A.K.I. — 대책

Recommended Counter

• When poisoned
  • Jumping is dangerous — 236HP anti-air gives higher return
  • Using projectiles is dangerous — 2PPP gives higher return
• Removing the poison
  • Poison wears off over time — play patient ground game until it does

Recommended Counter

• 236LP
  • Forward jump and Drive Impact are both reliable options — don't remove them from your decision tree
  • At close guard range, fast long-reach normals like standing LK can sometimes punish on block — check per character

• It's very difficult, but on far-range pokes aim for Just Parry while buffering a forward dash
• This lets you punish whiffs

• 236MP
  • The medium version targets neutral jumps
  • The return against neutral jump is high but it's very hard to execute — keep neutral jump in your options because of this move
• 236HP
  • The heavy version is an anti-air invincible special with a hitbox pointing straight up
  • Since it only covers directly above, empty jumps are extremely effective against A.K.I. players who rely solely on this for anti-air

• 236PP (OD Snake Whip)
  • Block disadvantage: -14F
  • Punish if you block it at close range

Recommended Counter

Fuzzy is possible, but if A.K.I. delays, it still becomes a read. Rather than over-complicating the fuzzy, the following approach is cleaner:

• If you read 2PP→LPLK: hit a heavy attack as fast as possible to maximize damage
  • If she goes for the strike follow-up, you'll get counter hit into her combo — accept this as part of the read
• If you read 2PP→K: use Drive Impact to get return
  • 2PP→LPLK will beat it, but the damage is low
  • Actively pressing Drive Impact helps balance the risk/return

Fuzzy is not the most reliable, but it's extremely effective against A.K.I. players who always press the fastest button. When doing the fuzzy strike, always use a crouching move — standing attacks will whiff.

The following video has these recorded:

• HK → 2PP→K
• HK → 2PP→LPLK

Recommended Counter

214KK is +2F at close range. Depending on spacing, shimmy may also be possible — use Drive Reversal to push her back.

Recommended Counter

• 214LP
  • At close range: invincible on Rush read, or pull back and go for neutral jump
  • At longer range: there's risk of anti-air or getting the invincible blocked, but it's still better expected value than doing nothing
  • Neutral jump can also convert to high return if it connects
  • If both jumping and invincible are unreliable: Parry before 214LP hits to push your hurtbox forward and break the block string
    • This creates a gap for an invincible reversal, turning it into a read-based exchange

The optimal choice changes by range — walk in close, guard, and prepare for A.K.I.'s Rush. When guarding, use Parry — it widens your guard window and reduces frame disadvantage vs. normal blocking. A Just Parry on top of that is a bonus.

Recommended Counter

When you have A.K.I. cornered, 236KK lets her escape and you have to chase again — very annoying. Since 236KK gets Punish Counter on throw, go for throws often. If you also want to cover invincible, include delayed tech as an option.

Recommended Counter

On A.K.I.'s close forward jump, don't Parry — walk forward to whiff it, then fuzzy a heavy attack. Losing because the opponent whiffed is brutal on your mental.

Recommended Counter

• Parry → Drive Reversal → Rush

Recommended Counter

• Unless there's a specific reason, in-place wakeup is the baseline
  • After Rush, A.K.I. cannot walk shimmy
  • After 214LP, Drive Impact confirms
    • Even 1F late and Drive Impact no longer confirms
    • You can buffer DI on wakeup — if A.K.I. used 214LP, DI connects; if she used Rush, the super flash cancels your input so no confirmation needed

If you can confirm 214LP and then Drive Impact that's ideal, but 1F late and it gets reversed. In ranked, A.K.I. players typically use Rush and 214LP after forward throw, so it's relatively easy to adapt — buffering Drive Impact is recommended.

The following video has these recorded:

• Throw → Raw Rush → 2MK
• Throw → 214LP

Recommended Counter

• Against Rush
  • It becomes a mixup. In-place wakeup removes shimmy — don't carelessly take back wakeup
• Against 214LP → Rush
  • Recommended: in-place wakeup → walk forward → Parry 214LP (buffer heavy or OD invincible)
    • On successful Just Parry:
      • Just Parrying 214LP causes your attack to hit A.K.I.'s Raw Rush — buffer an attack into the Parry
    • On failed Just Parry:
      • On Rush read, interrupt with OD invincible
      • Walking forward reduces 214LP guard stun and prevents a true block string. Parrying during the string makes Punish Counter easier to eat — walking creates a frame gap instead

Recommended Counter

It may be confusing to follow, but the 214LK used in the second restart is a low that moves forward — you can whiff it with your own forward-moving low.

Every character can do this — use your character's forward-advancing low to steal damage.

Recommended Counter

• Projectile meaty
  • Characters with fireballs should use them as meaty
• Normal throw
  • 236KK gets Punish Counter on throw — highly recommended
  • If you want to cover invincible, include delayed tech as an option
• Meaty jump-in
  • Buffer a throw just before the jump attack lands
  • If A.K.I. uses 236KK, you'll throw her out of it
    • A.K.I. has no OD invincible, so you don't need to hold back
    • To avoid accidentally getting back throw, input neutral or forward instead of back
      • A.K.I. only has SA invincibility, so holding forward is fine

• Light rapid-cancel throw buffer
  • Cancel the rapid-cancel portion of a light into a throw — this only lands a throw when A.K.I. used 236KK
  • When throwing, input neutral or forward, not back