YomiHustle/Mutant

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Mutant (colloquially known as slop man) is an aggressive rushdown character whith fast ground mobility, extremely quick normals, and extremely unpredictable mixups.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Good ground game: Fast normals: Mutant has some of the fastest normals in the game, resulting in a constant threat when they are in range. Great blockstrings: Fast moves and even debuffs such as Envenom result in the strongest block strings any of the fighters can offer. Powerful oki: Shockwave and Caustic Spike make for easy and effective okizeme. Jukes: As the name implies, jukes are very effective at making sudden shifts in your movement, in order to create space or close the gap quickly. Snowballs (positive):

Incredibly weak air game: Mutant's selection of air moves is rather limited, making airborne play difficult. Additionally, while every other character has a fast and easy way to reach the ground, Mutant has to rely on basic fall speed or a riskier downwards dodge or pounce in order to reach the ground after accending. Low damage combos: Mutant's moves have low damage overall, with many dealing lower damage in combo. Additionally many of Mutant's moves have high proration, leading to an even lower overall damage output. Damage vulnerability: Mutant takes 10% additional damage from all sources, making it have effectively ~91% as much health as other fighters. Additionally many of Mutant's moves are a lot less disjointed than other fighters, making it easy to be counterhit. Very short range (Without Jukes): Mutant has a very short effective range compared to other fighters, requiring jukes to close the gap. Difficulty approaching: Snowballs (negative):

Mutant

Move List

Unique Mechanics

Juke

Juke So like, imagine Ninja's backsway, except the commitment is gone. Yeah. So like, imagine Ninja's backsway, except the commitment is gone. Yeah.

Mutant's unique movement mechanic. Juke moves Mutant in the selected direction. Costs two pips per use. 1 pip is restored upon hitting an enemy (successful hit or on block). 2 pips are restored upon hustling. Can hold 10 pips max. Holding a free canceled move and applying Juke opens the door to niche knowledge checks and similar shenanigans. Cannot Juke after blocking and not being hit by an attack.

Glass cannon frail little creature frail little creature	Mutant takes 10% additional damage.

Projectile Invun

Projectile Invun on Hit	When Mutant lands a sucessful hit on the opponent, Mutant will be immune to projectiles for the remaining duration of that move, I.e. until Mutant does another move or until that move's animation ends.

Movement

Dash

Dash	Movement Starts At Consumes Air Option First Actionable 1 No 10-15 Always interruptible when opponent is able to act. IASA increases as the speed slider is increased. "auto" toggle will cause Mutant to turn around mid dash to always be dashing towards the opponent. Low profiles.
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Back Dash

Back Dash	Movement Starts At Consumes Air Option First Actionable 1 No 11 Always interruptible when opponent is able to act. Does not become actionable if opponent uses forward movement. Grab immune frames 1-7.
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Grounded Normals

* Frame advantage is assuming no restands, knockdowns, wall bounces, or wall splats on the first time the move used during the combo. In game frame advantage WILL vary. See Combo Mechanics for more detail.

Swipe

Swipe	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 400, 480 (sweetspot) 4, 3 (with initiative) 2 14 6 High 5 0 Very fast jab with high proration. Sweetspot on furthest hitbox.
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Up Swipe

Swipe (up angle)	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 510 5 2 12 25 High 1 0 Covers good distance, somewhat functional and low committal anti-air.
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Low Swipe

Low Swipe	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 600 5 2 17 13 Low 1 0 Low profiles.
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Slash

Slash	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 750 6 4 18 11 High 1 +1 Fast and lots of forward movement.
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Shred

Shred

Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage Air OK 190 x5 7 2 active, 2 inactive 38 15 High 1 +1 Yes Multi hit move good for building up juke charge. Land cancel has a hitbox. Landing Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 190 on landing 1 - 15 Low 0 +1 Can become active deceptively fast depending on distance to the ground and fall speed.

