Big Bang Beat Revolve/Senna

Senna
Estimated Health (After Scaling): 11091
Guts Rating: 3

Introduction

Senna is a neutral based rushdown who relies on her strong pokes to keep the opponent in check and land a punish, leading to oppressive pressure once she knocks them down. Her normals are some of the best in the game, allowing her to outplay almost any character in neutral. Once she lands a knockdown she gets strong pressure that starts with an oki mix, which if guessed on correctly at worst sets her back to neutral.

Senna Kyoudou is one of the two main heroines in Big Bang Age, and a playable character in Big Bang Beat and Big Bang Beat Revolve. Senna met Rouga Zanma on a late night when she attacked him in a brainwashed haze; when she recovered, she had no memories of who she was or what she'd done and joined up with his group. Overall, Senna's personality is innocent and polite, with refined behavior and elegant manners. However, on the battlefield, she's extremely serious and uses powerful Iaido and sword techniques that are capable of matching Rouga in a head-on fight.

General Strategy

Senna has a few mixup tools and some good moves to apply pressure with, but her biggest strengths are in her neutral. Her pokes (namely 5B and j.B) are fast and have plenty of reach. With these, she can play neutral better than a majority of the cast. While it's hard to get match experience in this game due to the small community, it's likely that with the tools she has, your strategy playing Senna in a match would ideally go:

• At neutral, space with 5B and j.B. Punish whiffed pokes with 5B into the universal BnB combo.

• On knockdown from the universal BnB or some other cause, follow up with forward super jump okizeme. If your opponent guesses right and blocks your oki, then the worst-case scenario is that you're back at neutral again.

• On offense, enforce respect with 214A fakeouts and whiffs going to keep your opponent on their toes. Use 214A~B sparingly, wait for when they least expect it since it's such a slow overhead.

Normal Moves

Standing Normals

5A

5A File:Senna's 5A.png	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel - Ground - - - - - J, N, Sp, Su Standard jab. It's quick, has a decent hitbox, and is air unblockable. Will combo into 5B, 2B, or 2C if cancelled as soon as possible.

5B

5B	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 550 All - - - - - J, N, Sp, Su Fast sword slash. Allows Senna to cover a very solid amount of space in front of her very quickly, with low recovery if whiffed. A character-defining great poke.

5C

5C

Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 5C 800 All - - - - - J, N, Sp, Su Powerful downwards slash. Startup and recovery are notably worse than 5B's, meaning this should only be used within combos or as a guaranteed punish. It looks like it'd be a good anti-air, but it's air blockable and has poor untech time even on counter hit against airborne opponents. Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 5[C] 800*2(1046) Ground - - - - - J, N, Sp, Su Charged version of 5C. Hits twice and does a bit more damage. This version's air unblockable, but its slow speed means you'll have a hard time using it as an anti-air (or anywhere else).

Crouching Normals

2A

2A	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 110 Low - - - - - N, Sp, Su A quick low kick. Horizontal range is a bit better than 5A's, and it can start combos the same way. A good button for high-low mixups or mashing out of pressure.

2B

2B

Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 450 All - - - - - J, N, Sp, Su Senna slides forward and slams the end of her sheathe into the opponent's knees. Despite how it looks, it hits mid, and can be blocked in the air too. Could potentially be used to get closer to throw range during a blockstring in order to do strike-throw mix with delay cancel 2C, but its forward movement isn't good enough to make that a go-to option, and it might whiff if used after 5B. You should probably just press 5B instead.

2C

2C	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 700 Low, Air - - - - - N, Sp, Su A long-range, low sword sweep. Goes even farther than 5B, can't be blocked standing, and is still pretty fast, making it another great poke. However, it has significant recovery on whiff and a short vertical hitbox, so it must be used carefully. An integral part of Senna's combos.

Air Normals

jA

jA	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 150 High - - - - - N, Sp, Su Quick, downwards kick from the air. Hitbox is pretty large. Covers a pretty good angle even when done out of an instant air dash, so it's useful for high-low mixups.

jB

jB

Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 400 High - - - - - N, Sp, Su Fast horizontal slash in the air. A suitable airborne counterpart to 5B that's great at controlling the space in front of Senna. It recovers so fast that if you whiff it early enough, you actually have enough time to do a second one before you hit the ground. Can be cancelled into jA, not just jC. Vertical hitbox leaves something to be desired, but it's still a great part of Senna's kit.

jC

jC 1st hit 1st hit 2nd hit 2nd hit

Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 300*2 (445) High - - - - - N, Sp, Su Senna swings her sword upwards and then downwards quickly. Hits twice, covering a good amount of space close to and below her. It's a great jump-in because of the angle it covers, and it has a large amount of active frames due to consisting of two separate slashes. Can be cancelled into jA or jB, which is unusual for a C normal.

