History ThatOneAttack / TheKingOfFighters

* ''Ryuu Renda'', used by Sie Kensou. It's an autocombo ending in a launcher that allowed for additional followups. If it hits, it can potentially be used to set up an infinite involving his [[LauncherMove Senkyuutai]]. If it's blocked, the move is so ridiculously safe that the only thing preventing it from creating blockstun infinites is the existence of Guard Cancel Blowback attacks.

%%* Choi's Hou'ou Kyaku

* [[LightEmUp Marukare]] is probably the first thing to come to mind when one thinks of Orochi, although his Harue special (the projectile-esque attack that can't be nullified by ''anything'') is pretty bad too. Just be thankful that they didn't have him spam his Honosu Sori like Goenitz's Yonokaze.

* Original Zero has [[AssistCharacter Ron]]. His attack is unblockable and tracks your position to an extent, allowing for free damage from just about anywhere on the screen. It is fairly telegraphed, but Zero likes to deploy him shortly before using [[UnrealisticBlackHole White Destroyer Spirit]], so you're probably going to be too focused on blocking that to dodge it.

* [[spoiler:Otoma=Raga's tendril attack. Hits you full screen, causes a wall bounce (which she may or may not combo you from) does a crapton of damage ''and'' comes out instantaneously, making it difficult to react to. This is pretty much what makes her a pain in the ass to even ''approach'' her.]]

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%%* Mamahaha in general.
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* Krizalid, who could be considered NESTS' equivalent to Rugal in several aspects, has Typhoon Rage, as noted in the [[GameBreaker/TheKingOfFighters Game-Breaker]] page. Better get to writing your will while he's juggling you to death.

* Duo Lon has ''Shaki Juuryuu''. It's a [[ThreeStrikeCombo rekka]] with two branches, both of which are incredibly powerful. The first branch[[note]]quarter-circle forward + punch three times[[/note]] ends in a LauncherMove, allowing for juggles or incredibly disorienting mixups involving his teleport. The second branch's[[note]]forward + light kick, then quarter-circle backward + punch[[/note]] ender deals a lot of hitstun, allowing it to link into light normals, which can in turn cancel into Shaki Juuryuu, where you can then... well, [[CycleOfHurting you can probably see where this is going]]. If that wasn't enough, all parts of it can be cancelled into his projectile or his teleport, making it incredibly safe on block.

* Iori's ''127 Shiki Aoi Hana'' was buffed to the moon in this game. The second part can be Super Cancelled, but if you don't have enough meter to actually do so, the endlag is reduced, allowing for juggle combos that wouldn't otherwise be possible, and making the move much safer on block. As if that wasn't enough, the first two parts can cancel into other special moves. This allows you to, among other things, make it safe on block by canceling into Yami Barai, or [[https://youtu.be/-f9U04tcigA?t=12 this]] if you're fast enough.[[labelnote:Note]]You have to cancel into [[GrappleMove Kototsuki In]], then cancel that into Aoi Hana before the move comes out. SomeDexterityRequired, but it's worth it if you can pull it off.[[/labelnote]]

* Iori's ''127 Shiki Aoi Hana'' was buffed to the moon in this game. The second part can be Super Cancelled, but if you don't have enough meter to actually do so, the endlag is reduced, allowing for juggle combos that wouldn't otherwise be possible, and making the move much safer on block. As if that wasn't enough, the first two parts can cancel into other special moves. This allows you to, among other things, make it safe on block by canceling into Yami Barai, or [[https://youtu.be/-f9U04tcigA?t=12 this]] if you're fast enough.[[note]]You have to cancel into [[GrappleMove Kototsuki In]], then cancel that into Aoi Hana before the move comes out. SomeDexterityRequired, but it's worth it if you can pull it off.[[/note]]

* Command grabs [[note]]specifically, Daimon's ''Tenchi Gaeshi'', Ralf and Clark's ''Super Argentine Backbreaker'', and Heidern's ''Stormbringer''[[/note]] are incredibly powerful due to a bug -- if you combo into them, you can walk or dash back into range and grab the opponent again as they're getting up. If you're fast enough, you can just keep grabbing the opponent until they're [=KOed=].

''The King of Fighters'' is no stranger to ridiculously overpowered attacks. They're not exclusive to bosses either -- everyone gets to join in on the fun!

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%%*Duke's Level 3, ''Ground Zero''.

%%* Tenryuu Retsu Kiba
%%* Joker

%%* Kula's jumping strong punch
%%* G. Sklaven

* Shion has an invisible projectile in ''XI'' (Sinking Wing Bolt) that comes out insanely fast and can also be used in the air. What's amusing is that even ''this'' isn't as cheap as, well, Magaki himself.

* ThatOneAttack:
** Ryo's LDM, Tenchi Haoh Ken. It's an instant stun on hit, and is one of the few [=LDMs=] that can be Quick Shifted out of, allowing for just about any kind of followup. Punishing it is also much harder than it looks since Ryo is invincible during startup and the attack itself pushes you far away if you block it.
%%** Kula's jumping strong punch
%%** G. Sklaven
%%** Tenryuu Retsu Kiba
%%** Joker

** [[SNKBoss Magaki]] has three:
*** Phantom Sphere fires a projectile that's incredibly large, beats all other projectiles, and deals a lot of damage if it isn't blocked. There are moves that can go through them, but they only work consistently on the Strong Punch version. Good luck trying to figure out which version's which while Magaki is actively spamming all of them.
*** If you somehow manage to get through all of the fireballs, he can simply use Exploding Sphere to send you back to square one. It's huge, completely invincible, and sends you flying, allowing him to keep spamming his fireballs. Also, it can reflect projectiles. [[SarcasmMode Because he totally needed that]].
*** His LDM, Universe Distortion, covers the entire screen. That alone would be bad enough, but it also lasts long enough to KO one of your characters, then hit the next one as they're coming in.

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* Foxy's crouching light kicks are unblockable if they connect during the last few active frames. While this alone may seem too impractical to take advantage of, pressing the Heavy Punch button immediately afterwards causes the unblockable period to last throughout the entire duration of the move [[GoodBadBugs for some reason]].

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* Command grabs [[note]]specifically, Daimon's ''Tenchi Gaeshi'', Ralf and Clark's ''Super Argentine Backbreaker'', and Heidern's ''Stormbringer''[[/note]] are incredibly powerful due to a bug -- if you combo into them, you can walk or dash back into range and grab the opponent again as they're getting up. If you're fast enough, you can just keep grabbing the opponent until they're KOed.

* Goro Daimon's MAX2, ''Furinkazan''. It's the strongest attack in the game, taking away roughly 75% of the opponent's health. That alone is bad enough, but the glitch that allows for unblockable Jiraishin setups affects this move too, although the setups for this move don't work on as much of the cast.