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[[File:KOFXV BlueMary Profile.png|thumb|She currently works as a freelance special agent. Born from a long line of famous fighters, Blue Mary excels in all fighting styles, and more particularly, in Sambo Commando, a martial art that uses striking and grappling techniques.<br/>Blue Mary has a strong bond with Terry Bogard.]] | <section begin="image"/>[[File:KOFXV BlueMary Profile.png|thumb|She currently works as a freelance special agent. Born from a long line of famous fighters, Blue Mary excels in all fighting styles, and more particularly, in Sambo Commando, a martial art that uses striking and grappling techniques.<br/>Blue Mary has a strong bond with Terry Bogard.]]<section end="image"/> | ||
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==Movelist== | ==Movelist== | ||
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| intro = {{SUBPAGENAME}} is a rushdown character who can preserve momentum well using mixups and reversals which all result in hard knockdowns, but who requires very good reads before she can start. | | intro = {{SUBPAGENAME}} is a rushdown character who can preserve momentum well using mixups and reversals which all result in hard knockdowns, but who requires very good reads before she can start. | ||
| pros= | | pros= | ||
* | * '''Fast and Agile:''' Mary has a fairly quick run speed, great shorthops, and the screen-crossing Straight Slicer to keep her opponents on their toes. | ||
* | * '''Big Damage With Meter''': Highly-damaging, meter-efficient combos which give Mary flexibility in how she chooses to meterdump. | ||
* Strong mixup potential, with great hop normals, strong low combos, an overhead and various grabs. | * '''Mixup Queen''': Strong mixup potential, with great hop normals, strong low combos, an overhead and various grabs. Mary's high damage with meter makes her mixup game a huge threat. | ||
* | * '''Good Neutral''': Mary's low short hops make her excellent at contesting space, especially when backed up by her great air-to-air normals. | ||
* | * '''Rushdown Blender''': Mary gets hard knockdown from many things, allowing her to continually put the pressure on after most of her rewards. | ||
* | * '''Great Defense''': A DP, a spotdodge which chains into a command grab, and great abare potential give Mary lots of ways to disrespect her opponents pressure. | ||
| cons= | | cons= | ||
* | * '''Grounded Normals''': While Mary's air-to-air normals are great, her grounded normals are often too short to reliably poke with. | ||
* | * '''Risky:''' For all of her strengths and everything she can do, Mary always has to take serious risks. She's very punishable on all of her tools, and all of her options for callouts are extremely committal or have universal counters. For example, Real Counter is strike invulnerable, but Mary can be easily grabbed out of it on reaction. | ||
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Mary | Mary is a vortex character with quick but risky ways to win neutral, with her low, far-travelling set of jumps in the air and her runs and Straight Slicer on the ground. Additionally, she has EX M. Breaker (623AC) to go through fireballs of any height. Once she's in, Mary has a myriad of mixup options to pick from - in addition to strong hop normals such as j.D and j.CD and her reliable low hit confirms (2B 2A 4B), Mary has access to a dodge and command grab in one move (214P~236P), a leaping command grab for use in strings (623P) and an overhead (6A) which can be super cancelled. All of these can lead to hard knockdowns. However, Mary has to take serious risks in neutral, with Straight Slicer in particular being punishable. If she finds herself defending, she has access to two different reversals: a dragon punch (623K) and her dodge. These lead to hard knockdowns as well - not only is she tricky to pin down because of this, but her vortex is easy to resume as well. However, not only can both options be covered with a well-spaced safejump, but, like the rest of Mary's kit, they are both very unsafe. Mary is a strong character who can be used in any team slot, given her ability to meter dump and her constant hard knockdowns either way, but it is precisely this element of risk which keeps her in check. | ||
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==Normals== | ==Normals== | ||
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====Far A==== | ====Far A==== | ||
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|moveId= | |moveId=bluemary_fa | ||
|description= | |description= | ||
* Hop check. | * Hop check. | ||
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====Far B==== | ====Far B==== | ||
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|moveId= | |moveId=bluemary_fb | ||
|description= | |description= | ||
