User:Ajaxx

Overview

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Introduction

Wamuu, honored strategist and villain in Part 2: Battle Tendency, is a footsies-focused mix-up and guard-crushing monster. Thanks to his tall stature and long reach, he can access great normals such as 5M, 2H, 5H, and JH. He possesses a variety of mixup tools, such as his “I, Wamuu, will now consider you to be worthy prey!” which gives him an overhead and decent left-right mix, and “He Bent Backwards!”, which can let him cancel his pressure to bait SG or catch mashing. Another strength is Wamuu’s ability to consistently anti-air, with variations of “Never stand in my shadow!” and great standing normals. This all works well with his qualities as a stone mask character, allowing him to gain health back as he puts the opponents in ruthless blockstrings.

Wamuu is also the most complex mode character, possessing 3 different mods that affect his normals, specials, combos, and pressure. Each one also increases the guard and chip damage of his carious special moves, including “Raging Tornado Aftermath!”, which can both pull in opponents and destroy projectiles. With mastery of each mode and the benefits they provide, you can be thoroughly equipped for any situation or matchup.

That being said, the most honorable of the pillar men does have his drawbacks, the top being his inconsistent block strings and combos at some ranges. Not only that, but he lacks normal movement options, as he cannot dash jump or dash cancel buttons like other characters (making him one of only 2 characters that cannot dash jump, the other being user mode Johnny). Wamuu can also be resource heavy, as entering either “Wind Mode” or “Vapor Barrier” prevent meter gain, which he desperately needs to flash cancel his DP for combos, use HHA for damage, or make himself safe after a wrong read. If you enjoy playing a strong, offensive/defensive mid range game withe the ability to augment your gameplan on the fly, you’ll enjoy the master of the winds.

• Life Regeneration: Part of the damage Wamuu receives is converted into silver, residual health, which he passively recovers over time.
• Modes: Wamuu has three different installs, all of which change the properties on his normals and special moves.
• Step Dash: In place of a run, Wamuu possesses a step dash, which covers a longer distance than most dashes. This makes him one of two characters who lack the ability to run, the other being Johnny Joestar (while Dismounted).

Playstyle

Wamuu is a Mode character whose gameplan is centered around the neutral, blockstring pressure, and mixups.
Pros	Cons
Large Buttons: Wamuu possesses a variety of large buttons that can serve as either mid-range harassment tools or excellent anti-air options. Strong Block Pressure: Between his "He Bent Backwards" special, the ability to cancel into mode 1 during block strings, and various offensive specials, Wamuu can create blockstrings that either break or almost break the guard gauge. Modes: Between his 3 modes, Wamuu can change his game plan and movement options, becoming scarier on both hit and block. Each one also upgrades damage, progressively making blockstrings and combos more damaging Anti-Zoning: Wamuu also possesses many tools to get around zoning. This allows him to play defensively without having to worry about projectiles that normally control the mid range.	Exepensive: Between his various modes, their meter gain prevention, and reliance on HHA and Flash cancels for damage, Wamuu often needs to spend time outside of mode to build enough bar to make his offense worthwhile Low meterless damage: Wamuu can struggle to get very high damage without the use of meter or assists, and suffers because of it. Inconsistent normals: One of wamuu's biggest strengths can also be his biggest weakness; His normals can occasionally push the opponent too far for follow-ups to hit, allowing them an easy escape and punish. Cannot FC in Mode 3: His most damning drawback of all is the inability to flash cancel once in "I shall see with the wind". This makes his high damage routes dependent on assist availability

Modes

Wamuu has access to several installs in order to enhance his abilities.

• Wind Mode (Mode 1) is activated by pressing the Style button, and costs no meter. This Mode enhances Wamuu's special moves by increasing their damage and adding other properties, such as brief invisibilty (which brings immunity against most projectiles). This Mode also shortens Wamuu's jump arc in addition to making said jump faster.
• Vapor Barrier (Mode 2) is activated by pressing 22S, and costs one HH Gauge. This Mode further enhances Wamuu's special moves, in addition to making Wamuu invisible and immune to most projectiles. Wamuu's jump is at its fastest (and his jump arc at its shortest) in this Mode.
• I shall see with the wind. (Mode 3) is Wamuu's final install, and is activated by pressing 63214+two attack buttons. For the cost of two HH Gauges, Wamuu enhances his special moves the most, gains access to "Whooosh!", and can deal chip damage with his normals. Unlike the previous modes, Wamuu's jump is not altered in any way.

The following moves are affected by all Modes:

• Never stand in my shadow!
• He bent backwards!
• I, Wamuu, will now consider you to be worthy prey!
• Victim of your own delusion
• Raging Tornado Aftermath!

The tradeoff for using Mode is that while in "Wind Mode" and "Vapor Barrier", Wamuu is unable to build any meter until he either turns off Mode (by pressing Style again, only in Mode 1), uses an HHA or GHA, or is forcefully knocked out of the install by taking a hard knockdown. Additionally, activating "I shall see with the wind." locks Wamuu out of his other two installs for the rest of the match, each of which have their own advantages.

