The King of Fighters 2002/Ralf

General Info

Ralf likes to drink beer and punch people. Sometimes he'll punch people and then drink beer. One time he tried to drink beer and punch people at the same time but it ended up making a pretty big mess.

Crouch height: Medium
Jump: 4/34/1
Hop: 4/25/1
Dash: 3/10~∞/3
Backdash: 4/18/4
Wakeup: 13 frames
Recovery roll: 24 frames

Stand	Crouch	Jump	Grab	Run

Colors

Movelist

	Frames	Advantage	Cancel	Block	Hitbox			Notes
Standing Close
	2/3/8	+1/-1		HL
	2/2+4/5	+1/-1		HL
	6/4/18	-2/-4	S,Su	HL
	7/4/16	0/-2		HL				Goes over lows
Standing Far
	2/3/8	+1/-1		HL
	4/4+3/5	0/-2		HL
	11/5/21	-6/-8		HL
	10/7/14	-1/-3		HL
+	16/2+4/12	KD/+4	S,Su	HL
Crouching
	2/3/8	+1/-1	R,S,Su	HL
	3/4/10	-2/-4		L
	8/5/10	+5/+3	S,Su	HL
	8/4/14	KD/0	S,Su	L
Jump
	2/8/-	-/-		H
	5/3/-	-/-		H
	8/9/-	-/-		H
	10/4/-	-/-		H
+	14/5/-	KD/-	S	HL
Neutral Jump
	5/7/-	-/-		H
	3/8/-	-/-		H
	8/10/-	-/-	S	H
	6/3+4/-	-/-		H
Hop
	2/8/-	-/-		H
	5/8/-	-/-		H
	8/9/-	-/-		H
	11/7/-	-/-		H
Special Moves
mash	9/{3(6)3(6)3(6)3(6)3(6)}x1～2,3(6)3(6)3(6)3(6)3/22	KD/-34	Fi, Fo	HL				Vulcan Punch - mash P Ralf rapidly punches at a diagonal angle in front of him buttons can be mashed further to make him continue punching free cancellable into free cancellable out of has a deceptively large hitbox in front of him making it hard to jump/sweep punish it, but can be easily punished by rolling very little practical usage outside of some impractical max combos
mash	8/{2(4)2(4)2(4)2(4)2(4)}x1～2, 2(4)2(4)2(4)2(4)2/23	KD/-25	Fi, Fo	HL
_b,f +	5/4(7+4)5(8)3/40	KD/-22	S (2nd hit), Fo	HL				Gatling Attack - _b,f + P Ralf will walk forward with a few punches, the last one being an uppercut C version travels further than A version, and does an extra hit on the uppercut at the end supercancellable on the second hit free cancellable out of on all hits comes out fast but not fast enough to be useful as a reversal on wakeup useful for punishing whiffed CD counters and in combos off crouch A. Lower-body Invincibility: Startup first active period, and 7 frames following. whiffs against some crouching characters like Mature, Vice, K', Joe, Athena, Kensou, Benimaru, Mai, Yuri, Chris, Leona, Choi, Kula, Angel doesn't whiff against crouching Yamazaki, Mary, Maxima, Whip, Ryo, Robert, Takuma, Terry, Andy, Chin, Kyo, Daimon, May Lee, Yashiro, Shermie, Ralf, Clark, Kim, Chang, Kusanagi, Vanessa, Seth, Ramon, K9999
_b,f +	7/4(7+4)4(8)3*10/33	KD/-25	S (2nd hit), Fo	HL
_d,u +	8/12[17]3*3/41	KD/-57 (second hit: -26)		HL, H				Kyuukouka Bakudan Punch (Chijou) - _d,u + P Second hit doesn't connect if the first hit connects Invincibilty: A: 1-3f.
_d,u +	10/16[20]5*3/41	KD/-67 (second hit: -26)		HL, H, HL
j.qcf +	17/until land*3/41	KD/-		H, HL				Kyuukouka Bakudan Punch (Kuuchuu) - qcf + P(air)
j.qcf +	20/until land*3/41	KD/-		H, HL
qcfx2+	52+25+7+2/4/33	KD	Fo	-				Galactica Phantom - qcfx2+P Ralf winds up slowly, then unleashes a punch that travels full screen length, doing a huge amount of damage unblockable hard knockdown Autoguard: Startup after first 52 frames (notice the 25 following frames are still hittable at the feet) and complete active period. counterwire
qcfx2+				-
