The King of Fighters XIV/Rock Howard

Movelist

(*) = EX OK

(!) = MAX OK

Throws

Fangs and Claws - close / +

Kokusen - close / +

Command Normals

Elbow Spike - +

Parabola Kick - +

Special Moves

Reppuken - + / (*)

Hard Edge - + / (*)

Rising Tackle - charge briefly then + /

Break - +

Rage Run - Type "Dunk" - +

Rage Run - Type "Shift" - +

Crack Counter - + / (Timed To Your Opponent's Attack)

Shinkuu Nage - close, , + /

Super Special Moves

Shining Knuckle - + / (!)

Raging Storm - + / (!)

Climax Super Special Move

Neo Deadly Rave - +

Normals

Standing

• st. A: 5 Frame startup, +2 Frames on block, Standard jab by all means

• st. B: 6 Frame startup, -3 Frames on block, Doesn’t hit low, despite animation. General combo filler, can use as an ender for MAX confirms alongside cr. A

• st. C: 10 Frame startup, -10 Frames on block

• st. D: 12 Frame startup, -5 Frames on block. Hitbox placement lets it work well as a harder hitting hop anti-air

Close

• cl. A: 4 Frame startup, +3 Frames on block

• cl. B: 6 Frame startup, +2 Frames on block

• cl. C: 5 Frame startup, -3 Frames on block. Same damage as Cl. D, so may as well use this instead due to being slightly safer on block

• cl. D: 7 Frame startup, -4 Frames on block

Crouching

• cr. A: 4 Frame startup, -1 Frame on block

• cr. B: 5 Frame startup, +2 Frames on block. One of Rock’s only lows

• cr. C: 4 Frame startup, -5 Frames on block. Only really usable as an anti-air

• cr. D: 9 Frame startup, -7 Frames on block

Jumping

• j. A: 6 Frame startup

• j. B: Good to use as air-to-air attack, but whiffs on crouching characters

• j. C: 9 Frame startup

• j. D: 6 Frame startup. One of Rock’s go-to normals when jumping in

Blowback

• st. CD: 19 Frame startup, -4 Frames on block

• j. CD: 13 Frame startup

Throws

name of throw - (b/f+C) close

• (description)
• Can be broken
• (soft or hard knockdown)

name of throw - (b/f+D) close

• (description)
• Can be broken
• (soft or hard knockdown)

Command Moves

Elbow Strike - (f+A)

• 15 Frame startup

• -5 Frames on block

• Lacks anti-air properties it had in Garou

• Mainly used as MAX cancel filler following a Cl. C/D

Parabola Kick - (f+B)

• 20 Frame startup

• -7 Frames on block

• Hits overhead when not cancelled into

• Invulnerable to lows during a portion of startup

Special Moves

Reppuken - (qcf + A/C)

• A starts in 16 Frames, is -3 on block

• C starts in 14 frames, is -13 on block

• Typical grounded fireball for the most part

EX: 10 Frame startup, +3 on block. Acts similarly to Geese’s double Reppuken (QCF+C). Works well in MAX combos

Hard Edge - (qcb + A/C)

• A starts 12 Frames, -5 on block

• C starts in 17 Frames, -20 on block

• Solid meterless combo ender, causes knockdown

EX: 13 Frames on startup, -10 on block. Causes wallbounce

Rising Tackle - (charge down briefly then up + A/C)

• A starts in 5 Frames, -33 on block

• C starts in 10 Frames, -44 on block

• Neither version has invuln on startup

∟ Break (A+B)

• Only possible on C version, reduces frame disadvantage on block to -6

• Prevents Rock from leaving the ground, allowing you to follow up

EX: 3 Frame startup, -48 on block. Can be used as a MAX combo ender

Rage Run - Type "Dunk" - (qcb + B)

• 25 Frame startup, -4 on block

• Hits overhead

• Causes hard knockdown

EX: 21 frame startup, -9 on block. Causes a floor bounce, allowing for followups. Is Low Invul

Rage Run - Type "Shift" - (qcb + D)

• Run animation a la Type: Dunk that crosses the opponent up instead

• Animation after crossup can be cancelled into Shinkuu Nage

• Does not cross the opponent up in the corner

Crack Counter - (qcf + B/D) (Timed To Your Opponent's Attack)

• B starts in 5 frames, D starts in 4 frames

• B counters high and mid attacks, D counters low attacks

• Causes hard knockdown (?)

EX: 3 frame startup, invincible for frames 1-2. Counters attacks of all heights. Launches opponent high into the air leaving them open for combos afterward

Shinkuu Nage - (hcb, f+ A/C)

• 12 frame startup

• Command grab that tosses the opponent behind Rock

• Can be comboed into, with limited applications outside of the EX version

∟ Break (A+B)

• Cancels the recovery animation after landing Shinkuu Nage successfully, allows for followups afterwards

EX: Starts in 12 frames, same as non-EX. Cannot be Break Cancelled, instead has Rock emit a blast that causes a wallbounce. Can be comboed out of. Is throw invul.

Super Special Moves

name of move - (motion here)

• (description here)

• (description here)

• (description here)

Max:

follow up move - (motion if possible qcfx4 + B/D)

• (description here)

• (description here)

• (description here)

Climax Super Special Moves

name of move - (motion here qcf, qcf + B+D)

• (description here)

• (description here)

• (description here)

Combos

• (any special information about the character combos if needed)

Notation

Rush Auto Combo

Meterless: description here

1 Meter: description here

EX: description here

0 meter

• (place combo here) = (place damage amount here)

(place combo description here)

1 meter

• (place combo here) = (place damage amount here)

(place combo description here)

2 meters

• (place combo here) = (place damage amount here)

(place combo description here)

3 meters

• (place combo here) = (place damage amount here)

(place combo description here)

4 meters

• (place combo here) = (place damage amount here)

(place combo description here)

5 meters

• (place combo here) = (place damage amount here)

(place combo description here)

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