Waku Waku 7/Mauru

Overview Combos Matchups Strategy

Introduction

Mauru (Marurun) is a big animal living in the woods, who understands human words to some degree. Likes fruit and singing. Met Mugi, a little girl, when she was lost and crying alone in the woods.

Mauru is often refered as the worst character in the whole game while having excelent damage but extremely commital options, Mauru posesses a few decent normals to play footsies with and an amazing throw into super or Death frames set ups. Mauru oftens struggles to win neutral and get in, most character can shut down his pressure at almost any ranges, He requires to be at melee range to be effective but doesn't have the means to do so.

Strengths

Weaknesses

King of Damage : Mauru is often refered to have some of the best damage in the game as he can win from a few interactions if he has any meter.

Take the throw?: Mauru throw is one of the 2 throws in the game that can abuse Dead Frames, if you tech a throw in this game you will start a soft thrown animation which thanks to Dead frames Mauru can use to hit you in your vulnerable frame. In the case of Mauru throwing you on midscreen and you don't tech he can easily use his Hara Hara super to take about 70% of your lifebar, is a very favorable situation for Mauru.

Reversals: Mauru has the best DP in the whole game, EX DP is an absurd move with huge range that Mauru can use if he has any meter on reaction to any jump ins. Bunbun Typhoon (360 super) is also amazing, if you can pull off the reversal timing is the hardest reversal to punish in the game as you can control its direction both on hit and block.

Predictable approach: Mauru doesn't have any way of getting in that is not easily punishible by all the cast, he can get out range in most situations which heavily limits how he can play the game. His jumps ins aren't great and can be thrown on landing if not space out and most of his normals have huge hurtboxes which are easily punishable on whiff.

Weak to Zoning: Not only Mauru can be out range pretty easilly but he struggles ehavily against zoning, gladly in this game a lot of projectiles can be destroyed via normal moves but character like Rai can send more fireballs than you are able to deal with that way. Tesse and Dandy J are specially bad Matchups for Mauru due to Mauru very rarely being able to get in against their zoning, Tesse 2B will be your nightmare.

Meter dependant: Mauru strongest and effectivest moves require meter to use. This forces Mauru to start matches more carefully as any mistakes can snowball hard if you don't have any meter with you.

No winning Matchups: Mauru is notable for not having a single winning MU, not even having a good time against Bonus Kun the joke character of the game, you will struggle and will have to find answers to everything that all the characters can do in order to even be able to play the game.

Commital Options: Mauru suffers from all of his very commital options, as even your more reliable way of scoring a Knockdown, 5D can whiff at most ranges. His mix up is very predictable and highly punishable, frame traps aren't great. You need to pick your options wisely.

Bad Lows: Mauru lows are underwhelming, 2A is fast but combo into your best knockdown options require to be up close if you try to hitconfirm after chaining into itself, 2B is your sweep and is quite slow with very limited combo options, 2C is a joke and 2D is decent high profile.

Mauru

Character Data
Forward Run Duration	105F to cross stage
Back Step Duration	34 frames (1~34F: invincible)
Pre-jump Frames	3 frames
Jump Duration	46 frames
Landing Frames	5 frames
Jump Height Apex	123
Forward Jump Distance	119
Backward Jump Distance	118
Back Step Distance	96
Knockdown Recovery	25 frames
Chain Series	Solo Heavy Series

Move List

Standing Normals

5A

Hello fellow gentleman

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
14		Mid	5	y
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
5	4	5	+8	+1
tied with 2A and 8C for second fastest Mauru normal + on block Can be used as an Anti air but is not recomend due to the short range and short vertical hitbox Huge range for being a 5A

5B

Boy if you don't-

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
37		Mid	25	n
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
7	5	12	+8	-2
Fast and decent AA -2 on block so is decently safe Can be used in combos Less range than 5A

5C

Big steppy

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
18		Mid	10	y
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
4	2	6	+9	+1
Main normal to cancel in specials. Fastest Mauru Normal Safe on block best normal at close ranges

