Virtua Fighter 5 REVO · v1.10 · Region: Asia
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Elo rating
Overall, and on each character played 10+ times1524 #1,855 of 3,686 on the Elo list →
- Akira1545228 matches
Pai1507215 matches
Goh152124 matches
Jean148824 matches
Jacky152914 matches
Aoi151813 matches
The overall rating moves on every match, whatever was picked; a character's rating adds this player's own adjustment on it. Both run from every recorded match since v1.10; how they are worked out is on the Elo list.
Characters played — VF5's own record
| Akira | 36 | 5,477 | 2,773 | 2,704 | 50.6% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goh | 32 | 1,766 | 897 | 869 | 50.8% |
| Pai | 30 | 466 | 238 | 228 | 51.1% |
| Jacky | 28 | 233 | 135 | 98 | 57.9% |
| Jean | 26 | 86 | 42 | 44 | 48.8% |
| Lau | 27 | 52 | 32 | 20 | 61.5% |
| Brad | 27 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 71.4% |
| Aoi | 26 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.6% |
| Kage | 26 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 44.4% |
| Jeffry | 26 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 47.1% |
| Eileen | 26 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20.0% |
These are the totals VF5 keeps for each character, read from the newest replay stored for it. They cover the player's whole ranked career and take no period.
Inputs per second
1,919 of 2,183 rounds counted7.5 inputs a second (447 a minute) this season. Faster than 58% of the 4,069 regulars with enough rounds counted to compare.
By character played
| Akira | 8.6 | 518 | 753 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pai | 6.7 | 402 | 872 |
| Jean | 6.8 | 409 | 101 |
| Jacky | 6.8 | 407 | 54 |
| Aoi | 6.5 | 390 | 56 |
| Kage | 7.1 | 426 | 26 |
| Brad | 7.1 | 425 | 25 |
| Lau | 7.4 | 444 | 18 |
| Jeffry | 6.9 | 413 | 9 |
| Eileen | 6.9 | 416 | 5 |
By opponent's character
| Akira | 7.5 | 448 | 268 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf | 7.2 | 435 | 223 |
| Jacky | 7.6 | 456 | 187 |
| Goh | 7.8 | 467 | 138 |
| Brad | 7.5 | 450 | 124 |
| El Blaze | 7.2 | 435 | 95 |
| Aoi | 7.4 | 442 | 87 |
| Pai | 7.3 | 440 | 92 |
| Shun | 7.5 | 451 | 90 |
| Lau | 7.7 | 459 | 92 |
| Sarah | 7.3 | 438 | 84 |
| Vanessa | 7.5 | 447 | 52 |
| Jeffry | 7.5 | 448 | 56 |
| Kage | 8.4 | 505 | 80 |
| Lion | 6.8 | 410 | 71 |
| Lei Fei | 7.2 | 431 | 59 |
| Eileen | 6.8 | 408 | 47 |
| Jean | 7.3 | 440 | 34 |
| Taka | 7.5 | 453 | 36 |
| Dural | 6.4 | 386 | 4 |
An input is any change on the controller (a new stick direction, a button pressed or released) from the bell to the moment a round is decided, over the live time of the round. Only rounds whose inputs have been decoded are counted. Who you face changes the pace too: see the inputs-per-second article under News.
Against each character
| Akira | 84 | 55 | 29 | 65.5% | +12.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf | 58 | 24 | 34 | 41.4% | -13.6 |
| Jacky | 51 | 31 | 20 | 60.8% | +6.8 |
| Goh | 41 | 22 | 19 | 53.7% | -1.6 |
| Brad | 31 | 19 | 12 | 61.3% | +5.8 |
| El Blaze | 29 | 13 | 16 | 44.8% | -8.9 |
| Aoi | 26 | 15 | 11 | 57.7% | +5.5 |
| Pai | 25 | 16 | 9 | 64.0% | +14.5 |
| Shun | 24 | 11 | 13 | 45.8% | -7.7 |
| Lau | 23 | 10 | 13 | 43.5% | -10.0 |
| Sarah | 22 | 12 | 10 | 54.5% | -3.0 |
| Vanessa | 20 | 11 | 9 | 55.0% | +1.7 |
| Jeffry | 19 | 7 | 12 | 36.8% | -15.3 |
| Kage | 19 | 7 | 12 | 36.8% | -13.8 |
| Lion | 19 | 8 | 11 | 42.1% | -7.2 |
| Lei Fei | 16 | 9 | 7 | 56.2% | +2.9 |
| Eileen | 11 | 6 | 5 | 54.5% | +7.5 |
| Jean | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60.0% | +6.4 |
| Taka | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44.4% | +0.4 |
| Dural | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | +57.1 |
0 of 5 rows differ from what this player's level and their opponents' ranks predict, once the test allows for asking 5 questions at once; about 0.2 would by chance alone.
