Kuuha Dan - [[image:hcf.gif]] + [[image:b.gif]] / [[image:d.gif]] (*)
Kuuha Dan - [[image:hcf.gif]] + [[image:b.gif]] / [[image:d.gif]] (*)
|__Brake - [[image:b.gif]] [[image:d.gif]]
:Brake - [[image:b.gif]] [[image:d.gif]]
|__(while in air) Genei Shiranui - [[image:dn.gif]] + [[image:d.gif]]
:(while in air) Genei Shiranui - [[image:dn.gif]] + [[image:d.gif]]
Shouryuu Dan - [[image:dp.gif]] + [[image:a.gif]] / [[image:c.gif]] (*)
Shouryuu Dan - [[image:dp.gif]] + [[image:a.gif]] / [[image:c.gif]] (*)
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'''Standing'''
'''Standing'''
* st. A
* st. A: A quick standing palm thrust. Good for stopping incoming hops. Whiffs on short crouching opponents. Barely minus on block, super cancel-able on hit.
* st. B
* st. B: Andy performs a quick thrust kick. Good to use as a close ranged poke. Barely plus on block, cancel-able on hit.
* st. C
* st. C: Andy performs a swinging chop. Minus on block, super cancel-able on hit.
* st. D
* st. D: Andy performs a roundhouse kick aimed at the opponents face. Can be used as a ground anti-air against hops at a mid-range distance. Minus on block, super cancel-able on hit.
'''Close'''
'''Close'''
* cl. A
* cl. A: Andy quick chops the opponent's neck. Slightly Minus on block, cancel-able on hit. Can chain into his other standing and crouching light normals.
* cl. B
* cl. B: Andy knees the opponent's chin. Even on block, cancel-able on hit.
* cl. C
* cl. C: A close hook punch that hits twice. Even on block, cancel-able on first or second hit.
* cl. D
* cl. D: Andy performs a close splits kick. Slightly minus on block, cancel-able on hit.
'''Crouching'''
'''Crouching'''
* cr. A
* cr. A: Andy performs a crouching back hand punch. Even on block, cancel-able on hit. Chain-able into his other standing/crouching light normals.
* cr. B
* cr. B: This quick crouching light kick is good to start combos or to poke with at a close range. Even on block, cancel-able on hit. Chain-able into his other standing/crouching light normals. Hits low.
* cr. C
* cr. C: Andy performs a horizontal palm thrust. Even on block, cancel-able on hit or whiff.
* cr. D
* cr. D: Andy crouches down to kick the opponent's upper leg area that sweeps the opponent. Minus on block, cancel-able on hit, causes soft knockdown when connected. Hits low.
'''Jumping'''
'''Jumping'''
* j. A
* j. A: Andy performs a jumping palm thrust. Whiffs on crouching opponents. Cannot cross-up. Will chain into any close or crouching normal (even cr. HK, but it's tight)
* j. B
* j. B: Andy performs a swinging forward kick. Best used as an air-to-air attack, or to anti-air if neutral jumped. Whiffs on crouching opponents. Cannot cross-up. Will also chain into any close or crouching normal (even cr. HK, but it's tight)
* j. C
* j. C: A jumping slap. Short range. Hits some crouching opponents. Cannot cross-up. Will chain into any close or crouching normal except for cl. D.
* j. D
* j. D: This kick has good horizontal range and points downward slightly. Good to use as a jump-in attack. Hits crouching opponents. Can cross-up. Will chain into any close or crouching normal.
'''Blowback'''
'''Blowback'''
* st. CD
* st. CD: Andy performs a full swinging roundhouse kick. Minus on block, cancel-able on hit or whiff, causes wall splat when connected, using whiffed LP elbow on block to maintain pressure seems good if the blowback connected either point blank or right at the tip (anywhere in between will cause you to hit them)
* j. CD
* j. CD: Andy performs a swinging heel kick. Hits mid. Hits crouching opponents, on block will chain into any close or crouching normal except for cl. HK. When connected they are put in a non juggle state ending in a soft knock down. When connected as a counter hit they are put in a juggle state.
=Throws=
=Throws=
* (Throw description)
'''Kakaekomi Nage (Forward)''' - (b/f+C) close
* Andy grabs the opponent, then throws them toward the corner of the screen.
