Thrill Kill/Cleetus

Cleetus Overview Strategy Combo Strings

Overview

Cleetus, thanks to a developer oversight, is the most broken character in the game. Thanks to his Front Snap Kick being +5 on hit, is an infinite combo if you buffer it over and over again. This means your opponent cannot make any mistakes with their attacks, lest they be put in the Cleetus blender. The only defense against it is crouching, as the string consists of only high attacks.

If that wasn't enough, Cleetus also has access to some great special moves you can abuse for fun and profit - Over The Barb has some invulnerability making it a great move to attack through pressure, Dashing Elbow has great range and active frames to reward good spacing, and Backwoods Beating has a crazy amount of invulnerability. If his moves don't give him invulnerability, they probably give him frame advantage as a lot of his moves are extremely plus on hit.

At a glance:
Pros	Cons
Infinite Combo: Landing his 5^f jab is an instant round win most of the time. Your opponents will have to spend nearly the whole match in crouch in order to play against this. Frame advantage: Moves like Low Outhouse and Middle Outhouse are very plus on hit, allowing you to continue pressuring your opponents with low/mid mixups up close. Powerful specials: Cleetus has a variety of special moves that offer good range, invulnerability, and juggle conversions. Amazing wake-up attacks: Cleetus's high launcher and low sweep recovery moves both lead to juggles and great damage. Hard to juggle: Cleetus's vertical hitbox while he's being juggled is quite small. For example, Tormentor is completely unable to do any wall combos against Cleetus after a Charged Punch.	People will hate you: Hitting someone with the Cleetus combo will surely cause them to leave and not play with you anymore.

Cleetus

Hitbox Diameter	4.7^u⌀ (Large)
Movement Speed	6.8^u/s (2^nd fastest)
Dash Distance	10.0^u (4^th best)

Move List

Front Punch

Stump Stab

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	5^f	1^f	8^f	-2 / +3	3	3.2^u	-	-
Very good frame data for a jab. Cancels: - Turning Stump Stab

Turning Stump Stab

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	10^f	1^f	10^f	-4 / +3	3	3.9^u	-	Switch
Description needed. Cancels: - Dashing Elbow - Middle Outhouse

Skipping Elbow

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	7^f	1^f	13^f	-7 / +40	8	4.4^u		-
Description needed.

Dashing Elbow

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	9^f	7^f	7^f	-7 / +24	5	7.4^u		-
One of Cleetus's best moves. Great range, tons of active frames, and juggles the opponent quite high into the air for good follow-up juggles.

Stump Jab From Crouch

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	6^f	2^f	9^f	-4 / +5	3	3.9^u	-	-
Description needed. Cancels: - Turning Stump Stab

Back Punch

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
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Description needed. Cancels: - Southern Swing

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
File:.png	-	-	-	{{{advantage}}}	-	-	-	-
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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
File:.png	-	-	-	{{{advantage}}}	-	-	-	-
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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
File:.png	-	-	-	{{{advantage}}}	-	-	-	-
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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
File:.png	-	-	-	{{{advantage}}}	-	-	-	-
Description needed. Cancels: / - Running Shoulder

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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
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Front Kick

Rattle Snap Kick

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	7^f	1^f	12^f	-6 / +1	4	6.3^u	-	Switch
Description needed.

Over The Barb

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	6^f	1^f	22^f	-16 / +13	5	2.1^u	-	Switch
Uselessly short-ranged. Cancels: - Moonshine - Sweep From Crouch

Hickory Heel

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	16^f	1^f	9^f	-3 / +5	20	3.2^u		-
Lots of startup, but great damage for a single move and has very good advantage.

Round The Barn

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	10^f	2^f	19^f	-14 / +22	6	5.8^u		-
Description needed.

Low Kick From Crouch

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	7^f	2^f	8^f	-2 / +4	3	4.1^u	-	-
Slow startup for a poke, but excellent advantage.

Back Kick

Front Snap Kick

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	9^f	1^f	8^f	-2 / +5	3	2.7^u	-	-
Description needed. Cancels: - Low Outhouse - Round Outhouse

Middle Outhouse

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	18^f	2^f	11^f	-6 / +1	6	5.8^u	-	Switch
Laughably terrible startup. Avoid using by itself, but it's not bad to end combo strings with as its cancel damage is very good. Cancels: - Round Outhouse

Low Outhouse

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	18^f	2^f	9^f	-4 / +3	4	4.6^u	-	Switch
Also has laughably terrible startup without the damage potential. Cancels: - Middle Outhouse

Round Outhouse

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	14^f	2^f	13^f	-7 / +28	5	2.9^u		-
Description needed. Cancels: - Crouching Moonshine

Sweep From Crouch

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	10^f	3^f	9^f	-5 / +2	4	5.6^u	-	-
Description needed. Cancels: - Low Outhouse / - Runnin Round The Barn

Runnin Round The Barn

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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
	14^f	11^f	8^f	+32	8	14.5^u		Switch
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Grabs / Misc Moves

Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
File:.png	-	-	-	{{{advantage}}}	-	-	-	-
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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
File:.png	-	-	-	{{{advantage}}}	-	-	-	-
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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
File:.png	-	-	-	{{{advantage}}}	-	-	-	-
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Hit	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. (Block / Hit)	Damage	Range	Property	Stance
File:.png	-	-	-	{{{advantage}}}	-	-	-	-
Description needed. Cancels: - Dashing Elbow

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