Tekken 8 — Characters

Leo – Frame Data

Leo Kliesen is a versatile all-rounder who excels at poking, wall pressure, and a slippery hit-and-run keepout game. With evasive tools like b3+4 and a deep stance kit, Leo can feel as elusive as Xiaoyu or Feng Wei. If you like a polarizing character with tons of moveset variety, Leo will keep you hooked.

Normal Moves

Command	Hit Level	Damage	Startup	Block	Hit	CH	Active	Notes	Transitions
Heat Burst 2+3 › hb pc7~16	m	[12;12]	i16	+1	+2c		1	Heat BurstCancel to r45 with b,b on frame 422 chip damage on block12 chip damage on hitOnly deals recoverable damageCannot cause a K.O.Power crush 7~16
Jab 1 ›	h	5	i10	+1	+8		1
He Zi Shou 1,2 ›	h, h	5, 10	i10, i12	-3	+8		1,1	Jail from 1st attackEnter KNK -9 +2 with b	KNK
1,2,1 ›	h, h, h	5, 10, 16	i10, i12, i20~21	-5~-4	+6	+9	1,1,2	Combo from 2nd CH
Liang Yi Zhou 1,2,1,1 › bbr elb	h, h, h, m	5, 10, 16, 21	i10, i12, i20~21, i18	-13	+12a (+3)		1,1,2,1	Balcony BreakElbowCombo from 3rd Hit
Wai Bai Tui 1,2,1,4 › bbr	h, h, h, h	5, 10, 16, 30	i10, i12, i20~21, i21~23	-6~-4	+32a (+6)		1,1,2,3	Balcony BreakCombo from 3rd Hit
Ye Chui 1,2,4 ›	h, h, L	5, 10, 15	i10, i12, i24	-13	+3	+8d	1,1,1	Combo from 2nd CH
Lian Tan Jin Ji Du Li 1,4 › kne	h, h	5, 17	i10, i16	-2	+11		1,1	KneeJail from 1st attack	KNK
Right Jab 2 ›	h	9	i11	-1	+5		1
Xiang Long Shi Chong Tian Zhang 2,1 ›	h, h	9, 12	i11, i16~17	-7~-6	+4		1,2	Jail from 1st blockCombo from 1st hit
Xiang Long Shi Ling Zhou 2,2 › elb	h, m	9, 20	i11, i22	-12	+6		1,1	ElbowCombo from 1st Hit
3 ›	h	15	i14	-8	+4		1
3,2 ›	h, h	15, 10	i14, i19	-2	+9		1,1	Combo from 1st hitEnter BOK -6 +5 with d	BOK
Wu Dang Xuan Feng Jiao 3,2,3 › trn bbr	h, h, m	15, 10, 23	i14, i19, i23~24	-7~-6	+13a (+4)		1,1,2	TornadoBalcony BreakCombo from 2nd CHCancel to -15 -4 with B
Wu Dang Jin Ji Du Li 3,2,4 › kne	h, h, m	15, 10, 14	i14, i19, i22~23	+9~+10	+15g	+19	1,1,2	KneeCombo from 2nd CH	KNK
4 ›	h	17	i12	-7	+6	+31a	1
Dual Thunder Fists 1+2 › bbr pc7~21	m	25	i22	-12	+11a (+2)		1	Balcony Break-7 frame advantage and 10 chip damage on block after absorbing an attack in power crush statePower crush 7~21
f+2 ›	h	14	i14~16	0~+2	+6		3
Heng Da Er Lang Dan Shan f+2,2 ›	h, m	14, 21	i14~16, i23~24	-12~-11	+8	+25d	3,2	Combo from 1st hit with 6F delayMove can be delayed by 10FInput can be delayed by 12F
Heng Da Bai Tui f+2,4 ›	h, h	14, 16	i14~16, i22~23	-1~0	+7		3,2	Combo from 1st hit with 7F delayJail from 1st block with no delayEnter r20 CD -1 +7 with dfMove can be delayed by 10FInput can be delayed by 12F	CD
Bai Tui f+3 ›	h	23	i20~21	0~+1	+4	+27a	2	Enter BOK +2 +6 +29a with d	BOK
Jin Ji Du Li f+4 › kne	m	14	i17~18	+9~+10	+15g	+19	2	KneeStance moves may be delayed by 11FEnter CD -5 +1 +5 with df	CD,KNK
Bei Zhe Kao f+1+2 › bbr shd	m	24	i17~18	-14~-13	+10a (+1)	+56a	2	Balcony BreakShoulder
