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THE COMPLEAT KUROKO FAQ (v. 1.5)
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Playing CPU Kuroko
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There are two ways to get Kuroko:
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The first is completely by random. I've gotten him after the third,
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fourth, fifth, and other opponents myself. Time, life left, whether
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you've continued, human opponents, and any other factors do NOT affect
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whether he comes out or not. Once I got him after beating third
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opponent Sieger through a timeout, when I had a sliver of life more
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than he had. This was a 2-1 match, after I had continued twice already.
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So playing quality has NOTHING to do with it!
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This second method is sure-fire, and was discovered by Greg Kasavin.
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For the 6th, 8th, and 10th opponents, you must beat your opponent in
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two rounds. For the second round, you must finish off your opponent
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with your Super Move, with under 20 seconds on the clock. Kuroko will
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come out after that.
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To make this easier, a human player can join in. If either wins 2-0,
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winning the second round through the conditions above, Kuroko will
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still come out.
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Also, a memory card saved at the appopriate opponent WILL work. So home
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players can get Kuroko easily by loading the saved position, and beating
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a "dummy" player while satisfying the conditions.
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How to beat Kuroko
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General tactics Kuroko uses--this is on my system, and I don't know if
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the CPU uses the same strategy in other systems, but I don't see why
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not.
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Most of the time, Kuroko advance toward you, or throw fireballs if
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you are far away. If you try to jump him, he will often hit you first
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with his ground slash, or leap into the air and hit you with an air
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slash. If you throw a fireball, he will often reflect it. If you do
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special moves, he will often retaliate with his chain extension. When
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he's hit, he will often do the "split" trick.
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I've noticed these two tactics he initiates:
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1) Kuroko rolls in and tries to AB slash or throw you. He will often do
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this if you try making quick, non-low attacks against him; i.e. he rolls
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through your attack and hits you. A variant on this is when he sends out
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his electrical sphere, then rolls under it and tries to throw you.
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2) Kuroko jumps at you, almost always with his C kick. As soon as he
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lands he either does an AB slash or throws you.
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When Kuroko's powered up, watch out. He will run up, then slide toward
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you. If you try ANY counterattack, he will cream you with his Super. If
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you block, he will keep on trying to slide into you, ticking off points.
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He will eventually throw you if he can't hit you with the Super. I'm not
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sure how to counter this. However, if he hits you, you will often be
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powered up afterwards (assuming you're still alive). Kuroko does NOT move
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after hitting you, so while going through your "mad" animation, you have
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a free throw against him while he's right next to you.
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To beat him, play conservatively most of the time. He seems to be
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the weakest in the air, because he insists on doing the C kick, even
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though his AB slash is much better. Also, I can get hit with the kick,
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yet STILL hit him in the air after that.
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Note that Kuroko doesn't have any low attacks except for his short-ranged
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crouch kicks. So you don't have to crouch all the time.
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Here's an almost sure-fire way to win with Charlotte: for most of the
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time, just thrust him to keep him away. Watch out, as he can hit you
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first occasionally with his AB slash. You will get backed into a corner.
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Kuroko will then start jumping at you--when he does, jump and AB him.
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You will get hit by his C kick first, but you can still jump up and
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cream him with your AB afterwards.
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If he splits into two, I can crouch AB the first one and still recover
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in time if it's the wrong half.
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You can't do anything about the fireballs he throws--they're too fast or
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big.
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Don't try jumping him unless you're desperate. Like Mizuki, he seems to
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eat the first AB triangle, but learns after that.
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After practicing, I can beat him 2-0 with Charlotte frequently, and I
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think this strategy will work with any character with quick air attacks.
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For those that don't but have a fairly slow jump, try the Kyoshiro strategy
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instead.
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For Kyoshiro, I fend off Kuroko with standing B-slashes. I eventually get
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backed into a corner. When Kuroko jumps up and does his C kick, jump
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straight up and get hit with it. It does little damage, and when Kuroko
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lands, he still does his AB slash. By the time Kyoshiro lands, he can throw
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the recovering Kuroko. This strategy works because Kyoshiro does a lot of
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throwing damage against Kuroko, for some reason, so Kyoshiro comes out
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ahead.
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Playing human Kuroko
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This will work for home Neo Geo systems only.
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You can only play him in a two player game. You cannot load any saved
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positions either.
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After either player wins, the game ends. Whoever wins gets his/her face
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shown on the "Game Over" screen, just as if he had won a normal game.
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To get Kuroko with either joystick, enter this code, courtesy of Geese
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Howard:
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O | O- O | -O + A (i.e. hold the joystick forward and press A)
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| O | O
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The joystick movements are the same for EITHER side--don't reverse them!
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Note you can play a mirror match with Kuroko. However, Kuroko doesn't
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have an alternate color, so the two will look exactly the same!
