Big Bang Beat Revolve/Senna

Senna
Estimated Health (After Scaling): 11091

Introduction

Senna is a neutral-based rushdown character who relies on her strong pokes to keep the opponent in check and land a punish, leading to oppressive pressure once she knocks them down. Her normals are some of the best in the game, allowing her to outplay almost any character in neutral. Once she lands a knockdown, she gets strong pressure that starts with an oki mix, which sets her back to neutral at worst if guessed on correctly.

Senna Kyoudou is one of the two main heroines in Big Bang Age, and a playable character in Big Bang Beat and Big Bang Beat Revolve. Senna met Rouga Zanma on a late night when she attacked him in a brainwashed haze; when she recovered, she had no memories of who she was or what she'd done and joined up with his group. Overall, Senna's personality is innocent and polite, with refined behavior and elegant manners. However, on the battlefield, she's extremely serious and uses powerful Iaido and sword techniques that are capable of matching Rouga in a head-on fight.

General Strategy

Senna has a few mixup tools and some good moves to apply pressure with, but her biggest strengths are in her neutral. Her pokes (namely 5B and j.B) are fast and have plenty of reach. With these, she can play neutral better than a majority of the cast. While it's hard to get match experience in this game due to the small community, it's likely that with the tools she has, your strategy playing Senna in a match would ideally go:

• At neutral, space with 5B and j.B. Punish whiffed pokes with 5B into the universal BnB combo.

• On knockdown from the universal BnB or some other cause, follow up with forward super jump okizeme. If your opponent guesses right and blocks your oki, then the worst-case scenario is that you're back at neutral again.

• On offense, enforce respect with 214A fakeouts and whiffs going to keep your opponent on their toes. Use 214A~B sparingly, wait for when they least expect it since it's such a slow overhead.

Normal Moves

Standing Normals

5A

5A	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 150 Mid - 6 - - +3 J, N, Sp, Su Standard jab. It's quick, has a decent hitbox, and is air unblockable. Will combo into 5B, 2B, or 2C if cancelled as soon as possible.

5B

5B	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 550 All - 10 - - 0 J, N, Sp, Su Fast sword slash. Allows Senna to cover a very solid amount of space in front of her very quickly, with low recovery if whiffed. A character-defining great poke.

5C

5C

Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 5C 800 All - 17 - - -11 J, N, Sp, Su Powerful downwards slash. Startup and recovery are notably worse than 5B's, meaning this should only be used within combos or as a guaranteed punish. It looks like it'd be a good anti-air, but it's air blockable and has poor untech time even on counter hit against airborne opponents. Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 5[C] 800*2 (1046) Mid - 28 - - -5 J, N, Sp, Su Charged version of 5C. Hits twice and does a bit more damage. This version is air unblockable, but its slow speed means you'll have a hard time using it as an anti-air (or anywhere else).

Crouching Normals

2A

2A	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 110 Low - 7 - - +1 N, Sp, Su A quick low kick. Horizontal range is a bit better than 5A's, and it can start combos the same way. A good button for high-low mixups or mashing out of pressure.

2B

2B

Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 450 All - 9 - - -4 J, N, Sp, Su Senna slides forward and slams the end of her sheathe into the opponent's knees. Despite how it looks, it hits mid, and can be blocked in the air too. Could potentially be used to get closer to throw range during a blockstring in order to do strike/throw mix with delay cancel 2C, but its forward movement isn't good enough to make that a go-to option, and it might whiff if used after 5B. You should probably just press 5B instead.

2C

2C	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 700 Low/Air - 11 - - -27 N, Sp, Su A long-range, low sword sweep. Goes even farther than 5B, can't be blocked standing, and is still pretty fast, making it another great poke. However, it has significant recovery on whiff and a short vertical hitbox, so it must be used carefully. An integral part of Senna's combos.

Air Normals

jA

jA jump	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 150 High - 8 - - - N, Sp, Su Quick, downwards kick from the air. Hitbox is pretty large. Covers a pretty good angle even when done out of an instant air dash, so it's useful for high-low mixups.

jB

jB jump

Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 400 High - 8 - - - N, Sp, Su Fast horizontal slash in the air. A suitable airborne counterpart to 5B that's great at controlling the space in front of Senna. It recovers so fast that if you whiff it early enough, you actually have enough time to do a second one before you hit the ground. Can be cancelled into jA, not just jC. Vertical hitbox leaves something to be desired, but it's still a great part of Senna's kit.

jC

jC jump 1st hit 1st hit 2nd hit 2nd hit

Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 300*2 (445) High - 12 - - - N, Sp, Su Senna swings her sword upwards and then downwards quickly. Hits twice, covering a good amount of space close to and below her. The second hit has a hitbox behind her, allowing for cross-ups. It's a great jump-in because of the angle it covers, and it has a large amount of active frames due to consisting of two separate slashes. Can be cancelled into jA or jB, which is unusual for a C normal.

