Geras General Discussion

[fredchuckdave]

Tweedy Vs Rewind (Erron Black)

 

[kabelfritz]

has anyone ever tried to flawless block his body splash setups?

 

[Osagri]

 

[Name v.5.0]

I have to say that at first I thought Geras was really strong buthonestly, he has nothing. His specials are too slow, he's easily pressured and easily blocked and then powerless. Yes he has a lot of stuff that's safe on block but he can't do anything with it. All his strings seem very predictable. What am I missing?

I play New Era as a co-main. DF3 and DB1 are meant for zoning. DB1 is a low, and forces your opponent to approach carefully, or be sand trapped into OKI. DF3 makes it so they can't jump. Mixing the 2 specials together makes approaching Geras a minefield.

F212 is an incredible string. Fast and has priority, is safe and launches into 20%. 111 has a 50/50 that results in a huge crushing blow. 241 also has a 50/50. F11+3 can be used as a decent counter, and I sometimes use F1, DD(A) to rewind, followed by another F1 that has a tendency to counter the opponents string into a big Krushing blow. Frog splash leads to mind games of 111 bullshit, throws, and his command grab.

Yeah...that command grab...It's possibly the best in the game. Starts just inside jump distance, ticks off all his best string starters, carries your opponent to the corner where he's really dangerous and has a Krushing Blow.

To say he has nothing is disingenuous. He's bugged right now and still strong.

 

[Osagri]

I play New Era as a co-main. DF3 and DB1 are meant for zoning. DB1 is a slow, and forces your opponent to approach carefully, or be sand trapped into OKI. DF3 makes it so they can't jump. Mixing the 2 specials together makes approaching Geras a minefield.

F212 is an incredible string. Fast and has priority, is safe and launches into 20%. 111 has a 50/50 that results in a huge crushing blow. 241 also has a 50/50. F11+3 can be used as a decent counter, and I sometimes use F1, DD(A) to rewind, followed by another F1 that has a tendency to counter the opponents string into a big Krushing blow. Frog splash leads to mind games of 111 bullshit, throws, and his command grab.

Yeah...that command grab...It's possibly the best in the game. Starts just inside jump distance, ticks off all his best string starters, carries your opponent to the corner where he's really dangerous and has a Krushing Blow.

To say he has nothing is disingenuous. He's bugged right now and still strong.

Might add that hes punishment is rly strong, F221+3 for like 30% and F11+34 for 29%. Hes bf1 is pretty good aa and leads to good dmg and corner carry.

 

[SaltShaker]

I have to say that at first I thought Geras was really strong buthonestly, he has nothing. His specials are too slow, he's easily pressured and easily blocked and then powerless. Yes he has a lot of stuff that's safe on block but he can't do anything with it. All his strings seem very predictable. What am I missing?

I agree. I too think he has nothing. I say it's time to start having serious conversations about Geras buffs. This character needs help.

 

[TheLewis]

Just in case you guys didnt see the thread, check the garaunteed charged fist into jailed pressure. The F21 after the cancel stuffs even 6 frame D1s.

 

[Ravensbaine]

Neat thing i noticed if you hold down 2 during titan tackle it increases the distance you run with the opponent making it easier to corner them.

 

[ogrimtitan]

Not super gameplay related, but in case nobody knew, I figured out the requirements for Geras’s Paused In Time brutality. You have to hit 3 amplified Temporal Advantages and then the last thing that hits them must be the first hit of regular Temporal Advantage. Like most brutalities, it’s perfectly ok if the final TA hits after their health bar has already been depleted, so you can combo into it and still get it.

 

[Osagri]

Not super gameplay related, but in case nobody knew, I figured out the requirements for Geras’s Paused In Time brutality. You have to hit 3 amplified Temporal Advantages and then the last thing that hits them must be the first hit of regular Temporal Advantage. Like most brutalities, it’s perfectly ok if the final TA hits after their health bar has already been depleted, so you can combo into it and still get it.

figured out?
Its literally writen in the move list

 

[John Grizzly]

Just in case you guys didnt see the thread, check the garaunteed charged fist into jailed pressure. The F21 after the cancel stuffs even 6 frame D1s.

What's the input for the F1,1+3 into the Fist?

 

[ogrimtitan]

figured out?
Its literally writen in the move list

It’s written wrong.

 

[Osagri]

It’s written wrong.

How? U dont have to Amplify it

 

[REYTHEGREAT]

What's the input for the F1,1+3 into the Fist?

i believe is DB2, 1 but you have to do it on the side he is on, it is a bit tricky.

 

[ogrimtitan]

How? U dont have to Amplify it

In all my testing, you absolutely have to amplify it three times before the brutality will activate.

 

[John Grizzly]

i believe is DB2, 1 but you have to do it on the side he is on, it is a bit tricky.

Ok, I was trying it last night and Geras just kept charging the fist. If you're fully charged, does the DB2 then just trigger the punch?

 

[REYTHEGREAT]

Ok, I was trying it last night and Geras just kept charging the fist. If you're fully charged, does the DB2 then just trigger the punch?

if you are fully charged, i believe you have to input the entire string. since DB2 only charges, the 1 will released it.

 

[John Grizzly]

if you are fully charged, i believe you have to input the entire string. since DB2 only charges, the 1 will released it.

What I'm asking is what the input is to combo into the fully charged punch.

So....would it be F1,1+3,DB2~1?

 

[REYTHEGREAT]

What I'm asking is what the input is to combo into the fully charged punch.

So....would it be F1,1+3,DB2~1?

Yes, so lets say that you have it fully charged already. So you would go into a combo and end with that string or end it with just DB2,1 since it is already charged. I hope that makes sense

 

[John Grizzly]

Yes, so lets say that you have it fully charged already. So you would go into a combo and end with that string or end it with just DB2,1 since it is already charged. I hope that makes sense

Gotcha. Thank you! Sorry for the dumb question. Literally started playing Geras last night and couldn't figure out how to cancel into the fully charged fist for the life of me.

 

[Osagri]

In all my testing, you absolutely have to amplify it three times before the brutality will activate.

Have to test coz im pretty sure I didnt do three Amplified ones and still got it, could be wrong thou

 

[TheLewis]

What's the input for the F1,1+3 into the Fist?

DB2, charge 3 times then 2 again to cancel the charge or 1 to release it. The ender to use the KB once you've charged it 3 times is F1,1+3,DB2,1

 

[jmt]

figured out?
Its literally writen in the move list

No it’s not. It doesn’t say it needs to be amplified. Tried it the other night and couldn’t get it.

 

[Con]

Does anyone have high or mid tier gameplay they could show? I can't seem to find any geras players that stream besides tweedy

 

[TheLewis]

Does anyone have high or mid tier gameplay they could show? I can't seem to find any geras players that stream besides tweedy

Biohazard plays geras and kano. Hes been in some top 8s using geras. You should be able to find it on youtube.

And sonicfox was using geras against dragons centrion at nlbc. Team Spooky youtube for a lot of top tier footage. Sajam did a match breakdown of this and points out a lot of reasons why geras is such a power house.