Garou: Mark of the Wolves/Tizoc

Overview

Combos

Matchups

Strategy

Misc.

Introduction

Tizoc, also known as The Griffon or Griffon Mask in Japan, is a professional wrestler who hails from Mexico. He has many fans and is idolized by children as a "hero of justice". After a demoralizing loss to a mysterious man, he enters the Maximum Mayhem tournament to regain his fighting spirit.

Gameplay

Tizoc is the grappler of the game. His main gameplan is to poke and pressure the opponent with his long-range normals and to go in for a command grab once he has conditioned the opponent to block. He generally wants to maintain a mid-range distance from the opponent in neutral where he can play a footsies game by being in range to reach the opponent with his pokes, while remaining outside the range of the opponent's normals. At this range, he is able to keep the opponent out with his great air-to-air capabilities and also threaten an approach with a potential command grab.

Strengths	Weaknesses
Good range and damage on normals Good neutral and air-to-air game Higher defense and guard crush gauge than average Unblockable command grab super Forward feint moves him forward and has upper-body invincibility	Struggles to build meter Limited combos that are mostly reliant on having P-Power Practically no grounded blockstrings Lack of good reversals aside from Big Fall Griffon (720 super) Command grabs are unreliable for punishing due to the throw bug

Character Colors

Move List

Frame Data Source: https://w.atwiki.jp/garoumow/pages/29.html and https://w.atwiki.jp/garoumow/pages/79.html

Data Help
Disclaimer: This is meant to teach basic terminology used when describing moves.
Hitbox:	A predefined area (usually a rectangle or rectangles) that tells the game how any given attack can come in contact with a character. Hitboxes are invisible to the player when normally playing.
Hurtbox:	A predefined area (usually a group of rectangles) that tell the game how your character is allowed to get hit by any incoming attack. Specifically, you'll get hit by (or block) an attack if that attack's hitbox ever overlaps your hurtbox.
Throw Box/Range:	Active throw frames and range. Your opponent will be thrown in this field if not in block or hit stun.
Projectile Box:	Hitbox on a projectile attack.
Guard/Counter Box:	The Guard Box or Counter Box. This appears when blocking or using a counter move.
Push Box:	Has no bearing on hit/hurt boxes. Just prevents characters to not pass through each other. (Also known as "Collision Box".)
Startup	The number of frames before an attack can hit the opponent. Does not include the first active frame.
Guard	The way this move must be blocked. High or H or Overhead (especially when from the ground) -- must be blocked standing. High-Low or HL or Mid -- can be blocked either standing or crouching. Low or L -- must be blocked crouching.
Damage	"Basic" damage -- Unmodified damage values "Correct" damage -- Damage values accounting for damage scaling, TOP multiplier, and defense rate
Guard Crush Value	Decreases the defender's guard durability gauge by this value.
+X	Attacker has X number of advantage frames.
-X	Attacker has X number of disadvantage frames.
KD	Short for "knockdown", knocks down opponent on hit.
◯	Cancelable on both hit and block.
∞	Chain cancelable with the same button (renda cancel).
※	Cancelable on the first hit/part only.
《X》OR «X» OR <<X>> OR (X)	X number of inactive frames between hits of multihit moves.
△	Only cancelable on block.
▽	Only cancelable on hit.
× OR X	Not cancelable.

Close Standing Normals

Cl.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
6	Mid	4	3	9	16
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
+3	+3	◯	◯	4
Tizoc's fastest close standing normal with decent frame advantage on hit and block.

Cl.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
6	Mid	7	5	10	22
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
0	0	◯	◯	4
Slower than cl.A, no real reason to use it in close range.

Cl.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
14	Mid	14	4	16	34
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
+1	+1	X	◯	8
Same as his far st.C. The slow startup makes it relatively impractical to be used in close range.

Cl.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
14	Mid	6	4	13	23
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
+4	+4	X	X	8
A highly damaging normal that has decently fast startup and good frame advantage compared to his other normals. Good as a meaty.

