Emperor (Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy)

Info
Name	Emperor Mateus Palamecia
Original game	Final Fantasy 12
Weapon	Daggers, Rods, Staves, Poles
Armor	Bangles, Hats, Hairpins, Clothing, Robes, Headbands
Run Speed tier	8
Dash Speed	81F
Fall Speed	97F
Fall Speed Ratio After Dodge	44F
Exclusive weapons	Diamond Mace, Demon's Rod, Mateus's Malice

Overview

Emperor Mateus is the antagonist of Final Fantasy II. He is a trap-based character with a unique emphasis on keepaway and building pressure by forcing approaches with Starfall, outplaying with smart trap sets.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Powerful Trap Gameplan: Emperor specializes in Traps and Anti-Approach, able to keep out most characters effectively with his moves and force bold or creative approaches to land a hit on him Unique Win Condition: Starfall gives him a unique win condition in the form of a move that is unavoidable once it started, but takes time to be charged. This gives him a tool to force approaches and the opponent has to respect it existing with counterplay in every matchup, even in those that have an easier time shutting it down Strong Defensive Mixups: Low Recovery on most of his moves, Moves staying out even if he gets hit and fast Dodge Cancels make Emperor very slippery and tricky to approach Thunder Crest: Thunder Crest gives Emperor a powerful tool to stop approaches with and sometimes even checkmating characters with it existing alone Strong Assist Gain: A combination of low recovery moves, having to rotate between them, Starfall and Side by Side being a common build lets Emperor quickly build meter while setting up his gameplan, often staying above in the meter race

Polarizing Matchups: Both a Pro and Con. With all his upsides, Emperor lacks extremely in rushdown, giving him the most polarizing matchup spread in the entire game. Some characters get outright shutdowned with the right conditions and some give him absolute hell without stage counterpicks. Any character that can play around Starfall and traps requires a different approach to beat Polarizing Stage Strengths: Another Pro and Con. Stage Picks change Emperors gameplan harder than other characters, requiring you to learn effective strategies for some of the more unorthodox/smaller stages

Moveset Data

Bravery Moves

Ground

Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force	Effects	CP (Mastered)
5,5x3 (20)	21	Physical>Magical	Melee High	84	Chase	30 (15)

Description

Brief Description of Move

Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force	Effects	CP (Mastered)
each 35	29	Magical	Ranged Low	0	None	30 (15)

Description

Brief Description of Move

Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force	Effects	CP (Mastered)
each 7	37	Magical	Ranged Low	0	None	30 (15)

Description

Brief Description of Move

Charge	Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force	Effects	CP (Mastered)
Lvl1	1x5, 25 (30)	43	Magical	Ranged Low	60+	Wall Rush	30 (15)
Lvl2	1x7, 33 (40)	80, 3	Magical	Ranged Mid	60+	Wall Rush	30 (15)
Lvl3	1x10, 40 (50)	120, 3	Magical	Ranged High	each hit 3	Wall Rush	30 (15)

Description

Brief Description of Move

Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force	Effects	CP (Mastered)
2x17, 6 (40)	35	Magical	Unblockable	60	None	30 (15)

[Mid] Draw sigil on the ground. Paralyzes foe when in range.

The bread and butter of grounded combos and the bane of alot of characters existence. Emperor draws a large sigil that travels forward on the ground for a while before going into a full stop. Bounces off of walls and outright stops at edges. Using Lock Off Emperor can turn and place the crest into any direction if its on eutral circle

It has a bigger than what the sigil implies hitbox, and draws in characters and assists closeby once activate and deal damage, leaving them floating after the last hit. It also deals an immpressive 40 base damage overall, making this a staple to build his best combos around.

One of its standout properties is that stays even if he gets hit until it completely vanishes, and because its unblockable it overrides any attack and stops it imnmediately when a character touches it. It essentially shuts down any approach through it, making it incredibly oppressive for some characters and limiting their options to a bare few, giving Emperor more time to set up other traps around him.

Air

Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force	Effects	CP (Mastered)
each 35	23	Magical	Ranged Low	0	None	30 (15)

Description

Brief Description of Move

Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force	Effects	CP (Mastered)
each 7	37	Magical	Ranged Low	0	None	30 (15)

Description

Brief Description of Move

Charge	Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force	Effects	CP (Mastered)
Lvl1	1x5, 25 (30)	43	Magical	Ranged Low	60+	Wall Rush	30 (15)
Lvl2	1x7, 33 (40)	80, 3	Magical	Ranged Mid	60+	Wall Rush	30 (15)
Lvl3	1x10, 40 (50)	120, 3	Magical	Ranged High	each hit 3	Wall Rush	30 (15)

Description

Brief Description of Move

HP Moves

Ground

Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force	Effects	CP (Mastered)
--	35	--	Ranged High	60	None	30 (15)

Description

Brief Description of Move

Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force	Effects	CP (Mastered)
--	69 set next to opponent	--	Unblockable	36/54/72	None	30 (15)
--	43 if already set	--	Unblockable	36/54/72	None	30 (15)

Description

Brief Description of Move

Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force	Effects	CP (Mastered)
each 3	521	Magical	Unblockable	0	Wall Rush	30 (15)

Description

Brief Description of Move

Air

Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force	Effects	CP (Mastered)
--	37	--	Ranged High	0	Wall Rush	30 (15)

Description

Brief Description of Move

Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force	Effects	CP (Mastered)
--	69 set next to opponent	--	Unblockable	36/54/72	None	30 (15)
--	43 if already set	--	Unblockable	36/54/72	None	30 (15)

Description

Brief Description of Move

Damage multiplier	Startup frame	Type	Priority	EX Force	Effects	CP (Mastered)
each 3	521	Magical	Unblockable	0	Wall Rush	30 (15)

Description

Brief Description of Move

EX Mode

Effects:

• Regen
• Critical Boost
• Blood Magic

Brief Description of Mode

EX Burst: Absolute Dominion

Damage multiplier (initial)	Damage multiplier	Type
6,13 (19)	16x4, 17 (81) Total Damage = 100	Magical

An attack that takes over the opponent's mind. Absorbs HP damage dealt. Enter the commands that display on the screen.

EX Burst Description

Combos

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Combo Notes

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Assists

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