KILL la KILL IF/Satsuki

Overview

Combos

Strategy

Restitched version

Health	9,500
Meter Multiplier	1.0x
Walkspeed	9th
Homing Dash Speed	7th 2nd (E)
Homing Dash Duration	90
Height	10.00
Weight	1
Jump Height	-
Jump Duration	-
Side Step Dash Invul	-
Front Step Dash Total	-
Side Step Dash Total	-
Back Step Dash Total	-
Has Forced A Ender	-
Has Forced B Ender	-
Has Forced C Ender	-

Introduction

Satsuki Kiryuin (鬼龍院 皐月)

She is the president of Honnōji Academy's Student Council and the ruler over the surrounding land. She has absolute authority over the academy and is regarded with reverence by many of its residents.

Overview

Satsuki Kiryuin, her intimidating presence only dwarfed by her might on the battlefield. Wielding the Life Fiber severing blade Bakuzan and the fearsome Junketsu, Satsuki is a strong and flexible all-rounder with tools for nearly any situation on the battlefield. She can keep characters who excel at close quarters combat away with her projectiles or chase them down and smash them flat with her power. She possesses fantastic close range attacks a great array of projectiles with wide or tall hitboxes, ones that flat out home in on your target, or projectiles that curve around the stage. Her two central faults however are her low health stat, at 9,500 HP, and the overly generous amounts of meter she gives the opponent on hit. Satsuki will be forced back into neutral quite often with how much meter she gives the opponent, but her neutral and ability to unblockable her opponents is so strong she won't struggle much to get more hits in and take out the opponent, death by a thousand cuts style. With all being said, it's hard to go wrong picking Satsuki Kiryuin.

Playstyle

Satsuki is a powerful all-rounder made to dominate the battlefield with her versatility.
Pros	Cons
Ace of All Trades: Satsuki is not only extremely versatile, but strong in nearly every area of the game and style of play. Her match-up spread is also very consistent and favorable as a result. Unblockables: Satsuki can perform near guaranteed unblockables with little to no setup required as she can freely perform them in neutral. These unblockables can be performed at nearly any range from up close to afar with 5[B] and j.B. Neutral: Satsuki has many difficult to contest moves such as 2/8A, 5AAAC, 5BA, 5[B], d.B, j.B, and Light Chase. These allow her to dominate neutral, snipe opponents, and control the flow of the game. Clash Queen: A large majority of Satsuki's moves are prone to clashing often and have very long clash times, to the point where getting clashes with certain moves such as j.BA is better for confirms and combos than hitting the opponent with it.	Low Health: Satsuki only has 9,500 health, so if she gets too careless and makes a mistake she can easily get two touched by most characters if they land a hit on her. Munificent: Satsuki has very high meter give on her attacks, especially on her Guard Breaks. Due to this, her combos will be bursted very often resulting in low damage for her in most interactions and she will be reset back into neutral frequently.

Valor Level 1

• Increased damage and priority for all Close Range Attacks (excluding Specials/Supers).
• 2/8A prorate reduced from 25 to 0.
• j.A gains Uppercut Invulnerability on startup.

Valor Level 2

• Close Range Attack Special enhanced

Notables

• Certain Close Ranged Attacks and Long Ranged Attacks are jump cancelable.

Close Ranged Attacks

5A Bakuzan: Splice Bakuzan: Splice Bakuzan: Mad Dance Bakuzan: Mad Dance Bakuzan: Mad Dance Bakuzan: Mad Dance Bakuzan: Mad Dance Bakuzan: Mad Dance Unbreakable Slash Unbreakable Slash

