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THE KING OF FIGHTERS '99
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[Guide] : Terry Bogard
[Game] : The King of Fighters '99
[Systems] : Arcade, Neo*Geo, PSX
[Author] : Orochi K
[E-mail] : kartelkertra <at> caramail <dot> com
[Version] : Final
[Date] : April 29, 2002
© 2001-2002, Orochi K. All rights reserved.
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Terry Bogard © SNK.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. Introduction
II. Control notation
III. Bio sheet
IV. Profile
V. Movelist
VI. Move descriptions
VII. Combos
VIII. Strategies
IX. Beating Krizalid easily (PSX only)
X. Outro
XI. Revision History
XII. Legal Disclaimer
XIII. Contact Info
XIV. Credits
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INTRODUCTION
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I know you are probably thinking that I'm really a freak, writing so
many guides on Terry Bogard. Well, since I use him more than anyone
else, it was inevitable, right? ^_^
Damn, Terry has really been toned down now. His Rising Tackle is a charge
move and it no longer has guard crush and auto-guard. He has 2 new moves
but heck, they're both pretty much useless. To make things even worse,
the Power Dunk is a follow-up to the Power Charge which means that the
latter no longer enables juggling.
On reading this, you would think that Terry is no longer worth it seeing
how he's been toned down and cannot juggle anymore. Quite true but that
doesn't prevent him from kicking major ass as always.
Read on and we'll find out how!
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CONTROL NOTATION
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ub u uf A B
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b -- n -- f
/ | \
db d df D C
General Notations:
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n - neutral A - Weak Punch
d - down B - Weak Kick
u - up C - Strong Punch
b - back D - Strong Kick
f - forward
Special Notations:
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db - down-back P - Press A or C
df - down-forward K - Press B or D
ub - up-back AB - Escape
uf - up-forward CD - Attack
qcf - d,df,f BC - Call striker
qcb - d,db,b ABC - Enable Counter Mode
hcf - b,db,d,df,f BCD - Enable Armor Mode
hcb - f,df,d,db,b START - Taunt
dp - f,d,df
rdp - b,d,db
NOTE: A/B/C/D position may be different! The buttons always represent the
same thing though.
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BIO SHEET
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Fighting Style: Martial arts and Jeff-style Kenka Sappou
(Deadly Brawling Arts)
Birthday: 3 / 15
Age: 24
Birthplace: America
Blood Type: O
Height: 182cm
Weight: 82kg
Hobby: Video games, trolling
Favorite Food: Fast food
Best Sport: Basketball
Most Important: Jeff's gloves
Dislikes: Slugs
"This's (sic) what makes a legend!"
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PROFILE
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Terry and Andy used to live with their father, Jeff. Jeff was a greater
fighter and one of his partners was a man by the name of Geese Howard.
Their master, Tung Fu Rue, then teached the secrets of his style to Jeff
only and this caused the rage of Geese who vowed revenge. As the years
passed, Geese became one of the most powerful criminals of Southtown and
was a very feared man. However, despite all these years, he hadn't forgotten
about this humiliation and one day, he killed Jeff in combat.
Now orphans, Terry and Andy decided to go seperate ways and train in their
own style. Andy went to Japan while Terry decided to stay in Southtown.
Equipped with his gloves which had been given to him by his father, Terry
wandered in the streets of Southtown and trained in several martials arts,
while keeping in mind all that his father had told him. Years of training
and his great variety of styles made him a very worthy opponent indeed and
he managed to survive the hellbound streets of Southtown.
He then waited for Andy who brought along a friend with him, a Japanese
boxer by the name of Joe Higashi. The trio decided to participate in the
tournament held by Geese, the King of Fighters, which was a yearly
competition. Terry soon showed his strength and abilities and defeated Billy
Kane, Geese's right hand, in the final. After this, he got to the top floor
of Geese's tower to fight him. There, Geese mocked him, saying that he was
too weak. They engaged battle and Terry, due to his love for battles against
worthy opponents and his new techniques, defeated Geese and knocked him out
of the window.
Terry then kept on training while his victory resounded in the whole world.
News of his victory finally reached the ears of Wolfgang Krauser, a German
noblesman. Not really knowing who Terry might be, he went on a long quest
around the world, beating all the fighters who could be this man. Terry was
informed about this and went out to look for him, meeting new fighters and
new friends along the way: Kim Kaphwan, the Tae Kwon Do justice fighter;
Mai Shiranui, the red-haired bouncy ninja; Jubei Yamada, the Judo master.
Terry and Krauser finally met and fought. The battle would be a great one
since both fought for the love of it. However, Terry came out better due
to all the progress he had made after fighting others. Geese, on the other
hand, would only fool around with inferior fighters and that made all the
difference. This new victory made Terry a very popular man worldwide.
Terry was indeed one of the first fighters to be invited to the new format
of the King of Fighters tournament, which had a new host. As the competition
required a team entry, he invited Andy and Joe to accompany him. Their
team, the "Lonely Wolves", soon became one of the best in the world.
