GGXRD-R2/Bedman/Starter

Key Moves

Normals in Neutral

2S is a low hitting move that has very little recovery. Fairly low risk to throw out at midrange.
j.S is a far reaching air normal; combined with Bedman's HoverGuardStartupRecoveryTotal 25Advantage-, its great at walling people out.
1H, 2H, and 3H are fully disjointed pegs that come up from the ground at one of 3 spots, at Bedman's choice. They are also all jump-cancelable!
6H is a big, quickly forwards advancing 2-hit normal. Bedman can gatling it into its followup by pressing 6H again.

Bedman's normals follow a pattern of having big hitboxes, but big hurtboxes and long recovery. Jabs and descending aerial attacks don't have much recovery, making them harder to punish.

Anti Airs

6P reaches very, VERY high, and has long hitstun on counter-hit, making trades almost always in Bedman's favour.
j.P is a good air-to-air because of its low recovery and self-gatling property.
c.S is tall, quick, and combos into Task C, but its hurtbox is notably big and is hindered by the fact that its a proximity normal.
Air throw is great in places where Bedman doesn't have time to do anything else; also the furthest reaching air throw in the game.

Bedman's anti-airs are generally lacking; either they are air-to-airs, trade, or have huge hurtboxes. That does not mean that Bedman shouldn't use them, since one anti-air conversion into Task C means that Bedman's in business, but excercise caution and pick your options carefully.

Pressure Moves

Grounded Pressure Normals

2P is a low recovery jab that has little pushback. Bedman can gatling into other normals to frame trap An offensive technique where the attacker leaves a small opening in their offense, goading the defender into performing an attack. This opening is designed such that the attacker can easily counter the defender's attack with their own., or he can walk up throw instead.
5K is a versatile normal that is jump-cancelable and has a great gatling to 6H to catch mashing.
2K is a fast low that compliments Bedman's numerous high hitting attacks well.
5H is big, disjointed, and hitconfirmable. The 2nd hit pulls the opponent towards Bedman, allowing for easy j.D-RRC attempts.
6H is a slow, advancing series of punches that give Bedman the chance to either combo into Task B on hit or use Task A on block.

Bedman's normals are not great on their own, mostly leading to strike/throw off of his low level buttons, but when used in conjunction with his and they becomes very potent at opening the opponent up for bigger damage.

Aerial Pressure Normals

j.P is quick and has low blockstun, making it great for adding overheads in forwards moving HoverGuardStartupRecoveryTotal 25Advantage- pressure, and for tick throw A throw done after attacks, very soon after if not exactly when throw invulnerability expires on the opponent. A Tick Throw take advantage of that the opponent naturally expect a Frame Trap coming, making it very hard to react to or escape from.s.
j.K hits underneath Bedman, stuffing anti-air attempts.
j.H is a multi-hit normal, where all hits have to be blocked high. HoverGuardStartupRecoveryTotal 25Advantage- > 6 > j.H will do a lot of work for you. Combos into 2K on hit.

Forwards pressure is great at getting in on an opponent and baiting defensive options. If the opponent respects Bedman's too much, he can instead throw them and start his pressure that way.

Specials

Task A is Bedman's most important special in neutral, making his approaches safer and helping Bedman set up more SealsGuardStartupRecoveryTotal 30Advantage-. Getting this on the screen should be high on your priority list.
Task A' is a version of Task A which has slower startup. Instead of passing through the opponent, Task A''s head will teleport Bedman directly to the opponent on contact, making him plus on block to boot.
Task B is the standard combo ender, setting up a Déjà VuGuardAllStartup23RecoveryTotal 30Advantage+28 SealGuardStartupRecoveryTotal 30Advantage- in the process. Performing Déjà VuGuardAllStartup23RecoveryTotal 30Advantage+28 afterwards sets up strong pressure.
Task C is Bedman's best combo ender on aerial opponents, and sets up a Déjà VuGuardAllStartup30RecoveryTotal 30Advantage- SealGuardStartupRecoveryTotal 30Advantage-, Bedman's most powerful one. The air version is great for mixing up Bedman's landing.
Déjà Vu is Bedman's signature mechanic. Special place their respective SealGuardStartupRecoveryTotal 30Advantage- upon completion, allowing Bedman to replay his specials after they finish.

Task A is vital to Bedman's gameplan, allowing him to cut off avenues of approach for the opponent which makes his preemptive attacks in other positions on the screen better. The Déjà Vu versions of Bedman's special moves have less recovery and more damage, and cover him during his otherwise weak pressure. Use Déjà Vu after either Task B or Task C knocks the opponent down, and use the frame advantage to move around and open them up.

Combos

Bedman wants to achieve a knockdown with Task BGuardAllStartup12Recovery26Advantage-13 or Task CGuardAll, High / Air, AllStartup11Recovery13Advantage-2, then snowball from there.

2K > c.S > 5H1/2D > 236S is a very basic knockdown combo that sets up a Déjà VuGuardAllStartup23RecoveryTotal 30Advantage+28 SealGuardStartupRecoveryTotal 30Advantage-.
c.S > 5H2 > 1H > 236H is harder to get but sets up a Déjà VuGuardAllStartup30RecoveryTotal 30Advantage- SealGuardStartupRecoveryTotal 30Advantage-, which gives more powerful pressure.
StarterExamples: Air to air j.P, ground to air 6P > c.S / raw air hit 2H ... > j.S > Hover > j.S > 236S is Bedman's typical air combo ender whenever he can't go into Task C.

