Samurai Shodown/Kyoshiro Senryo

Kyoshiro Senryo
千両 狂死郎, Senryō Kyōshirō

Introduction

Kyoshiro is a surprisingly traditional zoner with a variety of keepout tools and long-range normals that make it difficult for the opponent to approach him. His gameplay is generally more commital then the other zoners, which gives him a somewhat offensive feel.

His grounded Tsunami Crunch fireballs are very good at making the opponent want to jump, which is a bad idea, since Kyoshiro has some excellent anti-airs that can catch people from basically anywhere. Once the enemy respects Kyoshiro, he can employ his high/low mixups from a distance with 66B and 2B. If they are low on life, he can also chip them out with his Dance of Fire or EX Ragion special moves.

Unfortunately, Kyoshiro’s sluggish movement and abysmally floaty jump make it hard for him to escape being pressured. His DP also lacks proper invincibility. Kyoshiro needs to bide his time until the right situation arises and never let the opponent get the upper hand on him or the round might be over before it really started.

Strengths	Weaknesses
Great Zoning Some decent mixups High chip damage when in rage	Slow movement Very risky in general Has a hard time getting the opponent off of him

Data

• Damage Taken: 100%
• Rage Factor: 0.32
• Rage Duration: 10 seconds

Gameplan

Similar to the Strategy section of the 5sp wiki pages. List Kyoshiro's archetype, strengths, weaknesses, etc. Sample subsections could include Neutral, Okizeme, etc.

Normal Moves

Far Slashes

5A

5A	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 40 Mid 9 - - - -7 -5 Yes - Yes - An alright "get off me" poke, but the cancellability doesn't lead to anything.

5B

5B	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 100 Mid 15 - - - -10 -12 No - Yes - Good range and decent damage, just a little slow, which seems to be this character's theme.

5C

5C	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 180+100 Mid 25 - - - Knockdown -16 No - Yes (Disarm) - Range is a little shorter than 5B.

2A

2A	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 50 Mid 10 - - - -7 -5 No - Yes - His best poke thanks to its speed and range. Just don't get too spammy with it.

2B

2B	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 90 Low 16 - - - -9 -12 No No No - Hits low with even better range than 2A. Startup was buffed a lot in 1.11 so this is now one of his best moves. Since it hits low it also cannot be deflected.

2C

2C	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 180 Mid 19 - - - -5 -28 No - Yes (Disarm) - This one is supposed to be used as an anti-air, although startup is slow.

Near Slashes

n.5A

n.5A	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed - - 5 - - - -2 -5 yes - - -

n.5B

n.5B	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed - - 8 - - - -3 -8 Yes - - -

n.5C

n.5C	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed - - 20 - - - -3 -28 - - - -

n.2A

n.2A	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed - - 5 - - - -1 -4 Yes - - -

n.2B

n.2B	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed - - 7 - - - +4 -1 yes - - -

Kicks

5D

5D	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed - - 6 - - - -5 -8 - - - -

6D

6D	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed - - 12 - - - -4 -7 - - - -

2D

2D	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed - - 6 - - - -5 -2 - - - -

3D

3D	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed - - 14 - - - KD -25 - - - -

Dash Normals

66A

66A	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed - - 8 - - - -4 -7 - - - -

66B

66B	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed - - 23 - - - KD -24 - - - -

66C

66C	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed - - 17 - - - KD -24 - - - -

66D

66D	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed - - 11 - - - KD -17 - - - - If it hits late it can be up to -13 on block.

Air Normals

j.A

j.A	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed - - 6 - - - - - - - - -

j.B

j.B	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed - - 12 - - - - - - - - -

j.C

j.C	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed - - 17 - - - - - - - - -

j.D

j.D	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed - - 12 - - - - - - - - -

Unarmed Normals

u.5S

u.5S	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed - - 8 - - - -3 -8 - - - Yes

u.2S

u.2S	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed - - 6 - - - 0 -5 - - - Yes

ju.S

ju.S	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed - - 6 - - - - - - - - Yes

u.66S

u.66S	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed - - - - - - - - - - - Yes

Universal Mechanics

Guard Break

Guard Break (Throw) 4/5/6C+D 175x250px Forward Throw 175x250px Back Throw	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed Back - - - - - - - - - - - - Universal throw. Can be followed up with an attack. Forward - - - - - - - - - - - - Universal throw. Can be followed up with an attack.

Surprise Attack

Surprise Attack (Overhead) 5B+C	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed - - 24(20 unarmed) - - - KD -13 - - - Yes Universal overhead.

Dodge

Dodge 5A+B 175x250px	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed - - - - - - - - - - - - Universal dodge.

Stance Break

Stance Break A+B during Just Defense 175x250px	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 0 Mid 5 - - 52 KD -24 No - - Yes Universal Stance Break.

Counter / Blade Catch

Counter / Blade Catch 236A+B 175x250px Counter 175x250px Blade Catch

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed Armed 0 N/A 2 11 34 - +35~+59 N/A N/A N/A N/A No Universal counter. Allows you to follow up with a guaranteed attack of your own. The amount of time you have to followup depends on the strength of the attack you counter, with heavy attacks staggering the opponent for the longest amount of time. Additionally you counter a heavy slash or a running slash, your opponent will be disarmed. Disarmed 0 N/A 2 12 22 - KD N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes Universal counter. While disarmed, your counter will disarm and knock away your opponent regardless of slash level countered.

Rage Explosion

Rage Explosion 5A+B+C 175x250px	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 0 - - - - - - - - - - - Unblockable pushback attack.

Lightning Blade

Lightning Blade (Issen) 5A+B+C during Rage Explosion 175x250px	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed - - - - - - - - - - - - Has projectile invulnerability and anti-airs. Damage scales up beased on reamaining health.

