Ring of Destruction: Slam Masters II/King Rasta Mon
Introduction
Mon, you gots no rhythm and you fight like a girlie.
What would a Capcom character be without stereotypes?
The walking embodiment of a random chimp event, King Rasta Mon is canonically illiterate. He relies on his monkey manager Freak to do the boring work for him.
While he has a shorter grab range than most characters, Rasta can depend on his speed and ambiguous cross-ups to get in and make opponents guess. His specials are awkward to use or niche, outside of 236LP and 28P. Monkey assists keep your opponents locked down and can open up big rewards if you time it right.
Normal Moves
Far Standing Normals
5LP | Far Standing Light Punch | |||||
Damage | ? | 1f File:RingDest Rasta 5LP 1.png |
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10f File:RingDest Rasta 5LP 3.png | |
Hit Advantage | -1 | ||||
Block Advantage | -4 | ||||
Chain Cancel | Yes | ||||
Special Cancel | Yes | ||||
Run Cancel | Yes | ||||
Start/Active/Recovery Frames | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||
A fast sideways chop with decent range. Good active frames, but unsafe unless you cancel it. Chain starting on frame 13. |
5HP | Far Standing Heavy Punch | ||||||
Damage | ? | 1f File:RingDest Rasta 5HP 1.png |
3f File:RingDest Rasta 5HP 2.png |
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12f File:RingDest Rasta 5HP 4.png |
24f File:RingDest Rasta 5HP 5.png |
Hit Advantage | -4 | |||||
Block Advantage | -9 | |||||
Chain Cancel | No | |||||
Special Cancel | No | |||||
Run Cancel | No | |||||
Start/Active/Recovery Frames | 8 | 3 | 19 | |||
A downward chop with good range. Average active frames, but it's not cancelable and pretty unsafe. |
5LK | Far Standing Light Kick | ||||||
Damage | ? | 1f File:RingDest Rasta 5LK 1.png |
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6f File:RingDest Rasta 5LK 3.png |
10f File:RingDest Rasta 5LK 1.png |
14f File:RingDest Rasta 5LK 5.png |
Hit Advantage | +1 | |||||
Block Advantage | -2 | |||||
Chain Cancel | Yes | |||||
Special Cancel | Yes | |||||
Run Cancel | Yes | |||||
Start/Active/Recovery Frames | 4 | 1 | 12 | |||
An upward kick with only one active frame, so it’s not the stop sign it looks like. Also does little damage, so it's not really worth using in combos. Chain starting on frame 14. |
5HK | Far Standing Heavy Kick | ||||||
Damage | ? | 1f File:RingDest Rasta 5LK 5.png |
6f File:RingDest Rasta 5HK 2.png |
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16f File:RingDest Rasta 5HK 4.png |
21f File:RingDest Rasta 5LK 5.png |
Hit Advantage | +1 | |||||
Block Advantage | -4 | |||||
Chain Cancel | No | |||||
Special Cancel | No | |||||
Run Cancel | No | |||||
Start/Active/Recovery Frames | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||
A straight kick with great range and active frames. Throw this out sometimes, but be aware that his upper leg is still vulnerable. You can actually link off this when used as a meaty, but that's better done with n.5HK. |
Near Standing Normals
n.5LP | Near Standing Light Punch | |||||
Damage | ? | 1f File:RingDest Rasta n5LP 1.png |
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7f File:RingDest Rasta n5LP 1.png | |
Hit Advantage | +6 | ||||
Block Advantage | +3 | ||||
