5 BEGINNER Tips for Zato-1 | Guilty Gear Strive Guide

[@user-dx7ej6cs5t]

Everyone, If you have Eddie out you can cancel his attacks into others. As an Example, If you have him out and he's Using Appose but you want him to maybe leap, you would do 236 Slash and Zato will clap, canceling Appose and forcing Eddie to use Leap. You can also make Eddie go back into the Shadows by using 214 Heavy Slash. Also remember that if Eddie is out, He will perform attacks after You let go of a button. Just a few useful tips that can really help with your Eddie game!

[@KRCPinto]

Good looks dude!

[@Teddy-k5y]

Hey man just commenting to let you know that your channel is underrated as hell. Your content is a goldmine and I’ve been slowly going through all your videos. Keep up the good work, we need more content like this for the scene

[@KRCPinto]

Dude 🥺 thank you so much, just made my day. Seriously appreciate it 🙏🏼

[@optimusporg]

This is a great start to your STRIVE videos!

[@KRCPinto]

Thanks my dude! More games soon

[@MoleculeXmolecule]

Just a heads up to add about jump Dust. If you Roman Cancel right around 2-3 frames after jD, it launches you like 80% of full screen in like 6 frames. It's pretty fast. The velocity also depends on how early you Roman Cancelled. Do it too fast and you land back down. Do it too late, the distance becomes 70% full screen. I think the game transfer the velocity of Eddie to Zato when RC'd. Also if you high jump and RCjD you get the full screen distance allowing you to surprise them. It's also jump cancellable so you can change trajectory at any time to toss his first Overdrive if you wanted. Hoping to surprise a Ky or Axl with it one of these days.

[@KRCPinto]

Yeah super useful for getting past all the zoning shenanigans! I left that out of this vid since it’s meant to be for beginner players, but definitely a great maneuver to keep in the back pocket

[@sebastiangodoyortiz2840]

Noob im fighting games here, but for some reason i only want to play (and learn) with zato, ty for your video

[@KRCPinto]

Because he’s badass! No mystery there

[@sirpiss1708]

Break the law can work very well on low to mid level if you use Eddie as a distraction, sometimes they don’t even notice you’re gone

[@Shima_Tekken]

Very good video bro!!! learned a thing or two!

[@KRCPinto]

Thanks man, appreciate you 🙏🏼

[@basu2428]

1 Beginner Tip for May: 🐬TOTSUGEKI🐬

[@KRCPinto]

Best KZbin short in history?

[@gregorycoleman2149]

I've been labbing Zato for hours and hours but just noticed the Eddie bar with this video.....

[@KRCPinto]

Super important!

[@nagiiboo]

Wait..... What?

[@KRCPinto]

@@nagiiboo happens!

[@pkspadoosh5275]

Awesome guide, I'll be looking forward to the eddie video since I just started out with him and I barely know what I'm doing. It's tough learning both the game and this character, but it's just so much fun

[@KRCPinto]

So rewarding when you start landing the complicated stuff too!

[@miguelestrada1611]

After watching this video you made me want to play zato more. thanks for the content keep up the good worm 😀

[@KRCPinto]

Thanks for watching! He’s a sick character, enjoy 🤙🏼

[@truthspeaks01]

i was torn between i-no and zato and the idea of taking folks to schmix town just won me over.

[@KRCPinto]

To be fair I-no does that too! Her high low is crazy. To be frank with you, I think having 2 characters in this game will be pretty normal since the characters all play so different and have good/bad matchups. Mess around with both!

[@tGrass]

big W

[@KRCPinto]

We move 🙌🏼

[@tewts8145]

Good info. Effort well spent duder

[@KRCPinto]

Much appreciated Tewts 🙏🏼

[@sotiris2273]

Great Guide! Thank you

[@KRCPinto]

Thank you for watching!

[@bubbleodyssey3305]

Damn bro these tips were actually really good, especially that drunkard shade one. Thanks my good man.👍

[@KRCPinto]

No problem! Thanks for watching 🙏🏼

[@ninjamunkey9366]

good stuff man

[@KRCPinto]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@emanuellealmonte1664]

On point info

[@KRCPinto]

🙌🏼 glad it was helpful!

[@Setteri_]

He is tough to use but also so much fun.

[@KRCPinto]

100%, and so satisfying when you make his kit work properly

[@ecroy121212]

Good shit 🤟🏾

[@KRCPinto]

Much appreciated 🙏🏼

[@novasys9119]

Great video, thanks for the info!

[@KRCPinto]

Thanks for watching! Happy to help 🤙🏼

[@JaeXIII]

This is amazing! Love your effort

[@KRCPinto]

Thank you! Much appreciated 🙏🏼

[@BurstZG]

Any tips on pulling off damned fang grab? Having hard time pulling it off on the dpad

[@KRCPinto]

The DP motion (right down down-right) gave me trouble for a really long time, just something you have to hop in training mode in practice. If the motion isn’t the issue for you, make sure you get them 1) close up and 2) when they aren’t in hitstun. It whiffs if they’re still in hitstun

[@rdxgamer1772]

Zato is just the me and my homie gonna beat that ass and thats just godlike cant wait to see you become amazing with this charecter Video 7 in a row of commenting on videos

[@rdxgamer1772]

Also all the mentions of axl cracked me up

[@KRCPinto]

Had to keep things clear lololol

[@ac2847]

This is some good shit man. Could you go more in-depth as to how to use drunkard shade? I find that eddie always gets hit when going out, should I be using it mid combo to set eddie up?

