Ah, bugs. For more than a few players, finding glitches, unintended interactions, or just strange and unique occurrences is part of the joy of fighting games, even moreso when these things are discovered in the middle of a match. Such is the case with a glitch YOMI’s REO found while playing a set with Critical Reaction’s Dragon.
During the match, REO blocked Dragon’s X-Ray which, after block, ended with the latter’s Kitana standing on the caltrops laid down by the former’s Error Black. With Kitana at about 1% health, both players simply put their controllers down, expecting the caltrops to take her out.
Except they didn’t.
It turns out, when Erron Black blocks an X-Ray with his caltrops out, the spiky traps become disabled, causing them to deal no damage. You can check out REO demonstrating this in the video below.
Of course, for those who want to see the exact moment when the glitch was discovered, REO has also shared a video of his entire match with Dragon. The moment itself happens at around the 1:25 mark, where you’ll see both players stop moving when they think that REO should have already won the match.
You likely noticed that the caltrops do eventually kill Kitana, but not until a few precious seconds have gone by. While not the most game-breaking glitch, it’s potential to change the outcome of close matches shouldn’t be ignored. Let us know what you think in the comments.
Source: YOMI|REO via Test Your Might