Killer Instinct (2013)/Kan Ra

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Introduction

Kan Ra PLACEHOLDER CHARACTER STORY

Kan Ra PLACEHOLDER GAMEPLAY OVERVIEW

Character

Strengths	Weaknesses
Corner Lockdown: It can be extremely difficult to escape Kan's pressure when you're at the wall, sitting on sand while he pins you down with Swarm and Clutch.	Crumbles on Defense: Kan has no invincible reversal until he has a sand trap up, and it costs health to use. S Whirl has among the shortest reach of all shadow counters.

Universal Mechanics

Instinct

Curse of Drought: Kan-Ra can perform super-jumps, super-dashes, Sacrifice, and cast tornadoes without needing a sand trap.

Combat Traits

Curse of Weight: After throws or Stings, the opponent will have reduced movement speed, attack speed, and jump speed for a short time.

Spike Linkers: Kan-Ra can start a combo off his long-range bandage normals by cancelling into the linker version of Spike.

Character Data
Forward Walk Speed	75f to cross two large training mode squares
Backwards Walk Speed	107f to cross two large training mode squares
Forward Dash Duration	23f While Standing on Sand Trap (SS)= 36f Airborne Frame 1
Backdash Duration	23f
Pre-Jump Frames	5f
Jump Duration	47f Jump (SS)= 48f
Landing Recovery	4f
Advantage Post Grounded Combo Breaker	-1

Ground Normals

Standing 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
8(2%)	12(3%)	--	1.6	2.4	Mid	6	3	18	26f	+1	+3	+1	Chain
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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
20(5%)	24(6%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	13	3	17	32f	-1	+1	-2	--
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Standing 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%)	36(10%)	--	4	4.5	Mid	16	2	24	41f	-1	+1	-2	--
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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
18(2%)	12(3%)	--	1.6	2.4	Mid	5	2	15	21f	+1	+3	+0	--
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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
20(5%)	26(7%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	14	2	16	31f	+%	+8	+2	--
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Standing Heavy Kick (Sand Punt)
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
32(8%)	38(10%)	--	4	4.5	Mid	16	4	18	37f	+40	+40	+1	Stagger, Creates Sand Trap
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