Great Tiger

## Fighter Data

* **Guaranteed Stars**: Every unstunned punch.
* **Lucky Stars**: N/A.
* **Star Punch Dodging**: 9th Star Punch, then 3rd Star Punch once reset.
* **Special Move(s)**: *Tiger Punch* (2:30 RD1, 0:00 & 1:30 & 2:30 RD2, 0:00 & 1:20 & 2:20 RD3) - Great Tiger will move to the back of the ring, then circle around the ring throwing 5 jabs at Little Mac. The player must block all 5 punches, then knock down Great Tiger as he stands there dizzy.
* **Refills Of Note:** N/A.
* **KO Conditions**: N/A - Cannot KO Great Tiger.
* **Win By Decision**: 10,000 points.

## Fighter Behavior

Great Tiger is an odd character in this game as his speedrun strategy contains absolutely no RNG. The fight is pure execution.

## Single Segment

#### Phase 1

* Buffer a face punch to open the fight.
* Dodge Tiger's retaliatory jab.
* Delay a small bit and throw a right gut punch to earn a star.
* Repeat steps 1-3 until you have 3 stars.
* Buffer 2 star punches.
* Repeat steps 1-3 like you did to open the fight. (You should now have 2 stars)
* Wait a small bit until Tiger's gem starts to flash, then punch him in the face to get your 3rd star. (Or, you can buffer a left quick-dodge into a left face punch to earn the third star).
* Buffer a right dodge into a right quick-dodge into a star punch to end Phase 1.

#### Backup Strategies

If Tiger blocks your gut punch after you dodge his jab, just try again until you get the required number of stars. Note that each blocked gut punch results in a 7 second time loss.

## Individual Level

The IL strategy for Great Tiger differs only slightly from the standard speedrunning strategy. The difference lies in how the star punches are obtained to start the fight. In the speedrunning strategy, these stars are obtained via delayed gut punches. In the IL strategy, the stars are obtained by punching Tiger in the face on the very last possible frame before he would begin blocking your punches. Landing four of these frame perfect punches saves 0.51 seconds over obtaining these stars via gut punches like in the speedrunning strategy.

#### Phase 1

* Buffer a face punch to open the fight.
* Dodge Tiger's retaliatory jab.
* Delay a small bit and throw a face punch on the last possible frame before Great Tiger would block to earn a star.
* Repeat steps 1-3 until you have 3 stars.
* Buffer 2 star punches.
* Buffer a face punch and then dodge and counter like you did to open the fight. (You will now have 2 stars)
* Buffer a left quick-dodge into a left face punch to earn a third star.
* Buffer a right dodge into a right quick-dodge into a star punch to end Phase 1.

## Blindfolded

#### Phase 1

* Buffer 3 Left Slow-Dodges into a Left Quick-Dodge into a Face Punch. (Get Star).
* Buffer 2 Left Slow-Dodges into a Left Quick-Dodge into a Face Punch. (Get Star).
* Buffer 2 Left Slow-Dodges into a Left Quick-Dodge into a Face Punch. (Get Star).
* Buffer 2 Star Punches.
* Buffer a Left Quick-Dodge into a Face Punch. (Get Star).
* Buffer 2 Left Slow-Dodges into a Left Quick-Dodge into a Face Punch. (Get Star).
* Buffer a Right Slow-Dodge into a Right Quick-Dodge into a Star Punch.

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