Geese Howard
Geese Howard is a male video game character who features in Fatal Fury.
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Biography
Fatal Fury
Geese Howard (Japanese: ギース・ハワード, Hepburn: Gīsu Hawādo) was a male human born the son of an Austrian terrorist named Rudolph Von Zanac and a poor American woman named Maria Howard. After his birth, his father came to abandon him and his mother leaving him alone in Southtown in the U.S.A. He looked to support himself and his mother with Geese looking to surpass his father where he took a number of jobs around the city. Despite his efforts, his mother was noted to had died as a result of poor health and hunger. After losing her, he refused to fall into sadness and decided to track down his father where he came to learn his real name which was Rudolph Krauser Von Stroheim. Upon finding him, Geese looked to assassinate him when he was 15 years old but he was thwarted by his half-brother Wolfgang Krauser who had effortlessly stopped him. In the aftermath, he attempted to take up religion to ease his hatred but could not shake off the humiliation he felt at his loss nor his fear of his half-brother. Instead, he came to see the results of obtaining power and looked to become strong as a result. This saw him beginning to take up martial arts where he became the student of master Tung Fu Rue alongside Jeff Bogard and Cheng Sinzan. However, Geese had evil intentions that came to be noticed by his master who decided to not teach the young Howard all the secrets of his techniques with these instead going to Bogard. This came to anger Geese who wanted to take revenge against the pair for the slight and waited for the perfect opportunity. It was also said that Geese came to study martial arts under other teachers including the grandfather of Blue Mary and Toji Sakata. Years later, he came to be the police commissioner of Southtown where he secretly built a network with the local mafia through intimidation and personal bribes. He then went to overthrowing the local crime kingpin Mr. Big and thus become the reigning crime lord in the city. Geese then went about separating his mafia life from his business one leading to the construction of Geese Tower which became the operating base for his business empire Howard Connection.
Geese came to order Mr. Big to kidnap Yuri Sakazaki in order to blackmail Takuma Sakazaki into working for Howard as one of his enforcers and keep him in line. It was him who came to order Mr. Karate to fight his own son, Ryo Sakazaki. Although he was powerful, Geese had still not completely conquered South Town yet. Hoping to gain more men for his cause, he hosts the first known King of Fighters tournament. Unfortunately, he came out of the event empty-handed and was defeated by Ryo. He was able to escape and successfully defended his turf from the jealous Mr. Big. In 1981, Geese Howard kills Jeff Bogard in front of his two sons, Terry Bogard and Andy Bogard, and hires Billy Kane as his personal bodyguard. He sets up Billy as his champion in his King of Fighters tournaments. After this, he becomes acquainted with Marie Heinlein, whom he eventually marries, and has a son, Rock, in 1989. Ten years after Jeff's death, Terry, Andy, and their friend Joe Higashi enter Geese's King of Fighters tournament. Terry faces him on top of Geese Tower and defeats him by knocking him out the window. While the town presumes him to be dead, Geese was actually alive, apparently thanks to the secrets of a Chinese scroll in his possession. The scroll, called the Phoenix Scroll that was later discovered in Geese Tower and allowed the user to speed up their recovery rate. Geese came to hear that the scrolls granted immortality and began to discreetly search for them. Geese obtained all three scrolls from Jin Chonshu and Jin Chonrei. However, he strategically wants them destroyed so that they would never be used against him. In the same game, he finally announces his presence to the public and organizes another King of Fighters tournament to settle his differences with the Bogard brothers. In the tournament's climax, he faces Terry and is once again thrown from the tower. Although Terry caught hold of his nemesis' hand, Geese refused his help and wrenched his arm away from Terry's grasp, laughing while falling to his own death, for good.
The King of Fighters
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Geese Howard was a middle-aged German American human male with short blond slicked hair and blue eyes. On his chest was a long horizontal scar with another one present across his left eye with these being inflicted by his half-brother Wolfgang Krauser. Typically, he was shown wearing a gi with red hakama and white uwagi without sandals. After his death, a ghost of him came to haunt people who came to be known as Nightmare Geese (Japanese: ナイトメア・ギース, Hepburn: Naitomea).
