Spectral vs Generation/Welles

Welles
Health	450
Pre-Jump Frames	3
Play Style	Rushdown, Mixup
Dash Type	Run

Character Background

Race: Human
Motivation: Reconnaissance and to test his skills
Weapon: Twin Swords
Likes: Fighting
Dislikes: Boredom

Character Info

Welles is an extremely fast and agile character with the damage on even the most basic of his optimal combos able to deal over half the enemy's health and his approach game is some of the most varied in the whole game.
He has an invulnerable dp that can be comboed into and off of and has ridiculous pressure and mixups, being able to kill opponents and break guards relatively quickly.
His downside is that he is extremely weak to zoning and setplay, and he really needs to keep his momentum. He can only be played aggressively but with his ability to swoop in from full screen and take over a game, that isn't an issue.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Some of, if not the best air movement in the game Optimal combos can be some of the most damaging in the game and meter efficient to boot Has lots of fast, solid reaching, and safe enough normals Air normals are amazing for both air to air and air to ground Has solid overhead and low mixups Has a dp that you can confirm into and combo off of Has an extremely fast approach both on the ground and in the air, thanks to having one of the fastest run speeds and super jump speeds 214A/B/C moves like a dandy step and is entirely invulnerable when dashing away, although it lacks anything on the return

Does not have a fireball, or any real way to create and/or keep space besides running away Weak to zoning and setplay Like other sword characters his sword attacks have hurt boxes, which can lead to bad trades Optimal combos are entirely dependent on who you are facing as the timings on his optimal combos will vary based on fall speeds

Normals

Far Standing Normals

f.5A	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 15 High/Low - - - - - Welles swings his sword vertically, not the fastest but also not the slowest, when hit from max range it wont combo into 5b

f.5B	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 30 High/Low - - - - - Welles swings his sword vertically, not as much horizontal range as Far 5a but is leagues faster and hits a large area in front of Welles solid anti air option

f.5C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 50 High/Low - - - - - Welles swings both his swords in an x shape, shooting an x shaped sword beam for a short distance, has a bit of startup useful if your enemy air techs near the ground

f.5D	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 20 High/Low - - - - - Welles does a roundhouse kick, same range as Far 5b and is about as fast so it can also be used as an anti air

Close Standing Normals

cl.5A	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 15 High/Low - - - - - Welles taps the enemy with the pommel of his sword, has fast startup and recovery, allowing you to tick throw with this

cl.5B	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 30 High/Low - - - - - Welle swings his sword vertically down, is about as fast as Far 5b

cl.5C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 50 High/Low - - - - - Welles shoulder bumps the enemy, can be used to end combos to reset your turn and possibly tick throw, but in neutral or pressure if you are close enough to do this move you should probably do something else

cl.5D	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 20 High/Low - - - - - Welles knees the enemy, fast startup and recovery, can be used for tick throws

Crouching Normals

2A	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 15 High/Low - - - - - Welles pokes the enemy with his sword, fast startup and recovery

2B	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 30 High/Low - - - - - Welles reaches with both of his swords to poke the enemy, has amazing reach and is very fast, the farther away you hit it the less options you have to combo into, from max range it just doesn't combo

2C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 50 High/Low - - - - - Welles swings his sword horizontally, has solid range and is fast, solid poke in the neutral

2D	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 20 Low - - - - - Welles pokes the enemy with his foot, fast startup and recovery, can be used to tick throw, due to hitstun scaling it screws with your combos so I wouldn't recommend using it to start one

Jumping Normals

j.A	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 15 High - - - - - Welles holds his swords out pointing down, doesn't last long enough to warrant use over other air normals

j.B 8j.B 8j.B 7/9j.B 7/9j.B

Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 30 High/Low - - - - - Welles swings his sword vertically up, is almost instant and has solid reach for how much space it covers Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 60 High - - - - - Welles swings both of his swords vertically up. Although 7/9j.B is literally just an extra hit of 8j.B that extra hit makes this one of the best air normals in the game

j.C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 50 High - - - - - Exactly the same as Far 5c but in the air and aimed down forwards, one of your main jump in normals

j.D	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 20 High - - - - - Welles kicks right below him, can hit most opponents if doneimediatly when jumping forward, not used very much

Command Normals

3D	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 45 Low - - - - -

j.2A	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 30 High - - - - -

Chain Specific Normals

Chain 5B	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 13 High/Low - - - - -

Chain 2B	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 13-15 High/Low - - - - -

Chain 5C 1	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 24-27 High/Low - - - - -

Chain 5C 2	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 24 High/Low - - - - -

Chain 5C 3	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 22-24 High/Low - - - - -

Chain 2C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 24-27 High/Low - - - - -

Throws

A/B+D	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 60 Throw N/A - - - - Forward Throw Both throws will end in a roundhouse kick in the direction of the throw Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 70 Throw N/A - - - - Back Throw Both throws will end in a roundhouse kick in the direction of the throw

Dust (Sword Series Slash)

5B+C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 139 High N/A - - - - Is an overhead. Triggers an air chase when you press A. To complete the air chase you must do AAABBBCCCD > 236D.

2B+C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 152 Low N/A - - - - Same as standing Dust but hits low. Triggers an air chase when you press A. To complete the air chase you must do AAABBBCCCD > 236D.

Parry (Chaos Breaking)

A+B Standing Parry Standing Parry Crouching Parry Crouching Parry Jumping Parry Jumping Parry	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - - - - - - - Dodges projectiles and counters any physical, non-grab attacks. The Standing and Jumping versions parry anything that can be blocked High, but is vulnerable to grabs. The Crouching version only parries lows and cannot be grabbed.

Special Moves

Battle Gale Slice 236A/B/C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 30 High/Low - - - - - Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 33 High/Low - - - - - Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 35 High/Low - - - - -

Battle Thunder Combo Battle Gale Slice ~> A/B/C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 51 High/Low - - - - -

Lightning Smash Kill Battle Gale Slice ~> D Your only real combo ender Your only real combo ender	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 40 High - - - - -

Shining Break 623A/B/C The 8 ways from Sunday mixup The 8 ways from Sunday mixup	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 50 High/Low - 12 - - - Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 50 High/Low - - - - - Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 50 High/Low - 6 - - -

Gale Break Shining Break ~> 2A/B/C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 30 High/Low - - - - -

Illusion Flash 214A/B/C This is Slayer on crack This is Slayer on crack	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 50 High/Low - - - - - Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 50 High/Low - - - - - Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 50 High/Low - - - - -

Slice Hurricane j.236A/B/C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 80 High - - - - -

Death Sword Dance 236D Remember that this has no invulnerability Remember that this has no invulnerability Death Sword Dance ~> D Referred to as Double Jump Death Sword Dance ~> D Referred to as Double Jump	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block N/A N/A - - - - -

Gale Successive Slices Death Sword Dance/Double Jump ~> A/B/C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 80 High - - - - -

Gale Thunder Strike j.236D OR Death Sword Dance/Double Jump ~> 2D	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 30 Low - - - - - Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 50 High/Low - - - - -

Super Moves

Level 1 Supers

Dark Baron 236236A/B/C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 131 High/Low - - - - -

Tornado Battle Fang 214214A/B/C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 154 High/Low - - - - - Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 104-132 High/Low - - - - -

Another World 236236D	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 153 High/Low - - - - -

Level 3 Super

Change The World 2363214A/B/C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 276 High - - - - -

Strategy

Peck them

Combos

Chain Combos

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