Chrome Dome (TF)

Chrome Dome
Height	5'10"
Weight	200 lbs.
Eyes	Red
Age	66 MHZ
Birthplace	Shredders Metal Shop
Weapons	Thuder Gauntlents
Favorite Activities	Steel Magnolias
Ultimate Goals	He wants to extract the "Warrior" program from his system memory.

Introduction

Have you ever wondered what you'd get if you threw Dhalsim and Zangief in some vile blender? That's right! You get an obscenity, but on good days, you get Chrome Dome! Calling Chrome a strange character would be an understatement. He's a ranged-based grappler who can really do it all. The interesting thing about him, is that he isn't held back by any specific archetype weaknesses. He's held back by Chrome Dome specific weaknesses. He's capable of zoning, but he has a mediocre fireball and struggles getting in against other fireballers. He has awesome jumping normals, but has a somewhat slow and floaty jump arc. He has great buttons; possibly the best array of normals in the game, but can have a hard time keeping opponents out of the air and has a slow walk speed. These "Cause and Effect" relationships are what make the character so interesting, and he has his fair share of strengths to make up for said weaknesses. He may have a mediocre fireball, but he can work around it with his great long-ranged grounded pokes and Chrome Spark's invincibility. He's slow and has a floaty jump arc, but he has a quick dive kick that can move him around the stage safely. He can have a hard time keeping opponents out of the air, but has a ton of things he can do with his specials that can help with that. Like many other characters, knowing Chrome Dome's quirks and oddities are mandatory if you want to really get good with this strange character. He can redizzy the turtles and War off of one grab, but there's a lot more to him than that. For one, he probably has the most gimmicky arsenal of special moves in the game. Chrome Spark is secretly a reversal and setup-up tool first and a fireball second; contrary to what is common with most projectiles. EPD is a dangerous command grab that can sneak Chrome Dome out of many bad situations and create a lot of cheap scenarios for any poor cretin who happens to fall in Chrome's deadly corner traps. All that has been mentioned doesn't even scratch the surface when it comes to all of Chrome Dome's odd traits, so the question becomes "What are you waiting for"? Get out there and get creative. His options are almost limitless.

Quirks & Tech

Electric Pile Driver tricks

Electric Pile Driver being an instant grab that requires no diagonal inputs makes it a fantastic option as a punish and instant reversal. There are hundreds of ways to experiment with it, but here are a few important tricks you can do with it to really make your Chrome Dome threatening.

• Anti-air EPD

Chrome Dome lacking "The perfect anti-air" is a minor, but very real weakness for Chrome. Electric Pile Driver's awesome range can (kinda sorta) make up for it! The key is to watch where the opponent lands. Many times, players will make risky full screen jumps that will cause any jump-in normal to whiff. Use this to your advantage and throw them as soon as they land.

• Power Drill EPD Punish

Power Drill is super plus, and most of the time you will get thrown for free, but don't worry! With immaculate timing (and a bit off luck) you can time an Electric Pile Driver after Raph recovers. Whether this is a true punish or not is up for debate, but it's almost unanimously agreed that it's worth trying just in case the Raph doesn't time the throw correctly.

• EPD Fireball Trap Escape

Like the Powerdrill setup mentioned before, doing this trick successfully mostly relies on the opponent messing up. In this case, you have to either hope the opponent throws too late if you block the fireball, or; if you don't block and take the fireball, hope the opponent still attempts to throw after you get hit by it. In the gif, you can see that Raph attempts to throw after Chrome took the fireball. The Raph ended up getting a close heavy punch, and the Chrome Dome was able to throw him before the normal connected.

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• EPD Corner Trap

One of the deadliest things you can do with EPD is make the opponent to block and then immediately throw them out of blockstun. This is especially viable in the corner; where you can knock the opponent over, throw a Chrome Spark, then either throw them with EPD regularly, or make them block a normal, and throw after that. The example below showcases the latter. Since the properties of Chrome's close normals vary depending on the character, you can do other setups like a far light kick or heavy kick into EPD if the character you're fighting allows it.

   Chrome Spark Tricks

Chrome Spark allows for a magnitude of eccentric techniques that will definitely catch your opponents off guard. As mentioned below, Chrome Spark works as a fantastic reversal and anti-air because of it's invincibility. Use these tricks to really take advantage of it.

