Unchain Circle

Unchain Circle is one of Ángel's Special Moves and one of the most unique attacks in The King of Fighters series.

Description
Ángel has a unique mechanic called the "Unchain Circle" series. Unlike most characters, Ángel has very few Special Moves with traditional motion inputs, but has a ton of moves with directional inputs. These are all part of her Unchain Circle series, which is set up as a three-part rekka, all of which can pressure, resets and mix up opponents. The first move begins "Unchain Starter", which starts the Unchain combo, "Unchain Circle", the second move in the combo, and "Unchain Finish", the third and final move that acts as a combo ender. Stating in KOF 2002, the "Special Unchain Circle", was added, which serves as an option set of moves that feint the current combo and bait out opponents. These can be used after Unchain Circle moves. These combo attacks make her one of the more distinctive characters in The King of Fighters series in terms of multi-input series of attacks.

In past games, while her moves had invincibility frames to help beginners get used to learning how to use them properly, it caused her to be somewhat difficult to counter until they were properly toned down in future installments. Despite this, Ángel is generally considered to be one of the more difficult characters in the series to play because of Unchain Circle.

Trivia

 * Unchain Circle seems to be based on Bloody Roar's Combo Ring System.


 * Due to the number of pathways available during Unchain Circle, Ángel has 7,925 different Unchain Circle routes one can take.


 * In The King of Fighters 2001, 2002, Neowave and 2002 Unlimited Match, the names of the moves were named after songs by the band Soul Flower Union. Starting with The King of Fighters XIV, their names were changed to a more conventional series of names.