Uploaded June 2017 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
I fucked up my end of kill BM, but at least I got to show off the hardest punish in the game.
This fight is mostly predicting when he's going to use his slam attack, and learning his AI. He actually is almost identical AI-wise to soul of cinder's javelin phase, funnily enough. He also gains input reading on certain attacks in phase 2 that allow him to detect attacks and respond with the slam.
Case in point, the double horizontal swipes he does. In phase 2 I stagger my second r1 and make sure it doesn't come out until I'm all the way behind him.
Interestingly enough, after the slam, hitting his head is an extremely safe opening. In my attempts he would always follow it up with safe attacks that went over my head.
I've tried to write up an explanation on how his AI works, but I just can't sufficiently articulate it because I'm a retard.
The main important thing about his AI that you manipulate is that if he uses an attack that isn't a defensive move (Side spin swipes, slam, backstep kick), and you aren't under him at the time the attack is used, he won't use any of the defensive moves on your approach to him.
E.g, you're long range and he uses falcon punch, you can approach him knowing with certainty that he won't open with the slam or the backstep kick.
You also should never approach him when he's moving from side to side, as he can and will use his defensive moves like the slam if you do. Wait for him to start running towards you and react to what he does.
I fucked up my end of kill BM, but at least I got to show off the hardest punish in the game.
This fight is mostly predicting when he's going to use his slam attack, and learning his AI. He actually is almost identical AI-wise to soul of cinder's javelin phase, funnily enough. He also gains input reading on certain attacks in phase 2 that allow him to detect attacks and respond with the slam.
Case in point, the double horizontal swipes he does. In phase 2 I stagger my second r1 and make sure it doesn't come out until I'm all the way behind him.
Interestingly enough, after the slam, hitting his head is an extremely safe opening. In my attempts he would always follow it up with safe attacks that went over my head.
I've tried to write up an explanation on how his AI works, but I just can't sufficiently articulate it because I'm a retard.
The main important thing about his AI that you manipulate is that if he uses an attack that isn't a defensive move (Side spin swipes, slam, backstep kick), and you aren't under him at the time the attack is used, he won't use any of the defensive moves on your approach to him.
E.g, you're long range and he uses falcon punch, you can approach him knowing with certainty that he won't open with the slam or the backstep kick.
You also should never approach him when he's moving from side to side, as he can and will use his defensive moves like the slam if you do. Wait for him to start running towards you and react to what he does.
