427 Shiki Hikigane

427 Shiki Hikigane (lit. "Method 427: Plowing Iron"), is one of Kyo Kusanagi's Special Moves in The King of Fighters series.

Description
Kyo attacks with a rising punch, via a style that is modeled after his father's Kamukakari technique with the same Method number. It essentially replaces his standalone Kototsuki You in the NESTS saga games via the same input as both the Kamukakari and Kototsuki.

In 99 and in EX1, Kyo moves forward with his fists prepped and promptly throws a upwards-body-blow with his following fist, and finishes with a chin-aimed high uppercut his leading fist. The finishing uppercut is also used in the 99, EX1, 2002 UM and EX XIV/XV versions of the 182 Shiki. Button used determines the distance that Kyo moves forward at and the startup; has him weave under before throwing the first body blow, while  has him leap forward with bracing himself via his leading fist in front first. In 99, this move has no fire effects whatsoever.

Though as of 2000, the version has Kyo perform a short jump (akin to the old  version) that avoids low attacks as he ends in a flaming uppercut-body blow that launches for juggles, while the  version has Kyo stay in place via ducking away from an attack to dodge high attacks and performing a full-on-swinging uppercut that has a spin-out knockdown only on airborne hit.

Strategy
To be added soon...

Similar Moves

 * 427 Shiki Kamukakari - Saisyu's technique that was the original basis for this attack with the same method number