P4AU/Yukari Takeba

Yukari Takeba

Introduction

P-1 Climax Nickname: The Unsightly Pink Sniper
Persona: Isis
Arcana: Lovers
Backstory:

• Yukari Takeba, one of the founding members of S.E.E.S, was once a reclusive but kind high school student due traumatic events involved with the dark hour. But with the help of her friends, she was able to open up her feelings as well as regaining her trust in people again. Now, as college student, she is working as a model and actor in the popular television program, Phoenix Rangers Featherman Victory as Pink Argus, due to her skill with her bow. While shooting a scene of the show, Labrys arrives in a helicopter, and informs her that Mitsuru, Akihiko, and Aigis are all in danger. Yukari immediately boards the chopper, and the two fly to Inaba. To their surprise, the entire town is covered in Red Mist…
  

Overview

Health: 8,500
Persona Cards: 4
Play-style: Zoning/Keep-Away
Air Movement Options: 1 Double Jump/Airdash
Run-type: Dash

Pros/Strengths:

• Strong zoning and keep away game.
  
• Can inflict several status ailments.
  
• Magarula provides great mix-up opportunities.
  

Cons/Weaknesses:

• Low Health.
  
• Suffers most at mid-range in neutral, where her a lot of her zoning tools aren't very effective.
  

Charged B Normals: One of the many tools Yukari possesses is the ability to charge her B Normals, or her arrows (but not any of her specials or supers). By holding down the button while inputting 5B, 2B, j.B, or j.2B, Yukari's arrow shots will all be delayed, but this means she can get different move properties on them. The additional effects of charged B normals are as follows:

• 5B knocks the opponent backwards, shoots three arrows instead of one, and wall-sticks in the corner
  
• 2B raw hit will launch the opponent from the ground into the air, and any charged 2B will also wall stick from any point on the screen
  
• j.B gives a larger hitbox, shoots three arrows instead of one, and wall-sticks on hit
  
• j.2B floor bounces
  

External References:

• Japanese Name: 岳羽 ゆかり
• Japanese Wiki
• Japanese BBS
• Arcade Profile Dan Rankings
• Character Video Thread

Move List

See also: Yukari Full Frame Data

Normal Moves

5A 5A- fast standing low. Good for pressure. 5AA- also good for pressure, and pretty safe on block. 5AAA- only used for combos.

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Attribute 5A 200 Low 6 7 9 -1 Leg Short range standing low kick. Where the attack hits from will determine whether or not Yukari can go into a full combo without meter. Jump cancel on guard/hit. Good for stagger pressure. Can chain into 2A and back into 5A again. 5AA 400 Any 9 3 13 -1 Body Mostly for use in combos. It's almost always followed by 5AAA. Jump cancelable on hit/guard, so it's fairly safe. Not bad for pressure as you can potentially get a nice frametrap in if you stagger the 5AA after the 5A. 5AAA 50*15 Any 13 - 36 Total +1 Body Yukari shoots 3 sets of arrows 3 times upwards. A Feather☆Bomb (214A or 214AB) can be thrown after this for a nice combo. Only shoots one set on guard.

5B "Please hit!"

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Attribute Uncharged 400 Any 14 - 46 Total -14 Chest, Projectile Charged 400*3 Any 31 - 63 Total -14 Chest, Projectile Without a charge, Yukari shoots a single horizontal arrow. It hits opponents when point blank, but will whiff if further away. Can be jump canceled on hit. The attack can also be an effective anti-air/burst punish starter at the right amount of distance. The charged version 3 arrows, blows the opponent away, wall-sticks in corner, and improves its hit box. When shot into a Garu (5D/2D/Magaru), the arrows will track the opponent.

2A	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Attribute 160 Low 7 2 13 -2 Leg Low kick like Chie/Yukiko. Fairly quick move, but it's not a good combo starter, like most 2As. Chains 3 times.

2B "Up, huh?"

