GGXRD/Axl Low

Axl Low
Defense Modifier: x1.06 Guts Rating: 1 Stun Resistance: 60 Jump Startup: 4F Backdash Time: 16F Backdash Invincibility: 1-8F Movement Options Double Jump, 1 Air Dash, Dash Type: Run Full Frame Data Axl_Frame_Data_(GGXRD)

Overview

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Strengths

• Has extreme reach from many moves, this means he can work around most of the cast's zoning as well as harass close range fighters.
• Strong anti-air game
• Can often get damage and knockdown from AA hits as well as with meter.

Weaknesses

• Pokes are slow and often situational.
• Pressure is very reliant on frame traps.

Move List

Normal Moves

5P

5P	Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 28 Mid S YRP 7 6 19 -11 Mostly an anti-air, but can tag taller characters out of their setups/projectiles/what have you from full screen.

5K

5K	Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 16 Mid S YRP 6 3 12 -3 Axl's jab. It's not as fast as most jabs and it's on the wrong button. Dodges some low attacks by putting your foot out of the way.

c.S

c.S	Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 28 Mid SJ YRP 7 6 10 +1 Mostly a confirm or a poke at close range (Good throw OS, for example). A decently fast anti-air as well, but not as reliable as 2S

f.S

f.S	Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 33 Mid S YRP 9 3 22 -11 Huge long-range poke that's way faster than most things with the range it has. Staggers on counterhit.

5H

5H	Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 42 Mid S YRP 16 4 17 -2 Slow, but decent range, damage, and a little bit of upper-body invincibility. Extremely big counterhit.

2P

2P	Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 24 Low S YRP 12 6 18 -10 Probably your worst low poke, but nice if you need something fast at long range.

2K

2K	Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 9 Low S YRP 7 5 6 -1 Low profile like crazy. An awesome poke and an awesome tick throw. If you're going to spam a normal...

2S

2S	Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 22,18 Mid SJ YRP 8 9,6 15 -5 One of the best anti-air moves in the game, and your main confirm into TK Axl Bomber for knockdown.

2H

2H	Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 22,18 Low,Mid - YRP 11 8,6 16 -4 A good way to stop ground approach or just poke at someone from far away. Staggers on both hits, but doesn't really get you a combo without meter.

j.P

j.P	Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 10 High / Air CS YRP 7 4 9 - Kind of a weak air jab, mostly just for chaining together air normals, or dodging fireballs when you hit with a jS

j.K

j.K	Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 18 High / Air SJ YRP 8 8 12 - Your best air-to-air poke, huge untech on counterhit.

j.S

j.S	Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 16,12 High / Air, Mid / Air S YRP 11 8,8 9 - A very strong approach tool and safe jump from far away

j.H

j.H	Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 38 High / Air S YRP 10 12 9 - Your main falling normal into damage. Also the best way to hit below Axl

j.D

j.D	Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 40 High / Air S YRP 10 2 22 / 5 Landing Recovery - A launcher from the air. You use this to confirm air-to-ground into a real combo for no meter.

6P

6P	Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 32 Mid SJ YRP 9 3 16 -5 Upper-body invuln, but not very, and also not a very good hitbox. Situational anti-air or ground poke

3P

3P	Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 24 Low S YRP 11 4 8 +2 Godlike low poke and frame trap. Launches on counterhit. Great for baiting reversals

6K

6K	Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 22,18 Mid,Mid SJ YRP 11 5(2)8 15 -5 An anti-air that covers a range that 2S doesn't cover. Good against jump back, and also a situational confirm into knockdown on some characters where 2S wouldn't work.

6H

6H

Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 46 All - YRP 23 9 9 +1 A big overhead that you really want to hit meaty with. There are tricky ways to do this with 3P-6H, but the easiest way is obviously just to meaty it on oki. Gets off the ground pretty early, so it'll beat lows and prevent throws a lot of the time (Though it will lose to most throw OSes). Also good for calling out a backdash, and as a situational anti-air

j.6P

j.6P	Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 24 Mid S YRP 7 6 14 - Excellent poke for certain ranges, also a good confirm from a falling jS

2D

2D	Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 30 Low S YRP 10 10 12 -8 Sweep with a decent amount of range. Not much else to say

5D

5D	Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 25 High - YRP 26 6 15 -4 We jumpin' rope, kids. Pretty telegraphed compared to other dusts, but also has some lower-body invulnerability.

