Characters
- Ray McDougal (レイ・マクドガル?) - The lead character in the first two games. A detective from Los Angeles who uses a unique martial arts style.
- Makoto Mizoguchi (溝口 誠, Mizoguchi Makoto?) - A high school delinquent from Osaka who is in his late 20s after being held back repeatedly for many years. He is the most prominent character in the series, having appeared in several games outside the Fighter's History franchise.
- Liu Feilin (劉 飛鈴, Japanese: Ryu Feirin, Chinese Pinyin: Liú Fēilíng) - A top actress in the Chinese classical opera world, she is also a master of the Chinese murderer's fist.
- Ryoko Kano (嘉納 亮子, Kanō Ryōko?) - A Japanese high school girl who learned Judō from her grandfather since the age of 3.
- Matlock Jade (マットロック・ジェイド?) - A punk rock guitarist from England who seeks a legendary guitar.
- Samchay Tomyamgun (サムチャイ・トムヤムクン?) - A Muay Thai fighter from Thailand who seeks to support his younger siblings in the absence of his parents.
- Lee Diendou (李 典徳 Japanese: Rii Diendō, Chinese Pinyin: Lǐ Diǎndé) - A Chinese master of Bājíquán who participates in the Great Grapple in order to seek the mysterious warrior who killed his father Gentoku (厳徳?)
- Jean Pierre (ジャン・ピエール?) - A French gymnast who has always achieved perfect scores until the day he scored a 9.98. Since then, he began picking martial arts in order to improve his grace and strength. He participates in the tournament in order to see the results of his training.
- Marstorius (マーストリウス?) - A professional wrestler from Italy in his 40s who believes that wrestling is the strongest martial art.
- Clown (クラウン?) - The sub-boss in the first game. Like his name suggests, he is a clown from a traveling who fights with his quick agility as a circus performer. His special moves includes a rolling attack and card throws. In Dynamite, he forms his own circus called "Clown's Circus" and participates in the second tournament to become stronger than Karnov, as well as to find an "attractive male fighter". In the Japanese version of the series, Clown is depicted as a homosexual who is attracted to younger men. While the English localization of the first two games removed all references of Clown's sexuality in the game, the manual for the Neo-Geo home version still mentions his preferences for men.
- Karnov (カルノフ?) - The main boss in the first two games. Originally a character from a previous Data East game of the same name. The second son of a poor Russian farmer, his full name is Jinborv Karnovski. He earned his reputation as a brawling ruffian at a young age by picking fights at neighboring places. He was forced to become a servant of God in the past as punishment for his past behavior, but has since renounced the heavens in order to host his own martial arts tournament, where he is the undefeated champion. After losing in the first game, he hosts the second tournament in Dynamite in order to seek revenge for his defeat. In Kiki Ippatsu!, Karnov leaves the heavens from his retire in order to defeat the people mocking him.
- Zazie Muhaba (ザジィ・ムハバ?) - One of the new characters introduced in Fighter's History Dynamite. A nature-loving practitioner of the Hokutō Shinkan Karate (北東真館空手?) style from Kenya. He participates in the Great Grapple tournament in order to fund his self-made environmentalist organization and protect the African wildlife from poachers.
- Liu Yungmie (柳 英美, Japanese: Ryū Yonmī, Korean: Ryu Yeongmi) - The other new character introduced in Fighter's History Dynamite. A young female Taekwondo master from Korea whose parents were both top-class martial artists. She participates in the Great Grapple in order to investigate her parents' disappearance. When she defeats Karnov, she is told that her father committed suicide after losing to Karnov and that her mother disappeared afterward. In Mizoguchi Kiki Ippatsu!, she participates in Chelnov's Great Grapple tournament in order to face her rival Feilin. In her ending in Kiki Ippatsu!, she becomes a tour guide who travels the world.
- Ox (オックス?) - A hidden final opponent in Fighter's History Dynamite, he is based on the ox that player faced in the early Data East fighting game Karate Champ.
- Chelnov (チェルノブ?) - The final boss exclusive to Mizoguchi Kiki Ippatsu!. The organizer of the "Last Great Grapple tournament", who wears a strange suit that conceals his true face. It is said that he was a former Russian scientist who was involved a huge accident that almost killed him. Chelnov was originally the title character of a Data East arcade game of the same name.
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