SOUL CALIBUR: Mitsurugi Movelist version 1.1
By Jeffrey "OneShot" Wong (
[email protected])
Version 1.1
Added a whole new section to playing down and dirty with Mitsurugi at
end of faq.
Added more information to the strategy section.
Added a small list of Soul Charge unblockable attacks.
Added some mindless notes that could be helpful.
Version 1.0
Basic movelist of all the moves.
Strategy hints at end.
The information of this faq has been borrowed _heavily_ from from Mark
Griffin's Soul Calibur faq. You may know him as Mr MG. You can find his
faq at www.gamefaqs.com or www.fighters.net. Without his faq, this faq
would not have been possible and so all credit for the moves provided
goes to him and the people kind enough to help him compile his faq. I'm
simply adding some information to each individual move for Mitsuragi. I
have never written a faq before so I have no idea what rules I'm
breaking in creating this. The faq is currently very unfinished. Please
give info and comments for missing moves :)
This FAQ uses many notations to make reading the FAQ easier and to keep
it simple when printing the file. Please check these notations as they
may be different from what you as used to. Also note that some
characters have their own notations for items such as stances.
ub u uf
Joystick directions.
b n f u - up d - down
b - back f - forward
db db df n - neutral
G - Guard
A - Horizontal Attack
B - Vertical Attack
K - Kick
A - Throws Air (avoided by not jumping (duh!))
H - High (blocked standing or avoided ducking)
M - Medium (blocked standing)
SM - Special Medium (blocked low or medium)
L - Low (blocked low or avoided jumping
- Moves also hits Grounded Opponents
[G],u - Jump
[d] - Crouch
G+A - Genric Throw (break with A)
G+B - Genric Throw (break with B)
A+B+K - Soul Charge (See Game Elements)
A+B+K,G - Spirit Charge (See Game Elements)
[x] - Hold button/direction 'x'
x+y - Press x AND y at the same time
x,y - Press x THEN y
x/y - Press x OR y
x~y - Press y as soon as you have pressed x but not both at the same
time
<WS> - While Standing up from a crouch
<WC> - While you are fully crouched
Mitsurugi
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Name: Heishiro Mitsurugi
Weapon: Katana
Weapon Name: Shishi-Oh
Style: Tenpo-Kosai-Ryu Kai
Age: 25
Birth date: June 8th
Family: Parents and Brothers, all taken by disease
Birth Place: Japan
Height: 5ft 7
Weight: 143lbs
Blood Type: AB
=== Moves ===
--- Notations ---
<MT> - Mist
Mitsurugi has his sword up by his shoulder, the tip of the blade
pointing toward his opponent.
<RL> - Relic
Mitsurugi has his sword in its scabbard, sheathed, which is by his hip.
His back is almost to his opponent.
--- Throws ---
Move Name Break
G+A Sea of Madness A
Mitsurugi does several slashes at his opponent's torso area.
G+B Pulling Ivy B
Mitsurugi does a jumping upward slash where he flips in mid-air,
bringing his sword down across his opponent's back.
<LEFT>,throw Gate of Hell A/B
Mitsurugi knocks you to the ground by kick out the back of one of his
opponent's legs where he then stabs his sword through his opponent's
body and twists the blade a bit for heavy damage.
<RIGHT>,throw 8th Bill of Punishment A/B
Mitsurugi does a quick body check with his back and stabs his sword
right into his opponent's side.
<BACK>,throw Divine Gift A/B
Mitsurugi kicks out the back of one of your legs which will cause them
to fall to one leg and then slams the blade down on his opponent's
chest.
--- Attacks ---
Move Name Height Damage
Note:
A,A Samurai Slashes H,H
Mitsurugi does two high horizontal slashes. It can be easily ducked.
Comes out quite quick and is pretty effective.
f,A Calm Breeze H
Mitsurugi takes a step forward and does a horizontal slash at the
opponent's head. Also very quick.
f,[f],A Sudden Gale M
A powerful horizontal slash where Mitsurugi takes a step forward and
slashes at his opponent's waist. It comes out a bit slow though but
can't be sidestepped.
df,A Splitting Gold M
It looks almost like a stabbing attack rather than a slashing one.
