Andy Bogard (Console)

[Matt Alder]

the wiki doesn't have his most effective pokes. personally i feel st.c is really good and st.d as an aa would i be right?

Well, in the section on normals certain ones are recommended as being strong pokes, but I can add something to the strategies section for good mid-range pokes. I can tell you right now that far C is great for range and the fact that it's cancellable into any special, but I'm pretty sure it can be crouched by anyone. For poking, crouching D is really amazing for its speed, range, knockdown and safety. It can be punished by hyperhops if you use it predictably, though. Standing B is really great since it's also cancellable to standing D, has good range and comes out rather quickly. Crouching B can be cancelled into standing B, which makes it a great option as well. Those are the ground pokes that I use mostly.

[SaveTheDay]

i have a question about jump in and hop in attacks. i can't seem to consistently link my j.d, st.d combo  what's the desired height to hit the opponent to make sure that j.d, st.d links? chest? abs? legs?

[Matt Alder]

average sized characters - shoulders/chest
large characters (maxima, goro) - chest/waist

You can always land a close C/D after j.D hits the shoulders, but the lower you hit them, the easier it is to combo.

[hiltzy85]

is there any data on how much frame advantage hitting j.C/j.D is worth?  It can't be very much...

[t3h mAsTarOth...!]

Thinking of using Andy on point & I have 2 main combos that i'm using mid-screen...

0 meter - (j.D, s.C, f+A) or (cr.B, cr.A, f+A), hcf+B~BD, run s.D, d/b~f+A *whiff*

Depending on the distance you run, you will end up behind or in front of the opponent... This I find to be a lot better than finishing it with dp+C because you can keep the pressure going and mix-up a cross-up reset...

2 meter HD - (j.D, s.C, f+A) or (cr.B, s.B, s.D), HD, s.D, f+A, hcf+C, dp+C *2 hits*, Neomax

This is a very short combo that will do 670/631 dmg mid-screen and you pretty much have no chance of screwing it up...

Also there is another variation to the HD above that has a reset in the middle and if you get them with it then you'll do about 900 dmg with just 2 meters...

2 meter HD with reset - (j.D, s.C, f+A) or (cr.B, s.B, s.D), HD, s.D, f+A, hcf+B~BD, run s.D, d/b~f+A *whiff*, s.D, f+A, hcf+C, dp+C *2 hits*, Neomax

[Saitsuofleaves]

is there any data on how much frame advantage hitting j.C/j.D is worth?  It can't be very much...

Uh...no, there usually isn't any data for frame advantage on jumping normals, mostly because it's EXTREMELY variable.

[SaveTheDay]

Thinking of using Andy on point & I have 2 main combos that i'm using mid-screen...

0 meter - (j.D, s.C, f+A) or (cr.B, cr.A, f+A), hcf+B~BD, run s.D, d/b~f+A *whiff*

Depending on the distance you run, you will end up behind or in front of the opponent... This I find to be a lot better than finishing it with dp+C because you can keep the pressure going and mix-up a cross-up reset...

2 meter HD - (j.D, s.C, f+A) or (cr.B, s.B, s.D), HD, s.D, f+A, hcf+C, dp+C *2 hits*, Neomax

This is a very short combo that will do 670/631 dmg mid-screen and you pretty much have no chance of screwing it up...

Also there is another variation to the HD above that has a reset in the middle and if you get them with it then you'll do about 900 dmg with just 2 meters...

2 meter HD with reset - (j.D, s.C, f+A) or (cr.B, s.B, s.D), HD, s.D, f+A, hcf+B~BD, run s.D, d/b~f+A *whiff*, s.D, f+A, hcf+C, dp+C *2 hits*, Neomax

dude, that hcf.b, bd, run s.d, whiff db f.a is awesome i never thought you could cross them up like that.
went to training mode and tried the sj setup with this. 

[t3h mAsTarOth...!]

Also after Throw... d/b~f+A, jump D is a solid cross-up... However, you will always cross-up... So, it's better to just RUN and time your jump D... Done correctly I can't even tell which side i'm gonna end up at...

Also updated his Wiki section and added some HD combos...

[sibarraz]

Yo mastaroth, your technology is really amazing

The use of db f a was something that I was trying about, but mixing it with the run will do wonders

[Amedø310]

Andy's qcb+A has a smaller hitbox than qcb+C/AC. It can be duck by several of the cast's cr. normals.

cr. B:
Kyo, EX Kyo, Benimaru, Andy, Robert, Iori, EX Iori, Mature, Vice, Elisabeth, Duo Lon, Mai, K', Kula, Athena, Kensou, Chin, Leona

cr. C:
Mai, Athena

cr. D:
Kyo, EX Kyo, Billy, Ash, Saiki, Robert, Elisabeth, Duo Lon, Yuri, Hwa Jai, Yuri, K', Athena, Kensou, Chin, Leona

[milesw]

You mean qcb a

[Matt Alder]

Very interesting, though. As far as I can tell the animation for the two fireballs are identical (aside from the speed), so it's strange that one would hit higher than the other. I should see if Hwa can slide completely under it and start a combo with d/f+B. Could come in handy...

[Amedø310]

You mean qcb a

Sorry, About that. Fixed.

[Ironreaver]

that new video for his Zai-ei Ken punish just ruins my day, most ppl never really tried to punish but now they prolly will  oh well just have to be careful with it

[sibarraz]

Andy blockstring should always be his fb, zaneiken is really free