JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R/Rudol von Stroheim

Overview

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Introduction

The iconic prideful soldier and major ally of Battle Tendency, the second part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Rudol von Stroheim is a damage dealing monster with a varied and strong toolkit, having many great normals, projectiles, a strong anti-air, and okizeme tools, allowing Stroheim to change his gameplan on the fly to whatever he needs to do. In neutral, his "Grenade Launcher" and "This can fire through 30 mm armor plating!" give him great ranged options to keep people pestered and flustered so he can fish for openings and unleash his most defining character trait: his OBSCENE damage output. Stroheim's sheer damage output is something to not take lightly: with many easy touch of death combos and strong vortex okizeme, it's not uncommon to see Stroheim win rounds in 1-2 touches! If huge damage, large toolkits, and a colorful personality is what's being sought after, then consider playing Stroheim.

• Best Science in the World: Stroheim can switch between Heavy Machine Gun Mode and UV Laser Mode, the latter being a gauge-centric mode that alters his abilities.

Playstyle

Rudol von Stroheim is a well-rounded character boasting a varied toolkit and incredibly high damage.
Pros	Cons
Best Damage in the World!: Stroheim has absolutely devasting damage for simple 1 bar/Assist extensions, achieving incredibly easy ToD potential with a few more resources. A Complete Arsenal: Between his "Grenade Launcher," "This can fire through 30 mm armor plating!," and disjointed UV Laser Mode attacks, Stroheim has solid keepout and anti-zoning tools that make it extremely difficult to approach him safely. Normals and Pressure: Stroheim has many great buttons with good pushback, range, and fairly fast recovery, giving him incredible stagger pressure. When paired with a quick standing overhead and grenades that stay active after he gets hit, this grants Stroheim annoyingly sticky pressure that can be near impossible to escape in certain situations. Okizeme: With his "Grenade Launcher," Stroheim can create disgusting mixups that have many layers and force the opponent into just guessing. Should they guess wrong, it all leads back into his extremely high damage output.	Self-Safety Hazard: The grenades thrown with his "Grenade Launcher" can also damage and kill Stroheim. While he does boast a massive 1000 health, he must take the constant damage he does to himself into consideration, as these grenades are a major combo tool and he may have to stop using them in combos as his health gets lower and lower.

Best Science in the World

Stroheim can switch between his Heavy Machine Gun Mode and UV Laser Mode configurations by pressing the Style button. While his moveset in Heavy Machine Gun Mode is fairly traditional, UV Laser Mode is unique in that it changes his Throw, has no special moves available, and all attacks will cause White Damage on top of their standard damage (in addition to causing 10% extra damage against Stone Mask characters).

The UV Laser Gauge is a special gauge that can be seen above Stroheim's Heart Heat Gauge. It acts as a limiter for how long Stroheim can stay in UV Laser Mode (gradually draining over time while active), and when depleted, Stroheim automatically switches back to Heavy Machine Gun Mode. The UV Laser Gauge refills passively while in Heavy Machine Gun Mode, and will be instantly filled to the max if Stroheim's HHA connects.

Stats

Style	Health	Low Health Mode	Hashtag(s)
Best Science in the World	1000	Rumble	#ASBR_STR

Move List

Heavy Machine Gun Mode

Normal Moves

HMG 5L

5L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 13 Mid 5 - - -2 +4 Stroheim performs a short-range jab. Notes 1 Notes 2

HMG 5M

5M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 22 Mid 7 - - -12 -6 Stroheim performs a fast uppercut. Moves Stroheim slightly forward. Fairly high hitbox, but lack of active frames make it hard to anti-air.

HMG 5H

5H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 32 (20, 12) Mid 11(12)1 - - -6 +2 Stroheim attacks with a shoulder bash and follows up into a backhand hit. Notes 1 Notes 2

HMG 2L

2L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 12 Low 7 - - -6 0 Stroheim performs a short crouching jab. Notes 1 Notes 2

HMG 2M

2M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 20 Low 9 - - -4 +2 Stroheim performs a strong crouching punch. Moves Stroheim slightly forward. Notes 2

HMG 2H

2H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 33 Low 13 - - -8 - Stroheim performs a crouching low kick. Provides hard knockdown.

