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{{Infobox character
|name = Geese Howard
|image = Geese Howard.png
|caption = Geese Howard in ''[[Neo Geo Battle Coliseum]]'' by [[Eisuke Ogura]]
|firstgame = ''[[Fatal Fury: King of Fighters]]'' (1991)
|series = [[Art of Fighting]], [[Fatal Fury]] and [[The King of Fighters]]
|creator =[[Takashi Nishiyama]]
|voice = {{Collapsible list|title=[[English language|English]]|Michael Beard (''[[Art of Fighting 2]]'')|[[Ward Perry]] (''Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf'', ''Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle'')<ref>{{cite web|title=Voice Of Geese Howard - Fatal Fury <nowiki>|</nowiki> Behind The Voice Actors|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Fatal-Fury/Geese-Howard/|work=Behind The Voice Actors|access-date=2017-09-16|postscript=. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources|archive-date=2017-09-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917034132/http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Fatal-Fury/Geese-Howard/|url-status=live}}</ref>|[[Richard Epcar]] (''Tekken 7'', ''City of the Wolves'')<ref>{{citetweet|number=1013595516918063104|title=I did indeed. No such footage exists as far as I know.|user=RichardEpcar|author=Richard Epcar|date=July 1, 2018|access-date=August 4, 2018}}</ref>}}{{Collapsible list|title=[[Japanese language|Japanese]]|[[Katsuhisa Namase]] (''Fatal Fury Special'')|[[Kong Kuwata]] (all video games beginning with ''Fatal Fury 3'', ''The King of Fighters: Destiny'', ''Tekken 7'' (special moves and grunts))|[[Hidekatsu Shibata]] (''Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf'', ''Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture'')|Masaaki Ōkura (''Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf 2'' (young))|[[Katsuji Mori]] (Dengeki Bunko CD drama: ''Garō Densetsu'')|Ryoko Gi (New Geese; ''The King of Fighters All Star'')<ref>{{cite tweet|user=KOF_ALLSTAR|number=1312663751687110657|title=【KOF ALLSTARに新ファイター参戦予告！】 「感じさせてやろう。死の恐怖をな。」 姿が変わってしまったギース、KOFASに間もなく参戦！ CV.魏 涼子 プリティー・ギースを動画でチェック！ 次回もお楽しみにSmiling face with smiling eyes ダウンロード▼ http://kofallstar.netmarble.jp #KOFAS #KOF #プリティー・ギース|date=October 4, 2020|access-date=October 15, 2020|language=ja}}</ref>}}
|origin = United States
|nationality = American
|fighting_style = [[Ko-ryū|Ancient Martial Arts]]
}}

{{nihongo|'''Geese Howard'''|ギース・ハワード|Gīsu Hawādo|lead=yes}} is a fictional [[Boss (video games)|boss character]] and the main antagonist of [[SNK]]'s ''[[Fatal Fury]]'' [[fighting game]] series. Debuting in ''[[Fatal Fury: King of Fighters]]'', Geese is the local crime boss of the fictional city of South Town. Geese created and hosts a fighting tournament named "The King of Fighters", in which he faces the brothers [[Terry Bogard|Terry]] and [[List of Fatal Fury characters#Andy Bogard|Andy Bogard]] who want to take revenge for their father's death. After several tournaments in the ''Fatal Fury'' series, Geese is killed by Terry in ''[[Real Bout Fatal Fury]]''. However, he appears in following games without storyline as a "ghost" named {{nihongo|'''Nightmare Geese'''|ナイトメア・ギース|Naitomea Gīsu|lead=yes}}. Geese has also appeared in other SNK's games such as ''[[The King of Fighters]]'' games, in which he seeks to get the power from the creature Orochi and often sends teams representing him. His young self makes an appearance in the second ''[[Art of Fighting]]'' game as the final boss character. He also appears as [[downloadable content]] in [[Bandai Namco]]'s fighting game ''[[Tekken 7]]''.

Outside video games, Geese has appeared in the ''Fatal Fury'' animated adaptations as well as the CGI series ''[[The King of Fighters: Destiny]]''. The character has been popular within both the SNK staff who decided to feature him as a spectre (Nightmare Geese) in games following his death as well as ''[[Tekken]]'' producer [[Katsuhiro Harada]] who believed the character would fit in ''Tekken 7''. Video game journalists have given Geese popular response due to how overpowered Geese acts in his boss appearances across most of his story. Geese's reveal as guest character in ''Tekken 7'' was met with acclaim due to how well he fit within the series' cast.

==Creation and development==
[[File:YoungGeese.png|thumb|left|First appearing in an original video animation, the younger Geese Howard has been popular to appear as an alternate boss character in SNK games.]]
Although Geese was not modeled after any famous person or fictional character, SNK based him on Italian mafia.<ref name="first">{{cite magazine|title=Neo Geo Freak|language=ja|date=August 2000|issue=126|publisher=SNK}}</ref> Geese became famous for his special moves which allows him to interrupt the player's attacks and counterattack in a grab. Sub-boss Billy Kane obtained similar fame with both Geese and him having ''[[The Godfather]]''-like influences that were expanded on later games.<ref name="gamesradar">{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/exploring-the-legacy-of-fatal-fury-the-legendary-fighting-game-series-thats-returning-after-23-years/|website=GamesRadar|access-date=September 22, 2024 |title=Exploring the legacy of Fatal Fury: The legendary fighting game series that's returning after 23 years |date=12 August 2022 }}</ref> SNK was surprised by Geese's popularity in the ''Fatal Fury'' series, topping Terry Bogard in terms of fan response in regard to what players wanted as playable character.<ref name="first"/> ''[[Real Bout Fatal Fury]]'' was originally created with the goal of putting an end to the series' story with Geese Howard's death in the ending, but Geese's high popularity resulted in ''Real Bout Special'' having him again.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.eu.playstation.com/2017/03/27/the-untold-stories-behind-the-games-of-ps4s-fatal-fury-battle-archives-vol-2-out-tomorrow-on-ps4/|title=The untold stories behind the games of Fatal Fury: Battle Archives Vol.2, out tomorrow on PS4|date=27 March 2017|publisher=PlayStation Blog|access-date=October 28, 2019|archive-date=27 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327175936/https://blog.eu.playstation.com/2017/03/27/the-untold-stories-behind-the-games-of-ps4s-fatal-fury-battle-archives-vol-2-out-tomorrow-on-ps4/|url-status=live}}</ref>

