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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 for pressure and combos 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 fully-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, hit-confirming, or burst baiting.

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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

Solid bread and butter normal

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

Very rewarding AA, but with risks

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

lööps

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 {5 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=A weak air jab which happens to be Axl's only self-cancelled normal.
 *Rarely used in combos, though it's useful for low height pickups after 2S.
-*Can be used to cancel the first  hit of j.S to retract the extended hurtbox, which can save you from projectiles like Gunflame.
+*Can be used to cancel the first hit of j.S to retract the extended hurtbox, which can save you from projectiles like Gunflame.
-*Due to its inability to be self-cancellable on whiff, long recovery for a jab, and stubby hitbox, it's not a good idea to use this normal as an air-to-air.
+*Due to its inability to be self-cancellable on whiff, long recovery for a jab, and stubby hitbox, it's a poor air-to-air.
-*Can be used as a cute tick throw setup if you use it as a safe jump/meaty normal, but be wary of people mashing out.
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   |description=A kick with long active frames and jump cancel.
 *Mostly air combo filler, usually followed up with jc j.H > j.D > Axl Bomber.
-*Air counter hit has huge untech time and small float; confirm it into a full combo with anti-air normals or airdash j.S/H/D. This plus its decent hitbox makes j.K usable as a situational air-to-air.
+*Air counter hit has huge untech time that can easily be confirmed into a full combo. This plus its decent hitbox makes j.K usable as a situational air-to-air.
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   |damage=16,12 |tension=264×2 |risc=4,6 |prorate= |level=2 |guard=High / Air, Mid / Air
   |cancel=S |roman=YRP |startup=11 |active=8,8 |recovery=9 |frameAdv= |inv=
-  |description=A long diagonal two-hit chain.
+  |description=A long diagonal air-to-ground chain.
-*Hits twice, second hit vacuums and is a mid. Counter hit recovery.
+*Hits twice, second hit vacuums and is a mid. Counter hit state recovery.
-*Good approach tool with IAD against passive opponents; cancels into j.H and j.6P for tighter pressure or combos when landing close to opponent.
+*Good approach tool with IAD against passive opponents; gatlings into j.H and j.6P to extend pressure or combo.
-*Hurtbox traveling along most of the chain makes it easy to anti-air; the small hitbox can also whiff if you are too close or do it too high in the air.
+*Hurtbox traveling along most of the chain means it can be anti-aired if read; the small hitbox can also whiff if you are too close or do it too high in the air.
-*The second hit's hitbox travels back towards Axl, which can occasionally catch people off guard. It's best to not rely on this happening however.
+*The second hit's hitbox travels back towards Axl, which can occasionally catch opponents off guard.
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   |description=A big chain swing with good damage and long active frames.
 *Axl's best jump in at close range thanks to its active frames and hitbox.
-*Gatlings only into j.D which can make it more unsafe than j.K if Axl is too high.
+*Only gatlings into j.D, which can make it more unsafe than j.K if Axl is too high.
-*On air counter hit gives you increased untech time, though not as much as j.K or j.D gives.
+*Early active frames can cross up, but the practical usage is nonexistent due to how hard it is to do.
-*Early active frames can cross up, but the practical usage is non-existent due to how hard it is to do.
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 *Launches the opponent with big float on both ground and air hits; wallsplats in the corner.
 *Huge untech time on both regular and counter hit, which makes it an important '''[[GGXRD-R2/Axl_Low/Combos#j.D_Combos|combo extension/conversion tool]]'''.
-*Landing recovery makes it risky as a falling jump-in normal (punishable with throws or fast normals if done too high).
+*Landing recovery makes it punishable with throws or fast normals if done too high.
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   |damage=24 |tension=264 |risc=7 |prorate= |level=2 |guard=Mid
   |cancel=S |roman=YRP |startup=7 |active=6 |recovery=14 |frameAdv= |inv=
-  |description=A long horizontal chain poke.
+  |description=A long aerial horizontal chain poke.
-*Faster and more reliable than j.K for air-to-air situations, but the reward is much smaller.
+*A little more reliable than j.K for air-to-air situations, with a lot less reward on hit.
 *Good against characters that are too fast in the air for 5P and 2S (e.g. Millia, Dizzy).
-*Good confirm from a falling j.S airhit; can be even linked into 5P for more damage if the opponent is close enough to the ground.
+*Good confirm from a falling j.S air hit; can be even linked into 5P for more damage if the opponent is close enough to the ground.
-*Can be used after 6K to combo at ranges where 2S wouldn't connect.
+*Can be used after 6K to combo at ranges where 2S won't connect.
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 *The biggest extended hurtbox out of all of Axl's chain normals, covering the entire chain, so it's even easier to anti-air than j.S is.
 *Has a dead zone underneath Axl, so characters who are fast enough can run under Axl as he jumps and punish. The counter hit recovery can make getting hit in this situation a lot more punishing.
-*Counter hit has increased untech time, though it has to be done while falling to get a bigger combo out of it and you are usually cancelling into another normal like j.6P.
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