Although they never won the tournament, they always reached the finals,
and Terry was always an excellent fighter. He always helped Kyo in his
fights against Rugal and the Orochi clan.
- Source: KOF Story Guide by Kailu Lantis
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MOVELIST
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|-------------------------------[ Throws ]----------------------------------|
Grasping Upper When close, b / f + C
Buster Throw When close, b / f + D
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Hammer Punch f + A
Rising Upper df + C
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Power Wave qcf + A
Round Wave qcf + C
Burn Knuckle qcb + P
Crack Shoot qcb + K
Power Charge hcf + K
Power Dunk f,d,df + K during Power Charge
Power Shoot f,d,df + K
Power Drive f,d,df + P
Rising Tackle Charge d,u + P
|--------------------------[ Desperation Moves ]----------------------------|
Power Geyser qcb,db,f + P
High Angle Geyser qcf,qcf + K
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MOVE DESCRIPTIONS
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Close A
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Terry will hit the opponent with his elbow but in doing so, he tends to
go back a litte. This attack is great because it has a nice recovery time
and is very quick to come out. It is comboable. The hits don't always add
up but the close A into a move is really comboable. But it is damn hard
to combo it into desperation moves though, specially the High Angle
Geyser.
This is a great tool for poking. You may catch your opponent in it while
they slide and if this happens, immediately follow with another strong
move. It's also quite useful against aggressive opponents because if
you pull it just as they land against you, they almost always eat it
since it is so quick to come out and is thus, rather unpredictable.
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Close B
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Terry will hit the opponent with his knee rather low. It is rather smpw
to come out and also has bad recovery time. Moreover, your opponent won't
find it hard to anticipate this move and there are thus a lot of risks
to using it. If the opponent manages to block, he'll have enough time to
pull anything and you'll probably eat what he decides to throw your way.
You can use the close B from time to time, like to poke the opponent around
but if that's what you really want to do, use the close A instead. It's
better and safer.
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Close C
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A 2-hit attack with a marvellous recovery time and which is very quick
to come out. This will be your most used attack due to the negligible
lag time and all its uses.
It can be cancelled into any move and his overhead on the first hit but
there's really no need to do so because everything will connect after
both hits. Perform it as an unsuspecting opponent gets up after a roll
and throw in any DM you have, there's no getting out of the close C.
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Close D
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A strong high kick with an excellent recovery time. Very quick to come
out too and will take your opponents by surprise after a roll a lot of
times, yes, even blocking opponents!
Comboable just like the close C but you may encounter some problems
following it with a DM. This arises mainly because when you try to
perform it with the DM, you'll most likely pull the crouch D instead.
This is why I would advise you to never combo a DM after the close D
even though it is possible. Use special moves instead and use your DMs
only with the close C.
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Far A
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Terry's far standing A is absolutely fantastic. This is a quick jab and
by quick, I really mean it. You can basically stand there against a
defensive opponent and carrying on pulling this and win through guard
crush. Your best tool to poke the opponents around and to make things
even better, it is interruptable.
If your opponent is the defensive type or a turtler, you can try pressing
the far A and wait for them to get caught in it. The quick recovery time
ensures that you'll be able to block any of his attacks such that you
really are safe.
Use this often, specially in human matches. It's very useful and will
make you win a lot of matches!
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Far B
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Middle kick with a bit of a lag time. Terry could do without this useless
move. The speed with which is comes out means that your opponent can
attack you meantime and the recovery is even worse.
You'd be better not caring about it because it's a sure way to leave
Terry open to any attack and there's no way blocking successfully if
this far weak kick misses.
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Far C
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A fairly quick strong punch but it is not interruptable and the recovery
is pretty lame. Don't abuse it because anybody can predict it and you'll
be in for some damage if you constantly use it against a fast opponent.
Has a rahter good range but it's not that much and the far D is much better
if that's what you're looking for.
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Far D
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A strong kick which hits high. Takes a lot of time to come out and the
recovery time is not that good either. Has an excellent range though
and may still hit unsuspecting opponents thanks to its range. You
can use it to catch your opponent off-guard and the kick does nice
damage too.
But watch out for the recovery though. Terry takes a lot of time to
go back to his original stance and this enables your opponent to attack
you if he's quick enough. And characters with projectiles will surely
use that against you if you use the standing strong kick too often.
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Crouch A
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Another excellent poke. Terry will just crouch and pull quick jabs. Tap
the button and he'll continuously punch around. Any opponent who tries
to cross-over will be caught in one of the punches and from there, you
can cancel into a special move or a DM.
This is one of Terry's best moves and you should use it very often. It
has an excellent recovery time too which means you don't have to be afraid
of being hit as you pull one. The move is interruptable too.
Its best use is probably to start with a jump D, to do 2 crouch A very
quickly and to finish with the infamous Rising Tackle. A highly damaging
combo, try to master it!
