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Climax Super Special Moves

Phantom Singulation XV
Shun'ei's Climax Super Special Move, Phantom Singulation, in action in KOF XV.

Climax Super Special Moves (クライマックス超必殺技ちょうひっさつわざ; lit. Climax Super Sure-Killing Art), shortened simply Climax(es) or Climax Moves, are powerful attacks introduced in The King of Fighters XIV. They serve as the spiritual successor to MAX2, Leader Super Special Moves and Neo Max Super Special Moves.

Overview

Unlike regular Super Special Moves, Climax Super Special Moves, as the name would imply, are much more cinematic in their execution, making use of cinematic angles to add to the hype in the heat of the moment while executing one. Additionally, not only do most of them have full-body invincibilty by default, but some of them can also be used to control a sizeable portion of the screen (such as Joe's Bakuretsu Screw Premium or Krohnen's Calamity Overdrive) or even evade attacks that would be otherwise difficult to avoid (such as Heidern's Gae Bolg or Whip's Depravity Branding, which can be used to evade the latter two attacks). Some also act as counters (notably Daimon's Kyoutendouchi or Jenet's Ennui Mademoiselle), and can still be canceled into after certain Super Special Moves as well.

Additionally, all Climax Super Special Moves consume three stocks of the Power Gauge and can be used at any given time should that requirement be met.

As of KOF XV, every Climax SSM is always performed with QCBHCF Input + Neo Geo C Button Neo Geo D Button . Even characters that had relatively easy inputs for their Climaxes in KOF XIV (such as the aforementioned Gae Bolg or Ángel's Ascension Time) have all had their inputs changed accordingly.

