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Table of Contents:
Search the numbers to quickly jump around the guide
00-Legal Stuff
01-Updates
02-Intro
03-General Strategies
04-Vegetto Strategy
05-Match-Ups
06-Combo Section
07-Death Move/Ultimate Ratings
08-Vegetto vs. SBAR
09-Tier List
10-Special Thanks
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00-Legal Stuff+Contact
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01-Updates
3-30-10: Completed version 1 of the guide
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02-Intro
Vegetto, the stongest being in DBZ. He was so powerfull that he fought Majin
Buu, the terror of the universe as a jawbreaker...and won. That strength really
shows off here too, as he is very solid. Competing with great damage, an
excellent defensive tool in the firm of savage Counter, and
Advantages:
- 6 bar baseline, 7 if you're Super Vegetto
- His SRS starter has massive priority
- Savage Counter is a great defensive tool
- Very damaging, his strongest combo does over 3400 dmg.
- >S is extremely fast and great for punishing
- Last-Ditch Power is a killer Aura Burst Charge, it raises your attack to
245%
- Can combo off of his throw
Disadvantages:
- Average rushdown, he's more of a defensive character.
- As Super Vegetto, When low on Ki, his defense drops down to 65%.
- Energy Blast Auto Deflect is a TERRIBLE Aura Burst Charge.
- Only 1 transformation and 1 set of deathmoves. Not so much a flaw, but he
can get boring after a while
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03-General Terms
Charge Canceling:
Charge canceling has been around since the first budokai, and it is what makes
the combos you see on youtube possible. Canceling is done by holding down the
"S" in the attack chain down, and tapping guard. This allows you to return to
a neutral stance. Now's the fun part: when in this neutral stance, you can use
chain, and another, and another, until you use the same chain twice. If done
fast enough, all you will see is one long combo. Two more advanced forms of
canceling are the ki cancel, and the aura burst cancel. Aura Bust cancelling
is done by holding S, tapping the right shoulder button[while still holding S]
and quickly tapping either R or S. Ki cancelling is the most advanced form,
and is done by holding E at the end of any chain and tapping block. There is
double, triple, and even QUAD ki canceling. Players famous for this are
Soriphen and Saiyanjin2. I myself have only mastered single ki canceling.
For more info check out Goryu's FAQ
http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/psp/file/924588/42016
18 sec. rule
Although it is nice to use charge canceling to make long combos, this is not
always going to be possible. See, your opponent's Ki regenerates at a fixed
rate, even while you're beating the crap outta them. When it regens to 3 bars,
you will be TC'd[teleport countered]When at zero ki, you have 18 sec.
to use a combo, and even less if your opponent's Ki is higher.
Ki Management
EVERYTHING other than Rush and Slam attacks cost Ki, so don't abuse it. This
means no long-range spam with death moves or Ultimates, because nothing sucks
more then having an ultimate Aura guarded and seeing 5 ki bars go down the
drain. Always try to have 3 Ki bars at all times to escape combos.
Combos with no Deathmoves in them usually build alot of Ki, so keep that in
mind as well.
Zoning- Zoning is basically another term for keep-away. Characters infamous
for this are namely Piccolo and Broly. The former's zoning is so beastly,
that he is considered pierless.
Pokes- Quick, usually high-priority attacks that are used to gain distance to
charge ki.
Rushdown-The ability to pressure the opponent to teleport counter. Generally
speakin, the better your rushdown, the higher placement on a tier. Characters
infamous for thier good and bad rushdown are Bardock and Goku. the latter is
low-tier, so keep that in mind when choosing a main.
Slam Starters: Slam starters are the essential tool to compete in
Shin Budokai Another Road. They are usually high priority attacks
that lead into other chains.
Chains- A chain of attacks.ex.>RSS, SSS,ect.
Priority-The amount of "oomph" behind a move so to speak. Attacks with high
priority rip through lower priority attacks.
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04-Vegetto Strategy:
First of all, to get the most out of Vegetto, you should fight at SSJ. It has
a higher attack percentage and a better Ultimate than his Base form.
Vegetto is one of the stongest fighters in the game, but he has to be able to
hit the opponentto use it effectively. However, his rushdown is average at
best.
Use RRRS and your throw to pressure your opponent into teleport countering.
Again, not the best rushdown, but his damage makes up for it somewhat.
Where Vegetto really shines is as a defensive fighter. His SRS combo starter
has massive priority, even among other slam starters. Use this to your
advantage.