[@Gankstomper]

Use it to put Eddie behind them while they're blocking Eddies drills. I usually have him do either P or S when he gets behind them because those moves come out fastest.

[@KRCPinto]

Something I’ve been seeing all the top players do is put up Oppose (the big wall Eddie move) to take a hit from a poke, then use Drunkard Shade to counterhit the poke and move Eddie simultaneously. During any move is smart though. Check out some KnowKami play or clips from Whateverdude151 and Jonathan Tene, they all do this a lot!

[@ac2847]

Sick, thanks for the help boys

[@xeas1096]

Do you have any recommendations for pad players that play zato? It’s pretty much impossible to negative edge with the default controller settings

[@KRCPinto]

I’m actually having this same issue myself. I’m a pad player too. Don’t have as much issue with holding S HS or K but I do shift to a claw grip to do P stuff (like 214S crossup pressure). Certainly much more of a struggle than on stick unfortunately :/

[@idoiticidoit]

Try to catch KnowKami on stream, he plays zato with pad and he's incredibly good

[@firstnamelastname6601]

Most Zato pad players bind some of their moves to shoulder buttons to make negative edging easier

[@KRCPinto]

@@firstnamelastname6601 oooo that's interesting, I've never considered that

[@brandoamvs]

Great Guide! But I have one question left, is Zato really that hard to play? I love his personality and overall design, but I’m not very familiar with Guilty Gear games and I haven’t played any character like him. So instead of wasting my first few weeks on learning something about this character, just to learn that I won’t be able to play him, I wanted to make sure that he is possible to learn for a beginner :)

[@KRCPinto]

Possible yes, but definitely takes work. His shadow, Eddie, is a unique puppet resource so learning Zato also means learning to manipulate Eddie effectively. It’s challenging but doable! If you’re looking for an easy character to pick up and get going, he may not be the best choice. But if you like a challenge and feel rewarded by learning, he’s fantastic! If you want a pick-up-and-go character, I definitely recommend Sol, Ramlethal, or May. Welcome to Guilty Gear, by the way! Nothing but fun here 🤙🏼

[@brandoamvs]

@@KRCPinto Thank you for your answer! When deciding a main in fighting games, I usually play the character I like the most, even when they are low or low mid tier. And I think with Zato it will be something similar. I’ll give him a try, and when it doesn’t work out I’ll go on with an easier character, thanks! :)

[@KRCPinto]

I highly recommend following Whateverdude151 on Twitter, he posts a lot of useful tech. The character has a high floor but once you understand Eddie, you can be super creative. I’ll be making more guides too, so keep an eye out!

[@brandoamvs]

@@KRCPinto I‘m already looking forward to the next guide! It’s really nice to see, that many people out of the GG community are so nice to us newcomers^^ Thanks again

[@Mellowdy030]

WaitWaitWaitWaitWait Zato and Eddie are 2 different things? So much so that Eddie needs his own video? Sorry, I play May, I have no idea about anything regarding Zato.

[@KRCPinto]

Kind of! Zato can raw summon Eddie or summon him with a special move. Once Eddie is on screen, Zato controls him by releasing buttons, which is called “negative edge”. For example, if you press Slash, Punch, and Heavy Slash and hold them all down, whichever one you release first will determine Eddie’s next move. He’s a complicated but very rewarding and powerful character!

[@Mellowdy030]

@@KRCPinto Ah, alright, I see! Thank you!

[@TheRealAgentP]

Zoomy dude! 😂🤣

[@KRCPinto]

He shmovin!

[@MaftaFPS]

call me stupid but I picked this guy up and just played him without even checking move sets or videos and found some nasty and super easy combos so I stuck with him. I would just shy away from people that picked Ky/Sol/Ram/I-no because he felt so rough vs projectile spams....ONLY TO LEARN HE HAS A WHOLE REFLECT ABILITY?!

[@KRCPinto]

Yessir! Won’t reflect Ram’s swords but it does reflect Ky lightning, I-no notes, and Sol gunflame 👉🏼👉🏼 enjoy my friend

[@MaftaFPS]

@@KRCPinto Can I just hide into the shadows vs the swords then? & when ram has thrown both of them I can pressure?

[@KRCPinto]

Hypothetically, just be careful of the recovery

[@MaftaFPS]

@@KRCPinto any other tips on things to use vs her that are +? She has the range on every start up so usually at the start of a round I just back up and use some form of Eddie.

[@KRCPinto]

Oppose (HS Eddie) is your friend. Otherwise it’s honestly a hard matchup, Ram is very good. I’d say it’s more about patient, smart neutral than anything else

[@lachlancoombes2489]

I only want to play him because he has that jojo character look

[@KRCPinto]

Great reason, we welcome you with open arms

[@adamswing6115]

Iirc, he's literally voiced by Dio

[@scarletnocturne]

@@adamswing6115 DIO in Japanese, Jotaro in English

[@adamswing6115]

@@scarletnocturne OF FUCKING COURSE MATT MERCER IS IN GUILTY GEAR FUCK ME DUDE AAAAAAAAAA

[@Schizo58008]

Feels like a jojo hftf character

[@KRCPinto]

Haha 100%