Asura Buster: Eternal Warriors/Leon

Leon is a swordsman with the power to imbue electricity into the twin blades he wields.

An arrogant and narcissistic knight who comes from the same noble yet reclusive kingdom as Lightning, Leon is ordered by his king to investigate the mystery of the lost continent.

Leon plays similarly to Lightning in Asura Blade: Sword of Dynasty and is a defensive charge character with long reaching normals. He alternates between his shortsword for quick up-close attacks and his longsword at range, combining their use for his most iconic moves.

Overview Leon is a charge character with solid range and disjoint.
Pros	Cons
Strong reactive guard cancel options Potent all-around offense Normals have great range and disjoint Large meter gauge allows him to escape juggles often	Height makes getting in a struggle Committal ground game Especially vulnerable to air-to-ground blockstrings due to charge inputs Poor ability to convert hits past close range Tall hurtbox enables character-specific mixups Fairly low damage Subpar low-hitting options for offense Situational uses for meter Very niche boost mode

Play Style	Charge
Dash Type	Run
Backdash Type	Airborne
Defense Modifier	1.0625
Air Options	None
Meter Gauge	80

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Normals

Standing Normals

5A

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
8	5	6	3	M	-A-, -B-, -C-, -SP-, -UM-	4	3
quick jab can be used as an abare deals low damage

5B

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
16	9	6	13	M	C, SP, UM	-2	-3
use this fast and long kick can be comboed into launcher if close enough for a big increase in damage can be used to combo into his specials (if your hands are somehow fast enough)

5C

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
12, 14 (23)	7	4 (14) 8	31	M	-	-16	-17
Big defensive normal laggy but damaging and big 2-hit attack cannot cancel into specials nor launchers, but causes a lot of pushback difficult ,if not impossible to punish on block for a few characters often used to end combos, particularly air combos, sacrificing Okizeme for better damage causes a HKD only when hitting both attacks on an aerial opponent that was already hit by a launcher, otherwise all other situations share the same properties

Crouching Normals

2A

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
8	5	4	5	L	-A-, -B-, -C-, -SP-, -UM-	4	3
5A but low

2B

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
16	7	4	19	M	C, SP, UM	-6	-7
quick upward slash most commonly used to hit-confirm into 2C

2C

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
16, 8 (22)	9	6 (4) 2	11	M, L	-	0, knocks down	-1, 9
Low double thrust and sweep to destroy the feet can catch a lot of off guard opponents deals very big damage it's possible for the second attack to whiff while the first one hits if done far enough, keep this in mind

Air Normals

j.A

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
8	3	26	6	H	-A-, -B-, -C-, -SP-, -UM-	N/A	N/A
Leon slashes his short-sword upward fast but short combo starter surprisingly a great normal for keeping up juggles needs further testing, but it appears this attack has 2 hitboxes, one at the start of tha attack and one when the short-sword is above his head. only one of these attacks can hit

j8.B

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
16	5	10	19	H	C, UM	N/A	N/A
Leon thrusts his sword outshined by j7/9.B but is great for situations where you need a neutral jump to continue a combo

j7/9.B

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
16	7	8	21	H	C, UM	N/A	N/A
Same as j8.B but at a diagonal angle amazing angle allows for crazy combo extentions and seemingly impossible confirms go wild with this

j8.C

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
24	7	8	7	-	-	N/A	N/A
a powerful slice comes out fairly quickly and is great for finishing combos Surprisngly, can be used in juggle combos, it seems this is the only j.C in the game that can be used in juggles without much difficulty

j7/9.C

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
24	15	6	N/A	H	-	N/A	N/A
Leon pulls out the pac-man hitbox comes out fairly quickly and is great for finishing combos, can be used for juggles but with more difficulty and without much reward

Command Normals

6B

Daniel

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
16	23	9	3	H	-	5	4
quick hop into overhead Deals meh damage compared to other overhead command normals and can't combo into anything

6C

The cooler Daniel

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
20	11	8	22	H	-	-7	-8
quick downward thrust Deals great damage, has amazing range and can be used safely

Universal Mechanics

Launcher
Any 2 buttons on the ground

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
5	7	2	11	M	-	Launches	9
on hit, Causes a big wall bounce and puts the opponent in indefinite hitstun until they hit the ground or use meter to tech it can be combo'd universally with A>B>C or A>B>Launcher combos. most characters can add an air special or delay the launcher and do a ground special if you hit an opponent with 3 launchers in the same combo they become completely invincible until waking up from the knockdown state

Air Launcher
Any 2 buttons in the air

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
5	7	4	9	H	-	Launches	N/A
More active than the grounded version. Must be blocked standing.

