E. Honda

Good range for a light normal; very lenient hitconfirm window into 5LP~MP Target Combo for a light normal (though the MP can whiff at max range)

Puts opponent into limited juggle state on hit; MP follow-up can whiff at max range; very lenient hitconfirm window from a light starter

4f extra recovery on whiff; good poke and pressure starter due to its hitbox priority, distance traveled, and block advantage

Overhead Target Combo with a 6f gap between hits on block and 2f gap on hit (requires Drive Rush or Punish Counter to combo); 3HK startup can kara-cancel into specials/supers on frames 14-15 (can start buffering the cancel beginning on frame 9); kara-cancel into 63214K command throw also has a 7f interruptible gap; Honda lifts up his front leg hurtbox on frames 4-20; slams juggled opponents down for a Hard Knockdown (+43~46); the 3HK is cancelable into Sumo Spirit on hit by inputting 2HK (-30 vs. grounded opponents, only useful in juggles, HKD +11~14)

1st active frame only hits above Honda, and 2nd active frame only hits point blank (realistically 10f startup vs. grounded opponents in most scenarios); first 3 active frames are cancelable and a solid anti-air (cannot hit cross-up); Punish Counter causes a crumple vs. grounded opponents, or slams airborne opponents down into a free OTG juggle state (5HP must be canceled to combo afterwards); only the first 3 active frames are cancelable (with Sumo Spirit, later active frames can be canceled into 214P); final 4 active frames make 5HP a solid poke in neutral; extends a hurtbox on frame 10 (1f before longer-range active frames) that is vulnerable to projectiles; Honda's most important meterless route into 236K~2P launcher (higher damage and identical range compared to 5HK 1st hit)

4f normal with less range than 2LP, but allows a link into 5LP on hit

No leg hurtbox (except for back foot) on frames 7-13, making it useful vs. low pokes; cancelable into 214P with Sumo Spirit enhancement (combos into any strength version)

1st hit forces stand (can only connect on crouchers at close range); 2nd hit whiffs vs. crouching opponents unless they extend a vertical hurtbox; if 1st hit connects on crouch block and the 2nd hit whiffs, the cancel window of the first hit is extended, making it possible to confirm into a safe special move; 1st hit puts airborne opponents into a free juggle state; 2nd hit puts airborne opponents into a limited juggle state; Counter-hit/Punish Counter advantage carries through both hits; gives Honda a meterless combo into 236K~2P launcher (weaker than 5HP starter, but required in some routes like CH 5MP/2MK or DR~2LP); can frame trap when canceled into 236K~P for safe pressure

Chains into 2LP/2LK; true blockstring when chained into 2LP; topmost hurtbox on frames 1-6 is vulnerable only to aerial strikes (preventing its use as an anti-air)

Great bufferable poke with strong hitbox priority; topmost hurtbox on frames 1-11 is vulnerable only to aerial strikes (preventing its use as an anti-air)

2f extra recovery on whiff or if armor absorbed; not a low attack despite the animation; can be spaced to hit on later active frames for improved advantage; cancelable into 214P with Sumo Spirit enhancement (combos into any strength version)

Chains into 2LP/2LK; cancelable into 214P with Sumo Spirit enhancement (combos into LP version only)

Low poke that can combo after hit (much stronger combo opportunities when used out of Drive Rush); cancelable into 214P with Sumo Spirit enhancement (combos into any strength version)

Has juggle potential; 2nd hit is behind E. Honda (safe on block and better KD Adv. if it connects); 2nd hit puts airborne opponents into limited juggle state (useful in some side-switch juggles)

Ranged low poke that knocks down on Punish Counter with huge KD advantage; can be made safe due to pushback; Punish Counter can get oki from anywhere with whiffed MP Sumo Headbutt + Forward Dash; if the initial PC 6HK was spaced out, can get sideswitch oki with whiff 5LK + HP Sumo Headbutt (if too close, opponent will Back Rise the wrong direction)

Overhead with startup that can kara-cancel into specials/supers on frames 15-16 (can start buffering the cancel beginning on frame 9); Honda lifts up his front leg hurtbox on frames 4-20, making it strong vs. low pokes; slams juggled opponents down for an OTG bounce and Hard Knockdown (+59~65)