Chain Cancel | Yes | ||||
Special Cancel | Yes | ||||
Run Cancel | Yes | ||||
Start/Active/Recovery Frames | 2 | 4 | 7 | ||
A Palm strike with fast startup and good active frames. One of your all-around best buttons. Chain starting on frame 7. |
n.5HP | Near Standing Heavy Punch | ||||||
Damage | ?/? | 1f![]() |
3f![]() |
6f![]() |
14f File:RingDest Rasta n5HP 4.png |
19f File:RingDest Rasta n5HP 5.png |
Hit Advantage | -4/-1 | |||||
Block Advantage | -9/-6 | |||||
Chain Cancel | No/No | |||||
Special Cancel | Yes/Yes | |||||
Run Cancel | No/No | |||||
Start/Active/Recovery Frames | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | ||
Table-flip that hits twice, and shares its animation with 2HP. Cancelable but only combos into grab or 46HP. You could also go for a crossup with rage 28HP. |
n.5LK | Near Standing Light Kick | ||||||
Damage | ? | 1f File:RingDest Rasta 5LK 1.png |
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6f File:RingDest Rasta 5LK 3.png |
10f File:RingDest Rasta 5LK 1.png |
14f File:RingDest Rasta 5LK 5.png |
Hit Advantage | +3 | |||||
Block Advantage | 0 | |||||
Chain Cancel | Yes | |||||
Special Cancel | Yes | |||||
Run Cancel | Yes | |||||
Start/Active/Recovery Frames | 4 | 1 | 12 | |||
Nearly identical to far 5LK, but has better frame advantage by 2 frames. Still not recommended due to poor damage. Chain starting on frame 14. |
n.5HK | Near Standing Heavy Kick | ||||||
Damage | ? | 1f File:RingDest Rasta 5LK 5.png |
5f File:RingDest Rasta 5HK 2.png |
7f![]() |
13f File:RingDest Rasta 5HK 4.png |
17f File:RingDest Rasta 5LK 5.png |
Hit Advantage | +4 | |||||
Block Advantage | -1 | |||||
Chain Cancel | No | |||||
Special Cancel | No | |||||
Run Cancel | No | |||||
Start/Active/Recovery Frames | 6 | 6 | 8 | |||
It's 5HK but faster overall, and with better frame advantage to boot. |
Crouching Normals
2LP | Crouching Light Punch | |||||
Damage | ? | 1f File:RingDest Rasta 2LP 1.png |
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7f File:RingDest Rasta 2LP 1.png | |
Hit Advantage | +6 | ||||
Block Advantage | +3 | ||||
Chain Cancel | Yes | ||||
Special Cancel | Yes | ||||
Run Cancel | Yes | ||||
Start/Active/Recovery Frames | 2 | 4 | 7 | ||
A quick claw at their shins. Oddly doesn't have as much range as it looks, but is still one of Rasta's longest normals because he leans forward. Chain starting on frame 7. |
2HP | Crouching Heavy Punch | |||||||
Damage | ?/? | 1f![]() |
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13f File:RingDest Rasta 2HP 4.png |
19f File:RingDest Rasta 2HP 5.png |
25f File:RingDest Rasta 2HP 6.png |
Hit Advantage | -11/-9 | ||||||
Block Advantage | -16/-14 | ||||||
Chain Cancel | No/No | ||||||
Special Cancel | Yes/Yes | ||||||
Run Cancel | No/No | ||||||
Start/Active/Recovery Frames | 2 | 2 | 8 | 19 | |||
Table-flip that hits twice, and shares its animation with n.5HP. Cancelable but only combos into grab or 46HP. You could also go for a crossup with rage 28HP. For whatever reason, this has much worse recovery than n.5HP. This makes it not really worth using. |
2HK | Crouching Heavy Kick | |||||||
Damage | ? | 1f File:RingDest Rasta 2HK 1.png |
4f File:RingDest Rasta 2HK 2.png |
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16f File:RingDest Rasta 2HK 4.png |
