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Revision as of 16:47, 26 August 2022
Introduction
A former professional wrestler, Mike Haggar became a popular figure and was elected the mayor of Metro City. With his city overrun by crime and his daughter kidnapped, Haggar chose to personally take on the Mad Gear gang in his home series, Final Fight.
In UMvC3, Haggar is a high-damage and high-health grappler character. His gameplan revolves around making opponents block out of fear of his invincible Lariat attack or his massive pipe-swinging command normals, then scooping them with his command grabs or regular throws. Typical of characters in his archtype, Haggar is fairly slow compared to the cast as a whole, and can struggle to approach opponents with strong keepaway tools.
Strengths | Weaknesses |
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Haggar | |
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Character Data | |
Health | 1,200,000 |
Ground Magic Series | Stronger |
Air Chain Combo Limit | Three |
Forward Dash Duration | 30 frames |
Backdash Duration | 31 frames |
Jump Duration | 36 frames |
Superjump Duration | 81 frames |
Walljump? | No |
Doublejump? | No |
Airdash? | No |
X-Factor Damage Boost (1/2/3) | 40% / 65% / 90% |
X-Factor Speed Boost (1/2/3) | 0% / 5% / 10% |
Minimum Damage Scaling (Normals, Specials) | 15% |
Minimum Damage Scaling (Hypers) | 30% |
Minimum Damage Scaling (X-Factor) | 35% |
Move List
Assists
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
---|---|---|---|
40,000 x3 | 32 | 45 | 121, 91 |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties |
- | - | Mid | Invuln until frame 33, Converts 100,000 of Haggar's health into red health, ![]() |
THC Hyper: Giant Haggar Press. Haggar's obvious assist choice. Comes out quite fast and is one of the few assists with invuln frames. Useful for combo extensions, as a defensive option, or while on rushdown to discourage opponents from mashing against your pressure. The self-damage from Haggar's assist is not considered a hit and does not award either play meter nor affect damage scaling. Health is deducted on the first frame of startup. Haggar can still use Lariat as normal even if he has less than 100,000 health remaining; it will set his health to 1. |
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
---|---|---|---|
50,000 + 80,000 | 42 | 5(12)4 | 110, 80 |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties |
- | - | Mid | ![]() |
THC Hyper: Giant Haggar Press. |
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
---|---|---|---|
110,000 | 43 | 3 | 117, 87 |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties |
- | - | Mid | ![]() ![]() |
THC Hyper: Giant Haggar Press. |
Ground Normals
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
---|---|---|---|
65,000 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties |
-2 | -3 | Mid | - |
- |
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
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83,000 | 11 | 3 | 20 |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties |
-1 | -2 | Mid | - |
- |
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
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100,000 | 14 | 4 | 21 |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties |
- | +1 | Mid | ![]() |
Wastes ground bounce, which in most cases can be used more efficiently in combos by another move such as Air Pipe. Generally Haggar will want to skip this button in confirms and go directly from 5M into a launcher or special. |
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
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62,000 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties |
0 | -1 | Low | - |
- |
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
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80,000 | 12 | 3 | 21 |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties |
-2 | -3 | Low | - |
- |
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
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97,000 | 16 | 6 | 49 |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties |
- | -29 | Low | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Very unique variant of a 2H sweep with several potential uses. Despite reading as vary disadvantageous on block, Haggar can throw this move out fairly safely as it places him into a Hard Knockdown state, where he can only be hit by OTGs. Afterwards, Haggar performs an invincible tech roll just as he would after any other knockdown, allowing him to safely travel across the ground. Haggar can cancel this attack into 6H on hit or block, which will prevent him from entering the Hard Knockdown state. This allows Haggar to recover much faster, which is very useful in combos even if the pipe attack whiffs. |
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
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100,000 | 11 | 3 | 23 |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties |
Launch | 0 | Mid | ![]() ![]() |
Safe launcher. Horizontal reach is not the best, so consider using 623L instead. |
Aerial Normals
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
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58,000 | 7 | Until grounded | 1 |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties |
+7 | +6 | OH | - |
Has infinite active frames until Haggar returns to the ground, at which point he recovers almost instantly. Hitbox does not completely cover Haggar but is quite large and tends to trade with other physical attacks. Can set up air resets when canceled into Backdrop (j.63214X) due to the very low hitstun late in combos. |
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
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75,000 | 13 | Until grounded | 1 |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties |
+19 | +18 | OH | - |
Has infinite active frames until Haggar returns to the ground, at which point he recovers almost instantly. Can cross-up. |
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
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100,000 | 16 | Until grounded | 1 |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties |
+14 | +13 | OH | - |
Has infinite active frames until Haggar returns to the ground, at which point he recovers almost instantly. |
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
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110,000 | 14 | 4 | 23 |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties |
+19 | +18 | OH | ![]() |
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Command Normals
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
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110,000 | 19 | 3 | 24 |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties |
+10 | +9 | Mid | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ground throw OS, 2H follow-up, and scary button. Outside of its use as a 2H follow-up, Air Pipe is preferred over the ground version, as it allows Haggar to stay mobile. Can be kara-canceled into specials. This is mainly useful for canceling into one of Haggar's command grabs in order to punish opponents who are afraid of getting piped. |
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
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120,000 | 14 | 3 | 29 |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties |
- | +18 | OH | ![]() ![]() |
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Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
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100,000 | 8 | 4 | 19 |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties |
+16 | +15 | OH | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Very fast air attack, comparable to Haggar's light normals. Mainly notable for its special properties on counterhit. Can be used as an airthrow OS instead of Pipe by inputting as j.9H or j.7H. |
Special Moves
L![]() ![]() |
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
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110,000 | 15 | 4 | 22 | |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties | |
+10 | 0 | Mid | ![]() | |
M![]() ![]() |
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
50,000 + 80,000 | 18 | 5(12)4 | 17 | |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties | |
+16 | +5 | Mid | ![]() ![]() | |
H![]() ![]() |
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
50,000 + 60,000 + 70,000 | 20 | 5(11)4(14)3 | 19 | |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties | |
- | +5 | Mid | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Haggar advances forward with a sequence of strikes. Haggar can typically follow up any of these hits with 5L into a full combo. Because it advances forward and has an upward-reaching hitbox, this move can be used as a cross-under. Simply throwing it out on your opponent's incoming character is relatively low-risk and effective. |
L![]() ![]() |
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
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50,000 + 100,000 | 14 | 6 | 16 | |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties | |
Launch | +4 | Mid | ![]() | |
M![]() ![]() |
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
50,000 + 100,000 | 26 | 8 | 32 | |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties | |
Launch | - | Throw | ![]() | |
H![]() ![]() |
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
50,000 + 100,000 | 30 | 14 | 43 | |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties | |
Launch | - | Airthrow | ![]() | |
Haggar charges up for a moment and then lunges forward.
The different variations of this move create a simple but effective mixup opportunity as opponents who attempt to escape one option may leave themselves vulnerable to another. This special works as a Launcher, interchangeably with his 5S attack, and 623L is often preferred to 5S due to its superior reach. Just like with 5S, Haggar can superjump cancel this move if it connects. However, make sure to superjump straight up rather than up-forward or up-back, as any other direction will cause Haggar to miss the follow-up air combo. |
L![]() ![]() |
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
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160,000 | 5 | 1 | 30 | |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties | |
- | - | Throw | ![]() | |
M![]() ![]() |
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