Geese was shown to be both a cunning and strong person. Despite seeming heartless and evil, he followed his own code of honor with there being lines that even he did not cross. He ultimately crushed anyone who stands in his way and rewarded those he deems worthy of his respect.
He was defined by his pride and insatiable lust for power in all its forms. As a prideful man, he considered himself to be a mighty warrior and thought highly of himself. Howard craved power in all of its forms from money to immortality. It was said that his desire was influenced by various tragedies in his childhood from losing his mother to being estranged as a stepson.
His father was Rudolph Von Zanac who abandoned him and his mother Maria Howard.
Geese was noted to had had a half-brother from his father's side who was named Wolfgang Krauser von Stroheim (ヴォルフガング・クラウザー・フォン・シュトロハイム).
At some point, he came to be involved with Marie Heinlein (メアリー, Mearī) who became his wife. He had a son with her who went by the name of Rock Howard (ロック・ハワード).
Powers and abilities
He was able to sense the presence of people nearby.
Howard was well-versed in ancient Japanese martial arts, and specialised in reversing his opponent's attacks with his various Atemi counter-throws. He was skilled in the use of Aikijutsu that was his primary fighting style that consisted of several throws, counter throws and locks.
He was also knowledgeable in the Chinese martial arts of Hakkyokuseiken (Pinyin: Bājíshèngquán; Hanzi/kanji: 八極聖拳; literally: Eight Extremes Holy Fist) which was taught to him by Tung Fu Rue.
Geese was able to gather Chi energy from Gaia the mother-earth which he could use to achieve a variety of feats.
Among his techniques included:
- Satsujin Katate Nage (殺陣片手投げさつじんへんてな; One-Handed Sudden Death Throw) :
- Shinkuu Nage (真空投げしんくうな; Vacuum Throw) :
- Ko Satsu Sho (虎殺掌こさつしょう; Tiger Murder Palm) :
- Raimeigōha Nage (雷鳴豪破投げらいめいえらやぶな ; Overpowering Rending Thunder Throw) :
- Raikō Mawashigeri (雷光回し蹴りらいこうまわげ; Thunder Roundhouse Kick) :
- Hitsubame Shitokyaku (飛燕失脚ひつばめしつきゃく; Flying Lost Swallow Kick) :
- Tendō Kudaki (天道砕くてんとうくだ; Deva Path Smash) :
- Reppuken (烈風拳, Gale Fist) : created a slashing blade of wind. A variation of this was the Double Reppūken (ダブル烈風拳ダブルれっぷうけん; Double Gale Fist) where he sent two of these attacks in quick succession.
- Shippūken (疾風拳, Swift Wind Fist) : launches an orb of wind energy that quickly dissipates.
- Hishou Nichirinzan (飛翔日輪斬}ひしょうにちりんざん; Soaring Sun Decapitation) :
- Ja'ei Ken (邪影拳よこしまかげけ; Dark Spirit Fist) :
- Chūdan Atemi Nage (中段当て身投げちゅうだんとうみな; Center Hit Throw) :
- Gedan Atemi-Uchi (下段当て身投げげだんとうてみな; High Hit Throw) :
He came to manage a self-founded business enterprise that was called the Howard Connection (ハワード・コネクション). Its corporate headquarters was located in Southtown where it was based at Geese Tower.
Notes
- Geese Howard was created by SNK where he featured in the setting of the Fatal Fury universe.
- In Neo Geo Freak v1 #126 (2000), the character was not based on any particular person but rather on the Italian Mafia.
In other media
Films
- In Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf, Geese Howard appeared in the setting of the 1992 anime film where he was voiced by Japanese actor Hidekatsu Shibata and by English actor Ward Perry in the dub.
Video Games
- In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Geese Howard appeared in the background in the setting of the video game.
- In Tekken 7, Geese Howard was introduced as a playable DLC character in the setting of the fighting video game. He became interested in the power of the Devil Gene and entered The King of Iron Fist Tournament 7 to obtain it for himself.
Appearances
- Fatal Fury: King of Fighters: (1991)
- The King of Fighters XIV:
- Tekken 7:
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