GGReload/Johnny

Johnny
Defense Modifier: x1.00 Guts Rating: 4 Weight: Mid-Heavy (x0.98) Stun Resistance: 70 Jump Startup: 4F Backdash Time: 11F / Invul: 1~7F Wake-Up (Face Up/Down): 36F / 35F Movement Options Double Jump, 1 Air Dash, Dash Type: Step, Divine Blade Transport Colors P K S H D Start Normal SP

Overview

Johnny is an iaido style swordsman who completely dominates the neutral and offense game thanks to his famous Mist Finer stance (236P/K/S). His pokes are among the best in the entire game when utilizing his Mist Stance cancels (H to exit stance) which can also be made faster by landing some of the 8 coins that he naturally starts each match with. Any coin that hits an opponent completely buffs each version of his Mist Finers (up to level 3) which in turn gives them deadly properties for combos as well as making them faster all together, ultimately shortening the recovery of his base attacks and granting him incredible pressure on offense. Johnny's above average execution combined with his movement options can certainly seem daunting to inexperienced players, but in the right hands, he's one of the most dangerous and threatening characters to face.

Strengths and Weaknesses

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Strengths

Weaknesses

Great pokes with excellent range and advantage with Mist. Extremely good space control and whiff-punishing ability with Mist Finer levels. Very high damage potential. Good reward off of throw. Excellent pressure game thanks to Mist Cancelling. Excellent supers and meter options complimented by fast tension gain. Often awkward to combo. Snowballs extremely well with unblockable setups, strong throw mixups, and high-damage burst-safe combos. Has one of the best backdashes in the game with 7/11 frames of invincibility. Mist finer can beat some projectiles. Decent disjointed hitboxes. High effective health.

Reversal requires meter. Somewhat limited high/low mixups. Long recovery on some pokes if not cancelled. Many deadzones in his pokes. Dependent on his limited resource: Coin. Above average execution barrier. Has many character-specific combo routes.

Unique Mechanics

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Coin

Johnny has a unique resource in the form of coins. The number of coins that Johnny has is displayed above his tension meter. Johnny starts every round with 8 coins and does not get more coins until the start of the next round, or until he successfully hits the enemy with Treasure Hunt. Treasure hunt will grant Johnny 2 coins that use a non-standard graphic. The coins granted by Treasure Hunt have a unique appearance that corresponds to the enemy which he is fighting. Every time Johnny uses his Glitter Is Gold special one coin will be subtracted from his remaining coin total. When Johnny has 0 coins remaining, he will be unable to throw coins at the enemy with his Glitter Is Gold special. When a coin hits the enemy, Johnny's Mist Finer special will Level Up to a maximum of Level 3 form a starting level of Level 1. Hitting an enemy with a coin when Johnny has level 3 Mist Finer will still do damage, but will not level up Mist Finer further. Whenever Mist Finer is used, Mist Finer will return to Level 1, and can be leveled up again.

Overview

Combos

Strategy/Counter Strategy

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Normals

5P	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 12 Mid SCJR 5 4 6 ±0 Sparkles. Whiffs over most crouchers. A decent anti-air. Though lacking the invincibility of 6P, it has faster startup and less scaling and proration. On air counter-hit, can jump-cancel for an air combo. Otherwise chain to c.S, or cancel to Coin. Has similar animation to Coin.

5K

Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 16 Mid SJR 6 5 9 -2 Johnny's most all-purpose and well rounded normal. Does not prorate, making it a good hit-confirm for combos. On block, can cancel to a number of higher level moves to then Mist Cancel for greater frame advantage. One of his best normals for delay chaining, usually into 5H or 2S as a frame trap. This move should be the centerpiece of your close range gameplan.

c.S	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 26 Mid SJR 6 3 8 +3 Sort of an intermediary between 2P and 5K. One frame slower than 2P and less range than 5K, but more frame advantage on block, and a larger hitbox, vertically. A great move to use as your throw option select.

f.S

Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 34 Mid SR 8 3 23 -9 f.S is a top class long range poke in terms of range and speed. It has poor recovery, so avoid whiffing it when poking if you can, as you can easily be whiffed punished for it. Particularly against very mobile ground characters like Millia or Jam, avoid falling for FD stop attempts to bait this move. f.S also has a blind spot low to the ground, and will lose to most low profile / upper body invincible moves, such as Ky's Stun Dipper and many sweeps. Because of f.S's limited gatling options, it is very important to be consistent with mist cancelling f.S when needed.