Universal Mechanics

Ground Throw

Ground Throw	Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 0,50 Ground Throw: 78750 - R 1 - - 71 A strong, comboable throw, which can go into knockdown and decent damage for Axl against most characters in the game. Throws the opponent behind Axl, which makes the backthrow/forward throw tradeoff work backwards for Axl.

Air Throw

Air Throw	Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 0,60 Air Throw: 192500 - R 1 - - - Pretty standard fare airthrow. Knocks down

Dead Angle Attack

Dead Angle Attack	Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 25 All - - 9 2 17 -5 Kind of a lame DAA. It is pretty fast, but 6P is one of Axl's worst hitboxes. Not usually worth the meter.

Special Moves

Sickle Flash

Sickle Flash [4]6S Sickle Flash Melody Chain Spinning Chain Strike

Version Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Attack 20×3 Mid - YRP 12 12(3 Hit) 39 -15 Melody Chain Sicle Flash > 8 or 9 35 Mid - YRP 1 12 35 -6 Spinning Chain Strike Sickle Flash > 2 or 3 26×5 Low - YRP 7 [2(5)]×4,2 17 -5 Sickle Flash (or "Rensengeki", usually abbreviated "rensen") is a staple of Axl's gameplan. It's fast and hard to contest on the ground, which makes it a strong tool for stopping approaches from midscreen, killing projectiles, and punishing attempts to do stuff far away from Axl in general. In previous versions (And possibly soon in 1.1), rensen would knock the opponent down in these exchanges, making it a powerful momentum shift for Axl. Unlike most projectiles, rensen disappears if YRC'd. Melody Chain is mostly used to prevent opponents from jumping over a rensen to get in, but can also put them in an unfavorable position to tech from, and can be RC'd for a combo into knockdown. Spinning Chain Strike provides a more damaging knockdown option in the corner, and can also be a pressure tool when Rensen gets blocked, allowing a quicker low option than is otherwise available to Axl after rensen comes out.

Artemis Hunter

Artemis Hunter 623S	Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 46 All - R 9 6 30 -22 A pretty standard dragon punch that doesn't leave the ground. Good for interrupting pressure or punishing approach. Knocks down on counterhit, and has less punishable recovery than most dragon punches, though it's still -22 so you can't expect not to get punished on block. Axl's ideal RC into damage.

Thunder Shadow Chain

Thunder Shadow Chain 63214S

Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 45 High / Air - YRP 28 4 13+3 After Landing 1 A leaping crossup attack that can dodge some attacks. Moves Axl very quickly forward, and can be YRC'd to create a giant leap across the screen, letting Axl approach in a lot of diverse situations. Decent in pressure and neutral, but since it's not quick or invincible, you need quite a few frames to do it.

Spindle Spinner

Spindle Spinner [4]6H	Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 0,80 Ground Throw YRP - 27 25 41 34 A very slow but far-reaching command-grab. An early RC can lead to any combo from the ground, but it's also extremely reactable and extremely punishable if the opponent jumps over it.

Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait 214P/K P catches Mids and Highs, K catches Lows	Version Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. P 0,80 - - RP - - Total 29 37 K 0,80 - - RP - - Total 29 60 Decent counters for shutting down long range pokes or predictable approaches. The low counter leads to a combo, but both will net you knockdown right next to the opponent.

Axl Bomber

Axl Bomber j.623H	Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 50 All - YRP 9 4 10 After Landing - Axl's primary combo ender, leads to knockdown and relaunches if done from low to the ground, as well as being a decent anti-air, although Axl has way better ones for most situations. Can be early YRC'd to effectively give Axl another jump.

Sparrowhawk Stance

Sparrowhawk Stance 63214H

Version Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Stance - - - YRP - - Maximum 188 - →High Stance > P 40 All - YRP 41+7 16 29 - →Mid Stance > K 32 All - YRP 41+7 17 24 - →Low Stance > S 24 All - YRP 41+11 17 29 - End Stance Stance > H - - - YRP - - Total 28 - Axl's main option for oki from the entire screen away. Loses to most projectiles, due to the attacks still having hurtboxes.

