Dan-Ku-Ga/Liza

Fighting Style:
"Amazon's Fighting Style"

Introduction

“

That's too bad... You're my type, but I guess you just weren't up to it...!

”

Liza enters the tournament because she needs the prize money to buy a new costume for the Rio Carnival, doling out as many concussions as possible to that end. She's a tricky character that requires a good handle on her her weird toolkit to work her way in, though when she is in her damage and stun output is massive.

Strengths	Weaknesses
Solid set of ground normals Second fastest walk speed and fastest jump arc Huge stun output Insanely rewarding reversal and anti-air in Mash K Has multiple ways to circumvent zoning (wall jump/dive, bird/monkey, Mash K)	Weak air normals Said ways around zoning are punishable if called out Super is jank as shit with a [2]-only charge Projectiles sometimes can't be used as animal friends have to get back into place

Note: Liza can wall jump by holding any direction away from the wall, i.e. if she presses 7, she can hold 3/6/9 to jump off the wall behind her.

Stats

Forward walk speed	Backward walk speed	Prejump	Jump length	Backdash length	Backdash distance	Defense	Stun
3.625000	2.718750	4 frames	32 frames	1-15 invulnerable, 16-19 vulnerable	112px	4032	480

Normals

Standing

5LP	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle 3 32 2 5 5 +3 +1 HL Y - Reset Liza does a really short range elbow jab that's chainable. Could work as an anti-air, but you can do better. Crouched by Gekkou, Wulong, Lihua, Liza, Marco.

n.5LP	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle 3 32 2 5 5 +3 +1 HL Y - Reset Nearly identical to 5LP, but with 1 frame less startup, chainable. Crouched by Wulong, Liza. Max activation range is 69px

5MP	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle 10 64 4 8 12 -2 -4 HL N - Reset Forward-leaning slap that’s pretty active but also has an overly long recovery.

n.5MP

Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle 10 64 3 6 6 +6 +6 HL Y - Reset A slap with really good frame data and a good activation range. Liza sadly doesn’t get much from it reliably due to her only ender being [2]8P, but it’s good for pressure on characters who can’t crouch it. Crouched by Gekkou, Wulong, Lihua, Liza, Marco. Max activation range is 74px

5HP	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle 8+4(5) 96+96 5 2+10 13 -1 -3 HL N - Reset (x2) Liza claws downwards, hitting twice. A decent normal because of its speed and high stun, but avoid whiffing.

n.5HP	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle 8+4(5) 128+32 8 2+10 12 ±0 -2 HL N - Reset (x2) A generally worse version of her 5HP, for some reason? The hitboxes are ridiculous, but the startup really hurts. Crouched by Wulong, Liza. Max activation range is 80px

5LK	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle 3 32 2 4 5 +4 +2 HL N - Reset A quick knee attack that has a lot more range than 5LP, chainable.

n.5LK	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle 3 32 1 5 5 +3 +1 L Y - Reset Liza's go-to close button since it can’t be low profiled. It’s a standing low for what that's worth, and chainable. Max activation range is 69px

5MK	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle 10 64 3 6 11 +1 -1 HL N - Reset A turning kick that makes a reliable anti-air. It’s got short reach, so it’s good at specific ranges and especially against divekicks. Crouched by Wulong, Liza (crouch blocks it).

n.5MK	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle 10 96 3 6 8 +4 +2 HL Y - Reset Liza does a straight kick. Not as much frame advantage as n.5MP, but it can’t be crouched. Cancelable. Max activation range is 64px

5HK	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle 14 128 5 8 12 +2 ±0 HL Y - Reset Liza sticks her leg out real far. Pretty active and long-ranged but the hitbox is just alright. You can use this to frame trap into [4]6P/K.

n.5HK	9+3(4) Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle - 128+32 6 6+2 14 +6 +4 HL N - Reset (x2) An axe kick that makes a solid anti-air, but not much else. Can be crouched by Liza, the first hit can miss her head hurtbox. Max activation range is 56px

Crouching

2LP	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle 3 32 2 6 2 +5 +3 HL Y - Reset Liza leans in and punches. Really good range for a chainable light button, reaching further than most of her mediums. Her most reliable option for stuffing Genroudan.

2MP	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle 10 96 4 8 8 +2 ±0 HL N - Reset Funky looking anti-air punch. It will lose to some moves like divekicks, but overall it does its job. It moves her hurtbox forward a lot, so you can avoid crossups entirely.

2HP	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle 6+5(7) 64+96 6 2+6 16 ±0 -2 HL Y/N - Reset (x2) This move is similar to 5HP but has more range in exchange for more startup/less active frames. Works well for quick punishes because you can keep charge for [2]8P.

2LK	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle 3 32 3 4 3 +6 +4 HL Y - Reset A strange anti-air kick that hits on both sides, but it's an all around useful normal. Really good frame advantage, chainable, and it can’t be crouched either.

