The King of Fighters XIV/King of Dinosaurs

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 or 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. But if you want to learn how to play a strong defensive style, the King of Dinosaurs is an excellent platform to teach you the fundamentals of smart defensive grappling.

Normals

Standing

• st. A: Minus on block. Whiffs on crouching opponents, but can be a good anti-air/hop check due to its range and height. Against an opponent who will stay grounded, use cr.A instead.

• st. B: Minus on block, but special-cancellable. Does not hit low. Will combo to A Zetsumetsu Hurricane at all but its absolute maximum range, making it an excellent whiff punish tool, provided you can react -- just be aware of how hard you commit on block, since it's not exactly hit-confirmable.

• st. C: Has upper-body autoguard a few frames after startup. Minus on block, super-cancellable. Will whiff on shorter crouching opponents (think Iori or smaller). The armor on this move makes it useful both for plowing through slow C/D pokes, as well as slapping away high fireballs (King, Andy, Mai, etc.). Its major vulnerability is crouching moves, so it should be used against opponents conditioned to stand block or poke standing.

• st. D: Hits high, but starts up slowly. Minus on block. The hitbox reaches surprisingly far under this move, allowing it to whiff punish some crouching normals with good spacing. However, cr.D is usually an easier whiff punish tool, and cr.C usually an easier anti-air.

Close

• cl. A: Minus on block, but special/super-cancellable and chains to command normals, as well as to cr.A.

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

• cl. 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.

• cl. D: Forces stand on hit. Minus on block, but special/super-cancellable. Significantly slower than cl.C, but more damaging and less minus on block. From C/D jump-ins, use cl.C instead, since cl.D is too slow to combo.

Crouching

• cr. A: Minus on block. Special/super-cancellable and chains to command normals and itself. Vulnerable to super-low-profile moves a la Iori/Sylvie cr.B. Nonetheless, a staple pressure tool since it's self-chaining and confirmable (but not from too far away)

• cr. B: Minus on block, hits low, chains to cr.A and cl.A for combos and blockstrings. Has great range, but KoD can't combo off it from maximum range. A staple pressure starter and mixup tool.

• cr. 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.

• cr. D: 2 hits, both inflict a soft knockdown. 1st hit special-cancellable. 2nd hit minus on block. Both hits are a true blockstring. Safe pushback on block, but vulnerable to fast, long-range whiff punishment on whiff or guard-cancel roll.

Jumping

• j. 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.

• j. 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).

• j. 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.

• j. 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

• st. 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.

• j. 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 un-corner the opponent if they are deep in the corner 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

Rex Head - f + A

• Overhead when performed standalone. Blockable high/low when chained into. Combos from C/D normals.

• Has upper-body autoguard shortly before the active frames (compare to st.C)

• Not special-cancellable, but is super-cancellable and MAX-cancellable for a combo

• Minus but safe on block. Soft knockdown on air hit

Yucatan Punch - b + A

• Can only hit aerial opponents, but is special/super-cancellable

• Inflicts float state on air hit, can juggle with anything afterwards

• Has upper-body autoguard a few frames after startup, but can be safe jumped by hop attacks if activated too late. Nevertheless, one of the King's best anti-air attacks

Special Moves

Zetsumetsu Hurricane - hcb + A/C

• A version starts up fastest, can combo from A/B normals

• C version starts up slower but has full-body autoguard shortly after startup throughout active frames

• Hard knockdown, but leaves KoD a fair distance away from his opponent. Still, his most damaging 0-bar combo ender

EX: Starts up fast like A version, moves forward about 1/4 screen, full-body autoguard. Great for plowing through pokes for a knockdown.

Ankylo Hammer - qcf + A/C

• A version starts up faster, does 2 hits, recovers faster. Combos from A/B normals. Soft knockdown on 2nd hit. Can cancel with Break on 1st hit.

• C version starts up slower, does 3 hits, recovers slower. Hard knockdown on 3rd hit. Can cancel with Break on 2nd hit.

• 2nd hit of C version will hit opponents OTG for a re-float. 1st and 2nd hits super-cancellable, but non-MAX Dinner of Dinosaur will not juggle fully.

EX: 3 hits, 3rd hit inflicts wall bounce. Unsafe on block. Cannot be cancelled with Break. Combo filler.

