FIGHTING VIPERS
                      Frequently Asked Questions
              Version is current as of August 27, 1996.


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Table of Contents
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Some General Information
New (tm)
Notation
Basic Gameplay
 -The character selection screen
 -Inside the game
 -Moving around
 -Types of attacks
   Close combat
   Throws
   Running attacks
   Hopping and jumping attacks
   Hit them when they're down
 -Methods of defense
   Blocking
   Dodging
   Guard & attack
   Interrupting
   Flipouts and escapes
   Getting up
Things to Pay Attention To
 -The clock
 -Armour
   Breaking armour off
   Keeping your armour on
 -Floating
   Floating people
   Protection against being floated
 -Fun with the wall
   Death and the wall
   Hopping off the wall
   Climbing the wall
   Smashing people against the wall
   Throwing and the wall
 -From behind
   Killing them from behind
   Defense while your back is turned
 -Counters of counters of counters
 -Odd uses for the guard button
   Pulling back attacks
   Stopping combinations
Individual Character Moves
 -Grace
 -Bahn
 -Raxel
 -Tokio
 -Sanman
 -Jane
 -Candy
 -Picky
Defeating the CPU
Tricks, Glitches, Etc.
Credits

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Some General Information
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Fighting Vipers is an arcade game by Sega, in which your objective is to
kill your opponent before they kill you.  This document is intended to
give those interested in the game a start towards learning how to play
effectively.

Fighting Vipers shares quite a few similarities with Virtua Fighter,
another series of games by Sega.  However, I'll try to avoid references
to it here, as not everybody has played it.

The game has been released for the Sega Saturn overseas.  The North
American version should be out soon.

This faq can be found in the following places:

WWW   - http://www.ucalgary.ca/~tlawson/fv_faq.html
FTP   - ftp.netcom.com in /pub/vi/vidgames/faqs/fv_faq.txt

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New (tm)
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Aug 27:
 Added damage ratings for moves.
 Added frame rate statistics for moves.
 Added information about different armour strengths for different
   characters.
     (Many thanks to Graham Chubb for providing me with all this.)
 Added a 'back' special for moves that cause the opponent to fly at the
   wall, and a 'backwards' special for moves that require you to have
   your back to your opponent.
 Fixed a lot of moves where things were incorrect, and added a whole
   pile of turnaround moves and air moves I was missing.
 I'll update this thing again if/when I get my hands on a Saturn version
   of FV, or I get filled in on some of the differences from what's here.
April 24:
 Added a section on some uses for the guard button.
 Added some notes for several characters telling information specific
   to that character.
 Changed quite a few moves to 'B' level (hits non-blockers) as they
   were classified wrong.  There are probably still several moves still
   in the wrong categories, but I've changed all those I know of.
 (+ misc. additions)
April 10:
 First release.

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Notation
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Through most of this document, this shorthand notation will be used for
joystick motions and button presses, most especially in the move lists.

u, d, b, and f refer to briefly moving the joystick up, down, backwards,
 and forwards respectively.  (forwards being the direction your
 character is facing)
uf, ub, df, db are diagonal directions - up and forwards, up and back,
 down and forward, and down and back.
U, D, B, F, UF, UB, DF, and DB are the same, except the joystick must be
 HELD in that direction.
n means 'neutral' or return the joystick to the center after holding it
 in a direction.
P, K, and G refer to the buttons Punch, Kick, and Guard (or Defend).
The START button is not abbreviated, mainly because it's rarely used.

When several motions are joined together or are to be done in sequence,
they will be listed as follows.

If two items are joined by a plus (+), it means to do them at the same
time, ie:
 P+G - press Punch and Guard at the same time.
 u+P - tap Up and press Punch at the same time.
If two items are joined by a comma (,), it means to do them one after
the other, ie:
 P,K - press Punch, and then press Kick.
 F,P - hold Forward, and then (still holding) press Punch.
If two items are separated by a period (.), it means to do one OR the
other (either will work), ie:
 (d.df)+K - is the same as either d+K or df+K.
A double-less-than sign means to roll the joystick between two
positions, ie:
 d>>f+P - means down, roll to df, roll to forward, and press Punch.
Always roll through the downward stick motions before the upward ones,
so db>>b+P means db,d,df,f,uf,u,ub,b+P.

If a move starts with (cr), it means you must begin the move while
crouching.  If it starts with (air), you must be in the air on the way
down, and if it starts with (run), you must be running.  Ie:
 (cr) n+K+G - hold the joystick down until crouching, then return it to
 the center and press Kick and Guard together.
 (run) d+K - start running (f,F), and then slide the joystick to the
 down position and press Kick.
 (air) f+K - while in the air, tap forwards and press Kick.

The 'special' section of the move list tells some information about how
the move must be done, or what its effects are if it hits.
 (wall) means that the move must be done when your opponent is stuck
   between you and the wall.
 (atwall) means that YOU must have your back against the wall for this
   move to work.
 (onwall) means that you must climb the wall before doing this move.
 (down) means that, if the move hits, the victim will be knocked down.
 (back) means that, if the move hits, the victim will fly backwards at
   high speed.
 (float) means that the move will knock your opponent *very* high up
   into the air, and can usually be followed up with another move.
 (smash) means that the move can break armour.  High and mid-level
   moves break upper armour; low and ground-level moves break lower
   armour.
 (guard) means the move is a guard & attack, and also breaks armour.
 (backwards) means your back must be facing your opponent.

More detailed information on these things can be found later.

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Basic Gameplay
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This section covers some of the basic elements of playing the game, such
as attacking and defense.  More complex things will be covered later;
for now, the section deals with the foundations of good gameplay.

--The character selection screen

  This is fairly straightforward.  Using the joystick, you move your
  character selection box (shown at the bottom) over the picture of the
  character you want to select, and press any button. (except START)

  To select an alternate set of colours, you must be holding down the
  START button when moving the character selection box; the character's
  large picture on screen will change colours as well, to let you know
  that it's been done correctly.

  There are two special modes you can activate when fighting against
  the CPU; Random Mode and Ranking mode.  Only one can be turned on at
  a time.  To start the game in Random Mode, insert your money into the
  machine then hold the joystick in the UP position when you press
  START to begin.  To start the game in Ranking mode, instead hold the
  Punch Kick, and Guard buttons down when you press START.

  Random Mode simply makes the order in which the CPU characters fight
  you random, instead of the usual Bahn -> Grace -> Picky -> etc
  lineup.  Random mode is far more difficult than normal mode.  Ranking
  Mode will gauge your skill based on your fights against the computer.

  The factory default settings make Ranking Mode unavailable.  Complain
  if it's disallowed on your machine.

--Inside the game

  Once you begin the game, the majority of the screen is taken up
  displaying the actual combat scene.  When fighting against the CPU,
  the lower corner of the screen displays how much total time the
  player has taken.  This is not present when fighting in player vs.
  player mode.
  The upper portion of the screen displays several things:
    Lifebars - Each player has a lifebar, which displays how much life
      they have left.  Initially, your lifebar is full.  Whenever you
      are hit by an attack which you don't block, your lifebar goes
      down.  If it becomes empty, you die.
      The lifebar changes colours depending on how much armour you have
      left.  Green means you are fully armoured, red means you have no
      armour left, and yellow means you have either your upper or lower
      armour broken, but not both.
    Armour guy - Each player also has a small picture of a body which
      tells the current state of their armour.  The armour guy is split
      into two sections - upper armour and lower armour.  If one of the
      sections is solid green, your armour is still in fairly good
      shape.  If it is flashing green, your armour is in danger of
      being broken.  If it is flashing red, your armour has broken off.
    A timer - You are allowed 30 seconds per round in which to defeat
      off your opponent (or be defeated).  The timer starts at 30 and
      counts down to 0; when 0 is reached, the round ends and the
      player with more life left wins.
    Message bar - At the very top of the screen there are two message
      bars which say such things as how many other humans a player has
      successfully defeated (winning streak), whether the player is the
      resident champion or challenger of a 2-player game, and invites
      people to join in.
  Some of these things will be covered in more depth later.

--Moving around

  Once fighting, a very important thing to know is how to control your
  character's movement.  Moving can get you out of the way of attacks,
  or help you get into a good position for making attacks of your own.

  There are several ways to do this:
       Walking: To walk, just hold the joystick forwards or backwards.
         This is fairly slow, and not too effective.
       Crouching: To crouch, hold the joystick down.  This is important
         sometimes, as it allows some moves to miss you entirely by
         going over your head.
       Crawling: To crawl, hold the joystick diagonally down and
         forward (to crawl forwards) or down and back (to crawl
         backwards).  Like walking, it's very slow.
       Dashing: To dash, you tap the joystick twice, either forwards or
         backwards, depending on the direction that you want to move.
         Dashing is usually the preferred method of getting closer or
         farther from your opponent; walking is much too slow.
       Crouch dashing: Crouch dashing is similar to dashing, except the
         joystick is tapped diagonally (down and forwards or down and
         back).  Crouch dashing makes you vulnerable to mid-level
         attacks, but you duck right under high-level ones; and once
         the crouch dash is complete, you can use moves which require
         you to begin in a crouch.
       Hopping: You can hop by tapping the joystick in any upwards
         direction.  Tapping diagonally will make your character hop
         slightly forwards or backwards.  Its uses are limited, as
         you can't defend yourself in midair and can take severe hits.
       Backflips: Backflips are done by tapping the joystick diagonally
         up and back.  I don't know of any use for them other than
         style - they don't move you back very far, and don't seem to
         be very effective at getting away from anything.  Bahn and
         Sanman cannot backflip.
       Jumping: Jumping is done by holding the joystick in any upwards
         direction - holding diagonally will make your character jump
         forwards or backwards.  Like hopping, jumping is dangerous,
         though it can sometimes quickly get you out of danger.
       Running: You can run forwards by tapping forwards once, then
         pressing forwards and holding in that direction - essentially
         like dashing forwards except the second joystick motion is
         held, not a tap.  Running cannot be started if your opponent
         is very close in front of you.  A very aggressive tactic, it
         can be very effective.  You can stop running quickly by moving
         the joystick into the back position.

--Types of attacks

  Each character has a multitude of attacks.  Some are unique, some are
  not, but each does things differently and is useful in different
  situations.  Knowing what attack to use and when to use it is vital.

  One important thing to know is to try not to use a move which will
  miss your opponent entirely - if you miss, it's very easy for them to
  retaliate.

  Most attacks have a 'level', which gives a description of when the
  move will hit, when it will miss, and how it should be blocked.
  Throws are the exception to this, as their hitting conditions are
  more specialized - the section on throws will cover this.
  Low-level moves, or level 'L', strike at the opponent's legs.  If the
  opponent is standing, they will be hit; they must crouch and block,
  or get out of the way, to avoid these.  Low-level moves are generally
  not so powerful, and not so common, but people will often forget to
  protect against them.
  Mid-level moves, or level 'M', must be blocked high; anyone who
  crouches to try and avoid these will be hit.  Mid-level moves are
  strong, and very effective against those who try and block while
  crouching.
  High-level moves, or level 'H', are blocked high; however, if your
  opponent crouches, these moves will go right over their head and
  miss.  These are the least likely moves to hit with, but most of them
  are deadly if you do make contact.
  Some moves hit only those characters who are not blocking, whether
  they are standing or crouching.  These are fairly rare.  They're
  referred to as level 'B'.
  Ground-hitting moves, or level 'G', are the only moves which can hit
  people who have been knocked down and are lying on the ground.  You
  can usually ONLY do these moves if the opponent has been knocked
  down, or is falling down.  However, just as a side note, if your
  opponent is NOT on the ground when you do a ground-hitting move, you
  can still hit them if they are not blocking.

  --Close combat
    The most basic type of attacks are close combat attacks.
    Everything from basic punches and kicks to the nastiest of armour
    breakers fall into this category.

    Most close combat attacks have something special about them; they
    guarantee a knockdown, float the opponent high, or similar things.
    Some close combat moves don't seem to do anything special, but
    don't be fooled; most of the time this is because they strike fast
    as lightning.  Armour breakers are a dangerous threat, which do a
    lot of damage and can smash off your protection, which puts you at
    a heavy disadvantage, but these moves tend to be fairly easy to
    avoid.

    Beyond simple close combat attacks, there are combinations, which
    are strings of several attacks in a row.  Combinations can do a lot
    of damage, and several attacks at different levels will occur very
    quickly within a combo.  They can be deceptive in some cases.
    Combinations can also recover very quickly, making it very hard to
    counter them.  Don't overuse them, though; you'll end up being
    interrupted, or hit with a guard & attack.

