Jingi Storm: The Arcade/Arashi

Arashi
Full name	Arashi Yamauchi
Health	332
Play-style	Rushdown
Weight	Middleweight (7/12)

Introduction

Arashi Yamauchi is a well-rounded rushdown character, borrowing moves from staple characters of the 3D fighting genre. Like most characters in Jingi Storm, his moveset is comparably small to other 3d fighters, but what he does well, he does better than any other character in the game. Being the posterboy of Jingi Storm, he's also pretty easy to pick up and play. If you're at all experienced with 3D fighting games like Tekken, your skills will translate over smoothly to Arashi with a little bit of adjusting.

Arashi has access to some of the best launchers, counterhits, and strings in the game, never having to overcommit during his offense. He's an incredibly safe, easy, powerful combo heavy character. Along with this, his guardbreaks are easy to follow up on, and give the highest damage juggles off guard breaks in the game.

This character is a rushdown monster. Arashi bullies opponents with a barrage of safe strings, mids, and projectiles. Launchers are this characters bread and butter, landing one can easily end rounds and cause rage-quits.

Playstyle

Arashi Yamauchi is an oppressive rushdown character, being easy to pick up and play for 3D fighter veterans.

Strengths

Weaknesses

High Damage: Arashi's main strength is his massive damage potential. He can easily deal 70% off of one counter-hit 3P, and TOD you with counter-hit low-profile 623P. Fast Offense: The majority of Arashi's moves have exceptional frame data and are difficult to punish, or outright safe. Safe Pressure: Arashi has a toolkit filled with safe and fast mids, unseeable lows, and annoying pokes. Combine this safe pressure with his terrifying counterhit potential, and your opponent will be scared to press buttons. Projectile: Playing around 412PPP can be really annoying. Arashi can alternate the amount of projectiles he throws out, making it difficult to approach.

Useless Moves: This isn't a weakness unique to Arashi, most characters have some garbage in their movelists. I just needed something to put here because this character's so broken. Air PP, Air PK, 1PP6PP, and 44PPPPPPPPPP are generally useless and should never be used. Bad Red Guard Breaks: 44PPPPPPPPPP and KKP are his only 2 red guard breaks. Each of these moves have simple counters which make them useless against experienced players. 44P(x10) can be beaten by mashing high parry, and KKP can be option selected. Simply spam 4p+k, the delay in KKP will be enough to fit in a 1p+k if they go for it.

Attacks

Kozuki PPP6PK

Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block P - - - - - - - - Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block PP - - - - - - - - Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block PPP - - - - - - - - Natural comboing 3 hit string, very minus on hit Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block PPP6P - - - - - - - - Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block PPP6PK - - - - - - - - Really high damage combo-string, doesn't combo into itself, but good for air launchers. Beware doing the entire string in neutral however, the final kick is very easy to reverse.

Koresenkyaku PPPK normal normal ~4K string ~4K string 2k string 2k string

Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block P - - - - - - - - Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block PP - - - - - - - - Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block PPP - - - - - - - - Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block PPPK - - - - - - - - Terrible on block, doesn't combo from PPP. Good on counterhit, but PPPK~4K is better. Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block PPPK~4K - - - - - - - - Effectively the exact same string as PPPK, only a little slower to catch people mashing buttons. Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block PPP2K - - - - - - - - Hits low, good counter to mid atemi.

Kumate P3P	Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block P3P - - - - - - - - One of Arashi's best strings. Mid-hitting quick string with fast recovery, safe against 5G and 4G. Also a great combo tool.

Seiken Chudan 6PP p variation p variation k variation k variation	Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block 6P - - - - - - - - Mid poke with decent range and startup Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block 6PP - - - - - - - - Yellow guard break, easy to follow up with a 623P. Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block 6PK - - - - - - - - Launches on hit, cannot be atemi'd.

Hougeki 623PK	Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block 623P - - - - - - - - Good launcher and frametrap tool, also evades under some highs. Getting a counter-hit with this more or less ends the round. Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block 623PK - - - - - - - - Makes 623p a little safer on block and good as a combo ender

66P	Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block 66P - - - - - - - - Very unsafe, but good range. Also a very good okizeme tool.