According to writer [[Akihiko Ureshino]], Geese's life as a fighter originally began with him being thoroughly beaten by Wolfgang, who was younger than him. Geese is said to have a genius sense for fighting arts, but he is not just a genius. Geese had obtained everything and reached the top, but regardless of the outcome, he put up the best fight with Terry. Calling as an arrogant ruler Geese never have considered the possibility of losing to Terry. However, the moment he actually lost to Terry, he felt strangely satisfied. Ureshino believes Terry had no intention of killing Geese and getting revenge, and at most he just wanted to defeat Geese and make Jeff apologize after he died. Ureshino thinks Terry's feelings were expressed when he instinctively reached out his hand to Geese as he was falling off the building. However, Geese refused even that, and selfishly ended his life, abandoning the future of Billy and the connections he had built up. Ureshino said there are many people who don't want to see Geese as an emaciated old man with gray hair, but perhaps the person who least wants to see him is Geese himself.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://note.com/ureshino_te/n/n1214d0fbc63a|title=【SNK】帝王の死【餓狼】|website=Note|date=11 June 2023 |access-date=August 29, 2024}}</ref>

''Dominated Mind'', the PlayStation version of ''Real Bout Special'', features Geese sporting a halo over his head as a reference to his passing, while the arcade version of ''Real Bout Special'' and ''The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match'' features Geese sporting an aura of chi surrounding his feet, which would later be canonized in ''Maximum Impact 2'' as "Nightmare Geese". If he was a completely bonus character who didn't interact with other characters, a living Geese instead of a Nightmare, but the ''Maximum Impact'' series has a grown-up Rock, and Billy is also participating this time, so the writer Akihiko Ureshino thinks they deliberately chose to have him appear in this form. For Urenshino, it was fun to think about the reactions of Rock, or Billy, who faced Geese's nightmare. Of course, players should also pay attention to how Terry and the other ''Garou'' characters, or Southtown characters like Alsowa and Ryo, react when they come face to face with the revived nightmare.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604132401/http://www.snkplaymore.jp/blog/ureshino/archives/2006/04/post_37.html|url=http://www.snkplaymore.jp/blog/ureshino/archives/2006/04/post_37.html|title=あと４日|archive-date=June 4, 2011|website=SNKPLaymore|access-date=September 13, 2024}}</ref> In response to rumors that Geese was a hidden character in ''Garou'', the Neo Geo staff denied it.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000511171752/http://www.neogeo.co.jp/garou/staff/staff0.htm|url=http://www.neogeo.co.jp/garou/staff/staff0.htm|url-status=unfit|title=Staff Comment|website=Neo Geo|archive-date=2000-05-11 }}</ref>

Geese was first added to franchise ''The King of Fighters'' in ''[[The King of Fighters '96]]''. His inclusion highly awaited by developers and fans, as he was originally meant to appear in the previous game. Geese was partnered with two other SNK bosses, Mr. Big and Krauser. Even throughout the game, this boss team received special treatment. Leitmotif music were prepared for each member and at the time of this title's release, enthusiasm for this game reached a feverish pitch. Numerous special moves were prepared for Geese, but in view of the memory capacity and time required for adjustments, a number of moves had to be left out.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp/english/character/index.php?num=geese|title=Geese|publisher=SNK|access-date=October 27, 2019|archive-date=October 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006202322/https://kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp/english/character/index.php?num=geese|url-status=live}}</ref> The character was meant to return in ''The King of Fighters XII'' and ''The King of Fighters XIII'' but the developers did not have the time to add him.<ref>{{cite book|title=The King Of Fighters: The Ultimate History|page=529|publisher=Bitmap Books|year=2021}}</ref> Due to the importance of Geese's character to SNK, the company decided to include quickly in ''The King of Fighters XIV''. This gave the team pressure in regards to adding his son [[Rock Howard]] as the character came from a game where Geese had been dead for a decade.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2017/jan/03/yamazaki-and-blue-mary-were-left-out-kof14-make-it-feel-more-kof-less-fatal-fury-art-fightings-jack-turner-john-crawley-also-considered/|title=Yamazaki and Blue Mary were left out of KoF14 to make it feel 'more KoF, less Fatal Fury', Art of Fighting's Jack Turner, John Crawley also considered|date=3 January 2017|publisher=Even Thubs|access-date=October 28, 2019|archive-date=10 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910014551/https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2017/jan/03/yamazaki-and-blue-mary-were-left-out-kof14-make-it-feel-more-kof-less-fatal-fury-art-fightings-jack-turner-john-crawley-also-considered/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Design===
In the making of ''Fatal Fury: The King of Fighters'', SNK had multiple doubts how his design should be until it was decided he would wear a gi based on martial arts, as well as his overall name, likeness, and appearance being references to the three boss characters ''Black Gallop'', ''Geese'', and ''King'' from SNK's previous Neo Geo game ''[[The Super Spy]]'' (1990). Despite being American, SNK wanted him to be a man inspired by Japanese culture resulting in his final look.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=『ALL ABOUT 餓狼伝説スペシャル』 72頁|language=ja|issue=72|magazine=Neo Geo Freak|date=January 1994}}</ref> The appearance of Geese in ''[[Art of Fighting 2]]'' was of a younger man with long blond hair wearing a light purple and blue suit with red necktie.<ref>{{Cite book|date=December 2004|pages=112|title=The King of Fighters Fighting Evolution 10th|language=ja|publisher=SNK Playmore|isbn=978-4-575-16431-2}}</ref> The character's popularity in ''Fatal Fury'' and his younger look from the first [[original video animation]] influenced his appearance in ''Art of Fighting 2'' as a hidden boss.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.us.playstation.com/2017/08/29/art-of-fighting-anthology-hits-ps4-today-the-origins-of-an-snk-classic/|title=Art of Fighting Anthology Hits PS4 Tomorrow: The Origins of an SNK Classic|date=29 August 2017|publisher=PlayStation|access-date=October 1, 2018|archive-date=12 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012214627/https://blog.us.playstation.com/2017/08/29/art-of-fighting-anthology-hits-ps4-today-the-origins-of-an-snk-classic/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the ''Fatal Fury'' and ''The King of Fighters'', Geese appears as a middle-aged [[German American]] man with blond short, slicked hair, wearing a [[Keikogi|gi]] with red [[hakama]] and white [[uwagi]] without sandals.<ref>{{Cite book | date=December 2004 |pages=77| title=The King of Fighters Fighting Evolution 10th| language=ja | publisher=SNK Playmore | isbn=978-4-575-16431-2}}</ref> In most games of the ''Fatal Fury'' and ''The King of Fighters'' series - except ''Fatal Fury: King of Fighters'' and ''The King of Fighters '96'' - Geese only wears the red hakama pants with the white uwagi either not present or hanging off the back/sides.<ref>{{Cite book | date=December 2004 |pages=139| title=The King of Fighters Fighting Evolution 10th| language=ja | publisher=SNK Playmore | isbn=978-4-575-16431-2}}</ref> The development team behind ''The King of Fighters XIV'' found his design as one of the most challenging ones to make alongside Terry Bogard's. In the end, he kept his original look but topless.<ref>{{Cite book | year= 2016 | title=The King of Fighters XIV artbook| publisher=Atlus}}</ref> For his "Nightmare Geese", an alternate look was given to the character, making Geese look like a zombie with silver hair, rotten skin and purple flames.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://store.playstation.com/es-ar/product/UP2611-CUSA05533_00-COSTUME000000002|title=KOF XIV: Costume 'NIGHTMARE GEESE'|website=Store PlayStation|access-date=September 22, 2024}}</ref> 
 
