Killer Instinct (2013)/Aria

Overview Strategy Matchups Resources

Introduction

Lore

ARIA, an abbreviation for 'Advanced Robotics Intelligence Architecture', was designed by UltraTech's founder, Ryat Adams, to direct humanity's evolution and ensure its long-term survival. She has since then become the shadowy company's CEO, working behind the scenes to foil our human heroes' plans and as well as putting a stop to Gargos's oncoming invasion. Her view on the world is cold and calculating, and she rarely takes any ethics or moral code into account when devising plans and making decisions in our world's name. Evolve or die - the choice is yours.

Gameplay

ARIA is an enigma within the game's design, being simultaneously incredibly complex and deceptively simple. Instead of having two healthbars that her opponent burns through, she has three, each with less health than usual that adds up to the total of a regular character's two healthbars. However, each healthbar has a specific body effect attached to it, and ARIA can switch between those at will with the remaining bodies staying behind her as assists - reminiscent of team-tag games such as Marvel vs Capcom. Just like in those games, though ARIA can manage the health of each body, a witty opponent can manage their offense and strike down any careless assist calls to quickly whittle ARIA down of her best tools. Despite this, she makes for an incredibly strong character who, with access to all her assists or her instinct, is without a doubt one of the most oppressive characters of the game at any space on the battlefield. Fly around, abuse your sword's range, then keep the opponent away with an onslaught of projectiles - reminding them that they must evolve their gameplan while you orchestrate your way to a supreme victory.

Character

Strengths

Weaknesses

Stand united: ARIA with all three of her bodies is, no doubt, the best character in Killer Instinct. She can cover any approach, be in whatever space of the screen she likes, and excel everywhere, on top of having some disrespectful neutral options when backed by assists and the strongest mixup and pressure game. Mobile: All three of ARIA's bodies excel in their dedicated parts of mobility - The Booster body can fly, the Blade body has nearly the best walk speed in the game, and the Bass body's dashes are the fastest and zippiest in the game. Adaptable: Being able to swap between her bodies means ARIA can run any gameplan she wants, be it focusing on the zoning, the midrange, or rushing down her opponent. High damage: ARIA's linkers and autodoubles are unusually difficult to break, even for those who know what to look for, and she also gets high damage off of them. Her setup ender is also incredibly damaging, and is the ender used for damage when she doesn't have the Blade body. And this is before we get into drone unbreakables. Damage reduction: When ARIA is in instinct, the damage she takes is split across all three bodies. This includes potential damage, meaning that building ender levels is difficult when ARIA is in instinct. Furthermore, if she has a body that is at 1 health and is in instinct, that body will continue absorbing damage until the main body dies or instinct runs out, meaning that ARIA can potentially take half or even a third of the damage she would usually take. High comeback potential: Because of ARIA's high damage, and the fact that her instinct gives her additional drones based on how many bodies she lost, it is not uncommon for an ARIA player on the backfoot to score a hit, pop instinct and win a round they should have otherwise lost, no matter what body they're in.

Fall divided: ARIA on her own is mediocre. Her buttons are nothing to write home about, even with the disrespectful nature of her medium kicks, her mix relies more on knowing what your opponent is looking for and pressure ends quickly. Furthermore, some bodies become irrelevant in some match-ups, meaning that being stuck alone with that body can be a death sentence. Focused: Although ARIA is incredibly adaptable through her drones and body swaps, each body only ever has access to one unique special move and movement trait outside of instinct. This means that players will have to take the time to learn and adapt to, practically, three different mini-characters with three different playstyles if they want to really excel at playing ARIA. At least her combos are universal. Glass cannon: Although ARIA enjoys damage reduction in instinct, she'll only ever get that twice, maybe thrice in a match. ARIA's healthbars are split into three, and although they make up the same amount of health any other character has, losing a healthbar is easy, and that means losing the tools and drone attached to that healthbar, which can be absolutely harrowing for some match-ups. Furthermore, her drones can be hit for 25% extra damage, meaning that a careless ARIA player can very quickly lose the game. Top tier: People won't be happy with you playing this character (and downplay will be quickly laughed away).