  --Throws
    Throws are moves which can only be done from extremely close range.
    Throws can either send your opponent running at full speed towards
    a wall, or do crushing amounts of damage.  Missing a throw,
    however, causes your character to do a very slow reaching grab,
    which leaves you very vulnerable.
    No throws can be done on an opponent who has just begun an attack,
    though they can be thrown immediately after the part of the attack
    which would hit you is finished.  Blocking is no protection against
    throws.
    Some throws can only be done when you are specially positioned near
    the wall - with either you or your opponent having their back up
    against it.
    Most throws are category 'ST', done to opoonents who are standing
    up.  Crouching avoids these entirely.
    Category 'CT' throws work on people who are crouching, but not
    those who are standing.  The reaching grab animation looks exactly
    the same, however; this may fool your opponent into crouching to
    avoid a standing throw.
    Throws of type 'BT' are behind throws - they can only be done when
    your character is very close to your opponent's back.  These are
    fairly rare to get, as most people won't let you get near enough to
    their back to throw them.
    Lastly, there are air throws - 'AT' - which must be done when you
    and your opponent are both in the air, and very close together.
    These work very well after floating your opponent, especially since
    you can usually catch them before they have a chance to do a
    jumping kick at you.

  --Running attacks
    Running towards your opponent and attacking is a very aggressive
    tactic that can force people into making bad decisions.  Most
    running attacks hit mid-level, and many recover too fast to
    guarantee a counter for your opponent.  The running low slide,
    which is common to all characters, is a way to break low armour for
    everybody, and can keep your opponent guessing as to what level
    you're going to attack at.
    However, in reality, it's not very difficult to interrupt a running
    attack, and you should be careful about overusing them.
    By running towards your opponent and then coming to a sudden stop,
    you may be able to trick them into trying to counter a running
    attack before it comes out, and as a consequence you can get a free
    hit.

  --Hopping and jumping attacks
    Hopping attacks can be useful for dodging over low attacks.
    However, if you make a wrong guess and hop at the wrong time, you
    are extremely vulnerable.  They seem to work best as an occasional
    surprise tactic.
    Jumping attacks can be useful sometimes, but while in the air you
    are very vulnerable; most of the time when you use jumping attacks,
    it's because your opponent was responsible for firing you into the
    air.
    Takeoff kicks, which happen when you kick out immediately as you
    jump, come out very fast and can take your opponent by surprise.
    However, once you do a takeoff kick, you're committed; you cannot
    do anything else until landing, giving your opponent plenty of time
    to do something powerful.
    Drop kicks, which can hit somebody on the ground, are relatively
    safe; if your opponent blocks them, they'll be stunned and won't be
    able to hit you before you're on the ground and ready for them.
    However, if you miss, the drop kick has a huge recovery time.
    Hopping and jumping attacks which hit low are great for deceiving
    people, but again, don't overuse them.

  --Hit them when they're down
    The various ground attacks are a quick and easy way to do extra
    damage to someone who's just been hit.
    The jumping pounce, common to all characters, does a lot of damage.
    If it misses, you'll take so long to recover that your opponent is
    almost guaranteed a chance to severely punish you.
    Most attacks which guaraantee a knockdown also guarantee that a
    jumping pounce will hit.
    Ground punches and kicks are much safer, and quicker, but do very
    little damage.  As a bonus, if you hit with a quick ground attack
    just as they're beginning to get up, you can often get a second one
    for free.
    Sometimes, if your opponent is not particularly smart about which
    method they're using to get up, you can get several punches or
    kicks to hit before they clue in.
    As a rule, pounces which break armour break leg armour.
    There is one other type of attack: the ground throw (category 'GT')
    which allows you to pick up a downed opponent and throw them
    around.  These only tend to work if you're very close to your
    victim, and do it fairly quickly after they were knocked down.
    Ground throws do a lot of damage and are much safer to execute than
    other types of pounces.

--Methods of defense

  While Fighting Vipers places a heavy emphasis on offensive play,
  knowing how to protect yourself is still very important to winning.
  Properly defending yourself can often grant you the ability to hit
  your opponent in return.

  --Blocking
    Blocking is the basic method of defense - it's quick and easy to
    do.  Just hold down the 'guard' button while standing to block high
    or midlevel attacks, or hold down the guard button while crouching
    to block low attacks.  You cannot block while in the air; as a
    matter of fact, you cannot block when you're moving at all.
    Blocking is far from the best method of protecting yourself.
    Blocked hits can do a tremendous amount of damage to your armour,
    and once you block an attack you're often stuck in something called
    'block stun' - you are unable to do anything until your character
    recovers from it.  Often, you will recover from block stun far too
    slowly to punish your opponent from attacking you, and you're stuck
    in a no-win situation.  Moves which do heavy damage, like armour
    breakers, often cause a lot of block stun.
    Keep in mind, though, that while blocking is not the best option,
    sometimes there aren't many others.  Blocking is still better than
    taking a hit.

  --Dodging
    Dodging covers a variety of techniques, but they all do basically
    the same thing.  Dodging is when you get out of the way of an
    attack altogether, letting it hit nothing but air.  Crouching under
    a high attack is dodging; hopping over a low attack is dodging;
    dashing out of range from an attack is dodging as well.
    When you dodge, you obviously don't suffer from armour weakening or
    block stun that are a problem after blocking a hit.  Most
    importantly, dodging leaves you in a position where you can attack
    your opponent immediately after they attack.
    Unfortunately, dodging often requires quite a bit of thinking
    ahead, and predicting what your opponent is going to do.  If you
    try and dodge an attack but make the wrong choice, you'll put
    yourself in an extremely bad situation.

  --Guard & attack
    A guard & attack is a special kind of move which blocks for a
    split-second, and then immediately afterwards does a counterhit.
    If your opponent attacks you with a high or mid-level attack, the
    guard & attack will block it and you are guaranteed that you'll hit
    with the counter.  Against opponents who use combinations a lot,
    this is very effective.
    There are a lot of reasons, however, that guard & attacks are very
    dangerous to use.  Firstly, they are very slow to come out, and
    your opponent has plenty of time to see that you're doing a guard
    & attack, then block or dodge away.  Second, they are very slow to
    recover, giving your opponent plenty of time to hit you if you
    miss.
    While in the 'guard' portion of these moves, you can be hit by
    throws and low attacks very easily; a single quick low punch is
    enough to stop the guard & attack dead.  Very strong moves, such as
    armour breakers, will still be blocked, but you will suffer from
    block stun instead of hitting with the counter.
    Guard & attacks are not very useful when used as attacks instead of
    defense, due to the fact that they're so slow.  If your opponent
    blocks them, you can usually be thrown easily.

  --Interrupting
    It requires quick reflexes or good prediction to do this properly,
    but it's fairly safe.  Interrupting an attack means that you do
    another attack which hits the opponent very quickly, stopping their
    attack dead in its tracks.  It's much easier to do this when your
    opponent is doing a slow attack, like an armour breaker.
    Simple, ordinary low punches are very effective at interrupting
    high and mid level attacks.  Most characters have a quick mid-level
    attack that's fairly simple to do, and this works well against
    people trying to do low attacks.  In some circumstances, you can
    use takeoff kicks to interrupt an attack, which have the added
    bonus of getting you out of the way.
    If you don't interrupt your opponent, either because you missed or
    were too slow, you will end up being hit.  This is bad.  Don't
    miss.

  --Flipouts and escapes
    Often, when you're hit, you'll be knocked into the air.  If you do
    nothing when that happens, you may end up flying into a wall and
    taking a lot of extra damage, or falling heavily to the ground and
    taking more damage.  In these situations, it's best to flip out by
    pressing Punch, Kick, and Guard all together; you'll flip yourself
    to an upright position, essentially as if you had jumped up instead
    of being hit.  Doing this also helps you avoid being hit by ground
    attacks; if you do this and your opponent does a pounce, block it
    and hit them with the worst you can do.
    Flipouts are not always a good idea, as you'll stay up in the air
    longer after flipping out; it gives your opponent a good
    opportunity to hit you again, and again, and again.  More on this
    in the floating section, later.
    All character have a throw which sends you running at full speed
    towards the wall.  You can stop running towards the wall in two
    ways; by tapping forwards, then pressing all the butttons together,
    or by tapping backwards, then pressing all the buttons together.
    The first method makes you slow down and stop, while the second
    makes you hop and turn around, so that your back is no longer
    exposed.  Learning to do these escapes will help you survive
    against wall throws.  It's a better idea to do the hop escape, due
    to the fact that leaving your back exposed is not a good idea.
    Sanman's 'bowling' wall throw cannot be broken out of, as you're
    not running.  Ouch.

  --Getting up
    Often, you'll find yourself knocked down and lying on the ground.
    There are several ways of getting up, though which is the right
    choice depends on your situation.
      Jumping up in place: To do this, tap Punch repeatedly.  This gets
      you up somewhat quickly, and can avoid ground attacks sometimes.
      Rolling away: Tap either up or down on the joystick, depending on
      whether you want to roll towards yourself (out of the screen) or
      away from yourself (into the screen).  Rolling away puts you at
      an angle to the way your opponent was, making them pretty much
      inable to hit you as you get up.
      Tumbling away: Tap away from your opponent to somersault away.
      This distances you from your opponent, which is good if you need
      a break.
      Tumbling towards: Tap towards your opponent to somersault right
      towards their feet before getting up.  This is a fairly
      aggressive way to get up, and you may be able to hit your
      opponent quickly after getting up.  Rolling into their feet can
      also mean that you'll get hit by several ground punches or kicks
      in a row.  If you tumble towards them and they miss a jumping
      pounce, you get a free shot at their back, which is always nice.
      Just get up: Don't press Punch.  Don't move the joystick
      anywhere.  Your character will get up in place, fairly simply.
      The nice thing about this method is that it leaves you ready to
      attack almost before your opponent knows that you're rising.
    Some attacks will leave you lying with your head towards your
    opponent, or at bizarre angles.  With your head towards your
    opponent, you often take longer to stand up; at bizarre angles, you
    can never quite tell which way rumbling or rolling will take you.
    In these cases, rolling to get up is probably the safest idea.
    When you are getting up, you can repeatedly tap the Kick and Guard
    buttons; this helps you to get up much faster.

--------------------------
Things to Pay Attention To
--------------------------

This section is more useful than it sounds.  While you might be able to
get through a match and ignore most of these things, they're important
once you get beyond the most basic levels of play.

--The clock

  The clock might seem fairly innocent, as it just counts down the
  amount of time that you're allowed to continue playing.  It's a good
  idea to keep an eye on it once in a while, to know when to start a
  last attempt to kill your opponent before time runs out, and to know
  when to hold your opponent off for the last few seconds when you're
  ahead.

--Armour

  Armour is your protection against the worst the opponent can do to
  you.  When all your armour is knocked off, even a simple jumping
  pounce can take off between 1/3 and 1/2 of a full lifebar.  Losing
  your armour can be devastating, but it's not a reason for you to give
  up the game; some of the most amazing playing can come from someone
  desparate who has just had all their armour knocked off.
  Having your armour knocked off also gives you a small extra burst of
  speed and power.

  --Breaking armour off
    To be broken off, armour must first be weakened.  Armour will
    become weaker if you get hit by an attack, or even if you block it.
    Large, powerful attacks and armour breakers do a better job of
    weakening armour than quick, light attacks do, but they're not as
    safe to do.  If you concentrate on trying to weaken somebody's
    armour, you become predictable.  Don't worry; in the course of any
    game, most of the time at least half of your opponent's armour will
    become weak.
    Once armour is weak, you need to hit with an armour breaking attack
    to actually knock it off.  Everybody has at least one guard &
    attack, which knocks armour off if it hits, as well as some running
    attacks.  Many mid-level running attacks knock off upper armour,
    and all characters have the running slide kick which knocks off
    lower armour.  Most characters have special armour breaking moves.
    High or mid-level armour breakers knock off upper armour only, and
    the more rare low-level armour breakers knock off low armour.  Some
    characters have pounces which knock off low armour.
    One thing to remember about armour breaking moves is that you can
    usually see them coming.  Running attacks and reversals are very
    easy to deal with.  The best time to use your armour breakers is
    often when your opponent is floated, as they don't have as many
    ways to defend against you.
    As an aside, in some arcades it's customary to give mercy rounds to
    a player who loses.  Abusing these to break off armour is generally
    considered to be a good way to stop getting mercy rounds.

  --Keeping your armour on
    It is very difficult keep your armour from being weakened.  Unless
    you win rounds without your opponents touching you, you're probably
    going to be in danger of losing armour, and often.  However, once
    your armour is weakened (armour guy is flashing green), then there
    are some tactics you can use to protect yourself.
    Many people, upon seeing that your armour is weak, will very
    predictably try to hit you with nothing but armour breaking
    attacks.  Knowing this, it's easy to block against them in the
    worst cases, or keep out of the way.  Knowing something about how
    various characters can break armour will help you here, by allowing
    you to spot when people are going to try and hit you.
    Other than that, the only other advice is not to get hit; if you
    can do that perfectly, then you don't need to read anything else I
    write.
    Different characters have different strengths of armour; it takes
    longer for them to have it knocked off.
    All characters can take their armour off with the armour blast off
    move (f,b,f,b+P+K+G); this move is mostly for showing off.  If your
    opponent has you almost dead, but you still have armour left, this
    move can save you, as you don't need your armour anyways, and can
    hit your opponent if you're close enough.