18f File:RingDest Rasta 2HK 5.png |
26f File:RingDest Rasta 2HK 1.png |
Hit Advantage | KD | ||||||
Block Advantage | -12 | ||||||
Chain Cancel | No | ||||||
Special Cancel | No | ||||||
Run Cancel | No | ||||||
Start/Active/Recovery Frames | 7 | 8 | 17 | ||||
A standard sweep, Rasta's longest-reaching normal. Can be used to punish the odd move your jabs can't reach, or to end chains. Must be blocked low. |
Running Normals
66LP | Running Light Punch | ||||||
Damage | ?/? | 1f![]() |
4f![]() |
12f![]() |
20f File:RingDest Rasta 66LP 4.png |
24f File:RingDest Rasta 66LP 5.png |
Hit Advantage | -10/KD | |||||
Block Advantage | -13/-5 | |||||
Chain Cancel | No/No | |||||
Special Cancel | No/No | |||||
Run Cancel | No/No | |||||
Start/Active/Recovery Frames | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | ||
Rasta raises his elbows for 2 hits. Slightly more damaging than sweep for ending chains. Worth throwing out since it’s safe if it connects late. Only the second hit knocks down, though hit 1 juggles and it's rare both hits don’t connect. |
66HP | Running Heavy Punch | |||||
Damage | ? | 1f File:RingDest Rasta 66HP 1.png |
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18f File:RingDest Rasta 66HP 3.png | |
Hit Advantage | KD | ||||
Block Advantage | -2 | ||||
Chain Cancel | No | ||||
Special Cancel | No | ||||
Run Cancel | No | ||||
Start/Active/Recovery Frames | 5 | 12 | 12 | ||
Your standard-issue clothesline attack. Use after an irish whip, or throw is out since it's safe. |
66LK | Running Light Kick | |||||
Damage | ? | 1f File:RingDest Rasta 66LK 1.png |
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13f File:RingDest Rasta 66LK 3.png |
21f File:RingDest Rasta 66LK 4.png |
Hit Advantage | -3 | ||||
Block Advantage | -10 | ||||
Chain Cancel | No | ||||
Special Cancel | No | ||||
Run Cancel | No | ||||
Start/Active/Recovery Frames | 2 | 10 | 11 | ||
Rasta sticks out his leg really far, like 5LK but with reasonable active frames. |
66HK | Running Heavy Kick | ||||||
Damage | ? | 1f File:RingDest Rasta 66HK 1.png |
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21f File:RingDest Rasta 66HK 3.png |
26f File:RingDest Rasta 66HK 4.png |
30f File:RingDest Rasta 66HK 5.png |
Hit Advantage | KD | |||||
Block Advantage | -16 | |||||
Chain Cancel | No | |||||
Special Cancel | No | |||||
Run Cancel | No | |||||
Start/Active/Recovery Frames | 5 | 15 | 14 | |||
An awesome slide for your kit. Keeps people guessing when you start running after knocking them down. |
Jumping Normals
Diagonal Jump Normals
j.LP | Jumping Light Punch | ||||||
Damage | ? | 1f File:RingDest Rasta jLP 1.png |
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Hit Advantage | ? | |||||
Block Advantage | ? | |||||
Chain Cancel | No | |||||
Special Cancel | No | |||||
Run Cancel | No | |||||
Start/Active/Recovery Frames | 3 | ~ | ||||
An elbow attack that hits solidly in front of you. No hurtbox on the legs plus horizontal range makes this a good jump-in. |
j.HP | Jumping Heavy Punch | ||||||||
Damage | ? | 1f File:RingDest Rasta jHP 1.png |
4f File:RingDest Rasta jLP 1.png |
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13f File:RingDest Rasta jLP 1.png |
19f File:RingDest Rasta Jump 3.png |
25f File:RingDest Rasta Jump 2.png |