Overdrives

Sickle Storm

Sickle Storm 2363214H	Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 50×2,30×2 Mid - YRP 14+1 8(2 Hit)(20)12(2 Hit) 39 -11 List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

Shark Strike

Shark Strike 214214S	Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 20,27 Mid, All - YRP 7+3 6(12)2 6 11 List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines*2nd hit pulls in

Instant Kill

Amphora Conflagration During IK Mode: 236236H	Damage Guard Cancel Roman Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. DESTROY All - - 9+15 [5+12] 5 32 -20 [ ] Indicates during Hell Fire List what the move is used for List interesting properties in bullet points like invul, floating opponents on CH, etc. Follow the Help:Writing_Character_Pages guidelines

Strategy

General Tactics

Due to the changes since AC R+, Axl has a slightly different gameplay: the lack of 2H > 2D chain and Rensen FRC and the addition of a DP and the ability to YRC bad reads means his neutral game is much stronger than before, although his damage output is not as strong. Scoring a knockdown now is not as essential (but it helps), but keeping pressure in the mid-range and setting up frame traps and scoring a conversion off a neutral hit. Axl is not to be confused for a zoning character, as zoning consists of using moves that will control space and make it unsafe for the opponent. At midrange, you can zone with 3P and and f.S but for the most part, midrange is where Axl wants to play. Keep up pressure in this spacing to prevent faster hitting moves from punishing you; despite the number of active frames on his attacks, there is also a long recovery on them (which is why he shouldn't be play like zoning character). 2S, 6K, 5P, 5K, f.S, and 2H will be your go-to punishes and pokes and it's important to understand the space they control and what they are able to punish. Play off your opponent's movement and playstyle, and remember to utilize your defensive options in order to punish properly.

Tips and Tricks

Okizeme Options

j.P - Delayed safejump, can lead into a second overhead depending on timing j.K - Can be jump cancelled, can lead to big damage on jump-out counterhits, horizontal range means safer against throws j.S - Safe from a long range, second hit can meaty can lead into Thunder Shadow Chain cross-ups. j.H - Lots of blockstun on block, can potentially lead to big damage. j.D - The riskiest due to the recovery/landing animation but can lead to big meterless damage on hit.

By controlling the spacing and timing, you can whiff into a mix-up low or throw (For example, 2K into tick throw).

TK Bomber

Globally, the chain route for TK Bomber is 6K > 2S > TK Bomber (j.6239H). Depending on certain characters, you may have to delay either 2S or TK Bomber. This chain route can be done from throws, Artemis Hunter (DP) RC, and anti-airs that can be jump cancelled (6P, 6K, c.S and 2S). From a DP RC, you can add an additional loop of 5P > 6K > 2S > TKB. In the corner, you can loop the TKB chain route off of a throw: (6K > 2S > TK Bomber) x n > 5K > 2S > TK Bomber. n is usually 2.

Combos

All combos done on Sol unless noted otherwise.

c.S > RC/Super Combos

Midscreen

c.S>5HS>2D>[4]6S~9>RC>63214HS~PKPKPK [197]

c.S>5HS>2D>[4]6S~9>RC>66>c.S 2S(2)>jc>j.HS>jD>j.623HS [200]

c.S>5HS>2D>[4]6S~9>RC>63214S>c.S 2S(2)>jc>j.HS>5D>j.623D [196]

c.S>5HS>2D>>[4]6S~9>RC>IAD j.623HS, 5P>6K(2)>2S(2)>jc>j.HS>jD>j.623HS [195]

c.S>5HS>214214S, 66>5P>6K(2)>c.S>5HS>[4]6S~9 [180]

c.S>5HS>214214S, throw, 66>5P>6K(2)>2S(2)>jc>j.HS>jD>j.623HS [167]

c.S>5HS>2D>623S>RC>66>c.S>2S(2)>jc>j.623H, 5P>6K(2)>2S(2)>jc>j.HS>jD>j.623HS [218]

c.S>5HS>RC>IAD j.HS>jD, c.S>5P>6K(2)>2S(2)>jc>j.HS>jD>j.623HS [196]

c.S>5HS>2D>2363214HS [200]

