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SEGA VIRTUA FIGHTER 4
TRANSCRIBED KAGE-MARU TFT COMBO LIST
by Rich Williams <scumchop@hotmail.com>
version .12 (last updated 12/20/01)
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INTRODUCTION
============

The following are combos taken from various Japanese sites. The sources for the
combos come from translating these following sites:

http://www.joy.hi-ho.ne.jp/d13492/
http://members.tripod.co.jp/sapporo_kage/
http://www.geocities.co.jp/Playtown-Denei/4148/nikujaga.html
http://www.tbzone.co.kr/

By no means do I take any credit at all for their work in finding and commenting
on the combos. The point of this document is for Western/English speaking VF
players to be somewhat clued-in.

I do not read or speak Japanese at all, and the following translations were done
mostly through a web tool. Please understand that some of these may be
incorrect; take all combos with professional skepticism.

If you have any combos, notes, or corrections to add, please do not hesitate to
email me.



TFT COMBOS
==========

The difficulty and full potential of many of Kage's TFT combos depend greatly on
which character is being tossed, as well as how the opponent chooses to rise. In
the Notes section, there are some keys which will let you know which maximum
weight class the combos is possible on, as well as if the combo can be avoided
in part by opponents using ukemi. Here is a legend:

LW: possible on lightweights - on Aoi, Pai, Sarah, Vanessa
MW: possible on midweights - on Shun, Lei, Lion, Kage, Jacky, Lau, Akira
HW: possible only on heavyweights - on Wolf, Jeffry

TR: parts of combo sequence can be avoided by techrolling
QR: parts of combo sequence can be avoided by quickrising

Regarding the weight classifications, these are not entirely cut and dried. It's
difficult to divide 13 characters into three easy classes, and some combos
classified for one class may extend partly into other classes in their potential
(i.e. a LW combo may work on one of the lighter MW characters). This is a very
general guide, don't be afraid to experiment on all characters.



Rising knee (FC,f+K) floats
---------------------------

FC,f+K counts as the first hit. 


2nd hit(s)   3rd hit(s)   4th hit(s)   5th hit(s)   6th hit(s)   Damage   Notes
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b+K+G        --           --           --           --           --       --
ub+K+G       --           --           --           --           --       MW
FC,f+K       --           --           --           --           --       --
f,d,df+P     --           --           --           --           --       --
P,P,b+P,K    --           --           --           --           --       --
db+P,P,b+P,K --           --           --           --           --       --
uf+K+G       f,d,df+P     --           --           --           --       TR 
P,P,b+P      d+P+K,K      --           --           --           --       LW
db+P,P,b+P   d+P+K,K      --           --           --           --       LW
d+P+K        f,d,df+P     --           --           --           --       --
d+P+K        df+K+G       --           --           --           --       --
d+P+K        ub+K+G       --           --           --           --       --
d+P+K        d+P+K,K      --           --           --           --       --
d+P+K        db+P         ub+K+G       --           --           --       --
d+P+K        f+K+G        f,d,df+P     --           --           --       --
P            b+K          --           --           --           --       --    
P            f+P+K,P+K    --           --           --           --       --
P            P,P,b+P,K    --           --           --           --       --
P            db+P,P,b+P,K --           --           --           --       --
P            FC,f+K       --           --           --           --       --
P            b+K+G        --           --           --           --       --
P            f,d,df+P     --           --           --           --       --
P            df+K+G       --           --           --           --       --
P            ub+K+G       --           --           --           --       --
P            df+K         ub+K+G       --           --           --       --
P            P            d+K          --           --           --       --
P            P            u|d,P+K+G    --           --           --       --
P            P            f+P+K,P+K    --           --           --       --
P            P            b+K+G        --           --           --       --
P            P            f,d,df+P     --           --           --       --
P            P            df+K+G       --           --           --       --
P            P            ub+K+G       --           --           --       --
P            P            P,P,K        --           --           --       --
P            P            d+P+K,K      --           --           --       --
P            P            f+K+G        f,d,df+P     --           --       TR
P            P            b+K+G        f,d,df+P     --           --       TR
P            db+P         P,P,b+P,K    --           --           --       LW
P            db+P         d+P          ub+K+G       --           --       --
P            db+P         d+P          d+P+K,K      --           --       --
db+P         db+P         db+P         ub+K+G       --           --       --
db+P         db+P,K       run,K        --           --           --       --
P            d+P+K        df+K+G       --           --           --       LW,TR
P            d+P+K        ub+K+G       --           --           --       LW
P            d+P+K,K      d+K          --           --           --       --
P            d+P+K        f+K+G        f,d,df+P     --           --       --
P            f+K+G        f,d,df+P     --           --           --       MW,TR
P            b+K+G        f,d,df+P     --           --           --       MW,TR
P            b+K+G        d+P+K,K      --           --           --       --
b+P          JM,P,K,K     --           --           --           --       MW
b+P          d+K+G        f,d,df+P     --           --           --       TR 
b+P          d+K+G        df+K+G       --           --           --       TR 
b+P          d+K+G        d+K          f,d,df+P     --           --       TR
b+P          d+K+G        d+K          df+K+G       --           --       TR
b+P,K        d+P+K,K      --           --           --           --       LW



