Manon Guide - How to play MANON like a PRO 

Easily the best character guide I've seen thus far. So many guides are way too focused on specific tech or are too beginner focused. I don't think I've come out of a character guide feeling like I understand the general gameplan and how to execute the character's wincon until now

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Yooo, this is so helpful. I never played a grappler before in SF and while playing World Tour mode I got her command throw and immediately found myself using it constantly. I ran through Ken’s combo trials and decided to give Manon’s a try and ended up falling in love with the moveset and combos. I played some rounds online with her and found myself doing fairly well punishing with her command throws and now I’m hooked and want to switch from Ken main to Manon main so thank you for this thorough and informative guide that isn’t just high level tech and combos.

Optimals and oki guides next please? This was great ❤

Thanks for making this! Your streams have already made learning sf6 as my first Street Fighter a lot less intimidating, no doubt this will help too. Much appreciated!

Glad this is in my feed at a time where I feel I've hit my ceiling with Manon in Gold 4. Watching this just helps to revise what core things to keep in mind when I get frustrated playing Ken's, Juris, Marisa, Guiles and other frequently popular characters that feel like they can press buttons without a care

I needed this ish. Been maining her since she dropped. She’s a lot harder than ppl think. You have to have very good fundamentals to play her and know every matchup. You don’t just get free wins unless your opponent doesn’t respect your 5 Stack.

This is the best SF6 guide I have seen in general. This type of information is what I am looking for and is far and away more useful for learning.

That was amazing, thank you very much! Looking forward to more guides from you!

This is the best Manon guide I've seen for covering her gameplan and neutral. I've been stalled out in mid Platinum and once I internalize this it should help a lot.

Yo @801 Strider thanks for these videos, really appreciate it, im maining Manon now and want to improve even further. Appreciate the knowledge and tips. Shout out from South Africa, i used to like your Abel in SF4

I search every where about in depth guide explanation for Manon. You are the one who probably the best guide I could find. The detail information about spacing, normal and her gameplan are very informative. Definitely will wait for your other great explanation guide. 😃

Thanks for the guide. This is great for a general overview of her game plan and the use cases for all her tools, I think the follow up should look a bit more into the specifics, combo routes, corner carry, counter strategies, etc. Good luck at Evo!

I love how you structured this guide guide. I'm only 10 mins in, and I'm not even sure if I'm maining this character or not, but I love how you focus on discussing the neutral game first to start off with. I would rather learn that as it's always so easy to look into what I can confirm the key buttons into by myself. So thanks for this guide!

Thanks for the guide, i was having trouble with stopping cross ups so glad you went over that

Thanks for this guide, just started sf6 and im digging Manon

It's a really great tutorial. There are many videos teaching how to use manon, but most of them are just teaching for the combos and ask us to gain medel. This is the first in deep video that teach us the game plan of manon and how to do I neutral before I can start those combos. Great thanks to you and hope you could do more videos for manon.

Man, SF6 is the first fighting game I tried to get better enough for online, even though I ever liked the genre, I immediately liked manon, even though I hate playing with grapplers. Was having some difficulties on gold rank tho, just yesterday, and I saw this video and my game got better immediately, specially in matchups I had problems with. really amazing guide.

I just now realized you have a youtube channel... Dude i love your round as Abel against Daigo in usf4, Abel became my main thanks to you. Great to see you are doing well.

Amazing video, I really like the mindset approach rather than the more granular breakdown. Matchup guides would be awesome, and so would a broad oki one (again not going through every single option). Maybe some reviews of your own gameplay where you break down your thinking? Whatever you come up with will be great, thanks again!

This guide gave me a few noteworthy pointers. Stuck at 2-3 star Diamond and struggling to break through. Hoping to make Masters. Keep up the quality work Strider!

This was an amazing tutorial. I’m a Kimberly main and wish i could get a tutorial in this exact format.

Loving the uploads OG. Been watching you and Sf in general since 4 but only trying to actually get good in 6. Manon is the most interesting to me even if she doesnt have the "good" gimmicks.

