Kim kaphwan's FAQ for the King Of Fighters 2000
Author : Luiz Athayde / nick : megawulf
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Introduction
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This FAQ is for those ones who want to increase their abilities about
Kim kaphwan, so if you consider yourself a master, don't lose your time.
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Kim Kaphwan
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Why choosing kim?
He is an great character for beginner players, becuse of his easy-to- do
moves, and Kim is one of the characters that is in the KOF series since
the beginning, so he(snk I mean) had improved himself in tae kwando
fighting style. Back to gameplay, he is a fast, strong character,
besides he has good moves. So I'm about to show the things I said above.

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1.kim's life details
2.command legend
3.kim's movelist
4.character choosing info
5.striker action
6.super cancel command
7.combos
8.game strategies
9.secrets
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Fighting Style:                        Tae Kwon
Birthdate:                             December 21
Age:                                   30
Country:                               South Korea
Blood Type:                            A
Height:                                176cm
Weight:                                78kg
Hobbies:                               Karaoke
Favorite Food:                         Yakiniku (Korean
barbeque)
Mastered Sport:                        Gymnastics
Prized Things:                         His wife and two children
Dislikes:                              Evil
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Command legend
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u - put the lever up                  qcf - move the lever from d - f
d - put the lever down                qcb - move the lever from d - b
f - put the lever front               hcf - move the lever from b - f
b - put the lever back                hcb - move the lever from f - b

uf - hold up-front directions
ub - hold up-back directions
db - hold down-back directions
df - hold down-front directions

*All moves are to players facing right, if left invert all directions.

A - weak punch
B - weak kick
C - Strong punch
D - Strong kick

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Kim's movelist
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Basic movements
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jump                 move lever up
low jump             move lever up but quickly(can be done in air)
CD attack            press C + D at once
evade roll           press A + B at once
evade roll backward  press b, A + B at once
run foward           press f, f and hold
back step            press b, b
CM counter mode      press A + B + C at once
AM armor mode        press B + C + D at once
super evade roll     press A + B while blocking
super CD attack      press C + D while blocking
taunt                press start(recovers 1 strike, costs 1 stock)
recovery roll        press A + B when fall down
grab scape           press f any button when grabbed

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Kim's movelist
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command attacks (slowly fill the power gauge when blocked)
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Kubikime Otoshi When close, b / f + C
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Traditional Grab, kim will hold the enemy and throw away, use it when
the opponent is blocking too much or when get close.

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Sakkyaku Nage When close, b / f + D
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Other grabbing move. But this time kim will throw the enemy to the
opposite side.

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Kuuren Geki f + A
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Very useful move, can be canceled into Hishou Kyaku or Hou'ou Kyaku only
at the first hit, making of this one of the difficulties of the
charater, the special move has to be done right after Kuuren Geki to be
canceled, practice is everything.

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Neri Chagi f + B
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Kim's overhead attack( has to be blocked down ), hits opponents in the
air, on the ground, and enemies guarding down, but is very slow to come
out, so use it wisely. Performing the move as a combo will null the
overhead effect. Performing this move far away from the enemy means
death, cause the opponent will have time to choose what to do with you,
rather using it close to the opponent.
Special attacks( slowly fill your power meter when blocked or not)
Hangetsu Zan qcb + K
A very quick move, perfect to use when you need to hit running
opponents, when done using B will be really quick but has a short range,
and performed with D a higher range, hits in the air and ground. Pay
attention, every move has its recovering time, don't perform any move if
it isn't necessary, you can eat up a SDM (super desperation move) by
doing a move trying to hit a striker for example.

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Special attacks( fill your power gauge when blocked or not)
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Haki Kyaku d,d + K
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This move is great against opponents that are running, 'cause it has to
be blocked down, not letting much time to think when an enemy comes like
escaping from police. Can even block ground projectiles, and it is a
super cancel move( a DM can be done while an special is being
performed). Perform with B to obtain a faster move, and perform using D
for a longer one.

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Hien Zan Charge d,u + K
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Kim foot uppercut. The most useful move of all, Can hit in air and on
the ground, use it to get jumping enemies or ground standing ones, The
weaker version(done with B) is as usual, very quick and can be done
times in a row, because it has a very short recovery time, confusing
adversaries. The stronger version ( performed with D) is very good too,
but takes a lot of time to recover , can even be completed by pressing d
+ D at the upper part of it.
Ryuusei Raku Charge b,f + K
This move is very useful, it has to be blocked first down and then up.
Use against enemies that jumped(when almost getting down perform it will
act like a d + D attack) and ground standing, principaly if they are
guarding up. Perform it with B to a shorter range and with D to a higher
range). Normal recovery time.

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Hishou Kyaku In air, qcf + K
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Use this one when when facing enemies that jumped at the same time that
you did, or cornered opponents. Can cancel Kuuren Geki if done very
quickly after the first Kuuren Geki hit, tap b,b and qcf + K and this
move will also come out. Performed with D has a higher angle,
and with b a shorter angle and it's quicker.

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DM's (desperation moves, you'll need one stock to perform them)
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Hou'ou Hiten Kyaku qcf,qcf + K
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This move launches the enemy in the air allowing you to complete with
any other move. Even the Hou'ou Kyaku will work. You can use it as an
anti-air attack or a ground one. To make the Hou'ou Kyaku work, perform
the Hou'ou Hiten Kyaku and then jump back and perform the Hou'ou Kyaku.