Climax Super Special Moves in KOF XIV

Base Roster

Character
Move Name
Input
Description
Kyo Kusanagi
Ura 1127 Shiki • Yaegaki
2QCB Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
Kyo hits his opponent with a 114 Shiki Aragami, uppercuts his opponent with Konokizu, shoulder-charges his opponent (via his blowback animation), and finishes the chain with a full-spiraling 100 Shiki Oniyaki.
Benimaru Nikaido
Raiha Jin-Ou Ken
QCBHCF Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
Benimaru winds up, then delivers a very powerful, screen-filling thunderbolt at the opponent, hitting them instantly from across the screen.
Goro Daimon
Kyoutendouchi
Timed to Opponent's attack, 2QCF Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
Daimon assumes a counter-stance. If it succeeds, he grabs the opponent and throws them skywards, then performs an Earth-shattering Jiraishin that sends them flying across the stage. If canceled into from Jigoku Gokuraku Otoshi, then Daimon simply goes for the aforementioned Jiraishin since the opponent is already airborne.
Iori Yagami
Kin 1218 Shiki • Yatagarasu
2QCF Input + Neo Geo B Button Neo Geo D Button
Iori briefly succumbs to the Riot of the Blood and performs a massive upward slice, eviscerating the opponent.
Mature
Iron Maiden
QCBHCF Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
Mature flies in on the opponent, slashes through and subdues them with strings of her energy, then pulls out her mirror to (re)apply some of her lipstick. She then closes the mirror as the strings slice the opponent to pieces.
Vice
Obscura
2HCF Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button While opponent is airborne
Vice snatches the opponent out of the air, smashes them on the ground, jumps up again, and then brings them back down with an Earth-shattering body slam.
Terry Bogard
Star Dunk Volcano
2HCB Input + Neo Geo B Button Neo Geo D Button
Terry performs a much more powerful Power Dunk on the opponent.
Andy Bogard
Chou • Shin • Soku • Zan-ei Ken
QCBHCF Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button (Air OK)
Andy dashes across the screen as it fades to black, then finishes the opponent off with a devastating Zan-ei Ken.
Joe Higashi
Bakuretsu Screw Premium
2QCF Input + Neo Geo B Button Neo Geo D Button
Joe winds up and performs a screen-filling Bakuretsuken that lasts for quite a long time before he finishes the attack.
Ryo Sakazaki
Shin • Tenchi Haoh Ken
2QCF Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
Ryo draws from his chakra and strikes the opponent with a quick and powerful Tenchi Haoh Ken, blasting them across the screen in the process.
Robert Garcia
Mu-Ei Senpuu Ryuu Zanshou
2HCF Input + Neo Geo B Button Neo Geo D Button
Robert kicks the opponent skyward, then delivers an airborne Gen-ei Kyaku, topping it off with a gracious flip kick to the chin.
Yuri Sakazaki
Chou! Ryuuko Ranbu
QCFHCB Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
Yuri goes full-on Dan Hibiki and does a regular Ryuuko Ranbu, but also humiliates the opponent in the process, ending them with a much stronger Kuuga while flashing a thumbs up at the camera.
Kim Kaphwan
Zero Shiki Houou Kyaku
QCBHCF Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
Kim winds up and then goes ballistic on the opponent with a very powerful flurry of kicks from both sides, then ends his assault with an axe kick from above.
Gang-il
Houou Kyaku
QCBHCF Input + Neo Geo B Button Neo Geo D Button
Gang-il performs a quick flurry of kicks, capped off by a Hienzan.
Luong
Ben
2HCB Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
Luong performs an overhead kick on the opponent, mounts them by their shoulders, snaps their neck and asks if they're satisfied.. all while she glances at the camera with a rather sensual shot of her rear.
Xanadu
The • Wisdom
2HCB Input + Neo Geo B Button Neo Geo D Button
Xanadu runs at the opponent, yells in their face, kicks them in the groin and maniacally beats on them. He stops beating on them when he sees a light; he walks toward the light, with it seemingly finishing off the opponent.
Chang Koehan
Tekkyuu Dai Ousatsu
2HCB Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
Chang swings his iron ball at the opponent several times, with one lucky hit sending them flying high until they're a twinkle in the sky. As Chang admires his handiwork, the opponent lands right behind Chang, startling him.
Choi Bounge
Shin! Chouzetsu Senpuu Hien Shitotsu
2HCF Input + Neo Geo B Button Neo Geo D Button
Choi dashes at the opponent with a Senpuu Hien Shitosu, then attacks them from all directions. He then brandishes his claws as the opponent lands on the floor.
Sylvie Paula Paula
Mechahaya Reboot
2HCB Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
Sylvie briefly goes haywire and seemingly shuts down on the opponent... only for her to draw on her electrokinesis and unleash a massive, concentrated ball of electricity on the opponent.
Kukri
Goku Nessa Housairyu
2HCB Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
Kukri squats down and conjures up a massive mound of sand, then slides down and strikes the opponent with it.
Mian
Zesshou Shisen Enbu
2HCB Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
Mian flies in with a pirouette spin, gracefully attacks the opponent in all directions as if she were dancing with them, and then changes her mask before delivering a powerful somersault on them.
Nelson
Victory Punch
QCFHCB Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
Nelson flies in on the opponent with a flurry of punches, capping off with a very powerful uppercut delivered by his cybernetic arm.
Zarina
Yellow Cyclone
2QCF Input + Neo Geo B Button Neo Geo D Button
Zarina briefly winds up, then kicks her feet upwards to conjure a cyclone that sends the opponent flying. She then jumps up and intercepts the opponent... by sitting on them.
Bandeiras Hattori
Kage Bunshin
QCFHCB Input + Neo Geo B Button Neo Geo D Button
Bandeiras performs a quick series of ninja signs before using mirror images to unleash a lightning-fast barrage on the opponent from both sides. He then launches them into the air and finishes them off with an Izuna Drop.