Version Damage Prorate Priority Startup On Hit On Block Counter Hit 5A 200 - - 14 - - +300 Damage Valor Level 1 300 - - 14 - - +700 Damage Satsuki steps forward a fair distance as she strikes down with Bakuzan. The fastest of her close range starters. 5AA 140 - - 14 - - +300 Damage Valor Level 1 200 - - 14 - - +600 Damage A following slash to the gut. 5AAA 180 - - 15 Launch - +300 Damage Valor Level 1 250 - - 15 Launch - +600 Damage An underhand slash that launches your opponent into the air. Jump cancelable. 5AAAA 400 - - - Knockdown - +300 Damage Valor Level 1 600 - - - Knockdown - +300 Damage Only available if 5AAA hits/was blocked. A leap into the air followed by a spinning slash and ending with a slam into the ground. 5AAAAA (Ender) 1100 - - - Sliding Knockdown N/A N/A Valor Level 1 2200 - - - Sliding Knockdown N/A N/A Only available if 5AAAA hits. A fierce horizontal slash that sends your opponent flying a good distance away from you, which allows you to get some space. The best close range ender for a pure good chunk of damage, no more, no less.

5AAAAB Soaring Flash: Bombardment Soaring Flash: Bombardment	Damage Prorate Priority Startup On Hit On Block Counter Hit 900 - - 35 Sliding Knockdown - +300 Damage Only available if 5AAAA hits/was blocked. A flashy swipe that calls forth a large multi-hit projectile ender that can be followed up off of. The initial hit resets prorate back to 1.

5AAAC Conquering Blade: Blasting Slash Conquering Blade: Blasting Slash

Damage Prorate Priority Startup On Hit Guard Break Counter Hit 1200 - - 35 Knockdown +600 Damage, Stun +600 Damage Only available if 5AAA or 5AAAA hits/was blocked. A straight line of blasts are sent forth that stun the opponent upon a guard break. Use it to cause just that. You will have an easier time converting off of a 5AAAC Guard Break rather than from 5AAAAC because of less pushback. Continuing into 5AAAA can catch side steps that 5AAAC is susceptible to. Is Armored.

4/6A (Ender) Cutting Resolve (Ender) Cutting Resolve (Ender)

Version Damage Prorate Priority Startup On Hit On Block Counter Hit Normal 490 - - - Knockdown N/A N/A Valor Level 1 1180 - - - Knockdown N/A N/A Only available if 5AAAA hits. Satsuki disappears as she deals a flurry of lightning fast blows to your foe and then reappears with one final slash through them. Less damage, more meter. You'll not have much difficulty using that meter to follow up from this ender, too.

2/8A (Ender) Rising Double Blade (Ender) Rising Double Blade (Ender)

Version Damage Prorate Priority Startup On Hit On Block Counter Hit Normal 220 - - - Launch N/A N/A Valor Level 1 500 - - - Launch N/A N/A Only available if 5AAAA hits. A home run swing that launches your opponent far up in the air, allowing you to get more damage than a single hit ender. Can perform aerials afterwards. While it packs less of a punch than other enders, the fact that you can continue the combo makes it utterly invaluable.

4/6A Bakuzan: Flash Bakuzan: Flash

Version Damage Prorate Priority Startup On Hit On Block Counter Hit Normal 360 - - 22 - - +600 Damage Valor Level 1 560 - - 22 Crumple - +600 Damage A strong horizontal swipe that moves Satsuki forward a step. At Valor Level 1, gains an additional hit. At Valor Level 1, it causes crumple on hit. If it wasn't clear, at Valor 1 this move can lead into devastating follow ups, use it to punish your opponent swiftly.

2/8A Bakuzan: Rising Blade Bakuzan: Rising Blade

Version Damage Prorate Priority Startup On Hit On Block Counter Hit Normal 360 - - 18 Launch - +600 Damage Valor Level 1 420 - - 18 Launch - +600 Damage An underhand slash that comes out a bit slower than the other close ranged starters, but makes up for this in that it can be used as an anti-air and to immediately follow up with aerial attacks using a jump cancel. At Valor Level 1, gains an additional hit. Jump cancelable.

d.A Bakuzan: Cutting Edge Bakuzan: Cutting Edge	Version Damage Prorate Priority Startup On Hit On Block Counter Hit Normal 560 - - 19 - - +300 Damage Valor Level 1 800 - - 19 - - +300 Damage A dashing attack that leads into rapid pokes and ends with a strong thrust. The multihits into the thrust isn't a blockstring, and the thrust will push your opponent far away if it hits their block.

