Rising Thunder/Edge

Overview

A well rounded character with a tool for every situation. His exceptional framedata allows for capitalising on certain situations much better than most. For example he has the fastest long reaching fM which allows him to use it to punish certain specials that are only jab punishable otherwise.

Some of his buttons are heavily disjointed, making his jumps difficult to challenge sometimes.

His unique run special allows for setting up very quick 0 or -1 situations that slower charracters cannot challenge leading to oppresive runstop pressure.

On Oki jab strings & meaty clM can be made reversal safe, leading to people having to respect his pressure.

Playstyle

Edge is a well rounded character with a unique sword charge mechanic.
Pros	Cons
A full and well rounded toolkit. Extremely fast and far reaching far medium. Very strong framedata. Easy 50/50 game with some loadouts. Special run that allows for relentless pressure against slower characters. Sword charge mechanic that carries between rounds.	Lowest health in the game. Learning some links is required. Combos with some loadouts are unconventional. No running dash. Weak forward grab. Most special options are outright worse so only 2 real loadouts exist.

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Health: 900

Stun: 950

Backdash: 28f (invun 1-8)

Initial Dash: 19f (no run)

Normals

cl.L

close s.L

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
25	Mid	50	Spc/OD/KA	5	2	7	14	6	4	-
Cancelable into Light attacks Edge cl.L is the one true close jab, being 5 frames, not whiffing on crouch and converting to a full combo. Edge can take advantage of this by forcing +0 blockstrings, characters with bad jabs struggle to contest at all.

cl.M

close s.M

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
55	Mid	75	Spc/OD/KA	6	4	8	18	7	4	-
cancelable into cl.H Combo starter and pressure starter. Can be done safe meaty vs slower dps.

cl.H

close s.H

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
80	Mid	100	Spc/OD/KA	10	5	17	32	1	-3	-
chains out of cl.M, chains into cl.TC

f.L

far s.L

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
25	Mid (Whiffs crouching)	50	Spc/OD/KA	5	2	7	14	6	4	-
cancelable into Light attacks Not as strong as cl.L but it doesn't matter much. While other characters need a strong far jab to punish -7 moves, Edge has a 6 frame f.M to do that. Edge f.L is primarily used for mashing out of pressure, or punishing Vlad's bolshoi bash.

f.M

far s.M

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
55	Mid	75	Spc/OD/KA	6	3	16	25	0	-3	-
Amazing poke. Fastest f.m, converts consistently, great priority and hard to punish. You'll be spamming this a lot to hold your ground

f.H

far s.H

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
80	Mid	100	Spc/OD/KA	10	5	19	34	-1	-5	-
Can be used to OS backdash after meaty normal. Chains into far H target combo. Decent poke that you can buffer OD behind.

cr.L

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
25	Low	50	Spc/OD/KA	6	2	6	14	7	5	-
Cancelable into Light attacks, links to mediums. Getting mediums from cr.L are mandatory routes to learn: `cr.L, cl.M...` `cl.L, cr.L, st.M...`

cr.M

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
60	Low	100	Spc/OD/KA	8	3	16	27	0	-3	-
This move is significantly worse than cr.L frame data wise, and doesn't have enough extra range to ever justify using.

cr.H

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
90	Low	150	KnAdv	9	4	25	38	sweep	-10	-
Longer range than f.H, makes it useful for catching longer backdashes (e.g. Crow, Talos). Very minus on block, but easy to space and make safe.

dj.L

diagonal j.L

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
40	High	50	Special	6	13	-	-	-	-	-
massive air-to-air. combos into air 1.1

dj.M

diagonal j.M

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
70	High	100	None	7	10	-	-	-	-	-
great hitbox for hitting in front, especially good at ranges where j.D+H would crossup

dj.H

diagonal j.H

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
90	High	200	None	8	8	-	-	-	-	-
god air button, hitbox so disjointed will clean beat some DPs.

nj.L

neutral j.L

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
40	High	50	Special	6	13	-	-	-	-	-
hits rising, but can't fuzzy. Very limited usage

nj.M

neutral j.M

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
70	High	100	None	7	10	-	-	-	-	-
similar to dj.M with big downards hitbox, but less useful from a neutral jump

nj.H

neutral j.H

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
90	High	200	None	8	5	-	-	-	-	-
amazing hitbox, go to button for jumping throws

F+M

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
60	High	100	Spc/OD/KA	19	4	19	42	-4	-7	-
cancelable into specials on landing, only combos to s2

j.D+H

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
90	High	200	None	9	7	-	-	-	-	-
crossup air attack

Target Combos

cl.TC

cl.H → H

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
75	Mid	100	Spc/OD/KA	10	5	26	41	-5	-10	-
forces stand The Combo route Edge is always aiming for normally, and very easy to get thanks to `cl.M xx cl.H→H...` cl.TC is Edge's primary combo into 3.1 wallbounce, which is a both a powerhit+extender, allowing for great meterless damage and oki.

f.TC

f.M/s.H → H

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
75	Mid	100	Spc/OD/KA	10	5	25	40	-7	-11	-
The less great, but still good TC. f.TC is a common place to spend meter in combos e.g. `st.M→H xx S1.2 xx KA6...` It is extremely common to land this TC thanks to the strength of st.M as a poke, and st.H catching backdash.

