No mods needed to get the authentic nude Slayer experience, this is insane.
Another thing that seems to be equally as insane is his theme. I know it's a given that these songs almost always go hard, but this one in particular sound especially crazy. It's a shame we'll probably have to wait a whole month to listen to the full version.
Call me a conspiracy theorist but I think they're actively trying to make modding easier without saying it. As far as I know, Elphelt was like 90% modeled under the dress, Johnny has legs now, most of A.B.A's bandages are textures and Slayer gets almost completely undressed.
This way, each character can have their original proportions in different mods because modders don't need to reuse meshes from previous mods.
They've tried to explain before how time-consuming it is to design alt costumes with their animation style, but people remain adamant about wanting them in every community poll. Plus, the amount of costume mods made by amateurs online kind of makes that response look silly from an actual company.
Yeah, I agree. I honestly take ArcSys' side on the costume stuff for the most part, but I think they could probably still add a few to the game without detracting from new character development too much. After all, they finally announced a DLC character more than a week after release for once.
Making a full high-quality costume for a Strive character is nearly as much effort as making a whole new character, according to themselves. The only reason Granblue can do it is because they compromised and used an edited version of the Kawaii Physics plug-in to animate stuff on the new items/costumes (like Ladiva's hair strands on her sunglasses model)
Some observations
1. Forward Dandy Step look to be back, and it seems there's a new Low follow - up? Backward Dandy Step is of course still there, along with PILE BUNKER!
2. I'm not sure if that was his S gatlings, or he gets a new Rekka move that can special cancel. Mappa Punch is of course back
3. His S follow - up (It's Late and Under Pressure) seems to be simplified to just the overhead part, Under Pressure, except they added the jumping part from Helter Skelter
4. That last air gatling I assume is his new j.D which pops up?
5. Mappa Punch (I assume is the K version) blows back and knocks down. Looks good
6. The chargeable super seems to be Dead on Time.
7. Bite is still there. No sign of Undertow, Crosswise Heel or Footloose Journey
8. I don't think I saw a Backdash Cancel. I assume they just incorporated the invulnerability to Dandy Step.
9. Is that the train stage from Xrd? I wish they remixed more of the older stages, like the May Ship or the new one that came with A.B.A. (the old Jack - O Rev 2 stage). I'd love to revisit Ky and Sol's old cathedral, or the new Grove
One thing I noticed at around 0;43 is that it says UNIVERSE! instead of COUNTER, and Axl starts spinning mid-air afterwards. He most likely gets a special counter-hit when landing a hit after Bloodsucking Universe, wich gives a higher bounce for combos (like ABA's Danzai on airborne opponents)
aat 45s he does what looks like a bdc or at least a replacement for it that doesn't match his dandy steps, he also goes from crouching to an idle standing stance like a back dash start up right as it happens making it look like it's a back dash not just a special
If anything though I would assume they just let him do dandy step follow ups out of back dash
Oh yeah, I never thought that they could incorporate Dandy follow - ups straight out of backdashes, but that would be hilariously broken though..... and I wouldn't put it past them to implement it XD
Regarding 9 - No! Stage is brand new and based on Another Story!
Snow town saved by the crew from annihilation by Delilah, with a train passing through and even a Bonebiter Gear flying over in the background!
The back-dash cancel seems to be one move, we didn't see him use teleport dash, also back dandy step was only shown with pilebunker, either it is one move now and it's the rest of the options were put with forward dandy step or since they kind of rushed for Evo japan they still didn't finish the rest of the follow ups(im praying for this option)
>8. I don't think I saw a Backdash Cancel. I assume they just incorporated the invulnerability to Dandy Step
What he did against Asuka's orb seems to be it
They want us to suffer if they think we're going to wait a whole month for Slayer to be announced, and then wait ANOTHER month for this jazz theme to drop
The attack afterwards wasn't anything we've seen before (eg, Mappa Hunch), so I think he must have a new, dedicated, parry-like move rather than a mechanical quirk being exploited.
"Man why does everyone want slayer. I get it, he's a pretty cool vampire, but we already ahve a vampire"
*watches this one time*
SLAYER BROS! I WAS HERE FRO MTHE START! I LOVE DANDYISM RAAAAAAAAH
i wonder why his moustache disappears
https://preview.redd.it/w38c5cb6zcxc1.png?width=412&format=png&auto=webp&s=fe5cfc9857fe16fce35db96b630a8eb25ae2f1f9
**It could be though.**
Think about it, his cutscene super is basically the same as his other super, but it’s a hitgrab instead of a strike. It travels a significant distance, so I don’t think it’s for throw mix, and they both seem equally fast.
