Psycho Ball

Psycho Ball is a projectile used by Athena Asamiya and Sie Kensou in Psycho Soldier. It is also a Special Move that is shared with several characters in The King of Fighters series.

Description
In Psycho Soldier, Psycho Ball acts as a shield. You start off with four Psycho Balls revolving around Athena or Kensou. These will protect you from incoming enemy projectiles at a cost of an energy unit.

In The King of Fighters series, Psycho Ball acts as an attack rather than a shield. Athena's version throws a ball of psychic energy forward. The strength and distance of the move depends on which button is pressed. The version travels at a slow speed, while the  version travels at a faster speed, at the cost of longer recovery time after performing the move.

Starting with The King of Fighters XIII, this move gains an EX Special Move variant for Athena. This version travels slower than the two versions, but will hit up to three times. This can be used for more damage, or if the opponent decides to block the move, can be used as a mixup tool.

Strategy
SAIKO BŌRU!!! This is Athena's iconic Special Move, as well as her main zoning tool. While the version travels at a slow speed, it is the fastest projectile that will come out in the series, next to the  version of Joe Higashi's Hurricane Upper.

Similar Moves

 * Choukyuudan, Kensou's version