Vampire Savior/Gallon

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Introduction

Gallon (ガロン), also known as Jon Talbain, the Werewolf.

Born to a human mother & a werewolf father, Gallon was astounded to learn of his status as a Darkstalker after first transforming during a full moon. With the passing of his mother & the disappearance of his father, Gallon was all alone in a world that despised his kind. Not wanting to be bested by human society's fears, he mastered martial arts in order to gain control over his primal instincts. Now dragged into the Majigen, Gallon must finally confront the darkness within him to take complete control of his human consciousness

Gallon is a top-tier character. His playstyle excels at footsies, jump-ins & throw traps. Gallon is a recommended starter character as he is easy to learn while offering technicalities to master.

Gameplay

Primary Objectives:

• Rely on your mobility to perfectly space your footsies, anti-airs, & okizeme
• Utilize the low-profile of his forward walk to add depth to your neutral & footsies
• Poke with amazing disjointed normals like 2MP, 2MK, 8HK, 8MK, 66MK, Beast Cannon, Air Beast Cannon, etc.
• Convert Beast Cannon opportunities into combo damage or offensive mix-ups like left/rights or frame traps
• Abuse OS command throw
• Jump-in with 9HP, 9HK chain as often as possible. 9HP is an amazing air-to-ground + OS air-throw tool

Strengths

Weaknesses

Best-in-class OS command throw Huge white damage potential, even at 3/4 screen with ES Beast Cannon Low-profiles under lots of projectiles while advancing Unique jump arc & 9HP box work together to make air-state Gallon extremely powerful Although it is not as strong as others, he does have an effective high/low game with dashing combos Dark Force is extremely quick with lots of invulnerability. It's an effective escape tool Incredible strike/throw game Although it costs 1 meter, he is able to convert Ireppa, up+back, into offensive opportunity with ES Beast Cannon

Guard Cancel is slow & not as reliable as others Wide while standing & crouching: vulnerable to cross-ups 2HK is short, so most chains cannot end in this knockdown Below average health Although moves like Climb Razor & Dark Force have fast start-up, he has no invulnerability during Reversals outside of command throw Dark Force is a short timer, so there is a larger risk of him getting depleted and taking big damage Effective but relatively straightforward kit & game plan. Although effective, He can become easy to read at higher levels of play

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Normal Moves

• Here is a Breakdown of Gallon's normal attacks; by KEN

http://blog.livedoor.jp/kengallon/archives/1523871.html

Standing Normals

5LP

5 LP

5LP

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5LP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
4	3	7	6	5	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	yes	-	8	4	H: 6 G: 3 W: 0

Gallon's standing LP isn't particularly outstanding; however, it has some situational uses that are very important to know. First off, this is the move you'll be using for Guard Breaks. Second is that it's one of Gallon's important moves for stopping Instant Air Dash (IAD) pressure. When the IAD is initiated in close proximity to Gallon, this is your fastest and most reliable answer, for better or worse.

5MP

5 MP

5MP

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5MP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
7	2	17	4	3	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	yes	-	16	6	H: 15 G: 9 W: 3

The only thing this move is really good for is baiting Guard Cancels; if you look at the hitbox, Gallon's vulnerable box doesn't expand outward nearly as far as his other standing normals. It's still not a GREAT option for baiting GCs, but it's worth remembering.

5HP

5 HP

5HP

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5HP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
9	3	19	6	4	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	no	-	20	7	H: 24 G: 15 W: 6

HP can be used for zoning to a small extent, but will fall to the wayside for his better options. More importantly, this is a good finisher for damage-oriented chain combos.

5LK

5 LK

5LK

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5LK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
5	3	8	5	4	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	yes	-	8	4	H: 6 G: 3 W: 0

This move might be more important if Gallon ever had to rely on it, because the hitbox and frame advantage are not half bad. As it stands, though, Gallon is super agile and has a hop dash, so you won't be seeing this move too often. Also, it doesn't hit low.

5MK

5 MK

5MK

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5MK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
6	3	16	2	1	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	yes	-	18	7	H: 15 G: 9 W: 3

There is one, esoteric use for this move outside of combos: it's Gallon's best jump-deterrent from far ranges. Throw this in during ground pressure on occasion to keep your opponent from randomly jumping out. This move does more damage than its crouching counterpart, so if you're starting a chain combo from really close, don't be shy to throw in this move instead of 2MK.

