It is able to duck under all high attacks, and right before the punch itself, most mid attacks as well. The step-in crouch is not without its advantages though. The Dragon Uppercut is relatively slow, and the long crouch animation after the step-in is a sure-tell of what's to come, meaning that a standing opponent has plenty of time to see and block/evade it. This not only makes the move safe on block, but also turns the move into a natural launcher. Exclusively in Tekken 4, Heihachi can also delay his Dragon Uppercut. Heihachi also has his own variation known as the Omen Thunder God Fist, which is a faster and more powerful version of the attack. This also happens from his in-game appearance when he utilizes one of his 10-hit combos. This move was demonstrated in Kazuya's non-canon Tekken 2 ending where he heavily knocks his devil self with one Dragon Uppercut after he uses his father Heihachi as a human shield to block his devil self's Inferno. In Tekken 3, Doctor Bosconovitch also has a variation of the Dragon Uppercut called the Senior Fist.
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have a very similar move called the Animal Uppercut. In the original Tekken and Tekken 2, Armor King also has this move.
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Heihachi also has an electrified version and a delayed version of the Dragon Uppercut, which in some games took the regular Dragon Uppercut's place. The follow-up attacks are however character specific (see respective articles for details). while in Tekken Tag Tournament 2, it is buffed into 3+4~1. The command input is f,N,d,D/F+1 for Heihachi, Kazuya/ Devil Kazuya, Jin/ Devil Jin and Angel.Īnother input is for Jinpachi in Tekken 5, which is WS 1+2 for the regular version and 1+2+3+4~1 for an enhanced version.