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                            | Before Battle with Rugal (Fatal Fury Team) 
 
			
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                                                                                Congratulations on your victory! The sponsor of the tournament welcomes you with open arms. He wishes to invite you... Please, follow me. |  
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                                                                                Welcome to my museum. |  
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                                                                                Are you the host of this tournament?! Who the hell are you? |  
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                                                                                My name is Rugal. I've heard of you often as the world's strongest fighters who defeated Geese and Krauser. I do wish you would join my collection. |  
				| Collection? |  
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                                                                                Look at the statues around you! These statues are the end result of all fighters I've beaten so far! Aren't they wonderful? |  
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                                                                                Tch! You are the worst opponent that I've ever met! |  
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                                                                                Ha ha ha ha... That's the best compliment that I have ever recieved, Joe. But don't regard me as easy to defeat as Geese or Krauser. Now, let me invite you to the battle stage. |  |  | 
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                            | Fatal Fury Team Ending 
 
			
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                                                                                Even with my new power, I lost. |  
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                                                                                What? My body.....????? |  
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                                                                                No, to meet such a fate! But I'll be back... you jerks! |  
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                                                                                What is going on here? |  
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                                                                                He couldn't control his power. But whose evil shadow...? |  
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                                                                                It gave me a bad case of goose bumps. |  
				| Worse than Geese and Krauser. I fear we'll be facing it, too. |  
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                                                                                Terry... |  
				| Someday, that is. Not now. |  
				| Maybe it's nothing to do with us. |  
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                                                                                Of course. We're no heroes. |  
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                                                                                Well, when the time comes, we'll fight together. |  
				| Yeah, the Kings of Fighters! |  
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                                                                                Geese: I knew Billy would fail... |  
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                                                                                Geese: But next time, I'll be in charge! Later, Terry! |  
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                                                                                Geese: Wah, ha, ha! |  |  | 
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                            | Fatal Fury Team Ending 
 
			
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                                                                                It seems I played around just a little too much... Kagura, your warriors were too much for me... |  
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                                                                                But you will never seal off the Orochi power again. Give it up now, while you still can. |  
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                                                                                Don't flatter yourself, ugly. The Orochi power is as good as locked away! |  
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                                                                                You vain fools... Oh, a fine wind blows. My time has come. |  
				| Hey, you're not getting away! |  
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                                                                                No, I'm not... I'm dying you idiot! I'm being called away... |  
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                                                                                TO HEAVEN! |  
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                                                                                Dear Terry, how are things? Well, it's been over a month since The King of Fighters '96. I'm back to training every day and I'm kicking butt... |  
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                                                                                Mai is... |  
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                                                                                As always in fine form... well, that's all for now. |  
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                                                                                P.S. |  
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                                                                                I'm slated to be the hero soon. Enclosed is a picture I'm sure you'll enjoy. |  
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                                                                                I won't be writing for a while, so, in the meantime, take it easy. |  
				| You too... little brother. |  
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                                                                                Child: Hey, Terry |  
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                                                                                Child: Let's shoot some hoops! |  
				| OKAY! |  |  | 
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                        |   | Prefight: Guile vs. Terry 
 
			
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                                                                                Undefeated in Southtown. The legendary Hungry Wolf, Terry Bogard, I presume. |  
				| Huh? Who're you? ...ha, ha, ha! Sorry, I don't know any cauliflower heads! |  
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                                                                                Drole. Very well. I hear you and Mary are in cahoots, right? |  
				| Hey, cauliflower head! That's top secret! |  
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                                                                                As I thought. Time for the interrogation to begin! Let's go! |  
				| You're subtle as a skunk! OK! Come on! |  |  | 
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                        |   | Prefight (Daimon vs. Terry) 
 
			
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                                                                                That shoulder throw of yours... Your back's not in it! |  
				| Really? It's hard to tell by myself... Could you teach me? |  
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                                                                                Very well! First I will tell you how to properly grab your opponent's belt! |  
				| Uh, that's okay... I don't have that much time on my hands. |  |  | 
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                        |   | Prefight (Iori vs. Terry) 
 
			
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                                                                                A domesticated wolf is no longer a wolf... It's just a lapdog. |  
				| Hey! Why don't you see for yourself whether I'm a wolf or a dog, Yagami? |  
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                                                                                I was offering you a chance to run away. Your idiocy will be the end of you, mongrel! |  |  | 
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                        |   | Prefight (Saiki vs. Terry) 
 
