Thrill Kill/The Imp

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Thrill Kill/The Imp/Introduction

The Imp
Hitbox Diameter	4.0u⌀ (Tiny)
Movement Speed	5.5u/s (5th slowest)
Dash Distance	9.4u (4th worst)

Move List

Front Punch

Tiny Jab

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	4f	3f	11f	-6 / +1	-	2.1u	-	-
Average range, but everything else about this jab is fantastic. A great counter-hit button with its awesome speed and active frames, and deals 35 and ends with a hard knockdown.

Chest Jab

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	7f	2f	9f	-4 / +4	3	2.5u	-	-
Worse strartup but better range and advantage than Tiny Jab.

Gut Punch

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	7f	2f	17f	-12 / +43 (+1)	8	1.3u		-
Mostly used in juggles since it strings to Lil Uppercut From Crouch, its garbage range and it hitting high makes it bad for anything else.

Changed Punch

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	22f	2f	17f	-12 / +19	6	2.4u		-
A great combo ender, but it takes 90 years to come out when you use it on its own.

Crouch Jab

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	7f	2f	9f	-4 / +3	4	2.5u	-	-
Good range for a crouch jab, and it links to Chest Jab for good damage off of a low > high string starter.

Back Punch

Lil Push

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	8f	4f	11f	-8 / -1	4	2.0u	-	-
Tiny Jab and Chest Jab both can do whatever this button can with better overall frame data, so there's no real reason to use this button to start combos.

Hopping Hammer

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	9f	1f	11f	-5 / +3	8	1.8u		-
A knockdown move with low range, but fair advantage. Doesn't lead to much damage, so you have better options available.

Ear Slapper

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	11f	1f	17f	-11 / 0	4	3.2u	-	-
Good travel, but it lacks the good startup and active frames Imp's other high attacks possess.

Mighty Tiny Uppercut

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	8f	4f	23f	-20 / +17	8	4.9u		-
A launcher that for the most part is overshadowed by Back Flip Kick. It deals more damage and has more range, but lacks any opportunity for follow up hits.

Lil Uppercut From Crouch

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	9f	2f	17f	-12 / +21	5	3.8u		-
An important combo piece since it can be linked into a number of other moves, however its unreliable hitbox can make it a disaster to use by itself.

Lost Balance
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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	4f	82f	15f	-90 / -83	6	2.1f ~ 2.5u	-	-
At first this move seems like a meme, but it's actually one of Imp's most important combo pieces. Imp's leg hitboxes are active during the entire animation, It's important to note that if an opponent gets hit by the move, that player cannot get hit again for the duration of the animation and can treat Imp as if he's just standing there.

Running Head Butt
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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	10f	6f	24f	-23 / +19	10	9.5u		-
Not a great move. Because Imp's body is the hitbox, it tends to whiff against crouching opponents and is rather unreliable in general.

Front Kick

Thrust Kick

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	8f	1f	20f	-14 / -6	3	4.6u	-	-
Excellent range and has great high-attacking combo strings, but its frame data makes it terrible for pressuring crouching opponents.

Rising Knee

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	7f	3f	16f	-12 / +25	3	1.4u		Switch
Really bad range and frame data. Avoid using.

Stilt Stun

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	10f	1f	15f	-9 / +46 (+4)	8	4.7u		-
Bit too slow of a startup to use as a counter hitting move, but its good range and ability to string to a Rising Knee juggle can nab a reward worth the risk.

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	8f	4f	18f	-15 / +24	6	4.3u		-
Good launcher with lots of invulnerability on the leg hurtboxes.

Crouch Kick

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	7f	2f	9f	-3 / +3	3	3.9u	-	-
Great low poke with good range and excellent frames.

Back Kick

Stilt Spin Kick

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	8f	3f	22f	-18 / -7	3	3.9u	-	-
8f is quite a bit of startup, but if you're able to counter-hit with this button the Back Flip Kick it strings into with has much better startup than linking to it manually does, leading to good juggle damage.

Stilt Roundhouse

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	5f	2f	29f	-24 / -12	4	3.5u	-	-
Your go-to mixup string starter. Fast startup and amazing damage potential with juggles off of .

Body Drop Kick

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	18f	4f	18f	-12 / -5	8	7.2u		Grounded
Can be a little tricky to punish since you land grounded, but it's mostly a gimmicky combo ender.

Forward Flip Kick

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	22f	2f	15f	-10 / -2	9	11.6u		-
Really slow, but really long range. It can be a little tricky for your opponent to deal with its chord input string as it's a very fast mixup. Mostly used in strings.

Spinning Crouch Sweep

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	9f	2f	22f	-17 / -9	4	2.0u	-	-
Very important in combos, but never use this move on its own.

Pommel Horse
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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	13f	19f	13f	-20 / -3	5	6/2u		-
Can be incredibly annoying for your opponent to deal with since you can low profile moves with it, and it lasts forever with its leg invulnerability, however all your opponent needs to do is wait to get a free punish combo against you.

Running Slide
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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	16f	4f	14f	-13 / -5	7	16.0u		Grounded
Because of the angle you dive at, you can hail marry this sprint attack into your opponent most of the time come out alright since its hard to punish. Because it ends in a grounded state, the risk is much less than a regular dash attack that can be blocked and punished for a full combo.

Grabs / Misc Moves

Imp's whiffed grab animation is 18^f long.

Stilt To The Head

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	0f	-	68f	+17	16	0.8u		-
On the lower end damage as far as grabs go. Very good in free-for-alls since the kick has quite a large hitbox.

Body Whip

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	0f	-	87f	+24	18	0.8u		-
Since your opponent needs to turn over before they can perform a grounded action, this throw has crazy good advantage.

Knee To The Head

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	0f	-	35f	+23	20	0.8u		-
Your go-to grab if you have the presence of mind to input it. Great damage, and you can string Back Flip Kick off of it to start juggles in the corner for massive damage.

Stilt And Spin

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	0f	-	35f	+26	19	0.8u		Grounded
A grab that gets lost in the shuffle Imp's other grabs being too awkward to input for not as much reward as Knee To The Head offers.

Riding On Papa

	Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
Grab		25f	-	-	-	-	0.8u	-	It's ridin' time!
Ear Slapper	-	8f	1f	16f	-	7	-	-	-
Head Pound	-	8f	1f	16f	-	10	-	-	-
/ Dismount	-	-	-	35f	-	-	-	-	-
Imp piggybacks on his opponent and begins wailing on them. You can "Daddy Lock" your opponent by buffering this grab during another attack, and after Imp attempts to mount them, they'll turn into a writhing pile of spaghetti. Your opponent cannot block in this state, and they'll eventually phase through the floor. Because Thrill Kill doesn't have a round timer, the only thing you can do is quit the match and restart. Using this glitch is objectively funny, but won't make you any friends if you use this against them online and you'll likely stop receiving game invites.

Swap Places

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	0f	-	34f	+10	-	0.8u		-
One of the funnier swap grapple animations.

1 2 Little Punches

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	27f	4f	21f	-22 / -6	5	1.7u		-
That little punch packs quite a, er, punch.

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Thrill Kills

Thrill Kill 1 - No Inputs
Thrill Kill 2 - +
Thrill Kill 3 - + +
Combo Kill - + + L1 +
Dance - + + + +