Command Moves

Crouch Walk

Crouch Walk 1 or 3 175x250px Crouch Walk	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed - - - - - - - - - - - Yes Kyoshiro walks while crouching

Special Moves

Tsunami Crunch

Tsunami Crunch 236S Tsunami Crunch	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed Light - - 18 - - - -16 -16 - - - Yes Medium - - 20 - - - -23 -23 - - - Yes Heavy - - 23 - - - -25 -25 - - - Yes Ground projectile.

Dance of Fire

Dance of Fire 421S Dance of Fire	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed Light - - 34 - - - KD -8 - - - Yes Medium - - 36 - - - KD -10 - - - Yes Heavy - - 41 - - - KD -12 - - - Yes A fire breath attack.

Lion's Tail Blast

Lion's Tail Blast 214S	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed A - - 20 - - - KD -25 - - - No B - - 25 - - - KD -31 - - - No C - - 43 - - - KD -36 - - - No Token Special Move description

Lion's Tail Blast

Ragion Lion's Tail Blast 214C	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed Rage - - 43 - - - - -32 - - - No Token Special Move description

Twisting Heavens

Twisting Heavens 623S Twisting Heavens

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed Light - - 11 - - - KD -24 - - - No As of Patch 1.11 this combos from far 5A. Due to hits big hitbox it's also a great stand-alone punish against many otherwise safe moves. Medium - - 14 - - - KD -51 - - - No Heavy - - 14 - - - KD -92 - - - No Has invincibility on startup, making this his best overall antiair attack or just to blow through an overzealous opponent's attack.

Smoldering Blood Pounce

Smoldering Blood Pounce j.2S Smoldering Blood Pounce

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed - - 10 [4] - - - KD - - - - No Has recovery when landing making it unsafe on block. Can do it from backdash as well. If done out of backdash, apparently the hitboxes or startup is hardcoded to be different, causing j.2S to start up in 4f (on the upper part of Kyoshiro) instead, which makes it a great antiair. Can also be done with j.1S or j.3S.

Toad Plague

Toad Plague 214K Toad Plague

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 200 Unblockable 35 - - - KD - No - - Yes Can be a great way to punish projectiles. Once frog initially appears you have 21 frames to react if point blank which can be hard to react to sometimes but if they avoid it you're usually in big trouble. List of moves frog can hop and beat has been made by @NapkinSchematic#2915 Haomaru - Tornado gets beat, easier to react to Nakoruru - Mamahaha will go through Kyo if the tongue touches Nakoruru Yashamaru - Spear goes through Kyo, but Yash lands too far away to get licked up, sometimes it trades, and Kyo gets hit by the spear, but the follow up for Yash doesn't occur. It's like Kyo gets knocked off the frog, and that's it. Regardless you should block it due to how incredibly minus the projectile is for Yashamaru. Galford - His plasma blade gets beat outright. It goes under the frog, or he gets licked, and the fireball gets eaten up too. Ukyo - If he counters the Tsunami Blast with the Swallow Counter (Tsubame Gaeshi?) you can hop over the returning wave with the Frog... It's only looking like it's possible full screen, it comes back really fast. Jubei - All versions of Jubei's fireballs get hopped, and Jubei gets licked. Frog is a problem for Jubei. Tam Tam - Low skulls get licked. If low skull -> High skull happens, frog has to lick up Tam Tam before the other skull makes contact. (high skull can knock kyo off the frog). If Tam Tam gets licked before the high skull hits Kyo, he gets licked, Skull passes through Kyo. All three low skulls get licked. Fire pillar knocks Kyo off Frog. Hanzo - All versions of his bouncy fireballs goes under frog, he gets licked. Genjuro - All Versions of card get licked. Card goes under Kyo, Genj gets licked. Earthquake - More Earthquake moves need to be tested. Frog can beat his 2C but it's fast. Anyway, he gets licked if you can react in time. Charlotte - The normal power gradation will knock Kyo off the frog. If frog licks her before the power gradation hits, it disappears and She gets licked. Neat. If she is charging C power gradation, she gets licked. Frog licks through the Splash Gradation (WFT)(you can just lick through the star) Ruixiang - low blue fireball gets licks, mid and high blue fireballs knock kyo off the frog. If frog licks her before the mid/high fireballs hit, she gets swallowed. They are fast though.

Supers

Weapon Flipping Technique

Flesh and Blood Fandango 236B+C 175x250px	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed - - 15 - - - KD -55 - - - - Available only during Max Rage or Rage Explosion. Disarms on hit.

Super Special Move

Eighteen Best Kabuki Plays "Revolving Stage" 641236C+D 175x250px	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed - - 27 - - - KD -68 - - - - Available only once per match.

Combos

List combos, use numpad notation.

Midscreen

c.5A or f.5A > 623A

(Deep j.C) c.5B or c.2B >

• 623C (max damage, bad position afterwards)
• 214A (good damage and good position afterwards)
• 236A (no real reason to do this)
• 236B+C (if you have rage)

6C+D >

• 236B+C (if you have rage and want to disarm the opponent)
• 66C (good damage and knockdown)
• 2C (max damage meterless, no knockdown, doesn't work on Wu Ruixiang)

4C+D >

• 236B+C
• f.5C (very good meterless damage but only works from backthrow)

Corner

Throw into the corner > c.5B > ender of your choice (see above)

otherwise same as midscreen

Videos

Link to Kyoshiro videos and specify year it was produced or patch version in brackets.

Example: Kyoshiro combo video by "name of content creator" (2019).

Colors

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External Links

• Twitter hashtag: #SS_KY
• Kyoshiro frame data
• Kyoshiro frame data 2