Byakuya

Byakuya's Movelist

Introduction

fluff

Story

lol anime story

Unique Trait/Health

unique trait stuff
Health: unknown

Gameplay

stuff

Move List

Normal Moves

5A

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Adv	Cancels	Guard/Shield	Hitbox
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	-
Quick horizontal stab with a single claw. Hitbox a bit shorter than the visual might make you think.

2A

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Adv	Cancels	Guard/Shield	Hitbox
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	-
Short ranged slash. Can otg.

5B

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Adv	Cancels	Guard/Shield	Hitbox
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	-
Attack with all of his claws, covering the space in front of him. Decent anti-air. Can otg.

2B

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Adv	Cancels	Guard/Shield	Hitbox
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	-
Low hitting claw attack with good range (same as 5C). His best poke. Extends Byakuya’s hurtbox slightly. Goto normal!

5C

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Adv	Cancels	Guard/Shield	Hitbox
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	-
Moves slightly forward while thrusting his claws forward in a cone-like attack Extends Byakuya’s hurtbox a bit. OKish poke but hard to capitalize on at max range.

2C

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Adv	Cancels	Guard/Shield	Hitbox
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	-
Long ranged sweeping claw attack, hitting low and leading into a knockdown. His longest reaching normal. Can otg. Moves very(!) slightly forward. Extends Byakuya’s horizontal hurtbox a lot.

j.A

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Adv	Cancels	Guard/Shield	Hitbox
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	-
Jumping single-claw attack with misleading visuals (the hitbox is a good deal shorter).

j.B

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Adv	Cancels	Guard/Shield	Hitbox
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	-
Jumping “starfish”-like attack in which Byakuya extends his claws all around himself. Good crossup or air-to-air normal.

j.C

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Adv	Cancels	Guard/Shield	Hitbox
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	-
Diagonally-downward angled cone-like attack. Good jump-in tool with decent range.

Command Normals

3C

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Adv	Cancels	Guard/Shield	Hitbox
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	-
Bends over for a low hitting, slow, porcupine resembling launcher. Little horizontal range and rather weak as an anti-air.

3[C]

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Adv	Cancels	Guard/Shield	Hitbox
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	-
Charged version of 3C. Hits overhead (one of his two grounded overheads, the other being his Force Function) and has vastly increased horizontal range (same as 2C!). Only special, EXS and IW(tho IW misses) cancelable (tip: 214C….).

j.2C

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Adv	Cancels	Guard/Shield	Hitbox
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	-
Byakuya's claws circle around him for a while. Doesn’t hit overhead. Hitbox all around Byakuya. If done instantly after jumping the jump arc resembles that of 6D. If done while descending Byakuya does a small hop in the air and gains forward momentum. Good move in general, but the charged one has more use.

j.[2]C

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Adv	Cancels	Guard/Shield	Hitbox
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	-
Charged version of j2C. Same movement altering properties but a bigger hitbox and instead of 3 hits it does 6. Launches into an untechable knockdown which can be converted into a combo with basically anything (2C > 5C..). Plus on block! Very good move making Byakuya very scary if he is above the opponent. Use it!

Dashing Normals

66B

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Adv	Cancels	Guard/Shield	Hitbox
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	-
Low hitting ground slide which travels a decent range. Leads to a knockdown. Can lowprofile and otg. Special, EXS and Infinite Words cancelable.

66C

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Frame Adv	Cancels	Guard/Shield	Hitbox
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	-
Extends his hands ordering his claws to rapidly attack an area one character space away from him, leaving the space between him and the claws unharmed. Blows away the victim leading to a wall bounce. Can be special, EXS or IW canceled before the last(9th) hit to continue the combo.

Universal Mechanics

Force Function B+C

Overhead with the same startup animation as his 214-Series, fake web appears and claws attack from above leading into a knockdown. Misses point-blank and can only be followed up with Chain Shift.

Startup:
Frame Advantage:
Damage: 898
Meter: 6.28%

Force Function (charged) [B+C]

Charged version of Byakuya's Force Function. Same properties as the uncharged version but the claws appear further away.

Startup:
Frame Advantage:
Damage: 898
Meter: 6.28%

Throw A+D

Byakuya grabs the opponent with his claws and slams him into the ground. 4 can be held during the throw to make Byakuya toss the opponent behind him and possibly drop him into a web allowing followup.

Startup:
Damage: 1450
Meter: 10.15%

Special Moves

badow

infinite words

wakow

infinite words exs

Infinite Words

badow

infinite words

wakow

infinite words exs

Infinite Words EXS

badow

infinite words

wakow

infinite words exs

Combos

A-starters:

2A>2B>2C>5C>214BAA>2C>236B4AAA>2C>236A6A6A

Basic 2A starter. 4AAA part has to be really fast, and 2C pick up must be timed because you already used 2C once, so you have to wait until it's usable again.

If you delay 214B, you can switch the position.

At corner, you can use 236C at the end for a bit more damage. At mid-screen, it may whiff.

You can end it with 236A4AAA as well. (same with combos below). Some claim it's better for oki set up, but I personally like this easier input.

5A/2A>2B>5B>2C>5C>214BAA>2C>236B4AAA>2C>236A6A6A

5A/2A starter for quick punish. If you can start from 5A, you can use 5B as well.

5A/2A>2B>5B>2C>5C>214BCC>214CAA>2C>236A6A6A

Basic carry from a quick 5A punish. You can start it from 2B or 2C if you want.

