Tekkaman Blade Official Tutorial

[Xaolin]

MAJOR KUDOS to x4ryuusei for making video combos for the “Solo Combos” section! All his videos are in HD 720p. You can view his account right here: http://www.youtube.com/user/x4ryuusei

Rate, Comment, and SUBSCRIBE. The videos to the combos are linked next to the combos in the “Solo Combos” section.

VIDEO TUTORIAL

Part 1: [media=youtube]GpjTDkCFkzg"[/media]

Part 2: [media=youtube]eRpaHXoGNpY"[/media]

My account: http://www.youtube.com/user/musicgetto

Well my title seems rather full of itself but I take pride in being the first person to post a tutorial on Blade as many see him as a slow and easily beatable character. Well you’re wrong! But enough about that, let me give you a heads up on the terminology I’ll be using:

The game uses 3 attack buttons: A - Light, B - Medium, C - Heavy

The partner assist button is: P

S.j. is super jump, j is jump (j. + attack means air attack; Ex: j.A means air 5A), dj is double jump

Baroque = BBQ

Launch = 3C

~ = version [Ex. C ~ Falchion means C version of Falchion]

And all the numerics will be the directional pad inputs i.e. 236A would be quarter-circle forward + Light attack

That’s it for terminology, now onto the actual discussion/tutorial!

Normals

5A - has a fast startup with almost no recovery

5B - has a fast startup with lots of recovery (whiffing it isn’t a wise decision , hit confirm into it with 5A), has decent range

5C - has a bit slower startup than 5B but the same amount of recovery as 5M (best used after a string following 2 or 5B), has
enough range to reach from 1/2 screen

2A - same as 5B

2B - moves Blade forward (good for hit confirming into 5C)

2C - moves Blade forward and sweeps causing knockdown, reaches 1/2 screen

3C - has very good range

air 2C - instant startup but horrendous recovery (can be canceled into a Falchion on landing)

air 5C - has very good range and if hit properly causes two hits (can combo after 1st or 2nd hit)

4C - another mid-range move that can be used right after a 2C sweep

Movement

Movement is as much a part of T. Blade’s game play as any other section in this tutorial! If you don’t understand how Blade moves, then you can’t maximize his true potential within a match.

Blade walks on the ground very slow (mostly due to the fact that he’s a mini Gundam), and has a unique thruster dash which sends him diagonally from the ground up much like Morrigan’s dash. The good thing about his thruster is that he covers full screen and can be anywhere he wants within a few frames, plus you can jump cancel into another thruster.

The best way to deal with his awkward ground speed is to take it to the air, use his air dash, then pull an air 2C cancelled into a Falchion. I personally love being in the air with Blade because he’s a flying machine (literally!). You can also do A ~ Falchion to close the distance a little bit but don’t rely on it too much!

Whenever I see that I’m on the other side of the screen and my opponent is playing defensive (aka turtling), I’ll move forward a little pull an A ~ Falchion followed by a C ~ Falchion and I’ll have crossed up my opponent in a mere second and a half!

Another way to overcome his slow movement is to note that most of his standing normals, and some of his crouching normals, make Blade take huge steps forward, so just attack and you’ll move forward is what I’m saying (just don’t whiff moves or else you’ll face his horrible recovery).

Faced with horrible recovery after some whiffed normals plus the added fact that Blade takes his sweet time walking to the market, many players may be put off by this. Don’t fret, however, because Blade can literally cancel almost any whiffed moved into either a Falchion or a super making your opponent think twice about punishing your so-called blunder! For example, you do an air 2C and are stuck on the ground for a while; next time do it again but cancel the landing animation into a Falchion and make it a part of your movement game.

Specials

Shamshir - [Blade twirls his space lance rapidly above him] has decent range and causes chip damage, B and C versions cause same amount of damage on block but each version lasts a different amount of time with L being the shortest.

Baselard - [Blade throws his space lance across the screen as a grab/attack] all versions cover the whole screen. The A version causes hit stun similar to Ryu’s hadouken. The B version can be used as anti-air against opponents that dash in (C version can too but it requires some good timing). This special can be used in the air and sets up great chances to grab those who are playing defensively. You can use the an A ~ Baselard, and upon hit, cancel into Crash Intrude (timing is very strict). B (& C) ~ Baselard works on the giant characters and air A version sets up for a super in air (more on that in the “Combos” section).

Katzbalger - [Blade’s charge move] best if used as an anti-air. C version moves Blade forward while spinning his lance; if the opponent is hit (also depends on how they’re hit), Blade will take them across the screen causing a wall bounce. Can also be used to pressure the opponent and has some recovery on block, but the opponent has a small window to punish if blocked. While taking the opponent across the screen at the last hit of the move, cancel into a Voltekka/ Omnidirectional Super Voltekka. More on this in the “Combos section!”

Falchion - [Blade’s teleport] each version determines the amount of range Blade travels at. C version is the safest! Best used for mix ups/mind games. If the move hits, you can combo string as soon as your lance returns to your hand. You DO NOT have to wait for the lance to return to initiate a super! More on the mix ups in the “Mix ups/Mind Games” section.

Supers

Crash Intrude - [Blade’s “Eagle Rush”] Blade will fly across full screen. If the opponent so much as touches Blade, they’ll get hit 25 times! Can be used on unsafe jumpins and air dashes. Can be combo’d into (more on that in the “Combos” section).