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Crouch B
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Quick weak kick but Terry seems to step back when he pulls one of it. Still,
the recovery time is nice but it is very difficult to combo onto it. Good
for poking but the crouch A is better and you'd be wise sticking to the A.
The crouch B has better range though and you can try using it to break
into an opponent's guard. Personally, I use it only to poke opponents who
aren't very good at crouch-blocking. It can take them by surprise.
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Crouch C
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Strong low punch. The recovery sucks though which means you shouldn't
use it that often. Can be used to poke the opponent but because of the
recovery time, I don't advise you to use this attack to do so. Rely on
his other attacks instead.
Since the crouch C is comboable, it is pretty useful too. It needs to be
crouch-blocked. So, you can jump in and perform the crouching C instead
of the normal standing one. If it connects, add a special move or even
better, a DM. It is damn easy to follow with your DMs after the crouch
C, you can't possibly miss.
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Crouch D
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Knockdown interruptable attack. Takes some time to come out and since
Terry takes some time to turn around, the recovery is even worse. The
range is excellent and you can use it knock down far opponents if you
know what you're doing. Maxima is pretty weak against it! ^_^
If the move is blocked, you can do a move immediately afterwards. It
may connect and since the move is also interruptable, your task will be
even easier.
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Jump A
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This is more of a slap and it comes out rather high to make it that good.
The angle makes things even more awkward too such that you'll have a lot
of difficulty making it connect.
Use this only against a jumping opponent. That's the only use for it. It
has a good recovery time too and you can try and poke your opponent with
this in the air.
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Jump B
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One of his most useless moves! His jump B hits rather high. Okay, I know
that it's supposed to be a jumping attack after all but the programmers
have exaggerated here. Or maybe they did it on purpose to limit the Wolf!
Cool recovery but a bit slow to come out. Will hit only big or jumping
opponents due to the angle at which it hits.
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Jump C
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Terry's jump strong punch has a great recovery time and is very quick to
come out. You can use it to start your combos but you might want to
consider the jump D first. This attack is great both against standing and
jumping opponents.
In air matches, it is better than the jump D because it comes out in
an unpredictable way and may confuse your opponent.
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Jump D
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The starter for ALL your combos, Terry's jump strong kick will work wonders
all the time. It comes out real fast and has a good recovery time. As for
its range, it'll suck all your opponents in and if you're quick enough to
follow with the stand C, there's no getting out of the combo.
Use it to start your combos and to take turtlers by surprise. That's what
it's here for. It's good to use in aerial duels too but like I said above,
the jump C is better for that!
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Stand CD
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Very strong roundhouse kick. The attack takes some time to come out though
but the recovery time is excellent. This is a knock-down attack, so you
can't combo after it.
However, the recovery is so quick that if the stand CD is blocked, you can
perform a move or even a DM immediately afterwards and your opponent may
still eat it. In such cases, the stand CD may prove important and it's
also good for poking.
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Jump CD
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Strong knock-down attack and a cross-over. Has decent recovery time and
comes out fairly quickly. Anyway, it is much better than its standing
counterpart due to its speed.
One way of using Terry's jump CD effectively is to perform it and if the
opponent blocks, do another move. You can also do the stand CD afterwards
but since this takes some time to come out, I advise to use another move
instead.
What may happen is that the opponent tries to attack you after the jump CD
but if you use it as cross-over, they will fail to hit you and your next
move will easily connect. Sounds unbelievable but hey, that's what Terry
is all about! ^_^
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Grasping Upper : When close, b / f + C
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Terry will hold the opponent and kick them once in the face. Good throw.
A nice way of using this effectively is to do the (A) Burn Knuckle and
you'll land close to the blocking opponent. If the latter is too slow and
just remains blocking like a fool, just press f + C and Terry will perform
his Grasping Upper. OK, I know this is pretty cheap but what other thing
can you do if you have only Terry left and your opponent is taunting you
with his 3 characters?!
It's a good throw but personally, I like to use the Buster Throw better.
Anyway, just use it when you can. It will save your day on more than one
occasion.
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Buster Throw : When close, b / f + D
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Terry will hold the opponent and slam him down on the other side. This
throw will make you and your opponent switch sides. Again, you can apply
the (A) Burn Knuckle technique to be able to pull the Buster Throw. Also,
if the opponent is of the aggressive type, one thing you can do is to
retreat and wait for the freak to come at you. Keep holding back and
immediately press the D button to throw them. It works very often and is
deadly against challengers if you know how to use it.
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Hammer Punch : f + A
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This is an overhead attack and it has considerable lagtime when used alone.
You may cancel this into a special move or a desperation move but you need
to have cancelled in it first. I really don't advise anybody to use the
Hammer Punch as an overhead simply because of the recovery time. Besides,
even though it can only be standing-blocked, the moves takes so much time
to come out that your opponent will easily know what to expect. Instead,
use it in combos instead and always start with a stand C. The Hammer Punch
will flow in nicely and you can finish with a good move for a strong combo.
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Rising Upper : df + C
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Hits high and comboable in the Rising Tackle, which makes it pretty useful.
