Most recent ones are:

kaqn VS Han'oto :KY:

Zakiyama VS Han'oto :KY:

Buppa :KY: VS Zakiyama

Buppa :KY: VS Kaqn

Feel free to post links to other videos as well.

Mittie Blue Light

This is a pretty old trick since the days of XX. Advanced players know that one of Ky's burst points (places where you can burst for free without worry) is right before the second hit of the Stun dipper. So a lot of advanced players will burst right at that point to get out of being comboed.

One of the best Ky players ever (Mitsutoshi) figured out that you can kill this burst point by FRCing in the middle of a combo to let the opponent hang himself with a burst. If the opponent doesn't burst, it's a neutral situation so it's not a big deal. If the opponent bursts, you can then block into an air combo or if you're a baller like Mittie, you can air throw them out of the burst. This requires good yomi and being able to FRC the stun dipper on demand. Japanese players nicknamed this tactic after Mitsutoshi, which roughly translated is "Mittie Blue Light"

EDIT: Video Example @ 59:37

eh-sama special

This is my personal variation on the Mittie Blue Light, though the application and situation is quite different. As far as I can tell, I am the only Ky player that does this, but I've apparently used this effectively enough that Nor-Cal people name this trick after me.

Certain types of players like to normal jump straight up roughly a quarter screen distance away in order to zone Ky out. Or, they like to air dash into or just within this distance to zone or position themselves to attack Ky. This is not a bad idea since it is outside of Ky's AAs and does limit Ky's options somewhat. This is also especially effective when Ky is cornered, as it serves a double purpose of preventing him from escaping from the corner and being just outside his effective range.

So how does Ky deal with that situation? The eh-sama special is to: Stun-Dipper to close the distance, then FRC, and air throw them. If timed and spaced right, this is more or less indefensible as you will end up right at the perfect position to airthrow them, and the Stun Dipper will place you where you need to be very quickly. This is especially effective when you're in the corner because not only do you get out of the corner, you air throw your opponent into the corner and seize the initiative. Of course, this requires that you know the stun dipper distance and FRC timing down pat, but that's a requirement for playing Ky anyway.

Theoretically you can FRC and VT to fish for a counterhit, but I think that is needlessly risky since the air throw is almost guaranteed and 100% safe even if you miss.

EDIT: Video Example @1:33 and 2:15

Next up: Ky vs. Zappa

NORMALS

* Close 5S

- Attack Lv5→4

- Frame Disadvantage -1F→-3F

* 2P

- Startup decreased 5F→4F

* 2HS

- Number of hits 2→1

- Damage 28×2→40

- Startup 11F→12F

- Active 1, 4→4F

- Recovery 30F→20F

* 2D

- Range decreased

* 5D

- Recovery 18F→22F

- Frame Disadvantage -8F→-12F

* 6P

- 1~6 frames upper body invincibility, 7~13 frames invincibilty from above knee cap, opponent flies horizontally upon CH (land 60, air 32)

- Forced Prorate 90%.

* 6K

- Startup 19F→17F

- Recovery 9F→11F

- Frame Advantage +6→+4

- Knocks down on air hit.

- Can be canceled into Specials.

* 6HS

- Animation changed (No description needed. I'm sure most of us are familiar with it.)

- One hit, still has a frame advantage on block.

- Deals 43 base damage.

- Chains only from 6P. Is connected to 6K, S set, HS set and D set.

- Staggers on ground hit. (maximum 50F).

- Can link into itself on air hit, loop possible. (Sorta character specific.)

- Has a +2 frame advantage on block.

* Air Throw

- Range 110dots→88dots

SPECIALS

* Stun Edge (S)

- Attack Lv5→3

- Entire animation 40F→41F

- Frame advantage to disadvantage +3F→-5F

- FRC point added (22F~23F)

* Stun edge (HS)

- Attack Lv5→4

- Frame disadvantage -6F→-9F

- FRC point added (23F~26F)

* Charged Stun Edge

- Attack Lv5→4

- Startup 38F→43F

- Entire animation 63F→68F

- Range decreased (Full Screen -> about 8/10 screen.

- Follow-up into Ray Divider possible.

* Air Stun Edge (S)

- Attack level 5→3

- Startup 21F→15F

- Entire animation 38F→59F

- FRC point added (16~18F) (Shortly after the projectile comes out)

* Air Stun Edge (HS)

- Attack Lv5→4

- Startup 21F→13F

- Entire animation 36F→56F

- FRC point added (14~16F) (Shortly after the projectile comes out)

- Projectile speed faster.

* Air Charged Stun Edge

- Startup 35F→31F

- Untechable time 25F

- FRC timing 21F~22F

- Falling speed increased.

* Vapor Thrust (S)

- Damage decreased 48→32

- Frame Disadvantage - 30F→-34F

- Forced Prorate 80%

- Follow-up into Lightning Javelin possible.

