The King of Fighters XV/Shun'ei/Strategy

Safejumps/Okizeme

Note on Spaced Safejumps: Adjusting the arc of one of your hops/jumps should be enough to turn a spaced safejump into a regular safejump.

• For example, after 236236P midscreen you can do Super Jump Forward, Airdash Forward, instead of just doing a regular jump forward to make it a regular safejump instead of a spaced safejump.
• For a corner example, after 214C in the corner, you can do Jump (instead of Super Jump) Back, Hyper Hop Forward if you don't want it to be a spaced safejump.

Note on Manually Delayed Safejumps: Any manually timed safejump should be a 2f input against 4f reversals - which means a reasonably high level of precision.

• It may be preferable to treat these situations like meaty jump-ins that are vulnerable to reversals instead of safejumps until you get consistent with your timing.

Note on Airdash Safejumps: Properly spacing yourself for a safejump setup that uses airdash requires manual timing on the airdash to adjust your spacing properly. You typically want to airdash at the peak of your jump to properly space your jump normal. You may want to airdash earlier if you're trying to do a spaced setup - but keep in mind this can signal intention to your opponent.

-214C

• Midscreen you can do Neutral Jump, Hyper Hop Forward for a spaced safejump - however, this setup is not spaced against King of Dinosaurs after a juggle combo ending in 214C. This setup should function just as well after combos or whiff punishes in neutral.
• Against King of Dinosaurs, you can do Jump Forward, Neutral Hop instead for a spaced safejump after juggle combos ending in 214C midscreen - however, this setup is not properly spaced against Heidern or Antonov, if you try to do empty jump 2B xx 2A, 2A will whiff.
• In the corner, you can do Super Jump Back, Hyper Hop Forward for a spaced safejump
• 214C even has a meter build 5f spaced safejump midscreen (623A, Hyper Hop) - however, this setup is not spaced against King of Dinosaurs after juggle combos ending in 214C.

Note on 214AC Safejumps: 214AC as a combo ender is normally sub-optimal in Shun'ei's combo routes, so while these safejumps are still tangentially useful, learning 214C/236236P/236236KK safejumps first will be far more beneficial

-214AC

• Midscreen you can do Super Jump Forward, Neutral Hop after 214AC for a spaced safejump - however, this setup is not spaced against Meitenkun, Dolores, King of Dinosaurs, Leona, or Rock
• Against Meitenkun or King of Dinosaurs, you can do 2A, Back Jump, Airdash Forward instead for a spaced safejump setup - however, this setup does not work properly on Dolores, Leona, or Rock (2B xx 2A will whiff)
• In the corner, you can do Super Jump Back, Hyper Hop Forward for a spaced safejump
• 214AC Juggles with more air time give a regular safejump instead (2A, Jump Forward, Airdash Forward) - Examples: Counterhit j.CD, 214AC OR 623AC, 623C, 214AC
• In the corner, neutral jump instead when using the above setup

-236236P

• Off a 236236P that lands close, you can Neutral Jump, Airdash for a spaced safejump setup - however, this setup doesn't work against Heidern (2B xx 2A whiffs)
• Against Heidern, you can do Hyper Hop Forward, Hop Forward instead for a spaced safejump (this setup is often too close to be spaced against other characters)
• Off a spaced 236236P, you can Jump Forward, Airdash for a spaced safejump midscreen
• If you juggle into 236236P from 623AC, 623C, 214C, then you can do Jump Forward, Airdash Forward for a spaced safejump midscreen
• You can do the above setup if you juggle into 236236P from 623C, 214A, but it won't be spaced

-236236KK

• If you juggle into 236236KK midscreen off of 623AC, 623C, 214C, you can Super Jump Forward, 5B, Hop Forward for a spaced safejump
• If you juggle into 236236KK in the corner off of 623AC, 623C, 214C, you can Super Jump Back, 5B, Hyper Hop Forward for a spaced safejump
• If you juggle into 236236KK midscreen off of 623C, 214A, you can 214A, 2A, Hop Forward for a spaced safejump
• If you juggle into 236236KK in the corner off of 623C, 214A, you can Super Jump Back, 5B, Hyper Hop Forward for a spaced safejump
• If done absolutely perfectly the above setup will whiff on characters with slower wakeups, but you can simply delay the super cancel to make the setup hit meaty

-6B xx 236A

• Midscreen, you can 5B, Neutral Jump, Airdash Forward for a spaced safejump - however, this setup is not spaced against King of Dinosaurs
• Against King of Dinosaurs, you can try Neutral Hop, 5A, Super Jump Forward instead - this isn't traditional safejump timing, but it should be good enough to be safe against King of Dinosaurs' defensive tools
• If 6B xx 236A hits from farther away, you'll need to Hyper Hop Forward, 5A, Hop Forward for a spaced safejump setup - however, this setup is also not spaced against King of Dinosaurs
• Against King of Dinosaurs, you can try Jump Forward, 5A, Hop Forward - like the other King of Dinosaurs setup, this is not traditional safejump timing
• You can also use the easier auto-timed regular safejump setup (Forward Jump x2) - however, this setup doesn't work against characters with slower wakeup timings
• It's important to note you'll typically be using 6B xx 236A after blockstrings midscreen and the variable spacing can result in spaced setups becoming regular safejumps or whiffing entirely. Hyper Hop Forward, 5A, Hop Forward seems to be the easiest/most consistent setup but usually won't be a spaced safejump after blockstrings.

-2D/214A/236A/236C

• 2D and 214A allow you to run up and get meaty spaced light confirms midscreen
• In the corner, you can hop right after 2D or 236C to get a safejump on recovery roll, and then walk back for spaced meaty pressure on non-recovery roll wakeup.
• You can do the same with 214A or 236A, but your j.CD needs to be very slightly delayed - if done instantly with perfect timing, you'll whiff

-Throws

• Forward throw can give you a manually timed safejump if you run and do a well-timed hyperhop j.CD
• After forward throw in the corner, you can framekill with 2A to make timing your safejump a little easier, however, you still need some amount of manual delay before or after the 2A, otherwise your safejump will whiff instead of hitting meaty
• You can safejump after a back throw with a slightly delayed hyper hop j.CD

-236236K

• Grounded hit gives a safejump setup with jump forward
• Air juggles with 236236K result in a different knockdown timing, you can generally delay a part of your juggle sequence (like the cancel into 236236K) or your jump forward to make the above setup work
• Against the following characters, you do not have to delay any part of the safejump setup, and it will still function normally:

Meitenkun, Benimaru, Isla, Chizuru, Elizabeth, Kula, Angel, Chris, Whip, Ramon, Leona, Ralf, Clark, Andy, Joe, Ryo, King, Athena, Mai, Yuri, Blue Mary, B. Jenet, Billy

• Depending on the knockdown situation, you can walk forward/delay before your jump forward midscreen to get a crossup j.D for a left/right mixup

-236236PP

• Midscreen you can run up and get a meaty jump-in
• In the corner you can do a delayed jump j.CD for a safejump

-214236CD

• After 214236CD, you can do a slightly delayed jump forward j.CD for a safejump

-623A

• You can technically safejump recovery roll after 623A in the corner with a slightly delayed hop j.CD, but landing a cl.C air reset after the 623A in the corner should generally be better overall