The King of Fighters 2002 UM/Goro Daimon

Normals

Close

• cl.A/B/C/D are all cancel-able
• cl.A is chain-able into itself and into cr.A, cr. A & far B
• cl.B whiffs on crouching opponents

Stand

• only far B is cancel-able
• far. A is a good poke that can be used to stop incoming hops and it does not whiff on crouching opponents
• far B is a good poke that hits low and is cancel-able
• far C has the same vertical height has far A and be used to stop incoming hops in advance
• far D can be used as a poke to stop jump-ins and incoming hops. It whiffs on crouching opponents

Crouch

• cr. A, and cr. D are cancel-able
• cr. D can be whiff cancelled
• cr. B and cr. D hits low
• cr. B is chain-able from cl. A
• cr. B has a shorter horizontal range than st. B. while cr. D has a shorter range than cr.B

Jumping

• j.A is good for jumping in air-to-ground
• j.B can cross-up
• j.C swings downward at a short horizontal range & is good for air-to-ground
• j.D is good for jumping in air-to-ground and can instant overhead crouching opponents because of the deep downward hit-box

Blowback

• st. CD can be whiff cancel and has good horizontal range
• j. CD on hit causes a hard knockdown, and a counter wire on counter hit

Throws

Juuji Shime - close, (b or f + C)

• Goro grabs the opponent and chokes them ground

• Can be mashed out of by the opponent to lessen damage

• Causes hard knockdown

• The opponent lands less than a half-screen distance away from Goro, and Goro recovers faster than the opponent wakes up

Okuri Kyaku Harai - close, (b or f + D)

• Goro grabs and trips the opponent

• Causes a soft knockdown

• The opponent lands two character spaces away from Goro

Command Moves

Zujo Barai - (df + C)

• Goro's forearm uppercut that can be used as an anti-air. Not as powerful and spacial as his 98 version though.

• Only super cancel-able

• Can combo from his light normals, and close D (heavy kick)

Special Moves

Jiraishin - dp + A/C (A button pounds the ground while C button is a feint)

Chou Ukemi - qcb + B/D

Kumo Tsukami - hcf + A

Kirikabu Gaeshi - hcf + C

Chou Oosotogari - close, dp + B/D

Tenchi Gaeshi - close, hcb, f + A/C

Nekko Gaeshi - qcf + B/D

Ura Nage - close, hcb, f + B/D

Desperation Move

Jigoku Otoshi Gokuraku: close, hcb x 2 + A/C

Nekko Meki - hcf x 2 + B/D (then hcf + B/D, then dp + B/D)

Super Desperation Moves

Jigoku Otoshi Gokuraku - close, hcb x 2 + AC

Nekko Meki - hcf x 2 + BD (then, hcf + B/D, dp + B/D)

HSDM

Hourinkazan - hcb x 2 + BD

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