RAMON CHARACTER GUIDE - KOF 2002 By Rugal_Br Email: Rugal_br@yahoo.com.br And i am in: irc.americhat.org:6668 almost all days, #DCFelas, #MS or #Brasil, my nicks: GodRugal and Rugal. So dont wait for a excellent faq and... one more thing, my english sux :D Table of contents: 1- Why a Ramon FAQ? 2- Abbreviatures 3- Bio 4- Move list 5- Move analysis 6- Strategy 7- Combos 8- Author's note 1. Why a Ramon FAQ? Most people dont use Ramon, they say: Ramon moves are hard to use and perform"!!!! or... Ramon is strange"!!. Well, I liked Ramon because he's a different character, he's charismatic (for me :P), your moves have good priority, and require "stilish" to perform like TIGER LOADDDDDAAAAA"!!!, so... I think Ramon is a funny char, and...not a char for begginers :P 2. Abbreviatures: A: light punch B: light kick C: strong punch D: strong kick qcf: quarter circle forward (d,df,f) qcb: quarter circle backward (d,db,b) hcf: half circle forward (b,db,d,df,f) hcb: half circle backward (f,df,d,db,b) 3. Bio: Birthplace: Mexico Birthdate: December 3, 1975 (27 years old) Height: 1.70 m (5'6") Weight: 80 kg (176 lbs) Blood type: A Hobbies: Playing with children Favorite food: Tacos, tequila Favorite sport: Pro wrestling Most valuable: Mask given to him by his mentor Hates the most: Foul play, losses outside the ring Fighting style: Lucha libre *Lucha libre = Pro wrestling 4. Move list: THROWS Arm Hop When close, b/f + C Flying Maya When close, b/f + D COMMAND MOVES Low-Air Drop Kick df + B SPECIAL MOVES Feint Step qcb + A/C (can be held) Tiger Neck Chancery When close, hcf + A/C Rolling Sobat f,d,df + B/D - Flying Body Attack During Rolling Sobbat, f,d,df + B/D -- Recovery During Flying Body Attack, d,d + C Tiger Load b,d,db + B/D - Cross Chop During Tiger Load, at the corner, press D - Cancel During Tiger Load, press ABC Somersault hcf + B/D - Cancel During Somersault, press ABC Force of Will qcb + B/D - Additional Attack During Force of Will, at the corner, qcf + A Spinning Kick d,d,A,C DESPERATION MOVES Savage Fire Cat qcf,hcb + B/D Tiger Spin When close, hcb,hcb + A/C El Diablo Amarillo Ramon qcb,hcf + B/D SUPER DESPERATION MOVES Tiger Spin When close, hcb,hcb + AC HIDDEN SUPER DESPERATION MOVE El Diablo Tiger Load qcb,hcf + BD - He has gained the Triangle Jump ability (like Mai, Choi and Athena). - He has a new move, the Force of Will, with an unblockable followup. - He has a new move, the Spinning Kick. - He has a new DM, the Savage Fire Cat. - He has a new HSDM. It has three possible ends, randomly chosen each time. 5. Move analysis: The comments are to the important moves. The rating in the moves will be * to the worst and ***** to the best :D Command Moves: Down Forward + B: Slow when used alone, but excellent for damage in combos after a close C or D ****- Stand: A (Close): Fast, comboable... ***-- B (Close): Good move, hits low and is comboable. ***-- C (Far) : Fast move, if a opponent runs at you, abuse it, excelent priority. **** C (Close): Fast, comboable. ****- D (Far): Long range, slow anti-air... use if your opponent jump in you (far screen). ****- D (Close): Comboable, use C instead. ***-- CD: Attention using it, the recovery is better than 2001 but dont use it always (use when you think the opponent will sweep you, (caution with your thinkings :P). **--- Crouch: A: Poke move and comboable. **--- B: Poke move, hits low, not comboable. **--- C: Slow, comboable, use stand close C instead. ***-- D: A normal sweep, good move ***-- Jump A: Dont use, best jump ins... *----- B: Good for follow up combos. ***-- C: Good priority, use as a cross up"!! ****- D: Hummm... use C or B instead, B stuns the opponent for more time than D. ***-- CD: Fast, high priority anti-air move. ***** Special moves: Feint Step: Well, it's better you do a C version instead tap b,b, why? You'll gain more pow bar :D, use the A version ONLY in the C, df+B combo, cus it will connect now :D ***-- Tiger Neck Chancery: Fast, long range grab, good damage, fast recovery now. ****- Rolling Sobat: Use it to start BIG DAMAGE combos with the supercancel. ***** Tiger Load: Dont use it, only when you go crazy and try supercancel in the tiger load cancel...heh"! **--- Somersault: Use when the opponent turtle, or use to trick him because this move is fast and Ramon don't say nothing like Yashiro hcf+kick grab, and...use it in C, df+B combo :D ***-- Force of Will: Use it, better than tiger load, and it is more fast, do it when your opponent and you are near end of screen. ***-- Spinning Kick: Slow, but has high priority when Ramon is "falling", good recovery... **--- Desperation Moves: Savage Fire Cat: Unblockable move, use when both characters are near the end of screen. ***-- Tiger Spin: Grab DM, unblockable, good damage, use the SDM when supercancelling. ****- El Diablo Amarillo Ramon: A ranbu DM, good in combos, fast and it has invencibility in start up. ****- Hidden super desperations move: El Diablo Tiger Load: VEEEEEEERY GOOD MOVE TO SEE HEHE, I love do it, GREAT damage, 3 random finishers, use in combos"!!! ***** ^_^ Supercancels: Recovery and...tiger load cancel, cancel when his butt hits the opponent...LÓU"!!! 6. Strategy: Ramon is a zoning char, dont stay stopped, run, jump cd for pressing, abuse the C, df+B, rolling sobat combo, and always link the df+B after the close C to do more damage. Anti-airs: Jump CD, dont jump in the opponent only do up+CD :D, sometimes far D is usable or El Diablo Amarillo Ramon DM cus the fast and invencible start up but doesn't work all the times and you'll trade hits. Mind games: -Jump and do nothing or a move soon you leave the floor, when you touch the ground, grab the opponent, well, this is a cheap strategy for all grapplers :P. -Run, stop and somersault, the opponent stay confused cus the run and somersault animations are identicals. -Do the Rolling sobat and after recovery the most probably thing is that your opponent will crouch or block a future move, so...run and Tiger Spin your enemy :) 7. Combos: Combos, well...damage combos"!!! -Close A,A, Tiger neck chancery or Tiger spin. -Close B,A, Tiger neck chancery or Tiger spin. -Jump C, C, df+B -> Tiger neck chancery -> Faint step A version -> Somersault -> Tiger Spin -> El diablo amarillo Ramon -> El diablo tiger load"!!! -C, df+B, Rolling sobat -> Flying body attack ->Recovery ->Tiger Spin ->El diablo amarillo Ramon 8. Author's Note: Started: 20:00, 17, december/2002 Credits: -SNK: KOFOREVAH"!!! :) -Playmore: hummm....its ok. -My friends kofers at irc: ScarFace, Hiryu and Oni. -Other kofers: Ramones, Kusanagi, Spider999 and others :D -KILLME: this boy doesn't like kof but it's very good friend too :D -Gamefaqs: the best game site ever"!!! -People that im not remembering now heauoheaoehao"!!! -You: I can helped you in something and ... you read my work, thanx :) Well, im accepting e-mails if i have to correct something that I did wrong in the FAQ, anything about kof is welcome, like wallpapers uh? ^_^ Ending: KOF rules, the best fighting game series, in my opinion and millions of people heheh, cya kofers"!!! KEEP KOFFING - JOHNNIE KOFER WALKER"!!!