j.A Bakuzan: Chase Strike Bakuzan: Chase Strike Bakuzan: Chase Strike Bakuzan: Chase Strike Bakuzan: Chase Strike (Ender) Bakuzan: Chase Strike (Ender)

Version Damage Prorate Priority Startup On Hit On Block Counter Hit j.A 350 - - 13 Launch - +300 Damage An aerial downwards slash and an upwards slash afterwards that both move Satsuki forwards. j.AA 200 - - 16 Knockdown - +300 Damage Another aerial strike. A mostly filler move. j.AAA 560 - - 21 Knockdown - +300 Damage Satsuki spikes the opponent to the ground and follows them down with a lunge. On hit, an added roundhouse kick is performed that pushes the opponent to mid-range. On block however, the kick isn't performed and the move ends after the downward lunge.

j.AAB Soaring Flash: Bombardment Soaring Flash: Bombardment	Damage Prorate Priority Startup On Hit On Block Counter Hit 900 - - - Sliding Knockdown - - Satsuki launches a large projectile that moves fast and has immense range, hitting multiple times. It does not home in on her target like some of her other aerial projectiles.

j.AAC Conquering Blade: Blasting Slash Conquering Blade: Blasting Slash

Version Damage Prorate Priority Startup On Hit Guard Break Counter Hit Normal 600 - - - Knockdown +400 Damage, Stun +600 Damage Ender 1200 - - - Knockdown - +600 Damage Satsuki slams down Bakuzan, creating a string of small bursts in a straight line from where she lands. Very similar to the effect seen in 5AAAC. In 1.03, the C is now changed so that she can now homing dash afterwards. Ender version has a small armor threshold.

sp.A Fear Fear Surrender Surrender

Version Damage Prorate Priority Startup On Hit On Block Counter Hit Normal 2120 - - 15 Knockdown - +1700 Damage Valor Level 2 2920 - - 15 Sliding Knockdown - +2350 Damage Satsuki performs three fierce slashes vertically and then thrusts her blade towards the sky, launching you away a short distance. If blocked or whiffed, Satsuki will only do the three slashes and not the final strike. At Valor Level 2, sp.A gains additional hits and a more damaging ender where she does an intense overhead slash. This version still has the same rules when blocked or whiffed. Guard Point on startup. Invincible from frames 1-13 at Valor Level 2. "Fear is freedom!"

Long Ranged Attacks

5B Bakuzan: Soaring Flash Bakuzan: Soaring Flash Soaring Flash: Void Veil Soaring Flash: Void Veil Soaring Flash: Void Veil Soaring Flash: Void Veil Soaring Flash: Void Veil Soaring Flash: Void Veil

Version Damage Prorate Priority Startup On Hit On Block Counter Hit 5B 240 - - 22 - - +300 Damage Satsuki fires an arc shaped projectile forward horizontally. Classic sword beams. 5BB 260 - - 20 Launch - +300 Damage Sword beam. Again 5BBB 280 - - 30 Knockdown - +300 Damage Sword beam. Again. Again. 5BBBB 420 - - 23 Launch - +300 Damage Big sword beam. It can catch jumps due to its sheer height. Will wallsplat near the wall.

5BA Bakuzan: Second Slash Bakuzan: Second Slash

Version Damage Prorate Priority Startup On Hit On Block Counter Hit Normal 160 - - 20 Knockdown - +300 Damage Valor Level 1 300 - - 20 Knockdown - +300 Damage Can be done after 5B, 5BB, or 5BBB. Satsuki does two quick dashes towards the opponent. Both dashes can be dash canceled. Once she reaches the opponent, Satsuki does a sword swipe which leads into her 5AAAA that can be canceled into one of her enders. If Satsuki does not reach the opponent within the two dashes, she will not be able to attack again quickly without dash cancelling. Has dash attack invincibility.