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Attribute Uncharged 250*3 Any 16 - 57 Total -22 Projectile Charged 250*3 Any 16 - 57 Total -22 Chest, Projectile Upward 45 degree angle bow shot where she shoots 3 arrows simultaneously. Anti air, but has a long recovery and no invulnerability. Back step cancel-able on hit/block, jump on hit. Good for detonating air unblockable Feather☆Bombs from the ground to catch jumping opponents. When shot into a Garu (5D/2D/Magaru), the arrows track the opponent.

j.A	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Attribute 200 High 6 15 9 - Head Forward knee kick, air to air and jump-in. Hit/guard jump cancel. Big hitbox and fast startup. Very good air move, and great pressure tool as it can be used multiple times in a row to keep the opponent blocking.

j.B The normal version gives you a single arrow... ...and the charged version gives you three!	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Attribute Uncharged 400 Any 14 - 37 Total - Projectile Charged 400*3 High 25 - 47 Total - Projectile Aerial version of 5B; if you do it early enough in your jump you can do air actions on the way down. Landing recovery, so be careful. Charge gives wall stick, better hit box and 3 arrows.

j.2B "Down, huh?"	Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Attribute Uncharged 250*3 Any 16 - 44 Total OR 9 after landing - Projectile Charged 250*3 Any 28 - 56 Total OR 9 after landing - Projectile Downward 45 degree angle version of 2B. Long recovery. Jump cancel hit/guard. Charging gives a ground bounce. The charged version is very commonly used in combos for this reason.

Guard Cancel Attack File:P4AU Yukari ???.png	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Attribute - - - - - - - Shares 5AA's animation. Okay range, but like most Guard Cancels, it's not too fast.

All Out Attack	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Attribute 300 Throw 28 3 28 -12 Body Strikes opponent with bow, start-up is vaguely fast Start-up looks similar to her bomb toss

Sweep	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Attribute 500 Low 9 3 17 -5 Leg Low profile sweep. Start-up is fast, reach is good, vital move.

Persona Attacks

5C	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Attribute 400, 200, 200 Any 15 4, 4, 4 30 -17 Chest Gathers wind right in front of Yukari rising upwards. Jump cancel on hit. Can chain into 2C and j.C for good pressure.

5D/2D 5D startup File:P4AU Yukari 5D(2).PNG Active 5D Garu orb, stays out for a while. Decent for oki. 2D is placed high above the ground, allowing Yukari to do a tracking arrow while crouching.

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Attribute 5D 500 Any 32 90 32 Total +25 Projectile 2D 500 Any 32 90 28 Total - Projectile Sets up a Garu around 2 character spaces away from Yukari. Active frames long. 2D is the same as 5D, but further upwards and has a little less recovery. When an arrow is shot into it, it will track the opponent. Can be done after sweep to set up some minor okizeme and minor mix-ups if done correctly.

2C	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Attribute 400 Any 14 8 23 -14 Body Creates an orb that rises upwards, placed further away than 5C. Floats opponent on hit. Guard/hit back step cancel, hit jump cancel. Great combo starter, especially on CH.

j.C	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Attribute 300, 600 Any 14 3, 10 24 - Body Same as 5C, but ground bounces on hit, can jump cancel on either hit Good combo tool

j.D	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Attribute 500 Any 33 90 20 Total - Projectile Same as 5D, but sets a Garu 2 spacings away. When an arrow is shot into this, it will track. When set up correctly, it can make arrows cross up and apply pressure.

Throws

Ground Throw File:P4AU Yukari Throw(2).png File:P4AU Yukari Throw(3).png	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Attribute 0, 300, 800 Throw 5 3 24 - Throw Knocks the opponent away, can combo super arrow afterwards at any time. At midscreen, One More! Cancel the third hit of this into dash 2C. Can 5AAAetc in corner

Air Throw	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Attribute 0, 1800 Throw 4 3 19 - Throw Throws the opponent downwards diagonally. Damage is fairly large for an air throw.

