Kirby Battle Blitz/Jay

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#KBB_JAY

Backstory

At first, he was a simple puffball who wasn't good at fighting. One day he finds some powerful baddies and gets bested by them easily. But he was determined to take them down one day. He eventually finds a temple in a forest that has a Fire Spirit within it, which converses with Jay and they come to an agreement where they merge and Jay gains his fire abilities. From there, he feels confident and goes to challenge the baddies again, but it still wasn't enough even with his fire abilities.

Then he meets Yoru, who just happened to be in the same area that Jay was, and he takes him under his wing and gives him a new hat and eye makeup, which gives him the new design that he has now. Not only that, but Yoru gifts him a sword to use in battle, which the fire spirit within him envelops, giving it fire properties. With this new look and sword in hand, Jay tries again to face the baddies and then prevails. Now with these newfound powers and personality, he goes on adventures to find powerful foes to fight, and evil to take down with his friends helping him out along the way.

Gameplay

Jay, in standard terms, is a fire character. Jay's main mechanic in his toolkit is his Heat Gauge that is located above his meter bar, which is filled up by holding power charge or is gained passively when the opponent is hit by certain normals that apply burn, which gives Jay heat passively and damages the opponent overtime. This Heat Gauge powers up a lot of Jay's moveset, from his C buttons to some of his supers which give him the potential to be an absolute menace if allowed to snowball hard enough. His install, 236C, gives Jay infinite heat for a certain amount of time, giving Jay insanely aggressive capabilities. Combined with his great normals, he can run an absolute train on opponents.

However, "Can" is a word you should be keeping in mind. Although his Heat Gauge gives him access to great moves that help him in many situations, he is very reliant on it being somewhat filled to get in on opponents as well as dealing damage. Jay sometimes has to sacrifice potential damage output for his neutral, which can be a hard trade to make. Without heat, Jay can suffer a decent amount by being locked out of his heat 5C/2C and missing damage opportunities with heat buttons.

If you want to play a character that with the required resources is versatile in almost any situation, Jay is the character you want to play.

Playstyle

Jay is a versatile all-rounder that uses his Heat Gauge to enhance moves that either improve his aggressive capabilities or let him play a potent keep-away game.

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Great neutral with heat C buttons. - Jay's C moves become exponentially better in neutral once he has the heat for it. Jay's Install. Jay's 236C install temporarily turns him into an even scarier character to fight, giving him infinite access to his heat C buttons for a short time. Great normals. Most of Jay's buttons have good range and are relatively safe on block. High potential damage. Jay's heat enhances his supers massively, giving him potentially great damage with appropriate resources. A safer charge. Jay's unique charge has a much faster startup and lower recovery, potentially letting him charge in situations where other characters can't.

An extreme reliance on having resources. Jay often relies heavily on his heat gauge for his entire gameplan, from neutral to combos. Along with this, he needs tons of meter for things like his best damaging combos. Having a slow meter charge speed. Because of his unique charge that gives him heat gauge, it thus has a lower charge speed than any other charge in the game. Poor meterless damage. Even with Heat Gauge, Jay's meterless damage is modest compared to most of the cast.

Stats

Life	Meter	Prejump	Walk Speed	Run Speed	Owned by
1000	3000	5	2.4 / -2.2	6	Hypertiger

Command List

Normal Moves

5A

5A	5A Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property Cost - M - - - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Proration Juggle - - - - - - - 5AA Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property Cost - - - - - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Proration Juggle - - - - - - - 5AAA Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property Cost - - - - - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Proration Juggle - - - - - - -

5B

5B	5B Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property Cost - - - - - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Proration Juggle - - - - - - - 5BB Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property Cost - - - - - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Proration Juggle - - - - - - - 5BBB Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property Cost - - - - - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Proration Juggle - - - - - - -

j5A

j.5A	Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property Cost - - - - - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Proration Juggle - - - - - - -

j5B

j.5B	Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property Cost - - - - - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Proration Juggle - - - - - - -

Universal Mechanics

Low Attack

Low Attack 2A	Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property Cost - LA - - - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Proration Juggle - - - - - - -

Overhead

Overhead 2B	Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property Cost - HA - - - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Proration Juggle - - - - - - -

Grab

Grab Grab (Y)	Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property Cost - - - - Throw - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Proration Juggle - - - - - - -

EX Moves

EX Attack 1

EX Attack 1 5C	Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property Cost - - - - - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Proration Juggle - - - - - - -

EX Attack 2

EX Attack 2 2C	Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property Cost - - - - - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Proration Juggle - - - - - - -

EX Attack 3

EX Attack 3 j.5C	Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property Cost - - - - - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Proration Juggle - - - - - - -

Grab

Active Charge Power Charge (S)	Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property Cost 0 - - - - +75 Heat Startup Active Recovery Advantage Proration Juggle - - - - - - Only works when canceled from 5AAA/4A or 2C. Jay gains back 75 heat when this is used, refunding some of what was spent on the last move he did. Very useful, especially when burn is stacked on the opponent for faster heat gain.

Star Strikes

Star Strike 1

Star Strike 1 236A	Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property Cost - - - - - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Proration Juggle - - - - - - -

Star Strike 2

Star Strike 2 214A	Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property Cost - - - - - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Proration Juggle - - - - - - -

Star Strike 3

Star Strike 3 236B	Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property Cost - - - - - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Proration Juggle - - - - - - -

Star Strike 4

Star Strike 4 214B	Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property Cost - - - - - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Proration Juggle - - - - - - -

Star Strike 5

Star Strike 5 236C	Damage Guard Cancel Invul Property Cost - - - - - - Startup Active Recovery Advantage Proration Juggle - - - - - - -

Cancel Table

Cancel Table

	A	B	C	Star Strike	Unique
PLACEHOLDER	-	-	-	-	-
PLACEHOLDER	-	-	-	-	-
PLACEHOLDER	-	-	-	-	-

X: On Contact

X^[+]: Available on Whiff

X^[-]: On Hit only

X^[/]: On Block only

Combos

Combo	Damage	Cost	Meter Gain	Location
5A 5BB 2C j.B j.C j.2B j.236B 236C	400	2500	1000 (before j.236B) Opp: 1000	Midscreen
Basic setup combo into special state.
5AAA 5B 5AAA 2A 5BB j.c. j.5AA j.5B j.4AA j.5B j.236A dl.j.236B j.B	500	1000	1500 (before j.236B) Opp: 1000	Midscreen
Long combo

Color Gallery

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Kirby

Kirby

Shadow

Shadow

Light

Light

Roadmap

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To-do

Basic stuff like the landing page and navbox is in, along with some system pages. System page is complete.

Clean up and finish the rest of the character pages. Every page needs to be updated to account for changes in updates 2.0 to 2.4. Create netplay page. Update FAQ Add patch-notes from 2.1 to 2.4. Finish adding frame data to every page, and begin adding hit-boxes to every page. Glitch is currently the gold standard in the gameplay section, hitboxes aside. (Avoid doing Violet's at all costs however!) When Adding Hitboxes: Only take images from Fighter Factory. This is to keep the look of the hitboxes clean! Ensure that this chart is updated over time.