Anko (SCON4)

	Anko
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HP	220
Guard Gauge	1760
Jab Speed	Frame 15
Jab Height	Mid
Backdash Type	x

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Summary

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Gameplay

Moveset

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Special Moves
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Super Moves
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Strategy

General Notes

is an unblockable hit-grab
(on hit) puts Anko in her ground stance with the following options:
- : A sliding, unblockable hit-grab
- : Teleport in the air behind the opponent
- : Stance cancel
and are swapped compared to Vanilla; in Super, is the higher damage, cinematic flying suplex

Strengths

High damage in general and lots of chip damage
Mid jab and above average range
on block is Anko's best blockstring
- Deals chip damage
- Quick recovery after the fourth hit, combined with the or (teleport) continuations make it effective for guard pressure and mix-ups
sweep is made more potent with the availability of on whiff
Good enemy back turn game
- Decent sweep
- turns around on hit giving Anko a guaranteed combo
- is extremely fast and, for all intents and purposes due to its range and active frames, impossible to run away from or sidestep
Her slide is one of the best running attacks in the game, closing distance in an instant and high crushing
- converts to a full combo
- Anko tends to slide under the opponent, swapping sides on both hit and block
- jumping snake attack is available as a mix-up on block
Faster than average
- capture state is a large amount of unsubbable damage and gives okizeme for Anko
can cross-up, especially on short characters
Good teleport which can be delayed with or reversed with
loop is a high damage, meter positive loop
- Can continue deep into higher combo counts
- Meterlessly confirm to
- Meterlessly confirm directly to
Air throw compliments Anko's other tools
- Has the dangerous combination of a lift on block (up snakes) and air throw
- Punish opponents who try to escape Anko's guard pressure
- Running teleport puts Anko in the air behind the opponent
is one of the better cinematic supers in the game
- Long range, lunging activator
- Pops up, low crushing, and can catch jumps
- High damage
Availability of her reversal

Weaknesses

Large amounts of recovery time on whiffed attacks
- Includes , , , , , and
is unreliable in neutral or for catching jumps and should mostly be restricted to combos or for situational cross-ups
Higher than average recovery on and reduces their ability to bait and punish KNJ
is slower compared to many characters

Combos

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COMBO 4	ETC

Changes from Vanilla

List may be outdated

Walking animation reworked
Air Throw added
Health: increased from 200 to 210
Guard: increased from 1600 to 1680
Grabbable moves: The following moves can be grabbed before the snake projectiles come out 2A, JA, 2BBB(A), and 8B landing
5B: Hitbox lasts one frame longer, elbow hitbox does not appear on the first frame
5B(B): changed to be old GNT4 6B animation with old 5B(B) damage Move ends quicker
6B: uses an animation similar to Orochimaru; turns around back turned people has more stun and it is slightly later on transition to follow ups
4B: does 2 more damage; hitbox appears one frame sooner
4B and 4BA(Y): have improved windows on states as well as ending sooner and can be grabbed during their "sit" frames
4B(B): is an unblockable hitgrab that also hits OTG; hitbox appears one frame sooner
4B(A): transitions 8 frames faster
4BA(Y): can be subbed in the first few frames
2B(B): has more lift
JB: does chip damage and does 4 more damage
RB: replaced with RA, lift increased
2BBB(B): hitbox appears one frame later
2BBB(A): snakes lift and do chip; does 2A in string; ends 5 frames sooner
8B: is a blockable hitgrab that is untechable
5A: charge time decreased from 10f to 8f
6A: lifts higher on hit and now lifts on block
2A: snakes do chip damage, animation changed to be the finisher of 5X
4A: changed to be a teleport that can teleport to either side
JA: momentum applies sooner
JA and 6AA(A): snakes adjusted to do chip damage and lift
RA: 4BA(A) changed to be a teleport into the air RKnJ position into normal fall; A and B strings added
RA and 6AA(A): have three grabbable frames before the teleport
5Y: is a side switch throw
2Y: is a new throw that bounces the opponent
5X: has an improved launch angle to stop resetting the combo against high up opponents; requires 75% meter, but costs 100%; three less frames of super freeze; hitbox starts and ends one frame later; elbow hitbox smaller
2X: starts moving five frames sooner in super freeze and has an extended activator hitbox
4X: is a command grab that puts opponent into an untechable, unsubbable state; immune to highs and mids frames 1-9 after super freeze then immune to highs until after the hitbox disappears; requires and costs 75%l does 10+30 damage
GRKnJ: appears slightly further behind the opponent

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