Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge/Donovan/Introduction: Difference between revisions

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Introduction

"Darkstalkers, now you will feel the wrath of my avenging blade!"

Donovan was a Dhampir, a half-vampire, half-human half-breed. During his childhood, something evil caused the vampire in him to awaken and as a result, he killed everyone in his village, including his mother, and drank their blood.
He cursed his blood and went out looking for peace. He devoted his goal to Buddhism, justice, and perfection with the help of monks and ninjas in Asia. During one of his travels, he met a girl named Anita with supernatural powers. Her heartless, empty eyes told him that she was the same as he. Wanting to save Anita's soul, he set off with her to hunt all the Darkstalkers in the world who attacked the innocent.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Has some of the easiest Light Attack Link Combos in the game, leading into some good chains, 2 in 1's and knockdown situations
The only one with a command grab that can use LP, letting him have a decent option select if it misses and not getting accidently normal throws.
Killshread summon is a versatile multipurpose tool augmenting Donovan in many ways in neutral, combos, defense etc

Has some of the lowest damage in the game, must work harder to build up damage.
Specials are not very good, all summons have hitboxes making him one large hitbox when active and all do low damage outside of 2 in 1's.
EX moves must be used cautiously, as they have some of the longest start up and recovery.
Lacks an air throw which makes him extremely vulnerable in close quarters in the air.
Tall hurtbox especially when jumping, has the tallest jumping hurtbox in the game which makes him easier to anti air than most characters.
Issues getting moves to combo from air to ground; Sword Dive is not an overhead and all versions of it are unsafe on hit aside from HK if done very very close to the ground, and none of his lights whiff cancel nor link into other moves and is forced to use JHK for this for purpose instead

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LP	MP	HP	Hold Start

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 * Lacks an air throw which makes him extremely vulnerable in close quarters in the air.
 * Tall hurtbox especially when jumping, has the tallest jumping hurtbox in the game which makes him easier to anti air than most characters.
+* Issues getting moves to combo from air to ground; Sword Dive is not an overhead and all versions of it are unsafe on hit aside from HK if done very very close to the ground, and none of his lights whiff cancel nor link into other moves and is forced to use JHK for this for purpose instead
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