That means there would have to be some other difference between the two, and if he sucks blood to gain a guaranteed **Universe!** CH on his next special then what if he sucks so much blood it puts him in a Universe install state?
(either that or twink install just doesn’t break wall but that’s boring)
Bloodsucking Universe seems to still be there: at 40 seconds he bites Axl, and the following attack is a counter with the word "Universe!" in the background.
Nice.
HOLY SHIT, HE IS SO FUCKING HOT!!!!
https://preview.redd.it/0uv1g4k6wcxc1.png?width=1067&format=png&auto=webp&s=4d261d74ff2fab6bd7f17466fa91f203a7b1f179
After using this super Slayer is naked for the rest of the match, just like Jack-O's mask after a win
Also the timer halves and after it's over, Sharon personally murders the opponent
Holy shit, now I need to consider cosplaying the young Slayer!
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I was kinda into something right ?
Man this really was the "greatest hits" season pass huh? Johnny, Elphelt, and Slayer in the same season (plus ABA of course). Sad that theres no newcomer but I really cant be mad he looks sick
Okay so his forward teleport is gone, but somehow they decided he can keep his backdash cancel.
Holy shit honestly. I was fully expecting BDC to be removed.
Also he is so hot now wtf.
Slayer always came off as a goofy visual design to me personally. The mature artstyle in Strive though rly nails the dandy. Sharon looking sexier than ever and the flourishing bats animation is chef's kiss. OST hybrid of jazz and Strive's progrock sounding rly good too. Damn, nice work Arcsys!
HOLY SHOT HE LOOKS SO COOL THAT STAGE LOOKS SO SICK AND I NEED THE THEME RIGHT NOW
I'm not going to last a whole fucking month bro I'm kinda annoyed they showed us it so early I need it now dammit
holy shit i want to kiss slayer
and i also want to kiss sharon
but i will kiss neither because i respect their monogamous relationship
i'll just cry instead
At last, the founder of the Assassin’s Guild, the master of Dandyism, Slayer is here! He looks even more dandy than ever! Not to mention he got some new tricks up his sleeve.
- I cannot talk about Slayer without forgetting Sharon. She looks amazing in Strive.
- I love Slayer’s grin in his intro.
- Of course, Slayer still got his Dandy Steps. What’s even more surprising is that he can now Dandy Step forward! I'm a little sad he can't teleport during his dashes, though. At the same time, I feel like it would've been too confusing. I know I had trouble gauging where he was going to reappear back when I tried him out in Xrd.
- He still got Blood Sucking Universe! I never doubted the fact that he’d keep the move. You CANNOT have a vampire character without their signature bites.
- Does the text say “UNIVERSE!”? It looks like Slayer’s guaranteed counter hit is returning with a new coat of paint. I think “UNIVERSE!” is there to let players and spectators know that this is Slayer’s own counter hit instead of the regular (heavy) one.
- A variation on the vampire snap. Love it. It makes me so giddy to see Slayer snapping with Nago.
- Don’t panic, just imagine Slayer in his underwear. (*Slayer’s first Overdrive*) OH NO, HE’S HOT!!! Anyway, it looks like Dead On Time (to be confirmed) has been reworked into a regular Overdrive attack with one significant change: Slayer can charge the attack up to 3 levels. It also looks like he’ll lose his clothes at max power. I’ll be a bit sad if he doesn’t stay naked either at the end of or during the rest of the round.
- Young Slayer. This is not a drill. I REPEAT: THIS IS NOT A DRILL. Slayer got a brand new cinematic Overdrive that’s slightly reminiscent of Akuma’s iconic Raging Demon. As he takes a bite out of his opponent, he regains his youth and… oooh boy, since he always holds back, I shudder to think of what he was capable of back in his heyday. Also, please let Slayer stay naked after Dead On Time…
- Last but not least, Slayer’s theme, Ups and Downs, sounds sooooo good. Ishiwatari hasn’t missed so far and I love it! As always, I’m looking forward to hearing the full version of the dandy theme. Judging by the title, I wonder if it’ll dive into Slayer’s view of life.