Voltekka - [Blade’s diagonal laser beam] DON’T use this move unless you can combo into it from Katzbalger or from a mix up. Causes knockdown and also puts the opponent into a juggle state.

Omnidirectional Super Voltekka - [Blade’s “OVER 9000!!!” move] this move is absolutely crazy! When Blade activates the move, a sort of gravity field emanates from his body in a 360 degree sphere with some great range, if it hits it’ll cause full damage. If the sphere doesn’t hit, Blade will continue with attack shooting out a horizontal Voltekka and have horrendous recovery to the point of teeth cringing. Jokes aside, the best way to hit it is from a combo as usual so check out that “Combos” section!

Solo Combos

I did not include any Baroque/partner assists as I’ll do that later and that partner assists vary tremendously.

1. [[media=youtube]WkEhhiL8on4&hd=1"[/media]] 5A, 5B, 2B, 5C, Launch, S.j, 5A, 5A, 5B, 5B, j, 5C. ~ 10 Hits, 15.247 Billion Damage.

2. [[media=youtube]zVT9cN-s5rs&hd=1"[/media]] 5A, 5B, 2B, 5C, Launch, S.j, 5A, 5A, 5B, 236A ~ 9 Hits, 14.253 Billion Damage.

3. [[media=youtube]Jjr-Buy8imE&hd=1"[/media]] 5A, 5B, 2B, 5C, Launch, S.j, 5A, 5A, 5B, 236A, into either *Crash Intrude or *Omnidirectional Super Voltekka (you need to cancel into the super!) ~ Omnidirectional Super Voltekka Version: 41 Hits, 30.129 Billion Damage.

4. [[media=youtube]jZ-xvK2Lgd8&hd=1"[/media]] 5A, 5B, 2B, 5C, Launch, S.j, 5A, 5A, 5B, 236M (or C) ~ 11 Hits, 15.505 Billion Damage.

5. [[media=youtube]SvuwAU5Bw-I&hd=1"[/media]] 5A, 5B, 2B, 5C, 2C ~ 5 Hits, 9.089 Billion Damage.

6. [[media=youtube]x854ZHe_v0E&hd=1"[/media]] 5A, 5B, 2B, 5C, Launch, S.j, 5A, 5A, 5B, 5B, j, 2C (jump into 2C has to be done fast!), C ~ Katzbalger, on last hit of Katzbalger either cancel into any super (Crash Intrude needs to be done very fast though as to not miss the opponent) ~ Omnidirectional Super Voltekka Version: 54 Hits, 34.972 Billion Damage.

7. [[media=youtube]w9fiQME9yNk&hd=1"[/media]] 5A, 5B, 2B, 5C, Launch, S.j, 5A, 5A, 5B, 5B, j, 2C (jump into 2C has to be done fast!), C ~ Katzbalger, follow the wall bounce with 5A, 5B, Launch, S.j, 5B, 5C ~ 27 Hits, 23.373 Billion Damage.

8. [[media=youtube]v6Lw-UM9r4I&hd=1"[/media]] C ~ Falchion, any standing combo string for example combos 1-7 ~ 60 Hits, 35.028 Billion Damage (Video and damage show combos #6 + #8 with Omnidirectional Super Voltekka)

9. [[media=youtube]EQGTwXxhZnk&hd=1"[/media]] 5A, 5B, 2B, 5C, 2C, 4C, 236A, cancel into Crash Intrude ~ 32 Hits, 20.211 Billion Damage.

10. [[media=youtube]wr40s5D_334&hd=1"[/media]] *Credit to Blue Lightning: 5A, 5B, 2B, 5C, 2C, 4C, C ~ Shamshir, Crash Intrude (works best in corner; if opponent isn’t in the corner, once Shamshir hits, cancel into Crash Intrude). Shamshir does about 8 hits in the corner so time the cancel properly. ~ 39 Hits, 22.666 Billion Damage.

As EarthStorm stated: without crash intrude the corner combo still does a good 16k worth of dmg and with a proper assist you can probably tack on a good amount more.

11. [[media=youtube]vDwUDovmzTo&hd=1"[/media]] C ~ Katzbalger (follow next part ONLY if you travel full stage), 236C (or 236B). This combo only works if you land C ~ Katzbalger and you and the opponent travel full screen because you’ll finish your move and will be in the corner while your opponent does a huge wall bounce. ~ 15 Hits, 8.189 Billion Damage.

11a) [[media=youtube]66U_HTiAbMs&hd=1"[/media]] *Credit to x4ryuusei: This is the same as Combo #11 but I added a 236A, Crash Intrude into it. Not sure if it’s practical to use but we can always take it out. ~ 38 Hits, 13.920 Billion Damage.

12. [[media=youtube]NjNAqtCQcT8&hd=1"[/media]] 5A, 5B, 2B, 5C, Launch, S.j, 5A, 5A, 5B, 5B, j, 2C, cancel the landing into Crash Intrude (note if the combo is done in the corner, this move will ALWAYS hit; if done anywhere else, you need to time the cancel into Crash Intrude correctly) ~ 35 Hits, 22.881 Billion Damage.

