Ehrgeiz: God Bless The Ring - Strategy Guide (Page 01)

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Ehrgeiz (Japanese) for Playstation 
Movelists / FAQ Version 2.4

By Cheow Enping 
Last updated: 9-2-99

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      /--/  GOD BLESS THE RING  \--\
    /-         |----------|         -\
   (          | EEEE  ZZZZ |          )
  (         ||  E       Z   ||         )
  (         ||  EEE    Z    ||         )
  (         ||  E     Z     ||         )
   (          | EEEE  ZZZZ |          )
    \-         |----------|         -/
      \--\        EHRGEIZ       /--/
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Ehrgeiz is a game produced by Squaresoft and Dreamfactory, that has been brought 
over from the arcade to the Playstation.
The Playstation edition includes five new characters, four mini games, and an 
RPG mode.

The Playstation version of Ehrgeiz was released on the 17th of December.
This movelist is a translation of the Character movelists at www.drf.co.jp with 
some amendments.
Story translation from www.namco.com.
I have put up the movelists of all the characters.

Squaresoft, Dream Factory and Ehrgeiz are registered trademarks of their 
respective companies. All rights reserved.

This movelist covers:

Clair Andrews
Cloud Strife
Dasher Inoba
Django
Godhand
Han Daehan
Jo
Koji Masuda
Lee Shuwen
Prince Naseem
Sasuke
Sephiroth
Tifa Lockheart
Vincent Valentine
Yoko
Yuffie Kisaragi
Zax

[17 out of 17 characters (MAX)]

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Hidden character release criteria:

-Vincent Valentine: win the game with Tifa

-Yuffie Kisaragi: win the game with Cloud

-Koji Masuda: win the game with any male character

-Clair Andrews: win the game with any female character

-Zax (the guy called 'Zack' in FF7): win the game with all the FF7 characters

-Django: win the game with every single non-secret character

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About Arcade Mode
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When you play the arcade mode, you have to fight a total of 9 characters 
normally, and if you are fast enough, you get to fight "Guardian" Cloud and 
"Summoner" Tifa in addition. There is no way to fight with the other guest 
characters.

After you complete the game with any character, you get an ending. The only 
characters without endings are:

Clair Andrews
Cloud Strife
Django
Koji Masuda
Tifa Lockheart
Vincent Valentine
Yuffie Kisaragi
Zax

Upon getting the ending, you can view it under the movie player option, using 
the D-pad left or right to toggle between ending titles.

 
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Saving Game Data
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When you release a character or movie sequence, you must save your game under 
the memory card option. When you turn on the Playstation again, you must 
remember to load the game, because there is no auto save or auto load.

Here's what they memory card options are:

Load
Save
Back

When you select load, they will show 2 options, asking you if you are sure:

Yes
No (highlighted as default)

When you select save, they will ask you if you are sure or if you want to 
overwrite a previous save game, showing you the same options above.
Once the little text box seems to have stopped changing and its words end with a 
fullstop, then it has finished saving and just press any button to return.


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Character Select Screen
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At the character select screen, you can do a number of things. Pressing L1 or R1 
will allow you to switch between different control settings in this order:

Arcade
Custom
Playstation
Joystick 1
Joystick 2

Here, you will be able to check you control settings and set your custom control 
settings by pressing the Select button.

In the custom control settings screen, you can hold on any button and use the D-
pad up and down to select what controls you want to set (nice sounds when you 
press up or down).

These are the settings you can assign to a button:

High Attack
Low Attack
Special Attack
Guard
______________
Not in use
Middle Attack
Jump

* The first 4 options are compulsory


You can hold on either the D-pad up or down as you confirm your character to 
select his 2nd or 3rd outfit respectively.

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Character Outfits
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When you are selecting your character, you can pick his/her/its alternate outfit 
by holding on the D-pad up, as you press any button. 
You can also select a character's secret third outfit after you have satisfied 
certain conditions by holding on the D-pad down as you confirm your character.