* Vapor Thrust (HS)

- Damage decreased 52→36

- Recovery Decreased 35F→30F

- Frame Disadvantage -45F→-33F

- Follow-up into Lightning Javelin possible.

* Air Vapor Thrust

- Attack power 48→32

- There is no difference with the S and HS versions.

- Follow-up into Lightning Javelin possible.

* Lightning Javelin

- New move.

- Command is HS After Vapor Thrust.

- The move is the same no matter what version of Vapor Thrust is used.

- Untechable time is very long, depending upon height it may knock down most lightweights.

- Ky is moved backards slightly.

- When Vapor Thrust is done to a grounded opponent, the chances of landing Lightning Javelin are very high.

- FRC point when Ky starts falling, frames 27-29.

- A loop is possible depending on the circumstances.

- Attack Level 5.

* Stun Dipper

- Startup 5F→8F

- Air hit floats lower and it untechable longer.

- Travels a shorter distance.

- Usage in combos WILL be very different.

* Greed Sever

- Floor bounce added. (Untechable time 40F→38F)

- Forced prorate 85%

* Lightning strike

- Hidden Special Move, not listed on official site.

- Command is 222+HS.

- Can only be done when opponent it on the ground.

- Ky is at a very small disadvantage after this in most matchups.

- Usually does about 30 damage. (Hard to determine base damage due to it being required to be used in combos.)

FORCE BREAKS

* Lightning Sphere

- New Move

- Command is 214+D during Charged Stun Edge.

- Needs to be done as quickly as possible.

- Ray Divider is put out in place of the Charged Stun Edge.

- Startup is very fast. (Supposedly 1F)

- Has about a +8 frame advantage on block.

- Damage is 24x3.

- Attack level 5.

* Charge drive

- New move.

- Command is 46+D during Ray Divider.

- Very long range, reaches farther than far 5S.

- Deals 130 base damage.

- Frame disadvantage is -31 on block.

* Stun raising

- New move.

- Command is air 214+D.

- Improved version of j.D, two hits.

- Noticeably bigger than normal j.D, Recovery is short.

- Stays out a long time, probably about 4 seconds, untechable time is long. No landing recovery.

- May be very important in certain matchups, can help alot in restricting the opponent's options.

OVERDRIVES

* Air Ride The Lightning.

- Landing recovery reduced from 6F to 3F.

- Untechable time increased from 36F to 45F.

* Sacred edge

- Projectile slower.

(Thanks to Sytha, Silent Shinobi, Kombatfreak, Akane, //MirroR and rtl42 for their help on this!)

6/28/12 changelist changes

6k

during air hit, now blows opponent away horizontally

untechable time from 25 to 18f

3h

new move: the old 6H from ggxx, #R, slash

6h

decreases guard bar from 17 to 12

j.d

recovery lessened by 4f

can not be done more than once

charged stun edge

distance increased

lightning strike

can now be frc'd.

now bounces

s lightning javelin

new move

blows opponent away and downward. wall sticks

fb greed sever

new addition

lightning sphere

larger hitbox

now vacuums grounded opponents

command changed to 4d

charged drive

now wallsticks

base damage now 70%

ride the lightning

can now be frc'd around the frames where ky stops charging in

air ride the lightning

startup changed to 7+1f.

can now be frc'd around the frames where ky stops charging in

sacred edge

ball speed now increased

credits to coolest for translations

GS = Greed Sever 214k

SD = Stun Dipper 236k

5h>GS is a new combo on standing in +R, usually started with 5k for the low. Almost always has to start with run momentum very close to the opponent.

5h,6k loop is on airborne only. Corner only. Tested with Throw FRC Run 5h and GS 5h,6k.

Throw FRC 6h worked in AC, but is much easier on more of the cast, and 6h loops do much better damage now and less guard bar reduction.

2d>Stun Dipper is something I use when possible for greater corner carry distance and other options.

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If you were wondering where those moves went, maybe you can contact Arc System Works to add those moves in for a patch of Accent Core Plus R.

Accent Core, the next installment of Guilty Gear, information are in bold.

Q: What are all these abbreviations i'm seeing on this site?

A: The whole GG community likes to use numbers to represent directions. How are these read you ask? Just look at your numeric pad on the right of your keyboard and you'll notice that it looks something like this:

789

456

123

5 is neutral and the rest is self explanatory(I hope). Then there's the regular buttons for the game which are: P=Punch, K=Kick, S=Slash, HS=Hard Slash and D=Dust.

Some ppl also use QCF and QCB. These mean Quarter Circle Forward/Back respectively.

In the Ky forum we abbreviate most of his special moves and overdrives:

Charged Stun Edge= CSE or big blue

Air Stun Edge= ASE or air fireball

Stun Edge= SE or fireball

Greed Saber= GS or lightsaber

Vapor Thrust= VT or shoryuken/srk

Stun Dipper= SD or slide

Ride the Lightning=RTL

6P= elbow

Lightning Sphere (Followup CSE in AC)= SHINE!!