* The fact Double Rolling's input got changed means you can now walk forward and do this, making it much easier to use in pressure. Generally you use this poke at the end of a | * The fact Double Rolling's input got changed means you can now walk forward and do this, making it much easier to use in pressure. Generally you use this poke at the end of a 2B blockstring as a safe check. | ||
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====Far C==== | ====Far C==== | ||
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|moveId= | |moveId=bluemary_fc | ||
|description= | |description= | ||
* This poke is slow, and given Mary is either trying to get in or mixing you up this move rarely sees use unless you miss the proxy window for a punish. This move is super cancellable, though, and you have two hits to confirm it. | * This poke is slow, and given Mary is either trying to get in or mixing you up this move rarely sees use unless you miss the proxy window for a punish. This move is super cancellable, though, and you have two hits to confirm it. | ||
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====Far D==== | ====Far D==== | ||
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|moveId= | |moveId=bluemary_fd | ||
|description= | |description= | ||
* A sobat which goes over lows. Not very rewarding, but a safe bet in pressure. It's not very fast but it can still be used for low crushes. | * A sobat which goes over lows. Not very rewarding, but a safe bet in pressure. It's not very fast but it can still be used for low crushes. | ||
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|moveId=bluemary_cla | |moveId=bluemary_cla | ||
|description= | |description= | ||
* Hop check. You can start Rush Combos with this | * Hop check. You can start Rush Combos with this, but you shouldn't do that because her other light combos are way better. Links into cl. C. | ||
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====Close B==== | ====Close B==== | ||
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====Crouch A==== | ====Crouch A==== | ||
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|moveId= | |moveId=bluemary_2a | ||
|description= | |description= | ||
* | * Being plus on block while not leading into a Rush Combo unlike close A makes this normal great for pressure. | ||
Being plus on block while not leading into a Rush Combo unlike close A makes this normal great for pressure. | |||
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====Crouch B==== | ====Crouch B==== | ||
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|moveId= | |moveId=bluemary_2b | ||
|description= | |description= | ||
* Decent range for a low. If you're too far out then you won't be able to combo into Double Rolling. You will have to combo into Straight Slicer from | * Decent range for a low. If you're too far out then you won't be able to combo into Double Rolling. You will have to combo into Straight Slicer from 2A instead. | ||
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====Crouch C==== | ====Crouch C==== | ||
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|moveId= | |moveId=bluemary_2c | ||
|description= | |description= | ||
* Rushes Mary forward a fair bit. Optimal combo glue after you pop Quickmode. Has decent priority and is surprisingly fast but it's not very safe. | * Rushes Mary forward a fair bit. Optimal combo glue after you pop Quickmode. Has decent priority and is surprisingly fast but it's not very safe. | ||
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====Crouch D==== | ====Crouch D==== | ||
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|moveId= | |moveId=bluemary_2d | ||
|description= | |description= | ||
* This sweep is not cancellable, but it has decent range and it's quick. You won't die for using this but it's not very rewarding. | * This sweep is not cancellable, but it has decent range and it's quick. You won't die for using this but it's not very rewarding. | ||
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|moveId=bluemary_cd | |moveId=bluemary_cd | ||
|description= | |description= | ||
* Has very decent range but doesn't move Mary forward at all, limiting its use in pressure. | * Has very decent range but doesn't move Mary forward at all, limiting its use in pressure. Can be cancelled into command normals. | ||
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|input=j.CD | |input=j.CD | ||
|description2=* Extremely important tool. Its long, downward angle and its great priority make it function as an effective pressure tool, and for poking your way in as well. Do it early for best results, as the startup is quite slow. You can't really use this for early air-to-airs, so you'll either have to use jC instead or stick with moves like Vertical Arrow or Real Counter. | |description2=* Extremely important tool. Its long, downward angle and its great priority make it function as an effective pressure tool, and for poking your way in as well. Do it early for best results, as the startup is quite slow. You can't really use this for early air-to-airs, so you'll either have to use jC instead or stick with moves like Vertical Arrow or Real Counter. | ||
