Gordeau/Gameplay

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Introduction[]

Health: 10500 (Originally 13700)
Play-type: Offensive, Footsies
Dash Type: Run
Specialty: Assimilation
Gordeau is one of the two characters that can steal GRD from the opponent. Force Function also gains 3 frames less startup and less recovery while also having head-level invincibility frames when in Vorpal state.

Gordeau is a simple-to-pick-up power fighter with long reach and good priority in his normals and special moves, as his scythe gives him solid near-full-screen control and is also able to expend his meter for solid EX moves to use as reversals. Either way, his fundamentals and easy-to-grasp combos lead to solid damage off of nearly any hit confirm.

At middle distance, use 5C or his specials with good priority like Mortal Slide or Grim Reaper to beat out his opponent's moves or to keep them in check. At close range, use Aim Opening or 6B as overheads in order to force openings during blockstring pressure, especially when combined with his command grab for tick throw setups.

Not only does Gordeau have his fundamentals and his long range, but he can also steal the opponent's GRD, making him a powerful character to control that gauge with and also gives him access to the benefits of Vorpal state more often. However, most notable weakness of his is that he lacks non-physical zoning tools or any sort (such as a real projectile), which against careful fighters, can easily render his best pokes to be beaten out when used at bad times. This also ties into his scythe-based attacks being very situational due to them covering only certain angles (such as his 2C having weak-horizontal range for an anti-air and his Shade Harvest having a narrow hitbox).

Another big weakness of his is his lack of fast safe moves outside of his throw; because of this, Gordeau is often committed to his pokes and can barely play a safe footsies game when his longest-reaching attacks are fairly laggy. Examples include his 5C, 3C and his Grim Reaper, all three of which can be easily punished on whiff or block if used carelessly; playing Gordeau while simple, does not encourage haphazard use of his tools.

Move List[]

Normal Moves[]

Input	Damage	Guard	Cancel
	198	Crouch	SP/JC/EX/CS
	Low kick. Gordeau's fastest normal and works like many standing light kicks in other fighters. Can be used to pick up opponents on the ground. Smart Steer: 5A, 5B, 5C, 214B, 236C

Input	Damage	Guard	Cancel
	176	Crouch/Stand	SP/JC/EX/CS
	Crouches and does a little jab. Longer reach than 5A and can be rapid-fired. Standard pressure tool.

Input	Damage	Guard	Cancel
	561	Crouch/Stand	SP/JC/EX/CS
	Steps forward a bit and punches to the opponent's stomach area. Short reach.

Input	Damage	Guard	Cancel
	539	Stand	SP/EX/CS
	Forward low push kick with a decent reach. Standard crouching medium kick normal.

Input	Damage	Guard	Cancel
Dash	660	Crouch/Stand	SP/JC/EX/CS
	Yakuza kick. Advantageous move even on block, which allows for some pressure.

Input	Damage	Guard	Cancel
(Hold to charge)	759 (1045)	(Crouch)/Stand/Air	SP/JC/EX/CS
	Steps forward and leans forward to slam his scythe down via his leading hand. Has a long reach, but is air-blockable. Overhead and slams opponent down to the ground if charged. Has slightly more lag in Exe:Late[st], preventing it from being safely abused unless chained into something safe.

Input	Damage	Guard	Cancel
	462 -> 818	Crouch/Stand	SP/JC/EX/CS
	Swings his scythe right above him in an outward arc. Useful anti-aerial and works to get the opponent airborne during a combo. Works as a two-hit combo if right next to grounded opponent, but has a fairly weak hitbox below-and-horiztonal of Gordeau. Has slightly more lag in Exe:Late[st], preventing it from being safely abused unless chained into something safe.

Input	Damage	Guard	Cancel
Dash	980	Crouch/Stand	SP/EX/CS
	Tackles the opponent with a shoulder charge. Causes wallbounce if the move hits, so continuing the combo is easy.

Input	Damage	Guard	Cancel
j.	154	Stand	SP/EX/CS
	Punches downwards. Standard air-to-ground semi-light punch attack.

Input	Damage	Guard	Cancel
j.	275 -> 640	Stand	SP/EX/CS
	Two horizontally long forward spin kicks. Decent air-to-air and air-combo filler.