Ramón
Hyper Sonic • Ramon
2HCB Input + Neo Geo B Button Neo Geo D Button
Ramon winds up for the kill, charges at the opponent, then performs a clothesline swing on them. He then finishes them off with a well-placed RKO out of nowhere, Randy Orton style.
Ángel
Ascension Time
2QCF Input + Neo Geo B Button Neo Geo D Button
Ángel performs an overhead kick on the opponent, then a flurry of attacks that ends in her placing the opponent's face in her cleavage, and finally a headlock throw to finish them off.
King of Dinosaurs
Tyra Mosa Dread Carno Gaoh!
2HCB Input + Neo Geo B Button Neo Geo D Button
Dinosaur performs a flying headbutt that launches the opponent. Then he follows up with another headbutt, launching them again into a full frontal charge until they hit the other side of the stage, where a symbol resembling a Dinosaur foot brandishes them.
Geese Howard
Raging Storm
QCBHCF Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button (or PM (RSC) Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button )
Geese raises his hands to the sky then unleashes a massive torrent of ki energy beneath him.
Billy Kane
Sakkon • Dai Shounetsu
2QCF Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
"Are you finished? Go to hell!!" Billy plants his bo staff on the floor, then incinerates the opponent with a stream of fire.
Hein
Domination
2HCB Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
Hein conjures up an orb of dark energy then uses it to pin the opponent to the floor. He then casually walks up to them, bids them farewell, and smashes their face into the floor.
Shun'ei
Demolish Dimension
2HCB Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
Shun'ei performs an anti-air version of his Specter Extension before drawing on his Amplified Specter abilities to pummel the opponent into the sky, topped off with a powerful blow through them.
Meitenkun
Daimeten Hou
2HCB Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
Meitenkun launches the opponent with his pillow, then follows up with a more powerful, airborne Shou Ha.
Tung Fu Rue
Kyoku • Koureishin
2QCF Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
Tung performs a shoulder barge on the opponent, then kicks them upwards into the sky. A mountain-sized astral projection of Tung then finishes them off by clapping his hands on the opponent, squishing them like an ant in the process.
Athena Asamiya
Athena Explosion
2QCF Input + Neo Geo B Button Neo Geo D Button
Athena launches the opponent with a Psycho Sword, then kicks them back down into the floor and atomizes them with a gigantic Psycho Ball with a smile on her face.
Sie Kensou
Zesshou Chirinshouha
2QCF Input + Neo Geo B Button Neo Geo D Button
Kensou performs a flying kick that briefly stuns the opponent. As they're stunned, he delivers a flurry of overhead kicks, topped off with a sweep into a powerful strike enhanced via a Chokyuudan.
Chin Gentsai
Gouran Ennhou
2QCF Input + Neo Geo B Button Neo Geo D Button
Chin leans back and chugs away on his liquor, then spits it back out as a torrent of fire on the opponent.
Leona Heidern
Leona Blade
QCBHCF Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
Leona draws on the Riot of the Blood to create a massive Grand Saber, then impales the opponent and blasts them to pieces as she bids them farewell.
Ralf Jones
Ralf Super Phalanx
2HCB Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
Ralf cracks his fists, punches the tar out of the opponent with a much stronger Vulcan Punch, then delivers the mother of all haymakers at the opponent, blowing them up while Ralf walks away from the ensuing explosion.
Clark Still
Ultra Clark Buster
2HCB Input + Neo Geo B Button Neo Geo D Button
Clark grabs the opponent from above, tosses them in the air, then brings them down with an airborne Super Argentine Backbreaker, snapping them like a twig in the process.
Nakoruru
Kanto Kamui Mutsube
2HCB Input + Neo Geo B Button Neo Geo D Button
As Nakoruru draws her power, Mamahaha lifts her off the ground. Then, the two fly in on the opponent, launching them in the air before Nakoruru delivers a vicious coup de grace in the form of skewering them into the ground.
Mui Mui
Seiryutenmei
2HCB Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
Mui Mui summons the Dragon Spirit within her, then performs a shoulder barge into a double thrust on the opponent, sending them flying into the dragon's mouth as they're devoured alive.
Love Heart
Senku Buster Sword
2HCB Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
Love flies in with her sword at breakneck speed and cleanly slices through the opponent.
K'
Hyper Chain Drive
2HCB Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
K' draws on the power of his flames and engulfs the opponent in a whirlwind of fire.
Kula Diamond
Glacier Ridge
2HCB Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
Kula covers much of the stage in ice, freezes the opponent solid, then finishes them off by shattering them to pieces and also their pride with a well-placed taunt afterward.
Maxima
MX-III CIWS Launcher
2HCB Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
Maxima lunges at the opponent from halfway across the screen, grabs and throws them up in the air, and then annihilates them with a much more powerful M-24 Atomic Laser.
King
Illusion Dance
QCFHCB Input + Neo Geo B Button Neo Geo D Button (Air OK)
King flies in from across the screen, delivers a powerful flurry of kicks, launches the opponent upwards, kicks them some more in the air, and finishes them off with a classy kick across the face.
Mai Shiranui
Shiranui-Ryuu Ougi • Kunoichi
QCFHCB Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button (Air OK)
Mai flies in at a diagonal angle with a Musasabi no Mai, then attacks the opponent in all directions, and finishes them off with her own take on the Izuna Drop. Nippon ichi!
Alice Nakata
Full Set Alice
2HCB Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
Alice flies in with a Burn Knuckle on the opponent, then hits them with an overhead punch, and then finishes off with an overhead kick, clumsily tripping and glancing at the camera in the process.

