Samurai Shodown/Shiro Tokisada Amakusa

Shiro Tokisada Amakusa 天草四郎時貞, Amakusa Shirō Tokisada

Damage Taken: 105% Rage Factor: 0.32 Rage Duration: 8 seconds Jump: 61 frames (Extremely Slow) Forward Walk Speed: 0.3 (Average) Back Walk Speed: 0.23 (Average) Dash Speed: 1.0 (Very Slow) Back Dash: 27 frames Weapon Pickup / Drop: 40 / 57 frames

Introduction

The villain of SamSho 4, Amakusa, returns to slap his opponents silly, annoy them with his magic 8-ball and the spread the good word of the lord and savior Jesus Christ.

Amakusa is basically the Dhalsim function of the game. He is a keepaway zoner to the max who pesters opponents by smacking them with his orb and shooting fireballs from the end of the screen. His basic fireball Holy Spirit Slicer is one of the best in the game, with multiple speeds and a tall hitbox as well as knocking down on both hit and block. He has access to some of the longest normals in the game from almost anywhere on the screen, including at short range where his massive light slash normals make approaches very difficult. His anti-air game has many strong options including 66A, cl.5B, cl.5C, far 5B and 5A and many disjointed long-ranged jump normals that make reaction air-to-airing trivial and highly rewarding. He also has some nifty movement options that allow him to keep opponents on their toes and circumvent other fireball games, including his wall jump, grounded Evil Hornet Gouger teleport and the bizarre character tracking and projectile-invulnerable Dark Destroyer teleport.

Amakusa is also well-known for having incredibly strong mix-up and oki tools.

Playstyle

Shiro Tokisada Amakusa is a zoner with powerful, long-range pokes, unconventional movement options and a devilish mix-up game.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Great normals: Amakusa has some of the longest grounded and airborne normals in the game. He also has great closer-range pokes for keeping attackers off such as 5D, 6D, 2D and n.5B. Strong zoning game: Amakusa has a great fireball with good screen coverage that also knocks down and leads to his excellent oki game. Good high-low game: Amakusa has rewarding 50/50 setups using his 214S specials that he can set up easily via meaty 236C and air resets from anti-airs. These are also safe from far distance, allowing punishes from antsy jumps or forward rolling. His 66B and B+C are also solid overheads, and he can mix these with his strong slide. Good ranged anti-airs and air to airs: n.5C and 66A are strong close-range AAs but Amakusa's AA game really shines from full screen, where his far 5B and j.C make his zoning game very hard to jump over safely.

Extremely floaty: Amakusa has one of the slowest jumps in the game, making defensive jumping incredibly risky and jumping pressure non-viable. His jump normals do not hit well directly under him and he is vulnerable to run-under punishes and cross-unders. Unsafe: Amakusa's longest normals have huge recovery as well as significant grounded blind spots and are very unsafe on block. The slightest spacing mistake can lead to a huge deep jump punish, so there is little room for error. His far A and B normals also do not recoil, making him vulnerable to raw punishes. Deadzones on normals: Some of his normals have deadzones on them that do not have an active hitbox, forcing Amakusa to choose his buttons in neutral carefully. Slow normals: All his far normals have a higher than average startup, severely limiting what he can and can't use to punish from a distance compared to other characters.

Gameplan

Amakusa is all about staying at a distance, where his far buttons work the best, always looking for a knockdown to allow him to do meaty heavy fireball setups to lock the opponent down so he can start his high/low shenanigans, throwing a curveball every now and then to catch them by surprise.

Neutral

Amakusa prefers to poke his opponents down with some of the furthest reaching normals in the game, which still tend to hit hard, making Amakusa a force to be reckoned with at most screen ranges. His floaty jump is rather subpar for moving around the screen, but lends itself well to shutting down approaches, meaning that Amakusa has to commit to his jumps more than most characters. Amakusa also doesn't have access to conventional deep jump-ins, making his damage ceiling rather low, but he still has solid overall damage due to his normals and grabs hitting hard enough to cover for this weakness.

Okizeme

His main okizeme options are as follows:

• 236C: Hitting 236C meaty gives Amakusa a lot of plus frames to work with and allows him to link certain moves on hit for big damage.
• 214A/B/C : Active enough to hit meaty while not being very punishable.
• 66B : Hits overhead and knocks down on hit, giving Amakusa high/low mix on approach.
• 66C : Can be used as a situational meaty attack due to its dash being able to sideswitch when right next to the opponent.
• 5C/2C : 5C and 2C hit from very far, and with 5C having recoil cancel properties, it allows Amakusa to run okizeme from almost any position on the screen.