These are the condition that I know of so far:

+ Cloud Strife - Win the game with Yuffie Kisaragi

+ Dasher Inoba - Get 35000 points or higher in Beach Battle
              (See: my Minigames Faq)

+ Godhand - Beat CPU in Evil Panel

+ Han Daehan - Kill Red Scorpion and get EHRGEIZ

+ Jo - Win the game at normal difficulty or higher without using any continues

+ Lee Shuwen - Do a 10 hit or higher combo in practice mode
  Tip: Just use Godhand's Maha Punch as it can do 10 hits.
       Use Shuwen's Down, Up attack on Django until 10 hits.

+ Prince Naseem - Get 2000 points and higher in Infinity Battle
  Tip: Set Game difficulty to very easy.

+ Sasuke- Do a 10 hit or higher combo in practice mode
  Tip: Just use Godhand's Maha Punch as it can do 10 hits.
       Use Shuwen's Down, Up attack on Django until 10 hits.

+ Tifa Lockheart- Win the game with Vincent Valentine

+ Yoko- Beat the CPU in Battle Runner

Satisfying a specific condition will bring about a fixed release of a certain 
character's third outfit.
This may not be true in the case of Shuwen or Sasuke.

2nd Outfit Descriptions
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Clair Andrews         Blue vest and green shorts
Cloud Strife          Red coloured Soldier uniform
Dasher Inoba          Business suit
Django                Red body (Redder than arcade version)
Godhand               Army singlet worn
Han Daehan            Blue Takwando uniform
Jo                    Blue Jeans
Koji Masuda           Brown Outfit (like Indiana Jones)
Lee Shuwen            White Chinese costume
Prince Naseem         Black vest and pants (some street punk)
Sasuke                Black/Golden Ninja costume
Sephiroth             Without shirt (Final Showdown with Cloud)
Tifa Lockheart        Red clothes
Vincent Valentine     Blue Turk outfit
Yoko                  Japanese school uniform        
Yuffie Kisaragi       Red Outfit
Zax                   Red coloured Soldier uniform

3rd Outfit Descriptions
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Cloud Strife          FF7 Shinra uniform
Dasher Inoba          Sumo Wrestler costume
Godhand               Punk outfit with red hair
Han Daehan            Casual Wear: Singlet and jeans as in his ending
Jo                    Jail uniform (like SFA3 Cody), grey wolf form
Lee Shuwen            ?
Prince Naseem         A different pair of boxer pants (shorts rather)
Sasuke                A cool black ninja outfit showing Sasuke's hair
Tifa Lockheart        The clothes Tifa wore when she took the picture
                      in Nibelheim (includes hat too!!!) 
Yoko                  Red ICPO outfit (Ehrgeiz demo second outfit)

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Practice Mode
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This is the mode in which you cannot die. In this mode, you can easily train 
your skills.
The computer's difficulty level is incredible, because it can counter you 
attacks, do the most powerful attacks and break nearly all of the throws you 
dish out.
I would like to explain what some terms in the player and enemy setting do.

Guard- Guards against all attacks
1 Hit Guard- Guards attacks after being hit once
Defensive- Defends once in a while
Counter- Rolls and gets up when knocked down, Attacks when you attack