Furious Action

Feather☆Thrasher File:P4AU Yukari FeatherThrasher(2).png File:P4AU Yukari FeatherThrasher(3).png	Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Attribute 600, 224*3 Any 13 8 34 (50) -34 Body Moves two character spaces forward instantly, launching opponent upwards on hit. Side swaps with opponent. Low hitbox/foot attribute; NOT fatal recovery. SP Skill cancel possible.

Skill Attacks

Feather☆Arrow 236A/B (air OK)

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Attribute A ground 250, 500 Any, High 14 - 69 Total -20 Projectile A air 250, 500 Any, High 13 - 6 after landing - Projectile B ground 120*12 Any 44 - 108 Total -21 Projectile B air 120*12 Any 30 - 6 after landing - Projectile SB ground 120*15 Any 17 - 77 Total -21 Projectile SB air 120*15 Any 17 - 52 Total - Projectile Long lasting arrow projectile that hits multiple times (which means it can activate some counters, like Elizabeth's Instant Kill). Can also be done in the air, but the angle is pretty specific. Magarula (214214C/D) can be used immediately after the ground version is blocked for a pretty safe setup for super. Can be rolled, though the timing is pretty precise.

Feather☆Bomb 214A/B File:P4AU Yukari FeatherBomb(2).PNG Don't jump.

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Attribute A/B 1000 - 12* 34 Total - Projectile SB 1000*2 - 12* 29 Total - Projectile Throws a bomb diagonally upward which slowly floats down over time. Great move that is essential in combos and can also be set up to keep your opponent from jumping out of your pressure. A version falls in front of you B version goes further away than the A version SB version throws two bombs. When shot with an arrow, it creates an air unblockable blast. Can be set up if opponent blocks Magarula in the air, which pretty much makes Magarula air unblockable as well. Does not disappear when Yukari is attacked, but does disappear once it touches the ground. However, the bombs are only really useful when they're fairly high up.

Magaru 214C/D (air OK) The orb travels upward. File:P4AU Yukari Magaru(2).png C version is close, D version is one character space farther.

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Attribute C/D ground 200, 100*4 Any 19 105 48 Total +2 Projectile C/D air 200, 100*4 Any 19 105 42 Total - Projectile SB ground (200, 100*4)*2 Any 17 105 36 Total +12 Projectile SB air (200, 100*4)*2 Any 17 105 30 Total - Projectile Sets a Magaru orb out which floats up in a curved motion. Projectile stays active for a decent amount of time. Good for keeping your opponent from jumping in. C version puts it right in front of Yukari D version set further away than C version SB version summons both versions of Magaru.

Feather☆Flip 236C/D (air OK)

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Attribute C/D ground - - 24 (C version)/27 (D version) - 49 + 6 after landing - - SB ground - - 24 - 56 - - C/D air - - 24 (C version)/29 (D version) - 14 after landing - - SB air - - 24 - Until landing - - Command jump that launches Yukari by using Isis’ wind. Has Fatal Recovery. Good for combos, but not very safe in neutral outside of some very specific situations. C version has quick startup and is projectile Invulnerable when rising. D version is slower and jumps higher. Is also projectile Invulnerable when rising. SB version tracks onto the opponent’s position and is fully Invulnerable when rising.

Feather☆Shoot A/B/C/D during Feather☆Flip

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Attribute A/B/C/D 500, 745 High, Any 13 - - Projectile AB/CD 500, 745 High, Any 13 - 49 Total - Projectile Shoots a status effect arrow during Feather☆Flip. Good combo ender with lots of hitstun, so it can be canceled into Hyper Feather Shoot as Yukari falls down. A and C versions deal Charm B and D versions deal Silence SB version deals Confusion All three effects last for about 2 seconds.

SP Skill Attacks

Hyper Feather☆Shoot 236236A/B (air OK) File:P4AU Yukari HyperFeatherShoot(2).png Ground version... File:P4U2 Yukari HyperFeatherShoot.png ...and air version!