5HK

5 HK

5HK

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5HK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
9	3(3)3(4)3	22	0	-1	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	no	-	6+8+10	2+3+4	H: 12+6+6 G: 9+3+3 W: 6

Considering Gallon's propensity for landing the near version of this move, you're bound to get a few of these on accident. Do not, however, proactively try and use this move, because it's just begging to get GC'ed and is not a very happy move on block in the first place.

Close Normals

CL.5MP

Close 5MP

cl.5MP

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CL.5MP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
6	3	15	3	2	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	yes	-	17	6	H: 15 G: 9 W: 3

You won't be actively using this move; but, for what it's worth, it does more damage than its faraway counterpart, so smile if this one comes out during a chain.

CL.5HP

Close 5HP

cl.5HP

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CL.5HP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
8	3	22	3	2	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	no	-	21	7	H: 24 G: 15 W: 6

I used to see no use for this move, but I did find one good use for this move by watching a great Gallon player: You can use this move as a meaty on wakeups or resets. Since the startup is different from Gallon's other usual pressure normals, its use for Variable Blockstun Pressure is wonderful. Try doing meaty f.5HP - 2HK a few times if you find your opponent likes to try and AG everything or jump all the time.

CL.5LK

Close 5LK

cl.5LK

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CL.5LK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
5	3	10	3	2	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	yes	-	8	3	H: 6 G: 3 W: 0

It's a less reliable version of 5LP; it has all the same uses (Guard Breaks and IAD Defense), but with lower priority and the added possibility of getting the far LK, which has absolutely no use for either of those situations. Seriously, stay away from the the Light Kick button if you are standing!

CL.5HK

CL HK

CK.5HK

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CL.5HK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
7	4	28	-3	-4	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	no	-	22	8	H: 24 G: 15 W: 6

From a theoretical standpoint, this move looks like crap; the hitbox is stupid, and it has a frame disadvantage on HIT. However, this is one of Gallon's best moves, as it's a pivotal part of his throw option select; go for a throw using the HK button, and if your opponent attempts to escape by jumping, they'll be swatted out of the air by this move, resetting the situation. Don't be fooled - this move is awesome.

Crouching Normals

2LP

2 LP

2LP

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2LP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
5	3	8	5	4	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
low	yes	-	8	4	H: 6 G: 3 W: 0

One of Gallon's extremely important normals. It has an absurdly large and long-reaching hitbox for a Crouching Jab, it hits low, and can be canceled into special moves. It's also pivotal in Gallon's ground pressure, as he relies heavily on the reach of his normals combined with his Quick Move and hop dashes to lock an opponent down. Don't be surprised if a lot of your big-damage ventures start with a Crouching Jab.

2MP

2 MP

2MP

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2MP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
8	3	20	1	0	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	no	-	16	6	H: 15 G: 9 W: 3

This is another important part of Gallon's pressure strings, as it allows him to do some ground pressure from farther away than 2LP without the use of a dash. Its range is unnecessarily long and is also another excellent move for dealing with IAD Pressure when the opponent starts the IAD from a fair distance away.

2HP

2 HP

2HP

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2HP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
9	5	28	-8	-9	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	no	-	21	8	H: 24 G: 15 W: 6

Thanks to the bad frame disadvantage on hit and block, it's imperative that this move be used only as an anti-air. Incidentally, this move is pretty situational thanks to how long it takes for the move's active hitbox to reach its full height. When the situation DOES call for 2HP, though, it tends to be surprisingly powerful. Try using it in a Gallon mirror match and have a laugh when the opposing Gallon can't jump in on you at all. ...Also, try it in other situations.

2LK

2 LK

2LK

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2LK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
5	3	8	5	4	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
low	yes	-	7	3	H: 6 G: 3 W: 0

You'll be seeing a lot of this move in pressure strings with Gallon, usually immediately after starting pressure with a 2LP. It's also important to throw this out intermittently during pressure strings because it's the only really solid GC bait that Gallon has, thanks to the relatively small vulnerable hitbox. Learn to use this move intelligently unless you love taking Demon Cradles to the face.

2MK

2 MK

2MK

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2MK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
7	3	18	3	2	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	yes	-	16	7	H: 15 G: 9 W: 3

This is like the MVP of all Gallon's normals. It's very quick, has a long range, and a variety of uses. It can be used in Gallon's pressure strings to peg jumpers. It can be canceled into Quick Move for positioning. It's also the prime candidate for comboing into ES Beast Cannon for big damage, which can be done during pressure or just after connecting a jump-in. If you really want to spice things up, try canceling this move into ES Beast Cannon from max range; it will not combo, but it WILL leave just enough time for your opponent to try some sort of counter or escape (and fail), allowing you to land the entire BC anyways.