190,000 | 3 | 1 | 32 | |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties | |
- | - | Throw | ![]() | |
H![]() ![]() |
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
220,000 | 1 | 1 | 33 | |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties | |
- | - | Throw | ![]() | |
Relatively standard grounded command grab. L version is the slowest but has the longest range. H version is instant (1 frame) but has the shortest range. All versions deal significant damage, apply throw scaling, and leave the opponent in a Hard Knockdown state next to Haggar, where he can pick up with 2H. Without assists or X-Factor, Haggar's follow-up options after this grab are limited. If he has access to one of these things, he can pick up with 2H into a full combo. |
L (in air) ![]() ![]() |
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
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160,000 | 5 | 1 | 35 | |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties | |
- | - | Airthrow | ![]() | |
M (in air) ![]() ![]() |
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
190,000 | 3 | - | 37 | |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties | |
- | - | Airthrow | ![]() | |
H (in air) ![]() ![]() |
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
220,000 | 1 | 2 | 38 | |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties | |
- | - | Airthrow | ![]() | |
Air version of Haggar's command grab. Works mostly the same, with the L version having the most range and the H version having superior startup and damage. Haggar takes longer to recover from a successful air grab than from the ground version, which can make assist-based 2H pickups harder to time (but still possible). All versions of this special instantly halt Haggar's aerial momentum, which is his only form of aerial "mobility". Haggar can repeatedly whiff this move in order to hover in the air (up to three times, based on the aerial special limit). This is useful if there is an opponent below Haggar has activated something scary, and he would like to stall and avoid confronting it (such as Morrigan in Astral Vision, Vergil in Summoned Swords, or any character in X-Factor). |
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
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40,000 x3 | 8 | 45 | 28 |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties |
- | -31 | Mid | Invuln until frame 40 (!!), Converts 100,000 of Haggar's health to red health, ![]() |
Haggar spins in place with a massive amount of invincibility. Can be used to juke certain projectiles, mash out of an opponent's offense, and generally be a threat any time Haggar is nearby and on the ground. On hit, Haggar can cancel into Rapid Fire Fist (do not mash) to convert into a basic combo, or use its invincibility to bait attempts at punishing Lariat on block. The self-damage from Haggar's assist is not considered a hit and does not award either play meter nor affect damage scaling. Health is deducted on the first frame of startup. Haggar can still use Lariat as normal even if he has less than 100,000 health remaining; it will set his health to 1. |
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
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30,000 x5 - x11 + 50,000 | 8 | 45 | 28 |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties |
- | -31 | Mid | ![]() ![]() |
Hitgrab that causes the opponent to be spiked back down towards the ground. It is faster than j.5S and j.2H by quite a bit, and thus is a smart choice for an air combo finisher late in combos when hitstun deterioration will make comboing into his other finishers difficult. Wild Swing has the special property that the spinning cinematic part of the attack hits more times the higher Haggar is in the air when it connects - increasing damage and meter gain. It will always deal a minimum of 5 hits plus the final slam, but can do as many as 11 when very high up. |
Hyper Combos
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
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50,000+ 20,000 x9-x42 + 50,000 + 100,000 | 10+5 | 3(21)4(35)5 | 22 |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties |
- | -1 | Mid | Invuln until frame 20, ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Reversal hyper that starts a combo on hit. If this hyper is mashed during the initial hit, Haggar's eye will gleam and he will perform significantly more attacks than normal. However, these extra hits can cause the hyper combo to drop, especially if the opponent is airborne, and so it is often omitted. Despite being listed as -1 on block, there is a very large gap between the final two hits where a blocking opponent can recover and mash out a punish, so this hyper is actually very unsafe. |
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
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30,000 x7 + 200,000 | 5+15 | 16(4)44 | 30 |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties |
- | -53 | Mid | ![]() ![]() |
