Geras OTG tech

[Kiss the Missile]

I found that Geras' 122 leaves the opponent in an OTG state. Letting you pick them up for followups with Sektor. You can do it with Cyrax too, but I've had no luck converting after

 

[Kiss the Missile]

Here's a new application of it. Using the insane amount of plus frames from Geras' stand 1, we can get a free Clone setup

 

[The Hex Man]

Holyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy hell this is good

 

[The Hex Man]

Here's a new application of it. Using the insane amount of plus frames from Geras' stand 1, we can get a free Clone setup

I need to try this and see if I can do this wih other characters too. It's so dope

 

[Kiss the Missile]

I need to try this and see if I can do this wih other characters too. It's so dope

I've tried it with other characters and it does work and will pick them up off the floor, but there's a catch, they can block.


I have a theory as to why it works with Geras. It's because Geras' 122 knockdown has an optional followup, and because of that optional followup I'm assuming that the opponent is still left in a combo state with their blocking disabled.

I tried finding other characters who had similar situations but couldn't find any. Although I don't know every characters strings. It's possible a few characters have the same ability

 

[The Hex Man]

I've tried it with other characters and it does work and will pick them up off the floor, but there's a catch, they can block.


I have a theory as to why it works with Geras. It's because Geras' 122 knockdown has an optional followup, and because of that optional followup I'm assuming that the opponent is still left in a combo state with their blocking disabled.

I tried finding other characters who had similar situations but couldn't find any. Although I don't know every characters strings. It's possible a few characters have the same ability

To the lab I goooooooo. This some good info. Literally nothing like this happened for all the years of mk11. Only mk9 and x when everyone was labbing and finding stuff

 

[Shawi]

Can other kameos pick up as well? Kung Lao low hat? Or is it only ambush kameos?

 

[Kiss the Missile]

Can other kameos pick up as well? Kung Lao low hat? Or is it only ambush kameos?

Other Kameos can pick up, but none of them, from what tested at least, let you actually continue the combo. So like Goro and Lao Hat will pick them up off the ground, but they'll be able to block.

I also tested Summon Kameos using Geras' timestop then 122, but it looks like the OTG property is removed if 122 is used while the opponent is frozen.

 

[Kiss the Missile]

Tremor can make even better use of Geras' otg state. Only issue is he does it with the whole Kameo bar as opposed to Sektor's half.

 

[Bulletz4Breakfast]

Very good Geras Tech @Kiss the Missile
I'll definitely experiment with it when I have the time. I main Sindel/Rain but I'm having a character crisis with my third character and Rain honestly doesn't do it for me after the Cyrax nerf even though I found much stronger setplay with Jax than Cyrax had but the inability to cover his gaps on his Armor Geysers and his F21(Mid[Gap]Low) and the fact his 211 is a double high with gaps later and F3 is 28 frames startup kind of kills me because I used to play him with D3 Armor
Stryker may be the answer but you don't get water beam cancel combos off F24, only 211 and 11 and you lose all his setplay.
Didn't mean to rant
Any suggestions on a setplay character with good buttons. Really want to play SubZero or Reptile but just too many holes.

 

[Kiss the Missile]

I'm not really on other characters setplay, I've only really bothered with Geras. His setplay potential has been a lab monster's dream lol

 

[Bulletz4Breakfast]

I'm not really on other characters setplay, I've only really bothered with Geras. His setplay potential has been a lab monster's dream lol

I need to go full on with Geras I just struggle with his gameplan. I'm not a grappler player and his buttons are strange with a very strange sand projectile. But if I used him I'd want to use Tremor, so many crazy possibilities with Crystalline Armor and the ambush reset/HTB setups

 

[Kiss the Missile]

I wouldn't try to play Geras as a grappler. His command grab is a high so you can't instill the same fear that a normal grappler can

I play Geras as a runaway whiff punisher. Not necessarily a zoner, but I'm always backing up so I can do annoying shit like set up clocks or throw sand at you. Then when you finally get in Geras has that nice advancing, safe, launching string in b1,2 and if you mess up and get hit, rewind. I have a whole guide on rewinding gaps you can check out if it turns out you like Geras and want to learn him.

Geras Recall Visual Guide

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