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I was looking at some older threads and saw that I completely missed a statement that was made in regards to Geese being Terry's father. I wanted to take the opportunity to address the position since I have seen this theory before:
http://bohyou.vis.ne.jp/neogeo/fatalfury/kousatu04.htm
An image was previously mentioned that is present in the psx version of Real Bout. This is the aforementioned image:
The text reads "Father and child...?...".
However, I wanted to propose that this image was not meant to insinuate that Geese is Terry's father, but rather is an allusion to the abandonment of the paternal relationship between Geese and Rock as he pursued his path of ambition (a story depicted in the images prior to the one above). Aside from the fact that no official materials cite Geese as being father to Terry or Andy (despite the resemblence), the image is simply portraying Geese reminiscing on past times with Terry (prior to Jeff's murder) and perhaps imagining what could have been with regards to his own son, Rock.
Much like Terry, the audio drama "Legend of Geese"* (4 parts) portrays Geese as a wolf looking up and challenging the heavens. Terry and Geese are essentially two halfs of the same coin. Geese and Terry both lost family to South Town, and one easily could have become the other under the right circumstances. The "Before REAL BOUT - Only the loney can be the strongest."** preface was meant to underline this fact and ends with Geese pondering his path (his abandonment of Rock). Of course, as we all know, after beating the game with Terry, Geese chooses death and Terry adopts and raises Geese's son starting a new chapter in South Town...
Lastly, I wanted to propose that the cover also serves as a neat allusion to the parallel fate relationship between Terry and Geese.
Sources:
*"SNK Character Sound Collection Vol. 3 Geese Howard" (Tracks 1, 13, 21, and 30)
** Real Bout Garou Densetsu, game manual (psx version)
http://bohyou.vis.ne.jp/neogeo/fatalfury/kousatu04.htm
An image was previously mentioned that is present in the psx version of Real Bout. This is the aforementioned image:
The text reads "Father and child...?...".
However, I wanted to propose that this image was not meant to insinuate that Geese is Terry's father, but rather is an allusion to the abandonment of the paternal relationship between Geese and Rock as he pursued his path of ambition (a story depicted in the images prior to the one above). Aside from the fact that no official materials cite Geese as being father to Terry or Andy (despite the resemblence), the image is simply portraying Geese reminiscing on past times with Terry (prior to Jeff's murder) and perhaps imagining what could have been with regards to his own son, Rock.
Much like Terry, the audio drama "Legend of Geese"* (4 parts) portrays Geese as a wolf looking up and challenging the heavens. Terry and Geese are essentially two halfs of the same coin. Geese and Terry both lost family to South Town, and one easily could have become the other under the right circumstances. The "Before REAL BOUT - Only the loney can be the strongest."** preface was meant to underline this fact and ends with Geese pondering his path (his abandonment of Rock). Of course, as we all know, after beating the game with Terry, Geese chooses death and Terry adopts and raises Geese's son starting a new chapter in South Town...
Lastly, I wanted to propose that the cover also serves as a neat allusion to the parallel fate relationship between Terry and Geese.
Sources:
*"SNK Character Sound Collection Vol. 3 Geese Howard" (Tracks 1, 13, 21, and 30)
** Real Bout Garou Densetsu, game manual (psx version)
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) and was depicted long before even MOTW meaning Rock was always an intended plot point:
