Yashiro is a big-buttons poking character with some excellent damage from his good confirms. Yashiro shines when he is in neutral and poking. He has multiple great poking normals, as well as a series of rekkas with different followups for combos that also have some poking and mixup use. Yashiro's close-range offense is a bit limited, but he does have access to an overhead and low confirms into DMs. On defense, Yashiro does have a DP, but it's pretty slow so it's hard to rely on. Yashiro is extra deadly when he has access to Extra mode meter, as that drives his combo damage up by a lot.
Changes from Previous Versions
98 to 98UM
Normals:
st.C's recovery has been reduced by 5 frames
cl.C's activation range has been reduced
st.B's priority has been reduced
j.D's active frames have been reduced
j.D's priority has been reduced
Raw f+A's startup has been decreased by 4 frames
f+A can now OTG
j.C now has a better crossup hitbox
Specials:
hcf+P's damage has been reduced
hcf+A's recovery has been increased
dp+P's recovery has been increased
hcf+C now hits overhead
Supers:
qcb,hcf+P now has invincibility, MAX version is now fast enough to combo from lights
98UM to 98UMFE
Normals:
cl.D now hits low
j.C now easier to cross up with
Specials:
hcf+A now has 2 frames less recovery
hcf+A > qcf+A now has 3 frames less recovery
qcb+K now does much more stun
Normal Moves
Close
cl.A: Whiffs on regular crouchers. Chainable and cancelable.
cl.B: Not very useful, as it has a short activation range. Chainable and cancelable.
cl.C: Good as a close-up anti-air to catch jumps. Good combo normal. Whiffs on tiny crouchers. Cancelable.
cl.D: Hits low. Another good combo button. Cancelable.
Standing
st.A: Good long-ranged poke for checking movement, especially hops. Chainable and cancelable.
st.B: Great long-ranged poke. Good for stopping hops and forwards movement.
st.C: Fairly slow and doesn't reach very far. Very good hitbox. Cancelable on hit, block, and whiff.
st.D: Slow move with a lot of recovery. Can work as an anti-air if done early enough.
Crouching
cr.A: Great long-ranged cr.A. Good for comboing and blockstrings, as well as tick throws. Chainable and cancelable.
cr.B: Long-ranged and fairly fast cr.B. One of his main low combo and blockstring starters. Chainable.
cr.C: Great anti-air, as it comes out fast and has a lot of priority. Also great as a grounded poke for the same reasons. Cancelable.
cr.D: A fairly slow sweep with long range and great priority. Cancelable on hit, block, and whiff.
Jumping
j.A: A great jumping normal due to its nice priority. Can work as a jump-in or as an air-to-air.
j.B: Good air-to-air normal. Hits quite high up.
j.C: Good jump-in normal. Can crossup.
j.D: Great air-to-air normal. Whiffs on crouchers.
CD Normals
st.CD: Moves forward. Good priority. Cancelable on hit, block, and whiff.
j.CD: Great air-to-air normal when the opponent is higher up.
Throws
Liver Blow:b/f+C (close)
Regular throw, techable. Yashiro punches the opponent in the stomach, sending them fullscreen away with a soft knockdown.
Hatchet Throw:b/f+D (close)
Regular throw, techable. Yashiro picks the opponent up and slams them behind him, sending them fullscreen away with a backturned hard knockdown.
Command Moves
Regret Bash:f+A
Done raw, this is an overhead that causes a hard knockdown and can OTG (and can even combo into itself as a result).
When canceled into, it becomes cancelable combo filler.
When late-canceled into, it maintains its overhead property, allowing you to surprise opponents on defense.
Step Side Kick:f+B
This move is the same whether canceled into or done raw.
Good to use in combos, as it's cancelable.
Hits mid, but does more damage in a combo than f+A.
Special Moves
Mighty Missile Bash:hcb+A/C
Yashiro delivers a series of punches. On hit, the last hit launches the opponent into the air.
The A version only does 2 hits and the C version does 4 hits.
The recovery is too long to connect anything after the launch without Quick MAX.
Both versions are very unsafe on block; therefore, this move is only really useful as a combo ender.
Only combos from heavies.
Dual Upper:dp+A/C
Yashiro does a big uppercut.
Slow startup, but has full invincibility lasting into the active frames, making it a real reversal.
Also has a guard point on the first hit.
The A version can combo from lights, while the C version has an extra hit and does more damage.
The slow startup makes it hard to use as a reversal, as it's quite easily baited and punished.
Very unsafe on block.
Sledgehammer:qcb+B/D
Yashiro jumps up and delivers a hammerfist to the ground.
Hits overhead.
Causes a hard knockdown.
Very unsafe on block.
Jet Counter:hcf+A/C
Yashiro does a quick forwards-dashing punch.
The A version is a small uppercut that hits mid.
The C version is a slower punch that hits overhead.
The A version will combo from heavies, but the C version won't combo from anything.
The A version is safer on block than the C version.
Steel Jet Counter:qcf+A/C (during hcf+P)
Followup to hcf+P.
A version has Yashiro do a straight punch that leaves the opponent standing on hit. Whiffs on short crouchers.
The C version has Yashiro doing an uppercut that launches the opponent. This hits on all crouchers.
Both of these let Yashiro combo after them if canceled with Quick MAX. Without it, he doesn't get followups from them.
The C version's Quick MAX combo will only connect from the qcf+C starter and not the qcf+A starter. The A version's Quick MAX combo connects from both.
Desperation Moves
Million Bash Stream:qcb,hcf+A/C (press A/C repeatedly)
Yashiro delivers a series of punches. Can be mashed for more hits and damage.
Has invincibility, so can be used as a reversal.
Combos from heavies but not from lights.
Mainly good to use for the invincibility, as it is outshined by his other DM for combos.
MAX version does more hits and damage, and can also be mashed for more.
Final Impact:qcfx2+A/C (can be held)
Yashiro delivers a powerful punch.
Can combo from lights and heavies, making it Yashiro's go-to for metered combos.
Very fast startup, which makes it great for punishing.
Can be held to charge it up. The more you charge it, the longer its range becomes, and at full charge it becomes unblockable and does 40% damage.
MAX version works the same as the regular version, but does more damage.
Combos
General Notes:
Linking cr.B into cr.A is a difficult 2f link, so in combos where you need the speed of a light button but don't necessarily need to hit low you can use another cr.A in place of cr.B.
In any metered combo, you can replace qcfx2+P with qcfx2+AC or qcb,hcf+P with qcb,hcf+AC for more damage if you have the resources.
Meterless
Low
cr.B/cr.A, cr.Ax2, st.B
cr.B/cr.A, cr.A, dp+A
Anywhere
(j.X), cl.D, f+A, hcf+A > qcf+C
(j.X), cl.D, f+A, hcb+C
Does the same damage as the first combo and grants slightly better oki, but you have one less hit to hit-confirm.
With Meter
Low
cr.B/cr.A, cr.A, cr.A/st.A, qcfx2+P
Anywhere
(j.X), cl.D, f+A, qcb,hcf+P > mash P
qcb,hcf+P normally does 5 hits, but you can mash to get up to 13 hits.
