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KOF'2000 VANESSA
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SNK has outdone itself with this sexy babe which looks cool in her combo
and is pretty funny when her hands hurt from all that punching. Having
played her as one of my main character (rarely a striker) enjoyably since
the release of kof'2000 prompted me to write this guide. Here goes!
Fighting Style: Boxing
Birthdate: January 9
Age: 30
Country: Unknown
Blood Type: B
Height: 182cm
Weight: 67kg
Hobbies: Saving money, catalogue shopping
Favorite Food: Beer
Mastered Sport: All of 'em
Prized Things: Her wedding ring
Dislikes: Indecisive people, ghosts
Occupation: On the surface, she's a housewife, but in fact, she's
an agent
Personality: It's hard to tell, but she's usually in a bad mood
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[ Joystick Layout ] -----------------------------------------------------
ub u uf Jump Backward Jump Up Jump Forward
\ | / (up-back) (up) (up-forward)
b -- n -- f Retreat / Block Neutral Approach
/ | \ (back) (forward)
db d df Crouch Block Crouch Offensive Crouch
(down-back) (down) (down forward)
[ Button Layout ] -------------------------------------------------------
A B C D Light Punch Light Kick Heavy Punch Heavy Kick
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Basic Commands
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=Standing=
far standing A
(quick jab towards face)
far standing B
(quick jab towards body)
far standing C
(2 punches)
- both hits cancellable
standing D
(2 punches)
- only 1st punch is cancellable
- pushes opponent quite far away
- if you cancel into the One-Two Puncher, it must be blocked high
- it is possible that the One-Two Puncher follow-up can be chained
if you do it very quickly
standing CD
(stomps forward with one foot)
close standing A
(left jab)
close standing B
(right jab)
close standing C
(2 punches)
- 2nd hit cancellable
=Crouching=
A
(quick jab forward)
- still an mid-body attack
B
(quick angled jab downwards)
- lower-body attack
C
(angled hook upwards)
D
(lags before throwing a low punch)
- knock down
=Air=
A
(short angled jab)
B
(short horizontal jab)
C
(2 hits punches if connect early)
D
(extended punch)
CD
(both feets extended)
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Special Moves
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Dynamite Puncher When close, b / f + C
(Throws your opponent infront of you)
Clench Puncher When close, b / f + D
(Throws opponent to the other side of the screen, press buttons rapidly)
One-Two Puncher f + A
(Vanessa shouts,"One, Two!" with each punch)
-must be blocked standing unless cancelled from any move except from standing D
-knock down move if connects on its own and may not follow up
-if you cancelled into the One-Two Puncher, you may get an extra hit under the
following conditions.
-no power
-you did the (qcf x 2) + P
Sliding Puncher df + B
(Vanessa slides across by throwing a punch)
-knock down move.
-have to block low.
Machine Gun Puncher hcf + P (can tap P rapidly)
(Multiple punches by Vanessa, increase hits by punching P)
-This move is useful in inflicting tick damage.
-Comes out if any of your DM failed becuz of command over-lay.
-Minimum damage.
Parring Puncher f,d,df + P
(Version A hits downwards and opponent lands infront, neutralizes fireball)
(Version C hits upwards and opponent lands a distance away, reflects fireball)
-Auto guard.
-Knock down if connects.
Dash Puncher Charge b,f + P
(Vanessa dashes across and upper-cuts her opponent into the air)
-Can connect with just about anything after a successful dash puncher.
-She dashes low when she moves across the screen.
Puncher Vision (forward) qcf + K
(Teleports forward, upper body invunerability. D version is further)
-Stops in front of opponent regardless
Puncher Vision (backward) qcb + K
(Teleports backwards, upper body invunerability. D version is further)
Puncher Upper f + A from Puncher Vision
(Travels a short distance and gives a one-two knock down move)
-Travels forward slowly
-Opponent flies upwards and land quite close to you.
Puncher Straight f + C from Puncher Vision
(Travels a further distance and gives a one-two knock down move)
-Travels forward quickly
-Send your opponent flying, landing far away
Puncher Waving b + P from Puncher Vision
Puncher Waving qcb + P (hold)
(Vannessa weaves left and right with upper body invulnerability)
Dash Puncher f + P from Puncher Waving
(Upper-cuts opponent as in Dash Puncher but without the dashing)
-May not follow up
Parring Puncher b + P from Puncher Waving
(As in Parring Puncher A/C)
Puncher Vision (forward) f + K from Puncher Waving
(As in Puncher Vision B/D)
Puncher Vision (backward) b + K from Puncher Waving
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DM
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Champion Puncher When close, qcf,qcf + P
(Vanessa does a series of punches follow by a powerful upper-cut)
-Great wake-up attack
-Can "pull" the opponent back onto the ground even if connected in the air
-Fast recovery
-Must be blocked standing
-The first hit deals no damage
Crazy Puncher qcb,hcf + P
(Mad-dog of Vanessa)
-Useful in combos or with strikers
-delayed recovery
MAX Crazy Puncher qcb,hcf + AC
(Longer version of her mad-dog)
-see above
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Striker Action: Hard Puncher
(Vanessa comes out running and does her Machine Gun Puncher, unable to connect with
anything after her last hit. Take note to push her victim away to follow up a combo.)
