Geese Howard

## Personal Info

Birthdate: January 21, 1953

Age: 26-43

Birthplace: Southtown, USA

Height: 6 (183)

Weight: 181 (82)

Blood Type: B

Job: CEO of Howard Connection, Police Commissioner of Southtown

Style: Aikijutsu, Kobujutsu,
Hakkyokuseiken Chi Techniques

## History

The fate of Geese Howard is one of the major differences
between the continuities. In the Legend of the Hungry Wolf series, he is dead. In The King of Fighters series, however, he is alive (excluding the King of Fighters: Maximum Impact
series). He is sometimes known for using his "Nightmare" mode for
games where he is dead, such as in Real Bout Legend of the Hungry Wolf Special.

### Pre-Fist of the Dragon and Tiger

Geese comes from a poor American woman and an Austrian
terrorist. His father abandoned them after Geese was born in Southtown. Working
for both of their sakes to surpass his father, he took up odd jobs around the
city. Despite his efforts, his mother eventually died from poor health and
hunger. Rather than dwelling in sadness, Geese tracks down his father in Europe
and learns his father's real name is Rudolph Krauser Von Stroheim. He tries to
assassinate him when he was 15 but fails due to his half-brother, MediaWiki:Badtitletext, effortlessly stopping him (this same scene is later re-enacted in The
Legend of the Hungry Wolf 2 anime). He tried to rid of his anger through religion but couldn't
shake the humiliation of his loss.

Learning at a young age that power grants results, Geese
trained in the school of Hakkyokuseiken with Jeff Bogard, under Tung Fu Rue's tutelage. Other games imply that Geese studied with other martial arts
teachers, including the grandfather of "Blue" Mary Ryan and Toji Sakata - mainly Japanese martial arts styles. At the same time, he also started
to build his network with the local mafia through intimidation and personal
bribes. This is where he also gained the services of Ripper and Hopper. Sensing
that Geese would not use the sacred techniques of the school selflessly, Tung
passes the secrets of the school to Jeff. He had hoped to tame Geese's spirit
afterward but he departed from the place enraged.

He focuses his efforts in overthrowing a kingpin named Big
and he eventually becomes the reigning crime lord of Southtown. Using his mafia
connections to hush people about his past and presenting himself with a
"spotless image" to the press, Geese was eventually appointed as the
police commissioner for the city. To separate his business with his mafia and
to find a place to properly train, he also commissioned the building of his own
headquarters, Geese Tower. As time passed, he also used the tower as one of the
main operating stations for his own business, Howard Connection.

Fist of the Dragon and Tiger 2

Fist of the Dragon and TIger 2 reveals that it is Geese who orders Mr.
Big to kidnap Yuri Sakazaki in the original Fist of the Dragon and TIger game. Yuri is
kidnapped to keep in line Mr. Karate (Takuma Sakazaki), who is being forced to
work for Geese - the SNES version of Fist of the Dragon and Tigerstates his orders included killing
Jeff, but this may not be entirely canonical. It is Geese who orders Mr. Karate
to fight his son, Ryo Sakazaki.

Although he was powerful, Geese had still not completely
conquered Southtown yet. Hoping to gain more men for his cause, he hosts the
first known King of Fighters tournament. Unfortunately, he came out of the
event empty-handed and was defeated by Ryo. He was able to escape and
successfully defended his turf from the jealous Mr. Big.

### Legend of the Hungry Wolf

In 1981, Geese Howard kills Jeff Bogard in front of his son
Terry's eyes (revealed in Legend of the Hungry Wolf: Wild Ambition) and hires Billy Kane as
his personal bodyguard. He sets up Billy as his champion in his King of
Fighters tournaments.

Ten years after Jeff's death, Terry, his brother Andy Bogard, and their friend Joe Higashi enter Geese's King of Fighters tournament.
Terry faces him on top of Geese Tower and defeats him by knocking him out the
window. While the town presumes him to be dead, Geese was actually alive,
apparently thanks to the secrets of a Chinese scroll in his possession. The
scroll, called the "Phoenix Scroll", was later discovered in Geese
Tower; it allows the user to speed up their recovery rate.

During Legend of the Hungry Wolf Special, an imposter sent by Krauser
started to run Geese's company as his own. While Billy went to take care of
him, Geese focused his attentions on his recovery and the rumor of the Jin
scrolls. Hearing that the scrolls grant immortality, he discreetly searches for
them. The story in Real Bout Legend of the Hungry Wolf explains that Geese obtained all three
scrolls from Jin Chonshu and Jin Chonrei. However, he strategically wants them
destroyed so that they would never be used against him. In the same game, he
finally announces his presence to the public and organizes another King of
Fighters tournament to settle his differences with the Bogard brothers. In the
tournament's climax, he faces Terry and is once again thrown from the tower.
Although Terry caught hold of his nemesis' hand, Geese refused his help and
wrenched his arm away from Terry's grasp.

