As promised, here's Janemba. Janemba is a character that's weird for me to place... He's similar to Gogeta in that he has poor normals, great long range options, a grab, and a teleport, but his options aren't as strong. He's got solid damage with easy, fun combos and specials with mixup potential, but his 2L doesn't hit low, his blockstrings have gaps and his specials are also probably too slow for him to be a really good solo character. Janemba's strongest point is probably his long range neutral; his Demonic Blade, Dimensional Hole, and Phantom Shift. M Demonic Blade hits nearly fullscreen, Dimensional hole is a projectile counter that is completely invincible after activation and tracks the opponent, and Phantom Shift is a 9 way teleport that is mostly invincible. Overall I'd say Janemba has cool concepts as a character but his tools are a bit too weak to truly shine
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Timestamps
》Janemba Solo
》》Combos 0:13 - 1:31
》》Setup 1:32 - 1:39
》Janemba with Assists
》》Combos 1:39 - 2:03, 3:02 - 4:33,
》》Setups 2:04 - 3:01, 4:34 - 4:50
》Janemba as an Assist
》》Combos 4:51 - 6:05
》ToD 6:06 - 7:03
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Notes
》every move that uses his sword (5H, 2H, j5H, j2H, LMH Demonic Blade) cuts through ki attacks, but the timing window is small; if they would buff that from ki to projectiles, he'd be that much better as a long range counter character

》Hell Gate
》》 using a 2nd assist/lockdown assist can be used to increase pressure
》》 the bombs detonate with L,M, or H, depending on which button you press; L & M have identical startup and recovery, so your opponent won't know which you use until you press 1 of those buttons again. The bombs also detonate if they travel a certain distance or reach the corner
》》 typically, you can't use the button you choose to activate until the bomb blows up (all it will do is detonate the bomb)
》》you can "hide" M by timing it at the exact moment of impact; for example, if you do M Hell Gate, you can do LL2M(just as the 2nd L connects) to detonate the bomb and do a low kick at the same time without pausing or mashing
》》M bomb means that you won't have any mixups (except grab) until you detonate the bomb, so it's probably best use by hiding it with perfect timing, or extending your block string
》》 L bomb means that you won't have any real blockstring, but you have the universal overhead and low mixup and can use the bomb to cover gaps in the blockstring
》》Hell Gates can be used to mentally pressure the opponent regardless if they are familiar with Janemba or not.
》》 Unfamiliar will probably either go super defensive or super offensive, so be ready to detonate quickly
》》familiar will probably try to get rid of the bomb or wait to see which button you pressed and react accordingly
》》The examples shown aren't gonna work all the time; they require you to be in your opponent's head, and are unfortunately not difficult to wait out or counter. They could probably use a speed buff, but I still think they have fun potential tho

》Teleport
》》you're gonna need at least 1 assist to use it safely (there's a brief recovery window where you can get hit)
》》even if you use it unsafely, your opponent has to "guess" where you pop out; unfortunately, the camera follows you quickly, so they will have time to react
》》the animation for the autocombo and special are different and have different properties. Autocombo animation has a natural flow after the 2nd 5L, but the special resets your character profile to neutral before disappearing. It's not a massive difference, but it is noticeable and can be reacted to. Also, you can be jabbed out of autocombo without assists, but the special is fully invincible during the shift
》》honestly this move is high risk to use as a mixup tool against an opponent that knows Janemba and reacts well; could use a speed buff
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