Zyphox
What is going on guys, Ya Boi Zyphox here.
Okay so i had this idea come to me last night as i was playing online mk9 as usual and it hit me. what character would compliment Johnny C the best in tournament play? now i main Johnny C, he's my go to character for every match-up when i play serious, against kabal, against freddy/kenshi, zoners ect. but i have been thinking since it is a very smart thing to do, is to pick an alt character and play at a high level. now am not saying couterpicking, or that its wrong, but look at the thread about sonya/jc match up. some match ups were even in more of sonya's favor and some were not, when both character are primarily rush down characters. i know sonya has a very different play style than Johnny C, i mean he would be offended if a girl had the same play style as him (that's how johnny C DO lol) but i was thinking about listing the characters that best compliment JC at a high level.
Sonya - obviously JC's got the hots for ms blade so he wouldn't mind if he were to be switched mid-tourney for her. She is probably the second best rushdown character in the game. She has an instand air dive kick that eats counter poking players alive, her mix-ups and speed rival that of any character, she one of the safest options for wake up and a d4 that frustrates everyone. know i don't really know her beyond the obvious which i stated so feel free to add more and i will update OP.
Raiden - he used to be my secondary for and the answer to zoning for me, but i haven't really tried to level my game up with him as his play style is more defense than anything else and requires so much patience to not get blow up. also his high hit box doesn't work for me
i say that raiden with a life lead is the best character in the game, if you take risk he can and will blow you up. and in my opinion a huge contrast between him and JC. this maybe a little much because when you're JC you want to be in your opponents face at all times because he sucks everywhere else on screen. playing footsie as raiden will help out your footsie game with JC a lot imo. also raiden IMO doesn't lose to any character in the game, maybe to sonya 4.5 but with a life lead he wins if you play it right.
Kenshi - ahhh kenshi, he takes a lot to master, i've had the character for a week so am getting blown up using him against really high level players online, i can't really grasp his AA, i try his EX shoulder traps but online they are hard to do since every one lives with this button
but thats just part of the mix up if i think he's gonna jump then i 21 the fool. he is one of the better zoners in the game, but i haven't figured him out yet. any high level kenshi's that read please feel free to add how kenshi compliments JC as an ALT. IMO kenshi is the opposite of JC, he wants you to be full screen, i've been zoning till i get to the courner, then ex shoulder mixup into the throw to put the opponent in the corner, then i have options if i have meter, if not i zone or bait a jump ( online FTW i get blown up trying to AA with kenshi) and put kenshi corner pressure into the mix. and his b2 is so good. imo if your JC and you fighting sonya and you lost, go to kenshi as an alt, kenshi barely loses to anyone i think.
Kabal - this is your last resort lol i've been playing kabal for sometime, and to me seems like the best zoner in the game, and his ndc pressure is amazing. am really practicing with kabal, he is really execution heavy but he fits my play style a little more than kenshi and raiden, and has meter for days which i like too. IMO if you're choosing kabal as your secondary tourney character, you must practice with him more than JC or you're going to get blown up hard. my kabal is no where near ready for a tourney and requires a long time to get even decent with him, but practice akes perfect.
Sektor - another anti zoning character, sektor imo sems to have an answer for everything in this game, zoning with instant air tele, a 6 frame jab, good space control with flame thrower and b1, leg lift imo is under used. i can see sektor being a good option for an alt as JC, he can zone coutern zone, does pretty good damage, good mix ups, low crouching hit box. i would use sektor as alt to some of JC's harder match ups, maybe counter pick with him if am getting zoned out.
Jax - i see a couple people using jax for match ups against kabal and kenshi. i like jax and i would use him offline, but not online. offline jax has his ground pounds to deal with iagb since it lowers his hit box, but needs to do it with good timing, he's low hitbox crouching so he limits kabals ndc pressure. and he seems to be answer for kabal, since kabal doesn't want to go near the corner he wont zone jax as much as JC. you don't want to go near the corner with JC there but jax can literally end your career there lol.
