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All right, since Xéro’s being a lazy-ass again, he told me to write up Jin’s entry because “[I'm] the best Jin player [he] knows.” I might get some things wrong, since Xéro is the resident Guilty Gear/BlazBlue guru, so fuhgive me, Zero.

In any case, here is the profile for Major Jin “Win” Kisaragi, BRRROTHER!

Height: 178cm

Weight: 61kg

Birthday: 2/14

Blood Type: A

Birthplace: England

Hobby: Collecting vintage motorcycles

Likes: Nothing (maybe ‘cept Ragna in a not so friendly way)

Dislikes: Meat and Weak People EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING

Eyes: Green

Tier Listing: B+ to A

Theme Song: Lust SIN, Under Heaven Destruction (vs. Ragna)

Seiyuu: Tetsuya Kakihara (Yes, that’s Simon from TTGL… =( )

English VA: David Vincent (Grimmjow, Li Xingke, etc.)

Jin Kisaragi is a Major of the NOL, thus being one of its elite commanding officers. He is always cool and calm, but is also easily jealous, ambitious, and posessive, with little care for others, treating them like they’re just obstacles. He displayed formidable actions to gain his rank during the Ikaruga Civil War by personally killing the enemy leader, Lord Tenjo. When he heard that Ragna had arrived on Kagusutchi, he quickly abandoned his post to hunt him down by himself. The reason he is after Ragna to kill him is because he is his biological brother, whose rivalry with him stems from an accident involving their long lost sister Saya during their childhood. After the incident he was adopted into the noble Kisaragi house. His psychosis is caused by his sword Yukianesa, which is speculated to “drive” (HUR HUR GET IT GUYS) its user insane. Jin also has a striking connection to Hakumen – in fact, Hakumen is actually Jin from an alternate timeline.

Jin is a good, all-around character (some would call him the “Ryu archetype,” but I wouldn’t know). He is supposed to be very uninteresting to fight as, but I’d have to disagree. Maybe it has something to do with my lack of traditional fighting experience (never really liked ‘em), but oh well.

Being good all-around, he is easily adaptable to most situations. His Drive, while not “flashy”, can be very effective (and is quickly becoming notorious for being used in Ranked matches by spammers to continiously freeze the opponent with “no way out”; a grapple break and moving the control stick left and right repeatedly should do the trick). That being said, in my experience, he’s better played defensively most of the time, relying  on hit-and-run tactics with aid from his projectiles to space (especially when threatened to be under pressure by characters like Ragna and Bang) and attack when an opening presents itself, or when the opponent is weak enough to be defeated in a combo. As for weaker characters whose game revolves around defense and distance, such as Rachel, Carl and v-13, the prospect is to switch to a more aggressive offensive game so they’re not allowed to ensnare you in their traps. Some characters seem to be very effective against Jin, namely Noel (who ISN’T she effective against with her spam?), Tager and Arakune, whose various attributes seem to exploit some of Jin’s strengths and play on his weaknesses.

One of Jin’s most vital tools to his game is arguably his ICE SURFBOARD OF COOLNESS(!!!), which is an ice spire which he rides across the stage towards his opponent. It’s good to close in when you see that opening present itself, or to play tricks on your opponent (when using the weaker variants, which travel less further). It’s really great, and you can use the Easy Special 2 to use the “C” variant. It’s no wonder I had a 30+ winning streak (twice!!!) with Jin the first day it came out, which only ended when I switched to Rachel (my sub, at the moment). This is a real tide-turner if used right, as it deals a fair amount of damage and is versatile, useful in all situations, starting combos, ending combos, etc. However, it’s not without its weaknesses; if your opponent blocks, it leaves you very vulnerable to poking (Weak, but quick, attacks) and the subsequent combo, even after you land, making it very punishable for you if you don’t time it right or if your opponent loves to turtle or spam (I’m looking at you, Noel and Arakune users).

In my experience, Jin doesn’t seem to do enough damage to pulverize opponents quickly enough, which is why I find myself on the defensive a lot, unless I’m going against a frail character as said before.

Overall though, as I’ve been told, Jin is easy to pick up and a force to be reckoned with on the right hands, and those Ky Kiske players which were alienated by his constant nerfs should feel at home with Jin who is guaranteed to be on the higher tiers (and at the time I type this, roughly half of the top players on the Leaderboards main Jin).

And for the love of god, people in Ranked matches, stop spamming his drive, grab and “C” slash. It’s not cool. It’s nowhere near as bad as Noel’s Michael Jackson dance Drive spam, but still.

Oh, and he hates you too, yaoi fangirls and rule 63fags.

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