Geese Howard
The plot of "Art of Fighting" alludes to "Fatal Fury". "Art of Fighting 2", for instance, documents the rise of Geese Howard, a character in "Fatal Fury", from corrupt police commissioner to crime lord of Southtown. Takuma is said to be a contemporary of Jeff Bogard, adoptive father of "Fatal Fury"'s main heroes, Terry and Andy Bogard; Jeff Bogard's murder at the hands of Geese Howard triggers the events of the "Fatal Fury" series.