[[Katsuhiro Harada]] said that if he could add a guest character into ''[[Tekken 7]]'' it would be Geese, praising the characters as he would fit into the cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/features/12452-tekken-7-interview-katsuhiro-harada-discusses-akuma-tekken-x-street-fighter-pc-port-and-tekken-cart-race|title=Tekken 7 Interview: Katsuhiro Harada Discusses Akuma, Tekken X Street Fighter, PC Port, and Tekken Tennis?!|publisher=Game Revolution|author=Tan, Nicholas|date=22 April 2016|access-date=July 17, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731232518/http://www.gamerevolution.com/features/12452-tekken-7-interview-katsuhiro-harada-discusses-akuma-tekken-x-street-fighter-pc-port-and-tekken-cart-race|archive-date=July 31, 2017}}</ref> He added that both he and an interviewer liked the character which led to the idea of casting him into ''Tekken 7''.<ref name="gamespot">{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/tekken-7-dlc-gameplay-shows-fatal-furys-geese-howa/1100-6454874/|title=Tekken 7 DLC Gameplay Shows Fatal Fury's Geese Howard In Action|website=GameSpot|access-date=November 21, 2017|archive-date=November 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113202841/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/tekken-7-dlc-gameplay-shows-fatal-furys-geese-howa/1100-6454874/|url-status=live}}</ref> While remaining true to Geese's character, Harada stated his movements and design were completely remade so that fans from other series will try to play ''Tekken 7'' and learn its different mechanics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/305185/Between_a_rock_and_a_Harada_place_The_massive_Tekken_interview.php#.Wb6zfe0iTbg.twitter|title=Between a rock and a 'Harada' place: The massive Tekken interview|website=Gamasutra|date=15 September 2017|access-date=September 17, 2017|archive-date=18 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918021346/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/305185/Between_a_rock_and_a_Harada_place_The_massive_Tekken_interview.php#.Wb6zfe0iTbg.twitter|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''The King of Fighters XIV'' producer Yasuyuki Oda was pleased with Geese's inclusion in ''Tekken 7'' and celebrated it by taking a picture with Harada.<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Falcoon|user=snk_oda|number=886729226488954880|date=July 16, 2017 |title=鉄拳7にギース・ハワードの参戦が決定しました！KOF,餓狼共々よろしくお願いします。|access-date=October 28, 2019}}</ref> For ''The King of Fighters XV'', Tomohiro Nakata designed Geese with his business suit but with an emphasis on the black color, believing it fits his evil personality and reinforces his connection with the Howard Connection. Nakata also claimed that Geese's classic gi was still available to select, finding his ''[[hakama]]'' iconic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2022/may/18/kof15-angry-geese-howard-suit/|title=
Special sketch from King of Fighters 15's lead designer features a very angry looking Geese Howard in a spiffy suit|website=EvenThubs|date=
18 May 2022|access-date=September 22, 2024}}</ref>

==Appearances==
===In video games===
Geese first appears as the final boss of ''[[Fatal Fury: King of Fighters]]''. Backstory material reveals that he and fellow martial artist Jeff Bogard trained together under [[Tung Fu Rue]], but he became jealous when Tung chose Jeff as his successor, leading him to murder Jeff in front of his adopted sons [[Terry Bogard|Terry]] and [[Andy Bogard|Andy]]. The central plot of the game centers around the Bogard brothers returning ten years later to avenge their father by defeating Geese in his "King of Fighters" tournament.<ref name="intro">{{cite video game|level=Terry Bogard background|title=Fatal Fury: King of Fighters|developer=SNK |publisher=SNK |date=1991-12-20 |quote="After the death of his father, Jeff Bogard, a talented martial arts, Terry left his home in Southtown. Angered and alone, he trained vigrously and improved on his street fighting style. On the streets, Terry fought with talented fighters from all areas and developed his own domination fighting style. Years of training, fighting on the streets, and the hatred that burned within him strengthened his will to come back and defeat his sworn enemy, Geese".|platform=Neo Geo }}</ref> After the player defeats Geese, he falls from the top of the building, being declared dead during the game's ending.<ref>{{cite video game|level=Terry Bogard ending|title=Fatal Fury: King of Fighters|developer=SNK |publisher=SNK |date=1991-12-20 |quote="August 13th, 1991, Geese Howard dies in the hospital 3 hours after falling from a high rise. The prologue of the newborn legend..."|platform=Neo Geo }}</ref> While Geese does not appear in ''[[Fatal Fury 2]]'', the plot revolves around his half brother [[Wolfgang Krauser]] seeking out the Bogard brothers to test himself against Geese's killers. Geese returns in the revised version of the game, ''[[Fatal Fury Special]]'', where it is revealed that he survived his fall at the end of the first game.<ref>{{cite video game|level=Geese Howard bio|title=Fatal Fury Special|developer=SNK |publisher=SNK |date=1993-09-16 |quote="The world was silent when they heard the news that "Geese Howard is alive". Now Geese's mission is to regain the title of grand champ and pay back to Terry, Andy and Joe for what they did to him".|platform=Neo Geo }}</ref> ''[[Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory]]'' centers around Geese's attempt to return to power by collecting the "Sacred Scrolls of Jin", which is said to give their holder great power.<ref>{{cite video game|level=Jin Chonshu: Delta Park|title=Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory|developer=SNK |publisher=SNK |date=1995-03-27 |quote='''Chonshu:''' Call me, Jin. Jin Chon Shu. I like this town and plan to make it mine. Any objections? As you know, the scrolls you hold are the property of my ancestors. Return them, now. Oh come on, Geese. Don't play the fool, even if you do it so well, hand them over. Your battles with Tung and Krauser led you to our secret. Now come.|platform=Neo Geo }}</ref>