Bosses

Member
Move Name
Input
Description
Antonov
Moby Dick Burst
2HCB Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
Antonov goes for a very powerful punch to the gut. From there, he spits out his cigar and performs a Fisherman's Slam on the opponent. Then he pulls out another cigar from his Champion's Belt and continues smoking.
Verse
Grudge Dimension
2HCB Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
Verse lunges towards the opponent and then tosses them in the air. From there, he conjures up an entire barrage of flaming fists and decimates the opponent with them, finishing off with a Verse Ray.

DLC

Member
Move Name
Input
Description
Whip
Depravity Branding "Code: FA"
QCFHCB Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
Whip uses Voodoo to swing across the stage and kick the opponent flat in the face, launching them in the air. Then she comes back around, kicks them square in the face again, uses Voodoo to grab them by their neck, and viciously slams them onto the floor.
Ryuji Yamazaki
Drill
2HCB Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button Near opponent (Tap OK)
Yamazaki grabs the opponent and slams them onto the floor. From here, he has a total of four different levels (depending on how much you tap either punch button), all of which end in him drilling a hole into the opponent's chest.
  • Level 1 has him stomp the opponent into the dirt repeatedly.
  • Level 2 is about the same as Level 1, only with cinematic angles.
  • Level 3 sees Yamazaki pulling out a random object from the stage (or out of hammerspace) to bash the opponent with.
  • Level 4 has him deliver an uncontrollable barrage of Serpent Slashes.
Vanessa
Infinity Puncher
2HCB Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
Vanessa winds up for the big blow and then slams the opponent with a well-placed backfist. Then she delivers a flurry of punches that disorient the opponent and goes for the killing blow - a big overhead punch to the face, while she dusts off her knuckle once more.
Rock Howard
Neo Deadly Rave
QCFHCB Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
Rock unleashes a flurry of attacks on the opponent before finishing them off with a ki blast.
Oswald
JOKER
2QCF Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
Oswald grabs the opponent and drags them across the other side of the stage. From there, he pulls out his Karnoffel cards and shrouds himself in darkness. Then he decimates the opponent in a barrage of razor-sharp cards, finishing them off with a Wild Card to the head.
Heidern
Gae Bolg
2QCF Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo C Button
Heidern flies in with a Neck Roller from across the screen, stabs the opponent in the lower back (or their rear depending on their size) and bellows, "Go to heaven/hell!", as he turns them into a human pin cushion with his dark energy.
Najd
Scorching Fate
2QCF Input + Neo Geo B Button Neo Geo D Button
Najd conjures a demonic creature with her shadow and lunges it at the opponent. Once it hits from full-screen, she orders the shadow to consume the opponent as she judges them, all while sealing their fate as the screen fades to black.
Blue Mary
M. Dynamite Swing
2QCF Input + Neo Geo B Button Neo Geo D Button
Mary jumps up and kicks the opponent in the sternum (or groin depending on the opponent's size), grabs them, and then performs - as the name suggests - a Giant Swing and sends them flying across the stage.

Climax Super Special Moves in KOF XV

REMINDER: Unless otherwise stated, all Climax Moves are performed with QCBHCF Input + Neo Geo C Button Neo Geo D Button .

