Vampire Savior/Victor

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Victor von Gerdenheim

Introduction

Victor von Gerdenheim (ビクトル), the Frankenstein. Victor is a slow but powerful grappler-type character. Although he lacks speed and air movement options he makes up for it with range and utility. His j.HP is easily one of the best jumping attacks in the game and he has fairly good anti-airs, thus he is able to dominate the air and get in on people rather easily. Despite being the "big man grappler" in the game, other characters excel at grappling more-so than him, forcing him to play the zone and poke game with his beefy normals. In order to play Victor, having a great deal of patience and reserve is usually a good asset.

Primary objective: Electrocute, j.HP a lot.

Overview

Basic Hitboxes & Movement

	Standing Hitbox The third tallest standing character in the game. His extreme height gives him several problems, such as big jump-in chain attacks and the inability to walk underneath Demitri's air fireball. He has one of the slower walk speeds in the game, and his alternative movement options (dashing, special moves) are lacking. While in hitstun, his head hitbox disappears, which thankfully makes some re-jump infinite combos impossible.
	Crouching Hitbox TOO DAMN TALL. Victor is the second tallest crouching character in the game, being only a pixel shorter than Bishamon. This immense crouching height puts him in the path of many extremely pressuring normals that would typically whiff on everyone else in the cast, such as certain characters jabs and Q-Bee's standing medium punch. To make matters worse, he doesn't have a solid low profile move, like Bishamon's Iai Giri slashes, to attempt to go underneath these attacks. The only attack Victor has which shrinks his hurtbox would be his Mega Forehead, though it's somewhat slow startup would make it difficult to use for such a purpose. Typically, you need to have solid pushblock or guard cancel skills to deal with players who may heavily abuse this.
	Jumping Hitbox A very tall jumping hurtbox with a rather short jump, Victor has some issues jumping away from pressure compared to other characters. However, once he's in the air, he becomes somewhat terrifying due to the power of jumping hard punch. Again, solid pushblock skills are useful here, to give you the space needed to jump for offense or defense.
	Dashing Hitbox The worst dash in the game. It's extremely slow for a dash and travels very little distance. It still has some use in an up close pressure game though. You could use it to go under Demitri's Fireballs too I guess.

Normal Moves

Standing Normals

* Hold the button to electrify a normal move. Electrified normals deal less damage, cancel out projectiles, deal chip damage on block and have radically different move timings. If you reset and opponent with an electrified normal, they will be 'frozen' in the electrocuted for a short duration allowing you to recover first. This gives you enough time to do a mixup while they are recovering.

	5.LP [ Startup:5 | Active:3 | Hit:+4 | Block:+3 | Renda: H:+7 B:+6 ] Very nice range for a Jab. Whiff on short crouching characters. Has decent frame advantage on block/hit, very good for a dash in. Cancelable.
	5.MP [ Startup:9 | Active:3 | Hit:0 | Block:-1 ] Can be used to hit an opponent trying to jump out, electrify it and you should have enough time for a mixup attempt.
	Electric 5.MP [ Startup:8 | Active:5 | Hit:+4 | Block:-11 ]
	5.HP [ Startup:13 | Active:3 | Hit:+10 | Block:-3 ] Victor unleashes a mighty punch. Has great range. Reset on hit.
	Electric 5.HP [ Startup:16 | Active:10 | Hit:+42 | Block:-11 ]
	5.LK [ Startup:6 | Active:3 | Hit:+8 | Block:+7 | Renda: H:+11 B:+10 ] Short range but will hit most crouching opponents. Has quite a bit of frame advantage when it connects. Dash LK can link to LP or LK. Cancelable.
	5.MK [ Startup:9 | Active:3 | Hit:0 | Block:-1 ] Few frames slower than MP, slightly higher hitbox. Very possible to counter hit certain low moves.
	Electric 5.MK [ Startup:10 | Active:3 | Hit:+1 | Block:-13 ]
	5.HK [ Startup:13 | Active:6 | Hit:+2 | Block:-11 ] Covers a huge area and hits people out of the air. Reset on hit.
	Electric 5.HK [ Startup:18 | Active:10 | Hit:+35 | Block:-17 ] Kicking air fireballs with this move makes you a pro Victor.

