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VF5FS Shun Post Round Sobering

One of the keys to the Shun Di match-up is keeping his Drink count as low as possible which prevents him from accessing more powerful moves, special properties on moves and a general damage bonus. During the course of the match you can try to land moves that sober Shun (i.e. reduce his Drink count), either inside or outside of combos, but one of the best opportunities to sober up the drunk old man is after winning a round.

Depending on the moved used to Knock Out (KO) Shun for the round, you're sometimes given an opportunity to land a few extra hits "after the bell". Some KO moves will leave Shun standing momentarily which are ideal because they let you quick land pretty much any kind of standing move at your disposal. Examples of these moves include many characters' middle kick attack commonly performed with a input, and also everyone's standing .

Other KO moves may have different types of animations, resulting Shun collapsing to the ground in a variety of ways, and limiting the types of moves that can connect. Either way, depending on your KO move you should always be ready to maximise to opportunity to sober Shun!

This guide is organised by character and lists the different types of sober combos you can use depending on the type of KO hit.

Contents

• Akira
• Aoi
• Brad
• Eileen
• El Blaze
• Goh
• Jacky
• Jean
• Jeffry
• Kage
• Lau
• Lion
• Lei
• Pai
• Sarah
• Shun
• Taka
• Vanessa
• Defensive Style
• Offensive Style
• Wolf

Akira(top)

1. KO Move
   Follow-up
   Sober
2. 
   > >
   3 drinks
3. > > (Max Charge)
   4 drinks

Aoi(top)

1. KO Move
   Follow-up
   Sober
2. or
   > >
   3 drinks

Brad(top)

1. KO Move
   Follow-up
   Sober
2. 
   Slipping > >
   3 drinks

Eileen(top)

1. KO Move
   Follow-up
   Sober
2. 
   > >
   3 drinks
3. > >
   4 drinks

El Blaze(top)

1. KO Move
   Follow-up
   Sober
2. 
   > > >
   4 drinks

Goh(top)

1. KO Move
   Follow-up
   Sober
2. 
   > >
   5 drinks

Jacky(top)

1. KO Move
   Follow-up
   Sober
2. 
   > >
   3 drinks
3. > > SS >
   4 drinks

Jean(top)

1. KO Move
   Follow-up
   Sober
2. or
   Max Charge > >
   5 drinks

Jeffry(top)

1. KO Move
   Follow-up
   Sober
2. 
   > >
   3 drinks
3. (Closed Stance) > >
   4 drinks
4. (Open Stance) > >
   4 drinks

Kage(top)

1. KO Move
   Follow-up
   Sober
2. or or
   OM > > >
   3 drinks
3. > >
   3 drinks

Lau(top)

1. KO Move
   Follow-up
   Sober
2. or
   (Max Charge) >
   3 drinks
3. (Closed Stance) > >
   3 drinks

Lion(top)

1. KO Move
   Follow-up
   Sober
2. 
   > >
   6 drinks

Lei(top)

1. KO Move
   Follow-up
   Sober
2. 
   Hai Shiki (Max Charge) > >
   4 drinks

Pai(top)

1. KO Move
   Follow-up
   Sober
2. or
   >
   3 drinks
3. > (Max Charge)
   4 drinks

Sarah(top)

1. KO Move
   Follow-up
   Sober
2. or or
   (Open Stance) > > FL
   3 drinks (Note: If you are in closed stance after the KO hit, enter to swap to Open stance before proceeding with the follow-up)
3. 
   FL or > >
   3 drinks

Shun(top)

1. KO Move
   Follow-up
   Sober
2. 
   > Choukarou
   3 drinks

Playing as Shun, you need to decide between sobering the opposing Shun, or taking in more drinks yourself!

Taka(top)

1. KO Move
   Follow-up
   Sober
2. 
   > >
   3 drinks

Vanessa(top)

Defensive Style(top)

1. KO Move
   Follow-up
   Sober
2. or
   > >
   3 drinks

Offensive Style(top)

1. KO Move
   Follow-up
   Sober
2. or or
   (Max Charge) >
   4 drinks
3. > >
   4 drinks

Wolf(top)

1. KO Move
   Follow-up
   Sober
2. or
   > >
   4 drinks

Originally adapted from thread: Sober Combos

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Last Modified: Jul 24, 2017 at 8:31 PM (Cached)

 

Thanks Maki, I've updated the Vanessa combo with the stance note. If anyone has any corrections or contributions to the above, just let me know in this thread.

 

It's not easy to type ► because of it's unique character code, and I'm reluctant to add it as a smiley because it seems like overkill to be typing something like [>] for a command separator.

Thanks. Added as a general note in the introduction.

Thanks. Updated.

 

Thanks! Updated.

 

As I understand it, the list is just for post knockout combos that take the most drinks. The floor scrapping moves where relevant are already listed in those combos. Remember time is very limited.

 

Yes. When you're Post-KO and the sobering attack hits Shun, then he'll lose Drink Points (DP) regardless of whether he's standing, grounded, in the air, etc.

As @MarlyJay points out, this wiki page is a collection of optimal or maximum post-KO sobering combos to use against a standing Shun. But you won't always have the luxury of KOing Shun with an attack that leaves him standing so it's definitely worth knowing other ways of sobering post-KO.

For example, as a Kage player I often KO with and as a Knock Out hit this produces a foot crumple. Since Shun falls to the ground, I can't do the optimal Sober combo listed above, so instead I do > (Jumonji) > to take off 2 DPs against the grounded Shun.

Alternatively, if the knockout doesn't afford me much time, or the distance separation is too great, I do Kage's to sober 1 DP.

If people are willing to contribute alternative post-KO Sober combos for non-standing situations, then I'll update this wiki page accordingly.

 

Is there enough time to do all this? Do you have a video of it in action?