Far Standing Normals

Far

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
7	Mid	4	3	11	18
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
+1	+1	◯	◯	4
One of Tizoc's main pokes and his fastest one alongside cr.A. Has good range and the hitbox hits fairly high due to Tizoc's tall body. Can be used as a check to stop dashes/runs and for hitting the opponent out of their jump startup.

Far

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
7	Mid	7	5	10	22
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
0	0	◯	◯	4
Tizoc's farthest reaching poke with great range. This move has slower startup than his st.A so it is ideally used when you are outside of his st.A range. Another normal that is very good as a check against dashes/runs and for controlling the ground space in general.

Far

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
14	Mid	14	4	16	34
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
+1	+1	X	◯	8
Slow startup but is safe on hit/block (can be feint cancelled on block) and does good damage. Has slightly more range than his st.A but slightly less than his st.B. Can be used as a slow check/counter-poke and works well as a far-ranged meaty.

Far

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
14	Mid	12	6	24	42
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-9	-9	X	X	8
A slow normal that typically isn't used. The startup is too slow to be used as a reliable anti-air. Usually you get this move unintentionally when you "whiff" his D throw.

Crouching Normals

Cr.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
6	Mid	4	3	12	19
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
0	0	◯	◯	4
Similar in function to his st.A but has a tiny bit more range and has him hit at a slightly lower profile. More effective than st.A at stopping low profile moves such as cr.Bs, but less effective at stopping jumps.

Cr.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
6	Low	7	4	9	20
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
+2	+2	X	X	4
Similar range to his cr.A but has slower startup. His main poke that hits low.

Cr.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
10	Mid	11	4	22	37
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-5	-5	X	X	5
Serviceable as an anti-air if well spaced. The move hits at an approximate 45 degree angle, so it works best as an anti-air when the opponent is jumping in from farther away, otherwise it may be possible for them to jump right above Tizoc from up close. Should not be heavily relied on as an anti-air as it is slow and can still be air just defended.

Cr.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
10	Low	12	4	27	43
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
KD	-10	X	X	5
Slow and unsafe sweep. Like a lot of sweeps in the game, it's not something you want to use much. Use cr.B instead if you want a normal that hits low and is actually safe on block.

Jumping Normals

Jump

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
6	High	7	6	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-	-	◯	◯	4
Tizoc's fastest jump normal with a high hitbox relative to his body. Useful as a fast air-to-air in closer range when the opponent may already be jumping in from above Tizoc. Can be comboed into Icarus Crash.

Jump

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
6	High	9	6	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-	-	◯	◯	4
Has a similar range to his j.D with 1f longer startup and is active for 1f less, while doing less damage. Generally not used too much aside from instances where you would want less pushback or would want to combo into Icarus Crash.

Jump

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
10	High	11	9	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-	-	◯	◯	5
A good forward jump and hop normal with a hitbox extending below Tizoc's torso, more suited as a closer jump-in than his j.D. Useful as an air-to-air if the opponent tries to jump after your pokes to escape your command grabs. Can also function as a cross-up.

Jump

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
10	High	8	7	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-	-	◯	◯	5
One of Tizoc's best and most versatile normals. Has great range and works well as a forward jump or hop normal. Excellent as an air-to-air from a neutral or back jump and can be used to keep the opponent from jumping in and approaching from the air. A staple in his air-to-air game.

Universal Moves

St.
Lower-body evasion attack

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
10	Overhead	22	6	12	40
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
+1	+7	X	X	6
Can be used as a meaty to potentially score a counter hit. Otherwise not too useful as an overhead due to its slow startup. Has 13F of lower-body invincibility after landing.

Cr.
Upper-body evasion attack

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
7, 7	Mid	13	1, 2	18	34
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
+1	+1	X	X	3, 3
Good as a poke/counter-poke against other characters' st.A and higher-hitting normals. The move hits twice, which makes it useful for potentially beating guard cancel attempts against opponents who try to do so against the first hit. 1～5F upper-body invincibility.

