Chaos Code/NSC/Celia II Kai

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Introduction

Celia's evil sister who guards the chaos code. There are actually 2 different Celia 2s, the boss version you fight in arcade mode (who can be unlocked with points in collection). And Celia 2 Kai, the tournament legal version who's unlocked by default. This article is only about Celia 2 Kai (refereed to by the community as simply "Kai" to avoid confusion with her sister) since all boss characters are banned.

Kai is relatively versatile character, with low risk options that lead to high reward. She doesn't have a meterless reversal and lacks a solid grounded anti-air but more than makes up for it with dominating air buttons and some very high reward metered reversals.

Run vs Step

Run

Standard run. Cancelable into buttons or superjumps. The most common choice for Kai.

Step

Standard hop. Kai can do some alright tic grabs with it. She'll also build meter faster.

Move List

Normal Moves

Kai has pretty good normals, her best being 2A, 5B, F.5C, J.D and J.A. Overall all of her normals have their uses.

5A - Mid. Cancelable. Air Unblockable | Special CH Effect: N/A Short ranged poke. Can be staggered and cancels into itself.

2A - Low. Cancelable. Air Unblockable | Special CH Effect: N/A Kai's hand turns into a drill and bores into the enemy's feet. Hits 2 times and can be linked into itself and chained into 2D for a knockdown as a small hitconfirm if you're outta range for something else. Stays active for a while, long hitbox, can still be chained into 2D even at max range. Very good.

5B - Mid. Cancelable. Air Unblockable | Special CH Effect: N/A Kai's dress pokes out. Less range than 2B, so not as good as 2A for poking

2B - Low. Cancelable. Air Unblockable | Special CH Effect: N/A Kai throws out a kick towards the ankle. Low with slightly less range than 2A can be used for a quick low

cl.C - Mid. Cancelable. Air Unblockable | Special CH Effect: Spin A short ranged upwards swipe. Trades with a lot of stuff when used as a anti-air, but still probably her best meterless option

f.5C - Mid. Cancelable. Air Unblockable | Special CH Effect: Spin Kai attacks with a Mid ranged scythe swipe downwards. Hits from about 2 character lengths. Moves forward a little.

2C - Mid. Cancelable. Air Blockable | Special CH Effect: Spin A cannon fired from Kai's mouth. Hits about 2 character lengths.

5D - Mid. Not cancelable. Air Unblockable | Special CH Effect: Spin An axe rotates around Kai's entire body. Moves her forward some, hits for about 2 character lengths, vaccuums in on hit (but not on block). Doesn't deter cross-ups, the hitbox is only in the front of Kai. It's not cancelable but you can link off it

2D - Low. Not cancelable. Air Unblockable | Special CH Effect: Knockdown state (OTGable) Kai's leg turns into a saw and extends. Hits low, causes knockdown. You can pick up for a combo on Counter Hit.

j.A - High. Cancelable. Air Blockable | Special CH Effect: N/A Kai's hand turns into a drill, just like her 2A. Very Good ranged air to air that hits twice, easily confirmable.

j.B - High. Cancelable. Air Blockable | Special CH Effect: N/A Kai kicks downwards whilst in the air. Not as good an air to air or jump-in as J.A and J.C respectively. It's main use is to hit while rising in situations where j.C will whiff.

j.C - High. Cancelable. Air Blockable | Special CH Effect: Spin Kai's scythe slashes upwards making for an alright air-to-air and a really good jump in. It's best use is in air footsies battles where it often out-prioritizes other normals.

j.D - High. Cancelable. Air Blockable | Special CH Effect: Spin Kai's scythe twirls about her waist, glowing red. Mainly used for AD cross-ups as the hitbox is all around her. Not as good as J.A as an air-to-air, but a good jump-in and a good move to come down with after an air tech.

