GGXX#R Millia Guide

TGS · December 22, 2005

The Guilty Gear XX #Reload Millia Project

a.k.a. "How to use Millia effectively without looking like a noob"

Disclaimer: This guide assumes that the reader has an understanding of the basics of the Guilty Gear XX series. If you do not know what P, K, S, HS, D are or what a Dead Angle or a Roman Cancel is, we recommend reading the instruction manual and a beginner's guide before proceeding to read this guide, as the contents will most likely look like random gibberish to the uneducated. Also, note that this guide will not bother with fanboy crap such as Millia's story or interpretation of her love affair with Eddie; all that crap does not help jack shit when it comes to using Millia effectively.

Section Contents:

1) Legend

2) Normals

3) Specials

4) Dead Angle Attack and Overdrives

5) Combos

6) Advanced Techniques

7) Millia's Fight Plan

8) Random Info

1. Legend

7 8 9

4 5 6

1 2 3

The numbers above looks like the numpad on most keyboards and they refer to directions on the joystick. 5 is the neutral position of the joystick. 2 is when the joystick is pulled down. Figure out the rest. Oh, and when a number sequence is mentioned such as 236, you do not return the stick to neutral at all; just roll the stick from down, to down-forward, to forward. Besides, if you were supposed to put the stick on neutral, the sequence would've read 25356 instead. And no move has that kind of crazy command.

The official arcade joystick button layout is:

K--S--HS

P------D

And the letters correspond to the following normal attacks (just in case if you're not using an arcade joystick):

P = Punch

K = Kick

S = Slash

HS = Hard Slash

D = Dust

j.[X] = Jump in any direction (7, 8, or 9) then press [X] normal.

Note: All move commands listed are done when Millia is on the left side, facing right. If she's on the right side facing left, do the move commands in the other direction.

2. Normals

In this section, I'm just gonna go over Millia's normals and give a general breakdown as well as chuck in some frame data to look cool even though bakablitz's FAQ is a better source for frame data. I'm just gonna list the start-up, active, and recovery frames to give you an idea of how fast and how long a move lasts. Just remember that GGXX#R runs at 60 frames per second, so if a move has let's say, 3 active frames, it means that move is in it's "attack" phase for 3/60th of a second.

Now on to the guide...

Command: 5P

Start-up Frames: 5

Active Frames: 5

Recovery Frames: 6

Jump-cancellable: Yes

Breakdown: Quick high fast poke thats primarily used for juggle purposes. Can use it as anti-air as well to clash with opponent's incoming attack or beat out whatever they were doing if it was too slow (proceed to air combo them afterwards) or make them block on the way down to give Millia momentum. Decent as a ground poke but remember that most characters can crouch underneath it and can punish you if they react fast enough. Usually you could use it to start block strings due to its speed, but you can sub it with 5K. Can gatling chain into all her other normals.

Command: 5K

Start-up Frames: 5

Active Frames: 6

Recovery Frames: 14

Jump-cancellable: Yes

Breakdown: Another quick poke that is used for poking and juggle purposes. Can be chained into another 5K or 2K. Ideal block string or combo starter since its fast and can hit crouching people. Be sure to cancel its recovery on block by chaining it into something that leaves her safe. Also can be used for OTG kills if needed.

Command: 5S©

Start-up Frames: 7

Active Frames: 3, 3

Recovery Frames: 17

Jump-cancellable: Yes

Breakdown: Decent multi-hit ground-based anti-air, though it's more suited for combos and block strings. Can be used with Millia's lockdown mixup game very well or flashy jump-install combos. Like her 5K, be sure to cancel its recovery into something that leaves her safe if blocked.

Command: 5S(f)

Start-up Frames: 7

Active Frames: 2

Recovery Frames: 16

Jump-cancellable: No

Breakdown: One of her main pokes if her opponent won't let her get in close to start her strings, as it's fast and has long reach. Hard to punish if used at max range. Just note that if used at max range, the next move in the gatling chain won't reach, so it's safe to stop the gatling chain at this point.

Command: 5HS

Start-up Frames: 6

Active Frames: 4(2)2

Recovery Frames: 21

Jump-cancellable: No

Breakdown: Hits twice up close, once from mid-range. Use for combo filler into 2D, Tandem Top, or easy hit confirmation into Emerald Rain. Farther reach than 5S(f), but recovery is kinda long; be sure to cancel the recovery to keep momentum.

