Fatal Fury Special/Jubei Yamada

The back lane of Jubei's stage is obscured by paintings. Characters will crash through and break paintings when switching lanes but they will all reappear between each round.

Introduction

Jubei is a high tier charge character who uses his low-risk projectile to put his opponent in a vicious cycle of cracker-dodging where they dare not jump or face the wrath of his godly anti-air game. He has a wide variety of throws but they're mostly for show, zoning is his thing through and through. He also has a strong combo game. If Jubei loses the life lead he will be the one trapped in a vicious cycle as he is forced to approach the opponent with his floaty jump and lack of mobility options.

Pros	Cons
Smallest character in the game Extremely fast moves Can be played in a variety of ways	Small amount of damage per move Poor range on normals Small amount of dizzy points

Move List

General Hurtboxes

Standing/Taunting	Crouching	Jumping	Dizzy
		Descending hurtbox. 54F (4+47+3) duration.	Final 19F are invincible and unmashable.

Close Standing Normals

c5A

c5A

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
6	2	Mid	3	4	4	10	+8	+9	Kara Cancel
Extremely fast and advantageous.

c5B

c5B

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
8	2	Mid	4	7	5	15	+4	+5	Kara Cancel
Pulls Jubei's hurtbox back and has a completely disjointed hitbox. Not so valuable in close proximity, but the far version functions identically, making it useful for anti-air and counterpoking. Gives less frame advantage than 5A and 2A, so you're better off using your jabs in close range. In corner combos, this does more damage than 5A and can link unscaled to 5A.

c5C

c5C

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
14	4	Mid	8	8	12	27	+4	+3	Kara Cancel
Does more damage than 2C, but 2C is easier to use in combos due to having faster startup.

c5D

c5D

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
16	4	Mid	8	11	8	26	+5	+4	Kara Cancel
A beefed up version of 5B that can be used for the same purposes.

Far Standing Normals

f5A

f5A

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
5	2	Mid	3	4	4	10	+8	+9	Kara Cancel
Extremely fast and advantageous.

f5B

f5B

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
6	2	Mid	4	7	5	15	+4	+5	Kara Cancel
Identical to close 5B. With proper spacing, you can anti-air some moves with this. Useful against jump-ins that beat your usual low profile anti-airs.

f5C

f5C

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
12	4	Mid	8	8	12	27	+3	+2	/
Same as close version but cannot be cancelled.

f5D

f5D

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
14	4	Mid	8	11	9	27	+3	+2	/
Subtly inferior to c5D data-wise and cannot be cancelled, though it can still anti-air.

Crouching Normals

2A

2A

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
5	2	Mid	4	4	5	12	+7	+8	Kara Cancel
Extremely fast and advantageous. Less damage than c5A but links unscaled to 2C.

2B

2B

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
6	2	Low	5	7	6	17	+3	+4	Kara Cancel
Has an extremely low profile which makes it an effective anti-air. Will often hit meaty as an anti-air, allowing it to be linked out of for deadly combos. Without a meaty hit, this can only combo to a cracker. Can be whiffed repeatedly to dodge some projectiles like Mai's fans or Jubei's crackers while keeping charge. 1-4F 5-11F 12-17F

2C

2C

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
12	4	Mid	6	8	10	23	+6	+5	Kara Cancel
Great poke and combo tool. Links from 5A and 2A, and can combo into Senbei Shuriken.

2D

2D

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
14	4	Low	7	15	17	38	KD	-10	/
Moves Jubei forward while letting him maintain charge. Has an extremely low profile which makes it an effective anti-air. Can slide under most projectiles but has long recovery. 1-6F 7-21F 22-38F

Jumping Normals

jA

jA

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
6	2	Overhead	5	∞	-	-	-	-	-
Largely outclassed by Jubei's other air normals.

jB

jB

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
8	2	Overhead	5	∞	-	-	-	-	-
Stays active until Jubei lands, but doesn't cross up unlike jD.

jC

jC

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
14	4	Overhead	6	17	-	-	-	-	-
Much better hitbox than jA, despite using the same animation.

jD

jD

Not as disjointed as jC but crosses up and is slightly more damaging.

Version	Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
Diagonal Jump	16	4	Overhead	7	17	-	-	-	-	-
Neutral Jump	16	4	Overhead	6	17	-	-	-	-	-

Universal Mechanics

Lane Blast (CD)

Lane Blast
C+D

Front Lane

Back Lane

Version	Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
Front Lane	22	5	Mid	9	8	19	35	KD	-8	Cancel, Lane Shift
Jubei steps forward (about half the distance as his 2D) during this move, allowing him to reposition while charging his specials. The forward step gives this more range than the hitbox would suggest, making it a decent anti-air.
Back Lane	22	5	Mid	16	10	8	33	KD	+1	Cancel, Lane Shift
Startup and hitbox are significantly worse in the back lane. Still moves Jubei forward.

Lane Attack

Lane Attack
A/B/C/D from opposite lane

Front Lane

Back Lane

Jubei has the same lane attack for punch and kick buttons.