Xiang Chui f+2+3 › bbr	h	21	i20~21	-9~-8	+11a (+2)		2	Balcony BreakSidesteps to the right
Yellow Crane f+3+4 › trn bbr	h	24	i17~18	0~-1	+8	+71a (+55)	2	TornadoBalcony Break7 chip damage on block
Quick Upper df+1 ›	m	13	i13~14	-1~0	+7		2
Shuang Huan Da df+1,2 › trn bbr	m, h	13, 20	i13~14, i18	-6	+9d	+34d (+26)	2,1	TornadoBalcony BreakCombo from 1st CH with 7?F delayMove can be delayed 8?F
Sheng Pao df+2 ›	m	15	i15~16	-13~-12	+28a (+18)		2
Chuan Pao df+3 › hom bbr	m	22	i17~19	-9~-7	+6a (-3)	+27a (-9)	3	HomingBalcony Break
df+4 ›	m	14	i13	-6	+5		1
Gui Xi df+2+3 › cs6~	L	20	i21~22	-12~-11	+5	+21d	2	High crush 6~	FC
Fu Hu d+1 › spk	m	18	i18~19	-2~-1	+5	+13	2	SpikeEnter FC with d	FC
Pi Zhong d+2 › spk	m	23	i21	+4c	+9c	+56a	1	Spike4 chip damage on block
Crouch Spin Kick d+3 › cs4~	l	10	i16	-17	-6		1	High crush 4~
Sao Tang Ti d+4 ›	L	13	i16~17	-11~-10	+0		2
Sao Tang Ti > Shang Bu Zhuang Zhang d+4,2 ›	L, h	13, 23	i16~17, i26~27	-5~-4	-7d	+3d	2,2	Combo from 1st CHGain LTG -11d -1d on hit with 1+2
Fo Bu d+1+2 › cs6~								High crush 6~	BOK
Crouch Shin Kick d+3+4 › cs4~	l	7	i12	-15	-4		1	High crush 4~
Crouch Jab db+1 › cs4~	sl	6	i10	-5	+6		1	High crush 4~
db+2 ›	m	16	i16~17	-9~-8	+5		2
Bei Zhan Juan Long Jiao db+2,4 › he bbr js12~	m, h	16, 24	i16~17, i24~26	-9~-7	+12a (+3)		2,3	Heat EngagerHeat Dash +5, +62a (+42)Balcony BreakCombo from 1st hit with 14F delayLow crush 12~
Lie Huo Fan Jiao db+3 ›	h	23	i31~32	-8~-9	+38a (+28)		2	No crouching state
db+4 › cs11~	L	11	i20~22	-31~-29	+2	+33a	3	Clean hit +2Staggers on blockCauses float on hit if db+4,1 is inputHigh crush 11~
Qian Sao Lei Wang Quan db+4,1 › bbr	L, m	11, 27	i20~22, i25~26	-16~-15	+8a		3,2	Balcony BreakCombo from 1st hit+14a (+7)
db+1+2 ›	m	17	i21~23	-9~-7	+7		3	Enter BOK -12 +4 with d	BOK
Ba Wang Zhe Jiang db+1+2,1 › bbr	m, m	17, 20	i21~23, i17~18	-12~-11	+22a (+17)		3,2	Balcony BreakCombo from 1st hit with delay
b+1 › elb	m	17	i18~19	-12	+1		2	Elbow
Ding Zhou Jin Ji Du Li b+1,4 › kne	m, m	17, 14	i18~19, i23	+9	+15g	+19	2,1	KneeCombo from 1st CH	KNK
Ding Zhou Meng Po Kao b+1,1+2 › shd	m, m	17, 18	i18~19, i22~23	-12~-11	+9		2,2	ShoulderCombo from 1st hit with 2F delayCombo from 1st CH with 10F delayTransition to BOK r28? with d (-10/+11)Move can be delayed by 16FInput can be delayed by 18F	BOK
Shi Zi Xiao Zhang Kou b+1+3 › ps5~12								Parries high and mid punches and kicksParry state 5~12
Shang Bu Zhuang Quan b+1+3,P.2 › bbr	m	30	i14~15	-9~-8	-9a		2	Balcony BreakCombo from parryGain LTG on hit+9a on hit during LTG
b+2 ›	m	11	i14	-9	+0		1
Wu Hu Chu Dong b+2,1 ›	m, h	11, 11	i14, i22~23	-4~-3	+7		1,2	Combo from 1st hit
Er Lang Dan Shan b+2,1+2 › he	m, m	11, 21	i14, i27~28	-11c~-10c	+8		1,2	Heat EngagerHeat Dash +5, +43d (+35)Combo from 1st hit
Shi Zi Zhou b+2+4 › bbr ps5~12								Balcony BreakParries high and mid punches and kicksSide switch on punch parry (+5)25 damage on kick parry (+1d), does not Balcony BreakParry state 5~12