Mitsurugi slashes at his opponent's waist. Similar to his Sudden Gale,
f,[f],A, but from the opposite direction. Has a very short range but
stuns on counter hit.
d,A Knee Slice SM
Mitsurugi does a low horizontal slash at his opponent's knees. Can be
blocked high or low. Comes out fast and is a very good attack at slowly
whittling away an opponent's energy. Not much range though:(
db,A Shin Slicer L
A powerful low horizontal attack where Mitsurugi goes into a crouching
position and pivots on one foot, slashing at his opponent's shins.
Holding down the A button delays the attack, making it even stronger as
it's delayed longer. Pressing the B button will make him fake a Shin
Slicer and go into a uppward vertical attack. Very useful if your
opponent is excepting a low attack instead.
b,A Drawn Breath M
Mitsurugi does another variation of a horizontal slashing attack at the
opponent's waist. Pressing forward on the joystick makes go into his
Mist stance.
b,[b],A Vacuum M
A slow but very powerful horizontal slashing attack. If it connects,
expect it to inflict heavy damage. Holding down the A butting will
makes Mitsurugi go into his Relic stance. Useful because the attack
pushes the enemy back so the transition into his Relic stance will be
uninterrupted.
[G],u,A Stump Banish L
Mitsurugi does a little hop before executing a horizontal slashing
attack at his opponent's legs upon landing. Although hard to predict, it
leaves Mitsurugi vulnerable because he will be in mid-air for a split
second, leaving him open for juggles.
u,A Stump Cross H
Mitsurugi hops into the air and does a horizontal slashing attack at his
opponent's head. Not too useful. It's better to use the ub,A version.
<WS>,A Silent Step Slash M
Mitsurugi does a rising horizontal slash. Pretty quick and can be used
without much rish. However, getting into the crouching position will put
you at risk ;)
B,B Forced Prayer M,M
A very quick and effective combo where Mitsurugi does a downward
vertical slash followed by and upward veritcal slash. Unless your
opponent likes to sidestep, this is very useful. Pressing forward on the
joystick afterwards will make him Mitsurugi go into his Mist stance.
B~A Mountain Divide M
A very very effective move. Its range is usually underestimated. This
move has quite a bit of range to it. Mitsurugi extends his sword forward
and slash at his opponent's chest in a horizontal slash. With this move,
people who sidestep a lot will get wrecked because this attack almost
destroys an opponent's sidestepping game:)
B,f Mask H
Mitsurigi does a very quick downward vertical slash where he takes a
step forward and straikes at his opponent's head. Its speed will usually
catch people off guard. Although very fist, it can be ducked. However,
due to its speed, its very hard to anticipate this attack.
f,B Wind Hole M
Another very useful attack where Mitsurugi extends his sword forward and
stabs at his opponents stomach. He takes a small step forward, giving
this attack a decent range. It comes out very quick and is hard to
sidestep due to its speed. However, if it IS sidestepped, because you
take a step forward, you're going to be in trouble;)
f,B,d Low Wind Hole L
Very similar to the above attack except Mitsurugi will stab at the
opponent's feet. Very useful and usually catches people off guard.
However, the range isn't as great because he doesn't take a step forward
even though it comes out quite quickly.
f,B,u High Wind Hole H
Another variation of Mitsurugi's Wind Hole, but this time, he stabs at
his opponent's face. This attack looks like a one-attack kill move. It
looks leathal and very deadly. It dishes out a decent amount of damage.
Too bad it has the same range as the low version and can be ducked. Try
not to use this one often.
f,[f],B,B Heaven Dance M,M
Mitsurugi takes a step forward, bringing his sword up in an vertical
slash, following up by doing it against, hopping up into the air for
added pwer behind his slash. Very powerful, even if one of the slashes
connect. The range for this attack is unbelieveable and usually catches
unsuspecting opponents. This move should be exploited.
f,[f],[B] Heaven Dance to Relic M,M
It's just like the move above except instead of following up with the
second upward vertical slash, holding the B button will cause Mitsurugi
to go into his Relic stance. This is probably the coolest looking move
in the game, what with the transition into that stance.
