Lingo
When a move (I.e. a fireball) is called by a collection of numbers and letters.
What are Fighting Game Notations?
These characters usually have a "fireball", "dragon punch", and are usually the easiest characters for new players to pick up.
What is a Shoto?
Cant Escape From Crossing Fate! Fight!
What is the match intro to Blazblue: Cross Tag Battle?
Ryu and Ken (Street Fighter), Sol Badguy and Ky Kiske (Guilty Gear), Ragna the Bloodedge and Jin Kisaragi (Blazblue), Gran and Djeeta (Granblue), and Annie (Skullgirls), are all examples of...
A Shoto Archetype
When both players in a match pick the same character.
What is a mirror match?
A projectile that often travels most of the screen.
What is a Fireball?
These characters are excellent at keeping their opponent away from them.
What is a Zoner?
Heaven or Hell. Dual One. Let's Rock!
What is the match intro to the Guilty Gear franchise?
Shermie (King of Fighters), Zangief and Rainbow Mika (Street Fighter), Beowulf (Skullgirls), and Potempkin (Guilty Gear), are all examples of...
The Grappler Archetype
One of the most iconic moments in the fighting game tournament scene where a player perfectly parried a super, ending up with them winning the match.
What is the Daigo Parry?
A move that is often preformed using a Z motion with the joystick.
What is a Dragon Punch?
These characters rely on obstacles and objects to mixup their opponent.
What is a set play/set up character?
The Wheel of Fate is Turning! Rebel One. Fight!
What is the match intro to the Blazblue games?
Tsubaki Yayoi, and Izayoi (Blazblue), A.B.A (Guilty Gear), Yuel (Granblue), Suiggly (Skullgirls), are all examples of...
The Stance/Install Archetype.
The iconic music composer of Street Fighter.
Who is Yoko Shimomura?
The amount of frames taken to recover from a blocked attack.
What is Plus/Minus on Block?
These characters have a completely different character with them, forcing the player to essentially play two characters at the same time.
What is a Puppet Character?
First Clause. Divide!
What is the match intro from Under Night: In Birth?
Metera (Granblue), Dhalsim (Street Fighter), Hilda (Under Night: In Birth), and Nu 13 (Blazblue), are all examples of...
The Zoner Archetype
The company that mostly popularized the fighting game genre.
Who is Capcom?
The area where two players have yet to close in, or where the other player cannot close in.
What is Neutral?
These characters have a mode they can go into for a certain period of time by spending a certain resource, or other means.
What is a Stance/Install character?
Believe In Victory! Battle One. Engage!
What is the match intro to Granblue Fantasy?
Peacock (Skullgirls), Platinum the Trinity (Blazblue), and Faust (Guilty Gear), are all examples of...
The RNG Archetype
Who was Guilty Gear's very first guest character?
Lucy (Cyberpunk Edgerunners)