Spectral vs Generation/Hiro

Hiro
Health	510
Pre-Jump Frames	3
Play Style	All-Around, Setplay
Dash Type	Step

Character Background

Race: Demon
Motivation: To revive the Demon King
Weapon: Gate Of Heaven
Likes: Pride in demons
Dislikes: "Heroic" Humans

Gameplay Overview

Playstyle

Hiro is a versatile character with many tools allowing her to switch between playing passive or agressive depending on the opponent. Her most defining trait being her 214D, a trap which triggers even as she blocks on those who step on it making her hard to approach(Does this remind you of someone?) and giving her a free combo due to the amount of hitstun it provides. Hiro is a jack-of-all-trades mainly focused on setplay with strong neutral tools allowing her to play as she wants, may it be rushdown or zoner.
Pros	Cons
Keepaway Master: Most of her tools such as her 236x and 214x forces the opponent into approaching while her 214D works as a trap which can catch those who are careless enough to step on it making Hiro hard to pin down. Anti-Zoning : Because they wanted her to fill the 'shoto' role despite not having a dp, they gave her a super fireball which tends to end any projectile war, and even without it, she can use 214x to stop careless zoning or dash through with 236D. 50/50 On Demand: Thanks to 214D alongside her unique string 5B>5C>j.B>j.C allowing for a HKD, she can force the opponent to guess between high and low anywhere on the screen after most hitconfirms, meaning she can play agressive if she wants. Amazing Normals: 5B, 5C, 8C have huge range compared to most of the cast's moves, 5b being an excellent anti air while the other two can stop approaching attempts. Her j.C works as an excellent jump in for good damage and j.B can be used for crossups. Simple Yet Effective Hiro doesn't have a demanding execution compared to most of the cast making her easy to pick and learn but hard to master.	Poor Defense: Hiro relies on meter to get out of pressure, such as using guard cancel or a super reversal, outside of it she's forced to block on most situations and guess right. Average Damage: Without meter, Hiro's damage can be a bit underwhelming, requiring up to 4 or 5 interactions to get a round. Sometimes it makes you pick between damage and okizeme or dust for meter gain which resets neutral. This lack of damage also allows the opponent to enter burst threshold often and spin the round on their favor. Honest In A Dishonest Game: While she has many tools to work with, she's often the one having to play a lot more careful as most of the cast can blow her out of 2 or 3 hitconfirms and she doesn't have anything extremely crazy compared to some characters.

Normals

Far Standing Normals

5A	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 15 Mid Specials 5 - - - Hiro jabs her scythe forward.

5B	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 30 Mid Specials 5 - - - Hiro pokes her scythe diagonally upwards. Whiffs on standing Hiro (1 & 2), Orochimaru, Roze, Wells, and Erile. Mainly used as an anti-air button.

5C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 50 Mid Specials 9 - - - Hiro thrusts her scythe forward. Causes knockdown and does not push you back on Hit.

5D	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 10 Mid Specials 8 - - - Hiro balances on her scythe and kicks. Moves her forward a bit.

Close Standing Normals

5A	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 15 Mid Specials 4 - - - Hiro jabs her scythe at a lower angle.

5B	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 30 Mid Specials 5 - - - Hiro swipes her claw vertically.

5C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 25, 25 Mid Specials 6 - - - Horizontal scythe slash. Hits twice and can be canceled after the first hit.

5D	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 10 Mid Specials 4 - - - Just a knee.

Crouching Normals

2A	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 15 Mid Specials 5 - - - Forward claw swipe.

2B	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 30 Mid Specials 5 - - - Upward claw swipe.

2C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 50 Low Specials 6 - - - Hiro's scythe turns into multiple blades.

2D	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 10 Low Specials 3 - - - A short kick.

Jumping Normals

j.A	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 15 High - 3 - - - Hiro pokes her scythe out until she lands.

j.B	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 30 High - 6 - - - Hiro twirls her scythe around her. Long hitbox that extends behind you. Cross-up tool.

j.C Neutral jump (8) Neutral jump (8) Directional jump (7/9) or Airdash Directional jump (7/9) or Airdash	Version Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block Neutral 50 High - 12 - - - Hiro swings her scythe down. Version Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block Directional 50 High - 6 - - - Faster swing, but shorter range. Has Knockdown property if chained after j.B if used as an air-to-air.

j.D	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 10 High - 5 - - - Air kick.