It has considerable recovery time though mainly because Terry is still
crouching when he does it. But the fact that the move is comboable into
one of Terry's best moves saves it. A good way to use it effectively is
to run. As you run, move your finger such that your are holding the
down-forward direction. Now, if you press C, Terry will perform the Rising
Upper. You only need to press up & C and the Rising Tackle will combo in.
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Power Wave : qcf + A
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Terry's projectile as seen in RB. It comes out very quickly and will
travel the whole screen quite fast. The Power Wave also has a nice
recovery time but that won't really change anything against very fast
characters. Besides, it is possible to jump over it. Your opponent may
very well jump over it and can land near you before you recover and you'll
be in serious trouble.
You can win using only the Power Wave against some CPU characters. Just
abuse it and you'll win through tick damage. Of course, that's cheap play
but it is possible, I need to mention it. :)
The Power Wave is comboable and can be used along with the Hammer Punch.
Use it in combos to make sure that it connects all the time. Note that
the Power Wave doesn't knock down the opponent. The opponent appears to be
dizzied for a short time but whether you use it alone or in a combo, it
won't knock down the opponent.
The Power Wave can also be cancelled into a DM in Counter Mode. Although
this is possible, it isn't really useful though because the Power Geyser
takes way too much time to come out in Counter Mode. It may catch the
opponent by surprise a few times but don't expect that to happen often.
On the other hand, the High Angle Geyser comboes in easily.
NOTE: There is a slight glitch in the PSX Japanese version of the game
(dunno about the NA release). If you are as close to the opponent
as possible, the Power Wave travels by them but doesn't touch
them.
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Round Wave : qcf + C
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This is considered as the stronger version of the Power Wave but in fact,
it is very different from its weak counterpart. The Round Wave takes a
hell of a time to come out and if blocked, watch out for the recovery time
which implies you'll eat anything, even from Chang.
The Round Wave looks like a big Power Wave except that it doesn't travel
at all. Instead, it remains by Terry just like Robert's projectile in '98
and Terry remains crouching as long as it is on-screen.
The best thing about this move is that it hits low and as such, it can
only be crouch-blocked. If your opponent just stand-blocks, have a good
laugh because the Round Wave will connect.
The move isn't normally comboable but in Counter Mode, it can be cancelled
into any DM. As such, the Round Wave become very helpful. A good combo is
to do the Round Wave and to cancel it into the High Angle Geyser as the
opponent is still stunned and you'll get a 6 hit combo.
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Burn Knuckle qcb + P
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Terry will throw his hands forward with energy radiating from them in the
form of a ball and he'll rush at the opponent. The weak version travels
about 1/3 the screen distance while the strong version goes up to 3/4
the screen distance. However, it has a really poor recovery time and takes
to much time to come out. On the other hand, the weak one comes out soon
and Terry does not take that long to recover from it.
The weak Burn Knuckle should be used in combos or to tick the opponent.
Anyway, the strong one cannot be comboed because it takes too much time
to come out and your opponent can block it. Use the strong one to land
close to the opponent if you are too far apart. There are risks to using
it though because a fast opponent will attack you as you recover.
Thus, you should rely on the weak one most of the time. It can take
jumping opponents by surprise and hit them when they least expect it.
A good way of fooling the CPU is to perform the Power Wave quickly followed
by the Burn Knuckle. It works fine from time to time but do not abuse it!
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Crack Shoot qcb + K
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Terry whirls around and tries to hit the opponent with his foot. The weak
version come out very quickly but doesn't have a very good range and is
good only against close opponents. The D version takes a lifetime to come
out and Terry takes even more time to recover from it.
The weak Crack Shoot is rather unpredictable and you can use it to take
your opponent by surprise. It is comboable after a stand C but even that
sometimes misses. I don't understand why this happens though, my guess is
that's because of the lag. It doesn't go far but is quite damaging and
has certain uses.
On the other hand, the strong one will see Terry fidget about for about 2
seconds and if the move misses, I hope you still have a lot of life left.
It's still useful though because it lets you get close to the opponent and
do some tick damage at the same time. It can also act as anti-air but I
wouldn't count on that very often if I were you. ^_^
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Power Charge hcf + K
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Terry will ram into the opponent with his shoulder. Both versions are
fairly quick to come out and have decent recovery time although the strong
one leaves Terry open more towards the end.
D button will send the opponent higher up. Whether you pressed B or D,
you can then follow with the Power Dunk.
This move used to be a combo starter since it enabled juggles but sadly,
it is no longer so. Instead, it can only be followed by the Power Dunk
but that is not good news since the Power Dunk is no longer a move on
its own.
The Power Charge is, thankfully, comboable and you should be able to do
some damage out of it.
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Power Dunk f,d,df + K during Power Charge
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Upon doing the Power Charge, Terry will jump up and hit the opponent with
a move which somewhat looks like a very strong Burn Knuckle. It doesn't
matter which button you pressed for the Power Charge, both enable the
Power Dunk.