* Can be broken
* Soft knockdown
* (Throw description)
'''Kakaekomi Nage (Backward)''' - (b/f+D) close
* Same as the Kakaekomi Nage (Forward), but the opponent is thrown the opposite direction
* Can be broken
* Soft knockdown
=Command Moves=
=Command Moves=
'''Hirate Uchi''' - - (f+A)
* Andy throws out a strong palm thrust. Mainly used during combos after his cl. C or any of his close standing and crouching normals. Even on block, cancel-able on hit
'''Genei Shiranui''' - (down + D) (in air)
* This move drops Andy to the ground off of a full or super jump, or off hcf+K on hit or whiff.
=Special Moves=
=Special Moves=
'''Notation Key'''
'''Zan-ei Ken ''' - (db~f+A/C)
(*) = EX OK
* Andy dashes forward quickly to deliver a power elbow strike.
* Minus on block, super cancel-able on hit, causes soft knockdown, good for closing distance if you can space it to whiff
* Light punch version (A) travels at a half screen distance
* Heavy punch version (C) travels at a 3/4ths screen distance & is more unsafe on block than the light punch version.
* You can enter the command for this attack a bunch of different ways. db, b, f+P works as does hcf+P (or db, qcf+P).
'''EX:''' Minus on block, causes wall splat on hit.
'''Kuuha Dan''' - (hcf+B/D)
* Andy launches quickly from the ground to perform a corkscrew kick that curves down towards the opponent.
* Very unsafe on block (even when using down+D or B+D Brake), super cancel-able on hit into his Climax, causes soft knockdown from first hit
* The heavy kick version travels a longer distance than the light kick version
'''EX:''' More damaging than the normal version. Travels faster than the normal version. Unsafe on block (even when using down+D or B+D Brake), causes soft knockdown from first hit
::'''Kuuha Dan (Brake)''' - (B+D)
::* Press LK+HK (B+D) after first hit of hcf+K. It stops Andy during the animation of Kuuha Dan & if the hcf+K connected, the opponent is put in a juggle state that allows for one close or crouching normal (except for cr. D), or a dp+C that is super cancel-able on the third hit into his Climax.
'''Hishou Ken''' - (qcb+A/C)
* Andy throws a round, illuminated energy ball towards the opponent.
* The light punch version is minus on block when close, super cancel-able on startup, has medium speed and when thrown full screen, Andy can move around when the fireball is 3/4 to the other side. If it hits an airborne opponent, it puts them in a juggle state ending in a soft knockdown.
* The heavy punch version is similar to the light punch version but travels at a faster speed.
'''EX:''' Barely minus on block when close, travels at a slow speed & when thrown full screen, Andy can move around when the fireball is a 1/4th screen distance to the other side. If it hits an airborne opponent it puts them in a juggle state ending in a soft knockdown.
'''Shouryuu Dan''' - (dp+A/C)
* Andy performs a sharp angled, jumping swinging chop. Good to use as an anti-air or to finish combos. Unsafe if blocked & whiffed.
* Both light punch, heavy punch & EX versions have upper body invincibility on startup.
* The light punch version is super cancel-able on first hit and causes soft knockdown.
(!) = MAX OK
* The heavy punch version inflicts more damage than the light punch version and is super cancel-able on first hit or into his air Climax on the third hit. Causes a soft knockdown.
'''EX:''' More damage, hits 5 times, has lower body invincibility.
=Super Special Moves=
=Super Special Moves=
'''Chou Reppa Dan''' - (qcb~hcf+K)
* Andy performs a much faster and damaging version of '''Reppa Dan''', surrounded by blue flames.
* Best used as a combo finisher.
* Unsafe on block, climax cancel-able on or after the first hit.
* Causes a hard knockdown.
'''Max:''' Faster startup and has more damage than the normal version. Very unsafe on block, climax cancel-able on or after the first hit and causes hard knockdown.
'''Zetsu-Hishou Ken''' - (qcf~hcb+P)
* Andy unleashes a short ranged, but powerful super projectile.
* Best used as a combo finisher.
* Very unsafe on block. Can be advanced cancelled into Max '''Chou Reppa Dan''' or climax cancelled on or after the first hit.
* Causes hard knockdown
'''Max:''' Same range as the normal version but more damaging. Very unsafe on block. Climax cancel-able on or after the first hit.