Command Normals

6A

6A Kiri Otoshi

Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 700 Mid - 14 - - -9 J, N, Sp, Su A quick horizontal stab. Similar range to 5B and air unblockable, but it's slightly slower and has worse recovery on whiff. Hitbox is higher, making it a better anti-air, but it can whiff on crouchers. Causes a knockdown on air opponents. All of Senna's ground normals can cancel into this, and it can cancel into 5B, 5C, or 2C, allowing for pseudo-rebeats. High base damage makes it useful near the start of combos, although it doesn't combo directly from 5A/2A so its pushback can make it hard to use.

6B

6B Kakato Geri

Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 300 Mid - 20 - - -4 N, Sp, Su Senna does a small hop forward and then kicks upwards. Can be cancelled into from 5A, 2A, 5B, and 2C, but it's too slow to combo from any of them. Has low crush properties during the hop, which let you counter hit your opponent if they attempt to mash out of your pressure with their 2A. Can be kara cancelled into throw before the kick hitbox is active, but the cancel won't happen during a blockstring unless you leave a massive gap before pressing 6B, so you're better off just dashing up if you want to throw them. Should generally only be used if you're confident the opponent will either block it or get counter hit by it, not in neutral.

Universal Mechanics

5D

Choukaifuku

Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel N/A N/A - - - - - NC Senna takes a stance and starts recovering health. Restores 120 HP if used for the shortest amount of time possible, but it can be held to continue restoring health. Takes about 3 seconds to restore 1000 health, and about 24 seconds to go from 1 HP to 10000. Can only be used on the ground, and all of Senna's ground normals and specials, excluding 214A (but not excluding 214AC) can be cancelled into this on hit or block. Due to how long it takes to heal any significant amount of health, it's a better idea to use this occasionally to encourage your opponents to approach you rather than to make it the crux of your gameplan. You can also squeeze in some micro-heals after knockdowns if you want, but whether you use the move at all or not is up to you.

Throw

Throw /	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 1000 Unblockable - - - - - NC Senna grabs the opponent, kicks off of them, and then performs her 214A~A slash. This creates a considerable distance from the opponent, so midscreen all you can really do for oki is dash/airdash and go for a meaty normal, but in the corner she can set up 41236C for meaty plus frames if you so choose.

Big Bang Mode

Big Bang Mode	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. During Big Bang Mode, Senna heals passively, recovering about 1500 health before it ends. Using her 22D super will cut the duration by a bit less than 3 seconds.

Special Moves

236A

Nagikaze	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 200*5 (972) Mid - 18 - - -4 J, Su Senna swings her jacket upwards in a slow, wide arc. Hits 5 times, with the 5th hit launching the opponent, and can be jump cancelled for a small combo. It's air unblockable and has a solid hitbox so it can be used as an anti-air, but since it's slow it isn't that useful in general.

623X

Gekka //

Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel A 900 Mid Invincible 11 - - -30 NC Senna quickly jumps up while swinging her sword in a crescent moon arc around her. A standard DP with startup invincibility, making it a very valuable option for escaping pressure. It's also air unblockable and possesses a large hitbox, causing it to be an excellent anti-air. However, if it whiffs or a grounded opponent blocks it, you'll be extremely minus and in great danger. B 900 Mid - 28 - - -3 Su Senna crouches down, and then after a notable period of startup, jumps high into the air and swings her sword the same way she does in 623A. Likely intended to be a better anti-air due to its higher vertical hitbox, but the startup is usually too long for this purpose. Does not retain 623A's startup invincibility. Recovers in the air, allowing you to do an air normal or j623X before landing, which could allow it to be used as a pressure reset or knowledge check. C 500*2 (910) All Invincible 8 - - -43 NC Senna performs a jumping crescent slash similar to 623A, but creates a larger horizontal hitbox and moves herself backwards in the process. If the move connects, the first hit will groundbounce the opponent, and a followup hit will occur that wallbounces them. You can combo off of this wallbounce near the corner, but the preceding groundbounce means that your options are limited. This version is an invincible DP like 623A, but it can be blocked in the air, so if used as an anti-air it's much riskier. The combo you can get off of this makes it a valuable alternative to 623A, but its inferior anti-air abilities mean it isn't an outright replacement. Even more unsafe on whiff or block.

