Aginor Report post Posted February 18, 2012 Discuss the Carl match up here. What to look out for: What to do: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeromus_X Report post Posted May 18, 2012 Don't really get to play this matchup too often either. Still seems in Mu's favor but you have to play lamer than ever and not make any mistakes as Carl's overall damage got buffed with Volante combos. He still has some unblockables although they don't loop into eachother anymore (afaik?). 2C is actually still really good here to hit Ada while doubling as an anti-air that's hard for Carl to punish (2C is still jump-cancellable if it hits Ada). Habaya will straight up swallow Volante at neutral, if you're on the ground you can just use it on reaction. Other than that, watch out for Ada's moves with armor; Fuoco for the ground (IB this for free meter, watch your primers), and Brio for anti-air. The Carl will likely use a combination of these and moving Ada forward manually to get you closer to the corner and limit your movement, where you'll have to watch out for airthrows, jA, jB, 8D, and Brio. It's still pretty easy to outmaneuver him by jump cancelling steins and hitting Ada with jump-cancellable moves though. If you get caught, pay close attention to Ada during his blockstrings in order to block their well, non-unblockable mixups at any rate. Watch out for IAD j2C > Allecancel crossups (or non-crossups depending on spacing), and his slide cross ups with Ada pressure, especially during Rhapsody of Memories. Getting sandwiched is scary but the longer you can block the more gauge you'll force Carl to expend, forcing them to use suboptimal combos to recharge the gauge if you get hit, or their retreat if they get overzealous and you're able to block their whole mixup. On his wakeup, prepare a meaty 2B to catch roll and wakeup slide out of your setups. Also be ready to bait Counter Assaults, one of Carl's few reliable reversal options. If they ever Green Burst or CA and you can get them into the corner, one guard crush setup should give you the win. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites