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=== Introduction ===

This strategy guide section includes all strategy for previous iterations of the Tekken 5 series. Differences will be mentioned in detail in the relevant character pages, Including all differences that are noticed between the various ports of the game.

=== Game Versions ===

* Tekken 5 
** ''Arcade''
** ''Playstation 2''

* Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection 
** ''Arcade''
** ''Playstation Portable''
** ''Playstation 3''

== Notation ==

=== Joystick Notation ===

*F - Forward - Tilt stick forward/towards the opponent. (X-axis)
*B - Backward/Back - Tilt stick backward/away from the opponent. (X-axis)
*U - Up - Tilt stick upwards. (Y-axis)
*D - Down - Tilt stick downwards. (Y-axis)

X-axis functions can be used interchangeably with Y-axis functions and vice versa. X-axis functions cannot be used in conjunction with another X-axis function and vice versa.

=== Four Button Notation ===

*1 - Left punch  	
*2 - Right punch
*3 - Left kick 	
*4 - Right kick

=== Descriptors ===
==== Connectors ====

*[  ] -	Optional command
''e.g. 1, 1, [1], EWGF''
*, - Followed by 	
''e.g. 2, 3''
*~ - Immediately after
''e.g. 1, 2, 3 - EWGF''
*  - At the same time 	
''e.g. 1   2''
*(  _  ) - Or
''e.g. 1, 2, (3_4)''
*< - Delayed input 	
''e.g. 1, 1, < 1''
*= - Next in sequence
''e.g. 1 = 2''
*ÃƒÂƒÃ‚ÂƒÃƒÂ‚Ã‚ÂƒÃƒÂƒÃ‚Â‚ÃƒÂ‚Ã‚Â‚ÃƒÂƒÃ‚ÂƒÃƒÂ‚Ã‚Â‚ÃƒÂƒÃ‚Â‚ÃƒÂ‚Ã‚Â° - Push and hold button 
''e.g. 1ÃƒÂƒÃ‚ÂƒÃƒÂ‚Ã‚ÂƒÃƒÂƒÃ‚Â‚ÃƒÂ‚Ã‚Â‚ÃƒÂƒÃ‚ÂƒÃƒÂ‚Ã‚Â‚ÃƒÂƒÃ‚Â‚ÃƒÂ‚Ã‚Â°, 2, 3''
*: - Requires just frame input
''e.g. 2, D   3, DEWGF:''

==== State Modifiers ====

*PLD - Play dead position
*KND - Knockdown position
*SLD - Slide position
*FCD - Face down position

=== Miscellaneous Notation===
*BT  	your back turned to the opponent
*FF 	face forward towards opponent
*OB 	forces opponent's back to face you
*OC 	forces opponent into crouch
*OS 	forces opponent's side to face you
*JG 	juggle starter
*BN 	bounce juggle starter
*RC 	recover crouching after a move
*RCj 	joystick modifier, need to hold D during the move to RC
*CH 	requires a counter hit
*DS 	double over stun (ex. Kazuya WS 2 counter hit)
tap f to escape in most cases, you can usually launch opponent
*FS 	fall back stun (ex. Kazuya WS 2)
tap f to escape in most cases, you can usually launch opponent
*MS 	minor stun (ex. Kazuya d/f 1, Paul SS 3)
in most cases doesn't lead to guaranteed hits
*KS 	kneel stun (ex. Kuma d/f 1 2, Kazuya f 4)
in some cases you get a free launcher
*CS 	crumple stun (ex. Bryan b 2,1, Kazuya b 4)
animations vary, a jab will usually start a combo
*CF 	crumple fall (ex. Craig u/f 1 2, Yoshimitsu b 1 4)
opponent slowly falls to KND position
*CFS 	crumple fall stun (ex. Kazuya f 1 2, Law f 2~1)
slow crumple stun to the ground, combo possible at time
*BS 	block stun (to attacking character, ex. Law d/b 4)
*SH 	stagger hit (ex. Devil d/f 2)
*GB 	guard break (usually one or two hands go up in the air)
*TS 	throw shift (moves to throw animation on hit)
*TC 	technically crouching during the move
*TJ 	technically jumping during the move
*# 	see corresponding footnote
*[2] 	hit modifier (eg RC[2] property applies to 2nd hit)
*b 	Block modifier (eg. OCb opponent crouch on block)
*c 	CH modifier (eg. JGc is a juggle starter on counter hit)
*co 	crouching opponent modifier (eg. KSco)
*cco 	CH on crouching opponent modifier (eg. FScco)

==== Hit Section ====

*l 	hits low (block d/b)
*m 	hits mid (block b)
*h 	hits high (block b or duck)
*L 	hits low and grounded opponents (block d/b)
*M 	hits mid and grounded opponents (block b)
*H 	hits high and grounded opponents (block b or duck)
*Sm 	hits special mid (block d/b or b)
*! 	unblockable hit
*(!) 	unblockable hit which can be ducked
*[!] 	unblockable hits grounded opponents
*T 	throw
*" 	indicates block point in string hits

==== Combo Conventions ====

cc 	crouch cancel 	tap u or f,f while crouching
cd 	crouch dash 	f,N,d,d/f (usually)
iWS 	instant while standing 	d,d/b,N_d,d/f,N (usually)
wgf 	wind godfist 	f,N,d,d/f 2
ewgf 	electric wind godfist 	f,N,d~d/f 2
tgf 	thunder godfist 	f,N,d,d/f 1
big 	big character combo 	only works on big characters
(  ) 	missing hit 	is required for the next hit