In the previous titles, the Power Dunk used to be a great anti-air but
now that it is a follow-up, it has also lost all its uses. You can only
pull it as follow-up to a Power Charge and thus, isn't really useful.
You can perform it in the hope that the opponent won't block and will eat
it after he's blocked the Power Charge but that is so obvious that nobody
is stupid enough to stop blocking just after the Power Charge.
Thus, you'll have to forget about this one. Of course, you should follow
with it if you've managed to make a Power Charge connect but apart from
that, there really are no uses to the new Power Dunk. 'Nuff said!
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Power Shoot f,d,df + K
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New move where Terry will punch and kick the opponent as he moves forward
all the time. The punch and the kick are just regular ones with the
exception that they make a combo.
The weak version has less range and is slower while the strong one makes
Terry move forward a lot and is way quicker. You need to cancel the stand
C after the first hit in order to combo it. Otherwise, the lag between
the second hit of the stand C and the first hit of the Power Shoot gives
the opponent enough time to block.
This move is rather useless mainly becase your opponent can see it coming
miles away. It isn't even really damaging and the combos you can pull with
it are definitely not worth it.
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Power Drive f,d,df + P
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A bit similar to the Power Shot except that Terry will punch the opponent
2 times. The second hit ressembles the Burn Knuckle with Terry having
the same animation.
The range is practically the same as for the Power Shoot. However, the
Power Drive is comboable after both hits of the stand C and it has some
uses, although limited. The recovery time for both versions is really
crap though.
In Counter Mode, the Power Drive can be cancelled into a DM after the
first hit. That makes it useful since you can cancel it into the High
Angle Geyser for a damaging combo.
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Rising Tackle Charge d,u + P
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A great move! It has been toned down but it still is useful. However, it no
longer has auto-guard and guard crush and doesn't have that high priority
which made it so cheap back in '98.
The strong version will do up to 7 hits if you manage to suck the opponent
in as from the first hit while the weak one can do 5 hits at most. Both
are highly damaging and once the opponent is caught in either, there's no
coming out.
I guess that's pretty obvious from the command itself, the Rising Tackle
is an anti-air and a very good one at that too! Use it against overly
aggressive opponents who like to jump at you like Choi. To make sure it'll
efectively connect, wait for the character to land, do a crouch C and
release the Rising Tackle.
This strategy has a lot of risks though. If your opponent manages to
cross-over, you're in for a bad time. The recovery time is another
drawback. Terry takes a lot of time to get back on his feet after a missed
Rising Tackle. If it misses completely, your opponent even has time to
taunt you before attacking you.
The Rising Tackle can be cancelled into a DM in Counter Mode but don't even
bother with this because the DM cannot even combo in.
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Power Geyser qcb,db,f + P
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Terry will punch on the ground and will perform a very big Round Wave.
The projectile is stationary too and is a very good desperation move.
Both the weak and the strong versions can be used in combos along with
the Hammer Punch and this makes the move very dangerous.
Once you can get a close C to connect, whether standing or crouching,
simply follow with the Hammer Punch and end with the Power Geyser. There's
no getting out of this.
This DM is also a great anti-air and jumping opponents cannot block it.
Pull this and win laughing! It is very quick to come out although the
recovery time for the strong version really sucks. Terry remains crouching
for too long and any player can punish you for that.
As as a desperation move, you couldn't ask for more. Quick, comboable and
works anytime. It is more damaging that the High Angle Geyser when it
connects too!
As a super desperation move, Terry will pull 3 geysers. However, the
third one will miss against cornered opponents and the second or third
one may miss against a jumping opponent.
In Counter Mode, the Power Geyser takes a lot of time to come out and thus
makes Terry very vulnerable. I recommend you forget about it because it
gives too much time to your opponent to attack you as Terry stares on
stupidly.
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High Angle Geyser qcf,qcf + K
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Terry's second desperation move where he'll start with the Power Dunk and
finish with a Power Geyser. The move does 5 hits in all and Terry even
swears during it. Yeah, right, I know I said something else in my 2000
FAQ and Run Hin Hun and Kao's FAQ confirmed that but I still get the
impression that Terry's swearing. Can't really help it! ^_^
This DM does 5 hits and when blocked, does massive tick damage. It takes
off less life than the Power Geyser when it fully connects though. The
High Angle Geyser is comboable just like the Power Geyser.
The best thing about it concerns its recovery time. It is very quick and
you are safe performing it. Not to be abuse against real fast opponents
though.
It is also very useful as even if the opening part misses because you
are too far from the opponent or he has managed to roll back, the rest
may still hit him. CPU characters tend to eat it a lot and let themselves
fooled by the tick damage.
Against, this DM is usless in Counter Mode because it simply takes too
much time to come out.
As a SDM, the High Angle Geyser does 10 hits and is worth a normal move in
terms of tick damage! O_o
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Dunk Geyser Press BC with Terry as your striker (costs
1 strike bomb)
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If your character is far from the opponent, Terry will jump in and will
perform his Power Geyser. The attack does good damage and allows free
juggles but you need to be fairly quick.