13. [[media=youtube]Q-DBVQQcIbU&hd=1"[/media]] *Credit to Chindogg: 2A, 2A, 2B, C ~ Katzbalger, follow the wallbounce with 5A, 5B, Launch, S.j, 5B, A ~ Baselard, cancel into either *Crash Intrude or *Omnidirectional Super Voltekka ~ Crash Intrude Version: 45 Hits, 18.928 Billion Damage.

14. *Credit to VR-Raiden: (corner) 5A, 5B, 2B, 5C, 2C, 4C, C ~ Katzbalger, launch, S.j, 5A, 5B, 236A, Omni-Voltekka/Crash Intrude/236C

with Omni-Voltekka: 34.341 dmg, 54 hits
with Crash Intrude: 25.458 dmg, 47 hits
with j236C: 19.946 dmg, 24 hits

15. *Credit to VR-Raiden: (corner) 5A, 5B, 2B, 5C, 2C, 4C, C ~ Katzbalger, launch, S.j, 5A, 5B, j, 2C, Crash Intrude

26.018 dmg, 47 hits

16. *Credit to dori. : (Corner) 5B, 2B, 5C, launcher, j, 5A, 5B, 5,B, A ~ Baselard, 5B, j, 5B, 5C, land, j.2C

17. *Credit to dori. : 5B, 2B, 5C, launcher, j, 5A, 5B, 5B, A ~ Baselard, 5B, j, 5B, A ~ Baselard, 5B, Super

18. *Credit to .Guy. : j.b, 5A, 5B, 2B, 5C, A ~ Baselard, BBQ, 5A, 5B, 2B, 5C, launch, j.a, j.a, j.b, j.b, j.2C, C ~Katzbalger, 5A, 5B, launch, j.a, j.a, 2C, B ~ Shamshir, Crash Intrude, 2C
    - 37bil, 67 hits, only works outside of the corner if Baselard Baroque 5B is done.

19. *Credit to .Guy. : C ~ Falchion, 5A, 5B, 2B, 5C, A ~Baselard, BBQ, 5A, 5B, 2B, 5C, launch, j.a, j.a, j.b, j.b, j.2C, C ~ Katzbalger, 5A, 5B, launch, j.a, j.a, j.2C, B ~ Shamshir, Crash Interlude, j.2C
    - Does 38bil, corner. If not in corner, use Baselard Baroque 2B instead

20. [[media=youtube]TNBJZZkWfnE"[/media]] (First combo of the video) *Credit to Zach: 5A, 5B, 2B, 5C, launch, S.j, 5A, 5A, 5B, 5B, dj.2C, C ~ Katzbalger, 5B, launch (pause), S.j, 5B, 5B, dj.2C, C ~ Shamshir, Crash Intrude, j.2C
    - Does 35bil for one bar

21. *Credit to Zero ?: 5A, 5B, 2B, 5C, launch,S.j, jA, jA, jB, jB, j.2C, C ~ Shamshir, BBQ, C ~ Katzbalger, follow the wall bounce into wherever your imagination takes you.

*I encourage you to find other combos not listed here and to post it under this thread! [Note] - Please list the amount of damage done, if Baroque was used, and if the combo is only possible in a corner.

Assist Combos

1. Using Tekkaman as a partner: 5A, 5B, 2B, 5C, Launch, S.j, 5A, 5A, 5B, 5B, j, 2C (jump into 2C has to be done fast!), C ~ Katzbalger, on last hit of Katzbalger cancel into Voltekka, cancel into Tekkaman’s Voltekka, cancel into T. Blade’s Voltekka (this combo is a triple Voltekka possible through the juggle state that the Voltekkas put the opponent in). Can also be done with Ryu and Frank West’s hadouken/mega buster supers respectively.

2. Using Frank West as a partner: 5A, 5B, 2B, 5C, 2C, 4C, 236A, cancel into Crash Intrude, cancel into Frank West’s Zombie Charge (note Crash Intrude shouldn’t hit the opponent)

3. *Credit to EarthStorm: Using Polimar as a partner: 5A, 5B, 2B, 5C, 2C, 4C, C ~ Shamshir, (Assist about midway), take 1 step forward, 5C, 4C, C ~ Shamshir, Crash Intrude (this is a corner combo that does a good 29k dmg)

4. *Credit to Lord HDL: Here’s a nice combo with “Tekkatekk” (the name I gave the T. Blade/Tekk team ).

j.C or whatever starter into 5B 2B 5C, launch, sj.A sj.A sj.B sj.B, midair jump, 2C, B ~ Shamshir, call Tekkaman, sj.A sj.B sj.B, midair jump, sj.B, A ~ Baselard, super. Level 1 does around 31b damage, and level 3 does around 39b. In the corner you have to delay Tekkaman assist a little or he tends to miss. You can also cancel to baroque after the 5C, then do the ground string again before continuing. At 10% red life ending the combo with a level 1 does 33b and level 3 does 41b. At 20% they will do 43b and 50b respectively.

5. *Credit to Lord HDL: Here’s a really good setup. Out of T. Blade’s ground normals, 2C has the most range, hits low, and lifts the opponent in the air a little bit. You can take advantage of that by doing:

Call Tekkaman, 2C (Tekk misses if 2C is done from the absolute max range), walk forward (go under the opponent), launch when the opponent is on your other side, sj.A sj.A sj.B sj.B, midair jump, 2C, C ~ Shamshir, Crash Intrude. This does around 25b damage.