Enjoyed the game plan explanation, great to have your perspective. Just some light feedback, obviously it's a lot more work but for long videos like this would appreciate some timestamps to break it up a bit so it's easier to find the parts you want to review!

Awesome vid, love this type of "walk-through" guide rather than just talking frame data / combos. Fills an important niche of "I know what my tools are, now what am I doing with them?"

Amazing guide just what i was looking for

Just discovered you looking for Manon help (stuck in plat) and love the video. The speech bubbles are class.

Against fireballs, use spin/ballerina slide (never use unsafe jump-ins against players who have reversals or uppercuts)... Luke, Ken, Juri, Guile, Dee Jay, Chun Li, Ryu, Rashid and risky on (characters who use their bodies as projectiles) Honda, Cammy, Blanka, Lily (parry and counter, beware of being predictable by using full toolbox) ZONER with tp: Dhalsim and JP (patience (punish arms/legs after blocking them) and jump-ins only at mid range during fireballs/distortions deployment (no long range combat ever!)) Non-fireball characters: Manon, Marisa, Zangief, Jamie(reversal), Kimberly(simular approach as Cammy, imo) (master footsy, Manon's high-low mix-up(overhead kick at range and ballerina slide), learn opponents' toolboxes and weaknesses) MANON is not striker, she is a ballerina and a judoka. (Balance & passive, self-defense, punish all mistakes opponent makes with a stack, you can't counter attack if you are in the middle of recovery from your attack), get to 5 stacks ASAP! Study fundamentals, opponents, mirror matches (holes in your defenses) -> learn a playstyle you feel comfortable with. Don't be scrub while using Manon. Strider's use of (tomoe nage) down-forward + hk was correctly stated. (Anti-air, wall trap, switches side and your escape from wall traps) also use super lvl1. The suggestions are sound in theory... but people will be surprised by YOUR UNDERSTANDING of Manon's deep toolbox if it is complete. If I have 5 stacks r1 & lose, I am not stressed. Losing with 1 stack is because you are a striker (poor defensive & attacking choices) 3700 damage r2 & r3 cannot be ignored!

Your videos look so polished and well presented. Need more!

Thanks for the guide! It helped me get a diamond placement in rank with Manon (where usually I'd place high gold or low platinum with other characters). The focus on normals and gameplan helped. (Though I'd want to learn optimal combos and setups eventually!)

Thanks for making this! I will subscribe. Hoping to see more Manon content. I have lots of problems against the Guile matchup.

This video is great, i feel like i've hit a wall in Diamond 4, i play Modern Manon, so its some buttons i don't have. Although this video has the strategies i feel i needed. I actually found a way to replace HK with her spin kick, i checked the frame data and its comparable. I would love to add you in game to run some sets. Modern manon isn't bad actually i do miss her swan kicks and crouching medium punch though.

@10:12 That’s why they call it a poke! Loving this game. 🔥

im glad 801 strider plays manon.

Really great tutorial. Love your explanations. Thanks!

Really love these types of guides. They are sooo valuable. Just to hear how you think etc. Would love to see one on marisa if you have the time!

Nice edit's bro. Also knowledge always godlike

I was wondering if you made content and fell onto your channel by accident. I needed to hear this thank you for this guide

thanks for the guide - the way you break things down and makes a lot of sense going more in depth with the thought process :)

This honestly opened up my eyes to st hk. Thank you

Thanks, man. Im new to fighting games, and tips on gameplan is exactly what I need. I'm playing modern Manon, just hit gold. Im surprised almost nobody uses modern at low ranks. Manon is also a rare guest here. The biggest struggles are Guile and JP, thankfully they are pretty unpopular here too.

I saw ur match at Evo with Chunli I believe, one of my favourites I remember

Seems like a good beginner character for someone new to SF6, I'll try her out!

Great stuff from my favorite Manon to watch hands down. Question: what would you say is her best drive rush check button?