Base Roster

Member
Move Name
Description
Shun'ei
Phantom Singulation
Phantom Singulation
Shun'ei draws from his power as an Amplified Specter and launches the opponent upwards. Then he conjures his Spectral Hands, slashes the opponent with the blue one, and finishes the opponent off with a well placed blow through the red one.
Meitenkun
Seikaku Meitengyobu Start
Seikaku Meitengyobu
Meitenkun finally wakes up to deliver a quick and snappy barrage of blows on the opponent, finishing them off with a very powerful Shou Ha as they're sent flying.
Benimaru Nikaido
Raiha Jin-Ou Ken XV
Raiha Jin-Ou Ken
Benimaru winds up, then delivers a very powerful, screen-filling thunderbolt at the opponent, hitting them instantly from across the screen.
Kyo Kusanagi
Ura 1212 Shiki Yakumo (Yamibarai)
Ura 1212 Shiki Yakumo
Kyo sends out a full-screen Yamibarai at the opponent, stunning them in place. Then, he comes in with a well-placed 182 Shiki, and finishes them off with a flaming whirlwind as the Kusanagi family crest (the Sun) is visible at the end.
Iori Yagami
Ura 1131 Shiki Hozuki (Dash)
Ura 1131 Shiki Hozuki
Iori dashes across the screen, grabs the opponent in the face and slams onto the floor (which is garnished nicely by the Yasakani family's moon emblem), draws on the Riot of the Blood and incinerates them to ashes while letting out a blood-curdling scream. If performed on Chris, Shermie, or Yashiro, as well as their awakened forms, he'll forgo said power (as evidenced by his eyes remaining the same instead of turning an eerie red) and just incinerate them the same.
Chizuru Kagura
Uramen 31 Katsu Kyuusen no Jouhari XV
Uramen 31 Katsu Kyuusen no Jouhari
Chizuru draws on the Yata Mirror and summons an array of crystal orbs, dashes towards the opponent and stuns them, then blasts them away with said orb array.
Terry Bogard
Stardust Ignition Power Charge XV
Stardust Ignition
Terry flips his cap and points upwards. Then he Power Charges into the opponent and delivers a gratifyingly powerful Buster Wolf, turning them into a twinkle in the sky in the process.
Andy Bogard
CSS Zan-ei Ken XV
Chou Shin Soku Zan-ei Ken
Andy dashes across the screen as it fades to black, then finishes the opponent off with a devastating Zan-ei Ken.
Joe Higashi
Bakuretsu Screw Premium XV
Bakuretsu Screw Premium
Joe winds up and performs a screen-filling Bakuretsuken that lasts for quite a long time before he finishes the attack.
Yashiro Nanakase
Ultimate Billion Bash XV
Ultimate Billion Bash
Yashiro throws out a full-screen gust of air at the opponent. Once it connects, he beats the living tar out of the opponent until he punches right through the camera. Yashiro then shrugs as the opponent falls to the floor, feeling satisfied with himself.
Shermie
Shermie Exposition XV
Shermie Exposition
Shermie strikes a pose then intercepts the opponent while they're airborne with a rather intimate hug. Then she brings them down into the ground, kicks them up, gets behind them and invades their personal space again, and finally brings them down with a brutal Muscle Buster.
Chris
Onslaught Mirage XV
Onslaught Mirage
Chris dashes towards the opponent then delivers a series of Slide Touches on the opponent, finishing them off by a hard axe kick into the floor.
Ryo Sakazaki
Shin Tenchi Haoh Ken XV
Shin Tenchi Haoh Ken
Ryo draws from his chakra and strikes the opponent with a quick and powerful Tenchi Haoh Ken, blasting them across the screen in the process.
Robert Garcia
Mu'ei Senpu Ryuuzanshou XV
Mu-Ei Senpu Ryuu Zanshou
Robert kicks the opponent skyward, then delivers an airborne Gen-ei Kyaku, topping it off with a gracious flip kick to the chin.
King
Illusion Dance XV
Illusion Dance
King flies in from across the screen, delivers a powerful flurry of kicks, launches the opponent upwards, kicks them some more in the air, and finishes them off with a classy kick across the face.
Leona Heidern
Leona Blade XV
Leona Blade
Leona draws on the Riot of the Blood to create a massive Grand Saber, then impales the opponent and blasts them to pieces as she bids them farewell.
Ralf Jones
Ralf Super Phalanx XV
Ralf Super Phalanx
Ralf cracks his fists, punches the tar out of the opponent with a much stronger Vulcan Punch, then delivers the mother of all haymakers at the opponent, blowing them up while Ralf walks away from the ensuing explosion.
Clark Still
Ultra Clark Buster XV
Ultra Clark Buster
Clark grabs the opponent from above, tosses them in the air, then brings them down with an airborne Super Argentine Backbreaker, snapping them like a twig in the process.
Blue Mary
Mary Dynamite Swing (Knee) XV
M. Dynamite Swing
Mary jumps up and kicks the opponent in the sternum (or groin depending on the opponent's size), grabs them, and then performs - as the name suggests - a Giant Swing and sends them flying across the stage.
Vanessa
Infinity Puncher
