Hokuto no Ken/Thouther

Overview Combos Matchups Strategy

Introduction

More than any other character in Hokuto no Ken, Thouther is all about being on the offensive. Thanks to his powerful Bakuseiha fireball, Thouther's mixups are perhaps the most devastating in the game. This coupled with his high star-removing ability can make him seem truly be unstoppable when he is on a roll. On the other hand however, his defense is without a doubt the worst in the game, on par with Mamiya - he has a Guard Gauge against all characters, no reliable reversal, and very low health.

For these reasons Thouther is considered a "one chance" character and sometimes has trouble achieving a stable win rate. While easy to pick up his basic attack patterns and combos, the difficulty of his more advanced techniques coupled with the amount of work required to be able to win consistently can make Thouther a very frustrating character to play.

Pros	Cons
Great mixups with his Bakuseiha fireball Multiple very fast normals Good star taking capabilities Unblockable setups with his Speed Up super	Guard Crush bar against every other character Incredibly low health Short normals Unreliable 100% combos

Thouther
Character Data

Standing

Close A

5F Startup, 4F Active, -3 on block

Far A

5F Startup, 4F Active, +3 on block

Close B

4F Startup, 4F Active, -1 on block

Far B

7F Startup, 2F Active, -3 on block

Close C

10F Startup, 2F Active, -9 on block

Launches at an angle identical to his Grave Shoot. Can be super jump cancelled.

Far C

9F Startup, 2F Active, -5 on block

Close D

10F Startup, 4F Active, -11 on block

Launches diagonally, can be jump cancelled.

Far D

8F Startup, 2F Active, +1 on block

Crouching

A

7F Startup, 2F Active, +5 on block

B

6F Startup, 3F Active, +4 on block

C

9F Startup, 2F Active, -1 on block

D

12F Startup, 3F Active, +1 on block

Air

A

5F Startup, 6F Active

B

8F Startup, 6F Active

C

11F Startup, 12F Active

D

15F Startup, 6F Active

Can be jump cancelled.

Other

6A

25F Startup, 2F Active, -2 on block

6B

29F Startup, 4F Active, -1 on block

Applies a banishing strike effect on hit.

Throw

4F Startup, 4F Active

BD Throw

9F Startup, 4F Active

Grave Shoot

9F Startup, 4F Active, +3 on block

Heavy Strike

41F Startup, 4F Active

Banishing Strike

18-33F Startup, 4F Active, -8 on block

Special Moves

Kyokusei Jyuji Shohafu

214A

Physical hit: 28F Startup, 4F Active, -12 on block
Projectile: 32F Startup, 96F Active

Cross-shaped projectile, travels relatively slowly across just shy of half the screen before disappearing. Takes off one star on counter hit.

Nanto Bakuseiha

(Air) 214A

Physical hit: 17F Startup, 3F Active
Projectile: 20F Startup, Active until it hits the ground

Takes off one star on counter hit.

Holy Spear

623A or C

A Version: 27F Startup, 24F Acive
C Version: 27F Startup, 10F Active

C version will travel faster and at a higher angle. Takes off one star on counter hit.

Kyokusei Jyuuji Ken(Hitai)

236A

Standard version: 10F Startup, 2F Active on both hits (3F gap between them), -5 on block
Spedup version: 7F Startup, 1F Active on all 4 hits (2F gap between them), -2 on block

Takes off one star on counter hit. Can link into itself with install active.

Kyokusei Jyuuji Ken(Hibi - Gedan)

236B

Standard version: 17F Startup, 3F Active first hit, 13F Active second hit, -28 on block
Spedup version: 9F Startup, 3F+2F+2F+9F Active, -10 on block

Hits low. Takes off one star on counter hit.

Kyokusei Jyuuji Ken(Hibi)

236C

Standard version: 13F Startup, 8F Active on both hits (8F gap between them), -16 on block
Spedup version: 9F Startup, 4F Active on all 4 hits (2F gap between them), +0 on block

Takes off one star on counter hit.

Kyokusei Jyuuji Ken(Hishou)

236D

Solo standard version: 33F Startup, 2F Active on both hits (2F gap between them)
Rekka standard version: 12F Startup, 2F Active on both hits (2F gap between them)
Spedup solo version: 17F Startup, 1F Active on all 4 hits (1F gap between them)
Spedup rekka version: 7F Startup, 1F Active on all 4 hits (1F gap between them)

Takes off one star on counter hit.

Houshou Jyuujihou

(Air) 2141236A (Uses 1 Bar Aura)

Ground version: 23F Startup, 8F Active on first 3 hits, 24F Active on last 3 hits (6F gap between all hits), -33 on block
Air version: 13F Startup, 24F Active on all 8 hits

Takes off one star on hit, two on counter hit.

Houou Kotou Kaiten

214214C (Uses 1 Bar Aura)

53F Startup

Seitei Jyuji Ryou

236236C (Uses 1 Bar Aura) -> 623C (Uses 1 Bar Aura)

21F Startup

Tenshou Jyuujihou

236CD (Fatal KO)

11F Startup