steve

steve

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Quick overview

CH character
weak lows
Can't step b1 anyway, SSR better close (df1, d2, d1, 2, )
Good frames on transitions into stances. SSL block is good
against PAB. SSL duck more greedy.
SSR block is good against FLK.

HEAT

Heat powers:
Can do df3+4 to get instant EXT duck (bluespark moves)
Access to clinch in EXT duck (or df3+4) which is unbreakable
Gets an auto parry in LNH for mids (not elbows, airborne, knees...)
Heat engagers: 1+2 | QCF1 | WR2 | ALB2 | LNH1
Heat smash: i16 mid (jails) -> +7 LNH. Can also do it from PAB

Stances

Lionheart (LNH). Transitions: | ub2(+14 oH, +3 ob)
b1,2 / LWV1,2 / RWV1,2(+7 oH, +3 oB) | db3,2 / uf3,2 (+7 oH)
f2,2 / ws2,2(+11 oH, -6 oB) | ub3(backstep) |
Can't block, has to cancel into sway. i14m fastest. Dickjab?
Peekaboo (PAB). Transitions: 2,1(+2) | FC df1(+2 oH) | f2,1(0)
PAB1,2(0) | RWV1(-1) | LWV2(-1) | 1,2,1(-2) | PAB1(-2) | PAB2(-3)
Flicker (FLK). Transitions: LWV1,f1,1(+4) | 2,1(+3) | f2,1(+1)
1,d1/1,1,d1(0) | df1,2~1(0) | b1(-1) | 1,2,1(-1) | FLK1,1,1(-1,-4,-4)
PAB b1,1,2,1(-3) | QCF1(-3). No lows, mids are slow or in strings.
Albatross (ALB): Can extend spin once. Only one mid/low mixup.

Standing block punishment

−15 pushbackFC df2(-15~-14, almost always -15) | PAB uf2(-15~-13, almost always -15) | sway2(-18) |
−15f2,2 / ws2,2 (-6 LNH) |
−142,2 | f1+2 | uf2 | DCK2 / EXT DCK 2 |
−13f1+2,2 | db1+2 | b2 | ws1,2 | LWV3,3 | RWV2 | PAB1,2,1 | PAB f2 | PAB df1,1,2,1 | PAB b2 | LNH2 |
−121+2 | f2,21+2 | uf3 | DCK1+2 | FLK1,...,2 |
-11 / -102,1,2(-11) | f2,1~2 / df1,2~2(-10) | PAB df1,1,2 (-9, -10, -11) | PAB df2(-10) |

While standing block punishment

−15
−14
−13
−12
−11 / -10

String handling

10-hit 1: Low at #9. 10-hit 2: Low at #9.
Steve has a lot of mid cancels which are at least 8f fuzziable (RWV2,1~2, df1,2~2, f2,1~2, ...)
PAB f2: -13 if you can reach with a punish, or else i15 interrupt
PAB df1,1,2,1: Last two hits jail, can always punish on the third.
PAB b1,1,2,1, have to duck second hit, but really hard, and fast punish.
Consider punch parrying after 1,1. 112 jails and 11,d1 gets parried.

Other notes

14f break window for wall push.

Duckable highs

df1,2 | df1,2~1 | df1,2~f1+2 | d2,1,2 | b1,2 | b1,d2(low parry) | ws1,1(mix) | LWV1,2(mix) | LWV1,f1,1
RWV2,1 | PAB df1,2(mix) | PAB b1,1 (hard) |

Plus on block

WR2(+6~+10) |

Low minus

df1(-2) | df1,2~1(-2 / 0 FLK) | d2,1,2(-2) | ALB2 / ALB, u_d, 1(-3) |