Duels of Fortune/Baron

Overview

Baron Brightstar is Clyde's father and the biggest body in the game, taking his place as the slow but powerful grappler. Like any of character of this nature, Baron is built on extremes.

Baron's normals are massive and usually route into huge damage and great okizeme. Pokes like 5M, 4H, and 2[H] in particular have huge amounts of utility. Once he's in, his monstrous pressure starts. Baron has 3 command grabs between 4S~S (Orbital Grapple), 5S (Brightstar Bomber), and 624S (Grand Brightstar Bomber). 4S~S is somewhat niche. 5S has more uses due to an HKD and combo in the corner. 624S though is the showstopper with a blazing fast startup, good range, huge damage, and a combo starter/extender in the corner. Its only weakness is giving no knockdown in midscreen, but gaining the corner as Baron isn't difficult. These throws aren't Baron's only mixups either. Using his 2S (Meteor Cannon), Baron can threaten an armored unblockable, and with the right knockdowns, he can even set it up meaty. His defensive tools are also better than the norm. Baron's reversals are just as massive as he is, making spacing them out quite difficult. On top of that, his 2S doubles as a frame 2 armored option. While can lose to some things, the threat of it can force opponents to rethink their usual pressure. In addition, Grand Brightstar Bomber is fast enough to catch people playing too respective, especially if they're trying to bait reversal. His health being the highest in the game at 30000 further makes his defensive capabilities strong, as even beyond allowing him to survive more hits, it means he'll naturally build more burst and meter over the course of a round.

Baron though is a big body grappler and not without the flaws they come with. Baron has by far the weakest movement in the game, with no forward dash, air dashes, increased pre-jump, and slow walk speeds. This generally means he doesn't get to take the match at his pace, and instead has to play reactively to the opponent. This further ties in with how committal his primary neutral tools are. 2[H], 4H, 4S, and his jump, are all unsafe and not hard to react to for experienced players. His massive body doesn't do him any favors either, as he's open to unique pressure situations including an infinite blockstring in the corner for two characters. It also just means he has a tendency to get hit by things other characters could avoid like upwards angled projectiles. Possibly his biggest flaw though is his weakness to guard cancel reversals. As a big character, most of his normals have higher than average recovery. As a result, it's easier than normal for most characters to reactively guard cancel to punish him for trying to run his pressure. While this doesn't invalidate how strong and rewarding his offense is, especially since a blocked reversal can mean death, the dynamic and flow of how he does it completely changes the moment the opponent has enough meter to reversal.

Playstyle

Baron armors his way into the opponent's face and mixes them with his terrifying command grabs.
Pros	Cons
Fear Invoking Mixups - Like any good grappler, Baron's command grabs are terrifying to get hit by. While not especially rewarding in midscreen, both of Baron's main command grabs give a combo in the corner that can deal over 20K with 50 meter. Making this even more scary is his hit reward, with his bnbs dealing by far the most in the game besides Johnson, usually over 10K. These often carry to the corner too. Additionally, he has the ability to restand in combos using 2S, letting him loop pressure. Big Normals - Baron's normals, while not disjointed, cover a sizable distance. Standouts are 5M, 4H, and 2[H]. Strong Defensive Choices - While he does have a few slower buttons, Baron has plenty of ways to deal with pressure. His reversal is huge and covers his entire body, making it great at catching even crossups. His wakeup reversal is even bigger, one of the biggest in the game. He also has 2S, a frame 2 armored move. High Health - Baron has by far the highest health in the game at 30K. This means he often takes an extra hit or two to kill, giving him more time to start his offense and build resources.	Vulnerable to Guard Cancel - Baron's normals have above average recovery, meaning he's more consistently punished by guard cancel compared to the rest of the cast. This is particularly tough for him, as he can have trouble getting into close range to begin with, and a gc can mean having to go through the entire neutral game again. Awful Movement - Baron has the weakest movement in the game, lacking a forward dash, air dashes, having extra long prejump, and having very slow ground and air speeds. Committal Neutral - While Baron's neutral options are incredibly threatening due to their reward, most can be reliably avoided by patient and reactive opponents, and many are punishable if the opponent understands how they work. Huge Hurtbox - Baron has the biggest hurtbox in the game, meaning he tends to be caught by all sorts of things including a few instant overheads and infinite blockstrings in the corner.

