until the events of a fateful tournament compel them to go their separate ways. Terry battles it out on the streets for several years thereafter, but when word of an upcoming martial arts tournament—“KOF”—reaches him, he realizes that another path with destiny awaits.
The King of Fighters[]
In The King of Fighters series, SNK used Terry's background story of Fatal Fury 1-2, in that after he had defeated Geese and Krauser, he received an invitation to enter a new team fighting tournament called The King of Fighters '94. Since then, Terry has been in many installments as team captain of Team Fatal Fury. 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. He also has a former rivalry with Ryo which is mostly exclusive to this series.
His possible death was played on during The King of Fighters '99 where he stayed behind in the collapsing NESTS's base. He 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 the 2000 and 2001 tournaments.
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. To catch up and to reunite the legendary trio of Southtown, he joins up with his brother and Joe once more in KOF XIII. Before their meeting, he had to bears 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 Paopao Cafe.
Knowing that his fan, Alice, and Geese will be participating the new tournament, Terry joins to oversee her progress and to keep an eye on Geese.
The King of Fighters XI: The Animated Movie[]
Terry appears as a supporting protagonist in the movie.
He is first seen playing foot race with Joe, until Athena arrives. She pleads him, Andy and Joe to team up to defeat Magaki and Shion. Athena ends up winning the basketball match against him, and Terry, Andy and Joe agree to defeat them.
During the final battle against Proto Cupid Shion, Terry is angered by Magaki's death and sees Athena in her Princess Athenia form. After Proto Cupid's disappearance and revivals of everyone around the world, he reunites with Sulia, and asks her to be his girlfriend, to which Sulia accepts.
Years later, they were married and six years later, he becomes a father to Starina, the present-day self of Startwinkle.
The King of Fighters: Summer Adventures[]
| “ | Eiji: Dr. Bogard. Oh please, call me Terry. |
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| ~ Terry's flashback |
Terry is first seen on the floatie, unconscious, but is taken in by the others and Athena nurses him back to health. He then tells them about how he made the star map and how his ship is sinking. He then attended a royal ball and a dinner party. Terry sees Athena and Love, and hears that Athena prefers the power of something else, and is confused. The misunderstanding does make Angel see the green and gray smoke cloud. Terry sees it too, and hides under the table with Alice because Krauser and his servants come.
Krauser orders his servants, the Orochi servants, to attack them. After the others transform, they try to defeat his servants, but Elisabeth is captured and turned into Orochi Leona.
After he and the others are stranded, he is revived. She, along with the others, meet the spirits of Lily McGuire and Sulia Gaudeamus. Lily and Sulia tell them that they are going to get the treasure chest and give it to Krauser. After the spirits disappear, Terry and the others complete the two slides, and they find a strange tunnel. Athena secretly pushes the button, and the tunnel's door opens. Terry and the others enter, only to find out a strange brown cavern. They found his wrecked ship, and a treasure chest. Love takes it, only to be captured by the Orochi servants and Krauser.
Athena, after being turned into Engage Mode, orders Love to defeat Orochi Shermie, Andy to defeat Orochi Yashiro, and Terry to defeat Orochi Chris. Terry defeats Orochi Chris with Burn Knuckle. After defeating Krauser and his servants, Athena takes the spirit box, which contains Angelina's and Like Heart's spirits and returns the spirits back to the owners, after restoring the servants and Krauser back to normal.
After deactivating the transformation, Athena's box is upgraded. The next morning, after Lily and Sulia's visit, he is shocked to find out that Angelina and Lily are twins. After the Fatal Fury anime movie, he, along with everyone, is invited to Athena's concert band.
The King of Fighters 3: 3 Girls and a Baby[]
Terry appears as a supporting protagonist in the 6th and final SNK OVA.
