King of Fighters 97
New Girls team
Combo FAQ
Last updated on 16/05/1998
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General Combo notations:
A = light punch B = light kick
C = heavy punch D = heavy kick
dn/dwn = down joystick direction
up = up joystick motion
bk = hold joystick in blocking direction
fw = joystick forward motion
s = store for few seconds
QCB = quarter cirlce back joystick motion
QCF = quarter circle forward joystick motion
HCB = half circle back joystick motion
HCF = half circle forward joystick motion
DP = uppercut joystick motion
RDP = reverse uppercut joystick motion
(C) - corner combos, combos that only work in the corner.
(DM) - DM combos, combos that involve super moves or desperation moves.
(HD) - High damage combos, each combo can do more then 3/4 life damage.
(XX) - Difficult to do combos.
(INF)- infinite combos, combos that can be repeated and result in a continued
combo
(MAX)- must be maxed out or POWered up for this combo to work
(MID)- opponent must be mid-air for this to work
(NEW)- new combos
***- refer to explanations
Chain combo notations:
* = chain combos that won't connect with the command attack but can still be
done.
I.E when Benimaru does dn B, then fw + B, the down B won't be considered a
combo with the fw + B
** = combos that can be done only when opponent blocks
Chizuru Kagura
Chain Combos:
Command attacks:
NONE
Chain combos:
Dn + B x 2
Dn + B, dn + A
General Combos:
Jump C/D, Stand C/D, HCF + A
jumping heavy punch or kick, standing heavy punch or kick combo-ed into "108th
Ressurection: The Echo of the Koto" hcf + A
Jump C/D, Stand C/D, DP + A/C
jumping heavy punch or kick, standing heavy punch or kick combo-ed into "100th
Ressurection: Heavenly Spirit's Judgment", uppercut + A/C
Stand CD, QCB + B, QCF + A
standing body toss attack combo-ed into qcb + B, then qcf + A
Note: qcb + B won't hit opponent, but qcf + A will hit opponent on the ground.
(DM)(MAX)(HD)
Jump C/D, Stand C/D, QCF x 2 + B/D repeat C/D
jumping heavy punch or kick, standing heavy punch or kick combo-ed into
"Reverse Side 1st Ressurection: Three-Sided Defense", qcf x 2 + K and keep
tapping heavy punch or kick while mo ving forward.
Note: MAXed version of this combo does nearly 100% damage
(DM)(MAX)(HD)
Jump C/D, dn + B, dn + A, QCF x 2 + K, repeat C/D
jumping heavy punch or kick, crouch light kick, light punch combo-ed into
"Reverse Side 1st Ressurection: Three-Sided Defense", qcf x 2 + K and keep
tapping heavy punch or kick while moving forward.
Mai Shiranui
Chain Combos:
Command attacks:
Dnfw + B
Chain combos
stand/crouch C, dnfw + B
stand D, dnfw + B
**dn + D, dnfw + B
General Combos:
Jump D, Crouch C, then do either ***
jumping heavy kick, crouching heavy punch combo-ed into either;
i)QCB + A/C
ii)DP + B/D
iii)DP + A/C
iv)HCF + B/D
Jump D, dwn B, stand A, hcf + B
Jumping heavy kick, crouching light kick, standing light punch combo-ed into
hcf + B
(DM)
Jump D, Stand/Crouch C/Stand D, QCB,QCF + B
jumping heavy kick, standing/crouching heavy punch or standing havy kick
combo-ed into "Super Deadly Ninja Bees", qcb, qcf + B
Jump QCB + A/C, any DM except QCB x 2 + P
"Flying Squirrel Dance", qcb + A/C in mid air any DM except qcb x 2 + P
Note: this must be in corner only.
(INF)(HD)(C)(MID)
Mai's infinite:
Conditions:
- opponentin mid air
- accurate timing
Jump QCB + A, HCF + B, HCF + B....
jump and execute Mai's "Musasabi no Mai" then once Mai lands, execute her
"Deadly ninja Bees" hcf + B till opponent dies or dizzies.
