Thrill Kill/The Imp

The Imp Overview Strategy Combo Strings

Thrill Kill/The Imp/Introduction

The Imp

Hitbox Diameter	4.0^u⌀ (Tiny)
Movement Speed	5.5^u/s (5^th slowest)
Dash Distance	9.4^u (4^th worst)

Move List

Front Punch

Tiny Jab

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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	4^f	3^f	11^f	-6 / +1	-	2.1^u	-	-
Average range, but everything else about this jab is fantastic. A great counter-hit button with its awesome speed and active frames, and deals 35 and ends with a hard knockdown.

Chest Jab

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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	7^f	2^f	9^f	-4 / +4	3	2.5^u	-	-
Worse strartup but better range and advantage than Tiny Jab.

Gut Punch

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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	7^f	2^f	17^f	-12 / +43 (+1)	8	1.3^u		-
Mostly used in juggles since it strings to Lil Uppercut From Crouch, its garbage range and it hitting high makes it bad for anything else.

Changed Punch

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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	22^f	2^f	17^f	-12 / +19	6	2.4^u		-
A great combo ender, but it takes 90 years to come out when you use it on its own.

Crouch Jab

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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	7^f	2^f	9^f	-4 / +3	4	2.5^u	-	-
Good range for a crouch jab, and it links to Chest Jab for good damage off of a low > high string starter.

Back Punch

Lil Push

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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	8^f	4^f	11^f	-8 / -1	4	2.0^u	-	-
Tiny Jab and Chest Jab both can do whatever this button can with better overall frame data, so there's no real reason to use this button to start combos.

Hopping Hammer

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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	9^f	1^f	11^f	-5 / +3	8	1.8^u		-
A knockdown move with low range, but fair advantage. Doesn't lead to much damage, so you have better options available.

Ear Slapper

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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	11^f	1^f	17^f	-11 / 0	4	3.2^u	-	-
Good travel, but it lacks the good startup and active frames Imp's other high attacks possess.

Mighty Tiny Uppercut

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Shorty-uken!

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	8^f	4^f	23^f	-20 / +17	8	4.9^u		-
A launcher that for the most part is overshadowed by Back Flip Kick. It deals more damage and has more range, but lacks any opportunity for follow up hits.

Lil Uppercut From Crouch

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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	9^f	2^f	17^f	-12 / +21	5	3.8^u		-
An important combo piece since it can be linked into a number of other moves, however its unreliable hitbox can make it a disaster to use by itself.

Lost Balance

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File:TK-Imp-hc2.gif

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	4^f	82^f	15^f	-90 / -83	6	2.1^f ~ 2.5^u	-	-
At first this move seems like a meme, but it's actually one of Imp's most important combo pieces. Imp's leg hitboxes are active during the entire animation, It's important to note that if an opponent gets hit by the move, that player cannot get hit again for the duration of the animation and can treat Imp as if he's just standing there.

Running Head Butt

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File:TK-Imp-ff2.gif

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	10^f	6^f	24^f	{{{advantage}}}	10	9.5^u		-
A good move to get crouchers to cut it out, although note it has much less range against crouching players since most of the attack's hitbox is Imp's upper body.

Front Kick

Thrust Kick

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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	8^f	1^f	20^f	-14 / -6	3	4.6^u	-	-
Excellent range and has great high-attacking combo strings, but its frame data makes it terrible for pressuring crouching opponents.

Rising Knee

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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	7^f	3^f	16^f	-12 / +25	3	1.4^u		Switch
Really bad range and frame data. Avoid using.

Stilt Stun

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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	10^f	1^f	15^f	-9 / +46 (+4)	8	4.7^u		-
Bit too slow of a startup to use as a counter hitting move, but its good range and ability to string to a Rising Knee juggle can nab a reward worth the risk.

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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	8^f	4^f	18^f	-15 / +24	6	4.3^u		-
Good launcher with lots of invulnerability on the leg hurtboxes.

Crouch Kick

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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	7^f	2^f	9^f	-3 / +3	3	3.9^u	-	-
Great low poke with good range and excellent frames.

Back Kick

Stilt Spin Kick

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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	8^f	3^f	22^f	-18 / -7	3	3.9^u	-	-
A good counter-hit button since the Back Flip Kick in has much better startup than linking to it manually does, leading to good juggle damage.

Stilt Roundhouse

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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	5^f	2^f	29^f	-24 / -12	4	3.5^u	-	-
Your go-to mixup string starter. Fast startup and amazing damage potential with juggles off of .

Body Drop Kick

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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	18^f	4^f	18^f	-12 / -5	8	7.2^u		Grounded
Can be a little tricky to punish since you land grounded, but it's mostly a gimmicky combo ender.

Forward Flip Kick

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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	22^f	2^f	15^f	-10 / -2	9	11.6^u		-
Really slow, but really long range. It can be a little tricky for your opponent to deal with its chord input string as it's a very fast mixup. Mostly used in strings.

Spinning Crouch Sweep

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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	9^f	2^f	22^f	-17 / -9	4	2.0^u	-	-
Very important in combos, but never use this move on its own.

Pommel Horse

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File:TK-Imp-qc4.gif

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	13^f	19^f	13^f	-20 / -3	5	6/2^u		-
Can be incredibly annoying for your opponent to deal with since you can low profile moves with it, and it lasts forever with its leg invulnerability, however all your opponent needs to do is wait to get a free punish combo against you.

Running Slide

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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	16^f	4^f	14^f	-13 / -5	7	16.0^u		Grounded
Hard to punish with you ending in a grounded state, but other than that it's an average sprint attack.

Grabs / Misc Moves

Imp's whiffed grab animation is 18^f long.

Stilt To The Head

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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	0^f	-	68^f	+17	16	0.8^u		-
On the lower end damage as far as grabs go. Very good in free-for-alls since the kick has quite a large hitbox.

Body Whip

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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	0^f	-	87^f	+24	18	0.8^u		-
Since your opponent needs to turn over before they can perform a grounded action, this throw has crazy good advantage.

Knee To The Head

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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	0^f	-	35^f	+23	20	0.8^u	File;Hardknockdown.png	-
Your go-to grab if you have the presence of mind to input it. Great damage, and you can string Back Flip Kick off of it to start juggles in the corner for massive damage.

Stilt And Spin

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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	0^f	-	35^f	+26	19	0.8^u	File;Hardknockdown.png	Grounded
A grab that gets lost in the shuffle Imp's other grabs being too awkward to input for not as much reward as Knee To The Head offers.

	Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
Grab		25^f	-	-	-	-	0.8^u	-	It's ridin' time!
Elbow	-	8^f	1^f	16^f	-	7	-	-	-
Punch	-	8^f	1^f	16^f	-	10	-	-	-
/ Dismount	-	-	-	35^f	-	-	-	-	-
Imp piggybacks on his opponent and begins wailing on them. You can "Daddy Lock" your opponent by buffering this grab during another attack, and after Imp attempts to mount them, they'll turn into a writhing pile of spaghetti. Your opponent cannot block in this state, and they'll eventually phase through the floor. Because Thrill Kill doesn't have a round timer, the only thing you can do is quit the match and restart. Using this glitch is objectively funny, but won't make you any friends if you use this against them online and you'll likely stop receiving game invites.