I'm Chimage i'm known as the Best Sub Zero on Ps2 and from the looks of it X box as well


I figure i'd make a guide to subby cause he gets a bad rap for being a low teir character



the basics





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A few things subby players need to know 1 auto recover

this is done by holding away and down in a diagonal fashion on your d pad or stick. This allows you to pop up right after a attack that does not plant you or a throw that doesnt put you on your tummy

samples of plant back 1 in smoke or back 1 in moi fah on scorpian

the auto recover lets sub do a few things first like anybody gives you a surprise on your opp. when he knocks you down and goes in for the 50/50 thinking you are going to lay there

second it lets you eat breakers off your opp. cause yes you can auto recover off your opp. breaks example

you do 1 2 back 2 in subs fiist stance , the person you are playing breaks

hold away and down and soon as you hit ground start the same combo again

most of the time they will break it again or not bust him with one of subs big juggles
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Shotokan

1 1 3 foward 3 19%

this does 19 % you might ask why would i waste my time with this sorry combo when sub has 60+ combos

well this combo pushes your opp away from you giving you a mind game

run up do combo he blocks it all high you can do one of two things ice clone and hopes he trys to dial a combo back

or do down 4 and get him with a low poke


11 3 cs 19-21%

this combo is not the greatest but the change stance will come off as a surpise to mos especially if you are using the 1 1 3 foward 3 combo cause the cs has a slight delay in it and it doesnt push your opp away


11 3 cs .. cs back 2 cs 1 2 4 cs 2 cs 37 - 42 %
( The D - Pac Ice Shaker )

ok this might look hard but its really ez since most of subs juggles follow this formula



1 2 back 2

this is your standard combo with a pop up at the end of it a real good one at that general comes out fast and good auto recover combo and you will see why later


( later )

heres why 1 2 back 2 1 2 ... 1 2 4 cs 2 cs 42 %
( Fists of Icey Justice )

this is one of your bread and butter combos with subby this only problem with this combo is its effect by your ice hard so if you ice somebody its better to use

the Sublimely Magnificent Chimage Mark VIII



11 3 back 2 another forum of the 1 2 back 2 but a mix up with your 11 3 foward 3

this attack is good if you love your 1 1 3 foward 3 combo cause the slight delay in the coming out of the back 2 upper cut this also leads into the fists of icey justice combo for big damage


1 2 4 cs 2 4 and 1 2 4 cs 2 up 4

this is a good string combo selection cause up 4 in a combo hits mid and 4 regularly hits low
try to keep them guessing with the ending

wrap up of Shotokan
it lacks a mid hit thus putting sub into more of a turtle mode in this stance

a lack of mid hits is what makes subby suffer a lot and be called a low teir

this stance is a real good one tho if only he had a mid hit



Dragon


basic combos



1 1 2
this will move you 65 % across the screen and pop your opp. up and leads to the chimage ice shaker


1 1 2 manual CS ( Chimage Ice Shaker ) 35 %

1 2 up 4
1 2 4

1 3 o r 1 2 3 these are what i call reach combos

sub has kinda a slow recovery off them but there good to stop people that are running from ya or rushing in one ya and think there in a no hit zone


Dragon wrap up

this is subs fastest stance and for most part should be your main one with its 3 mids hits even those 2 are in combos only

and a good side step mid hit move in back 4 this is a solid stance


Kori Blade

Subs Beloved Ice Sword This is the Blood line of Sub Zeros Damage

i dont recommend staying in it for fighting long periods of time cause he is slow in this stance and only has one listed combo

sub 50/50 this is one of his stances he can 50/50 in

knock them down how ever

run up 1 back 1 or throw

this is a cheap tactic use it sparingly

ok time for the pride and joy of sub zero his Triple Juggle i like to call

back 2 cs 1 2 1 2 4 cs 2 up 4 Cold Shoulder 58 %
( Sublimely Magnificent Chimage Mark VIIII )

and yes you can do this combo online even the charge part but if your feeling unlucky leave the charge out tis still a 50 % without it

another good combo in kori blade

back 2 cs 12 cs 1 2 up 4 40 %

back 2 back 2 cs 1 2 4 cs 2 cs 44 %

back 2 cs 12 1 2 cs 1 2 cs 38 % i think



Sub Zeros Specials

well sub zero has his usual Ice Blast this is a good move especially if you think a projectile is coming at you soon you might take 8 - 12 damage but there froze and if it gets a breaker off them or you bust your Chimage Mark VIII on them its well worth the exchange. if you can only do the mark VIII combo when there froze cause wheen your opp is froze they dont take as much damage from combos example

11 3 foward 3 does 19 regular ..it does like 10 when there froze

tips on getting your opp with this move
try to do it when they less expect ilke when your running up on them

rush up usually they will back dash if you start freeze at front of there bakc dash it will hit them before they can block



Ice Clone

this move has made me rip my hair out it sometimes doesnt want to work
in the tight spots it was designed for this doesnt make the move useless but unreliable

if i had a dollar every time i am back dashing a big combo wishing i could ice clone and get a big combo but dont want to risk it back frying on me

i'd be a wealthy man standard move he always have

use it on people who are straight rushers or when you think someone is coming at you recklessly


i dont use it too much a good poke usually solves most of the problems


ice shoulder this move can be cool it doesnt go far initally but if you press back and put a delay in the foward circle it will go the whole screen

good ot use after pokign them a few times and they want to duck since it is a mid hit or after casing ice blast do a delay one and shoot across screen ,amazingly this works a lot





Sub Zero Wrap up

POKES use his pokes especially down 1 in both his martial arts and down 4 in both martial arts they stop combos and keep people from charging you even more

and learn to change stance quickly cause if you are in dragon doing your basic combos
you can back dash and do a cs and do back 2 most of the time the extra reach will hit leading into a big combo or a breaker missing


you can see my sub zero in action on

www.konqrr.com in the yayo tourny section bottom 3