Virtuous Pure Idol - Sonnant Seiso Setplay
Introduction
Sora Tokino is an idol who sets the stage with her musical lockdown. She orchestrates her array of musical projectiles to set up safe approach opportunities and enforce 'respect' from her kouhai.
- Sora is capable of good keepout and space control through moves such as 5M, 6M, and the note projectiles. 6L and 2H are strong anti airs making it very hard to get in on her. Off of a HKD however, she turns into a setplay monster capable of opening you up with oppresive pressure and multiple high/low and left/right mixups anywhere on screen.
236M is a meterless projectile which gives big plus frames on block. It can be crouched midscreen.
22H costs 1 Bar of meter, but summons A-chan to lock them down, giving you time to run a free 50/50 mixup anywhere on screen, or set notes so that you can run even more mixups after. A-chan can be destroyed if hit though, so just throwing out 22H isn't a very good idea.
j.L is also a 9 frame overhead which you can cancel into off of any jump cancelable move like 2M. It doesn't give a combo on hit, but there are setups off of a HKD that lets you confirm it off of a note detonate or certain assists.
All her oki leads to mixup/pressure and she is rewarded with loopable oki when guessing right.
She has the best control over her airdrift in the game which enables ambigous left/right mixups.
Soras combos grant both high Super Chat and Meter Gain, and since her resourceless combos already enable strong setups, most will go into assists for conversions, pressure and neutral utility.
In exchange for her good neutral and pressure, she is weak on defense due to her slow buttons and lack of access to an invincible reversal. When being pressured, she generally has to block and wait it out.
She has lower damage than the rest of the cast.
A lot of her strongest oki and combo routes are locked behind execution barriers.
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- Anti-Airs: Has an incredibly large and safe anti-air with 6L that gatlings into 2H for an air unblockable.
- Vortex: Can set up Re:Play on knockdown which forces the opponent to guess on every wakeup due to the variable detonation timing, instant overheads, and ambiguous cross-ups she can do.
- Space Control: If Sora is able to set up Re:Play traps from afar she can control the pace of the game with On Stage! and detonations.
- Reflect: 22M can reflect projectiles, forcing opponents to be wary of using them as counter-zoning.
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- Low Damage: Has some of the lowest damage in the cast, relying on her Oki to reset and chip away at the opponents health.
- Weak Defense: Sora's only invincible reversal is locked behind meter, and her fastest normal is 6F of startup.
- Some Assembly Required: Requires a knockdown to get her gameplan going, and her combos and projectile usage can heavily vary depending on the opponent's position and your note placements.
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Normal Moves
Standing Normals
5L
5L
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Damage
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Guard
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Startup
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Active
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Recovery
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Adv. on Block
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Adv. on Hit
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Invulnerability
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25
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Mid
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6
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3
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-
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-2
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-
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None
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Your go-to stagger pressure button; safer than 2L and prorates less.
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5M
5M
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Damage
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Guard
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Startup
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Active
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Recovery
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Adv. on Block
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Adv. on Hit
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Invulnerability
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50
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Mid
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9
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2
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-
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-9
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-
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None
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One of Sora's best poking tools in neutral. Can confirm into both 6M and sometimes 2H, depending on the spacing.
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5H
5H
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Damage
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Guard
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Startup
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Active
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Recovery
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Adv. on Block
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Adv. on Hit
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Invulnerability
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90
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Mid
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9
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8
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-
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-5
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-
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None
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A grounded "combo filler" button. You wont be pressing this much outside of combos.
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Crouching Normals
2L
2L
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Damage
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Guard
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Startup
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Active
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Recovery
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Adv. on Block
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Adv. on Hit
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Invulnerability
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25
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Mid
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6
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2
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-
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-3
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-
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None
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Another stagger pressure normal. Also a go-to starter. Being slightly more minus than 5L, it makes up for it with slightly more range.
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2M
2M
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Damage
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Guard
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Startup
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Active
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Recovery
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Adv. on Block
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Adv. on Hit
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Invulnerability
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48
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Mid
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10
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4 (4) 2
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-
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-7
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-
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None
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A multihitting normal. Jump cancelable on block and hit. Mainly used to IOH with j.L off of the first hit.
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2H
2H
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Damage
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Guard
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Startup
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Active
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Recovery
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Adv. on Block
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Adv. on Hit
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Invulnerability
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85
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Mid
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13
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6
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-
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-15
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-
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None
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The God Button. This normal does it all. While it is Sora's main combo extension, it is also air unblockable, making it her best antiair next to 6L, which is only good because it gatlings into 2H. Jump cancelable on block or hit, this normal will also be frequently used in blockstrings and to catch people jumping out of Sora's pressure.
