Koihime Enbu/RyoRaiRai/Chou'un

Chō'un

Profile

Name: 趙雲 子龍 (Chō'un Shiryū)
Real Name: Sei
Historical Counterpart: Zhào Yún
Voice Actress: Emi Motoi

Wielding a spear known as Dragon Fang, she is a warrior of ability to match Kan'u and Chōhi. Revered as the Divine Spear, she cuts down her foes as if dancing gracefully, her long hair floating behind her. She has her own unique opinions concerning beauty, but her esthetics do not match those of the ordinary person. She likes bamboo shoots and wine.

Gameplan

Chō'un is a neutral oriented character, who excels at whiff punishing, and controlling space from afar. Her reach is among the longest in the game, and without sacrifice of speed. Chō'un can do distance specific combos, and even has a few tricky mix-ups if she is able to get in close. Her 2C is an exceptional anti-air, and also combos if you are in range to do so. A great character if you have high awareness of your own spacing.

Normal Moves

5A

5A	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv on Hit Adv on Block Counter-hit Attribute 300 Mid 5 2 10 ±0 -2 Knockback Self-cancelable up to 3 times. Fast, mid-hitting jab that is self- and special-cancelable, and can be used for stagger pressure. Shares the shortest 5A with Kakōen.

c.B

c.B	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv on Hit Adv on Block Counter-hit Attribute 800 Mid 6 4 15 +5 -5 Knockback Followup- and special-cancelable, good for punishing unsafe moves at a very close range. Canceling into c.C works as a combo or a frametrap, and can be made slightly safer when used as a meaty.

f.B

f.B	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv on Hit Adv on Block Counter-hit Attribute 1100 Mid 10 3 36 +1 -12 Knockback Having good range, speed, damage, and being +1 on hit makes this a good poking and whiff punishing tool if you're out of range for 2B.

c.C

c.C	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv on Hit Adv on Block Counter-hit Attribute Normal 1400 Mid 14 5 23 +1 -13 Collapse Despite how the animation looks, does not hit behind Chō'un. Can be used to fish for counterhits. c.B Followup 1000 Mid 14 5 23 +1 -13 Wall Bounce - Knockdown Causes Special Down on counter-hit.

f.C

f.C	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv on Hit Adv on Block Counter-hit Attribute 1600 Mid 16 4 44 ±0 -24 Knockback Cuts projectiles during active frames. Chō'un's longest reaching normal that is very unsafe on block and gives you a good chunk of damage on hit. Best used near max range for whiff or fireball punishes. Can also punish attacks that are very unsafe when you're outside of f.B range.

2A

2A	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv on Hit Adv on Block Counter-hit Attribute 300 Low 5 2 9 +1 -1 Knockback Self-cancelable up to 3 times midscreen and 4 times in the corner. Also self- and special-cancelable. Has 1f better frame advantage and more range than 5A and can also be used for stagger pressure. Vulnerable to attacks with low-body invul.

2B

2B	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv on Hit Adv on Block Counter-hit Attribute 900 Low 11 2 31 ±0 -10 Knockback Chō'un's 2B is shorter than her f.B, but can be special canceled. Good for poking and punishing moves on block, then canceling into 623B/C.

2C

2C	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv on Hit Adv on Block Counter-hit Attribute 1200 Mid 14 7 20 +3 -11 Knockback An anti-air stab that reached up to the top of the screen and is special cancelable. Anti-air with 2C instead of 3B if opponents are jumping in from directly above, or against jump attacks that will beat 3B. Canceling it after an anti-air hit is not recommended.

jA

j.A	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv on Hit Adv on Block Counter-hit Attribute 600 High 5 12 - +19 +7 Knockback A Shoto-styled kick that can crossup, can link into 5/2A, 2B, or c.B depending on where it hits.

jB

j.B	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv on Hit Adv on Block Counter-hit Attribute 1000 High 9 2 - +20 +8 - A long reaching, jump-in and air-to-air that is angled downward slightly. A great air normal to use from neutral jumps in both air-to-air and air-to-ground situations. Be careful of jumping forward though, 3Bs can still beat you.

jC

j.C	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv on Hit Adv on Block Counter-hit Attribute 1200 High 10 2 - +22 +8 Knockback Reaches straight down to the bottom of the screen, all the way from the top. j.C can be used as an instant overhead, both from jump forward, and neutral jump. Otherwise, if you must do a direct jump-in, j.C is your button to use.

Hougeki Moves

6B

6B	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv on Hit Adv on Block Counter-hit Attribute 900 High 24 2 24 ±0 -12 Collapse Lower-body invul on frames 13-26. Airborne on frames 11-24. Floor bounces during a Hougeki. Universal overhead with an obvious animation. Shares properties across characters like being even on hit, punishable on block or whiff, and causing Hougeki on counter-hit.

6C

6C

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv on Hit Adv on Block Counter-hit Attribute 1200 Mid 18 8 26 +1 -18 Collapse Wall bounces during a Hougeki. Forward moving face-stomp like kick that goes over lows after a certain point, similar to 6B(?). Moves pretty far horizontally, so you can use this move to call out obvious pokes in neutral, if you do it early enough. Its forward momentum gives it an effective range that is slightly shorter than 2B.

