Spectral vs Generation/Ryuken

Ryuken
Health	500
Pre-Jump Frames	3
Play Style	Rushdown, Mixup
Dash Type	Step

Character Background

Race: Human
Motivation: Restor order to the world
Weapon: Fenrir Knuckle
Likes: Martial Arts
Dislikes: Evil

Character Info

Ryuken is a strong and fast rushdown character with a balanced toolkit. He possesses a great fireball, excellent mobility, and potent pressure that can either be used to mix-ups or guard breaks. Ryuken's combos deal very high damage, often allowing him to three-touch opponents his stubby normals means he has to work to get in, something he excels at with his very fast speed, his teleport dash and useful special moves
Ryuken also has access to great damage combos in the corner, a position he gets very easily with his insane corner carry potential

Strengths

Weaknesses

Very very high damage when spending meter, especially in the corner Teleport dash allowing for great okizeme mixups All around great mobility with high neutral/forward super jump Strong pressure tools, with the ability to break his opponents guard J.C has a lot of priority and wins 90+% of air-to-air interactions Fast moving backdash allows him to escape pressure situations 236D ~> A cover a wide area and can even stop the momentum of a few characters 214D ~> 2D and 214D ~> D are fast and almost unreactable and can be used together very high guard break potential in burst

Projectile's offensive use is quite limited and predictable Extremely short normals, about grab range for combo-able normals heavy reliance on meter; without resources his damage output is average Stance has short range and is hard to setup

Normals

Far Standing Normals

5A	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Mid Specials - - - - quick jab

5B	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Mid Specials - - - - horizontal punch

5C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Mid - - - - - long normal that slightly launches on hit while the range is pretty good, this property makes it very hard to include this move in combos

5D	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Mid Specials - - - - the preferred poke. a long and fast kick

4C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Mid - - - - - short slam that hits overhead cannot be comboed off and can't cancel into specials or supers

Close Standing Normals

cl.5A	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Mid Specials - - - - quick elbow

cl.5B	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Mid Specials - - - - usually used instead of Cl.5A since it's fast and doesn't scale the combo as much

cl.5C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Mid Specials - - - - very good combo filler good damage and can cancel into specials

cl.5D	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Mid Specials - - - - 5D but a bit lower

Crouching Normals

2A	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Mid - - - - - crouching slap

2B	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Mid Specials - - - - although it looks identical to 2A it's much slower and more damaging

2C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Low Specials - - - - strong normal that launches aerial opponents present in nearly all BNBs

2D	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Low Specials - - - - A short kick.

3D	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Mid - - - - - very fast sweep that causes a hard knockdown hits OTG

Jumping Normals

j.A	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - High - - - - - fast horizontal punch

j.B	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - High - - - - - similar to j.A but slower and more damaging

j.C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - High - - - - - your most used normal has very high priority and is extremely fast wins most air-to-air interactions and is an excellent jump-in normal

j.D	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block 10 High - - - - - Air kick.

Chain Specific Normals

2B -> 2C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - High - - - - - 2C becomes another slap with ryuken's other hand

Throws

A+D Forward Throw	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Throw N/A - - - - Ryuken grabs his opponent and uppercuts them

B+D Back Throw	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Throw N/A - - - - Ryuken dashes behind the opponent and punches them

Sword Series Slash (Dust)

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

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

Chaos Breaking (Parry)

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

236A/B/C 66 A/B/C followup 66 A/B/C followup	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Mid - - - - - Palm fist with somewhat long startup but good priority button determines startup and range but not damage Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Mid - - - - - Followup that is SOT cancelable convenient to use as a combo extender or 1/3 of the screen punish

214C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Mid - - - - - slow mid attack that instantly enter the 214D stance

Stance 214D 214D	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Mid - - - - - Ryuken's grounded stance Non-low attacks will whiff(including a few supers)

214D ~> AAA 214D ~> AAA	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Mid - - - - - A ends the stance AA launches and automatically uses 236D AAA returns to stance and is SOT cancelable. will knock down on hit

214D ~> B 214D ~> B	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Mid - - - - - slow attack that instantly guard breaks on hit returns to stance

214D ~> C 214D ~> C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Mid - - - - - shoulder tackle that launches on hit has armor which protects against high attacks and dust but now lows, grabsa and supers exists the stance

214D ~> 5D 214D ~> 5D	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Mid - - - - - overhead kick

214D ~> 2D 214D ~> 2D	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Mid - - - - - very quick low returns to stance can't be counter hit by normals so can be mashed then stopped to bait a down parry or jump

