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So much truth here that it's kinda funny. There are only three things that live in the UP: Trees (lots of them, and I mean LOTS), wolves, and all sorts of bugs. You might even stumble across a small town if you're lucky.

It beats forward rolls as long as you're not too close to them when you input it. If you are using 236C > 214C oki, then try backing up a little (or even backdashing depending on the spacing) when the opponent is falling from a 4D before doing whatever move you use to gatling into 236C. Of course, this is assuming you're using xx > 4D > 2/3C > 236C > 214C oki. Regardless, try backing up before going for your oki if you can get a chance and it should work.

Kinda like this:

The vending machine incident pretty much secured my spot for me.

inb4 Tsukihime 2.0

OK Mort, you used those exact words and link on your FB update. Now you're just being lazy. :3

"If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared." -Niccolo Machiavelli :bad:

Shin AND possibly Mort too? Looks like I have no choice but to not dodge now.

Ask any Relius-related questions here. Story, gameplay, or otherwise. If you are asking a question, BOLD the question. If you are answering a question, QUOTE the question being answered. I will make a FAQ section once questions become, well, frequently asked.

As far as blockstrings go, your most basic ones would be things like [5B > 2B > 6D > dash 5B > 2B > 6D]xn and [5B > 2B > 3C > 6D/2D > falling jC]xn but with Relius you generally want to leave slight gaps in your pressure to act as frame traps if your opponent tries to poke out. A simple adjustment to the above blockstrings to make frame traps would be to simply slightly delay the 6D and/or the next move you do afterwards. You also want to go for seemingly risky or reckless moves and then cover yourself with Ignis when your opponent tries to punish you. To use that first string as an example again, doing 5B > 2B > 6C > (slight delay) 6D (or an immediate 214A, but you can be punished for this if your opponent is observant, so use it more sparingly). If anyone tries to punish you for using 6C, the 6D will CH them. Basically, the first two blockstrings are a very good place to start, and they both allow for slight variations to give you frame traps and mixup. As for blockstrings with 236D, you could just gatling into it from a normal, but that's very slow and your opponent will almost always see it coming. 214D as corner oki can actually be set up very easily, however: xx > 236C > 214A > 6B > j236C > 2C > 6C > 4D > backdash 3C > 214D > 3C (as 214D hits). This setup will beat everything except for a delay tech or reversals, so it can be very useful as well as allowing you to go right back into a combo (the combo I listed is a good choice for such a setup because it used minimal IC for its damage and should allow you to go for the same combo after the unblockable hits if you weren't too low on meter going into the first combo). If you're still looking for a 236D unblockable, you could do: 632146C (ground hit) > 6C > 236D > jA (~2 hits) > jC (as 236D hits). It's pretty solid, but it's also more situational than the first unblockable and it takes 50 heat. This ended up being a bit longer than I intended, so sorry if it feels a little tl;dr.

MI baseball sounds legit. Was it RF that statistically does the least amount of work? If so, I'll take that position.

ESPORTS!

Is it possible to go into dash 5B > 6B > j236C > 2C > 6C > 4D > oki out of the 236C in the combo you listed, even with 6C having some repeat proration? It would use just a little more IC and allow for a better variety of oki.

I'm hoping that Aquaman and the Riddler get announced soon. If either of them make it in, I'll know who to main.

You have to be in the air and do j214B after j236C. On the ground, you can only follow up 236C with 214A, but in the air you can choose between j214A and j214B.

Could you please clarify what you're asking? Are you referring to a specific combo or the followup to 236C? If it's the followup to 236C that you're trying to get, it only works in the air.

Congrats to pochp. Abuse your power wisely.

It sounds like that hospital's food was designed to get them more business with all those fast food-esque meals they offer.

Mixups after that setup are probably the most common one you'll be doing, but using 6A in a blockstring (with Ignis out) can still be useful for opening your opponent up. It may not be the fastest overhead, but it will still work from time to time as long as you're not being predictable. You can also incorporate delayed throws after 5/2A for a similar effect. Unblockables can also be used, but far less often because they are very slow and can be obvious if your opponent knows what to look for. Other than mixups, going for seemingly risky pressure with Ignis out can let you CH your opponent with Ignis if they try to punish you (something like doing 6C and then going for a delayed Ignis attack to cover you as you recover would be good example of this).

Just to put some numbers behind what TD already said, Relius' 2C has 25 recovery frames, whereas Tsubaki's has 18, so whiffing Relius' 2C can result in getting hit pretty hard (not to say that you wouldn't for whiffing Tsubaki's, but due to the aforementioned lack of hurtbox, you have less reason to throw it out there as early as Relius would and its hitbox will aid you far more than Relius' would for a mistimed anti-air).

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I need to start regularly playing Grendy online again just like the good old days.

This made me lol.