Koihime Enbu/RyoRaiRai/Kakouton

Kakōton

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Name: 夏侯惇元譲 (Kakōton Genjō)
Real Name: Shunran
Historical Counterpart: Xiahou Dun - Yuanrang
Voice Actress: Harumi Asai

Twin sister of Kakōen, this mighty warrior of Gi wields a giant sword known as the Hungry Wolf of the Seven Stars. Wholly dedicated in both body and soul to Sōsō's grand cause, she will not be satisfied until all who oppose Sōsō have been destroyed. Emotional and passionate, she can be somewhat simplistic and naive.

Gameplan

Kakouton has some of the best close range pressure in the game. Her long reaching 5A can be confirmed into 623A or 236A+B, and also combos into 236A on CH. Her 236 series pushes opponents outside of poke range, giving her some of the safest frame trap options in the cast, while also pushing opponents to the corner. Work your way up close, then use a mixture of 5A into throw, 5AA, or 236A to open your opponent up.

Recommended Strategists

Fire - Good neutral-oriented assist for dealing with longer ranged characters, combos into 5C for high reward.
Pit - Strong aggressive assist to strengthen midrange/close range options. Good against characters like Ryofu's 2b on block > 2b or rekka(1) on block > 2b. Since there's no superflash on pit startup, after blocking ryofu 2b, pit deals with the followup 2b well.
Lightning / Chain - Having a projectile-based assist is useful against zoners like Sonshoko or Chouun's dashing 5A.

Normal Moves

5A

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv on Hit	Adv on Block	Counter-hit Attribute
300	Mid	5	2	10	±0	-2	Knockback
Quick jab that hits crouching.

c.B

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv on Hit	Adv on Block	Counter-hit Attribute
550 x2	Mid	6	2, 2	17	+5	-5	Knockback
2 hit uppercut, special-cancelable.

f.B

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv on Hit	Adv on Block	Counter-hit Attribute
900	Mid	11	3	27	+2	-8	Knockback
Slightly worse than most f.5Bs but this one is cancelable, you can cancel into 623A at max range for a pseudo command dash occasionally to get in.

c.C

ATATATATATATA

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv on Hit	Adv on Block	Counter-hit Attribute
400 x6	Mid	9	[1, (1),] x6	16	+13	-5	Knockback
A 6-hit rapid punch, its generous frame advantage on hit allows you to link afterwards.

f.C

Haohmaru gonna sue somebody.

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv on Hit	Adv on Block	Counter-hit Attribute
Uncharged	2400	Mid	21	4	41	±0	-21	Knockback
Hold the button to charge, can cancel the charge by pressing D.
Half-Charged	2600	Mid	35	4	41	±0	-21	Knockback
Hold the button to charge, can cancel the charge by pressing D.
Fully-Charged	2800	-	21	4	41	±0	+9	Collapse
Guard crushes.

2A

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv on Hit	Adv on Block	Counter-hit Attribute
300	Mid	5	2	9	+1	-1	Knockback
Quick low profile jab, pretty much worthless use 5A instead.

2B

The arrow points to where you should have been blocking.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv on Hit	Adv on Block	Counter-hit Attribute
1100	Low	10	2	29	+1	-9	Knockback
Probably Kakouton's best poke, a quick low hit with good distance, it's not cancelable however.

2C

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv on Hit	Adv on Block	Counter-hit Attribute
Uncharged	1200	Mid	16	3	37	+3	-8	Knockback
Hold the button to charge, can cancel the charge by pressing D. Special-cancelable.
Half-Charged	1200	Mid	34	3	37	+6	-8	Knockback
Hold the button to charge, can cancel the charge by pressing D.
Fully-Charged	1600	-	65	3	37	+6	+6	Collapse
Guard crushes. Launches during a Hougeki.

j.A

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv on Hit	Adv on Block	Counter-hit Attribute
600	High	5	12	-	+20	+8	Knockback
Quick jab below and in front, can crossup your basic air to ground.

j.B

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv on Hit	Adv on Block	Counter-hit Attribute
1000	High	8	3	-	+20	+8	Knockback
Big wide slash in front of your best air to air move.

j.C

Your biggest source of unexpected hougekis.

