I've all but mastered every kind of utility in each of Mewtwo's moves, including his moves that don't actually have much real utility, but I found a use for them anyway. (Confusion and Disable) The last move I really had yet to master was Mewtwo's jab (Standing Neutral A).
There was a brief instance in Shadow Claw 2 against Dark's Captain Falcon (The scene where I play the combo in reverse then forward.) where I rise on the platform while jabbing, stop his aerial attempt and perform a falling forward air through platform. I've always kinda fiddled with M2's Jab but it was just one of those moves that just had no utility except making me feel like a bad ***.
After my previous Smash session with an aspiring Melee player named Tai (Tee Aye Eye), I've come to the conclusion that jab's uses are pretty much limited to a couple of situations where you can easily come up with a better move or decision, but jabs look the coolest anyway. (This is why I’m using it in the first place.)
The primary situations for jabs to be useful are against floaties that don't have a longer range and quick neutral air like Samus, but still have air superiority over most characters and tend to try and strike back after getting hit like Peach and Marth. I've found that your normal down tilt -> grab/forward air usually depends on DI, but if it bangs their shield, they tend to do a number of things out of shield following a down tilt if you space away from the shield grab.
Where the jab truly shines is when they try to jump out of shield with an aerial in an attempt to punish your down tilt. Down tilt > Jab > down tilt > jab Down seems to work as a means to mess with their rhythm as it hits high, stops their jump, and brings them back down for more down tilt or grab pressure. tilt > Jab cancel > Jab > Crouch Cancel Down tilt/ Roll also helps turn your failed Jab game into something that can start your combo anyway or prevent you from getting grabbed or comboed yourself.
Jab Combos have Zero utility unless you plan to bait an attack and crouch cancel out of it. I have no plans to find more uses for this move.
If anyone else has anything enlightening to aid in my jab theories, please post your thoughts. Otherwise, discuss how awesome I am.
There was a brief instance in Shadow Claw 2 against Dark's Captain Falcon (The scene where I play the combo in reverse then forward.) where I rise on the platform while jabbing, stop his aerial attempt and perform a falling forward air through platform. I've always kinda fiddled with M2's Jab but it was just one of those moves that just had no utility except making me feel like a bad ***.
After my previous Smash session with an aspiring Melee player named Tai (Tee Aye Eye), I've come to the conclusion that jab's uses are pretty much limited to a couple of situations where you can easily come up with a better move or decision, but jabs look the coolest anyway. (This is why I’m using it in the first place.)
The primary situations for jabs to be useful are against floaties that don't have a longer range and quick neutral air like Samus, but still have air superiority over most characters and tend to try and strike back after getting hit like Peach and Marth. I've found that your normal down tilt -> grab/forward air usually depends on DI, but if it bangs their shield, they tend to do a number of things out of shield following a down tilt if you space away from the shield grab.
Where the jab truly shines is when they try to jump out of shield with an aerial in an attempt to punish your down tilt. Down tilt > Jab > down tilt > jab Down seems to work as a means to mess with their rhythm as it hits high, stops their jump, and brings them back down for more down tilt or grab pressure. tilt > Jab cancel > Jab > Crouch Cancel Down tilt/ Roll also helps turn your failed Jab game into something that can start your combo anyway or prevent you from getting grabbed or comboed yourself.
Jab Combos have Zero utility unless you plan to bait an attack and crouch cancel out of it. I have no plans to find more uses for this move.
If anyone else has anything enlightening to aid in my jab theories, please post your thoughts. Otherwise, discuss how awesome I am.
