Fatal Fury Special/Duck King

Introduction

A breakdancing close range speedster that also gets grappler privileges once he has access to his super. Deadly if he gets in, harmless if he doesn't.

Pros	Cons
Fast in every way possible Flashiest combos in the game Extremely useful super move...	...which is also extremely tricky to pull off Effective only in close range Unsafe specials

Move List

General Hurtboxes

Standing	Crouching	Jumping	Backdashing	Taunting
		52F (4+45+3) duration.	Duck is considered airborne until recovery. 31F (28+3) duration.

Close Standing Normals

c5A

c5A
Funk Elbow/ファンクエルボー

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
9	2	Mid	3	3	4	9	+9	+10	Kara Cancel
Links into itself a large amount of times thanks to Duck's walk speed, often leading to dizzy/death. Even when blocked, it leads to suffocating pressure.

c5B

c5B
Beat Low/ビートロー

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
11	2	Mid	4	4	8	15	+4	+5	Kara Cancel
Gives less frame advantage than c5A, but hits all crouching characters.

c5C

c5C
Mad Spin/マッドスピン

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
18x2	4x2	Mid	9	4 (15) 6	8	41	-9	-10	Kara Cancel, Feet Invuln 7-23F, 28-33F
Advantage is from the first hit only. Two hits, but the second one never connects due to the amount of pushback on hit. Unsafe on block unless cancelled. No need to use this.

c5D

c5D
Tower Back Kick/タワーバックキック

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
15	4	Mid	10	10	13	32	+1	0	Kara Cancel
Solid close range anti-air.

Far Standing Normals

f5A

f5A
Funk Reverse/ファンクリバース

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
7	2	Mid	4	4	8	15	+4	+5	Kara Cancel
Decent as an anti-air. Beats Kim divekicks.

f5B

f5B
Beat Side/ビートサイド

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
9	2	Mid	5	4	12	20	0	+1	Kara Cancel
Links from c5A, can combo into Dancing Dive, thus mainly used in combos.

f5C

f5C
Turn Chop/ターンチョップ

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
16	4	Mid	12	5	5	21	+14	+13	Cancel
Moves forward while boasting a great hitbox and frame advantage. Also one of the only cancellable far heavy normals in the game. One of the very few Duck normals that hits past point-blank range, so you'll be using this a lot.

f5D

f5D
Windmill/ウインドミル

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
18	4	Mid	9	3 (2) 2	34	49	-18	-19	-
Can beat low profile moves, but risky to use due to the long recovery.

Crouching Normals

2A

2A
Reverse Jab/リバースジャブ

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
7	2	Mid	3	4	5	11	+7	+8	Kara Cancel
Easily links to itself or other normals. Excellent close range blockstring and combo tool, especially against small characters.

2B

2B
Slide Kick/スライドキック

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
9	2	Low	4	4	5	12	+7	+8	Kara Cancel
Easily links to itself or other normals. Great low combo starter.

2C

2C
Missile Head/ミサイルヘッド

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
11x2	4x2	Mid	7	3+8	18	35	-1	0	Kara Cancel
Won't hit unless you're right next to your opponent, and at that range you're better off using your jabs. Not too great as an anti-air either, as it ends up trading most of the time.

2D

2D
Back Spin/バックスピン

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
13	4	Low	4	2 (3) 2	23	33	KD	-7	/
Fast startup, but very poor range for a sweep. If you want a knockdown, you're much better off using 3D.

Jumping Normals

jA

jA
Condor Chop/コンドルチョップ

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
9	2	Overhead	5	∞	/	/	-	-	-
Same frame data for diagonal and neutral jumps.

jB

jB
Duck Attack/ダックキック
Condor Kick/コンドルキック

Diagonal Jump

Neutral Jump

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
11	2	Overhead	5	∞	/	/	-	-	-
Same frame data for diagonal and neutral jumps. Diagonal version doesn't cross up, unlike its heavy counterpart. It does stay active for the entire duration of the jump, though.

jC

jC
Gyro Chop/ジャイロチョップ

Version	Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
Diagonal Jump	18	4	Overhead	6	19	/	/	-	-	-
Has minor option select potential since the command can overlap with his air grab. Not too noteworthy otherwise, even though the peace sign is a nice touch.
Neutral Jump	18	4	Overhead	7	19	/	/	-	-	-

jD

jD

Diagonal Jump

Neutral Jump

Version	Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
Diagonal Jump Gyro Attack/ジャイロアタック	20	4	Overhead	5	20	/	/	-	-	-
Crosses up. Duck's main jump-in.
Neutral Jump Butt Kick/バットキック	20	4	Overhead	5	15	/	/	-	-	-

