He’s the best. Simply the best. He’s Tina Turner levels of Simply The Best.

I have never had as much fun on an MK game as I have using Reiko-Darrius. 61% combo as a grappler is absolutely mind boggling to me but it’s also amazing.

If you haven’t tried Reiko simply because he’s a grappler, don’t let that stop you. His Projectile is multi-hitting and fast with a decent vertical hitbox. It will break armor far more often than you’d think. His kicks are good for range and anti-air confirms and his punches bully the opponent into close range.

If you want a simple gameplan i’d say this:

1. Condition the opponent to be scared of pressing buttons on wake up. This will lead to more CMND Grab opportunities.

2. Try to get them to block the Back 2. The Back 2 is plus 8 on block and the CMND Grab is a 10 frame start-up. That is nuts.

3. Use B3 and F4 at mid screen to check opponents. B3 is more useful as, if you know it’ll hit, it can confirm into his knee launcher.

4. Wait for a jump from mid screen to anti air. Once someone is tired of being poked they’ll try jump into you. In the KomKast they said Stand 3 was his anti-air but I think stand 4 actually works far better.

5. F2. It’s a really underrated button IMO. 9% single hit overhead that splats for oki pressure or a sweep or CMND Grab mix-up.

6. Have fun.