Hwoarang

Hwoarang

Heat	RFS F+4,4 and RFS D+4,3,4 become natural combos.
Heat Smash	Mid (+11), Can be done in LFF/LFS/RFS, Transitions to RFS
Heat Engagers	DF3+4 (RFF DF3+4) FF+4 (RFF FF+4) RFF DF+3 LFS F+3 RFS B+3
Stances	LFF (Left Foot Forward) RFF (Right Foot Forward) – 3+4 LFS (Left Flamingo Stance) – F+3 RFS (Right Flamingo Stance) – F,N+4 BT (Backturned) – 1+2 CD (Crouch Dash) – F,N,D,DF
Fastest
Launch	i15 – DF+2 (standing) i16 – B+3 (standing) i18 – JFSR (standing) i20 – U+3 (standing) i25 – U3+4 (standing) i15 – WS+2,3 (crouching)
CH launch	i13 – B+4 (high) i13 – RFF B+3 (high) i19 – D+4,4 (low-high) i18 – SS+3,3 (mid-high) i19 – SS+4 (low) i8 – RFS F+4,4 (high-high) i17 – RFS DF+4 (mid) i18 – BT D+3 (low)
Wall splat	i15 – DF+2 (standing) i15 – WS+2,3 (crouching)
Archetypal moves
Parry	B1+3/B2+4 (High or Mid Punches)
Mid check	DF+1 (Standing) F+2 (Standing) JFSR (Standing) WS+4,4 (Crouching)
Stature kick	DB+4,F SS+4 RFF D3+4 LFS D+4
Power low	RFS D+4,3,4
Generic moves
Remapped	(none)
Missing	d+4
External links
Lore	Hwoarang
Twitter	#T8_Hwoarang

This page is for Tekken 8. For Tekken 7, see Hwoarang (Tekken 7).

Hwoarang is a heavy hitting rush down, using strong plus frames and his many stances to force opponents into a torrent of snap defensive decisions - many of them granting Hwoarang huge damage potential.

While infamous at lower levels of play due to being an absolute blender of stance attacks, Hwoarang requires high levels of execution and a more measured approach to pressure at high level due to his best sources of plus frames often requiring highs or lows.

Strengths

Highly Dynamic Pressure: Multilayered mix from his multiple stances means that Hwoarang is a veritable blender on offense. Hwo's stance transitions often leave him fairly plus, making him extremely difficult to contest with jabs.
Neutral Bully: Hworang has many armored moves and even some armored strings, allowing him to belligerently kick through neutral. His Just Frame Sky Rocket is also excellent and leads to huge damage.
Great Strings: Hworang has many strong jabs which lead into his stance pressure. Hworang becomes very strong in Heat, as these excellent jabs allow him to build tons of white damage.
Scrub Killer: Hworang is extremely good at defeating lower rank players thanks to his strong button-based pressure.

Weaknesses

Complex: Hworang is constantly shifting between four different stances, making him difficult to learn.
High Roller: Hworang has to take huge risk to continue his pressure and often has to make specific callouts to continue it where other characters can disengage safely.
- Lacking High Crush: Hwoarang has relatively poor crush properties on his moves, particularly when it comes to high crush.
- Duckable: Many key tools are highs, meaning his stance pressure runs the risk of being crushed.
High Execution: Many of Hworang's tools are multifaceted and demand a strong understanding of his moveset. As well, Hworang has some unique execution demands like Just Frame Skyrocket and his wave dash.

Key techniques

Just Frame Sky Rocket (jfsr) f,n,df+4

importance

★★★★☆

value

★★★★★

dexterity

★★★★☆

rhythm

☆☆☆☆☆

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