JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R/Shigekiyo Yangu

Overview

Strategy

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Introduction

Shigekiyo Yangu, best known as Shigechi, is a secondary ally in Diamond is Unbreakable, the fourth part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. He uses his Stand, Harvest, to make the opponent move to him and overwhelm them on offense.

Despite being a Stand User, Shigechi does not follow the typical rules of Stand characters. Instead of switching between Stand Off and Stand On modes, Shigechi can put Harvest in Defensive and Offensive Formations: this gives him access to different special moves based on what Formation he is in. Other than that, all of these special moves cost him Harvest stacks, which he'll need to keep up with "You can see my Harvest?!" and Formation Changes to get to use them.

While his normals may be small, he can force his enemies to come towards him by harassing them with "I can get anything I want!", wait for the opponent to make mistakes and punish them with high pressure strings. His main combos come from Defensive Formation, where he uses "So itchy!" and "I'll protect them!" (Medium) to extend his combos, and then switches to Offensive Formation to hit them on the ground with "Mess with me and you're gonna get hurt!".

• Relay Race: Shigechi is one of the only characters that is able to run both forward and backwards, giving him more maneuverability than most characters.
• Mode Switching: Shigechi can switch between Offensive and Defensive Harvest formations as modes to get access to different special moves; this maneuver can be canceled into special moves as well, allowing him to quickly do this in strings.

Playstyle

Shigekiyo Yangu is a Stand character who utilizes his special moves to pester and pressure the opponent.
Pros	Cons
Low Recovery Options: Access to "I can get anything I want!" and Formation Changes allow Shigechi to end strings in low recovery, as well as throwing projectiles to stay at advantage or getting resources back. Oppressive Strings: While spending Harvest stacks on offense, Shigechi can create long strings with small gaps, leaving the opponent guessing for the next strike/throw mixup. Anti-Zoning Tool: Despite his poor normals, Shigechi can use "I can get anything I want!" as an anti-zoning tool, summoning the projectile directly above the opponent with very little recovery. Although it doesn't track very well, stationary zoning opponents are forced to block, stop zoning, or take the hit.	TERRIBLE Normals: Abysmal range on his normals and a lack of a 5f move in general make him an absolute hell to play as in neutral; he's better off letting the opponent engage him. Hard to Master: During advantage, Shigechi will be continuously performing inputs and keeping track of Harvest stacks and Formation, requiring both execution and resource awareness. This makes him a character that really needs time and practice to get the good stuff out of him. Resource-Dependent: Shigechi heavily relies on his Harvest stacks to do anything. Without them, he needs to confirm into 2H to get them back, which is hard to do with his poor normals. Bad Throws: Shigechi's Throws deal low damage and are lacking in advantage to set up on oki. Neutered OTG Options: With a lot of his kit allowing him to extend combos and add OTG damage against his opponent, the OTG scaling unfortunately makes it less valuable to spend resources for these options. OTG HHA Neutral on Hit: While OTG HHA is a great tool to end combos and refill Harvest stacks, it leaves Shigechi neutral on hit, meaning he can't keep his advantage going.

Herd of Harvests

Unlike other Stand characters, Shigechi's Stand, Harvest, is always active. This repurposes his Style button to summon a Harvest stack.

Shigechi has access to a maximum of 3 Harvest stacks, which he can use on special moves. Depending on the button used, the special will get different properties and use a different amount of Harvest stacks: Light consumes one stack, Medium uses two stacks and Heavy requires all three stacks.

All of Shigechi's special moves consume Harvest stacks, becoming completely unavailable without them. Additionally, if Shigechi attempts to perform a special move variation that consumes multiple Harvest stacks while he has an insufficient amount, Shigechi will be locked out of said variation.

Stats

Style	Health	Low Health Mode	Hashtag(s)
Stand	900	Rumble	#ASBR_SHI #ASBR_SIG

Move List

Normal Moves

5L

5L

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 13 Mid 7 - - 0 +6 Shigechi performs a quick kick in front of him. Low horizontal range, equal to 2L. About halfway in the front stack of Offensive Formation. On hit sets up timing perfectly for a Throw after. Also a Frame Trap with 5L and 2L. Small pushback, can be done 3 times on block without moving. Neutral on block, but he doesn't have a 5f normal, so opponents can beat him.

5M

5M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 21 Mid 7 - - -4 +2 Shigechi dashes forward while putting his hands in front of him, attempting to push the opponent away. Medium horizontal range. A little more than the front stack of Offensive Formation, together with the movement. Moves him forward a bit. Big pushback on hit and block.