2HK

2 HK

2HK

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2HK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
9	3	27	-	-6	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
low	no	-	18	8	H: 24 G: 15 W: 6

Gallon's sweep isn't all that great, but it has its uses. It will most commonly see use as a finisher for a knockdown-oriented chain combo. Another more esoteric use is for Gallon's ground pressure game; after canceling a normal into Quick Move, Gallon can throw this out for a ghetto high/low mixup game in tandem with his short hop dashes. Due to the long startup, however, this is not the safest maneuver; although it's a powerful option, it should be used with discretion. From a jump-in air normal the most reliable chain into sweep is generally 5MP - 5MK - 2HK. Light starters can sometimes work too, the main catch is using the standing medium normals rather than crouching medium normals during it, as it pushes them less back thus letting 2HK connect.

Air Normals

J.LP

J LP

J.LP

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J.LP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
5	6	13	-	-	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
overhead	yes	-	8	4	H: 6 G: 3 W: 0

As a jumping attack, this move doesn't have a lot of use. As with some of Gallon's other normals, it's not so much that it's a bad move as it is that Gallon just has even better options. It does have the fastest startup of Gallon's horizontal-reaching jump attacks, so it may be of use in like 1/100 matches?

As a dashing attack, this move sees a lot more use, thanks to the power of the the dash link [66LK, LP] against cornered opponents.

J.MP

J MP

J.MP

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J.MP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
6	6	7	-	-	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
overhead	yes	-	16	6	H: 15 G: 9 W: 3

As a jumping attack, this move sees a bit of situational use in air-to-air defense, but its primary use is to lengthen your air chains for Chicken Guard mind games and setting up Guard Breaks.

As a dashing attack, this can be linked into dashing MK, but this is ultimately a rare occurrence; Gallon's dash attacks are pretty much exclusively used as overheads, and 66MP will whiff on crouching opponents. ...So, I guess what I'm trying to say is that the dashing version of this move has little-to-no practical use in a real match.

J.HP

J HP

J.HP

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J.HP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
7	5	8	-	-	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
overhead	no	-	21	8	H: 24 G: 15 W: 6

As a jumping attack, this move is very powerful as a jump-in and will overwhelm many characters' anti-air defenses entirely when used in conjunction with crossup j.LK. If you anticipate a mistake from your opponent, it can be chained into j.HK before landing into a very big damage combo.

As a dashing attack, this attack is decent as a surprise finisher if you think it will end the match. Otherwise, it can be used as a meaty attack against opponents who like to roll back on wakeup. In that particular situation, it's pretty easy to follow it up with a chain combo or use it for a tick throw.

J.LK

J LK

J.LK

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J.LK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
5	6	4	-	-	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
overhead	yes	-	8	4	H: 6 G: 3 W: 0

As a jumping attack, this is an extremely important jump-in. What it lacks in power compared to j.HP, it more than makes up for with its greater priority and superfluously easy crossup potential. It can be used as an ambiguous crossup after knocking down an opponent in the corner, and is generally the only reliable way to hit confirm into Moment Slice [Crossup j.LK, 2LP > 2MP xx Moment Slice]. Use this move liberally.

As a dashing attack, this move has a high amount of utility. It can be used in a short hop dash during Gallon's ground pressure game for some high/low mixup, and can also be used against cornered opponents to start a dash link [66LK, LP]. The dash link works on all but the shortest characters, but the flipside to this is that against those short characters, it's very easy for Gallon to do a crossup short hop attack.

Basically, this move rules. Do it.

J.MK

J MK

J.MK

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J.MK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
6	6	4	-	-	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
overhead	yes	-	16	7	H: 15 G: 9 W: 3

As a jumping attack, this move is pretty important. Its reach and priority are very high, making it a good utility move in many situations. It also has crossup potential (albeit pretty low), and is part of Gallon's meter-building empty air chain (j.MK, j.HK). If Gallon connects with this move deep enough, it can also be comboed into a Beast Cannon.

As a dashing attack, this move is important for use as a short hop attack from ranges too far for the use of Dashing Short. It's also part of Gallon's other important Dash Link [66MK, LK], which works on taller characters in the corner AND midscreen. This makes the move a very important part of Gallon's ground pressure against tall characters.

