DBFZ/Cooler

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Overview

Overview

Whereas Frieza favors a more slender form and a long-ranged approach, his brother Cooler is infamous for his brutish build and memetic ability to skip neutral. This amarinthine alien has very good midscreen control thanks to his absolutely huge normals, divekicks and j.SDBFZ Cooler jS.pngGuardAllStartup15RecoveryTotal 27Advantage-, as well as long strings that have plenty of stagger and frame trap opportunities.

The most notable thing that Cooler can do is counter opponents trying to zone you out or otherwise relying on "meta" strategies like beam spamming and careless Superdashing. Cooler's Genocidal Uppercut (3H)DBFZ Cooler 3H.pngGuardAllStartup19~28Recovery23Advantage-10 launches him forward with a projectile and air invulnerable charge for about 70% of the screen, and can be cancelled into 5SDBFZ Cooler 5S.pngGuardAllStartup11RecoveryTotal 26Advantage-5 on block to make it either safe or plus if the opponent is still in the air. Cooler also has access to 5HDBFZ Cooler 5H.pngGuardAllStartup17Recovery22Advantage-1 which lets him go 90% of the screen quickly with relatively low recovery. With these tools used properly, Cooler can counter many keepaway strategies and lock down the opponent. If the opponent fails to respect Cooler and his enormousness, they can find themselves being brought straight to the corner by his infamous corner carry combos. Complete with a DP Dragon Punch A move that has invulnerability during its startup, long recovery, and a rising motion.DBFZ Cooler DeathBreaker.pngGuardAllStartup18Recovery46Advantage-44 and a frame 1 counter level 3DBFZ Cooler AtomicSupernova1.pngGuardStartupRecoveryTotal 71Advantage-, Cooler is well-rounded and can go toe to toe with anyone, and their pitiful beam assists too.

Unfortunately, Cooler's brawnish body is also his biggest blunder, as his wide normals and slow attacks make him very susceptible to whiff punishing. Failing to accommodate for this can have Cooler be swamped by his opponent as his size is turned against him. If the opponent learns to respect Cooler, he also loses some of his effectiveness, meaning a Cooler player must tread a fine line between punishing his opponents' carelessness and bullying them with his huge normals.

Pick Cooler if you want to punish disrespect from your opponent - directly, mano a mano - as the biggest behemoth of King Cold’s kin.
Cooler


DBFZ Cooler Portrait.png
Fastest Attacks
Reversals

 Cooler is an all-arounder who dominates the battlefield with oppressive range, in barbaric contrast to his brother.

Pros
Cons
  • Gigantic Buttons: Big range and utility on normals like his M buttons and 5H, which reach exceptionally far, and Genocidal Uppercut, an anti-air that beats projectiles.
  • Great Pressure: Fantastic L buttons, huge (most reflect proof) normals, many frametraps, solid frame data and solo plus frames with 236M/H discourage disrespect from opponents, allowing for strong mental stack.
  • Space Control: Commands the screen with 5S, Death Chaser, Flash, Shaker, and the aforementioned 3H.
  • Combo Damage & Corner Carry: Strong corner carry abilities like 5H and Death Chaser almost always lead to the corner after a combo, where Cooler can dish out plenty of damage thanks to 236S > Superdash routes.
  • Great Defense: Death Breaker is a huge air-OK reversal, and Atomic Supernova is a counter-based level 3 that can completely negate safejump set-ups.
  • Solid Assists: His A Assist is a large DP, B assist is invulnerable to projectiles, and C assist is a beam.
  • Okizeme: Cooler's oki is almost unrivaled. He can get a meaty safejump, a 2M, or a crossup after his level 3. 236L gives him great resets, while 236H gives him auto-timed safejumps in the corner.
  • Mix-ups: High/lows are impossible due to his slow 2M, and his j.2H mix, while potent, is not universal. Cooler relies on conditioning more than most other characters to open people up.
  • Whiff Punishment: Huge hurtboxes (as large as his hitboxes) on his moves, paired with lengthy recovery and somewhat slow start-up make Cooler susceptible to whiff punishes.
  • Linear: Many of his options in neutral are committal and can become predictable. Careful usage is required to keep them oppressive.
  • Defensive inconsistencies: His DPs can be low-profiled and his 2H can sometimes whiff against Superdash due to the awkward forward momentum.
  • Odd combos: Cooler reaches high hitstun decay very quickly, which can often lead to unexpected drops. Some labbing is required to ensure his combos land consistently.

