Fatal Fury, known as Garō Densetsu (餓狼伝説, Legend of the Hungry Wolf) in Japan, is a fighting game series developed by SNK, first released on the Neo Geo system.

The series' primary protagonists include Terry Bogard, Andy Bogard and Joe Higashi, all introduced in the original game, and female ninja Mai Shiranui, introduced in Fatal Fury 2; these four characters have appeared in every series entry since their debut, with the exception of Garou: Mark of the Wolves.

The series' most prominent antagonist is Geese Howard, a crime lord in South Town responsible for the death of the Bogard brothers' father, who is often accompanied by his right hand man Billy Kane.

Determined, the brothers spend the next decade training to become stronger, meeting new allies Joe Higashi and Mai Shiranui, before returning to South Town to participate in the "King of Fighters" fighting tournament being held by Geese.

In Real Bout: Fatal Fury, to assert his power, Geese holds another "King of Fighters" tournament, which culminates in a final battle between him and Terry.

Seeking to end the cycle of violence, Terry decides to raise Geese's now orphaned young son, Rock Howard.

The two later learn that it was organized by Rock's maternal uncle, Kain R. Heinlein, who seeks to use Geese's fortune to make Second Southtown an independent city-state ruled by violence.

These include Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition, which retells the story of the original game with characters from later entries, and Real Bout Fatal Fury Special: Dominated Mind, in which new protagonist Alfred stops the evil White from filling the power vacuum in South Town after Geese's death.

[3][4][5][6] The Fatal Fury series inspired a trilogy of animated productions produced by NAS with SNK, featuring character designs by Masami Ōbari.

The first is a television special that aired in 1992 on Fuji TV titled Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf (Battle Fighters Garou Densetsu), which adapts the plot of the first game.

Many soundtracks, manga comics, other books, video tapes, and drama CDs have been released in Japan for the series as a whole[10] and for each of its individual entries.