In the next game, ''[[Real Bout Fatal Fury]]'', Geese is once again the final boss in the single-player tournament, confronting the player atop Geese Tower. In either, Terry's or Andy's ending, Geese falls off his tower once again, refusing to accept help from either of the Bogard brothers, leaving Terry to later raise Geese's young son, [[Rock Howard]].<ref name="death">{{cite video game|level=Terry Bogard ending|title=Real Bout Fatal Fury|developer=SNK |publisher=SNK |date=1995-12-21 |quote='''Geese:''' RAISING.... ahhhh... uhu./'''Terry:''' TRIPLE GEYSERRRRR.../'''Geese:''' AHHHHHHHHHHAAAGH!!!!/'''Terry:''' GEEEEEEEEESEEEEE!!!!/'''Geese:''' Hmph... WAH, HAH, HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!/'''Terry:''' ....|platform=Neo Geo }}</ref> Although this game was developed with the intention of featuring the character's death, Geese's popularity resulted in him still appearing in the next titles.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://blog.eu.playstation.com/2017/03/27/the-untold-stories-behind-the-games-of-ps4s-fatal-fury-battle-archives-vol-2-out-tomorrow-on-ps4/ |title=The untold stories behind the games of Fatal Fury: Battle Archives Vol.2, out tomorrow on PS4 |date=27 March 2017 |publisher=PlayStation Blog |access-date=2017-03-28 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327175936/https://blog.eu.playstation.com/2017/03/27/the-untold-stories-behind-the-games-of-ps4s-fatal-fury-battle-archives-vol-2-out-tomorrow-on-ps4/ |archive-date=2017-03-27 }}</ref> Geese appears in the subsequent game which does not feature a plot, ''[[Real Bout Fatal Fury Special]]'', as a hidden final boss named Nightmare Geese.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.garou15th.com/history/series6/index.php |title=Real Bout Fatal Fury Special |publisher=Fatal Fury 15th anniversary website |language=ja |access-date=2009-02-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327231208/http://www.garou15th.com/history/series6/index.php |archive-date=2009-03-27 }}</ref> He also appears as a regular character in ''[[Real Bout Fatal Fury 2]]'', and fifth canon entry of ''Fatal Fury'' series,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.garou15th.com/history/series8/index.php |title=Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 |publisher=Fatal Fury 15th anniversary website |language=ja |access-date=2009-02-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410054120/http://www.garou15th.com/history/series8/index.php |archive-date=2009-04-10 }}</ref> as well as ''Wild Ambition'', a remake of the first ''Fatal Fury'' game.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.garou15th.com/history/series9/index.php |title=Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 |publisher=Fatal Fury 15th anniversary website |language=ja |access-date=2009-10-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328005532/http://www.garou15th.com/history/series9/index.php |archive-date=2009-03-28 }}</ref>

While Geese only appeared as non-playable character in his nightmare form for the "South Town" episode of ''[[Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves]]'', his regular self appeared and mentioned in one of the playable characters' Arcade endings. It is explained in both Billy and Rock's endings that Geese discovered the Jin Scrolls he had been searching are in fact a reincarnation curse that allows those descended from the Jin family to be possessed by their ancestors. Those who were born from Rudolph Krauser von Stroheim's bloodline, namely Geese himself, Wolfgang and Rock are descendants of the third Jin brother, {{nihongo|Tairyu|太竜|Tairyū|lit. Tailong}}. Because of Tairyu's soul is unable to fully reincarnate within Rudolph, Geese nor Wolfgang, his soul is instead synchronized with Rock's because he and the Jin twins are the same generation. To save the world including himself and Rock from the Jin dynasty's curse, Geese had no choice to leave both Marie and Rock behind for their own safety, and wanted his son to find his own brighter path, then entrusted Billy to inherit his legacy and destroy scrolls, before he committed suicide during his final fight against Terry in the first ''Real Bout'' game.<ref>{{cite video game|developer=KOF Studios|title=[[Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves]]|level=Billy Kane and Rock Howard's Arcade Endings}}</ref>

Geese also makes an appearance in the second game in the ''[[Art of Fighting]]'' series. ''[[Art of Fighting 2]]'', which is set a decade before the first ''Fatal Fury'', features a younger Geese Howard as the corrupt police commissioner of Southtown. Geese is revealed to be [[Mr. Big (Art of Fighting)|Mr. Big]]'s boss and the mastermind behind the events of the previous game such as the kidnapping of [[Yuri Sakazaki]].<ref>{{cite video game|level=Intro sequence|title=Art of Fighting 2|developer=SNK |publisher=SNK |date=1994-09-02|platform=Neo Geo}}</ref> If the player wins every match against all the previous computer-controlled opponents without losing a round, the player's character will face Geese Howard as a hidden final boss.<ref>{{cite video game|level=Ryo Sakazaki ending|title=Art of Fighting 2|developer=SNK |publisher=SNK |date=1994-09-02 |quote='''Ryo:''' I will never forgive you!/'''Geese:''' Heh! It's all over./'''Ryo:''' Eat this! Ha oh... waaah. What the heck...!/'''Geese's Bodyguard:''' This way, Mr. Geese./'''Geese:''' I have lost this time, but I'll be back. For now my farewell.../'''Ryo:''' Wait! Where...? Geese!!!|platform=Neo Geo}}</ref> In the non-canon crossover video games ''[[NeoGeo Battle Coliseum]]'' and the [[SNK vs. Capcom|''SNK vs. Capcom'' series]], Geese appears as a playable character; in the latter he commonly appears as a boss character.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://game.snkplaymore.co.jp/official/nbc/character/geese.html |title=Neo Geo Battle Coliseum - Geese Howard |publisher=[[SNK Playmore]] |access-date=2008-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216230107/http://game.snkplaymore.co.jp/official/nbc/character/geese.html |archive-date=2009-02-16 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/consumer/cvss2/|title=Capcom VS. SNK official website|publisher=[[Capcom]]|access-date=2008-08-08|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214151742/http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/consumer/cvss2/|archive-date=2015-02-14}}</ref>