Close Standing Normals

	Close 5.MP [ Startup:9 | Active:3 | Hit:-4 | Block:-5 ] • At 64 pixels away from the opponent this turns into Far 5.MP.
	Electric Close 5.MP [ Startup:13 | Active:8 | Hit:+7 | Block:-7 ] Since electric moves have no pushback, you can do a [2.LK > Close Electric 5.MP] and then link off of it as a combo extension. Great normal if you can consistently link off of this. • At 64 pixels away from the opponent this turns into Far Electric 5.MP.
	Close 5.HP [ Startup:11 | Active:4 | Hit:+4 | Block:-9 ] Victor brings his fist down on his opponent's head. Reset on hit. • At 64 pixels away from the opponent this turns into Far 5.HP.
	Electric Close 5.HP [ Startup:15 | Active:8 | Hit:+44 | Block:-9 ] • At 64 pixels away from the opponent this turns into Far Electric 5.HP.
	Close 5.LK [ Startup:5 | Active:3 | Hit:+5 | Block:+4 ] Doesn't have the frame advantage of the far LK. Cancelable. • At 32 pixels away from the opponent this turns into Far 5.LK.
	Close 5.MK [ Startup:11 | Active:3 | Hit:-3 | Block:-4 ] • At 64 pixels away from the opponent this turns into Far 5.MK.
	Close 5.MK [ Startup:13 | Active:12 | Hit:+6 | Block:-8 ] • At 64 pixels away from the opponent this turns into Far Electric 5.MK.
	Close 5.HK [ Startup:16 | Active:3 | Hit:+0 | Block:-1 ] • At 64 pixels away from the opponent this turns into Far 5.HK.
	Electric Close 5.HK [ Startup:21 | Active:3 | Hit:+47 | Block:-5 ] • At 64 pixels away from the opponent this turns into Far Electric 5.HK.

Crouching Normals

	2.LP [ Startup:5 | Active:3 | Hit:+7 | Block:+6 | Renda: H:+10 B:+9 ]
	2.MP [ Startup:9 | Active:3 | Hit:+2 | Block:+1 ]
	Electric 2.MP [ Startup:8 | Active:5 | Hit:+6 | Block:-9 ]
	2.HP [ Startup:11 | Active:6 | Hit:+4 | Block:-7 ]
	Electric 2.HP [ Startup:17 | Active:13 | Hit:+46 | Block:-5 ]
	2.LK [ Startup:6 | Active:3 | Hit:+9 | Block:+8 | Renda: H:+12 B:+11 ]
	2.MK [ Startup:10 | Active:2 | Hit:+3 | Block:+2 ]
	Electric 2.MK [ Startup:9 | Active:3 | Hit:+8 | Block:-6 ]
	2.HK [ Startup:14 | Active:2 | Hit:+? | Block:-2 ]
	Electric 2.HK [ Startup:14 | Active:4 | Hit:+? | Block:-16 ]

Jumping Normals

	j.LP [ Startup:9 | Active:5 ]
	j.MP [ Startup:10 | Active:5 ]
	j8.HP [ Startup:9 | Active:5 ] Victor sends both fists down on his opponent. Must be blocked high. Knockdown on hit.
	j7/9.HP [ Startup:12 | Active:6 ]
	j.LK [ Startup:6 | Active:5 ]
	j.MK [ Startup:9 | Active:4 ]
	j.HK [ Startup:15 | Active:2 ]

Pursuit Attack

Victor jumps forward and punches down twice before jumping away again. Not useful on whiff to close distance, and very hard to hit with unless you use Giga Burn. You want to ES this at every opportunity.

