Twinkle Star Sprites/Yan Yang

Yan Yang
Attack Rating	★★★★☆
Defense Rating	★☆☆☆☆

Story

Yan Yanyang is a wild child who can communicate with nature. She doesn't have a wish for the Twinkle Star; she only partook in the race for it to prove her strength. In the sequel, she continues to look for the artifact to wish for a taller and stronger body. She wants to use this new form to ride a larger pigbird.

Gameplay Overview

A very aggressive character. Twinkle Star Sprites very own rushdown character. Her EX can be a noob killer because it has a weird flight path, but even if you know how to dodge her EX, she has one of the most effective bosses of the game.

Strengths	Weaknesses
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Move List

Basic Attacks

Basic shot A	Speed Damage Startup Active Charge Time 5 ppf 1 - - - Arthur's basic shot. 3 Lines shoot from in front of him. about as wide as his character sprite

Weakened Basic shot A	Speed Damage Startup Active Charge Time 3.5 ppf 1 - - - Arthur's basic shot, but 1 line instead of the 3

Charge Attack Hold A	Speed Damage Startup Active Charge Time almost instantly and fullscreen 1/frame for 13 frames, - - 80 frames A fullscreen beam that reaches to the top of the screen and stays active for a while. It does 13 damage, but the damage occurs over time and this takes a long time to charge. You likely won't use this in high level play very often.

Bomb Attack B	Speed Damage Startup Active Charge Time - 12 1 10 - A group of Pigbirds fly from behind Yan Yan and do big damage.

Special Attacks

EX Attack	Damage Startup Active FAF Adv on Hit Adv on Block 3 20 -- - - - A pig starts at the top of the screen and aims for the enemy. It turns wide at the start, and narrows it's homing as it's lower on the screen

Boss

Papa Pig
Health	22 HP

Dual Laser W->A->E Twinbee stings back Twinbee stings back	Speed Damage Startup Active Charge Time - 3 hearts 0 -- - The boss moves to the top center of the screen and shoots down two lasers while shooting a few bullets in between them. You have to shoot the boss from inside the laser. Skimming outside the lasers and shooting bullets won't work. Only charge shots you can aim like Nanja Monja can hit the boss from outside the lasers.

Black Bullets W->A->E the legendary divekick the legendary divekick	Speed Damage Startup Active Charge Time - 3 8 16 - Boss shoots cannonballs from in front of it. The balls are easy to dodge, but basic bullets can't pass through them

Bullet Spray W->A->E	Speed Damage Startup Active Charge Time - 3 20 180 - The Boss strafes left and right while shooting a volley of small bullets. The bullets are spaced fairly well, so you have enough space to get close and mash shoot for a quick kill

Strategy

Yan's a character who has to be played somewhat defensively due to her lack of speed. You need to be aware of what's going on around you and anticipate attacks to properly avoid getting hit. Take advantage of the fact that you move faster diagonally than horizontally/vertically.

She also has an incredibly fast charge time, so being able to reactively charge and deal with things is a skill to hone. The charge shot especially comes in handy when facing bosses. You can start charging when it's summoned and fire off a blast as soon as the boss can be hit. Getting 2-3 charge shots in on a boss shouldn't be too difficult, and you can rapid fire regular shots if you need to still do more damage beyond that.In addition to being fast, her charge shot covers a wide range, so it can catch many fireballs at once.

There are two schools of thought on how to use Yan's meter: EX attack and Boss attack. While some characters have an obvious choice here, it's not as cut-and-dry for Yan. Neither attack sucks nor is either so amazing that it has to be the one used. Her EX attack can be somewhat of a knowledge check, as newer players especially find it difficult to avoid. If you are up against someone more experienced, it becomes less effective, and you may be better saving up for the boss. Yan's boss attack can still catch even veteran players at time due to have decent attacks and a very awkward exit pattern. Yan's Lv.2 can be effective use of meter if your opponent is either stunned or at the bottom of the screen. You can even screenwatch/predict formations and wait till your opponent has a formation that forces them to the bottom of the screen.

Anytime you can apply pressure, go for it. You want to KO your opponent before Death because the longer the match goes, the worse the situation becomes for you. Death will eventually out-speed Yan while your opponent will likely still be fine.