Reptile IS top 10?

[MashPotatoTower]

People say Sonya beats him but its more like 5 - 5
Okay I could just suck in the MU because online reptile is impossible to face with anyone.

 

[16 Bit]

And whoever says Reptile goes even with Kabal, we have gotten so used to Kabal breaking everyone a 6-4 looks like a 5-5. LBSH

Probably but the same goes for the other Kabal MU so it evens out and Reptile still does relatively well against him. Kitana vs. Kabal is terrible but I'm constantly told it doesn't look that bad.

 

[Cossner]

Are you telling me you think Reptile BEATS KABAL, or am I reading that completely out of whack? Also, I don't think KL is anywhere near that bad, lol. It does feel that way against the right KL's sometimes though haha.

No, Kabal beats Reptile lol. I have a friend offline who plays KL, and it's a nightmare.

 

[Briggs8417]

People say Sonya beats him but its more like 5 - 5
Okay I could just suck in the MU because online reptile is impossible to face with anyone.

Yeah it is most definitely not even haha, I will say that much.

 

[THTB]

Repilicus probably has only a few losing MU's and they are 4-6's, no worse. He's probably 7th in the game overall. I'd say he loses 4-6 to Sonya, Kung Lao, and possibly Freddy or Skarlet. The best part about him..he goes even with KABALL

You don't think Cyrax is bad?

 

[xSMoKEx]

He's an A+ Tier, upper end of the cast for sure. GGA 16 Bit was right, he called it on the KTP reunion show special and even before that. (Watching it now for the first time coincidentally)

He's competing with Kitana, Cage, Jax, Skarlet, Smoke, and Cyrax for that top 10 spot, so i personally could not put him inside of top 10.

 

[GGA HAN]

You don't think Cyrax is bad?

Might be, Cyrax can trade favorably from mid to full-screen but Reptile is so mobile he can usually find a way into his sweet spot.

 

[Briggs8417]

Might be, Cyrax can trade favorably from mid to full-screen but Reptile is so mobile he can usually find a way into his sweet spot.

I agree with this, I have been really on the fence about Cyrax ever since he has been mentioned as bad. I'm not sure, because it seems to me that either character can take control at any given moment. Maybe that's just me though.

 

[Chuckychuck]

Let's be serious here. Reptile is most likely better than both Cage and Kitana. Enera is right, it's about the machups. Reptile has no brickwall MU like they do with Kenshi and Kabal. These MU are a more dire problem for them in tournament play than anything a Reptile loyalist has to worry about.

You mind sharing how Reptile deals with Sonya up close during the stair down and she has 1 bar of meter?

 

[Briggs8417]

Charlie2417 bf2

 

[Chuckychuck]

Charlie2417 bf2

You can only fuck that up twice in a match man

 

[Obs_SmSwag]

I usually have reptile at around 8th or 9th in my MU charts. People who think he isn't must not have played a top reptile player before.

PerfectMindGame I think they do. He avoids all of their force ball shenanigans with his mobility, punishes dash easily with 21 spin. And, well... he's KOONG LOU. None of Lao's tools are shut down by reptile.

 

[Briggs8417]

You can only fuck that up twice in a match man

Nah seriously though, if she has meter, and you are that close then back the fuck up and bait something.

 

[THTB]

Sonya isn't favorable, but it's not the total shitfest everyone makes it out to be. Play more patient, dammit, and don't be afraid to get close to a Sonya when you have to.

 

[NKZero]

No way that Smoke is a bad matchup for Reptile. Probably even.

Fair enough I trust you know this MU a lot better than I do. It seems on paper that Smoke has the tools to win but yeah.

 

[Skylight1]

Welcome to the Reptile's AA class, Kitana vs Reptile.; Reptile wins. Probably one of the better matchups for Reppy boy.

 

[Axel_Redd]

i always thought ermac was a tricky matchup for reptile...maybe that was prepatch...

and as for kung vs reptile it is definitely 5-5, reptile has his setups on what not but so does kung lao. Kung Lao can match slow and ex slow forceballs with ex Grind hat if he wanted to. Lol.

 

[NKZero]

i always thought ermac was a tricky matchup for reptile...maybe that was prepatch...

and as for kung vs reptile it is definitely 5-5, reptile has his setups on what not but so does kung lao. Kung Lao can match slow and ex slow forceballs with ex Grind hat if he wanted to. Lol.

Reptile can run riot with Ermac. One match where Ermac can't abuse TKP because Reptile either punishes or gets in anytime he wants to where he can overwhelm Ermac. Also Ermac has a weak wake-up game and Reptile has one of the strongest anti wake-up set-ups so he can give Ermac trouble. The only thing Ermac has going for him is the ability to punish dash hard with big damage and the fact that Reptile cannot use consistent zoning. Instant air blast might also be useful at Reptile's dash range but I'd say 6-4 Reptile.

 

[Axel_Redd]

Reptile can run riot with Ermac. One match where Ermac can't abuse TKP because Reptile either punishes or gets in anytime he wants to where he can overwhelm Ermac. Also Ermac has a weak wake-up game and Reptile has one of the strongest anti wake-up set-ups so he can give Ermac trouble. The only thing Ermac has going for him is the ability to punish dash hard with big damage and the fact that Reptile cannot use consistent zoning. Instant air blast might also be useful at Reptile's dash range but I'd say 6-4 Reptile.

im guessing it was better for ermac when his tkp had better recovery i guess huh?

 

[NKZero]

im guessing it was better for ermac when his tkp had better recovery i guess huh?

Hmm not too sure but elbow dash is pretty much a guaranteed punish every time since it's so damn quick. I think this MU has always been consistently 6-4 in Reptile's favour, irrespective of the frame data changes with TKP. But now it's worse in that even if Ermac isn't punished Reptile is up in his grill and Ermac has slightly more recovery time which allows Reptile to start his shenanigans up close.

 

[Death]

Reptile is not top 10 you fools.

 

[16 Bit]

Reptile is not top 10 you fools.

Name 10 characters definitively better.

 

[Skylight1]

Name 10 characters definitively better.

*troll_List in action*
Kano
Sheeva
Nightwolf
Jade
CSZ
Stryker
Sektor
Raiden
Rain
Human Cyrax

-trolling completed-

 

[Seapeople]

Reptile can run riot with Ermac. One match where Ermac can't abuse TKP because Reptile either punishes or gets in anytime he wants to where he can overwhelm Ermac. Also Ermac has a weak wake-up game and Reptile has one of the strongest anti wake-up set-ups so he can give Ermac trouble. The only thing Ermac has going for him is the ability to punish dash hard with big damage and the fact that Reptile cannot use consistent zoning. Instant air blast might also be useful at Reptile's dash range but I'd say 6-4 Reptile.

Pretty sure Reptile can't punish max range TKP. Ermac can actually keep Reptile at bay pretty well by zoning with forceballs. Trying to elbow dash to close the distance risks the possibility of eating a TKP. It's can be difficult to get any favorable trade, but ex slowball comes to the rescue here. Definitely a 5-5 imo.

And I agree completely with this thread. Reptile is in the top 10, no downplaying here

 

[STRYKIE]

*troll_List in action*
Kano
Sheeva
Nightwolf
Jade
CSZ
Stryker
Sektor
Raiden
Rain
Human Cyrax

-trolling completed-

Human Cyrax IS better than Reptile. Stop reading "I'm enough of a scrub to pick up Cyrax just for the command grab bomb trap but Human can't do it so he must be the worst in the game" threads from May 2011 lol