Korean Backdash (SOCD) on a leverless controller
Keep Back held the whole time. Tap Down, then tap Forward, one at a time, never together.
Korean Backdash (SOCD) on a leverless controller
Keep Back held the whole time. Tap Down, then tap Forward, one at a time, never together.
- Press Back.
- Press Back + Down.
- Press Back.
- Press Back + Forward. The game reads neutral.
- Press Back.
- Press Back + Down.
- Press Back.
- Press Back + Forward. The game reads neutral.
- Press Back.
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: Korean Backdash (SOCD)
Notation hold b: tap d, tap f. 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 in Capcom/Neutral mode. Highlighted steps are where opposing directions cancel to neutral.
SOCD modes
| Up priority (Classic)L + R = Neutral, U + D = Up | Capcom/NeutralL + R = Neutral, U + D = Neutral. Shipping mode. | Last priority (2iP)Newest direction wins | NoneBoth sent; the game decides |
|---|---|---|---|
| Works | Works | Different result | Different result |
Set the mode by holding a direction while you plug in: Up = Capcom/Neutral, Left = Up priority, Down = Last priority, Right = None. Check yours in the controller tester.
Frame and timing notes
- Wavu's keyboard method with SOCD cleaning: tap b; press and hold b; tap d (reads d/b, b); tap f (reads n, b). Back never lifts, which is exactly this entry.
- Needs Back + Forward = neutral, so it works in Capcom/Neutral and Up priority (Classic). In Last priority the f tap reads as Forward and in None both directions are sent.
Sources
Leverless tips for the Korean Backdash (SOCD)
The finger map used here: ring finger on Back, middle finger on Down, index finger on Forward, right thumb on Up.
- Back never leaves your ring finger. Down and Forward are quick taps with your middle and index fingers.
- Never press Down and Forward together. One tap at a time keeps the inputs clean.
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