Real Bout Fatal Fury Special/Andy Bogard

Introduction

Andy is a shoto with a balance of neutral and offensive tools. He excels at midrange harassment, where he has a swift halfscreen fireball and a quick, safe rush move for closing in. For anti-airs, Andy has a DP with a generous hitbox, an arc kick and a dangerous S.Power. Though his normals have decent priority, they lack range, meaning Andy isn't especially geared towards pressure. Andy's game — like a ninja's — involves pestering the opponent outside their reach until an opportunity presents itself, wherein Andy has the tools and damage to zip in for his kill. If you enjoy an honest, solid game, then pick Andy and make the Shiranui clan proud.

Colors

Movelist

Command Normals

~ - Slide Palm

- Rising Palm

- Falling Roll Kick

Special Moves

- Hi Sho Ken

- Shoryudan

/ - Zanei Ken

- Shippu Uraken

- Kuhadan

- Explosion Quake

S.Power

- Cho Reppa Dan

P.Power

- Zanei Reppa

Normals

Close Normals

cl.A

cl.

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
7	Mid	6	Chain, Special	5	12	0	15	+3	-0	-	-
A chain stater which chains into itself, but whiffs on low crouchers.

cl.B

cl.

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
9	Mid	3	Chain, Special	6	6	10	21	-1	-3	-	-
A decent poke which can pick up chains pretty easily.

cl.C

cl.

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
26(14+14)	Mid	3+3	Special	8	2+3	21	33	+1	-1	-	-
A heavy attack which hits twice. Fine for a burst of damage which can be cancelled into a special or DM.

Standing Normals

st.A

st.

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
7	Mid	3	Chain, Special	5	4	9	17	+2	-0	-	-
A quick jab with decent reach which can check hops.

st.B

st.

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
9	Mid	3	Chain, Special	6	5	11	21	-1	-3	-	-
A ranged poke which can also start chains and glue them together.

st.C

st.

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
26	Mid	5	-	8	6	21	34	-2	-4	-	-
Deals good damage and reaches a little further than st.A.

Crouching Normals

cr.A

cr.

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
7	Mid	3	Chain, Special	5	5	8	17	+2	0	-	-
A chain starter which goes into itself and hits crouchers.

cr.B

cr.

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
9	Low	3	Chain, Special	6	6	10	21	-1	-3	-	-
A light low attack which also leads into chains.

cr.C

cr.

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
26	Low	5	Special	8	6	21	34	KD	-4	-	-
A sweep which reaches quite far for Andy. Cancel it into Zanei Ken to keep pressure going.

Line Attacks

linebg.A

linebg.

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
9	Mid	3	-	13	5	13	30	-1	-3	-	-
A light jab which targets the opposite line. Whiffs on crouching opponents.

linefg.A

linefg.

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
9	Mid	3	-	13	5	11	28	-1	-3	-	-
A light jab which targets the opposite line. Whiffs on crouching opponents.

linebg.B

linebg.

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
18	High	5	-	13	6	21	39	-2	-4	-	-
Targets the opposite line and hits overhead.

linefg.B

linefg.

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
18	High	5	-	13	6	21	39	-2	-4	-	-
Targets the opposite line and hits overhead.

linebg.C

linebg.

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
18	Mid	5	Special	8	5	21	33	-1	-3	-	-
Tool for punishing plane shifts. Cancel this into a special or P.Power to tack on extra damage.

linefg.C

linefg.

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
18	Mid	5	Special	6	2+5	21	33	-3	-5	-	-
Tool for punishing plane shifts. Cancel this into a special or P.Power to tack on extra damage.

linebgcr.C

linebgcr.

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
18	Low	5	Special	8	2+3	21	33	KD	-3	-	-
A sweep that hits the opposite line.

linefgcr.C

linefgcr.

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
18	Low	5	Special	4	4+5	21	33	KD	-7	-	-
A sweep that hits the opposite line.

Jumping Attacks

j.A

j.

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
7	High	3	Chain	5	8	-	12	-	-	-	-
A light jumping attack with a slight downward angle hitbox. It can be chained into 5B or 5C while in the air.

j.B

j.

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
9	High	3	Chain	6	6	-	11	-	-	-	-
Andy's deepest jumping attack. On tall crouchers such as Krauser, you can use this as an instant overhead, though at the health ranges you'd be fishing to kill with it this move will do peanuts.

j.C

j.

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
26	High	5	-	8	8	-	15	-	-	-	-
Designed chiefly as an air-to-air, given its jump-in hitbox is rather shallow but its horizontal range is good.

nj.C

nj.

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
26	High	5	-	8	6	-	13	-	-	-	-
Solid air-to-air option but even more shallow than j.C.

hop.A

h.

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
7	High	3	-	5	∞	-	∞-4	-	-	-	-

hop.B

h.

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
9	High	3	-	6	∞	-	∞-5	-	-	-	-

hop.C

h.

