I would give baraka a little more credit due to a couple of things. He at least has a safe armored way in with the EX Blade Charge. I'm not saying it's great, but a full screen armored mobility move that goes unpunished is more than a lot of characters have. And the corner. I feel like Baraka's options make his corner pressure pretty good too. Definitely not a good MU for him, but I wouldn't say its as bad as 9 - 1.
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vs baraka 9-1??
not by the hairs on my chinny chin chin
imo kabal vs baraka is at highest possible level of both players knowing the MU 100% is 8-2 and id play a kenshi over kabal anyday with baraka,
that my other char is mileena who really does get raped and shutdown by kenshi,using baraka in the MU is not as bad to play.
i sure its possible with while you've played a baraka and made it look 9-1 or even that you have cage marked at 8-2 and most of this kommunity wrongly sees baraka as the poor mans cage so hence baraka is 9-1.
imo theres no way its a 9-1 MU,
*not many chars can punish a max range whiffed shoulder for any damage outside blockstring without having to risk jumping,
*not many chars can use a bar of meter to be right on top off you and out trade you completly if u tried TF/ex TF, kenshi has to also use a bar if he wants to punish ex charge or max range normal charge and like in all MUs fear of the charge will help inch in also
*even the stupid thing of not many chars can meter drain glitch kenshi by choice (22 1+2,d1 if u tried to ex thinking a f4 was coming u get the meter drain glitch from buffering a special when in block stun)
*his huge hitbox means its open up strings that would whiff on crouching opponents but hit kenshi neutral ducking.
*spark can be a annoyance to reflect because of its odd speed so even that is not totally shut down and opens up charges when your looking for sparks
*baraka does have resets where kenshis armor is not a option and he must guess right or lose 40%+ &/or be put in guessing game again.
while kenshi has a lot adv in the MU, he does not shut down barakas tools/options enough to make it 9-1 imo it walks the very fine line inbetween at 7.5-2.5 to 7-3, prob closer to 7-3,tough but no way unwinable and but i def wouldnt even call it a 2-8 at this point in time.
like im in no way trying to put you on blast here cause ya know i love ya but not so long ago u said kenshi rapes shang and now your thinking it could be 5-5/4-6 after you played woundcowboy so whatever it is that making u think baraka is 9-1 i hope u play a baraka soon that changes your mind
Ok guys i went in to edit and give you guys the credit for the doubt i was having and change it to 8-2
IMO 9-1 sounds right. Jade *also* has a safe armored full screen attack (EX shadow kick) along with a few things that make this matchup not completely losing (overhead hops over and punishes shadow charge on read), but it's STILL 9-1. The only thing I could see making this MU 8-2 for Baraka is his corner game, but that means shit for Sub in this matchup, too.
I dont really care tbh. 9-1 or 8-2 is a small difference, they both freaking suck lol.
yea if anyone should get points in the MU chart for corner game its cage and sub and they are currently 8-2 lol
Oh God, you've got the emo, too?!
GGA HAN ^^^
I don't think its crazy to put baraka and kitana on the same level. Kitana is far more fucked from full screen because she doesn't have ANY way to get in. Baraka AT LEAST has a far advancing safe armored move. And compare getting hit with a 10% Blade Spark to a 6% fan while zoning. He takes 40+ if he jumps an SC, which isn't kitana damage but its not that far from it. And Kitana's other big probably is that she doesn't have sustainable offense. Her offense starts and stutters, and she doesn't have a single normal that doesn't hit high that's worth a damn. Baraka at least has strings that start with mids that Kenshi won't be low poking under. And it's harder to tell when Baraka's strings are gonna start. Kitana's are easy to see.
What the fuck. TO THE LAB
For some reason projectiles wont make full contact with the hitbox until the end of Anti-Air.
i require video, ive tried to punish this
huh? lol
My training partner is in Houston right now, I cant really record anyting at the moment. But its pretty easy.i require video, ive tried to punish this
Agreed. Ive tried like 100s of times, cannot do it.i require video, ive tried to punish this
i require video, ive tried to punish this
I have never been hit out of teleport if I block my opponents attacks on purpose. When both are attacking, i have had the trade go in kenshis favor but its usually cause I made the mistake.
Yes.
hmmm.
This makes sense...I swear that soonk has punished a H.Cyrax teleport with a f4 from kabal. If I can, I'll try making a vid tonight.i require video, ive tried to punish this
I don't have any way to record this. But its a guaranteed punish.
This MU is slight advantage Kenshi. Hellfire trades keep Kenshi's zoning honest. En Spear is also a big factor into forcing Kenshi to fight at closer distances. However, the slight advantage goes to Kenshi because it's hard for Scorpion to build meter for En Spear on his own.
