noun, verb Gaming Slang

Chicken

· noun, verb · gaming

Reversing your opponent's reversal, the ultimate 'I knew you knew' read.

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Definitions

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When your attack gets caught by a reversal, a chicken is the counter-input (f+1+3 for left limbs, f+2+4 for right) that breaks free and damages them instead. Almost always a hard read, rarely a reaction.

“He tried to reversal my punch and I chickened it, announcer screamed CHICKEN and the crowd lost it.”
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The mind-game endgame. A reversal says 'I knew you'd attack'; a chicken says 'I knew you knew'.

“Against a reversal character you've got to learn to chicken or you'll never throw out a button.”
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Chicken In A Sentence

He tried to reversal my punch and I chickened it, announcer screamed CHICKEN and the crowd lost it.
Against a reversal character you've got to learn to chicken or you'll never throw out a button.

Origin & Usage

Tekken; performed by inputting f+1+3 or f+2+4 the instant your attack is caught by a reversal. The announcer literally yells 'Chicken'.

People Also Ask

What's the input for a chicken in Tekken?

f+1+3 if your left-limb attack was reversed, f+2+4 if your right-limb attack was reversed. Time it the moment the reversal catches you.

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