Killer Instinct (2013)/Glacius

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Introduction

Glacius PLACEHOLDER CHARACTER STORY

Glacius PLACEHOLDER GAMEPLAY OVERVIEW

Character

Strengths

Weaknesses

Cold Shoulder: Glacius bypasses his movement woes with his shoulder tackle, zipping him forward at lightning speed and staying safe with its high pushback.
Assistance: With Hail up, it's difficult to challenge Glacius in close quarters, since the projectile doesn't disappear when he's hit.
Criminal damage: Glacius is one of the hardest hitting fighters in KI. He can equalize a life deficit with a Shadow Cold Shoulder, which does a load of damage and cranks the ender level.

Low gravity jumps: Glacius' jump arc is one of the floatiest in the game. It's easy to react to and tag his lance kicks with an anti-air from long distance.

Universal Mechanics

Instinct

Crystallize:

- Glacius gains 1 hit of super armor up to 5 times. The armor replenishes after a short time if it is destroyed. The number of remaining armor charges is shown on Glacius' portrait next to the life bar.

- Glacius gains access to a homing puddle punch with two versions. A crossup and a non-crossup version. These can be told apart by the crossup version having spikes during travel.

- Liquidize has increased movement speed.

- Shadow Counter window drastically increased.

Character Data

Forward Walk Speed	84f to cross two large training mode squares
Backwards Walk Speed	109f to cross two large training mode squares
Forward Dash Duration	36f
Backdash Duration	41f
Pre-Jump Frames	5f
Jump Duration	50f
Landing Recovery	4f
Advantage Post Grounded Combo Breaker	0

Combat Trait

Ranged Combos: Glacius can perform special ranged Auto Doubles, Shatter Linkers, and Shatter Ender after landing an Opener from a distance.

Normal Moves

Standing Normals

Standing Light Punch
Stand LP/5LP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
10(2%)	14(3%)	--	1.6	2.4	Mid	5	2	11	17f	+2	+4	+1	--
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Far Medium Punch
Stand MP/5MP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
20(5%)	26(7%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	8	2	20	29f	+1	+4	-3	--
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Far Heavy Punch
Stand HP/5HP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
36(10%)	44(12%)	--	4	4.5	Mid	11	3	24	37f	-3	+1	-4	--
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Far Light Kick
Stand LK/5LK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
10(2%)	14(3%)	--	1.6	2.4	Mid	6	2	13	20f	0	+2	-3	--
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Far Medium Kick
Stand MK/5MK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
20(4%)	26(7%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	10	2	18	29f	+1	+4	-3	--
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Far Heavy Kick
Stand HK/5HK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
36(10%)	44(12%)	--	4	4.5	Mid	12	5	24	40f	-3	+1	-5	--
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Crouching Normals

Crouching Light Punch
Crouch LP/2LP

Strike/Throw in a can

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
10 (2%)	14 (3%)	--	1.6	2.4	Mid	5	2	10	16f	+2	+4	+1	--
It takes 5 uses midstage to be pushed out of range of 2LP, and you'll have been grabbed long before then.

Crouching Medium Punch
Crouch MP/2MP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
20 (5%)	26 (7%)	--	2.4	4	Low	7	2	18	26f	-1	+2	-2	--
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Crouching Heavy Punch
Crouch HP/2HP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
30 (8%)	38 (10%)	--	4	4.5	Mid	11	3	19	32f	-3	+1	-8	--
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Crouching Light Kick
Crouch LK/2LK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
10 (2%)	14 (3%)	--	1.6	2.4	Low	6	2	12	19f	+1	+3	0	--
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Crouching Medium Kick
Crouch MK/2MK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
20 (5%)	26 (7%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	8	3	16	26f	+2	+5	-1	--
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Crouching Heavy Kick
Crouch HK/5HK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
36 (10%)	44 (12%)	--	4	4.5	Low	9	3	26	38f	+53	+53	-5	Hard knockdown
Standard sweep.

Close Normals

Close Standing Medium Punch
Close Stand MP/clMP

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
20(5%)	26(7%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	7	2	16	24f	+1	+4	-1	--
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Close Standing Heavy Punch
Close Stand HP/clHP

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
30(8%)	38(10%)	--	4	4.5	Mid	9	4	21	33f	-1	+3	-5	--
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Close Standing Light Kick
Close Stand LK/clLK

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
10(2%)	14(3%)	--	1.6	2.4	Mid	6	2	12	19f	+1	+3	-2	--
Identical in animation to clMK.

Close Standing Medium Kick
Close Stand MK/clMK

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
20(5%)	26(7%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	7	2	12	18f	+3	+6	+1	--
Identical in animation to clLK.

Close Standing Heavy Kick
Close Stand HK/clHK

Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
30(8%)	38(10%)	--	4	4.5	Mid	9	3	25	36f	+1	+5	-2	--
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Command Normals

Ice Lance
Forward MP/6MP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
20 (5%)	26 (7%)	--	2.4	4	Mid	9	3	26	37f	-6	-3	-4	Opener
Glacius' most iconic normal; a huge poke that goes directly into the combo state.

Ice Pick
Back HP/4HP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
36 (10%)	44 (12%)	--	4	4.5	Mid	10	3	24	36f	+29	+34	-7	Launcher
High-damage anti-air. Launch opponents after Hail ender for more space and setup time.

Liquidize
3K/LMHK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
--	--	--	--	--	--	10	(13-34)	10	(32-53)f	--	--	--	Projectile invul 1-9f, Full invul 10-(22-43)f
That really is what the held version looks like under the hitbox viewer. Glacius is projectile immune while descending.