HMG 6H

6H For the homeland! For eternal glory!	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 25 Overhead 25 - - -10 - Stroheim performs a one-handed downward slam. Causes a groundbounce on hit. Notes 2

HMG JL

j.L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 13 Overhead 9 - - - - Stroheim extends his knee. Notes 1 Notes 2

HMG JM

j.M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 24 Overhead 11 - - - - Stroheim performs a jab angled downwards. Notes 1 Notes 2

HMG JH

j.H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 37 Overhead 15 - - - - Stroheim extends his leg and kicks in front of him. Notes 1 Notes 2

Special Moves

HMG 236X

This can fire through 30 mm armor plating! 236L/M/H	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 18 (6*3) Mid 19 - - -8 -4 Medium 36 (6*6) Mid 19 - - -14 -10 Heavy 54 (6*9) Mid 19 - - -18 -14 Stroheim reveals a gatling gun from his chest and fires it repeatedly. The amount of bullets Stroheim fires increases based on the version used.

HMG 623X

His hand is metal! 623L/M/H Move Move H version close hit. H version close hit.

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 60 Mid 7 - - -20 - Medium 80 (40*2) Mid 9(10)1 - - -28 - Heavy 110 (30*2, 50) Mid 11(2)1(10)1 - - -32 - Stroheim fires his prosthetic hand diagonally upwards, with it returning to him afterwards. Not considered a projectile, despite appearances. L version: The hand strays right next to Stroheim. Does not have invul. M version: The hand moves far from Stroheim. Has invul. Cannot be Flash Canceled. H version: The hand moves the same distance as the M version. Has invul. Cannot be Flash Canceled. Triggers an automatic, cinematic follow-up on point-blank hit. Deals the same damage as the M version if this hit whiffs.

HMG 214X

Leave the rest to me, Rudol von Stroheim! 214L/M/H	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 34 Mid 17 - - -12 -4 Medium 40 Mid 21 - - -16 -8 Heavy 42 Mid 25 - - -20 -12 Stroheim dashes forward and performs a gut punch. The distance Stroheim covers increases based on the version used.

HMG 214X-X

I'll pluck you one square centimeter at a time! 214L/M/H > L/M/H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 40 Mid 19 - - -46 - After hitting the opponent, Stroheim hits them again by firing his prosthetic hand, with it returning it to him afterwards. Move performance is identical across all versions. Launches on hit. Can only be used if the previous attacks hits or is blocked.

HMG 421X

Grenade Launcher 421L/M/H	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 90 (40, 50) Mid 27(4)1 - - - - Medium 90 (40, 50) Mid 33(4)1 - - - - Heavy 90 (40, 50) Mid 35(4)1 - - - - Stroheim throws a hand grenade into the air at an arching upwards angle. The grenade's explosion launches on hit, and can damage Stroheim. The distance Stroheim throws the grenade increases based on the version used.

HMG 22S

Farewell, you annoying Englishman! 22S

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 500 Unblockable - - - - - Stroheim grabs a grenade and starts to lay on the ground with it, attempting to take his opponent with him in the explosion. Requires at least 2 HH Gauge to be used, but only consumes 1 HH Gauge. Stroheim possesses Super Armor while lying on the ground, in addition to being immune to Throws. Can still be affected by hitgrabs, however. The explosion sends both Stroheim and the opponent flying in opposite directions. On a successful use, Stroheim is left at 1 HP, and loses access to his HH Gauge for the rest of the match.

Throw

HMG Throw

Throw Watch how I fight. 5/4 + Any Two Attack Buttons	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 130 Throw 7 - - - - Stroheim grabs his opponent's neck, then twists his other arm to move behind his back and punch the opponent. Leaves the opponent a bit far from Stroheim. Both Throws are identical aside from direction.

