Super Naruto: Clash of Ninja 4/Jirobo

Jirobo
Health:	240
Guard Gauge:	1920
Backdash Type:	Short

Summary

Though he's one of the slower characters in the game, the mighty Jirobo is capable making the most of small openings and snow-balling his advantage through the use of his armored, unblockable hitgrab 8A, chakra-steal 2X, KNJ punishes and unblockable setups. Sometimes referred to as Big John for an unknown reason.

String List

String #	Inputs	Notes
01		Cancellable at () For 04, can hold the final input to change the move's effect.
02
03
04
05
06		If the second input is delayed enough, Jirobo transitions back to 01-05 from the second input onwards. Cancellable at ()
07
08
09
10		Switches sides with the final move; can hold until reappearance to prevent.
11
12
13		Switches sides with the final move; can hold until reappearance to prevent.
14
15		The second input will not come out unless the first is successfully activated.
16
17

Weak Attacks

5B

File:SCON4 Jirobo 5B.png File:SCON4 Jirobo 5B hitbox.png	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 12 Mid 15 2 36 - - - - Primary Jab. Can go into () on whiff.
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6B

File:SCON4 Jirobo 6B.png File:SCON4 Jirobo 6B hitbox.png	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 15 Mid 20 3 42 - - - - Elbow strike. Launches on hit. Good for attacking backturned opponents.
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2B

File:SCON4 Jirobo 2B.png File:SCON4 Jirobo 2B hitbox.png	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 15 Low 29 1 40 - - - - A stomp which creates a shockwave around Jirobo. Meterlessly links to 5B or 2X on hit. Flag Data Low Crush frames 7~28
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4B

File:SCON4 Jirobo 4B.png File:SCON4 Jirobo 4B hitbox.png	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 14 Mid 39 3 34 - - - - Guard frame attack. Staggers on hit. Flag Data Autoguard frames 2~26
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8B

File:SCON4 Jirobo 8B.png File:SCON4 Jirobo 8B hitbox.png	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 16 Mid 26 4 39 - - - - Upwards palm strike. Launcher and lifts on block. Mostly used as combo filler.
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Running B

File:SCON4 Jirobo runB.png File:SCON4 Jirobo runB hitbox.png	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 17 Mid 15 11 41 - - - - A diving head bash which sends the opponent flying or pushes on block. Flag Data Low Crush frames 17~
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j.B

File:SCON4 Jirobo jB.png File:SCON4 Jirobo jB hitbox.png	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 18 Mid 18 7 - - - - - A descending headbutt which bounces the opponent or pushes on block.
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Strong Attacks

5A

File:SCON4 Jirobo 5A.png File:SCON4 Jirobo 5A hitbox.png	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 13 - 34 - - - - - - Stone throw. Slower than most other A projectiles but staggers on hit. 5[A] sends a larger boulder which knocks the opponent down or pushes on block.
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6A

File:SCON4 Jirobo 6A.png File:SCON4 Jirobo 6A hitbox.png	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 17 - 39 11 - - - - - Stone pillar. Active f39-49(?), 67 frames total(?). Jirobo summons a pillar to erupt from the ground at the opponent's position causing a spinning launch on hit or a lift on block. Unblockable backturned. Flag Data High Crush frames 20~55
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2A

File:SCON4 Jirobo 2A.png File:SCON4 Jirobo 2A hitbox.png	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block - - - - 45 Total - - - - Fully invincible on frames 24~35, can act 11 frames after reappearing Re-appearance can be delayed by holding at the cost of chakra Teleport. Side can be reversed by holding [6].
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4A

File:SCON4 Jirobo 4A.png File:SCON4 Jirobo 4A hitbox.png	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block - - 12 25 - - - - - Counter. Activated counter is a launcher which can be continued into a B or A string.
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8A

File:SCON4 Jirobo 8A.png File:SCON4 Jirobo 8A hitbox.png

Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 5, 27 High 27 10 51 - - - - Piledriver with hyperarmor (can only be interrupted by spinning launchers and supers; still takes damage from other attacks). High crush f12-25, active f27. Jirobo leaps upwards, grabbing the opponent and then slams them into the ground. Unblockable. Flag Data High Crush frames 12~25 Low Crush frames 26~

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Running A

File:SCON4 Jirobo runA.png File:SCON4 Jirobo runA hitbox.png	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 8, 9 Mid×2 12 4( - - - - - A running two-hit attack in which first Jirobo lifts a blocking opponent and then knocks them into the ground. Run AA leads to his piledriver, though this string can be sidestepped. Bounces on hit. Flag Data High Crush frames 32~53 Low Crush frames 12~31
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j.A

File:SCON4 Jirobo jA.png File:SCON4 Jirobo jA hitbox.png	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 13 - 16 - - - - - - Throws a large boulder downwards at a 45 degree angle. Pushes on block or knocks down on hit.
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Throws

5Y

File:SCON4 Jirobo 5Y.png	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 20 Throw 1 1 48 - - - - Description

