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Axl Low

Defense Modifier: Guts Rating: Weight: Stun Resistance: Prejump: Backdash Time / Invul: Wakeup (Face Up/Down): / Movement Options Double Jump, 1 Air Dash, Dash Type: Run Play-style Zoning, Anti-Airing.

Backstory

Axl originally lived in the 20th century, about 150 years before the events of main storyline. During this period, he fell in love with a girl named Megumi. He grew up in the slums and eventually found himself in the middle of a gang war. Thanks to his strength, he was able to put an end to the conflict in six months (with no casualties). It was sometime after this victory when Axl was forced to go through his first time slip into the 22nd century. Axl enters the Sacred Knights Tournament in hopes of finding a way to get back to his own era. He was apparently led to believe that the winner of the tournament could have a wish granted to them.
After the tournament, Axl has tried to find a way to return to the past while suffering from the random time-slips. He is also one the few people who knows Sol's real identity and calls him "Freddie". He even seeked help from Faust, who unfortunately couldn't anything to his condition. Eventually he decides to find That Man and his servants, I-No in particular, to ask them for help.

In Guilty Gear Xrd, Axl confronts I-No yet again to tell her to bring him to That Man with important information from The Original. I-No brings Axl to The Backyard to meet That Man. Axl tells That Man the message, and then learns that he has no way out to escape.

Overview

Axl is the resident zoner of Xrd and while his chains may remind you of the limbs of a certain fire-breathing yoga master, he has the tools to rumble with opponents at any range instead of relying purely on keep-away tactics. If you can react to (and predict) opponent's jumps, Axl is more than capable of tagging them with his phenomenal anti-airs, some reaching more than half the screen (horizontally, diagonally or vertically). His ability to easily convert the anti-air hits into highly damaging combos with loads of corner carry is also second to none. If the opponent remains grounded, Axl's Rensengeki is an extremely potent keep-away tool that rips through opposing projectiles, has a built-in anti-air follow-up, and can be YRC'd into a lightning-fast projectile to control any approach with ease during the YRC slowdown.
Axl's main weakness is his subpar mobility; his walk and run are slow, his airdash distances are short, and his jump is really floaty. Using movement to avoid opponent's attacks and pressure is really clunky so matchups against high-mobility characters become that much worse. Even when you manage to escape the corner with jump or high jump, Axl's airdash moves him so little distance out of corner that he has to make additional efforts with j.2S, jS and such (for preventing airthrows, antiairs, and other chasedown attempts) to survive the landing. Another lacking area is Axl's offensive momentum; although his ground throw and frame traps have good damage, his mixup options and blockstrings are much less oppressive than most of the cast, meaning he usually has to grind out his wins in the neutral instead of riding a single hit to victory. In addition to that, most of his long-range pokes have dramatically extended hurtboxes, making Axl exceptionally vulnerable on the lengthy active and recovery frames against various attacks and approaches. However, with a great low-profile 2K, a fully invincible DP, and 4-frame parries, Axl is far from helpless once the opponent gets in, so if hitting the opponent for 40% of their life off of a single anti-air sounds appealing, give this goofy time-traveler a try!

Strengths/Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Long-reaching normals and specials that allows pressuring and damaging the opponent at any range
Strong anti-air game that leads to big damage and/or knockdown
High average damage with low execution barrier
Good combo conversion ability, both without and with 50% meter
Rensen YRC: a top class pressure and neutral tool in the form of beam-like projectile
Benten: a meterless full-invuln DP that makes opponents think twice about their offensive patterns

Normals and specials are slow and situational; covering the wrong angle and range leaves you extremely vulnerable
Poor mobility, especially in the air; escaping from the corner is difficult without meter or hard reads
Pressure is very reliant on plain frame traps and throws; the unorthodox mixup moves are slow and/or risky
No quick (<6F) or self-canceling normals for easy abare, hitconfirming, and burst baiting.
Needs mastering very different gameplans for all sorts of matchups to play effectively at higher skill levels

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Normal Moves

5P

As if millions of I-No players suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced

28	Mid	7	6	19	-	-

5K

Your fastest normal

16	Mid	6	3	12	-	-

c.S

Useful for combos/blockstrings/what have you

28	Mid	7	6	10	-	-

f.S

Good for people running at you

33	Mid	9	3	22	-	-

5H

For frame traps, catching jumps, or letting your opponent know you screwed up a throw attempt

42	Mid	16	4	17	-	-

5D

Axl Low: FFIX King of Jump Rope

25	High	26	6	15	-	-

6P

One of the game's weaker 6Ps

32	Mid	9	3	16	-	-

6K

Usually used more as a read than as a reaction anti-air

22,18	Mid,Mid	11	5(2)8	15	-	-

6H

YAHOO!