Normal Moves

5L

Version Damage Guard Smash Startup Active Recovery On-Block Invuln
5L 400 All 6 3 12 -3
5LL 700 All 11 3 20 -7
5LLL 850 / 500×2 All U3+ 16 3 18 -5
5L
  • Cooler's fastest normal, good for pressure and confirms.
  • 6f jab. Moves him forward.

5LL
  • Combo and blockstring filler.
  • Huge range makes it reflect-proof.
  • Connects after a Vanish with microdash 5L whiff.

5LL has huge range and moves Cooler forward a lot. Unsafe on block, but due to Cooler generally having great pressure you might be able to get away with staggering this.


5LLL
  • Switches sides on hit and frametraps.
  • Cooler is in the air on hit and grounded on block.
  • Safe on block.
  • Enough blockstun to true string into light and Heavy divekicks

Very strong to force plus frames with 236H, but there is a small gap between the second and third hit.

5M

Damage Guard Smash Startup Active Recovery On-Block Invuln
700 All 10 2 21 -7
  • Like his other mediums, 5M is really long range.
  • Moves Cooler forwards, giving it even more range and easy spacing.

As a poke, it should be used as a faster alternative to 2M. Because of pushback, 5M > 2M or 2M > 5M can result in the opponent not having enough range to challenge Cooler, while Cooler still has enough range to hit them.

5H

Damage Guard Smash Startup Active Recovery On-Block Invuln
850 / 400,100,500 All U1 17 6 22 -1
  • Carries the opponent to the current wall on Smash hit, making it a powerful corner carry tool. The attack itself makes Cooler travel across 90% of the screen.
  • Usable after a low j.2H in the corner for optimal combo setups.
  • Has enough hitstun to effortlessly combo with 2M Smash hit or 5S without.

THE Cooler button, it does literally everything you'd want it to do. Corner carry, combo extensions, even stagger pressure as its only -1. Both 236L & 236H are unable to be 2H'd by the entire cast after this, meaning they have to commit to either Reflect, Reversal Super/Special or a Invincible Antiair. couple this with 214S allows a solid but simple mixup which allows Cooler to force RPS with the opponent.

5S

Damage Guard Smash Startup Active Recovery On-Block Invuln
500 All 11 Total 26 -5
  • Single-hit projectile that travels downward about half-screen.
  • Integral to Cooler's pressure, but not really useful in neutral.
  • His only safe, gapless blockstring ender past L buttons.
  • Very high hitstun, allowing for Sparking loops and even Super Dash anywhere on the screen.

Cooler's 5S seems like combo filler at first, but it's actually quite a good stagger tool. The opponent will be pushed back decently far from Cooler, enabling several possible options to continue pressure and punish the opponent for getting impatient: It can be cancelled into 5H, 6H and 3H or vice versa, allowing for strings like 6H 5S 5H. You can also restart pressure with an M button after it instead.

2L

Damage Guard Smash Startup Active Recovery On-Block Invuln
400 All 7 3 9 0
  • Exchanges the low property for huge range.
  • Good for staggers due to its fast startup and long range.
  • No longer outranges 5L.

Pairing this with 5L gives obnoxious pressure that can beat mashing (2L5L)>(5L2L).

2M

Damage Guard Smash Startup Active Recovery On-Block Invuln
700 Low 13 2 23 -9
  • Cooler's most ignorant normal.
  • Can link into 5H, 5M, or 6H at the start of the round for a decent corner carry setup.
  • Has a hefty hurtbox befitting of its range, so make sure it doesn't whiff.
  • Can connect 5S and 214S at max range after a hit.

Really dumb range. 5M is able to link into the move at max range, but can also still be cancelled into 5S or 5H instead.

2H

Damage Guard Smash Startup Active Recovery On-Block Invuln
850 / 1000 All U1+ 14 3 28 -11 4-16 Head
  • Universal anti-air that can lead to huge damage.
  • Decent upwards range.
  • Cooler doesn't have any safe cancel options on block. They can either be disrespected or punished if blocked.

6M

Damage Guard Smash Startup Active Recovery On-Block Invuln
850 High 24 6 4+6L ±0
  • Universal overhead.
  • Short range for a character with generally large range.

