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

Normal Moves

Close

cl.A

cl.A

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
-	Mid	5	4	-	-	-3

cl.B

cl.B

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
-	Mid	4	4	-	-	-1

cl.C

cl.C

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
-	Mid	10	2	-	-	-9
Launches at an angle identical to his Grave Shoot. Can be super jump cancelled.

cl.D

cl.D

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
-	Mid	10	4	-	-	-11
Launches diagonally, can be jump cancelled.

Far

f.A

f.A

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
-	Mid	5	4	-	-	+3

f.B

f.B

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
-	Mid	7	2	-	-	-3

f.C

f.C

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
-	Mid	9	2	-	-	-5

f.D

f.D

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
-	Mid	8	2	-	-	+1

Crouching

2A

2A

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
-	Mid	7	2	-	-	+5

2B

2B

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
-	Low	6	3	-	-	+4

2C

2C

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
-	Mid	9	2	-	-	-1

2D

2D

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
-	Low	12	3	-	-	+1

Air

j.A

j.A

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
-	High	5	6	-	-	-

j.B

j.B

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
-	High	8	6	-	-	-

j.C

j.C

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
-	High	11	12	-	-	-

j.D

j.D

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
-	High	15	6	-	-	-
Can be jump cancelled.

Command Normals

6A

6A

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
-	High	25	2	-	-	-2

6B

6B

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
-	Low?	29	4	-	Banish Launch	-1
Applies a banishing strike effect on hit.

Universal Mechanics

Throw

Throw

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
-	Throw	4	4	-	Launch	N/A

BD Throw

BD Throw

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
-	Throw (whiffs vs. crouch)	9	4	-	Launch	N/A

Grave Shoot

Grave Shoot

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
-	Mid	9	4	-	Grave Launch	+3

Heavy Strike

Heavy Strike

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
-	Unblockable	41	4	-	-	N/A

Banishing Strike

Banishing Strike

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
-	Unblockable	18-33	4	-	Banish Launch	-8

Special Moves

Kyokusei Jyuji Shohafu

Kyokusei Jyuji Shohafu
214A

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
-	Mid, All	28 [32]	4 [96]	-	-	-12
Data in [] is projectile, data outside is physical hit. Cross-shaped projectile, travels relatively slowly across just shy of half the screen before disappearing. Takes off one star on counter hit.

Nanto Bakuseiha

Nanto Bakuseiha
j.214A

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
-	Mid, All	17 [20]	3 [Until ground]	-	-	-12
Data in [] is projectile, data outside is physical hit. Cross-shaped projectile, travels downwards relatively slowly until it hits the ground. Takes off one star on counter hit.

Holy Spear

Holy Spear
623A/C

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
623A	-	Mid	27	24	-	-	-
Takes off one star on counter hit.
Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
623C	-	Mid	27	10	-	-	-
Travels faster and at a higher angle. Takes off one star on counter hit.

Kyokusei Jyuuji Ken (Hitai)

Kyokusei Jyuuji Ken (Hitai)
236A

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
Normal	-	Mid	10	2 (3) 2	-	-	-5
Takes off one star on counter hit.
Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
Install	-	Mid	7	1 (2) 1 (2) 1 (2) 1	-	-	-2
Takes off one star on counter hit. Can link into itself with install active.

Kyokusei Jyuuji Ken (Hibi - Gedan)

Kyokusei Jyuuji Ken (Hibi - Gedan)
236B

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
Normal	-	Low	17	3, 13	-	-	-28
Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
Install	-	Low	9	3, 2, 2, 9	-	-	-10
All versions take off one star on counter hit.

Kyokusei Jyuuji Ken (Hibi)

Kyokusei Jyuuji Ken (Hibi)
236C

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
Normal	-	Mid	13	8 (8) 8	-	-	-16
Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
Install	-	Mid	9	4 (2) 4 (2) 4 (2) 4	-	-	0
All versions take off one star on counter hit.

Kyokusei Jyuuji Ken (Hishou)

Kyokusei Jyuuji Ken (Hishou)
236D

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
Normal	-	Mid	33	2 (2) 2	-	-	-
Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
Normal (Rekka)	-	Mid	12	2 (2) 2	-	-	-
Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
Install	-	All	17	1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1	-	-	-
Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv
Install (Rekka)	-	Mid	7	1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1	-	-	-
All versions take 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