Strong horizontal jump-in hitbox; can be used as a fuzzy instant overhead

Puts airborne opponents into limited juggle state; lower body projectile invuln 6-22f except around attack hitbox (cannot be used to avoid the 2nd hit of JP's OD Amnesia bombs)

Strong horizontal jump-in hitbox; causes spike knockdown vs. airborne opponents on Counter-hit/Punish Counter; lower body projectile invuln 9-27f except around attack hitbox (cannot be used to avoid the 2nd hit of JP's OD Amnesia bombs)

Cross-up

Decent air-to-air; lower body projectile invuln 9-20f except around attack hitbox (cannot be used to avoid the 2nd hit of JP's OD Amnesia bombs)

Farthest downward-reaching jump-in; lower body projectile invuln 10-19f except around attack hitbox (cannot be used to avoid the 2nd hit of JP's OD Amnesia bombs)

Cross-up; can only be performed during forward jump; lower body projectile invuln 11-23f on center of body only (cannot be used to avoid the 2nd hit of JP's OD Amnesia bombs)

Can be steered forward or backward in the air (forward movement is faster than backward); great air-to-air hitbox; lower body projectile invuln 10-29f except around attack hitbox (cannot be used to avoid the 2nd hit of JP's OD Amnesia bombs)

Side switch; after throwing opponent into corner, can Dash (+5) into LK/OD Oicho Throw or a ranged meaty, or use Drive Rush for strike/throw mixup (DR~2HP is +10/+4 auto-timed); a successful Throw Escape builds 0.5 Drive bars for the defender; Throw Escape is awarded to a random player if input simultaneously

No corner throw loop, but can Drive Rush and meaty with any normal 9f or faster; a successful Throw Escape builds 0.5 Drive bars for the defender; Throw Escape is awarded to a random player if input simultaneously

Counter-hit/Punish Counter bonus advantage carries through all hits; only final hit is Super cancelable; puts airborne opponents into limited juggle state

Deals extra damage, Drive Damage on Block, +2 Hit advantage, +4 Block advantage over the regular version but also incurs more combo scaling; Counter-hit/Punish Counter bonus advantage carries through all hits; only final hit is Super cancelable; puts airborne opponents into limited juggle OTG Bounce state

Counter-hit/Punish Counter bonus advantage carries through all hits; only final hit is Super cancelable; puts airborne opponents into limited juggle state

Deals extra damage, Drive Damage on Block, +2 Hit advantage, +4 Block advantage over the regular version but also incurs more combo scaling; Counter-hit/Punish Counter bonus advantage carries through all hits; only final hit is Super cancelable; puts airborne opponents into a limited juggle OTG bounce state

Counter-hit/Punish Counter bonus advantage carries through all hits; only final hit is Super cancelable; puts airborne opponents into limited juggle state; combos from 5LP/2LP

Deals extra damage, Drive Damage on Block, +2 Hit advantage, +4 Block advantage over the regular version but also incurs more combo scaling; Counter-hit/Punish Counter bonus advantage carries through all hits; only final hit is Super cancelable; puts airborne opponents into a limited juggle OTG bounce state; combos from 5LP/2LP

Counter-hit/Punish Counter bonus advantage carries through all hits; only final hit is Super cancelable; puts airborne opponents into limited juggle state

Deals extra damage, Drive Damage on Block, +2 Hit advantage, +4 Block advantage over the regular version; Counter-hit/Punish Counter bonus advantage carries through all hits; only final hit is Super cancelable; puts airborne opponents into limited juggle OTG Bounce state

Enhances the next Hundred Hand Slap (increases damage and improves frame advantage by +2 on hit and +4 on block); allows 5HP (all active frames), 2HP, and 22P to cancel into Hundred Hand Slap

Forces stand (allows Sumo Smash confirm on meaty/Counter-hit); has a 1-hit projectile clash hitbox during active frames; useful anti-air for horizontal approaches but cannot hit cross-up; can be spaced out for better hit/block advantage (can lead to extended combos); cancelable into enhanced 214P with Sumo Spirit; 8f hitstop when clashing with projectile

Can cancel into 5P on frame 13 or 2P on frame 14 (until the end of recovery); Movement Speed: 0.052; Total Distance: 2.22 (0.63 before the earliest Teppo Triple Slap timing)

Can cancel into 5P follow-up on frames 13-27 or the 2P follow-up on frames 11-27; Movement Speed: 0.067; Total Distance: 2.17 (0.79 before the earliest Teppo Triple Slap timing)