Command: 5D

Start-up Frames: 27

Active Frames: 3

Recovery Frames: 27

Jump-cancellable: Yes

Breakdown: Her Dust attack. Useful once in a blue moon if opponent hasn't seen it in a while and keeps holding down-back. Other than that, she has much better and faster options for overhead attacks.

Command: 2P

Start-up Frames: 5

Active Frames: 2

Recovery Frames: 6

Jump-cancellable: No

Breakdown: Same as her 5P except it can hit crouchers. Mainly used as a combo filler to get opponents into the air. Can also be used to beat out rushers to give her some breathing room if needed, as well as set up counter-hit situations or start block strings. Can gatling chain into any of her other ground normals.

Command: 2K

Start-up Frames: 5

Active Frames: 2

Recovery Frames: 7

Jump-cancellable: No

Breakdown: Her quickest low hit. Combo starter/OTG combo starter. Use this on situations where her 2S isn't safe enough such as starting block strings or whatnot. But if opponent is completely open, start with 2S instead, since a combo that starts with a P or K is heavily prorated. Can also be used to give her some breathing room if opponent keeps crowding around her. Gatlings into itself, 5K, 5S, and 2S.

Command: 2S

Start-up Frames: 9

Active Frames: 2

Recovery Frames: 15

Jump-cancellable: Yes

Breakdown: Her strongest low hit that can chain into 5HS or 2HS. Use this to start combos if it's guaranteed since it doesn't prorate like P or K. Just remember that 2HS will whiff if this is connected at max range.

Command: 2HS

Start-up Frames: 11

Active Frames: 7

Recovery Frames: 12

Jump-cancellable: Yes

Breakdown: Her launcher. Used to start her juggle combos. Can be used as an anti-air if timed right. Also sometimes it can beat out cross-up attempts because the hitbox of this move seem to extend behind her head. Gatlings into 2D even though there are better options.

Command: 2D

Start-up Frames: 13

Active Frames: 3

Recovery Frames: 12

Jump-cancellable: No

Breakdown: Universal sweep. Has the second largest range out of all her normals (a little bit closer from half screen). Starts her nasty wakeup games if connected.

Command: j.P

Start-up Frames: 5

Active Frames: 6

Recovery Frames: 8

Jump-cancellable: No

Breakdown: Combo filler/anti air throw. Can be used to clash/beat out some air to air attacks. Gatlings into itself, j.K, j.S, and j.HS.

Command: j.K

Start-up Frames: 4

Active Frames: 9

Recovery Frames: 9

Jump-cancellable: Yes

Breakdown: Combo filler/anti air throw. Faster than her j.P, but not by much. Unlike j.P, it hits upward, so you could use it as an air-to-air block string starter if you decide to jump up after your opponent. Gatlings into j.P and j.S.

Command: j.S

Start-up Frames: 10

Active Frames: 6

Recovery Frames: 12

Jump-cancellable: No

Breakdown: Strongest hitting air combo filler. Also is a good jump-in attack since it can be comboed into Silent Force, enabling Millia to land and continue the combo. Gatlings into j.P and j.HS.

Command: j.HS

Start-up Frames: 8

Active Frames: 4(2)6(2)4

Recovery Frames: 17

Jump-cancellable: No

Breakdown: Her main air combo ender as it knocks opponent down to the floor, setting up Millia's wakeup game. Has lots of active frames and hits multiple times, so it can be used as a decent air to air attack if started early to catch opponents on block or on hit.

Command: j.D

Start-up Frames: 11

Active Frames: 6

Recovery Frames: 9

Jump-cancellable: No

Breakdown: Long range air poke. Can also be used as a jump-in attack due to its range. Causes wall-bounce on counter hit if they're close to a wall, enabling Millia to land and combo the crap out of them. Also is used as part of her Impossible Dust combo.

Command: 6P

Start-up Frames: 7

Active Frames: 9, 3

Recovery Frames: 20

Jump-cancellable: No

Breakdown: Has upper-body invincibility, so it's useful as an anti-air attack. Causes stagger on counter hit on a grounded opponent. Can be used as a meaty attack since it has lots of active frames on the first hit, but there are better options. Can gatling into 5S, 2S, 5HS, 2HS, and 5D. Does two hits if done somewhat close, only one if hit from max range.

