- Great Rushdown: Lao's pessure consists of kara jabs, knee staggers, Teleports, whiffed Divekicks and jumping attacks. He is very difficult to deal with without a reliable anti crossup.
- Good Throw: Lao's throw is very plus on hit. It allows a jump Divekick mixup.
- Good Anti Airs: Spin is one of the most powerful anti airs in the game. It leads to a universal infinite.
- Escapes Corner Traps: Lao can escape corner traps using Teleport.
- Multiple Infinites: Lao has several infinites that work against every character in the cast.
- Difficult to Anti Air: Lao will often stuff anti air attempts with his jump punch and Divekick.
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- High Execution: Optimal Lao play requires that players master infinites, instant Divekicks, anti crossup Spins and Teleport corner trap escapes.
- Relaunched Easily: Lao can be relaunched by every character except Reptile no matter what.
- Corner Trapped Crouching: Lao gets corner trapped crouching by Kabal, Kano, Nightwolf, Sindel, Sonya and Stryker.
- No LK, HK, Sweep Punish: Lao does not have a special move that punishes unsafe Sweeps on block.
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