Geese Howard

Geese Howard is a crime lord who rule over South Town. Born in South Town to a destitute American mother and an Austrian national of shady character- supposedly a terrorist, Geese Howard's early life was shaped by abandonment and struggle. His father—Rudolph Krauser von Stroheim—vanished shortly after Geese's birth, leaving the boy and his mother to fend for themselves in the city’s underbelly. Despite Geese’s relentless work through odd jobs to support them both, his mother ultimately succumbed to illness and starvation, a loss that would harden his spirit forever. Fueled by grief and a burning desire to surpass the man who abandoned them, a teenage Geese journeyed to Europe. At age 15, he attempted to assassinate his father, only to be thwarted effortlessly by his younger half-brother, Wolfgang Krauser, a prodigious warrior in his own right. Humiliated and broken, Geese sought solace in religion, but the sting of defeat—and the shame of powerlessness—never left him. Determined to never feel weak again, Geese returned to South Town and immersed himself in the pursuit of strength. He enrolled under Tung Fu Rue, learning the sacred art of Hakkyokuseiken alongside Jeff Bogard and Cheng Sinzan. Some accounts suggest he also studied under Tatsumi Suo, the legendary martial artist and grandfather of Blue Mary. But even while he trained, enjoying their company as the Three Brothers of Godly Battles Geese was secretly laying the foundation for his darker ambitions—cultivating connections with South Town’s underworld, using bribes and intimidation to build a criminal network, and recruiting loyal enforcers like Ripper and Hopper. Sensing the corrupt path Geese was on, Tung refused to pass the sacred techniques of Hakkyokuseiken to him, choosing instead to entrust them to Jeff Bogard. Enraged, Geese severed ties with his master and left the school, the seeds of vengeance firmly planted. Turning his focus to domination, Geese set his sights on overthrowing the reigning kingpin of South Town—Mr. Big. Through ruthless tactics, manipulation, and raw power, Geese emerged victorious, establishing himself as the new overlord of the city’s criminal empire. To legitimize his operations and carve out a place to hone his martial arts, he commissioned the construction of Geese Tower—a towering symbol of his rule, ambition, and ego. It would later serve as the headquarters of his sprawling enterprise, the Howard Connection, blurring the line between business tycoon and underworld emperor. Back then, he had no way of knowing that the roots of his ambition and suffering traced back to a far older legacy—one woven into the mystic bloodline of the East. it is Geese who orders Mr. Big to kidnap Yuri Sakazaki in the original Art of Fighting game. Yuri is kidnapped to keep in line Mr. Karate (Takuma Sakazaki), who is being forced to work for Geese - the SNES version of AOF states 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 South Town 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. In 1981, Geese murders Jeff Bogard—his former rival and fellow student—right in front of Jeff’s two young sons, Terry Bogard and Andy Bogard as he was an obstacle to his plans, and he was favored over him by Tung Fu Rue. Jeff may have also attempted to subdue Geese due to his plans, which ended in tragedy for him, like so. With Jeff out of the way, Geese consolidates his power in South Town, enlisting the fiercely loyal Billy Kane as his personal enforcer and champion in his underground King of Fighters tournaments. During his rise to dominance, Geese crosses paths with Marie Heinlein, a woman who brings a rare calm to his violent world. Despite the darkness surrounding him, he falls in love and marries her. In 1989, their son, Rock Howard, is born. But Geese, burdened by his criminal legacy and the cursed bloodline of the Jin Dynasty, makes the painful decision to leave Marie and Rock in seclusion. He believes the dangerous world he inhabits is no place for his family and hopes, in silence, that his son will forge a brighter path than his own. A decade after Jeff Bogard’s murder, fate catches up to Geese. Terry, Andy, and their friend Joe Higashi enter Geese’s latest King of Fighters tournament seeking justice. In a climactic battle atop Geese Tower, Terry confronts him and emerges victorious, sending Geese plummeting from the skyscraper’s heights. Though presumed dead after his dramatic fall from Geese Tower, Geese Howard miraculously survived. Unbeknownst to South Town and his enemies, his recovery was aided by the mysterious powers of an ancient Chinese relic known as the Phoenix Scroll—a powerful artifact said to accelerate healing and restore vitality to its possessor, a part of the legendary Jin Scrolls. Hidden within Geese Tower, the Phoenix Scroll became the key to Geese’s return from the brink. Cloaked in secrecy, he used its abilities to recover in the shadows, biding his time for the right moment to reemerge. As the world moved on, Geese was already preparing for his next move—stronger, more dangerous, and more determined than ever. Geese hears that the scrolls in its entirety grant immortality, so he