--Floating

  Floating is, quite simply, the art of hitting your opponent several
  times before they finally fall to the ground.  Needless to say, the
  damage from a float adds up very quickly.  Being able to float your
  opponent can cripple them, and being able to protect yourself from
  someone trying to float you is a good skill to help you stay alive.

  --Floating people
    Having your opponent up in the air severely limits their options.
    They can't block, dodge, or in any way get out of your way.  They
    aren't completely helpless, but use these opportunities to do your
    worst to them.
    Getting someone to float is not too difficult.  Some moves float
    people just by hitting them.  Most of the time, though, if your
    opponent crashes into the wall, this causes them to float as well,
    but not as high up.  If your opponent likes to jump around a lot,
    use this against them by hitting them out of the air.
    Once someone is floating, you can hit them with almost any attack.
    Combinations are good for floating, as you can be pretty sure that
    your opponent won't block any of the hits.  Even better, your slow
    armour breaking attacks are unlikely to be defended against.  If
    you're far away from your opponent, running attacks work well.  A
    running slide can connect on your floating opponent too, knocking
    off lower armour.
    When learning the game, a lot of people will do the flipout (P+K+G)
    whenever they get hit.  This keeps them in the air quite a bit
    longer, and allows you to hit them again and again before they
    finally hit the ground.  If you do this a lot, they tend to learn
    pretty quickly not to flipout.
    Don't blindly rush in and try to smash your opponent, though.  They
    aren't completely helpless; after doing a flipout, if they have
    enough time, they can do a dropkick and send you flying away.  In
    these cases, you can use moves which hit them while they're still
    high in the air, or you can dodge just outside the range of their
    dropkick; if they miss it, their recovery time is long enough for
    you to run in and quickly throw them.
    Air throws also work well when your opponent is floated, and you're
    not at much risk of being kicked out before it hits.

  --Protection against being floated
    When in the air, you don't have many options.  However, there are
    some things you can do to protect yourself from taking too much
    damage from a float.
    First, it's essential that you do not do the flipout (P+K+G) all
    the time after being hit.  In a lot of cases, it only hurts you
    more.  This move is still essential to avoid taking huge amounts of
    damage when you fly and hit the wall, but in a lot of cases you
    don't need it.  Sometimes not flipping out will also give your
    opponent a free pounce, but compared to the damage you might take
    while being floated, this isn't usually much.
    Second, you can try and interrupt them by flipping out and doing a
    dropkick. (hold towards your opponent and press Kick) The dropkick
    has high priority, and can usually hit them before they hit you,
    but it takes some time to come out.  If they hit you after you flip
    out, but before you dropkick, you're worse off than you were
    before.  Getting into a habit of this is bad, too, because if you
    miss, your opponent can run in and get a free hit.

--Fun with the wall

  The wall is the boundary that holds both fighters in the ring, but
  it also allows you to do a multitude of interesting things.  It
  hurts you if you hit it, but it can help as well; a multitude of
  moves and throws make use of the walls.

  --Death and the wall
    When an opponent is killed by a strong attack which send them
    flying back, they will break through the ring's wall and fly out
    into the surrounding environment.  The only exceptions are the
    stages belonging to Jane and B.M., the boss at the game's end -
    instead, the wall (made of wrestling-ring ropes) flings you
    competely out of the ring.
    If you kill someone with a move which floats them, and your
    positioning is perfect, they may fall down and break their back on
    the top of the ring's wall.  This is hard to do but a nice crowd
    pleaser.

  --Hopping off the wall
    When you're in the air and near the wall, you can hop off it by
    pressing up on the joystick.  This can get you out of a tight
    corner sometimes, by hopping back towards the wall, using it to
    push off, and then flying over your opponent's head.  These leave
    the two of you with your backs to each other, but can really
    surprise someone who's never seen it happen before.  As always,
    though, jumping in the air is generally not a good idea against
    someone who knows what they're doing.
    The farther your opponent is from the wall, the faster you'll be
    going when you spring off the wall.  In such cases it's possible to
    hop all the way to the middle of the ring; if your opponent was
    running towards you, you'll probably fly over their head.
    If you're lucky, you can even land a backwards dropkick (hold back
    and press Kick) on your opponent's head after flying over.

  --Climbing the wall
    Candy, Jane, and Picky can all climb the wall, by jumping towards
    it and press up and Punch before they reach it.  Once climbing to
    the top, they will jump off, towards their opponent, allowing you
    to do the air attack of your choice.  Again, this is not good to do
    regularly as your opponent will probably catch on.
    Once climbing the wall, however, they can also do a jumping pounce
    (tap up and Punch at the same time), whether their opponent is
    knocked down or not.  What's special about this pounce is that it
    knocks off leg armour if it connects.  It can be blocked high or
    low, however, and I've never seen someone aside from early CPU
    characters knocked down for long enough to climb the wall and jump
    on them.  If anybody can do this regularly, let me know.

  --Smashing people against the wall
    The wall adds extra damage if you hit it; in some cases, it adds a
    lot.  What's more, it aids in floating someone by both adding more
    damage and keeping them in place while you hit them.  Most of the
    truly damaging float combos happen with the aid of the wall.
    If you're really feeling like doing something strange, you can run
    into the wall and hurt yourself on it.  This usually happens by
    accident, though, and is a very embarassing way to die unless you
    intended to do it.

  --Throwing and the wall
    Many throws make use of the wall in once way or another.
    The basic P+G throw, which everybody has, does 3 different things
    depending on where you are in relationship to the wall.  If neither
    you nor your opponent has their back to the wall, you'll grab them
    and sending them running or flying towards the wall at full speed
    (except for Jane, who has no wall rush throw). If they have their
    back to the wall, you'll press/crush/ram them against it.  If you
    have your back to the wall, you'll grab your opponent's arm and
    switch places with them, with you now standing where they were and
    them being rammed into the wall.
    Both of the throws which make your opponent hit the wall are
    perfect setups for floating.
    As a side note, the throw which makes your opponent run towards the
    wall can be escaped.  If your opponent has a habit of doing this,
    try running after them after throwing them; if they stop, you can
    hit them with a running attack in the back, making them hit the
    wall anyways.
    Some characters have special throws that can only be done when
    their opponent has their back against the wall.  These can be quite
    nasty.  Some also have special throws which throw the opponent at
    the wall, but don't allow them to escape, like Picky and Raxel's
    neck throw.  If you want to play it safe, you can use these.

--From behind

  There is nothing quite so dangerous as having your back to your
  opponent.  You can't defend yourself properly in this state, and you
  have very few attacks that you can use; most of these, quite plainly,
  are terrible.  On the other hand, if you can get a free shot at your
  opponent's back, it may spell the end for them.

  --Killing them from behind
    When they find that they have their back to you, most people will
    panic and do anything in their power to keep you from getting a
    free shot.  This is a good idea on their part, but makes it
    difficult to do anything to them.  In most cases, stick to simple,
    quick attacks, or try and predict what they're going to do; you can
    hop over low turning attacks or use a guard & attack against high
    ones.  If you have enough time, you can hit them with a behind
    throw.  If you have enough room to run at them, a dashing attack
    would be hard for them to get away from.

  --Defense while your back is turned
    Your first option when you discover that you're facing the wrong
    way is to run.  This is quick, safe, and if your opponent
    doesn't run after you too soon, you can turn yourself around after
    distancing yourself.  However, if you run too far and hit the wall,
    you may end up saving your opponent the trouble of killing you.
    Turning around with a low punch or kick can often interrupt them if
    they're overanxious and try to hit you with something that's too
    slow.  Turning around with a mid-level attack is generally a bad
    idea, as not many people will crouch when in this position.
    If you're really feeling lucky, you can try to jump backwards -
    over their head - and reverse your positions.  Most people will
    never fall for this, but it's very funny if you manage it.
    When turning around with a high punch, you can immediately after do
    any combo that starts with a high jab; this can extend combos such
    as Grace's machine gun punches to up to 6 hits.

--Counters of counters of counters

  Most people are aware that, if two people do a guard & attack, the
  one who does it later will win the exchange.  However, if you were
  the one to do the first guard & attack, you can do it again, and end
  up being the one who hits.  This sounds confusing, but it goes
  something like this:
    You do a guard & attack.
    Your opponent sees this, and does a guard & attack to counter
    yours.
    You see this and do your guard & attack motion again.
    You end up hitting.
  You can't do this with some guard & attacks, like Bahn's uppercut
  guard & attack.

--Odd uses for the guard button

  --Pulling back attacks
    Most high-kicks can be pulled back before they finish, by pressing
    G before the kick would usually hit.  This is mostly useful to
    trick your opponent into trying to retaliate to an attack that
    never happened.  If your opponent is attacking you already,
    however, it's not very useful to do a non-attack like this; you'll
    most likely be hit.  However, it takes no time to recover from
    pulling back an attack.

  --Stopping combinations
    If you want to stop a combination in the middle, you can press
    Guard; this will cause the game to ignore the rest of the attacks
    you've entered in (if any).  It also cancels the rest of the
    combination, so that you can do such things as repeated standing
    jabs; usually, if you did this, you would get a P,P,P combo.  This
    can be useful when floating someone, but pressing P,G,P,G,P,G...
    requires some degree of coordination.

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Individual Character Moves
--------------------------

This section contains, primarily, a list of all the moves each character
can do.  If these are what you're after, you've probably ignored most
everything else anyways.
If the 'level' category looks confusing, read the section on types of
attacks under Basic Gameplay.  If anything else looks confusing, read
the section on notation.
The second line of each move contains some information about how much
damage a move does, and the number of frames it takes for the move to
finish once you've started.  The number of frames is listed like this:
       11A - 2D - 17R
11A means it takes 11 frames before the move actually does damage.
2D means the move does damage for a total of 2 frames.
17R means it takes 17 frames after you do damage before the move
finishes and you can do something else.
Throws aren't listed like this, because they have no such separate parts
to the move; there's just one number which tells the total amount of
time it takes to execute the throw.
Each frame is 1/60 of a second.
The damage and number of frames always relate to the LAST hit in a
combination, not to the combination as a whole.
Along with these, there's some information on more advanced techniques.
There are likely some mistakes, both mine and others, here; if you see a
technique where the motion is listed wrong, the attack level is listed
wrong, it's missing information in the "special" category, or it's
missing altogether, please mail me about it.
Some of the move names on this list are outdated, and I'm sure to have
missed some things when it comes to techniques.  If you have anything to
contribute, whether it be move names or something more interesting,
please do.