Geese also appears in a few games in ''[[The King of Fighters]]'' series, which does not follow the continuity established by the ''Fatal Fury'' and ''Art of Fighting'' games, despite sharing many characters and plot elements. In ''[[The King of Fighters '96]]'', Geese serves as the leader of the "Boss Team" along with former subordinate Mr. Big and rival Wolfgang Krauser, seeking to find the Orochi power.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kofaniv.snkplaymore.co.jp/english/history/history.php?num=kof96|title=The King of Fighters '96|publisher=The King of Fighters 10th Anniversary Official Website|access-date=2009-02-22|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218125023/http://kofaniv.snkplaymore.co.jp/english/history/history.php?num=kof96|archive-date=2009-02-18}}</ref> Geese would appear again in a non-playable role as the sponsor of the "Special Team" in ''[[The King of Fighters '97]]'', which is composed of [[Billy Kane]], [[Blue Mary]], and [[Ryuji Yamazaki]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kofaniv.snkplaymore.co.jp/english/history/kof97_story/index.php?num=97sp |title='97 Special Team Back Story |publisher=King of Fighters 10th Anniversary Official Website |access-date=2009-03-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528112903/http://kofaniv.snkplaymore.co.jp/english/history/kof97_story/index.php?num=97sp |archive-date=2008-05-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The team would reappear in ''[[The King of Fighters 2003]]'' renamed "Outlaw Team", with Mary (now part of the Women Fighters Team) replaced by Gato from ''Mark of the Wolves''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kofaniv.snkplaymore.co.jp/english/history/kof2003_story/index.php?num=outlow|title=The King of Fighters 2003 Outlaw Team story|publisher=The King of Fighters 10th Anniversary Official Website|access-date=2009-02-22|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528005401/http://kofaniv.snkplaymore.co.jp/english/history/kof2003_story/index.php?num=outlow|archive-date=2009-05-28}}</ref> Geese also appears in ''[[The King of Fighters 2000]]'' as a striker, in the [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] version of ''[[The King of Fighters 2002]]'' and ''[[The King of Fighters XI]]'' as a selectable character, as well as in ''[[The King of Fighters '98#Ultimate Match|The King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match]]'', which brings back the Boss Team from '''96''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/thekingoffighters2002/hints.html|title=The King of Fighters 2002 Hints & Cheats|website=[[GameSpot]]|access-date=2009-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041211083605/http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/thekingoffighters2002/hints.html|archive-date=2004-12-11 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/thekingoffightersxi/hints.html|title=The King of Fighters XI Hints & Cheats|website=[[GameSpot]]|access-date=2009-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060705051741/http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/thekingoffightersxi/hints.html|archive-date=2006-07-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://game.snkplaymore.co.jp/official/kof98um/character/96boss.html |title=The King of Fighter '98 Ultimate Match official website |publisher=[[SNK Playmore]] |access-date=2009-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217192529/http://game.snkplaymore.co.jp/official/kof98um/character/96boss.html |archive-date=2009-02-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is also a playable character in ''The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match'', alongside his "Nightmare" variant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://game.snkplaymore.co.jp/official/kof2002um/character/n_geese/index.html |title=The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match - Nightmare Geese |publisher=[[SNK Playmore]] |access-date=2009-04-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315090246/http://game.snkplaymore.co.jp/official/kof2002um/character/n_geese/index.html |archive-date=2009-03-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The younger version of Geese from ''Art of Fighting 2'' also appears as a boss in ''[[The King of Fighters Neowave]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://game.snkplaymore.co.jp/official/neowave/ |title=The King of Fighters Neowave official website |publisher=[[SNK Playmore]] |access-date=2009-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207193556/http://game.snkplaymore.co.jp/official/neowave/character/index.html |archive-date=2009-02-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He also returned in ''[[The King of Fighters XIV]]'' as a playable character alongside Billy and his butler, Hein.<ref name="tenth teaser">{{cite web|title=THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV - 10th Teaser Trailer| date=31 March 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeB-4s1Cho4|publisher=Youtube|access-date=March 31, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820230235/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeB-4s1Cho4|archive-date=August 20, 2017}}</ref> In the ending, Geese reveals he has not unlocked the secrets of the Jin scrolls yet but these scrolls predicted the events of the tournament.<ref>{{cite video game|title=The King of Fighters XIV|year=2016|developer=SNK|quote='''Billy:''' Mr. Geese, why are you in the KOF on your own accord? / '''Geese:''' In order to confirm a prophechy from the secret scrolls.}}</ref>

