Advanced V.G. 2/Kaori/Move List

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Move List

Normals

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	FrameAdv
9	Mid	5	-	-	--2
A solid enough kick, even if her form is wack. Incredibly high utility as any stray LP can start her infinite. Chains to: > > (uses +)

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	FrameAdv
13	Mid	5	-	-	--2
Better range than 5LP, special cancels, but does not have any chain routes, which gives it far less reward by comparison.

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	FrameAdv
28	Mid	10	-	-	--13
A turning thrust kick, good range, special cancels, and chains into 5HK which means i n f i n i t e.

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	FrameAdv
32	Mid	14	-	-	-0
the yin to 5LP's yang, a leaping spin kick that is so advantageous that you can link 5LP and do it aaaaaaaaall over again.

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	FrameAdv
9	Mid	4	-	-	-+1
Looks like a low, isn't. Links into itself, chains into 2LK, and special cancels. This is her OTG pickup.

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	FrameAdv
13	Low	9	-	-	--2
Looks less like a low than 2LP, but is. Chains into 2HP for strong juggle combos. Chains to:

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	FrameAdv
28	Mid	6	-	-	--11
The protector of the skies. A dedicated anti-air kick that launches on hit for juggle combos. This button rips and every Kaori player should have it on speed dial.

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Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	FrameAdv
24	Low	12/28	-	-	--8
A two-hit sweep that looks like a three-hit sweep and also looks like Fish's crouching moves from VSAV. The second hit has barely more range than the first hit. Is special cancelable, so you can combo from this.

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j.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	FrameAdv
9	High	6	-	-	-
An upward angled kick.

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j.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	FrameAdv
13	High	6	-	-	-
Literally also an upward angled kick but she's turning the other side. Covers all the same space as jLP and has the same startup, but has slightly more damage. Has the same chains of jHP and jHK

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j.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	FrameAdv
28	High	8	-	-	-
A stiff forward kick.

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j.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	FrameAdv
32	High	8	-	-	-
Also literally the same damn thing but she turns the other direction. Much like jLK, this has the same startup and range as it's similarly-strengthed pair but slightly eeks out more damage.

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Command Moves

+

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	FrameAdv
28	Mid	7	-	-	--15~-1
Advancing knee. Early hitbox launches, late hitbox leaves the opponent standing. Cancels into special moves even though it looks like it shouldn't.

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+

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	FrameAdv
16 (2x)	High	9, 29	-	-	-+3
Command overhead. Hits twice, first hit isn't overhead but (mercifully) whiffs on crouchers. Slow to come out, but cancels into specials so it's a pretty good mixup option if they're sitting still.

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+

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	FrameAdv
32	High	19	-	-	--17
Slow side kick. Big on startup and recovery, and doesn't cancel. Not much use for this one other than getting a knock-down, but even then.

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j.+

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	FrameAdv
20 (3x)	High	1	-	-	-
The all-important divekick. Can be done from any jump, but only from the jump's apex, no sooner or later. Hits up to three times, has basically no landing recovery, so you can very easily combo or start pressure from it.

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j.+

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	FrameAdv
36	High	4	-	-	-
A stomp kick much like Chun-Li's. Only available from diagonal jumps, and it's hard to use since it bounces you away from the opponent, and you can't perform other moves after using it, but it can be a good hitbox to stick out if you're in the air. Of note is that by inputting j.++ at the apex of her jump, Kaori will perform the head stomp with the trajectory and velocity of her divekick, allowing it to act as a pseudo-fast fall as long as it doesn't make contact with the opponent.

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Special Moves

Ressenshuu

+

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	FrameAdv
	16	MId	17	-	-	-+2
Kaori's projectile. You'll be getting a lot of mileage out of the LK version, since its travel speed and low recovery make it incredible for covering your approaches.
	24		19	-	-	--1
The HK version isn't half-bad for this either, and it helps to be able to vary your timing in a fireball war.
+	40 (2x)	Mid	0	-	-	-+1
The EX version is an instant super that very easily confirms into a lot of different combos, but the second hit has a propensity to whiff at point blank in the corner, so be mindful of your spacing.
+		Mid		-	-	-
SECRET: It's basically the HK version of Ressenshuu but it does more damage and builds way less meter. Useful for further varying your fireball timing in neutral, but like most of these moves, it's not a huge deal.

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Enkenfuu

+

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	FrameAdv
	24	High	6	-	-	--16
Kaori's version of a tatsu. The LK version hits overhead, but it doesn't knock down, and the opponent often recovers well before you do, so this will often get you punished.
	32 (2x)	Mid	6	-	-	--6
The HK version is a mid, and much safer on block (punishable only by instant supers), but it's mostly used in combos.
+	28 (5x)	Mid	7	-	-	--2
The EX version deals a lot of damage, but you won't be able to land the full thing in a juggle combo, so it's best to confirm into it on the ground

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Ryuurentai

cl. +

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	FrameAdv
16 (3x), 24	N/A	1	-	-	-
Kaori's proximity unblockable. 1F startup with no whiff animation, so it's pretty safe to go for in a lot of cases. Leads to a Retsuzandou midscreen, and an OTG pickup in the corner. Going for this after a divekick is very strong.

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Guard Cancels

Guard Cancel

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	FrameAdv
Uses Kaori's st.. Starts her infinite. What else needs to be said?

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Guard Cancel

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	FrameAdv
Uses Kaori's . Is mostly outshone by LP guard cancel, but can see use in situations where you might want to create some space.

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Guard Cancel

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	FrameAdv
Uses Kaori's Ressenshu. There isn't really much reason to use this guard cancel when LP guard cancel and EX Ressenshu both exist.

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Guard Cancel

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	FrameAdv
Uses Kaori's Enkenfuu. There's even less reason to use this guard cancel since it's unsafe on hit.

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Super Moves

Retsuzandou

+

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	FrameAdv
10 (13x), 24	Mid	0	-	-	--11
Basically a ranbu super. It's instant, but it's unique among instant supers in that it's the only one in the game that doesn't allow the opponent to buffer reversals during the superflash, meaning it's completely guaranteed in a lot of situations where the opponent might otherwise have a way out. Combined with the huge damage, this is one of the tools that makes Kaori as terrifying as she is.

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