Kula Diamond FAQ Ver1.1(December)
(Copyright Yang Yang He 2000)

Contents-
1.Introduction
2.How To Use Kula and hidden strikers
3.How To Fight CPU Kula
4.Controls
5.Command moves
6.Special and Desperation Moves
7.Striker 
8.Combos
9.S-Team Combos
10.Credit
11.History

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1.Introduction
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Hi all,I guess all those who reads this FAQ must be a avid KOF fan and wants 
to master all your skills(that's what FAQs are for anyway,to improve your 
skills with help of others).Now sit back and relax and enjoy the FAQ(if you 
see this document in any other site,magazine or any other form of media please 
contact me at hebretto@hotmail.com)

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2.How To Use Kula and hidden strikers
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These are the steps to use Kula
1.Place cursor on Whip and press START(don't hold it)
2.Then on Vanessa and press START(down 1 place)
3.Then on Seth and press START(left or move right 8 places)
4.Then on Maxima and press START(left 6 places)
5.Then on K' and press START(right 1 place) 
6.Then on the Roulette box(?)and press START(right 1 place)
7.Then move Up,Down
8.Her portrait should appear below the Roulette box

These are the steps to use hidden strikers
1.Highlight the "Another Striker"(the person behind your normal striker)
2.Input the following directions(applies to both players)
 -Up,Right,Right,Right,Left,Left,Left,Down
3.Your _Another Striker's_ portrait should be replaced with the hidden 
striker's
(The following code only works for Ryo,Kula,Iori,Kasumi,Kyo,Ramon,Choi,and 
Chang

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3.How To Fight CPU Kula
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To fight Kula(for battle 4)get 300 Ability Points or higher after battle 3.You 
will know if you are going to fight her because the word "Invasion" will cover 
the screen 

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4.Controls
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All are for the left side of the screen
qcf-down,down-forward,forward
qcb-down,down-back,back
hcf-back,down-back,down,down-forward,forward
hcb-forward,down-forward,down,down-back,back
dp-forward,down,down-forward

The following applies to any character
Charge
-Hold a direction for 2 seconds

A/B/C/D
-In order light punch,light kick,hard punch etc

xx
-Press two buttons at the same time(like AB)

Dodge(AB)
-It's more of a slide that grants you invincibility for a short time.If done 
while blocking you will roll away from your opponent thus preventing from 
doing their attack but it costs one powerstock 

Safe Fall(press AB when your just about to hit the ground)
-A quick recovery from a fall

Call Striker(BC)
-Call out your 4th character for assistant

CD attack
-A knockdown attack which can be done in the air.If you do this when blocking 
you will knock down you opponent thus preventing them from doing their attack 
but it costs one powerstock if you do it and it also does no damage

Throw(when near opponent,forward or back + C/D)
-Throws,who can live without the 

Throw escape(tap any button before being thrown)
-Stops a throw period.This year you knockdown your opponent instead of pushing 
them away 

Counter mode(ABC when you have 3 powerstocks)
-A mode in which you can do unlimited normal DMs and more damage for attacks 
for a period of time.When the timer runs out,you will not be able to add 
anything to your power gauge for about 5 or so seconds

Armour mode(BCD when you have 3 powerstocks)
-A mode in which you will not get into hit stun and do more damage(more than 
Counter mode)for a period of time. When the timer runs out,you will not be 
able to add anything to your power gauge for about 5 or so seconds

Super Desperation Move(motion of any Desperation Move + AC/BD)
-An enhanced version of one of your DMs,the set damage for a SDM is about 
50%.When you finish the SDM you will not be able to add anything to your power 
gauge though for about 5 or so seconds

Taunt(press Start)
-Just used to annoy your opponent but this year each time you taunt you are 
given an extra Striker stock but it costs a powerstock.Also,you can't just 
stop it any time you want like in the other games,so don't do it just because 
you felt like unless you feel suicidal.While in Counter Mode(and maybe in 
Armour Mode),if you taunt you will also get a Striker stock but that will 
decrease the amount of time you have left for the mode(s?)

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5.Command Moves
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One Inch(forward + A)
-Same as K's.Kula leans forward with a punch.Knock down attack unless canceled 
into

Slide Kick(down-forward + B)
-A slide kick.Don't know if it has to be blocked low,but doesn't have to be 
blocked low if comboed into

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6.Special and Desperation Moves
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>Special Moves<

Diamond Press(qcf + A/C)
-Kula spits out a gust of ice.The A version is recommended since the C version 
takes too long for the ice to come out your opponent can just dodge it.The 
good thing about this projectile move is that if it hits a another 
projectile,it will overpower the other projectile.So for instance Terry does a 
Power Wave and you do a Diamond Press,not only will you get rid of the Power 
Wave but if your in range the Diamond Press will also hit Terry

Crow Bite(dp + A/C)
-Just like K's.The A version of this move is just like any other anti-air but 
with one hit while for the C version Kula runs a little bit forward then goes 
up into the sky causing 3 hits,it also travels fun screen.Do not use the C 
version unless it's for a combo due to it's recovery time if you miss the 
opponent

Counter Shell(qcb + A/C)
-A projectile reflector move.Very hard to combo into,it's not recommended you 
use this move since hardly anyone these days throw projectiles at you due to 
their lack of damage


>Desperation Moves(DM)and Super Desperation Moves(SDM)< 
^=can be done as SDM
*=has to be done as a SDM