J.HK

J HK

J.HK

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J.HK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
7	6	7	-	-	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
overhead	no	-	21	9	H: 24 G: 15 W: 6

As a jumping attack, this move's primary use is for zoning in the air. It can be used as a jump-in in most matches, but it can and will whiff shorter characters, especially B.B Hood and Q-Bee. So, make sure to be conscientious when using this move against shorties.

As a dashing attack, it works pretty similarly to 66HP (gimmicky finisher, tick throw). It's not very good as a meaty for landing a chain combo afterwards, but it makes up for that with the gimmicky use of being able to hit people from far away for doing dumb stuff. See how long it takes a Q-Bee or Rapter player to wise up and stop doing IADs from full screen after pegging them with this move over and over again. Finally, this is a randomly good maneuver against Lilith, as Gallon can dash over a grounded Soul Flash from fullscreen and kick her in the face.

Command Normals

6MK

6 MK

6MK

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6MK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
10	3	16	2	1	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	no	-	18	7	H: 15 G: 9 W: 3

This is just like the normal 5MK, but Gallon takes a step towards the opponent first. Doing this move will end a chain combo. It's generally used in pressure situations if you anticipate that your opponent will try and escape your pressure by jumping back. Lastly, due to it's good hit-stop and advancing range, it's the best route for Moment Slice confirms. Chain in 6mk xx Moment Slice for great damage.

Normal Throws

6MP or 6HP

P THROW

6MP or 6HP

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6MP or 6HP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
1	-	48	-	-	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
throw	no	1-47 whole body	22 (11)	8 (4)	H: 9 G: 0 W: 0

If you're smart, you won't be using this as much as Gallon's Kick Throw, since the Kick Throw has a built-in option select with c.5HK. Still, the Punch Throw is handy in very specific instances; particularly, if you anticipate a Tech Hit and you haven't buffered the motion for Wild Circular, Punch Throw is excellent in this situation because Gallon recovers from the throw very quickly. Conversely, Gallon's Kick Throw recovers just barely before his opponent gets back on the ground, so it doesn't leave Gallon a lot of breathing room to do much else except another throw. You won't be using this often, but don't forget about it, either.

This throw can also be used after Dark Force Activation to set up an unblockable.

6MK or 6HK

K THROW

6MK or 6HK

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6MK or 6HK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
1	-	106 + landing 1	-	-	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
throw	no	1-105 whole body	22 (11)	8 (4)	H: 9 G: 0 W: 0

First rule: Always, always, always throw with HK. Using HK gives Gallon an Option Select; stay on the ground and get thrown, or jump and get reset immediately by c.5HK. Other than that, this throw is effective because of the horizontal space it covers, making it easy to put an opponent in the corner.

K-Throw places the opponent backwards, causing turn around frames & negating the opponents ability to perform a REVERSAL. If the K-Throw is used to complete the first bat, Gallon will be backwards & cannot complete a REVERSAL.

J.6P or J.4P

AIR THROW

J.6P or J.4P

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J.6P or J.4P

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
1	-	79 + 1 + turn 1	-	-	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
throw	no	1-79 whole body	23 (11)	8 (4)	H: 9 G: 0 W: 0

Gallon's air throw is somewhat odd positioning wise, the hitbox is positioned around the upper area of him which is an especial issue with how high he gets in the air after initiating a jump, this can make it harder to land than your average air throw and you will want to watch out for opposing air throws that reach around the middle area of their characters when air to airing. That said it still has its places it can work effectively; Against opponents very high up in the air such as Bulleta or Anakaris's extra jumps, Jedah's high jumps etc, this will let you reach them from an area no other move would besides potentially Beast Cannon. Another is in scenarios where you're at a lower height than your opponent in the air for example: while you're descending from your jump while your opponent is in the early or middle portion of their jump, you might be able to catch them at an angle it can grab them. When you do land Gallon's air throw you get the same corner carry from your grounded Kick throw, which is very nice.

Special Moves

Quick Move

2KKK

QUICK MOVE

1/2/3KKK

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2KKK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
-	-	20	-	-	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
-	-	7-12 throw/feet	-	-	H: - G: - W: -

This move is solely for positioning and does no damage. There is also no ES Version. Quick Move is a big part of Gallon's ground pressure game, because he can cancel certain ground normals into it. This allows him to repeatedly pressure with short, erratic block strings without pushing himself too far out of range to continue his rush. Incorporate this into your game, quick.

