Chris, a build-up fighter who needs to warm up!

Most fighters show off their capabilities based on skills, but for Chris, the skills make the basic attacks shine more. You build up with the skills and deal damage with the basic attacks. As Chris’ skills are activated quickly, it’s great to take the opponent by surprise and induce their emergency dodge. The moment the word EMERGENCY appears above the opponent’s head, it’s Chris’ showtime. Although it’s difficult to build up, when the situation is right, you can easily connect a death combo.

2 motions for the 1st strike! - In-depth analysis of the basic attack

The Reverse Anchor Kick and Spinning Array of the original versions are positioned as the 2nd and 3rd strikes of the basic attack in KOF Arena, and they serve as the pillar of connecting combo here as well. The 1st strike has two attacks — elbow and backhand strike, and the 2nd strike, Reverse Anchor Kick, also is a double-hit strike. The 3rd and 4th strikes in Spinning Array and Side kick are single-hit strikes.

Besides some fighters like Athena, it’s difficult to connect combos when the opponent is airborne. This is because it’s difficult to keep the opponent airborne, and the opponent can get away by using emergency dodge. However, all of Chris’ three skills have a standing effect. That being said, even if the opponent gets airborne with the 4th strike side kick, you can force them back into a standing state with a skill and connect the 1st to 4th basic attacks again.

In-depth analysis of the Q skill - Shooting Dancer Step

The connecting motion is different from the original versions. In KOF Arena, the strong version of Shooting Dancer Step and Glider Stomp are combined to form one skill. The 2nd hit of Shooting Dancer Step has an airborne effect, and Glider Stomp has a knockdown effect. The jumping motion of Shooting Dancer step and Glider Stomp can be canceled.

In-depth analysis of the W skill - Scramble Dash

Scramble Dash is a 5-hit attack after a short dash. It’s a great skill for playing mind games, as Chris must induce the opponent’s emergency dodge constantly. It’s great when pursuing the opponent, and it has great connections with Crhis’ basic attacks or other skills.

In-depth analysis of the E skill - Direction Change

Direction Change is one of Chris’ signature moves, and in KOF Arena, it is a grapple attack that forces the opponent into a standing state and gives a long paralysis effect. Since you can easily make the opponent use emergency dodge, it’s one of the key skills for Chris, along with Scramble Dash. To play Chris well, you need to know the grapple distance of Direction Change precisely. You can easily grab your opponent from close range, but if it lands at the edge, it turns into a strike attack and knocks down the opponent which could interrupt the combo.

In-depth analysis of the ‘Finisher’ - Chain Slide Touch (R)

Since it’s not a single-hit finisher, the opponent can easily get away by using escape and emergency dodge, so it’s good to use when the opponent doesn’t have escape or as a closing move of a combo. As Chris uses basic attacks often, he can collect PGs quickly and use the ultimate skill early, so the finisher isn’t used as often.

In-depth analysis of the ‘ultimate’ - Chris of the flames of Destiny (F)

Chris has a low ATK stat, so the damage of the ultimate skill is slightly low, but the animation is long, so it’s good to aim for a time over win. As the damage starts to be dealt after 5 seconds, you need to calculate the time well. After the animation is over, you end up on the other side of your opponent, so you need to watch out if you use the directional keys to guard or when you dodge. Although it’s close to the opponent, it’s not close enough to be hit by the opponent’s escape, and you can connect Scramble Dash or Direction Change to connect combos.

Chris’ ‘basic standing combo’

The reason it is important to induce the opponent’s emergency dodge in advance as you build up is that the power of the combo changes depending on the opponent’s cooldown. Only the short standing combo that starts with Shooting Dancer Step can be connected for sure.

You can cancel the 2nd strike Glider Stomp (Knockdown) of Shooting Dancer Step and then connect the four basic attacks. Since the opponent’s post delay ends first after being knocked down, they can roll away, so make sure you cancel Glider Stomp. If you have another skill that isn’t on cooldown when you use the 3rd basic attack Spinning Array, cancel the 4th strike side kick, and connect Scramble Dash or Direction Change.

Chris’ unavoidable ‘Death combo’

If the opponent doesn’t have escape and emergency dodge, pound them with the unavoidable infinite combo. It’s a very easy combo since you use all four basic attacks to the end and only need to cancel the 2nd strike of Shooting Dancer Step. If the situation comes, you have much more PG, so you will gain a big advantage over the opponent.