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Overview
"Battles are cruel...? The words of pansies with no strength. You can only curse your own weakness!" | |
Lore: | Waldstein is an old man who lives eternally within a body that is part man, part Void, and whose past is mostly a mystery. What is known is that hundreds of years ago, Waldstein was originally a high ranking member of the Licht Kreiss organization. After a fateful battle with Kuon where he ends up barely saving Waldstein from turning into a void, Waldstein leaves the Licht Kreiss organization and joins the Night Blade after being moved by Kuon's honorable deed. Waldstein served Night Blade for many years, operating alongside Night Blade's "Princess," until its eventual ruin. Now, Waldstein still serves Linne in her quest to search for a means to end her immortal life, both as her right-hand man and as her fierce protector.
Having been in countless battles with his custom made claws, Waldstein enjoys fighting skilled opponents and is always prepared to accept a challenge. Despite this, he still contains a small side to him that is softer and compassionate, especially towards Linne. Waldstein is extremely loyal to her, following her orders without question whilst constantly worrying about her well-being. On this particular Hollow Night, Waldstein receives a message from the Amnesia organization, "The Hollow Night is upon us, let us settle this." To protect his master from an imminent attack by Amnesia, he sets out in search of the organization's headquarters alone. |
Pros
Cons
- Extremely long-range normals that have faster than average startup for their size.
- Despite being a grappler, Wald can still find an opening from many different positions thanks to his variety of normals.
- Several lengthy disjointed command grabs.
- 20k health; highest tier of health in the game
- Although his 5C is fairly slow, it covers a massive amount of range as he lunges towards you.
- Solid array of assists that have huge hitboxes and leave you in hefty multihit blockstun.
- Has a menacing frame 0 command grab distortion with large horizontal range.
- Wald's other 236B+C distortion puts you directly in the corner.
- Thanks to the game mechanics, Wald can defend himself and cover his slow approaches properly with Reject Guard and good assists.
- Has some of the lowest ground mobility in the game.
- His Reversal Action is poor: despite having plenty of invulnerability, it is slow and only hits opponents in front of him on the ground.
- No projectile (Although, the correct assist can make up for this if/when Wald's partner is available.)
- While deceptively smaller than his visuals suggest, Waldstein still has a massive hurtbox compared to most of the cast which makes him vulnerable to ambiguous crossovers and instant overheads as well as character specific combos.
- Longer than average startup on normals often leaves Waldstein vulnerable in pressure situations
EXS of Mountainous Strength: Hecatoncheir
Waldstein's EXS grants him enormous physical strength, resistance, and vigor. In game play, his EXS allows his non-command-grab claw attacks to delete a single hit of any projectiles they strike.
Normal Moves
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Universal Mechanics
Ground Throw 5B+C |
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Verderben 5A+D |
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Skills
Eisen Naegel 236A |
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Wirbelwind 236B |
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Drehen Durchbohren 214A/B |
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Aerial Verderben j.214A/B |
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Extra Skills
EX Wirbelwind 236C |
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EX Drehen Durchbohren 214C |
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EX Aerial Verderben j.214C |
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Partner Skills
5P Eisen Naegel |
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6P Wirbelwind |
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4P Felsen Vulf |
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Distortion Skills
Sturmangriff Rage 236B+C |
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Werfen Erschlagen 214B+C |
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Distortion Skill Duo
Werfen Erschlagen P during Main Character's Distortion Skill |
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Astral Heat
Katastrophe 222B+C |
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