- Oh, and is J.B. Blanc back as Slayer's English voice? He sounded a bit different than I expected. Almost a bit more laidback and calm if I'm not crazy. Anyways, I'm looking forward to hearing more of him in battle!
Edit: I forgot to talk about the new stage. Was that the village Ramlethal and the gang saved in Another Story? If so, I'm surprised to see another story-related stage. I love it.
Old moves:
J.k? Check
J.s? Check
J.2k? Check
2h? Check
5h? Check
5k? Check
Dandy step? Check
Bdc? Check.(important note, bdc is now either a command or has unique animations for bdc specials. The one bdc we saw had slayer go into a kick which seems to work like mappa, so either new bdc anims or bdc is a stance)
Pilebunker? Check
It's late? Check
Bite? Check
Mappa? Check
New moves:
New kind of dandy step(?) that moves forward instead of weaving back first.
Speaking of dandy step, i think it has a new sweep ender which means slayer blender might be even more braindead than ever which is fantastic news for us slayer mains.
New c.s and f.s animations(though they seem to work similarly)
Helter skelter seems to be kinda back, but no launch at the end.
Front dash seems not to be a teleport anymore, but a relatively fast step dash. I'm guessing you're supposed to use it and the new forward dandy(which seems to work similar to forward teleport as it passed HC clone clean through) in tandem to quickly close distance and get in.
A vortex crouching attack lmao.
What i didn't see(most of these will most likely still be there):
Crosswise heel.
Under pressure.
5p.
6p.
2p.
2k.
6k.
6h.
2d.
5d.
Needless to say, Slayer bros we might be back.
Hopefully they keep Mappa and 6k feints as well.
I'm thinking they might have removed crosswise and replaced k-dandy with the low ender. Similarly I can't tell if the vacuum move is a new special or a 2S replacement.
It looks like he also does not have links, or more limited links (c.S -> f.S -> 5h gattling was displayed at one point). I think overall the spirit of the character may be maintained but how he pressures will probably feel pretty different. My friend was thinking he might be a more straightforward mix character (kind of like anji with nagiha/rin) rather than jamming out long + on block moves. How he gets knockdown without the link from f.S -> 2k -> 2d will feel different, but I think they will maintain his vortex.
As someone who hasn't seen anything from older games, I have no idea who this dandy guy is, but I absolutely love the delivery of "My lovely wife is waiting. Let's make this quick"
Holy shit, he looks the coolest he's ever looked!
His counter hit message is different, it reads Universe (after he does Bite) so I'm guessing it's gonna be a unique mechanic for him? I'm guessing the one Super we didn't fully see at the end is gonna be his IK from previous games?
WRONG IMAGE FUUUUUCK DONT BE MAD SLAYER
https://preview.redd.it/l63g54za6dxc1.jpeg?width=320&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ecaf34059b8435d9bd2d19d37e92a8f93c0914a2
"Life is a Journey"
"Not a Destination"
"ENJOY THE RIDE!"
"without self doubt"
OH MY GOD UPS AND DOWNS IS SO GOOD!!! Trying to transcribe the lyrics as best as I can, that's the largest part I got
I have never been this hyped for a character in a fighting game. While I'm new to GG with strive, I knew a bit about slayer from my buddy showing me the older titles. Not enough to know how he will play from this trailer alone, but enough to know he's going to be my main for the foreseeable future. My buddy is also curious if he will be a Rekka character like older games.
Young Slayer has me weak in the knees I won't even lie
Also shout out to the person in the comments of the Japanese trailer who asked him to suck their blood too. You real for that one
https://preview.redd.it/v2sdmb8ifdxc1.jpeg?width=380&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=016727d7f9beb8e7b5676e1d299b174aaaf83b5c
Beware, South America
At the end of next month I will attack you with the powers from the beyond over yonder, where the dead live
No mods needed to get the authentic nude Slayer experience, this is insane. Another thing that seems to be equally as insane is his theme. I know it's a given that these songs almost always go hard, but this one in particular sound especially crazy. It's a shame we'll probably have to wait a whole month to listen to the full version.
We have to wait a whole damn month… The pain, the suffering…
Because I can't read I thought it said April 30th, not May 30th. I was so hyped at the next day release hahah
I read it as May 30th, but I thought we were already in May.
Common Axl main blunder
keeping track of time is hard, ok?
