Fighter's History/Characters

Listed below are the characters from the game series Fighter's History, arranged by their debut game.

Introduced in Fighter's History

Ray McDougal

• Anime Hair
• Blond Guys Are Evil: Averted, he's the hero. A jerk sometimes, but not evil.
  • Hair of Gold: As such.
• Blow You Away: Big Tornado, judging by its name and appearance at least.
• Boisterous Bruiser
• Blood Knight: A mild example.
• Cowboy Cop: By the time of Dynamite, he's working as a detective stationed in Los Angeles.
• The Hero: Sorta.
• Shock and Awe: His Thunder Dynamite Tackle.
• Spirited Competitor: In both of his endings, he refuses to accept Karnov's fortune and helps the man back to his feet, only concerned with having a good fight which would determine the stronger of the two.
• Wrestler in All of Us: His throws are DDTs.

Makoto Mizoguchi

• Animal Motifs: Considering that three of his specials have the word "Tiger" in them and his Tiger Bazooka is even in the shape of a tiger, the tiger.
• Big Ol' Eyebrows
• The Chew Toy
• Does Not Like Shoes
• Expy: Seems to be one of Momotaro Tsurugi.
• Guest Fighter: In Suiko Enbu: Fuunsaiki (alongside Yungmie) and The King of Fighters Maximum Impact: Regulation A.
• Hot-Blooded: Just listen to his battle cries for starters.
• The Idiot From Osaka
• Ki Attacks
• Hachimaki
• Running Gag: After being scouted by the Chinese mafia due to his abilities, Mizoguchi eventually grows homesick and attempts to leave the gang during each tournament he competes in, all of which (with the exception of KOF MI:RA) inevitably end in failure.
• School Uniforms Are the New Black: His combat attire, although he discards the coat jacket.
• Shotoclone: Ayup. Compare his Tiger Bazooka to the Hadouken (with the Gotsui Tiger Bazooka functioning as the Shinkuu Hadouken), his Sho Ten Sai to the Shoryuken, and his Renzoku Keri to the Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku (although it's closer functionally to Dan's Dankuukyaku or Sean's Tornado).
• Walking Shirtless Scene

Ryoko Kano

• Action Girl
• Child Prodigy: Started with judo at age three.
• Cute Bruiser
• Disappeared Dad: He left her at an early age, which is why she carried on the family judo practice. Her father returns in the ending to Fighter's History Dynamite.
• Does Not Like Shoes
• Expy/No Celebrities Were Harmed: Of Real Life judoka Ryoko Tani.
  • Her story also takes a few pages from Yawara.
• Little Miss Badass: At 17, she skirts the line.
• Playing with Fire: Her Mountain Storm throw.
• Plucky Girl
• Raised by Grandparents
• Tomboy
• Unnecessary Combat Roll: Averted; her Zenten Ukemi doubles as both an evasive maneuver and an attack.
• Waif Fu
  • Glacier Waif: To an extent.

Liu Feilin

• Action Girl
• All Asians Know Martial Arts: Master of the Mantis style.
• Armor Is Useless: Wears a chestplate in battle... which doubles as her weak spot.
• Arrogant Kung Fu Chick
• Beauty Is Bad: Not so much "bad" as "vain." Feilin is very proud of her looks, nearly to the point of narcissism, but she isn't too bad otherwise.
• Chinese People: Top Beijing Opera actress.
• Christmas Cake: She's 28, although no one makes note of it and Feilin herself doesn't seem to be in a rush to settle down.
• Cleavage Window: On her top underneath the armor.
• Cultured Badass
• Hair Decorations
• Insult to Rocks: In the original Fighter's History, she tells Marstorius "My hairdresser has better moves than you!"
• Ki Attacks
• Lady of War
• The Rival: As of Mizoguchi Kiki Ippatsu!!, Yungmie.
• She Fu: Dabbles in it a bit, but not as bad as some.
• Spell My Name with an "S": The Liu is sometimes spelled as Ryu (which is how her name is rendered in Japanese), while Feilin is occasionally hyphenated (i.e. "Fei-lin").
• World's Most Beautiful Woman: Views herself as such and is equally determined to prove herself as the strongest fighter as well.

Matlok Jade

• Anime Hair: A quite epic blond (or red) mohawk.
• Cool Shades
  • Sunglasses at Night
• Dance Battler: To a degree.
• The Mean Brit: Could be worse, though.
• No Celebrities Were Harmed: Based on of Sex Pistols' bass guitarist Glen Matlock.
• Punk: Is a punk musician, and joins the tournament in search of a famous electric guitar.
• Spell My Name with an "S": Matlok, not Matlock.
• Walking Shirtless Scene

Samchay Tomyamgun

• Expy: Being a nak muay and given his moveset, it's a bit hard to not compare him to Sagat.
• Gonk
• Hachimaki: A Mongkhon in his case.
• Promotion to Parent: Takes care of his two younger brothers and a little sister.
• Younger Than They Look

Lee Diendou

• Arrogant Kung Fu Guy
• Bare-Fisted Monk
• Ki Attack: Particularly used to empower his various punches.
• Shout-Out: Named after famed Bājíquán teacher Li Shuwen. His fighting style is also evocative of the one seen in Kenji.
• Spell My Name with an "S": Lee can be rendered as Li, and Diendo(u) is sometimes spelled as Tien-hou or Tendok.
• You Killed My Father: Is searching for the murderer of his dad. His Old Master barely manages to stop him from killing the culprit, Karnov, reminding him of the elder Lee's teachings.