• Chrome Spark Anti-Air

Chrome Spark can make up for Chrome Dome's mostly average anti-air game just like EPD. In fact, it may be an even better one, as it's much better for countering actual air normals rather than the opponent's landing.

• Buffered Chrome Spark Anti-Air

Chrome Spark can still be buffered after a whiffed normal. Use this to your advantage!

• Chrome Spark Fireball Trap Escape

Chrome Dome's best option against fireball traps. There's no exact timing for this, so try and get a feel for which methods work best in these situations

• Chrome Spark Aska UA Dodge

A neat (and the only) way to avoid Aska's super with Chrome Dome. It's possible with both light and heavy Chrome Spark, and it must be done very late.

Left: Light Chrome Spark

Right: Heavy Chrome Spark

Data Arsenal

Pre-jump Frames                        :  4 frames (Hi-Speed 1)
Dizzy                                  :  640 points

Movelist

Legend N = Normal chain ok S = Special cancel ok C = CPS Chain ok [] = frames between next active hitbox

• = After active frame(s) For calculating total move time

Advantage is on hit and block, respectively

Normal Attacks

Standing Light Punch	Guard Level Startup Active Recovery (whiff) Recovery (hit) Hitstun Advantage on Hit Cancelable? 6 1 6 96 +1/+4 C/N/S A quick jab with awesome priority. It is capable of beating many attacks clean, so use it as a handy "attack beater".

Close Light Punch	Guard Level Startup Active Recovery (whiff) Recovery (hit) Hitstun Advantage on Hit Cancelable? 5 4 10 64 -6/-3 N/S This works great as an up-close anti-air.

Standing Light Kick

Guard Level Startup Active Recovery (whiff) Recovery (hit) Hitstun Advantage on Hit Cancelable? 4 3+7 6 256 -8/-5 +2/+5 C/S A risky poke that's best used to cancel into EPD. It does an insane amount of stun for a light normal, but standing heavy kick should be favored over it. This is also a two part move. It only hits once, but the initial kick is a hit as well as the extension. Both have different damages. This is a recurring theme with Chrome Dome's extended limbs.

Close Light Kick	Guard Level Startup Active Recovery (whiff) Recovery (hit) Hitstun Advantage on Hit Cancelable? 2 2 5 64 0/+3 C/N/S A fast knee. Although it's not used much, it's a decent combo tool. Use it if you want to be fancy.

Standing Heavy Punch	Guard Level Startup Active Recovery (whiff) Recovery (hit) Hitstun Advantage on Hit Cancelable? 4 5 15 256 -5/-2 S One of Chrome Dome's main far anti-airs. In certain situations, it can be used as a poke to call out button presses and push the opponent away. This is a very important normal for CD, make sure to use it. Be mindful of it's picky hitbox and the fact that CD's whole arm is venerable.

Close Heavy Punch	Guard Level Startup Active Recovery (whiff) Recovery (hit) Hitstun Advantage on Hit Cancelable? 4 5 12 256 -3/0 S Not much to say about this one. It can work in quick two-piece combos if you know it will stun.

Back Heavy Punch	Guard Level Startup Active Recovery (whiff) Recovery (hit) Hitstun Advantage on Hit Cancelable? 5 4 13 256 -9/-6 S Chrome Dome's best anti-air. It has awesome priority, and its hitbox has quite a bit of range, making it double as an anti-cross up. Make sure to abuse this against jumpy opponents.

Standing Heavy Kick	Guard Level Startup Active Recovery (whiff) Recovery (hit) Hitstun Advantage on Hit Cancelable? 5 4 15 256 -4/-1 S A surprisingly fast kick. Overall, this is a better poke than standing light kick. It is capable of calling out certain moves, but be mindful of it's below average priority.

Close Heavy Kick

Guard Level Startup Active Recovery (whiff) Recovery (hit) Hitstun Advantage on Hit Cancelable? 4 2[2]3 23 192/497 -11/-8 S One of the highest damaging moves in the game stun-wise if both hits connect. Perhaps the most infamous part about this normal is that it sets up the grab loop combo against the turtles and War. Even when you're facing characters who aren't venerable to the loop, use this during jump-in combos to get a quick dizzy. This builds an above-average amount of meter; six points instead of the usual four for heavy normals. Be mindful that it can setup a really specific unblocakble against Shredder in the corner if canceled into light Chrome Spark, but it's not very consistent. This normal can change the outcome of matches quickly, don't sleep on it!

