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Armor King

Key techniques	Wave dash Instant Shining Wizard Rage Drive into Tombstone
Heat	{{{heat}}}
Heat Smash	{{{heatSmash}}}
Heat Engagers	{{{heatEngagers}}}
Stances	{{{stances}}}
Fastest
Launch	i14 – f,n,d,df+2 (hard) i15 – uf+4
CH launch	i12 – b+1 (high) i15 – df+2 (mid) i12 – ws2 (mid)
Wall splat	i13 – f+1+4 (standing) i16 – ws3 (crouching)
Archetypal moves
Parry	d+1+4_d+2+3 (lows)
Reversal	b+1+3_b+2+4 (high or mid punches)
Mid check	df+4 (i12) df+1 (i13) ws4 (crouching)
Hopkick	uf+4
Shadow cutter	db+3
Generic moves
Remapped	(none)
Missing	d+2 d+4 (i14)
External links
Lore	Armor King II
Twitter	#{{{twitter}}}

Archetype

Armor King possesses a good arsenal of pokes, counterhit tools, long-range high-damaging moves, and a great whiff punisher in Dark Upper. Combining these tools with good movement and his wavedash makes Armor King a whiff punishment and (standing) block punishment monster.

Armor King also has a nice set of counterhit tools that reward him with very solid damage on their subsequent combos. Once he has his opponent sitting still and blocking, Armor King can open them up with some of the best throws in the game.

What Armor King lacks is incredible mids and the ability to easily gain good frame advantage on block. However, he is still able to play a solid fundamentals-based Tekken game. Players should leverage core Tekken mechanics to maximize AK's potential.

Strengths

Strong standing and whiff punishment
Complete throw game
Good variety of pokes
Mishima style crouch enabling wave dash mixups/added tracking
Strong CH tools
Good suite of lows from power lows (FFn2) to low pokes (d3/d4)

Weaknesses

Execution required for higher damage combos/whiff punishment
No crouching punish option from i12 to i14
Awkward sidestep/wide hurtbox
Needs to take risks if he wants to keep momentum
No scary power mid to make opponent fear for their life when they duck

External links

Armor King Discord
Armor King Basics by JDCR
Video guide by That Blasted Salami
Basics guide by Xiang Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

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 {{Archetype|Armor King}}
-'''Armor King''' excels at whiff punishment and block punishment utilizing his wavedash, Dark Upper, and handful of long range and damaging attacks. He also has a complete set of pokes, with a nice set of counterhit tools to go with them. When he has his opponent blocking, Armor King has some of the best throws in the game.
+'''Armor King''' possesses a good arsenal of pokes, counterhit tools, long-range high-damaging moves, and a great whiff punisher in Dark Upper. Combining these tools with good movement and his wavedash makes Armor King a whiff punishment and (standing) block punishment monster.
-When Armor King gets a launch on an opponent with one of his damaging normal or counterhit launchers, he is rewarded with very solid damage on many of his combos.
+Armor King also has a nice set of counterhit tools that reward him with very solid damage on their subsequent combos. Once he has his opponent sitting still and blocking, Armor King can open them up with some of the best throws in the game.
-Armor King lacks incredible mids and does not gain good frame advantage on block easily, but is able to play a solid fundamental based Tekken game. Players will be able to leverage core Tekken mechanics to maximize AK's potential.
+What Armor King lacks is incredible mids and the ability to easily gain good frame advantage on block. However, he is still able to play a solid fundamentals-based Tekken game. Players should leverage core Tekken mechanics to maximize AK's potential.
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