VF5FS Jean Strategy

Introduction(top)

Jean's strength comes from being in a fuzzyable disadvantage after many of his strings, charge moves, superior range, and 66p setups.

Basic character introduction and strategy video thanks to @oneida

Nitaku(top)

As any other character is, from nitaku your best choice is your characters fastest CH launcher or a throw.
However, Jean's case is somewhat different. Because of the threat of , it is usually the best option to use along with throws.
From +2: is the best option. At 14 frames it will beat all 's from your opponents.
From +3: is very useful.
From +4 to +5: Start using or
From +6: or throws
From +7: you can for a high risk, high reward option to beat mashing.

To beat an opponents LazyTE, jean has guard break available to him

Side Turned(top)

In REVO Jean has many ways to sideturn his opponents, mainly his charge cancels. Done by pressing or depending on the move while you're holding down one of his many charge moves, Jean gets access to new circular moves which all sideturn the opponent at +6.

Full Charge unblockable (Jailing string):
On side block, if any of Jean's charge moves are blocked by the opponent he may follow up with Full Charge which is completely unavoidable.

At sideturn +6:
If they abare or duck:
or are strong mids, Both crumple on counter hit, only crumples on normal hit. If hits crouching, Jean is +11 and may follow up with an unblockable or

If they evade:
His 16 frame half circulars, and are much more powerful at this advantage as they cannot be evade crouch dash cancelled under. If they counter hit, Jean can finish the string for guaranteed damage, and knockdown in the case of or since he is +11 he may follow up with the aforementioned unblockable or . However Jean has a powerful mixup after these moves counter hit, He can do Charge which will beat blocking and lead to an unblockable and mashing which will let him follow up with a stomach crumple combo, the way an opponent would evade this is by evading, which is where Charge Cancel comes in, a full circular high which cannot be evade crouch dash cancelled under and puts Jean at +13 either back or front turned. Jean can combo with for good damage, and if they're backturned he can follow up yet again with . If they're backturned and are holding , Back hit is guaranteed for your most devastating combo, a smart opponent could mash here and get counter hit front turned by the , but if you find anyone who does this then , or even could work to beat their countermeasure.

can be evade crouch dash cancelled under but if they do not, you find yourself in a similar situation as the above mentioned charge cancel.

is a strong option, becoming 0 on block on sideturn and beating evade as well and holding , however they will realign since the move is rather slow

If they block:

Typical lows will work

Combos(top)

Any additional notes about combos (e.g. favouring one over another due to ring position)
Discuss techniques that can be used for 1 frame delays

Wakeup Strategies(top)

Okizeme(top)

Baiting and punishing whiffed rising attacks
Guaranteed punishment after blocking certain rising attacks

Ukemizeme(top)

Ideal attacks to pressure with
Option selects between attack or down attack
Meaties

Ring Position(top)

Wall Pressure(top)

How to induce, and follow-up, wall staggers
How to induce, and follow-up, wall side stuns

Ring Out(top)

Ideal ways to ring out over half fences
Ideal combos that carry good distance (for ring out)

Other(top)

Stances.
Anything else is unique about the character?