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==Rush Moves== | |||
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|moveId=bluemary_rush1,bluemary_rush2 | |||
|name=rush | |||
|input=c.AA/c.AAX | |||
|description2=* Placeholder | |||
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|name=Hammer Arch | |name=Hammer Arch | ||
|input=6A | |input=6A | ||
|description=* Long-ranged overhead. High profiles a bit during the startup, but it can be stuffed with | |description=* Long-ranged overhead. High profiles a bit during the startup, but it can be stuffed with 2Bs just before the hit. Super cancellable raw. When used in a cancel, such as after a close heavy normal, this is special cancelable. It can be harder to cancel into [4]6K from this, but it is possible and leads to more damage than 4B. | ||
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===Double Rolling=== | ===Double Rolling=== | ||
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|name=Double Rolling | |name=Double Rolling | ||
|input=4B | |input=4B | ||
|description=* Two hits: a sobat which goes over lows, then a low-hitting kick. Only the second hit is cancellable. This has fast enough startup to combo from lights and it gives you enough time to charge for any Straight Slicer, but on block there is a gap between the two hits which can be rolled through or stuffed by reversals. Its range isn't the best so if you cancel from | |description=* Two hits: a sobat which goes over lows, then a low-hitting kick. Only the second hit is cancellable. This has fast enough startup to combo from lights and it gives you enough time to charge for any Straight Slicer, but on block there is a gap between the two hits which can be rolled through or stuffed by reversals. Its range isn't the best so if you cancel from 2A too far from the opponent then you will drop the combo. | ||
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===Climbing Arrow=== | ===Climbing Arrow=== | ||
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|name=Straight Slicer | |name=Straight Slicer | ||
|input=[4]6B/D | |input=[4]6B/D | ||
| | |description=* A slide which only travels about half the screen, but its startup means it can be combo'd from 2A at max range (NB: you can't always do this with 4B). You can use this to go under high fireballs, but it requires timing because Mary hops a little before sliding. Unsafe but can be spaced to be made safe. Super cancellable. Soft knockdown. | ||
*What isn't shown in the movelist is that this move can be followed up with by light Vertical Arrow, done with any 623K input. This cannot be EX enhanced, and either way you get a soft knockdown. Whether or not Vertical Arrow will actually connect instead of whiffing badly depends on the spacing. Either way, you're going to miss out on okizeme. | *What isn't shown in the movelist is that this move can be followed up with by light Vertical Arrow, done with any 623K input. This cannot be EX enhanced, and either way you get a soft knockdown. Whether or not Vertical Arrow will actually connect instead of whiffing badly depends on the spacing. Either way, you're going to miss out on okizeme. | ||
|description2=* A near-fullscreen slide, with the keyword being near-fullscreen. In addition to being easily baited at fullscreen, it can also be sniped by deep-hitting jump-ins if the opponent is hopping in place (this can still trip some moves, however). This is an important tool against high fireballs, but it requires a very good read considering how good the recovery on those tools tend to be, and how bad this move is on block. Only realistically combo-able from 4B. Super cancellable. | |description2=* A near-fullscreen slide, with the keyword being near-fullscreen. In addition to being easily baited at fullscreen, it can also be sniped by deep-hitting jump-ins if the opponent is hopping in place (this can still trip some moves, however). This is an important tool against high fireballs, but it requires a very good read considering how good the recovery on those tools tend to be, and how bad this move is on block. Only realistically combo-able from 4B. Super cancellable. | ||
|description3=* Pretty much [4]6D but it travels way faster, making it a much better anti-fireball tool and even more effective for surprise attacks. Its followup is also much more rewarding on hit. This is also bad on block, | |description3=* Pretty much [4]6D but it travels way faster, making it a much better anti-fireball tool and even more effective for surprise attacks. Its followup is also much more rewarding on hit. This is also bad on block,even with its follow-up. | ||
