M. Escalation (
| RBFF2 |  + 
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| KOF '98 onwards |  +  or ( OK)
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Description
Mary pumps herself up. Grants access to Spin Fall, Vertical Arrow, Straight Slicer, M. Triple Ecstasy & M. Dynamite Swing for the rest of the round.
In The King of Fighters series, the version makes the follow-ups do more damage.
Strategy
M. Escalation gives Blue Mary access to new moves, and new follow-ups to existing moves. It's main appeal is that it gives Mary the option to tack on more damage on any of her Special Moves that causes a knockdown, making her mixup game much more threatening. The other main benefit is that it activates almost instantly, letting you use the super freeze as a small timeout where you get to see what the opponent is doing and then take an appropriate action to defend against or beat it.
| Blue Mary's Move List | |
|---|---|
| Throws | Viktor Throw • Head Throw • Lock Kick |
| Command Moves | Hammer Arch • Double Rolling • Climbing Arrow • Heel Fall • Spinning Heel Attack • Leg Press |
| Special Moves | Straight Slicer • Vertical Arrow • Spin Fall • Backdrop Real • Real Counter • M. Headbuster • M. Reverse Facelock • Young Dive |
| Super Special Moves | M. Typhoon • M. Splash Rose • M. Dynamite Swing • M. Escalation • M. Triple Ecstacy |
| MAX2 | M. Typhoon • M. Infinity Rose |
| Leader Super Special Moves | M. Twister Rose • M. Typhoon |
| Climax Super Special Moves | M. Dynamite Swing |