The King of Fighters 2002 UM/EX Takuma

Normals

Close

• cl.A chains into lights
• cl.A/B/C are cancellable

Stand

• none of EX Takuma's stand normals are hit or whiff cancellable except st.C which is whiff cancellable in the first few frames of its startup.

Crouch

• cr.A/B chain into themselves and each other
• cr.A/B/C are cancellable

Jumping

• j.B is EX Takuma's go to crossup tool
• j.D is another good crossup tool from specific ranges and setups
• j.CD is a wonderful air to air and pressure tool

Throws

Wide Slicer - b/f + C: grants hard knockdown

Single Heave-ho - b/f + D: grants hard knockdown

Command Moves

Demon's Vehicle - f + A: EX Takuma swings out his fist straight in front of himself. Hitting it raw will grant a hard knockdown. Can combo into it from close and crouching normals which on hit it becomes cancellable. With link timing you can do cl.A, cl.A>>f+B and still retain the hard knockdown property of the move. If you hit an aired opponent with the move it will slam them into a hard knockdown as well.

Vehicle Drop - b + A

Bottle Breaker - f + B

Horse Strike - df + B

Special Moves

Tiger Flame Punch - qcf + A/C

Tiger Boulder Blast - qcb + A/C

• Super cancellable

Zan Retsu Ken - f, b, f + A/C

Shouran Kyaku - hcb + B/D

Lightning Legs Knockout Kick - charge db~f + B/D

Desperation Moves

Haoh Shi Koh Ken - f, hcf + A/C

Ryuko Ranbu - qcf, hcb + A/C

Neo Demon-God Attack - close, qcf x 2 + A/C

Super Desperation Moves

Ryuko Ranbu - qcf, hcb + AC

HSDM

Lion Killer - f, hcf + AC

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Videos

EX Takuma Master Class