The King of Fighters 2002 UM/Chin Gentsai

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• cl.A/B/C/D are cancel-able.
• cl.A/B are chain-able
• cl.B hits mid.
• cl.C is good to use in combos to cancel into special moves or his f+A command norma.
• cl.D hits twice. The first hit is a mid, but the second hit is an overhead and is special cancel-able. Both hits push Chin back a bit which can make certain cancelled special moves

Stand

• Far A is a non-cancel-able jab that can be used as a close range poke
• Far B is cancel-able
• Far C has great range, and can easily cancel into his special moves and supers
• Far D is a special cancel-able sobat kick that has lower body invincibility when active that can evade characters cr. B, slides and very low sweeps that graze the ground

Crouch

• cr.A and cr.C are cancel-able. Crouching C is whiff cancel-able
• Crouch A can be chained from cl.B.
• Crouch B hits low, can chain into cl.B, and cr.A and is not cancel-able
• Crouch C can be used as an anti-air because of it's vertical hitbox but lacks horizontal space
• Crouch D knocks the opponent down, it is only cancel-able (if hit/blocked or whiff) into his rdp+K drink special move. It can also low profile evade mid-screen projectiles.

Jump

• Jump B/C/D all cross up
• Jump A can be used as an instant overhead on some crouching characters
• Jump B as a hop can be used as an air-to-air to stop incoming hops. Can be low profiled if used as a jump or superjump.
• Jump C hits twice and can be used as an instant overhead, and to start combos
• Jump D has around the same horizontal range has jump B

Blowback Attack

• Stand CD is whiff cancel-able
• Jump CD is a short ranged kick that can be used from ground to air, or to apply pressure to a cornered opponent

Throws

Sake Slammer - (b/f + C)

• Chin climbs on the opponent's neck, then squeezes the opponent. Chin lands near the opponent

• Can be mashed out of

• Hard knockdown

Reverse Leg Launcher - (b/f + D)

• Chin throws the opponent towards the corner of the screen

• Soft knockdown

Command Moves

Staggering Sake Gourd Attack - (f + A)

• Chin turns around then falls on the ground

• Hits overhead by itself, loses overhead property when cancelled into

• Special cancel-able

Combo Advice: Can be cancelled from his standing strong punch normals as cl.C, f+A or crouching C, f+A into a special move.

Special Moves

Gourd Attack - (qcb + A/C)

• Chin flings his gourd towards the opponent.

• The light punch version (A) hits mid and doesn't knock down. The heavy punch version (C) has less horizontal distance than the light punch version but hits low and is a tech-able knockdown

• Both versions can be easily combo Chin's standing and crouching heavy normals, except crouching heavy kick (D), and combo from his F+A command normal.

• Poor recovery if whiff or Guard Cancel Rolled (GCAB) at the end of a combo

• Both version inflict the same damage

Eight Hermit Blast - (qcb + B/D)

• Chin swings his gourd around in front of him.

• Has very slow start-up, no invincibility and bad recovery if whiffed or blocked

• Does not push Chin back if blocked

• Can reflect fireballs/projectiles

• Can be used as an anticipatory anti-air

• Can combo after his Rolling Punch hcf+K in the corner

Mochizuki Intoxicator - (d, d + B/D)

• Chin lays down as if passed out

• Shrinks Chin's hurtbox VERY low, very quickly when inputted.

• Can evade attacks and projectiles that have high horizontal ranges, including characters crouching light punches

> Serpent Adversary - u + B

> Carp Can Can - u + D

> Rolling Punch 1 - f + A/C (requires 1 stock Gulp Sake)

> Back Warp Kick - ABCD

Gulp Sake - rdp + A/C

> Rolling Punch 2 - hcf + B/D with more than 1 stock Gulp Sake

> Burning Sake Belch - dp + A/C with more than 1 stock Gulp Sake

• Super cancellable

> Sake Fire Breath - qcf + A/C with more than 1 stock Gulp Sake

Customized Invitation to the Furnace - dp + B/D with more than 3 stocks Gulp Sake

• B version is super cancellable and causes wire damage on counter hit

Desperation Moves

Sake Hermit Gulping - qcb x 2 + B/D

Thunder Blast - qcf x 2 + A/C

Invitation to the Furnace - qcf, hcb + A/C

Super Desperation Moves

Thunder Blast - qcf x 2 + AC

Hidden Super Desperation Move

Manipulate Flame Dance - qcf x 2 + BD

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