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Hou'ou Kyaku qcb,db,f + K (can be done in air)
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Kim's multi hit DM, rather to use with D and in the air, because it will
have a higher range, kim will only stop flying when he gets down on
ground. If the opponent rolls back don't think twice and perform it.
Will certainly hit. Use it with B and will have a shorter flying time.
Against cornered oppoenets, is greater because if you jump and in the
upper part of the jump you perform the move, kim will keep flying slowly
down and if the enemy moves, hasta la vista.

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SDM(super desperation move) Hou'ou Kyaku qcb,db,f + BD (can be done in
air)
===

The super version of kim previous DM is not a big change, but has a
greater number of hits and does more damage.

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Character choosing info
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To choose kim's traditional clothes color just press A or C button, and
to choose a red one press B or D. Notice that when you change kim's
kimono color you'll change his another striker costume color too.

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Striker action
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Kim Kaphwan : Kim will come from the sky and perform his Hishou Kyaku
throwing the enemy into the air, allowing you to follow with any other
attack.

Kim Sue-il : He will perform an upper with a rod, can attack while the
upper is being performed.
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Super Cancel command
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The super cancel move, wich was explained in the begining, is performed
in the following way: when you are at the MAX stage of the power gauge,
press ABC to activate the counter mode, allowing you to do super
cancels. Perform the move, and then before it ends, apply the proper DM.

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Hangetsu Zan: perform this move and at the first hit perform the Hou'ou
Kyaku move, a super cancel combo will be shown at the combos section.

Ryuusei Raku: This move like the other one can be super canceled only at
the first hit

Hishou Kyaku: This move can be super canceled before it ends at any hit,
but only a DM will work: Hou'ou Kyaku.
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Combos
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The following command are combinations of attack in order to damage the
enemy with more power than a normal, alone performed attack would. If
the button (s) have (has) no direction command beside it, press the
button with the lever in its neutral position and standing on the
ground.
Practice more weak-buttons combos, because you have to wait a certain
time to complete them.

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jump D / C / qcb B
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jump D(holding b)/ C / f + B
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jump D / C / f + A / hcf + D or B
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jump D( holding d) / C / u + D then d + D
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jump D / C / d,d + B
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d + B(hold d) / d + A(still holding d) / u + D then d + D
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d + B(hold d) / d + A(still holding d) / f + A / qcf + D
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jump D / C / f + A / qcb,db,f + K
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d + A(hold d) / D + B(keep holding d) / f + A / qcb,db,f + K
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other kind of combos
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jump D / C / f + B /qcb + K
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jump D / C / f + B / d,d + D
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d + B / d + A / f + B / qcb + K
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jump D / C / f + B / qcb,db,f + K
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jump D / C / f + B / qcf,qcf + K / qcb,db,f + K
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Super cancel combos
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Jump D / C / qcb + B / qcb,db,f + K
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Jump D(holding b or db) / C / f + D / qcb,db,f + K
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A / qcf, qcf + K / jump qcf + K / qcb,db,f + K
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d + B(hold d) / d + A(keep holding d) / f + A / qcf + K / qcb,db,f +K
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*You may discover combo variations but everything may be in this way.

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Game Strategies
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Here goes my own strategies for the use of Kim, I can't assure you'll
win but some of then will help a lot if you are a beginner.

To get jumping opponents I don't need to tell you that kim's Hien Zan
is the best move in this case but and if you're not holding down? Don't
worry, if press D standing it's just the same, personally I think it's
one the bests anti-air attacks that Kim have. His Neri Chagi is great
too, or perform an upper d + D. You can also jump + CD. Use his aerial C
+ attack frequently, in my opinion is the fourth better air C + D
attack( first and second Ralf and clark and Jhun and Kim third and
fourth).

To avoid getting hit by vicious projectiles, just jump and C + D when
falling. Rolling it's dangerous, because the enemy may be waiting for
this to attack you. Jumping may be dangerous too, but you are reducing
your chance of getting hit by doing a super jump d,uf or ub and a C + D.
You can jump and qcb,db,f + K too, everything depends on the knowledges
you have about your adversary.

If you are at MAX here is an tip, press BCD, and keep attacking with
your C + D attack, it's really powerful, cause you won't fall.

Take special care with guys like Clark, Ralf or Maxima, because they
have powerful grab attacks that can be linked into a infinite.
Never get too close, and if so jump C + D, rather a short jump.

Choose the best striker for you, he can help you win a battle or
follow a DM or even a SDM. I recommend Ralf, Seth, another Iori, and
Yuri, there are many other, find out the one that best fits you.

Perfer to do moves using a weak button, because if you miss the
recover time and the chance of being hit is smaller, but if you are sure
of the sucess of your attack, don't be afraid of using the strong
button.

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Secrets
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There's way of select your winning pose: just press a button right after
K.O. Every button is a different winning pose.


Thanks to Daniel my borther and Gabriel for the help with the names of
the moves and kim's life

Thanks to Casa do The King of Fighters, for precise info.

Thank you, you will only find this FAQ at www.gamefaqs.com

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