Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid/Rita Repulsa

Rita Repulsa

Overview

Combos

Resets / Incoming Setups

Assist/Tagouts

Strategy / Counter Strategy

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Introduction

Rita Repulsa is a fearsome master of magic bent on conquering the universe. Earth has stood in the way of her goal for millennia, thanks to Zordon and the Rangers. From her lunar base, the Moon Palace, Rita surveils the planet and hatches schemes with Lord Zedd, her partner in villainy and romance. The Rangers’ most persistent foe isn’t all bad, though; she’s cooperated with Zordon and the Rangers when the stakes were high enough, and she eventually turns away from evil toward the light, becoming the Mystic Mother.

Overview

Playstyle

Rita Repulsa is a strong support character with high damage and a unique float
Pros	Cons
Pillar of Creation - Rita's assist tracks and has a lot of hitstun. It is great for extensions and forcing movement from the oponent Tag Out Value - Rita's specials and jump buttons create tons of value as tag out options Float Me to the Moon - Rita's unique lets her linger in the air for defense, escapes, and mixups. She can even block while floating Damage - Rita kills most of the cast off of any starter	Metered Inconsistency - Rita doesn't have the best metered options. She can be hit out of her Super and her EX is relatively inconsistent Bullet Sponge - Rita can struggle against non-committal zoning options Novice Juggler - Rita's assist can be inconsistent when it hits moving characters Disrespect Her - Rita's mixup options are relatively unsafe and reliant on respect from the opponent

Normal Moves

5L

5L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) - High/Low/Air 4 - - -3 - Standing jab - whiffs on some crouching opponents

5LL

5LL	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) - High/Low/Air - - - -31 - 5L followup, causes a capture state

5M

5M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) - High/Low/Air 9 - - -4 -

5MM

5MM	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) - High/Low/Air - - - -11 - Causes a stagger on the first hit, which causes a restand during a juggle. The second hit knocks the opponent up - causing a spin. For use in a combo, cancel the first hit into 5S and then link 5L2L5M to continue with a restood grounded string.

5H

5H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) - High/Low/Air 13 - - -2 - Bounces the opponent into the air - if in a juggle, uses up your groundbounce.

5HH

5HH	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) - High/Low/Air - - - -2 - Causes a sliding knockdown, from which you can OTG with jS or EX

2L

2L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) - Low/Air 4 - - -2 - Rita's only low

2M

2M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) - High/Low/Air 10 - - -3 - Pops the opponent up - can link into 2L

2H

2H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) - High/Low/Air 13 - - -9 - Rita's Launcher and dedicated anti-air

j.L

j.L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) - High/Air 4 - - - -

j.M

j.M	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) - High/Air 7 - - - -

j.H

j.H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) - High/Air 12 - - - - Groundbounces - your go to crossup tool with float

Special Moves

5S

5S	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) - - - - - - - Rita sends out an orb that returns to her. Only active when it reaches it's initial destination and starts returning to rita. You can alter the trajectory/distance of the orb by holding a direction after inputting 5S.

4S

4S	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) - - - - - - - Rita activates a chaos portal which deflects projectiles - from there she can input 4S/5S/6S to summon a pillar of magic at different points in the screen. Can be cancelled early into super

6S

6S	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) - - - - - - - Rita sends out a putty to attack the opponent - holding 6S will give you a different variation on the putty, causing a wallbounce and hard knockdown with a good deal of blockstun. Can be cancelled early into super

j.S

j.S	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) - - - - - - - Rita divebombs the opponent with her staff - on hit, she floats back slightly allow you to either float cancel or go straight into an air normal. OTGs

Float

Float	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) - - - - - - - At any point during her jump, Rita can hold an upwards facing direction to float in the air. From here, she can drift side to side or input an attack. This is highly powerful for her potential mix.

EX Special

5L+S

5S+L	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) - - - - - - -

Throws

Forward Throw

Forward Throw 5M+H/6M+H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) - Throw - - - - -

Back Throw

Back Throw 4M+H	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) - Throw - - - - -

Super

Super

Super H+S	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) - - - - - - -

Tag Actions

Assist

Assist A1/A2	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) - - - - - - -

Swap Strike

Swap Strike A1/A2+S	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv (Block) Frame Adv (Hit) - - - - - - -

Combos

Solo

2L5MH 2L5M2MH

[jLM]x2

5M2M 2L5M2M2H

[jLM]x2

5M2M 5HH

jS jLM

5M2M4S4S 2L5MM(1)S

5L2L back dash [77H]x2

5L2L5M 5HH EX Super

Day 1 BnB by Rizu (2021)

2L5MH 2L5M2MH

[jLM]x4

5M2M 2L5M2MH

[jLM]x4

5M2M4S4S 2L5MM(1)S

5LM back dash [99H]x2

5L2L5MHH

jS jM(1) 2M5HH EX (do the EX cancel right away to get max damage)

Day 1 BnB by Dostrow (2021)

Auto combo

5L > 5M > 5H

Example combo

Assist combos

5L > 5M > 5H > assist name > 5L > 5M > 5H

Example combo

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