Guard Break
22C

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
1, 1 (2)	5	4	33	U	-	23	N/A
A quick, unblockable point blank attack that stuns grounded opponents. Throw function.

Special Moves

Storm Ride
スピリットパーム
236X

Leon performs a frontflip, then a cross slash. Button determines flip length and properties. This move can cross up. As such, the A, B and EX versions are best used at spacings where the direction they must be blocked in is ambiguous.
Version	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
A	20	31	6	9	H	-	-2	-3
Hits once. Leaves the opponent standing and is negative on hit. Slower, less rewarding and less safe than the B version.
Version	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
B	14, 12 (23)	30	4, 2	9	H	-	Knocks down	5
Hits twice and knocks down. Can be confirmed into a combo with an immediate rising j.A.
Version	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
C	8 × 3 (19)	43	6	9	H	-	Launches	11
Leon leaps across the screen into a flip that hits three times and launches. The last hit launches the opponent, but puts them in an uncomboable state. Can be used to get through zoning or beat out some near-fullscreen options.
Version	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
EX	10 × 4 (29)	21	6 (28) 6	8	H	-	Launches	-22, 12
Two quick leaping slashes, with the second one launching. Fully comboable and counts towards the launcher cap. Both slashes have two hits. If Leon is too close to the opponent and the first leaping slash is blocked, the second one can whiff entirely.

Jolt Slice
炎のチー・ナックル
[4]6X

A version

B version

C version

Leon performs a fast horizontal slash. Button determines range, damage and speed. You can charge while airborne, allowing Leon to charge while jumping forward.
Version	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
A	20	11	8	27	M	-	-22	-23
Version	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
B	24	17	7	31	M	-	-25	-26
Version	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
C	28	17	7	35	M	-	-17	-20
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EX version

Version	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
EX	16 × 3 (39)	9	5	43	M	-	Launches	-34
Much faster than the meterless versions. Hits three times. Last hit launches. Too slow to allow for combo extensions.

Moon Blade
ムーンブレード
[2]8X

Leon backflips and performs an upwards cross slash. Being air blockable, this isn't as immediately useful as most flash kicks. Great guard cancel option. You can charge while airborne, allowing Leon to charge while jumping forward.
Version	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
A	20	7	7	27	M	-	-21	-22
Lowest-hitting version. Leaves opponents grounded. Can be punished on raw hit.
Version	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
B	24	7	9	35	M	-	Knocks down	-32
Reaches halfway between the A and C version. Knocks down. Tends to be the safest version, thanks to it knocking down on hit and being less negative on block than the C version.
Version	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
C	28	7	11	41	M	-	Launches	-40
Highest-hitting version. Launches, but puts the opponent in an uncomboable state.
Version	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
EX	16 × 3 (39)	7	7 (21) 7 (8) 8	42	M	-	Launches	-49
Performs two flash kicks for a total of three hits. Too slow to allow for combo extensions. The last hit tends to miss entirely on airborne or far-off opponents. It whiffs on grounded opponents.

Super

Jihad
ジハド
236236X

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
28, 24 × 5 (90)	1+10	2, 13	50	M	-	Knocks down	-48
Leon calls down a pillar of lightning around himself. Deals massive damage on hit. Has invulnerability throughout most of the active frames, making it a potent reversal and guard cancel option. Can be used as a last-ditch antiair against characters which Leon struggles to beat out from the ground, such as Rose Mary and Taros.

Boost Mode (22ABC)

Lightning Fast:

Leon becomes twice as fast and jumps higher.

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