Fist of the Dragon and Tiger (Game)

## Story

"Southtown, a place where ambition and desires thrive. Only the
strong survive tomorrow while the dreams of the weak are torn apart and
left for dead. This is the town's only law.

In this town, there stands a single dojo who has spent countless
years teaching Kyokugenryu Karate. Its master is Takuma Sakazaki, a
veteran who has ingrained the city's law into him.

"Stand, Ryo! You need to start being a man!"

Within the dojo, Takuma shouts at his terrified pupil, a boy named Ryo.

"... I can't. I just can't... It's too hard for me. I can't even match Father's strength..."

The boy with fair hair trembles with tears -- in the future, this
 same boy would be known as the "Invincible Dragon", the great martial
artist, Ryo Sakazaki.

"You're acting like a woman! If you can't ascend past your limit, how can you prepare yourself in the future!?"

So saying this, Takuma raises his indignant fist towards Ryo.

"M, Master! That's enough! Ryo... maybe Ryo just isn't cut out for martial arts..."

A boy stands before Takuma and drops on his knee to protect Ryo.
His name is Robert Garcia, the lone son of Italian millionaire, Alberto Garcia. Through his father's suggestion, he was enlisted into Kyokugen
Karate under Takuma's care.

"... Ryo, as long as you cannot overcome your weakness, your life
 will never begin... Real strength must be felt through the mind and
heart; it cannot be faked."

Uttering this final note, Takuma takes his leave.

"... Ch, cheer up, Ryo. If you mope like this, Yuri won't smile."

Comforted by his friend's words, Ryo nodded but could not feel his power returning to him.

The following night, when Takuma and his wife were out, Ronnet
was caught in an unexpected traffic accident. Ryo took his younger
sister to the hospital and were faced with an unfortunate reality. Their
 mother would never return home and their father disappeared immediately
 after the incident. The siblings' lives truly began that day.

As for the dojo, it was barred off. Robert was entreated to part with his friend.

"... Ryo, I swear I will return. Until then, take good care of Yuri for me."

Faithfully taking Robert's words to heart, Ryo made it his sole
purpose in life to take care of her. For Yuri's smile, for Yuri's
happiness, Ryo overcame various obstacles. Working in the morning, he
entered street fights during the night but seemed to be cursed with his
own powerlessness. However, after he saw Yuri's smile, he began to
recall his father's words: "A man's strength cannot be known only by his
 fist". Ryo began to understand what it meant.

"As long as I have someone to protect, I can't allow myself to be
 defeated." The boy grew stronger once he believed in these words.

Thus Ryo built his reputation as a street fighter: the man with a
 gentle heart and a sound fist, the "Invincible Dragon". At the same
time, Robert appeared and, to Ryo's joy, earned the nickname the
"Strongest Tiger".

On that day, the event happened. His precious sister was kidnapped.

"Who did this?! What would they want?!"

Using the few clues they had, Ryo and Robert head for Southtown.

To find the father missing for 10 years, to find Yuri's
whereabouts, Ryo confronts his dark fate and, in the waves of
oppression, shakes his angry fist.

The gears of the dragon and tiger's legend are about to turn..."

In the first game, Ryo Sakazaki and Robert Garcia set out to find
 Ryo's sister, Yuri, who has been kidnapped by Mr. Big on behalf of
Geese Howard. Mr. Big has taken the girl to entice Takuma Sakazaki,
Ryo's father and originator of the fictional form of karate known as
Kyokugen Karate ("Extreme style"), and because Ryo refused to work for
Big. After they defeat Mr. Big, Ryo and Robert face the enigmatic MediaWiki:Badtitletext. The story ends with a cliff-hanger; Yuri is about
to disclose the true identity of Mr. Karate as their father Takuma.

The revelation that Mr. Karate was indeed Takuma was not in the
original ending (except for the Super NES port of the
game, where it was clearly shown). It was officially confirmed during
the introduction of the second game, when Takuma was formally
introduced.