The King of Fighters 2002 UM/King

Normals

Close

• cl.A/B/C/D are cancel-able
• cl. A is chain-able
• cl. B hits low
• cl.C can be used to stop opponents from jumping over your head
• cl.D hits twice while the first hit is cancel-able which makes it a great combo starter and useful in blockstrings

Standing

• Far A/B/C/D are not special cancel-able
• Far A is chain-able into itself
• Far B is can whiff on some crouching opponents
• Far A/B/C/D are good standing anti-air normals for hop checking and pre-emptive anti-air
• Far C and D can be Max Mode bypassed into hcb+K as hcb+BC.
• Far C and D can whiff on small crouching height opponents

Crouching

• Crouching A/B are chain-able
• Crouching B and D hits low and share the same hit-box distance
• Crouch C is special cancel-able and whiff cancel-able
• Crouch C is a very good crouching anti-air which can stop hops and jumps if used in advance
• Crouch D is a really slow sweep and is not whiff cancel-able

Jumping

• Jump A hits at a downward angle and is good for pre-emptive hop and jump checking
• Jump B is a good air-to-air but whiffs on some crouching opponents
• Jump C share the same animation and range as jump A but starts up slower
• Jump C/D can cross-up but the hit-box is rather small
• Jump D has a sharp downward angle and is best to use as a air-to-ground attack to start combos or blockstrings, as an instant overhead against opponents who have high crouching heights

Blowback Attack

• Stand CD has lower body invulnerability, moves her sprite forward a bit, slightly resembles her Venom Strike starting animation, and is whiff and hit cancel-able

• Jump CD has a swinging hit-box from the top of her head and swings downward at 30 degree angle. It may whiff on some crouching opponents if performed too late.

Standing

st. A - Straight jab

• Hits high
• dmg 25

st. B - King hops and performs a roundhouse

• Hits high
• dmg 55

st. C - Straight punch

• Hits high
• dmg 95

st. D - High kick

• dmg 110

Close

cl. A - Elbow jab

• Hits high
• dmg 25

cl. B - Kick to mid section

• dmg 35

cl. C - Uppercut elbow strike

• Hits high
• dmg 90

cl. D - 2 hit kick

• Hits mid then high
• dmg 115

Crouching

cr. A - Straight jab

• Hits mid
• dmg 20

cr. B - Kick to ankle

• dmg 40

cr. C - Uppercut

• Hits mid
• dmg 95

cr. D - Sweep

• Knocks down
• dmg 105

Jumping

j. A - Steep downward punch

• dmg 33

j. B - Steep upward kick

• Only hits jumping opponents
• dmg 60

j. C - Steep downard punch

• Slower than j. A
• dmg 105

j. D - Downward kick

• dmg 110

Throws

Hold Rush: f + C

• King knees then punches opponent
• dmg 90

Hook Buster: f + D

• Scissor grab and then flips opponent in opposite direction
• dmg 90

Command Moves

Trap Kick - f + B

• King hops forward and hits with an overhead kick
• dmg 90

Slide - df + D

• Slides in opponent
• Does not knock down
• dmg 120

Special Moves

Venom Strike - qcf + B

• Fireball
• dmg 100

Double Strike - qcf + D

• Double fireball
• Hits mid
• 150, if both fireballs connect

Trap Shot - dp + B/D

• Flip kick followed by multiple kicks
• dmg 150

Mirage Kick - hcb + A/C

• Dash forward kick, follwed by several more kicks
• dmg 130

Tornado Kick - hcb + B/D

• Flying kick
• B version hits once, D version hits twice
• dmg - B: 100; D: 110

Mirage Dance - close hcf + A/C

• Volley of kicks ended with a knockdown
• Hits high, mid and low
• dmg 120

DM

Illusion Dance: qcf hcb + B/D

• Hop backward follwed by a volley of attacks
• dmg 210

Surprise Rose: qcf x 2 + B/D

• Flip kick launcher follwed by a volley of aerial kicks
• dmg 210

SDM

Illusion Dance - qcf hcb + BD

• Violent flurry of kicks
• dmg 310

HSDM

Secret Mirage - f, hcf + BD

• King's foot glows with blue energy as she delivers a series of violent kicks.

Combos

BnB's

• cl.D (2), special attack
• cl.B, hcf+P
• cr.B, cr.A, dp+K

Super Canceling

• st.X, hcb+P (3), qcfx2+D

Max Mode Attack Strings

• (corner) hcb+P (4), qcfx2+D
• hcf+P (3), dp+K, (mid screen) qcf+D/(corner) qcf hcb+K
• hcb+P (4), (mid screen) qcfx2+D/(corner) dp+K, qcf hcb+K

Quick Max

• cl. strong, df+D, (BC), (midscreen) hcb+P (4), qcfx2+D/ (corner) hcb+P (3), dp+K, qcf hcb+K
• Far C, (BC)（midscreen) hcb+P (4), qcfx2+D/（corner) hcb+P (3), dp+K, qcf hcb+K
• cr.B, cr.A, cr.B (BC), hcb+P (4),（midscreen) qcfx2+K / （corner) dp+K, qcf hcb+K

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