2Y

File:SCON4 Jirobo 2Y.png	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 40 Throw - - - - - - - Description

j.Y

File:SCON4 Jirobo jY.png	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 20 Throw - - - - - - - Hard knockdown

Specials

5X

File:SCON4 Jirobo 5X.png File:SCON4 Jirobo 5X hitbox.png	Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block 10, 75 Mid 25 4 40 - - - - Jirobo drops a boulder roughly the size and shape of the state of Montana on the opponent. High damage.
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2X

File:SCON4 Jirobo 2X.png File:SCON4 Jirobo 2X hitbox.png

Damage Hit Level Startup Active Frames Recovery Guard Damage Blockstun Advantage on Hit Advantage on Block - - 18 - - - - - - At the cost of 75% chakra, Jirobo summons an earth dome which can hit opponents close to the ground. Post-super freeze: invincible f1-5(?), high crush f13-108(?), active 27-38(?), 127 frames total(?). Does a small amount of damage but traps the opponent and causes them to collapse, sapping all of their chakra and adding it to Jirobo's own. Flag Data High Crush frames 1~6, 14~ Mid Crush frames 1~6

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Strategy

Strengths

• Being tied for the highest health in the game means Jirobo can use it as a resource and trade damage when he has the life lead.
• works on whiff, allowing Jirobo to punish substitutions. The launch gives him enough time to turn and connect with 5B.
• is perhaps the best combo finisher in the game, completely draining the victim's chakra and adding it to Jirobo's own.
• A Mid-level jab means Jirobo rarely needs to worry about being high crushed, leaving him free to use his jab free of worries.
• is an extremely powerful move in general: functions both an anti-air and an unblockable hitgrab, acts as a reversal due to its Hyper Armor, leads to frightening okizeme (especially with the opponent in the corner), and provides unscaled, unsubbable damage (along with a hard knockdown) as a combo finisher.
• If Jirobo manages to enter a backturned state after a knockdown, and can potentially become unblockable.

Weaknesses

• Generally slow with punishable blockstrings due to their lengthy recoveries.
• can be punished with air projectiles or divekicks due to its slow startup, making it hard to react to certain get-up options (especially 4-way roll). Jirobo is also stuck in place for a long time, so a KnJ can be used on reaction to punish a combo stone pillar with good timing.
• For all its power, possess significant counterplay: Hyper Armor loses to spinning launch and groundbounces, can be evaded with a well-timed sidestep, the opponent can mix up their wake up options to make timing the unblockable difficult, and the movement of certain strings will naturally avoid the move altogether.
• The guard frames of a can be used to block backturned if the defender has at least 1 frame to use it.

2X Usage

Undoubtedly one of the strongest supers in the game, allows Jirobo to maintain a massive chakra advantage over his opponent.

As a combo finisher, the attack has 10 active frames and, depending on the combo, needs to be timed to hit just before the opponent lands. Common combo routes include:

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Five invulnerable frames at startup and high crush frames allow the super to function as a reversal as well. Characters with a gap between and can be interrupted with this move. Jirobo can also use the reduced hitstun of backturned hits to find an opening to fire it off.

Colors

Default ()

Color 2 ()

Color 3 ()

Changes from Vanilla

• Throw damage reduced from 22 to 20
• 2Y throw added (slam throw)
• Air Throw added
• Health: increased from 230 to 240
• Guard: increased 1840 to 1920
• Grabbable moves: JA, 6A, 5BBBA(A)
• 5B(B): has better advantage on hit and block, ends sooner. Can continue to 5BB(A) on whiff.
• 5BB(B): does 10 less block damage
• 5BBB(B): has 9 less endlag frames
• 5BBBA(B): does 1 more damage; pushes on block; does not high crush
• 5BBBA(A): does 1 less damage, grab follow ups removed, but makes an unsubbable knockdown; knockdown starts getting up faster
• 6B: Delaying 6B(B) 8 frames or more after hitting results in 5B(B) instead
• 2B: has more stun on hit and block
• 8B: has more lift on block
• 8B(B): starts up one frame later; transitions 3 frames later
• RB: ends 12 frames earlier
• 5A charge changed from 9 frames to 6 frames
• 5A1C: single charge of 5A is a hard knockdown; less lift on hit
• 6A: has slightly more lift on hit, comes out one frame earlier when done in a string
• 4A: window improved
• A4A: hit into a spinning launch that is unblockable; has an A and B follow ups
• 2A: has endlag on both sides, reduced from 25 to 10 on behind (same for front)
• 8A: super armor ends when Jirobo leaves the ground
• A8A: ends three frames sooner when the animation ends and is hittable after he gets off the opponent
• RA: Jirobo can be thrown while in the air; hits twice; high crush on landing
• 5X: has two less frames super freeze
• 2X: Intangible 1-5 after super freeze, high crush 13-108 instead of intangible 1-2, 42-end
• ARKnJ: intangibility removed
• GRKnJ: has faster englag to match RB, flags fixed from vanilla

Resources

Gameplay footage

• Taelon and Dope's runs at Dark Tournament 2 (vs Kidomaru, Kisame, Zabuza)