BBTag/Hakumen

Hakumen
Health: 18,000 Jump Startup: 4F Backdash Time 15F / Invul: 1-7F All Movement Options Double Jump, 1 Airdash, Dash Type: Hop Playstyle Aggressive, mid-range Team Role Point, Support

Overview

"I am the white void... I am the cold steel... I am the just sword... With blade in hand I shall reap the sins of this world and cleanse it with the fires of destruction. I am Hakumen... The end has come!"

Backstory

Hakumen is the former leader of the Six Heroes who combated the Black Beast and ended the Dark War in the series` backstory almost a century ago. After the war, Hakumen found himself in a battle with Yuuki Terumi, who had betrayed the other five heroes. Nearly completely defeated, and seeing no other choice, he sacrificed himself by forcefully sealing both him and Terumi away in the boundary. 100 years later, Kokonoe salvages a portion of his existence from the boundary, whereupon he resumes his quest for justice and to exact revenge on Terumi. Hakumen's sword is a Nox Nyctores weapon named the "Slaying Demon: Okami." By channeling the Susano'o Unit's limitless energy and abilities, it is powerful enough to slash through and erase one's existence from time itself. This gives Hakumen the means to kill beings otherwise considered immortal, which designates him as one of the most dangerous and deadliest warriors to face in the Blazblue universe.

Mysteriously similar to Jin Kisaragi, Hakumen is a very serious individual who is usually extremely focused on the task at hand and rarely shows any emotion beyond stoicism. As such, he comes across as rather cold and apathetic in his interactions with others. With an unfaltering will to accomplish his goals, Hakumen approaches every fight with a calm disposition, engaging with absolute precision to achieve victory.

Strengths/Weaknesses

Strengths	Weaknesses
Above average health High damage potential as well as a high damage assist. Long ranged normals that make for excellent spacing tools. Specials can be cancelled into each other. Many of his attacks can cut away opponents' projectiles and make it his own, which can stop zoning. Adding to the above, has numerous defensive options capable of shutting down your opponents' attacks, including supers.	Poor ground mobility Tall Hurtbox; cannot crouch under most characters' best pressure normals. Counters have a lot of recovery and leave him vulnerable. Due to having a counter as his reversal action, he lacks a DP anti-air. Aside from his super, he has no projectiles of his own.

Drive: Zanshin

In BlazBlue, Hakumen could cancel Skills into other Skills, but all Skills costed some meter. In BBTag, Hakumen's Skills don't cost meter, but canceling from one into another costs 1 Skill Gauge. This means canceling from a Skill to an Extra Skill costs 2 Skill Gauges! Each Skill can only be used once per string, with both versions of Gurren and Renka counting as the same move (this limit is removed during Resonance). An added benefit for canceling this way is that the second attack does not add an additional damage scaling.

Cutting Projectiles

Hakumen's sword cuts through projectiles and creates a floating orb that can damage the opponent or be used as a shield against other projectiles. ALL of Hakumen's attacks that use the blade of the sword have this property, from Normals, to Skills, to Distortions. See here for more info.

Overview Combos Strategy/Counter Strategy

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Normal Moves

4A

4A	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 1500 All 10 - - 0 Important points go here One of Hakumen's faster buttons that can chain into many of his other normals which makes it a reliable starter up close. At its farthest range, it will miss on some crouching characters.

5A

5A

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 5A 2000 All 14 - - -3 Can cut projectiles Knocks down airborne opponents Hakumen's primary damage starter, use this to begin your punish combos. Hakumen can freely chain this into 5B, which is useful if you're just outside of range for 5AA to connect. If this attack hits an airborne opponent, it will knock down and give you a small window to OTG them. 5AA 1500 All - - - -7 Can be jump cancelled on block The second hit of Hakumen's A-string is a shoulder bash that can be jump cancelled on block. It's interesting to note that after cancelling this move into a jump, Hakumen still keeps his forward momentum, meaning the following jump will travel further than usual. This allows the attack to be useful for corner carry combos. Keep in mind that 5AA has much shorter range than 5A, meaning that this move should be avoided unless you are close enough to the opponent. 5AAA 1700 All - - - -8 Important points go here Detailed description of the usefulness of the move go here 5AAAA 2200 All - - - -7 Can cut projectiles At the end of a combo, 5AAAA can allow for some safejump setups, though it does hit opponents far away. In the corner, a properly spaced 5AAAA can set up a safejump that can catch all ground techs.

