Garou: Mark of the Wolves/Gato

Introduction

A powerful fighter who has lost all memories, including those of his family. The huge scars on his back prompt him to become an assassin, and he travels the world defeating warriors. One day he finds himself in Southtown, where he enters the tournament. He does well, but near the finals he comes up against someone with the same fighting skills as himself. Winning, his opponent disappears. Gato realizes that it was an image of his father.

Pros	Cons
Combolicious basic fighter Average Power and Speed attacks Great Stock charge Cancels Corner combo options Good reversal Anti air	Corner Combos are strictly on timing Excessive Use of Power Gauge Main Anti Air is Super Move

Character Colors

Move List

Frame Data Source: https://w.atwiki.jp/garoumow/pages/24.html

Data Help
Disclaimer: This is meant to teach basic terminology used when describing moves.
Hitbox:	A predefined area (usually a rectangle or rectangles) that tells the game how any given attack can come in contact with a character. Hitboxes are invisible to the player when normally playing.
Hurtbox:	A predefined area (usually a group of rectangles) that tell the game how your character is allowed to get hit by any incoming attack. Specifically, you'll get hit by (or block) an attack if that attack's hitbox ever overlaps your hurtbox.
Throw Box/Range:	Active throw frames and range. Your opponent will be thrown in this field if not in block or hit stun.
Projectile Box:	Hitbox on a projectile attack.
Guard/Counter Box:	The Guard Box or Counter Box. This appears when blocking or using a counter move.
Push Box:	Has no bearing on hit/hurt boxes. Just prevents characters to not pass through each other. (Also known as "Collision Box".)
Startup	The number of frames before an attack can hit the opponent. Does not include the first active frame.
Guard	The way this move must be blocked. High or H or Overhead (especially when from the ground) -- must be blocked standing. High-Low or HL or Mid -- can be blocked either standing or crouching. Low or L -- must be blocked crouching.
Damage	"Basic" damage -- Unmodified damage values "Correct" damage -- Damage values accounting for damage scaling, TOP multiplier, and defense rate
Guard Crush Value	Decreases the defender's guard durability gauge by this value.
+X	Attacker has X number of advantage frames.
-X	Attacker has X number of disadvantage frames.
KD	Short for "knockdown", knocks down opponent on hit.
◯	Cancelable on both hit and block.
∞	Chain cancelable with the same button (renda cancel).
※	Cancelable on the first hit/part only.
《X》OR «X» OR <<X>> OR (X)	X number of inactive frames between hits of multihit moves.
△	Only cancelable on block.
▽	Only cancelable on hit.
× OR X	Not cancelable.

Close Standing Normals

Cl.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
-	-	3	-	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
+6	+6	Yes	Yes	-
Standing jab.

Cl.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
-	-	5	-	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
+6	+6	Yes	Yes	-

Cl.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
-	-	5	-	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
+3	+3	Yes	Yes	-

Cl.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
-	-	3	-	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
+5	+5	Yes (1st hit)	Yes (1st hit)	-

Far Standing Normals

Far

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
-	-	3	-	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
+1	+1	Yes	Yes	-

Far

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
-	-	6	-	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-3	-3	Yes	Yes	-

Far

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
-	-	10	-	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-4	-4	No	No	-

Far

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
-	-	13	-	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-1	-1	No	Yes	-

Crouching Normals

Cr.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
-	-	4	-	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
+6	+6	Yes	Yes	-

Cr.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
-	-	4	-	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
+4	+4	No	No	-

Cr.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
-	-	7	-	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-1	-1	Yes	Yes	-

Cr.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
-	-	8	-	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
KD	-10	No	No	-

Jumping Normals

Jump

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
-	-	4	-	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-	-	-	-	-

Jump

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
-	-	6	-	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-	-	-	-	-

Jump

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
-	-	7	-	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-	-	-	-	-

Jump

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
-	-	10	-	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-	-	-	-	-

Command Normals

6
Sai-gaku (Hammer Smash)

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
-	-	19	-	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
+1	+1	No	No	-

6
Muran-geri (Hop Kick)

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
-	-	13	-	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
+1	+1	No	No	-

j.
Crossover

File:Garou Gato j.CD.jpg

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
-	-	-	-	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-	-	-	-	-

Universal Moves

5

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
-	-	8	-	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-1	+3	No	No	-

2

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
-	-	9	-	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-5	-1	Yes	No	-

5

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
-	-	21	-	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
KD	-19	-	-	-

Throws

6 (close)
Throw

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
-	-	-	-	-	9
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-	-	-	-	-

