GGReload/Eddie

Eddie
Defense Modifier: x1.06 Guts Rating: 0 Weight: Medium (x1.00) Stun Resistance: 60 Jump Startup: 3F Backdash Time: 16F / Invul: 1~7F Wake-Up (Face Up/Down): 36F / 33F Movement Options Double Jump, 1 Airdash, Flight Mode (as his second jump), Dash Type: Run Colors P K S H D Start Normal SP

Overview

The shadow, Eddie, of the former head of the Assassin's Guild, Zato-1, is an archetype-defining puppet character with a myriad of overwhelming offensive pressure. Eddie has unblockables, pressure for days, flight, and plenty of dual attacking options to deal with opponent's defensive options. Letting Eddie get the initiative is suicide and all of the pressure is placed on the opponent once Eddie gets in and runs his game.

On the flip side, Eddie is horribly weak defensively. When his shadow gauge is emptied, he must often run away, or contend with his overall subpar normals. He has the worst guts in the game with a bad defense modifier, a poor backdash, slower buttons, and no meterless reversal. His Dead Angle is barely passable and his reversal super is downright awful. Eddie is a character who wants to get in and stay on the absolute offensive, giving the opponent zero chance to breathe.

Strengths and Weaknesses

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Strengths	Weaknesses
Suffocating offensive game with pressure and strong mixup Best okizeme in the game with man reversal safe setups Shadow can take a hit for Eddie Practical unblockables with meter Huge damage and stun output Several intangibles such as Flight, Drunkard shade (214S), and Break The Law (214K)	Below average health and defense stats Horrid reversal options, including Dead Angle Demands high execution to use effectively Large, easy to combo hurtbox Slow buttons with overall poor hurtboxes Without Shadow ready, Eddie is sorely limited

Unique Mechanics

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Eddie Gauge

The shadow, Little Eddie, can only be used while the gauge is not depleted. Every shadow attack will drain some of this bar.

Controlling Little Eddie with Negative Edge

Little Eddie, attacks only when corresponding buttons are released, not pressed.

With proper meter management and execution, Eddie is capable of attacking alongside the shadow for devastating simultaneous attacks. This gives Eddie his extensive offensive pressure game and allows tandem attacks to prevent escapes and multiple mixup opportunities per blockstring, with varying levels of punishment depending on how much meter is left. If it is emptied however, Eddie loses access to this shadow for several seconds, and cannot summon, leaving him susceptible to being stuck in a very bad defensive position. Proper control of this gauge is key.

Overview

Combos

Strategy/Counter Strategy

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Normal Moves

5P	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 9 Mid CSJR 5 4 7 -1 Situational Anti-Air. Can be used to set up tick-command grabs. Whiffs on some smaller crouching characters. Slower than 2A so not a super commonly used normal.

5K	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 12 Low SJR 6 4 8 -2 Standing low, go-to low starter in pressure Great for ticking into Damned Fang

c.S	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 30 Mid SJR 9 5 9 ±0 Primarily blockstring/combo filler Very situational AA

f.S	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 20*4 Mid SR 7 3*4 20 -9 Decent ranged poke Stuff>Far 5S>2S is a useful in blockstring to push opponent into far drill range

5H	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 25*3 Mid SR*2, R 14 2,6,3 15 +1 Primarily combo/blockstring filler Only first and second hits are special cancelable 5HS xx Mawaru is a decent way to start pressure but can be escaped.

6P	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 22*2 Mid SJR 13 4,4 12 -2 Go to AA when opponent is at IAD height Good upper body invul Upper body allows it to be a good pressure starter against DP characters since invul will cause DP to whiff

6K	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 30 High RF 23 5 12 -3 Standing overhead, go-to overhead starter Staggers on hit, can combo a 5p/2p into a knockdown Has an FRC point

6H	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 60 Mid R 13 12 23 -16 Very large normal, useful as an AA when opponent is in upper-corner of screen Slow startup and bad hit box mean it must be use quite preemptively Special cancable in the late frames, so canceling into drunkard shade can help make it more safe on block

5D	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 18 High R 24 3 24 -13 Slower than 6K but can be a decent reset tool Confirms into large damage in the corner when little Eddie is out

2P	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 8 Mid CSR 5 4 8 -2 Eddie's fastest normal, decent hitbox, go-to close range poke