Character Data
Forward Walk Speed	52f to cross two large training mode squares 41f in Blade Body
Backwards Walk Speed	72f to cross two large training mode squares 54f in Blade Body
Forward Dash Duration	18f 14f in Bass Body
Backdash Duration	23f 18f in Bass Body
Pre-Jump Frames	5f
Jump Duration	38f Booster Body Hover Data: Startup= 1f Active= 66f Recovery= 4
Landing Recovery	4f
Advantage Post Grounded Combo Breaker	+1

Normal Moves

Far Normals

Standing Light Punch
Stand LP/5LP

Test Caption

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
8 (2%)	12 (3%)	--	1.6%	2.4%	Mid	5	3	8	15f	+4	+6	+1	Chain
ARIA's stand jab is 5 frame attack that serves as a key light attack on offense and defense Has a hitbox with a lot of depth for a stand jab. ARIA 5LP will hit every character crouching but some low profile attacks can sneak under. 5LP plays a pivotal role in Defense with ARIA as it is her 5 frame with the longest range. Mashing 5LP will out of blockstun will hit attackers doing loose frame traps at more ranges than her other candidate 5f normals (2LK which has short range and 2LP which has short range on its first active frame) As a part of ARIA's offense, it is a relatively big 5 frame that has more range and active frames than 2LK/2LP and recovers slightly quicker than those normals as well. ARIA can use this for SF4 backdash OS meaties.

Far Standing Medium Punch
Stand MP/5MP

85% of Orchid's 5MP 2/3 of the time, 120% the other 1/3

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
20 (5%)	26 (7%)	--	2.4%	4%	Mid	8	2	17	26f	0	+4	-2	None
Serviceable mid range poke in BASS body and BOOST body. Absurd footsie normal is BLADE body The best quality of the standard far 5MP is that it is the ARIA poke that has the least chance of immediately losing neutral when used at the wrong time due to its 26 frame total duration. Opponents will have a tough time whiff punishing this move compared to the very committal MK normals (both 37 frames total duration)and ARIAs far 5HP (40 frames)

Far Standing Heavy Punch
Stand HP/5HP

Test Caption

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
30 (8%)	38 (10%)	--	4%	4.5%	Mid	13	2	26	40f	-5	-1	-9	None
Meh button in neutral, gains chip damage and great range in Blade body. Still, better used as a punish more than anything else - whiffing this button will get you killed. Can be cancelled into st.HK, allowing for a dash cancel from long range or pre-emptive anti-air with the bomb. Cancel window is deceptively small - learn to buffer your whiff punishes.

Standing Light Kick
Stand LK/5LK

Test Caption

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
8 (2%)	12 (3%)	--	1.6%	2.4%	Mid	5	2	11	17f	+5	+7	+2	Chain, Flipout, cancels into st.HK
Not good in neutral. Short ranged, will whiff most crouchers, not enough block or hitstun to be worth using the st.HK cancel except as a potential sneaky reset behind assists. Press any other button. Runs the risk of screwing you over as a manual too. Usage as a flipout is extremely strong, however - experiment!

Standing Medium Kick
Stand MK/5MK

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
18 (5%)	18 (5%)	--	2.4%	4%	Mid	8	2	27	36f	+2	+2	-5	Projectile
Decently long-ranged projectile normal, range is off-set by the fact that ARIA's hitbox moves backwards. Harder to confirm or delay than cr.MK but still doable - incredibly useful in tricky mid-range situations to preemptively whiff punish your opponent by avoiding their attack. Can make a decent anti-air too, similar in application to Guilty Gear's 6P moves, though not quite as reliable in a game like KI.