Universal Mechanics

Lane Blast (CD)

Lane Blast
Rolling Sobat/ローリングソバット
C+D

Front Lane

Back Lane

Version	Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
Front Lane	22	5	Mid	11	4	13	27	KD	+2	Cancel, Lane Shift, Feet Invuln 6-18F
Fast startup for a CD. Pretty good counter against Burn Knuckle, Zaneiken and the like.
Back Lane	22	5	Mid	10	4	13	26	KD	+2	Cancel, Lane Shift, Feet Invuln 10-18F
Startup is faster by one frame, more or less the same otherwise.

Lane Attack

Lane Attack
Spin Attack/スピンアタック
A/B/C/D from opposite lane

Front Lane

Back Lane

Duck has the same lane attack for punch and kick buttons.

Version	Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
A/B	18	2	Overhead	-	-	4	-	-	-	/
Straight and fast lane attack.
C/D	18	4	Overhead	-	-	4	-	-	-	/
Slower high-angle lane attack.

Dodge Attack

Dodge Attack
Sway Ground Kick/スウェーグランドキック
6A during proximity guard

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
11	5	Mid	12	9	14	34	Air Reset	+3	Cancel, Upper-Body Invuln 1-20F
Startup Recovery

Throws

Rolling Neck Throw (4/6C)

Rolling Neck Throw
close 4/6C

Damage	Stun	Range	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
26	3	15	Throw	1	1	/	-	KD (+67)	/	/
Switches sides.

Reverse Breaker (j2C)

Reverse Breaker
close j2C

Damage	Stun	Range	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
26	3	28	Throw	1	1	/	-	KD (+66)	/	/
Can also be input with 1C and 3C.

Special Moves

Needle Low (3D)

Needle Low
3D

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
7	6	Low	13	21	13	46	KD	-16	Upper-Body Invuln 13-33F
Can be used to go under fireballs. Doesn't do much damage on its own, but knocks down on hit and gives Duck a chance to start his close range pressure. Essential move.

Head Spin Attack ([4]6P)

Head Spin Attack
[4]6A/C

A Blanka ball. The only move in Duck's repertoire that hits even from full screen, so it's a valuable tool despite its risks.

• Can be input with either 3P, 6P or 9P which can make this move come out by accident, especially with the A version's quick charge time. Simultaneous AC/AD inputs can be used to execute A normals with charge (for Dodge Attack or walking 5A/2A strings).

Version	Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
A	16 (4)	3	Mid	6	30	13	48	-9	-12	Invincible 1-5F, Lower-Body Invuln 6-35F
Charge time: 26F. Faster startup but much worse recovery compared to the heavy version. Can be used after landing a Break Spiral to get back in faster.
C	24 (6)	6	Mid	12	24	20	56	-2	-8	Airborne 10-36F
Charge time: 51F. Safe on block, but still very risky if your opponent backsteps and the move ends up whiffing. Decent as a combo ender.

Dancing Dive (214K)

Dancing Dive
214B/D

Can go over most fireballs but is highly punishable if whiffed/blocked.

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Version	Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
B	10x2 (2x2)	3x2	Mid	8	2+15	27	51	KD (2nd hit)	-20	Upper-Body Invuln 1-5F
Great in combos.
D	20 (5x2)	6	Mid	10	2+15	30	56	KD (both hits)	-19	Upper-Body Invuln 1-7F
Travels farther than the B version. Can only hit once.

Beat Rush (646C)

Beat Rush
646C

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
7 (1x4 + 1x2)	3	Mid	4	3 (2) 3 (5) 3 (7) 3 (19) 15	1	64	Bad / KD	-26 (3rd hit) ~ +12 (5th hit)	Throw Invincible
Duck unleashes a flurry of attacks... that don't combo into each other. If used normally, the opponent will be pushed away and the later hits will whiff. If the final hit connects, it will either knock down on hit or do 2 hits of chip and leave Duck with frame advantage. The throw invincibility makes the 5th hit a usable meaty if the opponent has no reversal.

Break Storm (2369K)

Break Storm
2369B/D

Advantage values are for the 3rd hit. First 2 hits do NOT knock down and can leave Duck punishable on hit.