31f File:RingDest Rasta Jump 1.png |
Hit Advantage | ? | |||||||
Block Advantage | ? | |||||||
Chain Cancel | No | |||||||
Special Cancel | No | |||||||
Run Cancel | No | |||||||
Start/Active/Recovery Frames | 4 | 8 | ~ | |||||
A down-angled punch with a great hitbox. You’re probably going to be running around a lot so you won’t find a lot of time to use this. Maybe it’s a good defensive option. |
j.LK | Jumping Light Kick | ||||||
Damage | ? | 1f File:RingDest Rasta jLK 1.png |
4f![]() | |||
Hit Advantage | ? | |||||
Block Advantage | ? | |||||
Chain Cancel | No | |||||
Special Cancel | No | |||||
Run Cancel | No | |||||
Start/Active/Recovery Frames | 3 | ~ | ||||
Jumping knee attack that has a small hitbox just below Rasta, and can cross up. Active until you land. |
j.HK | Jumping Heavy Kick | |||||||
Damage | ? | 1f File:RingDest Rasta jHK 1.png |
4f File:RingDest Rasta jHK 2.png |
6f![]() | |||
Hit Advantage | ? | ||||||
Block Advantage | ? | ||||||
Chain Cancel | No | ||||||
Special Cancel | No | ||||||
Run Cancel | No | ||||||
Start/Active/Recovery Frames | 5 | ~ | |||||
A butt drop that crosses up very easily. Has decent range in front and it stays active until you land. |
Neutral Jump Normals
j.8LP | Neutral Jumping Light Punch | ||||||
Damage | ? | 1f File:RingDest Rasta jLP 1.png |
4f![]() | |||
Hit Advantage | ? | |||||
Block Advantage | ? | |||||
Chain Cancel | No | |||||
Special Cancel | No | |||||
Run Cancel | No | |||||
Start/Active/Recovery Frames | 5 | ~ | ||||
Identical to j.LP. |
j.8HP | Neutral Jumping Heavy Punch | |||||||
Damage | ? | 1f File:RingDest Rasta jHP 1.png |
5f File:RingDest Rasta jLP 1.png |
6f![]() |
18f File:RingDest Rasta jLP 1.png |
24f File:RingDest Rasta Jump 3.png |
30f File:RingDest Rasta Jump 2.png |
Hit Advantage | ? | ||||||
Block Advantage | ? | ||||||
Chain Cancel | No | ||||||
Special Cancel | No | ||||||
Run Cancel | No | ||||||
Start/Active/Recovery Frames | 5 | 12 | ~ | ||||
Identical to j.HP, with an extra startup frame and more active frames. |
j.8LK | Neutral Jumping Light Kick | ||||||
Damage | ? | 1f File:RingDest Rasta jLK 1.png |
4f![]() | |||
Hit Advantage | ? | |||||
Block Advantage | ? | |||||
Chain Cancel | No | |||||
Special Cancel | No | |||||
Run Cancel | No | |||||
Start/Active/Recovery Frames | 3 | ~ | ||||
Identical to j.LK. |
j.8HK | Neutral Jumping Heavy Kick | |||||||
Damage | ? | 1f File:RingDest Rasta jHK 1.png |
3f File:RingDest Rasta jHK 2.png |
5f![]() | |||
Hit Advantage | ? | ||||||
Block Advantage | ? | ||||||
Chain Cancel | No | ||||||
Special Cancel | No | ||||||
Run Cancel | No | ||||||
Start/Active/Recovery Frames | 4 | ~ | |||||
Rasta’s butt drop, the neutral jump version has further forward reach and slightly faster startup. |
Running Jump Normals
66j.LP | Running Jump Light Punch | ||||||||
Damage | ?/? | 1f File:RingDest Rasta jLP 1.png |
3f![]() |
... |
1f† File:RingDest Rasta jLP 1.png |
4f††![]() | ||
Hit Advantage | ?/? | |||||||
Block Advantage | ?/? | |||||||
Chain Cancel | No/No | |||||||
Special Cancel | No/No | |||||||
Run Cancel | No/No | |||||||
Start/Active/Recovery Frames | 2 | ~ | ... | 3 | ~ | |||
Looks just like j.LP, but has an autocombo where the second hit looks like j.HP. Both hits juggle aerial opponents. Otherwise, it won't knock down.