GRACE
~~~~~
Grace's upper armour has a strength of 150.
Her lower armour has a strength of 50.

Move Name               Level   Special         Command
----------------------  ------  --------------  ----------------------
Jab                     H                       P
       12 damage                 9A   1D  20R

Low jab                 L                       d+P
       20 damage                10A   1D  16R

Standing kick           H       (down)          K
       30 damage                12A   4D  26R

Low kick                L                       d+K
       22 damage                19A   1D  25R

Blade cutter            H                       u,d+K
       49 damage                18A   3D  30R

Vertical kick           M       (float)         df,df+K
       35 damage                16A   4D  26R

Hand chop               M                       P+K
       28 damage                16A   2D  32R

Backhand slap           M       (down,smash)    f,f+P
       35 damage                18A   3D  29R

Double jab              HH                      P,P
       8 damage                 11A   2D  17R

Triple jab              HHH                     P,P,P
       8 damage                 11A   2D  17R

Quad jab                HHHH                    P,P,P,P
       8 damage                  8A   2D  18R

Machine gun punches     HHHHH                   P,P,P,P,P
       8 damage                 11A   2D  17R

Beat leg                HH                      P,K
       20 damage                12A   4D  26R

Beat turn leg           HHH     (down)          P,K,K
       20 damage                20A   2D  28R

Combo guard kick        HHB     (guard,back)    P,P,K
       25 damage                25A   2D  43R

Jab & sit spin          HL      (down)          P,d+K
       20 damage                17A   6D  33R

Jow jab & sit spin      LL                      d+P,K
       20 damage                17A   6D  33R

Double high kick        HH                      K,K
       15 damage                20A   2D  28R

Triple high kick        HHH     (down)          K,K,K
       30 damage                14A   2D  28R

Camel kick              M                       df+K
       26 damage                15A   2D  31R

Camel spin              MM                      df+K,K
       20 damage                20A   2D  26R

Camel spin cutter       MMM                     df+K,K,K
       22 damage                18A   3D  30R

Cross kick              H                       K+G
       20 damage                13A   3D  28R

Cross step              HH                      K+G,K
       21 damage                21A   3D  20R

Cross step vertical     HHM     (float)         K+G,K,K
       35 damage                16A   4D  36R

Cross blade             HM                      K+G,df+K
       25 damage                15A   2D  31R

Cross blade vertical    HMH     (down)          K+G,df+K,K
       30 damage                14A   2D  26R

Sit spin kick           L       (down)          d+K+G</pre><pre id="faqspan-2">
       20 damage                17A   6D  33R

Double sit spin         LL      (down)          d+K+G,K
       20 damage                15A   6D  35R

Triple sit spin         LLL     (down)          d+K+G,K,K
       13 damage                15A   6D  35R

Quad sit spin           LLLL    (down)          d+K+G,K,K,K
       20 damage                15A   6D  35R

Combo sit spin          LLLLL   (down)          d+K+G,K,K,K,K
       13 damage                15A   6D  35R

Long axes               M       (down)          f+K+G
       35 damage                15A   1D  30R

Long axes turn          MH      (back)          f+K+G,K
       38 damage                27A   2D  31R

Block straight kick     B       (guard,back)    b+K
       25 damage                25A   2D  43R

Block delay kick        B       (guard,back)    b+K,b+K
       30 damage                25A   2D  43R

Block backhand slap     B       (guard,back)    b+P
       30 damage                25A   2D  43R

Turning punch           H       (backwards)     P
       18 damage                13A   1D   6R

Turning low punch       L       (backwards)     d+P
       18 damage                13A   1D  14R

Turning kick            M       (backwards)     K
       38 damage                12A   2D  30R

Turning low kick        L       (backwards)     d+K
       28 damage                12A   2D  30R

Turning hopkick         M       (backwards)     u+K
       30 damage                15A   1D  29R

Kickflip                M       (down)          ub+K
       50 damage                10A   4D  50R

Forward rollkick        M       (down)          u+K
       30 damage                24A   4D  26R

Hopkick                 M       (down)          u,K
       30 damage                 9A   2D  27R

Hopping low kick        L       (down)          u,d+K
       30 damage                10A   2D  26R

Hopping hammer          M       (down)          u+P
       30 damage                28A   3D  10R

Front takeoff kick      M       (down)          UF+K
       30 damage                 4A   5D  55R

Takeoff kick            M       (down)          U+K
       26 damage                 9A   2D  57R

Air spinkick            M       (down)          U,K
       45 damage                15A   1D  29R

Landing kick            M                       (air)K
       30 damage                 8A   3D  19R

Front dropkick          M       (back)          (air)F+K
       40 damage                12A   4D  53R

Back dropkick           M       (back)          (air)B+K
       40 damage                12A   4D  43R

Air dive                M       (down)          U,d+K
       40 damage                15A   2D  23R

Flare kick              M       (down)          (air)d+K
       30 damage                15A   2D  13R

Jump hammer             M       (down)          U+P
       50 damage                50A   5D  24R

Drop hammer             M       (down)          (air)P
       30 damage                28A   3D  10R

Running straight        B       (back,smash)    (run)P
       65 damage                13A   1D  36R

Running divekick        M       (back,smash)    (run)K
       40 damage                15A   2D  31R

Running rollkick        M       (down)          (run)K+G
       40 damage                26A   5D  29R

Shoulder ram            M       (back,smash)    (run)P+G
       40 damage                16A   6D  23R

Running dropkick        M       (down)          (run)uf+K
       50 damage                10A   4D  50R

Sliding kick            L       (down,smash)    (run)(d.df)+K
       40 damage                18A   3D  29R

Wall rush               ST                      P+G
       No damage                84

Wall scratch            ST      (wall)          P+G
       50 damage                72

Wall exchange           ST      (atwall)        P+G
       No damage                76

Hip toss                ST                      d,b+P+G
       50 damage                75

Shoulder breaker        ST                      f,b+P+K+G
       55 damage               123

Punching wall press     HHST    (wall)          P,P,P
       30 damage               130

Frankensteiner          AT                      d+P+K+G
       36 damage               110

Back drop               BT                      P+G
       80 damage               191

Jumping pounce          G                       u+P
       50 damage                40A   1D  61R

Spit kick               G                       d+K
       15 damage                19A   1D  49R

Armour blast            M                       f,b,f,b+P+K+G
       ?

Notes:
 The Frankensteiner can grab people who are on the ground.  If the
 person is blocking, they will be caught in the Frankensteiner.  On
 another note, if Grace does the Frankensteiner, and misses, she takes
 damage; if she hits her opponent but doesn't catch them in the throw,
 both characters take damage.
 Grace's standing kick (K) can be followed up immediately by any
 combination that begins with a jab punch (P) - for example, the combo
 K,P,P,P,P,P.
 Grace must stay on the ground to execute the blade cutter; you should
 hold G to prevent her from hopping when you press up.


BAHN
~~~~
Bahn's upper armour has a strength of 250.
His lower armour has a strength of 100.

Move Name               Level   Special         Command
----------------------  ------  --------------  ----------------------
Jab                     H                       P
       14 damage                 9A   1D  19R

Low jab                 L                       d+P
       20 damage                10A   1D  16R

Uppercut                M       (float)         df+P
       26 damage                10A   2D  34R

Iron elbow              M       (down)          f+P
       28 damage                11A   1D  25R

Kick                    H       (down)          K
       40 damage                15A   1D  24R

Shin kick               L                       d+K
       22 damage                15A   1D  30R

Straight kick           B       (down)          df+K
       30 damage                14A   2D  29R

Quick high-kick         H       (down)          f,f+K
       30 damage                13A   3D  32R

Super straight          H       (back,smash)    F,P
       55 damage                19A   1D  28R

Dodge elbow             M       (back,smash)    b,f+P
       45 damage                28A   2D  30R

Bodycheck               B       (back,smash)    b,f,f+P+K
       100 damage               13A   1D  42R

Headbutt                M       (down,smash)    P+K+G
       45 damage                19A   1D  30R

Hand sweep              L       (down,smash)    db,DF,P
       33 damage                21A   1D  30R

Dash elbow              M                       f,f+P
       45 damage                19A   1D  25R

Double elbow            MM      (down)          f,f+P,f+P
       30 damage                17A   1D  35R

Elbow into bodycheck    MB      (back,smash)    f,f+P,b,f+P+K
       60 damage                13A   1D  42R

Rising uppercut         M       (float)         f,d,df+P
       40 damage                10A   2D  48R

Double rising uppercut  MM      (float)         f,d,df+P,f,d,df+P
       60 damage                10A   2D  58R

Block elbow             B       (guard,back)    b+P
       27 damage                24A   2D  44R

Block delay elbow       B       (guard,back)    b+P,b+P
       33 damage                24A   2D  44R

Block uppercut          B       (guard)         b,d,db+P
       20 damage                21A   3D  46R

Block upper combo       BB      (float)         b,d,db+P,P
       20 damage                27D   8A  35R

Block upper rising      BB      (float,smash)   b,d,db+P,f,d,df+P
       20 damage                27D   8A  35R

Turning punch           H       (backwards)     P
       18 damage                13D   1A   6R

Turning low punch       L       (backwards)     d+P
       18 damage                13D   1A  14R

Turning kick            M       (backwards)     K
       38 damage                12D   2A  30R

Turning low kick        L       (backwards)     d+K
       28 damage                12D   2A  30R

Turning hopkick         M       (backwards)     u+K
       30 damage                15D   1A  29R

Hopping spinkick        M       (down)          (uf.u.ub)+K
       30 damage                15D   1A  29R

Hopping punt            M       (down)          (uf.u.ub),K (quickly)
       30 damage                 9D   2A  21R

Hopping kick            M       (down)          (uf.u.ub),K
       30 damage                 9D   2A  27R

Hopping low kick        L       (down)          (uf.u.ub),d+K
       30 damage                10D   2A  26R

Hopping hammer          M       (down)          (uf.u.ub)+P
       30 damage                28D   3A  10R

Front takeoff kick      M       (down)          UF+K
       30 damage                 4D   5A  55R

Takeoff kick            M       (down)          (U.UB)+K
       26 damage                 9D   2A  57R

Air spinkick            M       (down)          (UF.U.UB),K
       25 damage                15D   1A  29R

Landing kick            M                       (air)K
       30 damage                 8D   3A  19R

Front dropkick          M       (back)          (air)F+K
       40 damage                12D   4A  54R

Back dropkick           M       (back)          (air)B+K
       40 damage                12D   4A  43R

Air dive                M       (down)          U,d+K
       40 damage                15D   2A  23R

Flare kick              M       (down)          (air)d+K
       30 damage                15D   2A  13R

Jump hammer             M       (down)          U+P
       50 damage                50D   5A  24R

Drop hammer             M       (down)          (air)P
       30 damage                28D   3A  10R

Running straight        B       (back,smash)    (run)P
       25 damage                15D   1A  28R

Running bodycheck       B       (back,smash)    (run)P+K
       60 damage                13D   1A  42R

Running knee            M       (float)         (run)K
       40 damage                13D   5A  22R

Shoulder ram            M       (back,smash)    (run)P+G
       40 damage                16D   6A  23R

Running dropkick        M       (down)          (run)uf+K
       50 damage                18D   1A  21R

Sliding kick            L       (down,smash)    (run)(d.df)+K
       40 damage                16D   3A  29R

Wall rush               ST                      P+G
       No damage                60

Wall press              ST      (wall)          P+G
       30 damage               133

Wall exchange           ST      (atwall)        P+G
       No damage                76

Heel sweep              ST                      b+P+G
       30 damage                64

Crushing headbutt       ST                      b,f+P+K+G
       50 damage               100

Atomic drop             BT                      P+G
       100 damage              190

Jumping pounce          G                       u+P
       50 damage                30D   1A  70R

Ground punch            G                       d+P
       15 damage                19D   1A  39R

Double ground punch     GG                      d+P,P
       10 damage                32D   1A  37R

Spit kick               G                       d+K
       15 damage                19D   1A  49R

Armour blast            M                       f,b,f,b+P+K+G
       ?

Notes:
 The block uppercut and block upper combo do not break armour, unlike
 other guard & attacks.  The block upper rising combination does,
 however.
 After beginning the quick high-kick, you can press G to abort it.  If
 you time the press of G to about the exact moment that Bahn would
 have hit his opponent, the kick will hit but be retracted extremely
 quickly.  (also called Iaigeri)
Some things to try:
 Knee Lift and Uppercuts: Bahn runs towards his opponent and hits them
  with a running knee, and while they are still in the air he hits them
  with a double uppercut.  This takes away most of your opponent's
  lifebar.
  The running knee ((run)K) must make contact when your opponent is
  moving somehow, or your opponent must try to do the flipout, for them
  to be high enough in the air that the uppercuts will hit.  The knee
  itself is fairly safe as running attacks go - it has high priority
  and recovers quickly.  Once you hit them with this, try and do the
  rising uppercut (f,d,df+P); either you will hit them, or they'll be
  on the ground and you lose nothing.  If the first uppercut hits, do
  the second for more damage.
 Switch and Grab: Bahn grabs his opponent and pushes then towards the
  wall, but before they can take more than a step towards it he closes
  in behind them and grabs them in the atomic drop.  This technique
  takes away most of your opponent's lifebar.
  The wall rush throw allows Bahn to recover incredibly quickly, before
  his opponent has even started running towards the wall.  After
  pushing them towards the wall (P+G), as soon as Bahn recovers,
  quickly dash towards them (f,f) and then do the atomic drop. (P+G)
  When you miss this, however, you don't have another chance to hit
  your opponent.
 Switch and Uppercuts: Bahn gives his opponent a push towards the wall,
  but before they go anywhere he quickly uppercuts them in the back
  twice.  This technique does about as much as the Switch and Grab, but
  can also cause more damage if your opponent hits the wall.
  Grab your opponent in the wall rush throw (P+G), and partway through
  it, begin doing the motions for the rising uppercut (f,d,df+P), so
  that the uppercut comes out as soon as Bahn can move again.  Follow
  it up with the second uppercut for more damage.
 Sudden Death: Bahn is about one character length away from the wall,
  and has his back to it.  He grabs his opponent in the wall rush
  throw, pushes them into the wall, and bodychecks them through it.
  This technique is an instant kill.
  Positioning is important for the throw.  When you do it, you must be
  close enough for the bodycheck to connect, but if you are too close
  you will do the wall exchange instead, which recovers too slowly.
  Grab your opponent from this distance will the wall rush (P+G).  Just
  before Bahn pushes his opponent towards the wall, begin the motions
  for the bodycheck (b,f,f+P+K).  You want the bodycheck to come out
  almost as soon as it possibly can.  If you do it too fast, though,
  the bodycheck won't happen.
 Wall Drop: Bahn, a short distance from the wall and with his back
  towards it, grabs his opponent and pushes them towards the wall.
  They run into it facefirst, but before they begin falling Bahn grabs
  them from behind in the atomic drop.  This technique is an instant
  kill, but is unconfirmed.
  Positioning, again, is important for this.  From approximately the
  same distance as for doing the Sudden Death technique, grab your
  opponent in the wall rush (P+G).  When you have recovered, quickly
  dash towards your opponent (f,f) and attempt to do the atomic drop.
  If you grab your opponent before they hit the wall, it was done too
  fast or from too close to the wall; if you miss the grab entirely you
  were either too far from the wall or too slow.