Alternatively, you can do do that same combo but instead of the C ~ Shamshir, use C ~ Katzbalger, launch, sj.A sj.A, A ~ Baselard, super. Level 1 does around 28b damage, level 3 does around 37b. You can also do a second C ~ Katzbalger after the wall bounce and combo to level 1 before it ends (it won’t wall bounce again).

6. *Credit to Lord HDL:

I experimented further with T. Blade’s sweep (2C) and learned a really nice combo with baroque. The good thing about this one is that it doesn’t require Tekkaman assist to do, T. Blade can do it alone. Like the 2C + Tekkaman assist combo though, this will likely fail if you are at absolute max range, but since T. Blade moves forward when he does it, and the move has sooo much range, it’s pretty hard to be at perfect distance anyway.

Use 2C, baroque, 5B 2B (must delay slightly), launch, sj.A sj.A sj.B sj.B, dj.2C into one of the combos I posted previously that derive from dj.2C.

You can get excellent amounts of damage from a simple sweep that reaches so far away without using any kind of assist. With only 10% red life, you can do 30b damage if you manage to do the C ~ Katzbalger from this setup and end it with level 1. 38b if you end it with level 3. Just for reference, that does over half of Ryu’s life, and over 2/3 of his life respectively, from 10% red life, no assist, and one of the longest ranged sweeps in the game. At 20%, ending it with level 1 does 43b damage. Ending with level 3 does 49b, which is basically a 100% life combo on Ryu. Just know that landing the C ~ Katzbalger from this setup is even harder than doing it the usual way. If you have Tekkaman assist, then you can forget the C ~ Katzbalger part and instead do the easier assist combos I mentioned earlier for similar amounts of damage.

Just a little tidbit if you plan to do the Tekkaman assist combo after shamshir. You have to omit the second sj.B before the dj.2C, or else the air combo you do after the assist will drop. Just do the first 3 hits if you plan to use Tekkaman and all 4 if you want to do the solo T. Blade combo.

7. *Credit to Lord HDL: Using Tekkaman partner assist: j.C or some starter move into 5B 2B 5C, call Tekkaman, 2C, walk back, and proceed to do the 2C sweep + Tekkaman assist combos in my previous post. You can even extend it by doing baroque after the 5C and doing the ground string again, then continuing with the rest.

8. *Credit to Lord HDL: Using Tekkaman partner assist: j.C or starter into 5B 2B 5C 2C 4C, call Tekkaman, A ~ Baselard. Proceed to do the other Tekk assist combos from here. As always, you can cancel to baroque at 5C and then do the ground combo again.

9. 20. *Credit to Buktooth: Using Ryu as partner assist: 2B, 5C, launch, S.j, 5A, 5A, 5B, 5B , j, 2C , C ~ Shamshir (3-4 hits) , baroque , launch, S.j, 5A, 5A, 5B, 5B, j, 2C, C ~ Shamshir (call ryu assist around 3rd hit), 236A, 236A/B/C

35b damage, 1 bar, 10% baroque combo, utilizes 1 relaunch

10. *redit to VR-Raiden: Using Zero as Partner assist: (corner/going into corner) 5A, 5B, 2B, 5C, 2C, 4C (P the moment before 4C hits), C ~ Falchion, C ~ Katzbalger, C ~ Katzbalger (cancel at or before hit 41 into…), Crash Intrude
    - 29.793 dmg with Crash Intrude end, 23.821 if stopped at hit 41.
    - uses assist, 1 super

11. *Credit to VR-Raiden: Using Zero as Partner assist: (corner/going into corner) 5A, 5B, 2B, 5C, 2C, 4C (P the moment before 4C hits), C ~ Falchion, C ~ Katzbalger, jA, j236A, Omni-Voltekka
    - 37.172 dmg
    - uses assist, 3 supers

12. *Credit to Lord HDL: Using Tekkaman as Partner assist:

j.C or some starter into 5B 2B 5C 2C 4C, call Tekkaman, A ~ Baselard, launch when opponent is on your opposite side, sj.A sj.A sj.B sj.B, dj.2C, C ~ Katzbalger, 5B, launch.

Now instead of the usual air combo to A ~ Baselard and super, you can do something else for more damage. After the super jump, use 2C and combo to B ~ Shamshir, then level 1. You should cancel the shamshir on hit 37 for the best results (assuming you started with j.C and got both hits). This combo does almost 38b, whereas the original one does around 35b. This one is also easier to execute.

As for level 3, you still need the baselard, but personally I find comboing into level 3 a bad idea unless it will guarantee a character’s elimination. Ending this same combo with level 3 instead nets you around 43b, which really isn’t that big of a difference considering how much meter you’re using. It seems better to reserve the meter for mega crashes.

EDIT: So I found an even more damaging bnb with this team. After the 5C, just to launch, air combo to B ~ Shamshir, call Tekkaman, sj. A sj.A sj.B, dj.2C, C ~ Katzbalger, 5B, launch, sj.2C, B ~ Shamshir, level 1, j.2C. This one does 40b damage if you start with both hits of j.C.