King
Chain Combos:
Command attacks:
Dnfw + D
Chain combo:
Dn + A x 2
Dn + A x 2, dnfw + D
Stand D(2 hits), dnfw + D
Stand/crouch C, dnfw + D
General Combos:
Jump B/C/D, dn + B, stand + A, HCB + K
jumping heavy punch or kick, crouching light kick, stand light punch combo-ed
into "Tornado Kick", hcb + K
Jump B/C/D, Stand D(1/2 hit), QCF + K
jumping heavy punch or kick, standing heavy kick combo-ed into "Venom Strike",
qcf + K
Jumping B/C/D, Stand D(1/2 hit), HCF + K
jumping heavy punch or kick, standing heavy kick combo-ed into "Mirage Kick",
hcf + K
Jumping B/C/D, Stand D(1/2 hit), DP + K
jumping heavy punch or kick, standing heavy kick combo-ed into "Trap Shot",
uppercut motion + K
(MAX)(C)(HD)
QCB x 2 + K , HCB + D
execute King's SDM i.e MAXed qcb x 2 + K then as opponent lands, execute
"tornado Kick" hcb + D
(C)(HD)(TOD)
King's TOD( by Matt Hall(
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Jump D, stand D(1 hit), DP + A, HCB + D
jumping heavy punch or kick, standing heavy kick combo-ed into "Suprise Rose",
uppercut + A, then excute "Tornado Kick", hcb + D
Note:opponent dizzies, 50 % damage
then do another
Jump D, stand D(1 hit), DP + A, HCB + D
jumping heavy punch or kick, standing heavy kick combo-ed into "Suprise Rose",
uppercut + A, then excute "Tornado Kick", hcb + D
Note: opponent dies(duh!)
(INF)(HD)(XX)(C)
King Infinite Combo:
Conditions:
- opponent in corner
- need accuracy and speed
DP + A/C, dn + A , DP + A/C, dn + A..repeat
"suprise rose", uppercut + A, then when King lands, do crouch light punch
cancel into another "suprise rose" uppercut + A...repeat
Note: again same principle applies to King also. The down A must be cancelled
FAST! and not hit the opponent.
Note: look at the table below for more info.
Definitions
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Character - character infinite done on.
Hits - number of hits able to do on character before dizzies.
Speed - speed on how fast or slow its needed to repeat the next down A
cancelled into dp + A/C.
A or C - indicates which version of "suprise rose" to do for infinite on
certain characters.
-- - means these characters cannot be combo-ed with the infinite.
Table of Conditions and Hits gained for king's infinite:
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Character | Hits | Speed | A or C |
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Kyo | 16 | Slow | A/C |
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Benimaru | 11 | Slow | A/C |
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Goro | 14 | Slow | C |
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Terry | -- | -- | -- |
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Andy | -- | -- | -- |
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Joe | -- | -- | -- |
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Ryo | 10 | Fast | A |
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Robert | 12 | Slow | A/C |
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Yuri | 09 | Fast | A |
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Leona | 14 | Fast | A/C |
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Ralf | 11 | Fast | A/C |
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Clark | 16 | Slow | A |
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Athena | -- | -- | -- |
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Kensou | -- | -- | -- |
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Chin | -- | -- | -- |
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Mai | -- | -- | -- |
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Kagura | 10 | Slow | A |
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King | 12 | Fast | A/C |
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Kim | 14 | Slow | A/C |
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Chang | 18 | Fast | A/C |
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Choi | -- | -- | -- |
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Yashiro | -- | -- | -- |
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Shermie | 12 | Slow | A |
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Chris | -- | -- | -- |
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Yamazaki | 12 | Fast | A |
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Mary | 10 | Fast | A/C |
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Billy | 14 | Slow | A |
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Iori | -- | -- | -- |
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Shingo | 16 | Slow | A/C |
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Note: the hits may vary depending on your accuracy but mostly after 3rd set of
dwn A into dp + A/C, opponent will dizzy.
Credits:
KoF Mailing List (
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- for several interesting info
- some combos also
Kao Megura (
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- some move names are taken from his kof97faq.txt
Darklancer (
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- also some move names from him
Darren (
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- for several good combos
- the infinite combos for Kyo Kusanagi and Terry Bogard of course
Rafee (
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- for lotsa other combo info and tactic tips
Charles (
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- for giving me the idea of the COMBO PAGE
Hashakku Iori (
[email protected] )
- for being an internet pal and a fellow KoF fanatic.
- helped with several html and graphic stuff.
SNK(c) Japan, SNK(c) America
- for making KoF'97, the greatest series of fighting games this era
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