df,B Heaven Cannon M
A GREAT floater where Mitsurugi does a cool looking upward vertical
slash that will float his opponents. It comes out very quickly and does
decent damage. This move, although short ranged, is very effective due
to its speed. Use this one often.
db,B Cloud Divide M
Similar to the above move except Mitsurugi takes a step forward. It
comes out just as quickly and is every bit as effective. However, it
doesn't float your opponent. This move is very effective to use during a
juggle.
b,B Wind Hole Vortex M
A EXTREMELY useful and effective attack. Mitsurugi takes a step back, as
if going into his Mist stance, the inintial backstep usually allowing
you to dodge an incoming attack, and then extends his sword forward and
simultaneous taking a step forward to thrust at his opponent's chest.
This is probably one of the most effective moves Mitsurugi has,
especially against button smashers;) Quick and pretty effective. The
damage isn't all that great, but its speed makes up for it. Pressing
forward on the joystick before he attacks makes him go into his Mist
stance.
b,[b],B,B Forced God M,M
A poweful combo where Mitsurugi takes a step forward and does a downward
vertical slash followed by an upward vertical slash, launching your
opponent. Although powerful, the first attack comes out a bit slow and
can be countered.
d,df,f,B Samurai Thrust M
A NASTY and EXTRELY powerful attack. Mitsurugi holds sword in front of
him, the blade facing his opponent, pressing a hand on the back of his
sword and takes a step forward toward his opponent, seemingly shoving
the upright blade right into the opponent's sternum and face. The damage
this attack dishes out is GREAT. Holding the B button down will make him
delay his attack, making the attack even more powerful, as if it wasn't
powerful enough!!
[G],u,B Dragon Fly Slash M
Mitsurugi does a little hope and does a downward vertical slash at his
opponent on his way down. Pretty useful due to its speed. Not much range
to the attack, not unless you want to do the [G],uf,B version.
u,B Stalk Cutter M
Mitsurugi does a different variation of the above attack. Doing the uf,B
or ub,B version is better depending on whether you play defensively or
aggressively. However, the u,B is still very effective.
<WS>,B Pocket Pick M
A great floating attack where Mitsurugi does an upward vertical slash
that will launch his opponent high into the air for some great juggling
combos.
<WC>,df,B Time Hole M
A rather odd looking attack considering its joystick execution. You
would think he slashes at his opponent's feet. However, while crouch, he
will lean forward and stab his sword toward his opponent's neck. Seeing
this connect will almost make you wince because you know it's got to
hurt;)
<WC>,db,B,B Cloud Divide to Cold Stich M,M
Mitsuragi does a quick and powerful upward vertical slash that will
launch his opponent into the air where he will bring the tip of his
sword down right into his opponent's chest as the land. The first attack
to this combo is perhaps one of the best launcher because it is
extremely quick. Even if your opponent blocks the first attack, the
second attack, since there is a slight pause, can sometimes catch at
incoming opponent expecting to counter your failed launching attack.
K~B Obedience M,M
A GREAT ground attack where Mitsurugi does a a quick downward slash,
does a half somersault forward, following through with his blade in
another downward slash. The second slash takes off quite a bit of damage
and is very useful against opponent's lying on the ground who wait for
you to get close so they could do a rising attack. Teach them a lesson:)
Also very useful for juggles.
f,K Wheel Kick H
A somewhat powerful wheel kick. Very effective and should be used pretty
often, especially with juggles. It's pretty slow though but it does a
decent amount of damage.
df,K Front Kick M
This is more like side kick toward the opponent's stomach. Very
effective but it's execution is a bit slow but not as slow as the above
attack.
f,[f],K Rising Knee M
A great and often underestimated attack where Mitsurugi takes a step
forward and does a rising knee attack toward his opponent. Great for
closing in the gap if you wish to play a close-combat game. Can usually
be followed up with his Bullet Cutter, b,K,B, for a cool combo.
d,K,B Stalk Shaver L,M
A weapon's version to Paul Phoenix's falling leaf combo. Misturugi
pivots on one foot and sweeps his opponent's legs out from under them
and then pivots back, bringing his sword upward in a vertical slash,
launching his opponent into the air. This is supposed to be a great
juggle starter, but I find myself unable to follow up this attack for
some reason. Pressing forward on the joystick afterwards makes Misturugi
go into his Mist stance.
db,K Hem Stich L
A quick and effective kick toward the opponent's legs. Should be
exploited, but for some reason, it isn't:(
b,K,B Bullet Cutter M,M
This move should definitely be exploited. A very quick and easy to
execute combo where Misturugi does a front snap kick, letting his weight
carry him forward, following through with a downward vertical sword
slash even from his leading foot touches the ground. Use this often
because of its speed and ability to catch many people off guard. It's
got a long range and can quickly close the gap between you and your
opponent.
