K-9 is a rushdown 'shoto' in huge quotes. He does everything in SXD well; having many tools for many situations, that despite their uses, can be exceeded by other characters.
K-9 specializes in having tools for every situation, and running into the opponent to absolutely demolish their health bar.
Pick if you like
Avoid if you dislike
Strong Offense: K-9 has fast frame data on his buttons, ways to mix the opponent up, especially with crossups, a throw that gives a combo, and terrifying reward on hit, which brings us to...
Murderer: K-9 outright kills people off of any clean hit. Many of his combos deal insane damage, and grant him enough meter to use super; letting him TOD people meterlessly off of a confirmed hit.
Ground Bounces: 3 of K-9's attacks ground bounce and all of them are able to be used in the air, and one of them is K-9's DP.
Comeback Mechanic: K-9's Bloodlust mechanic allows him to regain HP and deal Extra Damage per hit, which also changes which combos are most effective. In addition to being able to come back from low HP, K-9 is also given the option to put a lot of meter into killing the opponent quickly, and then using K-9's automatic below 30% activation energy will allow him to get more out of a round than otherwise possible if you play your cards right.
Speed: K-9 can maneuver around the stage especially well, with normals such as 2N and a2N, or with flux synergy, where the character can zoom around the screen, or just outright walking.
Yu Narukami: He simply has no TRUE weakness; and can do everything surprisingly well.
Close-Range: K-9 needs to be up in the opponent's face to get going. He has one projectile, 2S, that is pretty good, but cannot attempt to fight in a fireball war with it, and most of his tools can't really help him once he's far out.
Surpassed: While solid in his own right, other characters can surpass what he can do, as K-9 is designed to be a all-rounder for the cast.
Unique Mechanics
Bloodlust
Upon hitting 30% HP(?), or landing 22NS, K-9 will enter Bloodlust, a install. K-9 is greatly enhanced in two major ways during this install-
1. Every hit does a extra unscaled 15 damage
2. Every hit gives K-9 Teal HP
While small at first, these two factors can make or break a game; letting K-9 Gold Burst to suddenly get a second chance at life during a round. Make use of Bloodlust to rob opponents of their victories!
Movelist
Normal Moves
5N
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Ignores Gravity scaling.
Hits 5 times.
K-9 holds his arm forwards and turns it into a pin drill. A multi-hitting and guard eating move. While easily whiff-punished, you can use this to eat up guard health or just add extra damage; although it will add significantly more gravity scaling to the combo, which can be good or bad depending on the route you're going for. Either way, it might just be K-9's least used normal; maybe even move, but it still being usable should give you something to expect for this character; all his tools being strong in some way.
8N
I think he has a cold...
I think he has a cold...
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Launcher.
Has some low profile to beat air attacks.
K-9 sneezes, causing him to lose control of his fire manipulation and thus shoot out a bit of fire into the air. One of three primary pokes on the ground and a strong anti-air; letting you swat (sneeze?) people out of the sky with ease, leading into a confirm that leads into, as usual, huge damage.
2N
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Comical low profile.
K-9 slides upon the ground, kicking whoever is in range out of his way. The second of the three primary grounded pokes. The combo of low profile, high speed, and Flux Cancel utility makes this move common to see from most K-9 players. And of course, it leads into confirms that go into high damage.
a5N
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Ignores Gravity scaling.
Hits 5 times.
Literally 5N but mid-air, sharing it's strengths and weaknesses. It's more useful, as you can cancel it by landing, thus omitting some of the risk, but it's still stubby and whiff-punishable. A lesser used normal.
a8N
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Ground bounces.
Cannot be blocked whilst crouching.
Slows your fall if you're falling.
K-9 turns his arm into a pin drill, and slashes down. THE K-9 normal. Huge, low recovery if land canceled, and disjointed. An absolute UNIT of a move with many, many uses. It lets you assert dominance in neutral, or use it in combos to bring the opponent down, or use it in pressure for plus frames, or Flux Cancel it to suddenly approach in front of the opponent, or something else you might've figured out on your own. One of K-9's strongest normals for sure.
a2N
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[Until Landing]
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Diveki- i mean footdive i guess it's what he says
On contact, you can wait until landing to cancel into grounded normals
K-9 floats up and kicks down until he hits the floor. A tool good for mixing up approaches when mid air, or during pressure, where you can scare people with the threat of a jump cancel a8N, a landing NS, any other strike, or even a 2S canceled into 26N.
Special Moves
Paper Crane (5S)
No charge
No charge
Charged
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5S
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Chargable.
K-9 pulls out his arm canon and blasts the opponent with it. A slow yet disjointed move. The third of the three grounded pokes.
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5[S]
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bleh
Pale Grip (8S)
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50% damage scaling during combos
Pushes the opponent pretty far away
Ivory Blade (2S)
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Solo knife. Doesn't last very long when used on the ground, starts up slower than the rest of them, but hey like every other one at least it's absurdly plus so you never know when you'll use this
Hand of White (NS)
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this might become a ex special later idk
Ronin reaches a huge paper hand out and makes a mad, FULLSCREEN, dash to his opponent. A command grab that gives you the choice between a knockdown and a combo.
EX Special Moves
24S
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Invincible on startup.
On hit, gives Ronin a level.
Ronin begins to implode, and then explodes using his ability, shooting opponents up. The closest thing Ronin has to a DP, and it's not too shabby, as you can combo off of it.
28S
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Command grab.
The first hit, on a blocking opponent, will get blocked. The rest of the grab animation plays, but you lose out on a extra 100 damage.
Ronin points at the opponent and a long paper string appears. If he touches the opponent, he quickly reels them. Long range command grab, if 26N wasn't enough to make the other player scared of Ronin's neutral potential. Also, it has surprisingly high damage, at 200, so you might want to incorporate this in your combos if you need to wear down the opponent.
62S
THE blender
THE blender
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The buzzsaw has an infinite number of hits; but it will eventually move offscreen.
If you do this point blank, on block, you are guaranteed to guard break the opponent.
Ronin clamps his hands together, and opens them as if he were a magician, conjuring a paper buzzsaw that falls and then speeds across the floor. THE Oki projectile. If you ever get a long enough knockdown, you can use this to blend the opponent like hell.
22NS
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to be changed
Zenith Finisher
26N
wait how does it even make smoke in the first place
wait how does it even make smoke in the first place
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Instant after super flash. This quite literally makes it unblockable if the opponent wasn't blocking beforehand.
Horizontally fullscreen. Better not press anything in neutral, I guess \_(ツ)_/
Ronin pulls out a paper gun, points it at the opponent, pulls the trigger, and blows the smoke coming from it. A incredibly strong move at the mere cost of 50% meter, with its many properties that combine to turn it into a terrifying move that can easily condition opponents trying to do ANYTHING in the neutral game.
Ronin levitates and releases a yellow surge of energy. On hit, sends away, and gives you 2 Paper Levels. On counterhit, wallsticks.
Combos
Easy Combo
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Hard Combo
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Combo Theory
Ronin's combo game, at the start of the match, will mainly involve you trying your damnedest to get levels before anything. On a good hit, you can get 3 levels or more. Deeper in the game, however, you should include 8S in combos for it's rather comical damage, as it lets you just...fold any opponent into pieces on a hit.
8S Loops
The reason why you play this character.
K-9 can loop 8S into itself in the corner, netting huge damage; and the occasional TOD.
24S and 28S can be used as starters. For both, you should walk in after the respective attacks to make sure the combo ends up being consistent enough to land.
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