Hokuto no Ken/Raoh/Introduction

Introduction

Raoh is slow, powerful, and more than anything else, a combo character. He is likely the hardest character to learn - he has no 'basic' combos, his bread and butters all being 100%'s. Theoretically he could perhaps be the strongest character in the game, as he is capable of doing 100% combos from any hit with no meter. However, realistically, getting a 100% off of every hit is simply not possible, and due to the length and difficulty of his combos even top Raoh users will often make mistakes.

Also, while he is fairly good at applying pressure, his mixup is lacking due to his slow speed. This, along with his very poor defense(no backstep, no reliable reversal, guard lag), is why he is considered to be in the bottom end of the 'top tier.' All in all, Raoh is still a very strong character despite his weaknesses, but is not one that can be recommended to beginners.

Pros	Cons
No gauge 100% combos possible from almost any hit Traveling combos recover a large amount of Boost and Aura while granting very little to his opponent Decent star reducing ability and easy 3 star combos Good matchups against the lower tiers	Bad matchups against Toki and Rei No backdash - his KOF95-esque 'fade' is useless and will often be the cause of your demise when you accidentally use it Switching guard from high to low/low to high takes 8 frames due to a hardware bug, making quick overheads extremely hard to block Can be crossed up in the corner Defense relies heavily on Musou or powerup stocks, has no way to get out of pressure without meter Relatively poor mixup