Keiichiro Washizuka/Move List

Overview


Washizuka is a Charge Character, gifted with fairly fast special moves that recover fast in trade for needing to buffer his motions, but is able to press an immediate offense with good reactions with his attacks. In Power Mode, he is one of the only few characters with a chargeable attack, which can be useful to catch foes off guard due to moving back a distance.

One of Washizuka's strongest focal points is his Rouga series of moves, a shoulder charge with 3 followups that can lead into a solid knockdown that also adds to his high-low mixup game. Along with the fact that Washizuka in Power Mode has plenty of super-cancel-able attacks, good execution with him rewards strong opportunity to rush his foe with an opening for solid damage off of a good read. In Speed or EX Mode however, Washizuka is still no slouch with his target combos and making his potent 4A and 2A be even moreso.



In Neo Geo Battle Coliseum, Washizuka's moves are represented and based off of Power Mode, so light Slashes can't be chained into hard Slashes. Unlike in The Last Blade series, Slashes don't do block damage. Unlike the other Last Blade characters, Washizuka is the only character who did not lose his unblockable attack. Pounce Attacks are done by pressing +  on downed opponents.

Repels are now a Special Move, which can stun/stagger opponents and leave them vulnerable to a followup attack. To perform a repel, press +  to counter high and mid-level attacks, including special and super moves. Press +  to counter low attacks. Once performed successfully, press to counterattack the opponent if you wish.