Command: 6K

Start-up Frames: 17

Active Frames: 4

Recovery Frames: 12

Jump-cancellable: No

Breakdown: An overhead attack. Can go over some low normals since it somehow gives her lower body invincibility during the middle of the move. Can't gatling anything after it aside from special moves or overdrive attacks. Important part of her mixup game.

Command: 6HS

Start-up Frames: 16

Active Frames: 3

Recovery Frames: 25

Jump-cancellable: No

Breakdown: A knockdown attack. Has the largest range out of her normals (about half screen distance). Sets up her wakeup games, as well as used in combos. Nothing can gatling after it aside from special moves and overdrives, so if you want to cancel the recovery of it, cancel it into a quick special move like S Tandem Top or Ground Roll.

Command: Ground Throw (Hold 6 or 4 while up close to the opponent on the ground, and press HS)

Breakdown: Your normal throw. Does damage, and knocks down. However, if you're fast enough, you can combo right after the throw does damage but before the opponent touches the ground. One of the three throws in the game where comboing is possible afterwards without any restrictions (Venom's normal throw and Testament's normal throw are the other ones).

Command: Air Throw (Hold 6 or 4 while up close to the opponent in the air, and press HS)

Breakdown: Millia's air throw sends the opponent flying across the screen and causes a soft wall bounce. It is untechable, but Millia recovers too slow to try to combo off of it. However, it does give you enough time to run up and plant a HS Tandem Top or pull off a Secret Garden pattern.

3. Specials

Same section as above except there's no frame data this time since I can't find any comprehensive data (or I don't know how to read it).

The FRC Point part will attempt to describe when to press the buttons to FRC the move if applicable. It's better to go to training mode on a console and turn on Input Display to get the timing down, but if you're on arcade, it's gonna be harder to find them even with this half-assed FRC guide.

Name: Move name.

Command: Move command.

FRC Point: When to FRC if applicable.

Breakdown: Move breakdown.

Now on to the section...

Name: S Tandem Top

Command: 236S

FRC Point: None

Breakdown: Millia spins around and makes a circle around her that materializes the instant she does the move. The disc stays on the screen for a really short time; it begins to disappear once Millia recovers. Hella fast, decent recovery. Knocks down opponent on hit. If done close to corner, opponent bounces off the wall, setting up more combo opportunities or air-throw reset games.

Name: HS Tandem Top

Command: 236HS

FRC Point: The instant she moves her head toward the opponent to form the disc. Notice how she rears her head back first before she moves it forward. Gives her better recovery, enabling her to move while disc is still forming for positioning.

Breakdown: Millia does the same thing as her S Tandem Top except there's noticeable startup when the disc materializes, and a smaller disc is summoned compared to the S Tandem Top. Disc stays on the screen for quite a while until it makes contact with the opponent, or has reached the completion of its active frames, or Millia is hit out of it during startup. Causes knockdown or wall bounce (if close to the wall) on hit. Really important move to Millia's wakeup games, which will be detailed in a later section.

Name: Lust Shaker

Command: 214S or press S repeatedly

FRC Point: None

Breakdown: Mashable move. Think Chun-Li's Lightning Legs from Street Fighter II with fast startup. Seems to be the move Millia noobs and scrubs whore out even when there's better options available for damage. It's good for building up their guard meter if you're confident enough to capitalize on it. Also can be used for chip deaths if they don't have enough tension to Faultless Defense or aren't smart enough to use it.

Name: Iron Savior

Command: 214P

FRC Point: The instant she lands from her small back hop, FRC immediately. Gives her better recovery and also sets up one of her tricky overhead attacks since she does another small hop after FRC'ing the move.

Breakdown: Low attack that sends people flying across the screen in a knockdown state. Millia slides across the ground until she hits something to make her stop (either an opponent or a wall). Pretty decent startup, and fast travel speed. Beware that some people can punish her if whiffed or blocked (unless FRC'ed).

Name: Secret Garden

Command: 214HS, then any direction + HS to control ball movement (up to 4 inputs possible)

FRC Point: None

Breakdown: Millia summons a big-ass ball that's controllable (it can move in any of the 8 directions for short distances depending on the number of inputs). Can input up to 4 directions before she recovers. Heavily used for her corner lockdowns, as well as can be used like some sort of moving shield to enable her to rush in on her opponent safely if she's able to pull off the move safely (the startup alone is horrendous). See the advanced tactics section on more uses for this move.