Crouching Normals

Crouching Light Punch

Guard Level Startup Active Recovery (whiff) Recovery (hit) Hitstun Advantage on Hit Cancelable? 4 2 8 64 -2/+1 C/N/S VERY similar to crouching light kick, but it's slightly slower and has less range. It also can't setup any knock-down CPS chain combos, but keep in mind that it is possible to redizzy the turtles and War by CPS chaining this move three times into crouching heavy punch after a light punch grab, so use it when you want to get creative.

Crouching Light Kick	Guard Level Startup Active Recovery (whiff) Recovery (hit) Hitstun Advantage on Hit Cancelable? 2 2 6 64 0/+3 C/N/S A very quick low kick. This is a great normal that is mostly used in CPS chain combos into crouching heavy kick. It is also a decent close poke, and it is relatively safe to set up EPD grabs with it.

Crouching Heavy Punch	Guard Level Startup Active Recovery (whiff) Recovery (hit) Hitstun Advantage on Hit Cancelable? 3 5 17 256 -8/-5 C/S Similar to crouching light punch in a sense that it's very similar to it's kick counter part. Although crouching heavy kick is mostly the better normal, this can be great for whiff punishes and interrupting block strings.

Crouching Heavy Kick

Guard Level Startup Active Recovery (whiff) Recovery (hit) Hitstun Advantage on Hit Cancelable? 4 5 16 256 KD/-4 S An awesome sweep that has a startup speed that's almost unfair. It works great as a cancel into EPD, to call out special and regular moves, and for ending CPS chains. This is not only one of Chrome Dome's best normals, but arguably one of the best in the game. Use this a lot to solidify Chrome Dome's ground game.

Jumping Normals

Jumping Light Punch	Guard Level Startup Active Recovery (whiff) Recovery (hit) Hitstun Advantage on Hit Cancelable? 5 infinite N/A 64 N/A A very solid normal that should be your go-to air-to-air. It has great priority, and can beat moves even when it seems like it shouldn't be able to.

Jumping Light Kick	Guard Level Startup Active Recovery (whiff) Recovery (hit) Hitstun Advantage on Hit Cancelable? 5 infinite N/A 64 N/A Can be used as an instant overhead, but there are better normals to use in general.

Diagonal Jump Light Kick	Guard Level Startup Active Recovery (whiff) Recovery (hit) Hitstun Advantage on Hit Cancelable? 5 11 N/A 64 N/A An odd pogo jump that is almost useless. It can be used during mind games to confuse the opponent, but you're better off ignoring it completely in neutral. Its usage comes when jumping in on the opponent. Its above-average priority can be used to beat many anti airs and special moves.

Jumping Heavy Punch	Guard Level Startup Active Recovery (whiff) Recovery (hit) Hitstun Advantage on Hit Cancelable? 3 1+10 N/A 256 N/A Great button overall. It's not only a decent air-to-air, but a great option for instant overheads too.

Jumping Heavy Kick	Guard Level Startup Active Recovery (whiff) Recovery (hit) Hitstun Advantage on Hit Cancelable? 3 13 N/A 256 N/A An okay normal in general that can call out certain moves. Most of its usage comes from it being the lowest instant overhead Chrome Dome has. This is really important, as it allows the overhead to work against low crouchers like Armaggon.

Diagonal Jump Heavy Kick

Guard Level Startup Active Recovery (whiff) Recovery (hit) Hitstun Advantage on Hit Cancelable? 2 1+14 N/A 256 N/A This normal's long range and awesome startup make it a fantastic air-to-air. Said long range makes matchups like Wingnut far more bearable as Chrome Dome can beat out moves while in the air and control a good amount of space. It gives Chrome Dome the opportunity to combo from a relatively far distance into cr.hk. Keep this in mind against opponents who are predictable with fireballs. Be mindful when throwing this move out though. Since it does not have infinite active frames, experienced opponents will be able to punish it off of a good read.