13. *Credit to Xansan: Using Morrigan as Partner assist: 5A, 5B, 2B, P, 5C, C ~ Falchion, 5A, 5B, 2B, 5C, launch, sj.AABB dj.2C, C ~ Katzbalger, 5B, launch, sj.B, A ~ Baselard, Crash Intrude

Does 32billion with super, 26billion without super (but replace A ~ Baselard with B or C version) and 34b/28b if you did a j.C(2) before. Didn’t try lvl. 3 super yet.
Obviously some room for BBQ, but I’m not sure where to put it. Tried to fit another Falchion in using it but Morrigan didn’t recover fast enough.

14. *Credit to Lord HDL: Using Tekkaman Partner assist: j.C 5B 2B 5C 2C 4C, A ~ Baselard, BBQ, 5B, launch, sj.2C (that’s right, no air combo. Doing other hits here will cause the combo to drop later), B ~ Shamshir, call Tekkaman, sj. 5A, 5A, 5B, 5B, dj.2C, C ~ Katzbalger, 5B, launch, sj.2C, B ~ Shamshir, level 1 super, j.2C.

This one does 42b damage with only 10% red life, and it’s a pretty easy combo. With 20% red life, this is a 100% combo on Ryu. The total damage comes out to 51b. You don’t even get to do the OTG j.2C afterward because of it, but if it was possible (you can do it in training mode obviously) then the damage would be 52b.

15. *Credit to Xansan:

So I don’t have to write it over and over * = 5A, 5B, 2B, 5C, Launch, sj.AABB, dj.2C, C~Katzbalger, 5B, Launch, sj.2C, B~Shamshir, Crash Intrude, j.2C.

*with Jun
5A/j.C(2), 5B, 2B, P, 5C, C~Falchion, * does 65/66 hits for 35.014/37.064 billion

*with Morrigan
5A/j.C(2), 5B, 2B, P, 5C, C~Falchion, * does 65/66 hits for 35.694/37.435 billion

*with Ken
5A/j.C(2), 5B, 2B, P, 5C, A~Falchion, * does 63/64 hits for 34.736/36.738 billion
Has to be A~Falchion because the other versions aren’t fast enough to hit due to Ken’s assist not having a lot of hitstun. Trouble with this is A~Falchion might not take you through your opponent and hence not hit them if you don’t start the combo close enough.

*with Ryu
5A/j.C(2), 5B, 2B, 5C, P, C~Falchion, * does 65/66 hits for 36.581/38.085 billion

*with Yatterman-1
5A/j.C(2), 5B, 2B, 5C, P, C~Falchion, * does 65/66 hits for 36.825/38.249 billion
Trouble with Yatterman-1 was if you got to close to the corner his assist didn’t hit them.

The damage didn’t come up exactley the same every time, but it’s close enough.

If the combos take them into the corner/ they’re already in the corner, the Falchion hits a few more times for a tiny bit of extra damage.
Also when they’re in the corner and you’re stood right next to them before Falchion starts up, sometimes it’s really hard/ impossible to link a 5A after the Falchion. This also happens when they’re in the corner and you’re stood right next to them and do a Falchion. Any one else experiencing this? It’s really annoying.

After Crash Intrude, how does the game decide which side of them you land when they’re on the ground? Because j.2C seems to be much easier to link if their feet are facing you rather than their head.

And just because I wanted 2 Falchions in a combo:

*With Morrigan,
Stand at the opposite side of the screen to the opponent as far as possible.

Jump, air dash, P (just before you actually dash), j.C (2 hits), 5C, C~Falchion, 5A, 5B, 2B, 5C, bbq, 5A, 5B, 2B, P, 5C, C~Falchion ~ does 76 hits for 41.803 billion with 10% red health.

16. [[media=youtube]hC7dQAJzPEE&hd=1"[/media]] *Credit to EarthStorm: Using Polimar as a partner: 5A, 5B, 2B, 5C, 2C, 4C, C ~ Shamshir, (Assist about midway), take 1 step forward, 5C, 4C, C ~ Shamshir, Crash Intrude (this is a corner combo that does a good 29k dmg) ~ 53 Hits, 29.026 Billion Damage.

17. [[media=youtube]vXmGy4yidMY"[/media]] *Credit to Isu: Using Ryu as Partner assist: 5A, 5B, 2B, 5C, launch, S.j, j.B, j.236A, j.B, land, 5B, 5C, launch, S.j, j.A, j.236A, j.B, land, 5B, 5C, launch, j.A, j.B, j.B, j.236A, j.B, dj.2C, C ~ Katzbalger, 5B, launch, j.B, j.B, dj.2C, C ~ Shamshir, call assist to Omnidirectional Super Voltekka (or Crash Intrude either with or without assist) *This combo is basically a semi-infinite loop

*I encourage you to find other combos not listed here and to post it under this thread! [Note] - Please list the partner used, amount of damage done, if Baroque was used, and if the combo is only possible in a corner.

[Blue_Lightning]

Good job with this. I’ve tried combo 6) and damn, the timing from j. 2H into H ~ Katzbalger is STRICT. If I do it a frame later, the enemy gets knocked down. I’ll need to work on it.

Good guide!

[Xaolin]

Discussion/Strategies

1. *Credit to ShinsoBEAM!:

I find doing an aireal switchout and doing j.AA,BB,236A, or some variation character then either 236PP, or 214PP, supers to be a great way to help out characters that have shitty damage but mad rush down in order to get the final blow.

I have mostly been doing this with yatter-2, when her mixup can do 30kish with just BBQ and 2 meter its quite scary.

