Summary

Wolfgang Krauser, also known as the "King of Darkness", is the main antagonist of Fatal Fury 2. A crime lord from Germany and also Geese's half-brother, Krauser's influence on the criminal underworld of the whole planet is so great that it was the sole reason why Geese didn't try to expand his sovereignity outside of South Town, despite him being also known worldwide for his criminal activities. The two were considered the most powerful fighters on the planet, and avoided each other for years, but something started to draw them closer, making their confrontation imminent.

However, Geese was suddenly defeated and apparently killed by Terry Bogard at the end of the second "The King of Fighters" tournament, as if the heavens themselves didn't want Geese and Krauser to fight. With his half-brother gone, the only way for Krauser to prove his absolute superiority was to defeat the man who bested Geese, and so he hosted another "The King of Fighters", hoping to draw Terry to him. His wish was granted, as Terry won all of his matches and eventually reached Krauser to his castle. Despite his great strength, not even the "King of Darkness" could defeat the "Hungry Wolf", who stood victorious at the end of the tournament. Satisfied with having met his match in such a strong opponent, Krauser ultimately decided to take his own life.^[3]

He is 200 cm tall, weighs 145 kg, likes collecting medieval antiques, chivalry, classic music and every kind of food, while he dislikes vanity and falsehood.^[4]

Powers and Stats

Tier: 9-B

Name: Wolfgang Krauser, epithet "The King of Darkness"

Origin: Fatal Fury

Gender: Male

Age: Unknown

Classification: Human, Martial Artist, Crime Lord

Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Genius Intelligence, Martial Arts Master, Fire Manipulation, Chi Projection, Aura (Can manifest a chi aura), Air Manipulation and limited minor Flight (Via Gigantic Cyclone), Damage Boost (Can perform super attacks that deal much more damage than normal), Acrobatics (Can somersault jump forward and backwards, aerial combos, perform several acrobatic techniques and land of his feet after being hit in mid-air)

Attack Potency: Wall level (Easily defeated Hwa Jay and Michael Max at the same time, then proceeded to overwhelm Duck King, Tung Fue Rue and Richard Meyer.^[5] Stronger^[6] than Jeff Bogard, the only man who could frighten^[7] Geese, and his presence alone^[8] prevented the latter from expanding his criminal empire outside of South Town. Every Fatal Fury character can destroy large walls, pillars and many other structures)

Speed: Superhuman (Fast enough to react to and block attacks such as Cheng Sinzan's Taio Sho and Bob Wilson's spinning kick; the latter can spin so fast to make his hair catch fire.^[9] Superior to most of the cast and comparable to Terry and Geese)

Lifting Strength: Class 50 (Stronger than Cheng Sinzan, who can toss a large statue at high speed.^[10] Can explode^[11] his armor simply by flexing his muscles)

Striking Strength: Wall level

Durability: Wall level (Able to withstand the force of his own strikes and those of characters as strong as him)

Stamina: Superhuman (All the Fatal Fury characters have consistently demonstrated to be able to to fight for hours and even entire days)

Range: Standard Melee Range; Several Meters with Projectiles

Standard Equipment: Leg guards

Intelligence: Genius (A crime lord who reigns the underworld of the whole planet from the darkness and whose influence is so vast to be the reason why Geese never tried to expand his business outside of South Town.^[6][8] Very cultured because of his nobiliar origins, and his often depicted and stated to like enterteinments typical of people with a high social status.^[4] A master martial artist whose style encompasses many disciplines.^[4] His skill is at the very least comparable to Geese's, and he also made short work of highly skilled fighters, even while challenged by two of them at the same time.^[5] He has never been defeated prior to his encounter with Terry.^[3] Krauser possesses the most excellent body and fighting senses of his entire family, which dates back in the history of Europe, and has gotten everything at a young age. He treats fighting as an art and he compares his genius in martial arts to Mozart and Gotti's for art.^[12] Not interested in sports, but claims that he can do any of them.^[4] Krauser is also skilled in all forms of gambling^[12])

Weaknesses: None notable

Notable Attacks/Techniques:

• Unique Attacks
• Throws
• Special Attacks
• Super Attacks

• Death Hammer: A powerful overhead punch.
• Hook Uppercut: A fierce uppercut.
• Kaiser Body Press: Krauser somersaults in mid-air and outstretches his whole body while diving onto the opponent.
• Consecutive Punch: Krauser attacks with a flurry of punches using a single arm.
• Diving Elbow: After knocking an opponent down, Krauser falls elbow-first on them.

Hook Uppercut

Kaiser Body Press

Consecutive Punch

Diving Elbow

• Neck Hang Blow: Krauser grips the opponent by the neck, lifts them off of the ground and punches them several times.
• Knee Smasher: Krauser holds the opponent by the shoulders and knees their midsection, tossing them either forward or backwards.
• Lift Up Blow: Krauser lifts them opponent over his head and punches them away. Alternatively, Krauser throws the high into the air, and then strikes them as they fall down.

Neck Hang Blow

Knee Smasher v.I

Knee Smasher v.II

Lift Up Blow v.I

Lift Up Blow v.II

• Blitz Ball: Krauser tosses a fireball at the opponent.
• Leg Tomahawk: Krauser leaps forward, rotating his legs and performing an axe kick.
• Dangerous Thrust: Krauser grabs the opponent and shoves them to the other side.
  • Griffon Upper: A powerful uppercut that sends the opponent flying upward.
• Kaiser Claw: Krauser catches an airborne opponent and slams them onto the ground.
• Phoenix Thrust: Krauser parries an incoming attack, grabs the opponent and performs a powerbomb that sets them ablaze. Alternatively, Krauser lifts the opponent with both hands and brutally slams them down, achieving the same fiery effect.
• Atemi Nage: Krauser parries an incoming attack and launches the opponent to the other side.

Blitz Ball

Leg Tomahawk

Dangerous Thrust + Griffon Upper + Kaiser Claw

Phoenix Thrust v.I

Phoenix Thrust v.II

Atemi Nage

• Kaiser Wave: Krauser spreads his arms and releases a large wave of chi energy. This attack can also be charged, greatly increasing its power.
• Gigantic Cyclone: Krauser outstretches his arms and starts spinning on himself, generating a powerful cyclone around him. The opponent is forcefully dragged in, punched several times and finally tossed away.
• Unlimited Desire: Krauser rushes towards the opponent and unleeashes a barrage of ten different strikes. He can also end the combo with a Gigantic Cyclone.

Kaiser Wave

Kaiser Wave (charged)

Gigantic Cyclone

Unlimited Desire

Unlimited Desire + Gigantic Cyclone

Gallery

Fatal Fury 2

Real Bout Fatal Fury Special

Fatal Fury 2 - Dies Irae (Wolfgang Krauser Theme) OST

Real Bout Fatal Fury Special - Lacrimosa (Krauser Theme) OST

Notable Matchups

Victories:

Losses:

Daniel Park (Lookism) Daniel's Profile (Speed was equalized. Both had their standard equipment. Battle took place at J-High. Both started 40 meters away from each other and not within each others line of sight. Both had a day of preparation but no knowledge on each other.)

Inconclusive:

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