The following is a list of video game characters featured in the Fatal Fury fighting game series developed by SNK. The series consists of the original Fatal Fury, Fatal Fury 2, Fatal Fury Special, Fatal Fury 3, Real Bout Fatal Fury, Real Bout Fatal Fury Special, Real Bout Fatal Fury 2, , and .
Series' creator Takashi Nishiyama stated that giving the characters depth was of great importance when making the series. He noted that the first Fatal Fury featured a more polished plot and more fleshed out characters than that of his previous work, the original Street Fighter, which led to the game gaining a strong fanbase. To help market the games, certain character details were revealed in magazine promotions rather than the games themselves.[1]
The table below summarizes every single fighter in the series. A green cell indicates that the character is playable, while a red cell indicates that the character is not playable or does not appear.
| Character | Fatal Fury | Fatal Fury 2 | Fatal Fury Special | Fatal Fury 3 | Real Bout | Real Bout Special | Real Bout Dominated Mind | Real Bout 2 | Wild Ambition | First Contact | Mark of the Wolves | City of the Wolves | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Bogard | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Axel Hawk | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Billy Kane | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Blue Mary | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Bob Wilson | 5 | |||||||||||||
| B. Jenet | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Cheng Sinzan | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Duck King | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Franco Bash | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Freeman | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Gato | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Geese Howard | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Grant | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Hokutomaru | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Hon Fu | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Hotaru Futaba | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Hwa Jai | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Jin Chonrei | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Jin Chonshu | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Joe Higashi | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Jubei Yamada | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Kain R. Heinlein | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Rian | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Kim Dong Hwan | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Kim Jae Hoon | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Kim Kaphwan | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Lao | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Laurence Blood | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Li Xiangfei | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Mai Shiranui | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Marco Rodrigues | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Michael Max | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Preecha | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Raiden/Big Bear | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Richard Meyer | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Rick Strowd | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Rock Howard | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Ryuji Yamazaki | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Ryo Sakazaki | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Sokaku Mochizuki | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Terry Bogard | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Tizoc | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Touji Sakata | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Tsugumi Sendo | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Tung Fu Rue | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Vox Reaper | 1 | |||||||||||||
| White | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Wolfgang Krauser | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Total | 11 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 14 | TBA |