<WS>,K Front Kick M
Misturugi does a front kick as he comes out of his crouching position.
Nuff said.
[G],u,K Outer Snap L
Misturugi does a little hop and sweeps his opponent's legs out from
under them the moment he lands. Not that useful because you will be
vulnerable while in mid-air, which could end up leading you to being
juggled.
u,K Shadow Kick M
Misturugi hops into he air and does a little kick. Pretty useful but not
all that quick. You might want to stay away from this.
A+B Steel Slicer M,M
This move is probably the one move what makes Misturugi leathal. This is
where Misturugi does an upward vertical slash followed by another upward
vertical slash. Basically, if the first attack connects, you're going to
get hit by the second one and expect to lose a chunk of energy. Very
hard to sidestep for some reason, comes out quick, and a quick recovery.
This moves should/is exploited;)
f,[f],A+B Phoenix Tail M
If you connect this move, your opponent can kiss a HUGE chunk of energy
goodbye. This is where Mitsurugi takes a step forward and does a
extremely powerful downward vertical slash at his opponent. It's lack of
speed it made up for by its huge range. Hard to connect, but when it
does, your jaw will drop at the damage inflicted. Too slow to be
exploited:( The move can be cancelled by pressing the G button, where
you can step in and throw when your opponent is expecting to block the
attack since they will be standing.
d,A+B Cold Stich M
A pretty useful attack where Mitsurugi does a small downward slash,
jabbing the tip of his sword into the ground. Very useful against
opponents lying on the ground especially. It takes off a good amount of
energy and comes out quickly that you shouldn't have much problem
getting it to connect after your opponent lands from a juggle.
u,A+B Wheel Slash M
Mitsurugi jumps high up into the air and does a wicked downward vertical
slash on his decent. It takes off a good amount of energy, but it's
range is short and the attack can be seen from a mile away, leaving you
open to having your attack parried/deflected and counter attacked.
<WC>,db,A+B Shin Banish L
Mitsurugi does a powerful sword sweep while he is in his crouching
position. It's not too useful because it comes out faily slowly and it
lacks range. Because it is slow, you can easily get knocked out of this
attack.
A+K Dividing Thrust M
A great poking attack, probably the best poking attack Misturugi has
because if can be modified into a throw by pressing forward on the
joystick when it connects up close. It comes out very fast, and even if
it's sidestepped, you recover quick enough to block incoming heavy
attacks. Only sidestepping followed up by some quick attacks will get
past this move. Use this move often. You'll be very surprised at how
effective this move is.
B+K Autumn Requieum M
Mitsurugi does a wickedly powerful downward vertical slash that take
off a huge amount of energy. If you connect while your opponent is in
close, it will automatically switch to a modified throw that will take
off an A LOT of energy.
df,B+K Driving Stich M
Mitsurugi does a close range side stab. It seems like he's hitting you
with the hilt of his sword. It takes off big damge though:)
b,B+K Parting Thrust H
Mitsurugi does a small crouching dash before bringing the hilt of his
sword up at his opponent's chin. Very powerful even though it can be
easily dodged.
f,A+B Mist <MT>
Misturugi bring his sword up toward his shoulder, the tip of the blade
facing toward his opponent. You know that in this stance, he's just
itching to stab the hell out of his opponent:)
b,A+B Relic <RL>
Misturugi sheaths his sword! I dunno about you, but if someone has a
weapon pointed toward me, and I have a katana, I will not sheath it.
Anyway, in this position, Misturugi looks like his asking to get hit.