hcb +	32/21/12	KD/-15	Fi, Fo	HL				Ralf Kick - hcb + B Ralf jumps into the air, doing a horizontal spiraling kick his feet have a huge hitbox, making it unwise for the opponent to counter it (the trade will be in Ralf's favor most of the time) if done from too close, the move can be punished on block B version goes less further than the D version has some upper-body invincibility during the startup frames if it connects, opponent is knocked away into a juggleable state Invincibility: 10-21.
hcb +	3+9/2(2)3(6)3(9)3(10)2/13+23	KD/-20	Fi, Fo	HL				Ralf Tackle - hcb + D Ralf charges across the screen, hitting about 4-5 times in the process knocks down but can be recovery rolled Guard point: 4f-end of startup, whole active period and first 13f of recovery. has horrible recovery if blocked and if the opponent gets hit by it in the air, they can recovery roll and punish him before he recovers as well
hcf +	0/1/39	KD		Grab				Super Argentine Backbreaker - hcf + K instant grab that slams the opponent to the opposite side that he was before getting grabbed hard knockdown gives enough time to set up a decent wakeup game
DMs
qcb,hcf +	7/16/14 (Attack: 2/5/57)	KD/-29		HL				Umanori Vulcan Punch - qcb hcf + K Ralf runs forward and tackles the opponent. If it hits, he will do a series of punches ending in a hard knockdown if it's blocked, he will not perform any of the punches and will take a long time to recover the hard knockdown gives Ralf a very long time to position himself however he likes before the opponent gets up D version makes him run about full screen length, while B version makes him run about 60% screen length Invincibility: Complete startup of run. Lower budy invincible during complete active period of run.
qcb,hcf +	7/24/18 (Attack: 2/5/61)	KD/-33		HL
qcf,hcb +	12/4(6)4(4+1)[2(4)]x11,2(16)4/36	KD/-22		HL				Baribari Vulcan Punch - qcf,hcb + P Ralf runs forward with a series of many punches, ending with a big uppercut Ralf will do the entire move regardless of whether it hits, is blocked or whiffs entirely has some problems with the first hit connecting against crouching opponents or opponents that aren't very close, making it difficult to combo into hard knockdown on the last hit Invincibility: Complete Startup. Lower body invincibility: First 18 frames of active period.
qcf,hcb +	12/4(6)4(4+1)[2(4)]x11,2(16)4/42	KD/-28		HL
SDM
qcf,hcb + +	13/4(6)4(6)4(6)4(4)[2(2)]x19,2(4)4(15)2(10)4*12/33+16	KD/-43		HL				Baribari Vulcan Punch - qcf,hcb + AC Ralf runs forward with a series of many punches, ending with a big uppercut Ralf will do the entire move regardless of whether it hits, is blocked or whiffs entirely has some problems with the first hit connecting against crouching opponents or opponents that aren't very close, making it difficult to combo into does lots of chip damage, so could be useful to cancel into if opponent has no stock hard knockdown on the last hit Invincibility: Complete startup and first active period. Lower body invincible: Following 28f after first active period.
HSDM
qcb,hcf,qcf + +	7/24/13 (Attack: 2/5/61)	KD/-33		HL				Umanori Galactica Phantom - qcb hcf qcf + AD Ralf runs forward about a full screen length, similar to his qcb hcf + K. If it connects, he punches up into the sky, taking the opponent a few seconds before they hit the ground very punishable if blocked fast enough that it can be comboed into from strong attacks, though the motion is not practical at all Invincible: Complete startup, Lower body invincible: Active portion of the run.