Outside the main ''The King of Fighters'' game, he has been present in the spin-offs. In ''The King of Fighters Kyo'' he appears in South Town where he antagonizes the Bogard brothers as well as the protagonist, [[Kyo Kusanagi]].<ref>{{cite video game|title=The King of Fighters Kyo|year=1998|developer=SNK|level=South Town}}</ref> In ''The King of Fighters EX: Neo Blood'' Geese organizes a new tournament in order to obtain the power from the participant [[Iori Yagami]]. After Iori is defeated, Geese will act as a boss character.<ref>{{cite video game|level=Hero Team ending|title=The King of Fighters Ex: Neo Blood|developer=SNK |publisher=SNK |date=2002|platform=Game Boy Advance }}</ref> In ''[[KOF: Maximum Impact 2]]'' and ''Regulation A'', Geese is playable under the name of Nightmare Geese.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://game.snkplaymore.co.jp/official/kof-mi-ra/character/index.html |title=KOF: Maximum Impact Regulation A - Characters |publisher=[[SNK Playmore]] |access-date=2009-04-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228201236/http://game.snkplaymore.co.jp/official/kof-mi-ra/character/index.html |archive-date=2009-02-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His normal persona appears in the mobile phone game ''[[The King of Fighters All Star]]'' as well as ''{{'}}98 Ultimate Match Online''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2019/oct/02/king-fighters-all-star-launches-west-later-month-rewards-pre-registration/|title=The King of Fighters All Star launches in the West later this month with rewards for pre-registration|date=2 October 2019|publisher=Event Thubs|access-date=28 October 2019|archive-date=28 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028174349/https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2019/oct/02/king-fighters-all-star-launches-west-later-month-rewards-pre-registration/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kof98.ourpalm.co.jp/t3/166/3030/1500005053.html|title=クーラ限定ガチャ、開催！|publisher=SNK|access-date=October 28, 2019|archive-date=September 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907221358/http://kof98.ourpalm.co.jp/t3/166/3030/1500005053.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> His ''Art of Fighting'' persona is also available in ''Kimi wa Hero''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.snk-corp.co.jp/official/kimihero/news/archives/1916|title=「アンチ極限流ガチャ」開催のお知らせ|date=19 June 2018 |publisher=SNK|access-date=October 28, 2019|archive-date=October 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006202321/https://www.snk-corp.co.jp/official/kimihero/news/archives/1916|url-status=live}}</ref>

Geese appears as a playable guest fighter in ''[[Tekken 7]]'' as downloadable character.<ref name="geese t7">{{cite web|last1=Ramos|first1=Jeff|title=Geese Howard from Fatal Fury is Tekken 7's new character|url=https://www.polygon.com/2017/7/16/15979398/geese-howard-tekken-7|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|date=16 July 2017|access-date=2017-07-16|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717085804/https://www.polygon.com/2017/7/16/15979398/geese-howard-tekken-7|archive-date=2017-07-17}}</ref> He also appeared in Nintendo's ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as a background character in the King of Fighters Stadium stage and a spirit.

===In other media===
Geese Howard also appears in a trilogy of animated films based on the ''Fatal Fury'' video games, where his voice is provided by [[Hidekatsu Shibata]] in the original Japanese versions and [[Ward Perry]] in the English dubs. The first two installments, 1992's ''[[Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf]]'' and 1993's ''[[Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle]]'', both aired in Japan as TV specials on [[Fuji TV]], while the third film, 1994's ''[[Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture]]'', was a theatrical film. The English adaptations of all three films were released on home video by [[Viz Media|Viz Communications]]. The first two films loosely follows the storyline of the games and both feature Geese as a major character, establishing him and Wolfgang Krauser as half-brothers who share the same father, a plot element which was used in the video game series with ''Fatal Fury Special''.<ref>{{cite video |date = 1999 |title = [[Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf]] |type= [[VHS]] |publisher = [[Viz Media|Viz Video]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite video |date = 1999 |title = [[Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle]] |type= [[VHS]] |publisher = [[Viz Media|Viz Video]]}}</ref> Geese makes a cameo appearance in the third film.<ref>{{cite video |date = 1999 |title = [[Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture]] |type= [[VHS]] |publisher = [[Viz Media|Viz Video]]}}</ref>

In addition to appearing in [[manga]] adaptations of the ''Fatal Fury'', ''Art of Fighting'' and ''The King of Fighters'' games published in [[Japan]], Geese Howard was also the subject of a single-volume manga published in 1996 titled ''The Geese Howard Story'' by Etsuya Amajishi, adapting the character's fictional history from the ''Art of Fighting'' and ''Fatal Fury'' games.<ref>{{cite book|title=Geese Howard Gaiden|language=ja|first=Etsuya|last=Amajishi|year=1996|isbn=4-88199-236-8}}</ref> It was followed by a single-volume sequel in 1997 titled ''Geese in the Dark'', by the same author.<ref>{{cite book|title=Geese no Yami|series=Geese Howard Gaiden Series|language=ja|first=Etsuya|last=Amajishi|isbn=4-88199-411-5|year=1997}}</ref> Geese also appears in many CD dramas and stars in his own character image album.<ref name="geeseimagecd">{{cite web | url=http://vgmdb.net/album/3481 | title=''SNK Character Sounds Collection Volume 3 ~ Geese Howard'' - VGMdb beta | work=VGMdb | access-date=March 8, 2008 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203215455/http://vgmdb.net/album/3481 | archive-date=February 3, 2009 }}</ref> He also sings in a number of [[image songs]].<ref name="geese songs">{{cite AV media notes | author= SNK | chapter= About | year=1999 | title=Neogeo Guys Song Collection | publisher=Pony Canyon Inc. | id=PCCB-00386 }}</ref> In the CGI adaptation of ''The King of Fighters'', Geese reprises his role from ''Fatal Fury'' with one episode showing his background and how he met Jeff Bogard, Terry and Andy's father.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gematsu.com/2017/08/king-fighters-destiny-cg-animated-series-episode-5-now-available-youtube|title=The King of Fighters: Destiny CG animated series episode 5 now available on YouTube|publisher=Gematsu|date=August 31, 2017|access-date=September 13, 2017|archive-date=October 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007071906/https://www.gematsu.com/2017/08/king-fighters-destiny-cg-animated-series-episode-5-now-available-youtube|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
While interviewing Shane Bettenhausen, [[Ignition Entertainment]]'s Director of Business Development, Alex Lucard from Diehardgamefan.com mentioned that one of the characters he wanted to be playable in ''[[The King of Fighters XII]]'' was Geese.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://diehardgamefan.com/2009/04/28/interview-with-ignition-entertainments-shane-bettenhausen-about-the-king-of-fighters-xii/|author=Lucard, Alex|date=2007-04-28|title=Interview with Ignition Entertainment's Shane Bettenhausen About The King of Fighters XII|publisher=[[DieHard GameFan]]|access-date=2009-04-28|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715042913/http://diehardgamefan.com/2009/04/28/interview-with-ignition-entertainments-shane-bettenhausen-about-the-king-of-fighters-xii/|archive-date=2012-07-15}}</ref> Video games publications have added praise and criticism on Geese's character. [[Den of Geek]] listed him as the fifth best ''The King of Fighters'' character commenting he is likable despite being an antagonist as well his moves that allow him to counter enemies' attacks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.denofgeek.com/us/games/king-of-fighters/258397/king-of-fighters-ranking-all-the-characters/page/0/5|title=King of Fighters: Ranking All the Characters|date=14 November 2016|publisher=Den of Geek|first=Gavin |last=Jasper |access-date=July 31, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731191855/http://www.denofgeek.com/us/games/king-of-fighters/258397/king-of-fighters-ranking-all-the-characters/page/0/5|archive-date=July 31, 2017}}</ref> ''GameAxis Unwired'' found the character as one of the most challenging ones, comparing him with other SNK bosses [[Wolfgang Krauser]] and [[Rugal Bernstein]], finding the latter more difficult to beat though.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine= Game Axis Unwired |date= April 2007 |title= Bosses you Love to Hate |publisher= SPH Magazines |page=21}}</ref> ''Complex'' listed him as one of the most challenging bosses in gaming, citing the focus of his fights as well as how the character is hated by many other ones in the story.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2012/03/15-of-the-coolest-boss-battles-ever/rugal-bernstein|title=15 Of The Coolest Boss Battles Ever|magazine=Complex|access-date=October 31, 2017|archive-date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107034934/http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2012/03/15-of-the-coolest-boss-battles-ever/rugal-bernstein|url-status=live}}</ref> 