2K	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 18 Low SR 7 2 9 +3 No hurtbox where leg is underground allows it to be used pretty creatively VERY situational AA when opponent is very close to the ground

2S	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 18 Mid SR 9 4 16 -6 Good mid-range poke, decent speed and range Combos into drill on counter hit Provides decent opportunity to summon on block, but not true string

2H	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 24 Mid SR 11 6 19 -6 Ideal AA for when opponent approaches from high above you Counter hit grants hard knockdown Hitbox extends surprisingly far forward and down, allowing it to be used in conjunction with nobiru in the corner for pressure

2D	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 20 Low SJR 9 6 15 -7 Best way to end combos when little eddie is unsummoned as it grants hard knockdown Special cancleable on block/hit, so plenty of time to summon eddie and start oki

j.P	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 13 High, Air CSR 8 4 16 - Mashable in the air Least used air button but has some purpose can be used in fuzzy guard mix up decent air to air

j.K	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 18 High, Air SJR 5 8 6 - Eddie's only jump cancelable air normal Used for fuzzy guard mix ups Excellent air to air to contest many approaches

j.S	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 22 High, Air SR 7 12 12 - God button for the hitbox it has Hits very deep for fuzzy mix ups Used also for late airdash mix ups

j.H	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 40 High, Air SR 11 6 12 -

j.D	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 55 High, Air SR 11 4 19+5L -

Universal Mechanics

Ground Throw	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 50 Throw: 49 Pixels - - - - -

Air Throw	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 60 Throw: 110 Pixels - - - - -

Dead Angle Attack	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 25 All R 13 9 18 -13

Specials

Invite Hell 22S/H

Version Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. S 40 Low, Air - 18 48 Total 42 +2 H 40 Low, Air F 18 36 Total 42 +2 Slash version hits up close, is more active and is generally used for oki either after a knockdown to stall time or make them block so the shadow gets in Heavy version is used in blockstrings and while being less active, has an FRC point so you can continue pressure and can be used for unblockables in conjunction with Shadow -D-

Break the Law 214[K]	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. - - - - - - -

Shadow Gallery j.41236S	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 25,50 Mid RF 15～ 6(12)3 24+3L -13 Combo filler move in the corner, used for loops when confirming off of a mix up into shadow -S- Grants a knockdown anywhere on screen if the second hit connects has an FRC point before the second hit to make it safer

Shadow Summon 236P/K/S/H	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. - - - - - Total 38 -

Traversing Attack Release P with Shadow	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 25 All - 7 2 16 - decent neutral tool used to make ambiguous offense and to pester around drills in neutral Combo filler for many Drill, Shadow Gallery and 5D links into Unblockable

Small Attack Release K with Shadow	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 20*3 All - 14 29 25 - Pressure tool controls ground horizontal space Absolutely cranks of the guard gauge, one block string from it fills it up to the point the hitting mix up can do over 70%

Anti-Air Attack Release S with Shadow	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 50 Mid - 9 12 31 - God anti air and space control button Becomes better in the corner for pressure Cranks the guard gauge a ton Used to start corner combos into shadow gallery loops into unblockables

Drill Special Release H with Shadow

Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 34*3 Low, Air, All*2 - 147 36 - - Hits low 3 times for some reason Goes for unblockables you don't even need too time since all the hits are low just go high once and your opponent is literally done Once it is set, you cannot use Eddie again and the shadow gauge will not refill until the move has completely finished Rare cases when you get hit just before shadow -H- becomes active, it will go away and the shadow gauge will refill as normal

Overhead Attack Release D with Shadow	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 25 High, Air - 19 16 22 -

Drunkard Shade 214S	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 30 Mid R 9 10 10 -6

Damned Fang 623S	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 92 Throw: 70 Pixels - 7 1 - -

Flight 7/8/9 while airborne	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. - - - - - - -

Overdrives

Amorphous 632146H	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 82*2 Mid - 8+8 6,3 28 -17

Megalith Head 632146S	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 44*3 All - 5+5 3*3 30 +7

Executor-X j.236236S	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 16*30 All R 8+5 Until Wall Until L -

Instant Kill

Black in Mind in IK Mode: 236236H	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. DESTROY Mid - 9+4 16 16 -13

Navigation

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Combos

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