Launches opponent into a limited juggle state; reduced recovery on hit only; leaves opponent closer than the meterless version with a more lenient juggle state

Honda advances forward with frame advantage on hit or block for more mixups/pressure; incredibly disjointed hitbox for neutral approaches; puts airborne opponents into limited juggle state; always a true blockstring into the follow-up attack (should only be done on hit unless it will chip out)

Easily hitconfirmable ender after a safe 236KK~P starter; ender cannot be performed on whiff; true blockstring from 236KK~P

Launches opponent into a limited juggle state; reduced recovery on hit only

Puts opponents into limited juggle state on hit, allowing for Super or P follow-up to juggle; incredibly disjointed hitbox for neutral approaches; safe but minus on block (recovers outside the opponent's throw range if well spaced); canceling into the final P follow-up creates a 2f frame trap that can punish opponents trying to retake their turn; sets up a safe jump anywhere on screen if not canceled into the Triple Slap ender; can frame trap from 5HP or 5HK (1st hit) at closer ranges; combos from 5MP for a great neutral threat

Easily hitconfirmable ender after a safe 236K~P starter; can be used to frame trap opponent trying to take back their turn from the -3 situation (2f gap on block); ender cannot be performed on whiff

[] refers to damage on cross-up version of downward smash; () refers to total startup on the overhead downward smash vs. standing opponents (2nd hit becomes active mid-air on frame 37); downward smash has 1f better KD Adv. vs. crouching opponents; 40f charge time (holds charge for 12f after releasing down direction); 1st hit whiffs on crouching opponents and cannot hit cross-up; can alter trajectory on the way up by holding forward/back

[] refers to damage on cross-up version of downward smash; () refers to total startup on the overhead downward smash vs. standing opponents (2nd hit becomes active mid-air on frame 31); downward smash has 1f better KD Adv. vs. crouching opponents; 40f charge time (holds charge for 12f after releasing down direction); 1st hit whiffs on crouching opponents and cannot hit cross-up; can alter trajectory on the way up by holding forward/back; holding LK or MK will cause Honda to hang mid-air before starting his descent (LK 4f longer, MK 2f longer)

[] refers to damage on cross-up version of downward smash; () refers to total startup on the overhead downward smash vs. standing opponents (2nd hit becomes active mid-air on frame 41); downward smash has 1f better KD Adv. vs. crouching opponents; 40f charge time (holds charge for 12f after releasing down direction); 1st hit whiffs on crouching opponents and cannot hit cross-up; can alter trajectory on the way up by holding forward/back

[] refers to damage on cross-up version of downward smash; () refers to total startup on the overhead downward smash vs. standing opponents (2nd hit becomes active mid-air on frame 39); downward smash has 1f better KD Adv. vs. crouching opponents; 40f charge time (holds charge for 12f after releasing down direction); 1st hit whiffs on crouching opponents and cannot hit cross-up; can alter trajectory on the way up by holding forward/back

() refers to reduced damage on active frame 5 onward; 2f extra landing recovery on block; 40f charge time (charge lasts 10f after releasing back direction); continues until it reaches opponent or edge of screen (variable Active and Total frame count); only first 4 active frames are cancelable into SA3; always -3 on block regardless of how meaty it connects, and usually in range for opponent's 4f normal to connect; extra pushback on block when opponent is in Burnout; good for chipping at opponent's Drive gauge; if Honda switches sides, he will start landing recovery (11+9 land) after 15 active frames (cannot safely fly under neutral jumps)

() refers to reduced damage on active frame 5 onward; 1f less landing recovery on block; 40f charge time (charge lasts 10f after releasing back direction); travels ~50% screen length; only first 4 active frames are cancelable into SA3; always -3 on block regardless of how meaty it connects, and usually in range for opponent's 4f normal to connect; extra pushback on block when opponent is in Burnout; good for chipping at opponent's Drive gauge

() refers to reduced damage on active frame 5 onward; 2f extra landing recovery on block; 40f charge time (charge lasts 10f after releasing back direction); travels ~80% screen length; only first 4 active frames are cancelable into SA3; always -3 on block regardless of how meaty it connects, and usually in range for opponent's 4f normal to connect; extra pushback on block when opponent is in Burnout; good for chipping at opponent's Drive gauge