Chain Specific Normals

A -> 3C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 30 High None - - - - Only accessible after chaining from any A normal. See Chain Combos. Hiro crouches and does a downward claw swipe. Long startup, but the opponent won't have enough time to do anything except block or parry high.

Throws

A+D Forward Throw	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 60 Throw N/A 4 - - - Hiro picks the opponent up and crushes them.

B+D Back Throw	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 70 Throw N/A 4 - - - Hiro picks you up, teleports behind you, and slashes you. Can be comboed off of, but any immediate specials or supers need inputs in the same direction you were before the throw. The opponent cannot tech until they hit the ground, which carries over to any combos.

Sword Series Slash (Dust)

5B+C Standing SSS	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 150 High N/A 30 - - - Triggers an air chase when you press A. To complete the air chase you must do AAABBBCCCD > 236D.

2B+C Low SSS	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 150 Low N/A 30 - - - Same as standing SSS but hits low. Triggers an air chase when you press A. To complete the air chase you must do AAABBBCCCD > 236D.

Chaos Breaking (Parry)

A+B Standing Parry Standing Parry Crouching Parry Crouching Parry Jumping Parry Jumping Parry	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - - - - - - - Dodges projectiles and counters any physical, non-grab attacks. The Standing and Jumping versions parry anything that can be blocked High, but is vulnerable to grabs. The Crouching version only parries lows and cannot be grabbed.

Special Moves

Flaming Soul 焔魂 236A/B/C

Version Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block A 33 Mid Super 10 - - - Light (A) version. Travels the slowest and does the least damage. Version Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block B 35 Mid Super 11 - - - Medium (B) version. Moderate speed with moderate damage. Version Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block C 37 Mid Super 12 - - - Heavy (C) version. Travels the fastest and does the most damage.

Scythe Ride Strike サイズ・ライド・ストライク 623A/B/C

Version Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block A 33 High SoT 21 - - - Light (A) version. Hiro dives forward with an overhead attack. Move doesn't become active till hiro starts her dive. Version Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block B 35 High SoT 21 - - - Medium (B) version. Hiro dives less than half a screen forward with an overhead attack that can cross-up if angled right. Move doesn't become active till hiro starts her dive. Version Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block C 37 High SoT 21 - - - Heavy (C) version. Hiro dives more than half a screen forward with an overhead attack that can cross-up if angled right. Move doesn't become active till hiro starts her dive.

Gate of Hell ゲート・オブ・ヘル 214A/B/C A version A version B version B version C version C version	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 54 (18 per hit) Mid N/A 28 - - - All three versions do the same damage, hit three times, and cause a knockdown on hit. Good tool for anti-zoning. 214A appears directly in front of Hiro. 214B appears mid-screen. 214C appears at the opposite corner.

Gate of Hell (D) ゲート・オブ・ヘル 214D

Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 60 Mid N/A 46 - - - Hiro places a trap directly in front of her and said trap will not trigger unless the opponent steps on where it was placed. The trap does not detect the opponent if they have invincibility from Bursting, Parrying, etc. If the opponent doesn't step on the trap, it will disappear if Hiro is hit or after 10 seconds pass. 214D is extremely strong for Hiro's okizeme and can allow for 50/50 mixups.

Hell's Zone ヘルズ・ゾーン 236D	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 0 N/A N/A - - - - Hiro twirls forward and disappears for a few frames. She is invulnerable until she reappears. Good for avoiding projectiles but can be hit out of in recovery.

Super Moves

Level 1 Supers

Devil Dust ~ Inferno 魔界粧・轟炎 236-236A	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 24x5 (120) Mid N/A - - - - Consumes One Meter. Five very slow moving fireballs are thrown horizontally together. Difficult to combo into but can pressure the opponent on oki. Excellent guard break tool when in burst.

236-236B	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 33x6 (198) Mid N/A - - - - Consumes One Meter. Three average speed fireballs thrown above Hiro. Excellent anti air for opponents trying to air dash in or backdash. Does the most damage raw but scales the hardest in combos.

236-236C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 30x5 (150) Mid N/A - - - - Consumes One Meter. Only one fireball is thrown but this is the fastest compared to the A and B versions. This is your go to super for ending combos or catching zoning.

Devil Summon ~ Purgatory 魔召・煉獄 214-214D	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 115 Mid N/A - - - - Consumes 1 meter. Really good anti-air super. Knockdown on hit.

Blazing Ghost Slice 烈火死霊斬 214-214A/B/C Start-up Start-up on hit on hit	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 139 Mid N/A - - - - Consumes 1 meter. Hitgrab. Can catch opponents in the air.

