Peacock/Move List

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Fighting as Peacock
Always maintain range, always. Peacock's vast arsenal of ranged attacks make her impossible to match at range (save for a player well-versed in Cerebella's Diamond Deflector). Whenever the opponent gets too close to use ranged attacks, use Bang! to stagger them, use BANG! to sweep them off their feet, or call an assist (when available).
 * Powerful and numerous ranged attacks
 * Bang! and BANG! provide great assists
 * Very mobile
 * Damaging Blockbusters
 * Good tag-in attack
 * Grab has good range and knocks back opponents
 * Can easily confuse/frustrate opponents

Shadow of Impending Doom (SID) is more useful for stunning enemies and less about actually dealing damage; rarely will a player ever get a chance to drop a Level 3 SID. When an opponent has closed in on Peacock, she could quickly tap SID MP to immediately drop an object and stun them, then use BANG! to send them back to range. SID could be used to discourage air dashes that could quickly close the gap between the opponent and Peacock, thus keep them at range. SID is the perfect anti-air attack, briefly disrupting the opponent's momentum without having Peacock risk health trying to send them backwards with. An expert Peacock player could even start a SID and Argus Agony a split second later so the end of Argus Agony coincides with a Level 3 SID, allowing much more damage to be dealt and even lead to a second Argus Agony right after the SID.

The Hole Idea is quite possibly the most useful and most annoying Special in Peacock's armory. Just when an opponent closes the gap between them, Peacock could Hole Idea behind them, throw them into a burlap sack, then stun them long enough to allow Peacock to retreat and regain her range advantage. Damage from Blockbusters could be avoided entirely through judicious use of the Hole Idea; certain misplaced Blockbusters can even leave foes vulnerable to a grab from behind (i.e. Checkmate Incision, Argus Agony).

You can string Lonesome Lenny and Argus Agony together to create huge damage as a standalone action or during a combo. Using Argus Agony almost immediately after Lonesome Lenny will cause him to get pushed across the screen, essentially trapping the opponent alongside a fixed screen guaranteeing the Lonesome Lenny will make full contact.

It is imperative that any players who use Peacock learn how to use Goodfellas. The ludicrous damage output outweighs almost all (if not all) other Tension 3 Blockbusters, and can easily spell doom to teams of any size.

Fighting against Peacock
A good way of dodging most of Peacock's attacks is by jumping; by doing so, the only attacks that can still hit are Shadow of Impending Doom and George at the Air Show, both of which require time to summon and have a chance to miss.
 * Situational Blockbusters
 * Argus Agony is easily anticipated and blocked; cannot strike opponents who are airborne or behind Peacock.
 * Against another Peacock, Hole Idea HK could be used after the beam attack to gain an attack advantage
 * Against Cerebella, Diamond Deflector could be used after (or even before) the beam attack to stagger the enemy Peacock
 * Lonesome Lenny could horribly backfire and damage both Peacock and any called in assists
 * Goodfellas is difficult to pull off, especially in high-lag gameplay
 * Fancy hat provides a larger hitbox
 * Specials and Blockbusters do not work in the air
 * Sub-par air and anti-air attacks
 * Tag-in attack leaves Peacock vulnerable when blocked
 * Attacks have very small vertical hitboxes
 * Near unusable in high-lag gameplay

Approaching Peacock is the worst part of facing her. Each player is different with their attacks at range; some prefer using BANG! BANG! BANG!, others prefer Shadow of Impending Doom. After figuring out their M.O., their attack patterns become easily discernable, thus easier to avoid. Rushdown characters such as Filia and Ms. Fortune are preferable because they not only have the appropriate mobility to avoid most projectiles, but will also be able to top Peacock at close range, a domain Peacock isn't as skilled in.