What do you think of the Flash match up? I used to think it was in Hawkgirls favour but now I think its even. Played some sets against Zyphox and another good flash player, I really struggled if he got me in the corner.
I think Zyphox, Honeybee and I are some of the only people who think it's 5-5 lol. It seems like most Flash and Hawkgirl players think she wins however I'm gonna do a brief synopsis of my thoughts:
1. Damage/come back factor while both character have this, Flash's huge damage into more mix ups and vastly more damage that Shayera wins out for him easily.
2. Several of her mids will sometimes randomly whiff on Flash's small hitbox, which weakens her mix up game.
3. Superior mix ups that lead to far more damage and can lead to mix ups on block or hit (she has this too but again not to the level of Flash).
4. Counterzoning options like phase to deal with interactables and Hawkgirl's zoning.
5. I'd also say his footsies are equal or better since he gets more for his correct reads and his strings have solid reach.
Some pros for Hawkgirl:
1. Her down 1 and down 2 can really put Flash's advances in check and make him hesitant to approach from the ground or air.
2. Hawkgirl can set the pace of the match up even without a lifelead and she can chip away at him well and safely for the most part.
3. She seems to have a hitbox well suited to interrupting quite a few of his string gaps for full combo punishes.
4. Her mobility allows her to avoid a lot of corner pressure and shenanigans because she has multiple safe on block escape options.
5. Flash seems vulnerable to her corner oki despite his super fast wake ups.
They has far too many answer to each other for it to not be even to me anyway. This does not in any way shape or form feel like our other slight advantage match ups.
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