Tenchi Haoh Ken (
| Most appearances |  +  or  ( OK, KOF '98 only)
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| KOF XI | + 
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Description
Ryo upon rearing his following fist back on his hip and holding his leading hand upwards a bit in front, throws a powerful focused straight-chamber punch with said following fist in one explosive step aimed at the foe's midsection, as he yells "Ichigeki Hissatsu!" (一撃必殺, One Blow Sure-Finish/Kill!). Upon connecting, the victim is then sent spiraling all the way back to the end of the screen, with the said victim being instantly stunned from the punch's potent effects.
Strategy
Back in its debut in KOF '97 and in KOF '98, the attack's base Super version was known to be a powerful raw damage attack, especially on a clean-counter hit. Though of course, it was the Super version being well-known for not only doing less damage than the base version, but also packing the infamous instant-stun property.
With this in mind, this move is often a solid close-to-mid-range poke-punisher due to its fast startup, yet if whiffed Ryo can easily be punished himself as per the recovery (moreso than on block, which even then in most cases is still unsafe). At times however, Ryo upon connecting with the move may step back and strike a stance akin to his Gedan Uke parry, which only occurs upon an actual hit.
In subsequent games after KOF 2001, the Super version of this move is the only one that exists, and is often reserved as one of Ryo's highest-costing supers (mainly as an Super-only move in 2001, 2002, Neowave and 2002 UM). In KOF 2003 and KOF XI, it instead acts as Ryo's Leader Super Special Move.
Gallery
Ryo
Mr. Karate II
Trivia
- A very common meme in Korean communities revolving around this move tends to be the mishearing of Ryo's "Ichigeki Hissatsu!" as either "Jeonbuk Iksan/Jeonbug Igsan" (전북익산) or "Iksan/Igsan Station" (익산Station). This has been further popularized by meme videos editing slow-downs on the startup for dramatic effect as well as BGMs and other sound clips to fit the comically-over-the-top situation (the most common BGM often used is "Magical Princess, Holy Up!" from the anime adaptation of Akazukin Chacha), all likely in ode to the normal DM/Super version's aforementioned counter hit damage.
- It is also to the point where a slang phrase for this attack is "bringing them to Iksan/Igsan", which is what "Jeonbuk Iksan/Jeonbug Igsan" normally translates to. Other Korean internet memes may also be mixed in as well for added effect.