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3H
3H
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Damage
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Guard
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Startup
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Active
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Recovery
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Adv. on Block
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Adv. on Hit
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Invulnerability
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95
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Low
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11
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3
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-
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-15
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-
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None
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The universal sweep. With its long range, this will primarily be used to end combos and set up 214M Okizeme. Hitting aerial opponents with it will take some getting used to, however, as its vertical range is minimal. 3H also has utility as the "low" option in unreactable high/low note setups, as it can be gatlinged from any normal.
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Jumping Normals
j.L
j.L
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Damage
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Guard
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Startup
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Active
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Recovery
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Adv. on Block
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Adv. on Hit
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Invulnerability
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30
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High
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6
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5
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-
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-
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-
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None
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Sora's go-to instant overhead option with her note pressure. Prorates actually extremely well and is also confirmable with certain collabs.
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j.M
j.M
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Damage
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Guard
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Startup
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Active
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Recovery
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Adv. on Block
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Adv. on Hit
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Invulnerability
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50
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High
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10
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4
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-
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-
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-
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None
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Sora's horizontally gigantic air-to-air. With its thin hitbox, however, you will often find it being low-profiled if used while landing.
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j.H
j.H
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Damage
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Guard
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Startup
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Active
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Recovery
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Adv. on Block
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Adv. on Hit
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Invulnerability
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75
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High
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11
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3
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-
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-
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-
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None
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Sora's staple cross-up button. With a decent horizontal, cross-up, and vertical hitbox, this is Sora's main air button if the opponent is on the ground. If an aerial opponent is hit by j.H, it will cause a soft knockdown state.
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Command Normals
6L
6L Step and Go! Step and Go!
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Damage
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Guard
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Startup
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Active
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Recovery
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Adv. on Block
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Adv. on Hit
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Invulnerability
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40
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Mid
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6
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3
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-
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-
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-
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None
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The second God Button. This move is heavily disjointed both vertically and horizontally. In the air, 6L jails into 2H for an air unblockable setup. Of all the L normals, this is the safest at -1. The downside? 6L whiffs on crouchers and standing Ayame.
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6M
6M VFX-Calibur - Strike Air VFX-Calibur - Strike Air
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Damage
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Guard
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Startup
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Active
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Recovery
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Adv. on Block
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Adv. on Hit
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Invulnerability
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100
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Mid
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15
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6
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-
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-
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-
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None
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The third God Button. This move is more disjointed than some characters entire movesets. 6M is used to control space in neutral as well as confirming off of 5M into a 22L safe jump. This move is also used in corner loops like 5M 6M 22M. A warning, however, as it has even more recovery than 5M and can easily be jumped over.
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6H
6H Tokino Soda Tokino Soda
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Damage
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Guard
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Startup
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Active
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Recovery
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Adv. on Block
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Adv. on Hit
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Invulnerability
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95
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High
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21
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12
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-
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-
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-
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None
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Soda-chan is actaully Sora's best starter. Confirming with either collab or note, 6H can easily devastate a health bar. With an insane 21 frame startup, this move is faster than the UOH and is almost unreactable.
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Universal Mechanics
Throw
Throw L+M
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Damage
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Guard
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Startup
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Active
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Recovery
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Adv. on Block
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Adv. on Hit
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Invulnerability
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140
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-
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7
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2
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-
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-
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-
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None
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A lackluster throw. Only Okizeme is 236L note. It is, however, significantly scarier in the corner because of Sora's loopable plus frames there.
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Overhead
Overhead M+H
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Damage
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Guard
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Startup
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Active
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Recovery
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Adv. on Block
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Adv. on Hit
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Invulnerability
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60
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High
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25
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3
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-
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-
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-
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None
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Do not use this move. Like ever. Not because it's bad. But because why use it when Sora has two other quicker and more rewarding overhead options. It's only use is to throw bait. If you have a note set up already or plan to use assist, please simply j.L or 6H instead.
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Special Attacks
214X
Re:Play 214X
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Version
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Damage
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Guard
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Startup
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Active
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Recovery
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Adv. on Block
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Adv. on Hit
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Invulnerability
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L (Stationary)
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80
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Mid
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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None
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When first inputted, Stationary Re:Play will travel a set distance quickly before stopping. It will automatically detonate after ten seconds if not manually detonated with a second 214L input. Its primary use is within combos, either as an extension or a meaty auto-detonation on the opponents wakeup.
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Version
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Damage
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Guard
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Startup
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Active
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Recovery
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Adv. on Block
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Adv. on Hit
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Invulnerability
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M (Travelling)
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80
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Mid
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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None
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When first inputted, Travelling Re:Play will slowly move across the stage until it auto-detonates after five seconds or is manually detonated with a second 214M input. Its primary use is after 3H HKD to set up note Okizeme. It also has uses in triple 214x routing.