Break - AB

• Cancels Ankylo Hammer before the final hit

• Breaking A version is -3(?) on block, safe to all non-grab punishment. Breaking C version is unsafe to A/B normals and fast cl.C/D's.

Assault Raptor - qcf + B/D

• B version flies a short distance forward, D version flies farther

• Cannot hit aerial or crouching opponents, very punishable on whiff

• Mostly useless, but occasionally useful to whiff punish ground fireballs (Iori, Terry)

EX: Will grab crouching opponents. Significantly faster to start up and travels farther at a faster speed. A very good long-range punish on projectiles at neutral, but not projectile-invulnerable.

Giga Compy - qcb + B/D

• Hits opponent OTG. Can hit standing or crouching opponents, blockable mid. Hard knockdown.

• Flings opponent behind and away from KoD (about a screen length)

• A damaging combo ender when using it won't uncorner your opponent

EX: Faster startup, easier to use after midscreen hard knockdowns like EX Ankylo Hammer inflicts.

Super Special Moves

Super Zetsumetsu Hurricane - hcb, hcb + A/C

• Both grabs very fast (1f)? startup. Not invulnerable. If opponent is not already within range when KoD activates the super, he'll run forward a short distance, continuing to look for the grab.

• Has a ton of active frames due to KoD's running animation, so it can actually be a legit whiff punish, or just grab players who impulsively hold down-back after a big whiff.

• KoD runs forward about 1/4 screen before he gives up on the grab. Very punishable on whiff, of course.

MAX: More damage, same startup speed, same distance travelled, still no invulnerability.

Dinner of Dinosaur - qcf, qcf + B/D

• Startup is not invulnerable. Gap between the 4th and final hits where you can slip in a 1f grab and punish.

• Massively unsafe on block or guard-cancel roll. Only useful as combo filler/ender.

• Will hit aerial opponents, but opponent will frequently fall out of the last hits unless the juggle is carefully engineered.

MAX: Adds an additional hit that hits overhead.

Climax Super Special Moves

Tyra Mosa Dread Carno Gaoh! - hcb, hcb + BD

• Fully invulnerable startup

• Reaches high, but slow startup makes it vulnerable to safe jump setups

• Carries opponent about 1/3 stage on success

Combos

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Notation

Rush Auto Combo

Meterless: Surprisingly good because the 3rd hit is positive on block, and it ends in A Zetsumetsu Hurricane for good damage on hit. A good blockstring tool if you stop on the 3rd hit. Positive on hit as well.

1 Meter: Still good if you stop on the 3rd hit on block, but wasteful on hit because it goes straight to Dinner of Dinosaur.

EX: See above. Less damage lost from MAX Dinner of Dinosaur, but still meter-inefficient on hit.

0 meter

• cr.B, cr.A, hcb+A (197 DMG)

• cr.B, cl.A, Rush Combo (224 DMG)

(0-bar version only. Builds around 20% of a bar, so be wary of accidental super)

• st.B, qcf+A, (AB) (58/94 DMG)

(Max-range poke combo. Cancel with AB if st.B 2nd hit won't reach)

• st.B, hcb+A (182 DMG)

(More damage than st.B, qcf+A, but is much less safe if st.B is blocked)

• cl.D, qcf+C (191 DMG)

• cl.D, qcf+C, AB, cr.D (218 DMG)

(Less damage than a Hurricane combo, but leaves opponent much closer)

• cl.D, hcb+A (232 DMG)

• st.CD, ff, qcb+B/D (189 DMG)

(Very hard if Dino is more than 1/2 screen from his opponent. Can cancel st.CD to Assault Raptor (whiff) to make it slightly easier)

• b+A (air hit), st.CD (146 DMG)

(Corner only)

• b+A (air hit), qcf+C, AB, cr.C (204 DMG)

• st.CD, cl.A, hcb+A (242 DMG)

• st.CD, cl.A, Rush Combo (269 DMG)

(0-bar version only)

1 meter

• cr.B, cr.A, qcf+A (1 hit), SC, hcbx2+A/C (284 DMG)
• cr.B, cr.A, BC, cl.C, qcf+AC, qcf+AC (275 DMG)

• cr.B, cr.A, BC, cl.C, qcf+AC, qcb+BD (309 DMG)

(Must cancel the BC auto-dash ASAP with cl.C)