5H Frame 11 Frame 12	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 42 Mid SR 11 1 32 -14 Big reach. Controls a lot of space, ground-wise and air-wise. Extends your hitbox forward, be mindful of this and it's startup. Easily backdashed, and horrible if whiffed. Can be low profiled. Great for stopping jump outs and as a pressure tool.

5D	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 22 High R 26 8 6 ±0 Very slow overhead. Johnny's only true standing overhead. On block, neutral at worst, +7 at best. Deceptive reach.

6P	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 25 Mid SJR 11 6 10 -2 Your 'go to' anti-air. Has upper body invincibility on startup. Also a good counter-poke due to the above knee invincibility in the later frames. Floats high enough on ground hit for an air combo. 1~16F above knees invul. Floats opponent on hit. Initial proration 80%.

6K

Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 30 Mid RF 16 4 11 +2 Has some upper body invincibility in the middle of its startup. More of a ground to air poke than an anti-air. Floats on ground hit. Covers similar ground as your forward dash, and hits sooner than a cancelled forward dash. Good for pressure and chasing opponents, but easily called out by low hitting pokes. FRC point 12~13F. Floats opponent on hit. Initial proration 90%.

6H Frame 18 Frame 19	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 76 Mid SJR 18 2 32 -15 Hit box moves back slightly at startup. Long range poke, controls a lot of ground space. The highest damage you can get in a single hit. Also your slowest poke. Jump cancellable.

2P	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 10 Mid SCR 5 3 6 +1 Like a close range version of your 5K. Is all around faster than 5K, but has a little bit of proration. Tends to beat and lose to the same moves as 5K. Natural frame advantage on block. Chains. Initial proration 90%.

2K	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 12 Low SR 8 4 4 +2 Hits low. Compliments your 5K. Good frame advantage on block, and has a long cancel window. Naturally strong pressure tool, but is slow for its range, making it a poor choice when poking at neutral. Properly meatied, 2K is reversal safe against many reversals. Initial proration 75%.

2S Frames 9-10 Frames 11-14	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 30 Low SR 9 6 10 -2 What 2K is to 5K, 2S is to f.S. Hits low. Good active frames, good meaty, good neutral poke when f.S would whiff. Prorates a lot. Proper use of 2S is essential to many matchups. Initial proration 75%.

2H	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 48 Mid R 5 6 28 -15 Very fast and lots of reach, both horizontally and a little bit vertically. Staggers on CH. Moves you backwards. Atrocious on whiff. A very specific move. Doesn't gatling into anything. Punishable on normal hit. Staggers opponent on CH (max 35F). Johnny is in CH state during recovery.

2D Frames 9-10 Frames 14-16

Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 25*2 Low SR 12 2(3)3 22 -8 2 hits, both low. Second hit knocks down. Good to Mist Cancel off of. Good blockstring filler, to train them in to the habit of blocking low. Mixup which hit you Mist Cancel, to keep them weary. Has a little bit more reach than 2S and it doesn't prorate, so it can be a good substitute. But it's also worse to whiff. 2D(1)>Coin will connect on most of the cast at most ranges.

j.P	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 12 High SCR 7 5 9 - Your fastest air normal. Decent air-to-air, often used to start airdash strings. Chains.

j.K Frames 8-9 Frames 10-13	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 20 High SJR 8 6 8 - While it doesn't have as good of a hitbox as j.H, j.K is still very useful as a jump-in, due to its ability to hit behind him somewhat. Airdash back j.K can also hit opponents backwards, but must be immediate during the airdash. Low airdash j.K is a very reliable way to hit crouchers, as j.P will whiff more easily.