6H

Crushing Stomp

Damage Guard Smash Startup Active Recovery On-Block Invuln
750 Low 15 3 18 -5
  • Scales like a light (thanks a lot, Cell).
  • You can perform 5H after 6H but not vice-versa, so be careful how you structure your pressure.
  • Confirms from 2M on hit but not 5M.
  • Ground bounces on air hit.

3H

Genocidal Uppercut

Damage Guard Smash Startup Active Recovery On-Block Invuln
750 All 19~28 3 23 -10 4-21~30 Head, 7-21~30 Projectiles
  • Tracks the opponent relative position, goes through non-Super projectiles. Projectile invul starts at either 6f or 7f.
  • Also has anti-air properties.
  • Able to combo into Super Dash on hit. Can gatling into 5S on block to make it safe.
  • If the opponent blocks this high enough, 5S will make Cooler +1.

This move goes through a lot of stuff. Abuse it.

j.L

Damage Guard Smash Startup Active Recovery On-Block Invuln
400 High 7 3
  • Has a tendency to whiff in air combos if used more than once before a double jump.
  • Though it whiffs in certain air combos it's quite decent at stopping super dashes

j.M

Damage Guard Smash Startup Active Recovery On-Block Invuln
700 High 12 3
  • Long range, great air-to-air normal.

Effectively 2M in the air, incredibly ignorant and a good anti-Super Dash. You can nearly always confirm into j.2H.

j.H

Damage Guard Smash Startup Active Recovery On-Block Invuln
850 / 1000 High D1+ [D3+] 14 3
  • Only really used as a jump-in or for 2H OTG punishes, 214L is a much better combo ender.
  • Gives the most frame advantage out of all Cooler's air normals.
  • This move causes a ground bounce on smash that can be linked into 5L afterwards making his 2H punishes scarier

In combos this move allows for easy assist extensions midscreen and solo conversions in the corner at the cost of using up both smash hits. While useful, Cooler only gets the smash off Dragon Rush and 2H solo, limiting its use.

j.S

Damage Guard Smash Startup Active Recovery On-Block Invuln
500 All 15 Total 27
  • Has more use than its grounded counterpart due to being the only way to confirm air strings into j.214X and j.236L/H.
  • Does not have enough hitstun on its own to combo into j.236M.
  • Can be linked after j.2H in the corner to squeeze a little extra damage out of combos.

Used a lot like SS Goku's j.S in neutral, in that you'll primarily use it to snipe opponents trying to stop you. Cooler gets extra mileage off of it due to smarter opponents watching for his divekicks.

j.2H

Damage Guard Smash Startup Active Recovery On-Block Invuln
850 All U1 15 3
  • Jump Cancelable

Sideways air launcher that wall splats on Smash hit, his main combo extender and useful for air-to-air confirms. Beside comboing into Super Dash, a low-to-ground Smash hit can be linked into grounded combos. In midscreen, he can convert with dash 5M. Becomes much more flexible in the corner with a variety of usable follow-ups like 2M, 6H and so on.

At close range, instant j.2H after a ground jump is a fast, ambiguous cross-up that works on exactly half the cast. Cooler lunges over the opponent if they're crouching and will hit cross-up thanks to hitbox that extends downward. If they react by standing up, they will body block him from moving forward and j.2H will hit same side instead. On block, he's -1.

Below is a list of crouching characters that can be crossed up, tested with this string: 66 2L, 9 j.2H.

Characters j.2H Hits While Crouching
Cross-up Same side Whiff

 A16
 A21
 L21
 BRS
 CEL
 FRZ
 GTA
 GT4
 YGH
 GUI
 BLK
 GTK
 HIT
 RSH
 SB2
 TEN
 TNK
 VGN
 VGT
 BVG
 VTO
 ZAM

 BDK
 BRO
 SBR
 GNY
 CLR
 AGH
 GKN
 GKU
 BGK
 MBU
 NAP
 PIC
 YAM

 A17
 A18
 GTG
 JNB
 JRN
 KEF
 KBU
 KRL
 VDL

Only hit if they're holding 1 and trigger proximity block. Whiff against 2 and 3.