[[GameSpot]] reviewer Frank Provo comments that Geese's introduction in ''Fatal Fury'' is one of the biggest accomplishments from the game as he notes how Geese continues appearing in other games.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/fatalfury/review.html|title=Fatal Fury: King of Fighters Review|author=Provo, Frank|date=2007-10-10|website=[[GameSpot]]|access-date=2009-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012173558/http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/fatalfury/review.html|archive-date=2007-10-12|url-status=dead}}</ref> Avi Krebs from Gamingexcellence.com noted that Geese was the hardest character of the series to defeat and jokingly commented that even though he fights "while wearing a wristwatch, he pulls out all the tricks possible".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamingexcellence.com/ps2/games/fatal-fury-battle-archives-volume-1/review|title=Fatal Fury: Battle Archives Volume 1 Review|author=Krebs, Avi|date=19 October 2007|publisher=Gamingexcellence.com|access-date=2009-02-18|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219054154/http://www.gamingexcellence.com/ps2/games/fatal-fury-battle-archives-volume-1/review|archive-date=2014-02-19}}</ref> [[IGN]] writer Ryan Clements agreed with Avi Krebs saying that Geese is "almost physically impossible to beat". He also mentioned that due to how difficult Geese is, almost twelve different IGN people had to help Clements to win, being only able to defeat him "resorting to the cheapest, most absurd tactics possible".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/08/16/fatal-fury-battle-archives-volume-1?page=2|title=Fatal Fury: Battle Archives Volume 1|author=Clements, Ryan|date=2007-08-16|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=2009-02-18|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103221020/http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/08/16/fatal-fury-battle-archives-volume-1?page=2|archive-date=2012-11-03}}</ref> Eric Bratcher from [[GamesRadar]] commented that Geese is "the big hook" from the series along with Terry Bogard, labelling Geese as "nearly un-killable".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/fatal-fury-battle-archives-vol-1-review/|title=Fatal Fury: Battle Archives Vol. 1|author=Bratcher, Eric|date=2007-08-29|publisher=[[GamesRadar]]|access-date=2009-02-18|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905064615/http://www.gamesradar.com/fatal-fury-battle-archives-vol-1-review/|archive-date=2012-09-05}}</ref> While reviewing ''[[The King of Fighters Neowave]]'' Gamer 2.0's Patrick Mifflin found that Geese is the "first SNK true villain", and commented that his young appearance featured in such game "can surely be chalked up to being one of the perks of a fighting game that has no story at all".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamer20.com/gamehub/king-of-fighters-neowave-xbox/review/828/|title=King of Fighters Neowave|author=Mifflin, Patrick|date=2006-09-16|publisher=Gamer 2.0|access-date=2009-02-18|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711071149/http://www.gamer20.com/gamehub/king-of-fighters-neowave-xbox/review/828/|archive-date=2011-07-11}}</ref> The Nightmare Geese version from ''The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match'' was compared with ''[[Street Fighter]]''{{'}}s [[Shin Akuma]] in terms of difficulties by [[Eurogamer]] writer Matt Edwards who described him as one of the strongest opponents in the game.<ref>{{cite web |date=November 11, 2010 |access-date=July 17, 2011 |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-11-10-the-king-of-fighters-2002-unlimited-match-review?page=2 |title=The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match - Review |author=Edwards, Matt |website=Eurogamer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114114254/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-11-10-the-king-of-fighters-2002-unlimited-match-review?page=2 |archive-date=November 14, 2010 }}</ref> Geese was also in GameSpot's "All Time Greatest Villains" losing to [[Mother Brain (Metroid)|Mother Brain]] from the ''[[Metroid (series)|Metroid]]''.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=August 3, 2011|url=http://www.gamespot.com/greatest-video-game-villain/vote/battle-hub/index.html?battle_id=2|title=All Time Greatest Villains|website=GameSpot |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100902180253/http://www.gamespot.com/greatest-video-game-villain/vote/battle-hub/index.html?battle_id=2|archive-date=2010-09-02}}</ref> [[Greg Kasavin]] from the same site listed his "Knockdown Throw" special move as the third best move in fighting games commenting that it was one of the first reversal moves ever made in video games way before they became popular. For this reason, Kasavin stated that Geese became "one of the greatest fighting game characters of all time".<ref>{{cite web|access-date=August 3, 2011|url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/gamespotting/030802/p1_01.html|title=The 10 Best Ways to Beat a Dead Horse |website=GameSpot|author=Kasavin, Greg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041112080008/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/gamespotting/030802/p1_01.html|archive-date=2004-11-12}}</ref> The Gamer commented that while Geese dies in ''Real Bout Fatal Fury'', his returns in ''The King of Fighters'' with ''XV'' retaining scrolls with potential for immortality have potential to revive him like other villains in gaming who die several times like Dracula from ''[[Castlevania]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thegamer.com/villains-who-keep-coming-back-wont-die/|title=10 Antagonists Who Just Won't Die|website=The Gamer|date=22 December 2021 |access-date=September 22, 2024}}</ref> [[Red Bull]] regarded Geese as one of the "cheapest" fighting game characters for the challenges he gives the players enough to annoy them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.redbull.com/ie-en/10-cheapest-fighting-game-characters-of-all-time|title=10 cheapest fighting game characters of all time|website=Red Bull|date=5 December 2016 |access-date=September 22, 2024}}</ref> Comic Book Resources praised him not only for his iconic role in ''Fatal Fury'' due to his antagonism with Terry and Andy but how he often appears in ''The King of Fighters'' as a challenging boss.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/popular-iconic-fighting-game-villains/|title=10 Most Iconic Fighting Game Villains|website=Comic Book Resources|date=24 June 2023 |access-date=September 22, 2024}}</ref> As by time in the ''Fatal Fury'' series that Geese's son, Rock Howard, becomes playable Geese is dead, the two never fought. However, some crossovers that featured these two characters have been praised for providing this desire encounter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.denofgeek.com/us/games/king-of-fighters/263308/king-of-fighters-xiv-releasing-a-dlc-pack-on-april-5|title=King of Fighters XIV Releasing a DLC Pack on April 5|date=30 March 2017|publisher=Den of Geek|access-date=September 9, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910043130/http://www.denofgeek.com/us/games/king-of-fighters/263308/king-of-fighters-xiv-releasing-a-dlc-pack-on-april-5|archive-date=September 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.armchairempire.com/Reviews/ps2/neogeo-battle-coliseum.htm|title=NeoGeo Battle Coliseum|date=2008-03-25|author=Kalata, Kurt|publisher=Armchairempire.com|access-date=2009-04-12|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090308011724/http://www.armchairempire.com/Reviews/ps2/neogeo-battle-coliseum.htm|archive-date=2009-03-08}}</ref> 

