Terry Faces the Fury!
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is huge. Not just in terms of hype and importance and sales potential, but just in terms of sheer stuff. The Nintendo Switch mascot fighter features over a hundred stages, nearly a thousand songs, and too many Pokemon and items and Assist Trophies to think of crammed onto a cartridge you can plan on the go or on a TV. When you have as many big franchises as Nintendo, putting them all in one game will make that game is very big boy indeed.
But the biggest, most exciting thing about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is its mind-blowing, heartwarming roster of playable characters. Fighting games pride themselves not just on the strength of their mechanics but the strength of its fighters, especially in a crossover fighters like this. And Super Smash Bros. Ultimate crushes all rivals by including every single playable character from the across the four previous games in the twenty-year-old series. Include the new combatants and so far we have over 70 fighters to wrap our heads around. We’re excited, but we’re also intimidated. So to get ready for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, every day, character by character, we’re creating the ultimate guide to all of its characters. Today’s fighter: Terry Bogard.
Who Are They?
The Legendary Wolf, Terry Bogard is a American fighter and basketball player with a backstory benefiting absurd fighting game lore. After his father is killed by crime lord Geese Howard, Terry enters the King of Fighters martial arts tournament to claim revenge. Geese eventually falls off a building to his death. Terry then adopts his son Rock Howard. Terry was a lady once, too.
Smash History
Terry is the fourth DLC guest character of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighters Pass. As the star of Fatal Fury, he’s here to pretty much represent the entire rich SNK universe from King of Fighters to Metal Slug to Samurai Shodown. His debut trailer even features an extensive rundown of Neo Geo home arcade hardware.
What Looks New in Ultimate?
Like Ryu and Ken, Terry is a fascinating example of translating more traditional fighting game concepts to Smash Bros. His special moves come out differently based on timing, positioning, and command input. You can cancel normals into specials. If you’ve taken high damage you can unleash even stronger attacks. And even his stage features walls characters bounce off of, potentially leading to types of combos you normally don’t see in this game.
Our Hopes?
Terry Bogard might not be a titanic gaming icon, but the history of SNK is absolutely worth celebrating. Sakurai’s admiration for the series is infectious. But while we understand that Smash Bros. is a game for good little boys and girls, we do hope that Mai Shiranui gets some kind of representation. Just give her a coat!
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is available now. Read our review of this majestic video game pageant. And for more check out cool Switch games to play that aren’t Smash Bros., because those definitely exist.
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