Special Moves

Death Chaser

236L/M/H (Air OK)

Version Damage Guard Smash Startup Active Recovery On-Block Invuln
236L 1280 High 24 5 21 -4 ~ -1
236M 1490 High D1 25 7 26 +1 ~ +5
236H 1630 High D1 24 5 37 +2 ~ +5
j.236L 1120 High 20 Until L 28 -6 ~ -1
j.236M 1330 High D1 27 Until L 23 +1 ~ +5
j.236H 1470 High D1 20 Until L 22 ±0 ~ +5
All Versions
  • Damage: Raw / Non-Smash / Smash
  • L and M versions make Cooler bounce back on hit, while H versions keep him grounded.
  • During the bounce back, Cooler can perform actions before he hits the ground. If you've saved air actions during the combo, this allows for an easy airdash safejump in the corner, or tech chase, mixups, etc.
  • H versions' lack of bounce back has a slight advantage: Since his ground level 1 does more damage than his aerial one, this is one of the few ways he can combo into this ground Super.

236L
  • Causes soft knockdown that can still be extended with Supers.
  • On Hit, Cooler can vanish and convert with OTG 214S and a assist, keeping both Smash hits for the ensuing combo.

The opponent recovers quite fast after this which can be useful for instant overheads, or cheeky lows for when they're anticipating the overhead.


236M
  • Smash hit gives sliding knockdown, but its slow startup means it cannot easily be comboed into without the help of an assist or Smash j.2H.
  • Non Smash only hits twice, soft knockdown like the L version.
  • Plus on block.

236M is mostly used as a pressure reset, since 236L and 236H are better in every other way. If you do land it, though, you can extend off it using 214S.


236H
  • Smash hit gives even better sliding knockdown than the M version, combined with the L version's speed, making it an ideal combo ender for both pressure and damage. You can get an auto-timed safejump jH from this SKD, or alternatively, combo off it using 214S.
  • Non Smash only hits twice, soft knockdown like L version.
  • Also plus on block.

236H is useful in both pressure and combos. If you still want 236L's corner carry while not having to deal with a weaker knockdown, use this.

Death Breaker

214L/M/H (Air OK)

Version Damage Guard Smash Startup Active Recovery On-Block Invuln
214L 900 All 10 8 47 -43 1-13 Head
214M 950 All 18 10 46 -44 1-21 All
214H 1000 All 10 10 46 -44 1-13 All
j.214L 900 All 10 8 46 1-13 Head
j.214M 950 All 14 10 46 1-17 All
j.214H 1000 All 10 10 36 1-13 All
214L
  • Has anti-air property.
  • Scales less than the other versions.
  • Can still call assists on block or whiff.

Primarily used to hit Super Dash or to end corner combos at high scaling.


214M
  • Fully invincible from the 1st frame.
  • Slightly slower than most reversals.

A DP with a great hitbox and lots of range. Some opponents might not be able to punish Cooler on whiff thanks to how far he goes.


214H
  • 214M invul with 214L's speed.
  • Powers up the H followup.

214H is usually used along with the H followup to get as much damage as possible.

Death Breaker Follow-up

Death Breaker > L/M/H on hit

Version Damage Guard Smash Startup Active Recovery On-Block Invuln
214X > L 500 All D1 22 [24]
214X > M 500 All D1 22 [24]
214X > H 600, 900 All D1 22 [24]
214H > H 600, 900, 900 All D1 22 [24]
L
  • Switches sides.
  • Smash hit causes a short sliding knockdown.

M
  • The ender of choice due to not switching sides.
  • Smash hit causes a short sliding knockdown.

H
  • If used after H Death Breaker, gains an extra hit.
  • Switches sides.
  • Smash hit causes a sliding knockdown.
  • Leaves Cooler next to the opponent like H Death Chaser. However unlike that move, non-Smash hit cannot be extended with Supers.

Death Flash

236S (Air OK)

Version Damage Guard Smash Startup Active Recovery On-Block Invuln
236S 270×5 All 23 25 21 -7
j.236S 270×5 All 23 25 30
  • Multi-hitting beam with slow startup, don't use this in blockstrings unless you wanna get stuffed.
  • Confirms into Death Crasher from full screen and SD anywhere (can cancel into SD).

Slower than average beam but better height, it'll more reliably beat people trying to shoot you from the air. You'll either use this in neutral, corner carry, or corner combos.

Death Shaker

214S

Damage Guard Smash Startup Active Recovery On-Block Invuln
1000 Low 18 5 31 -14
  • Fullscreen low, can confirm into his level 1 or Vanish.
  • Use with a good assist for some mix-up potential.
  • Gives OTG (hits opponents that are already in a sliding knockdown).

