普通投技
Grab your opponent, then deliver a shoulder check to the head before punching them away. Throws your opponent without switching places with them.
Evaluation
Face Buster (LP+LK, forward throw) leaves Ed at +24F on hit, but taking a back-tech removes the wake-up pressure entirely. Because the oki situation is relatively weak, the throw is mainly valued as a part of the strike/throw mixup rather than for post-throw setplay.
How to Use
- Strike/throw mixup: After a held Psycho Flicker pull-in at +4, mix Face Buster with 2MK to keep the opponent guessing.
- Punish Counter throw: On a Punish Counter throw, the opponent cannot back-tech, so meaty pressure becomes available afterward.
- Back-tech note: Opponents can negate wake-up pressure by teching backward — be ready to adjust your pressure approach accordingly.
How to Counter
Ed is at +24F on hit from this throw.
Taking a back-tech removes the wake-up pressure entirely — back-tech is the stable defensive option.
On a Punish Counter throw, the opponent has no tech option, so focus on defending cleanly.