Knoterror
Noob
So I touched a little bit on this in Beef's matchup thread, but I feel like it should be more widely known.
There are some low hitbox characters that 2 whiffs on either crouch blocking, neutral ducking or some variation of the two, and what a lot of people don't realize is that a D3 that hits a crouching low hitbox character that 2 would normally whiff on will generally allow standing 2 to hit mid.
On characters where this doesn't work, you can probably still confirm your D3 vs crouch and back dash into 224 to whiff punish a counterpoke attempt.
Below is a chart that details Sub's D3 on crouch hit versus every character in the game. I'm going over every character because some can be hit mid with 2 normally on crouch block or neutral crouch, but will NOT be hit with a followup 2 after a hit D3. On characters where 2 will hit mid sometimes (Johnny Cage), I'm still going to put no, as you should still approach the character as if 2 would whiff.
(Order is Select Screen, left to right)
Scorpion
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Liu Kang
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Kung Lao
2 Hits Crouch Block: No
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: No
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Sub-Zero
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Sindel
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: No
Ermac
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: No
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Reptile
2 Hits Crouch Block: No
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: No
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Kitana
2 Hits Crouch Block: No
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: No
2 Hits Mid after D3: No
Johnny Cage
2 Hits Crouch Block: No
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: No
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Jade
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Mileena
2 Hits Crouch Block: No
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: No
2 Hits Mid after D3: No
Nightwolf
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Cyrax
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Noob Saibot
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Smoke
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Sektor
2 Hits Crouch Block: No
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Sonya
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: No
Jax
2 Hits Crouch Block: No
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: No
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Kano
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Stryker
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Shang Tsung
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Baraka
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Kabal
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Raiden
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Kratos
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Quan Chi
2 Hits Crouch Block: No
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Cyber Sub-Zero
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Skarlet
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: No
Kenshi
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Rain
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Freddy Krueger
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
There are some low hitbox characters that 2 whiffs on either crouch blocking, neutral ducking or some variation of the two, and what a lot of people don't realize is that a D3 that hits a crouching low hitbox character that 2 would normally whiff on will generally allow standing 2 to hit mid.
On characters where this doesn't work, you can probably still confirm your D3 vs crouch and back dash into 224 to whiff punish a counterpoke attempt.
Below is a chart that details Sub's D3 on crouch hit versus every character in the game. I'm going over every character because some can be hit mid with 2 normally on crouch block or neutral crouch, but will NOT be hit with a followup 2 after a hit D3. On characters where 2 will hit mid sometimes (Johnny Cage), I'm still going to put no, as you should still approach the character as if 2 would whiff.
(Order is Select Screen, left to right)
Scorpion
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Liu Kang
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Kung Lao
2 Hits Crouch Block: No
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: No
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Sub-Zero
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Sindel
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: No
Ermac
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: No
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Reptile
2 Hits Crouch Block: No
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: No
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Kitana
2 Hits Crouch Block: No
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: No
2 Hits Mid after D3: No
Johnny Cage
2 Hits Crouch Block: No
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: No
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Jade
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Mileena
2 Hits Crouch Block: No
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: No
2 Hits Mid after D3: No
Nightwolf
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Cyrax
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Noob Saibot
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Smoke
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Sektor
2 Hits Crouch Block: No
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Sonya
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: No
Jax
2 Hits Crouch Block: No
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: No
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Kano
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Stryker
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Shang Tsung
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Baraka
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Kabal
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Raiden
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Kratos
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Quan Chi
2 Hits Crouch Block: No
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Cyber Sub-Zero
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Skarlet
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: No
Kenshi
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Rain
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes
Freddy Krueger
2 Hits Crouch Block: Yes
2 Hits Neutral Crouch: Yes
2 Hits Mid after D3: Yes