Banisher of Demons
Claudio Serafino
Origin:
Italy
Fighting style:
Sirius Exorcist Arts
Things to know:
Jab punisher:
1,2
Launch punisher:
uf+4
Heat Smash Startup:
18 frames
Heat Smash level:
Low
Sidestep weakness:
Left
Claudio, the flamboyant Italian exorcist, is a simple, straightforward and no-nonsense character who relies on controlling space in order to lock his opponents down, allowing him to setup mixups or pressure. He possesses a limited but effective set of tools to implement this gameplan, allowing the player to quickly achieve character fluency with him and focus on developing their fundamentals and match-up knowledge. In Heat, his mixups become deadlier, with a low Heat Smash and a safe mid launcher.Claudio can struggle to deal with patient opponents. His low mixup options are generally low damage and risky, making it painful for him to have them blocked. He must condition his opponents that much more with mids to ensure they aren't tempted to duck.
Strengths
- Strong keepout and whiff punishment tools
- Easy to learn and effective gameplan
- Simple but strong wall game
- Low Heat Smash
- Strong mids, especially in Starburst
Weaknesses
- Lows are rather risky outside of ss4
- No notable mixups or throw game
- Rather weak at close range
- Below-average combo damage
- Weak CH game
- Timing is most important at Higher Levels
- Linear outside of homing moves