b+3 ›	m	12	i14~15	-7~-6	+4		2
Ying Mian Tui b+3,1 › spk	m, m	12, 13	i14~15, i20	-10	+4		2,1	SpikeCombo from 1st hitEnter BOK -8 +3 with dEnter KNK -10 +1 with b	BOK,KNK
b+4 ›	m	13	i18	-8	+5		1
Dragon's Impact b+4,1 › bbr shd	m, m	13, 20	i18, i30~31	-12~-11	+15a (+6)		1,2	Balcony BreakShoulderCombo from 1st hitCancel to FC -16 -3 with D	FC
Dragon's Impact > Jin Ji Du Li b+4,1~4 › kne	m, m	13, 14	i18, i17~18	+9~+10	+15g	+19	1,2	KneeCombo from 1st hitEnter CD -5 +1 +5 with df	CD,KNK
b+1+2 › elb	m	15	i17~18	-24~-23	-11		2	Elbow
b+1+2,1+2 › shd	m, m	15, 13	i17~18, i21~22	-14~-13	-3	+7	2,2	ShoulderCombo from 1st hit
Jin Gang Hua Shan Tuo Tian Zhang b+1+2,1+2,2 ›	m, m, m	15, 13, 25 (30)	i17~18, i21~22, i20~21	-13~-12	+17d (+12)		2,2,2	Combo from 2nd CHPower up with motion input d,df,f+212 chip damage on block with motion inputDeals 25 damage without motion input
Cuo Zhang b+1+4 ›	h,l	6,12	i19~21	-12~-10	+3	+14	3
Ye Kua b+2+3 › ps5~9	m	21	i30~31	-8~-7	+23g	+28a	2	Parries high and mid punchesHit after parry is the same as on CHParry state 5~9
Tui Bu Jin Ji Du Li b+3+4 ›									KNK
Bao Zhou ub+1 › ps5~12								Parries high and mid kicksParry state 5~12
Bao Zhou Ji Tui ub+1,P.4 ›	h	30	i17~18	-16~-15	+14c		2	Combo from parry
Sky Vibration ub+3 › js9~	M	26	i24~27	+0c~+3c	+6c	+53a	4	Low crush 9~
Yue Bu San Jing Ti ub+4 › bbr js9~	m	15	i15~16	-13~-12	+19a (+9)	+33a (+23)	2	Balcony BreakSame move as uf+4Low crush 9~
Xiao Jia Er Lu Liang Yi Zhou ub+1+2 ›	m!	60	i70~71		+26a (-21)		2
Xiang Quan u+1 › trn bbr	m	17	i19~20	-6~-5	+2	+22a (+5)	2	TornadoBalcony BreakCH onlyDoesn't Balcony Break on airborne
uf+1 ›	h	8	i13	-1	+6		1
Li Xiang Quan uf+1,1 › trn bbr	h, m	8, 17	i13, i19~20	-6~-5	+2	+22a (+5)	1,2	TornadoBalcony BreakCH onlyDoesn't Balcony Break on airborne
Chuan Chong Quan uf+1,2 › bbr	h, m	8, 25	i13, i20~21	-14~-13	+37d (-21)		1,2	Balcony BreakCombo from 1st hitGain LTG +22g on hit with 1+2
uf+2 › js20~	m	15	i18~21	-14~-11	+18a (+11)		4	Enter BOK -11 +21a (+14) with dLow crush 20~	BOK
Yue Bu Si Quan uf+2,1 › js0~12	m, m	15, 17	i18~21, i25~26	-8~-7	+4	+32d	4,2	Combo from 1st hit+23a (+16)Low crush 0~12
Yi Qi Jiao uf+3 › bbr js9~	m	21	i17~21	-9~-5	+13a (+4)		5	Balcony BreakCan input with u+3Less forward movement and deals 20 damageLow crush 9~
Yue Bu San Jing Ti uf+4 › js9~	m	15	i15~16	-13~-12	+33a (+23)		2	Can input with u+4Less forward movementLow crush 9~
Ki Charge 1+2+3+4 ›								Gain LTG
Jin Bu d,df,f ›								Cancel to SS with U?No crouching stateTransition to r6? hFC with alternate input d,DFCrouching stateCannot access stance moves	SS,hFC
Shang Bu Zhuang Quan f,F+2 › bbr	m	25	i14~15	-9~-8	+8a		2	Balcony BreakGain LTG -9a on hit with 1+25 chip damage on block