Throws & Command Throws

	Normal Throw (MP) [ Startup:X | Active:X | Hit:+X ] Victor grabs his opponent and crushes them in his palms. This version causes a reset regardless if the opponent techs the throw or not, giving Victor an opportunity for a meaty mixup.
	Normal Throw (HP) [ Startup:X | Active:X | Hit:-X ] Victor grabs his opponent and beats them senseless with his jaw. Deals more damage, but also allows the opponent to ground tech which may or may not sacrifice okizeme options, depending on the character.
	Normal Throw (MK or HK) [ Startup:X | Active:X | Hit:+X ] Victor tosses his opponent with his butt cheeks. Use this to switch places with your opponent or if every one of your P throws is being teched.
	Air Throw (MP or HP) [ Startup:X | Active:X | Hit:+X | Block:+X | Renda: H:+X B:+X ] Victor throws his opponent to the ground. A great throw to use by accident especially when fighting air-to-air with j.MP
File:Victor gravknuckle.png	Graviton Knuckle (throw followup) – 28P [ Startup:X | Active:X | Hit:-X | Block:-X ] Use during Victor's P throws. You must input the command before Victor starts hitting his opponent. It deals more damage than the throw normally would, but sets your opponent a fair distance away afterwards. Can be teched to avoid the knockdown but damage won't be reduced, so this is an effective way to get some guaranteed damage when you grab your opponent.
	Mega Shock (throw) - 236K (close) [ Startup:X | Active:X | Hit:+X | Block:+X | Renda: H:+X B:+X ] Mash kicks to deal additional hits. Not especially useful. Mega Spike or P throw into Graviton Knuckle will deal more guaranteed damage.
	Mega Spike (throw) - 360P (close) [ Startup:X | Active:X | Hit:-X | Block:-X ] Great damage. You want to hit with this. Once your opponent is afraid of this move you can get easy anti-air hits on them.
	Gerdenheim 3 (throw) - 720KK [ Startup:X | Active:X | Hit:+X ] EX Move, costs 1 meter to use. 720 motion means you will either have to buffer this from a normal or a jump in. Damage is incredible, so try to learn the setups for this move.
	Darkforce Throw [ Startup:X | Active:X ]

Special Moves

Mega Stake (overhead) – [2]8P:

A great tool to hit with from across the screen, and the slow startup looks almost identical to his pursuit attack. Use it if you think your knocked down opponent is going to tech backwards to catch them. Avoid using it up close as the move only hits where his fists are.

• (LP Version):
• (MP Version):
• (HP Version):
• (ES Version):

Mega Forehead (rush) – [4]6P:

This move will lose you games. Will hit once in a blue moon as a surprise anti-air but that will usually be the ES version. It deals a hefty amount of chip damage but Gyro Crush is probably better used in that situation. ES version can combo from c.LK x2 or c.LP x2 and deal a fair amount of damage.

• (LP Version):
• (MP Version):
• (HP Version):
• (ES Version):

Giga Burn (diagonal) – 623K (GC):

Fairly quick move compared to Victor's normals, has moderate recovery time if it misses. One of Victor's more useful special move. Anti-air and guard cancels are obvious uses, but since this move is fast you can use it to shorten gaps after a knockdown while building meter. At close range you can use it to beat out some pokes and jumping attempts. It's also a very useful move to start guessing game, for example getting it blocked in the corner open a tricky 50/50 game where you either go for a throw or beat the jump-out attempt with an electrified normal. Whiffing it on crouching opponent is also useful against players with slow reaction, you can throw them very easily when it recovers.

• (LK Version):
• (MK Version):
• (HK Version):
• (ES Version): Deals three hits. You can combo a HP Gyro Crush after this, timing is strict though.

Gyro Crush (lariat) – 214P:

The Gyro Crush will cancel out projectiles it comes into contact with. Use L and R to control Victor's position during it. Be wary, low attacks will go under this and hit you.

• (LP Version): You can throw this out randomly at almost no cost to you. It will stop some jump-ins and allow you to effectively walk through fireball spams.
• (MP Version):
• (HP Version): On block you can maneuver yourself out of range of most punishes, deals a good amount of chip damage and can be used to finish people off.
• (ES Version): You can follow up this move with a HP Gyro Crush or another ES Gyro Crush for more damage. Timing is strict.

Minimum Step (hop) - 2KKK:

A command hop. It's not really useful, it has about the same speed and travel distance as a normal jump. The low jump angle isn't an advantage either, and remember you can neither airblock nor attack during this. You can do some funky mixup by canceling a normal into this if you want to.

EX Moves

Thunder Break (ground slam) - [2]8KK:

Victor jumps up and slams the ground causing electricity to travel on the ground in both directions. In addition to dealing damage with the impact and the electricity, Victor can sometimes knock people out of the air when they try to jump in. Horrid move, the damage is strangely low, can be beat out easily and can't be comboed into, not to mention how unsafe it is on block.

Gerdenheim 3 - 720KK

See info in the Throws section up above.

