Killer Instinct (2013)/TJ Combo

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Introduction

TJ Combo PLACEHOLDER CHARACTER STORY

TJ Combo PLACEHOLDER GAMEPLAY OVERVIEW

Character

Strengths	Weaknesses
In Progress	In Progress

Character Data
Forward Walk Speed	59f to cross two large training mode squares 45f in Instinct
Backwards Walk Speed	84f to cross two large training mode squares 62f in Instinct
Forward Dash Duration	21f 15f in Instinct
Backdash Duration	25f 18f in Instinct
Pre-Jump Frames	5f
Jump Duration	38f
Landing Recovery	4f
Advantage Post Grounded Combo Breaker	+1

Universal Mechanics

Instinct

Glory Days: TJ's attacks start and end quicker, increasing his advantage and making his mixups harder to defend against. His overall movement speed is also buffed.

Last Breath: If TJ loses his last life bar with full Instinct, he will get back up again with a small chunk of health and Instinct activated for half the usual time.

Normal Moves

Standing Normals

Frame data is listed as "Normal Value / Instinct Value"

Standing Light Punch
Stand LP/5LP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
10 (2%)	14 (3%)	--	1.6	2.4	Mid	5/4	2	13/8	18f/13f	+2/+6	+8/+12	0/+4	--
To Do

Far Medium Punch
Stand MP/5MP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
20 (5%)	26 (7%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	9/7	2	24/17	21f	-4/+3	+1/+7	-5/+2	--
Can be canceled into Far HP or Far MK.

Far Heavy Punch
Stand HP/5HP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
30 (8%)	38 (10%)	--	4	4.5	Mid	11/9	4/3	27/19	41f/30f	+10/+19	+10/+19	-4/+5	Stagger
To Do

Standing Light Kick
Stand LK/5LK

(Shin Kick)

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
10 (2%)	14 (3%)	--	1.6	2.4	Mid	6/5	3/2	14/10	22f/16f	+1/+6	+5/+10	-2/+3	Flipout
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Far Medium Kick
Stand MK/5MK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
20 (5%)	26 (7%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	11/9	2/1	24/17	36f/26f	-1/+7	+2/+10	-2/+6	--
To Do

Far Heavy Kick
Stand HK/5HK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
36 (10%)	44 (12%)	--	4	4.5	Mid	17/13	6/5	19/14	41f/31f	+1/+7	+7/+13	+2/+8	--
A slow boot to the face. Juggle filler.

Crouching Normals

Crouching Light Punch
Crouch LP/2LP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
10(2%)	14(3%)	--	1.6	2.4	Mid	5/4	2	12/8	18f/13f	+3/+7	+4/+8	0/+4	Chain
To Do

Crouching Medium Punch
Crouch MP/2MP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
20(5%)	26(7%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	9/7	2	22/15	32f/23f	-2/+5	+1/+8	-4/+3	--
Can be canceled into Close HP or Close MK.

Crouching Heavy Punch
Crouch HP/2HP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
30(8%)	38(10%)	--	4	4.5	Mid	10/8	3/2	19/14	31f/23f	+1/+7	+3/+9	-2/+4	--
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Crouching Light Kick
Crouch LK/2LK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
10(2%)	14(3%)	--	1.6	2.4	Low	6/5	3/2	10/7	18f/13f	+3/+7	+3/+7	-2/+2	--
To Do

Crouching Medium Kick
Crouch MK/2MK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
20(5%)	26(7%)	--	2.4	4	Low	9/7	3	17/12	28f/21f	-2/+3	0/+5	-3/+2	--
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Crouching Heavy Kick
Crouch HK/5HK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
36(10%)	44(12%)	--	4	4.5	Low	13/10	2	23/16	37f/27f	+47/+54	+47/+54	-3/+4	Hard knockdown
Standard sweep.

Close Normals

Close Standing Medium Punch
Close Stand MP/clMP

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
20(5%)	26(7%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	8/7	4/3	23/16	34f/25f	-5/3	0/+8	-6/+2	--
Can be canceled into Close MK or Close HP.