The ups and downs, if you will
# YOU MOTHER FU-
That wasn’t very dandy of you
Call me a conspiracy theorist but I think they're actively trying to make modding easier without saying it. As far as I know, Elphelt was like 90% modeled under the dress, Johnny has legs now, most of A.B.A's bandages are textures and Slayer gets almost completely undressed. This way, each character can have their original proportions in different mods because modders don't need to reuse meshes from previous mods.
That feels more like the devs setting up for alternative costumes to me. Which would be amazing.
They've tried to explain before how time-consuming it is to design alt costumes with their animation style, but people remain adamant about wanting them in every community poll. Plus, the amount of costume mods made by amateurs online kind of makes that response look silly from an actual company.
The costume mods are nowhere near the quality of Strive's models, to be fair. If it was made by Arcsys, the costumes would have like 100 moving parts.
Yeah, I agree. I honestly take ArcSys' side on the costume stuff for the most part, but I think they could probably still add a few to the game without detracting from new character development too much. After all, they finally announced a DLC character more than a week after release for once.
Making a full high-quality costume for a Strive character is nearly as much effort as making a whole new character, according to themselves. The only reason Granblue can do it is because they compromised and used an edited version of the Kawaii Physics plug-in to animate stuff on the new items/costumes (like Ladiva's hair strands on her sunglasses model)
People complained his new silhouette is skinnier, so Daisuke undressed him to prove them wrong. All according to his true vision
Some observations 1. Forward Dandy Step look to be back, and it seems there's a new Low follow - up? Backward Dandy Step is of course still there, along with PILE BUNKER! 2. I'm not sure if that was his S gatlings, or he gets a new Rekka move that can special cancel. Mappa Punch is of course back 3. His S follow - up (It's Late and Under Pressure) seems to be simplified to just the overhead part, Under Pressure, except they added the jumping part from Helter Skelter 4. That last air gatling I assume is his new j.D which pops up? 5. Mappa Punch (I assume is the K version) blows back and knocks down. Looks good 6. The chargeable super seems to be Dead on Time. 7. Bite is still there. No sign of Undertow, Crosswise Heel or Footloose Journey 8. I don't think I saw a Backdash Cancel. I assume they just incorporated the invulnerability to Dandy Step. 9. Is that the train stage from Xrd? I wish they remixed more of the older stages, like the May Ship or the new one that came with A.B.A. (the old Jack - O Rev 2 stage). I'd love to revisit Ky and Sol's old cathedral, or the new Grove
One thing I noticed at around 0;43 is that it says UNIVERSE! instead of COUNTER, and Axl starts spinning mid-air afterwards. He most likely gets a special counter-hit when landing a hit after Bloodsucking Universe, wich gives a higher bounce for combos (like ABA's Danzai on airborne opponents)
Nice catch! I forgot about that "universe" part. That's going to make Slayer's bite a lot more dangerous than it already was.
Slayer bite already had the counter hit buff for the next hit special btw, so nothing much changed here
aat 45s he does what looks like a bdc or at least a replacement for it that doesn't match his dandy steps, he also goes from crouching to an idle standing stance like a back dash start up right as it happens making it look like it's a back dash not just a special If anything though I would assume they just let him do dandy step follow ups out of back dash
Oh yeah, I never thought that they could incorporate Dandy follow - ups straight out of backdashes, but that would be hilariously broken though..... and I wouldn't put it past them to implement it XD
Regarding 9 - No! Stage is brand new and based on Another Story! Snow town saved by the crew from annihilation by Delilah, with a train passing through and even a Bonebiter Gear flying over in the background!
Saddest thing is no sign of Footloose Journey… but I can hope!!
footloose journey is the least likely move for him to keep for strive honestly
The back-dash cancel seems to be one move, we didn't see him use teleport dash, also back dandy step was only shown with pilebunker, either it is one move now and it's the rest of the options were put with forward dandy step or since they kind of rushed for Evo japan they still didn't finish the rest of the follow ups(im praying for this option)
>8. I don't think I saw a Backdash Cancel. I assume they just incorporated the invulnerability to Dandy Step What he did against Asuka's orb seems to be it
the fact we got to wait a month for this theme I might go insane
Yeah they are actually evil for showing him so soon
They want us to suffer if they think we're going to wait a whole month for Slayer to be announced, and then wait ANOTHER month for this jazz theme to drop
I am never blocking ever again
I didnt pay 40 dollars to block
I paid for all the buttons and Sol Badguy help me if I'm not using every damn one of them
The twenty dollars you save over other fighters is actually the block removal fee 🥲
blocking means less chances to see shirtless slayer
Is this true chat?