5B

5B Kishuu Enma

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 5B 1700 All - - - - Can cut projectiles A far reaching sword poke that is essential for Hakumen's neutral. 5BB - - - - - -9 Safe if 5B hits on block. Not safe if 5B is push-blocked. Hakumen's Kishuu dash special from BB is now part of his B auto combo. This portion of the auto combo is not an attack, but instead moves him forward for the next B input to launch the opponent. If the opponent is anticipating the last B input, 5BB can serve as an effective way to close in on the opponent to either reset pressure or possibly attempt a throw. 5BBB 1700 All - - - - The last part of this string is Hakumen's Enma special from the mainline BB series. Because it now counts as a normal, you can cancel it into any special without any meter cost. In combos, the attack launches lower than it used to nor is it jump cancellable to make up for this, meaning that you may want to use an assist to properly follow it up. If the opponent was already airborne prior to being hit with this, you will have enough time to pick them back up with a 2A as they are falling, allowing Hakumen to extend combos this way.

5C

5C	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 800 High 22 - - -10 Overhead Knocks down airborne opponents 5C is a rather basic Blazblue character overhead. Hakumen stays in place while using this move, limiting it's range.

2A

2A	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 1500 Low 8 - - -6 Important points go here Hakumen's fastest normal, making it useful for winning stand offs with your opponent.

2B

2B stop jumping	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 1700 All 13 3 33 -17 9-15f head invulnerable Can cut projectiles Jump cancellable on hit or block Head invincibility A good anti-air due to its invincibility and vertical reach. It's also great at covering a lot of space at once and has a large window in which it will cut projectiles. However, it is a bit slow and very punishable on whiff.

2C

2C	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 1700 Low 12 - - -12 Can cut projectiles Detailed description of the usefulness of the move go here

j.A

j.A

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. j.A 1500 High 12 - - - Can cut projectiles j.A works as a pretty good jump-in due to its impressive hitbox. Because it reaches low enough, j.A works really well as an IAD string along with its followup. When against larger characters(Hakumen,Tager, etc.) an instant j.A during the rise of your jump can act as an unreactable overhead if said enemies are caught crouching. j.AA 1500 High - - - - Can cut projectiles j.AA has a good hitbox that allows it to be a consistent followup to j.A. Since it is only a followup, j.AA is mainly just used as combo filler.

j.B

j.B Corner carry of justice

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 1800 High 12 - - - Can cut projectiles Wallsticks airborne opponents Has incredible horizontal range with good speed, which makes it useful for air-to-air interactions. The hitbox is very thin, so a number of characters can crouch under it or may not hit them at all on the ground (e.g. Linne). In the corner, this move also serves as an important combo tool as it wallsticks airborne opponents, allowing Hakumen to extend his combo for extra damage.

j.C

j.C Hotaru	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 1700 All 11 - - - Not an overhead Launches the opponent upward on hit. Mainly used as combo filler.

Universal Mechanics

Ground Throw

Ground Throw 5B+C

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 0, 2000 - - - - - Forward throw causes stagger on hit Backward throw causes wallbounce midscreen and wallstick in the corner The regular throw allows Hakumen to start a combo with a 5A or a 2A, as well as cancel into a special. The backwards throw kicks the opponent behind Hakumen, causing a wallbounce midscreen or a wallstick if thrown into the corner. Be careful of whiffing this throw as you will be stuck in a walking animation before finally grabbing, making you very easy to punish.