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66j.HP | Running Jump Heavy Punch | |||||
Damage | ? | 1f File:RingDest Rasta 66jHP 1.png |
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13f File:RingDest Rasta 66jHP 3.png | |
Hit Advantage | KD | ||||
Block Advantage | ? | ||||
Chain Cancel | No | ||||
Special Cancel | No | ||||
Run Cancel | No | ||||
Start/Active/Recovery Frames | 2 | 10 | ~ | ||
The flying bulldog. A weird move that basically only hits on crossup and has short active frames. |
66j.LK | Running Jump Light Kick | ||||||
Damage | ? | 1f File:RingDest Rasta jLK 1.png |
3f![]() | |||
Hit Advantage | ? | |||||
Block Advantage | ? | |||||
Chain Cancel | No | |||||
Special Cancel | No | |||||
Run Cancel | No | |||||
Start/Active/Recovery Frames | 2 | ~ | ||||
Another jumping knee attack, this has a smaller hitbox than j.LK and knocks down aerial opponents. |
66j.HK | Running Jump Heavy Kick | |||||||
Damage | ? | 1f File:RingDest Rasta jHK 1.png |
3f File:RingDest Rasta jHK 2.png |
6f![]() | |||
Hit Advantage | KD | ||||||
Block Advantage | ? | ||||||
Chain Cancel | No | ||||||
Special Cancel | No | ||||||
Run Cancel | No | ||||||
Start/Active/Recovery Frames | 5 | ~ | |||||
Flying butt that always knocks down, it crosses up easily and stays active until you land. |
Throws and Other
Throws
G | Grab | |||||||
Damage | N/A | 1f File:RingDest Rasta Grab 1.png |
5f File:RingDest Rasta Grab 2.png |
9f![]() |
10f File:RingDest Rasta Grab 4.png |
14f File:RingDest Rasta Grab 5.png | |
Hit Advantage | N/A | ||||||
Block Advantage | Unblockable | ||||||
Range (from axis) | 82 px | ||||||
Range (from throwable box) | 42 px | ||||||
Start/Active/Recovery Frames | 8 | 1 | 15 | ||||
Rasta's grab is average overall. This makes it a little finicky to combo into, for example canceling from n.5HP/2HP. |
236G | Running Grab | ||||||||||
Damage | N/A | 1f File:RingDest Rasta 236G 1.png |
7f![]() |
12f File:RingDest Rasta 236G 3.png |
17f File:RingDest Rasta 236G 4.png |
22f File:RingDest Rasta 236G 5.png |
27f![]() |
28f File:RingDest Rasta Grab 4.png |
32f File:RingDest Rasta Grab 5.png | |
Hit Advantage | N/A | |||||||||
Block Advantage | Unblockable | |||||||||
Range (from axis) | 64/82 px | |||||||||
Range (from throwable box) | 0/42 px | |||||||||
Start/Active/Recovery Frames | 6 | 20 | 1 | 21 | ||||||
These are the minimum frames for a running grab -- the 20 frames in the middle will loop for a while when you hold down G. |
G (after Grab, standing opponent) | Backdrop | ||||||
Damage | ? | ![]() |
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File:RingDest Rasta StThrow 4.png | |
Hit Advantage | KD | |||||
Tech Window (fastest) | 11f | |||||
Tech Window (slowest) | 42f | |||||
Side Switch | Yes | |||||
Start/Active/Recovery Frames | 11-42 | Throwing | Actionable | |||
Your standard throw, which notably side-swaps if you want to corner them at the moment. |
G (after Grab, crouching opponent) | Face Chew | ||||||
Damage | ? | ![]() |
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File:RingDest Rasta CrThrow 4.png | |
Hit Advantage | KD | |||||
Tech Window (fastest) | 11f | |||||
Tech Window (slowest) | 42f | |||||
Side Switch | No | |||||
Start/Active/Recovery Frames | 11-42 | Mashing | Actionable | |||
Like holds in SF2, this is your better grab. Unlike that series, holds in RingDest knock down once they end. Mash attack buttons, not grabs. |
[Super] 28G (after Grab) | Hurricane Stomp | ||||||
Damage | ? | ![]() |
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File:RingDest Rasta Super 4.png | |
Hit Advantage | KD | |||||
Tech Window (fastest) | N/A | |||||
Tech Window (slowest) | N/A | |||||
