Mo the Hawk

100 Meter + OD (At least OD lvl 70%... or more specifically you need red health to get the auto-heat gain) DM: 7413 + ~1000 drained from OD ring 5C > Houtenjin > (dash) OD > CT > (dash) 5C > 6D~A > (dash) 6A > (dash) 5C > 6C > (dash) 5C > 5D~A > 4D~A > j.7D~A > Jakou > Mizuchi Unfortunately using 3C before Houtenjin in this route screws it over. You have to switch the order of [5C > 6D~A > (dash) 6A] and [5C > 6C]; otherwise they tech out before 6C. But even then, they'll tech out of Jakou. And if you omit anything else, you won't build the meter necessary for Mizuchi ender. By the way I've been working on a Hazama 1.1 "combo bible" of sorts... so far I've got over 300 combos based on different starters, resources used and screen positions. I still have about 70 to go, and they're the OD combos so it might be a while. It'll most likely get pared down to a more managable size once I figure out the "main" paths and where they diverge. This was originally for my own personal reference to help bring some order to the chaos of which combos I should be doing in which situations (including how to adjust them for specific characters), so once I feel comfortable with the organization of the data I'll share it with you guys.

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Best response to Blood Scythe midscreen IMO is meet him air-to-air with either a throw or j.A. 2C whiffs if he crosses over you.

I tried the old Good Starter > Houtenjin > Zaneiga > 6A routes and I can only get the j.Cx5 to connect by omitting the j.7D. Otherwise they tech out after j.Cx1.

0:14 - Chie runs forward gets hit by Yukari 5B 4 seconds later same thing happens but she runs underneath the arrow clean Added to list of things that will drive me mad

Barrier blocking works really well to push him away after 5BB so he can't hit you with most followups. Instant barrier blocking works even better.

Wiki is missing frame data on j.236C/D (air slide). Are these pretty much the same? Could've sworn I caught you on Twitter saying something about one of the attributes or high/low hit properties or something being different for the air versions.

Just for future reference, you should post character-specific stuff like this in the appropriate character sub-forum. Anyway sounds like your issue is the height. Rampage B will only hit 4 times if the opponent floats too high. Let him fall a little lower to the ground before doing 5B > 5C > Rampage. Or put some slight delay between those 3 hits. It also couldn't hurt to be as close as possible, so also try doing a short dash between Power Charge and 5B. Last part that might trip you up is the j.C > Dragon Kick ender. When you jump cancel the second j.B with a FORWARD jump, there's a good chance the Dragon Kick will end up whiffing. Cancel the second j.B with a NEUTRAL jump into j.C to avoid this problem. There's a "Demonstration" option on the pause menu during Challenge Mode that will show you exactly how it should look.

Buffer a 236236 after your 236D. If you confirm the counter-hit, let go of the stick/d-pad and quickly input 6B. If done correctly the engine reads the last 2 directional inputs as 66 (dash) while also keeping 236236 in the input buffer, so you get a "dash Houtenjin" when you press B. For what it's worth, CH 236D also gives you enough time to link a dash 3C (663C) which is a little easier and results in like... 100 less damage for the full combo.

It's a "microdash." Haz's forward dash is attack-cancellable from the very first frame onward, so if done properly, you can quickly tap out 66 then 5A to perform a "sliding" 5A as fast as you could otherwise just hit 5A while standing still. The microdash isn't always necessary in order to hit the 5A link; it's dependent on spacing. Typically if you confirm that you started your combo at point-blank range, you won't need to microdash. However there's no penalty to attempting the microdash anyway (other than accidentally getting a 6A and dropping your combo), so you might as well grind it out until you're confident you can nail it all the time. I use the visual cue of waiting until Haz's feet touch the ground after 214D~66B before inputting the dash.

It should work like Yukiko's fans - you only need to block low if it makes visible contact with your feet. If you HAVE to block high otherwise, though? Christ that would be ridiculous. We would have already heard complaints about a divekick that silly at this point.