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Version	Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
B	7x3 (1x4)	3x3	Mid	9	3 (2) 3 (2) 15	26	59	KD	-10	Invincible 1-33F
Invulnerable anti-air and reversal. Safer than the heavy version.
D	14x3 (3x4)	6x3	Mid	9	3 (2) 3 (2) 23	35	76	KD	-37	Invincible 1-41F
Travels farther than the B version. Use with caution, as it's incredibly unsafe if the last hit fails to land. Massive stun potential (18 points) if you can land all 3 hits, but you'll need to be point blank for that to happen.

Desperation Move

Break Spiral (4123692BC)

Break Spiral
When health is flashing
4123692B+C

Damage	Stun	Range	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
48	4	59	Throw	1	1	/	/	KD (+66)	/	-
A huge damage instant throw with fantastic range and no whiff animation. The final 2 input can alternatively be a 1 or 3. Going from 9 to 3 is the easiest input method.

Combos

• (2B,) c5A/2A x N > f5B > 214D

Hold 6/3 for more hits. 2A will hit crouching opponents.

• 2C (2 hits) > 214D
• f5C > 214D
• f5C x 2 > [4]6P

Strategy

The Basics

Key Moves include:

• c5A/2A are fast buttons with insane frame advantage which when combined with Duck's movespeed allow him to do microwalk touch-of-stun combos and lengthy blockstring pressure. When the opponent is backturned, it is easy to continue the combo till death. c5A is more advantageous while 2A hits crouching characters and isn't limited by proximity
• f5C moves forward and is advantageous on block, allowing Duck to pressure from farther away (even with repeated f5Cs)
• 3D cleanly goes under any projectile that doesn't crawl along the ground (except Cheng's 236A) and can be spaced to be safe on block
• f5A and CD can be used as anti-airs, or walking underneath the opponent
• [4]6A/C can be used for chip damage or as a callout, though it's not very rewarding
• 2369B/D is invincible but too small and unsafe to be used outside of specific situations
• 4123693BC has an extremely difficult input but makes Duck a much more versatile character when mastered. Great to use from a backdash, as a tick throw, or to punish from far range. Performing the "Standing Break Spiral" can be assisted by kara cancelling from a normal

Advanced Strategy

Performing Break Spiral

Doing a raw standing Break Spiral requires inputting 3BC within 3 frames of inputting 9 which is extremely difficult and not recommended. Thankfully, there are a multitude of easier methods to execute the move.

• The easiest and most obvious ways to buffer Break Spiral are when landing from a jump, waking up, or during a backdash, however these are very easy to opponents to see coming and none of them can be used as part of Duck's offense. Using Break Spiral to cancel a backdash's recovery is still a very strong defensive option.
• An easy way to incorporate Break Spiral offensively is to use 2B at a range where it just barely whiffs and kara cancelling it. Unlike the above methods this cannot be reacted to, and is not terribly risky if misspaced as 2B is a strong low-risk attack. Input as 4123B693BC.
• Tick throwing the opponent after a light normal is the most deadly application of Break Spiral, but is quite difficult. In order to execute it consistently, some explanation is needed.
  • Break Spiral has a generous 13F acceptance period between individual inputs of the 4123693BC motion. This means that a slow input such as 4 (wait 12F) 1 (wait 12F) 2 (wait 12F) 3 (wait 12F) 6 (wait 12F) 9 (wait 12F) 3BC is a valid Break Spiral. 3 and BC are not counted as separate inputs and must both be input within 13F of the 9 input. Inputting a slow Break Spiral is useful for tick throwing after a blocked 2A for example. Normally the huge frame advantage (+8) would make this impossible without doing a raw standing Break Spiral, but if 9 is input right before Duck recovers then there can be up to a 4 frame window to input the delayed 3BC.
• Tick throws after a blocked Lane Blast are also possible and not too difficult
• Break Spiral's instant startup and long range enables many great punishes to the opponent's negative attacks.
• If 3D gets blocked there's no harm in buffering Break Spiral for a possible tick throw, but the opponent will often be out of range unless in the corner or if 3D was poorly spaced.
• Whiffing c5D over the opponent's head is an extremely easy way to buffer Break Spiral, but this is only useful for an easy kill on a dizzy opponent instead of risking a dropped combo.
• c5C, despite being quite a bad normal, can cancel into an unjumpable Break Spiral on block.

Break Spiral Showcase

Break Spiral Handcam Showcase

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