Air Normals

Jumping Light Punch
Jump LP/8LP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
20(5%)	24(6%)	--	1.6	2.4	High	7	8	4	18+f	+15	+17	+8	--
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Jumping Medium Punch
Jump MP/8MP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
24(6%)	30(8%)	--	2.4	4	High	8	3	4	14+f	+16	+19	+12	--
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Jumping Heavy Punch
Jump HP/8HP

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
30(8%)	38(10%)	--	4	4.5	High	10	3	4	16+f	+20	+24	+17	--
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Jumping Light Kick
Jump LK/8LK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
20(5%)	24(6%)	--	1.6	2.4	High	11	4	4	18+f	+12	+17	+5	--
Can be used as an instant overhead, but you need Hail to convert into a combo, otherwise you're negative on hit.

Jumping Medium Kick
Jump MK/8MK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
24(6%)	30(8%)	--	2.4	4	High	12	6	4	21+f	+16	+19	+9	--
Aerial footsies tool.

Jumping Heavy Kick
Jump HK/8HK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
30(8%)	38(10%)	--	4	4.5	High	14	5	4	22+f	+20	+24	+10	--
Air-to-air from anywhere.

Throws

Throw
5LPLK/4LPLK

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Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
35 (10%)	-	-	-	-	-	5	2	29	35f	+15/+13	-	-	--
A very long-ranged grab that leaves opponents standing. Scores a free manual in the corner and is a core component of Glay's lethal vortex. You can also get a combo mid-screen by releasing Hail with good timing.

Special Moves

Shatter
QCF+P/236P

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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
LP	32 (9%)	44 (12%)	--	??	??	--	27	4	26	56f	-7	-1	--	--
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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
MP	32 (9%)	44 (12%)	--	??	??	--	27	4	26	56f	-7	-1	--	--
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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
HP	32 (9%)	44 (12%)	--	??	??	--	27	4	26	56f	-7	-1	--	--
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Hail
QCB+P/214P

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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
LP	16 (4%)	16 (4%)	--	??	??	Mid	15	--	29	43f	??	??	??	--
An iceball that falls sharply and bounces 4 times, almost going full-screen.
Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
MP	16 (4%)	16 (4%)	--	??	??	Mid	15	--	29	43f	??	??	??	--
An iceball that races along the full length of the stage.
Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
HP	16 (4%)	16 (4%)	--	??	??	Mid	15	--	29	43f	??	??	??	--
An iceball that soars full-screen but doesn't bounce.

Puddle Punch
QCF+K/236K

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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
LK	32 (8%)	44 (12%)	--	??	??	Mid	14	4	30	47f	+2	+8	-14	Invincible 4-11f
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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
MK	38 (10%)	50 (13%)	--	??	??	Mid	15	4	32	50f	+1	+19	-16	Invincible 1-12f
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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
HK	52 (14%)	64 (17%)	--	??	??	Mid	16	5	35	55f	+15	+18	-20	Invincible 1-16f
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Cold Shoulder
QCB+K/214K

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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
LK	20 (5%)	32 (9%)	--	??	??	Mid	8	5	24	36f	+2	+6	-3	--
Glay mains love to use light Shoulder to bait an attack then counter with H Puddle Punch.
Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
MK	24 (6%)	36 (10%)	--	??	??	Mid	9	7	24	39f	+4	+8	-5	--
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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
HK	30 (8%)	42 (11%)	--	??	??	Mid	10	9	24	42f	+3	+7	-8	--
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Shadow Moves

Shadow Shatter
QCF+PP/236PP

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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
S	32.4(9%)	38.4(10%)	6.8(1.9%)	--	--	Mid	1+13(14)	2[3]2[3] 2[3]2[3]2	17	37f	+42	+42	-2	Soft Knockdown, Juggle Cashout
Glacius summons 5 ice shards at the opponent's position.

Shadow Hail
QCB+PP/214PP

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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
S	52.8(14%)	52.8(14%)	9.6(2.6%)	--	--	Mid	4+1(5)	--	37	41f	+23	+23	+18	--
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Shadow Puddle Punch
QCF+KK/236KK

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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
S	38.6(10%)	52.6(14%)	8.2(2.3%)	--	--	Mid	1+8(9)	3[17]3[17] 3[17]3[17]3	22	113f	+40	+40	-10	Soft Knockdown, Juggle Cashout
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Shadow Cold Shoulder
QCB+KK/214KK

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Version	Damage	Counter-Hit Damage	Potential Damage	Shadow On Hit	Shadow On Block	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total Duration	On Hit	On Counter-Hit	On Block	Special Properties
S	39.2(11%)	49.2(13%)	8.4(2.3%)	0	0	Mid	3+2(5)	1[1]1[1] 1[1]1[1]1	22	35f	+5	+5	-2	Projectile / Low invul 1-13f
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Enders

Shatter Ender
QCF+HP/236HP

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Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 1	Battery	+25	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 2	Battery	+27	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 3	Battery	+36	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 4	Battery	+50	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Shadow	Damage	+42	--

Hail Ender
QCB+P/214P

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Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 1	Ground Bounce	+62	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 2	Ground Bounce	+59	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 3	Ground Bounce	+52	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 4	Ground Bounce	+54	--

Puddle Punch Ender
QCF+HK/236HK

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Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 1	Damage	+26	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 2	Damage	+33	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 3	Damage	+35	--
Jugglable for 5 frames.
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 4	Damage	+39	--
Jugglable for 9 frames.
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Shadow	Damage	+40	Juggle Cashout
Jugglable for 10 frames.

Cold Shoulder Ender
QCB+HK/214HK

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Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 1	Wall Splat	0/+16 (Splat)	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 2	Wall Splat	0/+21 (Splat)	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 3	Wall Splat	0/+25 (Splat)	--
Version	Ender Type	On Hit	Special Properties
Level 4	Wall Splat	0/+30 (Splat)	--