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Who are the best punishment characters?

Loogaroo

Loogaroo

Noob
So far I know D'vorah and Sonya have 6f jabs that lead into small combos. Who else can do it?

And who are characters with good lunging mids for whiff punishment? So far I know D'vorah has her f+1 string.

I was planning on playing Ferra Torr but I'm more of a defensive player.
 
Wemfs

Wemfs

The only morality in a cruel world is chance.
Shinnok has a 6f low punisher in his Bone Shaper variation.
 
Doombawkz

Doombawkz

Trust me, I'm a doctor
All Shinnoks have a 6 frame low punisher, but Bone shaper is the one one who can safely turn it into something.
If you are wanting defensive, F/T in Vicious variation has great space control and defensive options.
 
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stealthychainsawninja

Noob
Blood God Kotal Kahn (and to a lesser extent, Kotal Kahn in general) is focused on hitting really hard and has some relatively quick and far-advancing mid normals in b1, f1, and f2 and a parry (outside of War God) that quickens his recovery and briefly boosts damage, but he lacks a strong mix-up/pressure game, so he might be what you're looking for. His fastest combo starter is his 9-frame stand 1 or b1, though, and he doesn't have a good reversal special for punishes aside from the 1-frame EX parry for gaps in certain strings.

EDIT: Also, shoutouts to Tempest Kung Lao's 6f reversal spin (4f for EX).

EDIT 2: Oh, and Kotal's got some other very passive/defensive tools as well, those being a ray of light that heals him and/or damages the enemy over time and (in Blood God) a totem that reduces damage taken and another totem that gives him health/meter for damage dealt. Sun God also has an EX move that restores health based on the number of command grabs you've landed, or restores meter if not EX.
 
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Wemfs

Wemfs

The only morality in a cruel world is chance.
And the other great thing about Shinnok's 6f low starter is the range.
 
PaletteSwap

PaletteSwap

Misanthropiate
I think Ermac is beastly at punishing. B1, 2 is a pretty quick advancing string that can cancel. Hit confirm into b, f+2 (in Master of Souls) leaves the opponent standing and opens up a lot of options.

I don't know the frame data offhand and I'm positive there are faster, more effective punishes but Ermac's vortex game makes the opponent's mistakes quite fatal.
 
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its_chubby

Noob
Liu Kang has a 5f jab that leads to 27% meterless. (38% in the corner) He also has 9f f4 that lunges forward a smidge and confirms into the same bnbs.
 
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Kevin 7

Kevin 7

The bad boy scout
Jax 5 frame jab. Also a huge hitbox. I would think Jax may end up with one of the top 5 best punishes in the game. FIVE FRAMES! Can't ask for more then that.
 
Loogaroo

Loogaroo

Noob
thank you so much for every answer! I won't use Kung Lao, Liu Kang or Jax because I don't like the characters much.
just from what you told me, I think I'll stick to ferra torr and have boneshaper shinnok or kano or jacqui on the side if I want someone to play solid as.
 
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Loogaroo said:
So far I know D'vorah and Sonya have 6f jabs that lead into small combos. Who else can do it?

And who are characters with good lunging mids for whiff punishment? So far I know D'vorah has her f+1 string.

I was planning on playing Ferra Torr but I'm more of a defensive player.
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Jacqui has both of those, at least in her Full-Auto vartion. Her 1 is 6-frames, and 11~MB.db2~run-33~bf4 is 37% (or 35%, can't remember) and is flexible enough for you to choose what side to put them on.

Her f1 is an insane lunging mid that is neutral on block. f112~db3 is +11 on block and leads to an easy 30% meterless on hit.
 
shaowebb

shaowebb

Get your guns on. Sheriff is back.
I gotta go with Liu Kang. I've been playing a LOT with Flame Fists lately and between that insanely fast jab and the fact that nearly everything he has leaves him either neutral or in a position to still hit the job on block afterwards I'd say he serves up punishment and pressure perfectly.

Seriously...play Flame Fists Liu Kang. The damage is crazy and he's so safe its silly. The chip he deals with Bicycle Punches even before flaming up is crazy but afterwards he is Trident Rush reborn and thats an armored wakeup that leaves him sitting pretty on block. Just use him and have fun with jab punishes into big damage or blockstrings that leave you able to setup said jab.
 
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