UV Laser Mode

Normal Moves

UVL 5L

5L UV Laser, activate!	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 15 Mid 5 - - -6 0 Stroheim fires a short-ranged, concentrated blast of UV light from his eye. Extremely good normal; long range, disjointed, 5F startup, and can very easily be converted off of Confirms into GHA

UVL 5M

5M UV Laser, activate!	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 24 Mid 11 - - -12 -6 Stroheim leans forward and fires a long-ranged, concentrated blast of UV light from his eye. Notes 1 Notes 2

UVL 5H

5H UV Laser!	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 32 (4*8) Mid 19 - - -8 - Stroheim fires UV lasers from the lights on his shoulders. Launches on hit. Causes hard knockdown.

UVL 2L

2L UV Laser, activate!	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 14 Low 9 - - -4 +2 While crouching, Stroheim fires a short-ranged, concentrated blast of UV light from his eye. Notes 1 Notes 2

UVL 2M

2M UV Laser, activate!	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 22 Low 11 - - -12 -6 While crouching, Stroheim leans forward and fires a long-ranged, concentrated blast of UV light from his eye. Notes 1 Notes 2

UVL 2H

2H UV Laser!	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 32 (4*8) Low 11 - - -20 - Stroheim aims towards the ground and fires UV lasers from the lights on his shoulders. Launches the opponent away on hit. Can hit OTG; notably, it can also relaunch OTG.

UVL JL

j.L UV Laser, activate!	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 16 Overhead 9 - - - - While in the air, Stroheim fires a short-ranged, concentrated blast of UV light from his eye. Notes 1 Notes 2

UVL JM

j.M UV Laser, activate!	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 24 Overhead 11 - - - - While in the air, Stroheim fires a long-ranged, concentrated blast of UV light from his eye. Notes 1 Notes 2

UVL JH

j.H UV Laser!	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 33 (11*3) Overhead 13 - - - - While in the air, Stroheim fires UV lasers downwards from the lights on his shoulders. Notes 1 Notes 2

Throw

UVL Throw

Throw German science is the best in the world! 5/4 + Any Two Attack Buttons	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 120 Throw 7 - - - - Stroheim grabs the opponent, after which he fires a concentrated Ultraviolet Radiation Beam from his eye. Leaves the opponent close to Stroheim, allowing for an OTG uv.2H relaunch against certain characters. Both Throws are identical aside from direction.

System Mechanics

Assist

Assist UV Laser!	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 32 (4*8) Mid - - - - - Stroheim fires UV lasers from the lights on his shoulders. Assault Assist Stocks: 2 Reversal Assist Stocks: 2 Based on uv.5H Launches on hit. Causes hard knockdown.

5S

Best Science in the World 5S Switch to UV Laser Switch to UV Laser Switch to Heavy Machine Gun Switch to Heavy Machine Gun	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - - - - - - - Switches between Heavy Machine Gun Mode and UV Laser Mode, altering Stroheim's moveset and abilities. Cannot be canceled into. Automatically switches back to Heavy Machine Gun Mode if the UV Laser Gauge empties. Switching modes carries some recovery that cannot be interrupted.

Heart Heat Attack

This'll whittle you down to size! 236 + Any Two Attack Buttons	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 204 (54+7*20+10) Mid - - - - - Stroheim fires his prosthetic hand straight ahead. If it connects, he unleashes his gatling gun and fires 20 bullets against the opponent. Cannot be used in UV Laser Mode. The first reaches about 1/3 of the screen. Refills the UV Laser Gauge to full on a successful hit.

Great Heat Attack

I can't tell you how good it feels to finish you off myself! 236L+M+H

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 340 (60+4*42+42+70) Mid - - - - - Stroheim switches to UV Laser Mode and fires UV lasers from the lights on his shoulders. If these connect, Stroheim switches to Heavy Machine Gun Mode and unleashes a heavily extended volley of bullets into the opponent. Afterwards, he pulls the pin on a hand grenade that he is holding with his prosthetic hand, only to fire said hand off to strike the opponent and subject them to the grenade's explosion. Has faster startup if used while in UV Laser Mode. Leaves Stroheim in UV Laser Mode on whiff, if he has enough UV Laser Gauge. Leaves Stroheim in Heavy Machine Gun Mode on hit.

Costumes

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