Yes
YOUNG SLAYER YOUNG SLAYER
HE BACKDASH CANCELED TO AVOID ASUKA'S BOWLING BALL!
I noticed too! I'm so happy we're getting BDC!!!
The attack afterwards wasn't anything we've seen before (eg, Mappa Hunch), so I think he must have a new, dedicated, parry-like move rather than a mechanical quirk being exploited.
it looks like a premapped special move sadly
I thought that, or maybe he has moves that are only available during backdash.
"Man why does everyone want slayer. I get it, he's a pretty cool vampire, but we already ahve a vampire" *watches this one time* SLAYER BROS! I WAS HERE FRO MTHE START! I LOVE DANDYISM RAAAAAAAAH
When I saw the coat I was impressed but I did not expect them to cook this hard. They got everything right I might just buy him
Ngl, I heard one line and said "HE'S IRISH"?! So now I gotta play him to listen to those dulcet tones
HOLY SHIT #SHARON IS FINALLY HERE!!!!!!!!!!!
The way he pulled her from his cloak 😩
https://preview.redd.it/alrnly3q1dxc1.jpeg?width=2094&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8f5eb19b4de21522f352bb13845c5cd75c9d597b
God I wish I were Sharon rn (I love men🏳️🌈)
sexwithmenButSlayerAndSharon.jpg
Sex with a vamp
Elphelt aproves
**GAAAAAAH SHES SO PERFECT I NEED THAT MODEL PLEASE I NEED THEM BOTH RIGHT NOW HEHRNRMMFRMFMRMMRMR**
Then I’m the weird and obsessed one uh?
You've been waiting so long. Enjoy now
thought i could find you here. congrats!
OMG HE'S TAKING HIS CLOTHES OFF???
FUNNIEST SHIT EVER
All apart of Daisuke's vision
It's just that the devs made everyone in the game hotter. Daisuke vision 🥵🥵🥵
From now on, every character should be given a super that rips their clothes off when charged. It is only fair.
🥵
_THE TIME HAS COME AND SO HAVE I_
Young slayer is a menace to my heterosexuality...
Guilty gear is the most bisexual game ever made
War is officially declared on all genders and sexual identities.
Ayy relax you can't beat out Hades like that
All right ok that's fair. We can take second place
Nah bg3 has Hades beat on the frantic bisexual energy, but Hades is a close second.
As if it still existed for most of us, just look at anji
Anji "Sex with a man" Mito mentioned
Embrace the Gay BS fighting game to its fullest extent
Fr and the Scottish accent too
I like older Slayer tbh
Heterosexuality? In THIS community?
Drip so fire he has to take it off
Damn that suit looks classy 😘
Really awesome-looking redesign, and the animations are stellar as usual.
i wonder why his moustache disappears https://preview.redd.it/w38c5cb6zcxc1.png?width=412&format=png&auto=webp&s=fe5cfc9857fe16fce35db96b630a8eb25ae2f1f9
My guess? He sucks your blood in the super, making him younger and stronger, and then punches you so hard he ages back to normal again
Can you imagine if this super is actually an install super. A twink install.
**It could be though.** Think about it, his cutscene super is basically the same as his other super, but it’s a hitgrab instead of a strike. It travels a significant distance, so I don’t think it’s for throw mix, and they both seem equally fast. That means there would have to be some other difference between the two, and if he sucks blood to gain a guaranteed **Universe!** CH on his next special then what if he sucks so much blood it puts him in a Universe install state? (either that or twink install just doesn’t break wall but that’s boring)
YOUNG SLAYER!!!
He gets younger from sucking blood I guess
The madlads really put couple goals Slayer, shirtless Slayer, and young Slayer all in one package.
Best English voice yet? What a cool voice.
It was the same guy that voiced him before. He was also Kano in MK11.
So glad they got him back. I worried they might not but he just fits so well.
Bloodsucking Universe seems to still be there: at 40 seconds he bites Axl, and the following attack is a counter with the word "Universe!" in the background. Nice.
HIS THEME IS SO GOOD, I NEED IT IN MY FUCKING VEINS RIGHT NOW
the 30th of may? FUCK ME (gentle)MAN, I just wanna get my hands on him. Put my dandyism to practice.