46	High	23	9	9	-	-

2P

Also good for people running at you

24	Low	12	6	18	-	-

2K

Hilariously goes under many things

9	Low	7	5	6	-	-

2S

Axl's expression here is the one you should make when anti-airing someone

22,18	Mid	8	9,6	15	-	-

2H

God Bless the Special Cancel

22,18	Low,Mid	13	8,6	19	-	-

2D

A very active sweep with a sweet cancel window

30	Low	8	10	12	-	-

3P

Axl's favorite meaty normal

24	Low	11	4	8	-	-

j.P

Not a lot of range, but your fastest air option

10	High / Air	7	4	9	-	-

j.K

Why the CH untech is so long no one can quite say

18	High / Air	8	8	12	-	-

j.S

Be mindful of the hurtbox on the chain

16,12	High / Air, Mid / Air	11	8,8	9	-	-

j.H

Either a jump-in or combo filler

38	High / Air	10	12	9	-	-

j.D

You can use it for ghetto dustloops, too!

40	High / Air	10	2	22 / 5 Landing Recovery	-	-

j.6P

For when you want a ranged poke in the air but j.S won't hit

24	Mid	7	6	14	-	-

j.6K

For more bombers!

24, 18	High / Air	9	6,3	12	-	-

j.2S

For the sneaky people running under j.S

16	High / Air	13	14	9	-	-

Universal Mechanics

Ground Throw

Slam 'em to the ground

0,50	Ground Throw: 78750	1			-	-

Air Throw

Not much to say about it other than it does its job

0,60	Air Throw: 192500	1			-	-

Dead Angle Attack

It WILL whiff often and it WILL make you sad

25	All	9	2	17	-	-

Blitz Shield Charge Attack

Blitz Attack

Puts you in a good position for Haitaka

50	Mid	(15-48)+13	3	Hit: 11 Whiff: 20	-	-	50	Mid	50+13	3	Hit: 11 Whiff: 20	-	-

Special Moves

Sickle Flash

Sickle Flash
[4]6S

Your favorite special

Your favorite counterhit

Your favorite combo ender

20×3	Mid	12	12(3 Hit)	39	-	-	35	Mid	1	12	35	-	-	26×5	Low	7	[2(5)]×4,2	17	-	-

Artemis Hunter

Artemis Hunter
623S

Benten-sama!

46	All	9	6	35	-	-

Thunder Shadow Chain

Thunder Shadow Chain
623K

Great for annoying people

45	High / Air	28	4	13+3 After Landing	-	-

Spindle Spinner

Spindle Spinner
41236H

It is proper etiquette to scream "YES!!" with Axl when this move lands, even if you're the one being hit.

0,80	Ground Throw	27	20	38	-	-

Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait
214P/K

U wot mate?

The bandana does more than just look good

0,80				Total 34	-	-	0,80				Total 29	-	-

Axl Bomber

Axl Bomber
j.623H

Axl koompah!

50	All	9	4	10 After Landing	-	-

Sparrowhawk Stance

Sparrowhawk Stance
214HS

Still the ultimate scrub killer

				Maximum 188	-	-	40	All	23+4	16	27	-	-	32	All	23+5	19	26	-	-	24	All	23+8	21	16	-	-					Total 28	-	-

Overdrives

Sickle Storm

Sickle Storm
2363214H
[2363214D]