Lightning Bolt (222+H in AC)= Smite (I think.)

Javelin (Followup VT in AC)= LJ or just Javelin

Then there's some general game techniques that are abbreviated as well:

Faultless Defense= FD

Impossible Dust= ID

Roman Cancel= RC

False Roman Cancel= FRC

Faultless Defense Cancel= FDC

Force Break= FB

Slash Back= SB

AA= Anti-Air

TK= Tiger Knee

ad.=Airdash(this is how I note it)

JC= Jump Cancel

JI= Jump Install

SJC/HJC= High Jump Cancel/Super Jump Cancel

^=Homing jump, this is when you dust and follow the opponent in the air

j.= This is to note that a move is done midair. I personally don't use it at all but most ppl here do.

Blockstun= The amount of time a blocked move causes you to remain "stunned" in the blocking position.

inv.= Invincibility

Startup= Frames a move takes to start before it reaches its active frames.

Active= Frames in which a move can hit you.

Recovery= Frames a move takes to fully recover before you can move again.

Q: What's new in Slash?

A: Added pushback, stricter inputs, 2 new characters,new burst bars, mini charas in upper corner replaced with character portrait, cannot FDC with HS being the first input and changed values for guard gauge. For Ky specific changes read this: http://dustloop.com/forums/showpost.php?p=10981&postcount=4

Q: What's new in Accent Core?

A: Some new music, intros, stages, voices, new character art, and no new characters. System Additions such as Force Break, Slash Back, and Throw Breaks. Go to Foundation for more information.

Q: What is okizeme? How do I do it?

A: Okizeme is wake up game. This means that you attack your opponent while he's getting up from being KDed to prevent him from escaping your rush and keep the on the offensive. Ky has 2 main Okizeme moves:

6HS which you must time it just so the active frames of the move hit when the opponent gets up completely and can be hit. If done correctly, you will be able to block the opponent's reversal move if he tries to do so.

The new and improved 6HS has some oki game to it but not as much as the old one.

Charge Stun Edge: The best mixup tool. If you end a combo with 2D, cancel right into it. Note that you must delay it a little bit vs bridget just to make sure it hits even if Bridget does the Yo-Yo set while getting up. The reason why I say it's the best mixup tool is because you can FRC it and "hide" behind and try to break your opponent's guard with high/low moves.

Air Charge Stun Edge: Just as good as CSE, incredible mixup potential. TK it off a 2D for okizeme. Be careful against characters with uppercut moves.

j.D: Although not used very much, this move can prove useful, especially vs characters that don't have a shoryuken-esque move. You can end a combo with 2D, delay a little, j.D, jump cancel forward, j.K. Note that this trick can be ambiguous sometimes because it will cause your opponent to turn around as if you've crossed them up but in reality you haven't. It will also cause them to be pushed towards you instead of away when the j.D hits so you could actually crossup sometimes.

Q: What is Impossible Dust? How is it done?

A: Impossible Dust is a technique where you Dust your opponent and you hit them within a certain time window before the BG goes red. By doing this your opponent is unable to tech out for a limited time which is longer than usual. This allows you to land and perform a more damaging combo compared to the Standard dust combo: Sx4>P>S>P>S>P>S>JC>S>HS>VT.

Ky has many ways to do an ID. (I'm assuming you know that you have to do the followup jump after D)

D>S>JC>HS>land....

D>HS>JC>S>land...

D>HS>HS>JC>fall a little>HS very close to landing>land...

D>JC>S>land...

D>JC>HS>land....

D>FD>HS>land...

D>FD>S>land...

D>S>S>JC>S>land....

D>S>FD>HS>land...

D>S>S>ad.>j.D>VT Loop

D>S>HS>ad.>j.D....

D>FD>HS>FD>j.D>land...

You get the idea.... I HOPE!

Q: I've heard about the VT Loop. How do I do it?

A: First, VT loop can only be done with HS VT. You must have your opponent in the air(see above for ID setups which is the most common way to set it up) then you must do: S>2HS>VT x2 usually. There are different ways to squeeze in more damage/reps but it varies with characters but I'll leave that up to you to figure out.

Q: I hear all this talk about a new VT loop. Is it true?

A: Very much. There is a new move called Lightning Javelin that bounces an opponent off the wall after VT. You can combo after it but as current news tell, its not that easy.

Q: How do I dash CSE?

A: 2366+D. Same applies for SEs. Other alternatives in are 66236+D or 66>FD brake>236+D

Q: What is Jump Install? How is it done?

A: Jump install is a technique that lets you airdash after a move that puts your airborne and would count as a jump and wouldn't let you do so or allows you to perform a second jump after a Super Jump. You must attempt to JC a move that's normall JCable but you must quickly input another command so you don't jump, but the jump is "Installed" meaning it's still there for the combo you're performing. You can also JI a move and SJC it right away, but you must be quick to pull it off.