Jean Pierre

• Bishonen: According to Clown.
• Blond Guys Are Evil and French Jerk: While not evil, he's still very arrogant.
• The Casanova/The Charmer: In spite of the less... attractive facets of his personality, Jean seems to have a bit of a soft spot for women. He shows more than a passing interest in Feilin while commending her skills and also appears to do a bit of flirting with Yungmie (or at least trying to pass on a bit of advice) given his win quote against her. In Dynamite, he also decides to pull his punches with Ryoko.
• The Fighting Narcissist: Well, he is a gym practitioner as well as a fighter...
• Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs: His Needle Shower and Quick Needle Shower.
• Second Place Is for Losers: In gymnastics, he always had a perfect score... then he received a 9.98.
• She Fu: Male equivalent, although such is to be expected of a gymnast.
• Something About a Rose: He uses a rose as a projectile.
• Wrestler in All of Us: Uses a Frankensteiner for his throw.

Marstorius

• Badass Beard
• Boisterous Bruiser
• Expy: Of pro wrestler Bruiser Brody.
• Henpecked Husband: The only person capable of "keeping him in line" is his wife. Who's just as big and strong as he is.
• Jump Physics: As a counterbalance to his damaging throws (most infamously, the dreaded Double German), Marstorius has a very low jump (the lowest in the game), making it hard for him to effectively deal with and counter the numerous projectiles most of the remaining fighters have access to.
• Man in a Kilt
• Mighty Glacier
• Pro Wrestling Is Real
• Wild Hair

Clown

• Ambiguously Gay
• Ax Crazy
• Blond Guys Are Evil
• Cool Mask
• Death Dealer: "Pick a card!"
• Evil Laugh: Borderline Laughing Mad.
• Insult to Rocks: His win quote against Marstorius in Dynamite.

"My poodle is stronger than you!"

• In the Hood
• Laughably Evil: Arguably qualifies on his better days.
• Monster Clown
• Rolling Attack: His Spin Attack and Spinning Drop. Both are performed in a distinctly Blanka fashion.
• Shotacon

Karnov

• The Atoner: In his backstory.
• Big Bad
• Canon Immigrant: Had his own game, Karnov.
• Good Scars, Evil Scars: On his stomach.
• Nice Hat
• Playing with Fire: Breath Weapon variant.
• Red Baron: Zazie refers to him as the "King of the Desert."
• Rubber Man: His Balloon Attack has Karnov expanding his own upper body to flatten his opponents from the skies.
• Leitmotif: His theme in Dynamite is a rearrangement of his theme from Karnov.

Introduced in Fighter's History Dynamite

Liu Yungmie

• Action Girl
• Amazonian Beauty: She has the whole "Chun-Li thunder thighs" thing going on. Her arms aren't anything to scoff at either.
• Badass Adorable: Has her moments, moreso in Suiko Enbu: Fuunsaiki than in the series proper, but of note is the fact that her defeat portrait is downright pitiable: Feilin looks disappointed by her loss, Ryoko scowls, Yungmie is on the verge of tears.
• Expy: She's the Korean equivalent of Chun-Li, albeit to varying extents. Her design has a few traits in common with Chun-Li's, such as the tights and eyeshadow. She's also a Kick Chick like Chun-Li, possessing a similarly muscular physique and a Hyakuretsu Kyaku-esque special. She decides to investigate the mysterious disappearance of her parents (similar to Chun-Li's Disappeared Dad) and has a vendetta against the Big Bad because of it (i.e. Chun-Li vs. Bison); however, she drops it upon learning that Karnov wasn't responsible. Yungmie even replicates Chun-Li's "Yatta!", although she doesn't do the corresponding win pose until her stint as a Guest Fighter in Suiko Enbu: Fuunsaiki.
• Generation Xerox/Lamarck Was Right: The child of two world-class Taekwondokas, Yungmie is of a similar caliber (she is a master, after all), if not better.
• Guest Fighter: Joins Mizoguchi in the line-up for Suiko Enbu: Fuunsaiki.
• Hair Decorations
• Ki Attacks: Her Aura Smash.
• Kick Chick: To point of throwing her projectiles with her legs, throwing people with her legs, and even blocking with them while standing.
• The Rival: As of Mizoguchi Kiki Ippatsu!!, Feilin.
• She's Got Legs: In fact, her later appearances remove the tights to showcase those impressive gams in full.
• Spam Attack: Her Fire Kick, performed in the vein of Chun-Li's Hyakuretsu Kyaku.
• Spell My Name with an "S": Same deal as Feilin: her first name is sometimes spelled as Ryu/Riu. Her surname is also given as Yung Mie or Yung-Mie at times.
• Tomboyish Ponytail
• Walking the Earth: In a sense. Yungmie's ending in Mizoguchi Kiki Ippatsu!! has her travel the world, working as a tour guide.
• Wall Jumper
• You Killed My Parents: To Karnov. He claims that he didn't (her father actually committed suicide after his loss), and adds that Yungmie's mom may be alive.

Zazie Muhaba

• Friend to All Living Things
• Nature Hero: He fights to protect African wildlife from poachers and earn money to fund his self-made environmental group.
• Playing with Fire: Deshikakato and Hellfire.
• Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs: His Vulcan Hook and Quick Vulcan Hook.
• Scary Black Man
• Shout-Out: The name of his fighting style? Hokuto Shinkan Karate.
• Wrestler in All of Us: Hell Driver.

Ox

• Exactly What It Says on the Tin: Yeah, you have to fight this bull.
• Expy: Of the infamous Karate Champ bull.
• Horn Attack
• True Final Boss: You can challenge Ox if you reach the end of the game without losing or continuing on normal difficulty or higher.

Introduced in Fighter's History: Mizoguchi Kiki Ippatsu!!

Chelnov

• Canon Immigrant: From his own game.
• The Faceless: Dons a strange suit which conceals his face.
• Near-Death Experience: His alleged backstory. He was once a scientist who nearly died in a huge accident.