Far Standing Heavy Kick
Stand HK/5HK

Test Caption

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
40.3 (11%)	48.3 (13%)	--	4%	4.5%	Mid	14	4 [12] 9	24	62f	+60 (30)	+60 (30)	-3	Launcher, Soft Knockdown, can be juggled for N frames before the knockdown, can be dash-cancelled.
Can be held to release more bombs, making this move up to +6 on block. A very weird HK, not often used, though can be made decent in pressure to allow for a surprising amount of plus frames. The bombs come out fairly staggered, too, potentially catching them off-guard, though any resulting juggle or mixup from landing this move is mediocre at best compared to anything else ARIA can do. Can be dash-cancelled for some neat mix-ups off st.LK, st.MP and st.HP, though these dash cancels are never plus unless backed by an assist.

Close Normals

Close Standing Medium Punch
Stand MP/5MP

Test Caption

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
20 (5%)	26 (7%)	--	2.4%	4%	Mid	8	3	21	31f	-2	+1	-4	None
Cancels into st.HK, like st.MP, though you're unlikely to use this button much up-close - it's not spectacular. It does, however, blockstring into Heavy Explosive Arc, preventing your opponent from shadowing through that move, if they start representing that option.

Close Standing Heavy Punch
Stand HP/5HP

Somehow as much recovery as a light.

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
30 (8%)	38 (10%)	--	4%	4.5%	Mid	9	5	13	26f	+4	+8	0	None
The meaty bread-winner. Frame-traps on block into heavy Explosive Arc, beats everything except backdash if meatied properly (and you have assists for that), easy to meaty, recovers in time to block slow reversals, cancels into dash, easy enough to safely confirm into every opener (including Heavy Explosive Arc!) and makes you dinner after a long day of work. Press this button as much as possible over your opponent's wake-up.

Close Standing Heavy Kick
Stand HK/5HK

Test Caption

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
35.4 (9%)	43.4 (12%)	--	4%	4.5%	Mid	10	5 [5] 3 [1] 3	17	44f	+45 (+15)	+45 (+15)	-3	Launcher, Soft Knockdown, can be juggled for N frames before the knockdown.
A close version of far.HK. You probably pressed this by accident - very rarely worth using except in edge cases. Skip.

Crouching Normals

Crouching Light Punch
Crouch LP/2LP

The basic pressure tool

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
8 (2%)	12 (3%)	--	1.6%	2.4%	Mid	5	2	9	15f	+4	+6	+2	Chain
Regular crouch-jab, but very stubby. +2 is a decent number, and will most likely be where most of your pressure starts and ends without assists, either staggering the jabs, frame-trapping into a special or using the push-back to move away to a more comfortable position.

Crouching Medium Punch
Crouch MP/2MP

Test Caption

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
20 (5%)	24 (6%)	--	2.4%	4%	Low	9	3	15	26f	+4	+7	+1	None
Shoto-esque crouching low with decent range. Confirming takes practice but is worth learning. Also ARIA's best way to catch low approaches in neutral e.g. Tusk Immortal Spirit or Hisako forward dashes. Range increase with Blade body is a godsend. Being +1 on block and +7 on counter-hit means that frame-trapping into a 5f light is highly advisable, as it can be easily counter-hit confirmed if your opponent gets caught pressing a button.

Crouching Heavy Punch
Crouch HP/2HP

Test Caption

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
30 (8%)	38 (10%)	--	4%	4.5%	Mid	9	3	21	32f	-3	-9	-6	None
A decently ranged diagonal anti-air, working well with Booster Body's vertical reversal in Heavy Crescendo. Moves ARIA's hurtbox down, making it easier to avoid punching into enemy air approaches by accident, and making it easier to anti-air longer-ranged moves like General RAAM's j.HK. Can easily convert into any strength Shotgun Blitz for high damage and amazing screen positioning. Blade body increases its range even more, making any air approach inadvisable - especially combined with the light DP. Also works well as a manual, removing the risk of accidentally getting the far slower far.HP as a manual.

Crouching Light Kick
Crouch LK/2LK

Test Caption

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
8 (2%)	12 (3%)	--	1.6%	2.4%	Low	5	2	9	15f	+5	+7	+2	Chain
bog-standard cr.LK, secondary pressure option to cr.LP. Fast low, but extremely stubby and a lot more pushback - it is entirely possible to whiff the second cr.LK in an attempt to get a double light confirm on someone. But hey, 5f chainable +2 low.