Whirlwind blade (d+P+K) floats
------------------------------

d+P+K counts as the first hit.


2nd hit(s)   3rd hit(s)   4th hit(s)   5th hit(s)   6th hit(s)   Damage   Notes
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
u|d,P+K+G    df+K+G       --           --           --           --       --
b+PK         d+P+K,K      --           --           --           --       --
FC,f+K       f,d,df+P     --           --           --           --       --
FC,f+K       ub+K+G       --           --           --           --       --
FC,f+K       P,P,K        --           --           --           --       --
d+P+K        d+P+K        --           --           --           --       --
d+P+K        u+P+K        --           --           --           --       --
d+P+K        df+K+G       --           --           --           --       TR
d+P+K        FC,f+K       ub+K+G       --           --           --       LW
d+P+K        d+P+K        d+P+K,K      --           --           --       --
db+P         db+P         db+P         d+P+K,K      --           --       LW
db+P         db+P         db+P         f,d,df+P     --           --       --
db+P         db+P         db+P         ub+K+G       --           --       --
f+K+G        d+P+K,K      --           --           --           --       TR
b+K+G        b+K+G        b+K+G        --           --           --       --
df+K         P            ub+K+G       --           --           --       --
P,P,b+P      JM,P,K,K     --           --           --           --       --
P            P+K          --           --           --           --       --
P            uf+K         d+K          --           --           --       --
P            P            f,f+K+G      --           --           --       --
P            P            f,f+P+K+G    --           --           --       --
P            P            f+K+G        f,d,df+P     --           --       --
P            b+P          JM,d+K       --           --           --       --
P            b+P          JM,P,K,K     --           --           --       --
P            b+P          FC,f+K       --           --           --       --
P            b+P          f,f+K+G      --           --           --       LW
P            b+P          f,f+P+K+G    --           --           --       LW
P            d+P+K        FC,f+K       --           --           --       --
P            d+P+K        f,f+K+G      --           --           --       LW
P            d+P+K        f,f+P+K+G    --           --           --       LW
P            d+P+K        P,P,b+P,K    --           --           --       --
P            d+P+K        P            d+K          --           --       --
P            d+P+K        P            b+K          --           --       --
P            d+P+K        P            d+P+K,K      --           --       --
P            d+P+K        P            FC,f+K       --           --       MW
P            d+P+K        P            f,f+K+G      --           --       MW
P            d+P+K        P            f,f+P+K+G    --           --       MW
P            d+P+K        P            P,P,b+P,K    --           --       LW
P            d+P+K        FC,f+K       --           --           --       --
P            b+K+G        P,P,K        --           --           --       --
P            b+K+G        f,d,df+P     --           --           --       --
P            b+K+G        d+P+K,K      --           --           --       --
P            f+K+G        d+P+K,K      --           --           --       --
P            FC,f+K       f,d,df+P     --           --           --       --
P            FC,f+K       ub+K+G       --           --           --       --
P            b+K          P,P,b+P,K    --           --           --       --
P            b,b+P        P,P,b+P,K    --           --           --       MW
P            b,b+P        P            d+P+K,K      --           --       --
P            P            P            f+K+G        f,d,df+P     --       --
b+P          JM,P,K,K     --           --           --           --       MW
b+P          P            f,f+K+G      --           --           --       --
b+P          P            f,f+P+K+G    --           --           --       --
b+P          P            P,P,b+P,K    --           --           --       --
b+P          P            db+P,P,b+P,K --           --           --       --
b+P          P            d+K+G        f,d,df+P     --           --       --
b+P          b+P          P            d+P+K,K      --           --       --
b+P          b+PK         b+K+G        f,d,df+P     --           --       --
b+P,K        d+P+K,K      --           --           --           --       --
b+P,K        P,P,K        --           --           --           --       --
b+P,K        P            d+P+K,K      --           --           --       MW
b+P,K        P            d+P+K        d+P+K,K      --           --       LW
b+P,K        P            f+K+G        f,d,df+P     --           --       LW
b+P,K        P            d+K+G        f,d,df+P     --           --       LW
b,b+P        P,P,b+P,K    --           --           --           --       --
b,b+P        P            f+P+K,P+K    --           --           --       --
b,b+P        P            P,P,b+P,K    --           --           --       --
b,b+P        P            P            f+K+G        f,d,df+P     --       --
b,b+P        P            f,d,df+P     --           --           --       --
b,b+P        P            ub+K+G       --           --           --       --
b,b+P        P            d+P+K,K      --           --           --       --
b,b+P        P            b+K+G        --           --           --       --
b,b+P        P            b+K+G        f,d,df+P     --           --       --
b,b+P        P            b+K+G        ub+K+G       --           --       --
b,b+P        P            d+P+K        P,P,b+P,K    --           --       --
b,b+P        P            d+P+K        P            b+K+G        --       --
b,b+P        P            d+P+K        P            f,d,df+P     --       --
b,b+P        P            d+P+K        P            ub+K+G       --       --
b,b+P        P            b,b+K        d+K          --           --       --
b,b+P        P            b,b+P        f,d,df+P     --           --       --
b,b+P        P            b,b+P        ub+K+G       --           --       --
b,b+P        P            b,b+P        P            f,d,df+P     --       --
b,b+P        P            b,b+P        P,P,K        --           --       --
b,b+P        P            b,b+P        P,P,b+P,K    --           --       --