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv on Hit	Adv on Block	Counter-hit Attribute
Uncharged	1400	High	?	7	25	+14	-3	Knockback
Floor bounces during a Hougeki. A charged slash that comes out when you hit the ground. Good against people who are inconsistent with their anti-airs. Pressing C at around a characters standing height will give the uncharged version. If you press C before you hit the ground, the move will not go into its active frames.
Fully Charged	1600	High	?	7	25	+14	±0	Collapse
Floor bounces during a Hougeki.

Hougeki Moves

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 17-26. Floor bounces during a Hougeki.

6C

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv on Hit	Adv on Block	Counter-hit Attribute
1200	Mid	18	3	25	+2	-12	Collapse
Chargable slide forward, cancelable by pressing D. lv1: (FATAL)1/5 of the screen 1200 damage. FC: Causes Wall Bounce lv2: (FATAL)2/5 of the screen 1600 damage. FC: Causes Wall Bounce lv3: (FATAL, Guard Crush) 3/5 of the screen 2000 damage. Causes knockdown on hit. Confirm into 5A > 236A+B post guard crush for 1630 damage. FC: Causes Wall Bounce.

3B

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv on Hit	Adv on Block	Counter-hit Attribute
1000	Mid	12	3	28	+1	-13	Blow Away
(FATAL) Jump up forward headbutt. Usable as an anti-air, worthless otherwise. 1000 damage FC: Causes Launch

3C

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv on Hit	Adv on Block	Counter-hit Attribute
1100	Low	13	2	29	+48	-15	Collapse
(Cancelable) Quick Sweep cancel into 236A to make it safe.

Throws

Forward Throw

Forward Throw
5D/6D

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv on Hit	Adv on Block	Counter-hit Attribute
1600	Throw	7	1	24	+22	-	Throw
Initial hit causes proration, leading to 1280 actual damage.

Back Throw

Back Throw
4D

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv on Hit	Adv on Block	Counter-hit Attribute
1600	Throw	7	1	24	+22	-	Throw
Initial hit causes proration, leading to 1280 actual damage.

Special Moves

236X

Sword of Gi
Gibu no Taiken
236A/B/C

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv on Hit	Adv on Block	Counter-hit Attribute
A	550	Mid	12 / 14 / 16	2	33	+3	-10	Knockback
Startup listed as A/B/C. Standard Rekka-series, unsafe on block and can be delayed to frame-trap.
Follow up 1	550	Mid	7	2	33	+3	-10	Knockback
Follow up 2	550	Mid	7	2	33	+3	-10	Knockback
Follow up 3	550 x2	Mid	7	3, (6), 2	35	+2	-16	Knockback
EX	650 x4	Mid	10	2, (5), 2, (11), 2, (5), 2	36	+5	-15	Knockback
Fully invul on frames 1-11.

623X

Skyscraping Fury
Dohatsu Shōten
623A/B/C

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv on Hit	Adv on Block	Counter-hit Attribute
A	1200	Mid	5+5	2	42	+61	-29	Blow Away
Aerial and projectile invul on 1-12. Runs toward the opponent with sword sliding on the ground; uppercuts on contact.
B	1300	Mid	17+5	2	13 OR 46	+59	-33	Blow Away
Aerial and projectile invul on 1-24. Launches-Hard Knockdown on aerial counter-hit. Attack comes out when the forward run touches opponent.
C	1400	Mid	34+5	2	13 OR 51	+55	-38	Blow Away
Aerial and projectile invul on 35-41. Launches-Hard Knockdown on aerial counter-hit. Attack comes out when the forward run touches opponent.
EX	600 x5	Mid	12	8, 8, 8, 8, (5), 2	51	+48	-36	Blow Away
Fully invul on frames 1-14 & 45-51. Projectile invul on frames 15-44. Launches during a Hougeki.

