Killer Instinct (2013)/Tusk

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Introduction

Tusk PLACEHOLDER CHARACTER STORY

Tusk PLACEHOLDER GAMEPLAY OVERVIEW

Character

Strengths

Weaknesses

Chunky Damage: Tusk's damage output in and out of combos is among the highest in the game. Large Buttons: Tusk's has some of the longest range buttons in the game. Big Confirm Windows: Tusk's buttons have a large amount of hitstun allowing easy confirms. Very Difficult to Zone: Tusk's run and long range buttons allow him to get around zoning very effectively.

Easy to Break: Tusk's linkers have an extra hit allowing for easier reaction breaks and he has distinctive and slow autodoubles. High Execution Instinct: Getting the most out of Tusk's instinct demands a significantly higher execution investment than most characters. Weak Light Confirms: Tusk can't confirm into anything except Moose Jaw off his lights without meter and can't punish certain moves with a combo due to his 2LK not confirming unless point blank.

Character Data
Forward Walk Speed	59f to cross two large training mode squares
Backwards Walk Speed	74f to cross two large training mode squares
Forward Dash Duration	25f
Backdash Duration	25f
Pre-Jump Frames	5f
Jump Duration	38f
Landing Recovery	4f
Advantage Post Grounded Combo Breaker	+1

Universal Mechanics

Instinct

One Thousand Years of Training: Tusk can cancel St.MP and St.HP into special moves at the cost of some of his remaining instinct meter. He is also able to cancel any special move into any other special move also at the cost of his instinct bar.

Combat Traits

Deflect: During certain moves Tusk will flash white, this allows him to "deflect" any strike that hits him during this time. A deflect will recapture and stagger the opponent allowing whatever move he was doing at the time to connect.

Normal Moves

Far Normals

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	3	14	21f	+1	+5	+0	Chain
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Far Standing 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
40(11%)	50(13%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	23	2	16	40f	+21	+21	-3	Stagger, Deflect 7-9f
Tusk steps forward, slams his sword down, then retreats, giving this normal even greater range than the hitbox alone implies.

Far Standing Heavy Punch
Stand HP/5HP

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
28(7%)	32(8%)	--	4	4.5	Mid	14	5	21	39f	+15	+33	-1	Stagger
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Standing Light Kick
Stand LK/5LK

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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	16	24f	0	+2	-1	--
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Standing 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
18(5%)	22(6%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	10	2	26	37f	-1	+2	-4	--
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Standing 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
20(5%)	14(3%)	--	4	4.5	Mid	17	8	23	47f	+33	+33	-22	--
Utterly enormous anti-air.

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
8(2%)	10(2%)	--	1.6	2.4	Mid	6	2	9	16f	+4	+6	+1	Chain
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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
18(5%)	22(6%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	7	3	17	26f	+5	+8	+1	--
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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
24(6%)	28(7%)	--	4	4.5	Mid	13	5	17	34f	+5	+8	-3	--
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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
12(3%)	16(4%)	--	1.6	2.4	Low	6	5	7	17f	+2	+4	-2	--
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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
24(6%)	30(8%)	--	2.4	4	Low	11	2	24	36f	-1	+2	-4	--
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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
28(7%)	32(8%)	--	4	4.5	Low	18	2	28	47f	+53	+53	-10	Hard knockdown
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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
16(4%)	20(5%)	--	1.6	2.4	High	7	5	4	15+f	+15	+17	+8	--
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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
20(5%)	24(6%)	--	2.4	4	High	7	5	4	17+f	+3	+2	-4	Crossup
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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
28(7%)	32(8%)	--	4	4.5	Mid	22	3/17	4/42	28+f/80+f	+61/+15	+61/+15	0/-58	Launcher
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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
16(4%)	20(5%)	--	1.6	2.4	High	8	8	4	19+f	+15	+17	+8	--
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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
20(5%)	24(6%)	--	2.4	4	High	13	7	4	23+f	+16	+19	+8	Cross-up
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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
10(2%)	14(3%)	--	4	4.5	Mid	21	4	4	28+f	+40	+40	-1	Soft knockdown
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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
30.4 (8%)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	36f	-	-	-	Hard Knockdown
Builds 10.1(2%) Potential Damage and sets up a minion summon.

Special Moves

Oblivion
QCF+P/236P

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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	20(5%)	20(5%)	--	??	??	Mid	13	5	22	39f	+5	+5	-11	Launcher vs. airborne
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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
MP	24(6%)	24(6%)	--	??	??	Mid	27	5	22	53f	+25	+25	-6	Soft knockdown
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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
HP	24(6%)	24(6%)	--	??	??	Mid	32	5	22	58f	+48	+48	-6	Ground Bounce
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Devil's Divide (Grab)
QCB+P/214P

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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	--	--	--	??	??	--	5	2	28	34f	--	--	--	--
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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
MP	--	--	--	??	??	--	23	2	36	60f	--	--	--	--
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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
HP	--	--	--	??	??	--	11	6	20	36f	--	--	--	--
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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
JP	--	--	--	??	??	--	11	2	4	16+f	--	--	--	--
Automatically performs Sadistic Drop.

Devil's Divide
2P/4P/6P/8P

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Reckoning
QCF+K/236K

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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	28(7%)	34(9%)	--	??	??	Mid	23	14	23	59f	+20	+20	-38	--
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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
MK	38(10%)	44(12%)	--	??	??	Mid	8	24	36	67f	+4	+4	-44	--
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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
HK	50(13%)	54(15%)	--	??	??	Mid	48	11	22	80f	+31	+31	-12	Full invul 1-47f
A very slow reversal, if you can even call it that. Instinct cancel this to be plus, armored, and close.