Vanessa winds up for the big blow and then slams the opponent with a well-placed backfist. Then she delivers a flurry of punches that disorient the opponent and goes for the killing blow - a big overhead punch to the face, while she dusts off her knuckle once more.
Luong
Luong Whip XV
Ben
Luong performs an overhead kick on the opponent, mounts them by their shoulders, snaps their neck and asks if they're satisfied.. all while she glances at the camera with a rather sensual shot of her rear.
Athena Asamiya
Psycho Remix☆Spark! XV
Psycho Remix☆Spark!
Athena sends out a large Psycho Ball, teleports to the opponent, leapfrogs off of them, dashes past and dazes them, then finishes them off with a gargantuan surge of energy.
Mai Shiranui
Shiranui Ryuu Ougi Kuzunoha (Dive) XV
Shiranui-Ryuu Ougi • Kuzunoha
Mai darts at the opponent with a full-screen Musasabi no Mai, launching them and performing a flaming wheel in the air, then gracefully drops back to the floor, juggles her fan, and lets out her trademark catchphrase as the opponent explodes in the background.
Yuri Sakazaki
KOF XV Chou! Ryuuko Ranbu Startup
Chou! Ryuuko Ranbu
Yuri goes full-on Dan Hibiki and does a regular Ryuuko Ranbu, but also humiliates the opponent in the process, ending them with a much stronger Kuuga while flashing a thumbs up at the camera.
Antonov
Kosmos Regression
Kosmos Regression
Antonov punches the opponent in the gut, then punches them into the camera, shattering it in the process. As they're falling down, he finishes them off with an incredibly powerful moonsault.
Ramón
Hyper Sonic Ramón Charge XV
Hyper Sonic • Ramón
Ramon winds up for the kill, charges at the opponent, then performs a clothesline swing on them. He then finishes them off with a well-placed RKO out of nowhere, Randy Orton style.
King of Dinosaurs
Spiral Arm Excavation XV
Spiral Arm Excavation
Dinosaur grabs the opponent with his mask's mouth, launches them into the air with a Giant Swing, grabs them in the air and slams them back down, then causes the floor below him to erupt like a volcano.
Isla
King of Piece I and A (Spray)
King of Piece: I&A
Isla jumps and performs an overhead spray then immediately upward kicks the opponent away. Amanda picks up the opponent, then Isla performs a finishing dive kick.
Heidern
Gae Bolg XV (Startup Shot)
Gae Bolg
Heidern flies in with a Neck Roller from across the screen, stabs the opponent in the lower back (or their rear depending on their size) and bellows, "Go to heaven/hell!", as he turns them into a human pin cushion with his dark energy.
Dolores
Khalaq al'ard
Khalaq al'ard
Dolores sends out a larger pool of holy soil, encases the opponent in mud, and unleashes a heaping barrage of said mud at the opponent.
K'
Hyper Chain Drive XV (Active)
Hyper Chain Drive
K' draws on the power of his flames and engulfs the opponent in a whirlwind of fire.
Maxima
MX-III CIWS Launcher (Dash) XV
MX-III CIWS Launcher
Maxima lunges at the opponent from halfway across the screen, grabs and throws them up in the air, and then annihilates them with a much more powerful M-24 Atomic Laser.
Whip
Depravity Branding Code FA XV
Depravity Branding "Code: FA"
Whip uses Voodoo to swing across the stage and kick the opponent flat in the face, launching them in the air. Then she comes back around, kicks them square in the face again, uses Voodoo to grab them by their neck, and viciously slams them onto the floor.
Krohnen McDougall
KOF XV Calamity Overdrive (Active)
Calamity Overdrive
Krohnen channels all of his biometrics' energy and conjures up a gigantic metal claw, then proceeds to tear the opponent to pieces, filling up the entire screen in the process. Can also be performed with RN Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo B Button Neo Geo C Button Neo Geo D Button .
Kula Diamond
KOF XV Glacier Ridge
Glacier Ridge
Kula covers much of the stage in ice, freezes the opponent solid, then finishes them off by shattering them to pieces and also their pride with a well-placed taunt afterward.
Ángel
Ascension Time XV
Ascension Time
Ángel performs an overhead kick on the opponent, then a flurry of attacks that ends in her placing the opponent's face in her cleavage, and finally a headlock throw to finish them off.
Ash Crimson
Espoir Startup KOF XV
Espoir
Ash creates an array of arrows made from green flames. If one pierces his opponent, he creates a flaming tornado around them. As they're falling, he takes the time to taunt them and brandish his flames.
Elisabeth Blanctorche
Fete de la Lumiere (Pre-Arrow Shot)
Fête de la Lumière
Elisabeth launches the opponent into the sky with a powerful Coup de Vent, then shoots them out of the air with an energy bow as a the light arrow turns into a dove at the end.
Kukri
Goku Nessa Housairyu
Goku Nessa Housairyu
Kukri squats down and conjures up a massive mound of sand, then slides down and strikes the opponent with it.

