JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R/Guido Mista

Overview

Strategy

Combos

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Introduction

Guido Mista, a major ally in Vento Aureo, the fifth part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, is a hybrid zoner/rushdown character who uses his Stand, Sex Pistols, to change the properties of his bullets and the trajectory of his shots. Mista can extend his combos using the changed shots from Sex Pistols to add more hits and get followups off of moves he previously could not.

On offense, Mista is all about playing from a distance and making sure the opponent doesn't get in by using precise shots from his revolver. "Gonna light you up!" fires his revolver in the basic fashion, but this can be changed up a bit by using "Time to get to work!", loading a Sex Pistol into the next bullet he fires; this changes its trajectory a bit more to track and adds more hits per Sex Pistol loaded. Mista can also deploy Sex Pistols with "Places, everyone!", allowing him to use "Pass, pass, pass!" in order to shoot more precisely at the opponent by ricocheting off of the deployed Sex Pistols. Mista's HHA fires shrapnel across the entire screen, making it impossible to jump over, and his GHA fires all of his bullets with a Pistol riding each one, causing them to home in on the opponent; both of these moves refill his bullets as well as resetting all of his Sex Pistols, making them great tools to either cash out on damage or keep the opponent at bay.

On defense, Mista really struggles: while he has access to an invincible meterless reversal in "I'll ask the damn questions!", its slow speed makes it unreliable. His best option for defense is his HHA, as he can easily stop an opponent who is jumping in front of him, but not so much if they end up directly above and behind him. Mista wants to play defensively by making sure the opponent plays his game and keeping them in a combo for a long time.

• Sex Pistols: Mista can load his Sex Pistols into his next bullet to change its properties or deploy them on the screen in order to ricochet off of them and make sure he hits the opponent.
• Unlucky Number 4: Whenever Mista is hit or blocks an attack while he has 4 bullets left in his revolver's chamber, he loses HH Gauge per hit taken.
• Piercing Bullets: While in Resolve Mode, Mista's bullets will pierce through non-HHA/GHA projectiles, in addition to becoming unreflectable.

Playstyle

Guido Mista is a Stand character who utilizes his Sex Pistols to provide tricky zoning and extensive combos against the opponent.
Pros	Cons
Tricky Zoning: By using Sex Pistols, Mista can make it much harder to beat or avoid his bullets, making him excellent at zoning. Meter Battery: Mista does not use a lot of meter, as he is usually zoning, meaning he can save it for when he really needs it or to cash out on damage. OTG Extender: "Gonna light you up!" can extend his OTGs to be very long in order to draw out the timer or installs.	High Execution: Mista's Sex Pistols are central to extending combos, requiring dexterity to load more into a bullet as combos progress. When combined with the need of setting Pistols in specific formations, this leads to Mista having deceptively hard combo routing. Unlucky Number 4: Although uncommon, Mista will lose meter under certain conditions, which can cause him to lose everything very quickly. Walls: Walls are almost always a huge detriment to Mista's combos, causing them to drop often. This leads Mista to try to keep the opponent away from the wall at all times.

Ammunition

Most of Mista's special moves fire his revolver; as such, they are dependent on Ammunition in order to work. Mista's current Ammunition count is represented by the Ammunition Icons (colloquially called simply "bullets") which can be seen above his HH Gauge. He can carry a total of six bullets at any time, with the bullets having different colors depending on their current state:

• Loaded bullets are colored purple.
• Fired bullets are colored black.
• Bullets that have at least one Sex Pistol loaded will flash red.

Ammunition is reloaded automatically when Mista tries to fire an empty revolver, but it can also done manually with "Reload" or "Quick Reload".

However, if Mista only has 4 loaded bullets, Unlucky Number 4 will take effect. When active, Mista will lose a certain amount of HH Gauge if he is hit by (or blocks) an opponent's attack. The amount of HH Gauge drained depends on the attack used against Mista, being much greater if Mista is hit directly than if he were to block the attack; for multi-hit attacks, Mista will lose HH Gauge per hit, meaning that a long combo can cause Mista to lose a lot of meter.