5D

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
44		Mid	25	n
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
7	6	24	KND	-15
Easier combo finsher at most ranges when you don't have any meter. Moves like Arina J.D are likely to win against this move and other AA like 5B making it not a reliable AA in most MU. Decent anti air mostly used to set Oki or even catch someone mashing on wake up if they don't wake up with a rising attack Really minus on block, this can be punished hard if you use it on any other situation Decent horizontal and vertical range

Crouching Normals

2A

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
13		Low	5	y
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
5	2	6	+9	+1
Good range Good to pressure and catch buttons for being + on block Hits low and is the fastest crouching normal

2B

Dorime

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
33		Low	0	n
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
15	4	20	KND	-9
Best range for a crouching normal Knockdown the opponent and do good damage Slow and relatively minus on block so it can be punished on block.

2C

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
17		Low	5	n
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
6	4	7	KND	+1
The shortest Mauru normal Moves Mauru forward Can eat most of Rai projectiles Cause Knockdown but due to the short range is only used when you are extremely close for pressure and catch buttons

2D

You wanted to do 5D right?

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
40		Low	10	n
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
9	16	17	KND	-18
High profile lows in a lot of situations. Same range as 2A but really unsafe on block

Air Normals

J.A

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
14		high	5	n
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
7	Gnd	-	-	-
Decent jump in better used when jumping from afar Mauru Hurtbox extends from the Hitbox so it can be easily anti aired

J.B

J.B
7/9 B

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
37		high	5	n
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
9	12	GND	-	-
Good Jump in Decent hitbox and it can cross up, this is your main crossup tool, you are going to use this a lot in jump ins because of the good damage and combos on hit, you can link mauru doki after hit the opponent low to the ground with this move.

J.C

J.C
7/9 C

Better than 8C

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
8~9		high	5	n
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
7	-	GND	-	-
This move is completely active until it touches the ground Normally used as a pressure air to ground button Hits multiple times 1st hit of this attack will strike cross up on a cornered opponent, 2nd hit and beyond will hit same side

J.D

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
44		high	5	n
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
11	4	GND	-	-
Great Jump in Decently fast More used in close jump ranges and air to air

Command Normals

6.B

6B

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
18+37		Mid	45	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
24	6	25	- WSL	-15
Can be used as a preenctive anti air Really unsafe on block Air unblockable

8.B

8B

Why this is not an overhead

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
37		Mid	25	n
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
11	6	GND	- -	- -
Main neutral tools against characters like Slash or Tesse. Can catch some Rissing attacks, it will lose to Dandy unless you space it perfectly.

8.C

8C

I don't know why you would use this move

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
18		High	5	n
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
5	GND	- -	- -	- -
Completely active until it touches the grounds It's one singular hit as opposed to 7/9C

Universal Mechanics

Throw

Ground Throw
4/6B

Po-i

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
52		Thw	0	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
1	1	-	KND	-
Mauru throw is considered broken thanks to the existence of Dead frames (see System). The character being thrown will always be sent to the corner, when you soft a throw it will start a soft thrown animation that will have a frame of vulnerability where you're unable to block, this frame has a a different timing depending of the character animation. Can be thrown softened within 20F

Air Throw

Air Throw
J.4/6B

Kuuchuu Po-i

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
52		Thw	0	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
1	1	-	KND	-
Mauru grabs the opponent and throws them at the contrary side he's looking on Can be thrown softened within 18F

Command Grab

WakuWaku Nage
63214D

Universal command grab

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
66		Thw	0	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
1	1	-	KND	-
Main mixing tool Mauru grabs the opponent and slaps them in the face Links into 5A and EX DP on Tesse in the corner

Universal Overhead

Middle Attack
A/B+C/D

Universal Overhead

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
37		High	5	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
24	2	23	0	-10
Fairly reactable overhead

Pursuit

Oshiri Do-n
When a opponent is down 8+any move

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
44		Mid	0	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
50	3	40	KND	-38
Universal Pursuit mechanich In general is not very used due to long start up and that you can mash out of knockdown to get up quicker

