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Introduction

Killer Instinct is a 1994 fighting game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo.

Notation

Joystick Notation

F - Forward - Tilt stick forward/towards the opponent. (X-axis)
B - Backward/Back - Tilt stick backward/away from the opponent. (X-axis)
U - Up - Tilt stick upwards. (Y-axis)
D - Down - Tilt stick downwards. (Y-axis)
QCF - Quarter circle forward/Hadouken/Fireball - Tilt stick downwards, then to downwards and forward, then forward.
QCB - Quarter circle backward - Tilt stick downwards, then to downwards and backward, then backward.
HCF - Half circle forward - Tilt stick backwards, then to downwards and backward, then to downward, then to downwards and forward, then forward.
HCB - Half circle backward - Tilt stick forwards, then to downwards and forward, then to downward, then to downwards and backward, then backward.
DP - Dragon punch - Tilt stick forwards, then to downward, then to downward and forward.
360/FC - Full circle - Complete a full rotation of the stick.
720 - N/A - Complete a 720 degree rotation of the stick.
Charge - Hold a tilt - Hold the stick in either B or D (Depending) then move to F or U respectively.

X-axis functions can be used interchangeably with Y-axis functions and vice versa. X-axis functions cannot be used in conjunction with another X-axis function and vice versa.

In addition to the letter notation, an Unicode arrow notation will be used. The symbols →, ↓, ← will be employed assuming your character is facing right, which is the initial position for the first player when a round starts. Thus, → will denote towards, ↓ denotes down, ← means back and ↑ means up. Finally, the symbols ↙, ↘, ↗ and ↖ will denote the diagonals. Unless stated otherwise, the player on the player 2 side will just reverse the commands left to right for similar results.

Six Button Notation

Quick Punch (QP) - same as jab or light punch in other games
Medium punch (MP) - same as strong
Fierce punch (FP) - same as hard punch
P - any punch

Quick Kick (QK) - same as short or light kick
Medium Kick (MK) - same as forward
Fierce Kick (FK) - same as roundhouse or hard kick
K - any kick

Game Mechanics

Basic Strategy

Advanced Strategy

Tier List

God Tier: Eyedol, Cinder

Top Tier: Glacius, Orchid

High Tier: Spinal, Riptor

Middle Tier: T.J. Combo, Fulgore

Low Tier: Sabrewulf, Jago

Bottom Tier: Thunder

Game Versions

The Characters

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 = Introduction =
-'''Killer Instinct''' is a 1994 fighting game developed by Rare.
+'''Killer Instinct''' is a 1994 fighting game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo.
+==Notation==
+===Joystick Notation===
+*F - Forward - Tilt stick forward/towards the opponent. (X-axis)
+*B - Backward/Back - Tilt stick backward/away from the opponent. (X-axis)
+*U - Up - Tilt stick upwards. (Y-axis)
+*D - Down - Tilt stick downwards. (Y-axis)
+*QCF - Quarter circle forward/Hadouken/Fireball - Tilt stick downwards, then to downwards and forward, then forward.
+*QCB - Quarter circle backward - Tilt stick downwards, then to downwards and backward, then backward.
+*HCF - Half circle forward - Tilt stick backwards, then to downwards and backward, then to downward, then to downwards and forward, then forward.
+*HCB - Half circle backward - Tilt stick forwards, then to downwards and forward, then to downward, then to downwards and backward, then backward.
+*DP - Dragon punch - Tilt stick forwards, then to downward, then to downward and forward.
+*360/FC - Full circle - Complete a full rotation of the stick.
+*720 - N/A - Complete a 720 degree rotation of the stick.
+*Charge - Hold a tilt - Hold the stick in either B or D (Depending) then move to F or U respectively.
+X-axis functions can be used interchangeably with Y-axis functions and vice versa. X-axis functions cannot be used in conjunction with another X-axis function and vice versa.
+In addition to the letter notation, an Unicode arrow notation will be used. The symbols →, ↓, ← will be employed assuming your character is facing right, which is the initial position for the first player when a round starts. Thus, → will denote towards, ↓ denotes down, ← means back and ↑ means up. Finally, the symbols ↙, ↘, ↗ and ↖ will denote the diagonals. Unless stated otherwise, the player on the player 2 side will just reverse the commands left to right for similar results.
+===Six Button Notation===
+*Quick Punch (QP) - same as jab or light punch in other games
+*Medium punch (MP) - same as strong
+*Fierce punch (FP) - same as hard punch
+*P - any punch
+*Quick Kick (QK) - same as short or light kick
+*Medium Kick (MK) - same as forward
+*Fierce Kick (FK) - same as roundhouse or hard kick
+*K - any kick
 = Game Mechanics =