GGST/Sol Badguy

Overview

Combos

Strategy/Counter Strategy

Full Frame Data

overview

Overview

Sol is a character who likes to get up close and personal, but does not sacrifice a balanced toolkit to do so. Sol has tricky special moves which help him get in, and a suit of normals which excel at setting up traps, and throw mixups. Proper conditioning is a huge part of Sol’s offensive gameplan. For example, conditioning the opponent to jump, attack, or backdash upon seeing certain attacks can open up opportunities to punish these responses. Sol rewards players with a good grasp of yomi From Japanese "読み". Knowing the mind of the opponentTo understand in some way what is going on in the mind of the other player and play around it. Usually involved in reads and conditioning.. Sol also boasts a set of moves which can be used to augment the universal defensive mechanics the game provides. These include Volcanic Viper, a fast DP Dragon Punch A move that has invulnerability during its startup, long recovery, and a rising motion. which can be to challenge gaps in the opponent's pressure, and Night Raid Vortex, a move with extreme low profile When a character's hurtbox is entirely beneath an opponent's attack. This can be caused by crouching, certain moves, and being short. properties that can slip past the hitboxes of some attacks.

 Sol Badguy  Sol Badguy is a well rounded, close-range brawler who thrives off of good yomi.

Pros

Cons

• wild throw go brrr

• sidewinder doesn't exist in strive

Sol Badguy

Normal Moves

5P

5P

Template:AttackDataHeader-GGST Sol does a standard jab. Despite the animation, it hits crouchers. Its height and self-gatling can make it effective as a ground-to-air move, although you would usually use 5K or 2H instead. What 5P can do while 5K and 2H cannot is that the move is recovers so fast that you can link a move of 2H's startup or less when hitting the opponent in the air and it still combos.

5K

5K

Template:AttackDataHeader-GGST At close range, 5K is an extremely fast knee with 3 frame startup. The fully extended kick is also a pretty fast 5 frames, and combined with its tall hitbox it is a good anti-air. Although it doesn't recover as fast as 5P for a link, it is jump cancellable, allowing for a short air combo afterwards. On air hit it floats the opponent long enough for a reliable Bandit Revolver juggle.

5S

c.S

Template:AttackDataHeader-GGST Sol does an uppercut with his fist. If it hits the opponent when they are on the ground, they will be launched in the air for a brief moment before they are back on the ground, causing followup moves to behave as though they were an air hit, and causes long hitstun overall. You can also cancel the move into another move at anytime in its recovery, so you can adjust your combos and create frametraps. Moreover, although it's not official, but you seem to also be able to get the move out at any distances to the opponent if you hold back when you hit the button. An overall excellent move.

f.S

f.S File:GGST Sol f.S.png	Template:AttackDataHeader-GGST A lunging punch to the gut. The range of this move is pretty poor, but it is advantageous on block and steps Sol forward further than it pushes him out, making it a useful pressure tool. On counterhit it links to c.S.

5H

5H	Template:AttackDataHeader-GGST Sol swings a left hook with his sword. It has shorter range than some of his other pokes but a taller hitbox. On air hit, it causes a ground tumble, and if near the corner it causes a low ground bounce.

5D

5D	Template:AttackDataHeader-GGST Your universal overhead. Standing Dusts are fast and difficult to react to, and Sol's is no exception. On normal hit it causes a wall bounce in the corner regardless of ground or air hit, although it is screen-position specific and is not as easy as Ky's.

6P

6P	Template:AttackDataHeader-GGST This move has upper body invincibility making it an effective anti-air if timed correctly. On counterhit it causes a long ground tumble, allowing a combo into Night Raid Vortex and huge corner carry.

6S

6S	Template:AttackDataHeader-GGST Sol's farthest reaching normal. Incredible range, albeit a little slow. On normal hit it blows the opponent away and can be followed up only if they are high enough. But on counterhit it launches them straight upwards, allowing for various combos including Bandit Bringer.

6H

6H	Template:AttackDataHeader-GGST Very fast startup and good range, but has long recovery and cannot be special cancelled. One of Sol's better options on round start but requires some reads. It also can be used to tack on extra damage and knockdown from 2PPP confirm.

2P

2P	Template:AttackDataHeader-GGST 5P but done crouching. Inferior to 5P which hits faster and also hits crouchers with an anti-air hitbox. Can also link into other moves like 5K.