Rissing attack

Okiagari Gururi'n Kick
When down, [8]

Universal Reversal

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
37		High	20	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
15	6	24	KND	-15
Universal reversal mechanic Good to use when being down but can be punished if the opponent blocks it

Super mode

Super Mode
Any 3 buttons

Totoro SSJ

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
37		Mid	50	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
16	9	9	KND	-9
Relatively safe option Amazing neutral tool Air Unblockable 1~24F: invincible. Has a decent hitbox

Special Moves

623X

Guruguru Punch
236A/B/AB

236A	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	59		Mid	30	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	19	2 (2) 10	28	KND	-18
Slow so can be guarded on reaction
236B	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	66		Mid	45	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	21	14	32	KND	-20
Travels a bit further than A version but is worst in just all aspects
236AB ES: "Guruguru Punch"	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	106		Mid	40	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	2	15	33	WSL	-21
Really useful for big damage on combos Can be used to chip your opponent when they're at low health The fastest of all three but the most unsafe on block

623X

Bunbun Copter
623A/B/AB

623A	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	29+30		Mid	20	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	6	3 (3) 1	36	KND	-24
5F invincible Main meterless Combo tool
623B	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	22		Mid	30	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	8	3(3)3(3)3	49	KND	-49
7 invincibility frames Gets higher but is more minus
623AB ES: "Bunbun Copter"	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	100		Mid	45	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	6‼0	-	74	KND	-76
Mauru's best AA and the best DP in the entire game, you want to react with this against jump ins, because of the invincibility since frame one that last for 23F you are able to punish most Jump ins for good damage Hits on 18/20F of super flash 1~23F: invincible. With whiff on crouching opponents

214X

Body Press
214C/D/CD

Welcome to -58 city, population you

214C	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	59		High	50	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	17	5	59	KND	-49
Air unblockable Amazing damage for an Overhead Can be used as a Anti Air
214D	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	66		High	50	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	17	5	67	KND	-57
Air unblockable This move is just the C version but being a bit more minus, you're going to be catch even using the C version so is better to just use this button instead
214CD ES: "Body Press"	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	104		High	35	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	5‼4	7 (12) 8	71	KND	-58
this Move is a bit worse if blocked than the D version but hits double, mostly used in combos and you can chipp kill someone with it. An Actual useful move Air Unblockable

Air Special Moves

623X

Kuuchuu Bunbun Copter
J.623A/B/AB

J.623A	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	29+30		Mid	20	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	6	3 (3) 1	36	GND	-24
5F invincible
J.623B	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	22		Mid	30	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	8	3(3)3(3)3	49	GND	-49
7 invencibility frames Gets higher but is more minus
J.623AB ES: "Kuchuun Bunbun Copter"	Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
	100		Mid	45	-
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
	6‼0	-	74	KND	-76
Hits on 18/20F of super flash 1~23F: invincible.

DokiDoki

Bunbun Typhoon
360+AB

Yeah,they used all the same animations for this attacks

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
14~15		Mid	5	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
8‼0	-	23	KND	-23
You can move Mauru by imputting 4/6 Hits on 42/46F of superflash. AIR UNBLOCKABLE. 1~49F: invincible Best Reversal on Wake up, it will win to basically anything when you master this move.

HaraHara

Miracle Voice
22+AB/CD

Damage		Guard	Dizzy	Cancel
190		-	5	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard
103	-	64	KND	-
Unblockable Projectile The best non boss HaraHara move Second fastest harahara move Great tool as oki

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Notable Players

Name	Color	Location	Contact	Status	Notes	Example Play
Bee Chan		Venezuela	Twitter	Retired	Mostly considered one of the strongest Mauru player. known for her work in making the wiki and the Bi weekly series with UltraYoshi. Currently Doesn't play anymore.	Link
Hurumi		U.S	None	active	Really good Mauru player. She has been playing for a long time and has found moderated success in some of the tournament she has entered.	Link