Command Normals

6A - Drill Mid. Cancelable. Air Unblockable | Special CH Effect: N/A

Kai's hand becomes a bigger drill and hits three times. Vacuums in on the first hit, then pushes away. All hits are cancelable

Special Moves

Raging Tomahawk - 236A/C A ver | Special CH Effect: Cannot induce Counter Hit state Kai flings one Tomahawk across the screen at a medium speed. Recovers decently on block due to push-back. C ver | Special CH Effect: Cannot induce Counter Hit state Kai flings two Tomahawks instead of one. Start up is longer, blades seem to be a bit faster. Plus on block when done point blank. EX ver | Special CH Effect: Cannot induce counter Hit state One giant tomahawk is thrown at a 35 degree angle. Start up is very quick, can be done in the corner to keep pressure as it's plus on block.

Deadly Spark - 623A/C A ver | Special CH Effect: Float Kai spins around horizontally on fire, similar to Bison's psycho crusher. Useful as a combo ender. C ver | Special CH Effect: Float Kai spins about 3/4th screen, crossing the enemy (On block) up if they are within this distance. More damage. EX ver | Special CH Effect: Cannot induce Counter Hit state Kai's spins horizontally and turns purple instead of red, shooting towards the opponent. Very fast start-up and recovery.

Hell's Configuration - 214A/C A ver | Special CH Effect: Groundbounce Kai hops off the ground and forward a third of the screen, bringing down her scythe along the way. This move is a quite slow overhead. C ver | Special CH Effect: Groundbounce Kai hops off the ground about a half screen distance, bring down her scythe in the meantime. This is an overhead as well that causes an OTGable knockdown. EX ver | Special CH Effect: Groundbounce Kai once again hops about a half screen, covered in flames. Hits on the way up for combos and causes an OTGable knockdown. It's also invincible making it a potential reversal, although it's rather slow for a DP.

Tragic Disparity - 214B/D B ver | Special CH Effect: N/A Kai surrounds herself with a green force field. Reflects projectiles. Can be used as an anti-air but it's very punishable on block/whiff D ver | Special CH Effect: N/A Kai surrounds herself with an orange force field. Absorbs projectiles. Used in corner combos because of the wall slam effect EX ver | Special CH Effect: wall bounce Kai surrounds herself with a green force field. Reflects projectiles. Invun on startup and on CH it causes a giant wall bounce that's easy to confirm off of making this Kai's main reversal. It's in counter hit state even during recovery so try not to have it whiff or get blocked.

Extra Specials

Tricky Vision - 421/623+D Kai turns into pixels and teleports forwards (623) or backwards (421). The additional input of 6B+D or 4B+D will move you forwards or backwards again respectively. This move invincible through the entire thing, but there is recovery at the end.

Core of Death - 632146B/D Kai grabs the opponent and blows them into the air in front of her. The B version launches the opponent to the moon for a combo. The D version is way faster (can link off of 5D) but blows the opponent too far away for a combo midscreen.

Ultimate Chaos

Cruel Ascension - 214214A/C Kai forms a giant tornado up in the sky made of flames. The opponent is send flying through the air. Decent damage, fast start-up and potential as a reversal. Works well in exceed combos.

Refusal Missile - 236236B/D Kai fires a missile from her chest, which on contact causes the opponent to pop into the air, unable to act until they hit the ground. B version fires right in front of her and D version fires exactly halfscreen distance in front of her.

Extra Ultimate Chaos

Burning Gaze - 236236A/C Kai fires a green laser fullscreen, can be used to end combos, works well as a super cancel.

Vanishing pressure - 6321463214B/D Super command grab. Launches the opponent to the moon (if they get killed by the grab they'll actually never fall down). To combo off it whiff 5A to kill frames, then confirm with cl.C. Comboable (can link off of 5D even) and on whiff the clap becomes a hit for some reason, so even if they jump out they might just get hit.

Destruction Chaos

Separation.KAI -2363214A+C Kai creates gigantic sword and swings it at the enemy. The sword is unblockable, costs three bars and takes out 50% of the opponents health on hit. You can actually blockstring into this, although it'll lower the damage substantially. One of the more useful level 3s since it can lead to checkmate situations.

Combos

any combo ending in j.214AC can be ended with j.623C as well if you don't want to spend the meter.