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Sweep

Sweep	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 950, 800 (in combo) 10 3 25 varies Low 0 -3 Opponent will be in hitstun until hitting the ground, upon which they will suffer a hard knockdown. Very minus on block making it useless for blockstrings.
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Kick

Kick	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 850, 800 (in combo) 11 3 24 16 High 0 +2
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Overhead Claw

Overhead Claw	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 1000, 900 (in combo) 12 3 23 23 High (Guardbreak) -1 +1 Groundbounces. Projectile immunity frames 5-13. By using a Juke with Overhead Claw it is possible to cause it to hit the opponent on the second active frame rather than the first, which can result in a guardbreak.
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Dash Attack

Dash Attack Note that this is still the first hit	First Hit Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 600 5 4 39 15 High 0 +2 Projectile immunity frames 1-6. Low profiles frame 1-6. Second Hit Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 1100 19 3 39 45 High 0 +2 Wallsplats. Can be used in tandem with jukes for insane corner carries.
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Backwards Dash Attack

Dash Attack (Backwards)	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 650 8 2 35, 8 (after landing) 15 High 0 -1 Can launch Mutant forwards if flipped. Mutant goes airborne frame 1, making it a decent choice for weighted RPS to call out grab, even hitting shorthop forward depending on fighter velocity, though losing if the opponent chooses to jab.
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Grab

Grab

Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage Air OK 1500 3 3 37 Varries N/A 0 N/A Yes Universal grab, though Mutant's is above average. Grounded grab will result in a knockdown, while air grab will result in a hard knockdown. Carries Mutant's momentum through the throw, resulting in vastly different distances based on throw direction and opponent DI. Using neutral Juke during a grounded throw will result in a groundbounce rather than a knockdown. This combined with Jukes can lead into a combo or an Oki.

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Aerials

* Frame advantage is assuming no restands, knockdowns, wall bounces, or wall splats on the first time the move used during the combo. In game frame advantage WILL vary. See Combo Mechanics for more detail.

Air Swipe

Air Swipe haven't i seen this somewhere before... haven't i seen this somewhere before...	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 650 5 2 20 15 High 0 +1
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Air Kick

Kick	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 800 6 2 15 16 High 0 +2 Causes a knockdown.
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Specials

* Frame advantage is assuming no restands, knockdowns, wall bounces, or wall splats on the first time the move used during the combo. In game frame advantage WILL vary. See Combo Mechanics for more detail.

Caustic Spike

Caustic Spike tandem spike tandem spike	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage Air OK 1200 15 (to spawn), 21 (explosion) 6 15 30 High 0 +2 Yes Spike toggle deletes active caustic spike. Being hit deletes active caustic spike. A powerful okizeme tool. Spike toggle allows for an easy 50/50 mixup after knockdowns by deleting the spike the same turn you use Envenom.

Leap Slash

Leap Slash	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage Air OK 900 10 6 31 20 High 0 -2 Yes Cannot hit grounded opponents. Has a large amount of forward and upwards movement, applied on frame 10. Very committal without the use of a free cancel.
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Leap Slash (up)

Leap Slash (up)	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage Air OK 900 10 6 31 20 High 0 -2 Yes Cannot hit grounded opponents. Has a large amount of forward and upwards movement, applied on frame 10. Very committal without the use of a free cancel.
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Corkscrew

Corkscrew "It's treason, then." "It's treason, then."	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage Air OK 170, 150 (in combo), 4 hits 11 3 active, 1 inactive 40 20 High 0 +2 Yes Can be aimed in any direction. Multi hit, good for building juke.
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Shockwave

Shockwave

Melee Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 700, 15 (minimum) 12 2 22 8 High 0 +2 Projectile Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 750 14 (projectile spawn) - - 24 Low 0 +2 Projectile slowly moves along the ground. Very powerful as an okizeme. Useful tool that allows Mutant to combo out of Envenom. The projectile hitting low allows for Juke backwards Shockwave to be used in blockstrings.

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Envenom

Envenom so do all the fighters taste the same, or... so do all the fighters taste the same, or...

