Movelist

(*) = EX OK

(!) = MAX OK

Throws

Jadou-Geri - close / +

Zujou Sashi - close / +

Command Normals

Mukuro Zuki - +

Hagewashi-Geri - in air, +

Sankaku-Tobi - in air near edge of the screen,

Special Moves

Tatsumaki Shippuzan - charge briefly then + / *

Hishou Kuretsuzan • Front - charge briefly then + / *

Hishou Kuretsuzan - in air near edge of the screen after Hishou Kuretsuzan • Front,

/

Shitotsu Bunki - after Hishou Kuretsuzan, any direction

/

Hishou Kuretsuzan • Back - charge briefly then / + / *

Hishou Kuretsuzan - in air near edge of the screen after Hishou Kuretsuzan • Back,

/

Shitotsu Bunki - after Hishou Kuretsuzan, any direction

/

Senpuu Hien Shitotsu - charge briefly then + / *

Shitotsu Bunki - after Senpuu Hien Shitotsu, any direction

/

Kyoushuu Shitotsu - + / *

Super Special Moves

Shin! Chouzetsu Tatsumaki Shinkuzan - + / !

Shissou Kyoujinzan - + / !

Climax Desperation Move

Shin! Chouzetsu Senpuu Hien Shitotsu - +

Quick Combo Reference

Quick Combo Reference

**Notation Key** (place notation here)
0 Meter	Anywhere Low, Anywhere	j.down+B, cr.B, cr.A, d~u+C = (196 DMG) cr.B, cr.A, d~u+C = (165 DMG)
1 Meter	Anywhere Low, Anywhere	s.C MAX cr.C, b~f+BD, d~u+C (316 DMG) cr.B, cr.B, s.A, qcfx2+P (224 DMG)
2 Meters	Anywhere	s.C MAX cr.C, b~f+BD, d~u+C, hcbx2+AC (475 DMG)

Gameplay Overview

Choi’s main tactics are to be slippery and to annoy the opponent, using hit’n’run drill attacks at a distance, divekicks up close and a wall of jabs in between.

Rule one to drilling is to always use the last drill to retreat. Rule two is to be unpredictable: to retreat on the second hit or to just feint the first one to throw off the opponent’s timing. Drills also have high priority and damage enough to win trade wars against all but the beefiest opponents. The closer you are to the wall (and further from the enemy, hopefully) the lower the wall drill will come out. If you’re far from the corner, then d~u+K is mainly used to retreat, and if the opponent runs after you then a diagonal (B) drill can catch them.

Repeatedly divekicking into low strings should be mixed up with frametrap s.A’s (a good excuse to enter MAX mode, combo or not) or heavy pokes to whiff punish.

In MAX Mode Choi becomes almost abusable, with excellent safe, semi-invulnerable combo starters like b~f+BD or dp+AC, and a dirty crossup in d~uf+BD.

His weakness lie in his poor combo ability. Damage is generally low, with little ability to connect specials into supers, or Advance/Climax canceling. Outside of MAX Mode stuff you’re better off saving the meter for the rest of your team.

Normals

Standing

st. A: A quick thrust, with excellent speed (4f) and range. Being +1 on block makes this an impenetrable wall. Super cancel-able.

st. B: A shorter, slightly more damaging alternative to s.A.

st. C: A down swing with both his claws. His longest poke. Lots of pushback.

st. D: A donkey kick. Kind of short and slow, but is his only poke that also serves as a hop stopper, as well as a long range anti-air.

Close

cl. A: A quick (4f) slash, that has little use outside of starting the Rush combo.

cl. B: A very steep anti-air. Chains into other light attacks as well.

cl. C: A high reaching scoop. Slow start-up at 9 frames. Special cancel-able.

cl. D: An equally slow knee attack. Does a bit more damage. Special cancel-able.

Crouching

cr. A: A quick uppercut. Both his main anti-air & cancel-able light. Being 4f and having very little whiff recovery, this move is part of his defensive wall.

cr. B: This will be your low combo starter. Not special cancel-able but can chain easily into his other standing and crouching light normals.

cr. C: This stab has a long horizontal range. Very useful cancel-able poke.

cr. D: A generally unimpressive sweep that’s neither long nor special cancel-able.

Jumping

j. A: A quick horizontal air-to-air with good reach. Hardly hits crouchers.

j. B: A knee drop. It’s his best angled jump-in, very meaty, and a solid cross-up.

j. C: A flipping slash that hits up to 3 times. Crosses up easily but the amount of hits you get is unreliable. Can cancel into his j.down+B.

Neutral j. C: Basically a slower, heavier version of j.A. The reach is slightly longer.

j. D: This horizontal kick is an air-to-air / jump-in hybrid, but is a bit lacking in both range and speed.

Blowback

st. CD: Choi leans back & delivers a high angled double legged donkey kick. Typically used for anti-airing & whiff canceling into specials (while preemptively anti-airing). Cancels into f+A as well. Can combo into charge b~f+K if the opponent is hit mid-screen & briefly after the opponent hits the wall.

j. CD: This downward angled drop kick works as both a jump-in and an air-to-air (often in a retreating manner). It’s fast for a j.CD but is short and has few active frames.

Throws

Jadou-Geri - (b/f+C) close

Choi climbs on the opponent, then jumps off them causing them to fly towards the corner of the screen.

