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Brief Summary: Johnny has farther range in general unless Zappa has ghosts, you're reduced to using specific pokes due to his small hitbox, if he gets ghosts/dog you're in trouble, sword is generally stupid easy. Raou hits you once and you lose, same as always. Johnny in general is bad and Zappa is pretty good. Johnny sucks against runaway/projectile play, so try not to let him back off and fill the screen with annoying ghost shit. It's hard for Johnny to fight the dog because he has no really great options for killing it and staying safe, and if he gets you in the corner with the dog there's a decent chance you either need to blow tension/burst or die.

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[AC] Johnny vs Chipp

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:07:47 +0000

CHIPP MATCHUP INFORMATION

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Chipp's Air Movement

Knowing how Chipp moves is important in planning your own movements.

                     ┌ TripleJump
       ┌ DoubleJump ─┤
       │             └ WallDive
       │
       │          ┌ DoubleJump
Jump  ─┼ AirDash ─┤
       │          └ WallDive
       │
       └ WallDive ── AirDash



SuperJump ── AirDash

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[AC] Johnny vs Bridget

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:07:24 +0000

BRIDGET MATCHUP INFORMATION

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[AC] Johnny vs Baiken

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:07:05 +0000

BAIKEN MATCHUP INFORMATION

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[AC] Johnny vs Robo-Ky

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:11:07 +0000

ROBO-KY MATCHUP INFORMATION

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[AC] Johnny vs Venom

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:12:08 +0000

VENOM MATCHUP INFORMATION

MATCHUP FAVOR

7-3, Venom's favor

Brief Summary: Venom DESTROYS Johnny in pokes, Venom DESTROYS Johnny in zoning, Venom is THE MAN at runaway projectile play which is exactly what Johnny sucks against. You can't let him back off, and once he knocks you down/gets on offense it's EXTREMELY difficult to escape without 50% tension.

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[AC] Johnny vs Order-Sol

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:10:35 +0000

ORDER-SOL MATCHUP INFORMATION

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[AC] Johnny vs Slayer

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:11:24 +0000

SLAYER MATCHUP INFORMATION

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Frame advantage of Slayer's 6K

block type: atWorst/atBest

Standard Guard: +5/+9

Instant Block: +2/+6

Faultless Defense: +8/+12

To help put these numbers in to perspective. Slayer's fastest normal is 2P, at four frames of startup. Johnny's fastest normal is 5P, 2P, and 2HS, all at five frames of startup.

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[AC] Johnny vs Faust

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:08:42 +0000

FAUST MATCHUP INFORMATION

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Item Throw

a.k.a. Nani ga deru kana? a.k.a. 236P

- Doughnut = Restores 15 life. Item Throw can't be used as long as Doughnut remains in play.

- Hammer = 44 damage, Dizzy mod x2. Item Throw can't be used as long as Hammer remains in play.

- Time Bomb = 80 damage, chip damage x2. Item Throw can be used 2f before Time Bomb explodes.

- Poison = 10 damage, Inflicts ??dam/??f for ??f. Item Throw can't be used as long as vial remains in play.

- Chocolate = Gives 8 tension. Item Throw can't be used as long as Chocolate remains in play.

- Small Faust = 25 damage. Invincible while falling. After landing, can nullify projectiles. Item Throw can be used when Small Faust lands.

- Meteor = 36x6 damage, Dizzy mod x0.5. Item Throw can't be used untill all meteors have fallen and are off screen.

- Small potemkin = 25x3 damage. Invincible while falling. After landing, can nullify projectiles. Item Throw can be used when Small Potemkin lands.

- Small Robo-Ky = 25 damage. Invincible while falling. After landing, can nullify projectiles. Item Throw can be used when Small Robo-Ky lands.

- Coin = 10 damage. On hit, next Hand Chop becomes a Flaming Hand Chop. Item Throw can't be used as long as Coinremains in play.

- Tarai = 44 damage, Dizzy mod x2. Plummets on hit. Item Throw can't be used as long as Tarai remains in play.

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[AC] Johnny vs I-No

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:08:59 +0000

I-NO MATCHUP INFORMATION

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[AC] Johnny vs Jam

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:09:13 +0000

JAM MATCHUP INFORMATION

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The Parry

does not work against lows.