Diamond Edge^(qcf,qcf + A/C/AC)
-Like Terry's Power Geiser.Kula creates a ice berg from the ground to pop 
up(up to about her height),very good as an anti-air move.She pops up 3 ice 
bergs for the SDM version with the 1st near her,2nd in the middle of the 
screen and 3rd one at the end of the screen

Freeze Execution*(hcb,hcb + AC)
-Kula puts her hands in the air and then Foxy quickly dashes towards the 
opponent and then a flash of light appears,does about 13% damage if blocked. 
Looks Orochi's qcb + A/C DM from KOF97 except less hits

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7.Striker
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(Note that Kula does not do a striker move)
Candy
-Comes out with a spinning kick(like those in ice skating)which travels a 2/3 
of the screen

Foxy
-Spits out what appears to be poison(just like Lin's qcb + A/C)that travels 
full screen

Rugal(hidden striker)
-Rugal will jump to where your opponent is and waits a moment and then 
performs his Genocide Kick(dp + B/D)from KOF98.Does excellent damage and able 
to juggle the opponent after he finishes.The best time to use him is to knock 
down your opponent and then call him and don't do an attack since a player is 
only allowed to block for a certain amount of time when a striker is on screen 
so hence an easy hit

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8.Combos
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As mentioned in my Clark FAQ I will not include striker combos since there are 
so many and too many infinites involving strikers.But the S-Team combos 
section has tons of 

*=optional
1.Jump D*, Standing C(1st hit preferred), One Inch(forward + A), follow with 
one of the following:
 -Ice Freeze(qcf + A)
 -Crow Bite(dp + A/C)  
 -Diamond Edge(qcf,qcf + A/C/AC)
 -Freeze Execution(hcb,hcb + AC)

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9.S-Team Combos
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These are combos seen in the S-Team combo movies,which were these two very 
big(71mb and 35mb)Divx files(they came from a VCD full of combos made by this 
Hong Kong games magazine called "Game Weekly").I decided to add this section 
for those who can't see them(due to the requirements of the Divx codec)or just 
couldn't be bothered to download them.The combos are listed as exactly how it 
was done in the movies.Enjoy

1.(with Vanessa as Striker and you in corner)
Standing C(2 hits), One Inch(forward + A), call Vanessa when the One Inch 
hits, Diamond Press(qcf + A), run up to your opponent and do a Standing C(2 
hits), One Inch(forward + A), Diamond Edge(qcf,qcf + A/C or SDM ver qcf,qcf 
+AC)[you can probably also get away with a Freeze Execution if you have 3 
Power stocks]

2.Jump D, Standing C(1 hit), One Inch(forward + A), Diamond Edge(qcf + A/C)

3.(with Yamazaki as Striker and your opponent in the corner)
Jump D, Standing C(1 hit), One Inch(forward + A), C ver Crow Bite(dp + C), on 
the first/second hit call Yamazaki, wait half a second and then do either:
-Diamond Edge(qcf,qcf + A/C or SDM ver qcf,qcf + AC)
-Freeze Execution(with 3 Power stocks, hcb,hcb + AC)

4.(with Benimaru as Striker)
Jump D, Standing C(1 hit), One Inch(forward + A), C ver Crow Bite(dp + C), 
just after the second hit call Benimaru, wait half a second and then do 
either:
-Diamond Edge(qcf,qcf + A/C)
-Freeze Execution(with 3 Power stocks, hcb,hcb + AC)

5.(Opponent in the corner)
Quick(qcf,up)jump C, Crouching B, Crouching B, Crouching B, Freeze 
Execution(with 3 Power stocks, hcb,hcb + AC)
6.(with Goenitz as Striker and opponent in corner)
C ver Diamond Press(qcf + C), call Goenitz, walk up to your opponent(whom is 
momentarily stunned)and do Standing C(1 hit), One Inch(forward + A), Diamond 
Edge(qcf,qcf + A/C)[by now Goenitz's tornado should have hit and your opponent 
should be in the sky], wait about half a second and then do Diamond 
Edge(qcf,qcf + A/C)

7.(with Joe as Striker)
Jump D, Standing C(1 hit), Counter Shell(qcb + A/C), call Joe, run up to your 
opponent and do Standing C(1 hit), One Inch(forward + A/C), Freeze 
Execution(with 3 Power stocks, hcb,hcb + AC)

8.Jump C, Standing C(1 hit), One Inch(forward + A), C ver Crow Bite(dp + A/C)

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10.Credit
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I would like to thank the following people for their help in the making of 
this FAQ(in no particular order)

Vincent Chua
-For always having the latest news and other cool stuff relating to KOF.Also 
most of Kula's moves' names
(www.kofonline.com)

Chris MacDonald(Kao Megura)
-For the inspiration on writing this FAQ and also on some of Kula's moves' 
names
(i.am/kao)

CJayC
-For hosting this FAQ
(www.gamefaqs.com)

Gunsmith(I believe)      
-For posting up the S-Team videos,not to mention joining them together(another 
site posted the same videos up but they were in 10 or so WinRAR files so you 
had to link them together,all too complicated to me)
(www.orochinagi.com)

Stefan Heap
-Always verse this guy when I get the chance at my local arcade(mostly because 
he's too easy to beat,too scared to verse the Asian players even though I'm 
Asian myself)

Jackson Wong
-Another one of my friends that I verse at the local arcade,beats me heaps on 
KOF99.Grhhh

Game Weekly 
-For making the KOF2000 combo VCD

You
-For taking your time in reading my FAQ

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11.History
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30th October 2000(ver 1.0) - initial release,got most things covered
9th November 2000(ver 1.1) - added a section for the S-Team combos 