Input	Damage	Guard	Cancel
j. (Hold to charge)	671 (825)	Stand	SP/EX/CS
	An aerial ax kick via his leading leg laced with some darkness. Charged version slams the opponent to the ground making it possible to continue the combo. Can also cross-up if positioned correctly.

Throw[]

Input	Damage	Guard	Cancel
+	484 -> 1529
	Gordeau's fastest move. Grabs the opponent via a one-handed hold, chokes them with a single grasp and then throws them towards the edge of screen with an underhanded throw. Allows for a solid amount of followups. Additionally Gordeau can also drop the opponent right before him by holding during the throw, which downs them and allows for a free combo.

Force Function[]

Input	English Name			Japanese Name			Damage	Guard	Cancel
+	Rusty Nail			ラスティネイル			1342	Crouch/Stand
	Uses his claws for three long slashes via ripping back outward. Move has a long hitbox, but it can be dodged by crouching right before Gordeau. Standing opponents are forced down on hit, making it easy to follow-up. If it hits, the move steals 1 GRD bar from the opponent and grants it to gordeau, thus making the move cost nothing if hit, and making the move grant half a bar more in vorpal (since only half a bar is used for it in vorpal.

Command Normals/Unique Arts[]

Input	Damage	Guard	Cancel
	792	Stand	SP/EX/CS
	Steps forward and turn-punches down. Hits overhead and downs the foe on grounded hit, and inflicts ground bounce on airborne hit. Can be cancelled to specials on hit.

Input	Damage	Guard	Cancel
	660	Crouch/Stand	SP/JC/EX/CS
	Same as Dash B. Added in Exe:Late[st]. Downs opponent on counter hit.

Input	Damage	Guard	Cancel
(Hold to charge)	671	Crouch/Air	SP/EX/CS*
	* Only on hit Sliding kick with long reach and a low profile. Move stays active for long and sweeps on hit (and is Gordeau's main sweep since his 2C is not traditionally one). Can't be cancelled on block, so it's easily punished if not spaced correctly. In Exe:Late[st], unlike most sliding attacks, Gordeau can charge this move to increase the distance it slides at.

Special Moves/Sure-Killing Arts[]

Input	English Name			Japanese Name			Damage	Guard	Cancel
//	Mortal Slide			モータルスライド			(A) 1537 > (B) 1577 > (C) 2242	Crouch/Stand	SP/EX/(CS)
	Swings the scythe to catch the opponent via hooking them with the blade. Swings the opponent airborne via a launcher with a slight pull-in effect if the follow-up isn't inputted. A version has a fast start-up and can be comboed from 5C. B version is slowed but has a bit longer reach. EX version locks to the opponent and does a combination of Gordeau launching the opponent and following up with a midair Assimilation (which steals GRD), a kick afterwards, and a midair A Mortal Slide (which works like an auto-combo ranbu super of sorts). EX version can be cancelled to Infinite Worth moves if Cross Veil-Off is activated before Gordeau does a rising jumping scythe slash. In Exe:Late[st] the command inputs of Mortal Slide’s 1st move follow-ups are no longer a quarted-circle rekka, but in similar simple rekkainput as Hyde’s Vacant Shift.

Input	English Name	Japanese Name	Damage	Guard	Cancel
// (during Mortal Slide 1st-move on ground) (UNI(EL)) // (during Mortal Slide 1st-move on ground) (UNIST)	Shade Harvest	シェイドハーベスト		Crouch/Stand	SP/EX/CS
	Follow-up for the ground version, during the first movement of Mortal Slide. Swings the scythe back dragging the opponent right before Gordeau. Can be followed with normals on hit. Really unsafe if the move gets blocked. Input changed in Exe:Late[st].

Input	English Name	Japanese Name	Damage	Guard	Cancel
// (during Shade Harvest) (UNI(EL)) // (during Shade Harvest) (UNIST)	Assimilation	アシミレイション			CS
	Shade Harvest's follow-up. Same move as his standalone Assimilation. Grabs the opponent, absorbs half a GRD block and forces them down. Does a little more damage than the normal one. This follow-up is based on A version of Assimilation. Input changed in Exe:Late[st].

