Crack Counter

Crack Counter (クラックカウンター) is one of Rock Howard's Special Moves in both the Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters series, first appearing in Garou: Mark of the Wolves.

**Input**
Crack Counter Joudan	+
Crack Counter Gedan	+
Crack Counter Chuudan	+

Description[]

Rock strikes a pose where he holds out his leading arm in various ways. If he is hit during this pose, he'll counter with a quick forward-flipping heel drop on the attacker.

The name and the move itself are a combination two things: the counter-based akidou arts of Rock's biological father Geese and the Crack Shoot used by his adoptive father Terry Bogard, effectively encapsulating the essence of Rock's fighting style.

Each version has different properties.

	Crack Counter Joudan (クラックカウンター・上段（じょうだん）, "High-Level")	Crack Counter Joudan counters counters high and jumping attacks, including physical special moves. It has a new animation for it in Capcom vs. SNK 2, while its prior animation is repurposed for the middle version in the same game.
	Crack Counter Chuudan (クラックカウンター・下段（ちゅうだん）, "Mid-Level")	Crack Counter Joudan counters mid and overhead attacks. Only appears in Capcom vs. SNK 2, where it reuses the upper-version's prior animation.
	Crack Counter Gedan (クラックカウンター・下段（げだん）, "Low-Level")	Crack Counter Gedan counters lows and sweep attacks. In all games outside of CvS2, Rock due to crouching, ends up flipping at a lower height to where he drop-kicks to the ground a bit. This version also tends to recover the fastest if whiffed. Rock normally leans low and inward with his leading hand while crouching for the pose, but only in CvS2, he crouches upright while holding up his following arm across his leading one.

Only in the Maximum Impact games, it can be followed up with Vaulting (ボルディング), where Rock after the heel drop, goes right into a handstand-based backflip to launch the victim back up from the ground and is done by pressing during any successful counter. However, in both The King of Fighters XIV and The King of Fighters XV, Rock's EX Crack Counter has him perform this follow-up automatically.

Strategy[]

To be added soon...

Gallery[]

Rock's Move List
Throws	Kokuusen • Rekkuu Satsu • Fangs and Claws
Command Moves	Arc Kick • Elbow Spike • Back Slash • Double Fang
T.O.P. Attack/REV Blows	Overhead Kick • Hishou Getsurin Zan
Special Moves	Reppuken • Rising Tackle • Hard Edge • Rage Run • Crack Counter • Shinkuu Nage • Overhead Kick
Super Special Moves	Raging Storm • Shining Knuckle • Neo Deadly Rave • Neo Raging Storm
A/D Assault	Storm & Stream • Buster & Stream
Climax Super Special Moves	Deadly Rave • Deadly Rave EXT
Hidden Gear	Power Geyser - Type: R