Oni Hanmon

Oni Hanmon (Demonic Agony) is one of Geese Howard's Special Moves in The King of Fighters series, first appearing in The King of Fighters XIV.

Description
Geese puts up a stance. If hit by any close-range attack, he slams his opponent into the ground by their head. The version is done in a cinematic camera angle.

Strategy
Oni Hanmon is THE Super Special Move that should be on everyone's minds whenever Geese is on-screen. It activates on frame 1 upon startup, and parries every single possible physical attack in the game, without exception. It's biggest advantage is its power; the version does 360 damage, but if Climax Canceled into Raging Storm it does a whopping 799 damage, which if followed up with Raimei Gouha Nage, will deal a total of 869 damage, which is more than enough to put the entire cast below 30% of health, and can instantly K.O. characters such as Leona Heidern, Kula Diamond and Nakoruru under the right conditions. This counter should be respected as it is feared.

Its appearance in KOF XV is nerfed; while it still activates on Frame 1 upon startup, its active frames are now half than it once was, meaning that its use as a Reversal/Get-Out-of-Jail-Free-Card tool is now weaker. Any Raging Storm comboed from it will now be scaled down - WAY down. Despite all this, it is still an amazing a reversal tool that is totally viable.

In KOF XIV, when Climax Cancelling into Raging Storm, Geese switch sides during the move, meaning that you must reverse your Climax input in order for it to come out. In KOF XV, Geese no longer switch sides until the move is finished, so unlike in KOF XIV, you don't have to reverse your Climax input. However, if you do want the side switch, you can wait a beat and Climax Cancel into Raging Storm slightly later, at which point Geese will have switched sides, while the move is still cancelable.