Yu Yu Hakusho: Kuwabara

Kazuma Kuwabara
File:Kuwabara Prof Portrait.png
Play Style	Screen Control - Dynamic
Status	SCREAMING
Info	Call an ambulance!!... BUT NOT FOR ME

The Kuwabara Experience:

"I'M GOIN IN- WAIT WHY AM I DEAD??"
"I'M GOIN IN- GOT THE INFINITE GG'S."

Kuwabara has a plethora of tools at his disposal that make him an incredibly dynamic character with multiple choices of play styles. With long-reaching grounded specials, excellent projectiles, and a mild-in-execution corner infinite, Kuwabara can adapt to many different situations at the cost of some lackluster mobility and occasionally frustrating meter management. Aside from game mechanics, the largest hurdle for playing Kuwabara will be knowing when and where to appropriately use his space-controlling specials.

Note about Hitboxes & Data!

File:Jin Scratch.png

The tools used to capture the hitboxes for YYMD are from a tool that isn't ready for public use, and was graciously given to the TF wiki editors specifically to present what we can for those interested in playing and learning YuYuMD. Wishing to respect the developers' intent, the tools will not be hosted here at this time. When that changes or when new tools become available, we will certainly do everything we can to make them as publicly accessible as possible! Until then, we hope the info we can provide, helps!

Standing Normals

5B File:Kuwabara Stills 5B.png	Input Chain Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 5B / 5 yes - Mid - - - -

6B File:Kuwabara Stills 6B.png	Input Chain Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 6B / 6 no - Mid - - - -

5A File:Kuwabara Stills 5A.png File:Kuwabara Stills 5A 2.png	Input Chain Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 5A / 5 no - Mid 1 1 - -

6A File:Kuwabara Stills 6A.png File:Kuwabara Stills 6A 2.png	Input Chain Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 6A / 6 no - Mid 1 1 - -

Crouching Normals

2B File:Kuwabara Stills 2B.png	Input Chain Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 2B / 2 yes - Low 1 1 - -

2A File:Kuwabara Stills 2A.png	Input Chain Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 2A / 2 no - Low 1 1 - -

Jumping Normals

j.B File:Kuwabara Stills j.5B.png	Input Chain Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv j.5B / j.5 yes - Mid 1 1 - -

j.5A File:Kuwabara Stills j.5A.png File:Kuwabara Stills j.5A 2.png	Input Chain Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv j.5A / j.5 yes - Mid 1 1 - -

j.8A File:Kuwabara Stills j.8A.png	Input Chain Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv j.8A / j.8 yes - Mid 1 1 - -

Specials

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Kuwabara has a few different verions of ReiKen, which all require an A+B ( + ) input. Closer to "Command normals," but still considered specials since they all consume some amount of Meter.

Reiken Standing File:Kuwabara Stills 5AB.png File:Kuwabara Stills 5AB 2.png	Input Chain Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 5A+B / 5+ - - Mid 1 1 - -

Reiken Forward File:Kuwabara Stills 6AB.png File:Kuwabara Stills 6AB 2.png	Input Chain Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 6A+B / 6+ - - Mid 1 1 - -

Reiken Crouching File:Kuwabara Stills 2AB.png File:Kuwabara Stills 2AB 2.png	Input Chain Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 2A+B / 2+ - - Mid 1 1 - -

Reiken Jumping File:Kuwabara Stills j.AB.png File:Kuwabara Stills j.AB 2.png	Input Chain Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv j.5A+B / j.5+ - - Mid 1 1 - - Can be used to win air-to-air exchanges before they even begin. Not so effective when used following a 5B air-to-air exchange, however.

Reiken Tsuki File:Kuwabara Stills 236A.png	Input Chain Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 236A/236 j.236A/j.236 No - Mid 1 1 - - Input Chain Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 236B/236 j.236B/j.236 No - Mid 1 1 - - The A and versions share the same frames and hitboxes, but have slightly different Startup, Recovery, and travel speeds.

Rei Shuriken File:Kuwabara Stills 22A Start.png	Input Chain Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 22A / 22 No - Mid 1 1 - - Input Chain Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 22B / 22 No - Mid 1 1 - - File:Kuwabara Stills 22 All.png Both A () and B () Shurikens will fire 3 bullets but differ slightly in firing speed and travel distance.

Jigen Tou File:Kuwabara Stills 28C.png File:Kuwabara Stills 28C 2.png File:Kuwabara Stills 28C 3.png	Input Chain Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 28A, B or C 28, or No - Mid 1 1 - - File:Kuwabara Stills 28 All.png The only differences between the different versions are the distances across the screen that Kuwabaras Jigen Tou appears.

Super

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Reiken Ranbu (No Audio) File:KuwaSuper.mp4

Input Chain Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 226A/226 No - Mid 1 1 - - Note: Input notation used is "literal", but is easier accomplished by tapping down once before inputing a quarter circle. A double quarter circle can also be input, if preffered. Directional Notation: Number Notation: 2236A Can be combo'd into from Kuwabaras typically good starters and followups- 2B, single-hit 6A, etc. Invincibility on startup means it can be an effective wakeup option for an unassuming opponent, though its long, drawn-out animation and long recovery while staying stationary practically begs to be shot with a level 8 ReiGan if it's avoided. Very strong, but like almost all other supers, uses up almost all of your Meter. Kuwabara, in particular, can be especially meter-hungry for his already extremely effective and damaging combos, so while this can be a useful and damaging super in specific situations, most will find that the Meter is better used elsewhere.

Misc

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Forward Dash File:Kuwabara Stills Dash.png	Input Chain Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 66 / yes - Mid 1 1 - - Kuwabara slightly lags at the end of his forward dash and goes into his Blocking pose, making a surprisingly massive Parry window for a few frames before he can dash again. Can technically travel across the screen faster by Wavedashing with very tight timing, or by simply using the Reiken Tsuki.

Back Dash (Dodge) File:Kuwabara Stills Dodge.png	Input Chain Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 44 / + yes - Mid 1 1 - -

5C (Blocking High) File:Kuwabara Stills C.png	Input Chain Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 5C / yes - Mid 1 1 - -

Throw File:Kuwabara Stills Throw.png File:Kuwabara Stills Throw 2.png	Input Chain Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv 6A / 6 (While close) yes - - - - - -

Taunt File:Kuwabara Stills ABC.png "Ok, fine." *Screams* *Kills you* "Ok, fine." *Screams* *Kills you*	Input Chain Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv A+B+C / (While close) yes - - - - - - One of the few multi-purpose taunts in YYMD. Can be used to stun-lock larger characters like Y.Toguro and Chu in a method similar to O.Toguro's Yubibari infinite.

Reference list of Misc left to add:

- Blocking Low

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