Starting combos

2KGuardLowStartup6Recovery8Advantage-2 is used as a low mix-up starter, comboing into c.S and 2D. Its high active frames make it a very strong meaty Hitting an opponent to cover the moment as they lose invincibility. The most common one is performing an attack early on okizeme to gain frame advantage and bait reversals. option.
j.KGuardHigh / AirStartup9Recovery21Advantage- > j.S/j.P > j.P is a double- or triple overhead that combos into 2K, and then into more.
c.SGuardMidStartup6Recovery11Advantage±0/2SGuardMidStartup6Recovery11Advantage±0 > 5H are Bedman's best starters, since they combo into the 2nd hit of 5H, and therefor, 1H.

Spending Meter

Bedman wants to use his Tension both offensive- and defensively on his powerful Roman Cancel options.

j.D > RRC > Hover > 3 > c.S/5H2 > ... is a combo from rising j.D, which is an instant overhead on the entire cast. Roman Cancelling allows Bedman to HoverGuardStartupRecoveryTotal 25Advantage- to the floor and get a combo from his best starters. One of Bedman's BEST uses of Tension.
Task A > YRC tosses the head and allows Bedman to move alongside it. Do note that YRCing Task A like this doesn't generate a SealGuardStartupRecoveryTotal 30Advantage-, so Bedman can't replay it once it finishes.
Déjà Vu > YRC is a quick and dirty way to force a Déjà VuGuardStartupRecoveryTotal 30Advantage- replay on screen, whether it is for safety in neutral, or HoverGuardStartupRecoveryTotal 25Advantage- pressure after a knockdown.
2/3H whiff > YRC keeps Bedman safe from punishment when he misses one of his best pokes. If Bedman doesn't do this, then he might eat a nasty punish due to the Counter-Hit recovery he's stuck in. The window to YRC these normals is VERY generous, because its hit detection lasts for a long while.
Dead Angle AttackGuardAllStartup8Recovery32Advantage-21 is one of the fastest in the game and an overall very simple yet powerful option to get the opponent off of you.
Sinusoidal HeliosGuardAllStartup6+8RecoveryTotal 39Advantage+11 is Bedman's reversal Overdrive. While slow and able to be thrown on startup, it is big and very plus, allowing Bedman to take his turn back.

Bedman has great ways to spend meter, but if you care about winning;

Refuse the deal with the devilGuardUnblockableStartup17+183RecoveryTotal 59Advantage-.
no matter how tempting it may be.

What to do after a knockdown

Bedman typically ends his combo with a special move, uses Déjà VuGuardStartupRecoveryTotal 30Advantage- to replay it, and then use the advantage on block to HoverGuardStartupRecoveryTotal 25Advantage- mix the opponent up between a high and a low. When this isn't possible, Bedman can still perform safe jump A very well-timed jump attack on a character who is rising from a knockdown. Your goal is to attack extremely close to when you land so that, if the character performs an invincible reversal attack, you will land and be able to block. The opponent is then forced to block your jumping attack, since reversaling doesn't work, which will give you some nice pressure and hopefully an opening.s and HoverGuardStartupRecoveryTotal 25Advantage- mix-ups, though the latter is significantly more risky without a Déjà VuGuardStartupRecoveryTotal 30Advantage- backing him up.

2D > 236S, 214S, Hover > 6 > j.K > j.S > ... or 214S, Hover > 3 > j.H0 > 2K > c.S > ... is a high/low mix-up utilizing Déjà VuGuardAllStartup23RecoveryTotal 30Advantage+28's plus frames. From here on Bedman can combo into Task B again, and repeat the cycle.
214S, Hover > 3 > j.H0 > 2K, Throw or 214S, Hover > 3 > j.H0 > 2K > delay c.S is an example that on top of your already existing high/low mix, you can also sprinkle in your frame trap An offensive technique where the attacker leaves a small opening in their offense, goading the defender into performing an attack. This opening is designed such that the attacker can easily counter the defender's attack with their own.s and throws.
2D > 236S, 214S, 6H2 > 214S, 6H2 > ... is a pressure string that keeps the opponent in blockstun, doing chip damage and building Bedman Tension. Walking up between replays is possible, allowing Bedman to vary his blockstring back into Déjà VuGuardAllStartup23RecoveryTotal 30Advantage+28.
2D > 236K throws out Task A' after knocking the opponent down, typically during moments where 2D wouldn't combo into Task B anymore. They will be hit meaty by the Task A' head, which will teleport Bedman to the opponent and allow him to keep pressuring the opponent.
...236H, 214H, jump forward and immediate j.D (214H hits) > Hover > 2 > j.K > j.P, c.S > 236H is a high hitting set-up that you can do after getting a Task C knockdown. Déjà VuGuardAllStartup30RecoveryTotal 30Advantage- keeps the opponent in hit-or blockstun after Bedman's j.D, after which he can Hover down and continue the combo or his pressure.

Further Learning

If you want to know more ways to learn Bedman, consider referring to the Strategy guide on Dustloop. On this page, you will find beginner, intermediate, and more advanced sections that provide some insight to the character. (Keep in mind that that page is a WIP, and is being worked on.)

In addition, the Bedman Discord Server is publicly open. Please feel free to join, browse the additional information within, and ask questions. On top of that you can post your match footage and other Bedman players will analyze it for feedback.