Dive Kick

Guard Level Startup Active Recovery (whiff) Recovery (hit) Hitstun Advantage on Hit Cancelable? 3 infinite N/A 256 N/A A quick dive. When used right, this normal can be a huge threat. It's incredibly fast, mostly safe, and perhaps the deadliest part: it must be blocked high. Avid Chrome Domes should always establish their gameplan with this move and know when and when not to use it. Dive should be used often, but it only should be abused when the opponent is in the corner. In neutral, it should mostly be used as a gap closer and mixup option. It's also a great option for getting over fireballs quickly. When the opponent is cornered, mix this up with instant overheads and EPDs to really solidify damage.

Special Moves

Chrome Spark (Light)

Guard Level Startup Active Recovery (whiff) Recovery (hit) Hitstun Advantage on Hit Cancelable? 5 N/A 37 -10/-7 Possibly the most interesting fireball in the game. It has some bit of invincibility on startup, making it double as a reversal and anti-air. Being a good Chrome Dome player requires utilizing this as more than a fireball. In fact, some might say it's better as a reversal than a fireball. Yes, it can help Chrome Dome control space and play keep away, but it's fairly slow on recovery, and it's completely grounded, allowing fireballs like Dragon Breath to pass right over it. Seasoned Chromes will mostly use this moves as a "get off me" attack. It can help Chrome Dome wiggle out of fireball traps, counter okis, and call out special moves. Against cornered opponents, Chrome Spark mostly becomes a setup for EPD. The process is usually knock down, into canceled Chrome Spark, into EPD.

Chrome Spark (Heavy)

Guard Level Startup Active Recovery (whiff) Recovery (hit) Hitstun Advantage on Hit Cancelable? 7 N/A 41 -14/-11 Similar to the light version animation wise, but speed and recovery frames are different stories. This move, unlike the light chrome spark, has slower startup and recovery in exchange for faster speed. In reference to the light chrome spark, heavy Chrome Spark also has invincibility frames. This allows it to be used to get out of of certain fireball loop setups and as a sneaky reversal. Be sure to use this move at safe distances because you can take a bit of damage if this move is thrown out at a bad time.

Electric Pile Driver

Guard Level Startup Active Recovery (whiff) Recovery (hit) Hitstun Advantage on Hit Cancelable? N/A None N/A N/A The only command grab possessed by a tournament-legal character. This is one of Chrome's most important moves. It is an instant grab that cannot be jumped out of or blocked, there is no whiff animation, and it has a decent amount of range. These three traits in particular help Electric Pile Driver's general viability a lot. It allows it to be used as an unorthodox anti-air, block string interrupter, and most importantly, an instant reversal. EPD allows for a lot of creativity, and there is no specific way to use it. Don't be afraid to be expressive with it. Always remember that you can buffer the "down" input indefinitely, and EPD will still come out. Since you can throw out of blockstun in TMNT, it allows you to cancel almost all of his normals into it, including close st.hk and cr.hk.

Ultimate Attack

Chrome Bomb

Guard Level Startup Active Recovery (whiff) Recovery (hit) Hitstun Advantage on Hit Cancelable? 25 180 35 -??/-13 Unfortunately, Chrome Bomb doesn't have a lot to offer as it's one of the worst Ultimate Attacks in the game. It can be used as an anti-air, but it's terrible as one, as the opponent is rendered airborne after one hit, effectively saving them from the entire super. It is also punishable on recovery; making it's usage somewhat risky in general. Because of these drawbacks, you really have to rely on getting good reads to force the opponent to get hit by it without blocking. It's mostly effective against characters with rush specials like Shredder and his Aura Crusher. This makes it a fairly setup-heavy super that can't just be thrown out as soon as you gain full meter. Be patient with Chrome Bomb, and take make sure to watch for mistakes from the opponent. It is mostly a bad super, but it does a good amount of damage on hit. Remember that Chrome Bomb is a cancelable super. Canceling into it from a normal is a great option if you know it will chip kill.

Combos

Matchups

Serious Advantage Match-ups

Vs. War:

• Theorized to be 8 - 2

This is the rare matchup where Chrome Dome can get aggressive instantly. The game plan is to suffocate War and punish any and all of his attempts to play the game. Almost everything War can do is either punishable or easily countered by Chrome. Heavy and light turning uppercuts can be punished with Electric Pile Driver on block when done close enough. And even if the War does it far to make it safer, there's almost nothing he can do to capitalize on it. It's your main opening to knock War down, and once you do, the match flips almost entirely in Chrome Dome's favor. War will get safe jumped on for the entirety of the match, and even if he does a reversal DFA to counter throw attempts, you can still just jump in on him again to start the process all over. Never give War any chances to play an annoying game with his pokes. Establish a life lead, get aggressive, and the match is over. Remember that if he's dizzied once, you can grab loop him to death.