Name: Bad Moon

Command: 236P in air

FRC Point: Once she bounces off a blocking opponent or the ground, FRC when she's on the way up from the momentum of her bounce. Kinda hard to explain this one, best to go into training mode to find this one precisely.

Breakdown: Millia does a multi-hit Blanka Rolling Attack at a downwards 45 degree angle. Hits overhead if opponent crouch blocks. If blocked or whiffed anywhere close to the opponent, she can be punished due to its somewhat horrible recovery unless she FRC'ed it. Part of her wakeup game as well. Also has some nasty tricks if RC'ed or FRC'ed; see advanced tactics section for info.

Name: Silent Force

Command: 214S in air

FRC Point: None

Breakdown: Millia throws a hair-pin downwards at like a 60 degree angle. Mainly used for combos, but can be used for pressure to get Millia in close from the air safely if used right. Note that once she throws the pin, she cannot do the move again unless she picks up the pin (tap down when standing above the pin) beforehand. Causes stagger on counter-hit.

Name: Ground Roll

Command: 214K

FRC Point: None

Breakdown: Millia does a command roll that dodges high attacks and can cross up the opponent. The roll travels about one third of the screen, and is pretty quick. Note that Millia can get hit or thrown out of her roll if the opponent is expecting it. The roll is a useful tool for her wakeup mixup games, as well as dodging some telegraphed attacks.

Name: Turbofall

Command: 236K in air

FRC Point: None

Breakdown: Millia does a really fast 45 degree angle drop from the air (hence the name Turbofall). Used for positioning purposes or escape tactics. Note that she can get hit out of it if she drops into an attack. Again, this move can be used as part of her mixup game.

4. Dead Angle Attack and Overdrives

Again, same section as above, except these moves require at least 50% tension to perform. She only has one DAA and 2 overdrives so...

Dead Angle Attack-

Breakdown: Millia does a one-hit version of her 5S©. Same range as her 5S©. Recovery is somewhat slow, so make sure you do connect with this move. Knocks down opponent. If it counter hits at the highest point while an opponent is in the air, Millia can juggle the opponent off of it into an air combo.

Overdrives-

Name: Emerald Rain

Command: 236236S

Breakdown: Millia chucks out three disc-like projectiles that travel across the screen. Fast startup, decent recovery if blocked. Causes knockdown or wall bounce on hit, enabling combos or trap setups. However, sometimes all three discs won't hit the opponent and they'll be able to get up in time before Millia can set up anything to capitalize off of it.

Name: Winger

Command: 2141236HS

Breakdown: Millia's anti-air super. She attacks straight up to the top of the screen then dives at a 45 degree angle towards the direction she was facing. Causes knockdown or wall bounce upon hit, but if it whiffs or is blocked, that's her ass. This super can be used as a wakeup desperation attack if your opponent is getting a little too close to Millia since Millia has no good wakeup options aside from blocking since you can treat it like a wakeup Dragon Punch, but I'd rather use the meter for a potential Dead Angle attempt instead.

TGS · December 22, 2005

5. Combos

Intro:

Due to the open-ended nature of the game's combo engine and the fact that Millia is a combo-crazy character, this section will list the basic combos for each situation and character types. Before we get to that, here's the notation that is going to be used for the combo list aside from the stuff mentioned in the Legend section:

j.[X] = Jump in any direction (7, 8, or 9) then press [X] normal.

dj.[X] = Jump in any direction, then jump in any direction again while still in the air and press [X] normal.

sj.[X] = Superjump (1, 2, or 3, then quickly move to 7, 8, or 9) in the appropriate direction then press [X] normal.

ad.[X] = Air-dash (while in air, do 4,4 or 6,6) then press [X] normal.

iad.[X] = Instant air-dash (7 then 4 quickly, or 9 then 6 quickly) in the appropriate direction then press [X] normal.

sjiad.[X] = Superjump instant air-dash (1, 2, or 3, then quickly do instant air-dash) in the appropriate direction then press [X] normal.

dad.[X] = Double air-dash (do 4,4 or 6,6 again after the first air-dash has been executed) in the appropriate direction then press [X] normal.

*Quick Notes:

- When reading the combo transcripts, when Millia does an action that puts her in the air (usually the above actions), always assume that she is in the air for the rest of the combo series unless otherwise noted. A sure way to tell if she's still in the air is to check the successive normals after the initial action that puts her into the air. If there is no number next to the normal, that means she's considered airborne. I hope this makes sense...