Example: Throw>RC>6P>S(7, 8 or 9)>2HS>VT(RC)>ad.....

Example 2: Throw>RC>6P>S(7, 8 or 9)>HJC>S>P>S>JC>S>HS>VT

Q: I saw Ky hit an opponent with an overhead, but the opponent was blocking high, what happened?

A: This is what many ppl call Fuzzy Guard. This term has created huge arguments as to whether that's the real definition or not. But in reality, it's all because of human error. The game allows you to switch blocking positions while you're in blockstun, but your character's sprite will not change it's position, thus, making it look like you SHOULD'VE been able to block it.

Q: My friend beats me just by jumping and using one move. How do I beat this?!?!

A: 6P is Ky's essential AA. It gives you upper body inv. until the active frames start. It will beat a lot of moves coming from air to ground.

Q: What is Shin Akuma?

A: Shin Akuma is the technique in which you do 2 ASE's before landing.

Jump>ASE>JC>ASE

Q: What is the forrest/forest?

A: Many ppl think of it as some crazy lockdown game. Though, it is some type of lockdown technique involving fireballs, its name originated from a certain event a long time ago.....

Q: WTF are these COCONUTS I keep hearing about?!?!

A: In one of his voice sets ky says "koko da!" during his 2D, HS, 2HS and j.HS. We all interpret it as COCONUT because it sounds very much like it and makes it fun lol.

Q: Do Ky still say Coconuts since they changed his voice?

A: You should know by now. Ky and Coconuts are inseperable.

Q: What is the GS Loop?

A: Although not worth the effort at all you can loop 3 GS's in a combo.

Usually done: GS>S>HS>GS>S>2HS>GS>P>S>2HS>VT or air combo. I recommend only doing 2 reps max since GS scales damages a lot.

Q: Is this GS Loop still possible in Accent Core?

A:One loop at max. Other than that, its hard to pull off just that one loop. My suggestion is to not try it.

Q: What is the 6K Loop?

A: Basically it's just doing S>6K a few times. It's easier to do on crouching opponents and you can also squeeze an extra rep(sometimes 2) compared the 2 you get on standing opponents in most cases. Timing is tighter on standing opponents.

Q: Is this 6K Loop still possible in Accent Core?

A: Nope. More recovery involved.

Q: How do I get the CSE go higher than usual?

A: Jump immediatly after FRCing it. If you run immediatly after FRCing or do SD the CSE will move forward with you. If you backdash it will move back, good tactic when you see a reversal uppercut move coming.

Q: What is the Stun Edge lockdown?

A: The S Stun Edge is slower and recovers faster. If done at the right distance you can spam it and your opponent will have a hard time getting out. If IBed though you can get countered by many characters. Be careful.

Q: Is this lockdown.....

A: Dammit it isn't. So stop asking me.

Q: How do I get 2 CSE's consecutively?

A: FRC the first one and immediatly perform another one, simple enough.

Q: Okay enough mimicking you. What are his new moves in Accent Core?

A: He has 5 worth noticing. Maybe 6.

1) New 6HS--Command: Um...I'm gonna let you answer it...

He swings his sword like a whip. This is one of the new moves that has Level 6 properties which means it may have more stun than most normals out there now. It is only comboable from 6P but to almost every normal move Ky has even into itself!! This move also can be looped after a CH 6P.

2) Lightning Javelin--Command: HS after any version of VT.

He extends his hand and lightning comes out from his hand. This move has absolute untechability time which means you can't tech out of it. You can combo after it but it seems to be kinda hard. Most people just let people fall after they are hit with it to do oki setups and the like. This is a better move in Ky's arsenal.

3) Lightning Smite--Command: 222+HS

When you opponent is down, Ky summons a thunderbolt from above to strike down the opponent. This move can only be used if an opponent is down. Good damage for an OTG. Although recovery is horrible, you can still pull off a 2K for wakeup. Use this to get extra damage from LJ or for a Dead Angle Attack for death. It can be used anywhere as long as the opponent is down.

4) Force Break Lightning Sphere--Command: 214+D after Charged Stun Edge.

Ky releases an orb of lightning that delivers 3 hits. Most people say this is only for defensive purposes but it is allowed to do an air combo after being hit in air. The real purposes of this move is kinda out and about. Try and find someway to put this into your own mold and see if it works.

5) Force Break Stun Raising--Command: 214+D in Air

Jump Dust's big brother. Two hits, bigger than the original and has to be FD'ed in the air in order to block it. After a normal ground throw, it keeps the opponent up long enough for recombo. This is mostly used for pressure games and oki.

6) Force Break Charge Drive--Command: 46+D after Lightning Sphere

....You really dont want to know. :vbang:

Tip: In a lot of cases you could use SE as a blockstring ender. BUT, there are many characters who can easily IB the previous hit to it and counter you if you're kinda far from your opponent.(ie Ky's SD or Sol's GV)

Tip: When you do a super the whole screen freezes. There's a little exploit to this though, projectiles keep moving. Use your imagination.

