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BILLY KANE
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Birthplace: England
Birthdate: December 25, 1969 (30 years old)
Height: 1.79 m (5'9")
Weight: 77 kg (167 lbs)
Blood type: B
Hobbies: Washing clothes
Favorite food: Food with eggs
Favorite sport: High-jump with rod
Most valuable: His little sister, Lilly
Hates the most: Commands
Fighting style: Fighting techniques with long rod
Billy Kane, and his little sister, Lilly, grew by themselves in the
underground England. Having no parents, Billy had to take care of his sister
alone, and was desperate in getting a stable job. Having no fortune in England,
he and his sister traveled to the land of promise: the United States. They soon
surfaced up in Southtown, a town filled with filth (lousy rhyme) and crime.
Billy tried to stay away from such influences, and soon got a job in a local
steel factory. Even though he worked a lot to sustain his sister, he couldn't
see an end to such a tedious and unsatisfying job. One day, Billy got so
frustrated, he tore out a metal pipe, and began wielding it wildly, threatining
the physical integrity (politically correct term here!) of the workers there.
The owner of the factory had happened to pay a visit that day to see how things
were going, and saw the whole incident. The supervisor was more than willing to
fire Billy, but the owner, seeing the sheer will of the worker, decided to have
more interesting work for him.
Billy was then introduced to his boss, and he introduced himself as Geese
Howard. Geese admitted that that show back there at the factory was quite
impressive, and he likes people with creativity and guts. So, Geese proposes
Billy to be his personal bodyguard. Billy accepts, thinking it would be a lot of
a better pay. Geese recommended him, however, to polish up those rod fighting
techniques. In no time flat, Billy picked up a staff and began practice.
Billy's skills soon became a natural thing to him, and he became a walking
threat with a big stick. Billy improved his own stick so that it could divide in
three parts with the help of a chain. Geese became more and more impressed with
Billy's work, that he even proposed him to be the King of Fighters champion, and
that anybody who would want to fight Geese, would have to pass through Billy
first. Billy grew more and more united with Geese, and even though Billy hates
orders, he takes his boss' commands as a pleasure. Soon, every year, anybody who
got a shot at Billy, was soon to painfully realize the futileness of being in
the King of Fighters tournament. Billy had soon realized of Geese's criminal
activity, but had become so used to it, he didn't even bother.
However, one day, on the latest King of Fighters tournament, Billy was to
face three fighters who were destined to break the monopoly on the tournament
imposed by Geese. They were Terry Bogard, Andy Bogard, and Joe Higashi, three
lonely wolves decided to put an end to Geese's reign, and soon reached Billy
with no trouble. Even though doing his best, Billy couldn't resist the power of
the Bogards, and was defeated. Later, Terry Bogard defeated Geese, and the
hatred of Billy rose against the Bogards. Thinking he was too predictable with
his stick, Billy decided to train harder in order to exact revenge against the
Lonely Wolves.
However, it was one day when Geese received an invitation for the next
King of Fighters tournament in 1995. Geese commanded Billy to go in his place
instead, since he was pretty bored. Billy soon seeked out teammates in order to
participate in the tournament, and he found them faster than he thought: the
killer ninja, Eiji Kisaragi, motivated by his grudge against the Sakazaki clan;
and, one distinctive young man, whom had a particular power of launching purple
flames, his name, as mysterious as the man himself: Iori Yagami.
The three fought in order to satisfy their own personal needs. Obviously,
they didn't reach too far, and even Iori, at the end of the tournament, winded
up beating up his two teammates badly, Billy included. Billy recovered after a
while, but his hatred towards the Bogards now focused entirely on Iori.
The next year, Geese decided to enter himself, in order to investigate the
so-called Orochi power. Billy was frustrated since he was burning for a rematch
against Iori. However, Billy ended saving Geese's life at hands of Mr. Big, who
shot him, but Billy managed to block the bullet with his stick.
The next year, Billy was sent once again by Geese, whom now assigned Billy
to take notes on the Orochi power. Surprisingly for Billy, he had to watch over
Iori, and see his reaction to the Orochi power, in order for Geese to see could
exploit him. Billy was enfuriated, but was a bit calm at the idea of having
Geese's permission to kill Iori (after all, if Iori died, that was all he was).
Geese had already prepared Billy his two partners: Blue Mary (whom Geese had
contracted through a dummy agent), and Ryuji Yamazaki, promising a pay for him
if he managed to win.
Billy entered with Mary and Yamazaki, and no doubt tried his shot against
Iori, but was doubtful when Iori entered his Riot of Blood self. When Billy
finally decided to kill him no matter what, Iori had already been dealt with.
Billy's worries didn't finish there, as soon he found out Yamazaki was of Orochi
blood himself! So, this was Geese's plan all around. Billy managed to barely
escape the Orochi threat, but he lost sight of Yamazaki in the action. He
reported to Geese, and both heard a knock at the door. It was Yamazaki...and
demanding his pay! Yamazaki fought with Geese and Billy, and the result was
unknown, but it was heard that Yamazaki got his pay, and retired happy...after a
bit of struggle though!
Billy isn't really that bad. The problem is people drive him the wrong
way. Billy serves Geese loyally, and considers him something like a friend. He
also takes care of his little sister, Lilly, very much, and is concerned that
she is dating Joe Higashi, one of his enemies! Billy is also a bit sarcastic,
and will seek revenge on those who humilliate him. Billy is concerned of the
growing Orochi power, but decides to not take it so deeply. Billy, as most
English young people, also loves rock and roll!
REAL BOUT: FATAL FURY 2 BILLY KANE (The King of Fighters '98): An
alternate version of Billy based on his incarnation in Real Bout: Fatal Fury 2.
He gains back his Sparrow Drop special move (his diagonal stick attack), and
gains a new DM: the Salamander Stream (which is mostly like his Super Flaming
Whirlwind Cane DM), but loses his Great Whirlwind DM, his uppercut move, and
both counters.
*Fun fact = In Fatal Fury 1, Billy had a special move where he threw his stick,
leaving him waeponless! However, some grunt from the background would throw a
new stick back at him. The weird thing was Billy was invulnerable until he
received the stick (he seemed to be whining while he was waiting for his
stick!).
*Cloth changes = Billy wore a sort of "mechanic" (as in a mechanic who works
with tools) cloth back in KOF '95, with no shirt. In KOF '97, he changes to a
leather jacket and leather pants, still no shirt. His jacket also sports a no-
smoking sign on the back! (???)
Appearances: The King of Fighters '95, The King of Fighters '97, The King of
Fighters '98
Other games: Fatal Fury, Fatal Fury 2, Fatal Fury Special, Real Bout: Fatal
Fury, Real Bout: Fatal Fury Special, Real Bout: Fatal Fury 2
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