You can restart the battle by pressing L2 and R2 together

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The Story of Ehrgeiz
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   50 years ago, a sword containing an unknown material was found in the ruins 
of an ancient German castle. The blade of the sword was broken and a mysterious 
stone was set in its handle. The weapon took on the name "EHRGEIZ" and became 
the symbol for a tournament, which would decide the world's strongest fighter. 
The sword was presented to the champion.
   Meanwhile, a secret excavation of a Middle Eastern desert ruin was ordered by 
a secret organization called 'Red Scorpion'. It was rumoured that the ruins 
contained the secret of immortality. As a front, Red Scorpion claimed to be an 
international organization established to protect international archaeological 
treasures and ruins. In reality, they are a weapons manufacturer collaborating 
to develop bio-weapons. They hope to rediscover and use technology founded by 
hyper-ancient cultures.
   After months of excavating, Red Scorpion located the ancient ruins. They 
located a door to the ruin but it could not be opened. A special key was 
needed...
   Does the key still exist? If so, where is it? The strongest theory points to 
a mysterious stone set in the EHRGEIZ. On the same day the door was discovered, 
the mysterious stone in EHRGEIZ radiated an eerie luster and brilliance. Legend 
says those who come in contact with the stone will be overwhelmed with a burning 
desire to answer a mysterious calling.
   Koji Masuda, the defending and consecutive three-time champion is the current 
holder of EHRGEIZ. Like a magnet, the sword navigates Koji to the Middle East 
and eventually the ancient ruin. The Red Guardians are not at all pleased by 
this intrusion into their secret finding. Disregarding the call of the sword, he 
has no choice but to flee the Middle East. If caught, he would surely be 
executed.
   Koji now realizes the dangers of the tournament and the sword. EHRGEIZ is far 
more than a mere symbol of fighting excellence. Understanding the sword brings 
danger to his life, Koji reluctantly decides to withdraw from the tournament and 
relinquish his right to the sword. In a letter to his daughter, Yoko, Koji asks 
her to succeed his will and use her martial art skills to regain the sword. But 
news of the mysterious stone has travelled afar and now many more have the 
curiosity to seek it.

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This is the order of events:

+ Stage 1 - The Dome

V.S. Dasher Inoba

This is where the tournament starts and ends. Defeating Inoba grants you to 
possess the EHRGEIZ.

+ Stage 2 - On the Roof

V.S. Jo

After getting the EHRGEIZ, you decide to head straight for the hyper-ancient 
ruins. Thus, you make your way to the roof of a building, to board the airship, 
but you are stopped by Jo, the wolf girl.

+ Stage 3 - On the Airship

V.S. Godhand

Having defeated Jo, you take the ladder up to the airship, before you get to 
enter the airship, Godhand appears and challenges you.

+ Stage 4 - Streets of Hongkong

V.S. Lee Shuwen

With Godhand out of the way, you successfully board the airship and fly to 
Hongkong. Here, you end up in a fight against Chinese martial artist Lee Shuwen.

+ Stage 5 - On the Train

V.S. Yoko

After a tough match against Lee Shuwen, you decide to head to Germany by train. 
During the train ride, you find that Yoko from the ICPO has been informed of 
your arrival and you are forced to have a match with her on the train.

+ Stage 6 - In the Coliseum

V.S. Prince Naseem

Upon arriving at the destination, Naseem appears to challenge the winner of the 
EHRGEIZ tournament. You have to defeat him to proceed.

+ Stage 7 - Digup

V.S. Han Daehan

After jumping down the entrance to the basement, you find that you are ambushed 
by Han Daehan. You are then forced into another fierce fight.

+ Stage 8 - Shelter

You proceed on and reach an area with high security. Here, the powerful Ninja 
Sasuke attempts to take your life. You begin another duel again.

+ Bonus Stage 1 - Elevator

V.S. Cloud Strife

You defeat Sasuke easily the doors to the elevator open. You proceed, and a a 
mysterious "Guardian" appears and challenges you. You pit your skills against 
him

+ Bonus Stage 2 - Underground

V.S. Tifa Lockheart

The elevator stops after you defeat the guardian and you appear in another 
basement area. Another strange opponent, the "Summoner", appears.

Stage 9 - Computer Lab

V.S. Django

You make you way to the secret lab where you find a strange beast guarding the 
place. It attacks you instinctively and you fight back.

Stage 10 - Unknown Area

V.S. Red Scorpion

When you defeat the beast, the place starts exploding and you are soon shrouded 
in darkness. The next thing you know is that you are in a strange dark room with 
a ferocious monster, which looks several times more powerful than you. You find 
that you cannot injure it, and realize that you have to use the 2 swords in the 
boxes. Quickly, as a time limit unspoken of is closing in on you, you manage to 
free the swords and deal the beast a final blow. The beast explodes in to many 
goodies and you collect them. Then, the broken EHRGEIZ in your possession which 
you then realize had mysteriously disappeared falls from the sky. But the sword 
is no longr broken and is complete. With the complete EHRGEIZ, you thus continue 
with your quest.