Turnaway punch (b,b+P) combos
-----------------------------

b,b+P counts as first hit.


2nd hit(s)   3rd hit(s)   4th hit(s)   5th hit(s)   6th hit(s)   Damage   Notes
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
P,P,b+P,K    --           --           --           --           --       --
P            P,P,b+P,K    --           --           --           --       --
P            f,d,df+P     --           --           --           --       --
P            ub+K+G       --           --           --           --       --
P            d+P+K,K      --           --           --           --       --
P            b+K+G        --           --           --           --       --
P            b+K+G        f,d,df+P     --           --           --       --
P            b+K+G        ub+K+G       --           --           --       --
P            d+P+K        P,P,b+P,K    --           --           --       --
P            d+P+K        P            P,P,b+P,K    --           --       LW
P            d+P+K        P            b+K+G        --           --       --
P            d+P+K        P            f,d,df+P     --           --       --
P            d+P+K        P            ub+K+G       --           --       --
P            b,b+K        d+K          --           --           --       --
P            b,b+P        f,d,df+P     --           --           --       --
P            b,b+P        ub+K+G       --           --           --       --
P            b,b+P        P            f,d,df+P     --           --       --
P            b,b+P        P,P,K        --           --           --       --
P            b,b+P        P,P,b+P,K    --           --           --       --



Wall TFT combos
---------------

Kage must have his back to the wall when executing the TFT.


1st hit(s)   2nd hit(s)   3rd hit(s)   4th hit(s)   5th hit(s)   Damage   Notes
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ub+K+G       ub+K+G       --           --           --           --       --
ub+K+G       f,d,df+P     --           --           --           --       --
ub+K+G       b+K+G        --           --           --           --       --
ub+K+G       b+K+G        f,d,df+P     --           --           --       --
uf+K+G       P            P            P            b+K+G        --       --
uf+K+G       P            P            P            f,d,df+P     --       --
uf+K+G       P            P            P            ub+K+G       --       --
uf+K+G       P            P            b+K          d+K          --       --
uf+K+G       f,d,df+P     --           --           --           --       --
uf+K+G       f,d,df+P     d+K          --           --           --       --
uf+K+G       f,d,df+P     ub+K+G       --           --           --       --
f,d,df+P     P,P,b+P,K    --           --           --           --       --
f,d,df+P     f,d,df+P,K   --           --           --           --       --
f,d,df+P     P            f,f+P+K+G    --           --           --       --
f,d,df+P     P            f,d,df+P     --           --           --       --
f,d,df+P     P            ub+K+G       --           --           --       --



Misc combos
-----------

All after TFT, no wall unless noted.


P -> P -> P -> P -> P -> P
b+P -> b+P -> b+P -> f,d,df+P
b+P -> P -> d+P+K -> ub+K+G
b+P -> P -> d+P+K -> d+P -> DP
df+P -> b+P,K -> P -> d+P+K,K
df+P -> b+P -> b+P -> F+P -> d+P+K,K



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