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cutcc is back with more of his “QuickNotes” series for Tekken 7! This series is designed to lay out the fundamentals of a Tekken character in as compact a video as possible, and today’s subject is Savate practitioner Katarina Alves.

Playing inexperienced Katarinas online might leave you to believe you only need the right kick button on your arcade stick. And that’s a shame, because Katarina’s range, wall carry, and punishment options are all pretty spectacular. Her damage output, particularly with Rage Drive combos, is nothing to ignore, either.

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One of the hallmarks of Bandai Namco’s Gundam series — and one of the most difficult hurdles to improving in it — is its complex movement. But don’t worry, you don’t have to be a Newtype to play Gundam Versus. Just check out TeamFoxGG‘s in-depth movement tutorial, and start playing!

Here you will find the building blocks to proper evasive movement in Gundam Versus, from Boost Dashing to the all-important Boost Step Dive. You’ll find that these rewarding techniques are not nearly as difficult as they seem on the surface, and with a little practice you’ll be a valuable teammate in no time!

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In most cases, frame traps are easily identified in Pokkén Tournament DX: whenever you block a move with hefty frame advantage, the entire screen flashes yellow for a brief moment in time. However, there’s one situation where it’s not so obvious that you’ve been frame trapped: immediately after a Phase Shift.

Lucario has a particularly good use for this, off of his Field Phase grab and charged Homing Attack. 21 Hits‘s latest video covers these tools and the powerful mix-ups they create.

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One of the roughest and most controversial parts of the DLC-submerged world we live in is being unprepared to fight against a character you didn’t purchase. For those that need to defeat Injustice 2‘s Darkseid without the use of their wallets, MK_REO has you covered in his new “Video Library” series.

The purpose of this series to document all gaps and frame traps in the supervillian’s repertoire. Even if you did buy Darkseid, this series serves as a handy study guide for those trying to stay on top of their competitive game.

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For Street Fighter players who want to play Tekken 7 but didn’t quite find a home with Akuma, Eliza is an excellent alternative. She still shares many of the 2D attributes that paved the way for Akuma (such as a Dragon Punch, meter, and fireball) but has a less polarized move list full of decent mid pokes and an actual command grab.

The latest tutorial video by mastermind goes over her excellent list of punishment options, meter management, and combo damage. For those that learn best from lecture-style videos, this hour-long comprehensive guide is everything you’ll need to start your Eliza conversion.

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While there are many options when getting up off the ground in Tekken 7, in most cases a tech roll is one of the safer options you can employ. There are ways for the opponent to punish tech rolls, of course, and few are as painful (or as gimmicky) as getting hit by an unblockable.

And if you find yourself matched up against Tekken 7′s King, staying on the ground to avoid the unblockable sets yourself up for one of his many ground grabs. All of this is demonstrated (from ranked matches, no less) in LEGION TEKKEN‘s latest video.

There’s also some bonus wall combo content showing the hilarious damage output of King’s parry in a very specific, wholly unrealistic situation.

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While there are many options when getting up off the ground in Tekken 7, in most cases a tech roll is one of the safer options you can employ. There are ways for the opponent to punish tech rolls, of course, and few are as painful (or as gimmicky) as getting hit by an unblockable.

And if you find yourself matched up against Tekken 7′s King, staying on the ground to avoid the unblockable sets yourself up for one of his many ground grabs. All of this is demonstrated (from ranked matches, no less) in LEGION TEKKEN‘s latest video.

There’s also some bonus wall combo content showing the hilarious damage output of King’s parry in a very specific, wholly unrealistic situation.

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The matriarch of the Mishima clan genuinely doesn’t care what stage you pick against her. Get an infinite stage and she can zone with running 2 without fear of getting cornered. If she gets a walled stage, her incredible wall carry comes into play in her juggles.

And if she lands those juggle starters while she’s in Rage? Then you should get ready for a world of hurt. As BloodHawkTR demonstrates here, Kazumi has wall-to-wall, 70%+ combos off of her ff+4, which is a safe 20 frame mid. The crux of the damage comes from the Rage Drive ender at the wall, which has the unusual property of giving a second wall-splat.

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