Rain
Shao Khan's conquest orphaned many children but one was only adopted by the powerful Edenian resistance. Under there tutelage he became a elite but arrogant fighter named Rain. He served his resistance well for many years, he was denied his own command. Infuriated, he betrayed his brethren and joined his mortal enemy Shao Khan. Ignoring loyalty, Rain is hellbent on his mission, obtain true power and destroy anything that gets in the way...
Moves
Basic Attacks
Front Punch
fp
3%
high bufferable
Back Punch
bp
5%
high bufferable
Front Kick
fk
5%
high bufferable
Back Kick
bk
5%
high bufferable
Crouching Front Punch
d + fp
2%
high bufferable
Crouching Back Punch
d + bp
12%
high
Crouching Front Kick
d + fk
1%
low bufferable
Crouching Back Kick
d + bk
3%
low bufferable
Angled Jumping Punch
during angled jump, fp or bp
4%
med
Angled Jumping Kick
during angled jump, fk or bk
7%
high knockdown
Straight Up Jumping Punch
during straight up jump, fp or bp
5%
med groundbounce
Straight Up Jumping Kick
during straight up jump, fk or bk
5%
med knockdown
Command Normals
Side Swipe
b + bp
3%
High
Stepping Sidekick
b + fk
11%
High Knockdown
Throws
Throw (Away)
b or n + fp + fk
12%
throw
Throw (Towards)
f + fp + fk
12%
throw
Kombo Attacks
It Pours
fp --- fp
9%
2nd hit: bufferable
Right As Rain
fp --- bp --- f + bk
11%
2nd hit: bufferable 3rd hit: Launch
Watery Grave
b + bp --- fk
11%
2nd hit: low Sweep
Waterfall
b + bp --- bp + fp
9%
2nd hit: med Groundbounce
Spill Over
fk --- fk --- bk
13%
2nd hit: bufferable
Moisturize Me
bk --- fk --- b + bk
17%
2nd hit: bufferable
Fast Tags
Thicker Than Water
fp bp f + bk tg
11%
Launch
Rain Or Shine
b + bp fp + bp tg
9%
Groundbounce
Tag Kombos
Rain And Suffering
fp fp tg
9%
No Rain, No Gain
fk fk tg
Depends on partner
Dead In The Water
bk fk tg
Depends on partner
Tag Specials
Lightning Storm Assist
b b tg
8%
Launch
Aqua-port Tag-in
f f tg
13%
Launch no followup
Special Attacks
Super Kick
d b + bk
7%
launch - Hold bk to charge, can be canceled into other moves or dash
Water Bubble
d f + fk
0%
Control where opponent falls from into combo
Geyser Kick
d b + fk
12%
launch no followup
Lightning
d b + bp
3%
launch
Water Boost
f d b + fp
N/A
damage boost. You cannot block after using
Enhanced Special Attacks
Aqua-Port
d u + bl
13%
airok launch no followup
Power Kick
d b bk + bl
11%
launch , has armor
Thermal Spring
d b fk + bl
16%
Anti-air launch no followup , has armor
Hydro Bubble
d f fk + bl
2%
drains opponents meter
Thunder Storm
d b bp + bl
8%
launch
Aqua Blast
b f fp + bl
12%
Stagger , has armor
H20 Buff
f d b fp + bl
N/A
Damage Boost, can't block until finished
X-Ray Attack
Rain Check
fk + bk + bl
30%
High launch
Finishing Moves
Fatality 1
b f d b + bl
Jump
Fatality 2
u d b f + bp
Jump
Stage Fatality
f d f + bk
Varies
Move Analysis
Basic Attacks
N/A
Command Normals
Kombo Attacks
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Safe on block. FK is Rain's fastest normal.
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Rain's fastest string to chain in specials, but not the Superkick, the superkick will make it safe on block, but lightning, waterbubble and geyser kick will string as a combo. Mainly used as a punisher against fast specials, punishing Reptile's dash for example.
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On knock back, it grants good advantage, only safe with on block if ended with Super Kick.
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Safe string that ends with a low.
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Mainly used as an end of juggle option, safe on block, the B + BK can be cancelled into any special, but made safe with Super Kick.
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Mid launcher.
Special Attacks
Enhanced Special Attacks
X-Ray Attack
Basic Strategy
Advanced Strategy
Combos
Bread and Butters
9-Hits - , , 
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30%: , Lightning , Bubble Geyser Kick
35%: , , + Dash , Bubble , , Lightning , Aqua Splash
37%: + , + , , Super Kick , , Bubble , Lightning , Aqua Splash
41%: , , + [ , , Geyser Kick x3 ]
Jump-in Combos
Combos With Enhanced Specials
Combos With X-Ray Attacks
+ , + Dash + , + Dash , Cancel into Bubble drop high and right next to you into , Cancel into Lightning X-Ray
Corner-Only Combos
Style
Matchups
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