Normal Moves

Far Slashes

5A

5A

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 30 Mid 9 5 12 25 -4 -7 5 No No Yes No Amakusa quickly sends his orb to strike at his opponent's feet. Hits mid, despite the animation. Deflectable. Absurd range for a light normal while still being as fast, making it one of his main fast poke tools to keep the opponent away. While it's not a low unlike 2A which brings the risk of getting deflected, it's better in almost every other regard, from advantage on hit/block to not having a deadzone upclose like 2A does. It is advisable to cycle between 2A and 5A to keep the opponent from trying to read into an upcoming 5A and attempt to deflect.

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5B

5B

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 100 Mid 15,19 2,7 25 50 -11~-6 -16~-11 10 No No Yes No Amakusa's orb drops down from above then moves back to him along the ground. Extremely long ranged button that can also hit high enough to antiair people from afar, and also hits on the way back. Has a huge extended hurtbox which makes it a huge risk to whiff this attack, specially against characters with fireballs or long ranged attacks without extended hurtboxes (eg: Basara's far 5C). It has 2 frame gap between 1st and 2nd hitbox.

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5C

5C

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 240 Mid 25 5 41 70 -6~-4 -16 25 No Yes Disarm No Amakusa briefly grabs the orb before sending it forward at high speeds. His hardest hitting long range normal. No extended hurtbox. A very important button since Amakusa lacks a cancellable running normal to punish, yet its startup is just slow enough that he might not be able to punish certain moves on situations where other characters would be able to. Active enough to land it meaty without risking a wakeup deflect. The only normal to give him safe recoil cancel options.

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2A

2A	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 30 Low 8 5 17 29 -9~-8 -12~-11 5 No No No No Amakusa sends his orb forward a short distance while crouching. Very long ranged light attack that hits low. Very good keepaway poke at first glance, however it has a deadzone next to Amakusa, making it risky to throw out constantly.
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2B

2B

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 90 Mid 15 4 25 43 -8~-6 -13~-11 10 No No Yes No Amakusa launches his orb forward while crouching. Long poke with extended hurtbox, just like standing f.5B, but faster and harder to hit. Has a deadzone infront of him. Long recovery like his f5B and is a crouching normal, which nets the opponent a heavy punish on a good read. Avoid throwing out mindlessly.

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2C

2C

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 150 Low 20 7 33 59 KD(+85) -16~-11 25 No No No No Amakusa grips his orb briefly and sends it out full force along the ground. Has no extended hurtbox, just like f.5C. Hits low. Unlike f.5C, does not recoil on block, but has huge pushback, making it difficult to punish when blocked. Knocks down on hit, giving Amakusa an opportunity to run his okizeme at most ranges, due to its huge range. Does less damage, but is slightly faster and goes a bit further than f.5C, making it Amakusa's best long range punish.

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Near Slashes

n.5A

n.5A

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 30 Mid 5 5 10 19 -2 -5 5 Yes No No No Amakusa backhands the opponent. Special cancellable. Fast and reliable button that combos into 623D. While it gets punished by other close lights on block, a little spacing to trigger the opponent's far light attacks instead will give room to cancel on block into moves like 623S to escape a light punish, or 623D for a potential frametrap.

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n.5B

n.5B

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 80 Mid 8 4 18 29 -1 -13 10 Yes Yes Yes No Amakusa shoves his orb into his opponent's face with both hands. Standard close range combo starter. Can also work as mediocre antiair option since its hitbox seems to be slightly high. However, its hitbox doesn't reach all the way to the ground so it can miss entirely on certain characters who can low profile under specific circumstances, so it's better to use n.2B instead.

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n.5C

n.5C

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 200 Mid 15 2 28 44 -2 -28 25 No Yes Disarm No Amakusa swings his orb upwards. While it's far from his best anti-air(slow and doesn't reach really high), it is the most damaging, which can deter opponents from jumping from too close. Best used against characters with short/higher-hitting jump-ins.

