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VF5FS Shun Post Round Sobering

Jul 24, 2017
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 [3][K] input, and also everyone's standing [P].

    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.


    Akira(top)


    1. KO Move
      Follow-up
      Sober
    2. [3][K]
      [2][1][4][P] > [2][1][4][P] > [1][P]
      3 drinks
    3. [2][1][4][P] > [2][1][4][P] > [4][6][P][+][K] (Max Charge)
      4 drinks

    Aoi(top)


    1. KO Move
      Follow-up
      Sober
    2. [3][K] or [4][3][P]
      [4][4][P][+][K] > [P][+][K] > [P][+][K]
      3 drinks

    Brad(top)


    1. KO Move
      Follow-up
      Sober
    2. [3][K]
      Slipping [P][+][K] > [9][P][+][K] > [9][P][+][K]
      3 drinks

    Eileen(top)


    1. KO Move
      Follow-up
      Sober
    2. [3][K]
      [4][6][K][+][G] > [4][3][P][+][K] > [4][3][P][+][K]
      3 drinks
    3. [2][3][6][P][+][K][P] > [4][3][P][+][K] > [P][+][K]
      4 drinks

    El Blaze(top)


    1. KO Move
      Follow-up
      Sober
    2. [3][K]
      [2_][6][P][+][K] > [2][P][+][K] > [3][K][+][G] > [3][K][+][G]
      4 drinks

    Goh(top)


    1. KO Move
      Follow-up
      Sober
    2. [K]
      [6][K][+][G] > [9][P][+][K] > [6][K][+][G]
      5 drinks

    Jacky(top)


    1. KO Move
      Follow-up
      Sober
    2. [3][K]
      [4][P][+][K] > [3][K][+][G] > [9][K]
      3 drinks
    3. [4][P][+][K] > [2][P][+][K][4] > SS [P][+][K] > [7][K]
      4 drinks

    Jean(top)


    1. KO Move
      Follow-up
      Sober
    2. [K] or [3][K]
      [6][K][+][G] Max Charge > [3][K][+][G] > [P][+][K]
      5 drinks

    Jeffry(top)


    1. KO Move
      Follow-up
      Sober
    2. [2][K]
      [4][6][P] > [4][3][P][+][K] > [4][3][P][+][K]
      3 drinks
    3. (Closed Stance) [4][6][P] > [4][3][P][+][K] > [K][+][G]
      4 drinks
    4. (Open Stance) [4][6][P] > [4][6][P][+][K] > [K][+][G]
      4 drinks

    Kage(top)


    1. KO Move
      Follow-up
      Sober
    2. [3][K] or [4][K] or [4][K][K]
      OM > [P][+][K] > [6][6][P][+][K] >[P][+][K]
      3 drinks
    3. [4][P][+][K] >[P][+][K] > [6][6][P][+][K]
      3 drinks

    Lau(top)


    1. KO Move
      Follow-up
      Sober
    2. [3][K] or [4][K]
      [P][+][K] (Max Charge) > [9][K][+][G][P]
      3 drinks
    3. (Closed Stance) [4][6][P] > [2][P] > [6][K][+][G]
      3 drinks

    Lion(top)


    1. KO Move
      Follow-up
      Sober
    2. [3][K]
      [4][6][K][+][G] > [P][P][4][P] > [4][6][K][+][G]
      6 drinks

    Lei(top)


    1. KO Move
      Follow-up
      Sober
    2. [4][K]
      Hai Shiki [P][+][K](Max Charge) > [4][P][+][K] > [4][P][+][K]
      4 drinks

    Pai(top)


    1. KO Move
      Follow-up
      Sober
    2. [3][K] or [9][K][K]
      [1][P] > [K][K]
      3 drinks
    3. [1][P] > [3][P][K] (Max Charge)
      4 drinks

    Sarah(top)


    1. KO Move
      Follow-up
      Sober
    2. [4][K] or [6][6][K] or [3][K][K]
      (Open Stance) [6][K][+][G] > [3][P][K] > FL [8][K]
      3 drinks (Note: If you are in closed stance after the KO hit, enter [P][+][K][+][G] to swap to Open stance before proceeding with the follow-up)
    3. [4][K]
      FL[8] or [2][P][+][K] > [3][P][K] > [3][P]
      3 drinks

    Shun(top)


    1. KO Move
      Follow-up
      Sober
    2. [3][K]
      [4][6][P][+][K] > Choukarou [P]
      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. [K]
      [3][3][P] > [3][3][P] > [3][3][P]
      3 drinks

    Vanessa(top)


    Defensive Style(top)


    1. KO Move
      Follow-up
      Sober
    2. [3][K] or [6][6][K][+][G]
      [3][P][+][K] > [2][P][+][K] > [6][P]
      3 drinks

    Offensive Style(top)


    1. KO Move
      Follow-up
      Sober
    2. [4][K] or [3][K][K] or [6][6][K][+][G]
      [4][1][2][3][6][P](Max Charge) > [2][K][P][P]
      4 drinks
    3. [9][P] > [K][P][P] > [9][P]
      4 drinks

    Wolf(top)


    1. KO Move
      Follow-up
      Sober
    2. [3][K] or [4][K]
      [4][3][P] > [9][P][+][K] > [8][K][+][G]
      4 drinks

    Originally adapted from thread: Sober Combos
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