If your character is fairly close to the opponent, Terry does in with the
Power Charge, continues with the Power Dunk and ends with the Power Geyser.
With this attack, Terry is one of the best strikers in the game since you
have enough time to throw in a lot of hits and with certain characters,
you even have time to take about 3/4 your opponent's lifebar.
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COMBOS
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Here are all of his combos along with the most damaging striker combos.
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NORMAL COMBOS
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In any combo, the stand C can be cancelled after the first hit. I know
you're probably wondering why the hell would you do that since you'll
be getting less hits and doing less damage at the same time! I like to
cancel after the first hit though because it makes some combos look
way cooler and human opponents look stupid.
Most of all, a 1-hit stand C into the Hammer Punch totally rOxOrs. Try
it out!
NOTE: - Hits where stand C is used in the list are when the attack does its
regular 2 hits.
- Rising Tackle is counted as strong and does 7 hits.
- Power Geyser and High Angle Geyser are counted as DMs and do 1 and
5 hits respectively.
- Stand C (1 hit) means the standing strong punch needs to be
cancelled after the first hit. Otherwise, it isn't a combo.
- This section will be big. I'm covering all of his combos.
* Jump D -> stand C
[3 hits]
* Crouch A -> crouch B -> Rising Tackle
[9 hits]
* Crouch B -> crouch B -> Rising Tackle
[9 hits]
* Rising Upper -> Rising Tackle
[8 hits]
To do this, simply run forward. While you're still running, move your
finger until you are now holding down-forward. Once you're within close
range, keep holding the direction and press C for the Rising Upper.
Up + P for the Rising Tackle to flow in smoothly.
* Stand C -> Rising Upper
[3 hits]
* Stand C -> Hammer Punch
[3 hits]
* Stand C -> Power Wave
[3 hits]
* Stand C -> (A) Burn Knuckle
[3 hits]
* Stand C -> (B) Crack Shoot
[4 hits]
* Stand C (1 hit) -> Power Shoot
[3 hits]
* Stand C -> Power Drive
[4 hits]
* Stand C -> Power Charge
[3 hits]
* Stand C -> Power Charge -> Power Dunk
[4 hits]
* Crouch C -> Rising Upper -> Rising Tackle
[9 hits]
* Stand C -> Power Geyser
[3 hits]
* Stand C -> High Angle Geyser
[7 hits]
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* Jump D -> crouch A -> crouch B -> Rising Tackle
[10 hits]
* Jump D -> crouch B -> crouch B -> Rising Tackle
[10 hits]
* Jump D -> stand C -> Rising Upper
[4 hits]
* Jump D -> stand C -> Hammer Punch
[4 hits]
* Jump D -> stand C -> Power Wave
[4 hits]
* Jump D -> stand C -> (A) Burn Knuckle
[4 hits]
* Jump D -> stand C -> (B) Crack Shoot
[5 hits]
* Jump D -> stand C (1 hit) -> Power Shoot
[4 hits]
* Jump D -> stand C -> Power Drive
[5 hits]
* Jump D -> stand C -> Power Charge
[4 hits]
* Jump D -> stand C -> Power Charge -> Power Dunk
[5 hits]
* Jump D -> crouch C -> Rising Upper -> Rising Tackle
[10 hits]
* Jump D -> stand C -> Power Geyser
[4 hits]
* Jump D -> stand C -> High Angle Geyser
[8 hits]
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* Stand C -> Hammer Punch -> Power Wave
[4 hits]
* Stand C -> Hammer Punch -> (A) Burn Knuckle
[4 hits]
* Stand C -> Hammer Punch -> (B) Crack Shoot
[5 hits]
* Stand C -> Hammer Punch -> Power Charge -> Power Dunk
[5 hits]
This combo is slightly harder to perform because the Hammer Punch may
cause the Power Charge to fail to connect.
* Stand C -> Hammer Punch -> Power Geyser
[4 hits]
* Stand C -> Hammer Punch -> High Angle Geyser
[8 hits]
* Stand C -> Rising Upper -> Power Wave
[4 hits]
Rising Upper combos are harder to pull than the Hammer Punch ones.
* Stand C -> Rising Upper -> (A) Burn Knuckle
[4 hits]
* Stand C -> Rising Upper -> (B) Crack Shoot
[5 hits]
* Stand C -> Rising Upper -> Power Charge
[4 hits]
* Stand C -> Rising Upper -> Power Charge -> Power Dunk
[5 hits]
* Stand C -> Rising Upper -> Power Geyser
[4 hits]
* Stand C -> Rising Upper -> High Angle Geyser
[8 hits]
Good skill required!
