Plasma Sword/Rai-On

Introduction

Overview

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Strengths

Weaknesses

Easy Blockstring Infinite: Rai-On can quite easily press 5A, followed by a dash forward into another single 5A, over and over until either the player drops the infinite or the opponent burns some meter to use Plasma Revenge to escape the pressure. It doesn't work on hit, but on block 5A leaves Rai-On so plus that it will always be his turn after it, thus also allowing for setups. Blanka Ball: Rai-On's unique 236 special is a 3-way Blanka Ball that despite not hitting horizontally, if used right, makes a great combo ender, punish tool, and makes it difficult to punish Rai-On for using it with how fast it is. Fantastic Air Game: Rai-On is not only able to instant air dash, but he can also double jump and utilize Akuma-esque divekicks that gives him a ton of room for fighting in the air and keeping his momentum. Shout Lockdown: Rai-On's Shout is a short range projectile with a difficult to deal with hitbox, and it is so plus on block that the opponent is often forced to block Rai-On's attacks even at tip range afterwards. High Damage Crouch Grab: Rai-On, has a launcher off of his crouch grab that he can easily convert into big damage. Cat Crouch: Rai-On has a smaller than normal crouching hitbox, making moves whiff on him that would not whiff on other characters. Most notably, he and Byakko are the only characters completely immune to each other's blockstring infinites.

Weak utility supers: Rai-On's 236AB is only good for combo-ing into, or using as an edge-case anti-air, because it's otherwise easy to punish in neutral and not difficult to react to. Meanwhile, his 214AB Unblockable is easily telegraphed and, outside of some whiff punish situations, will cause him to eat a full combo if used predictably. Blanka Ball is unsafe on hit: Rai-On's Blanka Ball—depending upon the opponent, the meter the opponent has, and their character—can be punished on hit. While this is a fairly advanced knowledge check for an opponent to perform, it is nonetheless a big reason Rai-On sits outside the top tier, even with his powerful tools. Without Blanka Ball, Rai-On lacks a meterless combo ender, and his potency in neutral tends to go down dramatically.

Move List

Vertical Normals

A

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Sidestep A

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While Running A

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Horizontal Normals

B

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Kick Normals

K

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Jumping Normals

While Jumping A

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While Falling A

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Special Moves

Shiden
236B

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Shiden: Kai
214B

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Meter Gain	Property
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Byakko Hou
64K

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623A/B
Guren

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Ashura
222

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Gauge Moves

Engetsu
236AB

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Rasetsu Zan
214AB

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Plasma Revenge
AM

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Plasma Reflect
BM

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Plasma Field - Plasma Sword
BK

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Miscellaneous

Throw
5AB

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Strategy

Combos