Big Bang Beat Revolve/Manbou

Manbou
Estimated Health (After Scaling): 10000

Introduction

While in possession of a rather odd toolkit, Manbou is 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 one of the best BBMs in the game, you'll be drowning your opponent in no time.

Lore

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

General Strategy

Manbou has a lot of great normals and command normals to play with, as well as various spacing tools. Mid-range 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 - 8 - - -1 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 - 10 - - -9 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 - 10 - - -4 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 - 8 - - +2 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 - 7 - - +9 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 - 11 - - +4 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 jump	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 100 High - 8 - - - N, Sp, Su Shares the same animation as Manbou's 5A, and has similar properties. Not a very useful button overall.

jB

jB jump	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 400 High - 10 - - - N, Sp, Su 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 jump	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 510 High - 10 - - - N, Sp, Su Emulates the appearance of Manbou's 5C. This is a great jump-in button, if a bit slow. Like the other air normals, this one keeps a lot of the properties of its grounded counterpart.

Command Normals

6A

6A Dorsal Fin Blade	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 800 Mid - 18 - - -6 J, N, Sp, Su Good damage is about all this command normal has going for it. Overall, it's a rather slow button that also has deceptive range, needing to be surprisingly close for it to even hit.

6B

6B Slip

Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 400 Low - 22 - - -12 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 Manbou reads it.

Universal Mechanics

5/2D

Egg Lay /

Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 5D Egg Lay (Ground) 400 Mid - - - - - - Manbou drops an egg that 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 Egg Lay (Air) 400 Mid - - - - - - 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 /	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 They love reusing sprites with this fish... They love reusing sprites with this fish...

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, Manbou fills the stage with water, slowing the opponent down. This allows for combos not previously possible and makes it one of the strongest BBMs in the game.

Special Moves

236X

Water Gun //

Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel A 600 Mid - 26 - - -5 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 - 26 - - -5 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 - 26 - - -5 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

Waterspout //

Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel A 400 Mid - 20 - - -3 NC Manbou creates a column of water right next to it. Useful anti-air tool potentially, as well as a way to get out of sticky situations. B 400 Mid - 26 - - +3 NC Manbou creates a column of water a little further away. Also an useful anti-air, and a good way to check an opponent's approach. C 400 Mid - 26 - - +3 NC Manbou creates a column of water far away from it. A good way to keep your opponent on their toes, no matter where they are.

B-Power Arts

214D

Grand Waterspout	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 2080 Mid - 5+21 - - +56 NC Manbou creats a water column around itself. Pretty good but far from Manbou's best use of meter. It can still be used as a solid get-off-me tool, though.

Big Bang Break

41236ABC

Manbou and His Friends	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 3825 Mid - - - - - NC Manbou traps the opponent in a bubble and summons a school of other Manbou, ending with a giant Manbou crashing into the opponent. 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.

Colors

A Color

B Color

C Color

D Color