Tsubaki Yayoi (BBCP)

Standard jab which hits crouching opponents. Used as a basic jab attack but lacks range. Not an anti-air. 5A however is extremely useful where you're opting for tick throws. It's also very useful for scoring throw reject misses, or for lengthening blockstrings, as it is not too unsafe on block. Remember you can only do this up to 3 times max consecutively. 5A > 5C also provides you with a frame trap in case players try to outpoke you out of your pressure.

Tsubaki's best-ranged normal. Pokes far, and because of the range, it does have good priority. She gains a high/low mixup from this starter and so it is excellent when used as a pressure tool; It is important to note that it does not combo into other normals at max range. A must-use normal in Tsubaki's repertoire as it is her best poking tool.

Has a slight vacuuming effect. Can whiff if 5B hits too far which can leave you open to be attacked. You can frame trap the opponent by delaying 5BB, however players can opt to backdash out of 5BB.

Less range than 5B, good filler in blockstrings and combos; charge and special-cancellable. Only really usable in 5A range. Air-unblockable.

Standard filler on combos. Barrier blocking can easily push Tsubaki out causing this to whiff, leaving her vulnerable to an attack. Again this can be delayed from 5C to provide another frame trap for really good damage.

Standard crouching jab which is very good when used to initiate pressure/jab out.

Low hit, standard filler in BnBs. Can chain to overhead or additional low, but can be interrupted during the process.

Low hit.

This is one of the better anti-airs in the game but it doesn't float enough for you to followup UNLESS you input 2CC. Even a slight delay will cause the follow-up to whiff. This move can be OD cancelled.

Followup to 2C, can lead to air combo on anti-air 2C hit. Jump-cancellable.

Tsubaki's overhead that can cancel to [4]6C/D and is a good combo starter. This can also be OD cancelled.

A move where Tsubaki spins then does a low kick. The beginning looks similar to 6A so it can be used for an ambigious mix-up. Hits low, goes into it's follow-up 6BB and can be OD cancelled. On CH, it causes the opponent to trip.

Low hit, followup to 6B. Causes slide when it hits an opponent that was in the air and can be OD cancelled.

Whip-based attack, hits multiple times, special (on hit), OD and jump cancellable. It downs the opponent and can help close gaps in pressure such as when you're opponent is barrier blocking.

Followup to 6C where she shoots a sword upwards from the ground. It can be OD cancelled. It is usually used as combo filler after a successful 6C hit and it launches on hit.

Standard slide, although it does not go under anything. However, it does allow Tsubaki to travel pretty far for a sliding low. It can not gatling into any other move other than it's followup unless unless rapid cancelled. Can deliver a fatal counter which can lead into combos without rapid cancelling, and it does provide an excellent corner carry. You can also use this and it's follow-up for oki after a knock down. This is explained more in the "Offense" section.

Followup to 3C. One of Tsubaki’s launchers and is now a fatal counter.

Her standard anti-air jab. Not to be used in an air to air battle due to the lack of range. On block however it is useful for applying air pressure and you could opt to go into a tick throw.

Horizontal normal, used in air combos. This makes a better air to air normal to use than j.A because it has slightly more range, and is better to use than j.C because it's faster, but even then, it's used very rarely. If you are attempting to play air to air with your opponent, this should be one of your options.

Downward poking attack which is only really used in combos. It is also very rarely used in anti-air instances.

Best ranged air normal and has the best vertical hitbox out of all her normals. Can combo after j.B and its followup. If you're close enough to the ground, j.C can connect to 5A, 5B, and 5C. It does not happen often but if it does it's an option. On CH j.C and you're close enough to the ground, you can land > 2CC > IAD combo. However, it still doesn't have much priority over other character's air normals and so it can be more disrespected because of the slower startup it has. On block however, you can delay this into a j.CC to add more overhead pressure, or you could jump cancel the j.C. The j.CC delay can be beat with reversals however, but the jump cancel is also useful for applying further air pressure or baiting a counter assault or reversal.

