Big Bang Beat Revolve/Manbou

Manbou
Estimated Health (After Scaling): 10000
Guts Rating: 2

Introduction

Manbou is an odd character, but surprisingly strong for a presumed joke character. Manbou has good normals, some interesting moves, and a lot of ways to control space. Playing this character may take some getting used to, but with on of the best BBMs in the game, you'll be drowning your opponent in no time.

Manbou is based on a generic enemy that shows up in Daibanchou. The enemy that the playable Manbou is based on doesn't have a consistent name, but in Big Bang Beat Revolve simply uses the Japanese name of the mola mola or ocean sunfish, which is the type of fish that it resembles.

General Strategy

Manbou has a lot of great normals and command normals to play with, as well as various spacing tools. Midrange is where Manbou gets the most usage out of its specials, so the general strategy is to secure a knockdown in mid to long range, then start pressure with Manbou's pretty good buttons.

Normal Moves

Standing Normals

5A

5A	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 150 Ground - - - - - J, N, Sp, Su Standard jab. It's quick, has a decent hitbox, and is air unblockable. Pretty decent range, making for a good quick poke

5B

5B	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 300 Mid - - - - - J, N, Sp, Su A reasonably fast poke from Manbou's fin. Good in neutral, although it is a little slower than one might like, but it also moves you forward.

5C

5C	Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 5C 700*2 (1192) All - - - - - J, N, Sp, Su A downwards fin swing that hits twice. This is easily Manbou's best normal, and you can use it to bully your opponent whether it be in combo or catching a mash.

Crouching Normals

2A

2A	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 120 Low - - - - - N, Sp, Su A quick low poke. Has decent range for a low poke and is the only true low in Manbou's normals, so it's good for catching standing opponents.

2B

2B	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 300 All - - - - - J, N, Sp, Su Manbou does a poke similar to its 5B. It looks like it should be low, but it hits mid, and it's not a great button outside of poking while avoiding a higher attack.

2C

2C	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 700 All - - - - - N, Sp, Su A large swipe from Manbou's fin. This is another mid, but it's a strong tool, especially for combos.

Air Normals

jA

jA	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 100 High - - - - - N, Sp, Su Shares the same animation as Manbou's 5A, and has similar properties. Not a very useful button overall.

jB

jB	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 400 High - - - - - N, Sp, Su Once again, uses the same animation as Manbou's 5B. It also maintains the property of moving you forward, which allows this to be a pretty decent air stall to trip up your opponent's anti air game.

jC

jC	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 510 High - - - - - N, Sp, Su I assume they reused all of the animations because Manbou is constantly floating above the ground regardless. Anyways, this is a great jump in button, if a bit slow, and, like the other moves, keeps a lot of the properties of the grounded move.

Command Normals

6A

6A	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 800 Mid - - - - - J, N, Sp, Su Good damage is about all this command normal has going for it. Overall it's a rather slow button and in addition you need to be surprisingly close for it to even hit.

6B

6B

Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 400 Low - - - - - N, Sp, Su Manbou goes flat and slides. This is a pretty decent slide to trip up your opponent, and the startup can avoid some moves the opponent throws out. However, the long recovery time means you should be careful when using it. The low profile is very belligerent, allowing it to even anti air if the Manbou reads it.

Universal Mechanics

5/2D

Sanran Riku 5/2D

Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 5D 400 All - - - - - - Manbou drops an egg with hatches into a small Manbou, who shoots a drop of water horizontally. This works similarly to Manbou's own special, but having it be a separate entity allows for pressure and setup potential, making it fairly strong. Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 2D 400 All - - - - - - Essentially the same, only the water drop is shot upwards instead. This can be useful for setups or just to make your opponent squirm a bit.

Throw

Throw 4/5AB	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 700 Unblockable - - - - - NC Manbou makes a surprised face and the opponent just kinda... gets grabbed? It's good for mixing block happy opponents.

Big Bang Mode

Big Bang Mode ABC

Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel N/A N/A - - - - - - Universal Big Bang Mode activation. Requires 3 bars and can be done anytime you have control on the ground. Lasts for about 7 seconds. Manbou has the unique trait of slowing the opponent down, allowing for combos not previously possible and making it one of the strongest BBMs in the game. They love reusing sprites with this fish...

Special Moves

236X

Mizudeppo 236A/B/C

Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel A 600 Mid - - - - - J, Su Manbou puffs up and shoots a water drop horizontally. This can be a strong poke tool. Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel B 600 Mid - - - - - J, Su Manbou puffs up and shoots a water drop slightly upwards. This can be used as a setup or to trip up the opponent. Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel C 600 Mid - - - - - J, Su Manbou puffs up and shoots a water drop upwards. This is the highest arc, and can trip up the opponent if they're not watching for it, as well as allow you to keep them blocking.

214X

Suichu 214A/B/C

Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel A 400 - - - - - - - Manbou creates a column of water the shoots up next to it. Useful anti air tools potentially, as well as a way to get out of sticky situations. B 400 - - - - - - Su Manbou creates a column of water the shoots up a little ways it. Also useful anti air, and a good way to check an opponent's approach. C 400 - - - - - - NC Manbou creates a column of water the shoots up far from it. A good way to keep your opponent on their toes no matter where they are.

