Real Bout Fatal Fury
Joe first appears in ' as one of the three playable characters along with Andy and Terry Bogard. The plot features Joe allying with the Bogard brothers to enter the King of Fighters tournament and then defeat the host Geese Howard, who killed the Bogard brothers' father. In the tournament, Joe also beats his Muay Thai rival Hwa Jai, and they both become friends. In "Fatal Fury 2", Joe learns that Hwa Jai was beaten by the new King of Fighters host Wolfgang Krauser and enters the tournament to avenge him. ' and "Real Bout Fatal Fury" end the fight between Joe and the Bogard and Geese, who dies falling from the Geese Tower. The two following games, "Real Bout Fatal Fury Special" and ' also feature Joe as a playable character but none of them contain a storyline. ' retells the events from the first game, but with characters who would appear later.