Haggar leaps into the air and then splashes down on the opponent. The falling portion of the hyper consists of multiple small hits. Under regular circumstances, these hits will rarely connect. Certain DHCs into this hyper will place the opponent airborne such that Haggar will hit them on the way down, drastically increasing this hyper's damage output. When Haggar reaches the ground, he produces a massive, screen-wide explosion that acts as a high priority projectile, hits OTG and deals great damage even by itself. The explosion spreads out from the point of impact over time, and so it can interfere with an opponent's attempts to punish it. |
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
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450,000 - 504,400 | 8+0 | 1 | 34 |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties |
- | - | Throw | Invuln until frame 10, ![]() |
Cinematic command grab hyper. Invulnerable until active which allows it to be used as a reversal, and completely inescapable after the flash. This hyper can be "mashed" by rapidly spinning the stick during the animation, which increases the total damage slightly. Ends in a Hard Knockdown similar to Haggar's regular command grabs, which can be followed up with 2H in the usual way. |
Universal Mechanics
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
---|---|---|---|
60,000 - 100,000 | 1 | 1 | - |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties |
- | - | Throw | ![]() |
Can be mashed to raise the total hit count from 3 to 5. Unmashed it deals less damage than a regular throw, fully mashed it deals slightly more. |
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
---|---|---|---|
80,000 | 1 | 1 | - |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties |
- | - | Airthrow | ![]() |
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
---|---|---|---|
50,000 | 2 | 3 | 22 |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties |
- | +5 | Mid | Snapback |
Animation and hitbox based on 5H |
Damage | Startup | Active | Recovery |
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27,000 | - | 20 | 31 |
On Hit | On Block | Guard | Properties |
- | -11 | OH | ![]() |
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Team Position
Haggar has seen major tournament success in all three team positions. As a point character, he can make liberal use of one or two projectile assists to cover his largest weakness: his trouble approaching. Haggar also has an easy time extending his combos with just about any assist, usually by calling them at some point in his 2H > 6H
OTG sequence, so point Haggar can rack up a long, high damage combo quite easily. When in the second or third position, Haggar provides a surprisingly large amount of utility. His highly invincible Lariat assist is a huge threat whenever it is available, discouraging an opponent from trying to press buttons out of fear of being stuffed by Haggar. His OTG-capable Giant Haggar Press is always used for THCs and can thus provide some use as a combo-extension tool for others. Haggar also makes a surprisingly strong Anchor, as he can use X-Factor activation to convert a stray hit into an easy kill, and then leverage that momentum through very ambiguous oncoming mixups.
Notable Synergies
Rocket Raccoon: As Rocket's Log Trap assist causes a wall bounce on hit, it is most useful for characters like Haggar, who do not have any wall-bounce moves of their own. These characters do not have to worry about a "wasted" wall bounce, and can freely use Log Trap as a neutral assist or combo extension. Also, as Haggar's Giant Press hyper has very low total duration, it has nice synergy with long-duration hypers such as Rocket's Rock 'n' Roll hyper. If Haggar performs a THC with Rocket behind him, he will recover while the minigun is still juggling the opponent, and can follow up.
Players to Watch: Paradigm (Haggar/Rocket/Arthur)
Dormammu: Dark Hole assist has a huge amount of duration and projectile durability, which can help Haggar get in on keepaway style characters. Additionally, Dorm's Stalking Flare hyper provides a lot of synergy potential. Haggar can DHC to it if a reversal Lariat or 236XX attempt fails in order to avoid punishment. Also, Dorm can call out Stalking Flare and Flame Carpet (3H) then tag in Haggar. The opponent, especially on incoming, will have to block both of Dorm's attacks, giving Haggar time to attack.
Players to Watch: Paradigm (Haggar/Dorm/Doom), Ranmasama (Haggar/Dorm/Magneto)
Hulk: Lariat assist provides a huge buff to Hulk's hit/throw mixup game, especially when called during an oncoming mixup. Lariat underneath Hulk will catch opponents trying to press buttons or dash to safety, leaving the opponent with few options. Haggar's assist can also be used to pick up after a Gamma Wave OTG. Having an easy pickup like this gives Hulk a lot of extra damage potential off airthrows, command grabs, and Gamma Charges.
Players to Watch: KaneBlueRiver (Hulk/Haggar/Sentinel), Jan (Hulk/Haggar/Shuma), JDog (Hulk/Sent/Haggar), Tong (Hulk/Sent/Haggar), Fooblat (Hulk/Haggar/Doom)
Sentinel: Sentinel Force (Charge) is one of Haggar's favorite assists. It is on screen for a very long time and has respectable durability spread over three drones, making it useful to cover his approach. Although Haggar can pick up and extend combos with most assists, the high total hitstun of Sentinel Force makes it particularly easy to do so. Also, Hyper Sentinel Force represents a safe DHC option if Haggar attempts a reversal Lariat or 236XX which fails.
