Art of Fighting 2/Jack Turner

Story

Jack is one of Mr. Big's highest ranked men. He runs his own gang called the Neo Black Cats, and hangs frequently at bars around South Town. He has formed rivalries with many of the underground thugs crawling in South Town, and even has beef with King. After his defeat from Ryo and Robert in AOF1, Jack continued to lead his gang, until he was invited to the King of Fighters tournament.

Introduction

Jack only wants one thing: to get in, force you into the corner, and trap you in a throw loop. Jack is built like a tank, with the damage output of one too, but quicker and with better effective range than you'd think.

In addition, Jack will only take 85% of the damage dealt to him once he dips below 75% health, will only take 70% damage once he dips below 50% health, and will only take 60% damage once he's below 25% health, all non-inclusive. This makes him a uniquely tanky character in a game with mostly-universal health.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Takes less damage than the rest of the cast Very large, very damaging buttons and 236A give him a surprising ranged presence Inescapable tick throws with command grab, which lead into inescapable throw loops Shockingly good movement; slightly less air time on jump, same walkspeed as Ryo, only forward dash with no startup 1f command grab with pretty good range makes him tricky to defend against Incredible DM for virtually every situation

Takes nearly twice as long to get up if knocked down Needs meter both for damage and for throw loops, making him very meter-reliant

Colors

Movelist

Special Moves

Knuckle Pad - + - 20% Spirit

Bomber Dance - + - 20% Spirit

Dynamite Lariat - + - 20% Spirit

Super Dropkick - + - 25% Spirit

Brain Shock - + - 25% Spirit

Super Move

Super Hip Attack - + - 75% Spirit

Desperation Move

Hell Dive - + - 75% Spirit

Special Moves

Kuuchuu Nage - C (In The Air and Close) [0% spirit meter]

• Jack grabs and throws the opponent in the air
• Does slightly more damage than heavy air attacks

Knuckle Pad - qcf + A (236 + A) [20% spirit meter]

• Jack rushes forward and punches straight ahead
• Bad up close but good if spaced out
• Can be used to guarantee a dizzy after a normal throw doing it meaty
• Will not travel very far with red spirit bar

Bomber Dance - qcb + A (214 + A) [20% spirit meter]

• Jack does a short combo attack
• Not very practical to use in any situation

Dynamite Lariat - f, b, f + A (646 + A) [20% spirit meter]

• Jack travels forward and swings his arm in the air
• Does good damage but slow
• Can be used to secure quick dizzies
• Will not travel very far with red spirit bar

Super Drop Kick - db, f + A ([1]6 + A) [25% spirit meter]

• Jack launches himself forward legs first to knock the opponent down
• Will travel extremely far, unless with red spirit bar, which will cause it to lose all forward momentum
• Great for setting up meaty throws if it hits

Brain Shock - f, b, f + B {Close} (646 + B) [25% spirit meter]

• Jack grabs the opponent and smacks them into his head several times
• Will only come out and use meter if he is in range, if not only a kick will come out instead
• Inescapable if used after a light attack jump in or used after a meaty light attack
• Does extremely less damage at red spirit bar

Super Moves

Super Hip Attack - b, hcb + B (463214 + B) [75% spirit meter]

• Jack launches himself full-screen to slam the opponent in the air several times
• Can miss if the opponent is too close
• If it hits, Jack is set up for a meaty command grab in the corner

Hidden Super Moves

Hell Dive - hcb + A {close} (63214 + A) [75% spirit meter]

• Jack slams the opponent to the ground then spins on them on his head
• Does massive damage and can be performed after light attack for a tick throw or after an empty jump
• Move can only be performed when health is low enough (Jack's stance will change as a sign)

Important Character-Specific Tech

Due to the fact that there are no reversals in this game, doing tick throws into command grab is an inescapable set-up, and Jack's key goal. Jack also has more health (or just takes less damage in game, can't tell at the moment), meaning he takes more hits to kill compared to the rest of the cast.