Tiao Shan Fu Ren f,F+3 › js9~	M	20	i26~29	-7c~-4c	+3d		4	Enter BOK +0 +10d with dLow crush 9~	BOK
f,F+4 › js17	m	12	i19	-13	+28a (+18)		1	Low crush 17
f,F+4,3 › bbr js0~12	m, h	12, 23	i19, i12	-14	+20 (+11)		1,1	Balcony BreakJail from 1st blockCombo from 1st hit +28a (+21)Low crush 0~12
Tiao Shan Pu Bu f,F+4,3,4 › js0~7 fs8~10 cs20~	m, h, L	12, 23, 17	i19, i12, i29~31	-12~-10	-1	+30a	1,1,3	Low crush 0~7Floating state 8~10High crush 20~
Delayed Rising Toe Kick uf,n,4 › js9~	m	20	i23~25	-13~-11	+32a (+22)		3	Low crush 9~
Tiao Shan Jiang Jiao f,f,F+3 › bbr js3~	m	30	i23~26	+6g~+11g	+17a (+7)		4	Balcony Break9 chip damage on blockAlternate input wr3Transition to BOK with D (+6/+17a (+7))Low crush 3~	BOK
ws1 ›	m	13	i14~15	-8~-7	+4		2
ws1,4 ›	m, L	13, 12	i14~15, i19~20	-12~-11	-1		2,2	Combo from 1st CH
Huo Da Ding Zhou ws1,4,1 › bbr elb	m, L, m	13, 12, 24	i14~15, i19~20, i22	-14	+12a (+3)	+44a (-3)	2,2,1	Balcony BreakElbowCombo from 2nd CH
Shang Bu Gua Shan ws2 ›	m	17	i15~16	-13~-12	+28a (+18)		2
ws3 › kne	M	9	i13~14	-6~-5	+5		2	KneeAlternate input CD.3
ws3,1 › elb	M, m	9, 9	i13~14, i21	-10	+3		2,1	ElbowCombo from 1st hitEnter BOK -4 +9 with dAlternate input CD.3,1	BOK
Liang Yi Er Tui Ya Zhou ws3,1,2 › elb	M, m, h	9, 9, 20	i13~14, i21, i24~25	-9~-8	+6d	+31d (+23)	2,1,2	ElbowCombo from 1st CH or 2nd CHAlternate input CD.3,1,2
ws4 ›	m	8	i11~12	-9~-8	+2		2	Alternate input CD.4
Rising Bei Zhe Kao ws4,1+2 › he shd	m, m	8, 18	i11~12, i25~27	-12~-10	+4d		2,3	Heat EngagerHeat Dash +5, +43d (+35)ShoulderCombo from 1st hitAlternate input CD.4,1+2
Le Kua Kao ws1+2 › shd	m	25	i13~15	-14~-12	+22g		3	ShoulderGain LTG +3 on hit with 1+2Alternate input CD.1+2
Lei Zhang qcf+1 › cs6~	L	17	i18~19	-13~-12	-1	+11	2	High crush 6~	FC
qcf+2 ›	m	14	i17	-9	+9		1	Enter KNK -9 +9 with b	KNK
Lightning Spear qcf+2,1 › wc elb	m, m	14, 17	i17, i18~19	-6~-5	+10	+30d	1,2	Wall Crush on hit +22gElbowCombo from 1st hit with 8F delayMove can be delayed by 4FInput can be delayed by 8F
Lightning Skypiercer qcf+2,4 › bbr js13~	m, h	14, 26	i17, i25~28	-4~-1	+10d (+0)		1,4	Balcony BreakCombo from 1st hit with 8F delayMove can be delayed by 4FInput can be delayed by 8F7 chip damage on blockLow crush 13~
Swallow Step qcf+3+4 › hom bbr js17~	m,m	6,20	i18~20i22~24	-6~-4	+13g		3,3	HomingBalcony BreakLow crush 17~
Bao Hu Gui Shan 1+3 ›	t	35	i12~14	-3	+0d		3	Throw break 1 or 2
Dan Yang Da 2+4 ›	t	35	i12~14	-6	+0d		3	Throw break 1 or 2Side switch on hitDeals 4 more damage at the wall
Yang Di Tou Back throw ›	t	50	i12~14		-3d		3	Deals 10 more damage at the wall
Chou Bie Zi Left throw ›	t	40	i12~14	-3	+0d		3	Throw break 1Side switch on hitDeals 4 more damage at the wall
Da Zhe Jiang Right throw ›	t	40	i12~14	-3	+1d		3	Throw break 2Side switch on hit
Shuang Pai Shou uf+1+2 › bbr	t	40	i12~14	-6	+8d		3	Balcony BreakThrow break 1+2Side switchUsable from KNK