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* Jump D -> stand C -> Hammer Punch -> Power Wave
[5 hits]
* Jump D -> stand C -> Hammer Punch -> (A) Burn Knuckle
[5 hits]
* Jump D -> stand C -> Hammer Punch -> (B) Crack Shoot
[6 hits]
* Jump D -> stand C -> Hammer Punch -> Power Charge -> Power Dunk
[6 hits]
This combo is slightly harder to perform because the Hammer Punch may
cause the Power Charge to fail to connect.
* Jump D -> stand C -> Hammer Punch -> Power Geyser
[5 hits]
* Jump D -> stand C -> Hammer Punch -> High Angle Geyser
[9 hits]
* Jump D -> stand C -> Rising Upper -> Power Wave
[5 hits]
Rising Upper combos are harder to pull than the Hammer Punch ones.
* Jump D -> stand C -> Rising Upper -> (A) Burn Knuckle
[5 hits]
* Jump D -> stand tand C -> Rising Upper -> (B) Crack Shoot
[6 hits]
* Jump D -> stand tand C -> Rising Upper -> Power Charge
[5 hits]
* Jump D -> stand tand C -> Rising Upper -> Power Charge -> Power Dunk
[6 hits]
* Jump D -> stand tand C -> Rising Upper -> Power Geyser
[5 hits]
* Jump D -> stand tand C -> Rising Upper -> High Angle Geyser
[9 hits]
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* Counter Mode -> Power Wave -> cancel into High Angle Geyser
[6 hits]
The Power Geyser doesn't combo in because it takes too much time to
come out.
* Counter Mode -> corner opponent -> stand C -> Power Wave -> cancel into
High Angle Geyser
[7 hits] - smaller characters (Choi, Whip...)
[8 hits] - bigger characters (Chang, Clark)
Need to corner the opponent, otherwise the H.A.G. doesn't connect.
Against smaller characters, the last hit of the H.A.G. doesn't connect.
* Counter Mode -> Round Wave -> cancel into High Angle Geyser
[6 hits]
As it is, the Round Wave cannot be comboed after the stand C but you can
try it against the CPU. The opponent may hit the stand C + the Round
Wave since it hits low and the punch fools them in blocking high.
So, you can try doing
Counter Mode -> stand C -> Round Wave -> cancel into High Angle Geyser
[6 hits]
The hits are actually in 2 parts. When you do the stand C, you'll get
the regular 2 hits. On doing the Round Wave, the 2 hits will still be
on-screen. Once you cancel it into the High Angle Geyser, the hit of
the Round Wave and the DM add up to give the 6 hits.
* Counter Mode -> Power Drive -> cancel into High Angle Geyser
[5 hits]
You need to cancel the Power Drive after the first hit. Even in doing so
and although it is a combo, the hits don't add up.
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STRIKER COMBOS
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* With Maxima:
Call Maxima -> Power Geyser
Maxima makes you changes sides with the opponent and you may have to
roll before performing the Power Geyser. If it is a SDM, chances the
second geyser will miss are very high.
* With Shingo:
Call Shingo -> stand C -> any combo from the list
Shingo will hold the opponent and will give you enough time to pull
any of your combo. Of course, use your DMs if you can.
* With Ryo:
Call Ryo and wait for his projectile to hit the opponent. As this happens,
add your own combo. In this combination, you need to start hitting the
opponent at the same time as the projectile hits Ryo. You'll notice
how the projectile also brings a downed opponent up such that you can
call Ryo just as an opponent hits the ground and you'll be able to
combo in. In the DC version, this is an infinite. All you need to do
is to knock the opponent down, call Ryo, combo, lather, rinse, repeat!
Note: Although the Striker System isn't active in the PSX version, the
Terry & Ryo combination can sometimes works for a short period.
The CPU is so stupid that you'll have enough time to call Ryo and
to perform your knockdown combo. I have been managed to do so
quite a lot of times.
* With Ralf:
Call Ralf. For the combos to work, Ralf must not hit the opponent as he
comes down. Instead, he must send them up with his Galactica Phantom.
As this happens, run forward if need be and wait for the opponent to
come down. When he's in reach, do a stand C. This will bring the opponent
to a stop and you can combo in.
Of course, the best thing to do is to do the Power Geyser or the High
Angle Geyser and to time it well. Vets might want to try this out though.
It's a cool thing to watch and it is much more damaging!
* With Andy:
Call Andy. Wait for Andy to send the opponent up, Power Tackle or DM.
Okay, it's not that damaging but there's a good reason why I listed it.
Andy as a striker is pretty unpredictable and he performs his action
very quickly such that he succeeds in juggling the opponent nearly
all the time.
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STATEGIES
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There are truthfully no specific strategies you can use in this game and
besides, Terry is such that the one strategy you may use against one
opponent holds for everyone. So, instead of breaking this section into
multiple parts, I'll be giving you useful tips to ensure that you win.
First thing, when using his moves, unless you are 100% sure that they
will connect, always stick to the weaker versions. The stronger versions
can easily be punished when missed and by using the weaking versions,
you can pull them out, knowing that you will recover rather quickly.
