Ring of Destruction: Slam Masters II/Mike Haggar

Mike Haggar
Michael "Mike" Haggar

Introduction

"They keep sending boys into the ring instead of men!"

Mike Haggar, known across the globe as the funny pipe man and the Mayor of Metro City, started his journey to Mayorship as a pro wrestler in the CWA, inspiring up and coming wrestlers like Biff Slamkovich and Gunloc during his time, before eventually retiring and running for election in Metro City; history speaks for itself from there.

Haggar is a deceivingly simple character to pick up and play, that has many tricks up his (lack of) sleeves for players who choose to stick with him through-and-through. Sporting consistent very high damage, all kinds of great normal attacks from disjointed mid-range pokes to excelling anti-airs, versatile special moves and a heavy emphasis on the game's Run Cancel mechanic, Haggar is a very powerful and appealing beginner's choice.

Also, get used to seeing Haggar's 66LP; it's really good.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Please read source comment on Special Moves header, and verify if these descriptions require re-writing. Remove comment and this note when done. Thanks

Strengths	Weaknesses
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Attributes

Prejump: 5 frames(?), 2 frames out of run(?)

Jump length: TBA

Standing	Crouching	Taunt
Haggar standing	Haggar crouching	Taunt Length: 37 frames

Normal Moves

Far Standing Normals

5LP	Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - +2 -4 - Nothing here yet

5HP	Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - +2 -3 - Nothing here yet

5LK	Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - -2 -3 - Nothing here yet

5HK	Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - 0 -5 - Nothing here yet

Near Standing Normals

n.5LP	Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - TBA TBA - First hit is identical to f.5LP, second hit is a unique hitbox coming back to the game but leaving this note for when i inevitably play haggar: this move has an extremely funky proximity range, please include in description

n.5HP	Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - +3 -3 - Nothing here yet

n.5LK	Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - +4 +3 - Nothing here yet

n.5HK	Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - +4 -2 - Nothing here yet

Crouching Normals

2LP	Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - +5 +4 - holy shit what a button

2HP	Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - 0 -5 - Nothing here yet

2LK	Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - +5 +2 - Nothing here yet

2HK	Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - KD -5 - Nothing here yet

Running Normals

66LP	Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - - - - Nothing here yet

66HP	Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - - - - Nothing here yet

66LK	Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - - - - Nothing here yet

66HK	Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - - - - Nothing here yet

Jumping Normals

Diagonal Jump Normals

j.LP	Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - - - - Nothing here yet

j.HP	Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - - - - Nothing here yet

j.LK	Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - - - - Same on straight jump nothing here yet

j.HK	Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - - - - Same on straight jump Nothing here yet

Neutral Jump Normals

j.8LP	Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - - - - Nothing here yet

j.8HP	Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - - - - Nothing here yet

Running Jump Normals

66j.LP	Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - - - - Visually identical to j.7/9LP

66j.HP	Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - - - - Nothing here yet

66j.LK	Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - - - - Nothing here yet

66j.HK	Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - - - - Visually identical to j.HK

Grabs and Throws

Grabs

Grab G	Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - - - - Nothing here yet

Running Grab 236G/41236G	Version Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel 236G - - - - - - - - 41236G - - - - - - - - nothing here yet

Throws

Powerbomb G (vs standing)	Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - - - - Nothing here yet

Piledriver G (vs crouching)	Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - - - - Nothing here yet

Screw Piledriver 360+G	Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - - - - Nothing here yet

Special Moves

Angry Hammer 46P

Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - - - - A dashing double-handed slam with a sick CRACK onomatopoeia if it lands. Not Haggar's most damaging special, but it is his most versatile. Many of Haggar's normals cause a decent amount of pushback on hitstun; therefore while Violent Axe does more damage, on average you'll end your combos into this more frequently. On block, it’s pretty unsafe however. But the burst movement it provides can be used to shock opponents. HP goes further than LP. Outside of combos, this is good to punish whiffed normals in the neutral.

Violent Axe 41236P	Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - - - - A double-handed fist swing. It can hit as much as four times, but realistically it'll hit 2-3 times HP does more damage but takes longer to start up than LP. You're probably going to want to save the HP version for combos with jump-ins.

Lariat LP+HP LK+HK Punch version Punch version Kick version Kick version

Damage Start-up Active Recovery Guard Hit Advantage Block Advantage Cancel - - - - - - - - Steer by holding forwards or backwards. The P version is harder to steer with, while the K version is easier to steer with, but you’ll more consistently get two hits on the P version since he spins faster. Doesn’t actually take life away from Haggar unlike, well, pretty much every other game this move is in. Haggar's midsection is entirely invulnerable, so this move lets mids and projectiles pass through. Has an insane amount of hitboxes which slowly grow out as Haggar continuously spins; grows out once every 2 spins, LK+HK spins slower while LP+HP spins faster. Click the tab below to see all hitboxes. Hitbox 1 Hitbox 2 Hitbox 3 Hitbox 4 Hitbox 5 Hitbox 6 Hitbox 7

Strategy

brap

Combos

morb on em