Crouching Medium Kick
Crouch MK/2MK

Test Caption

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
18 (5%)	18 (5%)	--	2.4%	4%	Mid	8	2	27	36f	+2	+2	-5	Projectile
It's st.MK, in crouching form. Pushes ARIA's hitbox down instead of back, which also aids in providing some extreme range. Has a larger cancel window than st.MK, making it extremely easy to confirm, and also allows for some tricky stagger pressure to catch people who might be trying to take advantage of this move being -5 on block. Very easily jumped, however, which opens ARIA up for an easy punish.

Crouching Heavy Kick
Crouch HK/2HK

Test Caption

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
28.3 (7%)	36.3 (10%)	--	4%	4.5%	Mid	11	3 [13] 3 [1] 3	28	62f	+66 (36)	+66 (36)	-6	Launcher, Hard Knockdown, can be juggled for (n) frames before the knockdown.
It's a sweep, but bad. Will be very rarely used in neutral, and even if it is, far.HK is probably a better button for the same purpose. Can be used as a juggle off launcher ender to allow for some nasty cross-up mixups, however.

Command Normals

Forward Heavy Punch "Interlude" (BLADE ONLY)
Forward HP/6HP

Birth of comeback clips everywhere.

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
20 (5%)	32 (8%)	--	3.2%	4.8%	High	20	4	17	40f	+4	+4	+2	Overhead
ARIA's only grounded overhead, accessible only in blade form. Has a surprising amount of range for its animation, and a lot of its animation is hidden behind ARIA's back (and assists). If your opponent does somehow block this, she's +2, up close. Confirming on hit is a little tricky, like cr.MP, but definitely worth practicing, though you can also risklessly cancel into Heavy Explosive Arc to keep plus frames on block or get an easy confirm on hit. Also surprisingly delayable, allowing for similar stagger pressure you'd get from a blocked cr.MK.

Three Punches/Kicks "Upload"
PPP/KKK / 3P/3K

Tag out!

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
None	None	--	--	--	N/A	49	N/A	22	71	N/A	N/A	N/A	Invincible frames 1-49
ARIA's tag, uniquely allowing her to switch healthbars during and in-between rounds. A decent way to preserve her minuscule healthbars to make sure the body and assist you might need is on deck. Although invulnerable for the first half, leaves her incredibly vulnerable to a big punish if used poorly. She can also perform this move as an ender for low damage but a safe body-swap.

Orchestrate
Back+HP/HK /4HP/HK

[[File:

|175x250px|center|class=move-image]] The core gameplan

Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
Booster	30 (8%)	30 (8%)	--	2.4%	4%	Mid	35	15	55	104f	+58 (28)	+58 (28)	+26	Projectile, can be hit starting frame 10, soft knockdown, can be juggled for (n) frames before knockdown.
Functions as a 'tackle' assist that goes forward at an upwards angle, with huge pushback on block and a soft-knockdown on hit to control neutral.
Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
Bass	16.4 (4%)	16.4 (4%)	2.1 (0.5%)	1.6%	2.4%	Mid	50	--	50	100f	+38	+38	+22f	Projectile, can be hit starting frame 10
Shoots out a fast projectile with short blockstun that notably leaves your opponent grounded on hit, unlike the other two, forming the core of how ARIA will get most of her openings, functioning as the 'beam' assist.
Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
Blade	23 (6%)	23 (6%)	3.7 (1%)	1.6%	2.4%	Mid	45	30	50	124f	+87(57)	+87(57)	+47	Projectile, can be hit starting frame 76, soft knockdown, can be juggled for (n) frames before knockdown.
Notably strike invincible until its active frames are completed. It functions as a 'DP assist', performing an upwards whirling attack which juggles your opponent high on hit and leaves them in blockstun for an extremely long time on block, combining neutral control with oppressive lockdown.
Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
Instinct	13.4 (3%)	13.4 (3%)	1.1 (0.3%)	1.6%?	2.4%?	Mid	43	-	22	65f	+35	+35	+19	Projectile, can be hit starting frame 10, can be canceled into from normals.
In Instinct, ARIA combines her bodies, losing her aforementioned assists and instead gaining a special instinct drone, plus one more for each body she has lost, up to 3 total. Each functions as a mini-homing Bass Assist, firing a smaller, 2-hit tracking projectile. These are notable for allowing you to cancel your buttons into these special assists, meaning ARIA in instinct can perform extremely tricky pressure and mixups during instinct while locking down neutral through a combination of powerful assists and a combination of her bodies - it is not uncommon for an ARIA who is on the backfoot to pop instinct and win off a single hit.

