Billy is a midrange character that excels at zoning with his long reaching normals and strong pokes. He has good anti airing options such as a fast counter and a dp to help with his zoning. In addition to this Billy can also rush down to push the opponent back into the corner where his pressure is strong and he has access to some really damaging combos. Billy also has access to some mixups which helps his rushdown plan in the form of lows, an overhead and an untechable throw. Billy has a fairly unique weakness in that most of his long pokes have very bad priority where the hurtbox extends further out than the hitbox, meaning he can get hit from further ranges than most characters.
Billy is a midrange character that excels at zoning with his long-reaching normals and strong pokes. He has good anti-airing options, such as a fast counter and a dp to help with his zoning. In addition to this, Billy can also rush down to push the opponent back into the corner, where his pressure is strong and he has access to some highly damaging combos. Billy also has access to some decent mixups in the form of lows, an overhead, and an untechable throw. Billy has a fairly unique weakness in that most of his long pokes have very bad priority, where the hurtbox extends further out than the hitbox, meaning he can get hit from further ranges than most characters.
Billy is a midrange character that excels at zoning with his long-reaching normals and strong pokes. He has good anti-airing options, such as a fast counter and a dp to help with his zoning. In addition to this, Billy can also rush down to push the opponent back into the corner, where his pressure is strong and he has access to some highly damaging combos. Billy also has access to some decent mixups in the form of lows, an overhead, and an untechable throw. Billy has a fairly unique weakness in that most of his long pokes have very bad priority, where the hurtbox extends further out than the hitbox, meaning he can get hit from further ranges than most characters.
Changes from previous versions
98 to 98UM
Normals:
a new hitbox added to st.C. It now hits diagonally upwards as well as in front.
hitbox of cr.A lengthened.
New animation to cr.D, the staff now hits twice instead of one staff hit and one sweep.
raw f+B is now an overhead
Specials:
the reach of mash C increased.
the maximum number of hits of mash C increased.
both hits of dp+C now launch, both hits will also hit airborne opponents now.
98UM to 98UMFE
Normals:
close C no longer whiffs on short characters
crouch D now cancels into special and super moves
f+As second hit should no longer whiff on short characters
Specials:
startup of qcb+K shortened to 2 frames.
HCF+Ps A version has 6 frames less recovery, C version has 10 frames less recovery
Mash A/C, you can now cancel the animation by pressing ABCD together
Supers:
QCFx2+P, If the second hit connects in mid-air, the third hit should connect easier, and Billy's hurtbox has been shrunk downwards
Normal Moves
Close
cl. A: Has good vertical reach. Decent point blank anti air. Whiffs on short crouchers. Chainable. Cancelable.
cl. B: staple combo tool when chained into from cr.B. Chainable. Cancelable.
cl. C: One of Billys main combo tools. it has a lot of active frames so it can be a good meaty. Cancelable.
cl. D: whiffs on regular crouchers and lower. Can be a decent close range anti air. Cancelable.
Stand
st. A: Decent poke. More active than st.B. Whiffs on tiny crouchers. Cancelable.
st. B: can be useful for stopping hops. whiffs on short crouchers.
st. C: long range poke with two active parts, the first diagonally above Billy which can stop jumps and the second in front of him. Like many of Billys longer pokes it has very bad priority.
st. D: very slow move with some low invulnerability and decent hitboxes for stopping jumps. Very risky due to how slow it is and should be used with caution.
Crouch
cr. A: long range poke, very useful for checking grounded movement from the opponent. bad priority.
cr. B: Billys main low combo tool. Chainable. Cancelable.
cr. C: very fast move which makes it an excellent combo tool, can also be used for anti airing or as a poke since it also has nice forwards priority. has a lot of recovery on whiff. Cancelable.
cr. D: Long range sweep that is whiff cancelable. Has good priority making it a good poke as well. Cancelable.
Jump
j. A: very fast making it excellent for air to airs.
neutral j. A: Long reaching forwards poke that can be good for air to airs. bad priority.
j. B: good jumpin that also works as an instant overhead.
neutral j. B: mostly the same as j.B but with a different animation. not an instant overhead.
j. C: long range poke with a lot of active frames. bad priority.
neutral j. C: downwards hitting long poke with good priority making it a good ground to air and air to air tool.
j. D: good for jumpins and crossups.
neutral j. D: pretty much the same as j.D but with a different animation.