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Version
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Damage
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Guard
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Startup
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Active
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Recovery
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Adv. on Block
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Adv. on Hit
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Invulnerability
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H (Role:Play)
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120
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Mid
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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None
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Role:Play is quite similar to Re:Play (Travelling); Role:Play is comprable in travel time, speed, and autodetonation timing. However, unlike Re:Play (Travelling), Role:Play will detonate on hit or block. Point blank this move is minus, so do not expect free plus frames. While awfully unexplored, this move may have potential in some tricky matchups.
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236X
On Stage! 236X
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Version
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Damage
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Guard
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Startup
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Active
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Recovery
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Adv. on Block
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Adv. on Hit
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Invulnerability
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L (Low)
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46 (2 hits)
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Mid
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23
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-
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-
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-7
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-3
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None
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On Stage! (Low) is a slow, horizontal, forward-moving projectile. It will primarily be used to control space in the mid-screen during neutral. Sora will be trying to condition jump-ins with this move or use it to approach and run your pressure. Due to its long startup, this move is rarely used in combo pieces with the exception of 2H > 236L or 214x auto-detonate > 236L. Furthermore, On Stage! (Low), has two hits. This means if it hits correctly, it will outright beat one-hit projectiles and trade with two-hit projectiles, nullifying them both.
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Version
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Damage
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Guard
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Startup
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Active
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Recovery
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Adv. on Block
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Adv. on Hit
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Invulnerability
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M (High)
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54 (3 hits)
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Mid
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15
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-
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-
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+3
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-3
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None
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On Stage! (High) is a fast forward-moving projectile that controls the space in front of Sora at a 45° angle. In combination with On Stage! (Low), these moves will make up a majority of Sora's keep-away game. On block, point blank, this move is +3, allowing Sora to continue her pressure. However, mid-screen, this move often whiffs on crouchers so its best pressure uses come in the corner. In the corner, Sora can loop On Stage! (High) plus frames by microdashing after this move: 2L > 2M (1hit) > 236M > 66 > 2L... This pressure is safe if ideally executed (with the exception of DPs). HOWEVER, for unknown reasons, on grounded hit, this move is -3. This means if the opponent wants to escape from your looping + frames, simply get hit by On Stage! (High) and take your turn back. Within combos, 236M makes up a majority of combo pieces and theory. Some include: 2H > 236M, 2M > 236M, 6L > 236M, or 6M > 236M.
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Version
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Damage
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Guard
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Startup
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Active
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Recovery
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Adv. on Block
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Adv. on Hit
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Invulnerability
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H (Parallel Time)
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93 (3 hits)
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Mid
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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None
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Parallel Time is a slow-moving multi-hitting projectile. Point blank, on both hit an block, the move is significantly minus. Therefore, Sora will only ever use this move full-screen as a safe approach. Similar to On Stage! (Low), with three hits, Parallel Time will beat out one and two-hitting projectiles while trading with three-hitting ones. Other than a unique approach tool, Sora will hardly use this move.
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22X
22X 22L 22L 22M 22M 22H 22H
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Version
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Damage
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Guard
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Startup
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Active
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Recovery
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Adv. on Block
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Adv. on Hit
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Invulnerability
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L (A-ssist!)
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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None
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Version
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Damage
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Guard
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Startup
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Active
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Recovery
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Adv. on Block
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Adv. on Hit
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Invulnerability
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M (A-egis Reflector!)
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-
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Mid
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9
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-
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-
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0
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+6
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None
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Version
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Damage
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Guard
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Startup
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Active
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Recovery
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Adv. on Block
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Adv. on Hit
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Invulnerability
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H (A-nnotations!)
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-
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Mid
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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None
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Super Star Attacks
236S
Blue Sky Symphony 236S
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Damage
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Guard
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Startup
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Active
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Recovery
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Adv. on Block
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Adv. on Hit
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Invulnerability
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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None
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214S
Rakka-Chan 22S
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Damage
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Guard
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Startup
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Active
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Recovery
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Adv. on Block
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Adv. on Hit
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Invulnerability
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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None
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Combos
Mid-screen
Combo
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Difficulty
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Damage
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Cost
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Meter Gain
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Location
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- Your optimal BNB.
- Works anywhere but will do less damage in the corner.
- Replace the first 5H with 6L if 2L hits far.
- Starting with 5L works, and does more damage.
- Video
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Corner
Combo
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Difficulty
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Damage
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Cost
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Meter Gain
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Location
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- Has great damage and meter gain, and leads into her best oki.
- Has a higher execution requirement (4 microdashes)
- Video
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Matchups
- Vs. Aki
- Matchup advice goes here.
- Vs. Ayame
- Matchup advice goes here.
- Vs. Botan
- Matchup advice goes here.
- Vs. Coco
- Matchup advice goes here.
- Vs. Fubuki
- Matchup advice goes here.
- Vs. Korone
- Matchup advice goes here.
- Vs. Sora
- Matchup advice goes here.
- Vs. Suisei
- Matchup advice goes here.
Setplay
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