Fighter's History Dynamite/Ryoko Kano

Introduction

Ryoko is an oddball. Coming in dead last in regards to tiers, she doesn't have a solid way to deal with fireballs and other seemingly basic situations. She is also short, has small attack range and has a weakness on her head. Why play Ryoko? One word. Damage. Ryoko is a high risk high reward ride that is full of trying to set up situations in where you can have a safe jump in into fire wheel for HUGE damage. Underplayed, she is still a rewarding and fun character. Just don't expect to win any big matches with her.

Moves List

Normal Moves

Light Punch

Standing Bufferable and quick, you can interrupt opponents' attacks with this.

Jumping Excellent attack, this and jump in light kick will help you score ticks. High priority, stays out till she lands.

Crouching Same as standing but looks cooler

Strong Punch

Standing Great priority, quick and with decent range (for Ryoko that is), this attack is a staple for combos. Works as an anti air against some. Bufferable. Good after a knockdown.

Jumping Don't bother.

Crouching Works as a trip, fairly quick.

Light Kick

Standing IT'S A TRIP. Not very good range, but you sure can psyche out opponents into blocking low if you use these sparingly...

Jumping Great for ticks with high priority, stays out for an eternity.

Crouching I personally use this a lot into Fire Wheel or rolls. It's quick, but don't expect your poking game to incorporate this move...

Strong Kick

Standing Great for meaties, this hits twice and is bufferable. Works as an anti air too!

Jumping Great for deep jump ins into Ippon Seio, this has good priority and stays out a fairly good amount of time.

Crouching

Special Moves

Submission Hold(Throw)

• Down, Down + Punch

Mountain Storm

• Half Circle Back + Punch
  • Must be done directly next to opponent

Rolling Body Attack

• Charge Back, Forward + Punch

Ippon Seoi

• Half Circle Back + Punch
  • Must be done near opponent. If too close Mountain Storm will come out instead.

Midair Ippon Seoi

• (In Air)Half Circle Back + Punch

Super Move

KataGuruma

• Forward, Up-Forward, Up, Up-Back, Back + Punch
  • Must be done directly next to opponent.

The Basics

You should always be looking for options to fire wheel or knockdowns. Should you score a knockdown you have a few good options... 1) Meaty Standing hard kick. If it hits, HCB+p for yet another knockdown. 2) Crouching light kick. Upon hit, Fire Wheel 3) Standing hard punch. Risky, but you can repeat these until you are poked to a safe distance upon block.

Match-ups

Vs. Clown:

Clown will standing light punch his little heart out and throw fireballs. His trip has very good range to add insult to your inability to jump in. Hope for a blocked ball to get closer to Clown.

Vs. Kano Ryoko (self):

Standing Hard Punch is the game breaker here. You will use this as your primary poke: it'll hit Ryoko's weakness and let you combo.

Vs. Karnov:

Bad, but somewhat winnable. If Karnov is rushdown happy you can punish him getting too close with his kicks by a nicely placed Fire Wheel. If he balloons, wait for it to end then crouching hard punch him out of the air.

Vs. Lee Diendo:

I bet you're expecting this by now, but this match is about as bad as Ray. Lee has excellent priority and speed, and you have no way to jump in. I hope you like to turtle :(

Vs. Marstorius:

Really bad. I hope you can throw faster than Marstorius, because his Double German has more range than your Fire Wheel. He also has many more solid poking options to score combos... I hope you're ready for yet another uphill battle :/

Vs. Ray McDougal:

Ray will throw fireballs the entire match and trip you on jump in. If you jump in from close, he'll wheel kick you. Try to force Ray to misjudge a wheel kick distance in order to score a free Fire Wheel. Her hardest matchup by far. You can't do much in this uphill battle, but I've seen it won. Good luck!