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[AC] Johnny vs Dizzy

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:08:04 +0000

DIZZY MATCHUP INFORMATION

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[AC] Johnny vs Potemkin

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:10:51 +0000

POTEMKIN MATCHUP INFORMATION

Poking Game

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Strategy

The universal anti-Potemkin strategy: Get a health lead, then run away. Tease and call him names. Time over, you win.

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Escapes

Heat Knuckle combos

Time your Bursts so that the burst counter hits his Heat Knuckle

6HS>SlideHead

Backdash, or forwarddash, the SlideHead. Smallest possible frame gap between the 6HS and SlideHead is 1 frame, on normal block.

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[AC] Johnny vs Testament

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:11:55 +0000

TESTAMENT MATCHUP INFORMATION

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Simple Corner Throw 1-hit Combo

throw, j.K-P-S-D>Ensenga(1hit)

Upon landing, you can otg with 2S>Coin or HS>Coin. Misting is safe from wakeup throw and you'll recover in time to block reversals. (todo: check if have enough to lay down a meaty)

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[AC] Johnny vs Eddie

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:08:23 +0000

EDDIE MATCHUP INFORMATION

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[AC] Johnny vs May

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:10:00 +0000

MAY MATCHUP INFORMATION

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May's Dust Attacks

May has two Dust attacks. The main difference between the two is that one hits overhead and the other hits low. The low hitting Dust is also slower to hit. Contrary to what many believe, the two Dusts have different animations. They both start with the same animation, but they differentiate about midway through their startup. Below is an image comparing the two. The top row is the overhead Dust, the bottom is the low Dust. (I've skipped over most of the starting animation, since they're both the same and it would make the picture even longer.)

http://userpages.umbc.edu/~esara1/MayDustComparison.png

How I, personally, block the Dust is to block high and switch to a low block when I see May pull her arm in.

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[AC] Johnny vs Johnny

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:09:28 +0000

JOHNNY MATCHUP INFORMATION

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[AC] Johnny vs Axl

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:06:49 +0000

AXL MATCHUP INFORMATION

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[XX] XX Johnny, could use some help

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:21:34 +0000

Of all the things I'd like to do in life, a great challenge I've placed upon myself is to master our lord and savior Johnny. Unfortunately, despite my Solid Year (or two, I've forgotten how long it's been) of practice since my brother first brought home our copy of XX (PS2 version) I'm still running into some difficulties. These difficulties, are simple but still quite daunting... I play on pad because I'm too poor to afford a stick btw First, the Divine Blade Transport FRC. The timing on this thing seems downright impossible, I've never once gotten it without accidentally triggering the DB itself. One of the problems with this FRC I notice is that Slash is one of the buttons required to use it. No really what the hell is the timing on this thing? Secondly, and this is the part where I could probably get some help, is One hit Ensenga (enkasu) The only reason I haven't been able to practice these yet is because I don't know how the setups work between characters. I think in all my playing I've never actually been able to do it on purpose, but occasionally I randomly get one and lol. If I could get the XX data on these from someone, that'd be real awesome. I guess thirdly I could also mention I can't TK Ensenga or rapid dash, but that's more a problem with my not having a stick. Pads are a bitch sometimes T_T (given my budget, unfortunately I don't see that changing any time soon though) Sooo... anyone else still play XX? If I could get some pointers or a shoutout or... I dunno, something to aid my experience, that'd be real awesome... Mist Finer for life!

Basic combos?

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:22:10 +0000

are Johnny's basic combos the same or similar in GGXX#R than they are in GGXXAC?

[/] Slash Johnny DB Combos For Those Who Are Interested FAQ

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 15:10:50 +0000

Slash Johnny Divine Blade Combos For Those Who Are Interested FAQ

I am extremely bored and I would like to share my knowledge of his combos! Mostly his Divine Blade combos. They are difficult to do when you are starting out. However, with lots of practice, you should be able to do them in your sleep!

What you probably WON'T find in this FAQ are: 1) Non-DB combos, 2) Black widow spiders, and 3) Woman's boobs.

If you have a Slash console, you will find their training mode is all kinds of awesome. In the options, set MIST FINER to LV2 START, set TENSION to 100 or Infinite. That way if you mess up a combo, just hit Select button and you will have lvl2 Mist Finer ready without having to recoin at all! You are ready to go! Don't forget to put dummy on Back Recovery!