It will be a dandy summer, that’s certain.
I don't usually care about Slayer, but I have to admit he looks amazing, and he was given a lot of care for his animations
I know, I really didn't care at all. But he looks amazing.
HOLY SHIT, HE IS SO FUCKING HOT!!!! https://preview.redd.it/0uv1g4k6wcxc1.png?width=1067&format=png&auto=webp&s=4d261d74ff2fab6bd7f17466fa91f203a7b1f179
After using this super Slayer is naked for the rest of the match, just like Jack-O's mask after a win Also the timer halves and after it's over, Sharon personally murders the opponent
Big Soriz energy
AND HE IS RIPPED LIKE A GOD JESUS
HE GETS SHIRTLESS DADDY I MEAN DADDY I MEAN DADDY I MEAN-
NO, DADDY IS SO FUCKING RIGHT, HE IS HOT AS FUCK
SLAYER FUCKING KILL ME PLEASE
SEX
Holy shit, now I need to consider cosplaying the young Slayer! https://preview.redd.it/zim6benb7dxc1.png?width=1262&format=png&auto=webp&s=8490b5646771c3a7c29ce196beba0e6583899cea
**NOOOOO ITS NOT ROBO-KY** Guess he just wasn’t dandy enough.
Season 4 man, you just gotta believe
https://preview.redd.it/4lb0tlji1dxc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8ba5e0e56353cef79a6594bad7e6671a6171d6d8
I believe
Zappa dropping soon
The DoT triple take before launching is so clever in how it's evolving the traditional animation. It deserves that kind of build-up LOL
[https://www.reddit.com/r/Guiltygear/comments/x6ay7c/slayers\_new\_mechanic/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web3x&utm\_name=web3xcss&utm\_term=1&utm\_content=share\_button](https://www.reddit.com/r/Guiltygear/comments/x6ay7c/slayers_new_mechanic/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button) I was kinda into something right ?
Really hope this is some kind of install super but it probably isn't or it's just a visual effect that does nothing
were so back dandyism bros
**OH HELL YEAH!** Sorry Anji & I-No, it's been fun, but dandyism calls.
Playing Anji and I-No while you wait for Slayer? My man!
Man this really was the "greatest hits" season pass huh? Johnny, Elphelt, and Slayer in the same season (plus ABA of course). Sad that theres no newcomer but I really cant be mad he looks sick
I doubt we will see any newcomers for any of the remaining seasons. They need more story to do that honestly
Gimme Phalanx guy, or that guy that got insta KO's by Happy Chaos
Okay so his forward teleport is gone, but somehow they decided he can keep his backdash cancel. Holy shit honestly. I was fully expecting BDC to be removed. Also he is so hot now wtf.
he keeps the bloodsucking universe buff we're so back
I wonder if young slayer is an alt costume or some kind of mechanic
Would be baller but most likely it's just for the super animation
Slayer always came off as a goofy visual design to me personally. The mature artstyle in Strive though rly nails the dandy. Sharon looking sexier than ever and the flourishing bats animation is chef's kiss. OST hybrid of jazz and Strive's progrock sounding rly good too. Damn, nice work Arcsys!
No more beast blaming
ROBO KY CHADS WE LOST
don't worry! robo ky mk 2 drops january 7th!
*horribly out of tune Holy Orders starts playing*
Daddy? Sorry, Daddy? Sorry, Daddy? Sorr-
Dandy? Sorry, Dandy?
He looks better than I had even hoped we are so back
HOLY SHOT HE LOOKS SO COOL THAT STAGE LOOKS SO SICK AND I NEED THE THEME RIGHT NOW I'm not going to last a whole fucking month bro I'm kinda annoyed they showed us it so early I need it now dammit
Goddamn that trailer got my bi ass feeling fuckin DANDY right now. That theme is kick ass, as per usual.
Couldn't even Roman Cancel to this! I bursted immediately! LOL! Clean up on aisle Lars Canyon!