I'll continue to update this until I think I've answered all of the common questions new players tend to ask. Feel free to suggest something/correct me and I'll add it if it helps the cause.

Added some more stuff. Thanks to shtkn, Mr. Mamation, Incendia, Heidern98, lars, Demon Dash, PozerWolf and orka(for helping me remember what forest really is LOL)

Feel free to post up match up options, however I want opinions from people who actually have experience playing actual people. I don't want people who watch a bunch of jap vids giving out crappy advice, I want people with real experiences to post. With that said...

Vs Testament

This match up is really scary for Ky, as Ky really can't stick out anything at the start of a round in fear it could lead into a retard bad lands loop into knockdown. Testy's HS EX Beast and 6K just beats out most of Ky's pokes.

Of course, during mid-game, zone with whatever you got; ASE and use j.HS to take out some of Testy's webs. Try to FRC your heavy stun edges in attempts to rush down Testament, just be careful with HS Beast.

Watch Testament's game closely, if you see Testament is too busy setting up traps then try to air dash in with j.S > j.HS and combo. Testament can anti-air and testament can set traps, but just remember this: he can only do one thing at a time.

Vs Jam

Don't be too afraid of moves like her force break Puff Ball move, you can actually 6P her out of it. Using 6P in general as an anti-air is a good idea to use against her seeing as how it defeat a lot of her air moves as well.

Stay on the ground as much as possible, don't bother too much try to zone her with ASE.

Trying to out beat her normals is a pain tho because of Jam's 2S, but remember that nothing can really beat Ky's 2S at max range.

Vs Eddie

Zoning with your Air fireballs and j.D is actually one of the best things you can do against Eddie. If Eddie blocks an ASE (Slash version) FRC, you can get in for some free pressure.

Eddie's normals suck, so don't worry about getting out poked. However, the drills are a pain in the ass.

Vs Sol

Sol does random VV's, Ky does random force break Orbs.

BAIT THAT SHIT! lol

Vs Pot

This match up is a pain in the ass for Ky; Pot almost shuts down Ky completely.

The only thing you can do is slowly pace yourself closer to him and attempted to pressure him. From a distance, try throwing out j.D every now and then in attempts to bait out Pot's slide head, right before you land.

When pot is in the air and tries to comes down with j.D, almost any attempts to do anti-air (6P, 2HS, sometimes VT) will either be beaten out, or it will clash. In situations like these try to avoid Pot's j.D and punish the recovery. Or, you can jump in the air with him and interrupted his j.D as he is falling with j.K and into a air combo.

Don't try to random VT if your scared of Pot's command throw, instead try back dashing.

More/Better character match-up info coming soon.

Until then discuss!

I'm WaffleZ, a competitive Super Smash Bros. Brawl player. I've been into competitive gaming for about half a year now and I just recently created an account on Dustloop forums. Why, you ask? I bought the game yesterday, and after playing it a bit with my friends, we want to take it to the same level of depth and play I did with Brawl.

There's only one person I'm familiar with in this thread, and it's HF Blade. I don't recognize him from GG however, I recognize him from Melty Blood. HF, if you're reading this, yes, I do play. I'm a Nanaya main.

As my first post on Dustloop, I might as well try to make it useful.

Onto the real purpose of this thread:

I'm not quite sure if this is generally accepted at Dustloop, but over at the Smash forums, there were two kinds of video threads. One was a straight up video thread to browse different players. Another one was a critique thread, where people would post their videos one at a time to be put up for critiquing, given advice and gameplay tips and such. It was a huge benefit for new players such as myself to hear from the veterans and be taught new things based on how they play, and as a whole it drew the community closer together.

Here's how it's done:

-Post videos of your Ky playing in a match.

-Respond to that person by quoting or however with advice.

-Repeat.

This will be especially helpful to new players such as myself. I can't really FRC, I haven't learned all the terminology quite yet, but just because I can't play too well doesn't mean I can't try to contribute to the boards, right?

As for critiquing, how about I go first?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngcAGrfejI0 (vs Zappa)

We're both new players, so be gentle.

Welcome to the Ky beginner guide. Ky's a very new-player friend character since he's got the standard stuff: fireballs, dragon punches, etc. as well as not being an execution heavy character (like eddie, venom, or i-no).

WHAT DOES HE DO?

Ky is a Jack-of-all-trades kind of character: he can play from afar by spamming Stun Edges, j.D, and Stun Raising (the force break cross); play mid range with his slashes and Stun Edges; play in the air with his air fireballs and his awesome jumping kick; as well as rush down the enemy with Charged Stun Edge (big fireball) and his normal gatlings. He has a dragon punch (which isn't that good, but hey, it's still a dp), and can also knock down the opponent a lot, allowing you to set up okizeme options often. In short, Ky is versatile.