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Arcade to Playstation
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   Ehrgeiz was released by Squaresoft in 1997 in the arcades with the help of 
Namco. Namco helped distribute the game and provided the hardware while 
Squaresoft had Dreamfactory work on the software. By the end of 1998, Ehrgeiz is 
finally available on the Playstation.
   But there has to be changes. With the exception of the addition of the mini 
games and the Quest mode, there is a difference in the arcade mode. 
   Firstly, the graphics look different. It is hard to say whether the 3D 
characters look better or not, but it is evident that the characters and 
surroundings have a lighter tone. In the arcade, the characters seem to have a 
darker and smoother complexion where the characters on the Playstation have more 
beige skin. Many different details have been made more obvious, like the 
flashing white of a character before he is about to be thrown. 
   The next difference is in the 'explosions' or impact when a character is hit. 
I remember clearly that in the arcade, there will be a nice big sphere of energy 
with 'electricity' upon impact, and I do not think the Playstation version has 
the 'electricity'. I also saw that when Cloud did Omnislash in the arcade, there 
were yellow sparks flying when he hit the opponent. 
   The next thing is about the winning poses and the zoom in and zoom out. The 
winning poses are short and abrupt, and the poses have all been shortened by a 
significant length of time. The camera does not zoom as far in and as far out as 
in the arcade version. 
   Another thing easily noticed is the replay that you see when you knockout the 
opponent or vice versa. It gives the game a different feel. Also, they do not 
show you the sequences between fight, like the map of the area and such, unlike 
in the arcade.
   If you look at the backgrounds, they have become disappointing. In the 
arcade, they were 3-dimensional, now they are but 2D, motionless picture strips. 
You may think that it is perhaps the fault of the Playstation's lack of power, 
but strangely enough, if you play the Ehrgeiz demo included with the FFVIII demo 
which was packaged with the Japanese version of Brave Fencer Musashi, you will 
notice that the men in the first stage background are totally 3D and moving, 
just like the arcade's! Why has this reduction in graphics been brought about? 
   Another significant difference is that the endings are different. It seems 
that there are differences in the Playstation endings and arcade endings. 
   The only so called improvement, is the addition of characters, character 
outfits, and sound. Voices have been added to the fighting of all the 
characters. Although moves remained unchanged, voices have been added. One 
important addition is the newly arranged music that you can select in the option 
setting. There are also secret outfits for the characters originally included in 
the arcade.
   One other minor change is the time given to you when you are choosing 
characters. In the arcade you have 20 seconds. On the Playstation, you have 60 
seconds.

This is about all the changes from the arcade to the Playstation. Nevertheless, 
Ehrgeiz still works and plays great.


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Controls
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Playstation Controls
for Arcade (default) control setting

Basic
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D-pad = Run
Square/Triangle = Weak High Attack
X = Weak Low Attack
Circle = Special Attack
L1/L2 = Jump
R1/R2 = Guard

Key: Up = Weak High Attack
     Down = Weak Low Attack
     Special = Special Attack
     While standing up = while getting up from crouched position
     J = Just Frame

Basic Attack Combination
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Guard + Up = Strong High Attack
Guard + Down = Strong Low Attack
Up + Down = Middle Attack
Guard + Up + Down = Grab / Throw 
Grab / Throw, D-pad = Swing / push opponent
D-pad + Gab / Throw = Takedown (press button rapidly when on ground to pummel 
opponent)

Movement
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Guard + Special / Tab D-pad twice = Jump
Hold Guard = Crouch
Hold Guard + D-pad = Walk
Hold Guard, Tab D-pad = Step
Hold Guard, Tab D-pad twice = Roll
Hold D-pad, Tab and release Guard quickly = Fade-away Dodge

Wall Techniques
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Press against wall, Up
Press against wall, Down
Press against wall, Up + Down

Counters
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+ Break Throws / Break Grab

When you are grabbed, you will either be thrown or hit. When you are about to be 
thrown you, you will flash white. At this time when you are flashing white, 
press the Guard button to break the fall. The hard thing is that by the time you 
see yourself flash white, you have no time to react. So, you got to use your 
eyes and look and estimate when to press the Guard button. It is impossible to 
do so if you do not understand the throw well. When you are hit, try and press 
the Guard button just before the next hit hits you.

