How to do a half-circle forward (41236) on a leverless controller
One roll across all three left-hand buttons, from Back to Forward. Used for command grabs and many supers.
How to do a half-circle forward (41236) on a leverless controller
One roll across all three left-hand buttons, from Back to Forward. Used for command grabs and many supers.
- Press Back.
- Press Back + Down.
- Press Down.
- Press Down + Forward.
- 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: Half-circle forward
Notation 41236. 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
No frame data is claimed for this entry. Use your game's training mode with the input display on to confirm the window.
Leverless tips for the Half-circle forward
The finger map used here: ring finger on Back, middle finger on Down, index finger on Forward, right thumb on Up.
- Ring, middle, index: press each in order and keep the last one held until the next lands, so the diagonals register.
- Some games accept Back, Down, Forward with no diagonals, but the full roll works everywhere.
Moves that use this motion
More motions
-
360Intermediate
Four cardinal presses ending on Up. No diagonals needed, which makes command grabs far easier on leverless than on a stick.
-
Back, ForwardBeginner
Two separate taps, not a roll. Most Mortal Kombat specials are tap, tap, button.
-
Charge back, forwardBeginner
Hold Back with one finger, then tap Forward with another. Keep them clean: Back + Forward together is neutral.
-
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.
Half an inch thick, 12 hot-swappable buttons and your art under the lid. From $89 for Switch 1 & 2 and PC, with a PS5 & Xbox upgrade.