5H

5H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 34 Mid 13 - - -8 0 Shigechi leaps forward horizontally with a headbutt. Large horizontal range. About two front stacks of Offensive Formation, together with movement. Moves him forward a fair amount. Generally lets him end up right in front of the opponent, depends on range.

2L

2L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 12 Low 7 - - -2 +4 Shigechi performs a sitting low kick. Can cancel into itself. Low horizontal range, equal to 5L. About halfway in the front stack of Offensive Formation. Very Small pushback, can be done 4 times on block without moving.

2M

2M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 20 Low 7 - - -4 +2 Shigechi slides forward while sitting, performing an uppercut. Abysmal range, smaller than 5L and 2L. About a quarter of the way in the front stack of Offensive Formation. Big pushback on hit and block.

2H

2H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 32 Low 13 - - -8 - Shigechi slides over the ground using his Harvest, sweeping the opponent. Provides hard knockdown. Large horizontal range. Slightly less than two front stacks of Offensive Formation, together with movement. Can low-profile certain moves.

JL

j.L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 16 Overhead 9 - - - - Shigechi pushes his arms out at an upwards angle. Good vertical hitbox against aerial opponents, biggest horizontal range out of all aerials. Fastest aerial option. Short active duration. Low hitstun.

JM

j.M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 24 Overhead 11 - - - - Shigechi kicks at a downwards angle. Very low horizontal range, decent vertical range. Long active duration. Can hit rising on standing targets, and specific crouchers. Works well with 623L setup. Medium hitstun. Good hitbox for crossups.

JH

j.H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 38 Overhead 15 - - - - Shigechi stretches out horizontally, kicking the opponent. Decent vertical and horizontal range, hits about where his shoes are horizontally. Rather slow aerial option. Medium active duration. Long hitstun. Can combo after rising dashjump. Can crossup.

Special Moves

623X

I can get anything I want! 623L/M/H Start Start Light Light Medium Medium Heavy Heavy

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 66 (11*6) Mid - - - - - Medium 78 (6*13) Mid - - - - - Heavy 90 Mid - - - - - Shigechi uses his Harvest to drop objects from above the opponent. Short recovery, to the point Shigechi recovers before the projectile is spawned. Spawning location depends on horizontal and vertical location of the opponent. Projectile despawns if Shigechi is hit after it spawned. If performed at 3 stacks of Harvest, Shigechi will have to wait a bit before using 4/6S or 5S. Otherwise, Shigechi will perform them but not regain a stack. L version: Harvest drops nuts and bolts. Decides spawning location at frame 15. Cancels summoning the projectile if Defense 214X is performed. Has a ghost hitbox with no damage or hitstun that allows opponents to Stylish Evade or Stylish Guard the full move even after getting hit. M version: Harvest drops more nuts and bolts. Decides spawning location at frames 17-19. Has a ghost hitbox with no damage or hitstun that allows opponents to Stylish Evade or Stylish Guard the full move even after getting hit. H version: Harvest drops construction pipes. Causes groundbounce on hit. Decides spawning location at frame 19. If the opponent Stylish Evades or Stylish Guards, the 3D hitbox is wide and active enough to force them to defend again. Works for Taunt combos; Taunt will need to be timed around its lowest point.

Offensive Formation

Defensive Formation

Offense 236X

Don't underestimate Harvest! 236L/M/H

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 60 (10*6) Mid 17 - - -10 - Medium 84 (7*12) Mid 17 - - -4 - Heavy 108 (6*18) Mid 17 - - 0 - Shigechi sends one-to-three Harvest flying forward as an arcing projectile in a spreading pattern. Damage and distance increase based on the version used. L version: Launches a projectile that slowly descends. Opponent is launched on hit. M version: Launches two projectiles that slowly descend separately. Goes further than the Light version. Opponent is launched more on hit. H version: Launches three projectiles in a spread pattern. Goes further than the Light and Medium version. Opponent is launched significantly on hit. Allows for 6[6]>5M extension.

Offense 214X

Mess with me and you're gonna get hurt! 214L/M/H	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 54 (9*6) Low 21 - - -36 -20 Medium 72 (6*12) Low 21 - - -34 -18 Heavy 90 (5*18) Low 21 - - -30 -16 Shigechi sends Harvest running at the opponent. Can hit OTG. Damage and speed increase based on the version used.

Offense 41236X

Move and you'll regret it! 41236L/M/H

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 54 (14, 5*4, 20) Throw 27 - - - - Medium 64 (14, 5*5, 25) Throw 27 - - - - Heavy 74 (14, 5*6, 30) Throw 27 - - - - Shigechi has Harvest leap upwards in a falling arc. If they connect, a number of Harvests will hold the opponent still as a single one of them attacks their neck before throwing them away. Damage and range increase based on the version used. Medium version gives the most advantage.

