Josie Rizal

A character new to the series, who is the replacement of a legacy character named Bruce Irvin, with a familiar but different set of moves. Josie is a Filipino fighter who is depicted as a very animated fighter who oftens times is seen more so as an emotional character. Despite her emotions, she's surprisingly an avid fighter trained in the art of Eskrima-based Kickboxing and is equipped with good tools to effectively punish opponents and many great pokes to pressure the opponent into making irrational decisions.

Key Moves

1. A fantastic homing move that is a tailspin and even provides a combo on counter hit.

2. A simple poke that allows her to transition into her crouchdash animation, which gives her access to all her crouchdash moves to mixup the opponent.

3. A powerful low that takes off a good amount of damage and can lead to a second hit upon counter hit due to the character falling face first.

4. Although not safe, this is one of her normal hit launchers allowing for good damage combo. This move is also really good at crushing an opponent's high move due to how low she gets to the ground during the animation.

5. By far her best poke, this move is quick and is good for chipping away at the opponent.

6. This mid kick is a great way to transition into her switch stance giving her access to all her stance moves and can be transitioned further into her crouchdash options by holding forward.

7. She also has a magic 4, which creates a combo opportunity on counter hit.