=Climax Super Special Moves=
=Climax Super Special Moves=
'''Chou-Shin-Soku-Zan-ei Ken''' - (qcb~hcf+A+C) (can be performed in the air)
* Andy performs a much faster and powerful version of his '''Zan-ei Ken'''. The opponent is carried to the corner of the stage.
* Best used as a combo finisher, or to punish the opponents slow whiffed moves.
* Unsafe on block, causes hard knockdown
=Combos=
=Combos=
* (any special information about the character combos if needed)
(Basic max confirm into super. Fireball super does the most damage here. Feel free to use either Cl.D, Cl.C f+A or s.B->D after quick max if you feel more comfortable, it doesn’t change damage too much. 2nd character position)
* st. CD, db~f+C, db~f+C, qcf~hcb+AC = (374 DMG)
(Super cancel off of a st. CD wallsplat, but you have to cancel the st. CD into heavy elbow, which isn’t safe.)
(Quick max combo into climax in the corner for added damage. Use the button hold trick to get the heavy DP to come out as early as possible, and cancel the kuuhadan (hcf+D) immediately after three hits or the dp will whiff and you’ll probably die. 2nd character position.)
(Swag corner combo linking climax after a corner ex DP. Easy to time with the button hold trick. 2nd character position)
==5 meters==
==5 meters==
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=Misc=
=Misc=
Andy’s grounded normals are pretty lackluster in terms of range (aside from st. CD). Far C is a decently quick counter poke, so standing just outside of their range and whiffing it while buffering max mode when you think they’ll press a button is a decent way to discourage them from whiffing their own normals. Use st. CD at max range and cancel into light zan’eiken (db~f+A) will put you right in their face, allowing you to pressure with cr.B. His sweep has terrible range compared to previous entries in the series, and even when his foot is entirely in the opponent’s character it might still whiff, so be careful with it as it has poor recovery. He also doesn’t have as many setups as in previous titles, but he can mix them up well with max mode: if you land a combo into quick max, do an ex elbow to wall splat, then immediately qcb+AC. Heavy elbow will get you close, and from there you can 1) poke low and be covered by the slow-moving ex fireball; 2) hyper-hop for an overhead into combo, again covered by the slow-moving ex fireball; 3) full jump cancel with down+D to cross over them into a low or cl.C for a left-right mixup or; 4) roll for a cross-through and combo from there. This costs meter but is a great pressure sequence.
Learn the range of his crossup j.D and use his mobility to keep the pressure up in the opponent’s face. Andy can play a rudimentary fireball-uppercut zoning game but without decent normals or damage to back it up, it’s not as effective as other characters. Use whiffed elbows and his extremely fast run speed to get in and pressure.
==Frame Data==
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=Videos=
=Videos=
'''KoF XIV: Andy Beginner Breakdown (pre KOXIV 2.0 version)'''
(Combo 1) = (damage number here) dmg
(Combo 2) = (damage number here) dmg
(Combo 3) = (damage number here) = 231 dmg
1 Meter
Corner
Anywhere
Low, Anywhere
(Combo 1) = (damage number here) dmg
(Combo 2) = (damage number here) dmg
(Combo 3) = (damage number here) dmg
2 Meters
Anywhere
(Combo 1) = (damage number here) dmg
Gameplay Overview
Normals
Standing
st. A: A quick standing palm thrust. Good for stopping incoming hops. Whiffs on short crouching opponents. Barely minus on block, super cancel-able on hit.
st. B: Andy performs a quick thrust kick. Good to use as a close ranged poke. Barely plus on block, cancel-able on hit.
st. C: Andy performs a swinging chop. Minus on block, super cancel-able on hit.
st. D: Andy performs a roundhouse kick aimed at the opponents face. Can be used as a ground anti-air against hops at a mid-range distance. Minus on block, super cancel-able on hit.
Close
cl. A: Andy quick chops the opponent's neck. Slightly Minus on block, cancel-able on hit. Can chain into his other standing and crouching light normals.
cl. B: Andy knees the opponent's chin. Even on block, cancel-able on hit.
cl. C: A close hook punch that hits twice. Even on block, cancel-able on first or second hit.
cl. D: Andy performs a close splits kick. Slightly minus on block, cancel-able on hit.