>S is another good option, it comes out super-quick, and is great for
punishing. Savage Counter is also amazing, as it comes out very fast and does
sizeable damage. But be warned, if you miss the counter, it takes awhile to
cancel out of, so you can be easily punished.
When at a Ki disavantage:
Since Vegetto is a defensive character, he doesn't suffer much, although he
does lose Savage Counter, so use short combos until you get the advantage back.
Poking with >S is also effective in gaining some distance to charge ki back up,
and again using R+G will be your main rushdown tool so use it as needed.
Pressure your opponent with this until they teleport counter, and then that's
when you wail on them. Vegetto's huge baseline will also help as it
regenerates all the way up to 7 bars.
Savage Counter:
Savage counter, as stated before, will be your main defensive tool. Bait your
opponent by using >RSS, and cancel into this as they respond with a slam
starter. This is especially useful against Krillin. His /\S starter has huge
range, but is extremely prone this technique. However, this will not work
against Bardock and Future Gohan. This reason is thier extremely fast death-
moves. Spirit Shot and Riot Javelin come out even faster than your
Savage counter, and what really sucks is that you can't cancel out of it for
2 seconds.
Last Ditch Power:
Last Ditch Power Should be used in a Ki advantage. Rush your opponent down
with R+G and combo into your Ultimate. Two words. MASSIVE DAMAGE.
More than 3500 to be exact. Pull this off and the match is pretty much over.
Don't waste any time though, because it only lasts for 10 seconds.
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05-Match-Ups
Match ups are what comprises a tier list. A character with mostly good
match-ups is Top Tier. Ones with mostly bad match-ups are bottom tier.
But being top tier doesn't mean that person is the best, a low tier character
can be better than them. This is called a counter. But enough blabber,
lets get going.
VEGETTO GOOD MATCH UPS
Cell: Cell is also a defensive character...but you are better than him in
virually every way. Between your starters, has a much higher
priority. Your pokes are faster, your baseline is higher, and your overall
damage is much greater than his. But most importantly, he is extremely prone
to Savage Counter, as his SSSS starter is fairly slow.
The Son Family/cooler: They have no Slam Starters, extremely limited
rushdown, the only thing they have going for them is damage. You can pick
them apart, but this goes for pretty much everyone.
Krillin: Krillin would usually stomp alot of fighters in this game.
His /\S starter is superb and works against virtually everyone...exept you.
Savage Counter is great for catching Krillin's /\S since it's only used at
longe-range. You also beat him out on starter priority, Bait his /\S
and your golden.
VEGETTO BAD MATCH-UPS
Bardock: Insane rushdown, damage to rival yours, and worst of all, you can't
safely use Savage Counter. Bardock's Riot Javelin can be chained from
Bardock's RRS, and hit you before you can cancel out of SC. He can even
match you on R+G, because his STRONGEST COMBO is off his throw. You will
stuggle nearly the entire match.
Piccolo: Being able to match you on damage, yet have 4 times your range is
his major advantage over you. Savage Counter can be used, but you will lose
the Ki advantage eventually so...yeah, you're screwed. [Refer to Section 08]
Future Gohan: At first, I judged Gohan's matchup against Vegetto sheerly on
his combo ability. Before, he was placed Mid tier on my list. But then a
fellow player reminded me of one thing I was forgetting, Spirit Shot and
Evasive Kick. I completely forgot about them. With Evasive Kick Gohan can
interrupt your somewhat slow starter, yet can shut down your counter deathmove
with Spirit Shot. Against Mystic Gohan, you don't fare much better, because he
gets a massive powerup in terms of damage.
VEGETTO EVEN MATCH-UPS
Broly: Broly just can't deal with people like Vegetto, Krillin, and Bardock,
and thier high priority slam starters. Problem is, your rushdown is pathetic
compared to thiers, so you won't be able to stay close in like they can. You
can still stay in, but be wary of his >S poke and >RRR guard- break attack.
Employ R+G and be careful, Death Claw is just as quick if not quicker than
your Savage Counter.
