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KOF'2000                   HINAKO SHIJOU
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"What IS she?" That was the first comment I have for her. Seriously, with
her hunched back, she doesn't really look impressive or attractive. Anyway,
I really don't know she is a sumo wrestler at first, thought she is somehow
related to a lab assistant. Well, no one I know uses her but she can be quite
impressive when she dishes out massive damage for someone her size. Well, she
is a fun character to play with, although akward to look at.


Fighting Style:    Sumo wrestling
Birthdate:         March 3
Age:               16
Country:           Japan (but her grandmother was 1/4th Russian)
Blood Type:        B
Height:            154cm
Weight:            41 to 42kg (+5kg with her shoes on) [usa]
Weight:            41 to 42kg (+5kg with her briefcase) [jpn]
Hobbies:           Collecting sumo ranking lists, making herbal
                   products (potpourris and herbal tea)
Favorite Food:     Sumo stew made by her private cook, tea, and
                   petit-fours
Mastered Sport:    Horse riding, halberd jousting
Prized Things:     A teddy bear she received as a young girl
Dislikes:          Bugs, sour stuff, piano practice

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[ Joystick Layout ]  -----------------------------------------------------

  ub   u   uf    Jump Backward         Jump Up      Jump Forward
    \  |  /        (up-back)             (up)         (up-forward)
  b -- n -- f    Retreat / Block       Neutral      Approach
    /  |  \        (back)                             (forward)
  db   d   df    Crouch Block          Crouch       Offensive Crouch
                   (down-back)           (down)       (down forward)

[ Button Layout ]  -------------------------------------------------------

  A   B  C  D     Light Punch   Light Kick    Heavy Punch    Heavy Kick


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Basic Commands
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=Air=

jump A
(slap)

jump B
(palm)

jump C
(thrusting downwards of palm)

jump D
(multiple palm, as in many animation of air B)
- hits a few times

jump C+D
(palm dowards between her legs)

=Stand=

standing A
(slap)

standing B
(palm)
- will advance forward

standing C
(swipe)

standing D
(sweeping kick)

standing CD
(she crouches and butt her opponent)

=Crouch=

crouching A
(palm)

crouching B
(kick)

crouching C
(raising fist)

crouching D
(same animation as standing D but using the other leg.)
- cheapstake rip-off animation and she doesn't crouch!

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Special Moves
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Body Throw                     When close, b / f + C
(Throws her opponent up into the air, lands in front of her)

Upper Arm Throw                When close, b / f + D
(Hinako grabs and throw her opponent on the other side)

Hand Split (1)                 f + A,A
(Hinako slaps once with each tap of A)

Hand Split (2)                 f + A,C
(Hinako slaps once with the A, and snatch the air quickly with C)
- During C, Hinako suddenly moves forward
- Cancellable after C

Sudden Hand Split              f + B,B
(Hinako thrusts her palm forward once with each tap of B)
- There is a time gap between each tap of B but will register
  in the combo if hits

Throat Ring                    df + C,D
(Hinako snatches the air in front of her)
- The follow up with D must be blocked low and is a knock down
- The first move is cancellable
- You may juggle your opponent after the df + C where possible.

Hit and Knock                  df + A
(Hinako arches forward with a raising palm, inflicting 2 hits)
- Both hits are cancellable

Spinning Shoes                  df + D
(Hinako swings her leg and kick, will advance forward)
- Have to be blocked crouching regardless cancelled into or not
- Can be cancelled

Thruster                       qcf + P
(Hinako hits many times with the typical sumo push)
- C button gives you up to 6 hits but has longer start up

Pile Driver                     qcb + P
(Hinako prepares herself with outward arms and palms downwards)
- Autoguard when she prepare herself
- Hits twice
- Opponent is smacked down onto the floor

Guanlet Throw                  When close, hcf + K
(Hinako extends a hand to grab her opponent and throw him to the other side)
- Blockable
- Pretty damaging if used on it's own

Terrible Throw                  When close, hcb,f + K
(Hinako throw her opponent to the other side)
- Unblockable
- Good reach

Cutting Approach               When close, f,d,df + K
(Hinako crouches down and grab her opponent, pushing him to the end of the screen)
- invulnerable during her crouching animation, D version has longer frame
- unblockable when she grabs her victim
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DM
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Pious Twirl                    hcf,hcf + K
(Hinako jumps forward to grab her opponent)
- blockable
- little or no invulnerability

MAX Pious Twirl                hcf,hcf + BD
(Same as above, only more damaging and she spins into a blur)

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Striker Action:   Doll Gun
Hinako performs her Thruster attack

Another Striker:  Lilly Kane
Lilly dashes in from the edge of the screen.  After appearing, she
cheers for her ally, recovering some Power Gauge energy.


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Basic Combos
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(1) d + B -> standing B -> f + B (1 hit)-> standing B -> f + B (1 hit)
    -> standing B -> df + A (1/2 hits) -> Pious Twirl/ Guanlet Throw/ etc.
   (The number of <standing B -> f + B> depends on the distance)

(2) df + C -> jump A/B/C/D/CD
    (You have to hit your opponent in the air so you can juggle)

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Playing with Hinako
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(1) She doesn't jump high, nor does she jump far. But just enough to hit a
    waking opponent from his behind with a CD.

(2) Her standing animation has the same height as Bao.

(3) Most of her moves are redundant and you can play her well using only
    the combo(1) above, which is very damaging.

(4) Always command throw your opponent when he becomes defensive. If he is not put
    on defensive, you're not playing her right.

(5) You can cancel your df + A (1 hit) or df + C into Cutting Approach when
    opponent blocks. It will be successful if your opponent tries to move.

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Playing with Hinako (Joe striker)
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Wow, joe is really a great set up for Hinako. The problem with playing with
Hinako is that you may never get a chance at your opponent with your combos.
Joe changes all that. With Joe as striker, you can coup de grace all at one
go! And you only need ONE striker for each opponent!

(1)If you land a Cutting Approach, you pushed your opponent to the end of the
   screen, call Joe out and you can continue with her basic combo.

(2)If you land a Pile Driver, whether in a combo or alone, call Joe. Don't be
   afraid that Joe will knock your opponent away, start your combo with down B
   and your opponent will stay where he is.

(3)If you land a Thruster, whether in a combo or alone, call Joe when it is
   about to end. Don't wait for your opponent to be knocked off. Then continue
   with your combo. If you are at the end of the screen, it will not work.

(4)If you are trapped in the corner, try using the Guanlet Throw or Terrible Throw.
   Your opponent will be thrown into the corner, and you can call Joe to combo him.

Try it out. Hinako is pretty slow and has little range with her short arms and legs.
But add a Joe as striker and add a DM,it becomes a 100% combo! Hinako is playable!

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Copyrights (?)
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Well, there's not much to steal from here anyway. Most of the stuff here can be gotten
just about anywhere and can be learnt through experiences.But if you really wanna put this
up in your homepage or anywhere, you are free to do so. Just e-mail me. :)
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Credits
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The people who took the pain to create kof'2000 and to write all the faqs about it.

Chris MacDonald  <[email protected]>

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My e-mail [email protected]
Homepage (never up-dated) home.pacific.net.sg/~weis

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