Regular characters
Rock Howard Rock is the son of Geese Howard and protιgι of Terry Bogard and the new lead character of Garou. His fighting style combines techniques of both Terry and Geese, giving him an edge on both offense and defense. He wears a red and white jacket with a white star on the back, similar to Terry's classic vest.
Terry Bogard The main character from the previous Fatal Fury games and the only returning character in Garou. In Garou, he has a new look: his long blond ponytail is trimmed, and he has exchanged his trademark red vest, hat, and shoes for a bomber jacket and brown shoes. Terry has a new Desperation Move (the "Buster Wolf"); however, he can no longer perform his original trademark move (the "Rising Tackle"), which now belongs to Rock Howard.
Kevin Rian Kevin is a high-spirited police officer of Second South. He is also a friend to both Terry and Rock. He fights using Sambo (similar to his distant relative Blue Mary),[1] although much of his fighting style revolves more around direct strikes than grappling. He is cheered on during fights by his friend's son Marky. In Garou, he seeks revenge for the death of his partner, murdered by Freeman.
Bonne Jenet Bonne Jenet is a female pirate who is looking for treasure in Second South. Her fighting style involve wind-like projectiles that hit multiple times, and swooping attacks intended to catch opponents with suddenly-changing directions.
Kim Dong Hwan Dong Hwan was taught Taekwondo by his father, Kim Kaphwan, and has a friendly rivalry with his brother Kim Jae Hoon. He is more of a show-off and slacker than his brother, relying more on aerial attacks and juggles (i.e. attacks that strike the opponent into the air uncontrollably). He believes he is a "genius" in the story, and doesn't need to study diligently in order to master Taekwondo, but his father and brother see it differently.
Kim Jae Hoon Jae Hoon was taught Taekwondo by his father, Kim Kaphwan, and is a brother of Dong Hwan's. Jae Hoon admires his father, so he fights more like him than Dong Hwan does, with a combination of high and low attacks with plenty of power behind them. Like his father, he has a strong sense of justice and chivalry, but unlike his brother, he establishes his strength through constant practice.
Gato Gato is a powerful fighter always in search of stronger opponents. He is the older brother of Hotaru Futaba, but hotly denies this. His actual background and motivations aside from these are unknown.
Hotaru Futaba Hotaru is the younger sister of Gato. She searches for her brother. She is generally very polite and charming, and is accompanied by her pet sable, Itokatsu. Her stage takes is a belfry, where a flock of birds removes her cloak.
Hokutomaru Hokutomaru is a ninja who trained under Andy Bogard. He is extremely fast and crafty (with many moves that are among the fastest in the game), making him a nearly unpredictable opponent to deal with. His stage is a traffic accident that he caused, as he was unfamiliar with urban ways due to his age and training. Hokutomaru carries a sword on his back, but he seldom draws it except during one special move.
Khushnood Butt Butt is a Kyokugen-style karate expert, who trained under Ryo Sakazaki. He is named Marco Rodriguez in Japan but was renamed in the U.S. version. He leads a somewhat austere life in a wooded area on the outskirts of town, and fights using powerful, deliberate attacks. Just like Ryo, he has several famous moves from Art of Fighting with some of his own derivatives.
Tizoc Tizoc is a famous pro wrestler in Second South and is seen as a hero in the eyes of children. Somewhat disillusioned, he enters the tournament in order to rekindle his own interest in fighting. His name in Japanese versions of the game is "The Griffon Mask".
Freeman Freeman, real name unknown, is a mysterious English serial killer that fights using slashing movements with his hands as if they were claws. Little is known about him, except that he killed the partner of Kevin Rian, and defeated Kim Kaphwan in a fight, prompting Kim's sons to enter the tournament.
Bosses
Grant - Grant, real name Abel Cameron, is a master of the dark style known as Ankoku Karate. Being Kain R. Heinlein's closest friend and personal bodyguard.
Kain R. Heinlein: Kain is the mysterious host of Southtown's "King of Fighters: Maximum Mayhem" tournament. Being the younger brother of Marie Howard (Geese Howard's deceased wife and thus Rock Howard's mother), he is Rock's uncle.
Garou: Mark of the Wolves - Achievement List
Xbox360Achievements.org - Every Point Counts
There are 12 achievements with a total of 200 points.
Perfect Match (5 points)
Achieve 1 round perfect. (No damage victory)
Blood of Geese Howard (10 points)
Use ROCK, take "Deadly Rave Neo" once. *STORY MODE only
Impregnable Defense (20 points)
Take "Just Defense" more than 10 times in one match. *STORY MODE only
Rage of Mademoiselle (15 points)
Use B.JENET, take "Ennui Mademoiselle" once. *STORY MODE only
Lonely Wolf (10 points)
Clear STORY MODE without encount KAIN. *In default BATTLE SETTING
Invincible Wolf (20 points)
Clear STORY MODE, don't lose any round, any continue, don't encount KAIN *In default BATTLE SETTING
Legendary Wolf (25 points)
Clear STORY MODE, don't lose any round, any continue, encount KAIN. *In default BATTLE SETTING
Survivor (10 points)
Achieve more than 7 straight victories in SURVIVAL MODE.
Hunter (30 points)
SURVIVAL MODE Clear.
Bishop (10 points)
In Xbox LIVE MODE, achieve more than 10 victories in total. *Only in RANKED MATCH
Knight (15 points)
In Xbox LIVE MODE, achieve more than 20 victories in total. *Only in RANKED MATCH
King (30 points)
In Xbox LIVE MODE, achieve 5 straight victories. *Only in RANKED MATCH
I can barely understand some of those achievements.
Deffo. getting this, even though I'm not as into SNK's fighters as I am Capcom's... well I have one friend who is a hardcore SNK fanboy, so we will probably be challenging each other a lot at it. Plus I gotta get a bit more mileage out of my SF4 pad :)
It's too bad that the Real Bout series will more than likely never see the light of day on XBLA (unless it's in some future compilation). I've always prefered the plane shifting and characters of that series over Mark of the Wolf.
They really should've ported RBSpecial or RB2 over instead of Fatal Fury Special.
Great matches tonight Lyte. I was getting too tired to continue on at the end. Missing a bunch of moves and getting my ass handed to me because of it. You're first player I've fought today that actually put up a good fight.
I hear the netcode is crap. Any truth to that?
Ive been wanting to get into a 2d beat em up for YEARS...... but Ive never got around to picking one up and getting good at it.
should I get this? Lyte you are the expert on all things beat-em-up, fill me in! I was pretty good at Street Fighter 2 :-\ Is there a command list in game and/or a tutorial?
Fuck this game,
KOF '98 ULTIMATE MATCH HITS XBLA THIS WEEK! :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
Fuck this game, KOF '98 ULTIMATE MATCH HITS XBLA THIS WEEK! :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
Fuck this game, KOF '98 ULTIMATE MATCH HITS XBLA THIS WEEK! :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
Fuck this game, KOF '98 ULTIMATE MATCH HITS XBLA THIS WEEK! :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
Netcode will probably suck. :'(
Howard is a pussy, who plays with that cigarillo?
Tizoc and Butt are the real damage dealers :punch
Howard is a pussy, who plays with that cigarillo?
Tizoc and Butt are the real damage dealers :punch
My Hotaru will both kick your Butt and Zoc in the buttocks. :punch
Kevin >>> Hokutomaru >>> Hotaru
Kevin has a pretty devastating combo that does around 70% damage.