discreetly searches for them, aiming to complete the entire parts of the scroll to harness its power. Geese resurfaces with a chilling revelation—he has acquired all three legendary scrolls from the Jin twins, Jin Chonshu and Jin Chonrei. These ancient artifacts, brimming with dark martial knowledge and power, pose as much a threat to him as a potential advantage. Understanding the danger they represent, Geese devises a cunning plan: rather than wield their power, he seeks to destroy the scrolls and eliminate any chance of them being used against him. Now stepping back into the public eye, Geese announces his return and hosts a new King of Fighters tournament—not merely for spectacle, but to settle his final score with the Bogard brothers. At the tournament’s peak, he faces Terry Bogard once more atop the newly rebuilt Geese Tower. Their fated duel ends in tragedy: Terry defeats him, but when he reaches out to save Geese from falling, Geese refuses the help, laughing as he wrenches himself free and plummets into the darkness—seemingly to his true death. However, the scrolls that were destroyed—supposedly by Billy Kane—were not the originals. Billy had secretly swapped them with replicas, recognizing their value and the effort it took to obtain them. Even the scrolls Chonrei shredded in his ending were fakes. The true scrolls, and the secrets they contain, remain hidden—leaving behind yet another layer of mystery in Geese Howard’s legacy. Billy's deception in swapping the scrolls would have a profound impact later on, especially with Geese's persistence in clinging on to the mortal plane as a specter. Though believed to have perished for good, Geese Howard makes a brief and haunting return in Real Bout Fatal Fury 2. Thanks to the lingering power of the Jin Scrolls, Geese is able to manifest as a spectral presence—neither fully alive nor truly dead. This temporary resurrection is a direct result of Billy Kane secretly saving the scrolls from destruction, a defiant act that preserves the very force that sustained Geese’s fading essence. In this ghostly form, Geese appears before Billy one final time. Acknowledging his loyal subordinate’s unwavering dedication, Geese entrusts the Howard Connection to Billy, passing the torch of his empire before finally vanishing from the mortal world. Though his body may be gone, Geese's shadow—and the legacy of the Jin Scrolls—continues to loom large over South Town. Geese is a proud and ambitious man who sees himself as a mighty warrior, driven by a deep hunger for power—be it wealth, dominance, or even immortality. This obsession stems from a tragic childhood marked by the loss of his mother and rejection as a stepson. Vengeful by nature, he holds lasting grudges, notably with Krauser and Jeff, whom he ended up killing out of jealousy. Despite his ruthless image, Geese follows a personal code of honor and refuses to cross certain lines. He respects worthy opponents and never underestimates them, especially after being defeated by Terry. Though ruthless, he rewards loyalty and those he deems worthy, like Billy, whom he sympathizes with. He's not above giving cash bonuses to his entire manpower, should an opportunity arise. Geese often picks up hobbies but quickly loses interest—a trait linked to psychopathy and perhaps rooted in his traumatic past and belief in violence as a means of control in the criminal world. Fascinated by Japanese culture, Geese incorporates it into his surroundings, such as the Japanese decor atop Geese Tower. Though estranged from his family, his distance from his son Rock—especially ignoring Marie’s illness—earned him his son's resentment. Yet Geese shows a rare awareness of this strained bond, acknowledging their bloodline and hinting at a desire for Rock to live free from his criminal legacy, a truth revealed in City of the Wolves. Therefore, his departure from Marie and Rock is not because of neglection, it is to protect them from his enemies who tried to exploit his important privacies. Geese fights with a martial arts style fusion of Karate, Aikido, etc fused with energy mastery taught to him by Tue Fung Rue. On the side, he is an excellent administrator figure to his own company, considering his impoverished roots. Geese can gather chi energy from Gaia, the mother-earth. Geese has an incredible control over energy that is gathered from Gaia. Geese can fire a wave of energy called Reppuken and even fire two of them at the same time. The air version is called Shippuken. Geese uses Aikijutsu as his primary fighting style. Aikijutsu is a style with several throws, counter throws and locks. However, it is a style that normally lacks striking attacks, and Geese's strikes seem to come from various disciplines of Japanese martial arts, mainly karate; though he also knows traditional and older schools of Japanese martial arts. While Geese is from the US, his extensive practice of such martial arts has lead nearly all of his techniques to be written and spoken out in Japanese. Geese is a well-built man with short blonde hair and his outfit includes a white Uwagi for his upper garment and red Hakama for his pleated trousers. he is 43 years old.