Overview
Broly is both a zoner and a grappler, a combination fitting for the Devil. Broly's neutral and pressure makes him perhaps one of the most terrifying opponents in the game, especially when he's managed to get close. Broly's projectiles are nothing short of unholy. His 5S is much larger than other ki blast projectiles, beats other ki blasts, and can be aimed upwards to stop people from escaping. Eraser Blow also has surprisingly little recovery and armor, allowing Broly to easily win beam wars. Mid-range, Broly has excellent normals with armor and huge range. But it's when Broly gets close where he's at his scariest. Terrific frame data and a tic throw This keyword does not have an entry in the Glossary with 214L, an armored command grab that comes out in 17 frames, Broly can easily frametrap an opponent to death. Opponents trying to jump can be grabbed with a TK Gigantic Strike, giving Broly either a knockdown or a vanish combo extension. Broly's major weakness is his damage, however he is a more than capable Anchor and will have access to Limit Break if he's the last character, so that isn't too huge of a deal. If you like not letting other people play the game or otherwise making them feel bad, Broly is a must-play.
Note: Commonly referred to as ZBroly by the community, to differentiate him from the other Broly.
"My power is rising. It's overflowing!" |
Lore: | The Legendary Super Saiyan born with a power-level of 10,000, Broly was considered too dangerous to live by King Vegeta, and was condemned to be executed alongside his father Paragus. In an act of sheer luck, Broly and his father survived Planet Vegeta's destruction. In order to live in secrecy, Paragus used energy restraining technology and mind control to keep Broly from rampaging. However, Broly is always triggered by the name "Kakarot", no matter how restrained he is. Causing chaos everywhere he went, he would hunt down Kakarot, the Saiyan that cried constantly next to him in the Saiyan nursery and drove him to insanity. He would be defeated on three occasions: first by Goku (AKA Kakarot), then by Goku's sons, and finally, by Goten, Trunks, and their allies when he was resurrected as "Bio-Broly". |
Broly Broly is a massive brute who uses a combination of powerful blows and command grabs imbued with super armor to bully his victims.
- Neutral: Boasts outstanding neutral with high priority ki blasts, counter-zoning tool Powered Shell, wide-ranged armored moves, and an anti-air grab in Gigantic Strike.
- Mobile Grappler: Benefits greatly from system mechanics for his archetype.
- Armor: Massive super armor on several moves make him a demon in scramble situations.
- Unique Level 3: Gigantic Meteor is an extremely flexible level 3 that he can also combo from without it scaling.
- Command Grab: Gigantic Claw sets up mindgames with different versions, and works great with assists.
- Last Character: The Limit Break mechanic can subside his solo damage weakness quite a bit.
- Solo Damage: Almost all of his moves have harsh scaling, severely limiting his raw damage.
- Resource Reliant: Needs resources to unlock his strongest options and output any meaningful damage.
- Size: Broly is more susceptible to random hits than others, and 5L can whiff on smaller characters from afar.
Almost all of Broly's attacks have Ki Blast guard point and at least one hit of armor, absorbing non-Super strikes and projectiles, but not Vanish. Though there are a few caveats:
- Armor comes with higher initial proration value, reducing his potential damage.
- Normal attacks are only armored if they're the first attack of the string †Bug: Super Dash > normal still has armor, but Super Dash (clash) > normal doesn't.. He cannot utilize the armor property during a blockstring without using specials.
- Air normals' armors lose specifically to 2H, but not other Head invulnerable attacks.