Rising Thunder/Vlad

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Playstyle

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Vlad is a high-damage character who uses jetpack fuel to fly through the air.
Pros	Cons
Among the highest damage in the game. Unrivaled air mobility thanks to jetpack. Solid grounded normals for poking and anti-airing. Jetpack cancels give you strong pressure. Strong throw conversions.	Big hurtbox makes you easy to hit and prone to big combos. Exploitable DP that takes time to charge. Reliant on fuel to get around anti-airs. No running dash.

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Vlad

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Health: 1000

Stun: 1000

Backdash: 30f (1-8f Invulnerable)

Initial Dash: 20f (No Run)

Normals

cl.L

Close s.L

File:Vlad cl.L.png

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
30	Mid	50	Spc/OD/KA	6	2	7	15	6	4	-
Cancellable into light attacks. Whiffs against crouching opponents.

cl.M

Close s.M

File:Vlad cl.M.png

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
80	Mid	100	Spc/OD/KA	8	4	8	20	7	4	-
Forces standing. Links into cr.L on hit and serves as the starter to his TC.

cl.H

Close s.H

File:Vlad cl.H.png

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
90	Mid	150	Spc/OD	9	4	14	27	5	1	-
Cancellable into Hover, specials, and super.

f.L

Far s.L

File:Vlad f.L.png

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
30	Mid	50	Spc/OD/KA	5	2	8	15	5	3	-
Cancellable into light attacks. Whiffs against crouching opponents.

f.M

Far s.M

File:Vlad f.M.png

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
80	Mid	100	Spc/OD/KA	8	3	11	22	5	2	-
Vlad's go-to poke.

f.H

Far s.H

File:Vlad f.H.png

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
90	Mid	150	Other	9	4	17	30	2	-2	-
Cancellable into Hover, making it a surprisingly strong poke that converts into easy damage and a hard knockdown if you have the fuel to spare.

cr.L

cr.L

File:Vlad cr.L.png

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
30	Low	50	Spc/OD/KA	6	2	9	17	4	2	-
Cancellable into light attacks. Vlad's main mashable poke.

cr.M

cr.M

File:Vlad cr.M.png

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
60	Mid	100	None	10	5	14	29	0	-3	-
A sliding poke that is mediocre under most circumstances but can be used to low-profile standard projectiles in its later startup frames, giving Vlad an alternate method of dealing with zoning.

cr.H

cr.H

File:Vlad cr.H.png

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
105	Low	150	None	10	4	23	37	HKD	-8	-
A standard sweep. Not commonly used or notably useful, but Vlad can always benefit from scoring a hard knockdown.

dj.L

Diagonal j.L

File:Vlad dj.L.png

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
50	High	50	Special	7	10	-	-	-	-	-
Cancellable into Hover and specials.

dj.M

Diagonal j.M

File:Vlad dj.M.png

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
80	High	100	Other	8	8	-	-	-	-	-
Cancellable into Hover. Vlad's best jumping normal for approaching with Hover or from further away.

dj.H

Diagonal j.H

File:Vlad dj.H.png

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
90	High	150	Other	8	4	-	-	-	-	-
Cancellable into Hover. Vlad's best deep jump-in and the staple of Hover cancel combos.

nj.L

Neutral j.L

File:Vlad nj.L.png

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
50	High	50	Special	5	10	-	-	-	-	-
Cancellable into Hover and specials.

nj.M

Neutral j.M

File:Vlad nj.M.png

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
80	High	100	Other	7	8	-	-	-	-	-
Cancellable into Hover.

nj.H

Neutral j.H

File:Vlad nj.H.png

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
95	High	150	Other	9	6	-	-	-	-	-
Cancellable into Hover.

F+M

f+M

File:Vlad F+M.png

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
60	Mid	100	KnAdv	19	4	11	34	4	1	-
A forward-advancing command normal that can be used to start pressure from mid-range due to being plus on block. Not his best option due to its slow startup, but it sees some use due to having no resource cost compared to Vlad's other methods of getting in.

j.D+H

j.d+H

File:Vlad j.D+H.png

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
100	High	200	None	8	6	-	-	-	-	-
A body splash that only hits as a crossup. Used frequently in Vlad's deadly Hover mixups, and its crossup-only property makes it a great same-side feint for empty jump low/throw mix.

Target Combos

cl.TC

cl.M → H

File:Vlad cl.TC.png

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
50	Mid	50	Spc/OD/KA	7	4	29	40	Launch	-14	-
Second hit whiffs on crouching opponents. Midscreen conversions after the launch are limited, but it enables a lot of damaging combos and reset opportunities in the corner.

Throws

Forward Throw

Forward Throw

File:Vlad Forward Throw.png

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
50+50	Unblk	50+0	KnAdv	5	3	27	35	-	-	-

Back Throw

Back Throw

File:Vlad Back Throw.png

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
125	Unblk	150	None	5	3	27	35	-	-	-

Specials

S1.1

Sputnik Torpedo

File:Vlad S1.1.png

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
75	Mid	100	OD/KA	10	1	24	35	6	2	-

jS1.1

Aerial Sputnik Torpedo

File:Vlad jS1.1.png

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
75	Mid	100	None	7	1	-	-	-	-	-
Can attack/block 2 frames after landing and walk after 4 frames.

S1.2

Revolutionary Rocket

File:Vlad S1.2.png

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
100!	Mid	125!	KnAdv	10	1	21	32	Launch	-	-

S1.2

Fake Rocket

File:Vlad S1.2.png

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
0	-	0	KnAdv	-	-	33	33	-	-	-

jS1.2

Aerial Revolutionary Rocket

File:Vlad jS1.2.png

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
100!	Mid	125!	None	10	1	-	-	Launch	-	-
Can attack/block 2 frames after landing and walk after 4 frames.

jS1.2

Aerial Fake Rocket

File:Vlad jS1.2.png

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
0	-	0	None	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Can attack/block 2 frames after landing and walk after 4 frames.

S2.1

Cosmonaut Liftoff Charge

File:Vlad S2.1.png

Version	Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
Cosmonaut Liftoff Charge	-	-	-	None	10	-	-	60	-	-	-
Chargeable until frame 60. Transitions into Charged Uppercut after frame 25. Auto-corrects toward the opponent after startup.
Version	Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
Quick Cosmonaut Liftoff	100	Mid	100	OD/KA	4	9	37	50	Launch	-30	-
Invincible 1-4f. Applies 50% damage/dizzy/meter gain scaling as a combo starter.
Version	Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
Charged Cosmonaut Liftoff	175!	Mid	100!	OD/KA	4	14	29	47	Launch	-25	-

S3.1

Clobbering Rush

File:Vlad S3.1.png

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
25 + 25 + 25 + 50 = 125	Mid	50 + 50 + 50 + 50 = 150	OD/KA	8	2 (4) 2 (4) 2 (10) 2	24	58	HKD	-7	-

S3.2

Bolshoi Bash

File:Vlad S3.2.png

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
25!+60!	Mid	50!+100!	OD/KA	14	2 (16) 4	21	57	Wall Bounce	-6	-

OD

Space Race

File:Vlad OD.png

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
75!+225!	Mid	0	Other	5+5+5	6	55	76	Ground Bounce	-40	-
All hits stop raising juggle count at 4.

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