+ Sword Catch

You cannot block sword attacks with your hands. Thus you got to catch the sword 
by pressing the Guard button the split second before contact. Just like for the 
throws, you got to look and estimate. Practice makes perfect.

+ Interrupt

You can perform a counter on the enemy and disrupt his combos by pressing the 
Special Attack button at the moment before contact. This comsumes some of your 
Special Guage.

+ Projectile Dodge

You cannot block projectiles and thus have to dodge them by performing the fade-
away dodge. This evasion can evade weapons from boxes, fireballs, meteors, and 
such, but not normal attacks.

+ Break Falls

When you are knocked off your feet, you will sustain even more damage upon 
impact with the floor. Thus, you can press the Guard button before hitting the 
ground to land safely, thus avoiding further injuries and not being slowed down 
or pinned on the floor.

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Boxes and Weapons
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There are boxes in Ehrgeiz that you can turn on in the option screen.

To break the boxes, you can either perform a low attack and knock the box into 
the opponent, of perform a grab on the box, which will result in you pushing the 
box towards the opponent.

There are basically 3 different groups of items you can find in the boxes.

 - Bonus Points
   Items: Apple, Cake, Spinach, Gold Coin, Star, and Han Daehan's Leg (affects 
Han's ending).

 - Offensive Weapons
   Items: Sword, Knife, Dynamite, Hand Axe, Grand Axe, Ehrgeiz

 - Power-ups
   Items: White Medicine - Refills Special Guage
          Green Medicine - Refills endurance?
          Meat - Attack up 1.5 times
          Capsule - Attack up
          Noodles - Defence up 1.5 times
          Green Medicine - Defence up

All items can be found in an normal box except for Han Daehan's Leg, Sword and 
Ehrgeiz.

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Just Frame Moves
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Just Frame moves, as the name suggests, are moves that require you to press the 
button at the exact moment or exact frame.
This moment is usaully immediately after the move reaches its fullest, as in the 
full extension of the leg or the moment before the retraction of the arm.
It requires a great amount of practice to master the move.
If performed successfully, the attack will have a trail of blue sparks as well 
as the desired attack.

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Movelists
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Key: Up = Weak High Attack
     Down = Weak Low Attack
     Special = Special Attack
     While standing up = while getting up from crouched position
     J = Just Frame

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Clair Andrews
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Age: 20
Nationality: English
Sex: Female
Occupation: Student Of Archaeology
Weapon/Special Attack: Hit Sword

Story: 

She is Masuda's assistant and studies ancient exploration. Since the age of 12, 
Clair has been a world-class champion at both golf and net ball. Later, she 
became the student of a martial arts expert. She is good at high speed 
barehanded fighting as well as using military weapons. 

Her attacks are quite fast, effective, and unique. Her knife attacks are quick 
and long ranged, making her quite a powerful fighter.

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Combos

Lead Jab                                 Up
Three Of The Kind                        Up, Up, Up
Force ????                               Up, Up, Up, hold Up
Lead Jab Combo                           Up, Down, Up, Up, Up, Up, Up
Holy Dragon                              Up + Down
Hook Kick                                Down
Reverse High                             Down, Up, Up, Up
Reverse Middle                           Down, Down, Up
Counter Step Kick                        Down, Down, Down
High Kick                                Guard + Up
Triple Spin High                         Guard + Up, Up, Up
Foot Sweep                               Guard + Down
Table Sweep                              Guard + Down, Up
Volcano                                  Guard + Up + Special
Leg Wheel                                Guard + Down + Special
Triple Windmill                          Up + Special, Up, Up
Wipe Horizon                             Down + Special
Wipe Out                                 Down + Special, Up
Bloody Windmill                          Up + Down + Special
Brilliant Heel                           D-pad 90 degrees, Up
Bloody Heel                              D-pad 90 degrees, Up, Up
Diving Body Attack                       When above opponent, Up + Down
Leg Whip                                 Step, Up
Straight ???? Cross                      Step, Down, Up
Rolling Middle                           Step, release Guard, Up + Down
Clockwise Sweep                          Step, Down, Down, Up
Standing Middle                          Up, while crouching
Triple High                              While walking, Up, Up, Up
Low Sweep                                While walking, Down, Down
Dragon Chaster                           Up while running
Sliding                                  Down while running
Tail Turn                                While running, tab and release Guard
                                         quickly, Up
Wind Middle                              Guard + Up while running

