- "
一撃必殺 ！ (One-Blow Sure-Finish!)" - —Ryo
Tenchi Haoh Ken (
Starting with The King of Fighters XIII, this would get an upgraded version named Shin Tenchi Haoh Ken (
 +  or  ( OK, KOF '98 only) (KOF '97 - '98) | |
| + ( ONLY) (KOF '99 - 2003) | |
+  with Ryo as Team Leader (KOF XI) | |
| + (KOF XIII - XIV) | |
 +  (KOF XV) |
Description[]
In its original appearances, Ryo rears his following fist back while raising his leading hand in front, then steps forward to throw a powerful, focused straight-punch aimed at the opponent's midsection, sending them careening all the way back to the end of the screen and leaving them stunned.
As of KOF XIII, Ryo pulls his rear fist to his hip while slowly swinging his front arm around so his fist is parallel to his head, adopting a wide-legged stance; exclusively in KOF XIII, Ryo's arms create afterimages as they move. While in this stance, Ryo proceeds with the attack as normal, stepping forward to deliver the straight punch. However, unlike the past iterations, Shin Tenchi Haoh Ken does not put the opponent in the stun state.
Strategy[]
Back in its debut in KOF '97 and in KOF '98, the attack's base Super version was known to be a powerful raw damage attack, especially on a clean-counter hit. Though of course, it was the Super version being well-known for not only doing less damage than the base version, but also packing the infamous instant-stun property.
With this in mind, this move is often a solid close-to-mid-range poke-punisher due to its fast startup, yet if whiffed Ryo can easily be punished himself as per the recovery (moreso than on block, which even then in most cases is still unsafe). At times however, Ryo upon connecting with the move may step back and strike a stance akin to his Gedan Uke parry, which only occurs upon an actual hit.
In subsequent games after KOF 2001, the Super version of this move is the only one that exists, and is often reserved as one of Ryo's highest-costing supers (mainly as an Super-only move in 2001, 2002, Neowave and 2002 UM). In KOF 2003 and KOF XI, it instead acts as Ryo's Leader Super Special Move.
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Trivia[]
- A very common meme in Korean communities revolving around this move tends to be the mishearing of Ryo's "Ichigeki Hissatsu!" as either "Jeonbuk Iksan/Jeonbug Igsan" (전북익산) or "Iksan/Igsan Station" (익산Station). This has been further popularized by meme videos editing slow-downs on the startup for dramatic effect as well as BGMs and other sound clips to fit the comically-over-the-top situation (the most common BGM often used is "Magical Princess, Holy Up!" from the anime adaptation of Akazukin Chacha), all likely in ode to the normal DM/Super version's aforementioned counter hit damage.
- It is also to the point where a slang phrase for this attack is "bringing them to Iksan/Igsan", which is what "Jeonbuk Iksan/Jeonbug Igsan" normally translates to. Other Korean internet memes may also be mixed in as well for added effect.