Stats

Style	Health	Low Health Mode	Hashtag(s)
Mode	950	Rumble	#ASBR_WAM #ASBR_WMU

Move List

Normal Moves

5L

5L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 15 Mid - - - - - Wamuu jabs the opponent with his fingers. Notes 1 Notes 2

5M

5M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 22 Mid - - - - - Wamuu attacks with a wind-laced stepkick. Notes 1 Notes 2

5H

5H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 38 Mid - - - - - With his fingers extended, Wamuu swings his arm upwards. Notes 1 Notes 2

2L

2L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 14 Low - - - - - Wamuu attacks with a low kick. Notes 1 Notes 2

2M

2M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 20 (10*2) Low - - - - - Wamuu creates a horn out of wind and swings it upwards. Notes 1 Notes 2

2H

2H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 36 (18*2) Low - - - - - Wamuu extends his arm while covering it with wind. Notes 1 Notes 2

6H

6H With the strength of a pillar!	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 24 Mid - - - - - Wamuu takes a step forward and attacks with a clothesline. Causes crumple on it. Possesses Super Armor.

JL

j.L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 18 Overhead - - - - - Wamuu puts his knees in front. Notes 1 Notes 2

JM

j.M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 24 Overhead - - - - - Wamuu creates a horn out of wind and extends it downwards. Notes 1 Notes 2

JH

j.H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 40 Overhead - - - - - Wamuu attacks with a gigantic axe kick. Notes 1 Notes 2

Special Moves

623X

Never stand in my shadow! 623L/M/H

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light Normal: 50 Mode 1: 55 Mode 2: 60 Mode 3: 65 (5, 60) Mid - - - - - Medium Normal: 55 (5, 50) Mode 1: 60 (5, 55) Mode 2: 65 (5, 60) Mode 3: 70 (5*2, 60) Mid - - - - - Heavy Normal: 60 (5*2, 50) Mode 1: 65 (5*2, 55) Mode 2: 70 (5*2, 60) Mode 3: 75 (5*3, 60) Mid - - - - - Wamuu performs an upwards reverse kick. Affected by Modes. All versions become partially invisible while "Wind Mode" is active. All versions launch opponents on their final hit. L version: Activating "I shall see with the wind." will remove the ability to Flash Cancel this version. M version: Activating "I shall see with the wind." will remove the ability to Flash Cancel this version. H version: Has invincibility. Cannot be Flash Canceled.

214X

He bent backwards! 214L/M/H	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 0 - - - Total XX - - Medium 0 - - - Total XX - - Heavy 0 - - - Total XX - - Wamuu performs a front flip. Has invincibility in its later portion. Affected by Modes. Wamuu becomes partially invisible during the flip's later portion while "Wind Mode" is active.

214X-X

He bent backwards! (Follow-Up) 214L/M/H~L/M/H

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light Normal: 75 (15, 20, 40) Mode 1: 100 (30, 20, 50) Mode 2: 108 (33, 20, 55) Mode 3: 116 (36, 20, 60) Mid - - - - - Medium Normal: 85 (25, 20, 40) Mode 1: 103 (33, 20, 50) Mode 2: 111 (36, 20, 55) Mode 3: 119 (39, 20, 60) Mid - - - - - Heavy Normal: 95 (35, 20, 40) Mode 1: 106 (36, 20, 50) Mode 2: 114 (39, 20, 55) Mode 3: 122 (42, 20, 60) Mid - - - - - Wamuu follows up his front flip with a kick. Causes knockback on hit and triggers a wallbounce. Affected by Modes. Gains increased knockback distance and wallbounce effect while "Wind Mode" is active. Guard Damage increases while "I shall see with the wind." is active.

421X

I, Wamuu, will now consider you to be worthy prey! 421L/M/H

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light Normal: 55 Mode 1: 60 Mode 2: 65 Mode 3: 60 (5, 55) Overhead - - - - - Medium Normal: 60 Mode 1: 65 Mode 2: 70 Mode 3: 70 (10, 60) Overhead - - - - - Heavy Normal: 65 Mode 1: 70 Mode 2: 75 Mode 3: 80 (15, 65) Overhead - - - - - Wamuu somersaults and unleashes a downward swipe. All versions cause crumple on hit. Affected by Modes. All versions gain increased distance and become partially invisible while "Wind Mode" is active. All versions gain an extra hit while "I shall see with the wind." is active. L version: Moves forward the least. M version: Moves forward more than the L version. H version: Moves forward the most. Also moves upwards at a slight angle.

22H

Victim of your own delusion 22H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Normal: 35 Mode 1: 38 Mode 2: 41 Mode 3: 44 Overhead - - - - - Wamuu brings out a broken column and smashes the opponent with it. Affected by Modes. Can only be used when the opponent is downed, but can be timed to attack while they stand up.