BT Stance

Command	Hit Level	Damage	Startup	Block	Hit	CH	Active	Notes	Transitions
Tui Bu Dan Yi BT.1+2 › bbr elb	m	21	i11	-20	+1a (-8)	+22a (-14)	1	Balcony BreakElbow

FC Stance

Command	Hit Level	Damage	Startup	Block	Hit	Active	Notes	Transitions
Hou Sao Xuan FC.df+3 ›	L	20	i21~23	-26~-24	+37a	3
Crouch Jab hFC.1 › cs1~	sl	5	i10	-5	+6	1	Transition to Standing with f+6c on crouching hitHigh crush 1~	FC
Crouch Straight hFC.2 ›	sl	8	i11	-4	+7	1
Crouch Spin Kick hFC.3 ›	l	10	i16	-17	-6	1
Crouch Shin Kick hFC.4 ›	l	6	i12	-15	-4	1

OTG Stance

Command	Hit Level	Damage	Startup	Block	Hit	CH	Active	Notes	Transitions
Zhen Jiao OTG.d+3+4 › spk	L	22	i21~22	-13~-12	+3		2	Spike-2d (-10) on grounded hit

H. Stance

Command	Hit Level	Damage	Startup	Block	Hit	CH	Active	Notes	Transitions
Ultimate Feng Huo Lun Kick H.2+3 › hs bbr	m,m,h	14,13,23 (50)	i16~17	+8~+9	+0d		2	Heat SmashBalcony BreakTransition to attack throw on 1st hit+8a(-1) on hit on first whiffEnter CD +16g with df on block7 chip damage on block	CD

