Introduction

Kyo is an offensively focused character with a variety of tools to get in, pressure the opponent, and deal damage. With his solid ground and air normals, as well as his 114 Shiki Aragami special and its follow-ups, he can bully his opponent to keep them locked down.

Strengths	Weaknesses
Fantastic normals both on the ground and in the air Strong combos thanks to an easily-accessible launcher and a hard knockdown Good synergy with a wide variety of Strikers	Lacks unique answers to projectiles, making him potentially predictable against strong zoners Has few ways to spend meter outside of taunts Most rewarding combos have a high execution demand

Normals

Far Normals

stand A
st.A

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
4	-	-	Command,Special,Super?	4	4	5	13	3	1	-

stand B
st.B

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
4	Mid	-	-	7	3	13	23	-5	-7	-

stand C
st.C

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
11	Mid	-	-	12	2	17	31	+1	-1	-

stand D
st.D

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
12	Mid	-	-	17	2	20	39	-2	-4	-
moves you forward

Close Range Normals

close A
cl.A

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
4	Mid	-	Chain,Command,Special,Super	4	4	5	13	+3	+1	-

close B
cl.B

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
4	Low	-	Chain,Command,Special,Super	6	4	8	18	0	-2	-

close C
cl.C

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
8	Mid	-	Command,Special,Super	2	2+9	9	22	+1	-1	-

close D
cl.D

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
10	Mid	-	Command,Special,Super	4	3	22	29	-5	-7	-

Crouching Normals

Crouch A
2A

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
3	Mid	-	Chain,Command,Special,Super	4	4	5	13	+3	+1	-

Crouch B
2B

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
3	Low	-	Chain	4	4	5	13	+3	+1	-

Crouch C
2C

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
10	Mid	-	Command,Special,Super	5	2+4	21	30	-7	-9	-

Crouch D
2D

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
12	Low	-	Command,Special,Super	11	3	19	33	KND	-4	-

Command Normals

Ge Shiki~Gofu Yo
6B

Version	Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
Raw	7	Overhead	-	-	30	2	29	61	-9	-11	-
Version	Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
Cancel	4,4	Mid	-	Special,Super	11	5(2)7	18	-	-5	-7	-

88 Shiki
3D

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
7+7	Low,Low	-	-	3f	3(13)4	22	45	-	-	-

Ge Shiki~Naraku Otoshi
j2C

Version	Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
Jump	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Version	Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
Hop	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Version	Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
Neutral Jump	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Jumping Normals

j.A

Version	Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
jump	4	Overhead	-	-	4	9	-	-	-	-	-
Hurtbox shrinks into Kyo
Version	Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
hop	4	Overhead	-	-	4	8	-	-	-	-	-
Version	Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
Neutral Jump	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

j.B

Version	Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
Jump	6	Overhead	-	-	4	11	-	-	-	-	-
Version	Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
Hop	4	Overhead	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-	-
Version	Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
Neutral Jump	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

j.C

Version	Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
Jump	8	Overhead	-	-	5	4	-	-	-	-	-
Version	Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
Hop	8	Overhead	-	-	5	4	-	-	-	-	-
Version	Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
Neutral Jump	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

j.D

Version	Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
Jump	12	Overhead	-	-	10	11	-	-	-	-	-
Version	Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
Hop	10	Overhead	-	-	8	5	-	-	-	-	-
Version	Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
Neutral Jump	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Blowback Attack

Blowback Attack
CD

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
13	Mid	-	Special,Super	19	4	16	40	KND	+2	-

jump CD
j.CD

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
13	-	-	-	16	4	-	-	-	-	-

Universal Mechanics

Striker Call
BC

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
-	-	-	-	-	-	49	49	-	-	1~21F Strike Invul

Roll
AB

Version	Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
Back	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	32	-	-	1~23F Strike Invul
Moves farther than Forward roll
Version	Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
Forward	-	-	-	-	1	-	32	-	-	-	1~23F Strike Invul

Hatsugane
(close) 4/6C

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
8	Throw	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

Issetsu Seoi Nage
(close) 4/6D

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
8	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

Special Moves

Kyo Rekkas

114 Shiki Aragami
236A

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
7	Mid	1	236A,63214A	12	8	19	39	-	-18	6~7F Autoguard,12~13 Projectile

128 Shiki~Kono Kizu
236A after 236A

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
5	Mid	1	-	7	9	25	-	-	-21	-

127 Shiki~Yano Sabi
A/C after 236A>236A

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
5	Overhead	1	-	-	-	-	-	HKD	-	-

