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
Fast button to snuff out approaches Good button to whiff for meter build

5B

5B

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
29		M	25	O
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
7	9	21	-5	-15
Okay anti air Go-to button to chain into a middle attack or combo into a ES special move Can be used along with 2B > Sweep for a high/low mixup on the opponent's wake up

5C

5C

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
14		M	10	X
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
5	9	5	+3	-1
Standard poke, not much to this button outside of working well after landing a j.2D

5D

5D

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
35		M	25	X
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
9	13	16	-4	-14
Air unblockable Has a lingering hitbox at the tip of his shoe, likely to catch people approaching too early

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
Fast button to snuff out approaches Good button to whiff for meter build

2B

2B

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
26		L	20	X
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
7	8	13	+4	-6
Your go-to anti air button Can chain into sweep Can be used along with 5B > Middle attack for a high/low mixup on the opponent's wake up

2C

2C

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
13		L	10	X
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
3	5	3	+9	+1
Fast button to snuff out grab attempts Good button to start combos and block pressure

2D

2D

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
32		L	0	X
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
7	9	26	KND	-20
Standard sweep with decent range Hard to punish if spaced well Good way to end a short combo in a KND

Jumping Normals

j.A

j.A

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
11		H	5	X
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
3	4	3	-	-
Short ranged but fast air to air button Good for meter build while airborne

j.B

j.B

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
29		H	15	X
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
4	8	Gnd	-	-
Good air to air button for when the opponent is above you

j.C

j.C

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
14		H	5	X
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
3	10	Gnd	-	-
Standard jumping attack with a very quick start up It's an decent button for air to air and for jumping in on the opponent

j.D

j.D

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
35		H	20	X
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
11	13	Gnd	-	-
Great jumping attack with decent range

Command Normals

[3]

[3]

Guile got more uses out of this

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. Can't be performed while air blocking

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. Useful for air approaches as well as jumping away from the opponent Can be used alongside wall jumps to extend the distance travelled

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 Slower of the wall slamming moves Rai has but the one with less risk with some damage and a wall slam as a reward

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. 1st hit will whiff on crouching opponents

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
Decent for catching the opponent off guard The faster of the wall slamming moves Rai has but also, the one with higher risks attached

j.2D

j.2D

The strongest dive kick known to man, it's not a dive kick.

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
43		H	20	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
11	Ground	-	KND	-
Can hit cross-up Depending on when it hits, it can be followed by one or multiple of Rai's ground normals Against the wall and at a lower hit, you are able to follow up with Rai's 623X (All versions)

Universal Mechanics

Throw

Throw

The "get off me" 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

The "Let me guide you to the corner!" throw

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
53		Thw	0	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
1	1	-	WSL	-
Unblockable. Opponent cannot wall recover. If executed too far away, you will do a 5D instead. Be mindful of distance

Middle Attack

Middle Attack

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
29		H	20	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
19	2	28	-5	-15
Can be chained from a 5B (ex. 5A,5B,A+C) No real follow ups on hit.

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. If the super activation hit is blocked early, Rai will be left at the opponent's mercy while he recovers

Special Moves

236A

Inazuma Cannon
236A/B/AB

Power wa- wrong character

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. Will break through other projectiles except for tier 8 and 9 projectiles (ex. Dandy's ES Hissatsu Rope) Is very likely to break when colliding with heavy attacks

214A

Inazuma Crash
214A/B/AB

Burn knu- WRONG CHARACTER AGAIN

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. Will break through select projectiles
214AB	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	82		M	0	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	2‼9	28	14	KND	-23
Air Unblockable Will break through select projectiles Can be combo'd into with 5B

623A

Inazuma Upper
623A/B/AB

Inazu- Wrong char- Wait, right character.

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

Kuuchuu Inazuma Cannon
j.236A/B/AB

j.236A	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	23		M	5	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	9	-	Gnd	KNDa	-
Projectile (A: Tier 1). Duration lasts long enough to hit the ground.
j.236B	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	35		M	5	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	9	-	Gnd	KNDa	-
Projectile (B: Tier 2). Duration lasts long enough to hit the ground.
j.236AB	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	8~9/n		M	5/n	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	2‼0	-	Gnd	KND	-
Projectile (Tier 7). Hits on 20/20F of superflash. Will break through other projectiles except for tier 8 and 9 projectiles (ex. Dandy's ES Hissatsu Rope) Is unblockable if the opponent is caught within the orb

j.214A

Kuuchuu Inazuma Crash
j.214A/B/AB

Only in SuperMode

j.214A	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	71		M	0	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	4	20	Gnd	KND	-
Can pass through opponent if guarded, depending on positioning.
j.214B	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	80		M	0	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	4	20	Gnd	KND	-
Can pass through opponent if guarded, depending on positioning.
j.214AB	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	123		M	20	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	2‼0	28	Gnd	KND	-
Hits on 17/20F of superflash. Will break through select projectiles in the same way as his grounded version

DokiDoki

641236CD

Chouriki Gourai Dengeki Ken
641236CD

Is this a raging demon?

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
104		M	0	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
6‼0	33	19	KND	-15
Hits on 43/46F of superflash. Air Unblockable, but full super will not catch and causes 0 damage. If guarded, Rai still performs the first 6 ground hits before stopping. The Advantage on Guard shows Rai's disadvantage after that point.

463214CD

Gourai Tempest
463214CD

This dokidoki kills your opponent's eyes... Along with yours.

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
86~100		M	0	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
7‼6~	110	23	KND	-86~-93
Projectile (Tier 11). 6F after superflash ends is when the first lightning column appears, the attack's first active frame, but it is right in the middle of Rai's sprite. It won't hit an opponent unless they happen to be directly above Rai. It's by the 12F that the lightning column spins around Rai and is able to hit a nearby standing opponent.

HaraHara

22AB/CD

Bakurai Hurricane
22AB/CD

Beyblade Beyblade let it rip

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
131~164		-	0	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
133	2(6)2(6)2(4)1	30~	KND	-
Unblockable. Rai moves faster going horizontal (4/6) or at an upward diagonal (7/9) than he goes straight upward (8). The hitboxes at the beginning have gaps in the middle, which can cause the opponent to fall out the attack prematurely. One of the best ways to get the maximum-ish damage is to begin the Bakurai Hurricane about a character's distance away so those early gaps are circumvented. Then move Rai 7/9 to hit and carry the opponent, juggling them with the hits.

Notable Players

Name	Color	Location	Contact	Status	Notes	Example Play
KevinGuzman		Mexico	None	active	Really strong Rai player that has been playing since the FC1 days, usually likes to mirror match most people and newer players.	Link
Paul Knives		Argentina	None	active	Considered the strongest player in Fightcade, it has a really strong and dominant record against everyone he faces. Plays almost the entire cast at a higher level but is mostly known by his Arina.	Link
9090over		U.S	Discord: Ninetymaru(9090over)#1855	active	The lag (Lame) master himself, one of the most "lame" Rai players, if you are interested in the art of laming your opponent 90 is the player you want to watch. Besides that 90 has been seeing a lot of success in the tournaments he has entered.	Link