The King of Fighters '97/Daimon

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Daimon97Win.gif

Introduction

Movelist

Movelist

Frames Advantage Cancel Block Hitbox Notes
Standing Close
Snka.gif 4/4/5 +3/+1 HL
Daimon98 clA.png
Snkb.gif 7/4/9 -1/-3 HL
Daimon98 clB.png
Snkc.gif 4/4/13 +3/+1 HL
Daimon98 clC.png
Fast, cancelable, great as a meaty. More range than close D, so you can use cr.A, cl.C as a block string.
Snkd.gif 4/8/14 -2/-4 HL
Daimon98 clD.png
Best meaty, and if not too meaty or out in the open, you actually have a good amount of time to hit-check hcb,f+P off of it. Same speed as close C, cancelable.
Standing Far
Snka.gif 4/5/6 +1/-1 HL
Daimon98 stA.png
Fast, really good anti-air against short hop.
Snkb.gif 4/5/10 -3/-5 L
Daimon98 stB.png
THE POKE! Fast, low, long range, cancelable. You can do repeated st.Bs, but if you think they will hit a button in between, cancel into hcf+C. You can also combo this into hcb,f+P if you're in range, which most people forget about.
Snkc.gif 9/9/16 -5/-7 HL
Daimon98 stC.png
Nice and big, stays out a long time. Can stop short hops.
Snkd.gif 5/6/16 -2/-4 HL
Daimon98 stD.png
Fast, high priority, one of the best anti-air normals in the game. It can also punish things like incompleted Iori rekkas. It will whiff over crouching characters, so watch that.
Snkc.gif+Snkd.gif 15/4/26 KD/-8 S,Su HL
Daimon98 stCD.png
Big ass cancelable move. often used to cancel into his qcf+K counter and bait CD counters.
Crouching
Snka.gif 3/5/5 +2/0 HL
Daimon98 crA.png
#1 poke if you're too close for standing B. Cancelable.
Snkb.gif 4/5/6 +1/-1 L
Daimon98 crB.png
Good poke if you're too close for standing B as well. Links into super easily since it has a long animation/advantage.
Snkc.gif 5/4/19 -3/-5 HL
Daimon98 crC.png
Fast, good range. Probably better options though.
Snkd.gif 4/7/12 KD/-1 L
Daimon98 crD.png
A sweep! Can be meatied pretty easily.
Jump
Snka.gif 5/13/- -/- H
Daimon98 jA.png
Pretty good air-to-air.
Snkb.gif 8/17/- -/- H
Daimon98 jB.png
Stays out for a long time, can be used as a crossup if it's very meaty, or your opponent is close to the corner, or in the corner and you are player 2. Good setup for his grab mixups.
Snkc.gif 9/8/- -/- H
Daimon98 jC.png
Crosses up, has a pretty hefty hitbox (what doesn't?).
Snkd.gif 7/7/- -/- H
Daimon98 jD.png
Godly jump move. Good for jumping in, or air-to-air jumping back. Can be used as an instant overhead (short hop only).
Snkc.gif+Snkd.gif 15/4/- KD/- HL
Daimon98 jCD.png
CD in the air!
Command Normals
f+Snka.gif 22/4/26 -10/-12 HL
Daimon98 fA1.png
Daimon98 fA2.png
Not overhead! Active frames and last two start-up frames cancel projectiles.
df+Snkc.gif 3/4+9/16 KD/-11 HL
Daimon98 dfC1.png
Daimon98 dfC2.png
Great anti-air. It doesn't beat as much stuff as standing D, but it will trade with most things, enabling you to perform a ground pound combo. Remember if it trades, you will have to re-buffer your qcb+B/qcf+B afterwards so the ground pound will hit OTG.
Command Normals
hcf+Snka.gif 5/7/41 HL
Daimon98 hcfA.png
A Overhead Slam (hcf+A)

Beats pretty much everything above the top half of the screen, his arm is not hittable. It can be air blocked if the opponent is jumping up or back, though. Can be comboed from d/f+C on an opponent in the air. Ends in a back turned, un-rollable knockdown, and sets up for a meaty (unblockable) Ground Pound (dp+A).

hcf+Snkc.gif 12/4/37 HL
Daimon98 hcfC.png
C Overhead Slam (hcf+C)

Catches ground pokes, but is punishable by some fast long range things. Good to use as a combo ender if you aren't comfortable using hcb,f+P. Can hit OTG. Ends in a back turned, un-rollable knockdown, and sets up for a meaty (unblockable) Ground Pound (dp+A).

hcb,f+Punch.gif 0 Grab
Daimon98 hcbfP.png
Ragdoll Toss (hcb,f+P)