Defense 214X

Don't come any closer! 214L/M/H

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 0 - - - - - - Harvest instantly forms a wall in front of Shigechi. Protects Shigechi from every non-HHA/GHA projectile and attack. If the hitbox of the opponent's attack is big enough, it can hit Shigechi on the other side of the wall. This happens rather inconsistently, making this move unreliable at times. Does not works against Throws. The version used, in addition to consuming the required amount of Harvest stacks, determines the follow-up used. While visually it may not appear so, the protecting hitbox of the wall automatically turns around when the opponent switches sides.

Defense 214X-6X

I'll protect them! 214L/M/H>6L/M/H Light Light Medium Medium Heavy Heavy

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 214L>6L/M/H 35 Mid 5 - - -16 - Medium 214M>6L/M/H 75 (5*15) Mid 5 - - +16 +22 Heavy 214H>6L/M/H 80 (40*2) Low 5 - - -14 - Shigechi launches the Harvests making up the wall at the opponent. Version is determined by which button is used during 214X. L version: Launches the projectile at an upwards angle. Causes a groundbounce on hit. Shigechi is able to Flash Cancel into 41236L/M to continue a combo. M version: Launches the projectile at a horizontal angle. Gives considerably large advantage on hit and block. Large damage and extension options make it a common combo tool. H version: Launches fast, low-hitting projectile over the ground. Launches the opponent on hit. Can hit OTG.

Defense 41236X

So itchy! 41236L/M/H	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 40 Low 19 - - -26 - Medium 40 Low 19 - - -16 - Heavy 40 Low 19 - - -10 - Shigechi commands Harvest to run at the opponent. Binds the opponent on hit, after which it causes a crumple. Recovery time decreases with stronger versions. Common combo tool, as it gives access to MANY different extensions such as 623L/M/H and GHA.

System Mechanics

Throw

Throw Don't move! 5/4 + Any Two Attack Buttons

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 95 Throw 7 - - - - Shigechi bombards the enemy with a barrage of Harvests rapidly tackling them, sending them flying. Forward Throw will not allow Shigechi to hit the opponent in time for wakeup. Back Throw leaves the opponent closer and has greater advantage, but Shigechi can't set up 623L or get a stack back before it without sacrificing oki.

Assist

Assist Don't come any closer!

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. First Half: 0 Second Half: 80 (40*2) Low - - - - - Harvest instantly forms a wall in front of Shigechi. If the wall is hit by the opponent, Shigechi launches the Harvests making it up towards them. Assault Assist Stocks: 2 Reversal Assist Stocks: 2 Based on Defense 214H>6X The second portion causes knockback on hit. The wall possesses Auto Guard rather than proper counter frames, allowing it to interact with Rohan's Safety Locks.

66-44

Relay Race 6[6]/4[4] Forward Forward Back Back	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Forward 0 - - - - - - Back 0 - - - - - - Harvest carries Shigechi in a caterpillar track-like fashion. Allows Shigechi to run backwards. Movement speed increases with Harvest stacks. Cannot be canceled into special moves. Can cancel Forward Dash into 5S and Formation Changes.

5S

You can see my Harvest?! 5S	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 0 - 1 - 24 - - Shigechi summons a stack of Harvest. Cannot be canceled into anything.

4S-6S

Defensive Formation Offensive Formation 4S/6S Offensive Formation Offensive Formation Defensive Formation Defensive Formation	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 0 - 1 - 26 - - Switches Offensive to Defensive Formation (4S), or Defensive to Offensive Formation (6S). Both versions summon a stack of Harvest on use. Both have the same cancel features of a command normal, meaning they can be canceled into from Normals and canceled into Special Moves.

Heart Heat Attack

Now I'm real mad! 236 + Any Two Attack Buttons	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Normal 186 (48*3+42) Mid 1(4)1 - - -64 - OTG 186 (48*3+42) Mid 1(2)1 - - - 0 Shigechi points and quickly sends out a large, dense wave of Harvests a long distance forward. Can hit OTG. Automatically summons 3 Harvest stacks upon use. Normal version: Notes 1 Notes 2 OTG version: Notes 1 Notes 2

Great Heat Attack

You want proof? Here it is! 236L+M+H

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 354 (60+12*9+6*21+60) Mid 1(26)1 - - -128 - Shigechi calls forth a massive wave of Harvests that rapidly travel forward. If they connect, the Harvests will cover the opponent from head to toe as they pile on top of them, each one relentlessly punching the opponent before they all deliver an uppercut in unison. Travels fullscreen. Automatically summons 3 Harvest stacks upon use.

Costumes

Normal (Color 1)

Normal (Color 2)

Normal (Color 3)

Normal (Color 4)