Andy Bogard

**Andy Bogard**, also known as **The Human Weapon** and **Whole Body Weapon**, is a character from the *King of Fighters* series.

## **Charactah Account**

The younger brother of Terry and McNinja. He was taught a basic form of Shuranui ninjitsu by Mai's grandfather Hanzo. After hearing of his father Jeff's death at the hands of Geese Howard, he joins forces with Terry and Joe Higashi, and the three of them enter Geese's King of Fighters tournament. Although Andy fights Geese first, he loses badly, and Terry finishes the villain off... maybe. He's also the apple of Mai's eye, although he rejects her advances.

Andy is a quiet and rather stoic man who always sets his sights on improving himself. Although he is usually serious, he breaks form when confronted with things that make him uncomfortable -such as his height- and hides his embarrassment with boastful declarations, probably underlying his diffidence in a sense. Andy acts as the withdrawn and analytical observer amongst his friends. As far back as he can remember, He has never won anything over his elder brother and seems to suffer from an inferiority complex because of it. He respects him yet feels that he has to one day overcome him.

He's also in love with Mai, but rarely expresses it, as he personally feels that he is not yet mature enough to handle marriage and training at the same time. He seems perplexed by Mai's actions towards him but will do everything he can to protect her.

## **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

### **Video Games**

* 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 The Legend of Wild Wolf
* Garou Densetsu Special
* Garou Densetsu vs Fighter's History Dynamite
* Kimi wa Hero
* Metal Slug Defense
* Puzzle & Dragons
* Real Bout Fatal Fury
* Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers
* Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
* Real Bout Garou Densetsu Special Dominated Mind
* SNK Fighting Age
* The King of Fighters '94
* 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 2000
* The King of Fighters 2001
* The King of Fighters 2002
* The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match
* 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 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**

* Andy's Japanese speech patterns has changed a bit over the years. In his debut, he referred to Terry as "Ani-shaa", the archaic version for the "big brother". Since *Fatal Fury 3*, however, he calls him the more common phrase for "older brother", "Nii-san". He also used to refer to himself as "boku" before using the more formal "watashi" and masculine "ore".
* *Andy* is predominantly a diminutive version of the male given name Andrew, and variants of it such as Andreas and Andrei. *Andrew* is derived from the Greek name *Andreas*, meaning "manlike" or "brave".
* According to Terry's character album, he is well aware of Andy's desires to surpass him and recognizes him to be his greatest living rival. To counter his brother's effort, Terry constantly strives to improve himself by fighting stronger opponents.
* In Neo-Geo Freak 1998, the characters in *KOF '98* have their own interviews. Here are Andy's response to the questions.
	+ **What is your aspiration in this competition?** - "If you don't care about the two letters of the championship, it's a lie. I intend to relax enough and come to the tournament."
	+ **Who would you like to fight the most?** - "My brother."
	+ **Who would you like to team up with?/Who would you not like to team up with?** - "The ones I team up with, is Joe and my brother. However, I feel sorry for Mai every year, so I would like to join with Mai once. Billy is the man who I don't want to team up with."
	+ **What is "KOF" for you?** - "I think it's one of the lessons."
	+ **Finally, please give a word to your fans.** - "Please refer carefully to the result of the lesson well."
* In the *Fatal Fury* movie, Terry loses to the CPU Andy in the arcade game he was playing.