Killer Instinct (2013)/Cinder

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Introduction

Cinder PLACEHOLDER CHARACTER STORY

Cinder PLACEHOLDER GAMEPLAY OVERVIEW

Character

Strengths	Weaknesses
In Progress	Unstable damage: Cinder relies on cashouts from burnout enders and Inferno blockstrings to stay competitive in damage output. His combos scale heavily and early and don't build much white life.

Character Data
Forward Walk Speed	50f to cross two large training mode squares
Backwards Walk Speed	51f to cross two large training mode squares
Forward Dash Duration	20f
Backdash Duration	30f Extra Upper-Body Invul 8-17f
Pre-Jump Frames	5f
Jump Duration	38f
Landing Recovery	4f
Advantage Post Grounded Combo Breaker	+1

Universal Mechanics

Instinct

Pyromania: Can activate in air. Cinder is permanently Fired Up while Instinct lasts.

Combat Traits

Fired Up: After 8 seconds, the fire on Cinder's body shines brighter, and his next special will be powered up.

Burnout Enders: Fission and Inferno enders cause Potential Damage to build on the opponent's life bar for a short period of time. This period is extended if the opponent uses punches (Fission) or kicks (Inferno).

Normal Moves

Third Degree

Standing Light Punch
Stand LP/5LP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
8 (2%)	12 (3%)	--	1.6	2.4	Mid	5	3	9	16f	+2	+5	-1	--
To Do

Stand Light Punch 2
Stand LP/5LP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
??	??	0.9 (0.2%)	1.6	2.4	Mid	5	3	16	23f	0	0	-2	--
Solo damage is 8 (2%) / 12 (3%)

Stand Light Punch 3
Stand LP/5LP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
??	??	0.8 (0.2%)	1.6	2.4	Mid	5	3	23	30f	+3	+3	+1	--
Solo damage is 8 (2%) / 12 (3%)

Far Medium Punch
Stand MP/5MP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
16 (4%)	22 (6%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	7	4	21	31f	-2	-1	-2	--
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Stand Medium Punch 2
Stand MP/5MP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
??	??	1.6 (0.4%)	4.8	8	Mid	8	3	19	29f	-2	-2	-4	--
Solo damage is 14 (3%) / 22 (6%)

Stand Medium Punch 3
Stand MP/5MP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
??	??	1.2 (0.3%)	2.4	4	Mid	11	2	17	29f	0	0	-3	--
Cinder slides forward with a spinning throat chop. Solo damage is 12 (3%) / 22 (6%)

Far Heavy Punch
Stand HP/5HP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
24 (6%)	28 (7%)	--	4	4.5	Mid	11	2	29	41f	0	+1	-1	--
To Do

Stand Heavy Punch 2
Stand HP/5HP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
??	??	2.3 (0.6%)	4	4.5	Mid	11	3	23	36f	-3	-3	-4	--
Solo damage is 20 (5%) / 28 (7%)

Stand Heavy Punch 3
Stand HP/5HP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
??	??	2 (0.6%)	4	4.5	Mid	11	3	31	44f	+32	+32	-2	Launcher
Jump-cancelable on hit. Solo damage is 18 (5%) / 24 (6%)

Standing Normals

Standing Light Kick
Stand LK/5LK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
8(2%)	12(3%)	--	1.6	2.4	Mid	6	2	11	18f	+4	+7	+2	--
To Do

Far Medium Kick
Stand MK/5MK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
16(4%)	20(5%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	10	4	14	27f	+5	+7	+1	--
Cinder's premier poke.

Far Heavy Kick
Stand HK/5HK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
24(6%)	28(7%)	--	4	4.5	Mid	12	5	18	34f	+4	+4	+1	--
To Do

Crouching Normals

Crouching Light Punch
Crouch LP/2LP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
8 (2%)	12 (3%)	--	1.6	2.4	Mid	5	2	11	17f	0	+4	-2	--
To Do

Crouching Medium Punch
Crouch MP/2MP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
16 (4%)	20 (5%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	8	2	18	27f	+2	+5	0	--
To Do

Crouching Heavy Punch
Crouch HP/2HP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
28 (7%)	34 (9%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	12	4	26	41f	+36	+36	-2	--
Jump cancelable on hit.