Crouching
cr. A: Andy performs a crouching back hand punch. Even on block, cancel-able on hit. Chain-able into his other standing/crouching light normals.
cr. B: This quick crouching light kick is good to start combos or to poke with at a close range. Even on block, cancel-able on hit. Chain-able into his other standing/crouching light normals. Hits low.
cr. C: Andy performs a horizontal palm thrust. Even on block, cancel-able on hit or whiff.
cr. D: Andy crouches down to kick the opponent's upper leg area that sweeps the opponent. Minus on block, cancel-able on hit, causes soft knockdown when connected. Hits low.
Jumping
j. A: Andy performs a jumping palm thrust. Whiffs on crouching opponents. Cannot cross-up. Will chain into any close or crouching normal (even cr. HK, but it's tight)
j. B: Andy performs a swinging forward kick. Best used as an air-to-air attack, or to anti-air if neutral jumped. Whiffs on crouching opponents. Cannot cross-up. Will also chain into any close or crouching normal (even cr. HK, but it's tight)
j. C: A jumping slap. Short range. Hits some crouching opponents. Cannot cross-up. Will chain into any close or crouching normal except for cl. D.
j. D: This kick has good horizontal range and points downward slightly. Good to use as a jump-in attack. Hits crouching opponents. Can cross-up. Will chain into any close or crouching normal.
Blowback
st. CD: Andy performs a full swinging roundhouse kick. Minus on block, cancel-able on hit or whiff, causes wall splat when connected, using whiffed LP elbow on block to maintain pressure seems good if the blowback connected either point blank or right at the tip (anywhere in between will cause you to hit them)
j. CD: Andy performs a swinging heel kick. Hits mid. Hits crouching opponents, on block will chain into any close or crouching normal except for cl. HK. When connected they are put in a non juggle state ending in a soft knock down. When connected as a counter hit they are put in a juggle state.
Throws
Kakaekomi Nage (Forward) - (b/f+C) close
Andy grabs the opponent, then throws them toward the corner of the screen.
Can be broken
Soft knockdown
Kakaekomi Nage (Backward) - (b/f+D) close
Same as the Kakaekomi Nage (Forward), but the opponent is thrown the opposite direction
Can be broken
Soft knockdown
Command Moves
Hirate Uchi - - (f+A)
Andy throws out a strong palm thrust. Mainly used during combos after his cl. C or any of his close standing and crouching normals. Even on block, cancel-able on hit
Genei Shiranui - (down + D) (in air)
This move drops Andy to the ground off of a full or super jump, or off hcf+K on hit or whiff.
Special Moves
Zan-ei Ken - (db~f+A/C)
Andy dashes forward quickly to deliver a power elbow strike.
Minus on block, super cancel-able on hit, causes soft knockdown, good for closing distance if you can space it to whiff
Light punch version (A) travels at a half screen distance
Heavy punch version (C) travels at a 3/4ths screen distance & is more unsafe on block than the light punch version.
You can enter the command for this attack a bunch of different ways. db, b, f+P works as does hcf+P (or db, qcf+P).
EX: Minus on block, causes wall splat on hit.
Kuuha Dan - (hcf+B/D)
Andy launches quickly from the ground to perform a corkscrew kick that curves down towards the opponent.
Very unsafe on block (even when using down+D or B+D Brake), super cancel-able on hit into his Climax, causes soft knockdown from first hit
The heavy kick version travels a longer distance than the light kick version
EX: More damaging than the normal version. Travels faster than the normal version. Unsafe on block (even when using down+D or B+D Brake), causes soft knockdown from first hit
Kuuha Dan (Brake) - (B+D)
Press LK+HK (B+D) after first hit of hcf+K. It stops Andy during the animation of Kuuha Dan & if the hcf+K connected, the opponent is put in a juggle state that allows for one close or crouching normal (except for cr. D), or a dp+C that is super cancel-able on the third hit into his Climax.
Hishou Ken - (qcb+A/C)
Andy throws a round, illuminated energy ball towards the opponent.
The light punch version is minus on block when close, super cancel-able on startup, has medium speed and when thrown full screen, Andy can move around when the fireball is 3/4 to the other side. If it hits an airborne opponent, it puts them in a juggle state ending in a soft knockdown.