			
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                                                                                "The Legendary Wolf?!" Utterly ridiculous! You haven't even been fighting for 20 years! You call that a legend!? |  
				| Yeah, maybe I'm still just a kid, but I inherited these fists of mine from my father! So just look at it as me continuing his legend... okay? |  
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                                                                                You think that one more generation of that family of yours is going to make any difference? Anything man has ever created shall become meaningless when it is consumed by time! |  |  | 
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                        |   | Prefight (Terry vs. Andy) 
 
			
				| This may not be the time or the place, but just tell me, what's going on between you and Mai? |  
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                                                                                W-what are you talking about, brother? This has nothing to do with the matter at hand! |  
				| It's just that every time I meet her at a tournament, she going on about "my Andy" this and "my Andy" that... You think I enjoy listening to all that stuff? You two should make up your minds already! |  
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                                                                                You and Joe are so mean! Are you trying to agitate me or something? |  
				| Breaking your opponent's pace by taunting him is all part of the fighting business! Didn't you learn in the streets? |  |  | 
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                        |   | Prefight (Terry vs. Robert) 
 
			
				| Hey! Casanova! Long time no see, man! |  
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                                                                                Well, if it isn't Terry Bogard, the fighting freelancer from South Town! |  
				| No need for that freelancer bit in there! Can't you just call me the wandering warrior or something? |  
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                                                                                I know, just kidding! Now, let's get started! |  |  | 
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                        |   | Prefight (Terry vs. Takuma) 
 
			
				| Huh? What's up with the mask, Mr... uh... Tengu? |  
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                                                                                I'm not a tengu! I'm Mr. Karate! K-A-R-A-T-E! KARATE! |  
				| Wow, if you get all excited like that, that must mean you really ARE Mr. Karate... |  
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                                                                                I've had enough! I'm not Mr. Karate! If you don't shut up now, I'll let my fists do the talking! |  |  | 
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                            | Fatal Fury Team Ending 
 
			
				| Man, Joe sure is late... |  
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                                                                                And here we are on our victory lap vacation. |  
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                                                                                And it's been almost three hours since the meeting time... Should someone go get him? |  
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                                                                                Knowing that guy, he probably overslept! Or mixed up his underwear and swim trunks. |  
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                                                                                There she goes again... |  
				| ...Huh? Isn't that Joe? |  
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                                                                                Heeeeey, you guuuuys! |  
				| Joe! The heck're those injuries from?! |  
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                                                                                Is he carrying... a crocodile? |  
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                                                                                Hey! That thing doesn't bite, does it?! |  
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                                                                                Joe... What in the world were you doing? Is that reptile the reason you're late? |  
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                                                                                As if! This is just a little souvenir I picked up for you guys! |  
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                                                                                But more importantly, get this Terry, Andy! I, Joe Higashi, have finally... |  
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                                                                                Gotten Lilly to go on a date with meee! |  
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                                                                                All in unison: Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat?! |  
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                                                                                Lilly... You mean Billy's little sister? |  
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                                                                                Oh yeah, I remember you going on about asking her out if we won the championship. |  
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                                                                                Exactly! That brother of hers kept butting in, but he won't get away with that this time! |  
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                                                                                The story will bring you to tears--heck, I'm getting misty just thinking about it. So? Will ya give it a listen?! |  
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                                                                                The tale of Joe and Lilly's romance extravaganzaaaa?! |  
				| Okay, I'll hear you out! But you gotta use your inside voice. Here, take a drink. |  
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                                                                                I have to admit, I'm curious what you got up to this time... |  
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                                                                                Oh! I bet you gave her some fried crocodile or something! |  
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                                                                                What?! No! Still, you're on the right track with this bad boy! |  
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                                                                                See, what makes a maiden's heart go pitter-patter? Why, flowers of course! |  
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                                                                                No lady would turn her nose up at a nice, big bouquet! So, I popped over to Thailand. |  
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                                                                                Huh, not a bad instinct. Thailand is famous for its exotic flowers. |  
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                                                                                But I didn't just pick some common bloom... |  
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                                                                                I punched my way through man-eating snakes, Hurricane Upper'd a huge, ferocious crocodile, all to get my hands on... THIS! |  
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                                                                                Flower(?): SHAAAAAAAH! |  
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                                                                                Yeeek! What the heck is that gross thing?! |  
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                                                                                Are you sure she'd want to receive that monst-- I mean flower? |  
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                                                                                Sure, I'm sure! "Oh, what a rare and beautiful specimen! Darling, you shouldn't have!" she'll say! |  |  | 
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				| OK! |  
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				| Call me crazy, Ken, but I get the feeling you're not on your A game right now. |  
				| Usually your strikes are red hot. This time they're... a little bit soggy, you get my drift? |  
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                                                                                I got a lot on my mind. |  
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                                                                                Sorry if I disappointed you man. |  
				| Nah dude... |  
				| Your flame hasn't completely died out. |  
				| Knowing you, you'll rise from the ashes of whatever's got a grip on you. |  
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                                                                                ... |  
				| I know, because we got the same fire burning inside of us, right? |  
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                                                                                ...Heh. |  
				| I don't know what kind of trouble you got on your mind, and it's really none of my business... |  
				| But never forget that there's always someone who wants to give you the fight of a lifetime. |  
				| Someone like me, you know! Hahaha. |  
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                                                                                You haven't changed, man. |  
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                                                                                Knowing guys like you who just keep at it without changing a thing... |  
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                                                                                You're a good guy. |  
				| Glad to hear it. |  
				| ...So that means next time we meet, you're gonna bring the extra hot stuff, right? |  
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                                                                                You got it. |  
				| Alright! See ya, Ken. |  
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                                                                                Right, see you around, Terry. |  
				| I'm still on a journey... |  
				| Fight, drink, eat, sleep, repeat... |  
				| Seriously, it's a good life. |  
				| Now, where to tomorrow? |  |  |