Blade Strangers/Ali

Ali

Introduction

Source Game: Code of Princess

Story

Short story summary here

Gameplay

Health: 10,000

Gameplay overview here

Move List

Light Attacks

5L Light Attack	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 400 5 0 2 M - Your fastest light attack. Useful for taking away advantage at close range. Links from Flash after EX Hayate (5S+E~S).

5LL Light Attack 2x	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 350 7 -2 2 M - Similar to her 6L. Used in confirms. Chains into 6H, unlike 5L.

5LLL Light Attack 3x	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 420 13 -4 0 M - The third hit of Ali's light string. Gives you more time to confirm and moves you forward, but is less advantageous on block compared to 5LL

6L Forward Light Attack	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 500 7 -2 2 M - Slightly slower than 5L in exchange for more range. Links from Meteor after EX Hayate (S+E~H).

6LL Forward Light Attack 2x	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 560 13 -4 0 M - The second hit of Ali's forward light string. Allows you time to confirm, but is less advantageous on block compared to 5LL.

2L Crouching Light Attack	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 400 5 -1 1 L - The crouching alternative to 5L. Functions similarly, yet is slightly minus on block.

2LL Crouching Light Attack 2x	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 350 7 -2 2 M - Very similar to 5LL in application.

2LLL Crouching Light Attack 3x	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 420 13 -4 0 M - Very similar to 5LLL in application.

j.L Jumping Light Attack	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 400 5 7 11 H - A fast air-to-air. Chains into an j.H normal or into j.HS for a full pickup.

j.8L Hilt Thrust	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 400 4 7 11 H - Another fast air-to-air with a larger hitbox, allowing you to pickup the opponent after a 2E+S launcher where j.L would give you trouble.

Heavy Attacks

5H Heavy Attack	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 850 9 -5 1 M - A decently sized heavy normal that combos into various Hayate options on hit. Like 3H, can confirm into a late EX Hayate on hit to combo into Flash (Giving you a subsequent 5L link).

6H Slide Kick	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 900 [1200] 14 [45] -6 [-3] 1 [Launches] M - Chargeable. Charged version causes wall bounce on hit. The forward movement allows for 2E+S launch combos midscreen or picking up off an air-hit by chaining 6L6H. Mostly unsafe on block unless charged.

4H Stomach Kick	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 700 7 -1 3 M - A vertical hitbox with the lowest total duration of Ali's heavy normals. Good for high-up juggles when trying to squeeze enough advantage out of your knockdowns for Bomb setups.

2H Crouching Heavy Attack	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 700 8 -3 0 L - Ali's fastest low hit. Doesn't allow you to confirm raw like her other heavy normals, but due to it's shorter duration compared to 3H, it's a great tool during bomb mixups.

3H Cleave	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 900 10 -6 1 L - A fast, far-reaching low. This move confirms into a late EX Hayate Flash on hit.

j.H Jumping Heavy Attack	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 700 7 9 14 H - A fast, low-hitting hitbox. A faster alternative to j.3H, which makes it more useful for certain situations such as falling after an Air Bomb.

j.3H Axe Kick	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 800 10 10 16 H - A very low-hitting hitbox. Covers a lot of vertical space and allows Ali to hit sooner in her jump arc than she would otherwise.

j.8H Split Kick	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 750 9 9 16 H - Great for crossups.

Unique Attacks

5E Anti Air	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 800 11 M - Universal anti-air. Head invulnerable on frame 5. Can combo from an anti-air hit if you get a really high Counter-hit juggle, or if you cancel late with Offensive Skill.

6E Overhead	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 800 21 H - Universal overhead. 4S followed by a whiffed 5L will give you the timing needed to combo a Bomb from this. Combos into Offensive Skill otherwise.

4E Knock Back	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 1200 16 M - Universal knockback attack. Crumples on counter hit. Potential followups on counter-hit are things like charged 6H.

2E Sweep	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 800 9 L - Universal knockback attack. Crumples on counter hit.

3E Chase Attack	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 1500 12 OTG - Universal Chase Attack. Can OTG and forces hard knockdown on hit. 4S into 3E allows you to OTG pickup without using Offensive Skill.

j.E Jumping Knock Back	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 1200 13 H - Ground bounce on counter hit. Slow, and has a fairly small hitbox for the startup. Ground bounce starters are nothing to scoff at, however.

Skills

6S Hayate	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling - 11 - - Stance. Cancellable from frame 12.

6H+S Hayate (Heavy)	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling - 15 - - Stance. Cancellable from frame 16.

6S+E Hayate (EX)	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling - 3 - - Requires 1/2 a bar from the Skill Gauge. Stance. Projectile invuln on frame 3. Cancellable from frame 4.

L (during Hayate) Dust	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling - - - - ???

H (during Hayate) Meteor	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 1000 21 H - ???

E (during Hayate) Hell	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 800 8 L - ???

S (during Hayate) Flash	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 600 5 M - ???

2S Reppukyaku	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 900 14 M - ???

2H+S Reppukyaku (Heavy)	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 1200 20 M - ???

2S+E Reppukyaku (EX)	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 1000 9 M - Requires 1/2 a bar of the Skill Gauge. Launches on hit.

4S Explosive Bomb	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 700 33 M - Explodes after 81 frames.

4H+S Explosive Bomb (Heavy)	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 700 33 M - Explodes after 91 frames.

4S+E Explosive Bomb (EX)	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 600, 600, 600 28 M - Requires 1/2 a bar of the Skill Guage. Explodes after 81, 91, and 101 frames.

j.S Hayabusa	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 700 9 M - ???

j.H+S Hayabusa (Heavy)	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 900 14 H - ???

j.S+E Hayabusa (EX)	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 400,700 8 M,H - Requires 1/2 a bar from the Skill Gauge.

j.2S Uzura	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling - - - - ???

j.2H+S Uzura (Heavy)	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling - - - - ???

j.2S+E Uzura	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling - - - - Requires 1/2 a bar from the Skill Gauge.

j.4S Aerial Explosive Bomb	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 700 Jump Dependent M - Explodes after 91 frames.

j.4H+S Aerial Explosive Bomb (Heavy)	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 700 Jump Dependent M - Explodes after 111 frames.

j.4S+E Aerial Explosive Bomb (EX)	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 600,600,600 Jump Dependent M - Requires 1/2 a bar of the Skill Gauge. Explodes after 101, 111, and 121 frames.

Universal Commands

L+H Throw	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 1500 7 UNB - Universal Throw.

L+E Offensive Skill (horizontal)	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 1000 17 M - Requires 1 bar of the Skill Gauge.

8L+E Offensive Skill (upward)	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 1000 15 M - Requires 1 bar of the Skill Gauge.

j.L+E Aerial Offensive Skill	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 1000 15 M - Requires 1 bar of the Skill Gauge.

4L+E Defensive Skill	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling - - - - Requires 1 bar of the Skill Gauge.

Ultra Skills

H+S+E Meteor Dance Lv. 1	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 2300 9 M - Requires 1 bar of the Skill Gauge.

H+S+E 2x Meteor Dance Lv. 2	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 3700 9 M - Requires 2 bars of the Skill Gauge.

2H+S+E Requiem Lv. 1	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 2000 26 UNB - Requires 1 bar of the Skill Gauge.

2H+S+E 2x Requiem Lv. 2	Damage Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Hit Adv Cancels Guard Hitbox Scaling 3200 26 UNB - Requires 2 bars of the Skill Gauge.