2MK	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle 10 64 6 5 11 +2 ±0 L N - Reset Liza kicks with both legs. Sort of slow for a medium button, but it’s one of her longest reaching normals along with 2HK and 2HP. It's also useful for keeping a low profile to buffer Mash K from.

2HK	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle 14 128 9 6 15 KD -1 L N - KD A strangely slow sweep that has the same reach as 2MK. Only -1 on block, cool.

Jumping

j.LP	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle 4 32 2 Until landing - - - H - - Reset One of Liza’s better jump normals. Has more range than her other punches, but it's not much of an air-to-air because of the head hurtbox.

j.MP	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle 11 96 4 18 2 - - H - - Reset Not sure why you’d use this over other buttons, but it’s there.

j.HP	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle 15 128 6 8 2 - - H - - Reset Liza’s strongest jump-in. Similar properties to j.HK but it has more vertical range, so stick to it for combos.

j.LK	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle 4 32 6 Until landing - - - H - - Reset Strange upward kick that works as an air-to-air. Why’s it got so much startup? This can cross up, but it’s kinda hard to land.

j8.LK	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle 5 32 6 Until landing - - - H - - Reset An even higher kick with a wall of hitbox. Neat defensive button.

j.MK	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle 11 96 8 16 Until landing - - H - - Reset Outclassed by j.HK, which has less startup, more range, stun, damage...

j.HK	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle 15 128 5 8 12 - - H - - Reset Notable for having the longest horizontal range of her jump normals. Still, it’s nothing to write home about.

j8.HK	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle 15 128 8 6 8 - - H - - Reset This would be really good as a diagonal jump normal, but it isn’t. Has pretty good reach though.

Swing j.2LK+MK+HK

Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle 14 192 57 4+4+5 1 landing*/up to 42 air - - H - - KD Liza swings from the ceiling and comes down after a while with a hitbox. This swing sends you over the opponent unless they move backward, so it’s unclear what you’d use it for, besides stalling. Liza has a stray hurtbox around a screen length away on frames 13-18. This isn’t really abusable, but it exists.

Throws

Face Claw 4/6MP/HP Max range 48 px Max range 48 px	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle 2*10 (20 max) 0 - - - - - - - - KD Liza claws the opponent. Does more damage than your other throw if they don't mash, but even a little mashing will make it worse. It leaves them on the same side and gives you time to go for a crossup with [2]8K.

Frankensteiner 4/6MK/HK Max range 50 px Max range 50 px	Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle 17 32 - - - - - - - - KD Liza performs a frankensteiner. Switches sides, but has great frame advantage. Also has slightly more range than her punch throw, so it's easily her better throw.

Special Moves

Toto aka Bird [4]6P

Version Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle LP 10* 224 23 1 (40 travel frames) 14 +20 +18 HL - - Reset MP 10* 224 23 1 (48 travel frames) 14 +20 +18 HL - - Reset HP 14* 224 23 1 (32 travel frames) 14 +20 +18 HL - - Reset Charge time: 70 frames Liza sends out her bird as a projectile, which will return if it clashes with another one. Angles downwards slightly, but some fireballs go under it. Sometimes it can both clash with a fireball and hit the opponent, which is great for Liza. This move has a “cooldown” where Toto has to return to just behind Liza, on top of its charge input. You could always alternate with [4]6K though. Recovery is so low you can easily punish anyone trying to sneak around it, or start a combo on hit.

Kiki aka Monkey [4]6K

Version Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle LK 12* 224 17 1 (30 travel frames) 12 +22 +20 HL - - Reset MK 12* 224 17 1 (34 travel frames) 12 +22 +20 HL - - Reset HK 14* 224 17 1 (28 travel frames) 12 +22 +20 HL - - Reset Charge time: 50 frames Liza sends out her monkey as a projectile, which will return if it clashes with another one. Hops slightly, but stays close to the ground. Sometimes it can both clash with a fireball and hit the opponent, which is great for Liza. This move has a “cooldown” where Kiki has to return to just behind Liza, on top of its charge input. You could always alternate with [4]6K though. Recovery is so low you can easily punish anyone trying to sneak around it, or start a combo on hit. The monkey is better as a fireball because it’s faster, but it’s easier to jump over. Unlike the bird, the monkey can actually beat Lihua's tornado.