Crouching Light Kick
Crouch LK/2LK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
8(2%)	12(3%)	--	1.6	2.4	Low	5	3	10	17f	0	+5	-2	--
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Crouching Medium Kick
Crouch MK/2MK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
14(3%)	18(5%)	--	2.4	4	Low	8	5	16	28f	-2	+4	-3	--
To Do

Crouching Heavy Kick
Crouch HK/2HK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
22(6%)	28(7%)	--	4	4.5	Low	12	2	24	34f	+57	+57	-3	Hard knockdown
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Close Normals

Close Medium Punch
Stand MP/5MP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
16 (5%)	22 (7%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	8	3	20	30f	-1	+2	-3	--
To Do

Close Heavy Punch
Stand HP/5HP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
26 (7%)	32 (8%)	--	4	4.5	Mid	12	2	22	35f	-2	+2	-6	--
To Do

Close Medium Kick
Stand MK/5MK

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
16 (4%)	22 (6%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	6	3	19	27f	+3	+7	+2	--
To Do

Close Heavy Kick
Stand HK/5HK

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
24 (6%)	28 (7%)	--	4	4.5	Mid	10	4	16	29f	+3	+6	+2	--
To Do

Air Normals

Jumping Light Punch
Jump LP/8LP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
12 (3%)	16 (4%)	--	1.6	2.4	High	7	5	4	15+f	+15	+17	+8	--
To Do

Jumping Medium Punch
Jump MP/8MP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
16 (4%)	20 (5%)	--	2.4	4	High	8	7	4	18+f	+16	+19	+9	--
To Do

Jumping Heavy Punch
Jump HP/8HP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
24 (6%)	28 (7%)	--	4	4.5	High	9	5	4	17+f	+20	+24	+17	--
To Do

Jumping Light Kick
Jump LK/8LK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
12 (3%)	16 (4%)	--	1.6	2.4	High	7	17	4	27+f	+15	+17	+4	--
To Do

Jumping Medium Kick
Jump MK/8MK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
16 (4%)	20 (5%)	--	2.4	4	High	8	10	4	21+f	+16	+19	+12	Crossup
To Do

Jumping Heavy Kick
Jump HK/8HK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
32.1 (8%)	36.1 (10%)	--	4	4.5	High	10	3[3]2	4	21+f	+20	+24	+17	Crossup
Solo damage is 24 (6%) / 28 (7%)

Crossfire
Jump 2HK/8+2HK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
24 (6%)	38 (10%)	--	4	4.5	Mid	13	5	4	21+f	+32	+32	+8	Recapture
Hits mid so can't be used as an instant overhead.

Special Moves

Fission
QCB+P/214P

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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
LP	--	--	--	--	--	--	26	--	--	26f	--	--	--	Fakeout
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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
MP	30 (8%)	30 (8%)	--	??	??	Mid	18	11	20	48f	+5	+5	-2	--
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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
HP	40 (11%)	40 (11%)	--	??	??	Mid	32	11	20	62f	+15	+15	+5	--
To Do

Fireflash
Up-Down+K/28K

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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
LK	18 (5%)	26 (7%)	--	??	??	Mid	10	3	46	58f	+19	+19	-38	Invul 1-10f
To Do

Fired Up Specials

Fission (Fired Up)
QCB+P/214P

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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
LP	--	--	--	--	--	--	26	--	--	26f	--	--	--	Fakeout
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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
MP	40 (11%)	40 (11%)	--	??	??	Mid	18	11	20	48f	+15	+15	+5	--
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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
HP	50 (13%)	50 (13%)	--	??	??	Mid	32	11	20	62f	+20	+20	+9	--
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Shadow Moves

Shadow Pyrobomb
BF+PP/46PP

Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
S	62(17%)	62(17%)	--	0	0	Mid	1+3(4)	??	24	27f	+??	+??	+??	--
Cinder throws a great big bomb. Uniquely, the buttons you press change the properties of this shadow move. LP+MP sends the bomb full-screen. LP+HP sends the bomb mid-screen. MP+HP sends the bomb in a high arc close to Cinder.

Enders

Inferno Ender
QCB+K/214HK

Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 1	Burnout	-1	--
Burns legs for 3 seconds.
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 2	Burnout	-1	--
Burns legs for 4.5 seconds.
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 1	Burnout	-1	--
Burns legs for 6 seconds.
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 1	Burnout	-1	--
Burns legs for 7.5 seconds.

Fireflash Ender
DU+K/28K

Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 1	Damage	+25	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 2	Damage	+24	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 3	Damage	+26	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 4	Damage	+25	--
Cinder performs an increasingly elaborate string of attacks before kicking the opponent away. Mediocre damage for an ender of its type, but if they're still burning up while it's happening, the damage jumps up considerably.
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Shadow	Damage	+47	Juggle cashout
Where would a juggle character be without their shadow juggle cashout?