DLC

Member
Move Name
Description
Rock Howard
KOF XV Rock Neo Deadly Rave (Startup Shot)
Neo Deadly Rave
KOF XV Rock Deadly Rave EXT (Pre-Install Shot)
Deadly Rave EXT
Rock unleashes a flurry of attacks on the opponent before finishing them off with a ki blast or an uncontrollable Raging Storm with the EXT version. The latter of which is performed with QCFHCB Input + Neo Geo C Button Neo Geo D Button instead.
B. Jenet
Ennui Mademoiselle XV
Ennui Mademoiselle (Ready Pose)
Jenet strikes a pose and goads the opponent into attacking her. If timed properly, she gets very angry, takes off her heel, and beats the tar out of the opponent, sending them flying into the sky. She then glances at the camera and apologizes. If canceled into after another Super Special Move, she'll perform a flying kick beforehand.
Gato
Zesshou Radan Shoukyuuga XV
Flaming Serpent's Fang
Gato performs a backwards somersault, then flies in with a Piercing Fang at the opponent, delivers a barrage of blows that ends in an uppercut, then darts across both sides of the screen whilst attacking the opponent, and finishes them off with a very graceful divekick.
Geese Howard
KOF XV Geese Raging Storm
Raging Storm
Rashomon (Whiff Grab) XV
Rashomon
  • (Raging Storm) Geese raises his hands to the sky then unleashes a massive torrent of ki energy beneath him. Can also be performed with PM (RSC) Input + Neo Geo C Button Neo Geo D Button .
  • (Rashomon: QCFHCB Input + Neo Geo C Button Neo Geo D Button Near opponent) Geese grabs the opponent, tosses them to the sky, charges up his ki energy, and then decimates them with a well-placed blast to the stomach.
Billy Kane
Syaku Netu Kaisen Kon XV
Syaku Netu • Kaisen Kon
Billy launches the opponent with his bo staff, then humiliates them by using them as a human skateboard before unleashing a burst of fire, incinerating them in the process.
Ryuji Yamazaki
Drill (Whiff Grab) XV
Drill
Yamazaki grabs the opponent and slams them onto the floor. From here, he has a total of four different levels (depending on how much you tap either punch button), all of which end in him drilling a hole into the opponent's chest.
  • Level 1 has him stomp the opponent into the dirt repeatedly.
  • Level 2 is about the same as Level 1, only with cinematic angles.
  • Level 3 sees Yamazaki pulling out a random object from the stage (or out of hammerspace) to bash the opponent with.
  • Level 4 has him deliver an uncontrollable barrage of Serpent Slashes, with him slamming the opponent into the ground and decimating them with an uncontrollable torrent of energy.
Omega Rugal
Dread Fatal Wave XV
Dread Fatal Wave
Rugal unleashes a surge of energy that pulls the opponent in, performs a Genocide Cutter to launch them upwards, brings them back down with a downwards palm strike, and finishes them off with an airborne Kaiser Wave as they look up in sheer terror.
Orochi Yashiro
Shuuen no Daichi XV
Shuuen no Daichi (Ready Pose)
Yashiro assumes a counter stance on startup. If it succeeds, he conjures a pillar of rocks to launch the opponent with, then violently slams them into the ground as a pillar of Gaia's energy erects from the ground. If canceled into during a combo, he performs an Unaru Daichi before the aforementioned sequence.
Orochi Shermie
Raijin no Sabaki XV
Raijin no Sabaki
Shermie throws out a Yatanagi no Muchi with her leg at a diagonal angle. If it connects, the opponent is stunned in place. From there, a storm approaches as Shermie leaps into the air and is struck by lightning. Rather than being injured by the hit, however, she instead channels the energy from her leg and into the opponent, violently electrocuting them.
Orochi Chris
Hirameki Kogaretaru Tamashi XV
Hirameki Kogaretaru Tamashi