Ester aka Psycho Crusher [2]8P

Version Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle LP 13+2+2 192 4 30 4 (whiff) 34 (hit) KD -17 HL - - Reset MP 13+2+2+1 192 6 40 4 (whiff) 34 (hit) KD -17 HL - - Reset HP 13+2+2+1+1 192 12 46 4 (whiff) 34 (hit) KD -17 HL - - Reset Charge time: 50 frames Imagine psycho crusher, but it’s on the less intuitive [2]8 charge, and it stops on hit and block. This is your reliable combo ender and a solid move for its speed, catching whiffed buttons, panic backdashes, and so on. Different versions hit 3, 4, and 5 times, but only once on block. You can use it as a tricky way to cross up a downed opponent, too. Sometimes, this move will connect and hit only once before bouncing Liza off. In this case, it still knocks down and does most of its damage, but no stun. It also stops when hitting the edge of the screen, making it fail to come out if too close to the corner. Like divekicks, this move is easy to punish if Liza starts at the corner. Keep this in mind.

Priego aka Wall Dive [2]8K

Version Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle All 15 192 11~31 (21 midscreen) + 14 off-wall 26 1 landing*/up to 32 air - - H - - KD Charge time: 50 frames Liza jumps to the one of the top corners of the screen depending on the direction you hold (7 or 8 behind her, 9 in front of her). This move is useful for all sorts of crossup and stalling shenanigans. While on the wall, holding K will cause Liza to hang there for up to 62 frames. Inputting any upward direction (7/8/9) while holding K will cause her to jump to the opposite wall before jumping down. She can also steer on the way down while the hitbox is active. It’s possible for her to miss the wall if the opponent is moving in the same direction, though rare. This takes 60 frames. Another interesting quirk is that Liza can cross an opponent up in the corner by jumping to the wall above them. Don’t ask why, it just works.

Samba Mash K

Version Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle LK 15(+11) 192 14 5(5)5(5)5(5)5 10 KD -25 HL - 1-14F, upper body 15-54F Y MK 17(+12) 192 12 4(4)4(4)4(4)4 10 KD -18 HL - 1-12F, upper body 13-44F Y HK 19(+14) 192 10 3(3)3(3)3(3)3 9 KD -10 HL - 1-10F, upper body 11-34F Y Spin of doom, Liza’s reversal and launcher all in one. After inputting the same Kick 4 times, she always spins twice. Invincible on startup, upper body invincible while active. Hard countered by sweeps and good crouching buttons in general. Sometimes, mash HK can combo for 2 hits, after which you can follow up with j.HP j.HP for stun. From the first hitbox (i.e. as a reversal, etc) it hits 2 times on: Kazuya, Gekkou, Wulong, Liza, Marco Required 4 of the same kick input to activate. No piano for you. Note: Liza can block during the last 6 frames of recovery. This doesn't make it unpunishable, but can make it difficult.

Desperation

Samba De Excelente [2]14123MK+HK

Damage Stun Startup Active Recovery Hit Advantage Block Advantage Guard Cancel Invuln Juggle 29 0 14 80 2 KD -62 HL - Full 1-14F, Upper body 15-54F KD Spin with the same startup at mash LK, and Liza’s wearing a Carnival outfit. Cute! Not something you’re going to get to use often though, mainly due to the strict down charge input. Hitboxes alternate every 10 frames and are able to hit again. It can hit twice on block, although this isn't true due to pushback. Charge time: 30 frames

Combos

Midscreen

• 2LP 2LP xx [2]8LP/MP
  

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  • 2LP/2LK n.5MP/n.5MK xx [2]8P
    

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    • n.5MP/n.5MK/5HK/2HP xx [2]8P
      

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      Both 2HP and 5HK into [2]8HP work fairly close, while into [2]8MP works from nearly max range. 2HP is the easiest but does the least damage.

      • [4]6P/K 2HP xx [2]8P
        

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        [4]6P/K n.5MP/n.5MK xx [2]8P is possible, but difficult between projectile slowdown and charge timing.

        • Mash HK (1 hit) Mash HK 2HK/[2]8LP/MP

        For situations like reversal Mash HK on Lihua, J. McCoy, Boggy, Gonzales, Azteca. On Barts, the second Mash HK whiffs. You can also 5HK xx [4]6P to hit someone out of an air option, or punish a divekick with 5MK shown here.

        • Mash HK (2 hits) j.HP j.HP
          

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          Max damage you can get from midscreen Mash HK (2 hits), stuns everyone

          Wall Break

          • Mash LK (2 hits) Mash HK [2]8HP

          Easier but less damaging than Mash HK (2 hits) j.HP j.HP.

          • Mash HK (x3) 5HK/[2]8HP

          Better stun combo for Barts, Lihua, J. McCoy, Boggy, Gonzales, Azteca.

          • [4]6P/K Mash HK (1 hit) Mash HK/[2]8HP

          For Barts, Lihua, J. McCoy, Boggy, Gonzales, Azteca - stuns all but Gonzales. While [2]8HP does more damage, it sometimes stops if you’re too close.

          You can do [4]6P/K Mash HK (x2) [2]8LP/MP on Azteca for more damage and Gonzales for stun.

