Big Bang Beat Revolve/Kunagi

Kunagi
Estimated Health (After Scaling): 10962

Introduction

Kunagi is a powerful, well-rounded character with some of the best normals in the game, as well as extremely versatile projectiles that can be used both in the air and on the ground. She can attack from angles that most other characters aren't equipped to deal with, and can be considered to have one of the best neutral games with her high mobility and strong tools for controlling space. In return, her damage is quite poor, and her offense boils down to basic strike/throw outside of a handful of knowledge checks.

Kunagi Tenrou is Rouga Zanma's strong-willed childhood friend and fiancée. She's blunt and direct with everyone, Rouga included, and that contributes to her difficulties in getting along with most people. However, so far as Rouga and her friends are concerned, she has both a soft spot for them and the utmost faith in their abilities.

General Strategy

Kunagi's strength is her ability to control the neutral. You'll be using your superior mobility in conjunction with your air fireballs to harass opponents from a safe distance and make it difficult for them to find an opening. Kunagi's tools are excellent for ensuring that you only have to engage the opponent on your own terms. On offense, run strike throw with absurdly fast 5A staggers and various plus-on-block normals including 4C.

Normal Moves

Standing Normals

5A

5A	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 150 Mid - 6 - - +4 N, Sp, Su Kunagi does a quick poke forward.

5B

5B	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 350 Mid - 11 - - -4 J, N, Sp, Su Kunagi spins and slashes diagonally downward.

5C

5C 1st hit 1st hit 2nd hit 2nd hit	Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 5C 500*2 (825) Mid - 11 - - -4 J, N, Sp, Su Kunagi spins and slashes two times. Can be cancelled in between the slashes. The second hit launches the opponent on counter hit, though chances of actually counterhitting with the second hit are very low.

Crouching Normals

2A

2A	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 130 Low - 6 - - +1 N, Sp, Su Kunagi attacks with her tail.

2B

2B	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 400 Mid - 8 - - -4 N, Sp, Su Kunagi does a horizontal slash. This normal is gigantic and deceptively disjointed. Your main poke in neutral, and an excellent button for whiff punishing. Hits mid and will NOT catch opponents walking back.

2C

2C	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 700 Low - 17 - - -10 N, Sp, Su Kunagi slides and slashes, sweeping the opponent.

Air Normals

jA

jA jump	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 180 High - 6 - - - N, Sp, Su Kunagi does a quick kick downwards.

jB

jB jump	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 400 High - 9 - - - N, Sp, Su Kunagi slashes horizontally. Recovers fast enough that you can do another air normal before landing, or even throw a fireball.

jC

jC jump	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 400*2 (680) High - 13 - - - N, Sp, Su Kunagi spins in the air, slashing with both hands. Can hit twice. Can be cancelled into any aerial move. Can cross-up.

Command Normals

6A

6A Aoki Tsume: Sora	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 800 Mid - 12 - - -2 J, N, Sp, Su Kunagi slashes diagonally upward. Launches the opponent. It's big, fast, and covers an excellent angle for anti-airing.

4B

4B Aoki Tsume: Kabuto Wari	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 500 High/Air - 29 - - +10 Sp, Su Kunagi hops backwards while slashing diagonally downward. Bounces the opponent on hit if they're airborne or on counter hit.

4C

4C Aoki Tsume: Tora	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 700 All - 16 - - +2 J, N, Sp, Su Kunagi spins and slashes horizontally. Launches the opponent on counter hit.

Universal Mechanics

5D

Aoki Chikara: Shuuchuu	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel N/A - - - - - - NC Kunagi is surrounded by a fiery blue aura. While the button is held down, her B-Power gauge increases at a constant rate. Fairly quick recovery and startup.

Throw

Throw /	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 800 Unblockable - 7 - - +53 Sp, Su Kunagi grabs the opponent, and throws them with a backflip. Launches the opponent halfway across the screen, but gives hard knockdown, so you still get okizeme. Cancellable into specials and supers upon landing from the backflip.

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.