==== Character Specific ====

BDS 	bad stomach 	Dr. Bosconovitch
FB 	fall back 	Dr. Bosconovitch
EFB 	electric fall back 	Dr. Bosconovitch
EFF 	electric fall fake 	Dr. Bosconovitch
HSP 	handstand position 	Eddy Gordo
RLX 	relaxed position 	Eddy Gordo
AOP 	art of phoenix 	Ling Xiaoyu - Lei Wulong
RDS 	rain dance stance 	Ling Xiaoyu
LFF 	left foot forward 	Hwoarang
RFF 	right foot forward 	Hwoarang
LFS 	left flamingo stance 	Hwoarang
RFS 	right flamingo stance 	Hwoarang
VTS 	vale tudo stance 	Craig Marduk
DSS 	dragon sign stance 	Marshall Law
DFS 	dragon fake step 	Marshall Law
HMS 	hit man stance 	Lee Chaolan - Violet
HBS 	hunting bear stance 	Kuma - Panda
ROL 	prowling grizzly roll 	Kuma - Panda
CRA 	art of crane 	Lei Wulong
SNA 	art of snake 	Lei Wulong
TGR 	art of tiger 	Lei Wulong
DGN 	art of dragon 	Lei Wulong
PAN 	art of panther 	Lei Wulong
DRU 	drunken master 	Lei Wulong
INS 	indian sit 	Yoshimitsu
FLE 	flea stance 	Yoshimitsu
DGF 	dragonfly stance 	Yoshimitsu
MED 	meditation 	Yoshimitsu
CES 	clockwise evasive spin 	Julia Chang
KNP 	kenpo step 	Feng Wei
SDW 	shadow stance 	Raven
CDS 	crouching demon stance 	Jin Kazama
ALB 	albatross spin 	Steve Fox
DCK 	ducking 	Steve Fox
SWY 	sway 	Steve Fox, Paul Phoenix
LWV 	left weave 	Steve Fox
RWV 	right weave 	Steve Fox
FLK 	flicker 	Steve Fox
SIT 	sit down 	Ganryu - Kuma - Panda
CJM 	chaos judgment 	Anna
HPF 	haze palm fist 	Asuka
LCT 	leg cutter 	Asuka

== Game Mechanics ==

== Strategy ==

== Tiers ==
=== Tier-List ===

'''Top Tier:'''

(S+)
:Heihachi<br>
:Devil Jin<br>
(S)
:Kazuya
:Feng
:Lei
(S-)
:Jack-5
:Ganryu
:Julia

'''Upper Tier:'''

(A+)
:King
:Anna

(A)
:Steve
:Kuma/Panda
:Law
:Bryan

(A-)
:Marduk
:Eddy/Christie
:Lee

'''Middle Tier:'''

(B+)
:Lili
:Baek
:Jin
:Xiaoyu

(B)
:Raven
:Asuka
:Roger Jr.
:Armor King
:Paul
:Hwoarang

(B-)
:Nina
:Dragunov
:Wang


'''Low Tier'''

:Bruce
:Yoshimitsu

== The Characters ==
*[[Eddy Gordo (T5)|Eddy Gordo]]
*[[Baek Do San (T5)|Baek Do San]]
*[[Mokujin (T5)|Mokujin]]
*[[Devil Jin (T5)|Devil Jin]]
*[[Raven (T5)|Raven]]
*[[Asuka Kazama (T5)|Asuka Kazama]]
*[[Feng Wei (T5)|Feng Wei]]
*[[Ganryu (T5)|Ganryu]]
*[[Wang Jinrei (T5)|Wang Jinrei]]
*[[Armor King (T5)|Armor King]]
*[[Anna Williams (T5)|Anna Williams]]
*[[Craig Marduk (T5)|Craig Marduk]]
*[[Marshall Law (T5)|Marshall Law]]
*[[Hwoarang (T5)|Hwoarang]]
*[[King (T5)|King]]
*[[Lili (T5)|Lili]]
*[[Dragunov (T5)|Dragunov]]
*[[Heihachi Mishima (T5)|Heihachi Mishima]]
*[[Christie Monteiro (T5)|Christie Monteiro]]
*[[Paul Phoenix (T5)|Paul Phoenix]]
*[[Jack-5 (T5)|Jack-5]]
*[[Bruce Irvin (T5)|Bruce Irvin]]
*[[Roger Jr. (T5)|Roger Jr.]]
*[[Lei Wulong (T5)|Lei Wulong]]
*[[Nina Williams (T5)|Nina Williams]]
*[[Steve Fox (T5)|Steve Fox]]
*[[Kazuya Mishima (T5)|Kazuya Mishima]]
*[[Ling Xiaoyu (T5)|Ling Xiaoyu]]
*[[Jin Kazama (T5)|Jin Kazama]]
*[[Lee Chaolan (T5)|Lee Chaolan]]
*[[Julia Chang (T5)|Julia Chang]]
*[[Yoshimitsu (T5)|Yoshimitsu]]
*[[Bryan Fury (T5)|Bryan Fury]]
*[[Kuma/Panda (T5)|Kuma/Panda]]

== Miscellaneous ==

[[Category: Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection]]