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Attribute A ground 1800 Any 4+3 - 72 Total -38 Projectile A air 1800 Any 4+3 - 11 after landing - Projectile B ground 2400 Any 4+15 - 84 Total -39 Projectile B air 2400 Any 4+13 - 11 after landing - Projectile SB ground 2000*2 Any 4+3 - 90 Total -38 Projectile SB air 2000*2 Any 4+3 - Until landing - Projectile Yukari shoots out a fast super arrow. This is also affected by Garu, so it can be used after Magarula after placing an orb to add some extra damage. Ground versions have Fatal Recovery. The SB version fires two arrows.

Awakened SP Skill Attacks

Magarula 214214C/D D version pictured.

Version Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Attribute C/D 500, 2000* Any 4+25 121 24 Total +115* Projectile SB (500, 2000)*2* Any 4+25 121 24 Total +115* Projectile Summons a massive wind pillar which has many active frames. Basically free mixup if you have the meter to do it. Invuln, startup is fast. C Version sets up right in front of Yukari, D Version sets up farther away than C version SB Version summons both C and D versions, (Cost 75 SP) Technicallly air Block-able, but a Feather☆Bomb (214A/B) can be thrown out and shot to make them stop blocking, as the bomb's explosion is air unblockable.

Instant Kill

Final Feather☆Arrow

Damage Guard Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Attribute K.O. Any 17+55* - 145 Total -55 Projectile Yukari charges up a golden arrow and fires it into the sky. If it hits the opponent, she then shoots herself in the head with her Evoker to summon Isis. Isis then sucks the opponent into a vortex as Yukari jumps up high in the sky. Finally, Yukari fires a giant piercing arrow through Isis's wind orb and straight at the opponent! This Instant Kill attack homes in on the opponent before dropping down on them. It can be blocked high or low. However, since it can home in, similar to Mitsuru's IK, it can be used to punish certain moves with long recovery from any point on the screen. It also is fully invulnerable, though it has huge recovery. Overall, for an Instant Kill, it's one of the better ones.

Strategy

General Tactics

Garu Effect

• Whenever Yukari's arrow attacks (B normals, Feather☆Arrow, or Hyper Feather☆Shoot) interact with a Garu-type move (D Persona normals and Magaru), the arrows will track the opponent's current location on the screen, distorting the arc of the arrow based on where the opponent is at that moment. While that means the arrows don't completely home in on the target, the technique could be used as neutral way to manipulate the field. With a Garu-type attack, normal arrows can be set up to hit opponents from a tricky angles or allow cross-ups with the right amount of spacing and positioning. With the right amount of planning, Yukari's arrow attacks can very useful combo starters for powerful long range combos.
  

Tips and Tricks

• Magarula, if having enough meter to pull off, can inflict more damage by setting a Garu-type attack first, and then finishing off the attack by shooting a super arrow into it.
• One way Yukari could use her j.D is to make her arrows cross up (Super Jump > j.D > Air Dash > Air Turn > j.B), which can confuse and pressure the opponent.

Combos

Combo Notation Guide:

> = cancel into the next attack , = link the next attack after preceding move's recovery jc = jump cancel hjc = high jump cancel dc = dash cancel (N) = only use the Nth attack of the move (for example, if 5D(1) is written, you only use the first hit of 5D) (move) = whatever's listed in the parentheses is optional If you have notations that are not listed here but are necessary, feel free to add them as you see fit.

Midscreen

This combo section is designed on a "move starter" basis. However, you can use whatever kind of organization you prefer, as long as it is readable and efficient.

*insert move name* Starter
Notes: In case these combos need notes. If they do not, you can remove this line.
Point 1

• move > move > special >> special NOTE: this is only a base. your combos do not have to follow this format.

Requirements: -- (ex: 50 heat, Overdrive, crouching opponent. if no requirements, leave as is)

Damage: ----, Heat Gain: --

+ move = Damage: ----, Heat Gain: -- NOTE: if a necessary combo is very similar to a previous one, you can add options like this.

Notes: Write notes for the combo if necessary.

Point 2

Copy and paste the code from Point 1 to Point 2 as many times as you need to.

Corner Only

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