- Always assume that Millia is jumping or air-dashing TOWARDS her opponent unless otherwise noted.

d.[X] = Dash-in (66{hold 6} facing right, 44{hold 4} facing left) and press [X] normal before momentum from the dash runs out.

ji.[X] = Jump-install during [X] normal (tap 7, 8, or 9 while [X] normal is making contact, then do the next move in line before she jumps).

CH [X] = Counter hit with [X] normal.

land = Indicates in the combo where Millia lands from being in the air.

*Quick Notes:

- Normals that can be jump-installed are her ground normals that are jump-cancellable. But not all her jump-cancellable normals can be jump-installed due to practicality. Her easiest normal to jump-install is her 5S© since it hits multiple times, while her 5K, 5P, and 2S take a little more work.

- When dashing-in is mentioned, assume Millia has to dash-in up close unless otherwise specified.

- Obviously Millia has to land or is already on the ground at the end of a combo, so if a combo ends during an air sequence without any indication of her landing, don't panic; she's not gonna stay in the air forever...

xx (special move) = Cancel the previous move into the special move listed once the previous move has made contact with opponent.

As for the combo list, they are broken down into the following sections:

i. Ground Combos

ii. Clean Launch Combos

iii. Situational Launch Combos

iv. Relaunch Combos

v. Preview of Advanced Combos

i. Ground Combos

Millia's ground combos should lead to either a knockdown or a launch combo. She's kind of lacking in the ground combo department in terms of damage (even with tension), but they generally set up the opponent for reset or mixup opportunities, or they go straight into her air combo series. Nevertheless, most of her combos start from the ground, so knowing them is imperative toward landing her good combos.

d.5K, 5S© (two hits), 5HS (two hits), 2D xx Ground Roll

Prerequisites: Done up close with forward momentum to get both hits on both of her normals.

Character Limitations: None.

*Quick Notes:

- The Ground Roll at the end is for positioning purposes to set up her HS Tandem Top mixup game. You may omit it if you want to.

- You do not have to let the 5S© and/or the 5HS to hit twice to do the combo; you can let it hit once but the combo does less damage.

- If you could not get the dash momentum in the beginning, the combo will still work but either the 5S© or the 5HS will hit only once.

- While the string has no low hits except for 2D, Millia's 5K, 5S© can catch people trying to jump away because if it hits an opponent in the air, Millia can go straight to 2HS (if needed) or just jump-cancel directly into an air combo.

- If the string is blocked, you can jump-cancel her 5S© to move to safety or go for a mixup, or do the one hit 5S© and 5HS version to push the opponent out of range. If the Ground Roll is included, Millia ends up next to the opponent with a slight frame disadvantage, which can set up counter-hit situations.

- Why use 5K? Because 5K is good enough to get counter hits if the opponent flinched compared to her other attacks (only a 2 frame difference between 5K and 5S© though, so her other attacks are still as fast).

d.2K, 5S© (two hits), 5HS (two hits), 2D xx Ground Roll

Prerequisites: Done up close with forward momentum to get both hits on both of her normals.

Character Limitations: None.

*Quick Notes:

- Same as Combo #1 except the first hit is a low hit to catch people blocking high. Both 2K and 5K have the same startup time, so it doesn't really matter which one you do, except 2K hits low and 5K can catch jumpers.

- However, 2K prorates heavily, so it does less damage than Combo #1.

d.5S© (two hits), 5S(f), 2S, 5HS (one hit) xx Emerald Rain

Prerequisites: At least 50% Tension. Done up close with forward momentum for the Emerald Rain to connect.

Character Limitations: None.

*Quick Notes:

- You can remove the 2S to make comboing the Emerald Rain a bit easier.

- Sometimes not all 3 hits of the Emerald Rain will connect. This seems to be highly character dependent if the combo is done midscreen.

- If the combo is done near or in the corner, Millia can run up and juggle the opponent after the Emerald Rain hits.

- You can stop the combo safely at 5S(f) or 2S if the 5S© is blocked. Or if you're quick enough, jump cancel the 5S© or 2S to get away or start her mixups.

d.2S, 5HS (two hits) xx Emerald Rain

Prequisites: At least 50% Tension. Done up close to get two hits from her 5HS.

Character Limitations: None.

