Psychic Force 2012/Gates

Gates Oltman

Introduction

Gates is a big, damaging midrange character who has a number of strong tools that he can use to bully and frustrate the opponent. Once they make a mistake he can make them pay with those same tools and put them right back in a pressure situation. Although his moveset appears to favor zoning, this is a mistake; Gates can be considered a mid-range pressure character who can switch to defensive play when needed. On the other hand it can be difficult to force an advantage when factoring in his slow movement speed and big hurtbox, so Gates has to be keenly aware of when to switch between offense and defense. Gates requires a lot of patience and practice to really shine with let alone a good understanding of the game mechanics, but once you have a good feel for him he can be a truly powerful character.

And just to hammer it home; he's BIG. Very big.

Weight Class: Heavyweight

Strengths	Weaknesses
Varied selection of PSY moves for multiple situations His far L shoots 5 projectiles, great for pressure and can be harder to quick dash through than normal Tied for the strongest Barrier Break (200 damage) Fantastic grab range thanks to his size Can adapt to an offensive or defensive style depending on the situation	Extremely PSY dependent Has a lot of recovery on his PSY moves Terrible mobility thanks to his weight Doesn't do too well at long range Take a lot of patience and practice to use effectively