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Just Frame Moves

Leading Whip                             Up, Up, J Up
Surface Ripper                           Up, Up, J Down, Up
Triple Sweep                             Guard + Up, Up, J Down, Up
Scissor Sweep                            Guard + Down, J Down, Up
???? Dragon                              Up + Special, Up, J Up
Reverse Sweep                            Step, Up, J Down, Up
Switch Kick                              While walking, Up, J Down
Double Pike                              While crouching, Up, J Up
???? Ballet                              Down, Down, Down, J Up, Up, Up
Andrews Master Combo                     Down, Down, Down, J Up, J Up, J Up

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Throws

Malfunction                              From Front
Butt Smash                               From Left
Sandwich Blow                            From Right
Football Kick                            From Back
Hard Landing                             D-pad 360 degrees

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Special Moves

Hit Sword                                Special
Maximum Charge                           Hold Special
Hit Sword Area                           Hold Special, Up
Hit Sword Ground                         Hold Special, Down
Hit Struck                               Jump, Special
Right Somersault                         Special when gauge is empty

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Taunts

D-pad up or right + Select
D-pad down or left + Select

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Cloud Strife                                            /
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                                                      /
Age: 21                                            /====/
Birthplace: Nibelheim                             / .  /
Sex: Male                                        / .  /
Occupation: Former Soldier, Now ????            /    /
Weapon/Special Attack: Buster Sword            /    /
Birthday: 19th August 1976                    /    /
Height: 173 cm                               /    /
Blood Type: AB                              /    /
                                           /    /
Story:                                    /   _-
                                         /_ -   Buster Sword
Unknown

Being the main character of Final Fantasy VII, Cloud is definitely a powerful 
fighter. Wielding his sword, Cloud becomes the most damaging and has the 
furthest reach. However, so much power sacrifices speed, and enemies can thus 
counter between moves.

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Combos

Soldier Jab                              Up
Soldier High Low                         Up, Down
Soldier Chain                            Up, Up, Down
Shinra Chain Disrupt                     Up, Up, Up, Up
Shinra Chain K X K                       Up, Down, Down, Up
Soldier Knee                             Up + Down
Soldier Elbow                            Up + Down + Special
Disrupt Shoot                            Up + Down + Special, Up
Soldier Hook                             Up + Special
Soldier Chain Wheel                      Up + Special, Up, Up
Shinra Chain Genesis                     Up + Special, Up, Down
Soldier Low Kick                         Down
Soldier Original                         Down, Down, Up
Needle Low                               Down + Special
Soldier High Kick                        Guard + Up
Soldier Feint Right                      D-pad 90 degrees clockwise, Up
Soldier Feint Left                       D-pad 90 degrees anticlockwise, Up
Chaos Attack                             Up + Down when above opponent
Low Spin Kick                            Guard + Down or Down wile crouching
Mako Punch                               Step, Down, Up
Cool Kick                                Up while standing up
Back Turn Kick                           While running, tab and release Guard
                                         quickly, Up
Air Buster                               Up, while running
Slide Buster                             Down while running
Soldier Needle                           While running, Guard + Up
Soldier Tackle                           While running, Up + Down
Deathblow                                Jump, Special

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Just Frame Moves

Cool Chain                               Up, Down , J Up
Zax Chain                                Up, Up, Down, J Up, Up
Shinra Chain Alpha                       Up + Special, Up, Down, J Up, Up
Shinra Chain Beta                        Guard + Up, Up, J Up
Zax Shot                                 Guard + Down, J Up, Up