Sex Pistols

Unlike other Stand characters, Mista's Stand, Sex Pistols, is always active. As a result of this, Mista's Stand interacts with his moveset in unique ways:

• Sex Pistols help Mista to hit all of his shots, being used either to change the properties of the bullets he fires or to ricochet the bullets towards the opponent.
• "Time to get to work!" will load a Pistol into the next bullet fired by "Gonna light you up!" or "Pass, pass, pass!", changing how many hits it does and how much damage it deals, in addition to adding a tracking effect whose potency increases the more Sex Pistols are loaded.
• "Places, everyone!" sets up a Pistol on the screen to ricochet a shot off of and can be done with all of his Sex Pistols. With at least one Pistol set, Mista gains access to "Pass, pass, pass!", where he fires directly to the Sex Pistols and lets them handle all the aiming.
• All of the Sex Pistols can be reset by using "Get back here!", allowing Mista to load the next bullet or set up for ricochets in more desirable ways.

Stats

Style	Health	Low Health Mode	Hashtag(s)
Stand	950	Resolve	#ASBR_MIS

Move List

Normal Moves

5L

5L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 10 Mid 4 3 10 -2 +2 Mista performs a pistol whip. Stubby jab, good for stopping dash-jumps.

5M

5M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 25 Mid 6 5 14 -4 0 Mista performs a kick straight outwards. Good reach, good for counter-pokes. Mista remains in place.

5H

5H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 32 Mid 10 5 18 -4 +2 Mista performs a shoulder tackle. Moves Mista forward. Can whiff if spaced out. Confirms into 623H on air hit.

2L

2L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 9 Low 6 3 10 -2 +2 Mista performs a crouching kick outwards. Good range for a 2L, good for pokes.

2M

2M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 19 Low 6 5 14 -4 0 Mista performs a slightly different crouching kick outwards. Nearly identical to 2L. Moves Mista forward.

2H

2H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 33 Low 12 3 24 -8 HKD (+66) Mista performs a sweeping kick. Causes hard knockdown. Moves Mista forward.

3H

3H Smash!	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 18 Low 20 5 18 -4 +2 Mista performs a stomping kick downwards, aiming at the opponent's knees. Used for combo filler. Moves Mista forward. Leads into a frame trap when chained from 5H/2H.

JL

j.L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 15 Overhead 8 11 12 - - Mista performs an aerial pistol whip. Good for close air-to-airs. Can cross up. Rising j.L recovers in time to fall with any other jump normal.

JM

j.M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 21 Overhead 10 9 Until L - - Mista performs a jumping knee attack. Stubby aerial, good for close air-to-airs. Can cross up.

JH

j.H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 33 Overhead 12 7 Until L - - Mista performs an aerial kick outwards. Mista's main jump-in normal and best cross-up button. Regardless of how high Mista is when this attack is blocked, Mista will always be plus (min. +2).

Special Moves

236X

Gonna light you up! 236L/M/H Light Light Medium Medium Heavy Heavy Sex Pistols Sex Pistols

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 12 Mid 12 - Total 26 -8 -6 Medium 12 Mid 16 - Total 26 -8 -6 Heavy 12 Mid 20 - Total 26 -8 -6 Mista fires his revolver. The version used determines where Mista fires. Will trigger "Reload" if used with no bullets loaded. Cancelable into other Special Moves from frame 3 after shooting. Pressing the button repeatedly causes Mista to fire more bullets. Mista can mix and match trajectories by pressing their respective button. Each additional bullet is considered a separate move from the first shot. As such, they have their own IPS counters and will scale individually. The 6th bullet that connects with the opponent will cause a knockdown. The hit effect the bullet carries depends on the amount of Pistols: If 0-3 Pistols are loaded, the bullet has no special properties. If 4-5 Pistols are loaded, the bullet launches on hit. If all 6 Pistols are loaded, the bullet launches and causes a hard knockdown. L Version: Mista shoots upwards at an angle. Can be used for anti-airs. When loaded with Pistols, the bullet will curve downwards towards grounded opponents. The effect becomes more pronounced with more Pistols loaded. M Version: Mista shoots straight forward. Primary method of shooting for combos and zoning. Can curve down to OTG with Sex Pistols. H Version: Mista shoots at the ground. Can hit OTG (+60). Sex Pistols Modifiers Amount Loaded Damage Block Adv. (Point Blank) Hit Adv. 1 50 (25*2) +4 +8 2 60 (20*3) +10 +14 3 68 (17*4) +16 +20 4 80 (16*5) +14 - 5 90 (15*6) +18 - 6 98 (14*7) +22 -

