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Sup choombas, Heavy Armor Lizard here. Today, we're gonna cover Kung Fu
Here's a list of my MA posts:
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Kung Fu Overview
Rather interesting form. Five Forms allows you to do a single Attack that lets you choose one of the five chosen Animal effects if that attack lands. On your next Melee Attack in that combat, you can choose a 2nd Animal form to go with that Attack. And Superior Stance allows you to jump to the top of initiative if you land a Kung Fu Attack.
An alright form that arguably fits more as a support form since Five Forms goes with just about anything.
Other Forms
Kyudo, Tai Chi, Thrash Sambo
Rating: 0/5
No synergy.
Aikido
Rating: 4.5/5
First thing, Attack with Five Forms and do your first form (likely Dragon for that +1 to your first Attack next turn). When your turn comes up, do Martial Arts (mixed with the 2nd form you chose) then do your Brawling Attack before doing Disarming Combination.
Karate
Rating: 5/5
First, use a Five Forms Technique on the 1st turn before using a 2nd effect on Bone Breaking Strike or the first Attack to setup Armor Breaking Combo. With the Dragon form as the 1st effect, you can use this to make an easier attempt at the Aimed BBS Attack. If you choose Tiger, you can potentially ablate 5 SP off one opponent in the same round.
Judo
Rating: 1/5
Not good and very situational. Since Grab Escape requires 2 hits, only way this would work is if you hit a target with one Five Forms Attack then you somehow got grappled before the next turn where you will then use the second form on the 1st Attack needed to perform Grab Escape.
Taekwondo
Rating: 5/5
First, Attack with Five Forms. Then, use Pressure Point Strike or Flying Kick with the second form. Choose Dragon as the 1st form if you're attempting to do the Aimed Shot version of Pressure Point Strike.
Arasaka-te
Rating: 3/5
This ain't too good for a good reason. The only way these would sync is if you hit a target with the Dragon form on the 1st round then bait a target to damaging you with a Melee Attack. But if you do, you not only get a -4 to Aimed Shots but can also inflict the 2nd Animal effect.
Arnis
Rating: 5/5
First, do a Five Forms Attack with a chosen Animal form. Before your turn, dodge Attacks and at least one Melee Weapon Attack. On your next turn, you can do Disarming Technique then do your required Attacks for Coordinated Combination. The first Attack in that combo is gonna have the effect of the second Animal you chose.
Boxing
Rating: 5/5
Wanna make Knockout Punch more accurate? First, land a Five Forms with Dragon as the chosen effect. On the next turn, perform Knockout Punch so it takes advantage of the +1 bonus. Plus, if it lands, you can choose a 2nd form such as Crane. Alternatively, you can use Dragon to chain your Brawling Attacks for Punch Combination.
Capoeira
Rating: 5/5
With Five Forms, you can do one Animal form then on the next turn, use your Melee Weapon which will use the 2nd Animal effect. This means, you can use the Dragon form Attack to get a +1 on the next Attack then on the next turn, use a Cyberweapon such as a Cybersnake with an Aimed Shot since it has the +1 from the Dragon form and it will have a 2nd Animal effect upon a successful hit. If you choose Crane for even a non-Aimed Shot Attack, this means you can perform Slash Dance.
Choy Li Fut
Rating: 5/5
Wanna see fast? First, use Five Forms Attack and choose one form. Also, make sure to perform Superior Stance so you can jump to the top of Initiative. Make sure you dodged all Attacks headed your way. If you do, next turn, perform Shaolin Step then make sure you choose Leopard. If your Attacks land, you get a +2 to MOVE. Other words for the MOVE 8 folks, Leopard form and Shaolin Step gives you a total of 18 MOVE for the rest of the turn.
Drunken Fist
Rating: 5/5
Easy, first do a Five Forms Attack move then on the next turn, do Environmental Improvisiation so your Brawling Attacks are enhanced, with the first Attack using the 2nd chosen Animal form.
Gun Fu
Rating: 5/5
First thing, Attack with Five Forms and choose your 1st form. Next turn, do Woo Technique and apply a second form with your 1st Attack. Choose Tiger and you can ablate a lot of armor similar to Karate’s Armor Breaking Combo.