A matchup row is the particular people played on that character, not the character in general: one strong regular moves it as much as the matchup does.
By ring shape
| Rectangle | 77 | 37 | 40 | 48.0% | -8.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single Wall | 69 | 39 | 30 | 56.5% | +1.2 |
| Breakable Half Fence | 64 | 38 | 26 | 59.4% | +7.7 |
| Full Fence | 60 | 33 | 27 | 55.0% | +2.1 |
| Breakable Full Fence | 46 | 17 | 29 | 37.0% | -17.8 |
| Octagon | 45 | 21 | 24 | 46.7% | -4.0 |
| Half Fence | 44 | 24 | 20 | 54.5% | +1.0 |
| Open | 44 | 30 | 14 | 68.2% | +19.6 |
| Low Fence | 43 | 26 | 17 | 60.5% | +8.0 |
| Full Fence and Open | 26 | 15 | 11 | 57.7% | +3.1 |
0 of 9 rows differ from what this player's level and their opponents' ranks predict, once the test allows for asking 9 questions at once; about 0.5 would by chance alone.
With or without walls
| Stages | Matches | Win % | Expected | vs expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walls | 336 | 50.6% | 53.3% | -2.7 |
| No walls | 156 | 60.9% | 53.3% | +7.6 |
Walls against open: -10.3 points (95% range -19.7 to -0.9), p 0.031 — a difference this size is unlikely to be chance.
The fence-and-open stages and Training Room are on neither side, as on the stage report.
How these are tested
- Each match gets an expected result from the two players' ranks, read off the ladder's rank-against-rank win rates, and shifted by one number per player so the expected wins add up to the actual ones. A row's gap is how far above that expectation it sits, against the same measure over the player's other matches.
- Matches against the same opponent are not independent, so each test is widened by how unevenly this player's results fall across the people they played. Rows under 30 decided matches or 10 different opponents on either side carry no test, and each table is corrected for the number of rows tested in it.
- Not adjusted for: how strong an opponent is for their rank. Rank carries most of it; the rest needs a rating model.
Most played opponents
| MaBoy (Rank 33) | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18.2% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAZABI (Rank 31) | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11.1% |
| fwnd1396 (Rank 33) | 9 | 6 | 3 | 66.7% |
| Hi:D (Rank 28) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 37.5% |
| vaqua (Rank 27) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 62.5% |
| GuardbReaK8274 (Rank 30) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 85.7% |
| JOHNFLOE (Rank 29) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% |
| REDdog.狂犬 (Rank 33) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% |
| W_takahashi_LJ (Rank 38) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% |
| zaduhkj (Rank 34) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% |
| friction5108 (Rank 26) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80.0% |
| hsat0310 (Rank 35) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0% |
| motty-sr86 (Rank 26) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0% |
| yuccin-Born_1973 (Rank 26) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80.0% |
| アドリブ使い (Rank 34) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0% |
| トーマス軍団残党Ｋ (Rank 37) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0% |
| 猫鼻 (Rank 26) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80.0% |
| SakuRa (Rank 23) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75.0% |
| bh_iflg (Rank 33) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75.0% |
| sundowner35-405 (Rank 26) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75.0% |
| あ (Rank 27) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% |
| カミナリおやじ (Rank 31) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25.0% |
| テクノモデル (Rank 36) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 獣王（設定２） (Rank 29) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 筋トレ職人 (Rank 33) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75.0% |
Most played opponents, most recent first
| カミナリおやじ (Rank 31) | 2026/10/16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25.0% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAZABI (Rank 31) | 2026/10/14 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11.1% |
| JOHNFLOE (Rank 29) | 2026/10/13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% |
| sundowner35-405 (Rank 26) | 2026/10/11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75.0% |
| 猫鼻 (Rank 26) | 2026/10/11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80.0% |
