How to do a charge back, forward ([4] 6) on a leverless controller
Hold Back with one finger, then tap Forward with another. Keep them clean: Back + Forward together is neutral.
How to do a charge back, forward ([4] 6) on a leverless controller
Hold Back with one finger, then tap Forward with another. Keep them clean: Back + Forward together is neutral.
- Hold Back to charge.
- Press Forward.
Watch it slowed down, then press Try it and do it yourself with a controller or your keyboard (A, S, D and Space, or the arrow keys). Timing is not frame-accurate. The animation shows the order of presses; check exact timing in your game's training mode. The animation assumes the Capcom/Neutral SOCD mode (Left + Right = Neutral, Up + Down = Neutral), which is how the MICRO and SWORL ship. Game and character names belong to their owners.
Pro notes: Charge back, forward
Notation [4] 6. Directions are written for a character facing right.
Keys you press vs what the game reads
Top row: the buttons you hold. Bottom row: the direction the game receives. No opposing directions are held together in this input, so every SOCD mode reads it the same way; diagonals are two keys read as one direction.
Frame and timing notes
- SF6 example: Guile's Sonic Boom needs 45f of Back charge and keeps it for up to 10f after Back is released (SuperCombo). Other games and characters differ; use the input display.
- Hit Box's note: Left + Right centres to neutral, so holding Back and tapping Forward is not a shortcut for a charge move. Lift Back as you tap Forward.
Leverless tips for the Charge back, forward
The finger map used here: ring finger on Back, middle finger on Down, index finger on Forward, right thumb on Up.
- Hold Back with your ring finger, then tap Forward with your index finger. Lift Back first or at the same moment.
- Charge from Down-Back to stay crouch-blocking while you build the charge.
Moves that use this motion
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Sonic BoomBeginner
Hold back to charge, then press forward with punch. On leverless your ring finger holds Back and your index finger taps Forward.
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Rolling AttackBeginner
Hold back to charge, then forward with punch. Same input as Sonic Boom.
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Sonic Boom from crouch blockIntermediate
Charge on Down-Back so you block low the whole time, then let go and press Forward + punch.
More motions
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360Intermediate
Four cardinal presses ending on Up. No diagonals needed, which makes command grabs far easier on leverless than on a stick.
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Back, ForwardBeginner
Two separate taps, not a roll. Most Mortal Kombat specials are tap, tap, button.
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Charge down, upBeginner
Hold Down with the left hand, then tap Up with the right thumb. The charge motion behind flash kicks and Spinning Bird Kicks.
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Crouch dashIntermediate
Forward, let go, Down, add Forward. The Mishima crouch dash behind the Electric and the Hell Sweep.
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