Robert Garcia

Last Updated: 2/18/04
Profile
Fighting Style:Kyokugen-ryuu Karate (Extreme Style Karate)
Birthday:12 / 25
Age:24
Birthplace:Italy
Blood Type:AB
Height:180cm
Weight:85kg
Hobby:Collecting cars
Favorite Food:Yakisoba (fried noodles) and sushi
Best Sport:Motor sports
Most Important:His car collection
Dislikes:Rakkyou

Backstory (Fenix's Summary)
Co star of the Art of Fighting Series. Robert is the son of a wealthy italian family, and was originally sent off to the Sakazaki family to learn the discipline he could not develop on his own. He has a long standing friendship and rivalry with Ryo Sakazaki, and is dating Ryo's sister, Yuri Sakazaki.

Tournament Participation
Art of Fighting 1:Travels to Southtown to rescue Yuri from Mr. Big. UNCONFIRMED: Though Ryo went on to defeat Mr. Karate, it was Robert who defeated Mr. Big.(*)
Art of Fighting 2:I cannot confirm his activities during this time.(*)
Art of Fighting 3:Temporarily vanishes from Southtown to help an old friend find her lost brother.
KoF '94:Member of "Mexico" team.
KoF '95:Still a member of "Mexico" team.
KoF '96:Still a member of "Mexico" team.
KoF '97:Still a member of "Mexico" team.
KoF '99:Member of the "Art of Fighting / Kyokugenryu" team.
KoF '00:Still a member of the "Art of Fighting / Kyokugenryu" team.
KoF '01:Still a member of the "Art of Fighting / Kyokugenryu" team.
KoF '03:Still a member of the "Art of Fighting / Kyokugenryu" team.
Current Status:Unknown, but presumed to return.(*)

Other Facts and Information
Like the rest of the Kyokugenryu fighters, Robert has fallen victim to parody by the Street Fighter joke character, Dan Hibiki. When Dan originally appeared in Street Fighter Alpha, his facial design was almost identical to Robert's, in later installments, Dan only retains Robert's hair style.
Supposedly, as of KoF2k1 the Garcia family has fallen on hard times, and because he is practically funding the failing Kyokugenryu school, Robert's money is running out. As of KoF2k3, Robert has fully taken over the family business.(*)
Ryo and Robert bear a great deal of similarity with the heroes from the Hong Kong Comic, ???. This includes their association with the Tiger and Dragon. At current, Ryo is represented by the Dragon and Robert is represented by the Tiger, but originally it was the other way around. Despite the switch, their attack names remain unchanged from AoF1, with Ryo's attacks being named after the Tiger, and Robert's named after the Dragon.(*)

(*) = Information I cannot fully confirm.

If everybody loves a winner, KoF Canon's friggin irresistable.