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Krohnen McDougall/Move List

Overview

Krohnen is a Rushdown Character who excels in the mid range. He has a plethora of pokes that can be used at a distance thanks in part to his standing and crouching Neo Geo C Button and his Spiral Smash, which also advances forward while Krohnen is attacking.

Uniquely, Krohnen's close Neo Geo D Button is an incredibly fast and unseeable overhead that can be used to further bolster his already oppressive close-range game. Pair this with Strike Slash, where the Neo Geo D Button version is an overhead that grants Krohnen enough plus frames and is also safe on block, and he has no problem getting in on an overly defensive opponent.

Speaking of, Krohnen's defensive options are also fairly solid. Chief among them being Heat Shield, which in addition to boasting plenty of invincibility frames, can also be used to stop any incoming projectiles (i.e., Ash's Ventose or King's Venom Strike) dead in their tracks. His aerial Blowback, due to its disjointed hitbox, can be used as an air-to-air tool as much as it can be used as an approach tool.

Krohnen's one biggest weaknesses, however, is his rather mediocre damage output, specifically without meter. While he can build it fairly quickly if he's dealing with a projectile-happy opponent, against a more aggressive opponent, he can't get much besides a basic light or close heavy confirm. His anti-airs also leave much to be desired since Heat Shield and jumping Blowback are really all he has there. Speaking of blowbacks, and next to Yuri, his standing Blowback has the worst range in the entire game, limiting its uses while Guard Cancelling or as a Shatter Strike.

Overall, compared to his prior iterations, Krohnen is a very straightforward, fundamentals-focused character that is at his best either as a Battery (2nd place) or an Anchor (3rd place).

List of Moves

Name
Command Input
Description
Appears In
Front Crash XV
Front Crash
Close Only Back Input or Forward Input + Neo Geo C Button
Krohnen grabs his opponent by their shirt, lifts them up, then kicks them away.
All appearances
Backstab XV
Backstab
Close Only Back Input or Forward Input + Neo Geo D Button
Krohnen pulls his opponent so they stumble behind him, then he jabs them away with his elbow.
All appearances

Name
Command Input
Description
Appears In
Spiral Smash XV
Spiral Smash
Forward Input + Neo Geo A Button
Krohnen rushes forward with a drill for a hand.
All appearances
Emergency Slide XV
Emergency Slide
Down Forward Input + Neo Geo D Button
Krohnen does a low slide kick.
All appearances

Name
Command Input
Description
Appears In
Blaze Thrower XV
Blaze Thrower
QCF Input + Neo Geo A Button or Neo Geo C Button ( EX OK OK)
Krohnen swings his arm out, creating a trail of flames at his feet.
All appearances
Heat Shield XV
Heat Shield
Z Input + Neo Geo A Button or Neo Geo C Button ( EX OK OK)
Krohnen swings his arm down, creating an arching shield of flames.
All appearances
Strike Slash
Strike Slash
QCB Input + Neo Geo B Button or Neo Geo D Button ( EX OK OK)
Krohnen turns his rear arm into a spike, then jumps forward to slash his opponent overhead.
All appearances

Name
Command Input
Description
Appears In
Infernal Prominence KOF XV
Infernal Prominence
2QCF Input + Neo Geo A Button or Neo Geo C Button ( MAX OK OK)
Krohnen creates a dome of flames around him, knocking the opponent back.
All appearances
PM (RSC) Input + Neo Geo A Button or Neo Geo C Button ( MAX OK OK)
Fusion Blaster KOF XV
Fusion Blaster
2QCF Input + Neo Geo B Button or Neo Geo D Button ( MAX OK OK)
Krohnen turns his rear arm into a shotgun and shoots his opponent 5 times. The MAX OK version has him fire out a single, powerful shot that can be held down.
All appearances
PM (RSC) Input + Neo Geo B Button or Neo Geo D Button ( MAX OK OK)

Name
Command Input
Description
Appears In
KOF XV Calamity Overdrive
Calamity Overdrive
QCBHCF Input + Neo Geo C Button Neo Geo D Button
Krohnen's arm turns into a mechanical claw, which drills his opponent into the back wall before retracting.
All appearances
RN Input + Neo Geo A Button Neo Geo B Button Neo Geo C Button Neo Geo D Button

Trivia

  • As a call-back to KOF 2001 and KOF 2002, all of Krohnen's Super Special Moves still have the same inputs as K9999 did back then (shown above), although they aren't in anyway altered in damage or properties on hit.
  • The claw that Krohnen's arm turns into during Calamity Overdrive bears a striking resemblance to Otto Octavius' (aka, Doc Ock) mechanical arms from Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (and Spider-Man: No Way Home).
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