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n.2A

n.2A	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 30 Mid 5 4 10 18 -1 -4 5 Yes No No No Amakusa does a crouching backhand. Special cancellable. Combos into 623D. A safer version of close 5A, with the tradeoff of having shorter range.
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n.2B

n.2B	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 80 Mid 7 5 17 28 -1 -13 10 Yes Yes Yes No Amakusa does a crouching strike with his orb. Serves the same function as n.5B, but doesn't anti air, is one frame faster and won't miss on characters who can low profile n.5B in weird circumstances.
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n.2C

n.2C

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 150 Mid 19 5 28 51 -5 -28 25 Yes Yes Disarm No Amakusa shoves his orb into his opponent's legs with both hands. Quite slow but special cancellable, leading to big damage if you can land it. Recoil cancellable. Can be combo'd into from forward throw while the opponent is in the corner, or from backthrow while in the corner.

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Kicks

5D

5D	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 50 Mid 12 6 12 29 -5 -8 5 No - - Yes Amakusa does a hopping knee strike. Deceptively fast. Has foot invulnerable from frame 12 to 20. Despite the animation, Amakusa is not considered airborne during this attack. Useful for situational crossunders during the opponent's jump-in.
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6D

6D

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 30 Low 7 5 12 23 -4 -7 5 Yes - - Yes Amakusa does a kick aimed at the opponent's ankles. Standard 6D - standing low, slightly slower than 2D with more range. If special cancelled as soon as possible, gives his specials additional range. Pushes Amakusa away if whiffed near a knocked down opponent for some reason.

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2D

2D	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 20 Low 5 4 9 17 0 -3 5 No - - Yes Amakusa does a crouching low kick. Standard low kick.
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3D

3D	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 70 Low 12 9 32 52 KD(+84) -18~-11 5 No - - Yes Amakusa does a sliding low kick. Standard 3D. Knocks down.
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Dash Normals

66A

66A	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 50 Mid 5 7 17 28 -1 -8 5 No No No No Amakusa slaps the opponent. Very fast and hits extremely high in the air. Probably his best anti-air, although the damage is very low.
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66B

66B	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 80 High 15 4 27 45 KD(+71) -14 10 No No Disarm No Amakusa does a running downward swing with his orb. Hits overhead. Knocks down even on air hit, making it good for calling out backdash attempts.
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66C

66C

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 140 Mid 20 5 33 57 KD(+90) -19 20 No No Disarm No Amakusa slides forward and shoves his orb into the opponent with both hands. He keeps moving forward and switches sides if he passes the opponent by frame 10, but the side-switch is very slow and reactable, and the trigger range for the side-switch is very short and dooesn't switch if the opponent is against the corner. Best used during okizeme to prevent getting poked out of it for this reason If used properly it can even bait opponents into landing attacks on the wrong side during wakeup, although the timing is strict.

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66D

66D	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 70 Low 10 11 21 41 -9~+1 -13~-3 5 No - - Yes Amakusa does a sliding low kick. Standard running slide.
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Air Normals

j.A

j8.A

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 50 High 10 4 - - - - 5 - - - No Amakusa sends down his orb at a 30 degree angle. Can only be performed while neutral jumping Useful for catching jumps preemptively and smacking opponents trying to run into your deadzone. Due to Amakusa's floaty jump, it leaves him wide open for quick attacks and reversals if he hits an opponent out of their jump startuph while rising, as Amakusa won't recover in time to block.

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j.A

j7/9.A

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 50 High 7 4 - - - - 5 - - - No Amakusa sends his orb out in front of him. Can only be done while forward/back jumping Amakusa's go-to air-to-air option as it covers the most horizontal air space and is the fastest out of his air normals. Only the orb has hitbox during 3th and 4th active frames.

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j.B

j.B

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 100 High 11 4 - - - - 10 - - - No Amakusa sends his orb out below him at 45 degrees. His main jump-in normal, due to jC's deadzone not hitting opponents in front of him. Solid air-to-ground button, used in situations where jC is too slow while covering a similar area. Only the orb has hitbox during 3th and 4th active frames.

