Potemkin's Giganter Kai is now the best Super Move in Guilty Gear Strive 

***EDIT*** For the sliding giganter technique, you don't actually need to plink. You can hit the buttons at the same time. My original understanding was it had to be plinked but you can just hit em at the same time so its actually much easier lol So first apologies if I sound off, I lost my voice the other day due to illness and am only starting to get it back. That said hey, season 2! cool stuff right!? So this video explores why I think Pot's Giganter Kai got TURBOCHARGED in S2 and why its so crazy now, on top of some new new combo potential(which im sure isn't optimized so mess around yourself and see what you can find) but also gives him a lot of new options to work with. Make sure to check the visual guide if you haven't already on Potemkin because there I also go into another aspect of it on how it ups his mixup game!

The best part of these new combos is the first heat knuckle, when the camera tilts to show you that you're about to fly back into the reflector.

Potemkin might have got nothing from the new mechanic to cancel normals into dash but being able to cancel the starting frames of specials into supers is insanely good. It helps a lot with his bad matchups like Faust that likes to jump a lot, now you can zip through the screen and catch him with a Heavenly Buster.

Also if you're that kind of guy now you can follow giganter Kai and it goes into HPB, might not be optimal damage but it's optimal emotional damage

Ive comitted to at least at some point I will do updated Potemkin Season 2 combos and tips guide. Might not be immediate cause there's still so much other stuff to cover. Other characters can expect updates as well on that front. I will also do a patch winners/losers as you expect but might be a few more days on that because there's so much to sift through, including crazy things like turns out some people are coming around on the anji changes because while it ripped away a lot of the old him, it sorta built a new version of him, so gotta play around with all that to see how legit it all is. Anyways S2 for the most part looks pretty cool so lots of fun stuff to go over!

Yeah ive played against a couple of Potemkin players today, and its absolutely insane what they can do off this super and with this super. Kinda blows my mind that the damage after this patch has seemingly only gotten higher despite them “trying(?)” to nerf the damage output of some of the high damage characters.

I'm not gonna lie, The few nerfs Potemkin got made me nervous at first, but now that we get to try out the newly buffed Giganter Kai, I see now that it more than makes up for them. That super was already good before, thanks to its utility, and now it's made his already high damage even greater! Plus, if we still want frame one invincibility, we still have Heavenly Pot Buster > PRC for that! :3

I've played potemkin as an occasional secondary for a while now but I've never taken him too seriously compared to my main... but this... this is tempting

5:59 sounds so threatening. Its not just the wording, its the tone, the casual, flippant way they're said. The little edge of excitement in the prior questions, leading up to the threat, said with no remorse.

Just came in to say that I really appreciate the work you do in discussing fighting games, especially when it comes to grappler bois. not enough videos out there going into detail about these big bois.

Some general tips from what the vid touched on for people: You should be able to input 632146 HS and P at the same time for the HFB cancel, no need to buffer HS beforehand. Also, in quite a few situations where you're ending your combo into a hard knockdown from megafist, you can end in Garuda instead for a longer, better knockdown in the corner or more corner carry midscreen.

But twitter told me he was nerfed

As a non-potakin main, this scares me.

I hope you get your voice back man Thanks for the video too It was very informative and entertaining

I don't understand how anyone can say he's nerfed. Super prc was always his better reversal. New aegis gives him better routes, offense and setups in a ton of situations. I'll gladly welcome the downplay though if it means more buffs :)

5:57 "But how about instead of those two, I just kill you instead? 😊" Hilarious 😂 Someone please make a meme out of this

I wish I could like this video 3 times, 1st for the content, 2nd because it's you and you do awesome work with all of your fighting game coverage, but the 3rd one, would be for the excellent sickos thumbnail lmfao.

Best advice on figuring out the super cancel I've found. Thanks for this.

That thumbnail lmao

Your voice and cadence reminds me of Chef John from food wishes in the best possible way Love the content and love the constant info you’re providing

Best thumbnail ever my man.

I'll still miss my invincible reversal. saved me so many times

Great stuff!

AAAAEGIS GIGANTER he needs it he was bottom 1 he still is he NEEDS it

My life bar depleted just by seeing this.

I love when you gush over grapplers.