Infamous SoCal Player Dr. Stormlocke created another playstyle known as "Ky The Astronmer" this involves ridiculous use of his PLANET Forcebreak (ground), and CONSTELLATION Forcebreak (air). If done correctly your opponent should bounce between both of them, reminscent of a pinball machine. NOTE: Winners Don't Use Drugs

WHAT DOES HE NOT DO?

Ky deals horrible damage. Under normal circumstances, Ky's damage output per combo is around or under the 150s whereas a lot of the cast can do much more than that. This means that you will have to play smarter for longer if you want to win since you need to hit them with more combos to win and you can get hit by fewer combos and lose. Ky is a Jack-of-All-Trades, which also implies that he is master of none... keep that in mind.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN: Make sure you understand the notations used here at dustloop (like what does 2H > JC > j.S > j.H > 623H mean?). visit the following page and read guilty gear 100/101. http://www.dustloop.com/ggac/index.html. I recommend reading the entire guide, but 100 and 101 should be enough to discuss the stuff I present here.

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Defensive: If they are far away, use the stun edges (air and ground), j.K, or j.214D and keep the opponent away. If they jump in, use 6P (safest option), planet (236D > 214D), or 2H. At mid range, use 5S.f, 5H, or maybe even 6P to keep them away. Cancel all these moves into fireballs. If they are close to you, mash 2P to get out of pressure.

On Wakeup: Your options are block, backdash, or 623H. 623H doesn't work against everything, so you will have to experiment and find out when to (not) do it. Off the top of my head, don't 623H vs May's 6P, Sol's 2D, Axl's 2K, Bridget's 2K. If you sense a throw coming or a gap in the opponent's attacks, mash 2P.

Offensive: Do combos that ends in knockdown (2D, 236K) so you can keep up pressure. Learn 236K frc so you can do a block string that ends in 236K, FRC, then run up and either continuing pressure or throw. If the opponent blocks your attack string, and you don't want to give them any breathing room, finish your attack string with 236D > 214D to keep them in block stun (it's +8 on block) and run in and continue pressure.

Okizeme: Do a 6H or 236D if you have enough time before the opponent gets up, then run in and keep attacking. If you don't have enough time, nudge your way in with 2P and 2K.

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NORMAL MOVE GENERAL USAGE

It is assumed that you know what Ky's moves look like. Frame data and exact move properties are listed here:

http://www.dustloop.com/data/ac/ky.html

This guide will try to cover when moves are used in general. Character specific information is not especially covered here, but I will use some char specific examples from time to time.

5P: This move is fairly fast (comes out in 5 frames), and is used primarily as a move to help chain together combos. It is also used as an anti air under the right circumstances.

Anti Air: For example, if the opponent is over your head and they're trying to cross you up, a mashing 5P a little can work as an anti air since its hitbox is well suited for this situation (next to ky's head) and it's fast enough where if you mash it, Ky can generally turn around and hit the opponent if he ends up on the other side of you. Generally, use this move as an anti-air if the opponent is too close for you to do a 6P.

Combos: Generally used to finish up air juggles where 5S would not connect, thus, letting the opponent tech out.

5K:

Zoning: This moves doesn't have much range, but it stays out for a surprising amount of time, and can stuff a few moves (like May's 3K and Robo's 2K, which are both moves that are really low to the ground and move forward).

Attacking: Despite the fact that it prorates 80%, it's a good combo starter simply because people get hit by it occasionally. You can also do the same thing like I mentioned in the zoning section and just pause your block string and do 5K > 5S > combo to try and catch the opponent sticking out a normal and netting a hit to a combo.

Okizeme: examles: empty jump, land, 5K; meaty 5K

5S.c: Used in combos and block strings, not much else. Does good damage and raises the guard bar a decent amount, but it's hard to use for anything else since it's difficult to time (you have to do it when the opponent is close to you, which is hard to do if they're not already in a combo or a block string). You have much better moves for all the non-combo situations you would even consider using this move for.

5S.f: Normally used in combos as well as for stuffing enemy jumps. Be careful using this against characters with sliding moves (like Ky's slide, sol's ground viper, etc.), as well as short characters (zappa can run under it and faust can crouch walk forward under it).

Zoning: One common tactic used is to get the opponent in teh corner, and spam this move and stun edges to trap the opponent in the corner while slowly chipping away at him. The 5S.f hits the opponent if they jump, the stun edge allows you to stay close to them after doing a normal hit since doing a projectile attack negates the pushback from normal attacks.

5H: Good damage and staggers on counter hit.

Attacking: This move leaves you at +1 frame advantage on guard so in theory it can be used as a move for resetting a block string and continue attacking, but I've never used it as such since I normally do a stun edge after this (others may disagree with me here though).

Combos: This move is also the primary move used to combo into a Stun Dipper since for some reason, Stun Dipper combos from 5H very easily.

Zoning/Poking: At the right distance (a little over a char length away) it's great at stuffing most moves and netting a counter hit. It's also great if you can hit the opponent with it when they're in the air since you can just run after them and to bait a tech (recovery).