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j.C

j.C

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 160 High 15 6 - - - - 20 - - - No Amakusa lobs his orb downwards at a 45 degree angle. Air-to-ground poke with huge range and decent damage. Covers the same area as jB but goes slightly further and does more damage. Has a deadzone in front of Amakusa, which means it won't hit opponents who are close to him. Due to said deadzone, Amakusa does not have access to conventional deep jump-ins, crippling his jump-in damage output severely. Can still hit deep, but combos out of it are very limited and hitting it requires you to hit the opponents feet for it to count as a deep jump-in. On successful deep hit, combos into: 214B WFT at certain ranges 2C n.2B (only if the 1st active frame hits deep)

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j.D

j.D	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 30 High 8 7 - - - - 5 - - - Yes Amakusa does an air kick. Standard air kick.
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Unarmed Normals

u.5S

u.5S	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 50[25,25] Mid 6,16 7,3 - 34 +2 -3 5[3,2] No - - Only Amakusa slaps the opponent twice. Hits twice, unlike most unarmed normals. Not special cancellable, but slightly plus on hit.
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u.2S

u.2S	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 50[25,25] Mid 6,16 7,3 - 34 0 -6 5[3,2] No - - Only Amakusa does two crouching slaps. Functionally the same as the standing version.
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ju.S

ju.S	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 50 High 6 8 - - - - 5 - - - Only Standard jumping unarmed strike.
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u.66S

u.66S	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 50 Mid 5 7 - 28 KD(+104) -8 5 No - - Only Amakusa slaps his opponent. Standard running unarmed normal. Functionally the same as armed 66A, but knocks down on hit.
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Universal Mechanics

Guard Break

Guard Break (Throw) 5/6C+D / 4C+D Neutral / Forward Throw Neutral / Forward Throw Back Throw Back Throw	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed Neutral / Forward 0 Throw 3 1 71 74 +20 N/A N/A No No No Yes Universal throw. Can be followed up with an attack. Back 0 Throw 5 1 69 74 +25 N/A N/A No No No Yes Universal throw. Can be followed up with an attack.
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Surprise Attack

Surprise Attack (Overhead) 5B+C Armed Armed Unarmed Unarmed	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed Armed 70 High 21 2 - 45 +1 -12 10 - - - No Universal overhead with decent range. Airborne from frame 11 to 36. Unarmed 70 High 21 2 - 40 KD(+104) -7 10 - - - Only Amakusa does a downwards hop kick. Airborne from frame 6 to 38. Universal unarmed overhead. Knocks down on hit.
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Dodge

Dodge 5A+B	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 0 N/A 1 16 22 38 N/A N/A - N/A - N/A Yes Universal dodge. Avoids all attacks for a brief moment, and is mainly used to avoid throws. Complete invincibility from frames 1 to 10. Strike invincibility from frames 11 to 16.
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Stance Break

Stance Break A+B during Just Defense	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 0 Mid 5 10 - 52 KD -24 - No - - Yes Universal Stance Break. Very short range.
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Counter / Blade Catch

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

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed Armed 0 N/A 2 11 34 46 +35~+59 N/A 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, if you counter a heavy slash or a running slash, your opponent will be disarmed. Disarmed 0 N/A 2 12 9 22 KD N/A 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.

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Rage Explosion

Rage Explosion 5A+B+C	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 0 Unblockable 21 3 - 58 0 - - - - - No Unblockable pushback attack.
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Lightning Blade

Lightning Blade (Issen) 5A+B+C during Rage Explosion	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 300~709 Mid 9 8 - - KD -44 - No No No No Has full invincibility and can anti-air. Damage scales up based on remaining health.
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Command Moves

Wall Jump

Wall Jump 9 (near wall) Wall Jump Wall Jump	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed - - - - - - - - - - - - Yes Standard wall jump. Worth noting is that his second jump is faster than his initial jump, about the same speed as average jump speeds, giving Amakusa some decent maneuverability to make up for his floaty jumps.
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Special Moves

Holy Spirit Slicer

Holy Spirit Slicer 236S

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed A 60 Mid 15 - - 62 KD(+84) -19 5 - - - No Amakusa sends out a fiery skull from his orb. Knocks down on hit. One of Amakusa's space control tools, decent for zoning. His main recoil cancel option and one of his main oki tools. Travels full screen. Despite the different startups and travel times, all versions have the same total amount of frames, which means that aware opponents only need to react to the startup of the fireball to avoid it. Only one fireball can be on screen at a time, meaning that, should you use a slower version, you won't be able to send out another one until the initial fireball has disappeared or hit its target. A version has the fastest startup and travel time. B 60 Mid 18 - - 62 KD(+87) -16 5 - - - No B version has more startup and travels slightly slower than the A version. Useful in situations where you want to mess with the opponent's punish timing on recoil cancel. C 60 Mid 26 - - 62 KD(+95) -8 5 - - - No C version has the slowest startup and travel time. This version is most commonly used for oki, as landing it meaty allows for oki setups. Rage 102[119] (12[14]*6, 30[35]) Mid 27 - - 62 KD(+120) -18 8 Yes* - - No Rage version hits an additional 2 times and does additional damage Rage version can't be reflected. Links into 5B, 2B, 214B, WFT and Issen if spaced properly. Travels faster than his C version, therefore removing his meaty fireball setups until the rage bar empties. Bracketed is Rage Explosion numbers.