Don't be fooled, in this position, he is absolutely LEATHAL!
f,df,d,db,b,A Half Moon Death
Misturugi holds his sword up high over his head while the blade becomes
fiery. Pressing the A button again makes him execute an unblockable
horizontal slashing attack. Because it is so powerful and unblockable,
it takes quite a while for this move to be executed and leaves you wide
open. It has quite a bit of range.
f,df,d,db,b,B Full Moon Death
Similar to the above move. Pressing the B button again will make him do
an unblockable downward vertical slash. This move is better to use
because it seems to have more range.
f,df,d,db,b,[A] Fake Moon Death H
You simply go into your Moon Death stance, your sword getting fiery, but
you don't attack. That's why it's called a Fake Moon Death;)
d,df,f Silent Step
You do a crouching dash forward. Pressing the B afterwards might be
prudent becaus he will execute his powerful Samurai Thrust.
--- Stances ---
---> Mist
Move Name Height Damage
Note
A Mist Stab H
Misturugi does a quick poking stab.
A,A,A Mist Stab Fury H,H,H
Misturugi does multiple quick poking stabs.
B Dividing Thrust M
Misturugi does a longer ranged thrust. If this connects while the
opponent is close, pressing forward on the joystick will make him do a
modified throw where he twists the sword several times while its
embedded in his opponent's stomach before pulling the blade back out.
K Water Mist Kick L
This is a very quick and effective low sweep. Use this often, especially
if you go into the Mist stance while the opponent is close. This move
comes out so quick that your opponent won't have time to block unless he
anticipates it, which will be unlikely because the Mist stance seems to
TELL your opponent that Mitsurugi is going to do some poking around
which needs to be blocked high:)
A+B Divide M
EXPLOIT THIS MOVE NOW!!! Misturugi take a step forward, his sword by his
side, and then brings it in a downward vertical slash with great force
for some great damage. Why should you exploit this? Well, while stepping
forward, Misturugi is invulnerable to any regular attack, whether high,
medium, or low. You see him take the blow, for no damage, and then slash
his opponent as they're in the recovery animation of their attack. There
are ways around this move though, like sidestepping, throwing, and
comboing. However, when you see Misturugi taking a menacing step toward
your character, his sword at his side and not in front of him, you're
bound to seize the opportunity and attack him. Boy, will you be in for a
surprise;P
[f]/[b] Mist Walk
A slow slow walk, as in inches per hour;)
f/b,n Mist Dash
A dash forward or backward. Very quick to close the gap or widen it.
[uf]/[u]/[ub] Mist Hop
A hop. What else;)
B+K Relic <RL>
Misturugi bring his sword by his side and sheaths it, his Relic Stance.
---> Relic
Move Name Height Damage
Note:
G False Purification G,M,M,M
Misturugi brings his sheathed sword in front of him and pulls the blade
out slightly. This is a reversal for horizontal attack. If he blocks and
incoming attack, he will unsheath his sword and and swing it around like
the number eight for some good damge. However, it's harder to do this
reversal than it
seems because the window for a reversal is small. This moves oozes
style:)
A Cross Sword Steal H
Misturugi brings his scabard and whacks his opponent in the head with
it. It does quite a bit of damage, considering it's just a scabbard.
B Slash Sword Steal M
Misturugi will do a different version of the above move, attacking his
opponent with the scabbard from the opposite direction.
K Low Relic Kick L
A quick little shin kick. Not too effective because of its lack of
range. The Mist,K version is better.
[A+B] Bill of Fire H
Unblockable! Misturugi pivots on the balls of his feet, pointing his
back toward his opponent before unsheathing his sword and executing a
upward horizontal slash. Just tape A+B to execute this.
[A+B] Ticket to Hades M
Unblockable! Misturugi pivots on the balls of his feet, pointing his
back toward his opponent before unsheathing his sword and executing a
upward horizontal slash. Hold this down for the entire time. No need to
release.
[A+B] Path of Damnation L,L
Unblockable! This is the BEST move. It dishes out an incredible amount
of damage and its range is unbelieveable because Mitsurugi will take two
steps forward, one for the first horizontal slash, and another step for
the second horizontal slash. It even hits downed opponents. Good luck
getting out of the way when he executes this move;) Hold down A+B for
about one and a half seconds before releasing to execute this move.