5D: Ky's dust has decent range and a lot of people seem to get hit by it (in America). A lot of times against other beginners, doing something simple like 5K > 2S > 5D will work. As you get better in the game (as well as your opponents), using dust will not be as effective since they will be able to block it. That is not to say they are useless at high level, but the occurance of them is much more rare (maybe once in a blue moon). One common way to hit with a dust is to get a counter hit 5H and gatling into 5D.

It's a pity that damaging dust combos are difficult to do: the Impossible Dust combo does around 134 damage, but it's difficult to do. The normal dust combo does 123 i believe.

Normal Impossible Dust combo: D > homing jump > j.S > JC > dj.H |> S > 2H > JC > j.S > JC > dj.S > dj.H > 623H > H

Normal Dust combo: D > homing jump > j.H > j.S > j.S > j.P > j.S > j.P > j.S > JC > dj.S > dj.H > 623H > H

2P: This comes out in 4 frames, and is Ky's fastest move. Please note that this move prorates to 80% and drops the guard gague quite a bit, so don't expect big combos off this.

Attacking: Also, it leaves you at +1 on block, so use this for tick throw setups. Another common use for this and 2K is to do 2P, run up 2P, run up 2P etc to push them into the corner or go for a tick throw.

Defense: This move is also great for getting out of pressure since it comes out so fast. If you see an opening in an opponent's attack string, do this move and try to just somehow gatling from 2P to 2D somehow and get the knockdown so you can start pressuring the opponent/ keep the pressure up.

2K: A nice combo starter despite the fact that it prorates to 70%.

Attacking: It also leaves you at +0 on block so it's also another okay way to set up tick throws and what not. It can also be used as an OTG hit (Off The Ground) to nudge opponents towards the corner or to stop characters like Robo-Ky and Bridget from using their delay getup options.

Zoning: I sometimes use it to try and stuff enemy pokes and whatnot as well since it comes out fairly fast and can combo into 2S > 2D.

2S: This move has a lot of range for a low move.

Zoning and Pressure: Use it to keep the opponent away if they are running in at you. This move is also used in conjunction with 5S.f and stun edge in the \ corner to stop characters from doing low moves to avoid the fireball as well as possibly hitting hte opponent if they are not blocking low.

2H: This move is unique in that on air hit, it brings the opponent closer to you (like Jam's 2H and Potemkin's 2S). It's a great move that does good damage, and is jump cancelable as well. This move has 3 primary uses:

Combos: if you can get the opponent in the air right in front of you (like hitting the enemy with Greed Sever, a throw FRC, a Stun Dipper RC, and more), the most common things to do is 5S > 2H > JC > air combo or 5S > 2H > Vapor Thrust > Lightning Javelin.

Anti Air/Zoning: If you anticipate the opponent air dashing toward you, do a 2H to stop them dead in their tracks. If the 2H hits, jump cancel the 2H and do an air combo if it hits. If they block it, you can choose to just run in and start attacking them (or maybe even throw them!), or jump cancel the 2H and do a air block string (like mashing j.Ps until you both hit the ground).

Abare/Poking: Abare is a japanese term meaning turning random hits into damage, and this is what 2H is good for. On ground counter hit (or if the opponent is trying to jump away), the opponent is launched into the air, so it's common to see Ky sometimes run up and do 2H to try and catch the opponent sticking out a move, net a counter hit, and follow up with an air combo. Please note that while the opponent is launched into the air, they can tech before they hit the ground (for both air hit and counter hit), so don't just stand there and wait for them to land... start comboing them!

2D aka sweep: This is a very good move with good range (further than 2S I believe), is jump cancelable, comes out pretty quickly, and is also active for a long time. Normally, this move is used to knock down the opponent at the end of a combo, but it is also useful for stopping characters from running in at you (like against Slayer's Mappa Punches) thanks all the active frames it has.

Another common use is after you knock down the opponent with this move, jump cancel it and immediately do an Air Charged Stun Edge (ACSE) or do an j.D as okizeme options.

6P aka elbow: This is Ky's main anti air. Good upper body invincibility, leads into some nice combos, and is a primary setup for his famous 6H loop since 6P causes blowback on counter hit and you can gatling from 6P to 6H. Use 6P on enemies jumping in, but be warned that it doesn't beat everything (for example, it loses to Slayer's j.H and to Baiken's j.S in a lot of situations). If you hit them as anti air, follow up with 5S.c > 2H > combo.

6K: This move has some utility (depending on how tricky/technical you want to be), but the primary use of this is in combos and block strings. This move links to 5K/P and 2K/P, but you should be linking to 2K since it has the most range, does the most damage, and drops the guard bar the same amount as any of the other moves.

Another possible use is that because this move covers distance pretty quickly, some players do something like 6H > 6K in a block string to stay close to teh opponent and keep up pressure. This move leaves you at +4 on block so it's great if you can get the enemy to block it, but since it has so much startup and it brings you close to the opponent, don't do it on its own since the enemy can easily see it coming and hit you before the 6K even comes out.