Corner

c.S>5HS>2D>[4]6~9>RC>66>(c.S 2S(2)>jc>j.623HS)x2 [206]

c.S>5HS>2D>214214S, 66>5P>6K(2)>2S(2)>jc>j.623HS, 5K>2S(2)>jc>j.623HS, OTG 2K [196]

c.S>5HS>RC>5D, IAD>j.S(1)>HS>jD, c.S>5HS>>[4]6S~3 [199]

c.S>5HS>RC>5D~6, c.S>6P>c.S>5P>6K(2)>2S(2)>jc>j.623HS, 5K>2S(2)>jc>j.623HS [199]

c.S>5HS>RC>IAD j.HS>jD, c.S>5P>6K(2)>2S(2)>jc>j.623HS, 5K>2S(2)>jc>j.623HS, OTG 2K [197]

Throw Combos

Midscreen

Throw, 66>5P>6K(2)>2S(2)>jc>j.623HS, 66>OTG 2K [102]

Throw, 6K(2)>2S(2)>jc>j.623HS, 66>OTG 2K [97|Ramlethal]

Throw, 6K(2)>jc>j.623HS [83|Venom]

Throw, 6K(2)>jc>j.K>jc>dj.S(2)>5HS>j.623HS [103|Venom]

Throw, 66>6K(2)>2S(2)>jc>j.HS>jD>j.623HS, 66>OTG 2K [104|Potemkin]

Corner

Throw, (c.S>jc>j.623HS)x2, c.S 2S(2)>jc>j.623HS, OTG 2K [140|May]

Throw, 6P>(c.S>jc>j.623HS)x2, c.S>2S(2)>jc>j.623HS, OTG 2K [138]

Throw, 66>(6P>c.S>2S(2)>jc>j.623HS)x2, OTG 2K [123|Potemkin]

Throw, 66>6P>c.S>2S(2)>jc>j.623HS, 5K>c.S>2S(2)>jc>j.623HS, 5K>c.S>jc>j.623HS [120|Potemkin]

5D Combos

Midscreen

5D~8,>j.D>j.D>jK>jc>dj.H>jD>j.623HS [121]

Corner

5D~6, j.S(1)>j.HS>j.D, c.S>5HS>>[4]6~3 [139]

5D~6, c.S>6P>c.S>5P>6K(2)>2S(2)>jc>j.623HS, 5K>2S(2)>jc>j.623HS, OTG 2K [141]

5D~6, c.S>6P>c.S>jc>IAD j.HS>jD, c.S>5P>6K(2)>2S(2)>jc>j.623HS, OTG 2K [128|Potemkin]

[4]6HS Combos

Midscreen

[4]6HS(0)>RC>IAD j.HS>j.D, c.S>5P>6K(2)>2S(2)>jc>j.HS>j.D>j.623HS [212]

[4]6HS(full)>RC>66>c.S>2S(2)>jc>j.623HS, 5P>6K(2)>2S(2)>jc>j.HS>j.D>j.623HS [187]

Corner

[4]6HS(0)>RC>IAD j.HS D, c.S>5P>6K(2)>2S(2)>jc>j.623HS, c.S 2S(2)>jc>j.623HS [221]

[4]6HS(full)>RC>66>(c.S>2S(2)>jc>j.623HS)x2 [171]

623S RC Combos

Midscreen

623S RC>66>c.S>2S(2)>jc>j.K>jc>dj.HS>j.D>j.623HS [140]

623S RC>63214HS~PKPKPK [140]

623S RC>66>c.S>2S(2)>jc>j.623HS, 5P>6K(2)>2S(2)>jc>j.HS>j.D>j.623HS [171]

214P RC Combos

Midscreen

214P RC>c.S>2S(2)>jc>j.K>jc>dj.HS>j.D>j.623HS [156]

214P RC>c.S 2S(2)>jc>j.623HS, 5P>6K(2)>2S(2)>jc>j.HS>j.D>j.623HS [177]

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