Quan cheeze - now i am adding mr quan quan becaus he is my personal fav secondary. RUNE TRAPS that is all....................lol what? what else does this character have? lol jk but anyway i use quan to baby noobs more tan anything i dont really think my quan chi chi is high level, i know how to set up rune traps and use his mix ups and uppercut....oh and sky drop............yeah thats it lol
I will think of more later, but who do you think compliments JC the best in a tourney as an alt, secondary, or counter pick?
Sonya - obviously JC's got the hots for ms blade so he wouldn't mind if he were to be switched mid-tourney for her. She is probably the second best rushdown character in the game. She has an instand air dive kick that eats counter poking players alive, her mix-ups and speed rival that of any character, she one of the safest options for wake up and a d4 that frustrates everyone. know i don't really know her beyond the obvious which i stated so feel free to add more and i will update OP.
Raiden - he used to be my secondary for and the answer to zoning for me, but i haven't really tried to level my game up with him as his play style is more defense than anything else and requires so much patience to not get blow up. also his high hit box doesn't work for me
i say that raiden with a life lead is the best character in the game, if you take risk he can and will blow you up. and in my opinion a huge contrast between him and JC. this maybe a little much because when you're JC you want to be in your opponents face at all times because he sucks everywhere else on screen. playing footsie as raiden will help out your footsie game with JC a lot imo. also raiden IMO doesn't lose to any character in the game, maybe to sonya 4.5 but with a life lead he wins if you play it right.Kenshi - ahhh kenshi, he takes a lot to master, i've had the character for a week so am getting blown up using him against really high level players online, i can't really grasp his AA, i try his EX shoulder traps but online they are hard to do since every one lives with this button
but thats just part of the mix up if i think he's gonna jump then i 21 the fool. he is one of the better zoners in the game, but i haven't figured him out yet. any high level kenshi's that read please feel free to add how kenshi compliments JC as an ALT. IMO kenshi is the opposite of JC, he wants you to be full screen, i've been zoning till i get to the courner, then ex shoulder mixup into the throw to put the opponent in the corner, then i have options if i have meter, if not i zone or bait a jump ( online FTW i get blown up trying to AA with kenshi) and put kenshi corner pressure into the mix. and his b2 is so good. imo if your JC and you fighting sonya and you lost, go to kenshi as an alt, kenshi barely loses to anyone i think.Kabal - this is your last resort lol i've been playing kabal for sometime, and to me seems like the best zoner in the game, and his ndc pressure is amazing. am really practicing with kabal, he is really execution heavy but he fits my play style a little more than kenshi and raiden, and has meter for days which i like too. IMO if you're choosing kabal as your secondary tourney character, you must practice with him more than JC or you're going to get blown up hard. my kabal is no where near ready for a tourney and requires a long time to get even decent with him, but practice akes perfect.
Sektor - another anti zoning character, sektor imo sems to have an answer for everything in this game, zoning with instant air tele, a 6 frame jab, good space control with flame thrower and b1, leg lift imo is under used. i can see sektor being a good option for an alt as JC, he can zone coutern zone, does pretty good damage, good mix ups, low crouching hit box. i would use sektor as alt to some of JC's harder match ups, maybe counter pick with him if am getting zoned out.
Jax - i see a couple people using jax for match ups against kabal and kenshi. i like jax and i would use him offline, but not online. offline jax has his ground pounds to deal with iagb since it lowers his hit box, but needs to do it with good timing, he's low hitbox crouching so he limits kabals ndc pressure. and he seems to be answer for kabal, since kabal doesn't want to go near the corner he wont zone jax as much as JC. you don't want to go near the corner with JC there but jax can literally end your career there lol.
Quan cheeze - now i am adding mr quan quan becaus he is my personal fav secondary. RUNE TRAPS that is all....................lol what? what else does this character have? lol jk but anyway i use quan to baby noobs more tan anything i dont really think my quan chi chi is high level, i know how to set up rune traps and use his mix ups and uppercut....oh and sky drop............yeah thats it lol
I will think of more later, but who do you think compliments JC the best in a tourney as an alt, secondary, or counter pick?