3B

3B	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv on Hit Adv on Block Counter-hit Attribute 1000 Mid 12 3 28 +1 -13 Blow Away Aerial invul on frames 13-15. Launches during a Hougeki. Anti-air kick that fatal counters on air counter-hit. Not the best 3B, but it gets the job done. If your opponent has hitboxes that are beating it, switch off to 2C, or change your strategy entirely.

3C

3C	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv on Hit Adv on Block Counter-hit Attribute 1100 Low 13 2 29 +48 -15 Collapse A forward moving sweep that lowers Chō'un's hurtbox and is special-cancelable.

Throws

5D/6D

Forward Throw 5D/6D	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv on Hit Adv on Block Counter-hit Attribute 1600 Throw 7 1 24 +46 - Throw Initial hit causes proration, leading to 1280 actual damage instead.

4D

Back Throw 4D	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv on Hit Adv on Block Counter-hit Attribute 1600 Throw 7 1 24 +46 - Throw Initial hit causes proration, leading to 1280 actual damage instead.

Special Moves

236X

Dragon Strike Ryūgeki 236A/B/C

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv on Hit Adv on Block Counter-hit Attribute A 500 x3 Mid 14 1, (4), 1, (4), 1 31 +3 -13 Knockback Chō'un swipes in front of her 3 times, hits about as high as it suggests. Can be used instead of 22X to keep the corner if you're far enough to where 22X will side-switch. B 550 x3 Mid 16 1, (4), 1, (4), 1 32 +2 -14 Knockback C 600 x3 Mid 18 1, (4), 1, (4), 1 33 +1 -15 Knockback EX 600 x3, 200 x3 Mid 10 [1, (4), x5], 1 42 - -24 Knockback Fully Invincible frames 1-11. Chō'un swipes in front of her 6 times then follows up with a final stab. EX Followup 900 - 8 7 43 +2 - Knockback Only occurs if any of the prior hits are is successful.

623X

Dragon Fang Ryūga 623A/B/C

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv on Hit Adv on Block Counter-hit Attribute A 1200 - 14 12 31 +65 +8 Blow Away Aerial invul on frames 1-30. Airborne on frames 13-52. Guard crushes vs standing. Chō'un launches herself in the air with a rising kick that has high vertical reach. Will always whiff vs crouching opponents, leaving you very vulnerable. B 1200 Mid 18 8 26 +4 -19 Knockback Airborne on frames 17-43. The B version launches her at roughly half the height of the A version and travels the furthest. Can be used to hit confirm from max range 2B. C 1200 Mid 14 6 18 +1 -12 Hard Knockdown Projectile invul on frames 1-20. The C version travels along the ground and travels slightly shorter than the B version. Can also be used to hit-confirm from a max range 2B and to punish reckless fireball use. EX 1800 Mid 10 12 44 +59 +12 Blow Away Fully invul on frames 1-14. Airborne frames 9-52. The EX version launches her slightly higher than the A version and travels the same distance as the B version. When used during a Hougeki, it will wall bounce. Similar to the A version, it will whiff version crouching opponents.

22X

Dragon Stream Sōryūsei 22A/B/C

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv on Hit Adv on Block Counter-hit Attribute A 400 x7 Mid 8 5 35 +23 -24 Unique Hard Knockdown Aerial invul on frames 1-13. All versions will sideswap on hit unless in the corner. Your optimal hit-confirm, when possible, and ender for Hougeki combos. Useful to beat out crossups and dealyed or short ranged jump-in attacks. B 450, 400 x6 Mid 9 5 35 +23 -24 Unique Hard Knockdown Aerial invul on frames 1-14. C 500, 400 x6 Mid 10 5 35 +23 -24 Unique Hard Knockdown Aerial invul on frames 1-15. EX 800, 400 x6 Mid 16 5 38 +23 -25 Unique Hard Knockdown Fully invul on frames 1-21.

Ougi

Nebular Wizardry Seiun Shinmyōgeki 2363214D

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv on Hit Adv on Block Counter-hit Attribute 800, 1600 Mid 22 4 40 +136 +4 Unique Hard Knockdown Fully invul on frames 1-26. Guard crushes. Collapses after a successful hit. Costs three bars. Chō'un stabs in front of her and, on successful hit, charges forward bringing her and the opponent to the corner. Afterwards, the opponent is put into a collapse-like state allowing a followup combo.

Hiougi

Meet Butterfly Mask Kachō Kenzan 236BC	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Adv on Hit Adv on Block Counter-hit Attribute 300, 50 x7, 3350 - 30 16 16 +50 - Unique Hard Knockdown Fully invul on frames 1-46. Only available during a Hougeki, uses 4 bars. Minimum damage: 3000.

Videos

Koihime Enbu

• Combo video by Unknown Games (2014)
• Combo video by hfblade (2017)

Koihime Enbu RyoRaiRai

• Combo video by Unknown Games (2018)

Colors

A Button	B Button	C Button
D Button	A+B Button	B+C Button

External Links

• Chō'un Twitter hashtag
• Ver 2.12 Frame Data