Mortal Kombat 9/Sub-Zero

Sub-Zero

An assassin of the Lin Kuei clan, Kuai Liang commands the power of ice and cold. Unlike other members of his clan, he and his older brother, Bi-Han, were abducted as children by the Lin Kuei and trained in the techniques of assassination throughout their lives. Though his codename is Tundra, he has now assumed the mantle of Sub-Zero to honor his brother after Bi-Han's mysterious death. With the help of his fellow Lin Kuei Smoke, Sub-Zero tirelessly hunts the one who killed his brother.

Moves

Basic Attacks

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Front Punch

fp

3%

high bufferable

Back Punch

bp

5%

high

Front Kick

fk

5%

high bufferable

Back Kick

bk

9%

high

Crouching Front Punch

d + fp

2%

high bufferable

Crouching Back Punch

d + bp

12%

high uprcut

Crouching Front Kick

d + fk

1%

low bufferable

Crouching Back Kick

d + bk

3%

low bufferable

Angled Jumping Punch

during angled jump, fp or bp

4%

med

Angled Jumping Kick

during angled jump, fk or bk

7%

high knockdown

Straight Up Jumping Punch

during straight up jump, fp or bp

5%

med groundbounce

Straight Up Jumping Kick

during straight up jump, fk or bk

5%

med knockdown

Command Normals

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Swipe

b + fp

5%

high bufferable

Force Claws

b + bp

5% / 7% / 15%

Hold bp to charge up; 3 levels of charge; med / med / unblockable ; level 3: knockdown and frozen

Big Leg

f + bk

7%

med bufferable

Sweep

b + bk

7%

low sweep

Throws

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Throw (Away)

b or n + fp + fk

1% + 4% + 4% + 3%

throw

Throw (Towards)

f + fp + fk

1% + 4% + 4% + 3%

throw

Kombo Attacks

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Frosty

fp --- fp

3% --- 5%

high --- high ; 1st and 2nd hit: bufferable

Cold Feet

fp --- fk --- f + bk

3% --- 5% --- 8%

high --- high --- med ; 1st and 2nd hit: bufferable ; 3rd hit: flatten

Arctic Blast

fp --- fk --- b + bk

3% --- 5% --- 6%

high --- high --- low ; 1st and 2nd hit: bufferable ; 3rd hit: sweep

Ice Pick

b + fp --- bp --- fp

5% --- 5% --- 10%

high --- med --- med ; 1st and 2nd and 3rd hit: bufferable

Ice Cold

b + fp --- bp --- bk

5% --- 5% --- 9%

high --- med --- low ; 1st and 2nd hit: bufferable ; 3rd hit: sweep

Frost Bitten

bp --- fp --- bp

5% --- 3% --- 9%

high --- high --- high ; 1st and 2nd and 3rd hit: bufferable ; 2nd hit: knockdown and frozen ; 3rd hit: knockdown

Ices Up

bp --- fp --- bk

5% --- 3% --- 11%

high --- high --- high ; 1st and 2nd and 3rd hit: bufferable ; 2nd hit: knockdown and frozen ; 3rd hit: knockdown

Tundra Slice

f + bk --- fp + bp

7% --- 10%

med --- high ; 2nd hit: knockdown

Winter Blade

bp --- bp --- bp

5% --- 3% --- 6%

high --- high --- med ; 1st and 2nd hit: bufferable ; 3rd hit: flatten

Cold Steel

bp --- bp --- bk

5% --- 3% --- 8%

high --- high --- high ; 1st and 2nd and 3rd hit: bufferable ; 3rd hit: knockdown

Chill Out

fk --- f + bk

5% --- 7%

high --- med ; 1st hit: bufferable ; 2nd hit: flatten

Fast Tags

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Absolute Zero

bp --- fp --- tg

N/A

Tag Kombos

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Freezer Burn

fp --- fk --- tg

Based on Teammate

Arctic Assault

b + fp --- bp --- tg

Based on Teammate

Ability To Freeze

bp --- bp --- tg

Based on Teammate

Tag Kombo Attack

Attack from Teammate's Tag Kombo

10%

high flatten

Tag Specials

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Tag Assist

d , b + tg

0%

Performs Icebeam ; frozen

Tag Attack

d , f + tg

9% + 3%

Performs Powerslide ; low + med ; knockdown

Special Attacks

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Iceball

d , f + fk

0%

frozen ; If performed on an already frozen character, 6% damage and unblockable

Slide

b , f + bk

9%

low knockdown wkup

Ice Clone

d , b + fp

0%

frozen wkup

Ice Puddle

d , b + fk

0%

unblockable frozen ; Cannot be buffered into ; If performed on an already frozen character, 0% damage and sweep

Enhanced Special Attacks

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Icebeam

d , f + fk + bl

0% (6%)

frozen ; If performed on an already frozen character, 6% damage and unblockable

Power Slide

b , f + bk + bl

9% + 3%

low + med ; knockdown

Ice Statue

d , b + fp + bl

0%

frozen

Ground Freeze

d , b + fk + bl

0%

unblockable frozen ; Cannot be buffered into ; If performed on an already frozen character, 0% damage and sweep

X-Ray Attack

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Deep Freeze

fk + bk + bl

5% + 16% + 12%

1st hit: high , has armor when charged

Finishing Moves

Fatality

Kode

Distance From Opponent

Fatality 1

b f d f + bk

Sweep

Fatality 2

d b d f + bp

Sweep

Fatality 3 (DLC)

f d f + bp

Close

Stage Fatality

f d b + bp

Varies

Babality

d b d + bk

Jump

Move Analysis

Basic Attacks

N/A

Command Normals

Big Leg

Bufferable overhead. Use Ice ball if connects, use ice clone if it's blocked.

Kombo Attacks

, string

Easy hit confirmable string into ice ball. Also good anti-air.

Special Attacks

Ice Clone

Good for anti-air and shielding. Use it to control space and keep opponents in corner and pressured.

Ice Ball

Unsafe on block up close. Keep opponents in check with Ice balls. Remember you can shoot them while a clone is out. Try to bait them into projectile wars and you will most likely tag them with a ball.

Ground Freeze

Very unsafe, only to be used for mind games against other players. Best cancelled into after the b+1 2 4 string to catch them blocking on wake up.

Slide

Hits low and is a staple to Sub's mind games and his entire strategy. On hit the opponent can't roll recovery either.

Enhanced Special Attacks

N/A

X-Ray Attack

N/A

Basic Strategy

N/A

Advanced Strategy

N/A

Combos

Bread and Butters

7-Hits: Ice Ball Slide

8-Hits: Ice clone Straight Up Jump Punch Dash + , , , Slide

8-Hits: Anti-air: into Ice Ball + , , , Slide

9-Hits: + Ice Ball Straight Up Jump Punch Dash + , , , Slide

Jump-in Combos

• N/A

Combos With Enhanced Specials

• N/A

Combos With X-Ray Attacks

1. + , Ice Ball Straight Up Jump Punch Dash + , Dash , , Xray

Corner-Only Combos

44%: + , Ice Ball Straight Up Jump Punch x2 + , , , Slide

Style

Lockdown type character with Ice clones and balls.

Matchups

N/A