The King of Fighters XIV/Benimaru Nikaido

Movelist

(*) = EX OK

(!) = MAX OK

Throws

Catch & Shoot - close / +

Front Suplex - close / +

Spinning Knee Drop - close / + (in the air)

Command Normals

Jackknife Kick - +

Flying Drill - + (in the air)

Special Moves

Iai-Geri - + / (*)

Inazuna Sandan-Geri - charge ~ + /

Raimeitou - + / (*)

Raijinken - + / (*)

Air Raijinken - + / (*)

Benimaru Collider - close, , + / (*)

Super Special Moves

Rai-Kou Ken- + / (!)

Benimaru Rising Shot - + / (!)

Climax Super Special Moves

Raiha Jin-Ou Ken +

Quick Combo Reference

Quick Combo Reference

Notation Key (place notation here)

0 Meter	Anywhere Low, Anywhere Low, Anywhere	(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

Normals

Standing

• st. A: A quick, long ranged jab that can stop incoming hops. Can whiff on some crouching characters and can chain into itself, cr. B and cr. A.

• st. B: This fast kick aimed at the opponent's head can also stop hops as well. Also can be used as a close ranged poke. Whiffs on some crouching characters and can chain into itself and chain from cr. B, and cr. A.

• st. C: This fierce punch can be used as a poke & stop incoming hops but more premptively because it isn't as fast as st. A or st. C.

• st. D: This sobat kick has lower body invincibility which means it can crush lows and evade low ground skimming projectiles if timed correctly. Slow start-up but great to use as a poke, and to cancel into max mode off the fly with. Use in conjunction with st. A/B/C incase someone hops at you.

Close

• cl. A: A quick cancel-able elbow jab. Hits crouching characters and can chain from cr. B and cr. A if needed.

• cl. B: Benimaru performs a cancel-able side kick aimed at the opponent's face. Can be chained from cr. B, and cr. A.

• cl. C: Benimaru throws out a cancel-able fierce, quick, swinging elbow. Best used as a punish into a combo, or after a jump-in attack.

• cl. D: Benimaru knees the opponent. Similar in use & damage to cl. C, but less negative frames on block and has more pushback on block.

Crouching

• cr. A: A fast cancel-able jab that can be used to maintain pressure and can chain from cr. B, and cl. A.

• cr. B: A fast cancel-able crouching light kick that you will be using to confirm into combos. Can chain into itself and cr. A and cl. A. Hits low.

• cr. C: Benimaru throws out an uppercut while remaining crouched. Can be used a grounded anti-air against jumps at a close range and is cancel-able.

• cr. D: This is a cancel-able good ranged sweep. Hits low.

Jumping

• j. A: This jumping elbow attack has a downward angle aimed at 4 o'clock (on 1p side). Can be used for air-to-air situations. Special cancel-able.

• j. B: Benimaru performs a short ranged jumping knee attack can cross-up. Special cancel-able.

• j. C: This jumping punch has the same downward angle as j. A but has a deeper vertical range. Good for jump-ins. Special cancel-able.

• j. D: This long, horizontal ranged flying kick can be used as an air-to-air, a jump-in attack, and can cross-up easily. Special cancel-able.

Blowback

• st. CD: Benimaru stays in place while delivering a powerful, long ranged horizontal side kick. Great to use as a poke.

• j CD: This kick is best used for ground-to-air coverage because it whiffs on crouching characters and has a upward aiming angle.

Throws

Catch & Shoot - (b/f+C) close

• Benimaru grabs the opponent, then knees them in the face. The opponent lands near the corner of the screen
• Can be broken
• Soft knockdown

Front Suplex - (b/f+D) close

• Benimaru belly-to-belly suplexes the opponent. The opponent lands a character spaces away from Benimaru, and recovers slightly after him
• Can be broken
• Hard knockdown

Spinning Knee Drop - in air (b/f+C) close

• Benimaru grabs the opponent mid-air then drops them straight them under his knees. The opponent recovers slightly after Benimaru & lands two characters spaces away from him.
• Hard knockdown

Command Moves

Jackknife Kick - (f+B)

• Benimaru soccer kicks the opponent. Crushes lows (lower body invulnerability) & is cancel-able into special moves on hit

Flying Drill - (down + D) (if in air)

• Benimaru brakes his jump to drill down diagonally towards the opponent. Doesn't combo into anything.

• 3 hits if performed from a jump (-3F on block), 2 hits if performed from a hop (-2F on block).

• Doesn't knockdown

Special Moves

Iai-Geri - (qcf + B/D)

• Benimaru performs a lighting fast knee attack aimed at the opponent's face. Comes out in 6 frames & is best used within combos or to use as a quick close ranged punish. It's hard to punish if blocked, but it is susceptible to being whiff punished by sweeps because of its long whiff recovery.

• Can be cancelled from crouching & standing light & heavy normals attacks

EX: Has 3 frames of start-up & much harder to punish by itself.

Inazuna Sandan-Geri - (down, up + K)

• This is the follow-up of Iai-Geri, 2 kicks (the animation of Far D, then his old dp+K). Always best used when Iai-Geri is hit-confirmed; punishable is whiffed or blocked.

• Soft knockdown

• First hit is super cancel-able

EX:Last hit of his follow-up does 2 extra hits. Best used at the end of combos for extra damage.

Raimeitou - (qcb + A/C)

• Benimaru throws out a lightning crescent slash towards the opponent. Best used as a pre-emptive poke (because of its slow start-up) or to be used as a combo extender during max mode.

• Light punch version travels a short distance & is hard to punish midscreen.

• Heavy punch version travels farther & juggles the opponent. But has very slow start-up (susceptible to being knocked out of before it hits), and has very bad recovery if whiffed. The upside is that it is safe on block.

• Soft knockdown

EX: The slash attack turns into a tall projectile that travels full screen.

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Super Special Moves

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Max:

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Climax Super Special Moves

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Combos

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Notation

Rush Auto Combo

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1 Meter: description here

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0 meter

Anywhere

• cr.A, cl.D, qcf+B/D > d,u+K (215 DMG)

• cr.B, cr.B, cr.B, qcf+B/D > d,u+K (192 DMG)

• cr.B, Rush Combo (197 DMG)

• cr.B, cr.B, hcb,f+A/C (148 DMG)

• cl.D, qcf+B/D > d,u+K (200 DMG)

Corner only

st.CD, f+B, qcb+C, qcf+B/D > d,u+K (279 DMG)

1 meter

Anywhere

• cr.B, cr.B, cr.B, qcf+B/D, SC, qcfx2+A (275 DMG)

• cr.B, cr.B, st.B, BC, cl.D, hcb,f+AC, qcf+BD > d,u+B/D (319 DMG) { 1000 }

• cl.D, qcf+B/D, SC, qcfx2+A (296 DMG)

• cl.D, BC, cl.D, hcb,f+AC, qcf+BD > d,u+B/D (362 DMG) { 1000 }

2 meters

• (place combo here) = (place damage amount here)

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3 meters

• (place combo here) = (place damage amount here)

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4 meters

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5 meters

• (place combo here) = (place damage amount here)

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