Whip-based attack, used in combos mostly, or after j.C hit confirms. Can be used for movement to make Tsubaki "glide" a bit during air dashing. This can be OD cancelled. If close enough to the ground, you can go into 5A and 5B. This usually happens if you jump-in on your opponent first with j.C and then delay the j.CC a little bit as if you were doing the IAD combo and then land to continue.

Tsubaki swings her book over her head. Uses 25 heat and can be used in combos as an extender and to help with damage.

Uses 50 heat. Has the same animation as her 22X. It is quite fast, and since Tsubaki is quite frail defensively, it would be a good idea to use this to get out of heavy pressure.

Appears to have the same charge rate as 2D.

Appears to have the same charge rate as 5D.

Balance of charging speed and recovery, also decreases her falling speed, and so it can be good for avoiding AAs. The charge rate has depends on how high you start to charge. If done from higher on the screen she barely gets any charge compared to if she tries to use it closer to the ground.

The same as her forward throw though she turns and throws you backwards instead. The timing for the 236D or 6CC if you back throw them into the corner afterwards is a little bit more lax compared to her forward throw.

When going into the air with your opponent, this is usually your best option. The air grab provides you with multiple ways of following up such as using 6CC, 2B, 5C, or even an air special.

Tsubaki's command throw. When it successfully connects, it will give her two charges. It can be rapid cancelled.

One of Tsubaki's new moves which launches a ground projectile towards her opponent. It is good for spacing, pressure and gaining charges.

Charges forward with shield in front, each version moves her forward a bit more.

Tsubaki moves forward while swinging her sword upwards. The D version has lost it's invincibility and is used more as a combo extender.

22D fully charged is no longer an unblockable though it now fatal counters. If fully charged and used in overdrive it will guard crush the opponent as long as they are not barrier guarding.

Tsubaki's DP. The C version is no longer a projectile.

Both versions release an orb when used. The A orb may disappear before it reaches the ground if released high enough.

Can be charge-cancelled and keep oki. The D version still causes slide on hit.

Makes viewers go "oooooh" when used. This move is when you use 236D which releases a small ball projectile. Immediately after inputting the 236D you use 214D for Tsubaki to connect with the ball which lets her hit her opponent multiple times compared to her regular 214D series which only hits once. Since this move uses 236D as well as 214D, you will always use two charges when doing this particular move. You can also leave the projectile alone to somewhat stop your opponent from approaching since it falls in a downward diagonal fashion.

The ground version of the above aura using her new ground projectile and 236D. It is projectile invulnerable.

Tsubaki's new super that where she summons 8 blades. A long range super that is projectile invincible when it starts has full invincibility during her "backdash" in the super. It is possible to hit her out of it during start-up when the blades are still coming out so it is not recommended to be used as if it were a reversal super.

C-version does the super without using charge and has invincibility until the first hitting frame. Can be used as a reversal-super. D-version does not have invincibility and uses all remaining charge. The amount of damage the D-version will do on the second hit depends on how many bars of charge you have when used. For an idea of how much damage you would get and proration for how much D charge is used normally and during OD, check out this thread and scroll to the bottom of the collapsed Damage and Move Proration section.

If the D-version is used during mugen (214214D), it will use the amount of charge stock that Tsubaki has on mugen activation. This should only really be used for combo killers because the minimum damage is very small, and plus there are much more efficient ways of using the heat, such as using it for 3CC RC and mugen. It does however knock the opponent away from you, which allows you time to charge.

Tsubaki install, works like mugen but for charge meter. There is also a 110% proration bonus the first time any D special hits. You must have at least one bar of charge before it can be activated. It will gradually drain your charge meter until it reaches 0, and then the super will end. The meter will not drain during hitstop. Usually should only be used in a situation where you can actually "spam" D specials, like in a corner combo situation since it will not consume 1 charge bar for each move. This distortion boosts the damage of the drive specials used in the combo. Because of this, your opponent may feel more motivated to burst which will cause you to waste all your charge so choose when to use this with caution. Can also be used to make viewers go "ooooh" and "ahhhh."

Tsubaki’s Astral heat, can be comboed from 22x, j.214D, and other various methods. Has many frames of invincibility.