Zanshin

Zanshin 5A+D (Air OK) youtube dot com forward slash moopoke

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Ground Catch - - 1 - - - Triggers on strikes, throws and projectiles. Detailed description of the usefulness of the move go here Ground Attack 0, 3000 All 16 - - - Hakumen is invincible during the entire attack Since Hakumen is invincible the entire time you can't be punished even on whiff. You can use this to your advantage against okizeme that involves the opponent planting a meaty projectile/assist on you while they go high/low. Air Catch - - 1 - - - Important points go here Completely halts air momentum, though this shouldn't be used to bait anti-airs, since your still punishable until you land. Air Attack 0, 3000 - 14 - - - Important points go here Hakumen is invincible during the entire attack, so even if you miss, you can't be punished. Launches the opponent up, though it can't combo'd off of.

Skills

Gurren

Gurren 214A/B Fullscreen counter hit.

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. A 1500 All 18 - - -4 In midscreen, after OTG AAA or after 5BBB this version will hit the opponent, B version will pass right under them. Detailed description of the usefulness of the move go here B 1700 All 19 - - -9 Good for baiting reflects after A normals. Massive hit-stun on counter-hit Gurren's B version has a slower startup than its A version, but travels much further and deals a bit more damage. On counter-hit, causes a massive amount of hit-stun allowing Hakumen to followup without spending a bar to special-cancel it. Due to its speed and range, Gurren can be useful for closing the distance from neutral and can even serve as a whiff punisher from afar.

Renka

Renka 236A Sweep the leg.	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 1300*2 Low,All 9 - - -4 First kick is a low Hakumen's Renka is a low hitting special move that can be used as a mixup when in conjunction with Zantetsu. Can also be used to make blockstrings safe.

Zantetsu

Zantetsu 236B

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 2500, 1500 High, Low 23 - - -12 Can cut projectiles First hit knocks down airborne opponents Has a slight delay before the first strike, first hitting overhead, then hitting low. Useful as a mixup when paired with Renka, and can be combo'd into from a variety of Hakumen's options. Useful at the end of combos as it allows Hakumen to do airdash safe-jumps after it. This is also a very effective tool when active switched from since it has plenty of active frames as well as provides a strong mixup opportunity.

Agito

Agito j.214A

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 1500 All 12 - - - Does not hit overhead Counts as a projectile A possible air combo ender. While it deals less damage than Tsubaki, this move is faster and recovers quicker which at least makes it safer to do in the air. Unlike Tsubaki, Agito moves Hakumen forward a bit, sometimes letting him side-switch his opponent. You can OTG opponents after hitting them from a low height, but without a CH, the timing is very strict. Hakumen recovers very quickly after this move, allowing you to do more air moves if done from normal jump height or higher. This can be useful for delaying your fall slightly to avoid an anti-air attack. Another use of the recovery is for safejump setups, as an Agito ender from a certain height will allow you to airdash before landing and fall towards your opponent. (It is recommended to use the mapped airdash button for this as it can track the opponents position, allowing you to catch back techs as well.)

Tsubaki

Tsubaki j.214B RIP Tsubacopter loops

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 2000 High 19 - - - Can cut projectiles Overhead A possible air combo ender that deals more damage than Agito but has less recovery. Thanks to Hakumen's ability to use air specials during his hop dash, hop Tsubaki(66321B) can be useful as a quick overhead. This move also halts air momentum, allowing you to instead use tk Tsubaki as an alternative. On CH, you can OTG opponents when done at a low height.

Fuumajin

Fuumajin Cut Projectile No Projectiles Allowed	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 1500 All - - - - Important points go here Appears when Hakumen's sword connects with a projectile or a move with projectile property. Disappears after 91 frames or if it connects with the opponent. If a projectile connects with it, the 91 frame count down is reset.

Extra Skills

EX Renka

EX Renka 236C

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 1400*2 Low, All 9 - - -5 Can be jump cancelled on hit/block EX version of Renka kicks your opponent up into the air rather than away and and be jump cancelled on both hit and on block. Useful as a combo extender for solo combos (236C > air dash > j.AA > land > continue combo.) Another thing to note is that you can also get a "free" special cancel by special canceling the jump startup. Ex. 236C > 8236A. The jump cancel can be buffered to make it easier Ex. 236C > 2368A.

