Hellish Quart: Move Lists

When opponent does a low attack:

• Punish (←Y or ←X): quickly pull your lead leg back, then high attack at the opponent’s head.

Long Guard (LT):

• Low Swipe (B or A): short downward swipe, used to knock the opponent’s weapon away if they are also in Long Guard.

Close Range:

• Hand Push (RT): push the opponent’s hand to create an opening.
• Escape Hand Push (←←): if the opponent pushes your hand, quickly dash backwards to avoid their attacks.
• Instant Kill (RB or LB): grab the opponent and kill them.
• Escape Instant Kill (←): if the opponent grabs you, quickly press backwards to escape the grab.
• Close Attack (Y, X, B, or A): punch, kick, or pommel-strike the opponent to create an opening.

Isabelle is the most complicated character because most of her attacks change depending on which foot she has forward. She also has extra attacks in High Guard and Low Guard.

Basic Attacks – Left Foot Forward:

• High Right (Y): short vertical slash, switch feet.
• High Left (X): short downward diagonal slash from upper left to center.
• Low Right (B): upward diagonal slash from lower right to upper left, switch feet.
• Low Left (A): lean to the left a little, then a short horizontal slash from left to center.

Basic Attacks – Right Foot Forward:

• High Right (Y): lean to the left a little, then a short diagonal downward slash from upper left to center.
• High Left (X): short downward diagonal slash from upper left to center, switch feet.
• Low Right (B): short upward diagonal slash from lower right to center.
• Low Left (A): short, slightly-angled (almost horizontal) slash from center to upper right, switch feet.

Moving Forward – Left Foot Forward (→):

• High Right (→Y): step forward with a high horizontal slash with the back edge (known in German as a Zwerchhau), switch feet.
• High Left (→X): long diagonal downward slash from upper left to lower right.
• Low Right (→B): diagonal upward slash from lower right to upper left, switch feet.
• Low Left (→A): low horizontal slash at the legs from left to right.

Moving Forward – Right Foot Forward (→):

• High Right (→Y): long diagonal downward slash from upper right to lower left.
• High Left (→X): short diagonal downward slash from upper left to center, switch feet.
• Low Right (→B): diagonal upward slash from lower right to upper left.
• Low Left (→A): diagonal upward slash from lower left to upper right, switch feet.

Moving Backward – Left Foot Forward (←):

• High Right (←Y): long diagonal downward slash from upper right to lower left, switch feet.
• High Left (←X): diagonal downward slash from upper left to lower right.
• Low Right (←B): diagonal upward slash from lower right to upper left, switch feet.
• Low Left (←A): low horizontal slash at the legs from right to left.

Moving Backward – Right Foot Forward (←):

• High Right (←Y): awkward looking diagonal downward slash from upper right to lower left.
• High Left (←X): diagonal downward slash from upper left to lower right, switch feet.
• Low Right (←B): diagonal upward slash from lower right to upper left.
• Low Left (←A): diagonal upward slash or swipe from lower left to upper right, switch feet.

Moving Left – Left Foot Forward (↑):

• High Right (↑Y): lean to the left a little, then a short diagonal downward slash from upper left to center.
• High Left (↑X): long diagonal downward slash from upper left to lower right.
• Low Right (↑B): step to the left and slash upward from lower right to upper left.
• Low Left (↑A): slightly-angled (almost horizontal) slash from lower left to upper right.

Moving Left – Right Foot Forward (↑):

• High Right (↑Y): awkward looking diagonal downward slash from upper right to lower left.
• High Left (↑X): short, high, almost horizontal slash from center to upper right, switch feet.
• Low Right (↑B): short diagonal upward slash from lower right to upper left, switch feet.
• Low Left (↑A): short diagonal upward slash from lower left to upper right, switch feet.

Moving Right – Left Foot Forward (↓):

• High Right (↓Y): short diagonal downward slash from upper right to center, switch feet.
• High Left (↓X): diagonal downward slash from upper left to lower right, switch feet.
• Low Right (↓B): diagonal upward slash from lower right to upper left, switch feet.
• Low Left (↓A): low horizontal slash at the legs from right to left, switch feet.

