Movelist Terminology
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Killer Instinct (1994)[]
Special Moves[]
Name
|
Input
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Description
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|---|---|---|
| Flaming Bat | [↓ ↙ ← + P] | Sabrewulf throws a fiery bat. |
| Sabre-Spin | [Charge ← → + P] | Sabrewulf advances with two spinning swipes. |
| Reverse Sabre-Spin | [Charge → ← + MP] | Sabrewulf does two swipes as a reversal during an approach. |
| Sabre-Roll | [Charge ← → + QK] | Sabrewulf somersaults forwards with a slash at the end. |
| Sabre-Slap | [Charge ← → + MK] | Sabrewulf runs forwards and uppercuts with one claw. |
| Sabre-Pounce | [Charge ← → + FK] | Sabrewulf rears up before pouncing with both claws. Invulnerable to projectiles. |
| Fast Sabre-Pounce | [Hold FK + Charge ← → + Release] | Sabrewulf pounces with both claws faster. |
| Howl | [↘ ↓ ↙ + FK] | Sabrewulf howls. Once performed three times, he gains a Combo Breaker spark on his life bar. |
| Combo Breaker | [← → + P] | Sabrewulf uppercuts out of a combo. Must be timed correctly. Quick beats Medium, Medium beats Fierce, Fierce beats Quick. |
Post-Combo Breakers[]
Name
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Input
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Description
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|---|---|---|
| Double Sabre-Spin | [Charge ← → + P] | Sabrewulf spins twice, resulting in four swipes. |
| Double Sabre-Roll | [Charge ← → + QK] | Sabrewulf rolls twice before slashing at the end. |
| Long Sabre-Pounce | [Charge ← → + FK] | Sabrewulf pounces across the entire screen. |
Combo Openers[]
Name
|
Input
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|---|---|
| Sabre-Spin | [Charge ← → + P] |
| Sabre-Roll | [Charge ← → + QK] |
| Sabre-Slap | [Charge ← → + MK] |
| Sabre-Pounce | [Charge ← → + FK] |
Combo Linkers[]
Name
|
Input
|
|---|---|
| Reverse Sabre-Spin | [Charge → ← + MP] |
Combo Enders[]
Name
|
Input
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|---|---|
| Sabre-Spin | [Charge ← → + QP] |
| Sabre-Roll | [Charge ← → + QK] |
| Sabre-Pounce | [Charge ← → + MK/FK] |
Finishers[]
Name
|
Input
|
Description
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|---|---|---|
| Danger Move: Screen Punch | [← ← → + MP] (close) | Sabrewulf strikes the opponent from behind, smashing them into the fourth wall. |
| Danger Move: Claw Stab | [← ← + MK] (close) | Sabrewulf enlarges his claws and slashes the opponent in the stomach. |
| Ultra Combo | [Charge → ← + QK] (in combo) | Sabrewulf delivers 31 hits to end the match. |
| Ultimate: Claw Stab | [← ↙ ↓ ↘ → + FP] (in combo) | Sabrewulf finishes the combo with Claw Stab. |
| Humiliation | [→ → → + QP] | Sabrewulf forces his defeated opponent to dance. |
Killer Instinct 2/Gold[]
Special Moves[]
Name
|
Input
|
Description
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|---|---|---|
| Sabre Pounce | [← → + FP] or [↓ ↘ → + FP] | Sabrewulf pounces with a bite. Holding Punch delays the attack. |
| Sabre Wheel | [← → + MP] or [↓ ↘ → + MP] | Sabrewulf performs a cartwheel slash. |
| Sabre Howl | [← → + QP] or [↓ ↘ → + QP] | Sabrewulf howls, giving himself some Super Meter. Holding Punch extends the move. |
| Fake Sabre Howl | [← → + QK] or [↓ ↘ → + QK] | Sabrewulf fakes howling. |
