Samurai Shodown V Special/Ukyo Tachibana

橘 右京, Tachibana Ukyo

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Introduction

Blue-haired Iaido master and poster boy for tuberculosis awareness.

Jokes aside, he is arguably one of the best characters in the game. He has quick and long reaching pokes, an instant overhead that can combo from a 2C, a fast dash, and hard-hitting punishers, Uyko specializes in fast mixups and harassing the enemy.

Though he has good jumping normals along with his Tsubame Gaeshi, he also has the second-longest jump time in the game.

Data

• Damage taken: 120%
• Rage duration: 20 seconds
• Amount to rage: 45
• Walk speed: 544
• Backwalk speed: 384
• Dash speed: 1792
• Jump duration: 59 frames
• Width: 16
• Throw range: 12

Normals

Far Slashes

5A:

5B: Ukyo's main poke. Quick poke with 8-frame start up. It is recoil-cancellable, so you can cancel it to 214C to lessen the recovery, or if you think your opponent is going to counter-poke, cancel into 236A (this is unsafe on block so only do this as a read).

5AB: One of Ukyo's main punishers. Has a zippy-quick 13-frame startup and does pretty hefty damage. However, it isn't recoil-cancellable, so you're going to get hurt if this gets blocked.

2A:

2B:

2AB: Another main punisher, is 1 frame faster but does 2 points less damage. The hit box of this move is very low to the ground so it can punish some moves such as Kazuki's WFT (you have to press it immediately after the block).

Near Slashes

n.5A:

n.5B:

n.5AB:

n.2A:

n.2B:

n.2AB:

Overheads

5BC:

u.5BC:

Kicks

5C:

6C: Sliding knock down kick which is safe if you space it properly. Can add a small pursuit if you are close enough after. A good use of this is to use this when your opponent is running at you.

2C: This fucking kick. 6-frame startup, neutral on block (this is really rare in SSVSP) and +5 on hit. Hits low, and can link into a Tsubame Gaeshi, which hits high. And comes out in 4~5 frames. And knocks down, letting you low kick again. This is his main way of mix up, since 2C recovers fast enough to let you throw off their timing with 2C 2C Tsubame, or 2C -pause- Tsubame, or just throw them or 2C 66B cross up.

3C:

Jumping

j.A:

j.B: Can cross up with it but it's not going to work on experienced players due to Ukyo's slow jump speed. It can be done as a instant overhead but obviously unsafe because Ukyo will drop down very slowly due to his slow jump speed. However, this is very useful in Concentration mode as this creates a 50/50 high low mix up along with 2C. Both are hit-confirmable into Issen (BCD during Concentration mode).

j.AB:

j.C:

Dashing

66A:

66B: Ukyo dashes to the other side of the opponent and does a slash that will knock down on hit. Very unsafe, but since it's a psuedo-teleport it can beat a lot of anti-dash moves. It will always whiff if your opponent is in the corner.

66AB: Ukyo rolls to the ground and slashes at the opponent's knees. Another awesome punisher, for those times when 5AB won't reach. It's fast and does good damage for its speed, and you can tack on a 2BC if you're close enough afterwards. It can also go under a surprising amount of stuff with its low hitbox. Ukyo's fast dash is just the icing on the cake.

66C:

Unarmed

u.5S:

u.2S:

ju.S:

u.66S:

System

Deflect - 216D:

Weapon Pickup - 5A:

Taunt Disarm - Start Start Start:

Specials

Tsubame Gaeshi - j.1236S: One of Ukyo's most important moves in general. Hits overhead, can be tigerknee'd, and has a blazing fast 3-frame startup, fast enough to combo off of 2C. Also can be used as anti-air.

Hiken Sasameyuki - 214S:

'Hi'ken Sasameyuki - 214C: (can be used unarmed)

Zanzou Fumikomi Giri - 236S:

Tsubame Rokuren - 236CD - WFT:

Combos

Normal

• (n.5B or n.2B) ...

• ... xx 236AB 2BC
• ... xx 214A
• ... xx 236CD

• 236A 8BC
• (236B or 236AB) 2BC

• 2C tk.1236B

2C is low, firebird is high. Have fun blocking!

• 66AB 2BC
• 66C 2BC
• 6C 2BC
• 3C 2BC

Strategies

2C TSUBAME GAESHI ALL DAY

Ukyo is primarily a punishing character, and he has the normals (5AB, 66AB) to do it. However, once he scores a single knockdown, he can start running his 2C firebird oki, which may as well be unblockable for how fast it is. If you're feeling fancy, you can go for 2C 2C firebird to throw off their block timing.

Matchups

Some characters have dangerous counters to Ukyo's mixup. Watch out for:

Rasetsumaru: A reversal super will go clean through anything you try on wakeup, and he rages really fast. His rage doesn't last very long though and his super is mega unsafe.

Jubei: If you get too predictable, a good Jubei player can buffer a high counter off of a blocked 2C and catch a followup Tsubame Gaeshi. A reversal 623 will beat your 2C.

Yoshitora: His AB uppercut takes a while to get out but is invincible until the first active frame. If your 2C is early enough you can actually recover before his uppercut's first active frame, then block and punish.

