Final Fight is set in the fictional American metropolis of Metro City, where a former professional wrestler named Mike Haggar is elected mayor, promising to deal with the city's crime problems in his campaign. The Mad Gear gang, the dominant criminal organization in the city, kidnaps Haggar's daughter saying that if he doesn't hand over his position, his daughter, Jessica, will suffer the consequences. Enlisting the help of Cody, Jessica's boyfriend and a martial arts master, as well as Cody's friend, Guy, a Ninjutsu master who is also Jessica's friend, Haggar then chooses to fight for his daughter instead of handing over his son. office.