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| Heat Smash | Low, i18, -12 |
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| Wall splat | {{{splat}}} |
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| Power low | d4,2,1+2 |
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| Remapped | (none) |
| Missing | (none) |
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| Lore | [Phoenix] |
| #T8_Paul | |
| Discord | [1] |
This page is for Tekken 8. For Tekken 7, see Paul (Tekken 7).
Paul Phoenix is a strong, fundamentally sound character who is often mistaken as an overpowering damage output machine. While he is capable of eye-watering damage, his greatest strength is in his ability to shutdown aggression, due to his toolkit being both extremely compact while also being built around blowing up opponents for mashing or not being precise with their dashblocking.
His df+2 is a very compact launcher with deceptively quick recovery that excels at clipping overconfident approaches, and his extensions out of df+1 that utilize his backsway (SWA) are great keepout tools against any opponent that wants to pressure after blocking a df+1. Moves like df+1,1, b+2,1, 3,2, and d+1,4 can be delayed to further complicate the gameplans of aggressive opponents, as well as f+1+4, which is a shoulder tackle that almost instantly shifts Paul 90° to the side for a knockdown and good damage.
Furthermore, Deathfist (qcf+2) and Demoman (d+4,2:1+2) make up one of Tekken's all-time classic mixups. Deathfist (called Phoenix Smasher in the movelist, but mostly everyone calls this Deathfist) is an astonishingly high damage whiff punish tool that hits mid, and becomes even more powerful in Heat. Demoman is a L,m,m string that does great damage and knocks down, while also being unreactable. Compounding this already potent mixup, he is one of the select few characters with a Heat Smash that also hits low, giving Paul an even more terrifying mixup while in Heat.
- Deathfist: One of the most feared whiff punishers in all of Tekken, as well as being a mid. Does as much damage in a single hit as some entire combos.
- Evasive: Paul has a backsway, a crouch dash, and a full dive for pulling opponents towards him. Deathfist and df2 can be used in conjunction with this to make Paul very deadly to approach.
- Safe Pressure and Launchers: Df2 and b3 are both safe on block, and Paul has a good number of safe strings to keep his opponents in check.
- Brutal Heat Buffs: Paul gains several guard breaks in Heat that supplement his offense. He also has incredibly high wall damage, to the point where a single correct Heat Engage can end up winning the round.
- Great Mixups: Demoman and Deathfist create a 50/50 with good reward on both options. Paul's Heat Smash is also a low, giving him great burst damage potential for closing out rounds.
- Sidesteppable: Many of Paul's key moves are steppable, which requires him to be pretty conservative with his move at higher levels.
- Walled Out: Paul likes to play defensively, but struggles to get in and make big comebacks.
- Subpar Lows: Demoman is very punishable on block, and all of Paul's other lows are either stubby or don't give good reward.
- Can't do a backflip :(
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External links
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