Jumping Normals

Jumping Light Punch
Jump LP/j.LP

?

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
20 (5%)	24 (6%)	--	1.6	2.4	High	8	6	4	17f	+15	+17	+8	Flipout
An air flipout. Given the amount of ways ARIA can launch an enemy, this can be extremely strong for a fast, surprise mixup, though it requires some practice to set up something tricky, especially due to the opponent's air-time (due to being flipped out of the air) being longer than if ARIA were to flip somebody out with st.LK, giving both ARIA and her opponent time to set something up and react in turn.

Jumping Medium Punch
Jump MP/j.MP

Almost a cross-up

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
24 (6%)	30 (8%)	--	2.4	4	High	11	6	4	20f	+16	+19	+12	--
Similar to most j.MPs, a swipe out of the air. The blade version's increased range makes this move an incredibly strong air-to-air, and it can potentially cross-up an opponent, though setting this up is tricky.

Jumping Heavy Punch
Jump HP/j.HP

bap

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
30 (8%)	38 (10%)	-	4	4.5	High	11	5	4	19f	+20	+24	+17	-
Incredibly strong jump-in, and probably the one you'll be using most. Beefy plus frames on hit and block, allowing for easy confirms or mixups, and it can even cross up the larger characters with ease, like Aganos and Riptor. Blade's increased range makes this jump-in difficult to anti-air, too, on top of the difficult nature of anti-airing ARIA in general due to j.MK

Jumping Light Kick
Jump LK/j.LK

Test Caption

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
20 (5%)	24 (6%)	--	1.6	2.4	High	8	10	4	21f	+15	+17	+8	-
Hitbox is not ideal for hitting people out of the air, though it can provide with some weird jump-ins and float-mixes due to the funky hitbox, especially because ARIA's model doesn't move much on the way down.

Jumping Medium Kick
Jump MK/j.MK

Like a mosquito.

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
18 (5%)	18 (5%)	--	2.4	4	High	8	2	27	36f	+13	+13	-7	Projectile
This move used to be a scourge. Now it's just annoying. Good harassment tool, allowing ARIA to opt out of jumping in on an opponent by blasting them in the face, especially if they try to catch her out of the air. Beware abusing this, however, as the above -7 value is at best, and using this "at best" opens ARIA up to getting anti-aired - if an opponent catches you overusing this, ARIA will be opened up for a huge punish. It does, however, also make a decent instant-air-overhead if ARIA has meter, as an instant j.MK will leave the opponent in enough hitstun to convert into Shadow Shotgun Blitz.

Jumping Heavy Kick
Jump HK/j.HK

Queen of roundstarts

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
40.3 (11%)	48.3 (13%)	3.4 (0.9%)	4	4.5	High	5	6 [12] 2 [3] 2	4	33f	+89 (59)	+89 (59)	-4	2nd and 3rd active act as projectiles
That's right! ARIA has a heavy air move that has 5f of startup and a decent hitbox. I don't know why, either. It has a lot of usages, including hitting people round-start by jumping close to the ground and pressing this button to beat any option they might be trying besides invincible reversals or faster moves that won't do much anyway because they'd hit her out of the air. She can follow up hitting this with a j.LP juggle, too, to flip out the opponent while they're in the air, or simply set up assists as they're coming down. Good usage of this move can win entire games. Be wary of using it as an instant-air-overhead, however - that option is strong, but difficult to land and risky, as it is death on block unless used very close to the ground on the way down.