RAXEL
~~~~~
Raxel's upper armour has a strength of 200.
His lower armour has a strength of 75.

Move Name               Level   Special         Command
----------------------  ------  --------------  ----------------------
Jab                     H                       P
       12 damage                 9D   1A  20R

Low jab                 L                       d+P
       20 damage                10D   2A  15R

Kick                    H                       K
       30 damage                12D   4A  28R

Low kick                L                       d+K
       22 damage                17D   1A  30R

Rising spinkick         M       (down)          (cr)n+K
       40 damage                14D   4A  30R

Backoff kick            M       (down)          f+K
       29 damage                12D   4A  30R

Vertical kick           M       (float)         K+G
       35 damage                16D   4A  26R

Quick slidekick         L       (down)          d+K+G
       30 damage                22D   7A  45R

Guitar thrust           H       (back,smash)    f,f+P
       50 damage                25D   1A  44R

Jab spin                HH                      P,P
       22 damage                14D   4A  14R

Jab spin punch          HHB                     P,P,P
       18 damage                11D   1A  24R

Jab highkick            HH                      P,K
       20 damage                12D   4A  26R

Combo guard kick        HHM     (guard,back)    P,P,K
       24 damage                28D   2A  40R

Double kick             HM                      K,K
       15 damage                20D   2A  28R

Uppercut                M                       df+P
       28 damage                15D   2A  26R

Double uppercut         MB      (down)          df+P,P
       26 damage                15D   1A  27R

Elbow                   M                       f+P
       19 damage                13D   2A  19R

Elbow knuckle           MH                      f+P,P
       22 damage                19D   1A  22R

Elbow knuckle straight  MHB     (down)          f+P,P,P
       25 damage                15D   1A  28R

Elbow spinkick          MM                      f+P,K
       25 damage                15D   2A  31R

Elbow spinkick knuckle  MMH                     f+P,K,P
       22 damage                  ?    ?    ?

Deathkick combo         MMHH    (down)          f+P,K,P,f+K+G
       50 damage                20D   4A  22R

Low deathkick combo     MMHL    (down)          f+P,K,P,d+K+G
       35 damage                18D   4A  34R

Sidekick                M                       df+K
       25 damage                15D   2A  31R

Sidekick jab            MH                      df+K,P
       22 damage                  ?    ?    ?

Death spin combo        MHH     (down)          df+K,P,f+K+G
       50 damage                20D   4A  22R

Low death spin combo    MHL     (down)          df+K,P,d+K+G
       35 damage                18D   4A  34R

Guitar swing            H       (float)         df,df+P
       34 damage                19D   2A  39R

Guitar swing and swat   HM      (back)          df,df+P,P
       34 damage                30D   3A  27R

Fast Crescent           H       (down,smash)    f+K+G
       50 damage                15D   5A  40R

Smashing Crescent       HH      (down,smash)    f+K+G,d>>f+K
       40 damage                17D   4A  35R

Death Crescent          HHH     (down,smash)    f+K+G,d>>f+K,d>>f+K
       20 damage                19D   3A  44R

Block straight kick     M       (guard,back)    b+K
       24 damage                28D   2A  40R

Block delay kick        M       (guard,back)    b+K,b+K
       30 damage                28D   2A  40R

Block uppercut          M       (guard,float)   b+P
       20 damage                24D   2A  44R

Turning punch           H       (backwards)     P
       18 damage                13D   1A   6R

Turning low punch       L       (backwards)     d+P
       18 damage                13D   1A  14R

Turning kick            M       (backwards)     K
       38 damage                12D   2A  30R

Turning low kick        L       (backwards)     d+K
       28 damage                12D   2A  30R

Turning hopkick         M       (backwards)     u+K
       30 damage                15D   1A  29R

Kickflip                M       (down)          ub+K
       50 damage                10D   4A  30R

Hopping spinkick        M       (down)          u+K
       30 damage                15D   1A  29R

Hopping kick            M       (down)          u,K
       26 damage                 9D   2A  27R

Hopping low kick        L       (down)          u,d+K
       30 damage                10D   2A  26R

Hopping guitar smash    M       (down)          u+P
       43 damage                28D   3A  19R

Front takeoff kick      M       (down)          UF+K
       30 damage                 4D   5A  55R

Takeoff kick            M       (down)          U+K
       26 damage                 9D   2A  57R

Air spinkick            L       (down)          U,K
       45 damage                15D   1A  29R

Landing kick            M                       (air)K
       30 damage                 8D   3A  19R

Front dropkick          M       (back)          (air)F+K
       40 damage                12D   4A  54R

Back dropkick           M       (back)          (air)B+K
       40 damage                12D   4A  44R

Air dive                M       (down)          U,d+K
       40 damage                15D   2A  23R

Flare kick              M       (down)          (air)d+K
       30 damage                15D   2A  13R

Jump hammer             M       (down)          U+P
       60 damage                50D   5A  24R

Drop hammer             M       (down)          (air)P
       43 damage                28D   3A  10R

Running straight        B       (back,smash)    (run)P
       65 damage                13D   1A  36R

Running knee            M       (float)         (run)K
       40 damage                13D   5A  22R

Shoulder ram            M       (back,smash)    (run)P+G
       40 damage                16D   6A  23R

Running dropkick        M       (down)          (run)uf+K
       50 damage                18D   1A  21R

Sliding kick            L       (down,smash)    (run)(d.df)+K
       40 damage                18D   3A  29R

Wall rush               ST                      P+G
       No damage                81

Wall press              ST      (wall)          P+G
       30 damage               150

Wall exchange           ST      (atwall)        P+G
       No damage                76

Neck breaker            ST                      b,f+P+G
       50 damage               197

Overhead cannon         ST                      f,f+P+G
       30 damage                97

Crashdown               ST                      u,d+P+G
       65 damage               170

Punching wall press     HHST    (wall)          P,P,P
       30 damage               124

Back drop               BT                      P+G
       80 damage               181

Jumping pounce          G                       u+P
       50 damage                39D   1A  65R

Guitar crash            G                       d+P
       14 damage                29D   1A  40R

Gravepost               G                       d,d+P
       14 damage                25D   1A  39R

Spit kick               G                       d+K
       15 damage                19D   1A  49R

Armour blast            M                       f,b,f,b+P+K+G
       ?

Notes:
 Raxel's Death Crescent cannot be blocked; if you block the first or
 second hit, you go into block stun and will be hit by the rest.
 You can do the Crashdown throw in the following way:
   hold Guard, tap the joystick up, release Guard, press d+P+G.
 This prevents you from hopping into the air, making the throw easier.


TOKIO
~~~~~
Tokio's upper armour has a strength of 200.
His lower armour has a strength of 75.

Move Name               Level   Special         Command
----------------------  ------  --------------  ----------------------
Jab                     H                       P
       12 damage                 9D   1A  20R

Low jab                 L                       d+P
       20 damage                10D   2A  15R

Uppercut                M       (float)         df+P
       30 damage                13D   3A  24R

Kick                    H       (down)          K
       30 damage                12D   4A  26R

Low kick                L                       d+K
       22 damage                17D   1A  30R

Toe kick                M                       (cr)n+K
       24 damage                13D   2A  31R

Snap knee               M       (down)          f+K
       30 damage                15D   2A  33R

Rolling high kick       H       (down)          F,K
       40 damage                15D   1A  24R

Heel drop               M                       u,d+K
       49 damage                18D   3A  30R

Open chest              HM                      P,P
       18 damage                15D   1A  24R

Open arm                HMM                     P,P,P
       10 damage                 8D   1A  24R

Open spin               HH      (down)          P,K
       50 damage                22D   3A  26R

Open roll               HMH     (down)          P,P,K
       30 damage                14D   3A  33R

Elbow                   M                       f+P
       18 damage                15D   1A  24R

Elbow-backhand          MM                      f+P,P
       10 damage                 8D   1A  21R

Open arm blow           MMM                     f+P,P,P
       39 damage                19D   1A  26R

Lightning arrow         MMH     (back)          f+P,P,d,f+P
       35 damage                11D   1A  29R

Midkick                 M                       df+K
       25 damage                15D   2A  31R

Double midkick          MM      (down)          df+K,K
       20 damage                21D   2A  30R

Triple midkick          MMM     (down)          df+K,K,f+K
       31 damage                29D   1A  30R

Spin-off kick           H       (down)          K+G
       50 damage                22D   3A  26R

Spin-off sunrise        HM      (down)          K+G,K
       30 damage                16D   3A  30R

Spin float              HMM                     K+G,K,K
       20 damage                25D   1A  32R

Spin cossack            HL      (down)          K+G,d+K
       30 damage                24D   3A  26R

Low sweep               L       (down)          d+K+G
       37 damage                22D   3A  26R

Sweep highkick          LH      (down)          d+K+G,K
       25 damage                19D   3A  24R

Sweep kick sidekick     LHM     (down)          d+K+G,K,K
       20 damage                  ?    ?    ?

Double low sweep        LL      (down)          D+K+G,K
       20 damage                19D   3A  24R

Triple low sweep        LLL     (down)          D+K+G,K,K
       20 damage                30D   3A  31R

Middle kick             M                       df+K+G
       26 damage                14D   2A  30R

Midkick combo           MM      (back)          df+K+G,f+K
       31 damage                29D   1A  30R

Catapult                H       (down)          f+K+G
       50 damage                24D   6A  15R

Catapult highkick       HH      (down)          f+K+G,K
       40 damage                18D   4A  28R

Catapult midkick        HM                      f+K+G,df+K
       26 damage                14D   4A  30R

Catapult lowkick        HL                      f+K+G,d+K
       22 damage                17D   1A  30R

Reactor                 HH                      K,P
       14 damage                 9D   1A  20R

Reactor kick            HHH     (down)          K,P,K
       30 damage                14D   3A  33R

Reactor jabs            HHH                     K,P,P
       12 damage                 8D   2A  18R

Reactor jabs kick       HHHH    (down)          K,P,P,K
       30 damage                14D   3A  30R

Reactor jabs kickflip   HHHM    (down)          K,P,P,b+K
       40 damage                14D   3A  33R

Reactor fury            HHHH                    K,P,P,P
       8 damage                 11D   2A  17R

Reactor fury kick       HHHHH   (down)          K,P,P,P,K
       30 damage                14D   3A  33R

Reactor fury kickflip   HHHHM   (down)          K,P,P,P,b+K
       40 damage                14D   3A  33R

Reactor fury sweep      HHHHL   (down)          K,P,P,P,d+K
       30 damage                17D   5A  28R

Sweepup                 LH                      d+K+G,P
       18 damage                25D   1A  14R

Sweepup kick            LHH     (down)          d+K+G,P,K
       30 damage                14D   3A  33R

Sweepup jabs            LHH                     d+K+G,P,P
       12 damage                 8D   2A  18R

Sweepup jabs kick       LHHH    (down)          d+K+G,P,P,K
       30 damage                14D   3A  33R

Sweepup jabs kickflip   LHHM    (down)          d+K+G,P,P,b+K
       40 damage                14D   3A  33R

Sweepup fury            LHHH                    d+K+G,P,P,P
       8 damage                 11D   2A  17R

Sweepup fury kick       LHHHH   (down)          d+K+G,P,P,P,K
       30 damage                14D   3A  33R

Sweepup fury kickflip   LHHHM   (down)          d+K+G,P,P,P,b+K
       40 damage                14D   3A  33R

Sweepup fury sweep      LHHHL   (down)          d+K+G,P,P,P,d+K
       30 damage                17D   5A  28R

Bellyflop               _                       f,d+P+K+G
       No damage                  ?    ?    ?

Bellyflop kick          _M      (float)         f,d+P+K+G,K
       26 damage                11D   2A  47R

Block straight kick     B       (guard,back)    b+K
       24 damage                28D   2A  40R

Block delay kick        B       (guard,back)    b+K,b+K
       30 damage                28D   2A  40R

Turning punch           H       (backwards)     P
       18 damage                13D   1A   6R

Turning low punch       L       (backwards)     d+P
       18 damage                13D   1A  14R

Turning kick            M       (backwards)     K
       38 damage                13D   5A  26R

Turning low kick        L       (backwards)     d+K
       28 damage                12D   2A  30R

Turning hopkick         M       (backwards)     u+K
       30 damage                15D   1A  29R

Kickflip                M       (down)          ub+K
       30 damage                14D   3A  33R

Hopping spinkick        M       (down0          u+K
       30 damage                15D   1A  29R

Hopping kick            M       (down)          u,K
       30 damage                34D   4A  26R

Hopping low kick        L       (down)          u,d+K
       30 damage                10D   2A  26R

Hopstrike               M       (down)          (uf.u.ub)+P
       30 damage                28D   3A  10R

Front takeoff kick      M       (down)          UF+K
       30 damage                 4D   5A  55R

Takeoff kick            M       (down)          U+K
       26 damage                 9D   2A  57R

Air spinkick            L       (down)          U,K
       45 damage                15D   1A  29R

Landing kick            M                       (air)K
       30 damage                 8D   3A  19R

Front dropkick          M       (back)          (air)F+K
       40 damage                12D   4A  54R

Back dropkick           M       (back)          (air)B+K
       40 damage                12D   4A  43R

Air dive                M       (down)          U,d+K
       40 damage                15D   2A  23R

Flare kick              M       (down)          (air)d+K
       30 damage                15D   2A  13R

Jump hammer             M       (down)          U+P
       30 damage                50D   5A  24R

Drop hammer             M       (down)          (air)P
       30 damage                28D   3A  10R

Running straight        B       (back,smash)    (run)P
       25 damage                15D   1A  28R

Running flykick         M       (back,smash)    (run)K
       56 damage                18D   9A  33R

Shoulder ram            M       (back,smash)    (run)P+G
       40 damage                16D   6A  23R

Running dropkick        M       (down)          (run)uf+K
       50 damage                18D   1A  21R

Sliding kick            L       (down,smash)    (run)(d.df)+K
       40 damage                18D   3A  29R

Wall rush               ST                      P+G
       No damage                75

Wall press              ST      (wall)          P+G
       50 damage               100

Wall exchange           ST      (atwall)        P+G
       No damage                76

Arm crutch slam         ST                      b+P+G
       45 damage               120

Neck throw              ST                      f,b+P+G
       60 damage                81

Rolling throw           ST                      f,b+P+K+G
       50 damage                76

Double knee             ST      (wall)          b,f+K
       30 damage               183

Punching wall press     HHST    (wall)          P,P,P
       30 damage               130

Back drop               BT                      P+G
       80 damage               191

Jumping pounce          G                       u+P
       50 damage                30D   1A  70R

Spit kick               G                       d+K
       15 damage                19D   1A  49R

Armour blast            M                       f,b,f,b+P+K+G
       ?

