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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Movelist

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 with his shortsword hand. Very active for a grounded A normal. Whiffs crouching Alice, Alice!, Chen-Mao, Rose Mary, Sittara, Yashaou and Zam-B.

5B

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
16	9	6	13	M	C, SP, UM	-2	-3
Standing front kick. Shorter and slower than 5C. Niche because of Leon's poor ability to convert off of it. Launcher whiffs past point blank. 2C(2) whiffs at max range. [2]8B and [2]8C require prior down charge and charge partitioning. [4]6EX requires prior back charge and one bar.

5C

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
12, 14 (23)	7	4 (14) 8	31	M	-	-16	-17
Leon imbues his blades with electricity and swings his shortsword up, then his longsword down. Fairly negative on block and on hit, but has so much pushback that it is usually safe. Thanks to its speed, range, and pushback, 5C is a great button to make space.

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
Standard crouching jab. Against most characters, chaining twice past point blank will make launcher whiff.

2B

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
16	7	4	19	M	C, SP, UM	-6	-7
Upward slash with his shortsword. Can sometimes be used as an antiair. Can be confirmed into [2]8X at all ranges (on ground or air hit).

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
Crouching, electrified double thrust into sweep. The first hit can be blocked either way. This means a standing opponent can block low on reaction to it. The second, sweeping hit can whiff entirely at max range. This move has amazing frame advantage on block due to its short recovery.

Air Normals

j.A

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
8	3	26	6	H	-A-, -B-, -C-. -UM-	N/A	N/A
Leon slashes his shortsword upwards. Has two hitbox states: one while the blade is rising, and one when it's already at the top of its arc. Despite this, j.A can only hit once. Can be canceled on whiff starting on frame 18.

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 longsword forward. Can be used to protect air space with rising j8.B into falling j8.B, or rising j8.B into falling j8.C. Outshined by j.7/9.B in most other aspects. If Leon's last regular jump was a neutral jump, dash-jumping into j.B will make this move come out.

j7/9.B

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
16	7	8	21	H	C, UM	N/A	N/A
Leon thrusts his longsward down and forward. Amazing instant overhead. Can be staggered into j9.C or air launcher to make your opponent respect you. If the opponent is too close to Leon, this may whiff crouching opponents, especially if done rising. Cannot hit crouching Alice and Alice! with the close hitbox at all. They cannot be hit crouching by rising j.B at all, either. Instant j.9B can only hit them if they're standing, with the very tip of the hitbox. If Leon's last regular jump was a forward or back jump, dash-jumping into j.B will make this move come out.

j8.C

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
24	7	8	7	-	-	N/A	N/A
A powerful electrified slice straight ahead. Has extremely good frame data all around. Solid defensive air-to-air option. If Leon's last regular jump was a neutral jump, dash-jumping into j.C will make this move come out.

j7/9.C

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
24	15	6	N/A	H	-	N/A	N/A
Wide, electrified downwards swing with both blades. Despite appearances, this move's crossup hitbox is quite small. Can be used as a quick overhead if done instantly from a jump. This is punishable at -8 on hit. If Leon's last regular jump was a forward or back jump, dash-jumping into j.C will make this move come out.

Command Normals

6B

Daniel

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
16	23	9	3	H	-	5	4
Jumping command overhead. At point blank, this move whiffs crouching Alice, Alice!, Chen-Mao, Rose Mary, and Yashaou. Despite his short height, Zam-B is so wide that he gets hit by the later active frames as Leon falls. Connects properly on every character around max range. Rather slow by this game's standards, making 6C preferrable in most instances. However, unlike 6C, this move Has solid frame advantage.

6C

The cooler Daniel

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
20	11	8	22	H	-	-7	-8
Quick overhead thrust with great range. Leon's grounded overhead of choice, being essentially unreactable. Despite being negative on hit, this move's pushback makes punishing it impossible for most of its range.

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
Quick axe kick. Basic ground launcher. Counts towards the 3 launcher cap in a combo. Very advantageous on block. This move has a blindspot right in front of Leon, making it whiff standing Alice and Alice! at point blank.

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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