For you thrill-seekers who Do The Dew, Quick Move can cross to the other side of an opponent, regardless of their state (standing, crouching, knocked down). The next time you land Moment Slice, try corpse-hopping your opponent a few times to see if you can trick them into defending your next attack in the wrong direction.

Gallon can be thrown during startup & recovery frames of Quick Move. During the middle of Quick Move, Gallon is off the ground & throw vulnerable.

Beast Cannon

236P

BEAST CANNON

236P

Normal

Es

Normal

Es

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236P

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
14	30	1 + landing 12	-	-	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	no	-	19	8	H: 21 G: 16 W: 12

The normal Beast Cannon is an unappreciated move. The Beast Cannon attacks, for the uninitiated, will travel in one direction, and at any point, you can press a direction and punch to start traveling in that direction.

While it is definitely risky, you can use it for a variety of mixup, pressure, and spacing applications. You can attack with Beast Cannon, and on block, either move backward to avoid retaliation, cross behind them and THEN move backward for a cross-up, do a double-towards to punish slow normals, or even stop after the first one and throw them. If your opponent likes to try and counter between hits, you can do a double-towards where you intentionally don't connect the first one, throwing the usual timing off. You can use it to move forward and backwards in neutral situations to try and trick your opponent into making a reckless move.

Gallon is considered airborne for the entire duration of beats cannon. He cannot be throw

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236PP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
14	30	1 + landing 12	-	-	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	no	-	18	8	H: 0 G: 0 W: 0

The ES Version of the horizontal Beast Cannon is outrageously amazing, and is the one you'll be doing a lot. It's the one you'll be comboing into off of ground normals, and it also has use as a corner escape, due to its long distance trajectory and quick travel time. Also, use it Psychic-Shoryuken style from full screen to punish any reckless movement from full screen whatsoever. For a fun game, see how many Rikuo players you can piss off by hitting this move full screen every time they do a plainly-telegraphed backwards jump and do the Poison Attack as soon as they land.

• Does not get traditionally Anti-Air'd
• Low-risk & Medium-reward
• Provides a new angle of approach
• Timing can vary to beat Tech-Hit attempts
• On hit, can easily combo into ES Climb Razor
• Landing during the active frames of the 2nd cannon is frame advantage. Gallon may make more offensive decisions.

Air Beast Cannon

J.236P

AIR BEAST CANNON

J.236P

Normal

Es

Normal

Es

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J.236P

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
14	until landing	landing 12	-	-	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	no	-	19	8	H: 21 G: 16 W: 12

THIS move is the real hotness. In 'neutral' situations where neither character has the offensive advantage, you'll want to fish for knockdowns with this move. It's an easy way to get a knockdown without having to move into dangerous territory, and the cost of being knocked down against Gallon is so great that most opponents won't try and hit you out of it frequently. It's very safe on block unless you connect it very high up on a standing opponent, as well. Finally, it's very easy to juggle an ES Climb Razor after landing this move, making it his most important B&B Combo. I doubt I need to explain why getting the offensive advantage with a safe knockdown attack that leads to a braindead easy, two-move 40% damage combo is important to do, so use this a lot.

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J.236PP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
14	until landing	landing 12	-	-	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	no	-	18	8	H: 0 G: 0 W: 0

I sometimes use this if I'm sure my opponent will throw a fireball. After all, why counter with a chain combo when you can get an entire ES Beast Cannon sequence instead? Just don't use this version when trying the [Air BC, ES Climb Razor] combo, or the ES Climb Razor is pretty much guaranteed to whiff.

Diagonal Beast Cannon

623P

DIAGONAL BEAST CANNON

623P

Normal

Es

Normal

Es

Hitboxes Off

Hitboxes On

/Data#623P

623P

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
14	30	20 + landing 12	-	-	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	no	-	19	8	H: 21 G: 16 W: 12

This variation isn't used a lot. HOWEVER, it's very important against IAD characters. It keeps them honest by keeping them from jumping on wakeup. The next time they try it, break out with this move immediately as they get up and watch them get knocked back down. Keep doing it until the learn to keep their feet planted firmly on the ground as they get up. You can also use this against Air-Dashers of any kind who like to commit to air-dashes from far away, as they won't be able to block it. This can be used similarly against any character if you think they will try and jump on wakeup or throw out a slow attack; however, it's pretty uncommon to use this in any situation other than against IAD characters.