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Kuroko facts:
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Kuroko cannot have his weapons broken or lost in a clash.
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Kuroko cannot be thrown normally. He is thrown just like Earthquake.
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Note this still can do substantial damage!
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Kuroko can still be SPDed by the ninjas.
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Kuroko can be dizzied.
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If you split Kuroko in two, anatomical (not valentine's) hearts spill
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out.
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Taunts:
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AC -- Says "Ora! Ora!" (Ryo Sakazaki, AOF)
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BD -- Fans himself with a Japanaese fan (Mai Shiranui, FFS)
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Normal Attacks:
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Standing Far
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A and B -- Flag thrust
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AB -- Down slash (Haohmaru, SS)
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C and D -- High kick
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CD -- Slower high kick
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Standing Close
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A and B -- Elbow
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AB -- Up then down slash (Haohmaru, SS)
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C and D -- High kick
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CD -- Triple kick (Nakoruru, SS)
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Crouching Far
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A and B -- Short flag swing
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AB -- Up slash (Haohmaru, SS)
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C and D -- Crouch kick
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CD -- Longer crouch kick
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Crouching Close
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A and B -- Elbow
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AB -- Up slash (Haohmaru, SS)
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C and D -- Crouch kick
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CD -- Longer crouch kick
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Jump
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A and B -- Diagonal flag thrust (A flag is extended throughout jump)
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AB -- Down slash (Haohmaru, SS)
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C and D -- Down kick (C kick is extended throughout jump)
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CD -- Down kick
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Special Attacks:
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Adopted from the SS2 moves FAQ--all of these movements have been
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confirmed, and simplified in some cases. These are all of Kuroko's
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moves that I have seen.
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,____________________________________________________________________,
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| | \ -O A Kohken (Ryo Sakazaki, AOF) |
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| O O |
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|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| O- | / A Double Kohken |
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| O O |
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| | \ -O B Mega Smash (John Crawley, AOF) |
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| O O |
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| -O | \ A HaohShoKohKen (Ryo, AOF) |
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| O O |
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| | \ -O | / O- A Kaiser Wave (Wolfgang Krauser, |
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| O O O O FFS) |
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|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| | / O- | \ -O BC Spikey Black Object |
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| O O O O |
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|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| / -O A Double Senbei Shuriken (Jubei |
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| O. Yamada, FFS) |
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| / -O BC Electrical Sphere |
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| O. |
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| | / O- A Flag Extension (dizzies and pulls |
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| O O closer) |
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| Tap C repeatedly Gekiho (Tung Fu Rue, FFS) |
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| -O ABC Missile Reflection |
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| -O BCD Reflection Slash (unlike above, |
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| will also hit opponent) |
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| ABC or BCD when attacked Death Fake |
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| ABC -- front half explodes |
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| BCD -- back half explodes |
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|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| O- / | \ -O (x2), D Super Deformed |
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| O O O |
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,_ Throws ___________________________________________________________,
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| -O B, AB, D, CD RessenKyaku (Tung Fu Rae, FFS) |
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,_ Power Specials ___________________________________________________,
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| -O \ | / O- -O AB RyuukoRanbu (Ryo Sazaki, AOF) |
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| O O O |
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| O- / | \ -O (x2), CD RyuukoRanbu (Kuroko pauses to |
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| O O O take a breather) |
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Notes: The most useful fireballs are the Haohshokohken (HUGE--hard to
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jump over) and the Mega Smash (very fast). The Electrical Sphere is
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slow, and useful for setting up throws (like Hanzo's A slinky).
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The Sembei Toss and Electrical Sphere do not come out consistently at
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all, while the Double Kohken and Flag Extension can be easily mixed up,
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since their joystick movements are similar.
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To do the two moves consistently, try this: move the joystick B, DB, B,
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but NOT D. For the Flag Extension, move the joystick DF, D, DB,
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B. Basically, avoid doing a normal quarter circle either way.
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Despite the similar appearance to Mizuki's Curse Ball, the Electrical
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Sphere does normal damage and does NOT turn you into a pig.
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You can be hit after doing the Death Fake, if your opponent picks the
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right one to hit.
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Kuroko seems to have very high throw priority.
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Kuroko's Power Special is not easy to spot, because he slides toward
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you without any big warning. You can block it, taking a hit of blocking
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damage, but if you don't he nails you with his Super Combo. This move
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also does major damage, unlike a lot of other Power Specials.
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Credits:
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Galen Komatsu--various comments and suggestions
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Geese Howard -- getting Kuroko as human opponent
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Scott Fujimoto, Geese Howard, Galen Komatsu, Joab Kong -- Kuroko's
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moves
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Greg Kasavin (Shrike) -- getting Kuroko as CPU opponent
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`[1;37;43mRainbow V 1.07 for Delphi - Registered
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