The King of Fighters 2002 UM/Shermie

Movelist

Normals

Standing

• st. A is a cancel-able slap that covers a distance in front of her face. Good for stopping incoming hops. Whiffs on crouching opponents except for Goro, Maxima and Chang. Whiffs up-close on standing characters such as Chin, Hinako, & Choi. Can be chained into cr. A, st. B, and cr. B.
• st. B is a 2-hit special and super cancel-able side kick. Both hits are cancel-able. Moves Shermie forward a bit.
• st. C is a double palm attack that moves Shermie forward. Not cancel-able.
• st. D is roundhouse kick can be used to pre-emptively stop incoming hops but it is not cancel-able. It can also whiff on many characters while crouching.

Close

• cl. C is special and super cancel-able, and can be cancel-ed into her command normals (f+A, f+B).

Crouching

• cr. A is a crouching slap that can be chained into st.A, st.B, cr. B and her command normals
• cr. B: Shermie lays on the ground on her side to kick the opponent near their ankles. She can duck & evade many mid-air projectiles except very low fireball's such as Bao's light punch Psycho Ball (qcb+A) and ground skimming fireballs such as Iori's or Kusanagi's qcf+A. This kick also moves Shermie forward slightly
• cr. C: This cancel-able uppercut looks like Shermie is doing a volleyball bump (or pass). She moves backward slightly. Can be used as a grounded anti-air, and has a decent amount of attack range in front of her.
• cr. D is a sweep that is not cancel-able. Can evade mid-air projectiles but not as reliably as cr. B.

Jumping

• jumping B/C/D can all cross-up the opponent
• j. C can be used as a jump-in attack to start combos
• Neutral jump D is a horizontal drop kick that is good for stopping incoming jumps or super jumps
• j. D has good horizontal range and can be used as a jump-in attack

Blowback

• Stand CD: Shermie aims a kick at the opponent's head. Moves Shermie forward a bit and is whiff cancel-able
• j.CD can be use similar to her neutral jump D as an air-to-air. Can be low profiled by the opponent's crouching light kick or sweep if improperly timed.

Throws

Shermie Flash Original - (b/f + C)

• Shermie grabs the opponent to German Suplex them. They land 1/2 screen distance away from Shermie. Shermie and the opponent wakes up and recovers at the same time as the opponent.

• Hard knockdown

• Can be broken

Front Flash - (b/f + D)

• Shermie grabs the opponent by the waist to throw them across the screen. They land at the edge of the corner of the screen.

• Soft knockdown

• Can be broken

Command Moves

Busty Suplex - (f + A)

• Shermie throws her bosom towards the opponent to set them up for a suplex throw. Shermie recovers and stands up at the same time the opponent stands up.

• Has slow start-up, short activation range and is very unsafe if blocked

Shermie Stand - (f + B)

• Shermie slowly flip kicks on the ground towards the opponent

• Hits overhead

• Can be cancelled into but loses the overhead property

Special Moves

Shermie Clutch - (dp + B/D)

• Shermie twists her body through the air at the opponent, prepared to grab them.
• if succesfull, in both versions Shermie grabs the opponent and spins them to the ground causing hard knockdown.
• B version has a hop-like arc and quicker startup
• B version if useful in catching opponent hops or the downward arc of longer empty jumps.
• B version will whiff under the opponent on the highest parts of their normal and hyper jumps
• D version has a normal jump like arc and slower startup
• D version is good for meeting or anticipating opponent's aerial movement
• D version will whiff on opponent hops except at their highest point.
• both versions only work on aerial opponents
• both versions are easily countered by fast air to air normals
• can follow up with her Shermie Cute move

Shermie Spiral - (hcf + A/C)

• Shermie grabs the opponent, twists her legs around their head and throws them to the ground.
• causes a hard knockdown
• counts as an unblockable command grab
• grabs mid (so works on standing or crouching opponents)
• on hit, throws the opponent 1/2 the screen away toward the way they were facing, leaving Shermie on the opposite side she started the move.
• can combo into the command grab in a variety of ways (cl.A, cl.A, hcf+A/C or cl.C, hcf+A/C or cl.C, f+B, hcb + A/C etc..)
• if you are not in range to land the command grab Shermie will throw out her arm causing a whiff animation moving Shermie slightly forward.
• can follow up with her Shermie Cute follow up move

Shermie Whip - (qcb + A/C)

• Shermie cartwheels, locking the opponent with her legs and sending them for a ride
• causes hard knockdown
• can be blocked unlike her other command grabs
• grabs mid (so works on standing or crouching opponents)
• can grab opponents out of the air at hop heights and the downward arc of normal jumps.
• throws the opponent all the way to the other side of the screen
• can follow up with her Shermie Cute move

Shermie Cute - (during special move body toss, qcf + B/D

• Shermie runs to the place where she just threw her opponent and stomps them while down.
• causes hard knockdown
• this move allows Shermie to stay on top of the opponent after she flings them around the stage
• the motion and button press has a large opportunity of input during the finishing move of each throw that it can follow, both early and late inputs register.
• Allows Shermie to stay in command throw range
• NOT doing the follow up allows for doing okizeme options like j.C crossup or jumping into command throw