The Burn Knuckle and the Power Wave are without doubt your best special
moves and they are very effective in combos. Use them a lot and rely on
your best combos to do big damage. Your Rising Tackle combos will do a lot
of damage but however, they are much harder to perform. You'll have to
practice those a lot.
Concerning the Rising Tackle, remember that it is your best anti-air and
this move alone is enough to take care of some CPU opponents, EVEN KRIZALID
SECOND FORM. All you have to do is to wait for them to run over or to jump
in and to do a crouch C followed by the Rising Tackle. (The crouch C is
optional.)
Otherwise, against the other characters, use a cross-over attack and
combo in if you have any openings. Terry has a big advantage in that
all his cross-over attacks are slightly faster than those of the other
characters and it would be a pity to overlook that.
A cheap way of winning is to use the Power Wave strategy. In other words,
hit the opponent for some substantial damage at the start of the round.
Then, hop back until there is 3/4 the screen distance between Terry and
his opponent and from there, go on with the Power Wave and win through
tick damage. Note that it doesn't work against all opponents though.
If the opponent evades or jumps over the first or second Power Wave,
don't do this.
Anyway, since there is so much distance between you two, it is impossible
for the opponent to get real close to you so he can really attack. So,
you're still safe!
Against human challengers, your jump CD is your best attack and you should
use it quite often as well as the Burn Knuckle. The Power Wave is not
that effective. You may pull one so that it hits the opponent as he gets
up but just don't abuse it. Anybody can easily jump over that and
counterattack you.
Lastly, since Terry's combos which involve his DMs are not that hard to
pull, don't pull any of his DMs just like that unless you are sure they
will hit. Of course, you may pull the Power Geyser against a jumping
opponent but be sure to time it right. Otherwise, since his combos are
easy, use them only in combos. A stand C followed by any DM or even a
crouch C is really not that tough. You'll win no matter what! ^_^
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BEATING KRIZALID EASILY (PSX ONLY)
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On the PSX port of KOF '99, there is a sure way of beating Krizalid with
Terry. Note that I've tried the method on the Neo-Geo and the Arcade
versions, they don't work. It works only on the PSX version.
To get on with it, all you need to do to defeat Krizalid (second form)
is to apply the strategy. It's a rather cheap method but heck, Krizalid
asked for it! ^_^
As soon as the round start, hop back and call your striker. It doesn't
matter who the striker is, just call him/her. Krizalid will block.
From here, remain in your corner. If you are at the edge of the screen,
your task will be even easier since Krialid won't be able to cross-jump
you then.
Ok, just remain in your corner and keep crouching. Don't do anything else.
Krizalid will then run at you at one point or another. He may use his
projectiles beforehand a few times but no matter how many times he ticks
you, he'll eventually come at you. If this happens, just keep blocking.
When he's close enough, just do the crouch C and combo with the strong
Rising Tackle. It is important that you do the crouch C first because
Krizalid may still block the Rising Tackle. By doing so, you'll know
whether you can effectively pull the move or not.
Keep doing this and you'll beat the hell out of him! Cheap but it sure
works! o_o
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OUTRO
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Well, the FAQ comes to an end. I have covered anything you really need
to know about the character. If you feel something's still missing, just
let me know and don't hesitate to point out mistakes and to contribute
to the FAQ.
Now that you know everything about Terry, you'll be able to kick anybody's
butt in no time. It doesn't matter who the opponent is, Terry will beat
them all. He's that damn good!
If you wish to mail me, read the contact info here and if you found this
FAQ at a site other than GameFAQs, check there to see if you have the
latest version before mailing me.
C ya all! And remember...TERRY IS A MONSTER!!!
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REVISION HISTORY
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Version 1.00 on November 28, 2001
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* First release...Well, I hope... ^_^
Final version on December 18, 2001
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* Final version. Don't worry, I will still add contributions.
Final version on January 2, 2002
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* Correction in Maxima-striker combo. I won't be updating it anymore, so
please don't bother to send in contributions.
Final version on April 29, 2002
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* E-mail change!
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LEGAL DISCLAIMER
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Keep these words in mind!
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CONTACT INFO
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If you want to mail me for contributions, comments, feedback or you want to
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E-mails I will accept:
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- Put "Terry 99" or something as the title. Make sure you blatantly point
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E-mails I will not accept:
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CREDITS
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Before you go away to kick some major ass with Terry, scroll down the list
and get to know all the people who made this guide possible. My thanks
to them all:
- SNK
For creating such an awesome fighter.
- Jeff "CJayC" Veasey <
http://www.gamefaqs.com>
For running the best gaming site and for posting my guides on the site.
- Kao Megura
For writing the most complete guides for KOF. Bio and profile have been
taken from his FAQ which can be found at GameFAQs. Also took a bit from
his format.
- Kailu Lantis
For giving me permission to extract Terry's profile from his great
Story guide (found at GameFAQs). If you haven't already checked it out,
you should. His FAQ kicks major @$$, wOOt wOOt!!
- You <insert contact info here>
Wanna become top tier with Terry? ^_^
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