Notes:
 Any of Tokio's combinations which begin with a jab (P) can be started
 with a hopstrike ((uf.u.ub)+P) instead.  (ie, uf+P,P,K)
Some things to try:
 Wall crushing flykick: Tokio grabs his opponent, and pushes them
  towards the wall.  Tokio then runs after them, and after they hit the
  wall, he does a running flykick, crushing them against it again.
  This technique does a crippling amount of damage, but is avoidable.
  First, throw your opponent with the wall rush (P+G).  After getting
  thrown this way, they can escape; be ready if they manage to.  You
  should then begin running (f,F) towards them, but it has to be timed
  so that when you do the flykick ((run)K) afterwards, it will hit them
  into the wall again.


SANMAN
~~~~~~
Sanman's upper armour has a strength of 250.
His lower armour has a strength of 100.

Move Name               Level   Special         Command
----------------------  ------  --------------  ----------------------
Jab                     H                       P
       12 damage                 9D   1A  20R

Low jab                 L                       d+P
       15 damage                10D   1A  16R

Kick                    H                       K
       38 damage                15D   1A  26R

Low kick                L                       d+K
       22 damage                15D   1A  30R

Straight kick           M       (down)          df+K
       40 damage                18D   2A  28R

Shin knockdown          L       (down)          d+K+G
       24 damage                18D   2A  29R

Launch fling            M       (float)         df+P+G
       40 damage                20D   4A  26R

Elbow smash             H       (down,smash)    f,f+P
       35 damage                22D   3A  25R

Jab swing               HM                      P,P
       16 damage                14D   3A  23R

Jab swing hammer        HMM     (down)          P,P,P
       30 damage                22D   2A  38R

Jab highkick            HH      (down)          P,K
       16 damage                15D   1A  26R

Combo guard bomber      HMB     (guard,back)    P,P,K
       25 damage                25D   3A  42R

Jab uppercut            HB                      P,df+P
       28 damage                17D   1A  27R

Jab upper kick          HBM     (down)          P,df+P,K
       27 damage                18D   2A  36R

Uppercut                B                       df+P
       27 damage                13D   3A  30R

Double uppercut         BB                      df+P,P
       28 damage                20D   2A  26R

Double upper bomber     BBB     (down)          df+P,P,K
       27 damage                22D   2A  38R

Swinging chop           M                       b,f+P
       20 damage                19D   2A  25R

Double chop             MM                      b,f+P,P
       20 damage                19D   1A  26R

Triple chop             MMM     (down)          b,f+P,P,P
       20 damage                16D   1A  29R

Ignition punch          M                       f+P
       20 damage                16D   3A  21R

2 steamroller punches   MM                      f+P,P
       16 damage                14D   3A  23R

3 steamroller punches   MMM                     f+P,P,P
       20 damage                14D   3A  23R

4 steamroller punches   MMMM                    f+P,P,P,P
       16 damage                14D   3A  23R

5 steamroller punches   MMMMM                   f+P,P,P,P,P
       20 damage                14D   3A  23R

Butt bomber             M       (down)          P+K+G
       30 damage                16D   2A  24R

Double bomber           MM      (down)          P+K+G,P+K+G
       30 damage                32D   2A  42R

Overhead hammer         M       (down)          d+P+K+G
       50 damage                20D   2A  38R

Double hammer down      MM      (down)          d+P+K+G,d+P
       30 damage                14D   4A  32R

Hammer and reverse      MM      (down)          d+P+K+G,d+P+G
       40 damage                26D   2A  22R

Block bomber            B       (guard,back)    b+K
       25 damage                25D   3A  42R

Block delay bomber      B       (guard,back)    b+K,b+K
       29 damage                25D   3A  42R

Turning punch           H       (backwards)     P
       18 damage                13D   1A   6R

Turning low punch       L       (backwards)     d+P
       18 damage                13D   1A  14R

Turning kick            M       (backwards)     K
       38 damage                12D   2A  30R

Turning low kick        L       (backwards)     d+K
       28 damage                12D   2A  30R

Turning hopkick         M       (backwards)     u+K
       30 damage                15D   1A  29R

Hopping spinkick        M       (down)          u+K
       30 damage                15D   1A  29R

Hopping kick            M       (down)          u,K
       30 damage                 9D   2A  27R

Hopping low kick        L       (down)          u,d+K
       30 damage                10D   2A  26R

Hopping hammer          M       (down)          u+P
       40 damage                16D   3A  39R

Front takeoff kick      M       (down)          UF+K
       30 damage                 4D   5A  55R

Takeoff kick            M       (down)          U+K
       26 damage                 9D   2A  57R

Air bomber              M       (down)          U,K
       40 damage                 3D   5A  55R

Landing kick            M                       (air)K
       30 damage                 8D   3A  19R

Front dropkick          M       (back)          (air)F+K
       40 damage                12D   4A  53R

Back dropkick           M       (back)          (air)B+K
       40 damage                12D   4A  43R

Air dive                M       (down)          U,d+K
       40 damage                15D   2A  23R

Flare kick              M       (down)          (air)d+K
       30 damage                15D   2A  13R

Death from above        M       (down)          U+P
       40 damage                21D  10A  59R

Dropping hammer         M       (down)          (air)F+P
       40 damage                28D   3A  10R

Charging ram            M       (back,smash)    (run)P
       35 damage                15D   6A  39R

Running bomber          M       (back,smash)    (run)K
       30 damage                15D  15A  30R

Running dropkick        M       (down)          (run)uf+K
       50 damage                18D   1A  21R

Sliding kick            L       (down,smash)    (run)(d.df)+K
       40 damage                18D   3A  29R

Bowling throw           ST                      P+G
       No damage               180

Wall press              ST      (wall)          P+G
       30 damage               133

Wall exchange           ST      (atwall)        P+G
       No damage                76

Giant swing             ST                      b>>f+P
       80 damage               283

Neck hang slam          ST                      f>>b+P+G
       50 damage               100

Neck hang triple slam   ST                      f>>b+P+G,f,b+P+G
       50+30 damage            134

Neck hang typhoon       ST                      f>>b+P+G,f,b+P+G,
                                                 b>>d>>f>>u>>b+P+G
       50+30+30 damage         116

Bearhug                 ST                      f,b+P+G
       50 damage                90

Bearhug and crush       ST                      f,b+P+G,b,b+P+G
       50+30 damage            136

Canadian backbreaker    ST                      f,b+P+K+G
       50 damage               318

Double powerbomb        ST      (wall)          b,f+P+G
       40 damage               282

Punching wall press     HHST    (wall)          P,P,P
       30 damage               114

Piledriver              CT                      df,df+P+G
       80 damage               284

Iron claw               CT      (wall)          d+P+G
       50 damage               183

Back drop               BT                      P+G
       80 damage               181

Slow giant swing        GT      by feet         b>>f+P
       80 damage               283

Neck hang double slam   GT      by head         d,b,f+P
       30 damage               134

Jumping pounce          G                       u+P
       50 damage                38D   1A  63R

Earthquake stomp        G                       d+K
       30 damage                33D   1A  46R

Armour blast            M                       f,b,f,b+P+K+G
       ?

Notes:
 Sanman's Iron Claw throw (d+P+G) comes out as a low punch when it
 misses, unlike other throws.  It then hits all players who are
 standing, and throws all people who are crouching.
Some things to try:
 Knockdown and slam: Sanman kicks the opponent's exposed legs, knocking
  them quickly down onto the ground.  He then reaches down and grabs
  their neck, swinging them overhead and slamming them into the ground
  twice.  This technique does quite a bit of damage.
  Your opponent must be quite close to you after being knocked down.
  You must either be very close to them when you hit them, or their
  back must be very close to the wall; they'll slide off the wall and
  towards your feet, making this easy.  Kick their legs out with the
  shin knockdown (d+K+G) first, then do the neck hang ground throw
  (d,b,f+P) before they can get up.  If Sanman reaches down but nothing
  happens, you weren't close enough; if he reaches down and tries to
  grab them, and they twitch, but no ground throw happens, you did the
  ground throw too slowly.
 Launch at point blank: Sanman grabs his opponent in the Giant Swing,
  and rapidly begins spinning.  He continues to speed up and finally
  releases his opponent, who flies headfirst into the wall only a few
  feet away.  This technique does a crippling amount of damage.
  More than anything, you need to know when to try and grab the
  opponent in a giant swing.  Since Sanman always throws his opponent
  to the side, you'll want to do this when you have the wall to your
  side.
 Crush and spin: Sanman picks his opponent up, and slams them twice
  forcefully, first into the wall and then onto the ground.  Before
  they have a chance to get up, he reaches down, grabs their legs, and
  swings them around, finally releasing them to fall heavily across the
  ring.  This technique does a crippling amount of damage.
  When your opponent's back is to the wall, do the double powerbomb
  throw (f,b,f+P+G) to them.  Immediately after Sanman finishes the
  throw and drops them on the ground, pick them up with the giant swing
  ground throw (b>>f+P).  If Sanman reaches down and grabs at them, and
  they twitch, but no ground throw happens, you did the second part too
  slowly.


JANE
~~~~
Jane's upper armour has a strength of 200.
Her lower armour has a strength of 75.

Move Name               Level   Special         Command
----------------------  ------  --------------  ----------------------
Jab                     H                       P
       12 damage                 9D   1A  20R

Low jab                 L                       d+P
       15 damage                10D   1A  16R

Twohand strike          M       (down)          d>>f+P
       60 damage                19D   1A  25R

Uppercut                M       (float)         df+P
       33 damage                17D   3A  26R

Rising uppercut         M       (float)         (cr)df+P
       37 damage                13D   3A  24R

Kick                    H                       K
       30 damage                12D   4A  26R

Low kick                L                       d+K
       22 damage                17D   1A  30R

Mid spin kick           M                       df+K
       26 damage                14D   4A  30R

Rising kick             M       (down)          (cr)n+K
       40 damage                14D   4A  30R

Knee                    M       (down)          f+K
       30 damage                15D   2A  33R

Launch knee             M       (float)         (cr)f+K
       48 damage                14D   4A  38R

Power smash             H       (down,smash)    f,f+P
       35 damage                16D   2A  32R

Tornado strike          M       (back,smash)    b>>f+P
       100 damage               39D   1A  36R

Low tornado strike      L       (down,smash)    f,d,df+P
       60 damage                39D   1A  36R

Double jab              HH                      P,P
       22 damage                19D   1A  22R

Jabs and stomach punch  HHM                     P,P,P
       24 damage                16D   1A  23R

Combo guard straight    HHB     (guard,back)    P,P,b+P
       26 damage                29D   1A  46R

Jab highkick            HH                      P,K
       20 damage                12D   4A  26R

Jab kick uppercut       HHB     (down)          P,K,P
       22 damage                21D   2A  25R

Jabs and rush kick      HHH     (down)          P,P,K
       30 damage                14D   2A  28R

Jabs and low spinkick   HHL                     P,P,d+K
       22 damage                17D   1A  30R

Low jab and spinkick    LL                      d+P,K
       22 damage                17D   1A  30R

Bodyblow                M                       f+P
       24 damage                16D   1A  23R

Bodyblow and smashdown  MM      (down)          f+P,P
       24 damage                19D   2A  31R

Low spinkick            L                       d+K+G
       22 damage                17D   1A  30R

Low spin up             LH                      d+K+G,K
       30 damage                14D   4A  36R

Double low spinkick     LL                      D+K+G,K
       18 damage                17D   1A  31R

Block straight          B       (guard,back)    b+P
       26 damage                29D   1A  46R

Block delay straight    B       (guard,back)    b+P,b+P
       31 damage                29D   1A  46R

Turning punch           H       (backwards)     P
       18 damage                13D   1A   6R

Turning low punch       L       (backwards)     d+P
       18 damage                13D   1A  14R

Turning kick            M       (backwards)     K
       38 damage                12D   2A  30R

Turning low kick        L       (backwards)     d+K
       28 damage                12D   2A  30R

Turning hopkick         M       (backwards)     u+K
       30 damage                15D   1A  29R

Hopping spinkick        M       (down)          u+K
       30 damage                15D   1A  29R

Hopping kick            M       (down)          u,K
       30 damage                 9D   2A  27R

Hopping low kick        L       (down)          u,d+K
       30 damage                10D   2A  26R

Hopping hammer          M       (down)          u+P
       30 damage                28D   3A  10R

Front takeoff kick      M       (down)          UF+K
       30 damage                 4D   5A  55R

Takeoff kick            M       (down)          U+K
       26 damage                 9D   2A  57R

Air spinkick            L       (down)          U,K
       45 damage                15D   1A  29R

Landing kick            M                       (air)K
       30 damage                 8D   3A  19R

Front dropkick          M       (back)          (air)F+K
       40 damage                12D   4A  53R

Back dropkick           M       (back)          (air)B+K
       40 damage                12D   4A  43R

Air dive                M       (down)          U,d+K
       40 damage                15D   2A  23R

Flare kick              M       (down)          (air)d+K
       30 damage                15D   2A  13R

Jump hammer             M       (down)          U+P
       50 damage                50D   5A  24R

Drop hammer             M       (down)          (air)P
       30 damage                28D   3A  10R

Wall climb              _       (atwall)        (air)u+P
       ?