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
26	High	-	5	8	8	-	15	-	-	-	-

nhop.C

nh.

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
26	High	5	-	8	8	-	15	-	-	-	-

Command Normals

Slide Palm

Slide Palm
~

66 2A

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
7	Mid	3	Special	5	4	9	17	+2	0	-	-
A dashing high poke which can apply pressure.

Rising Palm

Rising Palm

3A

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
18	Mid	5	Chain, Special	7	2+9	21	38	-7	-9	-	-
Angled as an anti-air and has decent priority on the second phase. It has additional utility on the ground in being able to lead into a special chain.

Falling Roll Kick

Falling Roll Kick

6B

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
18	Mid	5	-	12	2+3	21	37	-1	-3	-	-
An advancing attack with high priority. Decent for an anti-air and safe as a poke, but risky to miss.

Defensive Attack

Defensive Attack
Guard

d6A

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
18	Mid	5	Special	8	6+3	18	34	Reset	-4	-	Upper
Good against shallow jump-ins. Has long horizontal reach as well.

Feint Zan Ei Ken

Feint Zan Ei Ken

6AB

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
-	-	-	-	1	-	33	34	-	-	-	-
Fakes an elbow special. Try crouching to sell the fake.

Feint Hi Sho Ken

Feint Hi Sho Ken

2AB

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
-	-	-	-	1	-	16	17	-	-	-	-
A fireball fake. This one sells itself with the 2/ input.

Feint Cho Reppa Dan

Feint Cho Reppa Dan

2BC

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
-	-	-	-	1	-	33	34	-	-	-	-
A DM fake. This one could be sold by holding down for less than a second, returning to neutral and then performing the command. Useful to remind your opponent you have infinite DMs under 50% life.

Chain Normals

(1) (2) 2C

(1)-(2)-

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
35	Low	3	-	8	6	20	33	KD	-4	-	-
Uses cr.C's hitboxes and accomplishes much of the same, but is not cancellable.

(1) (2) 3C

(1)-(2)-

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
24	Mid	3	Special	6	2+3	21	31	KD	-3	-	-
A launcher which combos out of crouching attacks. Follow up with DP or Kuhadan.

(1) 5B 5C

(1)--

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
35	Mid	5	-	8	6	21	34	KD	-4	SKD	-
Chain finisher ending in a knockdown. Not ideal for damage, but it is fairly safe.

bg.(1) 5B 6C

(1)--
Background

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
15	Mid	3	Chain	8	6	21	34	-2	-4	-	-
Sends the opponent to the opposite line, but only on hit.

bg.(1) 5B 6C 4C

(1)---
Background

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
15	Mid	3	Special	9	5	21	34	-1	-3	-	-
Andy's cash cow when it comes to damage.

fg.(1) 5B 6C

(1)--
Foreground

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
15	Mid	3	Chain	8	3	21	31	+2	-1	-	-
Sends the opponent to the opposite line, but only on hit.

fg.(1) 5B 6C

(1)---
Foreground

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
15	Mid	3	Special	6	2+4	21	32	-3	-5	-	-
Andy's cash cow when it comes to damage.

3A 5C

-

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
10	Mid	3	Chain	4	2+8	8	19	-1	-3	-	-
Andy's first rekka.

3A 5C 5C

--

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
10	Mid	3	Chain	4	2+3	13	21	0	-1	-	-
Andy's second rekka.

3A 5C 5C 5C

---

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
10	Mid	3	Chain	4	2+8	8	21	+1	-3	-	-
Andy's third rekka with identical hitboxes to the first.

3A 5C 5C 5C 6C

----

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
24	Mid	5	-	8	6	21	34	KD	-4	SKD	-
Andy's rekka finisher.

Normal Throws

Uchimata

Uchimata
4/6

4/6C

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
24	-	-	-	1	1	-	1	KD	-	HKD	-
Throws the opponent behind Andy and gives him plenty of time to position himself.

Special Moves

Hi Sho Ken

Hi Sho Ken

214A

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
16	Mid	5	-	12	-	-	-	-4	-6	Projectile	-
A fireball which dissipates about three quarters of the screen away. This isn't for hard zoning by any means, but its brisk startup lets Andy pressure from his ideal range.

Shoryudan

Shoryudan

623C

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
35(7+12+12+12)	Mid	7	-	4	2+3+3+3+3+4	45	66	KD	-30	SKD, Juggle	Full: 1-16
Invincible DP ideal for anti-airs. Also has its uses in juggles.

Zanei Ken

Zanei Ken
/

16A/C

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
35/37	Mid	7	-/Special	10/11	11/17	5/20	25/47	+1/-1	-1/-3	-	-
Andy's signature elbow move. A version is good for pressure, while C is better for combos.

Shippuu Uraken

Shippuu Uraken
~

16C 16C

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
7	Mid	0	-	6	-	-	47	KD	-18	SKD	-
Only comes out if the strong version made contact. Very unsafe on block and will not work on an airborne opponent, so only use this if you've confirmed Zanei Ken from a combo.