Throws

Throw
5LPLK/4LPLK

Test Caption

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
24.3 (6%)	-	8.1 (2%)	-	-	-	5	2	29	35f	-	-	-	Hard Knockdown
There's no difference whether you're in the Blade body or not.

Special Moves

Shotgun Blitz
QCF+K/236K

Somehow as much recovery as a light.

Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
LK	26.8 (7%)	38.8 (10%)	2.3 (0.6%)	??	??	Mid	8	6	16	29f	+6	+6	-3	--
To Do
Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
MK	26.8 (7%)	38.8 (10%)	2.3 (0.6%)	??	??	Mid	10	10	14	33f	+9	+9	-5	Low Invul 5-10f
To Do
Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
HK	26.8 (7%)	38.8 (10%)	2.3 (0.6%)	??	??	Mid	13	14	10	36f	+13	+13	-10	Low Invul 4-10f
To Do

Explosive Arc
QCB+K/214K

Test Caption

Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
LK	26.3 (7%)	26.3 (7%)	3.4 (0.9%)	??	??	Mid	11	9	19	38f	+5	+5	-5	High Invul 1-15f
To Do
Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
MK	26.3 (7%)	26.3 (7%)	3.4 (0.9%)	??	??	Mid	14	9	24	46f	+9	+9	-1	High Invul 1-15f
To Do
Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
HK	26.3 (7%)	26.3 (7%)	3.4 (0.9%)	??	??	Mid	17	9	31	56f	+13	+13	+1	High Invul 1-15f
To Do

Crescendo
(BOOSTER ONLY)
QCB+P/214P

From top to bottom: H, M, L

Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
LP	30 (8%)	36 (10%)	--	??	??	Mid	11	8	50	68f	0	+10	-7	Stagger
To Do
Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
MP	30 (8%)	36 (10%)	--	??	??	Mid	11	8	55	73f	+32	+32	-21	Soft Knockdown
To Do
Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
HP	40 (11%)	48 (13%)	--	??	??	Mid	11	9	44	63f	+38	+38	-42	Full Invul 1-11f, Hard Knockdown
To Do

Air Crescendo
(BOOSTER ONLY)
J-QCB+P/J-214P

From top to bottom: L, M, H

Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
LP	24 (6%)	24 (6%)	--	??	??	Mid	11	10	12	32+f	+44	+44	-36	Stagger
To Do
Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
MP	24 (6%)	24 (6%)	--	??	??	Mid	13	7	12	31+f	+28	+28	-25	Stagger
To Do
Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
HP	24 (6%)	24 (6%)	--	??	??	Mid	11	8	12	31f	+27	+27	-22	Stagger
To Do

Allegro
QCF+K/236K

Test Caption

Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
LP	32 (8%)	44 (12%)	--	??	??	Mid	3	8	36	46f	+11	+11	-36	Full Invul 1-2f, High Invul 3-7f, Throw Invul 3-15f
To Do
Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
MP	23 (6%)	59 (16%)	3 (0.8%)	??	??	Mid	11	3[13]2[16]2	25	71f	+11	+11	+2	--
Doesn't go directly into auto-doubles or linkers, but you can convert with a manual. Just don't press HK. First strike does 14 (3%) on normal hit and 50 (13%) on counter hit because this character is completely nonsensical!
Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
HP	37.2 (10%)	49.2 (13%)	4.4 (1%)	??	??	Mid	11	2[14]2[8]10	36	92f	+59	+59	-13	High Invul 37-43f, Throw Invul 37-51f
Jugglable for 29 frames

Dissonance
(BASS ONLY)
QCF+P/236P

Top to bottom: H, M, L

Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
LP	16.4 (4%)	16.4 (4%)	2.1 (0.5%)	??	??	Low	15	--	38	53f	+1	+1	-15	--
To Do
Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
MP	16.4 (4%)	16.4 (4%)	2.1 (0.5%)	??	??	Mid	15	--	39	54f	0	0	-16	--
To Do
Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
HP	16.4 (4%)	16.4 (4%)	2.1 (0.5%)	??	??	Mid	15	--	41	56f	-2	-2	-18	--
To Do