Fantastic guide! Such a solid insightful breakdown of her netural. Looking forward to more guides. Subscribed!

I didn’t even realize that her medium low was so useful. Ive been wayy too focused on trying to hit combos I realize

Ah yes. Another grappler to play on the side and complement my main man Zangief. Hopefully this will help me to remember to poke my opponent more often. As thats something i struggle to remember since starting this game recently.

great guide. subbed. love watching your streams as well.

I was a doubting Manon player. Then i saw this and it was inspiering and helpful. I need to be better at neutral and i cant cheat. Manon is good. Creating favourable 50/50 is litterary winning

Excellent I’ve been waiting for this

Love that background music

One topic I’d love to hear more about is how to build, and more crucially, practice situational awareness. So often I don’t do an optimal combo bc I wasn’t aware of the meter or my muscle memory takes over and can’t process things in real time.

I just discovered your channel, loving your content and gameplay. Keep it up, im def here to stay

Great guide! You’re really good at teaching. Thank you.

This was really informative. Thank you!

Very good video! Manon is awesome!

Going to lab out Manon as my second character thanks to this guide

I really enjoyed your less technical approach to explaining the character. There are plenty of tech videos already but not enough lecture or discussion viceos.

Lore wise, arguably the strongest character (using BALLET to fight)

Gustavo, can you make a guide about the Manon's defensive options, especially in the corner? I find it particularly difficult to deal with pressure without a reliable reversal. 😅

thank you. very informative

Thank u very much for this guide, it helps a lot 👍👍

The best guide manon

Appreciate this, I love the challenge of playing grabblers

Awesome guide, thanks a lot for making it

I dont play Manon but I still enjoyed this guide

I got my experience online in matches ...I probably spent 30mins in practice with her then said ok 👍🏼 let's go. Been having fun learning and doing surprisingly well, granted I have over 34yrs of legacy FG knowledge. Something about her reminds me of VF4:Evo Goh where he has tools but not the best tools and you just have to make the little things work. I just need to incorporate more drive rush things but overall I'm doing fine in neutral. Something with her, at least for me is when I do lose I learn super quick what not to do.

Very nice. Love the edits too

Amaaaazing guide!!! Thanks a lot

You mentioned something that a lot of us scrubs struggle to do: just chill, allow the opponent to make a mistake, then punish. Most of the time, my need to press buttons is what gets me smoked.

Thank you for this guide! I came here somewhat desperate because of the difficulties I encounter while playing Manon. Your advice has given me some hope and the desire to improve. Could you offer some advice on managing defense with Manon?

I would really like this frametrap setup guide

now if i can just figure out how the fuck to get a consistent wake-up super, we're good

This is the kind of guide I am always looking for when I pick up a character and they are so damn hard to find

Such a great guide

Thanks for showing how to use her The “Pros” only do one ass combo

Thanks for this.

Good shit Strider !

Her DR after buttons is not truly forcing a guess. If you have a ex dp, you can punish it everytime.

What a sick guide!

Thanks papa Strider

Thanks

Thx for the guide!

I would love to see a oki/combo guide for manon this one was really great

Hey this was fantastic. I was an Abel player all of SF4 and skipped SF5. What skills do you think transition well from abel to manon?

im a current 3400 luke bronze, but i only played cause peoeple told me he easy to play, i really want to play manon tho she was my first i like how she does the judo drops since i did alot of it in the corps. Would you recommend me learnign her or just stay on luke

Great guide !

would love an oki video

That's perfect, tks!!!

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Thanks for the useful guide :) I do want to say though can you please stop zooming in on your camera in your post editing lol. It's a bit jarring especially when you're explaining something and showing it but you've zoomed in so we cant see xD

What ar you supposed to do to win

Tank you 💯

801 strider look like Marshal Mathers

Lmao love the characters popping up making comments

801 mean you in utah? there a street fighter scene around here?

When did daddy start a channel 😍

Great guide. Would be a shame if more players dropped her.......

The final tip is SWITCH TO MARISA 🤣 !

I just count to 5