This is where he also gained the services of Ripper and Hopper. However, at the same time, he also started to build his network with the Southtown local mafia through intimidation and personal bribes. During this time of their prime, the three were once renowned as the "Three Brothers of Godly Battle". Other games imply that Geese had also studied with other martial arts teachers, including the grandfather of "Blue" Mary Ryan and Toji Sakata - mainly Japanese martial arts styles. Learning at a young age that power grants results, Geese trained in the school of Hakkyokuseiken with Jeff Bogard and Cheng Sinzan, under Tung Fu Rue's tutelage. He tried to rid of his anger through religion but couldn't shake the humiliation of his loss. He tries to assassinate him when he was 15 but fails due to his half-brother, Wolfgang Krauser, effortlessly stopping him (this same scene is later re-enacted in The Fatal Fury 2 anime). Rather than dwelling in sadness, Geese tracks down his father in Europe and learns his father's real name is Rudolph Krauser Von Stroheim. Despite his efforts, his mother eventually died from poor health and hunger. Working for both of their sakes to surpass his father, he took up odd jobs around the city. His father abandoned them after Geese was born in Southtown. Geese comes from a poor American woman and an Austrian terrorist. He is sometimes known for using his "Nightmare" mode for games where he is dead, such as in Real Bout Fatal Fury Special. In The King of Fighters series, however, he is alive (excluding the KOF: Maximum Impact series). The fate of Geese Howard is one of the major differences between the continuities. In the character popularity poll on Neo Geo Freak's website, he was voted as the thirteenth favorite character with a total of 903 votes. 232 votes from the male fans and 275 votes from the female fans. In the Neo Geo Freak's 1997 Volume 8 character poll, he was voted as the nineteenth favourite character with a total of 507 votes. It was followed by a single-volume sequel in 1997 titled Geese in the Dark, by the same author. In addition to appearing in manga adaptations of the Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting and The King of Fighters games published in Japan, Geese Howard was also the subject of a single-volume manga published in 1996 titled The Geese Howard Story by Etsuya Amajishi, adapting the character's fictional history from the Art of Fighting and Fatal Fury games. He also sings in a number of image songs. Geese also appears in many CD dramas and stars in his own character image album.
His role varies in the The King of Fighters storyline, but he is always either in the position of a villain or an anti-hero.
Template:CharacterInfobox Geese Howard (ギース・ハワード, Gīsu Hawādo) is the chief antagonist of the Fatal Fury series and a secondary villain in the Art of Fighting series.