Whoa, wasn't expecting dark Rooflemonger to be narrating this video

Fun drinking game: take a shot every time Rooflemonger mentions doing a lot of damage in this video

Love this tutorial i been playing more ko15 than gg strive since i feel the loads kinda more fast than gg strive but still playing both games since. I have less fun on dbfz that delay netcode is gross lol

As a Potemkin main, I really hope the devs don't backtrack on this decision. It feels like they didn't think it through and might pull it.

Wow ... ok im getting hyped to get back in

Litreally laughed in utter joy at the easy as hell, super high damage combo at 3:36. This season is going to be so fun!

I only pick up Potemkin when I want to troll my friend, and this is going to make it even better.

Thanks for this video, I was sad abt the pot nerfs, but I didn't know how big of a difference these giganter kai changes made. Godsend to all average glue enjoyers🙏😤

This just changed my life lol

say it with me now. He. Needs. It. (also help u get well soon mate)

This is great news for all the potemkin mains out there. my brother is excited XD think you'll do one for anji? I dont play him but I keep hearing people complain that he got nerfed badly and with the red RC's and positve flow bonus i dont think hes that bad

Im Afraid.

I can't believe it.

potemkin has officially become juiced

Seeing all of this gives me pain😰😰

Urien crying on how proud he is of this damage.

Having Pot as a secondary, this is NICE. But find me something for my main Anji. Help me reprogram my brain 😭

why did you do c.s > 2s > giganter or c.s > 2h > giganter instead of c.s > 2s > 2H > giganter ?

There's something terribly amusing at the fact that his anti-air grab in the middle of the special blatantly sets them up for at least another hit, while the attack is visible on-screen in the distance.

Are you gonna do a winners and losers of the patch?

These cancels are rough on d-pad, that fight stick investment is looking more and more tempting.

I was told that Happy Chaos can roll under Giganter...is this true?

Please give me good news on my boy Anji

The 5H CH > hammer break Kai is REALLY hard to do on pad with the default layout. I switch to claw and I can probably get it by plinking HS P quick for that 7/10 times. But regular pad grip I just came seem to get it :(

Raw-flmonger.

Hi rooflemonger , first i have to say your channel is the best and for fighting and i'am french but i still whatch yours. I hope you can help me. I personnally buy the game to play Potemkin i like grablers in fighting game. And i think the game is awesome but i play with a controller and really the kara are just impossible. I try to put the kick button on R1 as some guy told me but it's not better and it changes all my reflex from years of play. I love the character and i really want to play the game but after trying for weeks with no résultats i just stop playing the game. I left it for month now. If i can't do at l'est the kara buster consistantly i can play the "guess game" with Potemkin witch is the core of all grabler gameplay. I know that i am far from the onlyone with this problem with Potemkin, I have seen so much post about that everywhere. I play street 5, kof,fighterz etc... have no problem with my controller. Even with old er games like kof um or marvel vs capcom 2. I really want to enjoy guilty gear i know you can't do miracles but i thought that maybe you can think of something. The problem comes from the buttons to press not from the motion. Excuse me for all the english mistake, hope you can help me. Thanks for this amazing channel .

As a gio main…it was always the best…now it’s depressing

Stop giving everybody dark angel! Or...bring back V E N O M. (My campaign will never stop until my demands are met, Daisuke)

Sir you better take some medicine and rest up, already know more hype is coming🤣

Don't strain your voice too much, sir, still wishing you a speedy recovery 🙏

You forget the setups for HPB. A lot of these things you showed keep your opponent in the air in the perfect spot to get grabbed. A 2 meter Potemkin is the most dangerous thing in the game.

Is Potemkin a machine or something? Because where are those cylinders coming from all over his body? I mean there's nowhere for them to be stored unless he's some type of machine.

Great now I’m going to have 3S PTSD from these move even more know. Like hearing “Aegis Reflector” makes me shudder. Seeing moves like it is just bad.

Excuse me sir I think you’re forgetting about heavy mob cemetery

All that just off so little rezource.

oh man, why did they give Pot such a dope route? Shamefull!

This is a little misleading. It's not true that you can confirm from things u got nothing from before. Ch 5HS u could always rc combo off the hammerfall rc and ch 2S goes into HFB, Kara pb. Don't get me wrong, it's a nice buff since it's more damage and more options. But it's not as big a buff as this vid makes it seem.

Im going to like this video because I support you. However, as soon as someone lands this on me, I will dislike.

The best part of these new combos is the first heat knuckle, when the camera tilts to show you that you're about to fly back into the reflector.