/Data#623PP

623PP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
14	30	20 + landing 12	-	-	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	no	-	18	8	H: 0 G: 0 W: 0

I suppose this could be used for all the exact same situations as the normal version. Keep in mind, though, that if you guess wrong and the move is blocked, you're losing a whole meter for nothing. If your 'Yomi' (ability to predict your opponent's actions) is really good, then give it a whirl. If you're not absolutely sure, you're wasting your meter.

Beast Cannon GC

623P

DIAGONAL BEAST CANNON GC

623P

Normal

Es

Normal

Es

Hitboxes Off

Hitboxes On

Gains 15F invulnerability frames by virtue of being a GC. Not an especially good GC because the startup is so slow and the angle is poor for hitting people, but it can be used for escaping bad situations, such as getting out of the corner. It sees more use against pressure rushdown characters, but in general is a bit dangerous

As a final note, this move is Gallon's Guard Cancel. This may sound cool at first, but keep in mind that GCs do half damage, so you don't actually have an epic 50%-life ES Guard Cancel. Also, the hitbox is really tiny, so don't even think about using it unless your opponent is right up in your grill.

/Data#623P

623P

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
14	30	20 + landing 12	-	-	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	no	1-15 whole body	9	4	H: 21 G: 16 W: 12

/Data#623PP

623PP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
14	30	20 + landing 12	-	-	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	no	1-15 whole body	9	4	H: 0 G: 0 W: 0

Climb Razor

2[8]K

CLIMB RAZOR

2[8]K

Normal

Es

Normal

Es

Hitboxes Off

Hitboxes On

Keep in mind that this is not a charge move; the motion is executed simply by tapping the directional inputs and pressing Kick. The first active frames are air-state unblockable, since Gallon is still on the ground.

/Data#2[8]LK

2[8]LK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
5	6	24 + landing 12	-	-18	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	no	5-6 feet	22,15	6,4	H: 31 G: 26 W: 22

/Data#2[8]MK

2[8]MK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
5	8	27 + landing 12	-	-23	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	no	5-6 feet	24,16	7,4	H: 31 G: 26 W: 22

/Data#2[8]HK

2[8]HK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
5	10	29 + landing 12	-	-27	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	no	5-6 feet	26,17	8,4	H: 31 G: 26 W: 22

The normal Climb Razor is pretty bad. The only thing it really has going for it is that it's one of the few anti-air moves which is unblockable if the opponent is close to landing. If you look at the hitbox though, you'll notice the tradeoff is that the move has abysmal priority. There's only two times I ever use the normal version of Climb Razor:

An opponent is trying to jump over me and doesn't suspect I'll do anything. I'll just say right now that this pretty much never happens, but if it does, Climb Razor was tailor-made for that oddly-specific circumstance.

Building meter after landing Moment Slice. You can whiff two of these (Lk Version) after landing Moment Slice, but I generally do just one so that I have enough time to position myself accordingly afterwards.

/Data#2[8]KK

2[8]KK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
5	2,6,3	28 + landing 12	-	-25	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	no	5-6 feet	21+11+11	5+3+3	H: 0 G: 0 W: 0

The ES Version of Climb Razor would be pretty worthless, too, if it weren't for its juggle potential. Connecting this after landing an Air Beast Cannon is very pivotal to Gallon's game, so you should be seeing a healthy amount of this. For an added flavor splash, try throwing out this move even if your opponent blocks the preceding Air BC. Sometimes, in their recklessness, they'll get hit by the ES Climb Razor anyways.

Million Flicker

214LP

LP MILLION FLICKER

214LP

Normal

Es

LP

MP

HP

Es

Hitboxes Off

Hitboxes On

You can mash the punch button for the Normal Version to keep the move going, similar to moves like Lightning Legs or Hundred Hand Slap.

/Data#214LP

214LP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
11	3(12)3	18	-3	-4	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	no	-	9xn	4xn	H: 12+4xn G: 12+2xn W: 12

/Data#214MP

214MP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
11	3(12)3	18	-3	-4	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	no	-	9xn	4xn	H: 12+4xn G: 12+2xn W: 12

/Data#214HP

214HP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
11	3(12)3	18	-3	-4	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	no	-	9xn	4xn	H: 12+4xn G: 12+2xn W: 12

I'll admit, this move is pret-ty bad. ...But! As funny as it sounds, if you have the wiggle room to throw this move out (11 Frame Startup; compare that to Gallon's normals which average 6-7 Frame Startups), it's probably Gallon's safest anti-air. It also has the added bonuses of knocking down an airborne opponent and completely humiliating your opponent when they realize they got anti-aired by Million Flicker.