2K

2K	Template:AttackDataHeader-GGST Your fastest low. Cancel into 2D for knockdown, 6P in the corner for comboing and 6S for a frametrap.

2S

2S	Template:AttackDataHeader-GGST Due to the short range of f.S, the slow startup of 6S and how unstable 6H is, Sol's 2S is an ideal choice for a poking battle at roundstart. The hitbox is greatly disjointed for the range it has and it recovers very quickly.

2H

2H	Template:AttackDataHeader-GGST Sol does an uppercut, but with his sword's hilt. A bit slow as an anti-air, but reaches very high (about 5K's reach). Despite not being jump cancellable like 5K, 2H creates stronger and better combos, like into Bandit Bringer.

2D

2D	Template:AttackDataHeader-GGST The legendary low-profile sweep. This will either beat or evade just about anything that doesn't hit the ground, and leads to combos on counterhit. Slower than P and K moves so use carefully on defense.

j.P

j.P	Template:AttackDataHeader-GGST

j.K

j.K	Template:AttackDataHeader-GGST

j.S

j.S	Template:AttackDataHeader-GGST

j.H

j.H	Template:AttackDataHeader-GGST

j.D

j.D	Template:AttackDataHeader-GGST

Universal Mechanics

Ground Throw

Ground Throw	Template:AttackDataHeader-GGST

Air Throw

Air Throw	Template:AttackDataHeader-GGST

Special Moves

Gun Flame

Gun Flame 236P File:GGST Sol Gun Flame.png	Template:AttackDataHeader-GGST

Gun Flame (Feint)

Gun Flame (Feint) 214P File:GGST Sol Gun FlameFeint.png	Template:AttackDataHeader-GGST

Volcanic Viper

Volcanic Viper 623S/H (Air OK) File:GGST Sol Volcanic Viper.png	Template:AttackDataHeader-GGST Ground S Ground H Air S Air H

Bandit Revolver

Bandit Revolver 236K (Air OK) File:GGST Sol BanditRevolver.png	Template:AttackDataHeader-GGST Ground Air Flying knee with an automatic followup kick on hit. Causes great knockback, capable of leading them to the wall in one combo from mid-screen. Near the wall the moves causes a wall bounce which can then be followed up with c.S.

Bandit Bringer

Bandit Bringer 214K (Air OK) File:GGST Sol BanditBringer.png	Template:AttackDataHeader-GGST Ground Air You can hold the button when using the air version to delay the attack and halt Sol's momentum in the air to beat the opponent's anit-air attempt, athough you should position yourself higher to beat higher-reaching anti-air like Potemkin's Heat Knuckle or Faust's 6P.

Wild Throw

Wild Throw 623K File:GGST Sol WildThrow.png To prove the power of Flex Sol, I sawed this healthbar in half!	Template:AttackDataHeader-GGST Sol's command throw. Very scary move that deals tremendous damage and a hard knockdown. It switches sides with the opponent, which can be a good or bad thing depending on where you are. Followup combo is not possible even with RC, limiting the maximum damage you can get from it.

Night Raid Vortex

Night Raid Vortex 214S (Hold OK) File:GGST Sol GroundViperNightRaidVortex.png Sol's version of EWGF

Template:AttackDataHeader-GGST Sol rushes forward low to the ground and delivers a launching uppercut. Its startup and travel distance varies depending on how long you hold the button. It ranges from about a third of the screen at its minimum (the startup listed above), to beyond full screen at its maximum. The further he travels, the higher the launch, allowing for a c.S combo at longer distances, but for consistency use 5P or 5K. You cannot cancel the move from normals, but you can link into it from Farnir.

Fafnir

Fafnir 41236H File:GGST Sol Fafnir.png Because every rushdown characters have to have a guard breaker.	Template:AttackDataHeader-GGST A slow mid punch with high reward. It causes Guard Break on block for a long enough duration for Sol to link into a fast normal if he is close enough. On hit, it causes a bizarre-looking ground bounce, allowing you to a Night Raid Vortex afterwards anywhere on the screen if you land it close or the opponent is in the corner.

Overdrives

Tyrant Rave

Tyrant Rave 632146H File:GGST Sol Tyrant Rave.png	Template:AttackDataHeader-GGST Gives sol more advantage after wallbreak

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