{{Infobox character |name=Robert Garcia |image=Robert Garcia.png |caption=Robert Garcia in The King of Fighters 2000 |firstgame=Art of Fighting (1992) |series=Art of Fighting and The King of Fighters |creator= Hiroshi Matsumoto |designer= |voice= {{Collapsible list|title=Japanese |Eiji Yano (AOF) |Kay Inage (AOF2, KOF '94–95, NeoGeo Battle Coliseum, KOF XI–XIII) |Mantarou Kouichi (AOF3, KOF '96–2003) |Masanori Ikeda (AOF anime) |Hideo Ishikawa (Dengeki Bunko drama CD) |Go Shinomiya (KOF XIV onwards) |Kazuhiro Okamoto (KOF for Girls)}} |origin = Italy |nationality = Italian |fighting_style = Kyokugen Karate }} is a video game character created by SNK. Robert stars in the fighting video game Art of Fighting as the supporting character along his best friend Ryo Sakazaki, the lead character. The game has both of them as practitioners of the Kyokugenryu Karate fighting who search for Ryo's younger sister, Yuri Sakazaki, who was kidnapped by a criminal named Mr. Big. He is additionally featured in most of The King of Fighters crossover games, in which starts into the King of Fighters tournament in teams composed of three members. Thus far, he has been a playable character in every edition of KOF except The King of Fighters XI; however, he has been added back in for the PlayStation 2 version of the game. Robert appeared in the film adaptation of Art of Fighting and the manhua from The King of Fighters. He received mixed critics from video games publication, which praised his design, but some also noted him similar to the Street Fighter main characters. He has also been well received by gamers, appearing in several popularity polls developed by journals and websites. Creation and design Robert Garcia was based on the actors Steven Seagal and Andy Garcia. SNK staff members Youichiro Soeda said that Ryo and Robert's debut was unique to other games based on the company because it did not focus on fighting tournaments but instead of the duo's quest to save Yuri Sakazaki. Artist Shinkiro has expressed difficulties in designing Robert due how he does not understand how rich people behave. In contrast, he had no problem with Ryo. In the making of The King of Fighters Robert was made "the slimmest of them all" in comparison to his original design. His Osaka accent was given to fit Psycho Soldier Sie Kensou and give both of them the traits of comedians. Due to fears of Robert's outfit feeling dated, SNK revised him for The King