J236X

Gonna light you up! (Air) j.236L/M/H Light Light Medium Medium Heavy Heavy Sex Pistols Sex Pistols

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 12 Mid 20 - Until L - - Medium 12 Mid 20 - Until L -8 (TK) -6 (TK) Heavy 12 Mid 20 - Until L -8 (TK) -6 (TK) While in the air, Mista fires his revolver. The version used determines where Mista fires. Cannot be used if Mista has no bullets loaded. Pressing the button repeatedly causes Mista to fire more bullets. Each shot alters Mista's airborne momentum, slowing down his descent, which can be used to avoid certain HHAs. Mista can mix and match trajectories by pressing their respective button. Each additional bullet is considered a separate move from the first shot. As such, they have their own IPS counters and will scale individually. The 6th bullet that connects with the opponent will cause a knockdown. The hit effect the bullet carries depends on the amount of Pistols: If 0-3 Pistols are loaded, the bullet has no special properties. If 4-5 Pistols are loaded, the bullet launches on hit. If all 6 Pistols are loaded, the bullet launches and causes a hard knockdown. L Version Mista shoots straight ahead. Good for preventing the opponent from jumping over grounded shots. Can be crouched under. M Version Mista shoots at a downwards angle. Can hit OTG. Reaches outwards a bit. H Version Mista shoots at a steeper angle downwards. Can hit OTG. Shoots almost directly beneath Mista. Sex Pistols Modifiers Amount Loaded Damage Block Adv. (TK Height) Hit Adv. 1 50 (25*2) +4 - 2 60 (20*3) +10 - 3 68 (17*4) +16 - 4 80 (16*5) +14 - 5 90 (15*6) +18 - 6 98 (14*7) +20 -

214X

Pass, pass, pass! 214L/M/H while Sex Pistols is deployed (Air OK) Ground Ground Air Air The powerhouse behind Mista cage setups The powerhouse behind Mista cage setups

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 12 Mid 12 - Total 42 -20 -18 Medium 12 Mid 12 - Total 42 -20 -18 Heavy 12 Mid 12 - Total 42 -20 -18 Mista shoots towards the deployed Sex Pistols. Different versions move the bullet across different routes. Will trigger "Reload" if used with no bullets loaded. Unless TK'd, this move will cause Mista to float up, which can be used to stall in the air. TK j.214X can be plus on block, even at point blank range. L Version: Shoots towards the nearest Pistol, then passes to the closest one to each Pistol. M Version: Shoots towards the first Pistol deployed, then fires in descending order. H Version: Shoots towards the last Pistol deployed, then passes in ascending order.

623X

I'll ask the damn questions! 623L/M/H

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. Light 30 Mid 12 9 17 -6 KD Medium 40 Mid 18 10 22 -10 KD Heavy 50 Mid 26 11 46 -16 -10 (Horse) Mista performs a flying knee attack. How far Mista leaps depends on the version used. Triggers Rush Mode. Can be cancelled from "Gonna light you up!". L Version: Does not have invul. The easiest version to combo into. Launches the opponent away on hit. The only version that can be cancelled into HHA. M Version: Has invul between frames 1-15. Cannot be Flash Canceled. Launches the opponent further away on hit. H Version: Has invul between frames 1-28. Cannot be Flash Canceled. Causes crumple against grounded opponents. Launches airborne opponents even further away, and leads into a hard knockdown. Cannot be combo'd into from normals on grounded opponents; requires Pistol-loaded bullets.

22M

Reload 22M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - - - - Total 20-40 - - Mista reloads his revolver. Manually reloads all bullets. Can be canceled by any action once a single bullet is loaded. The move's recovery increases by 4 frames for every bullet loaded after the 1st one. If cancelled into, the move's total duration is increased by 2 frames.

22H

Quick Reload 22H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - - - - Total 28 - - Mista drops bullets from his hat into his revolver's chamber. Costs 0.5 HH Gauge. Instantly reloads all bullets. Takes the same time as loading 3 bullets manually.

