Duels of Fortune/Baron

Overview

Overview

As the biggest body in the game, Baron Brightstar takes his place in Duels of Fortune as the slow but powerful grappler. As any character of his nature, Baron is built on extremes. Unlike some he shares the archetype with though, Baron's neutral tools are more than strong enough to keep him in the game. His normals alone are massive and have incredible conversion potential, usually being able to route into huge damage and great okizeme even off far hits. Pokes like 5M, 4H, and 2[H] in particular have huge amounts of utility in the neutral game. Once he's in, his monstrous pressure starts. Baron has 3 command grabs between 4S~S, 5S, and 63214S. 4S~S, Orbital Grapple, is somewhat niche in use due to long startup although the reward is decent. 5S, Brightstar Bomber, has more uses. Its startup is solid, it gives an HKD, a combo in the corner, but only does 3500 damage. 63214S though, Grand Brightstar Bomber, is the showstopper. Having a blazing fast startup, good range, a whopping 6000 damage, and leading to huge combos in the corner, it rightfully earns its status as one of the only input moves in the game. 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, Baron can threaten an armored unblockable by charging it up to max level, and with the right knockdowns, he can even set it up meaty. These add another layer to his already threatening mixups. His defensive tools aren't lacking either. 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 strings, lows, and throws, the threat of it can force opponents to rethink their usual pressure since he has a free way of challenging gaps. In addition, Grand Brightstar Bomber is fast enough to catch people playing overly respectively when they're trying to bait reversals. 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. Altogether, these make him incredibly immobile, having to slowly walk opponents down while checking with his normals. 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, while important to his neutral game, are also all unsafe if the opponent properly reacts and counters them. This further makes it difficult for Baron to initiate interactions. His massive body doesn't do him any favors either, as he has the biggest hurtbox in the game. This leaves him open to unique pressure situations including on a couple characters an infinite blockstring in the corner, and 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, the dynamic and flow of how he does it completely changes the moment the opponent has enough meter to reversal. It's important to take it into account and not just auto-pilot his sequences.

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 besides solid damage, both of Baron's main command grabs give a combo in the corner, combos 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 even if he doesn't have an HKD available. Big Normals - Baron's normals while not disjointed cover a sizable distance and generally convert into combos very well. Standouts are 5M, 4H, and 2[H]. 2[H] in particular is similar to Potemkin's slide head, but it's capable of converting to combos even at a distance. 4H and 2[H] are also armored, giving them greater utility for dealing with zoning. Strong Defensive Choices - While he does have slow 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. Beyond reversal, his 2S is a near frame 1 armored move, allowing him to interrupt gaps without spending resources. 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 potentially mean having to go through the entire neutral game again. There are ways for him to play around them but it's generally not easy. Awful Movement - Baron has the weakest movement in the game, lacking a forward dash, air dashes, having extra long prejump, and very slow walk speeds. This makes getting in on opponents and dealing with characters who have strong mobility quite difficult. 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. In particular, it makes reaction anti-airing difficult.

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

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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

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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 Describe the move and the uses it has.
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5M File:DoF Baron 5M.png You will learn to love this button 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 - - - - - - Describe a command normal. Add bullet points if necessary.
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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 - - - - - - Describe a command normal. Add bullet points if necessary.
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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 - Describe their throw. Add bullet points if necessary.
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Reversals

Reversal 5R File:DoF Baron 5R.png	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Properties - High/Low - - - - - - Describe their regular reversal. Add bullet points if necessary.
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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 - - - - - - Describe their wakeup reversal. Add bullet points if necessary.
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Special Moves

Brightstar Bomber 5S File:DoF Baron 5S.png	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Properties - - - - - - - - Generally describe a special and its uses. Add bullet points for data things, and if need be, a table.
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Grand Brightstar Bomber 63214S File:DoF Baron 63214S.png	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Properties - - - - - - - - Generally describe a special and its uses. Add bullet points for data things, and if need be, a table.
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Supernova Lariat 4S File:DoF Baron 4S.png	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Properties - High/Low - - - - - - Generally describe a special and its uses. Add bullet points for data.
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Orbital Grappler 4S~S ~ File:DoF Baron 4S~S.png	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Properties - - - - - - - - Generally describe a special and its uses. Add bullet points for data.
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Meteor Cannon 2S File:DoF Baron 2S.png	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Properties - High/Low - - - - - - Generally describe a special and its uses. Add bullet points for data.
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Air Brightstar Bomber j.S File:DoF Baron jS.png	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Properties - - - - - - - - Generally describe a special and its uses. Add bullet points for data.
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Super Move

Star Breaker Slam 5SP File:DoF Baron 5SP.png Heavenly Baron Buster Heavenly Baron Buster	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Properties - High/Low - - - - - - Describe the super and what you can do with it. Any additional information that doesn't fit with the main description, such as it whiffing on certain characters.
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Muscle Form: Red Supergiant 2SP File:DoF Baron 2SP.png Spend 50 meter to win neutral Spend 50 meter to win neutral	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv Hit Adv Block Properties - High/Low - - - - - - Describe the super and what you can do with it. Any additional information that doesn't fit with the main description, such as it whiffing on certain characters.
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Strategy

Neutral

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Offense

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Defense

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Combos

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Combo Legend

Numpad Notation •  =  7 8 9 4 5 6 1 2 3  =  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 / / 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.

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Trivia

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