Soft knockdown

Zujou Sashi - (b/f+D) close

Choi jumps on the opponent's neck, slashes them a few times, then kicks them away. The opponent lands near the corner of the screen.

Hard knockdown

Command Moves

Mukuro Zuki - (f+A)

Choi stabs the opponent while standing on one leg.

Special cancel-able (by itself)

Best used to hit-confirm into special moves or cancel from Choi's heavy normal attacks

Hagewashi-Geri - (down+B) in the air

This is Choi's dive kick. Can combo easily into his cl. A into Auto Rush Combo.

Choi decends at a downward angle towards the opponent at a 30 degree angle (7 o'clock)

Can easily cross-up the opponent, standing or crouching

Sankaku-Tobi - (Wall Jump) in air near wall, uf

Choi air jumps off the stage wall, flies farther forward than a ground jump from the same spot

Cannot be performed after attacking in the air

Can perform any air attack afterwards, landing recovery properties same as a ground jump

Special Moves

Tatsumaki Shippuzan - (charge down, up + A/C)

Choi spins like a top like rising vertically. Best used as a reversal attack or to use at the end of short combos.

Light punch version has Choi rising half-way in the air, while the heavy punch version has Choi rising meeting the lifebars. The heavy punch version inflicts more damage and has a small amount of start-up invincibility. Both versions can combo from Choi's cancel-able close light normal attacks.

Super Cancel-able

Soft knockdown

EX: Full invincibility, more damage and causes a hard knockdown

Hishou Kuretsuzan • Front - (charge down, up-forward + B/D)

Choi leaps towards the top corner of the screen. Choi will bounce off the wall if he meets the end of the screen. He will drop down if he doesn't meet the end of the screen.

Choi is vulnerable during this leap

Hishou Kuretsuzan - in air near edge of the screen after Hishou Kuretsuzan • Front, (B/D)

Press B or D right when Choi hits the wall. Choi will perform a drill attack either diagonally by pressing B (light kick) or horizontally pressing D (heavy kick).

You can hold B or D when you are finished charging down to up-forward to ensure you will drill attack after the wall bounce.

Shitotsu Bunki - after Hishou Kuretsuzan, any direction (B/D)

After the drill attack, if you immediately press any direction then B or D, you will be able to drill attack again up to 3 times

Choi is vulnerable if he misses any of the drills so be sure to retreat Choi away for he can escape away from the opponent if blocked or whiffed.

EX: Choi quickly flies towards the end of the screen horizontally while fully invincible. If you press kick again, Choi bounces off the wall, then drills towards the opponent's back. The height Choi travels horizontally is in the middle of the air, vertically. The opponent HAS to block the opposite direction to be able to block the drill attack, then punish Choi. The opponent can crouch the incoming drill attack to evade it.

Senpuu Hien Shitotsu - (Senpuu Hien Shitotsu - charge briefly back, forward + B/D)

Choi drills mid-air towards the opponent. Light kick version (B) travels 1/2 screen, heavy kick version (D) goes full screen. Both versions are unsafe on block, but the light kick version can he hard to punish if it blocked at max range.

Can't combo from any of Choi's normals or command moves

EX: Choi drills towards the opponent at full screen much faster speed than the normal version and juggles the opponent. Has no invincibility.

Shitotsu Bunki after Senpuu Hien Shitotsu (any direction B/D)

After the drill attack, if you immediately press any direction then B or D, you will be able to drill attack again up to 3 times

Kyoushuu Shitotsu - (dp + A/C)

Choi quickly leaps above the opponents head to drill attack down vertically

Light punch version (A) has Choi traveling towards the opponent at a 1/4th screen distance, while the heavy punch version has Choi traveling at a half screen distance. Both versions are safe on block.

The opponent is placed in a brief juggle-able state after the hit

Can cross-up the opponent at the correct spacing and distance

Choi is not invincible during any point of this move

Soft knockdown

EX:Same speed as the normal version, hits 4 times and automatically cross-up the opponent.

Super Special Moves

Shin! Chouzetsu Tatsumaki Shinkuzan - (hcbx2+P)

Choi conjures up and spins in a tall tornado. The player can move Choi towards and away from the opponent by pressing left or right. If the opponent is hit, they will get knocked up in the air, and land towards the corner of the screen.

Has brief start-up invincibility

Punishable on block or whiffed

Hard knockdown

Max: Same start-up time, more damage and can juggle the opponent after the first hit if you move Choi forward

Shissou Kyoujinzan - (qcfx2 + P)

Choi rushes towards the opponent, slashing 4 times, to end in a jumping double slash

Can combo easily from standing/crouching light normal attacks, and heavy cancel-able standing attacks

No invincibility

Punish-able if blocked or whiffed

Hard knockdown

Max: Higher damage, faster start-up, has brief amount of projectile invincibility

Climax Super Special Moves

Shin! Chouzetsu Senpuu Hien Shitotsu - (hcf, hcf + B+D)

Choi drills mid-air quickly towards the opponent (similar to Senpuu Hien Shitotsu). Then Choi slashes the opponent in the air repeated, then ends in a pose.

Can hit the opponent full-screen

Fully invincible

Punish-able if whiffed or blocked

Hard knockdown

Combos