| Sabre Spin | [← → + MK], [↓ ↘ → + MK], or [→ ← + MK] | Sabrewulf spins forward with two slashes. |
| Sabre Flip | [← → + FK] or [↓ ↘ → + FK] | Sabrewulf performs a backflip kick that launches on hit. |
| Sabre Hop | [→ →/← ←] | Sabrewulf hops forwards or backwards, like a dash. |
| Mini-Ultra | [← → + QK] | Sabrewulf performs a shorter Ultra Combo to end the first round. |
| Combo Breaker | [← → + P/K] | Sabrewulf kicks out of a combo. Must be timed correctly. Punch beats Kick, Kick beats Punch. |
| Ultra Breaker | [→ ↘ ↓ ↙ ← → + FK] (6 blocks) | Sabrewulf kicks out of an Ultra Combo. Must be used at the beginning of the Ultra Combo. |
Super Moves[]
Name
|
Input
|
Cost
|
Description
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Sabre Wheel | [→ ↘ ↓ ↙ ← → + MP] (linker) | 3 blocks | Sabrewulf does multiple cartwheel slashes in a row. |
| Super Sabre Spin | [→ ↘ ↓ ↙ ← → + MK] (linker) | 3 blocks | Sabrewulf does multiple spinning slashes in a row. |
| Super Sabre Flip | [→ ↘ ↓ ↙ ← → + FK] | 6 blocks | Sabrewulf performs two backflip kicks in a row to deal five hits. |
| Sabre Fireball | [→ ↘ ↓ ↙ ← → + FP] | 4 blocks | Sabrewulf shoots a fireball from his bionic arms. |
| Sabre Stomp | [→ ↘ ↓ ↙ ← + FP] (air) | 4 blocks | Sabrewulf pounds the ground, creating a fire burst that tracks the opponents location. |
Combo Openers[]
Name
|
Input
|
|---|---|
| Sabre Pounce | [← → + FP] or [↓ ↘ → + FP] |
| Sabre Wheel | [← → + MP] or [↓ ↘ → + MP] |
| Sabre Spin | [← → + MK], [↓ ↘ → + MK], or [→ ← + MK] |
Combo Linkers[]
Name
|
Input
|
|---|---|
| Sabre Wheel | [↓ ↘ → + MP] |
| Sabre Spin | [→ ← + MK] |
Combo Enders[]
Name
|
Input
|
|---|---|
| Sabre Spin | [→ ← + MK] |
| Sabre Flip | [↓ ↘ → + FK] |
| Sabre Pounce | [↓ ↘ → + FP] |
| Sabre Howl | [↓ ↘ → + QP] |
| Special Ender | [← → + QK] (after first 4 enders) |
Finishers[]
Name
|
Input
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Description
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|---|---|---|
| Ultra Combo | [← → + QK] (in combo) | Sabrewulf performs a finishing combo, whose length is determined by the player's performance in the match. |
| Ultimate | [Hold FK + Release] (in combo) | Sabrewulf fires electricity from his cyborg arms to incinerate the opponent. |
| 0-Combo Ultimate | [Hold QP + Release] | Sabrewulf summons bats that carry the opponent away and reduce them to raining gore. |
Killer Instinct (2013)[]
Combat Traits[]
Name
|
Description
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|---|---|
| Rabid Doubles | Sabrewulf can cancel an auto-double into another auto-double of the same strength, without a linker. These accelerate in speed as the same button is pressed continously. |
Command Attacks[]
Name
|
Input
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Description
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|---|---|---|
| Feral Dash | [→ →] | Sabrewulf's forward dash can pass through opponents. |
| Feral Chomp | [HK] | Sabrewulf bites, causing the opponent to stagger. |
| Overpower | [← + HP] | Sabrewulf rears back before swiping with both paws. Holding the Punch charges the blow; fully charged is unblockable. |
| Overwhelm | [LP, MP, HP] | Sabrewulf performs a three-hit target combo. Can be continued on block. If stopped after the Medium, Sabrewulf is safe on block. |
