Power Wave

Power Wave (パワーウェイブ, Pawāu~eibu) is one of Terry'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 becomes 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.
 * Starting with The King of Fighters XIII, Power Wave gains an EX variant, which allows it to deal 3 hits.

Game Appearances
Fatal Fury =
 * Fatal Fury: King of Fighters
 * Fatal Fury 2
 * Fatal Fury Special
 * Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory
 * Real Bout: Fatal Fury
 * Real Bout: Fatal Fury Special
 * Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers
 * Real Bout Garou Densetsu Special Dominated Mind
 * Garou: Mark of the Wolves
 * -|The King of Fighters =
 * The King of Fighters '94
 * The King of Fighters '95
 * The King of Fighters '96
 * The King of Fighters '97
 * The King of Fighters '98: Dream Match Never Ends (The Slugfest) (Dream Match)
 * The King of Fighters '99
 * The King of Fighters 2000
 * The King of Fighters 2001
 * The King of Fighters 2002: Challenge to Ultimate Battle (Dream Match)
 * The King of Fighters 2003
 * KOF: Maximum Impact
 * The King of Fighters XI
 * KOF: Maximum Impact 2
 * The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match
 * The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match
 * The King of Fighters XII
 * The King of Fighters XIII
 * The King of Fighters XIV
 * -|Other Appearances =
 * SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium
 * Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000
 * Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001
 * SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos
 * Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Trivia

 * Power Wave would eventually end up inspiring many other ground based projectiles in other SNK titles, such as Kyo's Yamibarai, 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, the 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.