Throws

Forward Throw

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
20+25+45	Unblk	0+50+0	KnAdv	5	3	27	35	-	-	-
Rarely worth cancelling. Free safejump if the opponent quick rise.

Back Throw

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
120	Unblk	150	None	5	3	27	35	-	-	-
Edge can close the distance after back throw very easily thanks to S3.1 and all its followups.

Specials

S1.1

Gathering Storm

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
35+65	Mid	75+125	OD/KA	13	4 (+1)	18	35	2	-2	3 sec
first hit enables second hit; increments sword charge; absorbs projectiles during frames 13-21 (gaining 40 meter and 1.5 sec CD). The combination of S1.1 and jS1.1 allow Edge to win almost any fireball war. Building meter and sword charges is so valuable makes throwing fireballs vs Edge an incredible poor idea.

jS1.1

Aerial Gathering Storm

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
35+65	Mid	75+125	None	13	4 (+1)	-	-	-	-	3 sec
first hit enables second hit; increments sword charge; absorbs projectiles during frames 11-22 (gaining 40 meter and 1.5 sec CD); can attack/block after 2 landing frames, and walk after 4 frames.

S1.2

Binary Flux

Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
40+40	Mid	75+75	OD/KA	15	1 (8) 1	30	55	0	-4	4.5 sec
creates dual slash projectiles; increments sword charge once, on clean hit only. S1.2 is the go to choice thanks to its ability to turn f.TC into a wallbounce combo for 1 bar. Also useful for frametrapping and breaking armour.

S1.3

Tranquil Thunder

Version	Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
Tranquil Thunder	0	-	0	Other	10	-	-	140	-	-	2 Sec
gains sword charge every 45th frame; gains meter continuously after frame 15; cancelable into exit, S2, or S3 after frame 10
Version	Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
Tranquil Thunder Exit	0	-	0	Other	-	-	8	8	-	-	-
cancelable into S2 or S3

S2.1

Judgment

Version	Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
Judgment	80	Mid	100	KnAdv	7	4	39	50	knockback	-27	6 sec
applies 50% damage/dizzy/meter reduction as combo starter
Version	Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
Judgment Ender	30!/60!/75!	Mid	35!/70!/80!	None	7	2	land+20	-	knockback	-	-
damage/dizzy values vary based on sword charges

S2.2

Reckless Lightning

Version	Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
Reckless Lightning	90	Mid	100	KnAdv	8	2	39	49	knockback	-25	5 sec
applies 50% damage/dizzy/meter reduction as combo starter
Version	Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
Reckless Lightning Ender	15!/45!/65!	Mid	20!/60!/80!	KnAdv	7	2	43	52	launch	-	-
damage/dizzy values vary based on sword charges

S3.1

Relentless Pursuit

Version	Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
Relentless Pursuit	0	-	0	None	6	-	-	-	-	-	3 sec
cancelable into S3 followups, S1, S2 or halt after 6 frames; minimum runstop = 20 frames; normal runstop = 30 frames
Version	Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
Relentless Gale (L/D+S3)	100	Low	150	KnAdv	10	8	18	36	sweep	-7	-
Version	Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
Relentless Cyclone (M/U+S3)	45+50	High	80+120	KnAdv	20	2 (8) 5	24	59	-3	-8	-
Version	Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
Relentless Tempest (H/S3)	90!	Mid	100!	KnAdv	17	5	29	51	wall bounce	-15	-
Version	Damage	Guard	Stun	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Cooldown
Halt (B)	0	-	0	Other	-	-	14	14	-	-	-
This is Edge's strongest special, S3.1 referred to as "run" allows him to establish his offence. Slide(L/D+S3): Fullscreen, low profile neutral skip that's safe when spaced. Upper body projectile invulnerable from frames 9-10 Overhead(M/U+S3): Overhead that can be comboed after with 1 bar. Frametraps after target combo. airborne during frames 10-25; invincible low during frames 10-23 Wallbounce(H/N+S3): Edge's only powerhit, should always be routed into (from close TC). Runstop(B+S3): +0 after close TC -1 after far TC At any point halt can be cancelled into S1 or S2, which can be used to frametrap.