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===Crab Clutch=== | ===Crab Clutch=== | ||
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|name=Stun Fang | |name=Stun Fang | ||
|input=[4]6BD~236A/C | |input=[4]6BD~236A/C | ||
|description=* One of two crumple EX moves in Mary's arsenal. This move make Mary's ability to low profile a massive threat, as she can potentially get big combos from this move. However, as a neutral skip, EX Straight Slicer can be baited easily. This move appears to be safe at first but | |description=* One of two crumple EX moves in Mary's arsenal. This move make Mary's ability to low profile a massive threat, as she can potentially get big combos from this move. However, as a neutral skip, EX Straight Slicer can be baited easily. This move appears to be safe at first, but the blockstun is shorter than it may seem and Mary is capable of being fully punished almost no matter the spacing. she cannot delay it to create a frame trap either. | ||
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|input=214A/C | |input=214A/C | ||
|description2=* Mary's spot dodge. Any strike will whiff through this move completely, but Mary can be grabbed out of this at any point. This version of the move has enough i-frames that you can realistically dodge moves with plenty of active frames such as [[The King of Fighters XV/Terry Bogard|Terry]]'s Burn Knuckle and then punish them with Backdrop Real. However, the invuln window quickly wears off after this and a well-spaced meaty will be able to punish it. This can work as an anti-air against direct jump-ins but will lose to empty jump throw, as there is no landing recovery for you to punish. | |description2=* Mary's spot dodge. Any strike will whiff through this move completely, but Mary can be grabbed out of this at any point. This version of the move has enough i-frames that you can realistically dodge moves with plenty of active frames such as [[The King of Fighters XV/Terry Bogard|Terry]]'s Burn Knuckle and then punish them with Backdrop Real. However, the invuln window quickly wears off after this and a well-spaced meaty will be able to punish it. This can work as an anti-air against direct jump-ins but will lose to empty jump throw, as there is no landing recovery for you to punish. | ||
|description3=* Much more dependable as a reversal. Not only is the strike invuln lengthened but the attack also starts with throw invuln as well | |description3=* Much more dependable as a reversal. Not only is the strike invuln lengthened but the attack also starts with a couple frames of throw invuln as well. This also makes it more dependable as a mixup option, as it cannot be checked with wakeup throw. | ||
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===Backdrop Real=== | ===Backdrop Real=== | ||
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|name=M.Breaker | |name=M.Breaker | ||
|input=623A/C | |input=623A/C | ||
|description2=* A leaping command grab which looks identical to a hop, and can be countered in similar ways. Strength determines the startup and how far it goes. Each strength can be ticked into from lights and heavies respectively; | |description2=* A leaping command grab which looks identical to a hop, and can be countered in similar ways. Strength determines the startup and how far it goes. Each strength can be ticked into from lights and heavies respectively; for instance, you can cancel cl.C 6A into 623C and it will catch them blocking or mashing a low button, whereas 623A starts up too quickly for the grab to work. | ||
|description3=* The EX version travels further than 623C, is faster and goes through fireballs. This is particularly helpful against characters with ground-skimming fireballs, where Straight Slicer is of no help. | |description3=* The EX version travels further than 623C, is faster and goes through fireballs. This is particularly helpful against characters with ground-skimming fireballs, where Straight Slicer is of no help. | ||
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Revision as of 05:13, 21 January 2023
Movelist
(*) = EX OK
(!) = MAX OK
Throws
Command Normals
Special Moves
Super Special Moves
Climax Super Special Moves
Quick Combo Reference
0 Meter |
Placeholder |
( = dmg |
1 Meter |
Placeholder |
( = dmg |
2 Meters |
Placeholder |
( = dmg |
Gameplay Overview
Blue Mary is a rushdown character who can preserve momentum well using mixups and reversals which all result in hard knockdowns, but who requires very good reads before she can start. | |
Pros | Cons |
