Samurai Shodown IV/Nakoruru

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Bust

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Pros	Cons
Extremely damaging combos Tons of infinites and death combos Small hitbox Can emergency stop slide on both hit and block Slash has the best zoning in the game Bust has the best movement in the game Cannot block w.j.C as Bust The strongest Nakoruru's ever been; almost flawless character	Very high execution barrier Getting hit while on Shikuru knocks you off While on Shikuru, Bust Nakoruru loses access to tools like sidestep

Normals

Far Slashes

f5A	Damage(Rage) Chip Damage (Rage) Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv Block Adv Deflect Guard Cancel Unarmed 15(18) - - - - - Yes Mid Yes No A somewhat slow slash that covers a little bit in front of Nakoruru. Whiffs on smaller characters, including other Nakorurus.

f5B	Damage(Rage) Chip Damage (Rage) Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv Block Adv Deflect Guard Cancel Unarmed 21(25) - - - - - Yes Mid No No A slash that reaches farther than f5A while also being faster. In return, it isn't special cancellable.

f5C	Damage(Rage) Chip Damage (Rage) Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv Block Adv Deflect Guard Cancel Unarmed 30(36) - - - - - Yes Mid No No A Slow slash that does more damage than f5A, but isn't special cancellable.

f2A	Damage(Rage) Chip Damage (Rage) Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv Block Adv Deflect Guard Cancel Unarmed 8(9) - - - - - No Low No No A quick crouching slash that hits low.

f2B	Damage(Rage) Chip Damage (Rage) Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv Block Adv Deflect Guard Cancel Unarmed 2+13(3+16) - - - - - Yes Low No No A slow spinning slash that hits low and hits twice.

f2C	Damage(Rage) Chip Damage (Rage) Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv Block Adv Deflect Guard Cancel Unarmed 8+21+25(9+25+28) - - - - - - - - - A slow upward slash that has three different hits, but you can't get all the hits at once.

Near Slashes

n5a	Damage(Rage) Chip Damage (Rage) Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv Block Adv Deflect Guard Cancel Unarmed 4(5) - - - - - Yes Mid Yes No A quick slash that does little damage.

n5B	Damage(Rage) Chip Damage (Rage) Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv Block Adv Deflect Guard Cancel Unarmed 8(9) - - - - - Yes Mid Yes No A slightly slower version of n5A that does more damage.

n5C	Damage(Rage) Chip Damage (Rage) Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv Block Adv Deflect Guard Cancel Unarmed 8+30(9+36) - - - - - Yes Mid No No Like f5C, but does two hits.

n2A	Damage(Rage) Chip Damage (Rage) Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv Block Adv Deflect Guard Cancel Unarmed 8(9) - - - - - No Low No No Identical to f2A.

n2B	Damage(Rage) Chip Damage (Rage) Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv Block Adv Deflect Guard Cancel Unarmed 2+13(3+16) - - - - - Yes Low No No Identical to f2B.

f2C	Damage(Rage) Chip Damage (Rage) Startup Active Recovery Hit Adv Block Adv Deflect Guard Cancel Unarmed 8+21+25(9+25+28) - - - - - - - - - Identical to f2C.