The King of Fighters '97/Athena

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Introduction

Strengths Weaknesses
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Movelist

Normals

Far Normals

st.A
Kof.lp.png
Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Mid - - - - - - - - - - -

st.B
Kof.lk.png
Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Mid - - - - - - - - - - -

st.C
Kof.sp.png
Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Mid - - - - - - - - - - -

st.D
Kof.sk.png
Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Mid - - - - - - - - - - -

Close Range Normals

cl.A
Kof.lp.png
Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Mid - - - - - - - - - - -

cl.B
Kof.lk.png
Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Mid - - - - - - - - - - -

cl.C
Kof.sp.png
Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Mid - - - - - - - - - - -

cl.D
Kof.sk.png
Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Mid - - - - - - - - - - -

Crouching Normals

cr.A
D.pngKof.lp.png
Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Mid - - - - - - - - - - -

cr.B
D.pngKof.lk.png
Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Low - - - - - - - - - - -

cr.C
D.pngKof.sp.png
Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Mid None - - - - - - - - - -

cr.D
D.pngKof.sk.png
Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Low - - - - - - KD - - - -

Neutral Jumping Normals

nj.A
U.pngKof.lp.png
Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Overhead - - - - - - - - - - -

nj.B
U.pngKof.lk.png
Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Overhead - - - - - - - - - - -

nj.C
U.pngKof.sp.png
Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Overhead - - - - - - - - - - -

nj.D
U.pngKof.sk.png
Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Overhead - - - - - - - - - - -

Diagonal Jump Normals

dj.A
Ub.png/Uf.png+Kof.lp.png
Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Overhead - - - - - - - - - - -

dj.B
Ub.png/Uf.png+Kof.lk.png
Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Overhead - - - - - - - - - - -

dj.C
Ub.png/Uf.png+Kof.sp.png
Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Overhead - - - - - - - - - - -

dj.D
Ub.png/Uf.png+Kof.sk.png
Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Overhead - - - - - - - - - - -

Blowback Attack

CD
Kof.sp.png+Kof.sk.png
Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Mid - - - - - - - - - - -

jp.CD
Ub.png/U.png/Uf.png+Kof.sp.png+Kof.sk.png
Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Overhead - - - - - - - - - - -

Throws

Psychic Throw
B.png/F.png+Kof.sp.png
Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Throw - - - - - - - - - - -

Bit Throw
B.png/F.png+Kof.sk.png
Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Throw - - - - - - - - - - -

Psychic Shoot
jump B.png/F.png+Kof.sp.png/Kof.sk.png
Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Throw - - - - - - - - - - -

Command Normals

Renkan Tai
F.pngKof.lk.png
Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
- - - - - - - - - - - -

Phoenix Bomb
jump D.pngKof.lk.png
Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
- - - - - - - - - - - -

Special Moves

Psycho Ball Attack
Qcb.pngP.png
Version Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Kof.lp.png - - - - - - - - - - - -
Version Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Kof.sp.png - - - - - - - - - - - -

Phoenix Arrow
jump Qcb.pngP.png
Version Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Kof.lp.png - - - - - - - - - - - -
Version Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Kof.sp.png - - - - - - - - - - - -

Psycho Sword
(jump) Dp.pngP.png
Version Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Kof.lp.png - - - - - - - - - - - -
Version Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Kof.sp.png - - - - - - - - - - - -

Psycho Teleport
Qcf.pngK.png
Version Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Kof.lk.png - - - - - - - - - - - -
Version Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Kof.sk.png - - - - - - - - - - - -

Psycho Reflector
Hcb.pngK.png
Version Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Kof.lk.png - - - - - - - - - - - -
Version Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Kof.sk.png - - - - - - - - - - - -

Super Psychic Throw
Hcf.pngKof.sp.png
Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Throw - - - - - - - - - - -

Super Moves

Shining Crystal Bit
(jump)B.pngHcb.pngP.png
Version Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Kof.lp.png - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • can cancel it by pressing all 4 buttons
Version Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Kof.sp.png - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • can cancel it by pressing all 4 buttons
Version Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
P.png(SDM) - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • can cancel it by pressing all 4 buttons

Crystal Shoot
during Shining crystal BitQcb.pngP.png(hold)
Version Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Kof.lp.png - - - - - - - - - - - -
Version Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Kof.sp.png - - - - - - - - - - - -
Version Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
P.png(SDM) - - - - - - - - - - - -

Phoenix Fang Arrow
Qcf.pngQcf.pngP.png
Version Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Kof.lp.png - - - - - - - - - - - -
Version Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
Kof.sp.png - - - - - - - - - - - -
Version Guard Cancel Properties Startup Active Recovery Total Invulnerability Hit Advantage Block Advantage Stun Guard Damage Damage
P.png(SDM) - - - - - - - - - - - -

Combos

General notes:

meterless

(midscreen)

  • cr.B, cr.A, dp P
  • (j.X), cl.C / cr.C, dp C
  • (j.X), hcf C, jp.d.B / jp.CD / dp P / jp.qcb C / hcb B / qcb C

if you land athena's command grab, you have alot of options from it. jp.qcb C does the most dmg but requires some timming to get the max dmg out of it, while jp.CD and dp P are the enders you'll most likely resort to (hcb B and qcb C are just easy enders).

  • (j.X), cl.C / cr.C, hcf C, anything listed above

(corner)

  • (against airbourne opponent) j.qcb A....

a very difficult infinite involving instand j.qcb A's.

with meter

(midscreen)

  • (j.A/C), qcfx2 P
  • (j.X), cl.C / cr.C, hcf C, b,hcb P

(corner)

  • (j.X), cl.C / cr.C, hcf C, hcb B, b,hcb P

a combo that can only be done in maxmode. the hcb B must be done as soon as you've recovered from doing hcf C in order for it to work.

Strategy

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