System Mechanics

Throw

Throw Devastating Knee 5/4 + Any Two Attack Buttons Forward Forward Back Back

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 100 (30, 70) Throw 6 2 24 - HKD (+80) Forward Throw: Mista grabs the opponent and knees them in the gut twice. Enough time to "Reload"(5) > 66 > 236H OTG. Leaves the opponent in range for TK j.236M OTG. Back Throw: Mista grabs the opponent, knees them in the gut, and then hits their back with his elbow. Aside from unique animations and direction, its properties are identical to those of Forward Throw.

Assist

Assist Gonna light you up!	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 12 Mid - - - - - Mista fires 6 bullets from his revolver. Assault Assist Stocks: 2 Reversal Assist Stocks: 2 Based on 236M Each additional bullet is considered a separate move from the first shot. As such, the Assist is considered to be 6 moves, therefore adding six steps towards damage scaling.

5S

Time to get to work! 5S (Air OK)

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - - - - Total 20 - - Mista loads a Sex Pistol into his next bullet. Loading a Sex Pistol into a bullet increases its number of hits and damage, and adds a bit of tracking, all of which increase when more Sex Pistols are loaded. Can be canceled into from normals, "Reload" or "Quick Reload". Uniquely, this move can also be used during these specific scenarios: When Mista is moving, including while jumping and during a Dodge. If Mista is in blockstun. Conversely, it cannot be used on the following situations: While Mista is in the middle of an attack that whiffs. If Mista has no bullets available.

236S-214S

Places, everyone! 236S (Air OK) / 214S / 46S Start Start 236S Formation 236S Formation 214S Formation 214S Formation 46S Formation 46S Formation

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - - - - Total 32 - - Mista places a Sex Pistol in position to ricochet bullets. Can be cancelled into. Only the 236S version can be used midair. The 46S version will deploy 3 Pistols at a time, while the 214S and 236S versions both deploy 1 Pistol at a time. Having a Pistol deployed on the field doesn't disable loading Pistols that aren't deployed into bullets. If Sex Pistols are loaded into a bullet, pressing 5S while the bullet is travelling will cause all the loaded Sex Pistols to deploy at the bullet's current location.

22S

Get back here! 22S	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. - - - - Total 40 - - Mista recalls all Sex Pistols back to him. Resets all Sex Pistols, whether deployed on the field or loaded into a bullet. Can be cancelled into.

Heart Heat Attack

Aim! Aim, you idiots! 236 + Any Two Attack Buttons

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 190 (19*10) Mid 2+4 - Total 35 -18 - Mista fires a shot which Sex Pistols splits into 10 pieces, covering the entire screen with shrapnel. Resets all Sex Pistols and reloads all bullets. Unaffected by previous Sex Pistols actions. Does not track Dodges. Slightly higher minimum damage than average. Extremely fast at 6 frames. Prime punish tool at close range because of this, though it has a blindspot really close to Mista.

Great Heat Attack

My true resolve starts here! 236L+M+H My bullets don't miss! My bullets don't miss!

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Block Adv. Hit Adv. 374 (12*6+46*2+52*4+2) Mid 2+26 - - -64 - Mista unloads his revolver with Sex Pistols riding a bullet each, causing them to home in on the opponent. On hit, Mista reloads his revolver and unloads again, this time with every bullet being passed between Sex Pistols to deal even more damage to the opponent as they are turned into swiss cheese. Resets all Sex Pistols and reloads all bullets. Unaffected by previous Sex Pistols actions. Each bullet of the activator deals individual damage, potentially lowering its damage at further ranges. Damage listed assumes all bullets connect. Frame advantage on hit leaves enough time to buffer 66 > TK j.236M > 66 > 236H OTG. Frame disadvantage listed refers to point-blank use, which causes some bullets to miss. Move is -51 on block if all 6 bullets are blocked a bit further away from point-blank.

Costumes

Normal

Normal (Color 1)

Normal (Color 2)

Normal (Color 3)

Normal (Color 4)

Stand

Sex Pistols (Color 1)

Sex Pistols (Color 2)

Notable Players

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RicolínInsulín		United States	@GSG_Secreas	Tournament Footage
SPK		United States	@spkelevra	Tournament Footage YouTube Channel