For those having trouble with Full Auto Jacqui...I wrote this up for myself after playing this matchup a ton and figuring her out in the lab. I guess this could be added to the guide for MU sake. Enjoy the novel:
Full Auto Jacqui MU:
Her zoning:
Jacqui will back up and abuse her machine gun. It’s 4 shots and does 7% and it’s a high so you can duck it. You can’t punish it and it cannot be easily jumped over. You’re forced to dash in between shots but be careful because the window between shots is tight, forcing you to dash as soon as the last bullet passes. She can meterburn the shots and fire a rocket which sends you back again. It’s likely she use this tactic when you start getting closer to her. When you get close to Jacqui as she spams machine gun, she’ll start to fire off the up rocket to prevent jump ins. If you jump in and get hit, expect to be full combo punished and pushed to the back of the screen. The up rocket will also stuff your run/dash when you are close to her.
It should also be noted that anytime Jacqui knocks you down, expect her to fire off the machine gun as you get up. It knocks Jin out of his wakeup options and is completely safe for her.
Her Footsies:
Her main strings are F1,2 which hits mid, B2 which hits overhead, and B33, which hits low. All 3 are safe on block. F1,2 and B2 can hit from around jump in distance. The range on those normal is actually close to on par with Jin’s. They are not to be underestimated.
Block Strings: If you block a string from Jacqui it may be followed up with an up rocket. This puts Jacqui at +11. This is fantastic frame trap as long as you’re blocking high. You must block low to escape the up rocket. If you started by blocking high you cannot block the first rocket, you have to wait till the next cycle. When you get the up rocket to whiff, she’s full combo punishable. Once she’s realized you’ve figured that out she’ll mix it up with throws, back dashes etc.
Meat and potatoes Strategy:
Patience is the key. The first thing you have to do is get in. Once you back her into a corner she’ll wait for you to get close to try and use B2, or F1,2. If you anticipate this, depending on range, you can B1, F2, NJP (watch out for up rocket), or armor through her attacks. Once knocked down she’s limited on options. Her wake ups are unsafe so she won’t be totally willing the throw them out. Keep up the pressure, and keep her on her ass.
After extended playing you might see Jacqui players zoning and then running up to you while you’re crouched to use her footsies against you. She might also try to run up to bait you and cancel into low rocket which mixed with machine guns knocks you full screen again. If she ever runs at you, jump back. It beats all her attacks except dash uppercut and machine guns. If she doesn’t use those 2 options you can full combo punish her footsies game and dodge any rocket attacks. If you read machine guns, jump in attack for full combo, if you read the dashing uppercut, block and full punish.