On another note 214C,236PP owns for finishing off idiots who try to do a projectile zone range move fullscreen against the “slow” tekkablade.

Basically my game so far has been revolved around 2 combos. I play yatter-2 and tekkaman. Basically the goal is to keep decent damage going and to get yatter-2 on point when I got some meter.

Tekkaman poke,5H,BBQ,5B,2B,5C,3B,j.5ABB,236D,5A,BB,j.5ABBC, land 236AC
And 236A(B/C mixup),BBQ,5B,2B,5C,3C,j.AABB,j.AB,236D,AABB,(236A ,236PP/236A,214PP/214B)

2. *Credit to Lord HDL:

Not sure if this was posted already but I learned something useful with his short ground dash. As you all likely know, initiating the dash (forward or backward) and not holding a direction will cause him to dash upward a short distance and not much else. After the dash ends, you can do another dash without jumping (and if you jump you can dash a 3rd time). If you dash a second time at the peak, then time a j.B, the move actually hits grounded opponents.

If you pay close attention to the move’s (fast) animation, you’ll see he swings his arm from down to up. If you use it like this, it’ll combo into 5B or 2B quite easily. You can also miss with it purposely and throw when you land or use 2B quickly to get them while they’re still blocking high.

Seems like a good way to get on the opponent and put on the pressure, without spamming j.C all day. The only problem is that if you don’t do it perfectly, it tends to miss. j.A is more reliable at hitting grounded opponents, but you can’t combo into 2B from it unless you do it very low to the ground. One way to do that, for example, is to do a block string, cancel any normal (except 2C) into C ~ Katzbalger, call assist (make it safe), then short dash to quick j.A overhead, combo to 2B. Or instead of the j.A, whiff j.B or jC (trick them into blocking high), then use 2B or throw.

Short dash isn’t as bad as it seems at first.

Edit: Seems you can somewhat easily crossup with j.A as well. Short dash, then immediately dash as soon as possible (not at the peak), hold forward to get closer, and use j.A for ambiguous crossup. It combos into 5A, or you can tick throw with it.

Also, if you’re standing next to the opponent, you can short dash, then time a j.A for ambiguous crossup into 5A or throw. If you do it correctly, you will even cross them up, but land on the original side (you can also crossup and land on the opposite side if you delay it enough). Confuse their block and get a free 2B, lol.

3. *Credit to xS A M U R A Ix:

Been playing T-Blade with Zero as a partner. Found some nice stuff.

Blade’s 4C (I dunno if anyone has found this yet) has auto guard properties. If they’re attacking you, 4C will just block the hit and keep going. I tested it playing with my feet (no partner here to practice with lol) and if Ryu does Shinkuu Hadouken, you can 4C mid screen and hit him out of it.

I think 4C is unsafe on block if not canceled but I did find if you call your assist afterwards then 214C through them you can combo. With Zero, I hit with 4C, zero juggles them as I go through the 214C, then the blade drags them to me and I can do 5A 5B 3C SJC j.AABB dj j.2C charge down up C 5A 5B 3C delay j.BB j.236A j.214A+B for 40 billion.

Also when playing as Zero if you get a knockdown and then do his ground pound super, then immediately DHC into voltek beam super, the ground pound picks them up and then t-blade’s beam hits them, then zero’s skittle lasers hit them. This is all untechable too so you can DHC back into zero and do another super if you want.

Also a nice mixup I’ve found with T-Blade that looks fucking impossible to block is to air dash directly over them, jump and immediately air dash again but cancel the air dash startup with a j.C. If you do it right his momentum will stop directly over them and you have this super ambiguous crossup above them. I’ve had it hit on the left side one hit and then the right the next then t-blade appeared on their left side on the ground. I have no idea why it acts like this but you’d have to be some sort of blocking jesus not to get hit by it. Give it a shot.

4. *Credit to Drewski:

dunno how useful this would really be, but you can TK his j.236B which essentially is like giving the grounded C version A-like speed, but keeping the extra damage

5. *Credit to Aegis Neglector:

The first hit of jumping C can be jump-canceled, and naturally you can immediately execute his jumping 2C which hits as an overhead. If they block, he can go ahead and cancel the 2C to start his Falchion pressure. However, since the rules of the game allow for some interesting jump/air-dash possibilities you can also back air-dash right after the jump-cancel.

Combo Vids

Just a new section I created to list links to Tekkaman Blade combo vids out there:

1. *Credit to T37 Rampage: [media=youtube]mqtveUtZNSc[/media] (*Combo made by SSJ Hibiki)

2. http://www.shoryuken.com/editpost.php?do=editpost&postid=8278265

3. *Credit to Blue Lightning: [media=youtube]4IhemokjGFw"[/media]

• You need to time the baroque well or otherwise you may be too far for the following hits to land.
  - Omnidirectional Voltekka seems to not be very affected by damage scaling, so it’s a good finisher for big combos.

4. http://www.capcom.co.jp/blog/vs/blog/20100129_1590.html (it’s the first video with the “Play” screen)

5. *Credit to AlcaTraz644: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm9516159

Mix ups/Mind Games

I don’t know if I want to outright call these mind games but they do mess with your opponent’s reactions. To start with, my main team is Casshern/T. Blade. With Blade on point, I like to combo with: 5A, 5B, 2B, 5C, P & C ~ Falchion at the same time. This will cause you to cross up your opponent, and if they block incorrectly, Casshern will send them up and I’ll combo into either Voltekka or Omnidirectional Super Voltekka. Blade works best with anyone that can hit/block stun or send people into the air. Doing an air 2C cancelled into a Falchion can help get hits sometimes. Your best option to mix up is a Falchion + P!