J421X

I, Wamuu, will now consider you to be worthy prey! (Air) j.421L/M/H

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light Normal: 50 Mode 1: 55 Mode 2: 60 Mode 3: 55 (5, 50) Overhead - - - - - Medium Normal: 55 Mode 1: 60 Mode 2: 65 Mode 3: 65 (10, 55) Overhead - - - - - Heavy Normal: 60 Mode 1: 65 Mode 2: 70 Mode 3: 75 (15, 60) Overhead - - - - - While in the air, Wamuu unleashes a downward swipe. All versions cause crumple on hit. Affected by Modes. All versions become partially invisible while "Wind Mode" is active. All versions gain an extra hit while "I shall see with the wind." is active. L version: Stays in place. M version: Moves straight down at a slow speed. H version: Moves straight down at a fast speed.

236S

Raging Tornado Aftermath! 236S

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Normal: 14 (0, 2*4, 6) [50 (0, 2*22, 6)] Mode 1: 20 (0, 3*4, 8) [74 (0, 3*22, 8)] Mode 2: 26 (0, 4*4, 10) [98 (0, 4*22, 10)] Mode 3: 34 (0, 5*4, 14) [124 (0, 5*22, 14)] Mid - - - - - Wamuu leans forward and spins the wires on his headgear into a vortex to hit the opponent. Final hit launches opponents. Affected by Modes. Can be extended by pressing attack buttons repeatedly. [] is for the extended version. Pulls the opponent in from anywhere on the screen in front of Wamuu; pulling force increases with each Mode.

System Mechanics

Throw

Throw Go for the throat and lungs! 5/4 + Any Two Attack Buttons Forward Forward Back Back	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 120 Throw - - - - - Wamuu jams his fingers into the opponent's neck before slamming them into the ground. Leaves the opponent right next to Wamuu. Aside from unique animations and direction, both Throws are identical.

Assist

Assist He bent backwards!	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. First Half: 0 Second Half: 95 (35, 20, 40) Mid - - - - - Wamuu performs a front flip, following up with a kick. Assault Assist Stocks: 2 Reversal Assist Stocks: 1 Based on 214H~H Causes knockback on hit.

5S

Wind Mode 5S Animation Animation Mode On Mode On	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Mode On 0 - - - Total XX - - Mode Off 0 - - - Total XX - - Turns Wind Mode on/off.

22S

Vapor Barrier 22S Animation Animation Mode On Mode On	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 0 - - - - - - Activates Vapor Barrier. Costs 1 HH Gauge. Makes Wamuu invisible and immune to every projectile except for HHA and GHA-based ones. Will not protect Wamuu from Caesar's "Bubble Cutter" and "Gliding Bubble Cutter". Using an HHA during Vapor Barrier will remove its meter cost.

63214XX

I shall see with the wind. 63214 + Any Two Attack Buttons Animation Animation Mode On Mode On	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 0 - - - - - - Wamuu blinds himself and extends his horn. Requires 2 HH Gauges. Activation is permanent and lasts between rounds. Causes Wamuu's normals to deal chip damage. Enables the use of "Whooosh!". Disables the use of "Wind Mode" and "Vapor Barrier" when activated. Renders Wamuu immune to Weather Report's Heavy Weather.

236X

Whooosh! 236L/M/H during "I shall see with the wind."	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 75 (5*6, 45) Mid - - - - - Medium 92 (7*6, 50) Mid - - - - - Heavy 109 (9*6, 54) Mid - - - - - Wamuu slides forward horn-first to attack the opponent. Final hit causes crumple. L version: Covers the least distance. M version: Covers average distance. H version: Covers the most distance.

Heart Heat Attack

Ultimate Technique! Divine Sandstorm! 236 + Any Two Attack Buttons	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 149 (8*8, 5*11, 30) Mid - - - - - Rapidly spinning his arms, Wamuu generates a huge, devastating sandstorm vortex, covering a massive range in front of him. Curves upwards after a certain point. Ends "Wind Mode" and "Vapor Barrier" upon use.

Great Heat Attack

Ultimate Technique! Atmospheric Rift 236L+M+H

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 318 (7*3, 11*2, 8*10, 9*4, 8*4, 4*4, 7*2, 4*10, 6*8, 11) Mid - - - - - Wamuu turns his horn into a giant wind-based drill and swings the razor-sharp stream of air to knock the opponent into the air above him. He then rapidly juggles them above his head with the drill, and finishes by focusing the drill into his opponent for a powerful attack that sends them flying. Initial hit reaches past halfscreen. Non-cinematic until the final 9 hits; can be blocked all the way.

Costumes

Normal

Normal (Color 1)

Normal (Color 2)

Normal (Color 3)

Normal (Color 4)

Special

Special A (Color 1)

Special A (Color 2)

Special B (Color 1)

Special B (Color 2)