5A > 5B > cl.C > 214AC > cl.C > 214D > 2B > 5C >sjc > j.B > j.C > j.D > land > jump > j.A > j.C > j.D > double jump > j.B > j.C > j.D > j.214AC

Corner rejump BnB

5A > 5B > cl.C > 6A (1) > 632146B > dash > side swap > 214D > 214C > micro dash > 2B > 2C > 214AC > 6A(1) > 214D > 2B > 214AC > 6A > 214D > 2B > 5C >sjc > j.B > j.C > j.D > land > jump > j.A > j.C > j.D > double jump > j.B > j.C > j.D > j.214AC

BnB off of command grab with side swap. You can keep looping that ex overhead bit as long as you have meter

5A > 5B > cl.C > 6A (1) > 632146B > roll > 214C > microdash > 2B > 2C > sjc > j.B > j.C > j.D > land > jump > j.A > j.C > j.D > double jump > j.A > j.C > j.D > 214AC

meterless BnB off command grab without sidewap

5A > 5B > cl.C > 6A (1) > 632146B > roll > 214C > microdash > 2B > 2C > sjc > j.B > j.C > j.D > land > cl.C > sjc > j.C > j.D > j.623C > exceed > j.214C > cl.C > 2D > 214B > 214214A > chaos shift > air dash back > j.B(whiff) > 236A > 236236D > 214B > 214214A > microdash > 5B > sjc > j.B > j.C > j.D > land > jump > j.A > j.C > j.D > double jump > j.A > j.C > j.D > j.623C

Confirm off of command grab into exceed. Works from about match start distance. The bit before the first j.623 is an alternative

5A > 5B > cl.C > 5D > 632146D > exceed > 236A > 236236D > 236A > 236236D > 236A > 236236D > 236A > 236236D > 214C > microdash > 2B > cl.C > sjc > j.B > j.C > j.D > cl.C > sjc > j.C > j.D > j.623C

midscreen confirm into exceed off of command grab

2B > 5C > sjc > j.C > exceed > air dash towards > j.C > j.D > 5D > 214B > 236236D > 214B > 236236D > 236A > 236236D > 236A > 236236D > 214C > microdash > 2B > cl.C > sjc > j.B > j.C > j.D > land > jump > j.A > j.C > j.D > double jump > j.A > j.C > j.D > j.623C

confirm into exceed that avoids any extra moves

Strategy

Neutral

Tomahawk - Generally 236A is safer, you can use it to put some pressure on an opponent who wants to sit full screen. Mix it up with double Tomahawk but be careful since the extra recovery can kill you. Against zoning characters double Tomahawk is extremely helpful since it can kill an opponent's projectile with the first Tomahawk, then punish with the second. Big tomahawk works well as a deterrent to jumping since it takes up roughly the entire screen.

J.A - Because Kai's anti-airs are generally lacking you want to spend as much time putting pressure on as you can. J.A is your main tool to shut down an opponent that's trying to meet you in the air.

J.C/J.D- Once you've established some fear you can go for j.C or j.D as an overhead. J.D is better against a grounded opponent since it'll cross-up, but j.C has a better air-to-air hitbox in case you're worried about that.

5C/2A - both have great range and are cancelable, these are great normals to use to get some pressure started if you want to stay grounded. 5C can anti-air in some situations and generally has the better hitbox, although obviously 2A is much faster. 2C also has a pretty good hitbox and all give a lot of hitstun on counter.

Tragic Disparity - You can use this to nullify/reflect projectiles on reaction. The EX version will give you huge damage on counterhit, but all versions are very punishable so you don't want to go into this outside of reactions too much.

Colors

Notes:

• Console Versions: You can hold R1 button while selecting a character to get an alternative color.
• Arcade Version: You can hold START button while selecting a character to get an alternative color.

• A Button:
• B Button:
• C Button:
• D Button: Metallic
• R1+A Buttons:
• R1+B Buttons:
• R1+C Buttons:
• R1+D Buttons: