Storm Bringer

Storm Bringer is one of Heidern's Special Moves in The King of Fighters series.

Description
Heidern stabs his opponent with his fist and drains a substantial amount of energy from them and adds it to his own.

Strategy
Heidern's signature life-draining command grab. or versions heal Heidern by 4% of his total health (40 points), while the  version heals Heidern by 5% of his total health (50 points). Whiffing a Moon Slasher, meterless or, will increase the lifedrain damage by 2 to 4 per hit, respectively. This does not affect how much health Heidern is healed.

The version has extremely shorter range than the animation implies and is unblockable; the hitbox is moreso around Heidern's shoulder, not his hand. The and  versions on the other hand, acts as a hitgrab instead where the move actually hits where his hand stretches out; useful for ending juggle combos.

The version also has a faster startup than the  version, and deals more damage, as well as healing Heidern by 25% more than the meterless version.

Trivia

 * In The King of Fighters '94, a bug exists where if Heidern whiffs Storm Bringer, and then use Storm Bringer with a full bar of meter, the move will do 99% damage. Starting with The King of Fighters XIV, if the same strategy is used, Storm Bringer will do more damage, although not as game-braking as before.