Character Properties

Health	30000
Backdash	34F
Unique Movement	No Forward Dash No Air Dash Increased Pre-Jump (8F)
Fastest Attack	2L (6F)

Character Summary

Move list

Command Normals: 4H - Giant Tackle: An armored approach and Baron's main way of getting in.; j.2H - Body Press: Baron falls straight down with a crossup hitbox, launching on contact with the ground.
Special Moves: 5S (Air OK) - Brightstar Bomber: A fairly bog-standard command grab that causes a hard knockdown.; 4S - Supernova Lariat: Projectile invincible long range lariat. Has the following built-in strike/throw mix listed below.; 4S->S - Orbital Grapple: A grab that slams the opponent into the other side of the screen.; 2S - Meteor Cannon: An armored punch that can be charged up to 3 levels. At level 2, it crumples, and at level 3, it becomes unblockable. Can be dash canceled.; 63214S - Grand Brightstar Bomber: The most damaging special in the game and a rewarding command grab. You can hold 6 or 4 to move slightly while above the screen.
Supers: 5SP - Star Breaker Slam: A highly damaging anti-air command grab.; 2SP - Muscle Form: Red Supergiant: An install that increases damage dealt, decreases damage taken, and gives armor that can only be broken by high damage attacks.

Quick combo reference

5L > 5M > 5H > 5S: Easy combo for helping beginners. Put a brief description here.

Normal Moves

5L

File:DoF Baron 5L.png

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Properties
-	High/Low	XF	-	-	XF	XF	XF Invul, Dash Cancelable, Jump Cancelable, Tracker, Ground Bounce, Wall Bounce, XF Anti-Air Invul, XF Armored, Projectile Invul, Disjointed
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5M

File:DoF Baron 5M.png

You will learn to love this button

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Properties
-	High/Low	-	-	-	-	-	-
F

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5H

File:DoF Baron 5H.png

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Properties
-	High/Low	-	-	-	-	-	-
F

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2L

File:DoF Baron 2L.png

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Properties
-	High/Low	-	-	-	-	-	-
F

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2M

File:DoF Baron 2M.png

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Properties
-	High/Low	-	-	-	-	-	-
F

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2H

File:DoF Baron 2H.png

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Properties
-	High/Low	-	-	-	-	-	-
F

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j.L

File:DoF Baron jL.png

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Properties
-	High/Low	-	-	-	-	-	-
F

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j.M

File:DoF Baron M.png

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Properties
-	High/Low	-	-	-	-	-	-
F

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j.H

File:DoF Baron jH.png

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Properties
-	High/Low	-	-	-	-	-	-
F

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Command Normals

Giant Tackle
4H

File:DoF Baron 4H.png

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Properties
-	High/Low	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Body Press
j.2H

File:DoF Baron j2H.png

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Properties
-	High/Low	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Universal Mechanics

Throw

Throw
6H

File:DoF Baron 6H.png

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Properties
-	Unblockable	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
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Reversals

Reversal
5R

File:DoF Baron 5R.png

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Properties
-	High/Low	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Wakeup Reversal
5R on Wakeup

File:DoF Baron Wakeup 5R.png

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Properties
-	High/Low	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Special Moves

Brightstar Bomber
5S

File:DoF Baron 5S.png

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Properties
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Grand Brightstar Bomber
63214S

File:DoF Baron 63214S.png

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Properties
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Supernova Lariat
4S

File:DoF Baron 4S.png

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Properties
-	High/Low	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Orbital Grappler
4S~S

