Joe Higashi

Joe Higashi, also known as The Young Champ of Muay Thai, is a character from the King of Fighters series.
== Charactah Account ==
A Japanese man who is well versed in the fighting art of Muay Thai. He is the best friend and friendly rival of both Bogard brothers and helped them fight against Geese and his henchmen in the first game.
At first, Joe was a stoic man who lived for fighting and training. As time passed, he became a pretty goofy man who self-proclaims himself to be a genius with mostly everything. He doesn't take battles as seriously as the Bogards, but he loves to fight. If Joe could, he would fight every fighter he sees. He loves the spotlight and the glory of victory.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle
* Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf
* Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture
* The King of Fighters: Destiny
=== Manga ===
* The King of Fighters: A New Beginning
=== Video Games ===
* Athena On Stage
* Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001
* Capcom vs. SNK Pro
* CR The King of Fighters
* Crash Fever
* Days of Memories
* Fatal Fury 2
* Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory
* Fatal Fury Special
* Fatal Fury: First Contact
* Fatal Fury: King of Fighters
* Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition
* Garou Densetsu Sougeki
* Garou Densetsu Special
* Garou Densetsu The Legend of Wild Wolf
* Garou Densetsu vs Fighter's History Dynamite
* Kimi wa Hero
* KOF: Maximum Impact 2
* Metal Slug Defense
* Real Bout Fatal Fury
* Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers
* Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
* Real Bout Garou Densetsu Special Dominated Mind
* Nariyuki Quest
* SNK Dream Battle
* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
* The King of Fighters '94
* The King of Fighters '94 Re-Bout
* The King of Fighters '95
* The King of Fighters '96
* The King of Fighters '97
* The King of Fighters '98
* The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match
* The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match Online
* The King of Fighters '99
* The King of Fighters 2
* The King of Fighters 2000
* The King of Fighters 2001
* The King of Fighters 2002
* The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match
* The King of Fighters 2003
* The King of Fighters All Star
* The King of Fighters Destiny
* The King of Fighters EX: Neo Blood
* The King of Fighters EX2: Howling Blood
* The King of Fighters for Girls
* The King of Fighters M: Fighting Stars Assembly
* The King of Fighters Neowave
* The King of Fighters XI
* The King of Fighters XII
* The King of Fighters XIII
* The King of Fighters XIV
* The King of Fighters XV
* The King of Fighters: Kyo
* The King of Fighters: Orochi Go
* The King of Fighters: World
== Trivia ==
* Joe's headband is a personal gift from his grandmother. She gave it to him before he went for his Muay Thai training in the hopes that he would "never forget his Japanese spirit."
* In the KOF Station Channel XIV, the Fatal Fury developers state that Joe was never intended to be a comedy character like he was in the KOF series.
* Although not confirmed outright, it is implied from within the Fatal Fury Team's backstory in The King of Fighters XIV that he got rejected due to his incident with a drag queen at the end of KOF XIII.
* In Gamest's 1997 Heroes Collection, Joe was voted as the staff's thirty-ninth favorite character. He shared the spot with four other characters, including Fatal Fury character, Jin Chonrei, and Street Fighter character, Zangief. In the character popularity poll on Neo Geo Freak's website, he was voted as the second favorite character with a total of 3,654 votes.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Joe Higashi at SNK Wiki
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