Raphael See criticized Geese's final fight against Terry Bogard in the series' first [[original video animation]] as due to the chi-like techniques performed by the two fighters rather than actual regular martial arts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=22|title=Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf|publisher=THEM Anime Reviews|first=Raphael |last=See|access-date=March 19, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311081641/http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=22|archive-date=March 11, 2016}}</ref> Upon his addition to ''[[Tekken 7]]'' as downloadable content, Suriel Vazquez from ''[[Game Informer]]'' said Geese would be a good addition despite not being his "favorite Howard".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2017/07/16/king-of-fighters-geese-howard-is-coming-to-tekken-7.aspx|title=Fatal Fury's Geese Howard Is Coming To Tekken 7|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|author=Vazquez, Suriel|access-date=July 17, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731193613/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2017/07/16/king-of-fighters-geese-howard-is-coming-to-tekken-7.aspx|archive-date=July 31, 2017}}</ref> Gavin Jasper from Den of Geek found Geese's reveal as surprising due to lack of possibilities the character would appear as a guest. Nevertheless, he found Geese would fit into the cast as various ''Tekken'' are poor parents, specifically comparing him with ''Tekken''{{'}}s character [[Heihachi Mishima]] due to their actions across their respective series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.denofgeek.com/us/games/tekken-7/266372/tekken-7-geese-howard-announced-as-dlc|title=Tekken 7: Geese Howard Announced as DLC|publisher=[[Den of Geek]]|access-date=July 21, 2017|date=July 17, 2017|author=Jasper, Gavin|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731194917/http://www.denofgeek.com/us/games/tekken-7/266372/tekken-7-geese-howard-announced-as-dlc|archive-date=July 31, 2017}}</ref> Similarly, [[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] found Geese "legendary" and found this crossover between SNK and [[Namco]] as this was the first time a character from the SNK's games appeared into one of Namco.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2017/7/16/15979398/geese-howard-tekken-7|title=Geese Howard from Fatal Fury is Tekken 7's new character|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|access-date=September 13, 2017|date=July 16, 2017|author=Ramos, Jeff|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810170310/https://www.polygon.com/2017/7/16/15979398/geese-howard-tekken-7|archive-date=August 10, 2017}}</ref> VideoGamer.com said that while Geese is "a bit of a horrible bastard really, but in a game like this ''[Tekken 7]'', that means fun".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.videogamer.com/news/tekken-7s-next-dlc-character-is-fatal-furys-mob-boss-villain-geese-howard|title=Tekken 7's next DLC character is Fatal Fury's mob boss villain Geese Howard.|publisher=VideoGamer.com|access-date=September 13, 2017|date=July 17, 2017|author=Hallam, Chris|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913220139/https://www.videogamer.com/news/tekken-7s-next-dlc-character-is-fatal-furys-mob-boss-villain-geese-howard|archive-date=September 13, 2017}}</ref> HardcoreGamer praised the translation of Geese's techniques into the trailer as well as his design as provided by the [[Unreal Engine 4]] commenting that they are "really shining when it comes to his facial expressions and extensive body scarring".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2017/07/16/cowards-be-gone-geese-howard-joins-the-cast-of-tekken-7/265318/|title=Cowards Be Gone – Geese Howard Joins the Cast of Tekken 7|publisher=Hardcoregamer|access-date=September 13, 2017|date=July 16, 2017|author=Peeples, Jeremy|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913220139/http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2017/07/16/cowards-be-gone-geese-howard-joins-the-cast-of-tekken-7/265318/|archive-date=September 13, 2017}}</ref> ''Game Axis'' shared similar comments and liked how ''Tekken'' gathered villains from the other games with the first one being Akuma.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gameaxis.com/news/games/fatal-furys-geese-howard-kicks-way-tekken-7/|title=Fatal Fury's Geese Howard kicks his way into Tekken 7|publisher=GameAxis|first=Ade|last=Putra|date=July 17, 2017|access-date=September 14, 2017|archive-date=September 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915023046/http://gameaxis.com/news/games/fatal-furys-geese-howard-kicks-way-tekken-7/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
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*[http://game.snkplaymore.co.jp/official/nbc/character/geese.html Geese's profile] and [http://game.snkplaymore.co.jp/official/nbc/gallery/geese.html story] at ''[[Neo Geo Battle Coliseum]]'' official website {{in lang|ja}}

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