Waku Waku 7/Rai

Overview Combos Matchups Strategy

Introduction

Rai is a junior high school student who loves adventures & the outdoor life. He is very active and uses electrical shocks to attack.

Rai is the undoubted best character in the game, being a pseudo-shoto, Rai has many good normals. Just as Arina is a really easy character to pick up, recomended for beginners, is not hard to get a good amount of damages in combos. Rai main projectile 236A/B is fast but can be destroyed by almost any other projectile in the game, having a somehow short range.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Amazing Beginner character: Rai is without a doubt, the best character to learn for new players (along with Arina). Thanks to his movelist and take on the "shoto" archetype, it's not very hard to know his moves even if you play alot of the genre. Great Normals: Combined with j.2D that he can juggle off of and having a lot of normals that cause a wall slam, His normals are useful in a lot of situations, especially 2C. Yes, Free Unblockable!: Due to some random bug, Air ES Inazuma Cannon is unblockable when placed on top of the opponent. Even better, with super mode activated the reward is EVEN better thanks to the damage increase. 2 DokiDoki: Combined with Gourai Tempest and a 0F DokiDoki (Chouriki Gourai Dengeki Ken), This is pretty much self-explanatory. j.236A/B: This move is absolutely absurd. Rai's primary pressure tool, due to quick startup, good combo potential and it being plus on block. 0 Bad Matchups: Rai Doesn't have any single bad MU, having an even MU with Slash. This gives him the best matchup spread in the game.

Bad Recovery on Moves: Rai has huge recovery in many attacks what makes him very punishable. Often at times you can be punished for landing a move you used on accident. Projectiles: Rai's main projectiles is really weak compared to almost any other projectile in the game Gourai Tempest: Despite having two DokiDoki attacks, Gourai Tempest has very limited applications, even as an anti air People Will Hate You: If you use Rai in online matches people will mostly rage quit due to how daunting it is to deal with his toolkit.

Rai
Character Data
Forward Run Duration	96F to cross stage
Back Step Duration	28 frames (1~13F: invincible)
Pre-jump Frames	4 frames
Jump Duration	42
Landing Frames	4
Jump Height Apex	102
Forward Jump Distance	107
Backward Jump Distance	107
Back Step Distance	93
Knockdown Recovery	23 frames
Chain Series	Full Series
Super Jump
Super Jump Duration	42 (61) frames
Super Jump Height Apex	226
Super Jump Forward Distance	170
Super Jump Backward Distance	170

Move List

Standing Normals

5A ..

5A

x1	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	11		M	10	O
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	3	4	3	+8	+1
x2	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	11		M	10	O
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	3	4	3	+8	+1

5B

5B

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
29		M	25	O
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
7	9	21	-5	-15

5C

5C

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
14		M	10	X
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
5	9	5	+3	-1

5D

5D

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
35		M	25	X
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
9	13	16	-4	-14

Crouching Normals

2A

2A

x1	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	11		Low	5	O
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	3	4	3	+8	+1
x2	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	11		Low	5	O
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	3	4	3	+8	+1

2B

2B

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
26		L	20	X
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
7	8	13	+4	-6

2C

2C

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
13		L	10	X
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
3	5	3	+9	+1

2D

2D

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
32		L	0	X
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
7	9	26	KND	-20

Jumping Normals

j.A

j.A

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
11		H	5	X
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
3	4	3	-	-

j.B

j.B

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
29		H	15	X
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
4	8	Gnd	-	-

j.C

j.C

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
14		H	5	X
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
3	10	Gnd	-	-

j.D

j.D

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
35		H	20	X
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
11	13	Gnd	-	-

Command Normals

[3]

[3]

The most useless Rai command normal

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
-		-	-	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
40	-	4	-	-
Allows Rai to advance while crouching. Starts moving after 40F. Takes 4F to recover after [3] is released, but the recovery time can be canceled by jumping or attacking.

7/9 (wall),j9

Wall Jump
7/9 (wall),j9

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
-		-	-	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
-	-	6	-	-
Allows Rai to bounce off the wall, propelling him forward. Can initiate aerial attacks on 7F from wall.

CD,7~9

Super Jump
CD,7~9

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
-		-	-	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
-	-	32	-	-
An upward direction can be input within 32F. Charge cannot be canceled or interrupted.