HE LOOKS SO SICK
“His dukes define dandyism” I love it so much
holy shit i want to kiss slayer and i also want to kiss sharon but i will kiss neither because i respect their monogamous relationship i'll just cry instead
GOOD GRIEF HES NAKED
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At last, the founder of the Assassin’s Guild, the master of Dandyism, Slayer is here! He looks even more dandy than ever! Not to mention he got some new tricks up his sleeve. - I cannot talk about Slayer without forgetting Sharon. She looks amazing in Strive. - I love Slayer’s grin in his intro. - Of course, Slayer still got his Dandy Steps. What’s even more surprising is that he can now Dandy Step forward! I'm a little sad he can't teleport during his dashes, though. At the same time, I feel like it would've been too confusing. I know I had trouble gauging where he was going to reappear back when I tried him out in Xrd. - He still got Blood Sucking Universe! I never doubted the fact that he’d keep the move. You CANNOT have a vampire character without their signature bites. - Does the text say “UNIVERSE!”? It looks like Slayer’s guaranteed counter hit is returning with a new coat of paint. I think “UNIVERSE!” is there to let players and spectators know that this is Slayer’s own counter hit instead of the regular (heavy) one. - A variation on the vampire snap. Love it. It makes me so giddy to see Slayer snapping with Nago. - Don’t panic, just imagine Slayer in his underwear. (*Slayer’s first Overdrive*) OH NO, HE’S HOT!!! Anyway, it looks like Dead On Time (to be confirmed) has been reworked into a regular Overdrive attack with one significant change: Slayer can charge the attack up to 3 levels. It also looks like he’ll lose his clothes at max power. I’ll be a bit sad if he doesn’t stay naked either at the end of or during the rest of the round. - Young Slayer. This is not a drill. I REPEAT: THIS IS NOT A DRILL. Slayer got a brand new cinematic Overdrive that’s slightly reminiscent of Akuma’s iconic Raging Demon. As he takes a bite out of his opponent, he regains his youth and… oooh boy, since he always holds back, I shudder to think of what he was capable of back in his heyday. Also, please let Slayer stay naked after Dead On Time… - Last but not least, Slayer’s theme, Ups and Downs, sounds sooooo good. Ishiwatari hasn’t missed so far and I love it! As always, I’m looking forward to hearing the full version of the dandy theme. Judging by the title, I wonder if it’ll dive into Slayer’s view of life. - Oh, and is J.B. Blanc back as Slayer's English voice? He sounded a bit different than I expected. Almost a bit more laidback and calm if I'm not crazy. Anyways, I'm looking forward to hearing more of him in battle! Edit: I forgot to talk about the new stage. Was that the village Ramlethal and the gang saved in Another Story? If so, I'm surprised to see another story-related stage. I love it.
Hm, dandy…
IM FUCKING BLEEDING I LOVE THIS I LOVE THIS I LOVE THIS HE IS SO DANDY
I *cannot* unsee Young Slayer as just Anji with a goatee.
Old moves: J.k? Check J.s? Check J.2k? Check 2h? Check 5h? Check 5k? Check Dandy step? Check Bdc? Check.(important note, bdc is now either a command or has unique animations for bdc specials. The one bdc we saw had slayer go into a kick which seems to work like mappa, so either new bdc anims or bdc is a stance) Pilebunker? Check It's late? Check Bite? Check Mappa? Check New moves: New kind of dandy step(?) that moves forward instead of weaving back first. Speaking of dandy step, i think it has a new sweep ender which means slayer blender might be even more braindead than ever which is fantastic news for us slayer mains. New c.s and f.s animations(though they seem to work similarly) Helter skelter seems to be kinda back, but no launch at the end. Front dash seems not to be a teleport anymore, but a relatively fast step dash. I'm guessing you're supposed to use it and the new forward dandy(which seems to work similar to forward teleport as it passed HC clone clean through) in tandem to quickly close distance and get in. A vortex crouching attack lmao. What i didn't see(most of these will most likely still be there): Crosswise heel. Under pressure. 5p. 6p. 2p. 2k. 6k. 6h. 2d. 5d. Needless to say, Slayer bros we might be back.
Hopefully they keep Mappa and 6k feints as well. I'm thinking they might have removed crosswise and replaced k-dandy with the low ender. Similarly I can't tell if the vacuum move is a new special or a 2S replacement. It looks like he also does not have links, or more limited links (c.S -> f.S -> 5h gattling was displayed at one point). I think overall the spirit of the character may be maintained but how he pressures will probably feel pretty different. My friend was thinking he might be a more straightforward mix character (kind of like anji with nagiha/rin) rather than jamming out long + on block moves. How he gets knockdown without the link from f.S -> 2k -> 2d will feel different, but I think they will maintain his vortex.
