Body Tosses
Dynamite Puncher - b/f+C/D
Unique Moves
One-Two Puncher - f+A
- Cancellable on the first hit, second hit is a no-recovery overhead attack
Slide Punch - df+B
- Sliding attack that knocks down
Special Moves
Machine Gun Puncher - hcf+A/C (tap A/C)
- tap A and C to increase number of hits. Last hit either counter wires or no-recovery knockdown.
Forbidden Eagle - dp+A/C
- C version comes out slower but launches. Can also negate projectiles.
Dash Puncher - charge b,f+A/C
- Dashing uppercut, launches on hit
Puncher Vision (Forward) - qcf+B/D
- Immune to high and mid-level attacks for part of dash
Puncher Vision (Backward) - qcb+B/D
- same as PV forward
Puncher Upper - f+A during Puncher Vision
- juggles upon hitting, can cancel into PV afterwards
Punch Straight - f+C during Puncher Vision
- Guard crushes if block, can cancel into PW afterwards
Puncher Weaving - b+A/C (can hold) during Puncher Vision
- Vanessa bends over and starts to weav back and forth allwoing her to dodge some high and mid-level attacks, hold button down to stay in stance.
Puncher Weaving - qcb+A/C (can hold)
- Vanessa bends over and starts to weav back and forth allwoing her to dodge some high and mid-level attacks, hold button down to stay in stance.
Dash Puncher - f+A/C during Puncher Weaving
- performs Dash Puncher while standing still.
Parrying Puncher - b+A/C during Puncher Weaving
- Autoguards before the punch.
Puncher Vision (Foward) - f+B/D during Puncher Weaving
- same as regular PV.
Puncher Vision (Backward) - b+B/D during Puncher Weaving
- same as regular PV.
Desperation Moves
Champion Puncher - qcfx2+A/C
- Vanessa does 3 punches, then finishes with a standing Dash Puncher. DM can catch opponents juggled from Forbidden Eagle or Dash Puncher.
Crazy Puncher - qcb,hcf+A/C
- Invincible during start-up flash. Dashes under jumping/mid-air opponents. Dash is much faster than before.
Leader Desperation Moves
MAX Puncher - qcfx2+E
- Vanessa goes into MAX Mode(from KoF 2002) for around 5 seconds. Allows her to cancel moves that are normally un-cancellable moves and cancel special moves with another special move. She can also do either DM without using any meter, but it ends MAX Mode.
Puncher Finish - qcfx2+CE (Dream Cancel only)
- Can only be used if the DM hits. Has a different animation for each DM. When Dream Canceled from Champion Puncher, Vanessa performs a move similar to her Gaia Gear MAX DM from KoF 2002. When Dream Canceled from Crazy Pucnher, she performs a move similar to her MAX DM version of Crazy Puncher from KoF 2002.
BnB Combos
・↓B＞→+A＞qcb+P＞C＞→+A＞hcf+P/←chArge→+P/dp+P
・[Corner]Close C＞←chArge→＞↓C＞qcb+K＞→+C＞qcf,qcf+P
Infinite Combo
There are a number of set ups for the infinite combo. The following are just a few.
Vanessa
j.C,c.C,Dash Puncher (A),c.C,qcfxE, (qcb+B, f+C{cancel}qcf+B,c.C)x2, qcb+B,f+C{cancel}dp+Cxinfinity
Video:[1]
Kula/Vanessa
j.C,s.C(2hits), qcb+B,f+D(QS)qcfx2+E,c.C,qcb+B,f+C(cancel)dp+C(repeat dp+C)
Video:[2]
Gato/Vanessa
s.D(1-hit), qcb+B,B, qcfxA/C(QS)dp+C (repeat dp+C over and over again)
Video:[3]
Ryo/Vanessa
f,b,f+C(QS)dp+Cxinfinity
Video:[4]