In Garou, he seeks revenge for the death of his partner, murdered by Freeman. He is cheered on during fights by his friend's son Marky. He fights using Sambo (similar to his distant relative Blue Mary), although much of his fighting style revolves more around direct strikes than grappling. He is also a friend to both Terry and Rock.

Kevin Rian – Kevin is a high-spirited police officer of Second South.

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. In Garou, he has a new look: his long blond ponytail is trimmed, and he has exchanged his trademark red vest, hat, and sneakers for a brown bomber jacket and work boots.

Terry Bogard – The main character from the previous Fatal Fury games and the only returning character in Garou.

He wears a red and white jacket with a white star on the back, similar to Terry's classic vest. His fighting style combines techniques of both Terry and Geese, giving him an edge on both offense and defense.

Rock Howard – Rock Howard is the son of Geese Howard and protégé of Terry Bogard and the new lead character of Garou.

With the tournament and information about Rock's mother, Kain aims to make Rock join him in investigating Geese's legacy. Wanting to find Geese's son, Rock Howard, and understand the meaning of his legacy, Kain creates a new fighting tournament called 'King of Fighters: Maximum Mayhem'. Heinlein wants to take revenge on Geese for the poverty-stricken childhood he suffered and aims to become the new lord of Southtown, more violent than Geese. Additionally, through arcade mode, before facing Grant, the player will face a mid-boss which can be any character from the cast depending on the character the player uses.ġ0 years after crime lord Geese Howard's death, the city of Southtown has become more peaceful leading it to be known as the Second Southtown (having formerly been corrupted by Geese). If the requirements are not met, then Grant will be the final boss and there will not be a special ending. Heinlein, which unlocks an ending once defeating him. If the players manages to win all rounds from the arcade mode with at least a rank of 'AAA', the player will face the boss Kain R. Similar to previous titles, players are given a fighting rank after every round. attack, gradual life recovery, and increased attack damage. mode, granting the player character the ability to use T.O.P. When the gauge reaches this area, the character enters the T.O.P. The game introduces the 'Tactical Offense Position' (T.O.P.) which is a special area on the life gauge.

The two-plane system in which characters would fight from two different planes was removed from the game.

Garou mark of the wolves platforms