Close Standing Heavy Punch
Close Stand HP/clHP

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
30(8%)	38(10%)	--	4	4.5	Mid	10/8	4/3	29/21	42f/31f	+8/+17	+8/+17	-3/+6	Stagger
To Do

Close Standing Medium Kick
Close Stand MK/clMK

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
30(8%)	38(10%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	8/7	4/3	28/20	39/29f	-6/+3	-1/+8	-7/+2	--
To Do

Close Standing Heavy Kick
Close Stand HK/clHK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
20(5%)	26(7%)	--	4	4.5	Mid	11/9	3/2	31/22	44f/32f	-8/+2	-4/+6	-9/+1	--
To Do

Command Normals

Rollercoaster
Down+Forward MP/3MP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
16.8 (4%)	16.8 (4%)	2.3 (0.6%)	??	??	Mid	12/10	2[17]3/1[13]2	20/14	53f/39f	-2/+5	-2/+5	-2/+5	Opener
Technically a special as it starts a combo can cancel from normals.

Superman Punch
Down+Forward HP/3HP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
24 (6%)	24 (6%)	--	??	??	High	23/18	5/4	12/8	39f/29f	+8/+13	+8/+13	+1/+6	Low Invul 1-22f/17f
To Do

Air Normals

Jumping Light Punch
Jump LP/8LP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
20(5%)	24(6%)	--	1.6	2.4	High	6/5	3/2	4	12+f/10+f	+15/+16	+17	+8/+9	--
To Do

Jumping Medium Punch
Jump MP/8MP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
24(6%)	30(8%)	--	2.4	4	High	8/7	3/2	4	14+f/12+f	+16/+17	+19/+20	+12/+13	--
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Turn Around Punch
Jump+Back+MP/84MP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
24(6%)	30(8%)	--	2.4	4	High	10/8	4/3	4	17+f/14+f	+16/+17	+19/+20	+12/+13	Crossup
To Do

Jumping Heavy Punch
Jump HP/8HP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
30(8%)	38(10%)	--	4	4.5	High	10/8	6/5	4	19+f/16+f	+20/+21	+24/+25	+17/+18	--
To Do

Jumping Light Kick
Jump LK/8LK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
20(5%)	24(6%)	--	1.6	2.4	High	8/7	6/4	4	17+f/14+f	+15/+17	+17/+19	+8/10	Flipout
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Jumping Medium Kick
Jump MK/8MK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
24(6%)	30(8%)	--	2.4	4	High	8/7	6/4	4	17+f/14+f	+16/+18	+19/+21	+12/+14	--
To Do

Jumping Heavy Kick
Jump HK/8HK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
30(8%)	38(10%)	--	4	4.5	High	13/10	6/5	4	22+f/18+f	+73/+74	+73/+74	+16/+17	Hard Knockdown
A goomba stomp that causes a hard knockdown, even on grounded opponents.

Throws

Throw
5LPLK/4LPLK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
40.0 (11%)	-	-	-	-	-	5	2	29	35f	+48	-	-	Hard Knockdown
No change in Instinct.

Special Moves

Cyclone
Up-Down+P/28P

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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
LP	21.4 (5%)	25.4 (7%)	1.8 (0.5%)	??	??	Mid	7	2[43]4	20	75f	+57	+57	-9	--
Push the button to deploy the 2nd punch sooner. Jugglable for 27 frames. No change in Instinct.
Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
MP	31.6 (8%)	35.6 (9%)	3.9 (1%)	??	??	Mid	8	5[41]4	20	77f	+55	+55	-9	--
Push the button to deploy the 2nd punch sooner. Jugglable for 25 frames. No change in Instinct.
Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
HP	43.8 (12%)	47.8 (13%)	6.6 (1%)	??	??	Mid	9	6[39]4	20	77f	+59	+59	-9	--
Push the button to deploy the 2nd punch sooner. Jugglable for 29 frames. No change in Instinct.

Tremor
Up-Down+K/28K

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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
LK	24(6%)	24(6%)	--	??	??	High/Low	24	3	35	61f	+11	+11	-6	Throw Invul 1-f, Recapture
On whiff, launches a shockwave projectile that hits low and HKDs. No change in Instinct.
Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
MK	24(6%)	24(6%)	--	??	??	High/Low	23	4	35	61f	+8	+8	-8	Throw Invul 1-f, Recapture
On whiff, launches a shockwave projectile that hits low and HKDs. No change in Instinct.
Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
HK	24(6%)	24(6%)	--	??	??	High/Low	22	6	35	62f	+4	+5	-10	Throw Invul 1-f, Recapture
On whiff, launches a shockwave projectile that hits low and HKDs. No change in Instinct.

