M-24 Atomic Laser

M-24 Atomic Laser XV is one of Maxima's Super Special Moves, first appearing in The King of Fighters XIV.

Description
Maxima fires a large laser beam forward from his chest.

Strategy
Hype Beam Time! M-24 Atomic Laser beats any projectiles that comes its way, including projectile supers of the same level. It can't be jumped or rolled through, so your opponent is forced to take the chip damage. The version has full invincibility, meaning you're completely safe until the move ends. Very good to just throw out vs opponents who likes to jump around or throw out Special Moves from far away. Some characters also have a really hard time punishing it.

M-24 Atomic Laser does have scaling, and its caused with its own hits too. It has 20% scaling for the normal versions and 25% for the version. This causes shorter combos into climax to do significantly less damage.