He is first seen looking at a newspaper featuring Athena, his girlfriend and wife Sulia and Lily. He is angered to see it, but walks to the office. Sailor Mars appears at the door, asks a password, and he chooses the correct password: "Wolf Power". He enters the presentation class and meets the others and the presentation class professor, Boss Tuxedo. He hears about Big Bad's death and is pleased.
Later, he meets Jenet, who is enraged to hear her friends arguing, to which it made Jenet lose her temper. He takes her in, and he laughs at the poster featuring "Boss Tuxedo is a wiener". He thinks it was Celestial Blue who created "Dr. Hauer is a hot dog".
At the end, he takes Sulia's hand and leaves with her, and also leaves the others as he leaves with his girlfriend.
Street Fighter 6[]
Terry makes his guest appearance in Street Fighter 6. He came to Metro City after hearing about the opening of the sixth Pao Pao Cafe.
Terry: The Journey[]
While he is waiting for a train crossing on his motorbike, Terry introduces himself as the man who likes to travel. Terry then explains that he wanted to "traveling to new places, experiencing new things, meeting new faces and having good fights", with the added "bonus" of finding a good place to eat. This is because Terry believes that "life isn't something to throw away".
Terry later arrived to Metro City after he learns that a new branch of Pao Pao Cafe is about to be open. As he walked along the alley of Metro City Downtown, he encountered his old friend and rival Ken who he hasn't seen for 20 years. Ken notices Terry and greets him back, albeit with a rather tired voice. This, along with Ken's outfit, led Terry to assume that Ken has somehow went bankrupt, to which Ken simply responded with a sigh. Terry then assures to Ken that he's happy to see him again, and asking for a fight to "celebrate" their reunion.
After the fight, Terry notices that Ken doesn't seem to be in his typical fiery mood, as he describe how Ken's usual "red hot" attacks are now "a little bit soggy". Ken then apologizes to Terry for "disappointing" him, admitting that he has "a lot on (his) mind" that he can't focus on the fight. Terry comforts Ken and reassuring Ken that his "flame" (i.e. fighting spirit) hasn't died out yet, and that he believes that Ken will "rise from the ashes" of whatever that has troubled him. While admitting that he doesn't want to interfere with whatever Ken is going through, Terry encourages Ken to fight on, as he's always ready to give him "the fight of a lifetime". Energized from his rival's words, Ken stands up and compliments Terry for being a "good guy" and keeps on living his life the best that he could. Terry is glad that Ken seems to be able to bring back his old self, as Ken handed his baseball cap back. The two hot-blooded fighters then promise each other to bring "extra hot stuff" the next time they meet and then they bid farewell.
In the ending scene, Terry is enjoying his meal at the Metro City Pao Pao Cafe. Terry describes how his simple life goal of "fight, eat, drink, sleep" is a "good life", and that he is looking forward to his new journey.
World Tour[]
Terry arrives at an annual fighting festival ahead of a celebration for a grand opening of the sixth Pao Pao Cafe branch at Metro City. His arrival pays a homage to an opening of his first appearance, Fatal Fury: King of Fighters. He guest appears in the fighting festival on briefly fight the player character without any harms on each other. Terry then heads out to a recently opened new Pao Pao Cafe 6, where the final annual fighting festival matches will start, and Terry is appointed as the cafe's honored guest fighter. There, he fights Alwaiss Louz, a fighter resembling Lao. As he is tired from fighting, just as the player fighter is tired of fighting people who are dressed like Blue Mary, Joe and Andy, and a triple threat against both Rudra and Thrasher Damnd, Terry immediately takes the player fighter as his student.
While speaking with the player fighter, Terry mentions his father Jeff, Geese, Tung Fu Rue, Andy, Blue Mary, Joe, Duck King, Ukee and Rock, who all appear in artwork as he's describing them to the player. Terry also brings up the giant fish he caught in Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers. He is then reunited with Blue Mary and Joe, with the latter two took the people who dressed like them as their respective apprentice. Terry briefly visits Ryu at Genbu Temple for a brief sparring, thanks to being brought in by the player character.