5A>5B>5C>236B4ABB>JA(whiff)>2C>236B4AAA>2C>236A6A6A

A variant of B follow up combo.

Switches side at the B follow up.

2A>2B>2C>236A4AAD>2C>236B4AAA>2C>236A6A6A>oki

Oki set up at corner.

214AAD sets up a trap below your opponent, so you can go for oki on wake up. Be careful with their DP/ throw mash, tho.

5A/2A>5B>2B>2C>5C>214BBB>JA(whiff)>2C>236B4AAA>2C>236A6A6A

If you are in corner, and when you could mash out of their blockstring, use this to reverse the side.

Now your opponent is in the corner instead.

B starters:

2B>2C>5C>214BAA>2C>236B4AAA>2C>236A6A6A

Same as the one above. Pretty useful.

2B>5B>2C>5C>214BCC>214CAA>2C>236A6A6A

Same as one above. Good carry, so why not?

2B>2C>236A4A>land>66C>214CAA>2C>236B4AAA>2C>236A6A6A

Cool looking carry it carries quite a bit, so use this if you are far enough from corner you are facing.

If you do 236A4AA>land 2C instead of 236A4A>land>66C, then you can switch side.

2B>5B>2C>5C>214BBB>JA(whiff)>66B>236A4ABB>JA(whiff)>66B>236A6A6A

Combo from official Byakuya introduction video.

Switches side twice for swag (not really good, if you are looking for carry, unfortunately).

2B>2C>236A4AAD>2C>236B4AAA>2C>236A6A6A>oki

If you want oki set up.

C starters:

Just use the same sequence as ones above and start from 2C>5C

In the case of 5C hit without 2C being available, go straight into 236B into rest of the regular sequence.

3C(anti-air/ hits low on ground)>J2C>JC>2C>5C>214BAA>2C>236B4AAA>2C>236A6A6A

Basic 3C anti-air combo.

3[C](overhead)>214CAA>2C>236B4AAA>2C>236A6A6A

From an overhead. Yay, mix up with one above!

Dash attack starters:

66B>236B4ACC>214CAA>2C>236A6A6A

Basic pick up from 66B. You can actually just use 66B>236B even when blocked, but, in that case, use 236BBB>JB(>JA) to keep the pressure going.

66C>214BCC>214CAA>2C>236A6A6A

Basic pick up from 66C.

You can cancel on any hits of 66C, so make sure you cancel the last hit.

It can carry quite a bit too.

Force Function starters:

FF(overhead)>CS>2C>5C>214BAA>2C>236B4AAA>2C>236A6A6A

You can only follow up FF by using CS. 2C and beyond is the regular sequence used above.

You can even use the 214BCC>214CAA>2C>236A6A6A instead for carry, if you are stuck in corner.

Aerial starters:

6D>JC>5A>5B>2B>2C>5C>214BAA>2C>236B4AAA>2C>236A6A6A

From Assault JC. JC itself is slow, so not really reliable overhead, but it's there.
The combo piece is same as the basic one, really.

J2[C]>land>5C>214ACC>214CAA>2C>236A6A6A

Basic pick up from low air J2[C] hits.

J2[C]>land>5C>J2C>JC>C>214AAD>2C>236B4AAA>2C>236A4AAA>oki

214AAD sets up a trap below your opponent, so you can go for oki on wake up.
Be careful with their DP/ throw mash, tho.

J2[C]>land>5C>J2C>JC>5C>214BCC>2C>66C>214CAA>2C>236B6BB>236C

Can carry from end of the screen to the other. Use this if you got meter.

J2[C]>land>5C>JB>JC>J214BAA>2C>236B4AAA>2C>236A6A6A

Works only in corner, but does high damage (3.4k with Vorpal)

214 trap starters:

Trap hits>dash, if far from opponent>2C>5C>214BAA>2C>236B4AAA>2C>236A6A6A

Trap hits>dash, if far from opponent>2C>5C>214BCC>214CAA>2C>236A6A6A

Just use the regular pick ups.

Trap hits>66C>214BCC>214CAA>2C>236A6A6A

In case too far to dash in.

623 command throw starter:

Use the same sequence as with the 214 trap starter for the most part, but command throw got quite some hitstun proration, so you need to cut the combo short.

623A/B>dash>2C>5C>214BAA>2C>236B4AAA

You can't connect another 236s in there, unfortunately.
You should might as well cancel the last hit with 623C and go for oki set up.

Web trap placement follow up attack starter:

Follow up A attack>dash>2C>5C>J2CJC>C>214BAA>2C>236B4AAA>2C>236A6A6A

Usual follow up.

Follow up B attack>J2[C]>land>5C>214BAA>2C>236B4AAA>2C>236A6A6A

Works only in corner but does quite some damage (3.5k with Vorpal)

Oki set ups with web traps:

At center, set up TK214BBA>214A

At corner, set up 214A>TK214C

Use these after 623C or IW ender.
When the trap hits, do to the follow ups above.

Colors

Midnight Spider	Hell Smoke	Ende Regen	Drought Earth	Rotten Pomegranate

Falsehood Night	Maple October	Dirty Wisteria	Bamboo Spear	Withered Lilac

Blue Ripple	Another Galaxy	Knight of Mercury	Mud Crater	Bottom of Abyss

Desert Sun	Flash White	Fullmoon Light	Cunning Tiger	Valley Magnolia