B+K Mist
Mitsurugi brings his sword up by his shoulder, the tip of the blade
facing his opponent.
[f]/[b] Relic Walk
A very slow walk. However, it looks VERY cool the way he does walk while
in this stance:)
f/b,n Relic Dash
A quick dash to close the gap or widen it.
---> 8 Way Run (ARS)
Move Name Height
Note:
df/f/uf,A Sudden Gale M
Mitsurugi takes a step toward his opponent and does a horizontal slash.
f/b,A Drawn Breath H
Mitsurugi pivots on one foot and does a horizontal slash. Pressing
forward will make him go into his Mist stance.
f,A Vacuum M
A quick horizontal slash at the opponent's stomach. Holding down the A
button will make him go into his Relic Stance, which is probably what
you want:)
db/ub,A True Vacuum L
Mitsurugi pivots on one foot and executes a sword sweep attack. Powerful
and effective but comes out a bit slow.
df/f/uf,B,B Heaven Dance M,M
It's his f,[f],B,B attack where he does an upward vertical slash
followed by another upward slash, doing a little jump as he bring his
sword up. Holding the B button down after pressing it once will make
Mitsurugi go into his Relic Stance.
d/u,B Hell Flash M
Mitsurugi executes a downward vertical slash that takes off quite a bit
of
damage. Very useful and effective. However, if your other opponents is
also in their 8-way run, don't use it that often.
db/ub,B,A,B Peak of Flames M,H,M
A pretty decent combo where Mitsurugi does a quick downward vertical
slash followed by a high horizontal one and finally followed up by a
powerful downward vertical slash for big damage. Although powerful, the
second attack can be ducked and the third attack seems to take forever
to come out.
b,B,B Forced God M,M
Mitsurugi does downward vertical slash followed by an upward one. Good
for launching an opponent. However, the first attack seems to come out a
bit slow.
df/f/uf,K Rising Knee M
Exactly like his f,[f],K attack where he brings his knees up at his
opponent and lunges forward. You'll be surprised at how effective this
move is. You can usually follow this move up with his b,K,B attack for
some good damage.
d/u,K Wheel Kick H
Mitsurugi pivots on one foot and executes a wheel kick. Pretty good
again sidestepping opponents, but it comes out a bit slow.
db/b/ub,K,B Bullet Cutter M,M
This is the move where Mitsurugi kicks forward, bringing all his
bodyweight with him, and doing a downward vertical slash even before his
leading foot touches the ground. This moves is probably going to be used
most often because it is very effective and fast.
A+B Phoenix Tail M
Mitsurugi does a powerful downward slash where he does a little turn,
arcing his sword overhead and bringing it down on his opponent. Although
slow in execution, the amount of damage it dishes out is GREAT. Pressing
the G button cancels the attack where you can step in an simply throw:)
B+K Trooper Roll M
Mitsurugi does a forward roll and thrusts his sword forward at his
opponent's stomach after he finishes his roll. The roll goes under high
attacks and has quite a bit of range.
A~B Mist
Mitsurugi moves into his Mist stance.
B~A Relic
Mitsurugi moves into his Relic stance.
Helpful hints.
Mitsurugi is probably the best character in the game. He's very strong
and very fast. His A+B, Steel Slicer attack, should be exploited because
it dishes out a lot of damage and is very quick in execution. His poking
game is also very formidable. By mixing between his b,B and f,B,d and
A+K attacks, your opponent will be having a hard time trying to get
close to you. And when he does, simply do his d,K,B to knock them back
out of range. Either that or do his df,B floating attack for some
damaging juggles.
Learn to execute his Path of Damnation, the double low unblockable
attacks, Mist stance,[A+B]. Get the timing down. They will be one of
your best attacks because it is VERY powerful and had a HUGE amount of
range to it. If you think your opponent will jump over the slash, don't
worry. There's a good chance they won't because the first thing they
will do when they see you in your unblockable animation is double dash
backwards, only to get hit with the second part of the attack :)I
realize that the move is unparryable, so the only way to avoid it is to
simply jump over the second attack. All you have to do is simply press
and hold the G button and press up on the joystick.