For when you want to DP but you also want more fire

50×2, 30×5 [62×2, 37×5]	Mid	14+1	4,4(22)12 {4 hit}	36	-	-

Shark Strike

Shark Strike
214214S

2H on steroids

20,42	Mid, All	3+2	11(8)2	6	-	-

Instant Kill

Amphora Conflagration
During IK Mode: 236236H

See ya

DESTROY	All	9+15	5	32	-	-	DESTROY	All	5+12	5	32	-	-

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-  |description='''Sickle Flash''' (or "Rensengeki", usually abbreviated "'''Rensen'''"), a long three-hit chain projectile, is the move that defines Axl as a character. It has a relatively quick startup, a hitbox that reaches all the way to the floor, projectile-absorbing up to three hits, and almost full screen range, which makes it a strong tool for stopping any ground approaches.
+  |description='''Sickle Flash''' (or "Rensengeki", usually abbreviated "'''Rensen'''"), a long three-hit chain projectile, is the move that defines Axl as a character. It has a relatively quick startup, a hitbox that reaches all the way to the floor, long range, and fast travel time, which makes it a strong tool for stopping any ground approaches or harassing from a distance.
-*Knocks down on hit, though in longer combos (eg. antiair normals into TK Bomber, 5P > Rensen) the opponent may be able to recover before hitting ground.
+*Knocks down on hit, though in longer combos the opponent may be able to recover before hitting ground.
-*Loses to pre-emptive IADs, especially IAD YRC which slows the time too much for the follow-ups to even come out. Also, mind the unsafe range against moves like Bandit Bringer and Megafist.
+*Can be '''[[GGXRD-R2/Axl_Low/Strategy#Rensen_YRC|YRC'd]]''' for a great pressure and neutral tool which puts a grounded opponent in long blockstun and lets you react to opponents trying to jump over it.
-*The hurtbox extends forward a lot, so for neutral footsies try to use it only after fast pokes like 5K or f.S when in close range.
+*Loses to preemptive air approaches, such as IAD or certain special moves. IAD YRC is also effective against Rensen, since it slows down time to where followups don't even come out.
-*Can be '''[[GGXRD-R2/Axl_Low/Strategy#Rensen_YRC|YRC'd]]''' for a great pressure and neutral tool which puts a grounded opponent in long blockstun and lets you react to jumpers with 6K.
+*The hurtbox extends forward a little and can lose to faster moves, so don't use this move raw at close range too often.
-*Rensen hitting on later frames (ie. further away) gives you a better frame advantage; don't autopilot into up-followup unless you really want to push them back.
+*Rensen hitting form further away gives you a better frame advantage; don't autopilot into up followup unless you want to push opponents further back.
-*Because of the startup and travel time of the projectile, connecting a Rensen without a gap in blockstrings can be difficult; beware of moves like Pot's F.D.B, Slayer's teleport dash, and Chipp's Zansei Rouga.
+*Cancelling normals into Rensen usually leaves a gap in between; be mindful of opponents attempting reversals.
-*Thanks to Xrd's lenient charge buffer, Rensen can be done after microdash (input being [4]66S) for additional horizontal reach, though it obviously makes the startup significantly longer.
+*Rensen can be done out of a microdash (done by inputting [4]66S) for additional reach.
-*Pushback doesn't work in corner since it's a projectile (ie. it only pushes the opponent away from yourself, not yourself away from the opponent); doing Rensen or any of its followups on block in corner is easily punished.
+*Doesn't cause any pushback against cornered opponents, which can make a blocked Rensen dangerous if not enough distance is created.
-'''Melody Chain''' ("Kyokusageki") is mostly used to prevent opponents from jumping over a Rensen to get in, but can also put them in an unfavorable position to tech after a hit.
+'''Melody Chain''' ("Kyokusageki") is mostly used to catch opponents trying to jump over a Rensen, but can also put them in an unfavorable air tech situation after a hit.
-*Counter hit gives full untech time until knockdown, which means a free combo followup with 6K or run c.S/6P.
+*Counter hit is untechable, leads to a free combo.
-*When the opponent jumps over a Rensen, this creates an important 50:50 situation:
+*Ending combos with up followup sacrifices knockdown in exchange for a chance to catch the opponent's tech for extra damage.
-**Opponent can bait your up follow-up with a doublejump and punish your huge whiff recovery after the fall. They can also use FD to be at no risk, but it obviously costs tension.
-**If you do nothing, you are vulnerable for the regular jump-in, but if they doublejumped, you'll recover in time for antiair stand-by against a very predictable trajectory (excluding some characters like Chipp, Millia, Kum).
-*Canceling into it from Rensen on hit allows the opponent to tech　(ie. loses the knockdown of regular Rensen hit), but you can use 6K, 5P, 2S and 6P to try to catch them after a tech for a new combo.
 *Can be RRC'd for easy big damage combos; there is enough untech time to wait for the RC proration to cool off, which also works well for baiting bursts.
-*If a normal hit connects when the opponent is very close (ie. very meaty) as an antiair or in pointblank corner combos, you can link into 5P if they are not too high above.
+*If it connects with people right above Axl's head you can link into 5P or 2S for a full combo.
-*Can be slightly delayed for creating more pushback in a blockstring or combo (also lowers combo height for the post RRC parts making a knockdown easier), though it's still easy to IB for -17 disadvantage.
+*Like Rensen, the up followup is a projectile, and does no pushback against cornered opponents. With it being -13 on normal block you must never use this when you have someone in the corner.
-'''Spinning Chain Strike''' ("Sensageki") provides a more damaging knockdown option in the corner, and even in midscreen for specific characters.
+'''Spinning Chain Strike''' ("Sensageki") provides a more damaging knockdown option.
-*Although it's the only non-projectile form of Rensen, it's still easily punished by making it whiff with FD pushback, so use very cautiously on block.
+*Can be used to surprise opponents trying to jump or move forward after blocking Rensen.
-*Can be used to surprise opponents who refuse to keep blocking low on Rensen and it's follow-ups (eg. trying to hold up-back for a jump or forward for immediate closing in).
+*Although it's a physical hit, not a projectile, it can still be whiff punished by characters FDing it, so be a little cautious with it.
-*Good alternative for the final TK Bomber in corner combos, but connecting succesfully can be quite character specific because of different weight and hurtbox type combinations.
+*Gives a better knockdown than TK Bomber for corner combos, but connecting successfully is character specific.
-*Amount of successful hits and the timing of knockdown varies greatly between different hurtbox types; the closer you are, the easier it is for all the hits to connect.
+*Characters can fall out and get OTG'd when down followup is done from too far away.
-**If the opponent is too far away, the later hits can hit OTG and allow the opponent to tech, Faust being a prime example who falls off and OTGs really easily.
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