The King of Fighters '98/EX Kyo

EX Kyo Kusanagi

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Kyo with his style from KOF '95.

In a nutshell

Essentially is style of Kyo is a mesh between Iori's zoning ability and Kyo's moveset. Kyo makes his best use of pressuring from far and mid-far screen using fireballs in a similar manner Iori does to zone and then controls approaches with hop Jumping D and Jumping B. 95-Era Kyo has a similar close game compared to default Kyo but lacks 114 Shiki: Aragami (default Kyo's qcf+A) to control the ground and hop space effectively for pressure. 95-Era Kyo has 108 Shiki: Yami Barai (qcf+P) in lieu of 114 Shiki: Aragami and is very similar to Iori's fireball; but in application within the close range, it works like Iori's fireball in the sense it's a secondary sweep and is susceptible to escapes via hops and jumps.

Overall, this is a weaker version of Kyo that excels in a more defensive neutral game than default Kyo but lacks the damage-output default Kyo is capable of from a low-hitting hitconfirm combo as well as the great rushdown that makes default Kyo one of the best characters in the game. Not only does 95-Era Kyo lack the damage-output from low attacks in comparison but lacks the ability to get as much damage from a jump-in attack on an opponent from mid-screen. The amount of pluses that 95-Era Kyo have is incomparable to default Kyo, but nonetheless as a character, 95-Era Kyo is still a decent character and is still viable. It's just that Iori has a similar fireball game that 95-Era Kyo has but has better damage output and overall zoning combined with better mid-screen and corner pressure, options, and damage.

Moves

Normals

Name

Command

Special Properties

Standing Light Punch

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Standing Light Kick

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Standing Heavy Punch

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Standing Heavy Kick

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Standing Blowback

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Close Light Punch

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Close Light Kick

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Close Heavy Punch

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Close Heavy Kick

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Crouching Light Punch

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Crouching Light Kick

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Crouching Heavy Punch

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Crouching Heavy Kick

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Jumping Light Punch

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Jumping Light Kick

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Jumping Heavy Punch

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Jumping Heavy Kick

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Jumping Blowback

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Command Normals

Name

Command

Special Properties

Geshiki: Naraku Otoshi

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Geshiki: Gōfu – Yō

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88-Shiki

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Throws

Name

Command

Special Properties

Hatsugane

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Issetsu Seoi Nage

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Special Moves

Name

Command

Special Properties

108-Shiki: Yami Barai

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100-Shiki: Oni Yaki

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101-Shiki: Oboro Guruma

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212-Shiki: Koto Tsuki – Yō

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75-Shiki: Kai

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Desperation Moves

Name

Command

Special Properties

Ura 108-Shiki: Orochi Nagi

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