Diamond Dust - (hcf + B/D)

• Shermie runs to the opponent, grabs them around the neck and smashes them into the ground
• causes soft knockdown
• counts as an unblockable command grab
• grabs mid so can grab standing and crouching opponents
• both versions can be countered during the run animations by lows, mids and highs
• both versions will track to the opponents position within their range limits
• B version covers slightly less distance across the screen
• unlike her other command throws will totally whiff on aerial opponents at all heights
• great as a punisher against whiffed moves

Axle Spin Kick - (qcb + B/D)

• Shermie pirouettes through the air landing a boot to the opponent's face
• causes soft knockdown
• counts as an overhead and will land on opponents guarding low
• B version goes a shorter distance and is slightly slower
• B version is slightly negative on block, though it can be spaced to minimize that
• D version travels about half screen and is faster than B version
• D version is very negative on block
• the move technically could be used air-to-air as its hitbox will strike aerial opponents, but not her best air option
• good move to catch the opponent off guard while they are crouch blocking

F. Captured - (hcb, f + A/C)

• Shermie bends slightly taunting her opponent to attack, then sending them behind her in a suplex
• counter move that will grab standing and crouching mids
• the move itself is can be easily countered by lows and jumping attacks. It can counter some character specific sweeps that hit higher (EX Iori, Chris, Terry etc)
• Shermie will throw the opponent about 3/4 of the screen behind her if she lands the counter
• the counter has a fairly sizable amount of active frames in which the counter can grab an opponent

Evasive Move - (ABC)

• Shermie pushes the hair back behind her ear and slickly dodges the next move
• similar to the AB dodge move in 98UMFE's EXTRA mode that replaced the roll
• it will dodge mid and low attacks as well as jump-ins if timed well
• Shermie can be thrown out of Evasive Move
• Shermie can only end Evasive Move quickly by using Evasive Attack, otherwise the entire move must finish.
• really great to bait an opponent up close, allowing you to follow up with a command throw or combo
• slight chance you can go into BC mode due to closeness of input, but that can be mitigated by press A slightly before the other buttons

> Evasive Attack - during Evasive move, A/B/C/D

• Shermie comes out the Evasive Move with a side kick
• all buttons produce the same side kick
• if the kick lands you can follow up with a full combo
• good to throw the opponent off guard by canceling the Evasive Move at range with the kick, which is an effective footsie tool
• the side kick is negative on block
• Evasive Attack is super cancelable on hit

Desperation Moves

Shermie Flash - hcb x 2 + A/C

• Shermie cartwheels on top of the opponent and proceeds to crush them in a suplex
• unblockable command grab super
• grabs mid, so will grab crouching and standing opponents
• causes hard knockdown
• the range of the throw is roughly a full character distance away from the opponent
• has a small amount of upper body invincibility to grab through a mid attack
• the move itself hops over lows, but leaves you vulnerable on whiff

Shermie Carnival - hcf x 2 + A/C

• Shermie reaches to the sky ¥, grabs the opponent and does a series of suplexes tossing them across the screen
• unblockable command grab super
• grabs mid, so will grab crouching and standing opponents
• causes hard knockdown
• the range of the throw is slightly larger her Shermie Flash super
• has a small amount of upper body invincibility to grab through a mid attack, but lacks lower body invuln and can be countered by sweep etc.

Super Desperation Moves

Shermie Flash - hcb x 2 + AC

• Shermie cartwheels on top of the opponent and proceeds to crush them in a suplex, grinding them into the ground
• EX version of Shermie Flash, that adds hits and more damage to the super
• unblockable command grab super
• grabs mid, so will grab crouching and standing opponents
• causes hard knockdown
• the range of the throw is roughly a full character distance away from the opponent
• has a small amount of upper body invincibility to grab through a mid attack
• the move itself hops over lows, but leaves you vulnerable on whiff

Shermie Carnival - hcf x 2 + AC

• Shermie reaches to the sky ¥, grabs the opponent and does a series of suplexes tossing them across the screen then catching them with her legs mid air
• EX version of Shemie Carnival that adds hits and damage
• leaves Shermie slightly closer to the opponent than the regular version of the move
• unblockable command grab super
• grabs mid, so will grab crouching and standing opponents
• causes hard knockdown
• the range of the throw is slightly larger her Shermie Flash super
• has a small amount of upper body invincibility to grab through a mid attack, but lacks lower body invuln and can be countered by sweep etc.

HSDM

Lightning Leg Lariat - qcf x 2 + BD

• Shermie runs in like her Diamond Dust move, grabs the opponent spinning them around and following up with a crushing flying knee
• counts as an unblockable command grab
• causes hard knockdown
• the flying knee leaves Shermie right next to the opponent for okizeme options
• the move tracks to the opponent and will land from about 1/2 screen or whiff at the distance of the opponents position
• highest damaging whiff punish if you have the meter and are in Red health

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