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Rock Howard

Rock in KOF: Maximum Impact 2 (KOF 2006)
Game series Fatal Fury series
King of Fighters series
First game Garou: Mark of the Wolves
Voice actor(s) Eiji Takemoto, Mike Lane (English)
In-Universe Information
Age 17 years old (MOTW)
Height 178 cm (5'10")
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Blood type B
Nationality Flag of United States USA
Likes Touring and playing the bass (he can copy any song he hears once), basketball
Dislikes People who boast all the time

Rock Howard (ロック・ハワード Rokku Hawādo?) is a video game character who was introduced in SNK Playmore's fighting game Garou: Mark of the Wolves, the last chapter in the Fatal Fury series. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 337 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (900 × 1600 pixel, file size: 528 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Rock Howard in KOF: Maximum Impact 2 (KOF 2006) htp://www. ... Fatal Fury , lit. ... The King of Fighters ), or KOF for short, is a fighting game series by SNK that debuted in 1994. ... Eiji Takemoto (竹本英史 Takemoto Eiji) is a Japanese seiyu born on 7th March 1973 in Yamaguchi Prefecture. ... It is popularly believed in Japan that a persons ABO blood type or ketsu eki gata is predictive of their personality, character, and compatibility with others, similar to the Western worlds Astrology. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... There are a range of musical instruments that can be collectively be regarded as bass instruments since they are in the bass range. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Fictional character. ... SNK Playmore (formerly SNK) is a Japanese video game hardware and software company. ... This article describes competitive fighting games in which opponents face off in a battle. ... Fatal Fury , lit. ...

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History

Rock is the son of the most noteworthy crime lord--and most feared fighter--in all of Southtown, Geese Howard. Since Geese never acknowledged him, Rock was raised solely by his mother, Marie Heinlein. When Rock was barely eight and a half years old, Marie contracted a fatal disease, and died while in Rock's care. When Geese is defeated by Terry Bogard on top of Geese Tower, he refuses Terry's help and falls to a presumed death, Rock now having lost both his parents. It is unknown whether through Geese's wishes or his own realization, yet Terry adopts Rock and takes him under his wing. This article or section on a video game-related subject may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ... The term disease refers to an abnormal condition of an organism that impairs function. ... Terry Bogard ) is a video game character created by SNK, and is the main character of the Fatal Fury series. ...


As the years go by, Rock becomes a formidable fighter, due in no small part to having been trained by Terry. Approximately ten years after Geese's death, Second Southtown was established. During this time, a new King of Fighters tournament dubbed Maximum Mayhem, which Rock and Terry both decide to join.


By the end of the tournament, Rock finds his final opponent is Kain R. Heinlein, who reveals himself to be its host and Rock's uncle. Upon winning, Rock discovered that the tournament was orchestrated by Kain to bring Rock to him. Kain, aware that Geese Howard's will held presumably valuable secrets, but unable to discover them without assistance, won Rock's aid in working through the document by offering information regarding Rock's mother--whom Kain claimed was still alive. Terry accepts Rock's decision to become Kain's new partner, with Rock promising to return. [1] Kain R. Heinlein is a video game character and is the final boss from the fighting game Garou: Mark of the Wolves. ...


Rock's Gameplay

His movelist is an amalgam of his mentor, Terry Bogard, and his father, Geese Howard. Terry Bogard ) is a video game character created by SNK, and is the main character of the Fatal Fury series. ... This article or section on a video game-related subject may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ...


He possesses several of Geese's trademark moves such as the Reppuken, Double Reppuken, Raging Storm DM, the Shinkunage throw, reversals, and the Deadly Rave SDM. Moves loaned from Terry include the Rising Tackle, variants of the Power Dunk and Crack Shoot moves, along with his Shine Knuckle, which is a DM version of Terry's Burning Knuckle. In addition, Rock's Hard Edge is similar to Geese's Evil Shadow Smasher.


Also, his Crack Counter is a reversal that can be directed high or low akin to Geese, where upon succeeding, Rock slams an opponent with a kick that resembles Terry's Crack Shoot.


Trivia

  • Rock's character designer is the same as K's, which explains the similarities in appearance.
  • Rock is very shy around women, having been surrounded by men his whole life.
  • Rock's face looks similar to Kaede from The Last Blade, featuring nearly identical hair color, style and eyes. Possibly to take a jab at this similarity, SNK Playmore included Kaede's outfit as an extra uniform for both KOF: Maximum Impact games.
  • The name of Rock Howard's stage music is named Spread the Wings The refrain is nearly identical to the Techno/Trance Pop song "Children" by Robert Miles.
  • The kid that stayed with Terry's ending in Fatal Fury 3 is Rock. "All About SNK" has also confirmed this.
  • Rock's favorite hobby is pick up basketball, as verified in Maximum Impact 2 (KOF 2006). Though as of yet unconfirmed officially, it is believed that Rock is terrible at the sport, as seen in the opening CG, Terry's RBFF ending and from a few fan-made mangas. This lends to the idea of Rock upholding Terry Bogard's "never give up" motif.
  • In the game King of Fighters Maxium Impact 2 (2006 in the US) the secret character Ninon appears to have a crush on Rock Howard. In their special intro she says "Just my type too."

This article or section on a video game-related subject may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ... Kaede is a character in The Last Blade, a video game series created by SNK. He is considered the main protagonist of the series. ... The Last Blade (幕末浪漫 月華の剣士: Bakumatsu Roman Gekka no Kenshi which roughy tranlates as Bakumatsu Romance The Swordsman of Moon Flower), or LB for short, is a fighting game series created by SNK for the Neo-Geo arcade and home system. ... SNK Playmore (formerly SNK) is a Japanese video game hardware and software company. ... Robert Miles (born Roberto Concina, November 3, 1969, in Neuchâtel) is a Swiss record producer, composer and musician in trance, ambient, techno and other kinds of electronic music. ... Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by throwing a ball through a 10-foot high hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... Manga )   (pl. ...

References

  1. ^ Garou: MOTW Rock's ending in Video Game Museum

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  Results from FactBites:
 
Rock Howard (645 words)
Rock Howard is a character who was introduced in SNK Playmore's Garou: Mark of the Wolves.
Rock is the son of the most noteworthy crime lord and most feared fighter in all of Southtown, Geese Howard.
Rock is a young man who has such a troubled past, and because of this, can't seem to make any amends at all, neither attempt to live by his own ideals.
Clemson University :: The Official Athletics Site (1913 words)
Howard stepped onto the rolling hills of Clemson in 1931 fresh from the varsity football ranks at the University of Alabama where he was a first stringer on Wallace Wade's 1930 team that drubbed Washington State, 24-0, in the 1931 Rose Bowl.
Howard kept his hands in football as he served as the chief recruiter for the Gray squad in the annual Blue-Gray game in Montgomery, AL.The Blue squad recruiter was Don Faurot, who opposed Howard in the 1949 Gator Bowl.
Howard has also been inducted into the Helms Foundation Hall of Fame in San Francisco, CA., is an honorary member of the National Athletic Trainers Association, and is a member of the Hall of Fame of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.
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