01 / Flurry
HAAI FIVE
35 TIDE››+
P
PD›S›S+D+J
››+
A leaping high-five uppercut launches the rival. Guard it or punish the landing.
DOSSIER 05 / 08
MAKO
THE DEEP END BOSS
SHORTFIN MAKO / HOME: NGQURA / GQEBERHA
The biggest name in the underground fighting circuit.
He did not come here for second plaice.
- SPEED
- POWER
- REACH
Fighter dossier / Black Current / Confidential 05
“Everybody owes. The question is who taught you to count.”
MAKO / THE MAN WHO COLLECTS
GQEBERHA / THE NGQURA DOCKS
Mako collects for the King. If you owe on the coast, from Gqeberha's container yards to the Ngqura docks, Mako knows the amount, the interest and the name of your mother. He never forgets a face, and he never forgets a cent.
He also owes the King more than anyone alive. Fourteen million, plus interest, plus interest on the interest. He pays it off by collecting from everybody else, which makes everybody owe more, which is how the King likes it. It's the biggest number in Die Boek.
He's entered Snoek'em because the only way to clear a debt to the King is to take Die Boek. He has done the maths. He always does.
THE PRIZE The King Prawn keeps a book on every fish on the coast. Every year he hosts Snoek'em and puts Die Boek up as the prize. He has never lost. Every invitation comes with the fighter's own page enclosed, so they know what's at stake.
Fighter moves
MAKO's six specials
Facing right. Keyboard: A / D walk, S crouches, W jumps, J punches, K kicks. Gamepad: stick or d-pad, X punches, Y kicks.
02 / Spin
AASSIKLOON
30 TIDE›+
K
KA›D+K
›+
One brutal spinning heel; knocks down.
03 / Projectile
WOEKERHAAI
25 TIDE›+P
PS›A+J
›+
Slow, heavy shark tooth. Big impact.
04 / Signature
HAAIAANVAL
40 TIDE›+K
KS›D+K
›+
A heavy shark charge steals health and launches.
05 / Capture
KATKOS
40 TIDE››+P
PA›S›D+J
››+
Clap a nearby rival into a wobbling cat-food tin. Breaks guard; jump it.
06 / Stage trap
VLOEDVIN
35 TIDE›+K
KS›A+K
›+
A ground fin hunts a marked spot, then erupts. Step away.
Tutorial / @redroman_angie
Angie shows you how
Every special, slowed down and done twice, with the inputs on screen. In cosplay, obviously.