There’s Buriki One too. 
Yeah, in Maximum Impact (even though it’s not part of the main KOF universe), Wild Wolf Garou Terry and the next Mr. Karate are sort of depicted as equal rivals. Both seem as if the years of battle have hardened them into legendary fighters…as if experience has made them stronger.
Just like Ryu.
Not just Ryu but SF3 Ryu…
SF2 Ryu though is in the same tier as Normal Terry which is above normal Ryo
I guess the game’s roster is going to get crazy with the next game. We have character resurrections and such… I expect a huge change for the roster, probably less classic characters but some weird resurrections (I could totally see New Faces and American Sports teams getting a comeback), resurrection of some guys like Jeff Bogard, Krizalid, Rugal.
As well as some returning Ash saga characters. More modern stuff, you know, because next to the new characters, classic guys like Chang, Choi, Andy, looked rather stale; I could totally see more Garou characters joining, including Hokutomaru replacing Andy, the return of B. Jenet and such.