Frame Data

Move	Damage	Startup	Active	Total	Cancel	Recoil Cancel	Hit Adv.	Backhit Adv.	Block Adv.	Guard	Notes
5A	6	9	2	25	1~2(2) / 9~14(6)	8(1)	-6	-6	-12	Mid	Weak attack, Deflectable(weak)
5B	12	8	2	34	11~15(5)	7(1)	-8	+0	-18	Mid	Medium attack, Deflectable(med)
5AB	31	13	2	52	x	-	-2	+8	-34	Mid	Heavy attack, Deflectable(heavy)
2A	5	5	2	20	1(1) / 7~11(5)	-	-5	-5	-6	Mid	Weak attack, Deflectable(weak)
2B	11	8	3	40	1~4(4)	-	-9	-1	-18	Mid	Medium attack, Deflectable(med)
2AB	29	12	1	49	1~6(6)	-	+0	+10	-32	Mid	Heavy attack, Deflectable(heavy)
n.5A	5	5	3	16	1~4(4) / 5~13(9)	-	-1	-1	-6	Mid	Weak attack, Deflectable(weak)
n.5B	8	8	1	40	8~11(4)	6~7(2)	-14	-6	-18	Mid	Medium attack, Deflectable(med)
n.5AB	5, 23	12	2	63	1~7(7)	9~11(3) / 14(1) / 19(1)	-6	+4	-26	Mid	Weak attack, Deflectable(heavy)
n.2A	4	5	5	16	1~2(2) / 5~12(8)	-	-1	-1	-6	Mid	Weak attack, Deflectable(weak)
n.2B	6	6	6	23	6~15(10)	-	+1	+9	-12	Mid	Medium attack, Deflectable(med)
n.2AB	5, 25	14	3	62	1~5(5)	-	-2	+8	-21	Mid	Weak attack, Deflectable(heavy)
5C	5	8	4	35	1~4(4)	-	-9	-1	-22	Mid	Medium attack
6C	7	5	11	34	1~2(2)	-	KD	KD	-24	Low	Knockdown attack
2C	2	6	4	11	x	-	+5	+5	+0	Low	Weak attack
3C	6	5	10	28	x	-	KD	KD	-24	Mid	Knockdown attack 5-14f throw invincible
j.A	5	7	16	30	1~3(3)	-	--	--	--	High	Weak attack, Deflectable(weak)
j.B	9	5	4	29	1~2(2)	-	--	--	--	High	Medium attack, Deflectable(med)
j8.AB	26	10	3	33	1~5(5)	-	--	--	--	High	Heavy attack, Deflectable(heavy)
j7/9.AB	25	12	5	27	1~5(5)	-	--	--	--	High	Heavy attack, Deflectable(heavy)
j.C	3, 3	5	5	30	x	-	--	--	--	High	Heavy attack
ju.C	3, 3	5	5	30	x	-	--	--	--	High	Heavy attack
5BC	16	20	2	45	x	-	KD	KD	-19	High	Medium attack Knockdown attack
u.5BC	6	31	9	44	x	-	KD	KD	-19	High	Medium attack Knockdown attack
66A	5	11	8	33	1~3(3)	-	-4	+4	-26	Mid	Medium attack, Deflectable(heavy)
66B	12	22	1	66	x	-	KD	KD	-39	Mid	Knockdown attack
66AB	15	4	2	38	1~2(2)	-	KD	KD	-29	Mid	Knockdown attack 1-13f throw invincible
66C	4	6	12	32	1~3(3)	-	KD	KD	-21	Low	Knockdown attack 1-17f throw invincible
u.5S	4	5	1	18	1(1)	-	-3	-3	-8	Mid	Weak attack
u.2S	4	6	1	20	x	-	-4	-4	-9	Mid	Weak attack
ju.S	4	9	8	25	x	-	--	--	--	High	Medium attack
u.66S	4	6	1	24	1~2(2)	-	KD	KD	-13	Mid	Knockdown attack 1-14f throw invincible
u.66C	4	6	12	32	1~3(3)	-	KD	KD	-21	Low	Knockdown attack 1-17f throw invincible
2BC	6	21	7	68	x	-	--	--	--	Mid
u.2BC	8	7	24	35	x	-	--	--	--	Mid
8BC	13	40	38	101	x	-	--	--	--	Mid
u.8BC	8	25	18	79	x	-	--	--	--	Mid
Tsubame Gaeshi - j.1236A	18	3	6	x	x	-	KD	KD	-41	High	Medium attack Knockdown attack 16f landing recovery
Tsubame Gaeshi - j.1236B	21	3	6	x	x	-	KD	KD	-48	High	Medium attack Knockdown attack 23f landing recovery
Tsubame Gaeshi - j.1236AB	2x6, 24	10	7	x	x	-	??	??	-75	High	Medium attack Knockdown attack 45f landing recovery
'Hi'ken Sasameyuki - 214C	x	x	x	17	x	-	--	--	--	Mid
Hiken Sasameyuki - 214A	5x5	19	2	61	x	-	-4	-4	-17	Mid	Medium attack
Hiken Sasameyuki - 214B	6x8	18	2	76	x	-	-5	-5	-17	Mid	Medium attack
Hiken Sasameyuki - 214AB	7x11	22	2	102	x	-	-12	-12	-25	Mid	Medium attack 1-12f throw invincible
Zanzou Fumikomi Giri - 236A	16	15	2	x	x	-	KD	KD	-27	Mid	Knockdown attack
Zanzou Fumikomi Giri - 236B	5, 18	15	2	x	x	-	KD	KD	-36	Mid	Medium attack Knockdown attack
Zanzou Fumikomi Giri - 236AB	5, 5, 10	15	2	x	x	-	KD	KD	-34	Mid	Heavy attack Knockdown attack
Tsubame Rokuren - 236CD	30	19	29	69	x	-	KD	KD	-59	High	Medium attack 14-47f above ground 22f landing recovery