Thread:ClarentBloodArthur/@comment-5688420-20170317181040/@comment-5688420-20170319131536

and Melty Blood, in the case of the 2D fighters.

it originally started as a glitch in Legendary Blades (1996), but was eventually intergrated into ACS' other games as well.

Crisis Moon even takes it a step further by allowing players to perform special moves before the fight begins, as long as they aren't attacks or activating Chaos Mode (e.g. 405's Ground Acid Puddle, Thea's Reload, Motoko's Element Install)