Spin Fist
Back+Forward LP/46LP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
32(9%)	40(11%)	--	1.6	2.4	Mid	9/7	3	20/14	31f/23f	+1/+7	+3/+9	0/+6	Opener
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Shoot Toss
Back+Forward MP/46MP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
40(11%)	40(11%)	--	??	--	--	25/19	2	41/29	67f/49f	+40/+39	+40/+39	+40/+39	Launcher
To Do

Powerline
Back+Forward HP/46HP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
60(16%)	72(20%)	--	??	??	Mid	21/17	4/3	27/19	51f/38f	+10\+23(Splat)/ +19\+32(Splat)	+30\+25(Splat)/ +39\+34(Splat)	-3/+6	Wall Splat, Armor from F12/F8 onward
Can punch and destroy projectiles (hence the off-colour hitbox). No change in Instinct.

Backstep
Back+Forward LK/46LK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
--	--	--	--	--	--	23/15	--	--	23f/15f	--	--	--	--
To Do

Tumble
Back+Forward MK/46MK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
--	--	--	--	--	--	25/19	--	--	25f/19f	--	--	--	High/Proj Invul 1-25f/19f
To Do

Flying Knee
Back+Forward HP/46HP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
32(8%)	40(11%)	--	??	??	Mid	17	10	17	43f	+4	+8	-10	Throw Invul 1-7f, Low Invul 8-27
No change in Instinct.

Shadow Moves

TJ's shadows are unchanged in Instinct.

Shadow Powerline
Back-Forward+PP/46PP

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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
S	46.8 (13%)	46.8 (13%)	3.6(1%)	0	0	Mid	5+3(8)	22	19	38f	+8	+8	+2	Wall Splat, Armored 6-19f
Not projectile invul, but can destroy projectiles.

Shadow Cyclone
Up-Down+PP/28PP

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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
S	43.9 (12%)	43.9 (12%)	9.3(2%)	0	0	Mid	1+7(8)	4[68]5	21	105f	+42	+42	-11	Full invul 1-8f, Juggle Cashout
Jugglable for 12 frames

Shadow Flying Knee
Back-Forward+KK/46KK

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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
S	42.4 (11%)	42.4 (11%)	8.8(2%)	0	0	Mid	1+12(13)	11	29	52f	+6	+6	0	Invul 2-7f, Low Invul 1-19f
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Shadow Tremor
Up-Down+PP/28KK

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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
S	35.2 (12%)	35.2 (12%)	6.4(1.7%)	0	0	High	3+20(23)	4	35	61f	+12	+12	-4	Recapture
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Enders

Powerline Ender
Back-Forward+HP/46HP

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Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 1	Wall Splat	-4/+12 (Splat)	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 2	Wall Splat	-4/+24 (Splat)	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 3	Wall Splat	+2/+28 (Splat)	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 4	Wall Splat	+2/+33 (Splat)	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Shadow	Wall Splat	+8/+17 (Splat)	--

Cyclone Ender
Up-Down+HP/28HP

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Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 1	Launcher	+47	--
Jugglable for 17 frames.
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 2	Launcher	+39	--
Jugglable for 9 frames.
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 3	Launcher	+40	--
Jugglable for 10 frames.
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 4	Launcher	+40	--
Jugglable for 10 frames.
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Shadow	Launcher	+42	--
Jugglable for 12 frames.

Flying Knee Ender
Back-Forward+HK/46HK

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Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 1	Exchange	+12	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 2	Exchange	+11	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 3	Exchange	+11	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 4	Exchange	+11	--
TJ's most damaging ender besides Auto-Barrage.

Tremor Ender
Up-Down+K/28K

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Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 1	Battery	+37	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 2	Battery	+37	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 3	Battery	+37	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 4	Battery	+37	--

Auto-Barrage Ender (Damage)
??

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Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 1	Damage	+65	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 2	Damage	+65	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 3	Damage	+65	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 4	Damage	+65	--

Auto-Barrage Ender (Reset)
??

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Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 1	Advantage	+4	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 2	Advantage	+4	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 3	Advantage	+4	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 4	Advantage	+4	--