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Yes, she still has that option. She can also transform after seemingly every melee strike. Here's a break down of her non MA melee options. Still figuring out the waverider crash shenanigans. Damage ratings are from the japanese wiki. B B B – regular beam saber combo will knock away enemy on last hit. 169 damage. B B 8B B – alternate to the above, launches on the third hit. Last input juggles for three hits. 196 damage. 8B B – a beam saber thrust which launches. Follow-up will track and ground bounces opponent. 129 damage. 6B B – an initial shield punch followed by another. Knocks away on second hit. 120 damage. 6B A* (repeat up to three times) – fires beam rifle up to three times. Will recoil backwards slightly after every shot and consumes vernier. Consumes beam rifle ammunition. 108～150 damage. 6B AC – initial strike is followed up by an uppercut using the long beam saber. Launches. 140 damage. 2B AC – a long beam saber thrown like a javelin, followed by a long beam saber uppercut. Thrown saber causes stun and can be canceled into AB. Second hit launches. BD 8BB – shield tackle followed by a kick that will knock away opponent to the left. 132 damage. BD 8B AC – long beam saber uppercut after initial hit. Launches. 119～147 damage.

Jin does strike me as someone more jaded. He's seen and done a lot of things as the "Hero" of Ikaruga and in his current state probably just doesn't give a flying flip or believe in anything but a select few. Tsubaki mentioning him being distant could be the classic "thousand yard stare" that war veterans have had since before print. Hakumen has had a lot of time to think about the things he's done, especially after he got his tail kicked the first time by the Black Beast. As opposed to being his nihilistic former self, Hakumen has thrown himself into the "live for nothing or die for something" creed.

Perhaps an observer is no longer necessary since Takemegahara is out of commission and the Master Unit has been destroyed.

Try Teching without any directional input (just hit A, B, or C). Attack invincibility until you can block, though I'm fuzzy if it's throw invincible or not. You'll probably be stuck in a block string, but you at least you'll be able to react to openings.

The blue fist counts as a projectile, just tested it myself. The Void eats it up just fine too. Makoto's actual punch during that super is probably physical so I'm not sure if the void will eat it as well.

Could have to do with the property of the staff no longer hitting people if Litchi herself is hit or is blocking. When that happens, it stops whatever it's doing to return to Litchi.