Blowback
st. CD: great long range poke with nice priority. Whiff cancelable.
j. CD: great jumpin attack with good priority.
Throws
Drop into Hell: (close) b/f + C
hold throw, not techable. Billy picks the opponent up on his pole and shakes them around a bit, then slamming them down sending them fullscreen away with a hard knockdown.
Skewering Toss: (close) b/f + D
regular throw, techable. Billy picks the opponent up with his pole and slams them down behind him sending them fullscreen away with a backturned hard knockdown.
Command Moves
Wide Revolving Kick: f + A
two hitting move with great priority on both hits. One of Billy's main pokes and combo tools.
Pole Vault Kick: f + B
slow overhead move that travels forward a lot. Has good priority.
Special Moves
Midsection Club Cruncher: hcf + A/C
Billy thrusts his pole forwards. The A version starts up faster but recovers slower while the C version is the opposite.
The A version is your go to combo tool as the C version is too slow to combo.
the C version is the better choice for neutral use as it's faster recovery makes it a bit safer to whiff.
has a ton of priority so it can almost be considered a projectile in use.
┗ Flaming Midsection Club Cruncher ( During Midsection Club Cruncher hit): qcf + A/C
Followup move to the Club Cruncher. Billys extended pole erupts into a burst of flames that knocks down
Will only come out at about 3/4ths of the moves range so it won't come out if you hit them at the tip.
Only comes out on hit.
Causes a soft knockdown.
Whirlwind Cane: A tapped repeatedly
Billy spins his cane around in circles. Can be canceled at any point by pressing ABCD.
Can nullify projectiles.
does a lot of hits and good damage if you catch the cornered or backturned opponents with this.
Focus Continuous Beat Canes: C tapped repeatedly
Billy sends his pole out in front of him at a rapid fire pace. Can be canceled at any point by pressing ABCD.
This move pushes the opponent far out which makes it a good move for getting opponents out of close range and into zoning range.
Unlike the A version this move does not nullify projectiles.
Soaring Crackdown Cane: dp + B/D
Billy polevaults into the air and comes down about a half screen away from the starting position of the move.
the B version is faster but leaves the opponent closer to the ground when it finishes leaving less time for followups.
the D version is slower and harder to combo into but leads to better juggles.
neither version combos from lights but both combos from heavies.
in the corner this move is extra deadly because you can combo a super afterwards for big damage.
Pursuing Fire Dragon Cane: qcb + B
counters high attacks
very fast at it only has one startup frame making it a good reaction anti air tool.
Pursing Water Serpent Cane: qcb + D
counters mid/low attacks
comes out at the same speed as the B version and is therefore good to catch grounded pokes.
Slicing Spiral Cane: dp + A/C
Billy spins his pole and jumps up into the air.
Though this looks like a dp it only has startup invincibility and is not a true reversal.
Can be used as a good anti air, the C version is slower but has better anti air hitboxes
the A version is faster but the first hitbox of the move is not good for anti airing so it needs to be done a bit earlier than the C version to have good chances of success.
Desperation Moves
Super Fire Wheel: qcf, hcb + A/C
Billy spins his pole around creating a ring of fire, he spins it in place for a while and then sends it flying forwards.
both A and C version are fairly similar, they mostly have different timing for the hits.
mostly used for a corner combo after dp+K.
Max version does more damage.
Big Fan: qcf, qcf + A/C
Billy swings his pole upwards and then back down again.
good combo super and longer range punish.
in the MAX version Billy slams the pole down mutliple times dealing more damage.
Combos
cr.B cr.B st.B f+A/dp+A
3 hit confirm into f+A for more damage or dp+A for soft knockdown.
(j.X) cr.C hcf+A qcf+A
midscreen jumpin combo
(j.X) cr.C qcfx2+A
jumpin combo into super. Good to use close to the corner because further out the second hit of the super will whiff.
cr.C dp+B [C]
Midscreen juggle after dp+B ending in his mash C move.
