Gameplay:Hakumen BBCF

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Strategy

Hakumen is a power character, with explosive strength behind each attack. His dash is only a step, reducing his mobility, but he specializes in taking advantage of the opponent's openings, then hitting them for massive damage.
Hakumen's Heat Gauge is a Magatama Gauge instead, and increases over time. The rate of increase is higher on the ground than in the air. Once the gauge fills, a Magatama is gained, and up to 8 can be stocked up. Hakumen needs to consume Magatama to use special attacks, but if he has enough, he can chain special attacks into each other. You start a match with only 1 Magatama, so first you want to restrain your opponent until the gauge fills up.
← + C has long reach and fast attack speed. At mid-range, keep an eye on the opponent while staying where ← + C will barely still reach them, then lay it on them when they try to make a move.
If the opponent attacks from the air, counter them with Crouching C or Jumping C. If they rush you, Standing A or Standing D are effective. Once the Magatama Gauge fills, it's time for Hakumen to go on the offensive. If attacking the from the ground, use 1 Magatama abilities like Guren or Kishuu into Enma. If Guren or Enma are guarded, use the middle attack Zantetsu or Low attack Renka to shake up their guard, or Crouching A to solidify your position.
The 2 Magatama ability, Yanagi is a moving atemi technique. While moving, you will block and counter any attack besides throws and unblockable abilities. Use this to close the distance to your opponent. When the enemy draws near, use → + B or normal throws, which can't be crouch guarded. Once you have a little distance, put the pressure back on with Guren or Kishuu.^[1]

Command List

Name	Command
Name	Normal Input	Alternative Input
Drive
Zanshin (God Slash) 斬神（ザンシン） Zanshin	D
	Counters opponent's attacks with a knockdown blow.
Overdrive
Kishin (Demon God) 鬼神（キシン） Kishin	A + B + C + D

Empty Sky Forbidden Form: Heavenfall 虚空陣禁義Empty Sky Form Forbidden Art　天骸Heaven Corpse（テンガイ） Kokūjin Kingi: Tengai	A + B + C + D during Overdrive

Special
Gurren (Crimson) 紅蓮Crimson Lotus（グレン） Guren	↓↙← + A (uses 1 Magatama)	SP

Kishuu (Demonic Leg) 鬼蹴Demonic Kick（キシュウ） Kishuu	→↓↘ + A (uses 1 Magatama)

→ Enma (Hades) 閻魔Yama（エンマ） Enma	A after Kishuu

Renka (Lotus) 蓮華Lotus Flower（レンカ） Renka	→↓↘ + B (uses 2 Magatama)	→ + SP

Zantetsu (Steel Slash) 残鉄Lingering Steel（ザンテツ） Zantetsu	←↙↓↘→ + C (uses 3 Magatama)	↓ + SP

Agito 咢刀Outspoken Sword（アギト） Agito	Midair ←↙↓ + A (uses 1 Magatama)	Midair SP

Hotaru (Firefly) 火蛍（ホタル） Hotaru	Midair ↓↙← + B (uses 2 Magatama)	Midair → + SP

Tsubaki 椿祈Camellia Prayer（ツバキ） Tsubaki	Midair ↓↙← + C (uses 3 Magatama)	Midair ↓ + SP

Yanagi (Willow) 鵺柳Nue Willow（ヤナギ） Yanagi	Midair ↓↙← + C (uses 3 Magatama)

Distortion Drive
Kokuujin: Shippu (Empty Sky Form: Summer's Advance) 虚空陣　疾風Swift Gale（シップウ） Kokūjin: Shippu	→↘↓↙←→ + C (delayable) (uses 4 Magatama)	← + SP

Kokuujin: Yukikaze (Empty Sky Form: Winter's Riposte) 虚空陣　雪風Snow-bearing Wind（ユキカゼ） Kokūjin: Yukikaze	↓↘→↓↘→ + D (uses 4 Magatama)

Kokuujin Ougi: Mugen (Light of Judgment) 虚空陣奥義Empty Sky Form Secret Art　夢幻Dreams（ムゲン） Kokūjin Ōgi: Mugen	↓↙←↓↙← + B (uses 8 Magatama)

Astral Heat
Empty Sky True Form: Judgement of the Sword 虚空陣奥義Empty Sky Form Secret Art　悪滅Eradicating Evil（アクメツ） Kokūjin Ōgi: Akumetsu	↓ charge ↑ + D (uses 8 Magatama)

Notes

Enma is the Buddhist king of the afterlife/underworld, and is also known by the name Yama.
The hell of Crimson Lotus is the sixth or sometimes seventh of the eight cold hells in Buddhism.
Summer's Advance and Winter's Riposte reference seasonal winds (typhoons and blizzards respectively).
Lotuses (blooming in July) and fireflies have summer connotations; camellias are flowers that bloom in winter.
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