Thrill Kill/Tormentor

Tormentor  Overview Strategy Combo Strings

Overview

 Tormentor is a very well-rounded character who's greatest strength is his combo versatility and his ability to constantly pressure his opponents with attacks. He has a 4^f jab, very good ranged mid attacks to both start combos and send his opponents flying to the corner, plus on hit moves to stagger with, Spinning Sweep Kick has extremely good range and has a great combo string attached to it, and he has amazing damage in the corner against most of the cast with his Charged Punch wall-splat extensions.

 While Tormentor may seem dominant in the hands of someone skilled, nothing about him is particularly broken. He relies on mixing up his combos and pressure to win, and using his 4^f jab to stagger opponents attempting to use slower moves against him.

 Chain Heater allows you to heat up your chain and give your chain attacks a damage bonus, which is a great tool if you're able to create space. However, heat really only makes a significant difference when it's maxed, and usually by then your opponent is hurt enough that a combo without any heat would win the round regardless.

At a glance:
Pros	Cons
Disjointed Attacks: Charged Punch and Spinning Sweep Kick both have long range. Crouch Killer: His main kick strings are all mids and lows, which means they can pressure crouching opponents excellently. Keep Them Guessing: A plethora of combo strings to branch into force your opponents to guess whether to counter high, counter low, or keep blocking. Amazing Corner Damage: Tormentor can convert lots of damage thanks to Medium Kick being able to hit opponents in the corner after a Charged Punch. Dash Attacks: Running Shoulder's invulnerability can charge right through your opponent's attacks, and Running Knee can convert into a juggle combo from range.	Tall hitbox: Some characters can do Tormentor-specific wall juggle strings for more damage. Bad Matchups: Oddball, Cleetus, and Judas are small enough for Medium Kick to not connect after a Charged Punch in the corner, making you lose out on a ton of extra damage,

Tormentor
Hitbox Diameter	4.6u⌀ (Medium)
Movement Speed	5.6u/s (6th fastest)
Dash Distance	9.5u (5th worst)

Move List

Front Punch

Straight Jab

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	4f	2f	8f	{{{advantage}}}	3	2.7u	-	No
One of the best high jabs in the game, featuring good range paired with fast startup and recovery. It’s only rivalled by the startup of Imp’s Tiny Jab.

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Elbow Smash

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	8f	1f	17f	{{{advantage}}}	3	3.0u	-	Yes
Smash’s poor startup and recovery compared to Straight Jab doesn’t really make this move worth using as a combo starter.

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Gut Punch

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	9f	8f	9f	{{{advantage}}}	5	1.7u		No
Poor range, but good startup as far as stuns go with a crazy amount of active frames. Opponents can mash out of the stun quite fast, so it’s recommended you continue to string into Medium Knee or grab them.

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Charged Punch

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	11f	2f	10f	{{{advantage}}}	7	7.3u		Yes
One of Tormentor’s best moves. It has amazing range, recovery frames, hits mid, and has lots of ways to safely string into it.

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Charged Uppercut

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	18f	2f	30f	{{{advantage}}}	10	5.0u		Yes
The only DP input in the game. While it's too slow to be used by itself, Charged Uppercut will do 20 damage if you string into it making it easily your best combo finisher.

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Low Jab From Crouch

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	5f	1f	10f	{{{advantage}}}	4	1.8u	-	No
Terrible range, and it doesn’t seem to string into anything. Avoid using.

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Back Punch

Chain Slash

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	9f	2f	12f	{{{advantage}}}	4(12)	6.3u	-	No
Tormentor’s farthest reaching high normal. Though it sometimes has a finicky hurtbox, it strings into both Charged Punch and Spin Kick, making it not a terrible option to punish your opponent from range and keep held down to gain some quick chain heat.

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Chain Heater
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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
-	-	-	26f	{{{advantage}}}	-	-	Attack Buff	No
Character defining move. Hold for at least 32 frames, then release to heat your chain. For attacks affected by heat, the maximum possible damage added is denoted with in parenthesis next to its base value. Visit the Chain Heater section below for more in-depth information.

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Spinning Chain Slash

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	11f	4f	11f	{{{advantage}}}	5(15)	5.3u	-	No
More active frames and damage than it’s non-spinning cousin, but less range. Since this strings into Guilty Lashes, it’s one of the best heated chain payouts in terms of pure damage if you're able to land it.

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Back And Forth Snap

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	31f	4f	13f	{{{advantage}}}	9(27)	8.0u		Yes
A full second of startup for mediocre damage compared to his other tools. Avoid using.

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Guilty Lashes

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	9f	6f	16f	{{{advantage}}}	6(18)	8.3u	-	No
The weed whacker. Amazing range and active frames, and good OTG string starter. Makes a good heated chain payout if strung into from a Spinning Chain Slash.