Use his stances. They're great, especially his Relic stance because of
his unblockable. However, learn the transition between the two stances.
Heck, the transition between the Mist and the Relic has it where
Mitsurugi takes a step back, allowing you to evade an incoming attack,
which will leave your opponent open for a good whack upside the head
with Mitsurugi's sheathed sword:)
The best way to get into his Relic stance is his f,[f],[B] attack. The
attack, when it connects, will push the opponent back, allowing the
transition into the Relic stance to take place without being attacked.
Plus, it looks WICKED. The best way to get into his Mist stance is to
simply use B,B,f. That way, if your opponent wants to retaliate and
takes a step toward you, hitting the K will make Mitsurugi sweep him for
some decent damage. Or perhaps you can press the B and stab a sword the
your opponent's gut, pressing forward on the joystick to change it into
a modified throw for some more damage.
Don't neglect Mitsurugi's kicking game. He's got good kicks that should
be used often. Like his b,K,B attack. It's very very quick and has a lot
of range. Heck, after that attack, you might be able to connect a K~B
attack on the opponent as he's lying on the ground. And don't forget his
d,K,B. Since most people tend to guard high, the sweep will catch them
off-guard, and the sword attack will be an easy follow-up, which could
also making your opponent ring out.
Play Mitsurugi aggresively. Poke with him a lot. He's great at it. Just
don't try to poke Nightmare because he has the better poking game;) When
poking, make it an effort to always press forward on the joystick
because, sometimes, you can get a modified throw which is more damaging.
If you don't wish to poke, and want to get the round over with quickly
and humiliate your opponent, use his double low unblockable. You should
be able to connect that unblockable at least once during the round on
every round. It's that easy because he moves into his Relic stance so
quickly and is already charging up for his double low unblockable before
you opponent has time to react. By then, the unblockable will have
connected for some heavy damage.
Learn some juggles also. Nothing fancy is really needed. Just try out
your own. Something like, d/f,B to juggle, f,K the K~B will suffice and
will cause quite a bit of damage. You don't even need to worry about
landing combos with Mitsurugi. Some of his moves are so damn strong,
like that double low unblockable, that it will easily turn the tables,
which shouldn't even be that way if you're playing Mitsurugi right:)
Use his A+B attack often. You have no idea how effective it is. If the
first hit connects, the second one will connect automatically for some
heavy damage. You can't really sidestep it so it's pretty useful to use
whenever you want. And if you are fighting someone that likes to side
step, do his B~A attack, which'll eat up sidesteppers for some heavy
damage. Also, if you play against a very agressive opponent, just do his
A,A combo and it would pretty much knock your opponent out of any attack
since it's so fast. The same thing goes for using his f+A attack.
Above using his A+B attack, also use his Mist,A+B attack also. Since he
can brush off any regular attack and then counterattack, you don't
really have to worry about getting countered. The best way to execute
that move is f,A+B,A+B. He will almost immediately execute that move as
soon as he moves into his Mist stance. I only use this move to show just
how powerful Mitsurugi is to my opponents. Most of the time, I would use
his B,B combo and hold forward on the joystick to make him go into his
Mist stance where I would then go for the sweep by hitting the K button.
However, I sometime get hit out of his attempted sweep because my
opponent is quicker than him. Instead, I would do his A,A,A poking Mist
attack, which will always catch incoming opponents that expect to knock
me out of my attempted sweep. Also, while in his Mist stance, don't
forget to do his B attack from time to time, which can be turned into a
modified throw if you hold forward on the joystick. That move would land
if your opponent expects you to do a sweep because they would be
blocking low and that move attacks mid-level.
If you're feeling a bit cocky, try and end the round with his Relic
reversal. Simply move into his Relic stance, b,A+B, and then press the G
button when you think your opponent is going to attack. The reveral
looks awesome. And while you're in that stance, if you feel like it,
make your opponent panic by pressing A+B to do the quick unblockable.
If you're fighting a button masher, poke him to death. Simply do his b,B
and A+K attack all day and he will quickly fall. Just don't outright
beat the crap out of him and perfect him because then he won't come back
for some more beatings;)
Mitsurugi is probably the best flagship character. Why? Great speed.
