Kurt Falcone

Kurt Falcone (KERT fal-KOH-neh) is the main protagonist and the character the player plays as in the Street Wise series. He came from the 1940s and is the son of Fabrizio Falcone. He is a wrestler who uses his own style of wrestling passed down by his bloodline, Falcone Style Wrestling. Min-Jun is the only other character in the series who uses the style due to being a family friend, and even then, it is diluted by Taekwondo moves mixed in. Kurt uses a mix of high kicks and heavy punches, often swinging his arm outward rather than punching as a whole.

Kurt was born into a wealthy family supported by his father Fabrizio, who made his first appearance in Street Wise 2: The Newcomers. He was fascinated by his father after he saw him destroy someone who was harassing the patrons on one of his cruise ships. When he turned 10 he started training after school and helping his father's harbor by lifting heavy boxes and pushing ships off sand bars and lifting anchors from the sea. Before he knew it, his father sat him down and taught him the family fighting style. By the age of fifteen, he was in small, hometown tournaments and getting trophies left and right. 

He was 23 when Bonaparte first summoned him for the first Street Wise tournament. Bonaparte spoke between the three, at the time, small fighters, claiming that multiple gods and goddesses had summoned them to settle which time period was the strongest. This of course would be debunked in later games, specifically Street Wise 3: Crimson Fury. Kurt was unsettled at the sight of the huge dragon, but was not vocal about it. He would meet Shelby for the first time and start a brotherhood.

Kurt and Shelby met in the first Street Wise. After Kurt and Min-Jun talked, Kurt turned to Shelby and said "How old are you, kid?" to that, Shelby said "Oh, me? Just 14...about eighty years younger than you!" and that is what started a lighthearted rivalry between the two in the series. This would turn into a friendship, which would turn into a close allyship with a tight bond. The two have a relationship that has been described as a father-son relationship or a brotherly rivalry. Shelby and Kurt actually have their own intro cutscene for the Shelby CPU fight in Street Wise: Roar of the Celestials. The lore between these two is undeniably layered and detailed.