Vs. Leonardo

• Theorized to be 7 - 3

The main game plan in this matchup is to make Leo mess up and get unnecessarily aggressive. Try to establish a life lead before he can so you can make Leo come to you, not the other way around. There is almost no reason to get aggressive immediately at round start. Back up and try to analyze whether the Leo plays offensive or defensive. An offensive Leo is what you want. His awesome jumping heavy punch is indeed a threat for Chrome Dome, but if the Leo is just mindlessly jumping in with it, it becomes an opening. Anti-air with a late Chrome Spark and slowly build up his dizzy. If the Leo is dizzied once, the game is over. Grab loop him until death. Take advantage of Leo's somewhat mediocre DP by purposefully jumping outside of its range and baiting it when he's in the corner. On the topic of the corner, this is the main place Leo does not want to be. If you're playing against a defensive Leo, focus on pushing him there and baiting Roto Cutter as mentioned before. "Baiting" it involves safe jumping, and shimmying around. One blocked Cutter can be the round. This match seems easy at a very basic level, but good Leo's will definitely be a challenge. Don't give him any chances.

Advantage Match-ups

Vs. Aska

• Theorized to be 6.5 - 3.5

The main thing to note about this matchup is Aska's great Kochou No Mai (DP). Because of it's fantastic priority and invincibility, you have to play around it and be patient. You want to do this while also not allowing her to get too close and start her shenanigans. If you do get a knock-down, try not to pressure her too much. Try and analyze how the Aska uses their DP. If they're greedy with them, bait it and go for a punish. If they respect your advances and let you jump in, take advantage of that and proceed to pressure her. Chrome Dome excels in the middle screen in this matchup because of his good pokes. Keep Aska there and don't let her get too close. If the Aska gets in and does a close Hyabusa, remember that it can be punished with a well-timed EPD.

Vs. Raph

• Theorized to be 6 - 4

Like a lot of Chrome's other matches, at round start, you want to try to back up and analyze the Raph. What you want is a defensive Raph who jumps back a lot so you can push him in the corner; a place where he doesn't want to be. Dealing with a defensive Raph can be fairly difficult, though. You can be somewhat aggresive, but make sure not to be so aggresive that you essentially kill yourself. Jumping heavy punch is a good normal for calling out some of his far anti-airs, and jumping light punch is a good normal for trading with Chest Buster if you make an incorrect jump-in. Never jump-in when you're close to Raph, his amazing cr.hp will beat almost everything you throw out. When you're that close, the goal is to pressure him into making a mistake. A small one being Power Drill, and a big one being Chest Buster. Since those two moves are an essential part of Raph's tool kit, a lot of the match involves working around these moves and baiting them to get the advantage. For Power Drill, the safest way to work around it is to neutral jump with a normal like j.lp. but you can also try jump back and try to get a punish which is slightly riskier. If you get a punish on Drill, try your best to close the gap on Raph to increase your chances of putting him in the corner. As mentioned above, blocked Power Drills can be punished with an EPD, but the timing is strict. For Chest Buster, in most scenarios you can simply punish it with a lp throw. This leads into the redizzy, which is the match. If the Raph is ever pushed to the corner, this is your chance to take the round. The plan is to continuously harass Raph and take advantage of his lack of safe reversal options. This involves doing jump back lp or nj.hks to call out Power Drill, cr.hp into Chrome Spark to keep him in block strings, and b.hp to punish his attempts to jump out. Remember that you need to be correctly spaced so Chest Buster will either be blocked, or whiff completely. Keep in mind that if Raph dizzies you from midscreen, he can punish you from the left side with is redizzy, so avoid that at all costs.

Throw Loop

[ LP Grab > jHP 2LK-2LK-2LK-2HK (dizzy) ] x ∞

Chrome Dome has a throw loop vs. the turtles.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tournament Fighters
Aska	Chrome Dome	Donatello	Armaggon
Karai	Leonardo	Michelangelo	Raphael
Rat King	Shredder	War	Wingnut

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