/Data#214PP

214PP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
11	3(11)3(10){3(4)}x7,3	23	-44	-45	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	no	-	7x10	3x10	H: 0 G: 0 W: 0

...Alright, I really don't have anything good to say about this one. If you somehow manage to land a combo during Gallon's Dark Force (not going to happen), any combo into this will do upwards to 3/4ths of a lifebar. Good luck ever getting that to happen, though.

Wild Circular

632[4]K

WILD CIRCULAR

632[4] MK or HK

Normal

Es

Normal

Es

Hitboxes Off

Hitboxes On

Command Throw. It can not be performed with LK; MK and HK only.

/Data#632[4]K

632[4]K

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
2	7	31	-	-	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
throw	no	1-9 whole body	27	8	H: 12 G: 0 W: 12

Gallon has one of the best Command Throws in the entire game. It has an excellent combination of quick startup, high amount of active grabbing frames (meaning you can be a bit sloppy in your timing), and invincible frames. It also has the built-in Option Select that his normal Kick Throw has, so long as you do it with Roundhouse. There are so many top-notch ways of griefing opponents with this move that I can't even hope to discuss them all in this tiny space. Just do this move, like, all the time. Trust me.

/Data#632[4]KK

632[4]KK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
2	7	31	-	-	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
throw	no	1-9 whole body	10+21	4+5	H: 0 G: 0 W: 0

Don't do it. You're spending meter for a menial damage increase. Perhaps if the ES Version gave it a significant boost like Q-Bee's ES Command Throw, it would be worth it; unfortunately, it's not

Pursuits

8P or 8K

PURSUIT

8P or 8K

Normal

Es

Normal

Es

Hitboxes Off

Hitboxes On

/Data#8P or 8K

8P or 8K

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
28	9	landing 1	-	-	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	no	-	5	5	H: 24 G: 0 W: 6

/Data#8PP or 8KK

8PP or 8KK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
28	9	landing 1	-	-	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	no	-	6+6	6+6	H: 0 G: 0 W: 0

Gallon dives down on the foe with his fangs wide open. ES version adds in an extra knee drop. He then flips away from his opponent around 2 character lengths away.

Pretty crappy Pursuit overall. Slow travel time, and low damage because it's only one hit (ES Pursuit is still only two hits). It's still effective to use as a late Pursuit to stay on your opponent though, so be sure to learn the timing for that.

Ex Moves

412[6]KK

DRAGON CANNON

412[6]KK

Hitboxes Off

Hitboxes On

/Data#412[6]KK

412[6]KK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
16	off screen	97-121	-	-19	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	no	-	13x3	5x3	H: 0 G: 0 W: 0

As with most EX Attacks, this move is for specific situations. Dragon Cannon is very effective against opponents about to lose a lifebar. If you think your opponent is going to attack you - especially after a knockdown - throw this move out to punish them for making such a predictably desperate choice. For kicks, try doing this move if you think an opponent is going to roll behind you for a crossup Dragon Cannon.

Note: the game accepts 4123KK as the input for this move

https://youtu.be/cdGbY6fKCIE?t=6m6s

LP,MP,6,LK,MK

MOMENT SLICE

LP,MP,6,LK,MK

Hitboxes Off

Hitboxes On

/Data#LP,MP,6,LK,MK

LP,MP,6,LK,MK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	Renda Bonus
14	2	21	-	3	N/A
Guard	Cancel	Invuln	Red Damage	White Damage	Gauge
mid	no	-	3+35	1+7	H: 0 G: 0 W: 0

Command Super. It's important to not that even though the move says to press towards your opponent (6), it can be any toward motion (6, 9, or 3), and you'll usually be comboing with Down-Towards (3).

Most command supers tend to be imperative to a character's game, but Gallon's is not. The main problem is that it's incredibly hard to hit-confirm; it's possible to do [2LP > 2MP xx Moment Slice]; but your opponent will be pushed too far away if you try to combo it off of a normal jump-in. To mitigate that, you could try [2LP/2LK xx Moment Slice], but that's still not all that easy to hit confirm (or to execute, for that matter).

There's only one situation where Moment Slice is easy to hit-confirm, and in that instance, it's very important to do land it as much as possible: when landing a crossup j.LK, do the combo [Crossup j.LK, 2LP > 2MP xx Moment Slice]. Doing Moment Slice when possible is important for Gallon, because it's his best method of dealing red (unrecoverable) damage.