214X

Overlord Swordplay
Haō no Ken
214A/B/C

Hougeki filler goes brr

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv on Hit	Adv on Block	Counter-hit Attribute
A	550 x3	Mid	14	8, 8, 8	20	+3	-8	Knockback
Forward-moving spinning slash.
B	450 x5	Mid	14	8, 8, 8, 8, 8	23	+10	-4	Knockback
Forward-hopping spinning slash.
C	450 x6	Mid	14	8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8	23	+10	-4	Knockback
Forward-hopping (longer distance) spinning slash.
EX	1800	Mid	16	14	32	+56	-28	Knockback
Wall bounces during a Hougeki. Spinning in place then moving forward. Useful as an anti-air vs crossup.

j.214X

Overlord Swordplay (Air)
Haō no Ken (Air)
j.214A/B/C

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv on Hit	Adv on Block	Counter-hit Attribute
A	550 x3	Mid	12	8, 8, (Until Landing)	25	+12	-10	Knockback
B	500 x4	Mid	13	8, 8, 8, (Until Landing)	25	+12	-10	Knockback
C	500 x5	Mid	14	8, 8, 8, 8, (Until Landing)	25	+12	-10	Knockback
EX	1800	Mid	20	(Until Landing)	30	+71	-13	Knockback
Wall bounces during a Hougeki.

Ougi

Hard Strike
Buchi Chōchaku
2363214D

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv on Hit	Adv on Block	Counter-hit Attribute
1600	-	21	4	45	+151	+4	Unique Hard Knockdown
Fully invul on frames 1-25. Guard crushes. Kakouton rushes towards you a short distance, basically a souped up 6C, crumples on contact.

Hiougi

Dignity Rush
Kyōzi Mōshin
236BC

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv on Hit	Adv on Block	Counter-hit Attribute
300, 400 x13, 3180	-	30	16	30	+112	-	Unique Hard Knockdown
Fully invul on frames 1-46. Kakouton dashes towards the opponent; on contact she tosses her sword in the air whilst she pummels the opponent with her fists, catches her sword and finishes you off with a slash. (Trivia; she beats up most of the characters into a "Stun" stance before slashing them. Her own stun stance plays it off like nothing happened to her.)

Combos

General

5A/2A/c.5B/2C/f.5B (at closest range) > 623A
5A/2A/c.5B/2C/f.5B > 236A+B
c.5B/2C/f.5B > {236X > X > X > X}/214A/623B/623C/2363214D
c.5C , 236X > X > X > X
c.5C , f.5B > 623C
cross-up j.214B/C, cl.5B > {236X > X > X > X}/214A/623B/623C/2363214D

Corner Only

c.5C , f.5B > 236X > X > X > X

Hougeki Starter

Beginner

(6B/6C/3C/j.C), 6B, j.B, 6C, j.B, 3B, j.B, cl.5B > 623C

Extremely basic hougeki route. Use this when you’re just starting out with the character.

3B, j.B, 6B, j.B, 6C, j.B, cl.5B > 623C

Anti-air variant of the above route.

Intermediate

(6B/6C/3C/j.C), nj.C, 6C, 2C > 214C, 663B, 2C > 214B, cl.5B > 623C

Intermediate difficulty combo - solid damage and reliable for netplay. Works from starting position to corner. Closer to the corner you may need to replace 2C with cl.5B.

(6B/6C/3C/j.C), nj.C, 6C, 2C > 214C, f.5B > 623AB, 2C > 214B, cl.5B > 623C

Variant for the above combo for when you’re too far from the corner to connect the 3B. Do not use this one close to the corner or they’ll fall out of 623AB before it launches.

(6B/6C/3C/j.C) 2[C], j.C, walk under 2C > delay 623C, cl.5B, 6C > 66cl.5B > 214C, 66f.5B > 623C

Standard high damage/corner carry route. Replace f.5B > 623C with c.5B > 236XXX if you're at the corner. If you have four bars, do 236BC after 214C.

(6B/6C/3C/j.C) j.C, dash/walk under 2C > 623C, cl.5B > 623A~D, 3C > 2363214D, 6C, 66cl.5B > 214B, 66f.5B > 623C

Three bar variant.

(6B/6C/3C/j.C) j.C, 2C > 623C, 6C, cl.5B, 3B, 2C > 214C, cl.5B > 236C > C > C

Standard corner route

3B, nj.C, 6C, 2C > 214C, (cl.5B/f.5B) > 623C

Anti-air route that works regardless of screen position.

3B, nj.C, 2C > 214C, 214AB, 2C > 214C, 66cl.5B > 623C

Extended anti-air route from fullscreen. You may need to replace 214AB, 2C with 214AB, cl.5B depending on positioning.

3B, nj.C, 2C > 214C, 6C, cl.5B > 214B, cl.B > 623C

Extended anti-air midscreen route.

3B, nj.C, 2C > 214C, 6C, cl.5B > 623C

Anti-air corner route.

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