Special Moves

236 > 66
Shin-ga

File:Garou Gato 236P.jpg

236A	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	10	-	7	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	-1	-1	-	-	-
236C	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	12	-	16	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	-9	-9	-	-	-
236A > 66P	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	10	-	-	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-9	-	-	-
236C > 66P	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	11	-	-	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-11	-	-	-

214 > ///
Fuu-ga

File:Garou Gato 214K.jpg

214B	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	10	-	6	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	-11	-11	-	-	-
214D	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	10	-	7	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-19	-	-	-
214K > A	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	15	-	11	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	N/A	N/A	-	-	-
214K > B	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	12	-	4	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-	-	-	-
214K > C	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	13	-	9	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	N/A	N/A	-	-	-
214K > D	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	15	-	7	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-	-	-	-

623 (Break OK)
Rai-Ga

File:Garou Gato 623K.jpg

623B	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	16 [5]	-	3	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	-	-37 [+6]	-	-	-
[] is Break data
623D	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	20 [5]	-	3	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	-	-38 [+6]	-	-	-
[] is Break data

[2]8
Houzan Sai Heki-ga

[[File:Garou_Gato_[2]8C.jpg|175x250px|center|class=move-image]]

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
20	-	-	-	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-	-	-	-	-

Super Moves

236236
Rei-Ga

File:Garou Gato 236236P.jpg

236236A	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	35	-	0	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-8	-	-	-
236236C	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	48	-	0	-	-	9
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-8	-	-	-

236236
Ryuu-Ga

File:Garou Gato 236236K.jpg

236236B	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	32	-	4	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-55	-	-	-
236236D	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	43	-	4	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-79	-	-	-

623 * 3
Tenryuu Retsu-Ga

File:Garou Gato 623AB.jpg

623AB	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	14	-	11	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	-9	-9	-	-	-
623AB > 623AB	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	17	-	-	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	-14	-14	-	-	-
623AB > 623AB > 623AB	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	32	-	-	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-21	-	-	-

Combos

Anywhere

1- j.C, 2C xx 236C~66C

• This one of Gato's best (if not the best) BnB combo as it does a good amount of damage & gives you a good amount of power guage energy.

2- j.A/B/C, 623AB > 623AB > 623AB

• Link into Gato's 623AB.

3- cl.C xx 214B~A

• A rather odd looking combo, just press the A button a split second after the 214B for the combo to work.

4- 5A/2A*2 xx 236236P

• Basic super confirm.

Corner only

5- j.C, 2A > 2B 214B~C, 236236P

• You must time pressing the C button & then quickly input the super as Gato lands.

5b- j.C, 2A > 2B 214B~C, c.A, 236236P

• A small alteration of the above combo, if you're fast you can link a s. before the super.

6- j.C, cl.C xx 623B, 236236P

• An easy corner super combo which does a fair amount of damage.

7- j.C, 2A > 2B xx 214D~B, 214B~B*n, 623B, 236236P

• Gato's most powerful combo! If your timing is right you can add up to 4 B follow-ups of the 214B! You can get usually 1 follow-up, but even with that this combo does around 75% damage! The only other hard part is comboing the 623B & then properly inputting the super as Gato lands.

T.O.P. Notes

Your T.O.P. Attack its a open palm attack that is a good close poking and zoning tool that keeps your opponent away from you and can punish startup projectiles, its a cool move too but weak agaisnt low counters,use it wisely and when you don't have meter.

Basic Strategy

Gato its a balanced character and a top tier one that had a good all around character based in power rush moves.

His normals are regular pokes from short to middle range and also had good jump in attacks and excellent low pokes.

Your main plan will be charge your meter with the qcb+B~A glitch and then make a good combo in midscreen or corner in far range, your close range plan its to connect a low normal with your fist special to punish your opponent failures.

He had an exclusive regular anti air special move that is Breakable but in the KOF Series is replaced with more hop special attacks with punch button, and also he had one of the best anti air Super Moves along with a good ground Super Move that will be your mid anti air catcher/punished one and your corner combo ender.

His counter move is rare to use but its your other anti air special move.

The main weakness of Gato is that he can be hitted easily with jump in or Univeral Overheads and in far combat can be punished with simple projectiles in midrange too.

His Feint Cancels aren't necessary to make big damage but they are still useful for corner combos and that is the reason that he is a top tier (characters that they need only one break or feint cancel move to make big damage are tiers thanks to it).

Advanced Tactics

Stomp Cancel

Gato's stomp cancel is mainly used to build meter. To preform the stomp cancel you need to do + , . The follow-up will throw a projectile that will hit the ground, but if you time it just right, Gato won't leave the ground, he'll just stay on the floor. The proper timing is when Gato has his arms fully stretched out during his + you hit , any later/earlier and you'll get nothing, or his projectile.

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Matchup Notes

To come.