| friction5108 (Rank 26) | 2026/10/07 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80.0% |
| yuccin-Born_1973 (Rank 26) | 2026/09/29 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80.0% |
| motty-sr86 (Rank 26) | 2026/09/24 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0% |
| あ (Rank 27) | 2026/09/23 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% |
| Hi:D (Rank 28) | 2026/09/14 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 37.5% |
| SakuRa (Rank 23) | 2026/09/14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75.0% |
| vaqua (Rank 27) | 2026/09/08 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 62.5% |
| 獣王（設定２） (Rank 29) | 2026/09/05 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% |
| W_takahashi_LJ (Rank 38) | 2026/08/02 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% |
| fwnd1396 (Rank 33) | 2026/07/18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 66.7% |
| トーマス軍団残党Ｋ (Rank 37) | 2026/06/30 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0% |
| MaBoy (Rank 33) | 2026/06/23 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18.2% |
| bh_iflg (Rank 33) | 2026/06/20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75.0% |
| アドリブ使い (Rank 34) | 2026/06/19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0% |
| 筋トレ職人 (Rank 33) | 2026/06/18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75.0% |
| テクノモデル (Rank 36) | 2026/06/18 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% |
| hsat0310 (Rank 35) | 2026/06/11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0% |
| REDdog.狂犬 (Rank 33) | 2026/06/11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% |
| GuardbReaK8274 (Rank 30) | 2026/06/11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 85.7% |
| zaduhkj (Rank 34) | 2026/04/18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% |
Round openings
Every character
| backdash into evade up | 166 | 10.0% |
|---|---|---|
| punchP | 97 | 5.8% |
| crouch dash back into Koboku214P | 78 | 4.7% |
| crouch dash back into guardG | 78 | 4.7% |
| crouch dash forward into Jouho Touken6P | 41 | 2.5% |
| crouch dash back into backdash | 38 | 2.3% |
| backdash into throwP+G | 36 | 2.2% |
| backdash into guardG | 31 | 1.9% |
| crouch into Honshin Soukyaku1K+G | 31 | 1.9% |
| crouch dash forward into throw escape | 30 | 1.8% |
| forward dash into throwP+G | 30 | 1.8% |
| backdash into Souka Housui3P+K | 29 | 1.7% |
| backward movement into guardG | 29 | 1.7% |
| punchP into Rimon Chouchu66P | 29 | 1.7% |
| crouch dash back | 28 | 1.7% |
285 further openings account for the other 891 rounds.
Counted from 410 of the 525 matches played. The rest were not pulled for openings.
Akira
- Career
- 2,773–2,704 · 50.6%
- This season
- 228 matches · 54.0%
- Peak rank
- 36
First hit in 49.7% of 920 rounds. Won 54.9% of the rounds they struck first, 49.5% of the rounds they were struck first.
Significant Tells
- In round 1: backs off first in 63.6% of rounds, against 49.7% in their other rounds.
- Against Wolf: waits first in 9.3% of rounds, against 2.5% against everyone else.
- In round 1: opens with “crouch dash back into 214P Koboku” in 13.6% of rounds, against 6.8% in their other rounds.
| backdash into evade up | 107 | 11.6% |
|---|---|---|
| crouch dash back into Koboku214P | 78 | 8.5% |
| punchP | 44 | 4.8% |
| crouch dash forward into Jouho Touken6P | 41 | 4.5% |
| crouch dash forward into throw escape | 30 | 3.2% |
| backdash into Souka Housui3P+K | 29 | 3.1% |
| punchP into Rimon Chouchu66P | 29 | 3.1% |
| crouch dash back into backdash | 27 | 2.9% |
| crouch dash back into guardG | 24 | 2.6% |
| crouch dash forward into forward dash | 23 | 2.5% |
| forward dash into throwP+G | 23 | 2.5% |
| punchP into forward dash | 23 | 2.5% |
| crouch dash back into throwP+G | 20 | 2.2% |
| forward dash into evade up | 19 | 2.1% |
| crouch dash back | 17 | 1.8% |
124 further openings account for the other 388 rounds.
By stage type
Record against each character on walled and open stages, as Akira
| Opponent | Walls | No walls | Walls vs open, rank-adjusted, pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akira | 17–9 · 65% | 4–0 · 100% | too few to test |
| Goh | 6–5 · 55% | 2–8 · 20% | too few to test |
| Jacky | 9–8 · 53% | 2–3 · 40% | too few to test |
| Wolf | 4–10 · 29% | 2–2 · 50% | too few to test |
| Brad | 4–3 · 57% | 9–4 · 69% | too few to test |
Walls: every fence, rectangle and octagon stage. No walls: open, low fence and single-wall stages. Snow Mountain and Training Room are left out.