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Phoenix Flash

Phoenix Flash 214S

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed A 110 (10,100) High 24 13 - 56 KD(+91) -14 5 - - - No Amakusa sends out his orb to trap his opponent in a pillar of dark energy that launches them into the air. Hitgrab that gives a generous knockdown on hit, allowing Amakusa to run his oki. Distance of the orb depends on button strength used. Hits airborne opponents and can be used as a situational anti-air. Can be combo'd into from his close B and C normals. Decent damage on hit, making it worth looking out for in mixup and recoil cancel situations A version hits overhead. Amakusa sends the orb out right in front of him. Pretty punishable if blocked since it hits right in front of Amakusa. Active enough to hit meaty. B 110 (10,100) High 24 13 - 56 KD(+91) -14 5 - - - No B version hits overhead. Amakusa sends the orb out at halfscreen range. Much less dangerous on block due to the distance. Active enough to hit meaty. Visually, looks similar to his f.5B. C 130 (30,100) Low 17 10 - 56 KD(+91) -21 5 - - - No Amakusa casts a portal on the ground a character's length away in front of him. Hits low. Not as active as the A and B versions. Good for catching reckless dash-in attempts.

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Evil Hornet Gouger

Evil Hornet Gouger 236D/214D

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed - - 14 0~25 20 33~58 - - - - - - Yes Amakusa dashes forward or backwards a set distance. Stops early if Amakusa touches the edge of the screen. Upper body invulnerable during the dashing part, and fully invulnerable to projectiles. Can be cancelled into SSM at any point (SSM input can be done either forward or backwards for some reason). Useful for post-guard crush SSMs. Long startup, making it risky to be used as an escape tool when the opponent is right next to you.

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Judgement Blow

Judgement Blow 623D

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 170 (10,5*20,60) Mid 10,20,30,40 3,3,3,3 - 70 KD(+93) -15 8 (2*4) - - - Yes Amakusa assaults the opponent with a flurry of slaps before smacking them away. Hitgrab. Very fast startup, allowing it to be combo'd into from his light normals on hit. Amakusa strikes in fixed directions, starting above his head. Hits airborne opponents. If cancelled into from 6D as soon as possible, it gains additional range. Can also be used to anti-air, even though the hitbox on Amakusa's hand is pretty tiny, and because the hitbox moves to where his hand is you will have to anti-air on the first active frames of the move when Amakusa's hand is placed above his head. Behaves similarly to Yoshitora's Asagao, where the move will remain active for a short while even on whiff. Should it connect during its active frame window, it will transition into the full attack animation, regardless of when it hit.

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Dark Destroyer

Dark Destroyer 623S

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 150 - 24 10~38 - 33~61 KD - - - - - No Amakusa soars into the air, encasing himself in a fiery sphere. Ascent arc depends on the slash strength used. While ascending: Light slash goes straight up. Medium slash travels up in a 30 degree angle. Heavy slash travels up to a halfscreen position. Amakusa becomes airborne from frame 7, and able to begin descending from frame 34. Projectile invincible during active frames. The hitbox is smaller than it looks and can be hit out of the air if you react fast enough. The hitbox is only on the lower half of the orb encasing Amakusa, so he can be hit cleanly from above. Amakusa can be hit out of the ascent. Amakusa has an active hitbox and hurtbox while sitting inside the sphere, which can trade with certain air attacks, forcing him out early. Situational escape tool. .