Bite Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 600, 400 (in combo), 100 (minimum) 13 2 30 0 N/A 0 N/A Command grab that has a lot of moving parts. Low profiles. Applies venom to opponent on hit. Venom does 50 damage every 15 frames for 600 frames, for 2000 total damage. Envenomed opponents spawn 2 bubbles on being hit or blocking an attack, with a 35 frame internal cooldown. Opponent can cleanse venom by landing a hit on Mutant. While difficult, in tandem with Shockwave it is possible to combo out of Envenom. A setup for this (known colloquially as a Mongolian Ball Detonation) is to utilize the frame advantage gained if the opponent DIs away after Sweep, which results in a hard knockdown and gives the Mutant ~41 frames of advantage. Following the sweep, use Caustic Spike, followed by a free cancelled Shockwave. The Caustic Spike acts as a meaty, hitting the opponent on the first frame of their getup, making the only option to avoid being hit to block. If a fighter recently blocked a move, they are immune to grabs, causing envenom to whiff. However, thanks to the ability to disable the Caustic Spike manually by use of the toggle, the opponent will block nothing while allowing Envenom to hit, which if sucessful will then cause the opponent to be hit by the aformentioned Shockwave, leading to a full combo. However, if the opponent suspects you to use this tech is is possible for them to interupt or otherwise evade the envenom, making this a 50/50 mix. Another setup for this can be achieved by landing a counter hit H. Acid Slash. See H. Acid Slash for details. Bubble Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 30 - - - 15 High 0 0 Bubbles being generated on block can make Mutant blockstrings truely oppresive. Bubbles will not scale the combo. This combined with their relatively high hitstun allows for Mutant to rack up high damage in combo. Bubbles can be destroyed when hit by an attack from the opponent. However, when Mutant hits the bubbles they will be pushed around rather than destroyed. Additionally, when Mutant hits a bubble with a melee attack, the attack will become free cancelled even if the move was not free cancelled when it was used. Be sure to disable free cancel if your move will hit a bubble.

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Pounce

Pounce	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage Air OK 930, 700 (in combo) 13 until landing on landing varies High 1 +1 Yes Projectile immunity frames 2-8. Grab immune frames 1-8. Opponent will be in hitstun until hitting the ground, upon which they will suffer a knockdown. The lack of disjointed hitboxes makes Pounce susceptible to anti-airs.
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H Acid Slash

H. Acid Slash

Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage Air OK 900, 800 (in combo), 100 (minimum) 14 3 26 28, 15 (in combo) High 0 +2 Yes Has a decent amount of forward movement. Immense horizontal hitbox makes it a good tool for catching dodges. When landed as a counter hit at all but the max range and DI out (or point blank and DI in), following up with Shockwave and then Envenom allows you to continue the combo after Envenom. Note that depending on range, applying Juke (either forward to chase at longer range or backward to ensure that the projectile doesn't hit before Envenom) to the Shockwave may be required. A good move to use with Flippies, where Mutant does a flipped move after dashing directly into an enemy, phasing through them. The distance of can be modified using Juke. Note that this only works if Mutant is to the right of the opponent.

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V Acid Slash

V. Acid Slash	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage Air OK 870, 750 (in combo), 100 (minimum) 10 3 20 16 High 0 +1 Yes Has a decent amount of downwards movement. Groundbounces grounded opponents.
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Vault

Vault Detection box WEEEEEEEE WEEEEEEEE

Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage Air OK - 7 Until landing 40 - - - - Yes Can only be used in the air. Detection box, activated when colliding with a player or projectile, upon which Mutant will perform Vault Followup. Projectile immune frames 6-16. Followup Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage 670 1 3 23 18 High 0 +2 Projectile immune frames 1-3 Can select the arc of the jump. Taller hitbox groundbounces.

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Sneak Attack

Sneak Attack	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage Air OK - 12 1100, 400 (minimum) 22 18 High (Guardbreak) 0 0 Yes Can only use after forward dash, slop dash, dash attack, or air dash. Collision with opponent disables frames 1-10. Turns around frame 7.
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Supers

* Frame advantage is assuming no restands, knockdowns, wall bounces, or wall splats on the first time the move used during the combo. In game frame advantage WILL vary. See Combo Mechanics for more detail.

Rebirth

Rebirth detection box for pulling in the opponent	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage Super Cost Air OK 1250, 350 (minimum) 12 3 26 23 High 0 -1 3 Yes Pulls opponent for the entire duration of the move On hit or block, provides benefits to mutant: Heal 250 health Restore 2 pips Restore all air options
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Caustic Barrage

Caustic Barrage	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage Super Cost Air OK 800, 200 (in combo) 6 - 18 18 High 1 +2 1 Yes Does not scale combo.

Howl

Howl AWOOOOOOOOOOOOO AWOOOOOOOOOOOOO	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage Super Cost Air OK - - - 18 - - - - 2 Yes Restores 3 uses of juke (6 pips). Allows for one use of Slop Dash. Multiple charges of Slop Dash cannot be stacked.

Slop Dash

Slop Dash	Damage Startup Active First Actionable Frame Advantage * Guard Proration Block Advantage Super Cost Air OK - - - 15 - - - - - Yes 360 dash. Does not consume an air option, even if used in the air.