Special Moves

236X

Kirisaku Mono /

Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel A 500 Mid - 16 - - -15 Su Kunagi flings a shockwave along the floor. Travels quickly for about 2/3 stage distance. Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel B 500 Mid - 16 - - -15 Su Kunagi flings a shockwave along the floor. Travels slowly at first then accelerates, reaching about 1/2 stage distance.

j236X

Kirisaku Mono (Air) jump /	Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel A 500 Mid - 12 - - - NC Kunagi tosses a disc at a 45-degree downward angle, retaining air momentum. Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel B 500 Mid - 22 - - - NC Kunagi tosses a disc at a 45-degree downward angle, halting air momentum and hopping backwards.

623X

Goumagetsu /

Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel A 800 Mid - 6 - - -15 Su Kunagi jumps into the air with a slash, encircling herself with a crescent. This is a shorter jump with NO invincibility. Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel B 765 Mid Invincible 12 - - -31 NC Kunagi jumps into the air with a slash, encircling herself with a crescent. This version is invincible and gives hard knockdown on counter hit.

j623X

Goumagetsu (Air) jump /	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 600 All - 12 - - - Su Air version of Kunagi's 623X series. Unlike the ground version, j623A and j623B are identical. Main use is to combo into j623D in order to end a combo.

214X

Aoki Kage: Sensou / A version A version B version B version	Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel A 600 All - 38 - - +4 NC Kunagi slides forward, creating a shockwave of slashes that follow her motion. Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel B 600 All - 38 - - +7 NC Kunagi slides backward, creating a shockwave of slashes that follow her motion.

421X

Hishou /(~) Leap Leap Follow-up Follow-up	Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 421A/B N/A - - - - - - - Kunagi leaps forward (A) or backward (B). Can be cancelled into a follow-up with C. Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel ...~C 800 High/Air - 5 - - - Sp, Su Kunagi performs a large crescent slash. Groundbounces airborne opponents.

22X

Aoki Kage: Shinsoku // A version A version B version B version C version C version

Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel A N/A - - - - - - - Kunagi teleports to the air directly above and behind the opponent. Full aerial action is available during the descent. Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel B N/A - - - - - - - Kunagi teleports to the ground directly behind the opponent. Has a recovery period after landing. Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel C N/A - - - - - - - Kunagi teleports to the ground roughly 1/3 screen distance away from the opponent. Has a recovery period after landing.

j22X

Aoki Kage: Shinsoku jump // A/B versions A/B versions C version C version

Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel A N/A N/A - - - - - - Kunagi does a straight fastfall. Short recovery period after landing. Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel B N/A N/A - - - - - - Kunagi does a 45-degree fastfall. Short recovery period after landing. Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel C 300 All - 16 - - -4 NC Kunagi does a 45-degree dive slash. Recovery period after landing. Launches grounded enemies, gives hard knockdown on airborne enemies.

B-Power Arts

623D

Goumagetsu: Shingetsu	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 450*5 (1853) Mid - 1+11 - - -14 NC A version of Kunagi's DP that costs 1 bar of meter. This move is NOT invincible and its only real use is for ending meter dump combos in BBM.

63214D

Aoki Tsume: Oni Slashes Slashes Finisher Finisher	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 300*10, 1300 (1805) Mid - 8+3 - - +2 NC Kunagi makes a series of rapid fast slashes before stepping forward with her 4C, knocking the opponent away.

j.623D

Goumagetsu: Shingetsu (Air) jump	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 450*5 (1853) Mid - 1+11 - - - NC Air version of 623D. Your go-to high damage combo ender.

Big Bang Break

41236ABC

Shuntensatsu	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 3289 High/Air - 24+2 - - +4 NC Kunagi teleports above and behind the opponent, attacking with a large crescent slash from above. On hit, it continues into a barrage of aerial dashing attacks ending with a hard knockdown. Good as a combo ender when in Big Bang Mode, especially if you're aiming to kill. Ends Big Bang Mode instantly.