5[B] Soaring Flash: Bombardment Soaring Flash: Bombardment	Damage Prorate Priority Startup On Hit On Block Counter Hit 960 - - 51 Crumple Guard Crush +600 Damage Once charged, Satsuki launches a large, multihit projectile towards the opponent at high speeds. It can hit from across the stage, as well. Dash cancelable while charging.

d.B Soaring Flash: Crushing Slash Soaring Flash: Crushing Slash	Damage Prorate Priority Startup On Hit On Block Counter Hit 340 - - 26 Launch - +600 Damage Satsuki does a front flip and slices a vertical shaped projectile forward. Can perform aerials afterwards.

j.B Soaring Flash: Tri-Step Soaring Flash: Tri-Step Soaring Flash: Tri-Step Soaring Flash: Tri-Step Soaring Flash: Hidden Blade Soaring Flash: Hidden Blade	Version Damage Prorate Priority Startup On Hit On Block Counter Hit j.B 220 - - 25 - - +300 Damage A tracking sword beam is launched from Satsuki's right at the opponent. j.BB 220 - - - Knockdown - +300 Damage Tracking sword beam. Again. From the left this time. j.BBB 340 - - - Launch - +300 Damage Tracking sword beam from the right, this one being the strongest.

j.BA Bakuzan: Solar Flash Bakuzan: Solar Flash

Version Damage Prorate Priority Startup On Hit On Block Counter Hit Normal 300 - - - Crumple / Sliding Knockdown - +300 Damage Valor Level 1 700 - - - Crumple / Sliding Knockdown - +300 Damage Satsuki air dashes towards the opponent, following the projectiles sent before it, and slices with Bakuzan after a set distance. If Satsuki does not reach the opponent with the airdash, the slice will whiff. Can be done after j.B or after j.BB.

j.[B] Soaring Flash: Hidden Blade Soaring Flash: Hidden Blade	Damage Prorate Priority Startup On Hit On Block Counter Hit 260 / 540 - - - Sliding Knockdown / Launch - +300 Damage / +600 Damage Satsuki charges a close ranged aerial slash, and after it releases two small rifts are activated. Two tracking sword beams come out of the rifts a moment after. The rifts disappear if Satsuki is hit. Dash cancelable while charging.

sp.B Contradiction Contradiction	Damage Prorate Priority Startup On Hit On Block Counter Hit 1600 - - 16 Knockdown - +300 Damage Satsuki strikes a flashy pose and then launches three large horizontal projectiles left, right, and center. Can be performed on the ground or in the air. Is a useful attack to end of combos when your opponent is just a bit too far away. "Contradiction is truth!"

Break Attacks

5C Bakuzan: Conquering Blade Bakuzan: Conquering Blade	Damage Prorate Priority Startup On Hit Guard Break Counter Hit 1000 - - 46 Launch +600 Damage, Knockdown +600 Damage, Knockdown Satsuki causes a grounded shockwave that hits all around her. A bit slow, but the fact that it hits all around Satsuki in a fairly large radius makes it quite threatening. Can cancel into Aerial Homing Dash on hit. Dash cancelable during the startup.

d.C Conquering Blade: Second Slash Conquering Blade: Second Slash	Damage Prorate Priority Startup On Hit Guard Break Counter Hit 600 - - 47 Launch +600 Damage +600 Damage Satsuki lunges forward and creates two bursts of energy in front of her along with two strikes from Bakuzan. Can cancel into Aerial Homing Dash on hit. Dash cancelable during the startup.

j.C Conquering Blade: Blasting Slash Conquering Blade: Blasting Slash	Damage Prorate Priority Startup On Hit Guard Break Counter Hit 600 - - 31 Sliding Knockdown +600 Damage +600 Damage A slam that creates a line of energy that has good reach in front of Satsuki but not so good reach horizontally. Can cancel into Homing Dash on hit. Has a fairly small window during startup that is dash cancelable.

sp.C Subjugation Subjugation

Damage Prorate Priority Startup On Hit Guard Break Counter Hit 1300 / 600 0, 50 9 28 Knockdown / Crumple +600 Damage +600 Damage Satsuki taps the ground with her sword, creating a shockwave around her. If the opponent is struck by the shockwave close to Satsuki, she taps them with Bakuzan's hilt. A blast of force erupts from them as they are launched away, with a high chance for a wallsplat. If the opponent was hit by the edge of the shockwave, they're put into a crumple state. Invincible on startup. There is a bug where if sp.C is done after 5AAAAB(3), Satsuki will pull the opponent to her exact location regardless of distance before hitting them. "Subjugation is liberation!"