j.S

Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 32 High SJR 10 2 23 - j.S is Johnny's most reliable way to fight air to air. Though not fast, it has incredible reach, and can be used to chase down characters who try and use air movement to escape Johnny. It is difficult to antiair j.S if spaced correctly, making it a useful way to approach at times. Avoid using this move in airdash strings unless you know they are blocking, as it has a tendency to whiff crouchers. For similar reasons, it's suggested to avoid using j.S as a jump in. Fast recovery allows for additional movements or attacks afterwards.

j.H

Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 40 High SR 13 5 21 - j.H has a very strong downward hitbox, making it difficult to anti-air. When using it as a jump in, be careful of your horizontal positioning, as it has absolutely no backwards hitbox. If it hits an airborne opponent, it will often be a hard knockdown, making it a very useful air combo ender. Be careful of using j.H too high up on block - you'll need to gatling into j.D. Staggers opponent on ground CH (max 39F). Slams down opponent on air hit.

j.D Frames 8-10 Frames 11-14

Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 44 High SR 8 7 14+5L - Primarily used as a combo filler due to its wall bounce property. Also can be used as an air combo ender due to its high untech, allowing you to land and tech chase. Can be used in air(dash) blockstrings, as it can lead to high reward on hit. Since j.D is the only air normal that hits above him, j.D can be very effective to deal with opponents who are high above him, especially when combined with Johnny's top class superjump. Be aware, however, that j.D has a lot of recovery. If you miss the air to air attempt, you will often lose your priority at neutral. j.D as a tech chase option is fairly strong when the opponent is teching high in the air. Wall bounces opponent on hit.

Universal Mechanics

Ground Throw	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 40 Throw: 45 Pixels - - - - - Slightly above average range. Causes techable float. Heavy forced proration. Due to its aggressive proration, it is advised to either coin, go for knockdown, or both when you land it. Following up with damage combos is generally not worth it. Note that you can't combo into coin if done in the corner.

Air Throw	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 60 Throw: 110 Pixels - - - - - Average range. Wallbounces. Heavy forced proration.

Dead Angle Attack	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 25 All R 14 10 10 -6 Wallbounces. On counter-hit, a knockdown causes an un-OTG-able state.

Specials

Mist Finer Stance 236P/K/S

Version Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Stance 236[P/K/S] - - - see notes - - - Step Forward MF Stance -> 66 - - - - - Total 15F - Step Backward MF Stance -> 44 - - - - - Total 15F - Stance Cancel MF Stance -> H - - - - - Total 4F - Johnny can use Mist Stance and immediate Mist Stance Cancel (AKA Mist Cancel) in order to drastically reduce the recovery of his normals. This often leaves Johnny at frame advantage, and is essential to Johnny's offensive game. Refer to Mist Cancel section for details. Entering Mist Stance at neutral can also be a useful tactic, combined with using Mist Step, in order to punish an opponent's reckless approach, especially against characters that Johnny wants to keep away. Stance startup depends on Mist Level. Lv1: 10F, Lv2: 7F, Lv3: 5F

Mist Finer: Upper 236P

Version Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Level 1 35 Mid R 9+4 4 17 -4 Will cancel out projectiles, but loses hit potential. Good anti-air for when your opponent is out of 6P range and/or is doing a move that will beat 6P. Scores knockdown on air CH. Level 2 50 Mid R 6+4 4 22 -7 Reduces Mist Level to 1. Cancels out projectiles. Knocks down opponent on hit. Level 3 20*9 Mid R 4+4 See notes 20 -5 9 hits. Reduces Mist Level to 1. Cancels out projectiles. Floats opponent on hit. Active frames: {4(3)}*3,{3(3)4}*2,3(4)4

Mist Finer: Middle 236K

Version Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Level 1 32 All R 9+6 3 33 -19 Will cancel out projectiles, but loses hit potential. Floats opponent on hit. Initial proration 85%. Level 2 50 All R 6+4 3 23 -7 Reduces Mist Level to 1. Cancels out projectiles. Floats and knocks down opponent on hit. Initial proration 85%. Level 3 18*9 See notes R 4+4 See notes 25 -8 9 hits. Reduces Mist Level to 1. Cancels out projectiles. 9th hit floats opponent. 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 9th hits must be blocked low, all other hits can be blocked mid. Active frames: 3(4)4(4)2(4)3(5)2(5)2(4)3(4)3(5)2