The heavy punch version is similar to the light punch version but travels at a faster speed.
EX: Barely minus on block when close, travels at a slow speed & when thrown full screen, Andy can move around when the fireball is a 1/4th screen distance to the other side. If it hits an airborne opponent it puts them in a juggle state ending in a soft knockdown.
Shouryuu Dan - (dp+A/C)
Andy performs a sharp angled, jumping swinging chop. Good to use as an anti-air or to finish combos. Unsafe if blocked & whiffed.
Both light punch, heavy punch & EX versions have upper body invincibility on startup.
The light punch version is super cancel-able on first hit and causes soft knockdown.
The heavy punch version inflicts more damage than the light punch version and is super cancel-able on first hit or into his air Climax on the third hit. Causes a soft knockdown.
EX: More damage, hits 5 times, has lower body invincibility.
Super Special Moves
Chou Reppa Dan - (qcb~hcf+K)
Andy performs a much faster and damaging version of Reppa Dan, surrounded by blue flames.
Best used as a combo finisher.
Unsafe on block, climax cancel-able on or after the first hit.
Causes a hard knockdown.
Max: Faster startup and has more damage than the normal version. Very unsafe on block, climax cancel-able on or after the first hit and causes hard knockdown.
Zetsu-Hishou Ken - (qcf~hcb+P)
Andy unleashes a short ranged, but powerful super projectile.
Best used as a combo finisher.
Very unsafe on block. Can be advanced cancelled into Max Chou Reppa Dan or climax cancelled on or after the first hit.
Causes hard knockdown
Max: Same range as the normal version but more damaging. Very unsafe on block. Climax cancel-able on or after the first hit.
Climax Super Special Moves
Chou-Shin-Soku-Zan-ei Ken - (qcb~hcf+A+C) (can be performed in the air)
Andy performs a much faster and powerful version of his Zan-ei Ken. The opponent is carried to the corner of the stage.
Best used as a combo finisher, or to punish the opponents slow whiffed moves.
Unsafe on block, causes hard knockdown
Combos
(any special information about the character combos if needed)
(Basic max confirm into super. Fireball super does the most damage here. Feel free to use either Cl.D, Cl.C f+A or s.B->D after quick max if you feel more comfortable, it doesn’t change damage too much. 2nd character position)
st. CD, db~f+C, db~f+C, qcf~hcb+AC = (374 DMG)
(Super cancel off of a st. CD wallsplat, but you have to cancel the st. CD into heavy elbow, which isn’t safe.)
(Quick max combo into climax in the corner for added damage. Use the button hold trick to get the heavy DP to come out as early as possible, and cancel the kuuhadan (hcf+D) immediately after three hits or the dp will whiff and you’ll probably die. 2nd character position.)
(Swag corner combo linking climax after a corner ex DP. Easy to time with the button hold trick. 2nd character position)
5 meters
(place combo here) = (place damage amount here)
(place combo description here)
Misc
Andy’s grounded normals are pretty lackluster in terms of range (aside from st. CD). Far C is a decently quick counter poke, so standing just outside of their range and whiffing it while buffering max mode when you think they’ll press a button is a decent way to discourage them from whiffing their own normals. Use st. CD at max range and cancel into light zan’eiken (db~f+A) will put you right in their face, allowing you to pressure with cr.B. His sweep has terrible range compared to previous entries in the series, and even when his foot is entirely in the opponent’s character it might still whiff, so be careful with it as it has poor recovery. He also doesn’t have as many setups as in previous titles, but he can mix them up well with max mode: if you land a combo into quick max, do an ex elbow to wall splat, then immediately qcb+AC. Heavy elbow will get you close, and from there you can 1) poke low and be covered by the slow-moving ex fireball; 2) hyper-hop for an overhead into combo, again covered by the slow-moving ex fireball; 3) full jump cancel with down+D to cross over them into a low or cl.C for a left-right mixup or; 4) roll for a cross-through and combo from there. This costs meter but is a great pressure sequence.
Learn the range of his crossup j.D and use his mobility to keep the pressure up in the opponent’s face. Andy can play a rudimentary fireball-uppercut zoning game but without decent normals or damage to back it up, it’s not as effective as other characters. Use whiffed elbows and his extremely fast run speed to get in and pressure.
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