The King of Fighters '98/Orochi Shermie

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In-depth Analysis

Movelist

	Frames	Advantage	Cancel	Block	Hitbox				Notes
Standing Close
	5/2/6	+4/+2		HL					Identical to far A
	5/3(5)9/5	-2/-4		HL					Identical to far B
	4/6/16	-2/-4		HL
	8/5/30	-15/-17		HL					Identical to far D
Standing Far
	5/2/6	+4/+2		HL					A standard anti-air normal. Shorter horizontal range than other characters. In most situations that Standing A could be used, Crouching C would be preferable but this move still has its uses.
	5/3(5)9/5	-2/-4		HL					The first hit is cancelable. This move could link from cr.A and cr.B. It's more difficult to link from cr.B but being able to threaten with a low hitting, hit-confirm combo is well worth learning to help break alternate guarding opponents. It's a decent anti air to use from mid-range to stop a hop but it stays out for quite a bit of time so it's relatively easy to sweep.
	14/2+3/27	-12/-14		HL					An outstretched palm attack that covers the area above Shermie's head and stop about right in front of her face. It's a move that is in the same spirit of E. Honda's far Fierce punch. This move isn't too reliable in hitting opponents let alone for pressuring and there are better anti-air options than it. It's used occasionally to frame trap an opponent by making the opponent to block a normal and if the opponent was mashing a reversal hop or tried to approach on the ground, the opponent will just be struck by the Standing C.
	8/5/30	-15/-17		HL					A high kick that is similar to Goro's Standing D. What this move lacks is the horizontal range that Goro's Standing D has and it's very situational in anti-airing with.
+	11/6/17	KD/-1	S,Su	HL					Shermie defies gravity and positions her pelvic area in a stationary space and performs a drop kick without dropping. Acts like a sobat kick and it goes over most crouching attacks. Also functions as an anti air from a jump that was spaced far upon landing.
Crouching
	5/2/6	+4/+2		HL					A fast slap without much horizontal range. Could be used to do a meaty frame trap such as Crouching A > Close C. Generally it doesn't have much uses. Hits mid.
	5/5/9	-2/-4		L					A low poke that isn't terribly fast. Good to use occasionally to break alternate guarding. Links into Standing B.
	4/3+7/17	-7/-9		HL					This is Shermie's best anti-air normal. Beats out most jump-ins. Easily whiff cancelable into Forward B for whatever kind of zoning/gimmick.
	10/8/19	KD/-9		L					A relatively good sweep. It's good in that it shrinks Shermie's hitbox extremely low and it's hard to properly hop or jump onto her with a jump in. One would have to do a deep jump in to punish it; otherwise, this move easily acts like an anti-air since many jumps get caught by it. This sweep is also slower than most other sweeps and it's not as good to play footsies with.
Jump
	6/8/-	-/-		H					An air to air. Mainly used during a hop to air to air a full/super jump.
	6/6/-	-/-		H					Has a similar application to Jumping A.
	6/8/-	-/-		H					One of Shermie's best jump-in attacks. It's an extremely good ambiguous cross up with a good hitbox. This is a key component of her okizeme game. It can air to air to an extent but it's not as good as her others.
	9/8/-	-/-		H					An air-to-ground jump-in attack that's hard for a number of the cast to anti-air. It's similar to Goro's Jumping D. It's cross up hitbox is not as big as Jumping C but it's still pretty big for a KOF cross up. It also functions as an air-to-air attack against an airborne opponent that is about at the same height in the jump.
+	13/4/-	KD/-		HL					This move is similar to Shermie's Neutral Jumping D but her legs are further apart, signifying that her hitbox on this move is also wider. As a Jumping CD move, it doesn't have overhead properties but can control space like Neutral Jumping D from multiple angles and jumping/hopping trajectories.
Neutral Jump
	6/10/-	-/-		H					One of Shermie's best tools when going on the defense or trying to keep someone out during her neutral game. Shermie does a drop kick that directly hits horizontally and it beats out most aerial approaches as well as some grounded ones. Shermie could also keep herself safe from preemptive air-to-air attacks that are trying to stuff this attack by just Air Guarding during a Full Neutral Jump. Best not to use it too generously or the opponent could adapt and run under the full jump and meaty/anti-air Shermie on the other side.
Command Normals
f+	15/4(4)4+4+4/11	-3/-5		HL,H					Shermie Stand - f + B A two hit move. The first hit has a mid property while the second hit has an overhead property (unless Shermie cancels into Shermie Stand from a normal move). Although not to be used too much, the first hit of Shermie Stand could be used as a means of anti-air. When canceled into, the second hit of this move becomes cancelable into a special or super although there isn't anything that combos afterwards.
f+ (cancel)	15/4(4)4+4+4/11	-3/-5	S,Su	HL

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