Another Striker: Fio
(Drops out of the sky like Chang and will hit onces more on the ground)
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Basic Combos
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standing C/D -> f + A -> Machine Gun Puncher
standing C/D -> f + A -> Champion Puncher
standing C/D -> f + A -> Crazy Puncher (Max able)
standing C/D -> f + A -> Parring Puncher
standing C/D -> f + A -> Dash Puncher -> jump + A/B/C/D/CD
d + B -> d + A -> f + A -> Machine Gun Puncher
d + B -> d + A -> f + A -> Champion Puncher
d + B -> d + A -> f + A -> Crazy Puncher (Max able)
d + B -> d + A -> f + A -> Pairing Puncher
far standing C (1 hit) -> Puncher Waving (repeat for infinity)
standing D (1 hit) -> f + A (opponent must block high)
*NEW* : standing D (1 hit) -> f + A (chained)
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Playing with Vanessa
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(1) Teleport, teleport, teleport. She's the only character with a backwards teleport
motion, so you should very well abuse it.
Example: Standing C -> f + A ((that gives you 4 hits in total for you to see whether your
opponent is blocking)) Cancel any of the last hits into a teleport (Puncher Vision)and
you are safe for another try.
(2) Teleport yet again. Having upper body invulnerability is cool and your forward teleport
stops right in front of your opponent unless he jumps which leave you behind him.
Example: Takuma throws a fireball, teleport (Puncher Vision) pass his fireball and combo him.
(3) Jump CD. Her knock-down CD is similiar to benimaru's and has great length and piority.
(4) You can always attempt to use her infinity on normal to large size opponents.
- Do it till they guard crush and they die.
- Do it to fill your power gauge, yours fill up faster.
- Do it till they CD counter you, wasting a point of power.
(5) Vanessa against opponents who crouch B a lot is a pain to play with because she has no
lower body invunerability during Puncher Vision or Puncher Waving. She also very few
good lower body attacks. So, it's best to jump in with A or you may miss them.
(6) Vanessa against short characters are a pain to play with too. Your standing C may
miss them, so link your combo with down A/B attacks.
(7) Reflect any projectile with Parring Puncher C using b + C during Puncher Waving.
You may reflect DM projectiles too, but they deal the same minimum damage.
(8)*NEW* Since your crouching A and B can link up to far standing C, you can use it
to push yourself to the far standing distance for the infinity. Doing so enables
you to do the punch waving infinity on some large crouching opponents.
(9)*NEW* Use her first in your team. Most people will put K' or Takuma first in their
team. Just guard crush them using your infinity. Your far standing C can hit them
even if they are crouch blocking. If they are using characters like Choi, Bao, or
Iori, I'll suggest you play her carefully.
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Playing with Vanessa (Joe striker)
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Vanessa don't need any striker if you are a expert. But with Joe, you can easily set
up your infinite combo. I normally place her 1st to increase my power guage.
(1)After a successful Champion Puncher (DM) with opponent in corner, you can call Joe.
Joe will leave at the end of screen, just finish off with any combo or the infinity.
(2)After a successful Champion Puncher (DM) with opponent NOT in corner, B version
teleport forward and call Joe in between. AB to the back of opponent and do her
infinity. If you want to finish off with a basic combo, push your opponent away
from Joe by running after you AB. (The good thing about calling a striker during
a special move is that you don't have the taunt animation.)
(3)You may replace Champion Puncher with Pairing Puncher A version.
(4)If you finish off with Machine Gun Puncher in a combo or alone, call out Joe when
it is about to end or your opponent will be knocked away.
(5)A neat way of getting your opponent into the corner is the Puncher Straight after
a Puncher Vision. Then call Joe with opponent on the floor. You know the drill.
Thats all with playing Vanessa with Joe as striker. If you can't do any of the combos
above, you need to get your timing right. It took me 2 months to do her infinity with
ease.
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Copyrights (?)
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Well, there's not much to steal from here anyway. Most of the stuff here can be gotten
just about anywhere and can be learnt through experiences. The important thing is that
people enjoy using Vanessa as an main character other than a striker which is seemingly
very popular. But if you really wanna put this up in your homepage or anywhere, you are
free to do so. Just e-mail me before doing so. :)
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Credits
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The people who took the pain to create kof'2000 and to write all the faqs about it.
Chris MacDonald <kmegura@yahoo.com> for her profiles.
King of Fighters is the trademark of SNK.
My e-mail weis@pacific.net.sg
Homepage (never up-dated) home.pacific.net.sg/~weis
Version 1.9