Asura Buster: Eternal Warriors/Taros

A large golem in that can form parts of its body into various weapons. Upon encountering the same young boy who had met Rose Mary and learning about the mystery of the lost continent, Taros decides to begin a new mission in investigating the strange and unusual anomaly of the lost continent.

Taros is a large, tanky character with normals that do half an HP bar — both physically and mentally — and specials that can force your opponent to play defensively and by your rules. While throwing out normals and specials haphazardly isn't a bad strat, mastering Taros can completely shut down your opponent via spacing and pressure.

Overview In a game without grapplers, Taros manages to strike the same fear into the hearts of opponents.
Pros	Cons
Strong pressure game with confirmable, instant overheads Dominant air game thanks to j.236X High defense modifier and amazing guard cancel options Strong EX moves High damage Long combos great for eating the clock or forcing air techs Good reach Consistent access to knockdowns Extremely strong in Last Stand thanks to armored Boost Mode	Very large hurtbox Struggles to deal with zoning Makes Taros combo fodder Gives most of the cast access to stronger mixups Very slow and stuttery walk Awkward set of ground normals Lackluster super

Play Style	Gorilla
Dash Type	Stepdash
Backdash Type	Grounded
Defense Modifier	0.9375
Air Options	None
Meter Gauge	64

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Normals

Standing normals

5A

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	6	-	-	M	normals	-3	-4
fast jab can be used as a pseudo-anti air

5B

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	9	-	-	M	normals	-2	-4
decent combo filler can be combo'd into launcher if done close enough used to combo into his specials

5C

Not exactly a DP, but we take what we can get

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	7 / 9	-	-	M	O	-15	-16
Taros' main anti-air laggy but damaging and big attack risky to use in neutral but if opponents are getting predictable with their unsafe approaches this is a very great move to use hard to punish on block

Crouching normals

2A

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	6	-	-	L	normals	5	4
fast low jab

2B

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	16	-	-	L	normals	Knocks down	-10
stomp with a wide ripple Knocks down his main low mixup

2C

the AXE

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	31	-	-	H	O	Knocks down	-11
a GIANT overhead that deals a lot of damage it is extremely slow and easy to see coming but it cannot be punished by some characters on block

Jumping normals

j.A

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	4	-	-	H	special	O	O
fast combo starter the safest attack to throw out when jumping in

8.B

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	10	-	-	H	special	O	O
wide but short hitbox not as useful as the other jumping B but still has some uses very hard to cancel this into another normal or special

7/9.B

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	7	-	-	H	special	O	O
5-hit drill attack that overpowers most normal attacks Taros' main jump in

j.C

ONE PUUUUNCH!

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	10	-	-	H	O	O	O
one of Taros's greatest normals very fast, great range and deals a lot of damage will knock down and send them sliding fullscreen easily spammable due to short recovery deceptively very active

Command normals

6C

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	39... yes 39	-	-	H	special	Knocks down	-3
very slow but very damaging overhead punch

Universal mechanics

Launcher
any 2 buttons

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	7	-	-	M	O	Launches	inconsistent
on hit, Causes a big wall bounce and puts the opponent on indefinite hitstun until they hit the ground or use meter to tech it can be combo'd universally with A>B>C or A>B>Launcher combos. most characters can add an air special or delay the launcher and do a ground special if you hit an opponent with 3 launchers in the same combo they become completely invincible until waking up from the knockdown state a lot of EX moves (Rose's 214EX), few meterless specials (Taros j.236x) and very rarely normals (Rokurouta's 6C) have last hits with the properties of a launcher. these hits count towards the 3 launcher cap.

Air launcher
any 2 buttons

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	7	-	-	M	O	Launches	inconsistent
No difference from the ground version, but some characters have air launchers with slightly less recovery frames

Guard break
22C

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	6	-	-	don't	O	Stun	O
This replaces grab, a quick attack that stuns blocking opponents. common followups are combos, launchers, knockdowns and some supers countered by not blocking, jumping or attacking back

Special moves

Artillery Attachment 001 - Vulcan Explosion
623A/B/C

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	38	-	-	M	O	a lot	still a lot
Taros shoots a laser, setting off explosions on the ground. Long startup but quick recovery, so you can hit your opponent into the blasts. Resembles a Power Geyser. EX version shoots dense explosions that travel about a whole screen's length

Artillery Attachment 002 - Pavement Roller
214A/B/C

A/B/C version

EX version

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	9 / 9 / 9	-	-	M	O	inconsistent	inconsistent
Taros rushes forward with two large gears spinning in place of his hands. EX version makes Taros rush forward with two big spiked wheels, doing up to 27 hits. Goes just a bit less distance than with C. Last hit is a V. Launcher

Artillery Attachment 003 - Bey Blender
j.236A/B/C

get used to seeing this sprite

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	6 / 8 / 10	-	-	M	O	inconsistent	inconsistent
Arguably, one of the best moves in the game. Taros flies up/forward, with a spinning blade for legs. This move has strange juggle/launcher properties sometimes it works as a launcher, sometimes it counts as two launchers, sometimes it just knocks down. Can apply insane pressure to your opponent, and, if it crosses up in between hits, your opponent must switch sides to block, which is incredibly difficult at the speed the hits come in. EX version travels a similar arc as with button C, but with a bit more height. Usually does 1/3 of an HP bar.

Supers

Legendary Artillery - Hinokagutsuchi Blade
236236A/B/C

Sprite so big, it doesn't fit the arcade screen

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	79(53+26)	-	-	M	O	-24	-38
Taros winds up and then swings a giant sword downwards Seems unavoidable unless you can get behind him before he swings. Damage is OK but not great, considering how the damn thing takes 2-3 business days to come out. Minus on both hit and block. although the fullscreen pushback is somewhat safe, some characters like Yashaou can punish on block with their own super

Boost mode (22+ABC)

Taros gets Super Armor during every attack he does.

• Standing C and 6C do more damage

• Standing C is cancellable on either hit. Second hit is a V. Launcher

Combos

Combos	Dmg	Notes
5A > 5B > 5AB > j.A > j.B > j.AB > j.A > j.B > j.C	36 - 40	Universal combo. Ends with a knockdown.
5A > 5B > 5C	37	Basic ground combo.
5B > 5AB > 5B > 5AB > 5B > 5C	43	Basic ground launcher combo.
214AB > j.A > j.B > j.236B...	?	Corner combo that leads into the Taros j.A > j.B > j.236B loop. Video 🡪 https://youtu.be/ClHxI3_Ebxw
5B > 5AB > j.A > j.B > j.A > j.B > J.C	37	The first j.B is delayed. Video 🡪 https://youtu.be/0KL-gnsmL_E
5B > 5AB > j.A > j.B > j.Ax2 > j.B > j.236C > j.A > j.B > j.236B...	?	Combo that leads into the Taros loop. Video 🡪 https://youtu.be/726gBfkleKY
5B > 5AB > j.A > j.B > j.236C > j.Ax2 > j.B > j.C	39	Video 🡪 https://youtu.be/UTK26YuZcns
j.B > j.A > j.B > j.C	24	knocks the opponent into the ground. Video 🡪 https://youtu.be/4oYkgYc5P9s
5B > 5C > j.Ax2 > j.C	66	Can only be done in boost mode. Video 🡪 https://youtu.be/UOjs6dN0dq0
5A > 5B > 5AB > 5A > 5C > j.A > j.B > j.C	45	Can only be done in boost mode. Video 🡪 https://youtu.be/3Wy9KvL9bfE

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