My scrub friend kept yelling that my main (Hakumen) became too OP, so I switched characters. My scrub friend kept yelling that:
Es is OP because of her range and pressure,
Tager is OP because he has i-frames on command grabs,
Nu-13 is OP because runaway zoner,
Kagura is OP because big butons/big damage,
Jubei/Taokaka are OP because cats are too quick,
and he refused to play against my 1.5 combo Izanami on anything besides his Mai. He mains Mai/Susan btw.

So I decided to nerf myself further by getting the trash can of the game - Terumi, and honestly, I don't even think he's that bad. Here's why.

Terumi pros:
- Jigachad meter gain
- A bunch of plus on block moves to reset pressure
- Strong strike/throw/staggers
- Good 50/50 and tick throws thanks to abundance of Rapid Cancels
- 19 frame quick standing overhead (like a Jin's 6A) that is a special, so it can be inserted after a lot of normals
- A bunch of i-frame tools - DP super (which leads to 3.5K on CH), projectile invul super. You have to pay for them, but by the virtue of being a Japanese thug, Terumi has a lot of money.
- Easy to play. The only hard part in his combos is 236D(whiff) > 5A/2A.
- Very fast

Terumi cons:
- Below average neutral and dinosaur hands buttons
- Momentum based: can be hard to get started if you're put on defensive from the start without building meter

Now let's look at Paul Allen's card.

Jubei pros:
- Quick cat
- Decent neutral thanks to 2B button and Hairball
- Good mixups and corner carry when in the activated Install
- Is smoll, can run under some projectiles and buttons a-la old Sol Badguy.

Jubei cons:
- Effectively 9K HP due to "always crouch" state, with 11K being game's average
- Non-existent mixup and damage without Install. Gacha pay 50 meter to become a character.
- 6A and 6B useless buttons, which are meme parries used to style on enemies 10 times below your skill level.
- Absolutely 0 reversal or any ability to exploit small gaps in enemy offense - even his Supers don't have i-frames.
- No tools against zoners or projectile i-frames.
- Hard Install combos with microdashes

I honestly think even Tao is better than Jubei. Am I wrong though?
Mori please.

I kinda fucked it uo

Stylish as always Bang. Now onto what's gotta be one of the biggest flops in the whole game. Thoughts on Carl's Chronophantasma portrait?

Rules:

1. Only one portrait per game can reach Azure tier.

2. Most upvoted comment wins.

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