Running straight        B       (back,smash)    (run)P
       25 damage                15D   1A  28R
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Running knee            M                       (run)K
       40 damage                13D   5A  22R

Shoulder ram            M       (back,smash)    (run)P+G
       40 damage                16D   6A  23R

Running dropkick        M       (down)          (run)uf+K
       50 damage                18D   1A  21R

Sliding kick            L       (down,smash)    (run)(d.df)+K
       40 damage                18D   3A  29R

Clinch punch            ST                      P+G
       40 damage                76

Double clinch punch     ST                      P+G,P
       40+10 damage             62

Clinch punch and knee   ST                      P+G,f+K
       40+50 damage             79

Wall scrape             ST      (wall)          P+G
       50 damage               153

Wall exchange           ST      (atwall)        P+G
       No damage                76

Clinch knee             ST                      K+G
       40 damage                70

Wall knee               ST      (wall)          K+G
       60 damage                70

Double wall knee        ST      (wall)          K+G,K+G
       60+30 damage             82

Double clinch knee      ST                      b>>f+K+G
       20 damage               110

Triple clinch knee      ST                      b>>f+K+G,d,f+K
       20+48 damage             38

Brainbuster             ST                      f,b+P+G
       60 damage               143

Backbreaker             ST                      f,d+P+G
       50 damage               119

Punching wall press     HHST    (wall)          P,P,P
       30 damage               124

Punching clinch knee    HHST                    P,P,f+K
       30 damage                70

Neck breaker            BT                      P+G
       20 damage               150

Tiger suplex            BT                      P+K+G
       80 damage               227

Jumping pounce          G                       u+P
       50 damage                39D   1A  61R

Down fist slam          G                       d+P
       34 damage                29D   1A  39R

Spit kick               G                       d+K
       15 damage                19D   1A  49R

Super heel drop         G       (onwall,smash)  u+P
       60 damage                39D   1A  40R

Armour blast            M                       f,b,f,b+P+K+G
       ?


CANDY (HONEY)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Candy's upper armour has a strength of 150.
Her lower armour has a strength of 50.

Move Name               Level   Special         Command
----------------------  ------  --------------  ----------------------
Jab                     H                       P
       12 damage                 9D   1A  20R

Low jab                 L                       d+P
       15 damage                10D   1A  16R

Cat uppercut            M       (float)         df+P
       33 damage                12D   3A  30R

Kick                    H                       K
       30 damage                12D   4A  26R

Low kick                L                       db+K . D,K
       18 damage                17D   1A  30R

Scorpion kick           M       (down)          df+K
       30 damage                15D   1A  29R

Vertical kick           M       (float)         K+G
       35 damage                15D   2A  28R

Mule kick               M       (back)          f,f+K+G
       40 damage                25D   3A  42R

Cat slap                H       (down,smash)    f,f+P
       35 damage                18D   3A  29R

Cat scratch             L       (down,smash)    df,df+P
       30 damage                21D   1A  36R

Cat rising uppercut     M       (float)         f,d,df+P
       43 damage                22D   3A  50R

1-2 punch               HH                      P,P
       14 damage                15D   1A  24R

Cat jabs                HHH     (down)          P,P,P
       18 damage                14D   2A  24R

Combo cat kick          HHHM    (float)         P,P,P,K
       35 damage                18D   2A  40R

Combo low kick          HHHL                    P,P,P,d+K
       18 damage                17D   1A  32R

Jab snapkick            HH                      P,K
       20 damage                12D   4A  26R

Low jab and kick        LL                      d+P,K
       18 damage                17D   1A  32R

Swing punch             M                       f+P
       24 damage                19D   1A  30R

Double swing punch      MM                      f+P,P
       24 damage                20D   2A  30R

Double swing upper      MMB     (float)         f+P,P,P
       33 damage                19D   5A  23R

Double shin kick        LL                      db+K,K . D,K,K
       24 damage                14D   2A  30R

Double shin highkick    LLH     (down)          db+K,K,K . D,K,K,n+K
       34 damage                30D   2A  22R

Triple shin kick        LLL     (down)          db+K,K,d+K . D,K,K,K
       24 damage                30D   2A  22R

Double shin scratch     LLL     (down,smash)    db+K,K,d+P . D,K,K,P
       26 damage                24D   2A  38R

Cat tail                M                       d+K
       24 damage                17D   1A  32R

Cat tail and highkick   MH      (down)          d+K,K
       34 damage                30D   2A  22R

Toe kick                M                       (cr)n+K
       24 damage                13D   2A  31R

Toe kick scorpion       MM      (down)          (cr)n+K,K
       26 damage                25D   1A  29R

Toe kick kickflip       MM      (down)          (cr)n+K,ub+K
       40 damage                22D   4A  38R

Toe kick heel down      MM                      (cr)n+K,K+G
       30 damage                12D   5A  24R

Bomber                  B       (down)          P+K+G
       30 damage                16D   2A  42R

Double bomber           BM      (down)          P+K+G,P+K+G
       30 damage                33D   2A  42R

Block cat slap          M       (guard,down)    b+P
       30 damage                28D   3A  39R

Block bomber            B       (guard,back)    b+K
       25 damage                25D   3A  42R

Block delay bomber      B       (guard,back)    b+K,b+K
       29 damage                25D   3A  42R

Turning punch           H       (backwards)     P
       18 damage                13D   1A   6R

Turning low punch       L       (backwards)     d+P
       18 damage                13D   1A  14R

Turning kick            M       (backwards)     K
       38 damage                12D   2A  30R

Turning low kick        L       (backwards)     d+K
       28 damage                12D   2A  30R

Turning hopkick         M       (backwards)     u+K
       30 damage                15D   1A  29R

Kickflip                M       (down)          ub+K
       40 damage                16D   3A  39R

Hopping spinkick        M       (down)          u+K
       30 damage                15D   1A  29R

Hopping kick            M       (down)          u,K
       30 damage                 9D   2A  27R

Hopping low kick        L       (down)          u,d+K
       30 damage                10D   2A  26R

Hopping hammer          M       (down)          u+P
       30 damage                28D   3A  10R

Front takeoff kick      M       (down)          UF+K
       30 damage                 4D   5A  55R

Takeoff kick            M       (down)          U+K
       26 damage                 9D   2A  57R

Air spinkick            M       (down)          U,K
       45 damage                15D   1A  29R

Landing kick            M                       (air)K
       30 damage                 8D   3A  19R

Front dropkick          M       (back)          (air)F+K
       40 damage                12D   4A  54R

Back dropkick           M       (back)          (air)B+K
       40 damage                12D   4A  43R

Air dive                M       (down)          U,d+K
       40 damage                15D   2A  23R

Flare kick              M       (down)          (air),d+K
       30 damage                15D   2A  13R

Jump hammer             M       (down)          U+P
       50 damage                50D   5A  24R

Drop hammer             M       (down)          (air)P
       30 damage                28D   3A  10R

Wall climb              _       (atwall)        (air)u+P
       ?

Running straight        M       (back,smash)    (run)P
       25 damage                15D   1A  28R

Running bomber          M       (back,smash)    (run)K
       30 damage                15D  15A  30R

Shoulder ram            M       (back,smash)    (run)P+G
       40 damage                16D   6A  23R

Running dropkick        M       (down)          (run)uf+K
       50 damage                19D   1A  21R

Sliding kick            L       (down,smash)    (run)(d.df)+K
       40 damage                18D   3A  29R

Wall rush               ST                      P+G
       No damage                58

Wall press              ST      (wall)          P+G
       50 damage               100

Wall exchange           ST      (atwall)        P+G
       No damage                76

Back wall rush          ST                      b+P+G
       No damage                58

Face sit                ST                      db,f+P+G
       60 damage                92

Cat flip                ST                      d,b+P+G
       50 damage               164

Leapfrog switch         ST                      uf+P
       No damage                75

Between legs switch     ST                      d+P+K+G
       No damage                60

Punching wall press     HHST    (wall)          P,P,P
       30 damage               130

Air grab                AT                      b+P+K+G
       30 damage               131

Back drop               BT                      P+G
       80 damage               191

Knee trap               BT                      P+K+G
       No damage               191

Jumping pounce          G                       u+P
       50 damage                40D   1A  61R

Ground punch            G                       d+P
       10 damage                23D   1A  35R

2 ground punches        G                       d+P,P
       5 damage                 17D   1A  48R

3 ground punches        G                       d+P,P,P
       5 damage                 15D   1A  46R

4 ground punches        G                       d+P,P,P,P
       5 damage                 17D   1A  48R

5 ground punches        G                       d+P,P,P,P,P
       5 damage                 15D   1A  46R

Spit kick               G                       d+K
       15 damage                19D   1A  49R

Super heel drop         G       (onwall,smash)  u+P
       60 damage                39D   1A  40R

Armour blast            M                       f,b,f,b+P+K+G
       ?

Some things to try:
 Drop of Doom: Candy kicks her opponent high up into the air, and then
  jumps up, grabs them, and spins them so she lands on them when they
  hit the ground.  This technique is more visually impressive than
  damaging.
  First, hit your opponent while they are on the ground with the
  vertical kick (K+G); this sends them high up into the air.  Then,
  as soon as you can move again, jump towards them (UF), and when next
  to them in midair do the air grab (b+P+K+G).


