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Movelist

(*) = EX OK

(!) = MAX OK

Throws

Kachikomi - close / +

Whacktown Wallpp - close / +

Command Normals

Eviscerator - +

Slam - +

Special Moves

Serpent Slash - + / / (*)

∟Serpent Slash (Keep) - [

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∟Serpent Slash Cancel - [

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Serpent Slash (KEEP)]

Bombshell Badda-Bing - close, , + / (*)

Double Return - + / (*)

Sadomaso - + / (Timed To Your Opponent's Attack)

Spray Sand - +

Fight of Tempering - +

Super Special Moves

Guillotine - + / (!)

Pit Viper - + / (!)

Climax Super Special Move

Drill - (close) +

Normals

Standing

st. A: Great anti-hop tool especially given Yamazaki’s height. Whiffs on crouchers. Not Special Cancelable.

st. B: Slightly more range than his st.A, yet is easy to hop over. Not Special Cancelable.

st. C: Slightly faster than his st.D, yet with much less range. st.C has longer recovery than st.D when whiffed making it objectively worse than st.D. If you plan on using it make sure it connects. Not Special Cancelable.

st. D: Great long fast poke. Use it on its own as a poke to control space (it's a frame slower than B-Snake Arm, but recovery is much faster), or with max activation to whiff punish or just random hit into combo, even at max range. Hits crouching too. Not Special Cancelable.

Close

cl. A: Hits crouching opponents. Works well to anti-air against hops even though the hit starts from just above his waist. Can be canceled into from cr.B. Special Cancelable.

cl. B: Almost identical to Yamazaki’s cl.A in function yet is a worse anti-hop tool and cannot be canceled into from cr.B. Special Cancelable.

cl. C: You’re go button when fuzzy guarding. This is because cl.C hits crouching opponents, and can hit hopping opponents that get too close. Serves as general combo filler that can be canceled into command normals successfully.

cl. D: Same damage as cl.C and serves as equal combo filler. However, Yamazaki kicks at the opponent’s ankles meaning it can whiff when attempting to fuzzy guard and miss-timing it. This move is NOT a standing low despite the animation.

Crouching

cr. A: Standard punch that cannot be canceled into itself. Can be canceled into from cr.B and often has the range to combo successfully. Even on block as of v2.0.

cr. B: Standard low that cannot be canceled into itself. Can be canceled into from cr.A. Ideally you combo from cr.B into cr.A or even cl.A, although the cr.A is more consistent.

cr. C: Main anti air. Cancelable. Hits above & a little behind him but doesn't have as good of a forward range as it used to. Dangerous if whiffed. Cancel into stance>cancel to get best frame advantage after air resetting the opponent.

cr. D: Solid range sweep. Cancelable.

Jumping

j. A: Short ranged attack that primarily hits in front and slightly below him. Hits crouching opponents. Reduces his hitbox mid air making it easier to hop over fireballs.

j. B: Yamazaki’s most versatile jumping attack. A good horizontal kick that works well as an air-to-air as well as poking at max distance. Hits crouching opponents making it a great jump in to use. Also can be used to making hopping fireballs easier as Yamazaki’shitbox is reduced as he brings his legs up to kick.

j. C: Very fast air-to-air tool that can catch opponents if you happen to collide midair and react first, or as a read on your opponent’s jump and stopping it early. Does not hit crouching opponents.

j. D: Great hop pressure tool with a very vertical hitbox. Not a good air-to-air tool and does not cross up opponents. Also can be used as an instant overhead, but is punishable both on block and on hit.

Blowback

st. CD: Has low invulnerability at the start of the kick. Lunges Yamazaki forward slightly and can be Canceled when whiffed or hit.

j. CD: A solid air-to-air tool if used early enough. Whiffs on crouching opponents.

Throws

Kachikomi - (b/f+C) close

Throws the opponent forward full screen, can be teched
Can be broken
(soft or hard knockdown)

Whacktown Wallpp - (b/f+D) close

Throws your opponent backward half-screen, hard knockdown. This sets your opponent up at optimal B-Serpent Slash range. No time for a set up or safe jump.
Can be broken
Hard knockdown

Command Moves

Eviscerator - (f+A)

Overhead with solid range, can surprise crouching opponents with how far it reaches. Max Mode Cancelable.

Slam - (f+B)

Overhead with good range, yet horribly punishable when not canceled with Serpent Slash. This move could see more use in neutral than in previous patches since it can be special canceled as of 3.0, but recovery is terrible when whiffed making it very dangerous to throw out raw. Slam is your bread and butter combo filler that can only combo from cl.C, cl.D, and cr.C. This can be canceled into from cr.B, and although it does not combo, it can be used to keep Yamazaki close with further special cancels.

Special Moves

Serpent Slash - (qcb + A/B/C)

A version serves as a functional anti-air, negating a sizeable region above and in front of Yamazaki. Can combo into, but you risk missing crouching opponents.

B version serves as a great spacing tool and threatens a large portion of the screen. Can hit crouching opponents at all ranges.

C version is a 2-hit low that pushes the opponent back making it the safest version to use as a blockstring. Note that many fast supers can punish it after blocking. Less range than the B version yet it is a very useful move during combos as well.

EX: The EX version is executed with A+C, there is no B+D version. The EX version cannot be held like the standard Serpent Slashes can. It is a 2 hit special with range very similar to that of the B version Serpent Slash. Large amounts of pushback on block making it safe except against fast, full screen supers. The first hit is a low, with the second hit being a mid. If this second hit connects Yamazaki pulls the opponent back and re-stands them in front of him. There exists enough time to combo into cr.B, his EX Double Return or his EX Guillotine super.

∟Serpent Slash (Keep) - [A/B/C Serpent Slash] (HOLD)

You can hold down the button when executing a standard Serpent Slash, Yamazaki can hold this stance for around 5 seconds when he resets himself back to standing without every throwing out an attack. If the button held is released before 5 seconds the slash will come out like normal. Holding the slash can allow you to properly time a Slash to anti-air or to simply confuse your opponent given that Yamazaki’s stance doesn’t change regardless of which Serpent Slash version he is holding.
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∟Serpent Slash Cancel - [A/B/C Serpent Slash (Keep)]

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Bombshell Badda-Bing - close (hcb, f + A/C)

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Double Return - (qcf + A/C)

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Sadomaso - (hcf + B/D) (Timed To Your Opponent's Attack)

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Spray Sand - (dp + D)

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Fight of Tempering - (dp + B)

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Super Special Moves

Guillotine - (qcf, qcf + A/C)

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Pit Viper - qcb~hcf + A/C)

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Climax Super Special Moves

Drill - close (hcb, hcb + A+C)

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Combos

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Notation

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