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Hwoarang

Ideal Team Position: TBW

TBW

Strengths	Weaknesses
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Moves

Normal Attacks

Name

Command

Notes

Standing Light Punch

lp

low
speccancel

Standing Medium Punch

mp

Standing Hard Punch

hp

Standing Light Kick

lk

Standing Medium Kick

mk

Standing Hard Kick

hk

speccancel

Crouching Light Punch

d + lp

low
speccancel

Crouching Medium Punch

d + mp

low
speccancel

Crouching Hard Punch

d + hp

knockdown

Crouching Light Kick

d + lk

low
speccancel

Crouching Medium Kick

d + mk

speccancel

Crouching Hard Kick

d + hk

low
hardknockdown
speccancel

Jump Light Punch

ub / u / uf + lp

high

Jump Medium Punch

ub / u / uf + mp

high
crossup

Jump Hard Punch

ub / u / uf + hp

high

Jump Light Kick

ub / u / uf + lk

high

Jump Medium Kick

ub / u / uf + mk

high

Jump Hard Kick

ub / u / uf + hk

high
crossup

Unique Attacks

Name

Command

Notes

Spinning Trip Kick

db + lk

low
speccancel
knockdown vs airborne

Tsunami Kick

f + mk

high
knockdown vs airborne

Flamingo Stance

Tsunami Kick --- f

Iron Heel

f + hk

high
groundbounce
knockdown vs airborne

Fade-Away Kick

b + mk

speccancel
knockdown vs airborne

Reverse Kick

mp --- mp

speccancel on 2nd hit
knockdown vs airborne on 2nd hit

Chainsaw Kick

mp --- lp

high on 2nd hit
groundbounce on 2nd hit
knockdown vs airborne on 2nd hit

Flashing Trident

air lp --- mp

knockdown vs airborne on 2nd hit

Middle Kick Combo

mk --- mk --- mk

knockdown vs airborne on 3rd hit

Flamingo Stance

Middle Trident Kick --- f

High Kick Combo

mk --- mk --- hk

speccancel on 3rd hit
knockdown vs airborne on 3rd hit

Flamingo Stance

High Kick Combo --- f

Low Kick Combo

mk --- mk ---
d + lk

knockdown vs airborne on 3rd hit

Low & High
Kick Combo

mk --- mk ---
d + lk --- hk

spec cancel on 4th hit
knockdown vs airborne on
3rd and 4th hit

Flamingo Stance

Low & High Kick
Combo --- f

Low & High
Smash Kick Combo

lk --- mk

knockdown vs airborne on 2nd hit

Quick Kick Combo

(Flamingo Stance)
mp --- mp

knockdown on 3rd hit

Flamingo Kick Combo

(Flamingo Stance)
lk --- mk

speccancel on 2nd hit
knockdown vs airborne on 2nd hit

Fire Storm

(Flamingo Stance)
mk --- lk

speccancel on 2nd hit
knockdown vs airborne on 2nd hit

Motion Switch

3k

enters / exits
Flamingo stance

Throws

Name

Command

Notes

Falcon Dice Kick

f or n + lp + lk

throw

Bring It On

b + lp + lk

throw

Special Moves

Name

Command

Notes

Special Step

dp + p

ex

Sky Rocket

Special Step --- k

ex
knockdown

Sky Rocket

dp + k

ex
knockdown

Hunting Hawk

qcb + k

ex
knockdown vs airborne
wallbounce on ex

Air Raid

hcf + k

ex
knockdown vs airborne
knockdown on ex

Air Raid Special

air hcf + k

ex
knockdown vs airborne

Dynamite Heel

hcb + p

ex chrg
knockdown vs airborne
groundbounce on ex 2nd hit

Super Combo

Name

Command

Notes

Heel Explosion Combo

hcb + 3p

Move Analysis

Normal Moves

N/A

Unique Attacks

N/A

Normal Throws

N/A

Special Moves

N/A

Super Combos

N/A

The Basics

Flamingo Stance can be exited by using crouch, any jump, or any dash, as well as using the {{#motion: 3k }} motion.

Advanced Strategy

Defense

Traditional crouch tech (db+LP+LK) doesn't work well with Hwoarang because he has a db+LK command normal which is very slow and easily frame-trapped. You can avoid this by inputting db+LP+KKK, which will cause Hwoarang to enter Flamingo stance and immediately cancel it. (Hwoarang's default LP+HK quick combo does not activate because it cannot be used while crouching.) He is vulnerable for the 1f of startup but can block again immediately afterwards. This technique, nicknamed the "Teabag OS", makes it nearly impossible to punish Hwoarang for teching. It is a bit difficult to press all 4 buttons on the same frame, but it's worth learning. Alternatively, if you have an 8 button stick, you can map your two extra buttons to LP and KKK to make this very easy.

