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''“Baraka was once a respected Outworld merchant. But that life ended in an instant when he contracted the dreaded Tarkat plague; incurable, contagious, and the cause of severe physical deformities, Tarkat turned Baraka into a monster. He was cast out and doomed to live out his days in a colony of similarly afflicted Outworlders. When Baraka first arrived, the colony was in disarray. His fellow Tarkatans had given up and were ready to die. Their hopelessness lit a fire in Baraka’s heart. He spares no effort to better his fellow Tarkatans’ lives. He knows that as long as he fights, he will never truly be a victim.”'' | ''“Baraka was once a respected Outworld merchant. But that life ended in an instant when he contracted the dreaded Tarkat plague; incurable, contagious, and the cause of severe physical deformities, Tarkat turned Baraka into a monster. He was cast out and doomed to live out his days in a colony of similarly afflicted Outworlders. When Baraka first arrived, the colony was in disarray. His fellow Tarkatans had given up and were ready to die. Their hopelessness lit a fire in Baraka’s heart. He spares no effort to better his fellow Tarkatans’ lives. He knows that as long as he fights, he will never truly be a victim.”'' | ||
Baraka is a ''' | Baraka is a literal '''Rushdown/Brawling''' monster that excels at aggression and '''pressure''' with several blade normals and multi-hitting strings/specials that can be enhanced with Kameo assists to inflict significant '''damage/chip''' against opponents; some of his safe tools include a multi-hitting confirmable 444444 string with safe staggers, several fast Mids and Lows, and a 29f Overhead that is reactable but places him in an airborne state to "crush" Low attacks. Many of Baraka’s attacks that are unsafe and/or utilize punishable High attacks can be covered by certain Kameo assists to '''jail''' the opponent on block and keep him safe/plus while inflicting chip; some of his Enhanced specials even inflict a Bleed status effect which increases the amount of chip received by the opponent and inflicts '''damage over time''' for 5 seconds. As such, Baraka excels when he can keep an opponent blocking and guessing for their life. He can quickly advance from nearly fullscreen with moves like his (Air) DF2 Death Spin, as well as his grounded EX BF3 '''armor reversal''' which allows him to low-profile certain High attacks/projectiles. | ||
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Revision as of 23:05, 4 February 2025
Introduction
Defender of the Tarkatans
“Baraka was once a respected Outworld merchant. But that life ended in an instant when he contracted the dreaded Tarkat plague; incurable, contagious, and the cause of severe physical deformities, Tarkat turned Baraka into a monster. He was cast out and doomed to live out his days in a colony of similarly afflicted Outworlders. When Baraka first arrived, the colony was in disarray. His fellow Tarkatans had given up and were ready to die. Their hopelessness lit a fire in Baraka’s heart. He spares no effort to better his fellow Tarkatans’ lives. He knows that as long as he fights, he will never truly be a victim.”
Baraka is a literal Rushdown/Brawling monster that excels at aggression and pressure with several blade normals and multi-hitting strings/specials that can be enhanced with Kameo assists to inflict significant damage/chip against opponents; some of his safe tools include a multi-hitting confirmable 444444 string with safe staggers, several fast Mids and Lows, and a 29f Overhead that is reactable but places him in an airborne state to "crush" Low attacks. Many of Baraka’s attacks that are unsafe and/or utilize punishable High attacks can be covered by certain Kameo assists to jail the opponent on block and keep him safe/plus while inflicting chip; some of his Enhanced specials even inflict a Bleed status effect which increases the amount of chip received by the opponent and inflicts damage over time for 5 seconds. As such, Baraka excels when he can keep an opponent blocking and guessing for their life. He can quickly advance from nearly fullscreen with moves like his (Air) DF2 Death Spin, as well as his grounded EX BF3 armor reversal which allows him to low-profile certain High attacks/projectiles.
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