Rouga

= Background =

Rouga Zanma is the protagonist of Big Bang Age, Big Bang Beat, and Big Bang Beat Revolve.

He is a man with a strong sense of justice who enjoys a good fight. He seeks to dominate the entire nation with his group, the Wolf Fang Brigade, and bring the wild Special Students of Japan under control.

Rouga is old friends with Kunagi Tenrou, and cares quite a bit for her, although that does not seem to stop him from showing affection towards other women as well, such as the Nakanishi sisters and Senna Kyoudou.

= Special Abilities =

B-dash (D) Rouga dashes towards his opponent at a high speed.
 * Costs one section of Rouga's unique stock gauge (maximum stock is 3).
 * Can be canceled from any normal on hit/block.
 * Can be canceled from any special in recover frames if move connects (except 236A/B/C & 623A).
 * Can be canceled from 214A, charged 214B/C, j.214A/B, 41236A/B on block.
 * Can be canceled from Wild Fang super on hit.
 * Can be canceled with jump or into any normal or special after initial frames.
 * Causes relative proration of 80% when used in a combo.

= Move List =

Normals
5A

150 damage - 70% fixed proration

Hits mid. Fast startup. Short range. Whiffs on crouching opponent. Air unblockable.

2A

100 damage - 70% fixed proration

Hits mid. Fast startup. Short range. Air unblockable.

j.A

100 damage - 75% fixed proration

Hits overhead. Fast startup. Can only combo afterwards if used to jump in if done as late as possible, unreliable. Good air to air.

5B

400 damage - 100% fixed proration

Hits mid. Quick startup. Great range. Air unblockable. Can cancel most specials into on a grounded opponent and combo.

2B

400 damage - 80% fixed proration

Hits low. Great range. Air unblockable, although it will tend to whiff on characters with smaller hitboxes. Can cancel most specials into on a grounded opponent and combo.

j.B

500 damage - 80% fixed proration

Hits overhead. Great range. Good hitstun.

5C

650 damage - 100% fixed proration

Hits mid. Slow startup. Hurts a lot. Great range. Great hitstun. Air unblockable.

2C

700 damage - 65% fixed proration

Hits low. Quick startup. Good for starting juggles. Great range. Air unblockable.

j.C

800 damage - 80% fixed proration

Hits overhead. Decent range. Hours of hitstun, you can almost land whatever you want from a deep jump in.

Throw

1100 damage

Gives enough time to set up whatever you like.

Command Normals
High Kick (6A)

800 damage - 90% relative proration

An upward kick. Launcher. Able to Jump Cancel. Air unblockable. Can be chained from any ground normal and combos into any ground Special or Super.

Roll Kick (6B)

600 damage - 70% relative proration

A spinning jump kick. Overhead. Aerial state. Can be chained from A and B normals but can only combo from a juggled 6A, also combos into j214+A or D

Specials
Blow (214A)

500 damage (700 when charged) - 60% fixed proration

Rouga performs a strong gut punch.
 * Air unblockable.
 * Chargeable.
 * Full charge knocks opponent into air.
 * Can be canceled from any ground normal.
 * Can combo from B/C normals.
 * Can be canceled into 214B/C, 623A and Wild Fang on hit/block.
 * Can combo into 214B.
 * Can combo into 214C.
 * Can combo into Wild Fang super.

Knuckle (214B)

600 damage (650 when charged) - 80% fixed proration (70% relative when charged)

Rouga performs an overhead punch.
 * Air unblockable.
 * Chargeable.
 * Full charge is an overhead, and causes ground bounce.
 * Can be canceled from any ground normal.
 * Can combo from B/C normals.
 * Can be canceled into 214C and Wild Fang on hit/block.
 * Can combo into 214C.
 * Can combo into Wild Fang super.

Fang (214C)

close: 700 damage (1200 when charged) - 55% fixed proration

far: 200 damage (550 when charged) - 100% proration

Rouga performs a strong straight punch.
 * Air unblockable at close range.
 * Travels half the screen.
 * Chargeable.
 * Full charge does more damage and causes slide.
 * Blows opponent back at close range.
 * Can be canceled from any ground normal.
 * Can combo from B/C normals.
 * Can be canceled into Wild Fang on hit/block.
 * Can combo into Wild Fang super.

Shoot (j.214A/B)

700/800 damage - A: 70% fixed proration - B: 60% fixed proration

Rouga performs a dive kick.
 * j214A comes out immediately.
 * j214B is slightly delayed and is an overhead.
 * If opponent in air, j214A causes hard knockdown, j214B knocks away.
 * If opponent on ground, j214A knocks away (can be followed up in corner), j214B ground bounces.
 * Can be TK'ed.
 * Can be canceled from air normals and 6B.

Napalm (236A/B/C)

800 damage - A/C: 85% fixed proration - B: 45% fixed proration

Rouga slams his palm onto the ground and summons a burst of energy.
 * 236A comes out immediately.
 * 236B is slightly delayed but does the same damage.
 * 236C travels along the ground but comes out instantly up close and does the same damage.
 * Can be canceled from any normal.
 * 236A can combo from any ground normal.
 * 236C can combo from B/C normals.
 * Can be canceled into Wild Fang super on hit/block.
 * Can combo into Wild Fang super.

Dunk (623A)

1200 damage

Rouga leaps from the ground up to the air. If he touches the opponent, he grabs them and slams them against the ground.
 * Can be canceled from any normal.
 * Can combo from 6A and 2C.