*Credit to Blue Lightning: Land a C ~ Katzbalger, wait for your opponent to land on the ground and then do a Falchion to quickly cross-up your opponent so that he’s the one in the corner. Safest method is to cross up with an C ~ Falchion (B ~Falchion works too but will land you right next to your opponent so blocking may be necessary).

*Credit to changuillo: something important to remember about Falchion, the crossup occurs much earlier than you think, becausewhen blade gets to the other side the directions for the opponent will already been changed!, so you can play some tricks by using an assist plus Falchion, so that sometimes the assist hits normally and others it hits them from the back, it all depends on when you call your assist/use Falchion so its a pure guessing game, for example I use it with Karas assist because it stunnes them for a bit so if it hits the Falchion will hit as well into a combo, besides being one of the best assist because of its defensive uses.

Something I’ve noticed about using Falchion is that when Blade leaves his space lance spinning in place, the lance acts as if Blade (the actual character) is on that side even though he may already be on the other side of the opponent! So if you call in your partner assist while the lance is on the other side, the partner will appear next to the lance instead of the side that Blade is standing after he teleports. This is some good info for those who wish to experiment with Blade’s mixup game.

*Credit to Evil_ToasterofFP: [media=youtube]ZSReJfeK1Xo#t=2m35s"[/media] Around 2:36 T. Blade baroque cancels a Falchion before teleporting to the opposite side of the opponent confusing the opponent even more by not being able to block correctly.

*Credit to VR-Raiden:

From his dash, if you do a jump attack (such as jA) right as his boost starts up, it’ll cancel it and you’ll drop to the ground.
So you can do:
Dash > (cancel with jA, land) 2A…combo. - low
Dash > (wait slightly longer so jA has time to come out) jA…combo. - overhead

In both cases, the green energy starts to come out, so it looks pretty difficult to distinguish the low and high. I haven’t actually tested in match play though, so I can’t say for sure. His dash start up is pretty slow, so it might be hard to set this up, but i can imagine it could be done without too much trouble using certain assists.

• I encourage you to find your own unique way of confusing your opponent and post it under this thread and I’ll add it to this section with credit to you! [Note] - T. Blade has to be on point in your combo.

Now that your done reading my on goings about Tekkaman Blade, I encourage you to try these moves for yourself. I’m sorry if I couldn’t provide you with technical things such as amount of frames for moves, but I tried my best and will continue to update this thread with more info about Blade as I come across it.

[DuranMana]

Amazing first guide for Blade Xaolin, keep up the good work :lovin:

[frustratedsquirrel]

Good job on the guide, but I think you could work to be a bit more descriptive about the properties of the attacks themselves.

For example you completely fail to mention that the Voltekka super causes knockdown, making it good for DHC’s with the right partner and stuff like that.

[Blue_Lightning]

It’s also determined by the correct hitting the correct frames for “5L, 5L, 5M, 5M” while in the air because when you do “j, 2H” you want to make sure only the tip of the space lance hits them causing you to land before (while charging) and pull of H ~ Katzbalger. Yes the timing is very strict on that combo, even more than all the other combos, but take it in steps and you’ll be fine.

I actually figured that out on my own while practicing earlier today but thanks anyway!

Either way, a cross-up tactic I’ve found to be effective and safe is landing a heavy Katsbalger, wait for your opponent to land on the ground and then do a Falchion to quickly cross-up your opponent so that he’s the one in the corner. I usually do the heavy version, but I think the light and medium ones work too, but I have to confirm. Light is the quickest one, so if that one works, that should be the main option.

Also a combo that I’ve found to be very strong and simple, works best in corner but it’s not essential:

• 5L, 5M, 2M, 5H, H ~ Shamshir, Crash Intrude.

It’s more efficient in the corner since you get to land more hits. As soon as you press 5H for the first time, quickly mash it. This move has decent hitstun, so the timing to cancel it into Crash Intrude isn’t too strict.

[Diveman]

could you use A, B, C and D to describe his moves? thats how its done here anyways, not meant to be disrespectful at your thread, but if you could use those notations instead, would be great for those used to this forums. Thanks a lot

[Blue_Lightning]

Couldn’t it at least be “P” instead of “D”? That may cause less confusion.

[Xaolin]

could you use A, B, C and D to describe his moves? thats how its done here anyways, not meant to be disrespectful at your thread, but if you could use those notations instead, would be great for those used to this forums. Thanks a lot

I have changed the terminology to present a more correct appearance for the users of the TvC board, even though I wanted to stray away from the BlazBlue attack names.

I actually figured that out on my own while practicing earlier today but thanks anyway!

Either way, a cross-up tactic I’ve found to be effective and safe is landing a heavy Katsbalger, wait for your opponent to land on the ground and then do a Falchion to quickly cross-up your opponent so that he’s the one in the corner. I usually do the heavy version, but I think the light and medium ones work too, but I have to confirm. Light is the quickest one, so if that one works, that should be the main option.