PICKY
~~~~~
Picky's upper armour has a strength of 150.
His lower armour has a strength of 50.

Move Name               Level   Special         Command
----------------------  ------  --------------  ----------------------
Jab                     H                       P
       18 damage                13D   1A  12R

Low jab                 L                       d+P
       15 damage                10D   1A  16R

Standing knee           M                       K
       20 damage                 8D   2A  20R

Tail kick               L                       D,K
       25 damage                15D   1A  30R

Heel drop               MM                      u,d+K
       20+30 damage             12D   5A  24R

Mid spinkick            M                       df+K
       26 damage                14D   3A  30R

High spinkick           H       (down)          d>>f+K
       60 damage                12D   3A  39R

Hopping knee            M       (down)          K+G
       30 damage                15D   2A  33R

Rising knee             M       (float)         (cr)f+K+G
       34 damage                14D   4A  35R

Board bash              M       (back,smash)    b,f,f+P
       40 damage                17D   2A  32R

Overhead board bash     M       (down)          ub,df+P
       40 damage                17D   2A  41R

Rocket missile          M       (atwall,down)   db+K
       39 damage                40D  10A  26R

1-2 punch               HH                      P,P
       18 damage                11D   1A  24R

1-2 board bash          HHH     (down)          P,P,P
       25 damage                17D   2A  41R

Jab and rollover kick   HM      (down)          P,K
       40 damage                26D   5A  29R

Jab and tail kick       HL                      P,d+K
       25 damage                15D   1A  30R

Low jab and tail kick   LL                      d+P,K
       25 damage                15D   2A  30R

1-2 rollover kick       HHM     (down)          P,P,K
       40 damage                26D   5A  29R

1-2 toe kick            HHM                     P,P,d+K
       24 damage                13D   2A  31R

1-2 toe high spin       HHMH                    P,P,d+K,K
       16 damage                18D   3A  30R

1-2 uppercut            HHM     (down)          P,P,f+P
       30 damage                22D   2A  30R

1-2 upper spin          HHMH    (down)          P,P,f+P,K
       20 damage                16D   3A  30R

1-2 upper midspin       HHMM    (down)          P,P,f+P,f+K
       26 damage                14D   3A  30R

1-2 knee                HHM                     P,P,f+K
       20 damage                17D   1A  32R

1-2 knee kick           HHMM    (float)         P,P,f+K,K
       34 damage                14D   4A  34R

Knee high spin          MH                      K,K
       20 damage                14D   3A  30R

Uppercut                B       (float)         df+P
       33 damage                15D   2A  26R

Uppercut high spin      MH      (float)         df+P,K
       20 damage                16D   3A  30R

Uppercut mid spin       MM      (float)         df+p,f+K
       26 damage                14D   3A  30R

Toe kick                M                       d+K
       24 damage                13D   2A  31R

Toekick highkick        MH                      d+K,K
       16 damage                18D   3A  30R

Toekick heel drop       MM                      d+K,K+G
       30 damage                12D   5A  24R

Step knee               M                       f+K
       20 damage                10D   2A  20R

Step knee highkick      MH                      f+K,K
       20 damage                14D   3A  30R

Block uppercut          B       (guard,float)   b+P
       20 damage                24D   2A  44R

Block knee              B       (guard,back)    b+K
       22 damage                26D   2A  42R

Block delay knee        B       (guard,back)    b+K,b+K
       28 damage                26D   2A  42R

Turning punch           H       (backwards)     P
       18 damage                13D   1A   6R

Turning low punch       L       (backwards)     d+P
       18 damage                13D   1A  14R

Turning kick            M       (backwards)     K
       38 damage                12D   2A  30R

Turning low kick        L       (backwards)     d+K
       28 damage                12D   2A  30R

Turning hopkick         M       (backwards)     u+K
       30 damage                15D   1A  29R

Rollover kick           M       (down)          u+K
       30 damage                24D   4A  26R

Hopping kick            M       (down)          u,K
       30 damage                 9D   2A  27R

Hopping low kick        L       (down)          u,d+K
       30 damage                10D   2A  29R

Hopping board bash      M       (down)          u+P
       43 damage                28D   3A  19R

Front takeoff kick      M       (down)          UF+K
       30 damage                 4D   5A  55R

Takeoff kick            M       (down)          U+K
       26 damage                 9D   2A  57R

Air spinkick            L       (down)          U,K
       45 damage                15D   1A  29R

Landing kick            M                       (air)K
       30 damage                 8D   3A  19R

Front dropkick          M       (back)          (air)F+K
       40 damage                12D   4A  53R

Back dropkick           M       (back)          (air)B+K
       40 damage                12D   4A  43R

Air knee                M       (down)          U,d+K
       28 damage                 9D  15D  15R

Flare kick              M       (down)          (air)d+K
       30 damage                15D   2A  13R

Jump hammer             M       (down)          U+P
       60 damage                50D   5A  24R

Landing board bash      M       (down)          (air)P
       43 damage                28D   3A  19R

Wall climb              _       (atwall)        (air)u+P
       ?

Running board bash      M       (back,smash)    (run)P
       35 damage                17D   1A  32R

Running knee            M                       (run)K
       40 damage                13D   5A  22R

Running rollover        M       (down)          (run)P+K+G
       40 damage                26D   5A  29R

Running roll highkick   MM      (down)          (run)P+K+G,K
       41 damage                12D   2A  30R

Running roll low spin   ML      (down)          (run)P+K+G,d+K
       28 damage                12D   2A  30R

Sliding kick            L       (down,smash)    (run)(d.df)+K
       40 damage                18D   3A  29R

Wall rush               ST                      P+G
       No damage                92

Wall ram                ST      (wall)          P+G
       30 damage               104

Wall exchange           ST      (atwall)        P+G
       No damage                76

Overhead cannon         ST                      b,f+P+G
       30 damage                97

Between legs switch     ST                      d+P+K+G
       No damage                60

Switch and mule kick    ST                      d+P+K+G,b+K
       30 damage                97

Double knee             ST      (wall)          b,f+K
       30 damage               183

Punching wall press     HHST    (wall)          P,P,P
       30 damage               130

Air grab                AT                      b+P+K+G
       50 damage               134

Frankensteiner          AT                      d+P+K+G
       36 damage               134

Back drop               BT                      P+G
       80 damage               191

Jumping pounce          G                       u+P
       50 damage                36D   1A  64R

Board smash             G                       d+P
       26 damage                18D   2A  50R

Foot stomp              G                       d+K
       20 damage                27D   2A  35R

Double foot stomp       G                       d+K,K
       5 damage                 31D   4A  42R

Triple foot stomp       G                       d+K,K,K
       5 damage                 31D   4A  42R

Super heel drop         G       (onwall,smash)  u+P
       60 damage                39D   1D  40R

Armour blast            M                       f,b,f,b+P+K+G
       ?

Notes:
 The Frankensteiner can grab people who are on the ground.  If the
 person is blocking, they will be caught in the Frankensteiner.  On
 another note, if Picky does the Frankensteiner, and misses, he takes
 damage; if he hits his opponent but doesn't catch them in the throw,
 both characters take damage.
Some things to try:
 Drop of Doom: Picky does a rising knee, knocking his opponent high
  into the air.  He then jumps up towards them, grabs hold of them, and
  spins them down to a heavy landing on the ground.  This technique is
  more visually impressive than damaging.
  First, you must land the rising knee ((cr)f+K+G) on your opponent
  while they are standing on the ground; this knocks them high into the
  air.  Then, when you've recovered from the rising knee, jump towards
  them (UF), and when next to them in midair do the air grab (b+P+K+G).


MAHLER
~~~~~~
Mahler is a smaller version of B.M., the game's end character.
To select the character Mahler, the machine must have played 15000 or
more matches between humans.  Insert your coin(s) into the machine,
then:
   -Hold the joystick up
   -Press START
   -Keeping the joystick up, move the character selection box outside
    the list of selectable characters (to the right of Picky or the
    left of Grace)
   -Press START within 9 seconds.
If this portion of the FAQ looks incomplete, that's because it is.  If
anybody can contribute information about Mahler, please do, as I have
little to none.

Move Name               Level   Special         Command
----------------------  ------  --------------  ----------------------
Jab                     H                       P
Low jab                 L                       d+P
Strong uppercut         M                       df+P
Kick                    H                       K
Strong knee             M                       f+K
Hurricane punch         M       (smash)         b>>f+P
Gust of rage            M                       b,f,f+P
1-2 punch               HM                      P,P
Blow combo upper        HMM                     P,P,P
Blow combo straight     HMM                     P,P,f+P
Punch and kick          HH                      P,K
Punch kick upper        HHM                     P,K,P
Blow combo low spin     HML                     P,P,d+K
Extreme Death prelude   HMM                     P,P,f+K
Extreme Death symphony  HMMH                    P,P,f+K,P
Extreme Death requiem   HMMHM                   P,P,f+K,P,f+P
Extreme Death finale    HMMHMM  (smash)         P,P,f+K,P,f+P,b>>f+P
Blow combo doublekick   HMMH                    P,P,f+K,K
Stomach blow            M                       f+P
Stomach blow and fist   MM                      f+P,P
High kick fist          HH                      K,P
Low shot                L                       db+K
Low shot accel          LH                      db+K,K
Low shot blow           LHH                     db+K,K,P
Low shot dark prelude   LHHM                    db+K,K,P,P
Accel roll              M                       df+K
High double accel       MH                      df+K,K
Mid double accel        MM                      df+K,f+K
Low double accel        ML                      df+K,d+K
Revolution              L                       d+K+G
High double revolution  LH                      d+K+G,K
Low double revolution   LL                      d+K+G,d+K
Wall climb              _       (atwall)        (air)u+P
Running straight        M                       (run)P
Running knee            M                       (run)K
Shoulder ram            M       (smash)         (run)P+G
Running dropkick        M                       (run)uf+K
Sliding kick            L       (smash)         (run)(d.df)+K
Wall rush               ST                      P+G
Wall blaster            ST      (wall)          P+G
Wall exchange           ST      (atwall)        P+G
Brain buster            ST                      d+P+G
Black rainbow           ST                      b,f,b+P+G
Black hole              AT                      b+P+K+G
German suplex           BT                      P+G
Wrecking dive           G       (smash)         u+P
Strike stomp            G                       d+K
Super heel drop         G       (onwall,smash)  u+P


-----------------
Defeating the CPU
-----------------

There are several tactics which the CPU is particularly vulnerable to.

When the round begins, no matter what CPU character you are fighting,
you can do a forwards takeoff kick (UF+K) and be almost assured of it
hitting.

When some distance away from the CPU, run in towards them, and do a
shoulder ram (P+G usually) or the equivalent for your character
(Sanman's charging ram works nicely, as does Picky's knee).  If the CPU
gets hit, great - if not, then throw them.  (This works better if your
dashing attack pressed them against the wall)

When you are knocked down and your feet are towards the CPU character,
you can roll towards them (tap the joystick towards them) and do a throw
immediately upon getting up - the early CPU opponents will always fall
for it.  Raxel, Jane, and B.M. have a tendency to dodge just out of
throw range and then kickflip/stomach punch/etc you if you try this,
however, so it's not advised.

The above also has the nice bonus that, if the computer does a late u+P
pounce, you'll roll under them and they'll miss, with you right behind
them.  Press back ONCE (too many times and you'll end up doing backward
dashes) to turn around, then run towards them and hit them with your
choice of dashing attack, behind throw, armour breaker, nasty combo,
etc.

(Note that these are not very flashy techniques - they're more useful
for desparate situations.)

The CPU also has a bad habit of not protecting its legs in close combat.
Low punches and kicks will hit fairly often, and if your character has a
low armour breaker, use it repeatedly.

When floating the computer, you don't have to worry about it doing a
flipout and then dropkicking you - float combos are easy and pretty safe
to do.  In fact, the CPU sometimes will flip out again and again,
allowing you to do huge damage to them.

----------------------
Tricks, Glitches, Etc.
----------------------

      -Many characters have moves which require you to move the
       joystick forward, then neutral, then down, then roll to down-
       forward (a classic uppercut motion), or the same except
       backwards.  In a sense, the game is fairly lenient with these,
       and allows you to do (f, db, d, df) instead.  This is sometimes
       easier to do, as you almost have to go through neutral when
       going from forwards to down and back; and the lower circle (db,
       d, df) makes it easier for some to stop on diagonally down and
       forwards.
      -On the character selection screen, you can gain control of your
       character by doing the following:
              -Hold the joystick down
              -Press P+K+G repeatedly
       Your character will begin do what you tell it to instead of
       practicing moves.  You only really have enough time to do this
       if you're the current champion and someone challenges you.
      -If you take control of your character on the selection screen,
       and then remove your armour with the armour blast as the round
       is beginning, you will begin the round appearing to have your
       armour on, but you will act and take damage as if you had no
       armour at all.
      -During long winning streaks, the armour-status picture will
       change poses, depending on how many wins the player has:
               8 wins: Hanging on lifebar
               16 wins: Macho pose
               24 wins: Guts pose
               32 wins: Chin pose
      -During a winning streak of 100 or more wins, if Candy/Honey's
       lower armour is broken off, her skirt will be removed (!) also.
      -Rounds can end in draws, which will give BOTH players credit for
       a win.  If this happens in the final round of the match, the
       game goes into Sudden Death - both characters will have NO life
       whatsoever.  The first unblocked hit will kill.
       (Does anybody know what happens if Sudden Death is a draw?)
      -After killing an opponent through the wall at the round's end,
       you can follow them by running out after them.  (do this on
       Raxel's stage especially)  However, during the victory taunt,
       you will be moved back inside the ring and the wall will
       magically reappear.  Running yourself into the walls on Jane or
       B.M.'s stages will not fling you out, which would be pretty
       funny.
      -Sometimes, when doing the above on Raxel's stage, your character
       will start walking on air instead of falling, though I don't
       know what conditions cause this to happen.
      -It's rumoured that doing one of Sanman's ground throws when a
       round ends may cause Sanman to be in the "throwing" animation
       when the next round starts, or the other player to be in the
       "being thrown" animation and take damage as the round starts.
       (anybody confirm this?)
      -On American machines, Candy is referred to as Honey (her name in
       Japan) on the high score lists, but as Candy everywhere else.
      -At least CPU Tokio, possibly other characters, will sometimes
       decide to do the armour blast in mid-round for no apparent
       reason.
      -Supposedly, pressing the Guard button a lot will cause your
       character to turn sideways.  I've never seen this so I don't
       know any specifics.

-------
Credits
-------

Yukinobu Miyamoto ([email protected])
       - who maintains the Fighting Vipers webpage which is probably
         the ultimate origin of most of the movelists for this game.
Takeshi Morozumi ([email protected])
       - creator of the Bahn FAQ, from where most of his special
         techniques originated.
Jirawat Uttawata ([email protected])
       - who runs another webpage with information on the game, and
         translated Gamest's information about Bahn.
Graham Chubb ([email protected])
       - who was willing to read through the first draft of the FAQ I
         wrote and point out where I'd screwed up and what I'd missed,
         as well as helping me with some things I wasn't clear on; and
         for giving me the list of ALL the damage and frame statistics
         for this game (many many moons ago).
Gamest
       - a Japanese gaming magazine which published all the moves with
         the damage and frame statistics.

And the various people at the U of C who (sometimes unwillingly) let me
practice and experiment with a lot of the things I wrote here. ;)

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