KOF XII - Joe Higashi thread

Current Fighting Games King of Fighters
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Joe Higashi
Fighting Style : Muay Thai (Thai kickboxing)
Birthdate : 29th March
Nationality : Japan
Blood Group : AB+
Height : 180 cm
Weight : 71 kg
Likes : Creating noises, brawling
Fav. Food : Deep-fried alligator meat
Strong Sports : All types of martial arts
Important Things : Hachimaki (the bandanna on his forehead)
Hated Things : School

THROW
Sou Hiza Jigoku: close, b or f + A + C

COMMAND MOVES
Step In Middle Kick: f + B

SPECIAL MOVES
Hurricane Upper: hcf + P
Slash Kick: hcf + K
Tiger Kick: dp + K
Bakuretsuken: P rapidly
Bakuretsuken Finish: Bakuretsuken, dp + P

DESPERATION MOVE
Screw Upper: qcfx2 + P

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Got a few of videos of him in action. Btw isn’t it spelled “Muay Thai”?

Joe vs Goro
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Joe vs Kyo
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Joe vs Ryo
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Joe vs Goro and Robert
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Noticeable delay on the tiger kick. Hopefully it’s less noticeable when you’re playing.

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yea in the final ver, they modified his tiger kick so that the weak ver is reminiscent of Sagat’s Tiger Knee while the heavy ver still has that wide arc i believe (correct me if I’m wrong though)

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No double hurricane…:lame:

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Where’d his qcb + k move go?

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he doesn’t have it in KOF XII

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I just hope he has his mooning taunt from 98.

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That’s good, I was worried when I saw the Tiger kick that it will limit its effectiveness as a anti air only in some situations.

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So wait the TNT Punch finisher is :dp:+:p: now and not :qcf:+:p:?
Umm I know this picky but…darn…

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The only combo you need with Joe…

cr Bx2 > St B > f+B > Slash Kick or Tiger kick or Hurricane punch

Well that pretty much the only combo I use with Joe…safe on block & good damage if hits.

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With such fast projectiles that go fullscreen, does he really need double hurricane?

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Joe is gdlk. Why isn’t Mai in this one? They fucked up big time with that.

So who else is cool, is it going to have to be Joe/Yamazaki/Blue Mary or what?

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I’m pretty sure the original double hurricane didn’t go far at all. It’s just more entertaining to see.

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well the OG double and tripple hurricane went full screen in the RB games. in all actuallity you could even have 2 light hurricanes in the screen at the same time, at least im RB that is. since athena can have 2 balls on screen at the same time, joe potentially could too if they recovered fast enough. also why go for 2, when you could have the tripple one from RBS?

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No sign of Mary and Yama yet. Mai is highly expected in the console version and may be near confirmed to be in.

Joe seems to be more or less his '95 version to me, sans the Golden Heel and the fact that his Tiger Knee goes forwards like his Slash Kick. I wonder why did they keep the attack direction the same for both?

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any good CC combos with joe been discovered yet?

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not only that, I was hoping he’d have the low hit kick finisher after his punches for a mix up (a-la 2k2).

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I miss his '96-style Dynamite Punch (the one where he throws random punches with both fists), but everything else looks good.

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Joe looks badass in his combo video. He’s moved into my speculative starting lineup now. :lol:

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Is it just me , or does his tiger kick doesnt seem like it will be too effective agaisnt air opponents due to it’s low arc?