DBFZ/Bardock/Combos

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Bardock

Character Name Abbreviations

7	8	9
4	5	6
1	2	3

Numbers represent direction on a keyboard numpad. For example,

+

becomes 236L.

> = Proceed from the previous move to the following move.

▷/land = Indicate that the player must land at that point in the sequence.

, = the previous move into the following move.

->/~ = the previous special into a follow-up special.

dl./delay = Delay the following move.

whiff/(whiff) = The move must whiff (not hit).

c. = Close

f. = Far

j. = Jump

hj./sj. = High Jump/Super Jump

jc = Jump Cancel

hjc/sjc = High Jump Cancel/Super Jump Cancel

dc/adc = Dash Cancel/Air Dash Cancel

CH = Counter Hit

AA = Anti-Air

IAS = Instant Air Special

[X] = Hold input.

]X[ = Release input.

(move) = Move is optional.

[X] or [Y] = Perform sequence X or Y.

[sequence] xN = Repeat sequence N amount of times.

(N) = Hit N of a move or move must deal N amount of hits.

DR = Dragon Rush

SD = Super Dash

A16 = Android 16

A17 = Android 17

A18 = Android 18

A21 = Android 21

L21 = Android 21 (Lab Coat)

AGH = Gohan (Adult)

BDK = Bardock

BGK = Goku (SSGSS)

BLK = Goku Black

BRO = Broly

BRS = Beerus

BVG = Vegeta (SSGSS)

CEL = Cell

CLR = Cooler

FRZ = Frieza

GKN = Goku

GKU = Goku (Super Saiyan)

GNY = Captain Ginyu

GT4 = Gogeta (SS4)

GTA = Gogeta (SSGSS)

GTG = Goku (GT)

GTK = Gotenks

GUI = Goku (Ultra Instinct)

HIT = Hit

JNB = Janemba

JRN = Jiren

KBU = Kid Buu

KEF = Kefla

KRL = Krillin

L21 = Android 21 (Lab Coat)

MBU = Majin Buu

NAP = Nappa

PIC = Piccolo

RSH = Master Roshi

SB2 = Super Baby 2

SBR = Broly (DBS)

TEN = Tien

TNK = Trunks

VDL = Videl

VGN = Vegeta

VGT = Vegeta (Super Saiyan)

VTO = Vegito (SSGSS)

YAM = Yamcha

YGH = Gohan (Teen)

ZAM = Zamasu (Fused)

Midscreen Combos

Meterless

Combo	Damage	Meter Gain	Difficulty	Notes
2M > 5M > jc.M(2)L2H > SD > j.M(2)L2H > jc.LL(2)L	4090	1.15	Very Easy	Basic BnB. At max range, 5LL > 2M will whiff. Skip 2M and go directly to 5M instead.
2M > 5M > jc.M(2)L2H > SD > delay j.LL(2)2H > jc.LL(2)L	4090	1.15	Very Easy	Alternative route. Delaying the j.L after SD makes the entire j.LL(2)2H > jc.LL(2)L sequence consistent across all launchers (5LLL, 2H, j.2H, DR).
5LL > IAD j.LM(1) ▷ jump j.LL(2)2H > SD ...	2260+	0.6+	Easy	Doing this will give you slightly more corner carry at the cost of damage, but only pre-U Smash. Post-U Smash (like in Vanish combos), it'll result in both less corner carry and damage.
2M > delay 5M > 5H > SD > j.LL(2)2H > jc.LL(2) > j.214L	3978	1.04	Easy	Less damage, less meter gain, but more corner carry. j.214L is an anywhere meterless sliding knockdown. Though at midscreen, this gives you next to no oki, and all Supers will whiff upon landing.
2M > delay 5M > 5H > delay SD > airdash j.M(1)L ▷ dash jump j.LL(2)2H > jc.LL(2) > j.214L	4147	1.19	Hard	Rejump combo with buffered dash jump. There's an 1F window to delay the SD (it has to hit as late as possible) and make this entire sequence work while still staying same side. It's a 2F window if you do dash jump j.L > delay j.LL instead, but this will switch sides, defeating the purpose of doing rejump.
2M > 5M > jc.M(2)L2H > forward jump SD > j.M(2)H	3465	.8	Easy	Easy, low damage sideswitch.
2M > 5M > jc.M(2) > delay j.L > forward jc delay j.LL(2)2H > SD > j.M(2)H	3740	1.01	Medium	Cross under sideswitch. The delay on the first j.L is rather generous, though it's a bit shorter if you start from 5LL > 2M. This is slightly harder to pull off on BRO so practice on him as his timing also works on everybody.
Steep angle SD > j.L > delay j.M(1) ▷ jump j.LL(2)2H > ...	1915+	.5+	Medium	Rejump from something like a fake crossup SD.
236[S], dash 5LL > 2M > 5M > sjc.LL(2)2H > jc.LL(2) > j.214L	4903	1.4	Easy	236S can only be followed up midscreen at full charge.
2M > 5M > j.M(2) > j.236M > IAD j.M(1) > 665LL2M5M > jc.LL(2)2H > jc.LL(2) > 214L	4700	~1.55	Medium	The j.M after the j.236M should barely hit, with having the first swing whiff. Don't delay the airdash or the j.M You want to dash deep in after to get the LL to connect.

