The King of Fighters 2002/Blue Mary

Movelist

Throws

1. Victor Nage - b/f+C

• Mary knocks the opponent to the ground and elbows them, knocking them in the direction opposite the one she was facing
• hard knockdown
• very useful throw that has many possible crossup setups afterwards. Discussed in strategy section

2. Head Throw - b/f+D

• Mary grabs the opponent and throws them over her head in the direction opposite the one she was facing
• the opponent will get up with their back turned

Command Normals

1. Hammer Arch - b/f+A

• Mary hops forward slightly and performs a two-handed hammerfist that doesn't knockdown on impact unless it hits an airborn opponent(in which case, it is a hard knockdown)
• Mary is considered airborn throughout most of this move but the when the contact is made, she is considered grounded
• this move is very useful in combos but is punishable by some things even on hit, if it isn't cancelled
• overhead
• cancellable only to DMs if not cancelled into
• cancellable if cancelled into

2. Double Rolling - b/f+B

• Mary performs a two hit kicking move that does very good damage
• hits low on the second hit
• cancellable on the second hit
• great move to use in combos for the damage adn cancellability, but can be guard rolled and punished if blocked

Special Moves

1. Spin Fall - qcf+P

• Mary jumps into the air with a kick that does not knockdown
• he initial qcf+A makes her jump higher but less horizontally than qcf+C. It also has better recovery on block than qcf+C
• qcf+A is an overhead
• the followup qcf+P can be performed after this move connects. It will only come out only if the move hits and not if it's blocked or whiffs
• the followup is a hard knockdown
• free cancellable into

2. Vertical Arrow - dp+K

• Mary performs a very fast rising attack that knocks the opponent down
• initial dp+B(not dp+D) is supercancellable on the first hit, though you have to be close to the opponent for the first hit to connect
• free cancellable out of on the first hit
• free cancellable into
• can be followed up with another dp+K which will grab the opponent out of the air. This move only connects if the initial dp+K hit and was not blocked or whiffed
• the followup dp+K is a hard knockdown and the opponent gets up with their back turned

3. Straight Slicer - _b f+K

• Mary performs a sliding attack that goes fairly far
• D version goes full screen length while B version goes about 3/4 screen
• _b f+B is supercancellable
• both versions hit low but for the D version, the tip of her foot must connect in order for it to be a low attack
• free cancellable out of
• free cancellable into
• can be followed up by qcf+K, which grabs the opponent after the slide has connected. This move does not come out if the slide is blocked or whiffs
• the followup qcf+K is a hard knockdown

4. M. Reverse Facelock - qcb+B

• Mary goes into a counter stance. This move reverses jumping attacks and special moves that don't hit low
• the counter becomes active immediately, but has bad recovery time
• hard knockdown
• free cancellable into

5. M. Head Buster - qcb+D

• Mary goes into a counter stance. This move reverses midlevel attacks
• the opponent is thrown into the air behind her and can be juggled afterwards
• has bad recovery time, unsure if the counter becomes active immediately
• free cancellable into

6. Real Counter - qcb+P

• Mary goes into a stance where she is invincible to all attacks except throws. The invincibility lasts for about a second
• during the stance, Mary can cancel it into qcf+P, which is an instant unblockable throw
• the qcf+P followup is a hard knockdown

DMs

1. Splash Rose - qcf hcb+P

• Mary dashes forward. If she connects, she will perform a combo that does decent damage. If it whiffs or is blocked, she will not continue and can be punished
• qcf hcb+A goes about 3/4 screen length, while qcf hcb+C goes full screen
• this move has a tendency to switch sides on the opponent, after it has been blocked. This will throw off some opponents trying to combo punish the move

2. Dynamite Swing - A A f B C

• Mary performs a rising anti-air attack that comes out extremely fast (possibly on the first frame)
• if the move connects, Mary then grabs opponent and swings them around before throwing them across the screen behind her
• it is possible for the the initial hit to connect but the final grab (which results in the majority of damage) to not connect
• this move can be cancelled after any normal on hit or whiff, including non-cancellable ones and even her CD counter

SDMs

1. Dynamite Swing - A A b B C

• works exactly like her DM version but does more damage

HSDMs

1. Typhoon - db qcf uf u d+BD

• this is an instant one frame grab that does very good damage
• hard knockdown
• an easier way to execute this move is to do 270 degree motion starting from back and going to up

Notes

• cancellable normals are close A, crouch A, far A, close B, crouch B, far B, close C, crouch C, far C, close D(2)
• CD is cancellable to special moves and DMs
• close B is a low attack