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[edit] Overview
[edit] 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.
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.
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.
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 Creston - 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 Creston.
- 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.