In that case, would it be totally unreasonable to remove the spacing requirements on Clean Hit and just give it to him on all bat attacks during VC no matter what?

Update announced... anybody have a (reasonable) Junpei change wishlist? Without just saying something vague like "buff his pre-VC damage" and calling it a day. He seems to already have solid pressure once he's in, but can't stay in people's faces well after a midscreen conversion. Maybe less recovery on the bunt attack so he can get back to oki quicker? Recovery on his attacks in general could use some tweaking. Something that confused me watching videos is the inconsistency of the Clean Hit property on 236A/B and j.236A/B during VC. Sometimes he gets it and sometimes he doesn't, for no apparent reason. I saw a player having to burn 50 meter to OMC after j.236A with VC active and an anti-air CH 2B in the corner as the starter. With those conditions he should at least get some solid meterless damage, right?

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Put me down for a setup. I'll also help run the P4A brackets.

My man Shin with the P4 tournament hookup! Makes the trip to Chicago worthwhile for me every time. If you're in the Midwest area GO TO UFGT - this could be the last major of its kind for our region.

You can only combo after FB Kyokusa if it counter-hits as the starter. (Also if you RC it, or the opponent just doesn't tech.) Use it when opponents step into the air space it covers in front of Axl to punish jump-in attacks hard. Generally if 2P is your starter you can gatling to f.S, and from there you can cancel into Rensen, Rashousen, Raiei S... whatever you want. Rensen FRC > further obliteration is always going to be the best bang for your buck, and 2P > f.S > Rensen combos on a lot of characters, so yeah, learn Rensen FRC. There will be a visual cue in Training Mode on the input display bar at the bottom - it will flash blue at the FRC point. Use that to nail down your timing. The simple answer is "it's the moment Rensen becomes active." You'll get a feel for it the more you practice. Record the training dummy to IAD w/ jump-in attacks and practice reacting at various ranges. You'll probably find that you'll want to use different anti-airs for different situations. Try 2S, 6K, 6P, 623P, FB Kyokusa, even 5K for different distances and angles of approach and see which one produces the best results. I only just started playing last year, though, so I'll defer to Watches for the expert advice.

Yeah for as crazy good and braindead those stance attacks look, I haven't seen any attack that reaches super jump height. Seems pretty reasonable for an opponent to react to the stance and SJ over it all for a punish, or even an invincible super. That DP tho. EDIT: Never mind, there was one instance of a stance attack that reached the top right corner of the screen

Less reps of j.C loops, makes sense. I hope that decreased untech time doesn't affect his air-to-air confirms though - it was mondo coolio to confirm some j.As into some j.Cs that floated Haz back down to the ground for a re-launch. And Jakou > Mizuchi is pretty much always a valid combo ender now which is cool. "Decreased combo starter time" - what exactly does that mean? What are they doing to my Super Snake Kick? D:

Gao (Junpei) vs. Lilii (Yu) Combos are getting more optimized now. Deathbound starter the corner + Victory Cry = ouch

My bad :x I'll just say there's a mostly clear version of Yukari's theme somewhere on Youtube now if you search for it.

Just wanted to tell Blackwing good shit for the continued pursuit of optimized combos for a silent audience. I'll get to actually practicing them someday... I'm still over here practicing stuff like 214D~A > 66.2A, being precise w/ 5B > 66.2A frametraps, TK Hiren enders, chasing tech-rollers... ah well.

Let's give Chie more plus on block special moves!

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That's a glitch that already exists in P4A. Air SB Rampage keeps your air momentum on startup, so if you do it right before you fall to the ground, the startup is cancelled and 236 stays in the input buffer, so you get an "instant" Skull Cracker by pressing a button afterwards. It's kind of hilarious that it's still in P4U2. All they'd have to do is change how air SB Rampage retains your air momentum on startup, and bam it's gone.