Instant, long range, comboable throw. Not rollable, and sets up for a meaty (unblockable) Ground Pound (dp+A).

dp+Kick.gif 0 Grab
Daimon98 dpK.png
Trip Slam (dp+K)

Slower grab with invincibility. You can even use it to go through fireballs. This is his main weapon in attack/throw mixups. Set it up by doing it on your opponents, wakeup, after a sloppy jump-in, or whatever. Not rollable, and sets up for a meaty (unblockable) Ground Pound (dp+A).

dp+Snka.gif 27/1/44 L
Daimon98 dpA.png
Ground Pound (dp+P)

C version is a ground pound fake. It is 'blocked' by crouching, but there is no blockstun. You don't even need to hold d/b, just crouch. This can hit OTG (on the ground) after an anti-air d/f+C canceled into a non-blockable move (like a throw or utility move). It is also unblockable if done as a meaty attack, but the window is small and the setups vary from character to character. The knockdown can be rolled, but if they miss, you can combo a hcf+C in the corner.

dp+Snkc.gif 35 --
Daimon98 dpC.png
qcb+Snkb.gif 16+17 --
Daimon98 qcbK.png
Ground roll (qcb+K)
Invincible during the roll, but completely vulnerable at the end of the roll. Usually used for the ground pound combo bug or to gain meter after a knockdown. Can be canceled into to roll through some auto-guard moves or CD counters.
qcb+Snkd.gif 23+18 --
qcf+Kick.gif 2/12/15 --
Daimon98 qcfK.png
Counter (qcf+K)
Will counter any mid/high hitting normal attack or CD counter. Usually used to cancel into to make moves safeer (like standing CD) and to bait CD counters at the same time. Ends in a back turned, un-rollable knockdown, and sets up for a meaty (unblockable) Ground Pound (dp+A).
DMs
hcbx2+Punch.gif 0 Grab
Daimon98 hcbx2P.png
Super Ragdoll Toss (hcbx2+P)

Instant good range super throw. Does damage. MAX version does more damage.

hcfx2+Kick.gif 0 Grab
Daimon98 hcfx2K1.png
Daimon98 hcfx2K2.png
Super Armor Throw (hcf,hcf+K~hcf+K~dp+K)

A slower throw that has super armor on startup (ie you will still take full damage from any hits). The followups switch sides every time, and are timed as the previous part hits. MAX version does more damage.

Throws

Move Name Motion Nickname Description
Juuji Shime Near f or b + C
Okuri Ashi Barai Near f or b + D
Tsukami Tataki Tsuke Near 1 Body of Distance f or b + C

Special Moves

Move Name Motion Nickname Description
Takra Tsubushi f+A
Zuju Barai df+C
Jirai Shin dp+A
Fake Jirai Shin dp+C
Chou Ousoto Gari dp+K(Close)
Chou Ukemi qcb+K
Neko Gaeshi qcf+K
Kumo Tsukami Nage hcf+A Use against airborne opponents
Kiri kabu Gaeshi hcf+C
Tenchi Gaeshi hcb, f+P(Close)
Uru Nage hcb, f+K

Super Moves

Move Name Motion Nickname Description
Jigoku Gukuraku Otoshi hcb , hcb + A or C Heaven To Hell Drop
Arashi no Yama (Nekko Meki) hcf , hcf + B or D Mountain of Storms (Root Puller)
Arashi no Yama (Zoku Kiri Kabu Gaeshi) hcf + B or D Mountain of Storms (Continued Sliced Stump Return) after Nekko Meki
Arashi no Yama (Nekko Meki Ura Nage) dp + B or D Mountain of Storms (Root Puller Reverse Throw) DM version after Kiri Kabu
Arashi no Yama (Zoku Tenchi Gaeshi) dp + B or D Mountain of Storms (Continued Heaven and Hell Return) SDM version after Kiri Kabu

Combos

Jumping C/D, Standing C/D, hcb,f+C (Rush 2+)
Jumping C/D, Standing C/D, dp+B/D (Rush 2+)
Jumping C/D, Standing C/D, hcf+C (Rush 3)
Jumping C/D, Standing C/D, hcf+A (Rush 3)
CD/Crouching D, hcf+C (Rush 2)
f+A, hcf+C (Rush 2)
Standing C/D, df+C, hcb,f+C (Rush 2+)
Standing C/D, df+C, hcb,hcb+A/C (Rush 2+)
Jumping C/D, Standing C/D, hcb,hcb+A/C (Rush 2+)
Jumping C/D, Standing C/D, hcf,hcf+B/D, hcf+D, dp+D (Rush 2+)
Jumping C/D, Standing C/D, hcf,hcf+B/D, hcf+D, hcf+C (See Notes)

Strategies