Also a combo that I’ve found to be very strong and simple, works best in corner but it’s not essential:

• 5L, 5M, 2M, 5H, H ~ Shamshir, Crash Intrude.

It’s more efficient in the corner since you get to land more hits. As soon as you press 5H for the first time, quickly mash it. This move has decent hitstun, so the timing to cancel it into Crash Intrude isn’t too strict.

You have been accredited for your findings!

For the rest, I have added on to combos #2-#4 to improve the hit-confirm into super/Baselard moves.

I have also added my own combo #12, I’ll continue to add more as I discover them.

@frustratedsquirrel: I have yet to mention some things as I’m in college and do a lot of work sometimes. I’ll add more as I find time. Although I did mention in combo #10 that Voltekka super puts the opponent in a juggle state, but I get what you mean.

Thanks for those who have thanked me back! =)

[System_1]

Also a combo that I’ve found to be very strong and simple, works best in corner but it’s not essential:

• 5L, 5M, 2M, 5H, H ~ Shamshir, Crash Intrude.

To add to what Blue Lightning said in the corner you can actually do.

5L, 5M, 2M, 5H, 2H, 4H, H ~ Shamshir, Crash Intrude

without crash intrude the corner combo still does a good 16k worth of dmg and with a proper assist you can probably tack on a good amount more.

EDIT: With POLIMAR - 5L, 5M, 2M, 5H, 2H, 4H, H ~ Shamshir, (Assis about midway), Take 1 step forward, 5H, 4H, H ~ Shamshir, Crash Intrude. Once again this is a corner combo but it does do a good 29k dmg

[Diveman]

something important to remember about Falchion, the crossup occurs much earlier than you think, becausewhen blade gets to the other side (which occurs really quick, so its difficult to react at) the directions for the opponent will already been changed!, so you can play some tricks by using an assist plus Falchion, so that sometimes the assist hits normally and others it hits them from the back, it all depends on when you call your assist/use Falchion so its a pure guessing game, for example I use it with Karas assist because it stunnes them for a bit so if it hits the Falchion will hit as well into a combo, besides being one of the best assist because of its defensive uses.

[Xaolin]

To add to what Blue Lightning said in the corner you can actually do.

5L, 5M, 2M, 5H, 2H, 4H, H ~ Shamshir, Crash Intrude

without crash intrude the corner combo still does a good 16k worth of dmg and with a proper assist you can probably tack on a good amount more.

EDIT: With POLIMAR - 5L, 5M, 2M, 5H, 2H, 4H, H ~ Shamshir, (Assis about midway), Take 1 step forward, 5H, 4H, H ~ Shamshir, Crash Intrude. Once again this is a corner combo but it does do a good 29k dmg

You’ve been accredited for your findings, thanks for adding on to the ever growing thread. Please experiment with more things and let us know what you find. =)

@changuillo: I’ve changed “Katzbalger” to “Falchion” as that’s what I believe you meant to say unless I’m wrong and you actually meant Katzbalger. Note Falchion is the crossup teleport

You’ve also been accredited for your information, thanks a lot.

[Diveman]

yeah Im still getting used to his moves names, so complicated…couldnt they just come up with something easier? like mashy lance, or rocket saws…lol

[Chindogg]

Hrm I don’t see my favorite so far.

2A, 2A, 2B, C Katzbalger, launch after wallbounce, j.A, A Baselard xx Omnidirectional Super Voltekka

Does somewhere around 27 with 51 hits.

[Xaolin]

Hrm I don’t see my favorite so far.

2A, 2A, 2B, C Katzbalger, launch after wallbounce, j.A, A Baselard xx Omnidirectional Super Voltekka

Does somewhere around 27 with 51 hits.

You’ve been accredited but I’ve changed around your combo to maximize it’s potential and improve the hit-confirm into super. Thanks a lot and I hope you like my changes, if not I’ll add a separate combo with the way you wrote it.

[exarchezekiel]

Don’t know if anybody has noticed this or not.

But if your in the corner and you do a air combo that ends with J.c you can land and do J.2C ues he has enough time to do this lol

[Xaolin]

Don’t know if anybody has noticed this or not.

But if your in the corner and you do a air combo that ends with J.c you can land and do J.2C ues he has enough time to do this lol

Well that wouldn’t serve any purpose other than to play around in the match lol, I’ll have to try it to screw with my friends! =p

[Evil_ToasterofFP]

[media=youtube]ZSReJfeK1Xo#t=2m35s[/media]

You can Baroque a Falchion before you dash to the other side. Could be extremely useful.

[Diveman]

you can baroque it also when he goes to the other side and the lance wont return, also useful, remember that with T.Blade you need to confuse your opp, you cant get predictable

[Xaolin]

[media=youtube]ZSReJfeK1Xo#t=2m35s[/media]

You can Baroque a Falchion before you dash to the other side. Could be extremely useful.

lol I just watched this fight also, you’ve been accredited for the link.

By the way, notice how Keits efficiently uses Blade’s thruster dash to mix up with an air 2C cancelled into C ~ Falchion. Although at points he was just spamming Falchions because the opponent didn’t know how to block it. It’s like Akuma’s teleport on steroids!

@changuillo: Well I’ve previously stated that Falchion can be cancelled into a Crash Intrude, so what I said basically confirms what you just said because you don’t need to wait for the lance to return to start something.