Kuhadan

Kuhadan

41236B

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
37(20+20)	Mid	7	-	15	10+5+5+4	25	63	KD	-4	, SKD, Juggle	-
Andy's signature arc kick. This has utility on defense as an anti-air and his sole Break Shot, which it is quite effective at, but it can also be used to end combos. Startup Active Recovery

Explosion Quake

Explosion Quake

63214C

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
41(22+21)	Mid	7	-	19	15	17	50	KD	-7	SKD	-
A halfscreen-advancing hitgrab which spaces Andy and his opponent a screen apart after the hit. Outclassed by Zan Ei Ken into Shippuu Uraken, which ends up dealing more damage in combos while giving more of an advantage, but it's only really useful for combos given the startup is poor. Unlike the other sequence, however, this move's follow-up will land even if the opponent was jumping.

S.Power

Choreppa Dan

Choreppa Dan

[2]36BC

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
86(17+17+17+58)	Mid	0	-	19	13+3+12	31	67	KD	-9	HKD	-
A charge move which anti-airs jumps well, but Andy at the very least loses his turn if it gets blocked on the ground. Unfortunately, its input makes it very unfriendly for combos, so it is strictly a midrange tool. Startup Active Recovery

P.Power

Zanei Reppa

Zanei Reppa

41236C

Damage	Guard	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Properties	Invulnerability
100(20+11+11+11+11+11+52)	Mid	0	-	10	11(15)9+5+7+16	32	104	KD	-11	HKD	-
Zanei Ken into Choreppa Dan. It deals big damage and can be confirmed into easily from most things, such as line.C and his 6C 4C chain, but it is potent at punishing things at range on its own. Elbow attack Kick startup Kick active Recovery

Chains

(0) - cl.A, st.A, cr.A

(1) - cl.A, st.A, cr.A, cl.B, st.B, cr.B

(2) - 5B, 2B

(3) - 5C, 6C 4C, 2C, 3C

Special - 3A 5C 5C 5C 6C, j.A j.B, j.A/j.B j.C

Chain paths courtesy of Goh_Billy:

cl.A -----> 5B -----> 6C -----> 4C
st.A |      2B        5C
cr.A |                2C
     |                3C
     |
     -----> 2B -----> 2C
                      3C

3A -------> 5C -----> 5C -----> 5C -----> 6C

j.A ------> 5B
            5C

cl.B -----> 5B -----> 6C -----> 4C
st.B |      2B        5C
cr.B |                2C
     |                3C
     |
     -----> 2B -----> 2C
                      3C

j.A ------> j.B

j.A/j.B --> j.C

Combos

3A 5C 5C 5C 6C (58 damage) - Andy's Rising Palm chain deals decent damage, but nothing special.

(1) (2) 3C 623C/41236B (63/51 damage) - 623C deals much more damage, but 41236B gives you much better advantage afterwards.

(1) 5B 6C 4C 16C 16C (73 damage) - Using 16C 16C deals more damage by a hair than 41236C while giving Andy a good knockdown afterwards for positioning.

(0) (0) (0) 5B 6C 4C 16C 16C (81 damage, corner) - cl.A and cr.A can chain into themselves, but the window is tight.

(1) 5B 6C 4C 41236C (134 damage) - Got P.Power? Use this combo and delete their health bar!

Strategy

Andy spends most of the game harassing with 214A. It is a fast fireball with very good frame data, but it reaches short of fullscreen; rather than for straight zoning, which isn't amazing in RBS anyway, Andy stands at midrange and uses it to poke, poke, poke. The range Andy pokes at is also great for letting him react to his opponent's counterplay. 623C, 41236B and [2]36BC are all excellent anti-airs, while j.C and nj.C both hit prime air-to-air angles. 3A and 6B can also deal with jump-ins, but their ranges are more specific. Andy's line checks are serviceable and can combo into 16C~16C for a knockdown, letting Andy position himself again to throw fireballs. Finally, Andy can punish his opponents' risks by punishing with 16A/C, which is fast and not terrible on block in case he fails the punish. To layer this gameplan, Andy can throw in numerous feints; either this will spark a reaction or the opponent will second guess themselves into not reacting, thus forcing them to hold more fireballs.

Andy isn't amazing up close. He has solid damage potential with his 6C~4C ender and reliable pickups from st.B, but his j.C is shallow and he can't really position himself well for line abuse. Sometimes he may have to go up close for his damage, but he is not built around playing up-close. If he is in the opponent's face, he more often than not needs to get back to fireball range, which is where he is most effective. He can do this with a backdash on its own, or he can get a knockdown from a reversal, Break Shot 41236B, a decent combo or a sweep. Getting a knockdown is obviously much trickier, but it invariably pushes his opponent forward, which is crucial. If Andy is cornered, there is no midrange for him to retreat to.

Andy's game is lame but competent. You better enjoy throwing fireballs, because that's what Andy does and he does it well.