125 Shiki~Nanase
B/D after 236A>236A

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

127 Shiki~Yano Sabi
63214A after 236A

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

127 Shiki~Yano Sabi
A/C after 236A>63214A

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

125 Shiki~Nanase
B/D after 236A>63214A

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

115 Shiki~Dokugami
236C

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

401 Shiki~Tsumi Yomi
63214A/C after 236C

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

401 Shiki~Tsumi Yomi
6A/C after 236C>63214A/C

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

100 Shiki~Oniyaki
623A/C after 236C>63214A/C>6A/C

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

100 Shiki~Oniyaki
623A/C

Version	Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
A	11	Mid	1	2	5	4+12	29	50	KND	-	1~4 Strike Invul,5~7 Upper Body invul,8~38 Airborne
Version	Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
C	16	Mid	2	-	6	5+20	29	60	-	-	1~5 Strike Invul,5~9 Upperbody Invul,10~47 Airborne,

75 Shiki~Kai
236B/D

Version	Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
B	3	Mid	-	B/D	13	5	27	45	KD	-	9~34 Airborne
Version	Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
D	3	Mid	-	B/D	17	5	27	-	-	-	-

75 Shiki~Kai
B/D after 236B/D

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

R.E.D. Kick
412B/D

Version	Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
B	15	Mid	1	-	17	2+2+2	19	42	HKD	-	7~27 Airborne
Version	Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
D	19	Mid	1	-	27	3+2+2+2	-	53	HKD	-	9~37 Airborne

427 Shiki~Hikigane
63214B/D

Version	Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
B	12	Mid	-	Super?	20	3	30	53	Juggle	-16	1~20F Lower Body Invul,3~13F Airborne
Version	Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
D	10	Mid	1	-	15	2(1)3	24	45	-11,HKD(air hit)	-13	1~2F Strike Invul,3~14 Upper Body Invul(There is a hurtbox above Kyo's head during the first active)

910 Shiki~Nue Tsumi
214A/C

Version	Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
A	6(13,14)	Mid	0	-	15	5	23	43	KND(HKD,KND)	-7	1~8F Feet invul,3~8 Low Autoguard,11~14 High Autoguard
Data in () presents low and high autoguard attack triggered respectfully
Version	Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
C	6(13,14)	Mid	0	-	19	5	23	47	KND(HKD,KND)	-11	1~12 Feet Invul,3~12 Low Autoguard ,15~18F High Auoguard
Data in () presents low and high autoguard attack triggered respectfully

Desperation Moves

Ura 108 Shiki~Orochinagi
2141236A/C

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	HKD	-	-

182 Shiki
236236A/C

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
23(40)	Mid(Unblockable)	-	-	7+7(7+180)	1(1)3	-	-	HKD	-	1~10F Strike Invul, Low Profile during the charge

Super Desperation Moves

Ura 108 Shiki~Orochinagi
2141236AC

Damage	Guard	Guard Damage	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Invulnerability
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Striker Moves

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The Basics

Combos

Close C > qcf+C > hcb+P > f+P

Close C > qcf+D,D > rdp+B

Close C > qcf+D, D > hcb+B > qcf+A > hcb+P > f+P

Close C > qcf+D,D > hcb+B > dp+C

Close C > qcf+D,D > qcb,hcf+P

throw > BC > run > qcf+D,D > hcb+B > qcf+A > qcf+A > f+B

Combo from throw, works with any striker, remember that calling striker after a throw costs an additional bar of meter so use sparingly

Best Striker: Another Iori

cr.B,cr.B,cr.B > BC > run > qcf+D,D > rdp+B

cr.B,cr.B,cr.B > BC > run > qcf+D,D > hcb+B > dp+A

Relatively easy striker combos with decent damage and hard knockdown

cr.B,cr.B,cr.B > BC > run > qcf+D,D > hcb+B > qcf+A > qcf+A > f+B > [BC > hyperhop back > qcf+D,D > hcb+B > qcf+A > qcf+A > f+B] x N

Low confirm, the first part of this combo (up to before the second striker call) works anywhere on the screen, for the extension with additional striker calls opponent must be in the corner when the first hit of light rekka connects.

crossup j.d+C > cl.C > BC > run > qcf+D,D > hcb+B > qcf+A > qcf+A > f+B

Striker confirm off of crossup j.d+C

Advanced Strategy

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