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|caption        = [[File:FatalFurySymbol.svg|50px|class=invert]]<br>Official artwork of Terry Bogard from ''Capcom Vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000''.

|lastappearance = ''Metal Slug ATTACK'' (2022)

|console        = Neo Geo MVS

'''Terry Bogard''' ({{ja|テリー・ボガード|Terī Bogādo}}, ''Terry Bogard'') is the main protagonist of the {{uv|Fatal Fury}} series. Originally an orphan, Terry and his younger brother Andy begin their journeys as martial artists in order to avenge their adoptive father, Jeff Bogard, who was murdered by the crime lord Geese Howard. Over time, Terry becomes renowned as a talented fighter who seeks to continue protecting his hometown alongside Andy and their mutual friend and fellow martial artist Joe Higashi.

Terry is a recurring character in ''The King of Fighters'' series, where he is the core leader of the ''Fatal Fury'' Team, usually with Andy and Joe as his teammates, in the series' main timeline. Due to being a crossover series like the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], ''The King of Fighters'' series ignores the continuity of many of the previous games of each series that it features. For example, characters from ''Fatal Fury'' and its prequel series ''Art of Fighting'' are depicted as around the same age as one another, despite ''Art of Fighting'' being set over a decade before the events of ''Fatal Fury''. Although both first and second games’ storylines of both ''Art of Fighting'' and ''Fatal Fury'' are being acknowledged in this continuity. Another notable example is that Rock was still raised by Terry in spite of Geese and Krauser's deaths being ignored. However, the 3D fighting game spin-off series ''The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact'' is heavily based on the storyline of ''Mark of the Wolves'', where Geese perished at the end of ''Real Bout Fatal Fury''{{'}}s tournament, thus making it a direct follow-up to the main ''Fatal Fury'' shared universe games.

Outside of these series, Terry has become a mascot for SNK as a whole like [[Ryu]] to [[Capcom]], often appearing alongside the company logo in promotional material. This has led to a plethora of guest appearances in other media such as numerous crossovers where he is often a headliner for the SNK side of the title. Of particular note is the game ''{{iw|wikipedia|SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy}}'', where Terry appears as a female with a new character design and voice. This is caused by antagonist Kukri creating a pocket dimension where various female SNK characters find themselves in. Any non-female characters trapped in this dimension turn female while inside. Terry's ending depicts the ending of ''Real Bout: Fatal Fury'' where Geese Howard willingly falls off Geese Tower to his death while Terry watches, only for Terry to turn around and find a menacing Rock Howard, who proceeds to boot him off the edge. Terry then suddenly awakens in his apartment and realizes it was all a nightmare.

The overwhelming majority of Terry's moveset consists of attacks he has used throughout the ''Fatal Fury'' and ''The King of Fighters'' series, although his up aerial is unique to ''Ultimate'' because of the lack of a reasonably corresponding attack.<ref name=Tutorial/> Like {{uv|Street Fighter}} characters {{SSBU|Ryu}} and {{SSBU|Ken}}, Terry always faces his opponent during 1v1s, and several of his normal moves can be canceled into his special moves.<ref name=Tutorial>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yK3VltKv3JI Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Mr. Sakurai Presents "Terry Bogard"]</ref>

|ko={{rollover|테리|Teli|?}}, ''Terry''

*Terry is the first fighter to have debuted on the Neo Geo MVS consoles and arcade cabinets.

*Terry is the second third-party character who represents numerous series by the same company with his design elements, moveset, spirits, and music selection, following [[Pac-Man]].

*Terry's ''Fatal Fury'' and ''Neo Geo'' hats make him the third playable character to sport a piece of clothing with a real-life brand, following [[Diddy Kong]] with his [[Nintendo]] hat and [[Banjo]] with his [[Rare]] backpack.