R. Stance

Command	Hit Level	Damage	Startup	Block	Hit	CH	Active	Notes	Transitions
Transcendent Blow R.df+1+2 › ra rbr pc8~	m,t	55+	i20	-18	+0d		1	Rage ArtRemoves Recoverable HealthReversal BreakDamage increases with lower health, maximum 82Freezes match timer on activation and on hitRestores recoverable health on hitTransition to attack throw on hitConsumes RagePower crush 8~

LTG Stance

Command	Hit Level	Damage	Startup	Block	Hit	Active	Notes	Transitions
Jue Zhao Heng Da Bai Tui LTG.f+2,4,3 › bbr spk js16~	h, h, M	14, 16, 20	i14~16, i32~35	-3c~?	+16d	3,4	Balcony BreakSpikeCombo from 1st hitTransition to BOK with D (0c~?/+19d~+22d8 chip damage on blockConsumes 240F of heat timer during heatLow crush 16~	BOK
Jue Zhao Qian Sao Lei Wang Quan LTG.db+4,1,1+2 › bbr shd	L, m, m	11, 27, 20	i20~22, i15~16	-15~-14	+6a (-3)	3,2	Balcony BreakShoulderCombo from 1st hit+27a (+17)8 chip damage on blockPartially consumes remaining heat time during heat
Jue Zhao Ying Mian Tui LTG.b+3,1,2 › bbr	m, m, m	12, 13, 17 (25)	i14~15, i17	-12	+25a (+15)	2,1	Balcony BreakCombo from 1st hit+10a on 2nd whiff and 3rd hit42 damage from 1st hit with scaling10 chip damage on blockConsumes 210F of heat timer during heat
Ultimate Huo Jian Qiang Fist LTG.KNK.4,1+2 › bbr	L, m,m	18, 13,14 (20)	i20, i20~21, i31~32	-14~-13	+31a (+13)	1,2,2	Balcony Break35 damage with scaling from 1st hitCombo from 1st hit+15a (-2) on 2nd whiff and 3rd hitConsumes 450F of heat timer during heat

SS Stance

Command	Hit Level	Damage	Startup	Block	Hit	CH	Active	Notes	Transitions
Da Kai SS.1+2 › bbr	m	25	i19	-9	+14a (+5)	+58a	1	Balcony Break

BOK Stance

Command	Hit Level	Damage	Startup	Block	Hit	CH	Active	Notes	Transitions
BOK.1 › cs0~12	m	14	i13	-4	+9		1	High crush 0~12
Ya Sui Ying Quan BOK.1,2 › trn	m, m	14, 20	i13, i17~18	-14~-13	+72 (+56)		1,2	TornadoCombo from 1st hitGain LTG +57a (+41) on hit with 1+2
Fan Lan Chui BOK.2 › cs0~17	M	23	i19~20	-9~-8	+41a (+31)		2	High crush 0~17
Startled Crane BOK.3 › hom bbr js10~	h	30	i21	+5	+15d		1	HomingBalcony Break9 chip damage on blockLow crush 10~
Jin Ji Du Li BOK.4 › kne	m	14	i20	+9	+15g	+19	1	KneeSame move as f+4	KNK
Lao Pao Ba BOK.1+2 › he bbr spk pc8~	M	22	i20~21	-12~-11	+15d		2	Heat EngagerHeat Dash +5, +43d (+35)Balcony BreakSpikePower crush 8~
Shuang Sao Tui BOK.3+4 › cs1~	L,L	7,13	i16~17, i12~14	-13	+2		2,3	High crush 1~	FC
Fo Bu (Elapsed) BOK.n › cs								Stance moves may be delayed by 8F?May perform FC moves from frame 9?High crush

