The King of Fighters 2002 UM/Joe Higashi

Normals

Standing

• st. A A quick jab, good for stopping incoming hops, chain-able into itself, whiffs on crouching opponents
• st. B A quick left kick, good for close range poking, not cancel-able
• st. C Far right punch, slower than st.A, good to stop incoming hops in advance, and to use as a close range poke, not cancel-able
• st. D Far right heavy kick, good damage (90dmg), not cancel-able

Close

• cl. A: A cancel-able jab, can't chain into anything though
• cl. B: Same kick as st. B
• cl. C: Elbow thrust, cancel-able into f+B or df+B
• cl. D: Knee thrust, safer on block than cl.C, cancel-able into f+B, or df+B

Crouching

• cr. A: A crouching Jab that is cancel-able into df+B and chain-able into itself, st.B, st.A, and cr. B
• cr. B: Quick low kick with nice range, chain-able into itself, cr.A, and st.A
• cr. C: A crouched elbow thrust, cancel-able
• cr. D: A good ranged sweep that is whiff cancel-able, and cancel-able on hit and if blocked

Jumping

• j. A: Horizontal elbow thrust, good for air-to-air attacks or air-to ground may whiff on crouching opponents
• neutral j. B: Horizontal kick, good for stopping mid to far range jumps and super jumps, may be whiff on crouching opponents
• j.B is good for jumping in air-to-ground
• j. C: A downward angled punch that is good for jumping to start combos
• j. D: Kick with a slight downward angle, good for starting combos, and can be used as a instant overhead

Blowback

• st. CD: A whiff-cancel-able high aiming round kick aimed at the face. Whiffs on some crouching opponents (except Daimon, Chang, Maxima for example).
• j.CD: A jumping forward thrust kick that is good for air-to-air approaches, whiffs on some crouching opponents, and can be low profiled anti-aired

Command Moves

Low kick - (f + B)

• A standing sweep leg kick that doesn't hit low. Special cancel-able, and is used canceled from as a combo from either cl.C or cl.D. You can cancel this kick from his cancel-able light normals but they wont combo.

• It is unsafe on block, but Joe is pushed back away from the opponent a fair distance, but some attacks may be able to punish him if they are fast enough and and reach him while in recovery.

Combo Advice: (optional cl.C/cl.D), f+B into which ever special or DM move is an easy confirm

Sliding - (df+B)

• Joe knee slides into opponent's legs, not special cancel-able, but an easy way to go into Max Mode (BC)

• Neutral on block

• Hits low

• Does not knock down

Combo Advice: Very easy combo or confirm you can try is cr.B, st.A, df+B

Throws

Knees of Hell - (b/f + C) close

• Joe knees the opponent 4 times. 4th knee is a jumping knee and knocks down

• Can be mashed out of

• Soft knockdown

Leg throw - (b/f + D) close

• A head Scissors take-down, the opponent lands near the corner of the screen

• Soft knockdown

Special Moves==

Hurricane Upper - hcf + A/C

• A version creates single hurricane. Comes out faster; hurricane moves slower.
• dmg 85
• C version creates 2 hurricanes. Comes out slower but moves faster.
• dmg 150

Slash kick - hcf + B/D

• Flying horizontal kick
• B version faster but travels half screen
• dmg 110
• D version travels full screen
• dmg 150

Tiger kick - dp + B/D

• 2 hit rising knee attack
• Cancellable on first hit
• dmg B 150; D 110

Golden heel - qcb + B/D

• Hopping circular kick. B version travels half screen. D version travels three quarters. Good anti-air.
• dmg 80

Bakuretsu Ken - Mash A/C

>qcf + A

>qcf + C

• Joe performs a flurry of punches. Can be finished with qcf + A/C. qcf + A delivers a downward elbow thrust. qcf + C delivers a low thrust kick that knocks down.

DM

Screw Upper - qcf x 2 + A/C

• Giant hurricane attack
• dmg 290

Ougon no Tiger Kick - qcf, uf + B/D

• Tiger kick DM. Can be charged
• dmg 260

Bakuretsu Hurricane Tiger Kakato - qcf, hcb + A/C

• Flurry of punches, 2 hurricanes, tiger kick, aerial golden heel
• dmg 220

qcb x 2 + B/D

• DM version of Joe's low kick
• dmg 250

SDM

Screw Upper - qcf x 2 + AC

• dmg ~400

HSDM

qcf x 2 + BD

• 2 flaming hurricanes fly to either side of the screen

Combos

• cl.C/D or cr.C, f+B, hcf+K /qcf hcb+P
• cr.B, cr.A×1～2, [A] (2/4 or 5 hits)~qcf+A, (SC) DM
• Far A, df+B, [A] (5 hits)~qcf+C/ [A] (4 hits)~qcf+A, (SC) DM
• qcb+B (air hit), Far D/j.B/j.CD
• qcb+B (air hit, corner), dp+B/tk+K
• st./cr. strong X/cr.B, cr.A, df+B, (BC), cr.A×2, [A] (1), qcf+A, [(DC) dp+D (1), (DC) [A] (1), qcf+A]×2, (SC) qcfx2+AC/qcf hcb+P
• st./cr. strong X/cr.B, cr.A, df+B, (BC), cr.A, df+B, [A] (4), qcf+A, (SC) qcfx2+AC/qcf hcb+P
• GCCD (CH), [P] (air hit), qcf+C

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