Dark Force

Great Gerdenheim - Same strength P + K:

Victor gains increased armor and speed! :O

• (L/M Version):

Victor loses his standing LP, MP, and HP moves which become untechable command grabs.

• (H Version):

Victor's standing normals become their close range version and always come packed with electricity.

Combos

LP c.LK LP xx 214PP 214PP

j.LP j.LK LP MP [HP]

ch 623K 8PP

Strategies

Offense Victor doesn't have the insane mixups of Sasquatch or Zabel. Victor does have a fair amount of priority in his moves though, so he can often out poke others leading to a combo.

His choice for a combo starter is usually LP, cr.LP, cr.LK, MP. These come out fast, have good priority and have good combo potential.

His jumpin should be j.HP.

For antiair use cr.HP.

All other pokes have their use, but the above are what you'll probably use the most.

Forcing the opponent to stay defensive then go for a mixup is another part of Victor's offensive game. Victor can create several situations where he's at frame advantage :

Blocked j.HP

Blocked weak pokes (LP, LK etc)

Knockdown (grab, sweep)

Reset (MP throw, anti air with ground normal - preferring the electrified version for even more advantage)

Victor's high/low mixup involves getting to jump distance, do a jump in j.LP then either :

Do a j.HP which must be blocked high

Or whiff the j.HP by doing it a little close to the ground, then cr.LK which must be blocked low

Up close Victor can also add grab to his mixup to counter overly defensive players.

Victor can also lock down an opponent in the corner using his weak pokes to create frame advantage then dash in and repeat attacking.

Grab setups :

Blocked/whiffed Giga Burn, grab

Empty jumpin/whiffed jumpin, grab

Knock opponent down next to you, Giga Burn crossup when they wakeup, grab

Reset, dash in grab

Blocked j.HP/LP/LK etc dash/walk in grab

Corner opponent, knock down. Stand at opponent's roll distance and wait for them to roll out then grab. This is also a great 720 setup, just wait for the opponent to roll to you, buffer 360 in a whiffed LK, then do another 360 + K when they stands up.

Memos

• Video composite of links, Strategies & Throw Setups

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqaa4zPNy_0

• Against MOR & LI, from Midscreen, it's very reliable to connect with -> cr.lk, Renda cr.lk xx ES-Gyro, ES-Gyro, HP-Gyro

https://twitter.com/VMP_KyleW/status/926319706188812288

https://twitter.com/VMP_KyleW/status/926945989461647360

https://twitter.com/VMP_KyleW/status/926945741964066816

• Victor's Taunt - Bird or Booger - does 1 damage, Air Unblock, Special Finish KO & does not knockdown.

• In Dark Force, you can chain into a punch, causing a grab. This will beat Super Armor!

• Meaty st.[mk] is so advantageous that Victor can LINK J.hp. Not an ideal combo, just an example.

https://twitter.com/shu180sx/status/926118057973399552

• Thunder break has air UB frames, early in the startup. The opponent can enter proximity block & still get hit!

http://seesaawiki.jp/vswiki/d/%a1%da%a5%d3%a5%af%a5%c8%a5%eb%a1%db%a5%b5%a5%f3%a5%c0%a1%bc%a5%d6%a5%ec%a5%a4%a5%af%a4%ce%b6%f5%c3%e6%a5%ac%a1%bc%a5%c9%c9%d4%c7%bd%c8%bd%c4%ea

Victor Bugs

• Turn-Around x 720

Vic's 720 hits behind has more priority than turn-around frames. It's possible to backwards grab with a 720.

https://twitter.com/VMP_KyleW/status/887586415248252932

https://youtu.be/oqaa4zPNy_0?t=1m5s

https://youtu.be/oqaa4zPNy_0?t=1m30s

• Turn-Around x Head Rush

https://twitter.com/VMP_KyleW/status/928136763343646720

Notable Players

Japanese Player Index: http://www21.atwiki.jp/vsplayer/pages/26.html

Name (English)	Name (Japanese)	Color	Location	Contact	Notes
Oboro	オボロ	KK	Kansai	http://twitter.com/OBOROCK	Mega Offense
Kame	カメ (Sometimes 亀)	HK	Kanto	http://twitter.com/kame_victor	Mega Defense
Oshikiri	押切	MP	Kanto		Author of the manga "Hi Score Girl".