Shadow Moves

Shadow Shotgun Blitz
QCF+KK/236KK

Test Caption

Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
S	44 (12%)	44 (12%)	8 (2%)	0	0	Mid	1+10 (11)	4[8]2[20] 2[17]2[7]2	46	120f	-1	-1	-9	Proj Invul 1-20f, Strike Invul 21-22f
To Do

Shadow Explosive Arc
QCB+KK/214KK

Test Caption

Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
S	35.2 (9%)	35.2 (9%)	6.4 (1%)	0	0	Mid	11+2 (13)	5[1]5[2] 5[2]5[2]5	22	66f	+2	+2	-2	High Invul 1-11f
To Do

Shadow Crescendo
(BOOSTER ONLY)
QCB+PP/214PP

Test Caption

Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
S	44 (12%)	44 (12%)	8 (2%)	0	0	Mid	1+11 (12)	5[1]5[1]5 [1]5[1]5	24	64f	+15	+15	-12	Armored, Soft Knockdown, Cashout
To Do

Air Shadow Crescendo
(BOOSTER ONLY)
J-QCB+PP/8-214PP

Test Caption

Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
S	44 (12%)	44 (12%)	8 (2%)	0	0	Mid	1+11 (12)	5[1]5[1]5 [1]5[1]5	12 (Landing)	52+f	+31	+31	+4	Soft Knockdown
To Do

Shadow Allegro
(BLADE ONLY)
DP+PP/623PP

Test Caption

Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
S	52.8 (14%)	52.8 (14%)	9.6 (2%)	--	--	Mid	3+0(0)	7[1]2[1]2	39	54f	+25	+25	-30	Invul 1-6f, High Invul 7-10f, Throw Invul 7-15f, Juggle Cashout
To Do

Shadow Dissonance
(BASS ONLY)
QCF+PP/236PP

Test Caption

Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
S	39.2 (10%)	39.2 (10%)	8.4 (2%)	--	--	Mid	1+5 (6)	--	50	56f	+84	+84	-8	Hard Knockdown
ARIA fires a volley of 7 projectiles in a fan pattern. Jugglable for 14 frames.

Enders

Shotgun Blitz Ender
QCF+HK/236HK

Test Caption

Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 1	Hard Knockdown	+57	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 2	Hard Knockdown	+57	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 3	Hard Knockdown	+57	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 4	Hard Knockdown	+57	--

Explosive Arc Ender
QCB+HK/214HK

Test Caption

Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 1	Launcher	+58	--
Jugglable for 28 frames
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 2	Launcher	+58	--
Jugglable for 28 frames
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 3	Launcher	+58	--
Jugglable for 28 frames
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 4	Launcher	+58	--
Jugglable for 28 frames

Crescendo Ender
(BOOSTER ENDER)
QCB+P/214P

Test Caption

Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 1	Wall Splat	-16/+10 (Splat)	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 2	Wall Splat	-15/+11 (Splat)	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 3	Wall Splat	-15/+11 (Splat)	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 4	Wall Splat	-15/+11 (Splat)	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Shadow	Damage	+15	--

Allegro Ender
(BLADE ONLY)
DP+P/623P

Test Caption

Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 1	Damage	+30	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 2	Damage	+30	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 3	Damage	+30	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 4	Damage	+31	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Shadow	Damage	+25	Juggle Cashout

Dissonance Ender
(BASS ONLY)
QCF+P/236P

Test Caption

Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 1	Battery	+55	Launcher
Jugglable for 25 frames.
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 2	Battery	+59	Launcher
Jugglable for 29 frames.
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 3	Battery	+50	Launcher
Jugglable for 20 frames.
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 4	Battery	+49	Launcher
Jugglable for 19 frames.

Instinct

Combat Symphony No. 9
HP+HK

Test Caption

To Do