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Mary is a vortex character with quick but risky ways to win neutral, with her low, far-travelling set of jumps in the air and her runs and Straight Slicer on the ground. Additionally, she has EX M. Breaker (623AC) to go through fireballs of any height. Once she's in, Mary has a myriad of mixup options to pick from - in addition to strong hop normals such as j.D and j.CD and her reliable low hit confirms (2B 2A 4B), Mary has access to a dodge and command grab in one move (214P~236P), a leaping command grab for use in strings (623P) and an overhead (6A) which can be super cancelled. All of these can lead to hard knockdowns. However, Mary has to take serious risks in neutral, with Straight Slicer in particular being punishable. If she finds herself defending, she has access to two different reversals: a dragon punch (623K) and her dodge. These lead to hard knockdowns as well - not only is she tricky to pin down because of this, but her vortex is easy to resume as well. However, not only can both options be covered with a well-spaced safejump, but, like the rest of Mary's kit, they are both very unsafe. Mary is a strong character who can be used in any team slot, given her ability to meter dump and her constant hard knockdowns either way, but it is precisely this element of risk which keeps her in check.
Normals
Far Standing Normals
Far A
far A
A
A |
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Far B
far B
B
B |
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Far C
far C
C
C |
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Far D
far D
D
D |
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Close Standing Normals
Close A
close A
cl.A
cl.A |
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Close B
close B
cl.B
cl.B |
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Close C
close C
cl.C
cl.C |
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Close D
close D
cl.D
cl.D |
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Crouch Normals
Crouch A
crouch A
2A
2A |
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Crouch B
crouch B
2B
2B |
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Crouch C
crouch C
2C
2C |
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Crouch D
crouch D
2D
2D |
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Jump Normals
Jump A
jump A
j.A
j.A |
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Jump B
jump B
j.B
j.B |
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Jump C
jump C
j.C
j.C |
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Jump D
jump D
j.D
j.D |
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Blowback
Blowback
Blowback
CD
CD |
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Shatter Strike
Shatterstrike
236CD
236CD |
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jump CD
jump CD
j.CD
j.CD |
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Rush Moves
rush
c.AA/c.AAX
c.AA/c.AAX |
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Throws
Lock Kick
Lock Kick
(close) 4/6C
(close) 4/6C |
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Viktor Throw
Viktor Throw
(close) 4/6D
(close) 4/6D |
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Command Moves
Hammer Arch
Hammer Arch
6A
6A |
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Double Rolling
Double Rolling
4B
4B |
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Climbing Arrow
Climbing Arrow
3D
3D |
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Special Moves
Straight Slicer
Straight Slicer
[4]6B/D
[4]6B/D |
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Crab Clutch
Crab Clutch
[4]6D~236B/D
[4]6D~236B/D |
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Stun Fang
Stun Fang
[4]6BD~236A/C
[4]6BD~236A/C |
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Vertical Arrow
Vertical Arrow
623B/D
623B/D |
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M.Snatcher
M.Snatcher
623D~623B/D
623D~623B/D |
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Spin Fall
Spin Fall
236A/C
236A/C |
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M.Spider
M.Spider
236C~236A/C
236C~236A/C |
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Real Counter
Real Counter
214A/C
214A/C |
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Backdrop Real
Backdrop Real
214A/C/AC~236A/C
214A/C/AC~236A/C |
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M.Breaker
M.Breaker
623A/C
623A/C |
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Super Special Moves
M.Typhoon
M.Typhoon
6321463214B/D
6321463214B/D |
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M.Splash Rose
M.Splash Rose
2363214A/C
2363214A/C |
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Climax Super Special Moves
M.Dynamite Swing
M.Dynamite Swing
2141236CD
2141236CD |
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