The King of Fighters '99/K'

Introduction

The new KOF hero 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

• Few 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 (maybe even the worst striker of the game)

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

Normal Combos

• j.B > cl.C [2] > DP+P or qcf,qcf+A
• j.B or j.D > cl.C [1] > f+A > qcb+B or qcf,qcf+A
• cr.B*1-2 > DP+A

Juggle Combos

• qcf+P > f+D > qcb+B or qcf,qcf+A or dp.C,f+K
• qcf+P > f+B > qcb+K or qcf,qcf+A

The 2nd combo only passes when the opponent is cornered

Corner Combos

• cl.C [1] > f+A > qcf+A > f+D > qcb+K or qcf,qcf+P

This combo passes on some characters like Shingo, Chang or Maxima, not on all characters

[Note]

Second Shell can combo 13 times maximum when you're in Counter Mode or Armor Mode. You can do this combo when the opponent is cornered and damaged on airborne.

K' Second Shell Combo in Counter or Armor Mode

You can second Shell in combo 3 times maximum only when you aren't in Counter or Armor Mode.

You can be able to make this combo with striker Clark in matches situation sometimes.

Fastest Attacks

• 0F: C throw; D throw
• 1F:
• 2F:
• 3F:
• 4F: cl.A ; cl.C ; cr.A ; far.A :
• 5F: cr.B ; cr.C ; cl.B ; j.A ; j.B ; nj.A ; nj.B
• 6F: far.B ; j.C ; nj.C
• 7F: cl.D ; j.D
• 8F: cr.D ; hop.D
• 9F:
• 10F:
• 11F: far.C ; C+D

Frame Data and Hitboxes

Red Color = Hurtbox

Purple / White Color = Hitbox

For Special Moves :

Black Color = Hitbox

Medium : You can guard move of the opponent while standing and crouching

Game Navigation

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