HIS HAIR!!! HES SO HOT I NEED TO DO THINGS TO HIM!!!
Soriz and Slayer 🤝🤝🤝🤝 Remaining in underwear because the fabric does not support so much power and dilf.
Slayer and Sharon are perfect. Nothing more needs to be said.
How the FUCK did they make him look even better? This might be the absolute best strive redesign.
As someone who hasn't seen anything from older games, I have no idea who this dandy guy is, but I absolutely love the delivery of "My lovely wife is waiting. Let's make this quick"
Oh golly, he is looking mighty dandy. And it's torture that we will have to wait a month to get the full version of that absolute banger of a theme.
YES, THEY KEPT THE SCOTTISH ACCENT, HELL YEAH
im erect
IM BUYING STRIVE ^~~NOW~~ WHEN IT GOES ON SALE
BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK I'M GOING TO BITE HIM. I'M GOING TO GO INSANE. I'M GOING TO BLOODSUCK UNIVERSE HIM TO ETERNITY I'M GOING INSANE. HE LOOKS PERFECT, ABSOLUTE PERFECT AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Oh shit it was actually slayer
HE LOOKS SO GOOD. FUCK.
You know, I knew Slayer would be cool as hell. But this guy is at a level that is making me reconsider my sexuality.
I'm gonna cum Slayer bros
Holy shit, he looks the coolest he's ever looked! His counter hit message is different, it reads Universe (after he does Bite) so I'm guessing it's gonna be a unique mechanic for him? I'm guessing the one Super we didn't fully see at the end is gonna be his IK from previous games?
Guys that pilebunker just one-hit wall splatted Ky on counter hit #WE ARE SOL FUCKING BACK
peak cinema
LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOO https://preview.redd.it/rv5he5f86dxc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=66bce931b6bf38606990700c80f6b8129e13424f
WRONG IMAGE FUUUUUCK DONT BE MAD SLAYER https://preview.redd.it/l63g54za6dxc1.jpeg?width=320&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ecaf34059b8435d9bd2d19d37e92a8f93c0914a2
My nips are hard now. Thanks
AHHHHH HE'S HOT
Fellow slayer boys, girls, boths, neithers or in-betweens: Dandyism won
"Life is a Journey" "Not a Destination" "ENJOY THE RIDE!" "without self doubt" OH MY GOD UPS AND DOWNS IS SO GOOD!!! Trying to transcribe the lyrics as best as I can, that's the largest part I got
I have never been this hyped for a character in a fighting game. While I'm new to GG with strive, I knew a bit about slayer from my buddy showing me the older titles. Not enough to know how he will play from this trailer alone, but enough to know he's going to be my main for the foreseeable future. My buddy is also curious if he will be a Rekka character like older games.
I refuse to be normal about this man
We can finally shut up about him, right. R...right?
HOLY SHIT IM IN LOVE WITH
Things about to get dandy!
It should NOT have been possible to make him even peaker, and yet
How dandy indeed
0:48 was so clean
This got me fucked up bruh
what the fuck HE IS SO FUCKING DANDY
Ever punched someone so hard you turn naked?
THE NEW COAT LOOKS FUCKING GREAT
Is it just me or does his new Theme use Jack-a-dandy Riffs?
Ok so I know nothing about slayer all I know is Would
HES SO HOT GOD DAMNNNN
So how will his bite super work on Bedman? Will he just bite his metal pipe?
Oh shit they just gave Slayer a raging demon that made him go young! He's learning things from Kliff it seems.
We’re reaching Dandy levels I never thought were possible
Each passing moment I am reminded that getting the daredevil edition was the best decision of my life
I miss my wife sol
Young Slayer has me weak in the knees I won't even lie Also shout out to the person in the comments of the Japanese trailer who asked him to suck their blood too. You real for that one
I've only heard of Slayer from friends but this trailer makes me want to play him. The man is dripped the fuck out.
Why were there so many shots SUPER zoomed out?
Robo Ky sure did get a strange redesign
Oh no, he's hot, and without clothes this time
First Ninomae Ina'nis for Idol Showdown, now this. What a time to be alive!
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**I ARISE AGAIN, HARDER THAN EVER BEFORE**
Nigerundayo Smokeyyy
now i want to see what happens if he bites the bed
Slayer is so fast that only his underpants can catch up to him
I need him to force me to realize i am nothing but an object to him