Mist Finer: Lower 236S

Version Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Level 1 29 Low R 9+11 2 29 -14 Will cancel out projectiles, but loses hit potential. Knocks down opponent on ground hit. Initial proration 85%. Level 2 50 Low R 6+5 2 23 -6 Reduces Mist Level to 1. Cancels out projectiles. Floats and knocks down opponent on ground hit. Initial proration 85%. Level 3 17*9 See notes R 4+5 See notes 27 -10 9 hits. Reduces Mist Level to 1. Cancels out projectiles. 9th hit floats opponent on hit. 7th, 8th hits can be blocked mid. All other hits must be blocked low. Active frames: {2(5)}*5,2(4)3(4)3(5)2.

Glitter Is Gold 236H

Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 10 All - 5 - Total 19 +5 Glitter is Gold, AKA Coin, is an all around excellent move at almost any point in the game, and also serves as an essential combo piece. Landing a coin powers up Johnny's Mist Finer, drastically increasing his combo potential and offensive power. Because of this, when at Mist Finer Level 1, landing a Coin or combo'ing into a Coin is extremely crucial. Coin is an extremely powerful tool outside of combos, and often allows Johnny an easy way out of many difficult situations. However, because Coins are limited, knowing how to plan ahead and pace your coin usage properly is key to mastering Johnny. Having no coins left severely limits Johnny's combo potential - even with a significant life lead, being stuck with no coins puts Johnny in a severely disadvantageous position. On the other hand, one should avoid being overly conservative with Coins - losing a round with tons of coins left is generally considered a waste.

Bacchus Sigh 214P

Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. - - - 9 100 Total 42 - Bacchus Sigh, AKA Mist, is used to create Johnny's infamous unblockable setups. It creates a mist at Johnny's location that slowly travels forward for a few seconds. If the mist gets close enough to the opponent, it attaches to the opponent for 358F. about 5 seconds. During this time period Mist Finer becomes entirely unblockable. Disappears when a Mist Finer makes contact with the opponent (does not disappear if you whiff a Mist Finer) or if Johnny is hit (persists while Johnny is blocking) Because of Bacchus Sigh's extremely slow startup, a knockdown is generally required to guarantee application. Even when applying Bacchus Sigh on a downed opponent, because of its slow travel time, you generally must force an opponent to block 1-2 attacks before the Bacchus Sigh can apply properly.

Ensenga j.41236H	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 6,62 High, Air R 9 2(2)3 Until L+16 -27 Overhead. Not a projectile. First hit does a base damage of 6, scores knockdown at most heights against the entire cast. Second hit does a base damage of 62. Note that when both hits connect, the knockdown of the first hit is cancelled out.

Divine Blade 623S -> S	Version Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Transport 623S - - RF - - Total 36+5L - 8F onwards airborne. Johnny is in CH state during recovery. 9~31F can cancel into Divine Blade. Attack 623S > S 50 All RF 8+7 10 until L+14 - Knocks down opponent on ground hit.

Air Divine Blade j.236S	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. Cancels out projectiles. Frame adv listed on fastest TK version. Knocks down opponent and ground hit. FRC point 15~16F.

Overdrives

That's My Name 632146H	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. 20,65*2 Mid R,-*2 4+4 3 22 -6 4 frames of startup before superflash + 4 frames of startup after. 1-8F invincibility. 9-10F throw invincibility. 9-17F above knees invincibility. Johnny's only true reversal. Think of the active hitbox as looking like a baseball bat. Always places the opponent to the right of Johnny.

Uncho's Iai j.236236H File:GGReload Johnny j236236H.png	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv.

Instant Kill

Joker Trick in IK Mode: 236236H	Damage Guard Cancel Startup Active Recovery Frame Adv. DESTROY Mid - 7+10 - Total 177 +4

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