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06-Combo Secton
Now to get to the part you have been waiting for, the combos. Here's a legend
if you don't understand the notations:
R = Rush attack
S = Slam attack
> = Towards opponent
< = Away from opponent
/\ = Up on the D-pad
E = Energy Button
- = Cancel
* = Stun
' = Fully charge upcoming move
[AB] = Aura Burst
-[AB] = Aura Burst Cancel
Beginner Section
[no cancels]
#1: >RRS, >E[Final Kamehameha] 8 hits, 796 damage
#2: \/S, RRRR, 5 hits, 550 damage [Ground-only]
#3: R+G, /\EE[Spirit Sword][trigger at 10 hits] 10 hits, 2114 damage
#4: R+G, R , RRRS 10 hits, 766 damage
Intermediate Section
[no energy/aura burst cancels]
#1: SRS*, >>R, R, >RSS-, >R, RRSSS  13 hits, 985 damage
Advanced Section
[SSJ]
#1: SRS*, >>R, >RSS-[AB]S, [AB]R, R, R, >R, RSS-, S 20 hits, 1320 damage
[requires fast canceling to connect with >S]
Ki building combos
#1: SRS*, >>R, >RSS-, >R. >RSS-, S.]
This is merely a gateway into a higher level of play. I am by no means
the best at this game, in fact I'm still improving, but I know enough to
help others get into it. You are free to make your own combos and strategies,
and if your good enough, you might be able to make some new discoveries.
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07-Deathmove/Ultimate ratings
Final Kamehameha-5.5/10
Stronger than your average beam attack, a bit faster too, but it suffers from
all the same weaknesses. It's multi-hit, so it's easy to TC and get wailed on.
Although Buffed up in terms of damage and speed, this should still only be
used as a combo ender.
Savage Counter-8.5/10
SC is one of the fastest Deathmoves in the game, and is also moderately
damaging as well. It can counter EVERY attack that isn't a ki blast death-
move, or an ultimate. The only gripe is that if you miss the counter, you're
left open for about 2 seconds. This is by no means a spam-friendly move,
so watch out.
Spirit Sword-10/10
This is arguably the best projectile ultimate in the game. It's as fast as
Final Flash, but hits even harder than Broly's ultimate. It hits for 1400 at
Base, and 2300 at SSJ. The only real gripe to this move is the small
hitbox, but even then, this move TRACKS to a certain degree. All in all, an
exellent attack.
Last Ditch Power-9/10
A free 245% bonus to attack power...need I say more. The game says that your
Ki is supposed to drop continually, but it doesn't even happen. This could
be game-breaking if only Vegetto's rushdown was better...If Bardock had it on
a transformation THEN we'd be in business.
Energy Blast-No Effect-0/10
This Aura Burst Charge gives yout the ability to auto-deflect ki blasts,and
while it may make you feel like a tank, it's not very good at all. A travesty
even if you consider Vegetto's other awsome deathmoves. As if deflecting ki
blasts wasn't easy enough, they want you waste an ABC? No thanks.
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08-Vegetto vs. SBAR
Piccolo
where should I start? For one, his SSS starter has the longest range in the
game.This is enough to make him Top Tier already, but it doesn't stop there.
He does 3200 damage with his best combo, just 200 points shy of you, AND he
has a regeneration ABC. Did i mention a high-priority rushing Ultimate? All
this may make Piccolo seem broken[which he is], But you can stop yourself
from being totally destroyed.
NEVER aura guard his SSS chain. I cannot
stress this enough. If you find yourself being forced to block try to
interrupt SSS with your >S. This works better for some than others, Goku for
example has the highest priority >S out of everyone so this is especially
useful for him.
Sword Trunks
Depending on which starter the Trunks player seems to use, you can apply two
different strategies. S
as a psuedo-slam starter, which is a difficult and impractical technique, but
expect to see it alot when fighting a good Goku player.
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09-Tier List
For those of you questioning the placement of certain characters on the tier
list, here's a rough outline of it.
God Tier
1.Piccolo
Top
2.Sword Trunks
3.Krillin
4.Bardock
5.Armor Trunks
High
6.Broly
7.Pikkon
8.Janemba
9.Vegeta
10.Future Gohan
Upper Mid
11.Vegetto
12.Kid BUu
Mid
13.Super Buu
14.Cell
15.Freiza
16.Demon King Dabura
17.Fat Buu
18.Android 18
Low
19.Goku
20.Adult Gohan
21.Teen Gohan
22.Gotenks
23.Gogeta
Bootom
24.Cooler
Now you might be saying to yourself, I main so and so, and they're low on the
list. This tier list does not indicate who is the most fun, but who's best in
competitive play. I for one hate playing as Piccolo, but really enjoy playing.
with Freiza. So if you see your main low on the list, don't fret! Best doesn't
mean most fun.
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10-Special Thanks
Dimps-Duh, they made the game
DrunkenPilot72-For introducing me to DBC
[http://dbcompetitive.forumotion.com/forum.htm]
DBC-Thanks to everyone there for helping me up my game to a whole new level
My friend Wendell-For the hours he spent helping me test all this nonsense