Moving Right – Right Foot Forward (↓):

• High Right (↓Y): diagonal downward slash from upper right to lower left.
• High Left (↓X): diagonal downward slash from upper left to lower right, switch feet.
• Low Right (↓B): high horizontal slash with the back edge (known in German as a Zwerchhau).
• Low Left (↓A): horizontal slash from left to right.

Isabelle is the most complicated character because most of her attacks change depending on which foot she has forward. She also has extra attacks in High Guard and Low Guard.

Long Guard – Left Foot Forward (LT):

• High Thrust (Y or X): step forward and thrust, switch feet.

Long Guard – Right Foot Forward (LT):

• High Right (Y): quick step forward and low thrust.
• High Left (X): step forward and thrust.

High Guard – Left Foot Forward (↑, LT):

• High Attack (Y or X): short vertical slash, switch feet.
• Low Attack (B or A): diagonal upward slash from lower right to upper left, switch feet.

High Guard – Right Foot Forward (↑, LT):

• Slash and Thrust (Y or X): vertical downward slash, then a thrust.
• Low Attack (B or A): short, slightly-angled (almost horizontal) slash from lower right to center.

Low Guard – Left Foot Forward (↓, LT):

• High Right (Y): step forward and thrust, switch feet.
• High Left (X): over-the-head back-edge vertical slash.
• Double Attack (B): diagonal upward slash from lower right to upper left, then a diagonal downward slash from upper left to lower right.

Other – Left Foot Forward:

• Charging High Right (→→Y): dash forward, then a short diagonal downward slash from upper right to center, switch feet.

Other – Right Foot Forward:

• Charging High Right (→→Y): dash forward, then a short diagonal downward slash from upper right to center.
• Charging High Left (→→X): dash forward, then a short downward diagonal slash from upper left to center, switch feet.

Combos – Left Foot Forward:

• High R-R Combo (Y, Y): short vertical slash, switch feet, then a downward diagonal slash from upper left to lower right.
• High L-R Combo (X, Y): short downward diagonal slash from upper left to center, then a short vertical slash, switch feet.
• High L-R-R Combo (X, Y, Y): short downward diagonal slash from upper left to center, then a short vertical slash, switch feet, then a downward diagonal slash from upper left to lower right.
• Zwerch-copter (→Y, X): step forward with a high horizontal slash with the back edge (known in German as a Zwerchhau), switch feet, then a short downward diagonal slash from upper left to center, switch feet again.
• Low-High R-L Combo (B, X): upward diagonal slash from lower right to upper left, switch feet, then a slightly-angled (almost vertical) slash from upper left to lower right, switch feet again.
• Low-High L-R Combo (A, Y): lean to the left a little, then a short, slightly-angled (almost horizontal) slash from center to upper right, then step forward with a high horizontal slash with the back edge (known in German as a Zwerchhau), switch feet.
• Low R-L Combo (B, A): upward diagonal slash from lower right to upper left, switch feet, then a short, slightly-angled (almost horizontal) slash from center to upper right, switch feet again.

Combos – Right Foot Forward:

• High R-R Combo (Y, Y): lean to the left a little, then a short diagonal downward slash from upper left to center, then a downward diagonal slash from upper right to lower left.
• High L-R Combo (X, Y): short downward diagonal slash from upper left to center, switch feet, then a short vertical slash, switch feet again.
• High L-R-R Combo (X, Y, Y): short downward diagonal slash from upper left to center, switch feet, then a short vertical slash, switch feet again, then a downward diagonal slash from upper right to lower left.
• High R-R-R Combo (→Y, Y, Y): long diagonal downward slash from upper right to lower left, then a short downward diagonal slash from upper left to center, lean to the left a little, then a short diagonal downward slash from upper left to center.
• Infinite Combo (→Y →Y, repeat): long diagonal downward slash from upper right to lower left, then a short downward diagonal slash from upper left to center, repeat.
• Low-High L-R Combo (A, Y): short, slightly-angled (almost horizontal) slash from center to upper right, switch feet, then a downward diagonal slash from upper right to lower left, switch feet again.
• Low-High R-L Combo (B, X): short upward diagonal slash from lower right to center, then a short downward diagonal slash from upper left to center, switch feet.
• Low L-R Combo (A, B): short, slightly-angled (almost horizontal) slash from center to upper right, switch feet, then an upward diagonal slash from lower right to upper left, switch feet again.

