YomiHustle/Cowboy

Overview

Strategy

Combos

Links

Profile

Cowboy is one of the four playable characters in Yomi Hustle. His good movement combined with large disjointed hit boxes, the best projectile setup route in the game, and good combo routes let you play the game at your own pace and dictate the flow of neutral as you see fit.

Strengths	Weaknesses
Teleport: Teleport is a very powerful movement option that lets Cowboy extend combos easily, escape bad situations, whiff punish, etc. Instant teleport makes this even better at the cost of meter, allowing for insane combo conversions Sword: Cowboy sports a good combination of range and speed on their attacks, letting them press buttons where some other characters might not have any options.	Unconventional movement options: No dash makes Cowboy's movement limited (especially on the ground), which coupled with teleport's recovery makes a lot of situations quite awkward to navigate.

Cowboy

Move List

Movement

Walk

Walk	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage - - - 8-15 - - 0 - Actionability is on frame 8 by default Slider determines how much the frame of actionability is in neutral. (0 distance = 8 frames; 10 distance = 15 frames) Actionability changes depending on opponent’s Forward or Backward movement
Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes

Back Walk

Back Walk	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage - - - 9 - - 0 - Always interruptible when opponent is able to act. Does not become actionable if opponent uses forward movement.
Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes

Super Dash

Super Dash	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage - - - 25 - - 0 - Interruptible on the opponent's turn.
Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes

Dash

Dash Will get you over some lows and mids. Will get you over some lows and mids.	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage - - - 8 - - 0 - Pretty fast for a movement option, and has invuln from 0-4 when using grounded Dash. Sometimes useful on round start for steering around other pesky lows or such. Burst safe due to the invulnerability frames.
Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes

Jump

Jump	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage - - - 8-15 - - 0 - Short jumps are 8f to act. Grounded large jumps are 11f to act, but are upped to 15f if jumping straight up or backwards. In the air, large jumps are always 11f.
Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes

Super Jump

Super Jump	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage - - - - - - 0 -
Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes

Teleport

Teleport For holding forward with maximum efficiency. For holding forward with maximum efficiency.	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage - 5 - 14 - - 0 - Only available while the opponent is in hitstun Gets additional recovery depending on how far back the teleport was (up to +9f recovery).
Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes

Spot Dodge

Spot Dodge	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage - 4 - 10 - - 0 - Air OK Grab Invul frames 1-4 Invul frames 5-7
Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes

Normals

Pommel

Pommel The closest you can get to a 5P in YH The closest you can get to a 5P in YH	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 400 4 2 14 - High 2 - Can be chained into itself as a starter. Spikes air opponents and ground bounces on the launching hit. Important tool for close range RPS and to beat whiff cancels, your fastest button. Also useful for stabilizing combos if you have low frame advantage.
Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes

Horiz. Slash

Horiz. Slash Grounded versions Grounded versions Air version Air version

Ground Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 1000 6/8 2/2 16 - High 1 - Has a shockwave hitbox that comes 2 frames after the sword hitbox. Has an up-angled version that is considered a separate move and has an extra frame of hitstun. Draw Cancellable Fast and long ranged, but has a relatively thin hitbox and low hitstun. A powerful roundstart option. Air Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 900 6 4 19 - High - - Moves Cowboy forward. Draw Cancellable Fast move with good range thanks to its forward movement. Sometimes useful as a last resort air movement option.

Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes

Vert. Slash

Vert. Slash Ground version Ground version Air version Air version

Ground Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 1150 11 2 13 - High - - Causes ground bounce on ground hit. Initiative bonus: startup reduced to 9f. Spikes on air hit Draw Cancellable Has enough hitstun on ground hit to whiff Parry then Teleport and continue the combo, allowing you to safely counter immediate Bursts while not ending your offense. Air Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 700 5 2 18 - High - - Your fastest air move and main restand tool.

Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes

Upward Swipe

Upward Swipe Looks like a DP. Is not a DP. Looks like a DP. Is not a DP.	Ground Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 700 8 4 23 - High - - Air OK Draw Cancellable; Air version not Draw Cancellable Is useful for calling out some aerial options from approaching opponents, but not really much good except for combos and AA.
Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes

Stinger

Stinger	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 1200 11 2 21 - High -1 - Draw Cancellable Wallsplats Sometimes useful as a last resort movement option due to the forward lunge Cowboy does when using this move.
Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes

Ankle Cutter

Ankle Cutter "Round start low disjoint?" "Round start low disjoint?"	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 700 7 2 18 - Low - - Draw Cancellable Most useful as a frame trap due to it hitting low and having Draw Cancel.
Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes

Downward Cleave

Downward Cleave	Ground Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 700 11 4 18 - High - - Airborne frame 4 Air Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 700 9 Until landing 4 landing recovery frames - High - -
Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes

Throw

Grab You're landing this after i.tp aren't you? You're landing this after i.tp aren't you?	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 1500 3 3 15 - Throw 0 - Air OK Leads to a knockdown if the opponent hits the ground during hitstun Useful as a combo tool in the air and general point blank rps scenarios.
Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes

Specials

Lightning Slice

Lightning Slice Neutral Skip Detected Neutral Skip Detected	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 1100 9 (5) 1 17 - High 1 - Air OK. Can be cancelled into itself, but once cancelled cannot be aimed Values in parentheses are for the followup version. Neutral version of the move has 12 hitstun instead of 18.
Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes

Impale

Impale	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 1950 13-21 4 41 - High - - Startup increases with distance from the opponent. Teleports on frame 7
Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes

BackSlash

BackSlash	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 500, 600 5, 7 2, 3 35 - High - - Has a frame 9 sweetspot that deals 1600 damage. Your dedicated anti-air button.
Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes

3Combo

3 Combo 3 Combo 3 Combo 3 Combo Down 3 Combo Down	3Combo Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 400, 500, 1600 8, 13, 25 2, 2, 3 38 - High - - Air OK. Uses an air action. 3 Combo Down Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 400, 500, 1600 8, 13, 25 2, 2, 3 38 - High - - Air only.
Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes

Quickdraw

Quickdraw Quickdraw Quickdraw Holster Holster Shoot Gun Shoot Gun Shoot Dodge Shoot Dodge Shoot Hitbox Shoot Hitbox

Quickdraw Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage - - - 8 - - - - Air OK. Enters Gun stance. Shoot Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 600-1500 5 2 10 - High 0 - Has a slider that adjusted how many Bullets are used Damage falls off with distance. Wallsplats The Bullets lead to an automatic parry for the opponent; Cowboy is forces to Slow Holster if the opponent Parries the first Bullet Generally should not be used at range because you can't punish a missed block at that range so the opponent has no reason not to try to parry. ShootDodge Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 600-1500 5 2 22 - High 0 - Uses a Bullet Damage falls off with distance. Wallsplats The Bullet leads to an automatic parry for the opponent Invul frames 4-16. Holster Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage - - - 10 - - - - Leaves Gun stance.

Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes

Lasso

Lasso

Lasso Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage - 9 until cancelled 22 - High - - Air OK Enters Lasso stance on hit. Lasso~Reel Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage - - - - - - - - Transitions into Izuna Drop or Gun options. Lasso~Reel~Izuna Drop Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 1900 - - - - - - - High damage combo ender. Leaves you even and miles away from your opponent. Lasso~Pull Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 400 - - - - - - - Angle can be adjusted. Strong combo extender, as long as you can hit your opponent with Lasso.

Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes

Foresight

Foresight

Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 800 3 - 11 - High - - Air OK. Places a stain on the screen. While the stain is on screen Cowboy has access to two toggles: Shift and Rift Shift Teleports Cowboy to the stain and delays whatever action they do at the same time by 5 frames (uses an air option if Cowboy is airborne). Teleports Cowboy on frame 7. Rift implodes the stain on frame 6 and spawns a stationary hitbox. The stain lasts for 100 frames before imploding automatically, implodes when Cowboy is hit, and implodes when Cowboy is outside its proximity range

Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes

Gun Throw

Gun Throw	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 800 9 - 19 - High 0 - Recoils up and shoots a bullet if it hits. Causes Cowboy to lose access to Quick Draw and Gun Throw until they pick up their Gun.
Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes

Supers

Instant Teleport

Instant Teleport	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage - 4 - 8 - - 0 - Costs 1 bar Grab Invul frames 1-4 for TP in place Invul frames 5-7 for TP in place Teleports on frame 5
Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes

Temporal Round

Temporal Round	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 700 5 - 10 - High - - Costs 1 bar. Air OK. Can only be done after Quickdraw or Lasso~Reel. Bullet stays in place with no hitbox for 51 frames, then fires. Does NOT cost a bullet Damage falls off with distance Wall splats Hitbox size is 5000x5000
Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes

1000Cuts

1000 Cuts

Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 500 6 2; every tick 12 - Low/High/High - - Costs 3 bars. Install Super that lasts for 145 frames; disappears when Cowboy is hit. Cycles between a low tick and 2 high ticks. Air OK. Destroys some projectiles on contact. Has 7 frame gaps in between every tick. A powerful tool, especially when used in tandem with evasive movement options like Teleport or roll since the swords can still hit while you're invincible.

Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes

Taunt

Hustle I am the gun. I am the gun.	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 200 24 2 61 - High 0 - Builds 1 bar of super on frame 45. Useful to build meter in combos when your opponent is in a lot of hitstun or if they are far away.
Toggle Hitboxes Toggle Hitboxes