Kula Diamond (Console)

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Notation
= Light Punch
= Light Kick
= Strong Punch
= Strong Kick

* = EX version possible

Throws
Ice Coffin - / + /

Command Normals
One Inch Punch - +

Slider Shoot - +

Special Moves
Crow Bites - + / *

Diamond Breath - + / *

Counter Shell - + /

Ray Spin - + /
 ∟ + (Standing) or + (sitting)

Desperation Moves
Diamond Edge - + /

Freeze Execution - x2 + /

Neomax
Neo Freeze Execution - x2 +

Kula's Wiki entry.

Console changes:

*s.B adjusted. Compared to the arcade, Kula now moves forward giving the move greater range.
-Recovery on df.B improved
-EX Ray Spin no longer invincible
*EX Ray Spin Sit recovery improved
-EX Diamond Edge is faster
*Freeze execution adjusted. Faster and follow-up hitbox improved.
-EX Counter shell has a stronger hitbox

Producer Yamamoto says: Both supers expending 2 meters have become more powerful. Both make Kula invincible and are good for interrupting opponents or as anti-airs. Her use of meter has increased, so she has become a character that will test meter management skills. It may be fun using the wire damage on counter hit on her EX counter shell.

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[currentlemon]

No replies yet, ok I'll start.  What were Kula's best and worst match-ups in the arcade version and how did they change compared to the console version?

[shinefist]

With kula, i found that rapid fire A technique. Who wants to know it..... lol

Press A first as you cannot do it off the first A. During the first A, press A+C+D, A+C+D then repeat, you can get an easy 10 hits which is great after sC, f+A, (B+C) A, A+C+D *9.

Its very easy to achieve so it should be staple in combos from now on and adds great damage if you just do it followed by crouch B, sB, f,d,df+C or qcb+B+D, qcb+B, f+B, f,d,df+C (corner).

I have not experimented on this move as to see how much guage it fills.

Enjoy kula fans.

[MysticShadow1453]

is the rapid a that vital to her combos that you'd make it her hd combo?

[t3h mAsTarOth...!]

I played Kula Leader in XI... Sooo now she feels like crap to me... lol... Lay spin is unsafe instead of being + frames on block... hop C sucks compared to XI hop C which was an instant + safe overhead... Also I miss her XI d/f+C that was like so awesome at zoning...

LOL... I just felt like ranting... I used Kula in the arcade version... I know she's pretty good in the console version still... Just miss her being amazing like she was in XI...

[Diavle]

Avoided her in the previous years because she was overpowered and very annoying for that, gave a shot now and wow, she's fantastic. Within a day or two of play she became one of my killers.

Just by design she seems to be a great counter to various characters (lol Maxima lol) and play styles. Sports simple yet damaging and meter light combos. After playing her I can see why they buffed her standing B, the rest of her standing normals are pretty lackluster as pokes (far standing C has some crazy range though).

And SNK did a really good job drawing her too, very nice animations and strong poses/actions.

[Reiki.Kito]

So, dunno if it's listed, but her HD combo is kinda weak, but her drive cancel combos are really good.

For just 1 drive, you can do upwards of 400.

Corner
j.D, st.D(1), f+A, qcf+A, qcb+B, f+B, dp+A, [DC], qcb+D(1), f+B, dp+C = 416 dmg

Out of the corner, you still can get close to 400 midscreen using the dp+A loop and finishing off with dp+C.

What do you think?

[Shin Oni]

So, dunno if it's listed, but her HD combo is kinda weak, but her drive cancel combos are really good.

For just 1 drive, you can do upwards of 400.

Corner
j.D, st.D(1), f+A, qcf+A, qcb+B, f+B, dp+A, [DC], qcb+D(1), f+B, dp+C = 416 dmg

Out of the corner, you still can get close to 400 midscreen using the dp+A loop and finishing off with dp+C.

What do you think?

You can squeeze a bit more out of it (436 dmg) if you get the replace DP+A with DP+C and get the timing down between DP+C, [DC], qcb+D. The opponent has to be pretty low to the ground in order to get 2 hits out of qcb+D.

[Reiki.Kito]

Okay, I'll try to get that down. Thanks for the advice!

[Aenthin]

Did you guys know about Counter Shell being able to counter Orochinagi, of all things? Start at around 1:30.

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[No Limitz]

Blagh I wish there was more discussion going on here. =( Kula's one of my faves in this game.

Does anyone here ever use 6A for frame traps of some sort?

[Reiki.Kito]

What do you mean?

How do you use Kula's f+A as a frame trap? Do you mean in a combo or just straight-up f+A?

[DJMirror949]

(Corner only) Standing C (1 Hit) to F+A to EX QCF+AC to QCF+C to QCB+D to QCB+B to F+B to DP+A

does 430 with 1 meter no drive