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Another case of mistaken nationality in KOF is Robert Garcia from Art of Fighting. Contrary to what some people say, Robert is not Mexican. He's Italian.

https://web.archive.org/web/202006102011...num=robert

https://www.snk-corp.co.jp/us/games/kof-...robert.php

https://www.snk-corp.co.jp/us/games/kof-...robert.php

You are probably wondering why he's called Robert Garcia even thought that's one of the least Italian sounding names out there. Is it because he has Spanish ancestry? Nope. There's no proof that he has family or relatives in Spain. And no, Art of Fighting 2 doesn't count. The dialogue saying he's from Spain is not present in the original Japanese release.

https://marsdragon.brontoforum.us/SNK/aof2/big.html

The real reason the Italian guy is named Robert Garcia back in the early 90s SNK didn't really knew what Italian names actually were. And yes, there are worse examples in the industry. Take a look at these American names from Fighting Baseball for the Super Famicom:

No, I'm not saying that Robert Garcia should have been given a name that's stereotypical AF. Something like Roberto Giovanni could have worked. Its close to the name we got while sounding like a real Italian name. And no, I don't think they are gonna change the characters name, like ever. That name's is stuck with him.

As for the Art of Fighting stage in KOF '94 being set in Mexico? Well, in the KOF universe there's a Kyokugenryu Karate dojo in Mexico. That's it.

EDIT: "but what about Jeffrey Jey from Eiffel 65? There are real italian people out there that don't h-" - That's not his real name, that's his stage name. His real name is Gianfranco Randone.