Art of Fighting/Walkthrough

Main Heroes

 * Ryo Sakazaki - The main character of Art of Fighting 1 and 2. He is a master of Kyokugen Karate.
 * Robert Garcia - Best friend of Ryo and also a master of Kyokugen Karate. Robert is the main protagonist in Art of Fighting 3.

Characters introduced in Art of Fighting
Total number of Characters: 10 

New Characters: 10

(Jack, John, King, Lee, Mickey, Mr.Big, Robert, Ryo, Takuma (as Mr.Karate), Todo)
 * Jack Turner - Leader of the Southtown bike gang known as the Neo Black Cats.
 * John Crawley - US Military Martial Arts Instructor.
 * King - A female bouncer disguised as a man.
 * Lee Pai Long - A master of Chinese martial arts and noted expert of Chinese medicine.
 * Mickey Rogers - A former professional Boxer worker as a henchman for Mr. Big.
 * Mr. Big - The seedy and corrupt crime lord of Southtown and right-hand man of Geese Howard.
 * Takuma Sakazaki - The most established known Kyokugenryu Karate practitioner. Is forced into working for Geese Howard in AOF1.
 * Ryuhaku Todoh - The creator and main teacher of Todoh style karate. One of the main rivals of Takuma Sakazaki.

Characters introduced in Art of Fighting 2
Total number of Characters: 12 + 1 unplayable 

Characters reappearing from previous game: 9

(Jack, John, King, Lee, Mickey, Mr.Big, Robert, Ryo, Takuma)

Characters not reappearing from previous game: 1

(Todo)

Characters reappearing from other Games: 1

(Geese)

New Characters: 3 

(Kisaragi, Temjin, Yuri)
 * Geese Howard (from Fatal Fury) - The Kingpin of crime in Southtown. The main antagonist of AOF 1 and 2. (Appears only as a not playable secret boss character and a hidden boss character in the SNES version)
 * Eiji Kisaragi - An assassin ninja from the feared and respected Kisaragi clan.
 * Temjin - A good-hearted wrestler from Mongolia.
 * Yuri Sakazaki - The daughter of Takuma Sakazaki and also a student of Kyokugen Karate.

Characters introduced in Art of Fighting 3
Total number of Characters: 10 

Characters reappearing from previous game: 2

(Robert, Ryo)

Characters not reappearing from previous game: 11

(Geese, Jack, John, King, Kisaragi, Lee, Mickey, Mr.Big, Robert, Ryo, Takuma, Temjin, Yuri) New Characters: 8 

(Jin, Karman, Kasumi, Lenny, Rody, Sinclair, Wang, Wyler)
 * Jin Fu-Ha - A martial arts student who was betrayed by Eiji Kisaragi and seeks to kill him.
 * Karman Cole - An employer of the Garcia Foundation searching for Robert Garcia.
 * Kasumi Todoh - The daughter of Ryuhaku Todoh looking for a way to avenge her father.
 * Lenny Kreston - A private investigator hired to find Freia Lawrance. Partner of Rody Birts.
 * Rody Birts - A private investigator hired to find Freia Lawrance. Partner of Lenny Kreston.
 * Sinclair - An attractive young woman that appears to be of Indian descent. Fights with a sword.
 * Wang Koh-San - An artist and good friend of Dr. Lee Pai Long. Travels the world with his pet pelican Hoeh-Hoeh looking for insperation.
 * Wyler - A scientist working on a powerful elixir. The main Antagonist of AOF3.