This move can also be used in an option select after his 8j.LK crossup shenanigans. If you've knocked a cornered opponent down and you anticipate that they will roll towards you, jump straight up from the point where you think the roll will end, and do the following input: [j.LK, 2LP > 2MP, 3, 2LK > 2MK > 5HP].

If you crossed your opponent up successfully, you'll see [Crossup j.LK, 2LP > 2MP xx Moment Slice].

If you did not cross your opponent up, you'll get [j.LK, 2LP > 2MP > 2MK > 5HP].

Basically, go for this move if you land a cross-up, not so much if you didn't. Finally, this move will whiff crouching Q-Bee, so don't do it unless you get your jollies by doing elaborate whiff-to-throw setups.

Dark Force

Illusion Attack: Mirage Body - Same strength P + K:

• (Any Version): Mirage Body causes all of Gallon's normals to hit multiple times at slightly staggered intervals, similar to a Variable Combo from Street Fighter Alpha 3. Gallon's Dark Force is crap as a pressure tool, because the duration is too short. If an opponent lands even one string or knockdown on Gallon, it's likely to run out and force a deactivate before he gets the chance to try and deactivate safely.

• Variance: Dark Force activation has (2) possible mirage patterns, each with a difference in the timing between Gallon starting an attack & the Mirage starting the same attack. Unfortunately, this makes all of Gallon's DF combos unreliable in a match as (1) version is perfect for links & the other is too slow.

Pattern# 01 is a 9-frame delay

Pattern# 02 is a 16-frame delay

Either pattern can vary by +1-Frame

http://blog.livedoor.jp/kengallon/archives/3129788.html

• Example Dark Force combos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qnb5MfHX5dI

https://youtu.be/cdGbY6fKCIE?t=6m35s

https://youtu.be/cdGbY6fKCIE?t=6m46s

https://youtu.be/vfS9rrjxuu4?t=11m43s

• It's best used as a a defensive tool, due to its prolonged invulnerability frames. Some common ways to set up a safe deactivate:

• Backdash j.HK, Deactivate
• Beast Cannon (towards, then away; 6, 4).

Colors

Notable Players

Japan

Japanese Player Index: http://www21.atwiki.jp/vsplayer/pages/15.html

Name (English)	Name (Japanese)	Color	Location	Contact	Notes
Takahashi	たかはし	HK	Kansai, Ibaraki	http://twitter.com/takahashigallon http://www.youtube.com/user/takahashi301	West Japan's most effective Gallon Technical & Strong
KEN	ケン	HP	Kanto	http://twitter.com/KENGALLON http://blog.livedoor.jp/kengallon/ https://www.youtube.com/user/KENGALLON	Tokyo Tournament Organizer Veteran Okizeme of Dark Force x Wild Circular https://twitter.com/KENGALLON/status/1040448260320587781
BUZZ	バズ	MK	Kanto	http://twitter.com/dance_gallon	Well known for violently shaking the whole arcade cabinet while playing, Unpredictable character movement
MAB	マブ	HK	Tokyo	http://twitter.com/MABgallon	Nama Beeru
Mako	マコ	HK	Nagoya		Uses Tiger-Knee Beast Canon as Zurashi
Haneman	ハネマン	PP	Yamagata		Retired
Verti / Welch	ヴェルチ	MK	Nagoya		Retired
Ginsho	ぎんしょう／銀晶	LP	Tokyo	https://twitter.com/ginshogallon
Love	あらげ	LP
Cerberus	ケルベロス	KK		https://twitter.com/cerberus0607

USA

Name (English)	Name (Japanese)	Color	Location	Contact	Notes
Mini Maww	ミニマー	KK	Ohio, USA	https://twitter.com/MiniMaww	One of the Nasty Boys. Throws a mean flying disc.
Hagure	はぐれ	PP	California, USA	https://twitter.com/hagure	Community Organizer. Works too damn hard.
HardBread	ハードブレッド	MK	New York, USA	https://twitter.com/HARD_BREAD	Long time player that has been very successful. Plays multiple games, and loves Dragon's Crown.
Mattocat	マトキャット	MK	Indiana, USA	https://twitter.com/Mattocat	Long time commentator. VTubing cat that plays a dog.

South America

Name (English)	Name (Japanese)	Color	Location	Contact	Notes
Legoshi	レゴシ	HK	Brazil	https://twitter.com/WulfusWolf	Frequent player on NekoPunchi's streams