• cl.D, f+A, BC, cl.D, qcf+AC, qcf+AC (357 DMG)

• cl.D, f+A, BC, cl.D, qcf+AC, qcb+BD (391 DMG)

• f+A, BC, cl.D, qcf+AC, qcf+AC (300 DMG)

• f+A, BC, cl.D, qcf+AC, qcb+BD (334 DMG)

• b+A (air hit), BC, b+A, qcf+AC (255 DMG)

(Near corner)

• cr.B, cr.A, BC, cl.C, qcf+AC, qcf+AC, qcb+B/D (335 DMG)

• cl.D, f+A, BC, cl.D, qcf+AC, qcf+AC, qcb+B/D (417 DMG)

• f+A, BC, cl.D, qcf+AC, qcf+AC, qcb+B/D (360 DMG)

(Corner only)

• b+A (air hit), BC, b+A, qcf+AC, qcf+C (315 DMG)

• st.CD, cl.A, qcf+A, hcbx2+A/C (329 DMG)

• st.CD, BC, st.CD, cr.C, hcb+AC (329 DMG)

2 meters

• cr.B, cr.A, qcf+A, SC, hcbx2+AC (377 DMG)

• cr.B, cr.A, BC, cl.C, qcf+AC, qcf+C (2 hits), SC, qcfx2+BD (428 DMG)

• cl.D, f+A, BC, cl.D, qcf+AC, qcf+C (2 hits), SC, qcfx2+BD (510 DMG)

• f+A, BC, cl.D, qcf+AC, qcf+C (2 hits), SC, qcfx2+BD (453 DMG)

• b+A (air hit), BC, b+A, qcf+C (2 hits), SC, qcfx2+BD (438 DMG)

Near corner

• cl.D, f+A, BC, cl.D, qcf+AC, qcf+AC, qcf+C(2nd), SC, qcfx2+B/D, qcf+C (2 hits) (490 DMG)

(The final hit of Dinner of Dinosaur must land to complete this combo. Super cancel late but not too late)

(Corner only)

• st.CD, BC, st.CD, cr.C, f+A, hcbx2+AC (476 DMG)

3 meters

• cr.B, cr.A, qcf+A (1 hit), SC, hcbx2+BD (459 DMG)

• cr.B, cr.A, BC, cl.C, qcf+AC, qcf+C (2 hits), SC, hcbx2+BD (493 DMG)

• cl.D, f+A, BC, cl.D, qcf+AC, qcf+C (2 hits), SC, hcbx2+BD (575 DMG)

• f+A, BC, cl.D, qcf+AC, qcf+C, (2 hits), SC, hcbx2+BD (518 DMG)

• b+A (air hit), BC, b+A, qcf+C (2 hits), SC, hcbx2+BD (526 DMG)

Near corner

• cl.D, f+A, BC, cl.D, qcf+AC, qcf+AC, [qcf+C(2nd), SC, qcfx2+B/D] x 2, qcf+C (578 DMG)

(The final hit of Dinner of Dinosaur must land to complete this combo. Super cancel late but not too late)

4 meters

No corner

• cr.B, cr.A, qcf+A(1), SC, qcfx2+B/D(4), CC, hcbx2+BD (526 DMG)

• cl.D, f+A, SC, qxfx2+B/D(4), CC, hcbx2+BD (605 DMG)

• b+A (air hit), qcf+C(2), SC, qcfx2+B/D(1), CC, hcbx2+BD (547 DMG)

Near corner

• cr.B, cr.A, BC, cl.C, qcf+AC, qcf+AC(2), qcf+C(2nd), SC, hcbx2+BD (530 DMG)

• cl.D, f+A, BC, cl.D, qcf+AC, qcf+AC(2), qcf+C(2nd), SC, hcbx2+BD (612 DMG)

5 meters

• cr.B, cr.A, qcf+A(1), SC, qcfx2+BD(4), CC, hcbx2+BD (544 DMG)

• cr.B, cr.A, BC, cl.C, qcf+AC, qcf+C(2), SC, qcfx2+BD(3), CC, hcbx2+BD (553 DMG)

• cl.D, f+A, BC, cl.D, qcf+AC, qcf+C(2), SC, qcfx2+BD(3), CC, hcbx2+BD (635 DMG)