Mainly used for OTG after jDR/jH or frame traps in blockstrings.

Z Assists

Assist A

Death Breaker

Damage Guard Smash Startup Active Recovery On-Block Invuln
800 All 25 10 +26 starting frame 10
  • Larger hitbox than other DP assists, which can make it a slightly more useful tool for getting out of pressure.
  • Invincible from frame 10 onwards.
  • Takes up a huge portion of the screen and is confirmable on hit with Super Dash or superjump.

Assist B

Genocidal Uppercut

Damage Guard Smash Startup Active Recovery On-Block Invuln
800 All 35 6 +29 Head/Projectile starting frame 17
  • His 3H.

Goes through all non-super projectiles, assists and has anti-air property BUT is vulnerable at the very start. Great for dealing with zoning and has better blockstun than A assist, but not particularly useful otherwise. Can be used to combo from but timing can be tricky. This assist beats some characters neutral all by itself. Use this assist if one of your characters has terrible neutral and can't deal with zoning.

Assist C

Death Crasher

Damage Guard Smash Startup Active Recovery On-Block Invuln
200×5, 400 All 35 [22] 25 +30

Cooler performs his 236S, and on hit he appears behind the opponent and follows up with 214X~L.

Super Moves

Death Crasher

236L+M or 236H+S

Damage Guard Smash Startup Active Recovery On-Block Invuln
2420 All UDV 5+4~9 8 37 -27 10=>17-22 All
  • Switches sides, you'll lose corner pressure if used in the corner.
  • Not invincible until after startup.
  • Cinematic super, so other projectiles will whiff when Cooler's is used.
  • DHC-ing immediately won't trigger the side switch while not sacrificing too much damage.
  • Minimum Damage: 908 (360 + 150*2 + 248)

Not a bad level 1, as it can easily connect from most of Cooler's tools, most notably from a full screen 214S. The side switch is a bit of a hindrance. However, with the right team compositions, you can use this to get right back into the corner (most notably, Super Saiyan Goku's level 3 will give Goku hard knockdown in the corner, due to how his level 3 works).

Death Drop

j.236L+M or j.236H+S

Damage Guard Smash Startup Active Recovery On-Block Invuln
800, 1200 High UDV 9+4 Until L -26 ~ -21 9-? All
  • Easily confirms off of the M and H versions of Death Chaser and any version of Death Breaker.
  • The only one of Cooler's supers that doesn't switch sides, making it the best option for keeping the opponent cornered after a combo.
  • Input 2369L+M/H+S to use this super after a grounded combo if you want to avoid Death Crasher's side switch.
  • Vulnerable to anti-airs similar to Vegito's Omega Finishing Blow.
  • Minimum Damage: 800 (320 + 480)

Atomic Supernova

214L+M (Air OK) or 214H+S (Air OK)

Version Damage Guard Smash Startup Active Recovery On-Block Invuln
214L+M Catch Total 71 1-42 Strike, Projectiles Guard
214L+M Attack 4020 Throw UDV 13 1 29 1-19 All
214H+S 4770 Throw UDV 10+3 1-23 All
j.214L+M 4770 Throw UDV 10+3 Until L 1-23 All
Atomic Supernova (Grounded)
  • On the ground, Cooler uses up 3 Ki gauges and enters a stance. He will only attack if he is hit during this stance.
  • Has guard point against everything but grabs. However its downfall comes from the fact that:
  • It will only stun the opponent on guarding physical attacks.
  • The actual attack is a throw that will whiff on crouching, low profile attacks, or even characters falling down.
  • All of these combined means a lot of projectile attacks will get away scot-free, e.g. shooting Ki blasts and spamming 2H, Vanish on reaction to the grab.
  • However, it can do a few things other level 3s cannot, notably countering safejumps.

This super is better than how it seems. Cooler loses corner, but has more than enough frame advantage (+56) to go for a left-right mix-up, as well as a meaty 2M. Combined with the rest of Cooler's options and it can be surprisingly scary to block.


Atomic Supernova (Air)
  • Has frame 1 invulnerability like typical level 3 but is vulnerable to anti-airs.
  • Minimum damage: 1779.
  • Whiffs on crouchers, but will hit anyone in the air.
  • This is also Cooler's DHC.

The same as his grounded level 3, only without the counter. Can be comboed into with j.S -> 236L/H or j.S 214L/M/H + H.

Colors

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