Movelist

(*) = EX OK

(!) = MAX OK

Throws

Dyna Bomb - close / +

Dyna Buster - close / +

Command Normals

Rex Head - +

Yucatan Punch - +

Special Moves

Zetsumetsu Hurricane - + / *

Assault Raptor - + / *

Ankylo Hammer - + / *

Ankylo Hammer (Brake) - after

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Ankylo Hammer,

Giga Compy - + / *

Super Special Moves

Super Zetsumetsu Hurricane - + / !

Dinner of Dinosaur - + / !

Climax Desperation Move

Tyra Mosa Dread Carno Gaoh! - +

Quick Combo Reference

Quick Combo Reference

**Notation Key** (place notation here)
0 Meter	Anywhere Low, Anywhere Low, Anywhere	(Combo 1) = (damage number here) dmg (Combo 2) = (damage number here) dmg (Combo 3) = (damage number here) = 231 dmg
1 Meter	Corner Anywhere Low, Anywhere	(Combo 1) = (damage number here) dmg (Combo 2) = (damage number here) dmg (Combo 3) = (damage number here) dmg
2 Meters	Anywhere	(Combo 1) = (damage number here) dmg

Gameplay Overview

The King of Dinosaurs is a slow, "power"-style grappler like Daimon or Maxima. Since he lacks the mobility to be highly aggressive like Clark or Ramon, the King must rely on slow, careful movements to provoke his opponents into making big, punishable mistakes. In exchange for his low mobility, he has several armored normal and special attacks with which to deflect projectiles, jump-ins, and pokes and attempt a free punish. He also has a fast command grab to punish otherwise minor mistakes, and a long-ranged jump D with which to poke or lock off air space. He gains even more and better armored and punishment tools in MAX mode via his EX Assault Raptor and EX Zetsumetsu Hurricane. With that said, the King's low mobility is his biggest problem by far -- he has some good offensive and defensive moves, but can seriously struggle against many opponents to gain or keep the ranges where they work best. His combos are simple enough for beginners to perform, but the difficulty of his neutral game makes him better suited for experienced players who can work better around his limitations.

Normals

Standing

Far A: Minus on block. This jab reaches so high it will whiff on all crouching and even many standing opponents (e.g. Mai), but its height and range nonetheless make it a very safe, fast short-notice anti-air and hop check.

Far B: Minus on block, but special-cancellable. Does not hit low. Will combo to A Zetsumetsu Hurricane at all but its absolute maximum range, but can't be hit-confirmed since it doesn't chain from anything. Still, a good potential footsie and punishment tool due to this property.

Far C: Has upper-body autoguard a few frames after startup. Minus on block, super-cancellable. Besides slapping slow pokes like stand C's and D's, it can also be used to slap away high projectiles such as Mai's, Robert's, and Andy's. Besides its vulnerability to lows, its major weakness is that it will whiff on crouching opponents.

Far D: Hits high, but starts up slowly. Minus on block. Despite its range and height, the slow startup of this move generally makes it a less reliable poke and anti-air than the King's st.C and cr.C.

Close

Close A: Minus on block, but special/super-cancellable and chains to command normals. The frame disadvantage of this move can be overcome by chaining to KoD's Rush combo (3 hits), which is actually positive on block. Fast enough to get a ground hit after a corner st.CD.

Close B: Minus on block, but special-cancellable. Comparable activation range to cl.A.

Close C: Slow, but special/super-cancellable and chains to command normals. Primarily combo filler, but chokes off a decent amount of space right in front of KoD to stuff the startup of jumps.

Close D: Forces stand on hit. Minus on block, but special/super-cancellable. The force-stand property doesn't actually do KoD much good, and its slow startup means it's a ground punish starter only. From C/D jump-ins, use cl.C instead.

Crouching

Crouching A: Minus on block. Special/super-cancellable and chains to command normals. Has good range for a c.A, but reaches so high that it can be low-profiled at max range by long-ranged cr.B's like Iori's and Sylvie's.

Crouching B: Minus on block, hits low, chains to cr.A and cl.A for combos and blockstrings. A good move, but KoD's low mobility makes it challenging to stay in and pressure with this move like other grapplers can.

Crouching C: Has upper-body autoguard a few frames after startup. Unsafe on block, not whiff-cancellable, but special/super-cancellable and chains to command normals. Can be very fairly compared to Birdie's c.MP from Street Fighter V, a great anti-air normal that can even hit behind KoD, beating crossups and frontal jump-ins alike. Its short horizontal range and long recovery make it vulnerable to whiff punishment, though. Beating early hop-ins can also be difficult without practice.

Crouching D: 2 hits, both inflict a soft knockdown. 1st hit special-cancellable. 2nd hit minus on block. Both hits are a true blockstring. Not bad so long as the move makes contact, but dangerous on whiff because of how long the animation lasts.

Jumping

Jump A: Fast, long-ranged, and decently active, but its hitbox is so high in the air that it's very difficult to air-to-air many hop attacks with this move. Best reserved for very high air-to-air defense; otherwise, stay on the ground and anti-air with b+A, cr.C, or st.A.

Jump B: A nice deep jump-in, and despite how it looks, actually a better low jump air-to-air than j.A. It has a similar active window and enough speed and a protected-enough hurtbox to reliably stop many air-to-air attacks that lack the extreme range of a j.D (in which case the King can frequently win from a vertical jump if he jumped higher than Iori).

Jump C: The King's deepest jump-in. Mostly a combo starter and frontal jump-in, but can be a decent air-to-air from a high vertical jump as well. Can cross up if you aim to hit the opponent with Dino's ass.

Jump D: The King's most reliable jump zoning move, with huge horizontal range to protect his hurtbox. Its only drawback is that it doesn't reach very deep, so it's prone to whiffing on crouching opponents if done too early from a jump. Mix this move in with empty vertical and backward hops and you may see some opponents land on it.

Blowback

Stand CD: Not a whole lot of range by Dino's standards, but it's decently fast and positive on block, which is rare for Dino. Midscreen, you can run up and get a qcb+D bite for an OTG combo.

Jumping CD: Not a good crossup move despite how it looks (sorry Zangief fans), but is quite fast for a Dino normal, making it a decent air-to-air and good, safe hop pressure tool. Hop after your opponent does a big hop attack and let it rip for best whiff-punishment results.

Throws

Dyna Bomb - (b/f+C) close

KoD grabs the opponent and throws them into the wall
Can be broken
Soft knockdown. Can OTG with Giga Compy, but only if the opponent fails to tech roll. Will annoyingly un-corner the opponent if their back is to the wall when thrown with Dyna Bomb.

Dyna Buster - (b/f+D) close

Mesozoic German suplex.
Can be broken
Hard knockdown. Switches sides with the opponent.

Command Moves

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Special Moves

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Super Special Moves

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Climax Super Special Moves

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Combos

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