Slide (41236A/B/C)

800 damage - 50% relative proration

Rouga slides along the ground.
 * Air unblockable.
 * Can be jump canceled.
 * 41236A travels a short distance and kicks.
 * 41236B travels twice the distance and kicks.
 * 41236C travels the same as B version but does not kick.
 * Can be canceled from any ground normal.
 * 41236A can combo from B/C normals.
 * 41236B can combo from C normals.
 * Can combo into Wild Fang super.
 * 41236A can combo into specials as well.

Supers
Wild Fang (214D)

close: 1500 damage (min. 450) - 30% relative proration

far: 1600 damage - 100% proration

Rouga fires a more powerful version of 214C.
 * Blows opponent away.
 * Travels half the screen but only hits once.
 * Can be canceled from any ground normal and special (except 623A).

Wild Shoot (j.214D)

1400 damage (min. 420) - 80% relative proration

Rouga uses a more powerful version of j214A.
 * Can be TK'ed.
 * Can be canceled from any air normal and special.
 * If opponent in air, causes hard knockdown.
 * If opponent on ground, causes ground bounce.

Wild Shoot Chase (22D after j.214D)

1400 damage (min. 420) - 50% relative proration

Rouga uses a more powerful version of 6B.
 * Can only be used as a followup to Wild Shoot.
 * Causes slide.

Big Bang Break
Wolf Fang (41236ABC during Big Bang Mode)

500 damage - 100% proration

+ 3500 damage (min. 1050)

Rouga does a tackle that travels three-fourths of the screen. If it hits, he does a fully charged 214C.
 * Enemy stays in place, but Rouga flies to the other side of the screen.
 * Can be canceled from all ground normals except 6B, but can juggle after 6B.
 * Can cancel all ground specials except 623A.

= Tactics =

General Strategies
Rouga's big game plan is to get in your face and cause pain. He's one of the best damage dealers in the game and can make any off hand hit convert to massive damage.

He can cause the opponent to go into a recovery state in many ways to allow him to get in. 236C send a fireball along the ground that will launch the opponent into the air and can allow you to get in. It only travels about 5/6ths screen distance though, so if you're at full screen you're not getting anything off of this unless your opponent moves forward. Unfortunately you cannot boost cancel this move, so keep that in mind.

Once you get in you have some tools you can mix up with. Instant air dashes can make for effective combo starters if you can land the hit, but just jumping at your opponent is a good way to get killed, so watch yourself. 6B is a pretty decent overhead that you can cancel into j.214A (this does not hit overhead, however) and get some solid damage off of it. It has some slow startup, so it's best to chain into it from a 5B or 2B. If you go into the j.214A and your opponent blocks it, boost to make it safe and then follow up with ANOTHER jumping overhead (you're still in the air from the j.214A, so any normal you do will be the jumping version after the boost), which can give you a full combo if not blocked or continued pressure if it is.

Rouga only has 2 lows, 2B and 2C, so it's advised to start pressure strings with 2B > 5C instead of an A normal. You have slightly less time to react to hits, but you get a better high low. Max range 2C can be followed up with 214A and you can almost freestyle after that. Going into 214B is a smart choice for the juggle afterwards, but there are other options.

41236C is Rouga's empty slide that moves you in, but doesn't attack. Only do this to move in after C normals, because anything weaker will put you at a disadvantage and get you punished. It should also be noted that 41236A is special cancelable, so you can use it as mix up to trick your enemy if they try to punish it. Generally if you want to move in after a pressure string, you should boost because it's much safer and will allow you to get true block strings on your opponent. 41236C can be used in mixup for throw attempts if your opponent is expecting the kick, but use it sparingly because it's not safe.

Combos
All damage values are taken against the the highest and lowest defense characters (Sanzou/Manbou) for a full damage spread, unless stated otherwise. "xx" denotes a special or super cancel of the previous move into the next move, ">" denotes a chain or link from the previous move to the next move, "*" denotes a required delay in the move to allow the full combo to land.

Meterless Midscreen:

5B > 5C > 2C xx 214A xx 214B > 5B xx 214A xx *214B > 5B > 5C > 6A xx 623A
 * 3100~4100 damage (3400 vs Rouga)
 * Always puts enemy in corner
 * Gives knockdown and okizeme
 * Second 214B can be partial charged or delayed to hit, but delaying is slightly easier
 * With 3 meter, you can activate (ABC) after any 214B bounce to and continue comboing freely, substituting out the [6A xx 623A] for [41236ABC] for an extra ~800 damage (not worth it unless it will kill them)

1 Meter Midscreen:

5B > 5C xx 2147D > *5C xx 214B > 5B > 5C > 6A xx 623A
 * 3700~4800 damage (4000 vs Rouga)
 * Always puts enemy in corner
 * Gives knockdown and okizeme
 * 5C should be delayed to hit as low as possible
 * 2147D = TK j.214D
 * Can also go into this from [j.C xx j.214D] or [6B xx j.214D] for overhead confirm
 * With 3 meter, you can activate (ABC) after the first 5C and immediately 2147D (slightly strict), substituting the [6A xx 623A] for [41236ABC] for an extra ~1300 damage (probably worth it as you can end up with 5-6k damage)

Tall Character Meterless:

j.C > 2B > 5C > 2C > 6A xx 214B > 5B xx 214A xx *214B > 5B > 5C > 6A xx 623A
 * 3707 damage vs. Ren