Combos

Combo Legend

Numpad Notation  =  7 8 9 4 5 6 1 2 3  =  up-back up up-forward back neutral forward down-back down down-forward Light Attack: Medium Attack: Heavy Attack: Special: 236 = 214 = 623 = 421 = 41236 = 63214 = Micro Dash = 66 j = Jump / / Dash Jump = 669 jX jc = Jump Cancel dl. = Delay w. = Whiff xx = Special Cancel X = Any Attack Button [X] = Hold ]X[ = Release TK = Tiger Knee (N) = Multi-hit move hits only N times SKD = Sliding Knockdown HKD = Hard Knockdown BBM = Big Bang Mode BBB = Big Bang Break Character Abbrevations AG: Agito BR: Burai DA: Daigo DV: Devil HY: Hanny HE: Heita KN: Kinako KJ: Kojirou KG: Kunagi MH: M. Heita MN: Manbou MY: Miyazato NK: Nakanishi RE: Ren RG: Rouga SZ: Sanzou SN: Senna

Combo Theory

• Combo damage varies from character to character, so all damage numbers come from testing on a full-health Rouga.

Midscreen

• 5/2A > 5B > (5C) > 2C > 4C > 236B, 6A > 421A~C > dl j.236A > 4C > j.C(1) > j.236B > 6A > 421A~C > j.22C (2513)

• This is your standard meterless BnB, giving you a strong knockdown anywhere on screen.

• 5/2A > 5B > (5C) > 2C > 4C > 236B, 6A > 421A~C > dl j.236A > 4C > j.C(1) > j.236b > 6A > 421A~C > dl j.236A > 4C > j.C > j.623B > j.623D (3120)

• This is a metered version of the above combo that sacrifices okizeme for roughly 600 more damage. Only suggest using this for guaranteeing a KO.

• 5/2A > 5B > (5C) > 2C > 4C > 236B, dl 5C(1) > 236B, 5C(1) > j.C > j.236B 6A > 421A~C > dl j.236A > 4C > 236B, dl 5C(1) > 236B, 5C(1) > j.C > j.236B > 6A > 421A~C > j.22C (2932)

• This is your meterless optimal. Very precise and prone to dropping if the delay on 236B, dl 5C(1) isn't perfect.

• 5/2A > 5B > (5C) > 2C > 4C > 236B, dl 5C(1) > 236B, 5C(1) > j.C > j.236B 6A > 421A~C > dl j.236A > 4C > 236B, dl 5C(1) > 236B, 5C(1) > j.C > j.236B > 6A > 421A~C > dl j.236A > 4C > 236B, dl 5C(1) > 236B, 5C(1) > j.C > j.623B > j.623D (3508)

• The above combo but with a metered ender.

Corner

• 5/2A > 5B > (5C) > 2C > 4C > 63214D, 6A > 421A~C > dl j.236A > 4C > j.C(1) > j.236b > 6A > 421A~C > j.22C (2962)

• A metered combo that does slightly less damage in exchange for a hard knockdown.

• 5/2A > 5B > (5C) > 2C > 4C > 236B, dl 5C(1) > 236B, 5C(1) > j.C > j.236B > 6A > 421A~C > dl j.236A > 4C > 236B, dl 5C(1) > 236B > 63214C, 6A > 421A~C > j.22C (3637)

• Optimized version of the above combo using 236B, 5C(1) routing.

• 5/2A > 5B > (5C) > 2C > 4C > j.C(1) > j.236B > 6A > 421A~C > dl j.236A > 4C > j.C(1) > j.236b > 6A > 421A~C > dl j.236A > 4C > ABC > dl 63214D, 63214D, 63214D, 6A > 41236ABC (5220)

• Resource dump BBM combo. Doesn't have to start in the corner, just need to be there by the first 63214D.

• 5/2A > 5B > (5C) > 2C > 4C > 236B, dl 5C(1) > 236B, 5C(1) > j.C > j.236B > 6A > 421A~C > dl j.236A > 4C > 236B, dl 5C(1) > 236B, 5C(1) > j.C > j.236B > 6A > 421A~C > dl j.236A > 4C > 236B, dl 5C(1) > 236B > ABC > dl 63214D, 63214D, 63214D, 6A > 41236ABC (5938)

• Optimized version of the above combo using 236B, 5C(1) routing.

Colors

A Color

B Color

C Color

D Color