Fatal Fury Special/Joe Higashi

Introduction

Pros	Cons
Hands down the best projectile in the game Easy anti-air moves Simple but deadly combos	Short range on most normals Slow startup on most specials Slow movement speed

Move List

Close Standing Normals

c5A

c5A

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
8	2	Mid	3	3	4	9	+9	+10	Kara Cancel, Self Cancel

c5B

c5B

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
10	2	Mid	8	6	8	21	+2	+3	Kara Cancel

c5C

c5C

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
18	4	Mid	10	9	10	28	+5	+4	Kara Cancel

c5D

c5D

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
20	4	Mid	6	13	9	27	+2	+1	Kara Cancel

Far Standing Normals

f5A

f5A
Jab/ジャブ

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
6	2	Mid	3	3	4	9	+9	+10	Kara Cancel, Self Cancel
Mostly used in combos.

f5B

f5B
High Kick /ハイキック

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
8	2	Mid	7	5+7	12	30	-8	-7	Kara Cancel
OK anti-air, but 5D is generally better. This one is cancelable, though.

f5C

f5C
Straight/ストレート

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
16	4	Mid	8	9	12	28	+2	+1	/
Doesn't see a lot of use. Can be used to finish a combo, but 2D is better for that purpose.

f5D

f5D
Spin Kick/後ろ回し蹴り

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
18	4	Mid	8	11	18	36	-6	-7	/
One of Joe's main anti-airs. Less risky that Tiger Kick. Use this against characters that can beat your slide AA.

Crouching Normals

2A

2A
Crouching Elbow Strike/しゃがみ肘打ち

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
6	2	Mid	3	4	4	10	+8	+9	Kara Cancel, Self Cancel
Extremely fast and safe. Ideal for close range pressure. Functions as a combo starter, great against smaller characters like Jubei.

2B

2B

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
8	2	Low	4	5	6	12	+5	+6	Kara Cancel, Self Cancel

2C

2C

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
16	4	Mid	8	8	8	23	+8	+7	Kara Cancel

2D

2D

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
14	4	Low	7	16	24	46	+21	-17	Upper-Body Invuln 7-22F, Head Invuln 1-6F, 23-29F

Jumping Normals

jA

jA

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
8	2	Overhead	5	∞	-	-	-	-	-

jB

jB

Diagonal Jump

Neutral Jump

Version	Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
Diagonal & Neutral Jump	10	2	Overhead	5	∞	-	-	-	-	-

jC

jC

Version	Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
Diagonal Jump	18	4	Overhead	6	26	-	-	-	-	-
Neutral Jump	18	4	Overhead	6	17	-	-	-	-	-

jD

jD

Diagonal Jump

Neutral Jump

Version	Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
Diagonal Jump	20	4	Overhead	13	22	-	-	-	-	-
Neutral Jump	20	4	Overhead	5	17	-	-	-	-	-

Universal Mechanics

Lane Blast

Lane Blast
C+D

Front Lane

Version	Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
Front Lane	22	5	Mid	18	6	10	35	KD (+87)	+3	Cancel
Back Lane	22	5	Mid	12	7	18	36	KD (+80)	-6	Cancel, Lower-Body Invuln 12-26F

Lane Attack

Lane Attack
A/B/C/D from opposite lane

Front Lane Punch

Front Lane Kick

Back Lane Punch

Back Lane Kick

Joe's punch and kick lane attacks have the same frame data but different hitboxes.

Version	Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
A/B	20	2	Overhead	9	-	4	-	-	-	-
C/D	20	4	Overhead	9	-	4	-	-	-	-

Dodge Attack

Dodge Attack
6A during proximity guard

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
11	5	Mid	15	8	18	40	Air Reset (+14)	-7	Kara Cancel, Upper-Body Invuln 1-22F

Throws

C Throw

Leg Throw
Close 4/6C

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
26	3	-	1	1	/	-	KD (+75)	/	-

D Throw

Hiza Jigoku
Close 4/6D

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
8~32 (4 x 2~8)	0	-	1	1	/	-	-21	/	-
Hold throw. Opponent can mash to reduce hits. Hit advantage is when the opponent mashes out.

Special Moves

Hurricane Upper (41236P)

Hurricane Upper
41236A/C

Version	Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
A	16 (4)	3	Mid	20	-	29	48	+4	+5	-
C	22 (5)	6	Mid	23	-	31	53	+10	-1	-

Slash Kick (19K)

Slash Kick
19B/D

Version	Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
B	16 (4)	3	Mid	22	16	17	54	Air Reset	-15	-
D	22 (5)	6	Mid	25	17	19	60	KD	-15	-

Tiger Kick (2369K)

Tiger Kick
2369B/D

Block advantage is from the second hit.

Version	Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
B	14 (3)	3	Mid	15	7 (4) 8 (3)	30	66	KD	-28	-
D	20 (5)	6	Mid	21	11 (3) 6 (3) 3	32	78	KD	-29	-

Bakuretsuken (Mash P)

Bakuretsuken
Mash A/C

Version	Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
A	8xN (2xN)	3	Mid	7	6+5+5 (5) 5 (5) 5+1...	0	43+	-1	+6	-
Elipses (...) indicate where the attack repeats if P continues to be mashed. Block advantage is from Terry blocking 4 hits.
C	12xN + 14 (3xN + 3x3)	6	Mid	6	5+4+4 (4) 4 (4) 4+4 (2+6) 3+8+4	29	90	KD (uppercut)	-26	-
Damage values after the + are the finishing uppercut. Block advantage is from Terry blocking 7 hits.

Super Move

Screw Upper
When health is flashing
64123B+C

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
48 (12)	4	Mid	29	34	13	75	KD	-5	-

Combos

• (2B) > c5A x 3~6 > f5A x 1~3 > 2D - 64 damage

c5A and f5A are plus enough to hold 6 between them for more hits.

• 2A x 1~4 > 2D - 33 damage

No harm in holding 3 between 2A's.

• 2C > 41236A
• 41236A (from a distance) > 19D - 35 damage

Strategies