Gridro Super Kick (T.O.P. Attack)

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
17 (base damage)	Mid	20	-	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
KD	-18	X	X	30
Mainly used as a guard cancel against fireballs or to go over grounded fireballs like Rock's Reppuken or Terry's Power Wave. Depending on the spacing, the move can be hard to punish for some characters due to its pushback on block, but it shouldn't be thrown out in neutral too much as it has slow startup and is easy to jump over.

Throws

Griffon Tower
Close /+

Close /+	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	15	Unblockable	1	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	+39	-	-	-	-
His D throw is generally used over this throw, unless you need the few extra points of damage with the follow-up to kill. Can set up a reverse guard/same side cross-up after the throw or follow-up by walking slightly forward and hitting the opponent with j.C around their turning/side switch axis (easier to do in the corner).
--- + OR --- + Grif-Fall	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	10	-	-	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	+36	-	-	-	-
Grif-Fall (C throw follow-up move): Input 33C or 11C while lifting the opponent up into the air with Griffon Tower. You can input 11C later than 33C, so it's the recommended input.

Griffon Hug
Close /+

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
7×3, 5	Unblockable	1	-	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
+59	-	-	-	-
Tizoc's main normal throw to use. Does decent damage. It can give better positional advantage with corner carry and gives better okizeme than his C throw. If the throw "whiffs", a cl.D or far st.D will come out and can potentially anti-air an opponent who tries to jump. Tizoc's throw is generally used in place of his regular command grab, Justice Hurricane, in situations where you would want a faster punish (such as landing recovery punishes) or when the opponent may attempt the throw bug.

Feints

+
Forward Feint

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
-	-	-	-	-	13
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-	-	-	-	-
Mimics the start of 2AB. Moves Tizoc forward slightly and gives him upper-body invincibility. Can be used to evade various higher-hitting normals and specials, and as an anti-air against various jump or hop normals. Typically used in conjunction with Justice Hurricane, Big Fall Griffon, or his D throw as a follow-up to whiff punish moves that are evaded with its upper-body invincibility. This is the feint you want to feint cancel with. Due to it moving Tizoc slightly forward, it can be used after one of his pokes (that can be feint cancelled) in order to move him closer in range of a command grab.

+
Down Feint

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
-	-	-	-	-	26
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-	-	-	-	-
Mimics the start of Daedalus Attack. DAAH! Only used as a taunt.

Special Moves

Justice Hurricane
+ /

+	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	26	Unblockable	3	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-	-	-	-
+	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	32	Unblockable	3	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-	-	-	-
Tizoc's main command grab. It has fast startup and does good damage. The A version has slightly more range and leaves you closer to the opponent after the knockdown for better okizeme, but does less damage than the C version. The A version is generally preferred in the corner for its stronger okizeme. Midscreen you can pick between the C version for raw damage or A version for its slight amount of additional range and some, albeit weaker, midscreen okizeme.

Olympus Over
+ /

+	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	18	Overhead	29	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-11	-	-	10
+	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	20	Overhead	56	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-9	-	-	12
An elbow drop that hits overhead. Arguably Tizoc's worst special move, it has very slow startup and is fairly unsafe on block and whiff. You're much better off going for a jump or hop normal for a faster overhead that would also give you frame advantage on block as well. The only reasonable situation where you would want to consider using this move is in a chip kill scenario in the corner, wherein you can cancel into the B version from one of his pokes. Both versions are impossible to just defend at 0-pixel health bar. D version has 1～3F of full-body invincibility, 5～17F are airborne.
+ Break	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	-	-	-	-	-
The break ends the startup of the D version just before the move goes airborne. Slower than his Poseidon Wave C break, so not much use for it.