On startup, Chris rushes through the opponent, stunning them in place. He then leaps into the air and throws out a massive heatwave of purple flames, incinerating the opponent in the process with an evil smile on his face.
Haohmaru
Supreme Severing Flash KOF
Supreme Severing Flash
Haohmaru slashes his opponent twice, then finishes them with a slash akin to Seikouzan, only for it to erupt into a geyser seconds later.
Nakoruru
Kusnaotke Sikannatki Mutsube KOFXV
Kusnaotke Sikannatki Mutsube
Nakoruru flies towards her opponent and kicks off them. She then rushes towards them again with Mamahaha for a spinning stab, clinging onto her trusted bird once she finishes.
Darli Dagger
Kuzushinami KOF
Perfect Storm
Darli stabs her saw sword into her opponent, then skewers them across the shoulder, then uses her drill to knock her opponent upward. She then charges her drill and finishes by drilling the falling _target, imprinting a blue skull and crossbones above her.
Shingo Yabuki
Climax Shingo XV
Climax Shingo
Shingo lunges at the opponent with a left hook, then performs three uppercuts, sending the opponent flying. He then leaps into the sky to deliver a powerful headbutt onto their back. A climax that truly shatters all expectations.
Kim Kaphwan
Tensho Hou'ou Kyaku (Ready) XV
Tensho Houou Kyaku
Kim winds up and then goes ballistic on the opponent with a very powerful flurry of kicks from both sides, ending with a rising kick that shows an ethereal phoenix behind him.
Sylvie Paula Paula
Electro-Magic Dopamine!
Electro-Magic Dopamine!
Sylvie briefly goes haywire and seemingly shuts down on the opponent... only for her to dash on her opponent with a series of fast electric attacks before firing a massive electric beam on the opponent.
Goenitz
Tokoshie no Kaze
Tokoshie no Kaze
Goenitz calls up a whirlwind that sends the opponent flying. He then conjures himself and the opponent in a massive tornado before blowing the opponent away as he laughs maniacally.
Najd
Roaring Justice
Roaring Justice
Najd releases a swirling dark beast out of a portal that knocks the opponent high, with a larger shadow chomping them. She then finishes by jumping up to chopping it in two, knocking her opponent all the way down.
Duo Lon
Mugen Juon Toubu KOF XV
Mugen Juon Toubu
Duo Lon creates a barrier of spirits that surrounds him and the opponent. Then, he grabs the opponent by the face and unleashes a flurry of his spirits on the opponent, flooring them down.
Hinako Shijo
Hina Arashi XV
Hina Arashi
Hinako grabs her opponent for a Yorikiri, then thrusts her palms into her opponent, and finishes with a strong slam.
Mature
Evanescence
Mature rushes towards her opponent. If she connects, she claws her opponent three times to launch them, lays on the ground, then teleports out of the way as the opponent crashes down, and finishes with an overhead claw attack.
Vice
Disgrace
Vice jumps and dives down for a claw attack. If she connects, she sharply slams her opponent to the floor, catches them above her head, then cross-claws their stomach outwards.

Trivia

  • Re Verse and Otoma=Raga also have Climax Super Special Moves available to them, though they rarely (if ever) use them when fought in Story Mode and remain inaccessible without modding the game to even perform them in the first place.
  • So far, Geese is the only character in KOF XV to have two completely different Climaxes, as Rock's is a different version of his and his father's trademark Deadly Rave.
  • Daimon, B. Jenet, and O. Yashiro are the only characters whose Climaxes are also counters. While they can be canceled into unlike most counter supers (i.e., Oni Hanmon), it can only be done either as part of a Rush Combo or after another Super Special Move.

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