Ryuji Yamazaki/Move List

Overview


Yamazaki is a complex character boasting some unique applications to his moves, such as exceling at picking his opponents off before running them down with stance cancels, high/lows, command grabs, and frame traps. With many tools at his disposal, there's hardly a situation Yamazaki can't account for. However, a weak wakeup game and harsh, punishing execution can make Yamazaki more tricky to pick up than most other characters. Regardless, if you master everything Yamazaki has to offer, your enemies are sure to cower in fear.



Yamazaki's stances allow him to stay plus and also gain mental plus frames due to how easy he can frametrap from it, giving him great stagger and corner pressure in general. His variety of options and high reward on hit make him very frightening to deal with up close.

Yamazaki also has a special for everything. Serpent Slash controls the ground and sky very well, while his reflector lets him counter zoning and his counter stance can punish mash-happy players. On offense, he has a command grab and an instant overhead that causes hard knockdown, allowing him to consistently mixup his opponents very easily.

In overall, all of Yamazaki's approach and defense options in neutral are excellent and offer high reward. His pokes are solid, his jumping heavy kick is an amazing jump, he has numerous huge anti-air buttons, and Serpent Slash alone is one of the most messed-up specials in the game. Playing a proper Yamazaki can let you control the screen and adapt to any matchup.

Fatal Fury series
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Trivia

 * The Bombshell Badda-Bing's katakana for headbutt (パチキ; Pachiki), comes from the Korean word for headbutt (박치기; bakchigi).