General/Other So trident rush ehhhh?

[HomeLee1121]

So one of my friends told me that if aquaman did NOT have trident rush he would be garbage. I'm genuinely curious now. What do you guys think?

 

[Syknis]

 

[GamerBlake90]

This thread is obviously going to attract a lot of "stop downplaying Aquaman" comments.

Having said that, even without the ability to chip away at you with Trident Rush for free, he'd still have...

- a long-ass b1 that punishes dash-ins
- a full-screen counter-zoning tool
- easily the best anti-air/counter-poke tool
- severely damaging combos that are easy to do
- a trait to prevent a combo from launching you
- an effective mix-up game between f1 3 and b1 2
- a shield move that reduces damage dramatically and, with a press of the Meter-Burn button, sends you full-screen, allowing him to continue checking you with From the Deep

A character with all of that certainly can't be so bad.

 

[HomeLee1121]

This thread is obviously going to attract a lot of "stop downplaying Aquaman" comments.

Having said that, even without the ability to chip away at you with Trident Rush for free, he'd still have...

- a long-ass b1 that punishes dash-ins
- a full-screen counter-zoning tool
- easily the best anti-air/counter-poke tool
- severely damaging combos that are easy to do
- a trait to prevent a combo from launching you
- an effective mix-up game between f1 3 and b1 2

A character with all of that certainly can't be so bad.

Well he also said that aquaman has no mixups, and to react to overheads lol i mean PL says the same about batman, but no one can block forever. You're gonna get hit at least once every now and then lol

 

[Fred Marvel]

he has a vortex

 

[HomeLee1121]

he has a vortex

meh not really, you can react the overheads. Its like batman's situation after trait cancels

 

[HomeLee1121]

Seriously, syknis tell me what do you think? lol im really curious

 

[VenomX-90]

You can downplay a character to fuck with your opponents head thinking you dont know what you are doing, and then you can go ham on your opponent afterwards. Am I right or Am I right?

 

[GamerBlake90]

Well he also said that aquaman has no mixups, and to react to overheads lol i mean PL says the same about batman, but no one can block forever. You're gonna get hit at least once every now and then lol

The part about Aquaman having no mix-ups is somewhat true. You're only gonna get it off a blocked f1, after which you can complete the string in favor of the overhead, or stop it to go for the b1 low. But with how strong his chip damage is, he really does not need mix-ups.

 

[Pan1cMode]

The part about Aquaman having no mix-ups is somewhat true. You're only gonna get it off a blocked f1, after which you can complete the string in favor of the overhead, or stop it to go for the b1 low. But with how strong his chip damage is, he really does not need mix-ups.

That mixup isn't too hard to fuzzy. Watch his staff. If it returns to the neutral position block low, otherwise block overhead.

 

[ShotgunInsanity]

This thread is obviously going to attract a lot of "stop downplaying Aquaman" comments.

Having said that, even without the ability to chip away at you with Trident Rush for free, he'd still have...

- a long-ass b1 that punishes dash-ins
- a full-screen counter-zoning tool
- easily the best anti-air/counter-poke tool
- severely damaging combos that are easy to do
- a trait to prevent a combo from launching you
- an effective mix-up game between f1 3 and b1 2

A character with all of that certainly can't be so bad.

 

[GamerBlake90]

Oh, and I forgot to add this to my earlier list:

- a shield move that reduces damage dramatically and, with a press of the Meter-Burn button, sends you full-screen, allowing him to continue checking you with From the Deep

 

[HomeLee1121]

Oh, and I forgot to add this to my earlier list:

- a shield move that reduces damage dramatically and, with a press of the Meter-Burn button, sends you full-screen, allowing him to continue checking you with From the Deep

so what would your response be if he said that if the opponent has the life lead and full screen, and aquaman can't do anything if you're zoning him?

 

[Syknis]

He would probably drop a tier or two. What would he cancel his normals into if he didnt have T rush?

 

[HomeLee1121]

He would probably drop a tier or two. What would he cancel his normals into if he didnt have T rush?

FINALLY a good response lol now i can see it more, but i mean isn't b1,2 , max range b2, and f1 safe though? lol

 

[Killphil]

He would probably drop a tier or two. What would he cancel his normals into if he didnt have T rush?

From the Deep

 

[Syknis]

FINALLY a good response lol now i can see it more, but i mean isn't b1,2 , max range b2, and f1 safe though? lol

Lol well it is but still. The character would need to be slightly adjusted to be top without trident rush.

 

[GamerBlake90]

so what would your response be if he said that if the opponent has the life lead and full screen, and aquaman can't do anything if you're zoning him?

I'd tell him, "You'd better hope that the clock is about to run out or else enjoy getting chipped by From The Deep."

Of course, if you're playing Killer Frost, your own Aquaman, or another character that can punish the move from full screen, then you can disregard the above.

 

[HomeLee1121]

Lol well it is but still. The character would need to be slightly adjusted to be top without trident rush.

I see, btw congrats again on your top 8

 

[Pan1cMode]

I'd tell him, "You'd better hope that the clock is about to run out or else enjoy getting chipped by From The Deep."

Of course, if you're playing Killer Frost, Zatanna (I think her trance can punish it?), your own Aquaman, or another character that can punish the move from full screen, then you can disregard the above.

Zatanna cannot punish it from full screen.

 

[AK coolcmcgee]

where is Tom Brady when you need him

 

[HomeLee1121]

where is Tom Brady when you need him

@Tom Brady, I actually am curious as to what you think about this topic.

 

[GamerBlake90]

Zatanna cannot punish it from full screen.

My bad, editing my post. Could have sworn it worked, but then, I rarely ever fight Zatanna nor do I see much of her vs. Aquaman.

 

[macro]

My bad, editing my post. Could have sworn it worked, but then, I rarely ever fight Zatanna nor do I see much of her vs. Aquaman.

Blake who do you play?

 

[GamerBlake90]

Blake who do you play?

Batman. My signature ought to hint that much.