Though there was speculation that he survived his second encounter,
the story in Garou: Mark of the Wolves depicts that Geese had fatally fell from
Geese Tower. The Real Bout series alluded to this fact with his ghost/nightmare
form that appeared as a difficult secret boss. He is survived in the games by
his son Rock Howard.

### Legend of the Hungry Wolf (Anime)

Geese's fate in the Legend of the Hungry Wolf anime trilogy differs from that of the game
series. After suffering defeat from Terry in the first OVA, his appearances in
the later two films are minimal. In Legend of the Hungry Wolf 2: The New Battle, he goes into
hiding and is found by Krauser. The long scar across Geese's left eye was made
by Krauser during his failed assassination attempt for his father. In the
movie, Geese is seen only briefly as Billy Kane informs him of the Bogards'
activities.

### King of Fighters

The major difference from this series's continuity than
others is the fact that Geese is still alive. An interview with Neo Geo Freak
reveals that this is mostly due to the fact that The King of Fighters development
team wasn't initially aware about Geese's fate in the Real Bout series. Once
they heard about it, the developers from Real Bout team approved his appearance
in the series due to their desires to create the Boss Team. Additionally,
Geese's profile statistics during this series are the same ones for Legend of the Hungry Wolf
Special (excluding his age).

Having manipulated Mr. Big and Wolfgang Krauser's interests
in his activities, Geese enters the 1996 King of Fighters tournament to
entertain himself. His goal was to minimize his rivals' power and investigate
the things surrounding Orochi's power, as well as to settle the score with
Terry. In his team's ending, Billy shields him from an assassination attempt
from one of Big's men and the crime lords part ways. Since then, Geese plays a
minor role by hiring Billy to investigate oddities in the tournaments. He often
plans for Billy's teammates in advance by offering them various personal
awards. So far, he has been keeping tabs on Orochi and seems to have taken an
interest in Gato's father.

Geese was included as a bonus character for the Playstation
2 port of The King of Fighters XI. In it, Geese's win quote after defeating
Terry shows him wondering why Terry is so surprised to see him, claiming that
he already told him that he's immortal.

In the series's alternate universe, King of Fighters: Maximum Impact,
Geese is presumed dead once more since the game's setting hardly mentions his
presence. However, his "Nightmare" form makes an appearance in the
sequel. Ureshino alludes that this was done mainly due to Rock and Billy's
appearances in the game.

## Powers

Gather Chi

Sense

Summon Thunder

Ergokinesis

Energy Projectile

Energy Attack

Cutting Energy

Energy Geyser

## Skills

Administration

Counterattack

Japanese Religion

Japanese Philosophy

Survival

## Music

A Kiss for Geese (Legend of the Hungry Wolf)

Soy Sauce for Geese (Legend of the Hungry Wolf Special, Real Bout Legend of the Hungry Wolf, Real Bout Legend of the Hungry Wolf Special, Real Bout Legend of the Hungry Wolf 2, King of Fighters: Kyo, King of Fighters 11, SNK vs. Capcom: Match of the
Millennium, King of Fighters 98: Unlimited Match)

It’s Geese (Legend of the Hungry Wolf 3)

Give Geese a Kiss (Legend of the Hungry Wolf 3)

Battle (Legend of the Hungry Wolf: Wild Ambition)

Soy Sauce for Geese: End of the First Nightmare (Legend of the Hungry Wolf: Wild
Ambition)

Kiss for Geese Cyber (Fist of the Dragon and Tiger 2)

Stiff Shoulders for Geese (King of Fighters 96, Garou Densetsu: Legend of the Wild Wolf, King of Fighters 98: Unlimited Match, King of Fighters 11)

Speed Huckler (King of Fighters Neowave)

Kiss Geese Once More (King of Fighters Maximum Impact, King of Fighters Maximum Impact 2)

Vigor Force (Capcom vs. SNK)

Mustard for Geese (King of Fighters 02: Unlimited Match)

Geese (Legend of the Hungry Wolf Movie)

Shooting Star (Garou Densetsu Special)

Devotion: Sunset Sky Final (Neo Geo DJ Station)

Geese ni Ketto (100 Mega Shock)

An Ego for Geese (Legend of the Hungry Wolf Anthology)

Romei (Real Bout Legend of the Hungry Wolf)