At the time of his debut, he was voted as the number one favorite character. This version of him combined with his "Nightmare" version was brought back in a more balanced composite version in '98 Ultimate Match. " How about you grovel a little, and we call this fight over? He also sings in a number of image songs. Geese uses Aikijutsu as his primary fighting style. It is one of the few moves from Fatal Fury to not undergo a command rearrangement in The King of Fighters series. [10] He also tends to be very uncomfortable and nervous around women, having been raised by men nearly all of his life.[11]. As her illness worsened, Rock went to Geese Tower and met his father for the first time in his life. In addition to appearing in manga adaptations of the Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting and The King of Fighters games published in Japan, Geese Howard was also the subject of a single-volume manga published in 1996 titled The Geese Howard Story by Etsuya Amajishi, adapting the character's fictional history from the Art of Fighting and Fatal Fury games. Rock Howard (Japanese: ロック・ハワード, Hepburn: Rokku Hawādo) is a video game character appearing in various games from SNK.Rock makes his first appearance as a playable character in the fighting game Garou: Mark of the Wolves, the last chapter in the Fatal Fury series, as the new lead character from the series.
Although he knew of his father's existence, he grew up living a modest life with his mother in a small apartment. [2] In the character popularity poll on Neo Geo Freak's website, he was voted as the thirteenth favorite character with a total of 903 votes. His role varies in the The King of Fighters storyline, but he is always either in the position of a villain or an anti-hero.. Geese also appears in many CD dramas and stars in his own character image album.He also sings in a number of image songs. While Geese has been balanced in terms of gameplay in many titles barring ones where he is intentionally overpowered, his younger version in Neowave was viable even in competitive play, despite some attributes being hard to counter such as his Deadly Rave having a notable amount of invincibility with a great hitbox; Geese even in his debut was rather considered to be a notably powerful boss in SNK titles, as his counter throws even worked when no incoming attacks triggered it. As a result, the staff highly worked in Rock's fighting style from The King of Fighters XIV to be more powerful and at the same time become more popular. [9], In spite of his father's ways, Rock is a warm, friendly and compassionate young man, possessing Terry's strong sense of justice and heroism. However, it is a style that normally lacks striking attacks, and Geese's strikes seem to come from various disciplines of Japanese martial arts, mainly karate; though he also knows traditional and older schools of Japanese martial arts. [20][21], Rock also appears in the 2006 original net animation The King of Fighters: Another Day. He additionally liked Rock's development in various games, praising his appearance in Capcom vs. SNK 2. [16] By the end of the tournament, Rock finds his final opponent is Kain R. Heinlein, who reveals himself to be both the host and Rock's uncle.

Powers and Stats . Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Maybe even Iori Thanx. Celebrating 10 Years of Excellence and Ingenuity, https://gameideas.fandom.com/wiki/Rock_Howard?oldid=379936. During this time of their prime, the three were once renowned as the "Three Brothers of Godly Battle". Geese also appears in many CD dramas and stars in his own character image album. AOF2 Geese Howard is arguably the most intense boss fight in fighting games, New HORI Fight Stick and Fighting Commander announced for Xbox Series X, Board 208 - Matchup and Fight Request Hub (Please Request Sticky!!). Name: Geese Howard Origin: Fatal Fury / King of Fighters Gender: Male Age: Likely above 43 years old Marie died the same night and Rock has had a grudge against his father ever since. He tried to rid of his anger through religion but couldn't shake the humiliation of his loss. [1] 232 votes from the male fans and 275 votes from the female fans. Rock has also been featured in manwhua adaptations from the games he has appeared as well as the anime The King of Fighters Another Day and The King of Fighters: Destiny. He craves power in all of its forms: from money to immortality, a desire influenced by various tragedies in his childhood, from losing his mother to being estranged as a stepson. His younger-self however, has used an old technique named the Explosion Ball, and also favored a more rigid boxing style mixed with karate. Terry faces him on top of Geese Tower and defeats him by knocking him out the window. Ultimate. Sensing that Geese would not use the sacred techniques of the school selflessly, Tung passes the secrets of the school to Jeff. Classification: CEO of Howard Connection, Police commissioner of Southtown, Martial Artist, Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Energy Manipulation, Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant, Can summon lightning, Can sense the presence of people nearby, Can gather energy from the earth, Attack Potency: At least Small City level+ (Via powerscaling from other characters), Speed: Massively Hypersonic (He can keep up with the likes of Terry), Lifting Strength: Superhuman (Can throw people as large and heavy as Chang, who also carries a large iron ball), Striking Strength: At least Small City Class+, Durability: At least Small City level+ (Took hits from characters on this level). Other new techniques in XIV are the DM's Raigou Reppuuken (Thunder Booming Gale Fist), a lightning-laced variant of his signature projectile, and the Oni Hanmon (Ogre Agony), a brand new DM counter throw that will still waste a stock if not triggered properly; if triggered, Geese will thrust his palm into the opponent then smash their face in to the ground.

Rudolph Von Zanac (father, deceased), Maria Howard (mother, deceased), Undetermined (He starts things and then gets tired of them), King of Fighters '98 Unlimited Match artwork.

Additionally, Geese's profile statistics during this series are the same ones for Fatal Fury Special (excluding his age). [7] Such extra outfit shows him with a brown jacket similar to Terry's in Mark of the Wolves. At the same time, SNK wanted Rock to retain many of his original traits from Garou such as the way he moves his gloves among others. Geese Howard (ギース・ハワード, Gīsu Hawādo) is the chief antagonist of the Fatal Fury series and a secondary villain in the Art of Fighting series. He often wondered about his father and was excited about potentially meeting him someday.
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The attacks seem to land arbitrarily. When Rock was seven, his mother contracted a mysterious disease and he tried his best to nurse her to health. In here, he is not as antagonistic to the Bogards as he is in his native series, but doesn't mind keeping tabs and clashing with them. Besides his appearance in Mark of the Wolves, Rock is featured in few games from The King of Fighters series as well as various crossovers from SNK. Geese is the local crime boss of the fictional city of South Town. During this time, a new King of Fighters tournament arose, dubbed Maximum Mayhem, to which Rock decides to join to search for his purpose in life. After this, he becomes acquainted with Marie Heinlein, whom he eventually marries, and has a son, Rock, in 1989. [26] Video games publications have commented on Rock's character, with most of them praising his debut and development in various game. Though prior to that via, Real Bout Fatal Fury 2, its command input instead was that of the Haou Shoukou Ken (while still fairly tight); in The King of Fighters XIV, its motion instead changes to that of the Ura 108 Shiki: Orochinagi (a quarter-circle backward-to-half-circle forward) motion and is instead his only strongest move via acting as his Climax DM (with the removal of the Deadly Rave), which simplifies his character somewhat and also resembles the "windy" version his son uses.