j623X

Gekka (Air) jump //

Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel A/B 900 All - 11 - - - Su Air version of Senna's 623X series. Unlike the ground version, j623A and j623B are functionally the same, and neither are invincible. Main use is to combo into j623D in order to end a combo. C 500*2 (910) All - 8 - - - NC Air version of 623C, retaining the same hitbox, movement, and combo properties. Does not retain 623C's invincibility, but it yanks Senna's hurtbox back very quickly, letting her potentially dodge an attack. Can be used as a strong air-to-air as a result, but only if you're sure that the opponent won't dodge or block it.

214A

Shunpuu

Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 450 Low/Air - 20 - - -13 U Senna hops a small distance backwards and then slides along the ground with a foot extended. Travels around half screen and hits low, and has 3 different followups it can be cancelled into soon after the start of the move. Can also be cancelled into throw, but since this needs to be done before the kick hitbox connects and can't be done during a blockstring, it's almost impossible to land. Does not need to hit opponent to be cancelled.

214A~A

Sakura ~	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 800 All - 16 - - -5 Sp, Su Senna does an aerial slash, one of her follow-ups out of Shunpuu. Combos from 214A as long as it's slightly delayed after 214A hits. Can be cancelled into j623X, and will combo if done while close enough to the opponent. Causes a knockdown on hit, so it's a great combo ender.

214A~B

Shoubu ~	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 950 High, Air - 27 - - -12 Su Senna does a slow overhead slash, which ground bounces the opponent on the ground or slides the opponent in the air. Startup makes it a situational mixup tool, but it can catch the opponent unawares. It only combos from 214A if the opponent is airborne, and can cancel into j.623D.

214A~C

Botan ~	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 800 Low - 14 - - -13 Su Senna cancels into her 2C. This follow-up hits low and combos from 214A. Can also combo into 236D and 623D when timed properly. Can't be cancelled into other special moves, but can be cancelled into 5D.

41236C

Ibuki 2 hits 2 hits

Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 400*2 (728) Mid - 11 - - +1 Su A quick slash upwards, followed by a quick slash downwards. 2nd hit will groundbounce an airborne opponent, making it an integral combo extender. Air unblockable, and theoretically your highest reward anti-air, but getting both hits to connect requires finicky spacing, and you're probably better off using 623A anyway. Slightly plus on block, allowing safe pressure resets. Both hits can be cancelled into 5D in addition to EX moves.

41236C

Tsubaki Startup Startup Max travel distance Max travel distance

Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 700 All - 27 - - 0 Su Senna cuts towards the ground, forming a dust cloud at her feet that moves forward slowly. It has significant startup and travels a very short distance, so you won't be throwing this out in neutral as a projectile. The cloud's hitbox that will launch the opponent into the air on hit, giving a somewhat tight window to perform a combo. Very plus on block if there's any gap between the time Senna's animation ends and the time it reaches the opponent, so it can be very useful if used immediately after getting a knockdown. Recovery can be cancelled into 5D or EX moves.

B-Power Arts

22D

Yusaikake

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

Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 120*18 (1563) Mid - 10+4 - - -13 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

Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 1200*3 (2106) All, High/Air Invincible 6+5 - - -67 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 shortly after the superflash (not frame 1) 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) jump	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 (delayed) invincibility, but more importantly functions as a high damage combo ender.

Big Bang Break

41236ABC

Setsu Gekka	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-canceled.

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.

• 5B > 5C > ABC > dash > 5B > 2B > 5C > 2C > 214A~B > 2A > 214C > 2C > 236A > 41236ABC (5103)

• A stylish combo into Big Bang Break. The trickiest part of this combo is the dash after entering Big Bang Mode. The most consistent way to do it is buffer the dash right before the end of the Big Bang Mode animation. Keep in mind that if you hold forward for too long, the game will read it as a 6B command normal which you don't want. With enough practice, this becomes very consistent.

Colors

A Color

B Color

C Color

D Color