The Most Basic DB Combo

start right next to opponent, H, mid MF, dash, KH, DB FRC, jKD, Ensenga

Specific notation - H 236K 66 KH 623S S FRC KD 41236H

The only tricky part is Divine Blade part -- Just get used to FRC timing and practice a lot! This combo is basically stripped down DB combo without all kinds of bells and whistles.

Practice! When you get comfortable with The Most Basic DB Combo, move on to:

Jump Installed DB Combo

start right next to opponent, H, mid MF, dash, KH, DB FRC, jK, djKSD, Ensenga

Whoa! How did I do that? You can't do double jump after Divine Blade FRC?! Easy -- JUMP INSTALL!

Specific notation - H 236K 66 K8H 623S S FRC K djKSD 41236H

Notice that 8 in between K and H? That's when you jump install for Divine Blade so you'd be able to double jump or air dash after FRC. Neat eh!

Basically, you are making the game think that you jump cancelled with K, but jump gets interrupted by H, and keeps the jump property until you stop comboing. So, in this case, jump is 'installed' for Divine Blade, therefore, gained an ability to doublejump/airdash after DB FRC. Don't worry if you dont understand, just tap up after K then hit H and move on!

Practice! When you get comfortable with Jump Installed DB Combo, move on to:

Whoa, wait! Before we get too hasty here, it is a good idea to start playing matches with people with these combos. Get the feel of them. Now, later on you might notice that the distance is starting to become a problem because you can't reach them with DB fast enough or they are too far away to be able to dash, KH, DB, etc. The solution to this is JACKHOUND!

It is still a good idea to dash if you know that you'll be close enough to dash. Otherwise, substitute dash with Jackhound!

Jackhound

The motion for Jackhound is 214H. Simple, no? Try doing it after lvl2 mid Mist Finer and try to follow up with KH DB. Unfortunately, it won't work. 214H alone isn't giving it enough untech time. For that reason, you will have to do Jackhound from Mist Stance. It will give Jackhound a longer untech time, therefore the ability to connect KH after Jackhound.

The motion for it? 236[K]3214H or 2363214H or 236[P]3214H. Looks ugly. Anyway, it doesn't matter which P, K, or S is held down because you want to be in Mist Stance anyway so choose whatever button is comfortable with you. My preference is K so I'll use K in this guide.The catch is, if you prematurely hit H before completing the 214 motion, you will get out of Mist Stance! You don't want that! Good news is that you don't have to actually rush it, just take your time with it and it will perform Mist Stanced Jackhound fluidly. Except when fighting Potemkin, he falls too fast. Damn Potemkin for making me doing it faster!

Now you would probably want to practice the execution of Jackhound. It's going to be worth it in long run!

2D Jackhound

Specific notation - 2D 236[K]3214H

You will want the dummy to never recover from that simple looking two hits combo. If the dummy recovers, there might be three reasons for it: 1) Dummy is too light; 2) Doing Jackhound too fast, improper timing; and 3) Poor execution. Just keep practicing! Practice makes perfect!

Also, having Mist Finer at level 3 makes this a LOT easy, simply because Johnny goes into Mist Stance almost instantly with level 3 ready. So, start with level three, then move on to level two, and finally level one. You will be using level one Mist Stanced Jackhound a lot. Good news is if you can consistently do level one Mist Stanced Jackhound, you'll do level 2 and 3 with EASE!

Practice! When you get comfortable with Jackhound, move on to:

Jackhound Jump Installed DB Combo

H, mid MF, Jackhound, KH, DB FRC, jK, djKSD, Ensenga

Specific notation - H 236K 236[K]3214H K8H 623S S FRC K djKSD 41236H

Whew! This is pretty much all kinds of things you have learned previously jammed into this single and damaging combo. You can start this combo from training mode's starting position, so you don't have to reposition at all if you mess up and start over!

Notice that it is ideal for you to be further away, the easier Jackhound combo will be. It is also ideal for your opponent to be almost touching the ground when you hit them with Jackhound, so they will not tech out prematurely. Read on the next post for more details on this topic!

You might notice that you would be either on same side or other side of opponent after Jackhound. That is ok! Things like that will happen often in actual matches, so it's good for you to be able to pay attention and switch sides accordingly for executing Divine Blade!