Pressure

For basic pressure, use a light attack chained into st.MK > MK > HK. If it hits, cancel into Heavy or EX Hunting Hawk (qcb+K). On block, cancel to Special Step (dp+HP) quickly canceled into Dynamite Heel (hcb+LP) to move forward and end at +1 advantage.
st.MK > MK can also be confirmed into FLA (f), MP-HK xx qcb+KK for extra damage. This requires a 1-frame link.
On block, st.MK > MK can transition into FLA (f) for +1 advantage. Frame trap with FLA LK > MK xx dp+HP xx hcb+LP to end at +1 advantage in FLA stance. (This sequence also works on hit, for 227 damage.) This makes FLA LP, a 3f normal, available for frame traps. FLA LP is 0 on block and has no safe chains out of it (except BC xx dp+PP xx hcb+LP). FLA LK > MK > etc. pressure can be looped just like cr.LK-st.MK > etc. pressure.
f+MK doubles as a mix-up and pressure tool. If it hits, it can be linked into cr.LK for a combo. If it is blocked, it has +2 advantage regardless of whether you choose to transition to FLA (f), allowing you to follow up with a variety of frame traps.

Anti-backdash option-select

Every time you initiate one of Hwoarang's safe blockstrings, you can use an OS to punish most characters' backdashes with cr.HK. This does not work with strings initiated from st.LP.

How to use the OS

{{#motion: d + lk or d + lp or n + lk}}
{{#motion: n + mk }}
- If st.LK was used in step 1, this must be inputted almost immediately afterwards. This is to make the game only register the input for a boost combo into st.MK and not Hwoarang's st.LK > MK string, which can come out on whiff.
{{#motion: d + mk + hk }} when the whiffed light attack would recover, which is just before the st.MK would hit.
- This can be plinked with {{#motion: lp or mp }} to help with timing.

If this OS is used starting at +1 frame advantage:

Does not work on: Kazuya, Ogre, Steve
1f timing on: Cammy, Chun-Li, Poison, Vega
2f timing on: Zangief, King
Corner only: Dhalsim, Ibuki, Nina, Xiaoyu, Asuka, Hwoarang, Law, Julia, Marduk

Okizeme Setups

After HK Hunting Hawk (qcb+HK) in the corner: Jump forward into the corner, and upon landing, immediately jump again. Very early in the second jump, input Air Raid Special (hcf+K) to dive back to the ground. You can mix up the direction of the second jump and the version of Air Raid Special to control which side Hwoarang lands on. (On average-sized characters, Hwoarang can still cross up if his second jump is towards the corner. However, on larger characters, he cannot.) The only way for the opponent to avoid this mix-up is by rolling into the corner, forcing Hwoarang outside of the corner. In any case, you will always be right in front of the opponent with enough frame advantage to pressure as usual.

Combos

Note: cr.LK is used as an example starter for confirms, but other light attacks work as well.

Bread and Butters

cr.MP xx qcb+HK
st.HK xx qcb+HK
(air-to-air counterhit), cr.MP xx qcb+HK

Hit Confirm Combos

cr.LK-st.MK > MK > HK xx qcb+HK (252)
cr.LK-st.MK > MK > MK-st.HP-HP+HK (218) - hits can be omitted depending on damage output of incoming character
cr.LK-st.MK > MK > HK xx qcb+KK, j.HK, cr.MP xx qcb+HK (377; 1 bar)
f+MK, cr.LK-st.MK > MK > HK xx qcb+HK (277)
f+MK, cr.LK-st.MP > MP xx qcb+KK, j.HK, cr.MP xx qcb+HK (388; 1 bar)

Advanced Combos

cr.LK-st.MK > MK > f, MP-HK-HP+HK (267) - HK can be omitted depending on damage output of incoming character
cr.LK-st.MK > MK > f, MP-HK xx qcb+KK, j.HK, cr.MP xx qcb+HK (410; 1 bar)
f+MK, cr.LK-st.MK > MK > f, MP-HK xx qcb+KK, j.HK, cr.MP xx qcb+HK (390; 1 bar)
FLA MP > MP > f, HK xx qcb+HK (347)
FLA MP-HK xx qcb+KK, j.HK, cr.MP xx qcb+HK (492)

Combos Into Supers

N/A

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 ==== Anti-backdash option-select ====
-Every time you initiate one of Hwoarang's safe blockstrings, you can use an OS to punish most characters' backdashes. This does not work with strings initiated from st.LP.
+Every time you initiate one of Hwoarang's safe blockstrings, you can use an OS to punish most characters' backdashes with cr.HK. This does not work with strings initiated from st.LP.
 '''How to use the OS'''