NeoGeo Battle Coliseum/Moriya Minakata

Normals

Close Standing

• 5A: Cancelable
• 5B: Low kick, one of his OTG's, cancelable
• 5C: A 2 hits upper slash, both hits are cancelable, the second hit sends the opponent to air
• 5D: A knee strike, cancelable

Far Standing

• 5A: A fast upper slash, can be used as a anti air, maybe most reliable than his DP.
• 5B: Useful mid poke, good range, cancelable.
• 5C: A far slash, great range, not cancelable
• 5D: Same animation than 5B, not cancelable.

Crouching

• 2A: Hits low, cancelable.
• 2B: Your main combo starter, self cancelable, hits low.
• 2C: A Anti air button, a bit slow, cancelable.
• 2D: Sweep, cancelable.

Jumping

• jA: Has a good reach, a good tool to air to air.
• jB: Crossup, fast, instant overhead, maybe the best Moriya air button.
• jC: Moriya swing his sword, great jump in.
• jD: A jumping kick, can be used as a anti air with jump back.

Blowback Attack Pressing the E button while blocking will allow Moriya to do counter with far 5C, and he will then tag out.

Throw

Summer Rain: b/f + CD

• Can be broken, Moriya Airlines™ sends the opponent to Australia.

Command Moves

Glancing Blade Drought: 3A/df.A

• Cancelable overhead

Glancing Blade Eclipse: 3A/df.A when opponent is down

• Another Moriya's OTG, when this move is used, allows Moriya to use another otg (3A or 5B)

Special Moves

Glancing Blade Moonlight: qcf + A/C - 236 A/C

• Moriya's rekka, A version is a 3 hits combo, C version stars slower, but travels further ahead and hits one extra time C version can combo into 4 hits. The second hit is Super Cancelable. The first, second and third hits can be cancelled into Glancing Blade New Moon (dp A).

Glancing Blade New Moon: DP + A - 623 A

• Upward slash, grounded anti-air.

Glancing Blade Double Moon: During New Moon, 623 C

• Follow up to Glancing Blade New Moon.

Glancing Blade Reverse Moon: DP + C - 623 C

• The strong version of his DP, can be used as a tricky crossup after a knockdown or a deep tactical step.

Sash Blade Moonwalk: RDP + A/B/C - 421 A/B/C

• Teleportation A version puts Moriya in the same place, B version puts Moriya in a little foward, C version puts Moriya behind the opponent Pressing A, B, or C during the teleport puts Moriya into the Glancing Blade Haze stance for a long distance strike.

Glancing Blade Haze: qcb + A/B/C - 214 A/B/C

• An extended slash, A version hits high, B version hits mid and C version hits low, you can cancel Haze with D.

Drown Sword Standby: Hold respective button during Glancing Haze.

• Extend Glancing Haze stance.

Desperation Moves

Life and Death Moonlight Flash: 2x QCB + A/C - 2x 214 A/C

• Moriya does multiple slashes, costs 1 meter

Life and Death Wild Seasons: QCF,HCB + A/C - 236,63214 A/C

• Rushing attack, costs 2 meters

General Strategy

Moriya is a solid rushdown/mixup character, he has a good pressure with his decent pokes (5B, 5D, 2D, far 5B/5D), his rekkas and some tricks with his C DPs and Teleports.

• He can start the combos from a low (cr. B) So, usually, combos with Moriya are started off with cr.bx2 to rekkas.

OTGs: Close 5B and 3C

• 3C strikes the ground and can be done two times. It is done after a throw in the corner. Out of the corner use st.b as his OTG.

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Some Moriya stuff:

• After a knock down, Moriya can do DP + C for a unexpected crossup.

• After 2C as AA, juggle with A version Rekkas. The last hit (Overhead) will connect. Its the best meterless option for a AA Combo. With meter, you can use 2C x 214214 A/B. Maybe you can use the ranbu super, i don't' know, i hate NGBC training mode.

• The Last Blade characters have parries. Learn how to use this. Low Parry is (4B+D) and High Parry is (6B+D)

Combos

Usually, Moriya combos starts with the same way.

0 bar

• (jX)2Bx3 > 236 Ax3

Your main Bnb

• (jX)2A > 236 Ax3

When 2B will not reach, use 2A and do 236A fast to bypass the rekka second hit to overhead.

• (jX)cl.5C(1 hit)/cl.5D > 236 Ax3

Close bnb, mad damage, usually, your GCFS main punisher

1 bar

• 2Bx3 > 236 Ax2 > 2x214 A/C

Bnb into super, good damage

• cl.5C(1 hit)/cl.5D > Tactical Step > 2Bx2 > 236Ax3

2 Bars

• cl.5D > AC > cl.5D > AC > 2Bx2 > 236 Ax3

Just to style

• 2Bx3 > 236 Ax2 > 236,63214 A/B

• 5D > 236 Ax2 > 236,63214 A/B

(more to be updated)