214D ~> 66 214D ~> 66 214D ~> 66 ~> D 214D ~> 66 ~> D	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Mid - - - - - an invulnerable roll forward Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Mid - - - - - followup kicks. unsafe on block

236D Air stance Air stance	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Mid - - - - -

236D ~> A 236D ~> A	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Mid - - - - - a large projectile shot downward knocks down aerial opponents

236D ~> BBB 236D ~> BBB 236D ~> BBBC 236D ~> BBBC	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Mid - - - - - 3 Air kicks C followup knocks down and is super cancelable

236D ~> C 236D ~> C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Mid - - - - - fast divekick that enters the 214D stance

236D ~> D 236D ~> D	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Mid - - - - - very long and useful air parry enters 214D stance when landing

623A/B/C 623A/B/C 623A/B/C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Mid - - - - - Ryuken does a short invulnerable roll and then attacks

623A/B/C ~> [A/B/C]*2 followup 623A/B/C ~> [A/B/C]*2 followup	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Mid - - - - - 2 followups that are unsafe on block

623A/B/C ~> [A/B/C]*2 ~> D followup 623A/B/C ~> [A/B/C]*2 ~> D followup	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - Mid - - - - - Air kick followup SOT cancelable but will whiff crouch blocking opponents delaying the SOT gives maximum fall time

Super Moves

Level 1 Supers

236-236A/B/C A/B version A/B version C version C version	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - High/Low - - - - - Both A and B Versions are point blank. C version fires a projectile that ignores other projectiles.

236-236D	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - High/Low - - - - - Ryuken Jumps in the air diagonally and does a high damaging kick fully invulnerable at the start

j.236-236D	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - High/Low - - - - - the aerial version of 236-236D. Ryuken does a divekick before doing the super if the divekick hits, the super will also hit. only exception is Erile in few situations

Level 3 Super

214-214C	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Adv Hit Adv Block Chain Adv Block - High/Low - - - - - very short attack that triggers a sequence while boasting high damage, this move suffers the most from scaling in the entire game it's short range and low damage in combos means it's usually used in burst or as a risky tech punish

Combos

Basic Combos

Combo	Total Damage	Notes
Meterless BnB
2D -> 2A -> 2C >> 623C ~> C ~> C ~> D
2D -> 2A -> 2C >> 236A ~> 66A
9C >> clB -> C >> 236A ~> 66A
9C >> clB -> C >> 623C ~> C ~> C ~> D
214D ~> 5D >> 5A -> B -> C >> 236C ~> 66C
214D ~> 5D >> 5A -> B -> C >> 623C ~> C ~> C ~> D
One Bar BnB
2D -> 2A -> 2C >> 623C ~> C ~> C ~> D (SOT) >> B+D (AAABBBCCCDD > 236D)
2D -> 2A -> 2C >> 236A ~> 66A (SOT) >> B+D (AAABBBCCCDD > 236D)		Walk or Dash up to land B+D.
2D -> 2A -> 2C >> 623C ~> C ~> C ~> D (SOT) >> 2C > 236D ~> B ~> B ~> B ~> C		Walk or Dash up to land 2C.
2D -> 2A -> 2C >> 236A ~> 66A (SOT) >> 2C > 236D ~> B ~> B ~> B ~> C		Walk or Dash up to land 2C.
2D -> 2A -> 2C >> 623C ~> C ~> C ~> D > j.236-236D
Two Bar BnB
9C >> 2A -> 2C >> 623C ~> C ~> C ~> D (SOT) >> 2C > 236D ~> B ~> B ~> B ~> C > j.236-236C		Walk or Dash up to land 2C.
(Corner Only) 9C >> clB -> C >> 236D ~> C ~> A ~> A ~> A (SOT) ~> C >> 2C > 236D ~> B ~> B ~> B ~> C > j.236-236D >> 2A -> 2C > 236A ~> 66A		236D ~> C ~> A must be done QUICKLY to link... After j.236-236D, linking 2A -> 2C will require you to hit the opponent in the air and immediately cancel into 236A.
Three Bar BnB
[combo starter] >> 623C ~> C ~> C ~> D SOT > burst > 236A ~> 66A SOT > 214D ~> C >> 2C > 236D ~> B ~> B ~> B ~> C > j.236-236D >> 214214C		level 3 super can be substituted with 236236A if you want to conserve burst
[combo starter] >> 623C ~> C ~> C ~> D SOT > burst > 236A ~> 66A SOT > 214D ~> C >> 2C > 236D ~> B ~> B ~> B ~> C > j.236-236D >> 2A -> 2C > 236A ~> 66A SOT > [combo ender]		despite being a true loop, this combo is too long to be used twice in burst. so choose any combo or super you want to end it with