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Chain Twirl Throw

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	14f 14f	- 5f	- 17f	{{{advantage}}}	30 5(15)	7.2u-10.5f 9.3u	-	No Yes
This command grab is blockable, only grabs at the tip of its hitbox, is slow to start up, and doesn’t snag crouching players. At least it does lots of damage if you’re able to embarrass someone with it.

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Lasso Threat

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	8f	27f	31f	{{{advantage}}}	21(73)	3.6u		No
A free-for-all favourite. Ending a corner juggle with this move can result in some stupidly high damage if you’re able to land every hit, though the spacing can sometimes be weird even if you’re right up against the wall.

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Chain Punch From Crouch

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	6f	5f	15f	{{{advantage}}}	4	4.1u	-	No
Great startup, active frames, and allegedly okay range. The chain itself is the hurtbox, and can sometimes whiff at longer distances. Despite this, its active frames make it an appealing choice in certain situations.

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Running Shoulder
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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	11f	6f	14f	{{{advantage}}}	12	10.8u		No
Fairly stubby as far as dash attacks go, but it has plenty of active frames and good damage.

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Front Kick

Medium Kick

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	6f	1f	19f	{{{advantage}}}	3	5.0u	-	Yes
One of Tormentor’s best buttons. Good startup, hits mid, and travels a fair distance. Strings into a plethora of combos.

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Medium Knee

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	7f	3f	16f	{{{advantage}}}	4	3.2u		Yes
With very mediocre range, damage, and lift, this move is best strung into from a Gut Punch, or used as a juggle extender.

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Spin Kick
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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	13f	1f	19f	{{{advantage}}}	7	3.3u		No
Charged Punch's sister move. While it has much worse frame data on its own, it’s useful as a juggle ender due to it having better startup when strung into and hitting lower while offering the same damage payout. However, this highs High instead of Mid, so arguably Charged Punch is still the better move.

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Straight Leg From Crouch

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	9f	1f	9f	{{{advantage}}}	3	2.3u	-	No
Much less range than it appears to have, and doesn't string true into anything. Avoid using.

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Back Kick

Side Straight Kick

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	7f	1f	18f	{{{advantage}}}	3	5.1u	-	No
There’s no reason to use this kick over Medium Kick on its own, unless the extra 0.1u of range is worth sacrificing combo versatility for.

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Snap Kick

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	11f	1f	14f	{{{advantage}}}	4	4.4u	-	Yes
A combo filler move, for the most part.

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Spinning Sweep Kick

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	10f	2f	20f	{{{advantage}}}	3	6.8u	-	No
This sweep sports good range and can string into either a powerful Charged Uppercut or an OTG string to add a bit of seasoning after a juggle.

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Ax Kick

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	21f	1f	15f	{{{advantage}}}	8	3.7u		Yes
A slow, low-damage knockdown move. There’s no way to truly string into it like Violet can with her mechanically similar Cherry Picker, so avoid using it.

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Sweep From Crouch

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	8f	2f	12f	{{{advantage}}}	4	4.5u	-	No
Your go to crouching move. Great range, and can strings into Charged Punch.

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Running Knee
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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	12f	3f	16f	{{{advantage}}}	9	8.9u		No
Running Knee can sometimes begin juggling combos, which is quite unique for a dash attack in Thrill Kill. However, sometimes you have much more recovery time and cannot start a juggle. More research is needed as to why this happens.

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Grabs / Misc Moves

Tormentor has 16^f of recovery when he misses a grapple attempt.

Neck Slice

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	0f	-	47f	{{{advantage}}}	11	0.8u		No
A side-switching grab. Opponents can quickly mash out of the stun, so you don’t have as much time as it looks to follow it up with a hit. It’s recommended that you dash-in Medium Knee for a juggle.

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Punishment

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	0f	-	44f	{{{advantage}}}	18	0.8u		No
A very fast, straightforward grab.

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Rear Grapple

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	0f	-	46f	{{{advantage}}}	24	0.8u		Yes
A rear version of Punishment', with more damage for your trouble.

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Swap Places

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	0f	-	27f	{{{advantage}}}	-	0.8u		No
A basic swap grapple. 11f of stun.

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Taunt

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	27f	2f	67f	{{{advantage}}}	4	4.5u		No
This taunt has a hitbox! Neat.

Chain Heater

By holding down for at least 32 frames and releasing it, Tormentor heats up his chain. It does not matter how long you hold the button down for - the amount of heat gain is based on your current heat total. Here's is how the heat mechanic works in detail:

• You begin the round with 0 heat.
• 1 unit of heat is slowly lost every 63 frames (~2.1 seconds).
• 12 heat appears to be the maximum, giving a 150% damage bonus.
• If you have 0 heat, Chain Heater will add 8 heat (which drops to 7.999 on the first frame you return to your idle animation).
• If you have more than 0 heat, Chain Heater will do one of the following:

• Sets your current heat to 8, or fails to add any heat at all. Likely to happen at more than 6 heat.
• Adds 8 heat, up to a maximum of 12. More likely when you're below 6 heat.