Power Wave

Power Wave is one of Terry Bogard's Special Moves from across the Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters series.

Description
Terry punches the ground, and a wave of energy emerges, traveling across the ground. Depending on the game, Terry will say either "Power Wave!" or "Rock you!".

The strength and distance of the move depends on which button is pressed. The Light Punch version travels at a slow speed, while the Heavy Punch version travels at a faster speed, at the cost of longer recovery time after performing the move.

Power Wave's properties have different effects in certain games.


 * In certain games like in Real Bout Fatal Fury Special, it can become a shockwave blast called Round Wave.
 * In games such as The King of Fighters '96 through '98, it becomes a short-ranged blast that fizzes out at a certain range. This version also appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, if Power Wave is used in the air.
 * Starting with The King of Fighters XIII, Power Wave would gain an EX variant, which allows it to deal 3 hits.

Trivia

 * Power Wave would eventually end up inspiring many other ground based projectiles in other SNK titles, such as Kyo's 108 Shiki Yami Barai, and Haohmaru's Senpuretsuzan. Additionally, other fighting games would have ground based projectiles inspired off of Power Wave, such as Sol Badguy's Gun Flame.


 * From a fighting game mechanic perspective, Power Wave can be seen as similar, but opposite of the Hadouken, a Special Attack performed by many characters in the Street Fighter series, most notably Ryu. Both are projectiles with a Quarter Circle Forward Motion, with the difference being that the Hadouken travels in the air, while the Power Wave travels along the ground.