Great strength. And that kickass samurai A button costume of his. Heck,
you have to give him some respect when he's in that awesome Relic
stance. In that stance, I think he's oozing more style than Ivy and her
'cool as ice' stance anyday, but that's just my opinion.
Here's the lowdown and DIRTY way to fight with Mitsurugi:
A short while ago, I pitted my Mitsurugi against a pretty formidable
Hwang opponent. To make things short, although I ended up winning the
majority of the matches, it made me realize that I could improve upon my
Mitsurugi skills because on almost all of the matches, I found myself
coming close to losing everytime. Heck, I even ended up losing quite a
bit in the beginning because I couldn't get used to fighting a decent
Hwang. Anyway, upon realizing this, I decided to change the way I used
Mitsurugi. Instead of playing Mitsurigi the way I usually do, which is
using very simple well-timed attacks and the occassional parrying, I
decided to becomes extremely aggressive....I mean EXTREMELY aggressive.
Now, if you are not worried about being called cheap, here is the best
way to exploit Mitsurugi's attacks. The soul charge is a VERY useful
power-up. That's his A+B+K,G move. It makes several moves unblockable,
like his A+B attack. Even so, don't use that all too often. Use his K~B
attack. There is absolutely no way for your opponet to block that
attack. It comes out very quick and is very hard to side step. And let's
just say your opponent decides to play it safe by playing keep-away,
hoping you would whiff with his K~B attack where he would then go in for
the counter attack. Well, don't worry about that. Doing Mitsurugi's
d,df,f,B attack would utterly destroy them because it has great tracking
and would close the gap between you and your opponent. That's just ONE
of his powerhouse moves that you can use. If you have a constant
sidestepper? Don't worry. Power-up, and then beging your sidestepping
game. While in the 8-way run, use his u,B attack. Since it's
unblockable, there's noway for your opponent to block it. However, the
problem with using that move is that it doesn't always land especially
if your opponent constantly side-steps because it has poor tracking.
Instead, I would recommend using his 8-way run, db,B,A,B combo instead.
The third attack to the combo will be unblockable while the second
attack would have stopped your opponent from side-stepping. There is one
problem with using this move though, in order for the third attack to
the combo to be unblockable, you're going to have to power-up
completely, which is pretty hard since you have to worry about your
opponent attacking.
So far, I have found several unblockable moves when you do the soul
charge.
A+B
K~B
f,[f],A+B
d,df,f,B
While in his 8-way run:
u,B or d,b
ub,B,A,B
Mist, then A+B
I'm pretty sure there are more and forget to list them out.
Having trouble landing your unblockables? Heh, that can be easily
solved. By now, after having read through this faq, you are probably
well aware of which moves are considered Mitsurugi's most effective
attacks. Well, then I guess I won't have to tell you that his db,A
attack is great for tripping up your opponents. However, after executing
and landing that attack, immediately do Mitsurugi's Half Moon Death
unblockable. That's his f,df,d,d,b,A,A attack in case you don't want to
scroll up to find its motion. Anyway, expect this move to land often
because it would land just as your opponent is getting up. The only way
to avoid it is to do a rising attack, which is highly unlikely because
the first thing your opponent would attempt to do is block before they
realize it is too late and that it can't be blocked, or stay flat on
their back until the unblockable whiffs. Frankly speaking, VERY few
people would do that because they are constantly expecting you to attack
them while they are on the ground, which usually causes them to do the
quick recovery after being knocked down. Don't use this strategy too
often because you don't want your opponent getting smart and knocking
you out of landing an easy unblockable. Me, I usually stay on the ground
extra long. Who cares if you get kicked while on the ground a few times?
Think of how much more damage you would inflict when your opponent
whiffs a power attack and you do a rising attack. The trade off is worth
it.
Now go out there and kick some ass with Misturugi. You should have
little or no probably racking up the win streaks with him. If you are
having trouble, switch to Nightmare:)
I hope this faq was helpful and will get you interested in Mitsurugi.
Once again, the information of this faq has been borrowed _heavily_ from
Compiled Mr MG (Mark Griffin)
[email protected].
Thanks goes to Tom Cheng(
[email protected])for clearing up several
moves I had mistaken for another.
