Last Blade 2/Kojiroh

Moves List

Normal Moves

Special Moves Flashing Flight - +

A dashing slash that starts low and finishes mid/high Away from opponent, strikes mid or high Close to opponent or countering, strikes low, sweeping opponent into a knockdown

Black Hole Blade - +

Multiple forward mid strikes Strikes 3 times, strikes further forward with each strike Able to super cancel

Shujin - +

Dashes forward

Tenchi -

Follow up to Shujin Press after Kojiroh is near opponent to throw.

Empty Death - + /

45 degree upward thrust anti-air

Blast-of-Plague Demise - + /

Slashing projectile version creates one hit version starts slower, makes two hits

Desperation Moves Black Hole Blade - Eagle - ,, + /

Charges forward to deliver several strikes, ends with an Empty Death anti-air if it connects.

Super Desperation Moves Wolf Fang of Emptiness - ,, +

Poses and and dashes through opponent Chargeable Unblockable at full charging Only able to perform in Power or EX Mode

The Basics

Power Mode:

  (x2) >   >   +   (Have to cancel on the first hit of the 3 hit slash)

(You need to get this down if you want to play her on power)

  (x2) >  

  (x2) >  

  (x2) >  

  (x2) > 

  (x2) >   >  

> > (More practical than the one)
> >
>
(Hold until red) >
> > Any follow-up
> > >

Speed mode:

  (x2)  , ,  >  

, , >
, , >
, , >
, , >
, , > >
, , > >
> , , , , > Any follow-up

 ,  , +  >  +  or  +  or   or  

> or or or
> or or or
>
(Activate speed combo special / ) , , , , , , >
(Corner) (Activate speed combo special / ) , , , , , , > >
(Activate speed combo special / ) , , , , , > >
(In reverse) (Stun glitch) > Dash > , , >
(MAX 180 damage combo)
(*Akari only) , , > /
(*Akari only) , , > or d /

Unsure/Testing

(Corner) (*Akari only), , (cross-up) > (Do these in reverse) > (Stun glitch) Dash > , , > (MAX 180 damage combo)
I think I could do this with a programmable pad. Just need to walk back a split second before you do the super. hits off , so I figure the super will too if you space it/time it right.

EX mode:

, , > >
, , > >
(*Akari only) Have her do her air throw and dash under it as she falls, then from behind do:
> >

Advanced Strategy

Basic Gameplan

Kojiroh's range is her greatest asset. Her standing and crouching 's are godly pokes, and on power they do great damage as well. The combination of those 2 pokes with her crouching and her command dash allows her to do speed combos from a much greater distance than most other characters.

Her command dash is great for getting quick throws in, and if you mix it up with dash throws/fireballs/'s, you can really psyche the opponent out.

Remember, you can't air block while jumping forward, so ::/, is a great mix-up with the dash if you think they're going to try to do that to avoid the throw. Use the dash fireball when you think someone's going to try and run in.

Try to avoid using the version of her fireball, unless you're at max distance or playing fireball wars with someone, it's slow and leaves you open as hell.

You can use her command dash throw to gra people who're landing from a jump, or people who're afraid to move after being pressured.

It's much faster than a simple dash throw, so it's quite useful. Especially if you're playing her on power.

It's not as godly as some people seem to think it is though. She doesn't have the power to pressure people the way someone like Lee or Kagami can, so she really can't make as much use of this as you might think.

Miscellaneous

-You're probably better off playing Kojiroh in speed. She has more high/low options. If you play her in power, you're much more reliant on her pokes and dash mix-ups.
-Her jumping is your best air-air and her jumping is your best jump-in close up.
-Low jump and are your friends.
-Jumping can cross up.
-Off a sucessful ground-air parry, do ::
-Do her speed combos without the first :l: you get like 432902 times more range.
-Using instead of :l: in power lets you get your M off from a huge distance away provided that you can cancel it consistently enough.
-Try command dashing behind people and then doing a fireball. (Alternatively you can try doing her super, but it's not safe if blocked)
-You must manually block every hit of her M (Except for like the last few), otherwise you'll get hit by the whole thing. She's the only character this is true for.
-If you can't seem to do her super cancel consistently. Try hitting her M off ::+/ > :r:+ instead. -If you hold on her SDM long enough, it becomes unblockable.
-Holding until she glows red for her unblockable makes it travel further.
-Her ::+ ground attack has shit range. Use standing instead.
-More of a general tip: speed combo activations are only ever guaranteed off a parry

Match-Ups

The Last Blade 2