I believe staff slam is one frame startup, but a few frames travelling to the top of the screenā¦ her anti-air would also be really fast. If you can find that video of Justin K, he whiffs a c.hp under cable, who DHCs into HSFā¦ and Sonson starts the staff slam super, point blank. No startup that I can see.
Itās really, really easy to catch assist and main in her anti-air, and then do the staff slamā¦ problem is, when the second part of the super (descending staff) hits, one of the characters tends to fall out. This super is also fun for punishing a whiffed AHVB (either youāre too close, or sheās above them) or an HSF youāve popped out of. Itās also fast enough that you can catch anyone who takes one of your assists into the airā¦ Not a lot of opportunities, but there are some.
You can cancel any time, I think. If you cancel after the first hit of the descending staff, it will remain and hold them there, if you want to delay. Anything could start up off of the time you can delay, if you want toā¦ from Milles Fantomes to King Kobun. Or, if you want to have almost no delay, cancel the last hit.
As for Sonson having an infiniteā¦ if she does (and I wouldnāt be shocked), I donāt know it, but probably should learn it. She does have some situations where she can meter dependent her POW super, or her Slam, though thatās harder. Either is probably better in a DHC string than an infinite, thoā¦ damage reduction and all.
Venom, I donāt really knowā¦ heās one of the very few characters that Iāve never really seen played. Others are Roll, Amingo, and several other low tiers. Charlie and WM I havenāt seen much of, though Iāve seen good Guiles and Iron Men. There was a site a while back with all the infinites and their timing, but I donāt have the URL for it.
Iāll have to test the zero startup bitā¦ I know that you could guard cancel -> DHC it in the middle of the HSFā¦ But as for catching a random unblock, Iām not certain. It could definitely catch someone entering fly, though.
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Sonsonās j.fp works well as a jump-inā¦ All three hits will connect, and she lands right after the third. She can do any combo in the world she wantsā¦ most of the time, I go straight into the anti-air, Slamā¦ but you might do an assist -> combo, or hit with the c.hp, monkeys, POW or Slam. But as far as an air combo ender goes, itās fairly average, and probably no better than the hk.
Because Sonson is small and it has a huge hitbox, most angles of attack pass through the staff, which has fairly good reach and priority. Itās not the best thing ever, but if you donāt make it painfully obvious, itās useful. Its biggest advantage is that if you time it right, it forces them to stand until the moment you land, when you can do a lowā¦ or a grab, if youāve got the timing. I donāt think her grabs are really that impressive, game wiseā¦ but they disrupt the opponentās patterns, and either get you distance (kick), or keep them very close (punch). And Iād love to see the look on someoneās face if you managed to jump in with this, floor crawl under their feet, and either grab or combo them.
-Side note-
Floor crawl is really her least useful move, IMO, but probably has some potential as far as playing mind games goesā¦ I honestly havenāt tried it enough to know. If youāre wondering what it is, itās hcf + k. Never a move to throw out randomly, but might be useful as a lead in to grabs.
Anyhow, hope this is helpfulā¦
Tron Jon.
