Duels of Fortune/Baron
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.
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Character Summary
- 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.
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Normal Moves
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Command Normals
Giant Tackle
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Body Press
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Universal Mechanics
Throw
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Reversals
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Wakeup Reversal
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Special Moves
Brightstar Bomber
5S |
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Grand Brightstar Bomber
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Supernova Lariat
4S |
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Orbital Grappler
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Meteor Cannon
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Air Brightstar Bomber
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Super Move
Star Breaker Slam
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Strategy
Neutral
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Offense
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Defense
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Combo Legend
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Basic Combos
Easy combos for starting.
Combo | Damage | Difficulty | Meter Spent | Position | Notes |
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5L > 5M > 5H > 5S, Ender | X | Very Easy/Easy/Medium/Hard/Very Hard | 0/50/100 | Midscreen/Corner/Near Corner/From Corner |
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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 |
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Advanced Combos
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Combo | Damage | Difficulty | Meter Spent | Position | Notes |
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5L > 5M > 5H > 5S, Ender | X | Very Easy/Easy/Medium/Hard/Very Hard | 0/50/100 | Midscreen/Corner/Near Corner/From Corner |
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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 |
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Combo | Damage | Difficulty | Meter Spent | Position | Notes |
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5L > 5M > 5H > 5S, Ender | X | Very Easy/Easy/Medium/Hard/Very Hard | 0/50/100 | Midscreen/Corner/Near Corner/From Corner |
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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 |
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Enders
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Combo | Damage | Difficulty | Meter Spent | Position | Notes |
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2H > 2S | X | Very Easy/Easy/Medium/Hard/Very Hard | 0/50/100 | Midscreen/Corner/Near Corner/From Corner |
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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 |
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