*Quick Notes:

- Use if they keep blocking high all the time and you have Tension to burn.

- Useful if you want to put the opponent into the corner quickly without resorting to air combos.

5S(f), 5HS (one hit), 2D xx Ground Roll

Prequisites: Must be at least one and a half or two character widths away from opponent.

Character Limitations: None.

*Quick Notes:

- Useful if you happen to poke the opponent with her ranged 5S(f) but aren't close enough for a 2HS followup.

- If her 5S(f) was used at the maximum range, the 5HS (one hit) will still connect, but the 2D will whiff, UNLESS you did d.5S(f) in the beginning, which the 2D will then reach.

- Omit the Ground Roll if you wish to.

d.2S, 5HS (one hit), 2D xx Ground Roll

Character Limitations: None.

*Quick Notes:

- Same combo as above, except 2S is used for a low hit. Can use at maximum range of 2S, but the 2D will whiff. Move in a little closer from the maximum range and the 2D will connect.

d.6K, Iron Savior/S Tandem Top/Emerald Rain

Character Limitations: None.

*Quick Notes:

- 6K is Millia's command normal overhead that can't be blocked low, so if you conditioned your opponent to fear her 2K or 2S everytime you run up close, this is a good move to use to open them up since it's faster than her 5D.

- All 3 followups send the opponent flying across the screen in a knockdown state. It is possible to juggle the opponent in the corner after any of the 3 followups (though you'll need to FRC her Iron Savior).

Summary: Millia doesn't exactly have much in terms of ground combos, but she has the flexibility to chain almost everything together into a knockdown (2D). Once you get used to her ground chains, you can tell when to immediately end the chain into a 2D, or try to squeeze out a hit or two before ending into 2D. Even if her ground combos were blocked, there's usually at least one or two points in the string where she can jump cancel and continue the offense, which adds to her versatility.

ii. Clean Launch Combos

The combos in this list are done when Millia launches a grounded opponent (hence "Clean Launch") ideally by doing 2S, 2HS or 5S© (one hit), 2HS because these two starters are relatively fast and allow Millia to have less distance to travel to meet her opponent in the air when she jumps to combo right afterwards. Some of her other launch combo starters can work as well with some of the combos listed depending on character type and trial & error. But realistically, stick to either the 2S or the 5S© starter to be safe.

(Choose any starter sequence from the list below), 2HS

2S

5S© (one or two hits)

d.2K, 5S© (one or two hits)

d.5K, 5S© (one or two hits)

d.2K, 2S

d.5K, 2S

2K, 5S© (one hit)

5K, 5S© (one hit)

5S© (one hit), 5S(f)

5S© (one hit), 2S

d.5S© (two hits), 5S(f)

d.5S© (two hits), 2S

d.5S© (one hit), 5S(f), 2S

Character Limitations: None.

*Quick Notes:

- The combo above is Millia's main air combo starter, as the next few combo sections will cover her air combo series. You do not need to memorize all the starter sequences from above (though they all are useful); the most common ones are 2S or 5S© into 2HS.

- The list is arranged in a unique order; the further down the list you go, the further Millia will be from the opponent when her 2HS connects. This is significant because some of her air combos can work off of certain launcher sequences while others will miss due to the added range Millia has to jump to catch the opponent in midair.

Once Millia launches her opponent in the air, she does a short attack string followed by an ender. While her attack strings are usually character specific, all her enders work on all her opponents. When a combo is ended with "Ender", it means she can use almost any ender from the list below, barring character specifics:

HS (two or three hits), land, HS Tandem Top

HS (two or three hits) xx Silent Force, land, 6HS xx Secret Garden

HS (two or three hits) xx Silent Force, land, 6HS xx Ground Roll

HS (two or three hits) xx Silent Force, land, 6HS xx S Tandem Top (possible to extend combo)

HS (two or three hits) xx Silent Force, land, 6HS xx Emerald Rain (possible to extend combo)

*Quick Notes:

- The Enders listed above are pretty much the only ones worth using. There may be others, but they either plain suck, or are really unreliable. Stick to the list above for best results.

- The first Ender listed is pretty much her most consistent Ender that works anywhere on the screen, as well as sets up her okizeme game. Learn it, abuse it, and love it.

- All her other Enders are more suited for the corner. The best one is the one ending in her Secret Garden trap, which will be discussed in a later section. However, the one with 6HS xx S Tandem Top can lead to some fancy combos if done right.