Magic Bullet 412PPP 3 fireballs 3 fireballs dp ender dp ender 412p k ender 412p k ender

Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block 412P - - - - - - - - 1st hit of fireball chain Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block 412PP - - - - - - - - 2nd hit of fireball chain. Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block 412PPP - - - - - - - - Final hit of fireball chain, all projectiles combo into themselves. Very good zoning tool, alternating the number of fireballs used during this chain can make it difficult to approach. Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block 412PPP623P - - - - - - - - Confirm into this if you see the fireballs hit, giving a 4 hit combo. Unsafe on hit, so should only be used to close out rounds. Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block 412PK - - - - - - - - Sends fullscreen on counterhit.

Nio Jurenken 44PPPPPPPPPP	Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block 44PPPPPPPPPP - - - - - - - - Terrible, just spam high atemi.

3P	Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block 3P - - - - - - - - Best move in the game. Very fast, you can't react with mid atemi. No counter except 6G, gives insane juggle potential on counterhit.

Amon Sanken 1PPP ppp version ppp version fireball version fireball version

Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block 1P - - - - - - - - \ Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block 1PP - - - - - - - - \ Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block 1PPP - - - - - - - - All 3 hits are mid, good for blowing up crouchers. Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block 1PP6P - - - - - - - - 1st hit of fireball ender. Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block 1PP6PP - - - - - - - - Fireballs do not combo from 1PP, don't use it.

Sidestep P	Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block Sidestep P - - - - - - - -

Running P	Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block Running P - - - - - - - -

Joubu Sankyaku KKK k version k version delay p version delay p version

Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block K - - - - - - - - Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block KK - - - - - - - - 2nd hit, combos from K. Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block KKK - - - - - - - - Good in combos. Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block KKKP - - - - - - - - A red guard break ender, pretty fast but if your opponent is experienced it can be difficult to land this.

66K k version k version delay low k version delay low k version

Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block 66K - - - - - - - - A yellow guard break with good follow-up options, if your opponent is trying to make space this is a decent option. Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block 66K~2K - - - - - - - - Really slow and low damage, looks funny though. It's entertaining to watch a middle-aged office worker ballerina twirl like Noel, but that's the only upside.

3K k version k version delay low k version delay low k version	Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block 3K - - - - - - - - Good long range roundhouse kick, being deceptively safe on block. Definitely worth using. Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block 3K~K - - - - - - - -

1KK k version k version p version p version

Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block 1K - - - - - - - - Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block 1KK - - - - - - - - Arashi doesn't have many lows, so this, ppp2k, and cr.k3k is more or less all there is that's decent. It's alright Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block 1KP - - - - - - - - Hits mid, sends them flying back on counterhit, pretty good if they want to block 1KK.

9K	Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block 9K - - - - - - - - Not much use other than an OTG

Sidestep K	Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block Sidestep K - - - - - - - -

Running K	Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block Running K - - - - - - - -

Bottle Opener P+K	Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block P+K - - - - - - - - Very good low, gives knockdown and is decently fast. However, the damage is super mediocre, so it's not worth using other than to get into your opponents head.

2K+G K	Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block 2K+G - - - - - - - - Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block 2K+G K - - - - - - - -

Crouching Attacks

Crouching KK mid k ender mid k ender low k ender low k ender	Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block Crouching K - - - - - - - - Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block Crouching KK - - - - - - - - Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block Crouching K3K - - - - - - - -

Aerial Attacks

Air PP	Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block Air PP - - - - - - - -

Air PK	Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block Air PK - - - - - - - -

Air K	Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block Air K - - - - - - - - Huge hitstun on hit, combos into DP. Good for jumping over an opponent's offense and landing with a punish.

Throws

P+G	Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block P+G - - - - - - - -

3P+G	Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block 3P+G - - - - - - - -

Back P+G	Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block Back P+G - - - - - - - - Does a whopping 110 damage, and leaves them right next to you.

Sidestep P+G	Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block Sidestep P+G - - - - - - - -

Back-to-back P+G	Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block Back-to-back P+G - - - - - - - -

46P+G	Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block 46P+G - - - - - - - - Cool command throw, no reason to use his normal throw over this. Leaves them right next to you as well, which is good for oki.

Super Attacks

214P+K+G	Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block 214P+K+G - - - - - - - - Can follow up on hit, but nothing very good. Input Damage Startup Active Recovery Guard Break On Hit On Block 214P+K+G P - - - - - - - - Faster start-up than most supers, but pretty easy to sidestep. Both attacks can be sidestepped pretty easily. As generic and balanced as a super gets in this game.