Yanagi

Yanagi 214C Attacking while blocking.

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 1000, 3500 All 27 - 4 -2 4-27f counters Can be special cancelled Knocks down Has no active hitbox unless triggered by an attack during the dash. Will throw the opponent over Hakumen's head and slam them on a successful counter, allowing for a combo. Since the move can be punishable if not triggered, it can be a good idea to use an assist at the same as Yanagi to make up for the recovery, but do be careful using this since your partner can get hit.

EX Tsubaki

EX Tsubaki j.214C	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 2500 High 15 - - - Can cut projectiles Deals more a bit more damage and is much faster than regular Tsubaki that allows Hakumen to OTG his opponent without a counter hit when done at a low height, making TK'ing this or hop-dashing into this quite useful. Can be used as a very fast instant overhead if TK'ed or hopped into.

Partner Skills

5P

5P Guren Advancing on your position.

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 1700 All 32 - - - Wallbounces on hit Travels rather far across the screen and wallbounces unlike normal Gurren. Since it travels far it can be a decent neutral tool though it comes with the risk of Hakumen getting hit. Its wallbounce property makes it easy for your partner to confirm off of, whether it be as a stray hit or as a combo extender. In some cases, the wallbounce gives enough time for you to active switch back into Hakumen mid-combo.

6P

6P Shippu You better keep blocking.

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 3900, 1950 All 108 - - - Sword can cut projectiles An assist version of one of Hakumen's distortion skills. At far range, it may seem like just a fast moving ground projectile with a huge windup. But up close, this is the highest damage assist in the game if the sword connects to the opponent. On hit, the attack launches your opponent up and away and allows for an extended combos. If you can handle the long startup, this is a very useful assist to add high damage to your partner's combos. Keep in mind that the long startup can make it risky to use out in the open.

4P

4P Enma	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 1700 All 30 - - - Launches on hit A rather basic 4P assist for the most part. Useful for punishing bursts on reaction and extending combos. Keep in mind that while it lacks horizontal range, the attack hits higher than it looks. If the opponent is hit at the top of its hitbox, you have enough time to active switch back into Hakumen mid-combo.

Distortion Skills

Shippu

Shippu 236B+C

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 5000, 2500 [6000, 3000] All - - - - Can cut projectiles On max charge, damage of the strike becomes 7500 [9000] Hakumen can charge this super for additional damage, but he is left vulnerable as he does so. Projectile damage does not scale from charging. It is actually possible to land a full charge in a combo if an assist is used to cover for the charge time, though the number of characters who can allow this is very few.

Yukikaze

Yukikaze 214B+C Queue Careless Whisper

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Catch - - - - - - Attack 5400 [2500, 100*18, 4000] Unblockable - - - - 1-27f counters Triggers on strikes, throws and projectiles Counter can't be blocked but can be jumped out, use invincibility frames, etc Unblockable Hakumen's counter super from the mainline games. Useful for countering raw supers and predicable gaps in your opponents' offense. While Yukikaze can stop most distortion skills, it cannot counter ones with invincibility frames (ex. Azrael's 236B+C, Hyde's 214B+C). Yukikaze can be used along with an assist call to counter an incoming character after a KO. However, if the opponent activates Resonance Blaze on time or uses their reversal, Hakumen will simply phase through them and become helpless to a punish. This counter should be avoided if used carelessly since it has lots of recovery if not activated. Keep in mind that while the strike is unblockable, the opponent can manage to jump or reversal out in a few cases, meaning that Yukikaze may not always be the best answer. Does less damage on catching a projectile (5400/6212).

Distortion Skill Duo

Yukikaze P during Main Character's Distortion Skill This one is blockable	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. - All - - - - Can be blocked unlike its normal version Detailed description of the usefulness of the move go here

Astral Heat

Akumetsu 222B+C 天	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. - - - - - - Important points go here Just like mainline BB, Hakumen's astral is a counter. However, if you cancel into the astral, it will become a strike attack and activate as if the counter triggered, giving you the win regardless. The counter version includes throws and unblockables, which you can bet a lot of players won't see coming.

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