Guard, 4/6D

Guard Cancel
Guard, 4/6D

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
43		M	20	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
15	6	31	WSL	-16
1~10F: invincible. Has the exact same animation as 6D, except the first 10F are invincible and there is slightly longer recovery. The input seems to be very strict in that the direction used to guard cannot double to perform the attack. [4]/[1] has to be released during guardstun, then input 4/6D to perform it. While its usage is to counter blockstrings, it only seems viable against a Light → Heavy chain/link due to how slow it takes for Rai to kick. That 10F invincibility window can easily be bypassed by many attacks, and catch Rai right before he kicks. Don't think of it like a free 'Alpha Counter' because it is anything but that.

6B

6B

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
35		M	20	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
11	3(15)6	13	KND	-4
Air Unblockable

6D

6D

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
43		M	20	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
15	6	25	WSL	-13
Air Unblockable

6[6]B

6[6]B

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
14+30		M,H	60	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
11	3(15)6	13	KND	-4
KNOCKDOWN on 2nd hit. Air Unblockable.

6[6]D

6[6]D

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
43		M	20	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
6	22	34	WSL	-41

j.2D

j.2D

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
43		H	20	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
11	Ground	-	KND	-

Universal Mechanics

Throw

Throw

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
41		Thw	0	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
1	1	-	WSL	-
Unblockable. Can be throw softened within 24F.

Command Grab

Command Grab

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
53		Thw	0	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
1	1	-	WSL	-
Unblockable. Opponent cannot wall recover.

Middle Attack

Middle Attack

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
29		H	20	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
19	2	28	-5	-15

Pursuit

Pursuit

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
36		M	0	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
47	5	47	KND	-45

Rising Attack

Rising Attack

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
29+30		H	400	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
11	5(13)6	32	KND	-23
1~10F: invincible.

Super Mode

Super Mode

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
37		M	50	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
25	12	15	KND	-11
1~36F: invincible.

Special Moves

236A

Inazuma Cannon
236A/B/AB

236A	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	23		M	5	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	11	-	41	-16	-28
Projectile (A: Tier 1). Air Unblockable. A lasts 39F.
236B	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	35		M	5	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	11	-	48	-23	-35
Projectile (B: Tier 2) Air unblockable B lasts 31F.
236AB	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	8~9/n		M	5/n	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	2‼9	-	35	KND	-18
Projectile (Tier 7). Lasts 88F.

214A

Inazuma Crash
214A/B/AB

214A	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	47		M	0	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	25	20	10	KND	-17
Air Unblockable. Can pass through opponent if guarded, depending on positioning.
214B	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	53		M	0	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	27	20	10	KND	-15
Air Unblockable. Can pass through opponent if guarded, depending on positioning.
214AB	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	82		M	0	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	2‼9	28	14	KND	-23
Air Unblockable

623A

Inazuma Upper
623A/B/AB

623A	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	32		M	45	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	5	19	22	KND	-28
5~7F: Air Unblockable. 1~6F: invincible. Rai can end the Inazuma Upper in 3 ways depending how the joystick is held during the final punch: [5]: Rai uppercuts the opponent upward into the air. He lands faster than the opponent. [6]: Rai punches the opponent across the screen; WALL SLAM. [2]: Rai slams the opponent straight down to the ground. The opponent lands
623B	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	37		M	45	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	5	21	26	KND	-32
The same as the A version
623AB	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	29		M	40	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	2‼2	24	37	KND	-42
24~27F: Air Unblockable. 1~26F: invincible. Rai can end the WP Inazuma Upper in 3 ways depending how the joystick is held during the final punch: [5]: Rai uppercuts the opponent upward into the air. He lands faster than the opponent. [6]: Rai punches the opponent across the screen; WALL SLAM. [2]: Rai slams the opponent straight down to the ground. The opponent lands

Air Special Moves

j.236A

j.236A

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
23		M	5	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
9	-	Gnd	KNDa	-

j.236B

j.236B

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
35		M	5	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
9	-	Gnd	KNDa	-

j.236AB

j.236AB

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
8~9/n		M	5/n	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
2‼0	-	Gnd	KND	-

j.214A

j.214A

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
71		M	0	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
4	20	Gnd	KND	-

j.214B

j.214B

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
80		M	0	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
4	20	Gnd	KND	-

j.214AB

j.214AB

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
123		M	20	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
2‼0	28	Gnd	KND	-

DokiDoki

641236CD

641236CD

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
104		M	0	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
6‼0	33	19	KND	-15

463214CD

463214CD

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
86~100		M	0	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
7‼6~	110	23	KND	-86~-93

HaraHara

22AB/CD

22AB/CD

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
131~164		-	0	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
133	2(6)2(6)2(4)1	30~	KND	-