Metered

Combo	Damage	Meter Gain	Difficulty	Notes
... j.LL(2)S > j.236L > j.214L+M		-3	Easy	Ender into air Supers.
... > Vanish ▷ dash 2L > 5LL > 2M > delay 5M > 5S > 214M	2447 (from 236L)	-1	Medium	Optimized for okizeme.
... > Vanish ▷ dash 2L > 5LLL > SD > delay j.LL(2)2H > jc.LL(2) > j.214L	2725 (from 236L)	-1	Very Easy	Optimized for corner carry.
... > Vanish ▷ dash 2L > 5LL > 2M > 5M > sjc.LL(2)2H > jc.LL(2) > j.214L	2745 (from 236L)	-1	Easy	Optimized for damage.
... > Vanish ▷ dash 2L > 5LLL > SD > j.LL(1)L, airdash j.X	2442	-1	Very Easy	Give a bit of everything, soft knockdown oki.
236H~H, j.236L > Vanish > SD > j.LL(2)2H > jc.LL(2)L	3225	-1.5	Very Easy	EX Lariat confirm. Off of Smash hit, 236X series and 236S can convert into a j.H SKD this way.

Corner Combos

Combo	Damage	Meter Gain	Difficulty	Notes
[DR] > delay j.LL(2)2H > jc.LL(2)S > j.214M	2979	~1.72	Very Easy	j.214M gives way better oki than j.214L, but will whiff at high hitstun decay.
2M > 5M > jc.M(1)S > j.236M, delay j.S ▷ 5LL > 2M > 5M > 5H > SD > j.LL(2)2H > jc.LL(2)S > j.214L	4790	1.7	Easy	Easy 2M BnB. From 5LL > 2M, j.236M will whiff on some characters unless you delay something to lower their height, typically either the first 5M or j.236M.
2M > 5M > jc.M(1)S > j.236M, delay airdash j.MS ▷ delay 5LL > IAD j.LS ▷ 5L > delay 5LL > 2M > 5S > 5H > SD > j.LL(2)2H > jc.LL(2) > j.214L	5000	~2.03	Medium	More optimized. Slightly delay 5L after airdash j.MS to land 5LL consistently. Airdashing makes Ki gain inconsistent, however this route will always build over 2 bars.
2M > 5M > 236M, delay airdash j.MS ▷ delay 5LL > IAD j.LS ▷ 5L > delay 5LL > 2M > delay 5M > 5S > 5H > SD > jc.M(2)2H > jc.LL(2)S > j.214L	4985	1.94	Medium	Alternate route. 236M into delay airdash j.M has great corner carry and works decently far from the corner.
2M > 5M > 236M, delay j.S ▷ 5LL > {IAD j.LS ▷ 5L > delay 5LL}x3 > 2M > 5H > 5S > 214M	4799	~1.83	Medium	Maximizing damage and meter gain before 214M oki. Much better than cutting the combo short to end with j.S > j.214M.
236S, 5LL > {IAD j.LS ▷ 5L > delay 5LL}x2 > 2M > 5M > 5H > SD > j.LL(2)2H > jc.LL(2) > j.214L	5157	2.15	Medium	236S is the best combo starter Bardock has. This entire sequence does more damage and builds more meter than one starting with 2M.
236M(2) ▷ 5LL > {IAD j.LS ▷ 5L > delay 5LL}x3 > 5LLL > SD > j.LL(1)2H > jc.LL(2) > j.214L	3425	~2	Medium	Raw 236M combo that builds around 2 bars.
2M > 5M > 236M, j.[DR]	2971	.5	Very Easy	Solo DR combo #1, useful for snapback.
2M > 5M > jc.M(2) > jc.M(2)S > j.236M, j.[DR]	3538	.85	Very Easy	Solo DR combo #2.
SD > j.LL(2)S > j.236M, j.LL(2)2H > jc.LL(2)S > j.214M	2705	1.25	Easy	Raw SD conversion.

Sparking

Combo	Position	Damage	Meter Gain	Notes
2M > 236L > Spark, 236[S] ...	Anywhere	?	?	Decent non-2H Sparking combo starter.
5LL > delay 2M > IAD j.M(1) ▷ 5LL ...	Anywhere	?	?	Bardock's signature sparking loops. Works both midscreen and in the corner.
5LL > 2M > 5H > IAD j.M(1) ▷ 5LL ...	Corner	?	?	Corner version of the Sparking loops.

Assist Extensions

Combo	Position	Damage	Meter Gain	Notes
236L + Assist, 5L ...	Anywhere	?	?	Neutral.
2M > 5M > jc.M(2) > jc.M(2)H + Assist ▷ ...	Anywhere	?	?
... j.S > j.214M + Assist ▷ 5L > 5LL > 2M > 5H > 236L > 236L+M/236H+S/214L+M	Corner	?	?	Basic Assist pickup in the corner.
... j.S > j.214M > Assist ▷ [DR] > 236L > 236H+S/214L+M	Corner	?	?	More useful at high hitstun decay.