General Moves

Light Chase	Damage Prorate Priority Startup On Hit On Block Counter Hit N/A - - 11 N/A N/A N/A Upon using a certain close or long ranged attacks, Satsuki can cancel into an invincible jump. Enhances her homing dash to become faster. Can perform aerials afterwards. Invincible from frames 1-11. Can cancel into an Air Dash or an Aerial Homing Dash.

Step Dash	Damage Prorate Priority Startup On Hit On Block Counter Hit N/A N/A N/A 1 N/A N/A N/A Satsuki performs a Step Dash.

Homing Dash

Damage Prorate Priority Startup On Hit On Block Counter Hit 50 - - 23 Knockdown - +300 Damage Satsuki homes in on the opponent and quickly attacks. On hit, can perform d.A, d.B, or d.C afterwards. Homing Dash can be canceled into Dash attacks after the initial startup. Allows you to armor through low priority projectiles after the initial startup. Dash cancelable after the initial startup. Non-lethal, cannot KO.

Aerial Homing Dash	Damage Prorate Priority Startup On Hit On Block Counter Hit 50 - - 25 Knockdown - +300 Damage Satsuki homes in on the opponent and quickly attacks. On hit, can perform j.A, j.B, or j.C afterwards. Allows you to armor through low priority projectiles after the initial startup. Air dash cancelable after the initial startup. Non-lethal, cannot KO.

Valor Burst

Damage Prorate Priority Startup On Hit On Block Counter Hit 1500 - - 15 Bloody Valor / Sliding Knockdown Guard Crush +300 Damage A Burst that has been performed while your character is in a free state. Once activated, you become invincible and release a multi-hit shockwave. On hit, Bloody Valor will commence. At Valor Level 3, Valor Burst won't trigger Bloody Valor and will only cause a Sliding Knockdown. Non-lethal cannot KO.

Counter Burst

Damage Prorate Priority Startup On Hit On Block Counter Hit 10 - - 15 Sliding Knockdown - +590 Damage A Burst that has been performed under the effects of hitstun or blockstun. Once activated, you become invincible and knockback the opponent. Counter Burst can be performed in the air. You will not be able to perform any action until you land on the ground. Meter Cooldown for 7 seconds. Non-lethal, cannot KO.

FIBER LOST SECRET ARTS Imperial Path Imperial Path

Damage Prorate Priority Startup On Hit On Block Counter Hit 10*2, SEN-I-SOSHITSU - - 43 SEN-I-SOSHITSU - SEN-I-SOSHITSU Steps forward and attacks similarly to 4/6A. Satsuki impales you on the monument designed for her own mother and strikes you down with utter beauty and ferocity, befitting the president of Honnōji Academy's Student Council. “Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth! Those are the facts of this world! And you will all surrender to them, you pigs in human clothing!”

Colors

Basic

Alternate

ARC Collab (Ky Kiske)

DLC (Special)

Notable Players

Disclaimer: This list is derived from community input and is in no way comprehensive or a form of ranking of any kind. Our community criteria can be found here.

Usual Color	Handles/Links	Region	Status	Notes
	AtomicOreo @AtomicOreo	United States LA	Active	Plays on PS/Steam Lab monster for Satsuki. Example Play
	hrd_taizo @hrd_taizo	Japan	Active	Plays on PS/Switch One of the OGs of SBS. Example Play
	IronFoxfire @IronFoxfire	Canada AB	Active	Plays on PS/Steam Main developer of Restitched himself, discovered a lot of useful tech on SBS. Example Play

External Links

• Twitter hashtag: #KLK_STS
• Globku's Satsuki Breakdown