Version	Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
A/B	18	2	Overhead	9	-	4	-	-	-	/
A straight and fast lane attack.
C/D	18	4	Overhead	9	-	4	-	-	-	/
A slower high angle lane attack.

Dodge Attack

Dodge Attack
6A during proximity guard

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
11	5	Mid	10	11	11	31	Air Reset (+18)	-3	Kara Cancel, Upper-Body Invuln 1-20F
Excellent anti-air. Startup Recovery

Throws

Ippon Seoi (4/6C)

Ippon Seoi
close 4/6C

Damage	Stun	Range	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
26	3	20	Throw	1	1	/	-	KD	/	/
Swaps sides.

Taware Nage (3C)

Tawara Nage
close 3C

Damage	Stun	Range	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
28	3	20	Throw	1	1	/	-	KD	/	/
Above average damage. Swaps sides.

Kumo Koroshi (9C)

Kumo Koroshi
close 9C

Damage	Stun	Range	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
24~48 (4 x 6~12)	0	20	Throw	1	1	/	-	-	/	/
Hold throw. Opponent can mash to reduce hits. Jubei's most damaging normal throw on average as it requires fast reactions and TAS mashing to reduce to 6 hits. Swaps sides.

Benkei Nakashi (6D)

Benkei Nakashi
close 6D

Damage	Stun	Range	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
8~32 (4 x 2~8)	0	20	Throw	1	1	/	-	KD	/	/
Hold throw. Opponent can mash to reduce hits. On average this is Jubei's least damaging throw as the long delay between hits makes mashing out of it easy. Avoid using this. Has a special voice line if used against another Jubei.

Tomoe Nage (4D)

Tomoe Nage
close 4D

Damage	Stun	Range	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
26	3	20	Throw	1	1	/	-	KD	/	/
Swaps sides.

Izuna Otoshi (j2D)

Izuna Otoshi
close j2D

Damage	Stun	Range	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
26	3	32	Throw	1	1	/	-	KD	/	/
Air throws are always good to have, but Jubei generally doesn't like to jump. Like other air throws it can catch backdashes.

Special Moves

Senbei Shuriken ([4]6P)

Senbei Shuriken
[4]6A/C

Jubei throws a rice cracker. Extremely low recovery projectile that can be linked out of in the corner.

Version	Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
A	7 (1)	3	Mid	7	-	24	30	+9	+6	/
The core of Jubei's neutral, having the shortest recovery of any fireball in the game. It is near impossible to jump over this without getting punished. Charge time: 50F. Projectile travels slower.
C	14 (3)	6	Mid	10	-	29	38	+12	+5	/
Charges and recovers slower than the A version, but is Jubei's best special to combo into. Charge time: 60F. Projectile travels faster.

Nihon Seoi Dash ([4]6K)

Nihon Seoi Dash
[4]6B/D

B

D

Running throw that swaps sides on hit. Requires a reversal to escape when used as a tick throw and is difficult to react to, even in neutral.

• Charge time for both versions is 50F.

Version	Damage	Stun	Range	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
B	16	3	17	Throw	12	9	15	35	KD (+2)	/	/
Travels about half of the screen. Can be whiffed for fast repositioning.
D	22	6	37	Throw	14	21	15	49	KD (-1)	/	/
Travels almost the full screen.

Dai-Izuna Otoshi ([2]8P)

Dai-Izuna Otoshi
[2]8A/C

Looks very cool but has lower damage than other throws and an awkward input.

• Charge time for both versions is 45F.
• Same range as a basic ground throw.

Version	Damage	Stun	Range	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
A	21	3	20	Throw	1	1	/	/	-	/	/
Same as C version but does less stun.
C	21	6	20	Throw	1	1	/	/	-	/	/

Neko Jarashi (63214C)

Neko Jarashi
63214C

Damage	Stun	Range	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
25	3	43	Throw	1	1	/	/	-	/	/
Unlike Jubei's other throws, this has far range, is easily bufferable and has good corner carry. Ignoring a small loss in damage, this throw does it all.

Desperation Move

Dynamite Izuna Otoshi ([1]23B+C)

Dynamite Izuna Otoshi
When health is flashing
[1]23B+C

Damage	Stun	Range	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
48	4	43	Throw	1	1	/	/	-	/	/
Charge time: 60F. Farther range than other throws, tied with 63214C. Jubei's best punish after a midscreen dizzy.

Combos

• (jX/meaty 2B/5A/2A) 5A/2A 2A 2C [4]6C - 32 Damage

With two lights this combo will dizzy Billy, Jubei, Mai, Terry and Tung. Adding a third light (usually with backturn starter or anti-air 2B) will stun Andy, Cheng, Duck, Joe and Kim, and a heavy jump-in will get Axel and Laurence. 5A and 2A are interchangeable as combo fodder but each have their own advantages: c5A does 1 more damage than 2A so it is better when linking lights while 2A is better for the 2C link as it will always reset scaling.

• (Corner) jD 2B [4]6C 5A 2C [4]6C - 54 Damage

Dizzy combo. Can redizzy against Andy, Billy, Cheng, Duck King, Joe, Jubei, Kim, Mai, Terry and Tung. Does not work on Geese or Krauser. Back up about half screen for the redizzy vs small characters like Mai and Tung to avoid cornering yourself after jD. Against Andy, Axel, Cheng, Duck, Jubei and Laurence, 2A can be used instead of 5A to optimize the combo up to 58 damage.

Strategy

The Basics

Despite having so many unique throws, Jubei is actually an extremely defensive character whose gameplan is centered around his [4]6P rice cracker projectile. Jubei's crackers have extremely quick startup and recovery compared to most other projectiles, so he wants to throw them as much as he can.

If the opponent tries to jump over Jubei's crackers he can abuse the low profile on 2B and 2D to beat almost every jumping normal in the game. 2D covers more ground and is easier to use while 2B can lead into a full combo if it hits meaty, but requires proper positioning and timing. Many characters simply have no way to beat these deadly anti-airs and are heavily discouraged from jumping forward, ever. See which characters can't touch Jubei out of these moves in the Matchups section. In matchups where 2B and 2D can get stuffed, Jubei has a great dodge attack, but be sure to input it as 3A or 6A+C to get around its input overlap with [4]6A.

Jubei doesn't like to jump himself, as his jump is very floaty and often a much riskier option than patiently throwing crackers. That being said, his air normals are still very good.

Throw Evaluation

Jubei's most important throws are:

• 63214C, which has great range and carries the opponent to the corner.
• 3C, a high damage side swapping throw that's tied to Jubei's strong 2C.
• [4]6K, which is a decent running throw but shines as a command dash.

As for the others,

• 4/6C and 4D are ordinary sideswap throws with nothing special going on. They aren't tied to the best normals on whiff but have the strength of being doable while blocking or (for 6C) walking.
• 9C is a very high damaging hold throw that is insanely difficult to mash out of, but risks an unwanted jump if whiffed.
• j2D is great like all air throws are, but it's hard to use when Jubei doesn't like to jump and already has great anti-air options on the ground.
• [1]23BC has great range and huge damage but is highly situational thanks to its charge input and desperation health requirement. It's quite useful after a midscreen dizzy.
• 6D and [2]8P are good for a laugh. Don't use them over any other throw.

Advanced Strategy

• When Jubei's CD is blocked in the corner, it can be cancelled late into an instant command grab that hits the opponent just as they exit blockstun. The only way to avoid the command grab is with an invincible reversal, and since Jubei will have no recovery if the grab whiffs he can meaty a reversal backdash. 5A/2A CD in the front lane is an easy frame trap that sets up this situation, and can give enough time to charge Jubei's [1]23BC if started from 2A.

Matchups

Vs. Andy Bogard

5 - 5

Vs. Axel Hawk

6 - 4

Front lane CD will reliably trade with Axel's air normals. Jubei can crouch under Axel's lane attacks.

Vs. Big Bear

6.5 - 3.5

Jubei can low profile and punish all of Big Bear's air normals with 2B and 2D.

Vs. Billy Kane

6 - 4

Vs. Cheng Sinzan

6.5 - 3.5

2B and 2D can low profile Cheng's 2[8]A/C.

Vs. Duck King

6.5 - 3.5

Jubei can low profile and punish all of Duck King's air normals with 2B and 2D. Duck can slide under Jubei's fireballs with 3D and go over Jubei's slide with his [4]6P.

Vs. Geese Howard

6 - 4

None of Geese's air normals can hit Jubei out of his low profile 2B and 2D, but of course he has Shippuken as an option.

Vs. Joe Higashi

3.5 - 6.5

Jubei can't rely on 2B/D to anti-air Joe's jB, and since it also crosses up it's difficult to punish by walking under. Jubei's crackers can get punished by Joe's 2D close up or overpowered by his tornadoes from a distance.

Vs. Jubei Yamada

5 - 5

Jubei can low profile and punish all of his own air normals with 2B and 2D. Both Jubeis can also 2D slide under each other's fireballs or spam 2B to quickly dodge while keeping the cracker on screen so the enemy Jubei can't throw another.

Vs. Kim Kaphwan

4 - 6

Jubei can low profile and punish all of Kim's air normals and even his divekicks with 2B and 2D.

Vs. Laurence Blood

7 - 3

Jubei can low profile and punish all of Laurence's air normals with 2B and 2D.

Vs. Mai Shiranui

4 - 6

Mai can crouchwalk under Jubei's crackers. Jubei can duck under Mai's projectile with repeated 2B's, letting him keep charge to retaliate with a cracker and keeping the fan on screen longer, preventing Mai from throwing another. The Mai stage version of Musasabi no Mai can be low profiled with 2B and 2D.

Vs. Terry Bogard

6 - 4

Vs. Tung Fu Rue

6 - 4

Tung can low profile Jubei's crackers with his 2B and 2D. Jubei can crouch under Tung's lane attacks.

Vs. Wolfgang Krauser

6 - 4

Jubei can low profile and punish all of Krauser's air normals with 2B and 2D. Jubei can also 2D under low blitzball. Leg Tomahawk can be low profiled and the heavy version can even be crouched under if Jubei isn't holding block. Jubei can crouch under Krauser's lane attacks.