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Standards for Reasons to Pick

• This section is intended to help new players and those looking to switch characters to have idea if they would like a given character.
• Many of the points made will be subjective, it is ok if you disagree but this isn't a reason to edit or remove something.
• Reasons to Pick / Avoid will not include information about the tier placement or direct strength of a character, that information is readily available both on Dustloop and elsewhere. These are valid reasons but invite too much controversy.
• It is perfectly valid to have one point listed as both a reason to play and a reason to avoid. For example, high execution requirements may attract some players to a character and make others avoid the character.

{{ReasonsToPick
| intro = {{Character Label|GAME|FULL NAME|24px}} followed by a summary of the character's playstyle in 1 sentence.
| pickMe = bullet point list of strengths
| avoidMe = bullet point list of weaknesses
| tablewidth = NUMBER size. Will determine the % width of the screen that the table fills. Default: 69.
}}

Example

Basic Example

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strong neutral game; fast, far-reaching normals that yield knockdown and damage. Pressure that utilizes many lows, rewarding frame traps, and opportunities to reset pressure or safely return to neutral. Has a tool for every situation, including two strong anti-airs, a great mash out move in 2P and two reversal attacks. Can Knockdown after most confirms thanks to Lightning Javelin having a ton of untechable time. Strong okizeme between 3H, 236D, j.236D, j.D, j.214D, 5K and j.S

Second Chance mix up tools are limited and either require meter or end your turn and put you on the defensive. His long distance game is very one dimensional and is very outclassed by most other projectile characters. Many of his buttons have proration leaving Ky with very low average damage. His approach is very straight forward and easy for more defensive characters to stop.

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strong neutral game; fast, far-reaching normals that yield knockdown and damage. Pressure that utilizes many lows, rewarding frame traps, and opportunities to reset pressure or safely return to neutral. Has a tool for every situation, including two strong anti-airs, a great mash out move in 2P and two reversal attacks. Can Knockdown after most confirms thanks to Lightning Javelin having a ton of untechable time. Strong okizeme between 3H, 236D, j.236D, j.D, j.214D, 5K and j.S

Second Chance mix up tools are limited and either require meter or end your turn and put you on the defensive. His long distance game is very one dimensional and is very outclassed by most other projectile characters. Many of his buttons have proration leaving Ky with very low average damage. His approach is very straight forward and easy for more defensive characters to stop.

GGST Examples

Sin Kiske

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Sin's Stamina Gauge allows him to deal high damage and get good oki off of most of his starters meterlessly, even from Midscreen. It also allows him to kara-cancel any of his specials into either of his supers, allowing him to deal massive damage off of the right hits. Sin's special move follow-ups give him the ability enforce scary stagger pressure and strike/throw, even at range. He also has decent high/low mix as Hoof Stomp and REDIRECT Template:Color are the same speed, beat most , and hit overhead and low, respectively. REDIRECT Template:Color, REDIRECT Template:Color, REDIRECT Template:Color, REDIRECT Template:Color, and Beak Driver are all decently large buttons, enabling Sin to control space on the screen well. Elk Hunt is also a very long reaching, low profiling move, which lets Sin close the distance. Sin has a meterless, invincible reversal in Hawk Baker, meaning he can disrespect his opponent's pressure without the need of meter and deal big damage in return.

When low or out of stamina, Sin's pressure and damage potential drop dramatically, requiring you to carefully choose when and where to use your stamina so as to not undermine your gameplan. Sub-optimal combos and/or autopiloting follow-ups will quickly leave you dry on stamina and ruin your momentum. While very far reaching, buttons like REDIRECT Template:Color, REDIRECT Template:Color, and Beak Driver are quite slow, making Sin weak in scramble situations. Controlling space requires careful timing and good reads to compensate for his slower speed. Sin's optimal combo enders are usually kara-cancelled (and sometimes just-frame) supers, which require tight, in-the-moment execution to pull off. These are sometimes necessary to secure a wall-break, and messing up the input can result in a waste of damage, stamina, oki, or all of the above.

Goldlewis Dickinson

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Plus frames - Goldlewis has consistent access to plus frames with the use of his Behemoth Typhoons. High Damage - From most of his pressure tools Goldlewis can evaporate a health bar on hit. Chip damage - With each Behemoth Typhoon forcing guard crush which allows Goldlewis to chew through health on block. Low jump - With his low jump arc allows for use of jump normals like REDIRECT Template:Color to be used as a quick low or mid crush. Space control - With the use of things like REDIRECT Template:Color, REDIRECT Template:Color, Thunderbird, and Burn It Down Goldlewis has strong options to control the space he occupies. Large Health Pool - Goldlewis boast the third highest health pool in the game at round start and allows him to use his health as a resource in some situations. Consistent Knockdowns - Almost every hit will combo into a Behemoth Typhoon which will lead to a hard knockdown and in many cases strong okizeme as well.

Not So Absolute Defense - Goldlewis has weaker options on defense than most characters, with a stubby 5 frame normal in REDIRECT Template:Color, a slower than normal low hitting move at 8 frames in REDIRECT Template:Color, and a low jump arc can make defense feel like an uphill battle. Sluggish Movement - With a slow run, walk, low jump, lack of double jump, and a 22 frame backdash Goldlewis is not moving from any position quickly. Big Man - Goldlewis is a massive character allowing for some F-Shiki setups and some specific combos that work on few other characters as well as it generally being easier to hit him. Half Circle Galore - With Goldlewis's main special move being locked behind 8 different half circle motions, with many including an up input the character can be more difficult for some players to pickup especially on some controllers

Nagoriyuki

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Nagoriyuki hits hard. Even simple two- and three-hit combos deal tons of damage. Nagoriyuki can run very tight repeating strike/throw mixups in pressure, and he doesn't need much to get that pressure started. If you enjoy playing pressure grapplers who can swing the game in their favor on a single wrong guess, Nagoriyuki may be just the character you're looking for. Especially when high on blood, Nagoriyuki's REDIRECT Template:Color normals take up a huge amount of screen space. Hitting your opponent for a big chunk of damage from half screen can be very satisfying. Nagoriyuki's command dash allows him to very quickly change the range of engagement to his opponent while applying pressure. You can make your opponent play on your terms by switching from up close strike/throw to a keepaway gameplan on a dime. Nagoriyuki's high juggles and versatile cancels afford you a lot of freedom while routing combos. You can route for consistency or just go for style points.

Though not too hard to get a hang of, misuse of the Blood Gauge is usually game-losing. Nagoriyuki can't airdash and he has no air specials. If you want to take to the skies, this may not be the character for you. Without committing blood to his command dash, Nagoriyuki's lack of a traditional dash will leave you walking slowly across the screen. Those looking for blistering rushdown speeds may enjoy playing a different character. Nagoriyuki has excellent strike/throw but lacks non-universal meterless high/low and left/right mix options. Those looking to mix their opponent to death should look elsewhere.

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