B-Power Arts

22D

Yusaikake 22D

Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel N/A N/A - - - - - - Senna takes her 5D stance and quickly recovers 1026 health, at the cost of 1 bar of meter. Can be used in the same way as her 5D, and will heal her dramatically faster, but spending 1 bar in order to restore 10% of your max health might not be worth it. Can't be held like 5D can; you will always receive exactly 1026 health when you use this move. Most of the animation happens during the super flash, so you can act almost immediately. Decreases remaining duration of Big Bang Mode by about 40% if used during that.

236D

Nagikaze Ran 236D

Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 120*18 (1563) Mid - - - - - NC A second version of 236A that costs 1 bar of meter. Senna spins while swinging her jacket 4 times instead of just once, hitting the enemy several times. Not invincible and does notably less damage than 623D, making it a dubious choice to spend your meter on. You can link off of this with 5A for a small combo, although doing this is extremely hard and will still result in less damage than if you had just used 623D. It's air unblockable and pretty fast so you could use it as an anti-air, but you're probably better off using 623A or 623C depending on the situation. Not safe on block.

623D

Ouka Hishousen 623D

Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 1200*3 (2106) All, High/Air Invincible - - - - NC An alternate version of Senna's DP that costs 1 bar of meter. After performing the same upwards crescent slash as 623A, she then swings her blade diagonally downwards two more times. If the first hit connects, the next two always will, regardless of distance. Invincibility on startup and solid damage means this can be used as a high-reward way to escape pressure, although since she has two other invincible DPs you might be better off saving the meter for something else. The main way you'll see this move is when the air version is used as a combo ender. The third hit is technically an overhead, but it's extremely telegraphed if the first hit is blocked and will whiff on most crouchers, so this doesn't matter.

j.623D

Ouka Hishousen (Air) j623D	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 1200*3 (2106) All, High/Air Invincible - - - - NC Air version of 623D. Keeps the ground version's invincibility, but more importantly functions as a high damage combo ender.

Big Bang Break

41236ABC

Setsu Gekka 41236ABC	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 5121 Mid - - - - - - Senna executes a Gekka. If it connects, she disappears and slashes the enemy multiple times. When she lands and sheathes her sword, the enemy is cut by one final slash. Good as a combo ender when in Big Bang mode, especially if you're aiming to kill. Ends Big Bang Mode instantly.

Combos

Combo Theory

• Combo damage varies from character to character, so all damage numbers come from testing on a full-health Rouga.
• Generally, you can do any normals you want before going into the 2C > 214C sequence, as long as you don't push them back too far.
• 214C will cause a groundbounce on an aerial opponent, and 623C/j.623C will cause a groundbounce and then a wallbounce regardless of how they hit the opponent.
• Bouncing the opponent 3 times will force your combo to end, so you can only do 214C twice in the standard loop.

• This is also why 623C is a poor combo component, because if there's too many bounces the second hit won't land, and it can't be super cancelled.

Midscreen

• 5/2A > 5B > (5C) > 2C > 214C, 2C > 214C, 2C > 214AA (2112)

• This is your standard universal knockdown combo that gives okizeme opportunities. 5C can whiff if you're too far from the opponent, so omit it accordingly. If you're instead extremely close and fighting a large enough character, you can fit in a bonus 6A for 2311 damage. You'll probably be using this one the most midscreen.

• 5/2A > 5B > (5C) > 2C > 214C, 2C > 214C, 2C > 214A, 5B > 5C (jump cancel) j.B > j.C > j.623B > j.623D (2882)

• This is an iteration of the above combo that costs 1 bar and sacrifices okizeme for roughly 600~900 more damage. Only suggest using this for guaranteeing a KO. If you're having trouble landing the second 5B, you can instead go into 214AA > j.623B > j.623D for an incredibly minor damage loss.

Corner

• 5/2A > 5B > (5C) > 2C > 214AB, 2A > 214C, 2C > 214AA > j.623B > j.623D (3201)

• High-damage combo for when your opponent is close to the corner. The 2A link after 214AB is difficult at first and only possible if you land very close to the opponent (which is why this only works in the corner), but it gets easier if you focus on trying to 2A as soon as Senna touches the ground. Costs 1 bar, but you can omit the j.623B and j.623D to still get 2448 damage and a better knockdown.

• 623C/j.623C > j.B > j.C > j.623B > j.623D (2105)

• Followup to landing a raw 623C. Spends one bar and gives no oki, so only use if it'll kill.

• 5/2A > 5B > (5C) > 2C > 214AB, 2A > 214C, 2C > 214AA > j.623B > land > ABC > combo drops, opponent techs > 41236ABC (7587)

• A gimmicky reset for 3 bars that takes advantage of 41236ABC's air unblockable properties to land it outside of a combo, and therefore have it be completely unscaled. This loses to your opponent not teching or delaying their tech significantly, but if you catch someone with it they're pretty much dead. It's a fake option, but an option nonetheless.

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