Short Movelist

• (b) f + P

• (d) u + P

• Mash P (Use f to move.)

• air qcf + P

• qcf qcf + P (Unblockable. Counterwire.)

• hcf + K (Throw. 0 frame startup.)

• hcb + B

• hcb + D

• DM qcb hcf + K

• DM qcf hcb + P

• SDM qcf hcb + AC

• HSDM qcb hcf qcf + AD

Notes

Cancellable moves

• Close: C
• Far: -
• Crouch: A, C, D
• Jump: C (Vertical jump only.)

Super cancellable moves

• (b) f + P (2)

Free cancellable into moves

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Free cancellable out-of moves

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Moves with Invincibility

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Moves with autoguard

• qcf qcf + P (Upper: startup (middle). Full: startup (last part, just after upper autoguard ends) & active.)
• hcb + D (startup (last part) & active & recovery (1st part).)

Other Notes

• D throw is a hard knockdown

Combos

Basic Combos

• cl.C / cr.C >
  • (S)DM qcf hcb + P/AC (Standing.) [31.1%/53.7%] {1 stock/Max Mode + 1 stock}
  • DM qcb hcf + K [37.5%] {1 stock}
  • hcb + D [32.0%]
  • hcf + K [29.9%]
  • (b) f + C (Standing.) [27.2%]
  • (b) f + C (2) >>
    • DM qcb hcf + K (Standing.) [47.6%] {2 stocks}
    • (S)DM qcb hcb + P/AC {2 stocks/Max Mode + 2 stocks}
  • HSDM qcb hcf qcf + AD, qcf qcf + P (Timing required.) [??%] {Max Mode + 1 stock}

• cr.A x 2:
  • hcf + K
  • (b) f + C (Standing.) ...

Max Mode

• Point blank: cr.B >> BC, cl.C > DM qcb hcf + K {40%} {2 stocks}

• cr.A x 2 >> BC, (b) f + C (3) >> hcb + D (4) >> mash P (hold f) {46%} {2 stocks}

• cr.A x 2 >> BC, (b) f + C (2) >> SDM qcf hcb + AC {60%} {4 stocks}

Combos Notes

• cl.C / cr.C / (cr.A x 2) > hcf + K

Probably your best punish combo that doesn't use meter. Close C comes out slow so it is difficult to combo after a jump attack unless it hit deep. The hcf + K sets up a decent wakeup mixup after. You can replace the close C with a crouch A which is easier to combo from a jump attack. If you did do a jumpin right before, then more than one crouch A will likely put you out of range.

• Standing: cl.C / cr.C / cr.A x 2 > (b) f + C

This is a much easier combo than the above in terms of execution and ease of landing off a jump attack, but it is situational. The combo does not work on crouching Mature, Vice, K', Joe, Athena, Kensou, Benimaru, Mai, Yuri, Chris, Leona, Choi, Kula, Angel.

• cr.A x 2 > (b) f + C (2) >> DM qcb hcf + K

Probably his highest damage practical combo, that can be easily set up from a jump attack. It is advisable to supercancel into qcb hcf + K as the other supers, including the SDM qcf hcb + AC, will very likely whiff on the first hit, making the rest of the super not combo.

• Point blank: cr.B >> BC, cl.C > DM qcb hcf + K {40%}

Ralf cannot cancel or link his crouch B into anything. The best he can do is cancel to maxmode and immediately close C on the first frame. To do it, you must input the attacks as crouch B, C~B, qcb hcf + K. This combo gives him about 40% damage from a low attack

• cr.A x 2 >> BC, (b) f + C (3) >> hcb + D (4) >> mash P (hold f) {46%}

A flashy combo with no reason to be used over the simpler super cancel combo above. The beginning part of the combo can be input using the shortcut cr.A >> (b) f + BC.

• cr.A x 2 >> BC, (b) f + C (2) >> SDM qcf hcb + AC {60%}

Fairly damaging combo that requires 4 stocks. Keep in mind that it will almost never work on a crouching opponent, so your best bet at landing this combo is by punishing a move with a jump attack (most likely a fireball).

Strategies

One of the best rushdown mid tiers in the game, Galactica Phantom (qcf qcf + P) its a Special Move but there is a lot of setups for it , also had a lot of decent tools for any distance.

Main objective can be about knock down an opponent for a Galactica Setup or get near with the Ralf Tackle (hcb + D) or alternate charge for Gattling Attack ((b) f + P) and Ralf Kick (hcb + B).

He doesn't had a good S.A.B. (hcf + K) but can be a nice trap to a hit the floor jumping opponent

Matchup Information

Kula

• hit by dp + C while on the ground

If Ralf is hit with her dp + C while he is on the ground, he can recovery roll and punish her before she can recover, with hcf + K

• blocking qcb + B from relatively close

From many distances (though not all), you can do a reversal hcf + K after blocking her qcb + B, and it will grab her whether she decides to followup with f + B/f + D or do no followup at all