Basic Attacks:

• High Right (Y): diagonal downward slash from upper right to lower left.
• High Left (X): slightly-angled (almost vertical) slash from upper left to lower right.
• Low Right (B): diagonal upward slash from lower right to upper left.
• Low Left (A): diagonal upward slash from lower left to upper right.

Moving Forward (→):

• High Right (→Y): slightly-angled (almost horizontal) slash from upper right to lower left.
• High Left (→X): diagonal downward slash from upper left to lower right.
• Low Right (→B): diagonal upward slash from lower right to upper left.
• Low Left (→A): diagonal upward slash from lower left to upper right.

Moving Backward (←):

• High Right (←Y): short vertical slash.
• High Left (←X): short swiping attack from left to right.
• Low Right (←B): short slightly-angled (almost horizontal) slash from lower right to upper left.
• Low Left (←A): short swiping attack from left to right.

Moving Left (↑):

• High Right (↑Y): quick horizontal slash from right to left.
• High Left (↑X): hanging guard, then a diagonal downward slash from upper left to lower right.
• Low Right (↑B): diagonal upward slash from lower right to upper left.
• Low Left (↑A): quick, slightly-angled (almost horizontal) slash from lower left to upper right.

Moving Right (↓):

• High Right (↓Y): hanging guard, then a slightly-angled (almost vertical) slash from upper right to lower left.
• High Left (↓X): slightly-angled (almost horizontal) slash from upper left to lower right.
• Low Right (↓B): low horizontal slash at the legs, from right to left.
• Low Left (↓A): slightly-angled (almost horizontal) slash from left to right.

Long Guard (LT):

• Chop (Y): step forward, then a vertical slash.
• Trickshot (X): step forward, then a reverse vertical back-edge cut.
• Cutthroat (→Y): step forward and thrust.
• Thrust (→X): step forward and thrust with hand inverted.
• Go Around (↑X): double-step forward, then a hanging guard, then a diagonal downward slash from upper left to lower right.

Other:

• Leg Lunge (→→B): dash forward, then a low horizontal slash at the legs from right to left.
• Spear (→→Y): dash forward and thrust.
• Feint Sidestep (↑↑X): dash left, fake a slash, then a step forward and a diagonal downward slash from upper right to lower left.
• Belly Lunge (↓→B): big step forward, then a horizontal slash from right to left.
• Stab (↓→Y): short step forward and thrust.
• Revenge (↓←X): leap backward, then step forward and thrust.

Combos:

• Combo 1 (B, X): diagonal upward slash from lower right to upper left, then a diagonal downward slash from upper left to lower right.
• Combo 2 (A, Y): diagonal upward slash from lower left to upper right, then a diagonal downward slash from upper right to lower left.
• Belly to Legs (→B, A): diagonal upward slash from lower right to upper left, then a low horizontal slash at the legs from left to right.
• Whirl (→Y, Y): slightly-angled (almost horizontal) slash from upper right to lower left, then another slightly-angled (almost horizontal) slash from upper right to lower left.
• One, Two, One (→Y, X, Y): slightly-angled (almost horizontal) slash from upper right to lower left, then a diagonal downward slash from upper left to lower right, then another slightly-angled (almost horizontal) slash from upper right to lower left.
• One, Two, Three (→Y, X, B): slightly-angled (almost horizontal) slash from upper right to lower left, then a diagonal downward slash from upper left to lower right, then a diagonal upward slash from lower right to upper left.

My Favorites:

• Basic Attacks – High Right (Y): diagonal downward slash from upper right to lower left.
• Moving Left – High Left (↑X): hanging guard, then a diagonal downward slash from upper left to lower right.
• Moving Right – High Right (↓Y): hanging guard, then a slightly-angled (almost vertical) slash from upper right to lower left.
• Long Guard – Trickshot (LT, X): step forward, then a reverse vertical back-edge cut.

By thekeyofe