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Judgement Blow (Attack)

Judgement Blow (Attack) During 623S, S

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 150 Mid 1 - 29(landing) - KD(+85) -17 10 - - - No Amakusa crashes down into the opponent. Projectile invincible during active frames. Different slashes determine the descent arc. Light slash makes Amakusa descend forward at a 10 degree angle. (doesn't auto switch sides if the opponent is behind) Medium slash descends forward at a 45 degree angle. (doesn't auto switch sides if the opponent is behind) Heavy slash tracks the opponent. (does auto switch sides) Takes at least 8/10 frames to hit standard standing/crouching opponent. If nothing is pressed after Amakusa ascends, at frame 62 Amakusa will default to the heavy slash descent, which tracks the opponent. Can hit airborne opponents. Also hits cross-up, usually by medium slash version. Deals a decent amount of chip damage, making it ideal for closing the round if the opponent is within chip kill range.

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Judgement Blow (Descent)

Judgement Blow (Descent) During 623S, D	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed - - - - 6(landing) 32 - - - - - - No Amakusa falls straight down out of the orb without attacking.
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Supers

Weapon Flipping Technique

Repent for your sins! But Ask Me Not For Forgiveness 236B+C

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 350(420,470) Mid 1+13 5 - 70 KD(+41) -24~-22 - - - - No Amakusa sends out his orb to assault his opponent before retrieving it and shoving it into the opponent with a big blast. Not SSM punishable on block unlike other WFTs, since it's only -24 on block. Combos from his close B and C normals. Can be linked into after a meaty Rage fireball for good damage. Has no extended hurtbox. Goes up to halfscreen distance and is decently fast, making it a good, hard-hitting punish in certain situations. Hits airborne opponents, making it a good situational anti-air.

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Super Special Move

Atonement for your sins! But Ask Me Not For Forgiveness 641236C+D

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Total Hit Adv Block Adv Guard Dmg Cancel Recoil Deflectable Unarmed 650 Low 10+18 4 - 103 KD(+88) -43 - - - - No Amakusa traps his opponent in a vortex of dark energy, slowly shrinking it before collapsing it onto the opponent, making them explode. Hits low. Can be done easily after a guard crush, due to 236/214D's SSM cancel property. Fast enough to hit even after light deflects, making Amakusa's deflects extra scary.

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Combos

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Midscreen

• (n.5A / n.2A) xx 623D
  Quick close range combo.

• (n.5B / n.2B) xx 236S / 214C / 623D / WFT
  Has to be very close or 623D will whiff.

• n.2C xx 236S / 214C / 623D / WFT
  Close range combo.

• 6D xx 623D
  Combo starting from a low. Can be done unarmed

• 5CD...
  • (n.5B / n.2B) xx 236S / 214C / WFT
    Microwalk in order to get the close version.
  • 6D xx 623D
    slightly less damage than n5B xx 214C, but easier and gives better spacing
  • 2C
    Easy follow up for knock down.

• 4CD...
  • (n.5B / n.2B) xx 236S / 214C / 623D / WFT
    Has to walk quite a bit for 623D to connect..
  • 2C
    Easy follow up for knock down.

Corner

• (5CD/4CD)...
  • n.2C xx 236S / 214C / 623D / WFT
    Corner throw combo for the most damage.

Guard Crush

• n.5C...
  After recovery...
  • SSM
    SSM follow up. (Be careful with opponent bursting to avoid it)
  • (n.5B / n.2B) xx 236S / 214C / 623D / WFT
    Has to be very close or 623D will whiff.

• n.5C...
  After recovery...
  • 2C
    Basic follow up.

• n.5C / 5C...
  Cancel recovery...
  • Lighting Blade
    Universal Issen combo.

• Far 5C...
  Cancel hit...
  • 236D xx SSM
    long range SSM conversion.

Tech

Assorted Twitter/discord tech links

Meaty 214A/B and 5C on forward roll https://twitter.com/KingFossil1/status/1409705720195411968?s=20

Meaty heavy fireball into 214B/214C (forward roll) https://twitter.com/KingFossil1/status/1429859784065486850?s=20

• Midscreen 214S (KD)...
  • backdash, 236C, 6D xx214B
  • backdash, 236C, 6D xx214c

Done correctly (timing is tight), fireball into 214C is a true blockstring, and can't jump to avoid 214B

Left/Right DP setup (forward roll)

• Midscreen 623D (KD)...
  • dodge, 623C, A or C followup

Videos

• HealingVision vs Maki at Vortex Gallery 2022
• エヴァン　レイチュル　ウッド vs きま

Colors

External Links

Link to docs hosted in other sites.

• Twitter hashtag: #SS_AM