Thrill Kill/Cain

Cain  Overview Strategy Combo Strings

Overview

 Cain is the only zoner of the cast, with a lot of his attacks having extremely disjointed hurtboxes or are projectile attacks. Incinerator () in particular has such a long hitbox that even if opponents high counter it, they'll be too far away to actually hit you with their body slam.

 On top of his zoning game, Cain's juggles are unmatched for a character without access to a super juggle. Both your punish combos and your mixup-combos lead to a juggle, which can be optimized to bag over 50% damage without the aid of the corner.

 His combos often consist of one special move after another, stringing together into massive damage. However stringing several special moves together (especially ones that require a lot of back-forward, quarter circle, and half circle inputs in a row) can be difficult and frustrating to time correctly.

At a glance:
Pros	Cons
Range: Cain can wall characters out with both Incinerator and Flame Stomp, making it extremely difficult for opponents to quickly dash attack or r-cancel in. Insane juggles: Almost nobody else except for Oddball and Mammoth can bag as much damage as Cain can mid-stage off of their punish and mixup strings, and combos ending in Incinerator put your opponent right back up against the wall and undo any progress they've made on trying to reach you.	Extremely execution heavy: All of Cain's high damaging juggles require you to string multiple multi-directional special move inputs in a row, which requires good timing and lots of practice. Dropping key combos under pressure will be an issue. Poor mobility: Cain is ranked among the worst in terms of move speeds and dash distances in the game. He's spooky: Aaaah! Skeletons!

Cain
Hitbox Diameter	4.3u⌀ (Small)
Movement Speed	3.1u/s (2nd slowest)
Dash Distance	8.8u (3rd worst)

Move List

Front Punch

Jab Punch

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	5f	1f	10f	-4 / +2	3	2.4u	-	-
Your go-to high combo starter button. Cancels: - Two Handed Stun

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Stomach Swipe

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	8f	2f	11f	-6 / +4	3	4.2u	-	-
Mostly a combo filler attack since it cancels into some nasty special moves. Cancels: - Flaming Shoulder Charge - Jab From Crouch - Incinerator - Uppercut Kick

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Two Handed Stun

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	10f	2f	19f	-14 / +41 (-1)	5	2.7u		-
Another combo filler move, usually canceled into a power uppercut during juggles. Cancels: - Power Uppcercut - Incinerator

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Power Uppercut

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	18f	1f	22f	-16 / +20	5	1.9u		-
An incredibly slow starting launcher, but comes out really fast if it's canceled into. Cancels: - Dragon Breath

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Flaming Shoulder Charge

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	11f	1f	14f	-8 / +28	7	4.9u		Switch
This move has slow startup, but it's hitbox size and range is extremely good. Often used to extend juggles because of how low to the ground it reaches and how high up it juggles the opponent. Cancels: - Two Handed Stun - Incinerator

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Jab From Crouch

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	6f	2f	13f	-7 / -3	3	2.1u	-	-
A simple low jab.

Back Punch

Fire Eater

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	8f	8f	0f	+1 / +8	4	3.1u	-	-
Description needed.

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Turning Flames

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	10f	12f	0f	-3 / +17	4	5.5u		-
Description needed. Cancels: - Incinerator

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Dragon Breath

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	10f	16f	0f	-7 / +22	6	7.8u		-
Description needed. Cancels: - Incinerator

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Incinerator

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	12f	10f	9f	-11 / +25	8	10.2u		-
Description needed.

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Combustion

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	13f	34f	44f	{{{advantage}}}	8	1.3u		Switch
Description needed.

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Flame Puff From Crouch

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	11f	15f	0f	-8 / +47 (+5)	4	3.8u		-
Description needed.

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Running Flames
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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	14f	7f	20f	-20 / +22	10	14.7u		-
Description needed.

Front Kick

Front Kick

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	10f	2f	17f	-12 / -1	3	4.1u	-	Switch
Description needed. Cancels: - Flame Puff From Crouch

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Low Front Kick

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	6f	2f	14f	-9 / -2	3	3.9u	-	-
Description needed. Cancels: - Stomach Swipe

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Power Thrust Kick

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	8f	1f	13f	-7 / +35	9	7.3u		Switch
Description needed.

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Uppercut Kick

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	12f	1f	18f	-12 / +26	5	2.6u		-
Description needed. Cancels: - Turning Flames - Incinerator

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Backdraft

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	16f	7f	8f	-3 / +3	1	3.6u	-	-
Comedy move. Deals very little damage and has no cancels.

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Kick From Crouch

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	7f	2f	17f	-12 / -7	3	2.5u	-	-
Description needed.

Back Kick

Side Kick

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	9f	1f	19f	-13 / -2	4	5.1u	-	Switch
Description needed. Cancels: - Turning Flames - Incinerator - Flame Puff From Crouch - Low Front Kick - Power Thrust Kick

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Spin Kick

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	14f	1f	16f	-10 / +25	5	1.5u		Switch
Description needed. Cancels: - Flaming Shoulder Charge - Uppercut Kick

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Flame Stomp

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	13f	16f	2f	-9 / +24	7	7.7u		-
Description needed. Cancels: - Dragon Breath - Spin Kick - Sweep From Crouch

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Ball Of Fire

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	15f	12f	24f	-25 / +1	4	10.4u		-
Description needed.

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Quake Of Fire

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	19f	20f	7f	-8 / +13	5	8.4u		-
Description needed.

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Sweep From Crouch

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	9f	4f	18f	-14 / +14	3	4.4u		-
Description needed. Cancels: - Power Uppcercut - Spin Kick

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Running Slide
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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	14f	8f	24f	-25 / +2	5	16.8u		Switch
Description needed.

Grabs / Misc Moves

Cain's miss grab animation is 18^f.

Rear Ignition

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	1f	0f	104f	+12	17	0.8u		-
Cain throws his opponent to the ground face first and brands their behind with his hands.

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Cremation

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	1f	0f	81f	+9	18	0.8u		-
Cain envelops his opponent in a warm embrace.

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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	1f	0f	95f	+27	24	0.8u		Switch
Cain military presses his opponent and hurls them forward.

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Swap Places

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	1f	0f	32f	+12	0	0.8u		-
Cain's side-switch grapple.

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Light A Match

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
-	-	-	160f	-	-	-	-	-
Cain lights a match and flicks it forwards. Cancels: - Incinerator