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From hulking, menacing, and immeasurably strong fighters to more nimble, agile, rushdown characters and everything in between,Tekken 8offers broad playstyles within its massive 32-character roster. If you’re looking for a specific playstyle or character aesthetic, there’s a solid chance you will find your match, click with them, and begin climbing the ladder of Ranked Play.
If an attractive lethal arts master from Ireland has your interest, then Nina Williams is calling your name. This trained assassin is one of the most well-known characters in the series and is a tremendously fun and engaging fighter. However, this comes at a cost, as she’s one of the more challenging characters to pick up.
Nina Williams Overview
As a jumping-on point,Nina Williams isn’t exactly what we’d call an easy or accessible characterto play by any stretch, as sherelies heavily on her movement and offensive options,which can be tricky and complex to learn and master.
What we mean by this is thatmany of her pokes and standard attacks can be canceled into a sidestep or backdashto make that attack safeeven if blocked, making her movement more important than most of the other characters on the roster. She also hastwo movement-based stancesthat lead to new attack options, opening the door even wider for what’s possible.
So,if movement or being overly aggressive isn’t your strong suit or focus,Nina will beexcruciatingly challengingto pick up. However, if you want to stick with her, learn what she can do, and dial in her quirky gameplay, she iseasily one of the most rewarding charactersin the game!
Nina Williams Important Moves
Now that we have her general overview out of the way, it’s time to get into the nitty-gritty andhighlight some of Nina’s more crucial moves.While it will be useful to know all of what she can do at some point, the moves in the table below will serve as asolid jumping-on point to get her offense started!
d = Down
u = Up
b = Back
f = Forward
★ = Neutral (Don’t Press Anything)
d/b 3+4
d/f 2
u/f 2, 1
fF 3
f 1+2
d d/f f
d d/b b
Nina enters her Sway Stance.
Again, despite not covering her complete Move List, you’re able to see howmany of Nina’s options lead to powerful Launchers or Combo Starters.Pair this with herexcellent movement and pokes,and you have a recipe for disaster for anyone on the receiving end of her onslaught!
Nina Williams Combos
Moving onto what everyone likely cares about when trying to learn a character for the first time:Combos.While they are crucial to know, they aren’t the end-all-be-all, as learning positioning and the basic fundamentals are equally important.
That aside, let’s dive into Nina Williams' bestStandard and Counter Hit Combos,as well as how to properly utilize her toolkit forWall Carry Combos.And, if that wasn’t enough, you can find an example of aHeat and Rage Comboat the tail end of the section below!
Nina Williams Heat And Rage Combo
Nina Williams Tips And Tricks
Before ending this guide, we wanted to provide afew more tips and tricks for Nina Williamsthat will help you better understand her offense and take advantage of her tremendous pokes, jabs, and movement optionsto get the most out of her. While she is a bit more complex to get the hang of these will hopefully set you on the right path!
First, her1, 2is anexcellent way to poke and get inon your opponent, with herd/f 1, 2being an evenbetter method of locking your opponent into blocking,as the first attack is a Mid, with the second being a High. However,capping her d/f 1, 2 with 4 can lead to a huge Counter Hit and full combo,making these her best options for engaging her opposition.
And, as mentioned earlier,Nina can make many of her attacks plus on block by incorporating sidesteps or backdashesinto her offense. So, for example,tapping uafter d/f 1, 2will cause Nina tocancel into a sidestepafter landing the last attack, leaving her plus and in theperfect position to punish an opponent eager to press buttons!
Sidestepping and pressing 1, bwill alsoleave her with a huge advantage on block,so be sure to use these to your advantage when attempting to get in on your opponent and open them up!