~

File:DoF Baron 4S~S.png

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Properties
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Meteor Cannon
2S

File:DoF Baron 2S.png

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Properties
-	High/Low	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Air Brightstar Bomber
j.S

File:DoF Baron jS.png

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Properties
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Super Move

Star Breaker Slam
5SP

File:DoF Baron 5SP.png

Heavenly Baron Buster

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Properties
-	High/Low	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Muscle Form: Red Supergiant
2SP

File:DoF Baron 2SP.png

Spend 50 meter to win neutral

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Properties
-	High/Low	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Strategy

Neutral

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Offense

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Defense

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Additional Resources

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Additional Categories

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Combos

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Combo Legend

Numpad Notation



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7	8	9
4	5	6
1	2	3

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up-back	up	up-forward
back	neutral	forward
down-back	down	down-forward

236 =
214 =
63214 =

46 =
28 =

Light:
Medium:
Heavy:
Special:

Super:
Block/Reversal:
Burst:
Taunt:

Dash = 66

j. = Jump

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dc = Dash Cancel

jc = Jump Cancel

dl. = Delay

[X] = Hold

]X[ = Release

gb = Ground Bounce

wb = Wall Bounce

bb = Blast Burst

tc = Trigger Cancel

SP = Super

[X]*N = Repeat sequence N amount of times.

X(N) = Multi-hit move hits only N times. May be omitted if all hits are used.

(X) = Optional input

OTG = On The Ground

TK = Tiger Knee (doing an air move the moment a jump sends you airborne)

> = Cancel

, = Link

AA = Anti-air

land = Land before doing the next input.

Basic Combos

Easy combos for starting.

Combo	Damage	Difficulty	Meter Spent	Position	Notes
5L > 5M > 5H > 5S, Ender	X	Very Easy/Easy/Medium/Hard/Very Hard	0/50/100	Midscreen/Corner/Near Corner/From Corner	Description of the combo.
Combo	Damage	Difficulty	Meter Spent	Position	Notes
2L > 2M > 2H > 2S, Ender	X	Very Easy/Easy/Medium/Hard/Very Hard	0/50/100	Midscreen/Corner/Near Corner/From Corner	Description of the combo.

Advanced Combos

Harder combos that deal more damage or provide some other benefit.

Combo	Damage	Difficulty	Meter Spent	Position	Notes
5L > 5M > 5H > 5S, Ender	X	Very Easy/Easy/Medium/Hard/Very Hard	0/50/100	Midscreen/Corner/Near Corner/From Corner	Description of the combo.
Combo	Damage	Difficulty	Meter Spent	Position	Notes
2L > 2M > 2H > 2S, Ender	X	Very Easy/Easy/Medium/Hard/Very Hard	0/50/100	Midscreen/Corner/Near Corner/From Corner	Description of the combo.

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Combo	Damage	Difficulty	Meter Spent	Position	Notes
5L > 5M > 5H > 5S, Ender	X	Very Easy/Easy/Medium/Hard/Very Hard	0/50/100	Midscreen/Corner/Near Corner/From Corner	Description of the combo.
Combo	Damage	Difficulty	Meter Spent	Position	Notes
2L > 2M > 2H > 2S, Ender	X	Very Easy/Easy/Medium/Hard/Very Hard	0/50/100	Midscreen/Corner/Near Corner/From Corner	Description of the combo.

Enders

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Combo	Damage	Difficulty	Meter Spent	Position	Notes
2H > 2S	X	Very Easy/Easy/Medium/Hard/Very Hard	0/50/100	Midscreen/Corner/Near Corner/From Corner	Description of the ender.
Combo	Damage	Difficulty	Meter Spent	Position	Notes
2H > 2SP	X	Very Easy/Easy/Medium/Hard/Very Hard	0/50/100	Midscreen/Corner/Near Corner/From Corner	Description of the ender.

Colors

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Trivia

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