The King of Fighters '99/K'

Introduction

The new hero of KOF and Kyo's Rival.

Mid tier character.

Zoning and Poking character.

Crouch height: Low

Jump : 3/33/1

Stand	Crouch	Backdash	Run

In-depth Analysis

Qualities :

• Good damage
• His impassable j.b
• good juggle combos
• His j.qcb.b who can surprise in air-to-air
• Builts meter quickly
• Fastest short hop of game

Faults :

• His ineffective Chain Drive (qcf, hcb + P) in matches (bad startup, don't pass on combos, easily punishable) so that this is his more powerful DM
• Gets little frame traps options
• little normal attacks gets high priority and almost all have bad recovery and thus easily punishable
• bad high/low mixup (his f.b is unsafe and have very slow startup and no instant overhead)
• can just pass dp.a in combos after cr.light attack
• Haven't viable crossups even if j.d, j.c and j.a can do

Low-tier as Striker

Movelist

THROWS-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sport Pile >> When close - b / f + C

Knee Strike >> When close - b / f + D

SPECIAL MOVES------------------------------------------------------------------

Iron Trigger >> qcf + P >> Negates 1-hit projectiles.

   Can be followed with Second Shoot or Second Shell.

/Second Shoot >> After Iron Trigger - f + B

/Second Shell >> After Iron Trigger - f + D >> Negates 1-hit projectiles.

   Juggles.

Crow Bite >> f, d, df + P >> Evades all normal attacks and specials (A).

   Can be followed with Crow Bite follow-up (C).

/Crow Bite follow-up >> After C Crow Bite - f + K >> Overhead.

Minute Spike >> qcb + K >> Can be done in the air.

Blackout >> qcf + K >> Half screen (B).

   Full screen (D).
   Evades normal attacks and projectiles (D).
   

DESPERATION MOVES--------------------------------------------------------------

Chain Drive >> qcf, hcb + P >> The sunglasses that K' throws can negate any 1-hit projectile. >> Useless DM in this kof

Heat Drive >> qcf, qcf + P, hold P to charge move >> The C Version is unblockable when fully charged. >> Main DM to combo with Strikers

Combos

• Jump Attack > cl.C (2 hit) > DP+P or qcf,qcf+A
• Jump Attack > cl.C (1hit) > f+A > qcb+B or qcf,qcf+A
• cr.B*1-2 > DP+A

[Juggle Combos]

• f + D after qcf+P > qcb+B or qcf,qcf+A
• f + B after qcf+P > qcb+K or qcf,qcf+A (This combo only passes when opponent is cornered)

[Corner Combos]

• cl.C (1 hit) > f+A > f+D after qcf+A > qcb+K or qcf,qcf+P (This combo passes on some characters like Shingo, Chang or Maxima, not on all characters)

[Note]

There's Second Shell infinity combo when K' is in Counter Mode or Armor Mode. This infinity combo passes when opponent is cornered and hited on air

Fastest Attacks

• 0F: C throw; D throw
• 1F:
• 2F:
• 3F:
• 4F:
• 5F:
• 6F:
• 7F:
• 8F:
• 9F:
• 10F:
• 11F:

Frame Data and Hitboxes

Red Color = Hurtbox

Purple / White Color = Hitbox

For Special Moves :

Black Color = Hitbox

	Frames	Advantage	Cancel	Block	Hitbox			Notes
Standing Close
	4/3/4	+5/+3		HL
	5/6/8	-5/-7
	4/3(3)6/12	-2/-4		HL				Main combo starter.
	7/3/19	-5/-7		HL
Standing Far
	4/3/7	+2/0		HL				This move is needed vs short hop. It's although the alone good normal attack move vs shot hop of K'.
	6/3/14	-5/-7		HL				You use this move to combo with cr.B when you want to block string opponent
	11/6/25	-13/-15		HL				Use this move for long-range poke opponent. far.C and far.D are only effective for that
	12/3+3+3/20	-12/-14		HL				Use very rarely this move because it's unsafe , easily punishable thus
+	11/13/27	KD/-22		HL
Crouching
	4/5/6	+1/-1		HL				His main meaty attack in this game.
	5/4/6	+2/0						Main crounch move comboing tool
	5/3(3)4/23	-13/-15		HL				One of anti-air of K'
	8/4/26	KD/-12						Cancelable and easy to whiff cancel. You can use it for mid-range zoning by whiff-cancelling qcf+A or qcb+B
Jump
	5/15/-	-/-
	5/∞/-	-/-						Best jump attack of K' like it stay out during full jump. It has also wonderful priority and you use it like your main jumping attack with jump.D
	6/5/-	-/-
	7/3+4/-	-/-
+	14/5/-	KD/-		HL				Use this move to air-ground. Good priority
Neutral Jump
	5/11/-	-/-
	5/16/-	-/-
	6/8/-	-/-
	7/3+4/-	-/-
Hop
	5/10/-	-/-
	5/20/-	-/-
	6/5/-	-/-
	8/3+4/-	-/-
+	8/3+4/-	-/-		HL					Command Normals
+	17/17/22	KD/-21		HL				Counterwire, hard knockdown. Free cancellable out of
+ (cancel)	/ /	-19/-21		HL
+	19/4/22	-9/-11						Knocks down airborne opponent
+ (cancel)	19/4/22	-9/-11		HL				Knocks down airborne opponent
Special Moves
+	12/8/16	-8/-10		HL				Ein Trigger - qcf+P
+	14/8/18	-10/-12		HL
+ > +	12/10,2/26	2/0		HL				Second Shot - f + B (after Ein Trigger)
+ > +	14/18,2/31	2/0		HL
+ > +	/ /	KD/		HL				Second Shell - f + D (after Ein Trigger) Vertical anti-air that knocks opponent into the air for juggles
+ > +	/ /	KD/		HL
+	/ /	KD/		HL				Crow Bites - dp+P +C has some startup invincibility Free cancellable into Free cancellable out of on all hits
+	/ /	KD/		HL
+ > +	/ /	KD/		HL
+	33/ /							Blackout - qcf+K Teleport's K' forward. qcf+B goes half screen length and qcf+D goes full screen length Can be hit out of it fairly easily
+	41/-/-
+	/ /	KD/		HL				Minute Spike - qcb+K Can be done in the air as well Free cancellable into Free cancellable out of
+	/ /	KD/		HL
j.+	/ /	KD/		HL
j.+	/ /	KD/		HL