Input	English Name			Japanese Name			Damage	Guard	Cancel
j. //	Mortal Glide			モータルグライド			(A) 1537 > (B) 1577 > (C) 2242	Crouch/Stand/Air	SP/EX/(CS)
File:Gord-glide.png	Does a little twirl with his scythe in the air. Air unblockable. B version does a wide slash outward and downwards with a small launch effect, while Gordeau back away. EX version has more hits than B version.

Input	English Name			Japanese Name			Damage	Guard	Cancel
//	Grim Reaper			グリムリーパー			(A) 1345 > (B) 1556 > (C) 2279	Crouch/Stand	EX/(CS)
	Moves forward while doing incredibly big spinning swings with his scythe. Second swing causes wallbounce making it easy to continue the combo. Move has hitbox before him, above him and even behind him. Works as an excellent anti-air since the move is also aerial unblockable. A version has slow start-up but fast recovery. B version has a fast start-up but can't be followed up without meter. EX version has some invincibility. In the EX version Gordeau does four swings and the combo can be continued from the move easily.

Input	English Name			Japanese Name			Damage	Guard	Cancel
//	Assimilation			アシミレイション			(A )1540 > (B) 1650 > (C) 1760		CS
	Command grab where Gordeau uses his free hand to dig into the opponent and rips out a part of their soul, which absorbs 1 GRD block. Move can't be followed without Chain Shift and does lower damage than Gordeau's normal grab, but has longer reach than his normal grab. A and EX versions grab right in front of him. B version grabs upwards from the air. EX version's start-up has some invincibility. If EX version is used to end a combo, the opponent can't use roll to recover from the combo.

Input	English Name			Japanese Name			Damage	Guard	Cancel
// (ground input) // (midair input)	Precise Aim (Aim Opening)			エイムオーペニング			(A) 605 > (B) 1629 > (C) 2197	(Crouch)/Stand/(Air)	EX/(CS)
	Slams the tip of the scythe-head on the ground. A version is safe on block. B and EX version continue from the ground by twirling the sickle and jumping to the air and then slicing the opponent down as Gordeau lands. Those two are only used in combos. B version is an overhead. EX version has invincibility and its final slash is air-unblockable. A brand new midair version is added in Exe:Late[st], where it acts roughly the same only without the scythe slam at the beginning and can be Tiger Knee'd as 2147A/B/C. A version has Gordeau twirl his scythe without the final slice, while the B and C versions act roughly the same as their grounded versions.

Infinite Worth[]

Input	English Name			Japanese Name			Damage	Guard	Cancel
	Turbulence			タービュランス			3401	Crouch/Stand/Air
	Twirls the scythe around as he pleases after four quick slashes. First slash has a horizontally wide reach so attack is pretty easily to use. Move also has good invincibility and also has a wallbounce at the end if the last hit connects.

Infinite Worth EXS[]

Input	English Name			Japanese Name			Damage	Guard	Cancel
+++	Soul Exodus (Soul Vanish)			ソウルヴァニッシュ			3623
	Usable only when your own health is under 30 % Starts with a purple pillar of light. If it hits, a special animation will be shown and around 3500 damage is dealt. Use of the move will cause GRD Break, except if the user is in a Vorpal state before using it. If used within a combo, damage of the move is greatly reduced. Animation: Gordeau absorbs energy in the palm of his hand, then digs it deep into the opponent, ripping out their soul. He then proceeds to launch them up and kick them away before summoning his scythe and delivering the final blow: a heavy slash that wallbounces.

Combos[]

BASIC COMBOS

(5B) > 5A＞5B＞5C＞236A＞236A＞236A
2B＞5B＞5C＞3C＞2B＞3C＞2C＞Charged j.C
5C＞236A＞236A＞2B＞2C＞j.B＞j.C＞5B＞214B

MID-SCREEN

5A Starter

5A＞5B＞2B＞5C＞3C＞236A＞236A＞2C＞Charged j.C＞3C＞236A＞236A＞236A

2A Starter

2A (Up to 3 times)＞5B＞5C＞3C＞236A＞236A＞2C＞Charged j.C＞3C＞236A＞236A＞236A

5B Starter

5B＞2B＞5C＞3C＞236A＞236A＞3C＞2C＞Charged j.C＞j.A＞j.B＞3C＞236A＞236A＞236A
5B＞2B＞5C＞3C＞236A＞236A＞3C＞2C(1)＞j.B＞j.C＞3C＞236A＞236A＞236A