Side Switch | No | |||||
Start/Active/Recovery Frames | 11-42 | Throwing | Actionable | |||
Just decent damage for a super, but it leaves you with a lot of frame advantage. The normal version has +47 frame advantage, and holding G grants +62 frame advantage. |
Movement
Standing | Crouching | Walk (Forward) | Walk (Back) | Run | Taunt |
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File:RingDest Rasta Walk F.png |
File:RingDest Rasta Walk B.png |
File:RingDest Rasta Run.png |
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Rasta's standing hurtbox. | Rasta's crouching hurtbox. | Higher than standing. | Higher than forward walking. | Lower than standing. | Fast, 43 total frames. |
Jump (forward/back) | |||||||
Images | 1f File:RingDest Rasta Prejump.png |
6f File:RingDest Rasta Jump 1.png |
13f File:RingDest Rasta Jump 2.png |
18f File:RingDest Rasta Jump 3.png |
25f File:RingDest Rasta Jump 2.png |
29f File:RingDest Rasta Jump 1.png | |
Frames | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 14 | |
Rasta's diagonal jump hurtbox. |
Jump (neutral) | |||||||
Images | 1f File:RingDest Rasta Prejump.png |
6f File:RingDest Rasta Jump 1.png |
13f File:RingDest Rasta Jump 2.png |
18f File:RingDest Rasta Jump 3.png |
25f File:RingDest Rasta Jump 2.png |
29f File:RingDest Rasta Jump 1.png | |
Frames | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 15 | |
Lasts 1 frame longer than diagonal jump. |
Jump (running) | |||||||
Images | 1f File:RingDest Rasta Prejump.png |
3f File:RingDest Rasta Jump 1.png |
11f File:RingDest Rasta Jump 2.png |
17f File:RingDest Rasta Jump 3.png |
24f File:RingDest Rasta Jump 2.png |
29f File:RingDest Rasta Jump 1.png | |
Frames | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
Running has a faster prejump, too. |
Special Moves
236P | Monkey Help
If they run around the ring too long looking for that chance, the monkey returns to its corner. The monkey can also be hit when it starts attacking. You can even hit both it and Rasta! 236LP: The rolling monkey. This is what you want to use most of the time. Hits low, so you have hard-to-block or unblockable setups with this. Since the game emphasizes high/low, side, and throw mixups, people respect the low monkey. 236HP: The jumping monkey. Despite appearances, you can unfortunately block it low. On the plus side, the monkey can jump over low normals to score you a knockdown. |
46P | Jungle Panic
It is possible to extend a combo into monkeys, since Jungle Panic lasts a long time and doesn’t knock down, but that's niche at best. |
28P | Wild Tackle
Your go-to when you want to get out of a bad situation. If it doesn’t hit them, you’ll at least create space for yourself. |
28K | Jungle Climb
You can combo into this from 5/2LP and 5LK, but that’s about it. |
Strategies
Combos
Terminology
- > = next move is a chain or run cancel
- >> = next move is a link
- xx = next move is a special cancel
Basic Combos
- n.5LP/2LP > 2LP xx G
- A basic chain into grab. You can always go for a super slam, but it's also techable
- n.5LP/2LP > 2LP xx 2HK/66LP
- Ending with sweep is much easier, but 66LP does more damage. Both knock down, which is good.
- 2LP > 2LP > 2LP > 2HK/66LP
- Point blank, you can connect 2LP 3 times. From further out you might get only 1 or 2 before ending.
- n.5HP/2HP xx G
- You can combo hit 2 of n.5HP/2HP into grab even outside of the corner, although it's hard (maybe character-specific?). You can always cancel hit 1, too.
Jump-In Combos
- j.HK > 2LP xx G
- Same as the first combo above, but with a jump-in starter.
Other Combos
- n.5HP xx 46HP (236A hits) >> 28HK
- The holy combo that invents an actual use for 46P. Demonstrated here.