Random note: if you hit an enemy in hte air with this, it drops them to the ground like a rock.

6H: This move has considerable range, and it staggers for a long time on hit. However, this move is slow as hell, and the only it combos from a counter hit 6P. This move gatlings into any of the S and H moves (except 6H), and is jump cancelable as well. There's a few situations where you should stick out this move:

Okizeme: although it's backdasable, it scares a lot of people since if they get hit, you get to run in and either combo or do a mixup. If they keep backdashing it, try doing it a little later to catch them after the invincibility frames of thei backdash. Also, try to do this from further away so you don't get hit by wakeup invulnerable moves like Volcanic Viper and some supers.

Combos: if you can hit them in the air with 6H and the distance is right (experiment and find out!), you can link a few 6Hs in a row! This isn't THAT hard to do, but you will have to practice to get it. This is known as the 6H loop.

Long range poke: Since this move has good range, you can hit hte opponent wit hit from fairly far away, stopping any advancing enemy or giving you an opprotunity to jump cancel 6H and advance. Enemies can see this coming from a mile away though, so don't do it all the time.

j.P: Short range, and Use this in an air block string since you can gatling j.P to j.P and do this till they hit the ground. Also used in most air combos since it combos to and from j.S.

j.K: A great air vs. air move since it beats so much stuff in the air and leads to Ky's standard air combo. This is your go-to move under almost all air vs. air circumstances. Use it as a way to stop enemies air dashing in on you or to meet an opponent in the air already.

j.S:

Crossup: This move is unique in that it can cross up enemies. Just jump towards the enemy and depending on when you press S, you will cross up the opponent. The concept is exactly the same as Ken's jumping medium kick in Street Fighter 3: Third Strike. Practice it and get a feel for when/where to do it.

Attacking: This is also used to hit crouching enemies, then link into a 2K or something, then ground combo. One common mixup tactic used is to jump, wait until close to the ground, air dash, and hit the opponent with j.S > j.H |> 2K > combo. Another common tick throw setup is j.S > j.P |> run up throw.

j.H: This move hits a little above, a little below and a lot in front of Ky.

Zoning: Since j.H covers a lot of space in front of Ky, do it to stop enemies from randomly air dashes in.

Okizeme: I've seen it used on okizeme as a mixup (between doing a j.H and a whiffed j.H into a standing kick).

j.D: Ky creates an electric cross in the air that stays out for a little bit. Knocks down the opponent on ground hit and disappears if Ky gets hit. This move also freezes Ky in the air as he does the move and the cross doesn't go active until a little bit afterwards, so don't do it haphazardly. Mind the ground recovery of this move, however, if you double jump after doing this, you don't suffer from the ground recovery! Use j.D as:

Zoning: do it far away from the opponent to stop them from advancing since getting hit by it means you get to do a big damage combo.

Okizeme: Knock the opponent down, jump forward, lay a cross, and jump up or back to do a cross cross-up! It's difficult to do, and I can't explain it with words very well, but believe me, it can be done! Don't do this on short characters like Zappa and Faust though, since they will not get hit by it and you might be get hit/thrown.

Ground Throw: Has a FRC point right when the sword hits the ground. This can lead into the standard VT Loop x2. 50% forced prorate. Has a throw range of 43 dots (pixels on the screen). This is the average throw range.

Air Throw: Wall bounces, so in the right distance/height, you can combo the opponent right after air throwing them. 50% Forced prorate though. Has a throw range of 88 dots (pixels on the screen). This is the average air throw range.

Dead Angle Attack aka DAA aka 'alpha counter': Ky does his 6P animation, and it wallbounces. You might be able to combo after this, but they need to be near the corner. Also of note, DAAs can't kill the opponent and when their life is low, the DAA does 0 damage.

MOVING AROUND WITH KY

Ky is average in all regards to his movement abilities. However, some of his normals and special moves grant him some additional manuverability tricks he can use:

j.D: I mentioned this above, but it's worth repeating that this move freezes you in place when you do it. However, I forgot to mention that after you do j.D, you continue moving again at the same speed/direction you were going before you did the j.D.

236K: Ky is very low to the ground during this move, and is used to avoid things like fireballs or even Potemkin's reflector bullet thing! 236K frcs are also a great way to continue pressuring an enemy even after you finish your block string.

j.236S and j.236H: Cancels out your momentum and makes you fall normally. Also note that if you FRC this, you regain your jump options. So you can jump, double jump, dj.236S, FRC, and jump again (or even air dash)! Useful for getting out of sticky situations assuming you can hit your frcs.

j.236D: A wierd momentum thing that happens is if you run, jump over your opponent, then double jump (to change the way Ky is facing), and do dj.236D, you will maintain your horizontal velocity away from the opponent!

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please correct me if i'm wrong on anything