Level 3 Super

Last Heaven ラスト・ヘブン 2141236A/B/C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 337 Mid N/A - - - - Consumes 3 meter. Hitgrab, sort of works like a raging demon but can be confirmed off of most things like a fireball. Completely invulnerable on startup and active frames.

Strategy

Neutral

Hiro is a very well rounded character for playing neutral. She has solid buttons to cover various angles, such as 5B which is great as a predictive anti air, 5C which covers a lot of space in front of her, and 8j.C which covers a lot of air space and makes it very hard to approach. Hiro also has a fast step dash letting her get in fast when there is a gap she can take advantage of. Hiro's main goal in neutral is to set up her 214D trap to control space and force the opponent to have to alter their approach, normally forcing them into the air which Hiro has options for.

Offence (On Hit)

On hit Hiro will aim to get a hard knockdown, normally achieved with her standard bnb 5B -> 5C >> 9jc >> j.B -> j.C which lets you set up a 214D for oki. Alternatively, you can instead of doing a jump cancel use 623A/B/C Sot which lets you extend for damage which still leads to a hard knockdown or a dust for meter. For the most part you wont use supers for combos as the meter is best spent on a 623A/B/C Sot, though in burst you should 100% go for a lvl 3 for damage.

HKD OKI

Hiro's HKD OKI is the best part of her kit thanks to her 214D and how easy it is to set it up after a combo. afterwards with a meaty 214D you have a solid mixup with 2D for a low, j.A for an instant overhead, and side swap mixups as well, letting you vortex the opponent into another HKD into 214D mixup.

Offence (On Block)

On block Hiro doesn't have to many tools for pressure on block, and most of her specials are for neutral and zoning, though her 623A/B/C is a true overhead, letting you open up people who arent expecting it. Note that it can be reacted to on block with a parry, complacently ending your turn

Defense

Unfortunately for Hiro she lacks a meterless reversal, though you thankfully have a reversal super that hits on both sides.

Combos

Chain Combos

Chain Combo	Damage Per Hit	Notes
5A -> B -> C	15,15,22	C causes a knockdown.
5D -> B -> C	10,15,22	The Same as 5ABC chain but with D and does less damage. C causes a knockdown.
2A -> B -> C	15,15,22	Starting mid.
2D -> B -> C	10,15,22	Starting low.
5A -> C	15,25	C causes a knockdown. Always far C no matter how close you are.
5D -> C	10,25.	C causes a knockdown. Always far C no matter how close you are.
5B -> C	30,22	Launches the opponent into the air. Jump cancelable.
jB -> C	30,18	Air chain. If done as an air to air it will hard knockdown.
A -> 3C	15,30	C is an overhead that cannot be canceled. See Chain Specific Normals

BnB Combos

Combo	Total Damage	Notes
Meterless BnB
9C > 2D > 2B > 2C > 236C
9C > 5B > C > 9B > 9C		Hard knock-down finish. Good oki tool.
9C >> 5B -> C > 623C
9C > 5A > 5B > 5C > 214C		Mid-Screen Only
One Bar BnB
9C > 5B> C > 623C (SOT) > B+C (AAABBBCCCDD > 236D)
9C > 2D > 2B > 2C > 236C > 236-236C		Punishable on hit in the corner point-blank. If in the corner, use 236-236B.
9C > cl.C (2 hits) > 214-214C
9C > 5B > C > 623C (SOT) > 5B > C > 9B > C		Hard Knockdown finish. Good tool for oki set-ups.
Two Bar BnB
9C > 5B > C > 623C (SOT) > 5B > C > 214-214C		Cancel into 214-214C quickly or you'll drop the combo.
Three Bar BnB
9C > 5B > C > 623C (SOT) > 5B > C > 623C (SOT) > 5B > C > 214-214C		Cancel into 214-214C quickly.
(Corner Only) 9C > 2D > 2B > 2C > 236C > 214-1236C		You can set up 214D after level 3.
9C > cl.C (2 hits) > 214-1236C		You can set up 214D after level 3.
Burst BnB
9C > 5B > C > 623C (SOT) > (Burst) 5B > C > 623C (SOT) > 5B > C > 623C (SOT) > 5B > C > 623C (SOT) > clB > C > 623C (SOT) > 214-1236A		Requires 2 bar. In the end wait for your opponent to be close to the ground, about Hiro's head level, before doing level 3. If you don't they can tech out of the after the super flash.

Additional Resources

• Hiro Basic Combos:

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