Rock Howard (The King of Fighters)

==Summary==
Rock Howard is the main protagonist of SNK's fighting video game Garou: Mark of the Wolves, an entry of the Fatal Fury series and also appeared as a playable character in The King of Fighters series. He is the son of the most noteworthy crime lord in Southtown, Geese Howard. Although he knew of his father's existence, he grew up living a modest life with his mother in a small apartment. He often wondered about his father and was excited at the prospect of someday meeting him. When Rock was seven, his mother contracted a mysterious disease and he tried his best to nurse her to health. As her illness worsened, Rock went to Geese Tower and met his father for the first time in his life.
Though the boy pleaded for medical aid and told him that Marie desperately wanted to see him, Geese would have nothing to do with the matter and sent him away. Marie died the same night and Rock has had a grudge against his father ever since. A year later, Rock meets Terry, who finally settled his vendetta against Geese. Rather than hate his father's enemy, he felt a complicated mix of loneliness and joy knowing that his father died. Since Terry left the scene soon after, the boy followed him and attended his street fights. Rock angrily charged at him once after learning about his father's death. After their scuffle, Terry quietly accepts him as his foster child and they begin their travels together.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At least 
Name: Rock Howard
Origin: The King of Fighters
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Classification: Human, Martial Artist, Wolf's Pedigree
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Master Martial Artist, Acrobatics, Vehicular Mastery (Of motorcycles), Chi/Energy Manipulation, Energy Projection, Enhanced Senses (Can sense the presence of people nearby), Energy Absorption (Can gather chi/energy from the Earth), Statistics Amplification (Can enhance his attacks with chi/energy)
Attack Potency: At least Small City level+ (Can fight evenly against Terry Bogard. Defeated Kain and overpowered Antonov, who can take direct attacks from Verse)
Speed: Relativistic (Can keep up with Terry Bogard and other fighters)
Lifting Strength: Class 5 (Comparable to Terry Bogard)
Striking Strength: At least Small City level+
Durability: At least Small City level+ (Can take hits from Verse and others stronger than him)
Stamina: Unknown
Range: Standard Melee Range. Tens of Meters with projectiles/attacks
Standard Equipment: None notable
Intelligence: Above Average (Is an expert combatant that has learned directly from Terry with an almost similar fighting style)
Weaknesses: Cannot fully control the power he inherited from Geese. Quite cocky and lacks proper fighting experience
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
*Crack Counter: A counter move that's combines Geese and Terry's fighting styles. Rock waits for the opponent to make a move on him, and once they do, he retaliates with an acrobatic kick. The enhanced version adds another flip kick.
*Hard Edge: Rock charges forward and strikes the enemy with his palm while a Chi wing appears behind him.
*Reppuuken: A technique inherited from his father. Rock shoots a wave of Chi that travels across the ground. Can perform a double version of it.
*Shinkuu Nage: A technique inherited from his father. Rock quickly tosses the enemy behind him. Can be followed up with a blast of Chi.
*Rage Run: Rock's version of Terry's Power Dunk. Rock leaps forward and dunks on the enemy with his fist while a pair of wings appear behind his back. Can use an alternate version that cancels out the blow and allows him to shift behind the opponent.
*Rising Tackle: A technique inherited from Terry. An acrobatic spinning kick.
*Raging Storm: A technique inherited from his father. Rock creates a blast of Chi that surrounds him and hurts those who touch it. He has an enhanced version called Evil Raging Storm.
*Shine Knuckle: Rock's version of the Buster Wolf. Rock charges forward with his fist charged with Chi. Can perform an enhanced version that follows the attack up with a quick uppercut and a Rage Run or a Rising Tackle.
*Neo Deadly Rave: Rock's strongest technique. Rock quickly performs a combo that he follows up with a blast of Chi.
Feats: Respect thread
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
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