          • Mash HK [2]14123MK+HK

          On 1 hit Mash HK characters, do Mash HK up to 3x. On 2 hit Mash HK characters, you can only Mash HK once, except vs Wulong

          Corner Only

          • Mash LK (2 hits) Mash HK (x5)

          Re-dizzy on everyone. Yep.

          Strategy

          Liza has a strong zoning game thanks to her monkey and bird, but mind the limitation of not just charge but the animal buddy returning to Liza. Because they recover so fast, Liza neutralizing a fireball is good for her.

          A high, fast jump akin to Claw or Blanka plus wall dive, wall jump, and the second-fastest walk speed make her runaway effectve.

          Liza's buttons aren't fantastic, but this is made up for by having a low-crush in [2]8P and a high crush in Mash K. From midscreen it's difficult if not impossible to react to [2]8P, so Liza gets to bounce back to relative safety and start zoning. Once you have someone mashing buttons to stop [2]8P you can take advantage with more projectiles or sweep. If they try to jump, buffer mash HK or use 5MK from a distance.

          Samba (HK) punishes

          It's impossible to punish Liza Mash HK on block with normals.
          Characters with fast enough walk speed can simply walk forward and throw: (Kazuya, Barts, Gekkou, Wulong, Lihua, Liza, Boggy)

          Other GC options:

          Kazuya: 214P

          Gekkou: DM (6412HP+HK)

          Lihua: 412HP - can lead into stun combo.

          Liza: [2]8LP or MP (point-blank only, MP~LP piano recommended)

          McCoy: Any Jet Upper ([4]6HK~MK~LK piano recommended)

          Boggy: DM (6321412HP+HK)

          Gonzales = 632146P, 62369K, DM (4123646MP+HP)

          Fireball interactions

          In the mirror, bird and monkey don't interact.

          [4]6P (bird):
          Kazuya: Hits all versions of 236P.
          Barts: Hits all versions of [2]8P. Doesn't stop his super.
          Gekkou: Can hit all versions of 236P, LP later into travel time. Doesn’t hit j.896P on the ground.
          Wulong: Doesn’t hit any 41236P, except [4]6HP hits 41236HP.
          Boggy: Can weave under 236P, except [4]6HP.
          Marco: Can hit 236P near the top of its arc.
          

          [4]6K (monkey):
          Kazuya: Can hit 236HP but inconsistent.
          Barts: Can hit [2]8LP but inconsistent. Doesn't stop his super.
          Gekkou: Hits all versions of 236P and j.896P - can hop over j.896P.
          Wulong: Hits all versions of 41236P.
          Boggy: Doesn’t hit 236P.
          Marco: Can hit 236P near the bottom of its arc.
          

          Guard Cancel options

          Liza can use [2]8LP/MP for punishes and beating frame traps if they use lows (stick to the faster LP).

          [2]8K is niche but has potential for runaway, being airborne frame 1.

          Mash K is good for interrupting blockstrings. It's slow so normals are often safe, but Kazuya 2HK xx 236P loses to GC Mash K for example.

          Reclaiming Advantage VS Midscreen Ester ([2]8P)

          Thanks to Zar for this list.

          All versions are -17 on block. Although no character is able to punish, the significant disadvantage allows a defender to shift momentum back in their favor or, at the least, neutralize momentum. Guard Canceling into fast/HP projectiles is an example of a strong counter-play option as this seals off Liza's ability to execute her zoning game after distance is created from the rebound.
          Below is cheatsheet of options to consider for cast. Guard Ester (MIDSCREEN) Then...

          • Kazuya = GC HP Fireball
          • Barts = GC MP or HP Fireball
          • Gekkou = GC HP fireball
          • WuLong = GC HP fireball
          • Lihua = Jump Forward then J2MP (Ester->Followups miss, Safe against AA's)
          • Liza = HP Bird
          • McCoy = GC LP Boomerang (Beats Summons, Loses to Ester->Samba/Ester)
          • McCoy = GC HP Bolt[6] (Beats Ester->Bird/Monkey/Ester/Samba, Loses to Ester->Wait)
          • Boggy = GC HK Risky Step (Beats Ester->Bird, Trades w/ Ester->Monkey/Ester)
          • Marco = GC HP Skull
          • Gonzales = GC 3K (Close gap)
          • Azteca = GC 3K (Close gap 1/2 Screen Position, Loses to Ester->2HP/2HK)
          • Azteca = GC 426HP (Close gap w/ position directly overhead)
          • Azteca = GC 426LP/MP -> J236HP (Position above and front, Snipe summon possible)

          Matchups

          WIP

          Wulong

          2HK xx 41236P can be interrupted with [2]8LP/MP

          J. McCoy

          [4]6P can be interrupted on block with Mash K or punished on the final hit with [2]8LP/MP