Kamen Rider: Super Climax Heroes/Saga

Kamen Rider Saga

Introduction

Kamen Rider Saga is the leader of the Checkmate Four, a group of enforcers who punish Fangires that get too buddy-buddy with humans. You're on the list.

Saga is without question one of the most fearsome characters in Super Climax Heroes, with terrifying space control tools that lead into some of the most devastating combos in the game. With the dominant j.H, a terrifying j.S, a whole slew of long-ranged normals and even a ranged unblockable hitgrab, Saga has the tools to keep his opponents at bay and keep them scared into submission. However, his tools are somewhat on the slow side to compensate for their range, meaning he can have a somewhat harder time on defence compared to some other characters, and his Striker, while powerful, is incredibly linear with a large blind spot, rendering its primary use in combos and not much else.

Playstyle

Kamen Rider Saga locks opponents down with potent space control tools in order to set up ambiguous mixups and devastating combos.
Pros	Cons
Dominating Space Control: His grounded whip normals have great range and are hugely rewarding on hit. Doubly so for j.H, which is bar none one of the best ranged pokes in the game. Excellent Combos: Saga is able to turn most hits into powerful combos, especially with the help of his Striker to further extend damage.	Poor Defence: Saga has to do what all long-range monsters do - trade away range for speed. While some of his tools are fast enough to poke with reasonable consistency, his lack of fast close-range tools leaves his defence somewhat lacking. Limited Striker: While the Mother Sagarc can be used to extend Saga's combo pickups into devastating damage, the limited space it covers means that it sees decidedly less use in pressure and on defence.

Normal Moves

5LLL

5LLL File:KRSCH Saga 5L.png File:KRSCH Saga 5LL.png File:KRSCH Saga 5LLL.png	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 5L - Y - - - - - 5LL - Y - - - - - 5LLL - Y - - - - -

5LHH

5LHH File:KRSCH Saga 5L.png File:KRSCH Saga 5LH.png File:KRSCH Saga 5LHH.png	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 5L - Y - - - - - 5LH - Y - - - - - Can be followed up with an Air Combo, j.LHHS. 5LHH - Y - - - - -

4/6LLL

4/6LLL File:KRSCH Saga 46L.png File:KRSCH Saga 46LL.png File:KRSCH Saga 46LLL.png	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 4/6L - Y - - - - - 4/6LL - Y - - - - - 4/6LLL - Y - - - - -

4/6LHH

4/6LHHHH File:KRSCH Saga 46L.png File:KRSCH Saga 46LH.png File:KRSCH Saga 46LHH.png File:KRSCH Saga 46LHHH.png File:KRSCH Saga 46LHHHH.png	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 4/6L - Y - - - - - 4/6LH - Y - - - - - 4/6LHH - Y - - - - - 4/6LHHH - Y - - - - - 4/6LHHHH - Y - - - - -

2/8LLL

2/8LLLL File:KRSCH Saga 28L.png File:KRSCH Saga 28LL.png File:KRSCH Saga 28LLL.png File:KRSCH Saga 28LLLL.png	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 2/8L - Y - - - - - 2/8LL - Y - - - - - 2/8LLL - Y - - - - - 2/8LLLL - Y - - - - -

2/8LHH

2/8LHH File:KRSCH Saga 28L.png File:KRSCH Saga 28LH.png File:KRSCH Saga 28LHH.png	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 2/8L - Y - - - - - 2/8LH - Y - - - - - 2/8LHH - Y - - - - -

5HH

5HH File:KRSCH Saga 5H.png File:KRSCH Saga 5HH.png	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 5H - Y - - - - - 5HH - Y - - - - -

6HHH

6HHHH File:KRSCH Saga 6H.png File:KRSCH Saga 6HH.png File:KRSCH Saga 6HHH.png	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 6H - Y - - - - - 6HH - Y - - - - - 6HHH - Y - - - - -

2/8HH

5LLL File:KRSCH Saga 28H.png File:KRSCH Saga 28HH.png	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 2/8H - Y - - - - - 2/8HH - Y - - - - -

jL

jL File:KRSCH Saga jL.png	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - Y - - - - - Saga stabs at a downward angle with the Jacorder. Active until landing.

jH

jH File:KRSCH Saga jH.png	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - Y - - - - - Saga pauses in mid-air, then quickly sends out the Jacorder Bute straight in front of him. Completely stalls his air momentum with no height restriction. Doing this low to the ground is one of the most potent space control tools in the game.

Throw

Throw 4H File:KRSCH Saga Throw.png	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - Y - - - - - Saga's throw.

Rider Art and Dash Action

Dash Action

Dash Action Guard Dash File:KRSCH Saga DA.png	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - N/A - - - - - Saga runs forward with a shield that guards against projectile attacks. This slowly depletes the Guard Gauge as it is used.

Rider Art

Rider Art File:KRSCH Saga RA.png Super Jump Super Jump	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - N/A - - - - - Standard Super Jump type Rider Art. Costs .5 stocks of the Rider Gauge.

Style Action

By pressing Style Action, Saga can call his striker to launch an attack. This costs 2 stocks of the Rider Gauge, or 4 stocks when executed from hitstun.

Support Attack File:KRSCH Saga Support Attack.png

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - N/A - - - - - Saga summons the Mother Sagarc directly above his head, causing it to fire a multi-hit laser beam at a downwards angle towards the opponent. Can be used to excellent effect in most combos, but the limited space it covers means using it in pressure requires specific spacing, and it's basically completely useless in close-range defensive situations.

Combos

• 6HH > RC > 5S > 2HH

Saga's bread and butter combo that you can build from and to most everything. Very easy to convert into from most other pokes that don't knock down, and even combos from j.H at closer ranges. Can extend into SA call from the third hit of 2HH.

• DS > 2HH > SA > DS/[j.S]x2

Basic pickup from DS that also showcases SA extensions. Use DS when midscreen, [j.S]x2 when close to the corner.