Poseidon Wave
+ /

+	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	19	Mid	18	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-9	-	-	8
A lariat that can be used to control the space directly in front of you against opponents who try to jump/hop/run/dash in. You can cancel into this move from a light normal and use it as an anti-jump frame trap against an opponent who might try to jump to escape a potential command grab. Keep in mind that this move has a fair amount of startup, is still fairly unsafe on block, and whiffs on crouching opponents, making it fairly risky. It's not a move you want to throw out in neutral too much, but it can at least make the opponent more hesitant to jump so you can land your command grabs more often. 4～16F upper-body invincibility. Impossible to just defend at 0-pixel health bar.
+	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	22	Mid	37	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-8	-	-	12
The C version has a much longer and telegraphed startup. Not something you would want to use much, only as a hail mary. 1～4F of full-body invincibility, 5～17F are airborne, then 18～30F of upper-body invincibility. Impossible to just defend at 0-pixel health bar.
+ Break	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	-	-	-	-	-
The break ends the startup of the C version just before the move advances forward. It can be used to build meter, although it's still a rather slow way of doing so. Be wary of not cornering yourself or being counter hit when repeatedly breaking the move to build meter.

Active Tupon
+ /

+	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	23	Unblockable	28	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-	-	-	-
+	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	23	Unblockable	41	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-	-	-	-
This is a command grab that only works on standing opponents (whiffs on crouch). The A version has faster startup but shorter range and the C version has slower startup but farther range. You're generally better off going for a Justice Hurricane instead of using the A version. The C version is too slow to be used on reaction to fireballs (only as a read) and is more of a hail mary. Can be used sparingly to catch the opponent off guard and trick them into stand blocking against a potential jump-in, most practically in the corner. The move results in a side switch if it lands, making it more practical for round finishers to avoid cornering yourself.

Hercules Throw
+

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
8	Unblockable	13	-	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
KD	-	-	-	-
A command grab that does little damage itself, but results in a wall bounce (to the opposite wall) leading to a small follow-up combo (into either Poseidon Wave A, Icarus Crash, or Daedalus Attack B). It has much slower startup than Justice Hurricane and its meterless follow-ups result in less damage than a Justice Hurricane C, making it somewhat obsolete. Generally only used as an anti-air guard cancel, which is possible thanks to its slow startup.

Icarus Crash
Air +

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
22	-	5	-	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
KD	-	-	-	-
Tizoc's air grab which isn't actually an air throw but a hitgrab that can be just defended in the air. It does decent damage otherwise. You can combo into this move from a j.A or j.B as an air-to-air. You can also kara cancel into this move from his st.AB or perform a faster instant air version with a TK motion and kara cancelling from a jump normal (e.g. 2369B~A), which results in doing the move lower to the ground. The instant air version can be used as a preemptive anti-air after one of Tizoc’s pokes to deter the opponent from jumping forward. The move results in a side switch if it lands.

Super Moves

Big Fall Griffon
+ /

+	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	15 + 25	Unblockable	1	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-	-	-	-
+	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	27 + 30	Unblockable	1	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-	-	-	-
Tizoc's command grab super. Basically a beefed up version of his Justice Hurricane with greater range, faster startup, full-body invincibility on startup, and of course, more damage. Aside from the damage difference, both the A and C versions more or less have the same properties, apart from the C version resulting in a side switch. Generally more advisable to go for the A version unless you can kill with the C version. A version has 1F of full-body invincibility. C version has 1～3F of full-body invincibility.

Daedalus Attack
+ /

+	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	8x2, 15	Overhead, Mid, Mid	14	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-27	-	-	8×2, 15
A series of strikes/lariats. You can only combo into the B version from Hercules Throw, but the B version does relatively poor damage for a super; it only results in slightly more damage than his meterless follow-ups making it only worth spending the meter on for the kill. Despite having some invincibility frames, it’s not used as a reversal because of its slow startup and being extremely unsafe on block. Correct damage = 27 1～8F of full-body invincibility.
+	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	8x6, 15	Overhead, Mid, Overhead, Mid, Overhead, Mid, Mid	13	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-27	-	-	7×6, 10
Tizoc is able to combo into the D version of this super from any of his cancellable light normals, making it much more useful than the B version, alongside dealing respectable damage. You'll mainly be comboing into this super from a jab (either st.A or cr.A) as a punish or as a hit confirm. Like the B version, it’s not used as a reversal. Correct damage = 47 1～11F of full-body invincibility.