KNK Stance

Command	Hit Level	Damage	Startup	Block	Hit	CH	Active	Notes	Transitions
KNK.1 ›	h	12	i18	-9	+2		1	Transition to r25 BOK with D (-7/+4)	BOK
Bai She Tui Chuang KNK.1,2 › he bbr	h, m	12, 17	i18	-10	+17		1	Heat EngagerHeat Dash +5, +36a (+26)Balcony BreakCombo from 1st hit with 11F delayMove can be delayed by 10FInput can be delayed by 12F
Bai She Luan Tui KNK.1,4 › bbr	h, h	12, 20	i18, i22~24	+4	+32a (+6)		1,3	Strong Aerial TailspinBalcony BreakCombo from 1st hit with 7F delayTransition to r18 BOK with D (+8/+32a (+6))4 chip damage on blockMove can be delayed by 10FInput can be delayed by 12F	BOK
Heng Quan KNK.2 › bbr	h	20	i13~14	-4	+22a (+13)	+58a	2	Balcony Break
Yi Qi Jiao KNK.3 › js13~	m	13	i20	-13	+28a (+18)		1	Low crush 13~
Er Qi Jiao KNK.3,4 › trn js1~	m, m	13, 18	i20, i15	-12	+80a		1,1	TornadoLow crush 1~
Cuo Ti Fu Ren KNK.4 › spk	L	18	i20	-12	+4c	+17d	1	SpikeEnter CD -10 +6c +19d with df	CD
Upper Rising Fist KNK.1+2 › trn bbr	M	20	i22~24	-6	+21	+41a (+31)	3	TornadoBalcony BreakOn non-CH grounded connect6 chip damage on block
Tree Feller KNK.3+4 › cs8~	L	24	i24	-26	+19d		1	High crush 8~
Jin Bu KNK.DF ›									CD

Fighter Profile

Rushdown Pressure Beginner

Offense

Defense

Execution

Weak to: Step Right

Overview

Easy tools, ranged punishment and wall mixups; linear strings and awkward Heat entry

Heat System

In heat, Leo can loop f4 on block to force a mixup between heat smash, the powered-up Lightning Glare low, or LTG f+2,4,3 for stance pressure. He can also hit-confirm db2,4 into a full launcher at any time, and the install lets him reuse LTG b3,1,2 and LTG f+2,4,3 for sustained offense.

Strengths

Incredible df2 reachEvasion: db3, f2+3, b3+4, d1+2Wide range of parriesObnoxious wall pressure with and without heatBok 3+4 and f4 are incredible near the wall, especially with heatLightning Glare install powered-up attacks: LTG b3,1,2, LTG db4,1,1+2, LTG f+2,4,3, LTG KNK 4,1+2Poking: He has one of the best lows in the game (df+2+3) which doesn't tracks well but it is -12, +5 on hit, crushes highs and on Counter hit launches.Pressure: F+4 (i17) is +9 on block and if followed with an Heat Smash, it cannot be stepped or interrupted. If F+4 goes in counter hit guarantees heat burst, heat smash, knk1,2, knk1,4, knk2.Hit Confirms: Leo has db+1+2,1 db+2,4 that can be hit confirmed practically being safe and no exposing you at all

Weaknesses & Counterplay

Faster options are steppableEngager options expose punish or duck opportunities.

Game Plan

Use df2 and b3+4 to keep opponents honest and bait whiffs.Enter BOK with d1+2 to high-crush and threaten launchers, powercrush heat engager, or the tracking low.In heat, loop f4 on guard and mix between heat smash, powered-up low, or LTG f+2,4,3 into stance.At the wall, rely on Bok 3+4 and f4 to lock down and force pressure.Activate Lightning Glare to power up key attacks and get more chances to use LTG b3,1,2 and LTG f+2,4,3.

Stances

KNK (Kenpo Stance) — enter: f4,df (and via certain BOK transitions) — Frame traps with KNK 1, KNK 2, KNK uf1+2, and heat burst/heat smash. F4,df opens up crouch dash options, ub/uf movement, and crouch cancel mind games for counter-hit threats.BOK (Bok Stance) — enter: d1+2, or press down after slash kick/WR3 — High-crushing stance with fast pokes, mid launchers, a powercrush heat engager, a tracking low, and a homing attack. Also transitions to KNK for continued pressure.