- If you're going to use her Silent Force in her Enders, remember that against Lights, you can cancel after the third hit of her HS and the Pin will still connect and keep the opponent airborne. Against Normal and Heavies, cancel on the second hit of her HS so the Pin will still connect properly.

As for the air combos, a lot of them are weight-class specific. For example, one may work on light characters like Baiken or Chipp, but will not work on heavies such as Potemkin or Robo-Ky. Keep that in mind when trying out the combos, since character weight type does make a difference in most of Millia's air combos. For clarification, lightweight characters (Light) would be all the female characters plus Chipp and Bridget, and heavyweight (Heavy) characters would be Testament, Potemkin, Ky, Robo-Ky, and Anji. Everyone else would be categorized under the middle weight class (Normal).

Starter, sj.S, P, S, Ender

Prerequisites: None.

Character Limitations: Only works on Light and Normal.

*Quick Notes:

- This is pretty much her strongest air combo that works after a clean launch and doesn't involve any IAD'ing. Note that on Lights, you can start the string immediately once you leave the ground, but against Normal weights, you should wait for a few frames for the opponent to get some air time before you start the sequence so the first sj.S will connect.

Starter, sj.K, P, S, P, Ender

Prerequisites: None.

Character Limitations: None.

*Quick Notes:

- Against Heavies, the previous combo will not work, so this is the combo to use against them. It can also be used against Light and Normal, but it does less damage than the other string. I guess you could call this a "universal" string since it works on everyone, and doesn't really need a clean launch to hit. Again, against heavies you should wait for a few frames for the opponent to get some air time before you start the combo so the whole string should connect.

Summary: These two combos are the only combos you need to memorize with Millia since it gives you the best damage output for all situations. Not only that, those two strings are the basis of all her other damaging combos, which will be covered in the next few sections.

iii. Situational Launch Combos

The more you play Millia against real competition, the more you'll find that you're not gonna land a clean launch most of the time. This is where situational launch combos come in. There are many situations where Millia may not land a clean launch, but still have the ability to combo afterwards for some damage, but most importantly get that knockdown. The good thing is that both combos covered in the previous section can be used in many instances here, so there's no need to learn a bajillion combos. It's just a matter of identifying the situation and using the right combo for that situation.

The lists below shows the possible air combo starters and which combo you should use to follow up the starter. They are divided into two sections: Basic and Universal. When a starter falls under the Basic section, you can use the combos that correspond to the opponent's weight class. If it falls under Universal, only the "universal" combo will work regardless of weight class.

Basic (sj.S, P, P, Ender for Lights and Normals, sj.K, P, S, P, Ender for Heavies):

Anti-air 2HS (non-counter hit)

Anti-air 6P, 2HS

Anti-air 5S© (one hit), 2HS

Anti-air 5K, 5S© (one hit), 2HS

Anti-air 2P, 5S© (one hit), 2HS

Midscreen HS Tandem Top, 5S© (one hit), 2HS

Near corner, Emerald Rain, 5S© (one hit), 2HS

In corner, close S Tandem Top, 5S© (one hit), 2HS

In corner, HS Tandem Top, 5S© (one hit), 2HS

In corner, FRC Iron Savior, 5S© (one hit), 2HS

*Quick Notes:

- On the combo for Lights and Normals, you might have to modify the combo a little bit depending on how high the opponent is launched after the 2HS. If they are too high (in the case of Lights), the second P in the string will whiff, ending the combo. In that case, omit an extra P so you can still get the Ender to hit.

- Remember that you can also use the combo for Heavies also on Lights and Normals; modify the combo by leaving out the second P before the Ender.

Universal (sj.K, P, S, P, Ender):

Anti-air 5P, 5P

Anti-air 5K, 5K

Anti-air 2P, 5P, 5P

Anti-air 5K, 5S© (two hits)

Anti-air 2P, 5S© (two hits)

Anti-air 5S© (two hits)

*Quick Notes:

- Against Light and Normal weights, you may have to cut out the last P in the string before the Ender for the full string to hit.

Summary: Recognizing how high the opponent is in the combo is important in determining whether you will get the Ender to connect properly or not. However, if you're going for the very basic Ender (j.HS (two or three hits)), you can just use the sj.K, P, S, Ender combo on everyone for both starter setups.

TGS · December 22, 2005