Command Normals

6A

6A

Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 700 Ground - - - - - J, N, Sp, Su A quick horizontal stab. Similar range to 5B and air unblockable, but it's slightly slower and has worse recovery on whiff. Hitbox is higher, making it a better anti-air, but it can whiff on crouchers. Causes a knockdown on air opponents. All of Senna's ground normals can cancel into this, and it can cancel into 5B, 5C, or 2C, allowing for pseudo-rebeats. High base damage makes it useful near the start of combos, although it doesn't combo directly from 5A/2A so its pushback can make it hard to use.

6B

6B

Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 300 Ground - - - - - N, Sp, Su Senna does a small hop forward and then kicks upwards. Can be cancelled into from 5A, 2A, 5B, and 2C, but it's too slow to combo from any of them. Has low crush properties. The forward movement and hitbox are both better than 2B's, so it'd be a better choice for the same delay-cancel 2C strike-throw mix, but that still isn't the most reliable strategy. Situationally useful.

Universal Mechanics

5D

Choukaifuku 5D

Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel N/A N/A - - - - - NC Senna takes a stance and starts recovering health. Restores 120 HP if used for the shortest amount of time possible, but it can be held to continue restoring health. Takes about 3 seconds to restore 1000 health, and about 24 seconds to go from 1 HP to 10000. Can only be used on the ground, and all of Senna's ground normals and specials, excluding 214A (but not excluding 214AC) can be cancelled into this on hit or block. Due to how long it takes to heal any significant amount of health, it's a better idea to use this occasionally to encourage your opponents to approach you rather than to max it the crux of your gameplan. You can also squeeze in some micro-heals after knockdowns if you want, but whether you use the move at all or not is up to you.

Throw

Throw	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 1000 N/A - - - - - NC Senna grabs the opponent, kicks off of them, and then performs her 214A~A slash. This creates a considerable distance from the opponent, so midscreen all you can really do for oki is dash/airdash and go for a meaty normal, but in the corner she can set up 41236C if you so choose.

Special Moves

236A

Nagikaze 236A	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 200*5 (972) Ground - - - - - J, Su Senna swings her jacket upwards in a slow, wide arc. Hits 5 times, with the 5th hit launching the opponent, and can be jump cancelled for a small combo. It's air unblockable and has a solid hitbox so it can be used as an anti-air, but since it's slow it isn't that useful in general.

623X

Gekka 623A/B/C

Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel A 900 Ground - - - - - Su Senna quickly jumps up while swinging her sword in a crescent moon arc around her. Has startup invincibility, making it a very valuable option for escaping pressure. It's also air unblockable and possesses a large hitbox, making it a valuable anti-air. However, if it whiffs or a grounded opponent blocks it, you'll be extremely minus and in great danger. Version Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel B 900 Ground - - - - - Su Senna quickly jumps up while swinging her sword in a crescent moon arc around her. Has startup invincibility, making it a very valuable option for escaping pressure. It's also air unblockable and possesses a large hitbox, making it a valuable anti-air. However, if it whiffs or a grounded opponent blocks it, you'll be extremely minus and in great danger.

214A

Shunpuu 214A	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 450 Low - - - - - U Senna hops a small distance backwards and then slides along the ground with a foot extended. Travels around half screen and hits low, and can be cancelled into a followup soon after the start of the move. Does not need to hit opponent to be cancelled.

214A~A

Sakura 214A~A	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 800 All - - - - - Sp, Su Senna does an aerial slash, one of her follow-ups out of Shunpuu. Combos from 214A as long as it's slightly delayed after 214A hits. Can be cancelled into 623X, and will combo if done while close enough to the opponent. Causes a knockdown on hit.

214A~B

Shoubu 214A~B	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 950 High - - - - - - Senna does a slow overhead slash, which ground bounces the opponent on the ground or slides the opponent in the air. Its startup makes it a situational mixup tool, but it can catch the opponent unawares. It only combos from 214A if the opponent is airborne, and can cancel into j.623D.

214A~C

Botan 214A~C	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 800 Low - - - - - - Senna cancels into her 2C. This follow-up hits low and combos from 214A. It can also combo into 236D and 623D when timed properly.

41236C

41236C	Damage Guard Property Startup Active Recovery Block Adv Cancel 1368 LHA - 12 - - -7 ~ +5 NC Kamui fires a ball of light across the screen. Stops just short of reaching full screen.