| Wulf Tamer | [↓ + LK] | Sabrewulf bites low, causing flipout on airborne opponents. |
| Diving Slash | [→ + MK] (air) | Sabrewulf dives with his claw extended. Can't be performed from a backward jump and doesn't hit overhead, but has the same recovery as a normal aerial. |
| Throw | [→/← + LP+LK] | Sabrewulf catches the opponent in his jaws and throws them down. |
Special Moves[]
Name
|
Input
|
Description
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|---|---|---|
| Ragged Edge | [← → + P] | Sabrewulf advances with two swipes. Button strength determines distance. Last hit causes ground bounce on airborne opponents. |
| Eclipse | [↓ ↑ + P] | Sabrewulf swipes above his head in an arc. Button strength determines speed and damage. |
| Run | [← → + K] | Sabrewulf runs at his opponent on all-fours, and can perform one of three follow-up attacks. Button strength determines speed. |
| Hamstring | [LP/LK] (Run) | Sabrewulf slides to swipe low. Exchanges sides with the opponent. |
| Jumping Slash | [MP/MK] (Run) | Sabrewulf pounces with a swipe. Hits overhead. |
| Running Uppercut | [HP/HK] (Run) | Sabrewulf throws a running uppercut. Launches on hit. |
Shadow Attacks[]
Name
|
Input
|
Description
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|---|---|---|
| Shadow Ragged Edge | [← → + 2P] | Sabrewulf advances with five swipes. Last hit causes ground bounce on airborne opponents. |
| Shadow Eclipse | [↓ ↑ + 2P] | Sabrewulf swipes above his head in an arc, hitting five times. Fully invincible on startup. |
| Shadow Jumping Slash | [← → + 2K] | Sabrewulf pounces with a swipe that hits five times. Invulnerable to projectiles and recaptures airborne opponents. |
Combo Openers[]
Name
|
Input
|
|---|---|
| Ragged Edge (Shadow OK) | [← → + P] |
| Hamstring | [LP/LK] (Run) |
| Jumping Slash (Shadow OK) | [MP/MK] (Run) |
Combo Linkers[]
Name
|
Input
|
|---|---|
| Ragged Edge (Shadow OK) | [← → + LP/MP] |
| Hamstring | [← → + LK] |
| Jumping Slash (Shadow OK) | [← → + MK] |
Combo Enders[]
Name
|
Input
|
Effect
|
|---|---|---|
| Ragged Edge | [← → + HP] | Carry |
| Running Uppercut | [← → + HK] | Launcher |
| Eclipse (Shadow OK) | [↓ ↑ + P] | Damage |
Instinct Mode[]
Name
|
Input
|
Description
|
|---|---|---|
| Feral Rage | [HP+HK] | Sabrewulf’s arms swell and all of his attacks deal more damage. Chip damage is substantially increased, even on normals. |
| Feral Cancel | [HP+HK] (in Instinct) | Sabrewulf cancels out of any ground move into a neutral state. Has a short cooldown time. |
Finishers[]
Name
|
Input
|
Description
|
|---|---|---|
| Ultra Combo | [← → + 3P] | Sabrewulf delivers 28 hits to finish the match. |
| Ultra Ender | [MP+MK] (in Ultra) | Sabrewulf does a backflip kick to end the Ultra Combo. |
| Stage Ultra | [← → + 3K] | Sabrewulf triggers a stage-specific finishing blow. |
| Ultimate | [LP+LK] (in Ultra) | Sabrewulf dashes around the opponent, slashing at multiple angles as he goes. He then pauses to buff up, before bounding forwards for one final two-clawed swipe that blacks out the screen. Sabrewulf is then seen hunched over panting, and he glares at the camera. |
External Links[]
- Killer Instinct Classic help manual on Xbox Live
- Killer Instinct 2 help manual on Xbox Live
- Sabrewulf's gameplan analysis at Infil's The Complete Killer Instinct Guide
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