Fighting Game Bosses 230. The King of Fighters XV - Leopold Goenitz boss battle

Looks like the devs took criticism of Rugal Boss Challenge to heart, because this is a proper old-school SNK boss.

First of all, ALL of his moves have faster recovery. This results in otherwise impossible cancels, for example he can juggle you with Yonokaze. EX Yonokaze can now create an additional tornado. Both Wanhyou variations and Yoarashi have additional invincibility frames. His meter gains are also increased dramatically. But actually, that doesn't really matter, because he can use his Lv1 Supers WITH NO METER STACKS. Yamidoukoku is especially awful, because it has more invincibility than usual (though it isn't COMPLETELY invincible), so if you miss an attack, he can quickly teleport to you and instantly use Yamidoukoku.

But the absolute worst is his boss-exclusive Super, which is Ibuki Nagayo from 2002UM. If you are on the ground within about half the screen's range, it will vacuum you towards Goenitz and deal A LOT of damage. You were far enough? Don't relax yet, because Goenitz will then throw the tornado at you, and it will deal A LOT of chip damage. The easiest way to avoid getting shredded is Forward Guard Cancel, K' can Blackout through the tornado (which I did on a few failed attempts). Huh? What if you're cornered and he does this super? Simple: you die.

The best way to go about this battle is to mind your distance and clean up your inputs. Whip can easily know him down with 2HP and anti-air him with Boomerang Shot. At mid range, he will try to jump over most projectiles, and if you have the right position, you can DP his jump-in.

At long distances, he will try to block projectiles with Yonokaze (or teleport and instantly do Yamidoukoku ¯\_(ツ)_/¯), but if you have an unblockable projectile, like K's Chain Drive starter, it will go through the tornado and nail uncle Leopold in the face.