2 hits if used from close range; 2nd hit continues until it reaches opponent or edge of screen (variable Active and Total frame count); 7f extra landing recovery on block; 40f charge time (charge lasts 10f after releasing back direction); 1 hit of armor before active frames, then another hit of armor that lasts until end of active frames; armor has fixed 7f hitstop that allows it to punish safe jumps using Medium/Heavy air normals (Light safe jumps can still block OD Headbutt); always -20 on block regardless of how meaty it connects; from frame 26 onward, Honda transitions to his 30f recovery animation if he switches sides with the opponent

Cannot be canceled into from normals; () refers to Punish Counter damage; Range: 0.99

Cannot be canceled into from normals; () refers to Punish Counter damage; Range: 1.19

Cannot be canceled into from normals; () refers to Punish Counter damage; Range: 1.19

Cannot be canceled into from normals; () refers to Punish Counter damage; Range: 1.09

() refers to non-cinematic hit when 1st hit whiffs (1500 less damage, Drive Dmg is unaffected); cinematic time regenerates ~2.4 Drive bars for E. Honda; cinematic hit has around 1/2 screen range (2/3 screen for non-cinematic hit); can use the first hit to force Burnout to ensure a chip KO the 2nd hit

() refers to non-cinematic hit when 1st hit whiffs (1750 less damage, Drive Dmg is unaffected); available at 25% HP or below; cinematic time regenerates ~2.2 Drive bars for E. Honda; cinematic hit has around 1/2 screen range (2/3 screen for non-cinematic hit); can use the first hit to force Burnout to ensure a chip KO the 2nd hit

Good range makes it useful as a 7f punish tool; KD Adv. depends on distance from the opposite wall

40f charge (charge lasts 28f after releasing back direction); travels full screen, making it a useful anti-projectile tool; becomes projectile invincible on hit up until the fully invincible cinematic ender (ensures a full connect even against slow projectiles); first hit has very short range (slightly less damage and Drive damage from longer ranges); from frame 24 onward, Honda transitions to his 45f recovery animation if he switches sides with the opponent; if Honda whiffs entire SA2 without crossing under the opponent, landing recovery becomes 12+33 (total recovery time is unchanged); full dmg distribution: 50,500,100x14,900; detailed charge requirements: first Forward input must be within 28f of releasing charge, next Back input must be within the next 6 frames, next Forward input must be within the next 6 frames, final K input must be within the next 6 frames (slowest possible input takes 48f after releasing charge)

Performed by inputting 6HPHK during blockstun; 5f extra recovery on hit; freezes the screen for 4f during startup; see Drive Reversal.

Performed by holding 6HPHK on wakeup; 5f extra recovery on hit; does not have any screen freeze except for a 12f freeze when interacting with the opponent's throw hitbox (this also refunds 1 Drive bar after punishing the throw); see Drive Reversal.

See Drive Impact. Airborne connect gives spinning juggle state on Punish Counter or corner Wall Splat with variable height.

See Drive Parry. Perfect Parrying has only 1F of recovery and disables the opponent from canceling their attack. Perfect Parrying projectiles puts you into fixed 11 frames of recovery. After a Perfect Parry, all Super Gauge gain is reduced by 20% and Drive Gauge gain/damage is reduced by 50% for the entire punish combo.

See Drive Rush; 3-bar version performed on hit/block from a cancelable normal; can also be performed on whiff from cancelable light normals; startup refers to minimum time before an attack can cancel the Drive Rush animation; the first 15 recovery frames are cancelable into any attack; the final 22 recovery frames are cancelable into any attack or movement option or blocking (except Parry); only Normal and Command Normal attacks are enhanced with +4 frame advantage and improved juggle properties

See Drive Rush; 1-bar version performed out of a Parry; startup refers to minimum time before an attack can cancel the Drive Rush animation (if performed immediately after a successful Parry, only 1+8 startup); the first 15 recovery frames are cancelable into any attack; the final 22 recovery frames are cancelable into any attack or movement option or blocking (except Parry); only Normal and Command Normal attacks are enhanced with +4 frame advantage and improved juggle properties; Distance: 0.213 (min/throw), 1.769 (min/block), 3.375 (max/final DR frame)

"You know what? I'm all fired up!"

"Just bring it!"; active frames refer to armored period

"You ready to rumble, chump?"