2B Starter

2B＞5B＞2C(1)＞5C＞3C＞236B＞236B＞2C＞Charged j.C＞j.A＞j.B＞3C＞236A＞236A＞236A
2B（Hit with the tip）＞5C＞3C＞236A＞236A＞3C＞2C＞Charged j.C＞j.A＞j.B＞3C＞236A＞236A＞236A

2C Starter

2C＞j.B＞j.C＞3C＞2B＞Delay 3C＞3C＞236A＞236A＞236A
2C＞Charged j.C＞（3C＞）＞236A＞236A＞2C＞236B＞236B＞236B
2C＞5A (Whiff)＞5B＞j.B＞j.C＞3C＞2B＞Delay 3C＞3C＞236A＞236A＞236A

3C Starter

3C＞236A＞236A＞2B＞5C＞j.B＞j.C＞3C＞236B＞236B＞236B
3C＞2B＞3C＞236A＞236A＞2B＞5C＞j.B＞j.C＞3C＞236A＞236A＞236A

6B Starter

6B＞22A＞2B＞236A＞236A＞2C＞Charged j.C＞j.A＞j.B＞3C＞236A＞236A＞236A
6B＞22A＞3C＞2B＞5C＞j.B＞j.C＞3C＞236A＞236A＞236A

Assault Starter

Assault j.C＞5A＞5B＞5C＞3C＞236A＞236A＞2C＞Charged j.C＞3C＞236A＞236A＞236A
Assault j.C＞5B＞2B＞5C＞3C＞236A＞236A＞2C＞Charged j.C＞3C＞236A＞236A＞236A

Mortal Slide Starter

236A/B＞236A/B＞3C＞2C＞Charged j.C＞3C＞236A＞236A＞236A
236A/B＞236A/B＞3C＞2B＞5C＞j.B＞j.C＞3C＞236A＞236A＞236A

Grim Reaper Starter

623A/B/C (Chain Shift)＞(Dash)＞j.B＞j.C＞5B＞236B＞236B＞2C＞Charged j.C＞j.A＞j.B＞3C＞236A＞236A＞236A
623A/B/C (Chain Shift)＞(Dash＞j.B＞j.C＞3C＞236A＞236A＞2C＞Charged j.C＞j.A＞j.B＞3C＞236A＞236A＞236A
623A/B/C (Chain Shift)＞(Dash)＞j.B＞j.C＞5B＞236B＞236B＞2B＞5C＞j.B＞j.C＞3C＞236A＞236A＞236A
623A/B/C (Chain Shift)＞(Dash)＞j.B＞j.C＞3C＞236A＞236A＞2B＞5C＞j.B＞j.C＞3C＞236A＞236A＞236A
623A/B (Aerial hit)＞22C＞(Dash)＞2C＞Charged j.C＞j.A＞j.B＞3C＞236A＞236A＞236A
623A/B (Aerial hit)＞22C＞(Dash)＞2B＞5C＞j.B＞j.C＞3C＞236A＞236A＞236A

A or EX Assimilation Starter

214A/C (Chain Shift)＞5C＞3C＞236A＞236A＞2B＞5C＞j.B＞j.C＞3C＞236B＞236B＞236B
214A/C (Chain Shift)＞22A＞2C＞236B＞236B＞2B＞5C＞j.B＞j.C＞3C＞236A＞236A＞236A

Throw Starter

Throw (Hold the stick down)＞5A＞5B＞2C＞2B＞5C＞3C＞236B＞236B＞236B (Doesn't work on Linne)
Throw (Hold the stick down)＞5A＞2C＞Charged j.C＞3C＞236A＞236A＞236A

Notes:

2C>Charged j.C>j.A>j.B drops really easily against Vatista and Chaos. Recommended to use other routes against them.
2B>5C>j.B>j.C>3C often drops against Eltnum. Try to evade using that route.

CORNER COMBOS