Players to Watch: KaneBlueRiver (Hulk/Haggar/Sentinel), JDog (Hulk/Sent/Haggar), Tong (Hulk/Sent/Haggar)
Other Players to Watch: Sacktap (Ghost Rider/Haggar/Arthur), RoachKing (Wesker/Haggar/Phoenix)
Combos
Solo Combos
2L > 2M > 6H xx 623L sjc. j.5M > j.5M > j.5H > j.2H, land, 623L sjc. j.5M > j.5H > j.2H > j.5S, land, dash up 2H > 6H, dash up 2H > 6H xx THC. (Damage varies depending on meter spent and THC hypers activated. Deals 630k at one bar, builds ~1.2 bars of meter.)
Basic midscreen confirm. Most Haggar combos are just additional extensions tagged onto this basic route. Superjump straight up when using 623X as a launcher, not up-forward or up-back.
If you want to avoid using THC (to save bar or because another character's hyper will interfere), cancel the first 2H > 6H sequence directly into 623XX, and omit the second one.
2L > 2M > 6H xx 623L sjc. j.5M > j.5M > j.5H > j.2H > j.5S, land, 5L > 5M xx 623L sjc. j.5M > j.5M > j.5H > j.2H, rejump, j.5H > j.8H, land, 5S sjc. j.5M > j.5M > j.8H xx j.236S, land, 2H > 6H (698,000 for 0 bars, builds ~1.8 bars of meter)
Haggar can perform a rejump loop in the corner by spacing out the normal attacks in his air combo so that j.5S connects just as both he and the opponent land. Then immediately 5L to catch the opponent before they reach the ground and relaunch. Combined with Haggar's regular Ground Bounce relaunch, Haggar can deal great damage even before spending meter or calling assists.
X-Factor Combos
j.63214H, 2H > X-Factor > 5M xx 623L sjc. j.5M > j.5M > j.5H > j.2H, land, 5S sjc. j.5H > j.8H > j.5S, land, 2H > 6H (kara-cancel) xx 623XX (1,035,000 damage for 1 bar in level 1 X-Factor, builds 1.6 bars of meter in level 1 X-Factor.)
Simple X-Factor confirm into a quick 1 million damage. Shown off Skyhigh Backdrop, but also works off any throw, reversal lariat, or any other situation to confirm a stray hit.
Sample Team Combos
2L > 2M xx 623L sjc. j.5M > j.5M > j.8H, j.8H land, 5L > 5M xx 623L sjc. j.5M > j.5M > j.5H > j.2H, land, 623L sjc. j.5H > j.8H xx j.236S, land, 2H+A1 (Dormammu - Dark Hole) > 6H xx 623L sjc. j.5H > j.8H > j.5S, land, A2 (Doctor Doom - Hidden Missiles), 2H > 6H (whiff), dash 2H > 6H (whiff), (assist hits), 6H xx X+S xx 236XX. (1,022,000 damage for 1 bar, builds ~2.25 bars of meter)
Haggar can combine a very large variety of assists with his 2H > 6H sequence to OTG relaunch. Haggar can only connect one 2H after j.236S, so note how in this combo Dark Hole assist (which is quite fast) is used to relaunch afterwards. Haggar needs two 2H > 6H sequences to stall while Hidden Missiles reaches the target in comparison, so in the final air sequence Haggar finishes with j.5S instead, which allows him to land the first 2H in time.
The opponent will tech out of the final hits of 236XX in this combo, so do not end with that hyper if the opponent's character has more than 1,022,000 health.
63214L, A1 (Arthur - Dagger Toss), 2H > 6H (kara-cancel) xx 236L, 5L > 5S sjc. j.5M > j.5M > j.5H > j.2H, land, 5S sjc. j.5H > j.8H > j.5S, land, dash forward A2 (Sentinel - Sentinel Force Charge), 2H > 6H (whiff), 2H (assist hits) > 6H, 2H > 6H (whiff), 2H > 6H xx THC (Damage varies depending on meter spent. 2bar combo with Sentinel deals 703,000 damage. Builds ~1.6 bars of hyper meter.)
Another example of OTG relaunches with assists. Dagger Toss is a fast assist comparable to Dark Hole; Sentinel Force is a slow assist comparable to Hidden Missiles.
TAC Infinites
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Videos and External Resources
Felicia/Rocket/Haggar tods with hard tags and THC