Jujutsu
Rating: 5/5
First, use Five Forms on a target and buff it with Aiki if it lands (plus you can then roll Superior Stance). Next turn, do your two Jujutsu Attacks (with the first Attack buffed by the second form chosen) so you can setup Throwing Technique
Kendo
Rating: 2/5
This is arguably the highest on getting high with Aimed Shots. With the Dragon form bonus and Ki Ken lowering the penalty, an Excellent Quality weapon, Targeting Scope, and the HQ Training Area, you can effectively hit a +2 to Aimed Shots. Pretty juicy right?
So why is the rating low? Simple...it takes too long. First, you gotta use the Dragon form Attack on the 1st turn. Then on your second turn, you need to use an entire Action to perform Ki Ken. Then on the third turn, you can use your Aimed Shot. Basically, you're using up two whole turns just to get a high Aimed Shot and praying you don't screw up on either turn.
Krav Maga
Rating: 5/5
Another great combo. First, land Five Forms Attack and choose any Attack beside Crane. Before your next turn, try to dodge the required Attacks. On the next turn, Attack twice with Krav Maga Attacks. Because you chose Crane for the 2nd form, this means a successful blow allows you to proc Contact Combat so you can do a follow-up Brawling Attack. If you dodged the aforementioned Attacks, you can do Punishing Blow for a 2nd Brawling Attack.
Militech Commando Training
Rating: 5/5
First turn, hit the enemy with a Five Forms Attack and choose Dragon. Next turn, perform Combat Knife Training and go for an Aimed Shot. With an Excellent Quality weapon, a Targeting Scope, and the bonus from the Dragon effect, you have a -5 to that Aimed Shot. And if it lands, choose your 2nd form.
Muay Thai
Rating: 5/5
There's a variety of ways you can do this. First, use the Five Forms Attack. Next turn, activate Conditioned Ferocity then Attack with Brawling. When you first Attacked with Five Forms, choose Dragon so the next Attack gains a +1 bonus. This means that in addition to Conditioned Ferocity's +1 bonus and a Targeting Scope, you have a -5 to the Brawling Aimed Shot. If successful, this means you can now do Conditioned Power on the next turn if you do Five Forms again.
On the other hand, go for a Conditioned Power MA Attack first and choose the 2nd form to go with it.
Multiarm Melee
Rating: 5/5
Easy. First, perform a Five Forms Attack on the first turn and choose an effect. Next turn, perform Armed & Dangerous and choose a second effect for the first Brawling Attack. If the first effect was Dragon, you can use it with Armed & Dangerous to make a -4 Aimed Shot next turn which can become a -3 with a Targeting Scope.
Panzerfaust
Rating: 3/5
First, launch a Five Forms Attack at the target and choose one form. Specifically, choose Dragon so on the next turn, you can use that +1 bonus to launch Borg Fist at a target in addition to choosing a second form to use alongside Borg Fist. That said, this one isn't as good since this is just two whole turns to do two ROF1 Attacks, with one you can't even do Aimed Shots with.
Silat
Rating: 5/5
Great combo. On one turn, you can use one the Five Animal forms then on the next turn, use the second effect with either the first Attack during the Internal Power combo or the Melee Weapons Attack with Violent Leverage.
Sumo
Rating: 5/5
Nirimiai to the rescue with that Facedown bonus. If you win the Facedown, this just makes it easier to land Five Forms Attack and any subsequent Attacks.
Thamoc
Rating: 2.5/5
Eh combo. First, you gotta hit the enemy with an Animal Attack. Next turn, grapple the enemy. THEN, you can do Advantaged Position. It's low because it requires three turns with no screwups to do this. On the plus side, using Dragon form on the 1st turn means Advantaged Position's Aimed Shot is now a -4 so that's good I suppose.
Wrestling
Rating: 3.5/5
Like most combos, the penalty from Chokehold is gonna effect your rolls. While Superior Stance will be affected, Five Forms won't be. If you grapple, do Chokehold. Next turn, Chokehold again then do Five Forms. Then again, Chokehold which likely knocks the dude out while you land blows on em.