Pai
- Career
- 238–228 · 51.1%
- This season
- 215 matches · 52.1%
- Peak rank
- 30
First hit in 52.8% of 405 rounds. Won 54.2% of the rounds they struck first, 51.8% of the rounds they were struck first.
Significant Tells
- After opening the round before by attacking: attacks straight away in 48.5% of rounds, against 25.4% after anything else.
| punchP | 39 | 9.6% |
|---|---|---|
| crouch into Honshin Soukyaku1K+G | 31 | 7.6% |
| crouch dash back into guardG | 30 | 7.4% |
| backdash into evade up | 16 | 3.9% |
| backdash into guardG | 14 | 3.5% |
| punchP into RenshouPP | 13 | 3.2% |
| backward movement into guardG | 11 | 2.7% |
| crouch dash back into Honshin Soukyaku1K+G | 11 | 2.7% |
| punchP into RenkentaiPK | 11 | 2.7% |
| backdash into throwP+G | 10 | 2.5% |
| Ensei Haijinkyaku7K+G | 9 | 2.2% |
| Honshin Soukyaku1K+G | 9 | 2.2% |
| backward movement into backdash | 9 | 2.2% |
| crouch into Ensei Haikyaku4K | 9 | 2.2% |
| backward movement into evade down | 7 | 1.7% |
95 further openings account for the other 177 rounds.
Counted from 100 of the 215 matches played. The rest were not pulled for openings.
By stage type
Record against each character on walled and open stages, as Pai
| Opponent | Walls | No walls | Walls vs open, rank-adjusted, pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akira | 13–3 · 81% | 3–2 · 60% | too few to test |
Walls: every fence, rectangle and octagon stage. No walls: open, low fence and single-wall stages. Snow Mountain and Training Room are left out.
115 of this character's decided matches could not be matched to the round-openings pull, which is what says the character was played, and are left out of this table.
Jean
- Career
- 42–44 · 48.8%
- This season
- 24 matches · 37.5%
- Peak rank
- 26
Significant Tells
Too few rounds to test opener patterns.
| punchP into Maeken~Joudan MawashigeriPK | 10 | 9.9% |
|---|---|---|
| backdash into evade up | 6 | 5.9% |
| crouch dash back into guardG | 6 | 5.9% |
| backward movement into guardG | 5 | 5.0% |
| backdash into guardG | 4 | 4.0% |
| backdash into throwP+G | 4 | 4.0% |
| backward movement into backdash | 4 | 4.0% |
| punchP into crouch | 4 | 4.0% |
| backdash into evade down | 3 | 3.0% |
| crouch dash back into Yamakuzushi6K | 3 | 3.0% |
| evade down into guardG | 3 | 3.0% |
| no input | 3 | 3.0% |
| backdash | 2 | 2.0% |
| backdash into punchP | 2 | 2.0% |
| backward movement into Shitamaeken2P | 2 | 2.0% |
35 further openings account for the other 40 rounds.
Goh
- Career
- 897–869 · 50.8%
- This season
- 24 matches · 50.0%
- Peak rank
- 32
Significant Tells
Too few rounds to test opener patterns.
| backdash into evade up | 23 | 24.2% |
|---|---|---|
| punchP | 10 | 10.5% |
| crouch dash back into guardG | 6 | 6.3% |
| backdash into Sune Kudaki43P | 4 | 4.2% |
| backdash into evade down | 4 | 4.2% |
| backdash into throwP+G | 4 | 4.2% |
| backward movement into guardG | 4 | 4.2% |
| backward movement into backdash | 3 | 3.2% |
| crouch dash back | 3 | 3.2% |
| Sune Kudaki43P into crouch | 2 | 2.1% |
| backdash into punchP | 2 | 2.1% |
| backdash into throw escape | 2 | 2.1% |
| crouch dash back into Aragami4K | 2 | 2.1% |
| crouch dash back into backdash | 2 | 2.1% |
| crouch dash back into kickK | 2 | 2.1% |
20 further openings account for the other 22 rounds.
Jacky
- Career
- 135–98 · 57.9%
- This season
- 14 matches · 78.6%
- Peak rank
- 28
Significant Tells
Too few rounds to test opener patterns.
| crouch dash back into guardG | 7 | 12.7% |
|---|---|---|
| no input | 5 | 9.1% |
| backdash into evade up | 3 | 5.5% |
| backdash into guardG | 3 | 5.5% |
| Jab StraightPP into Jab Double StraightPPP | 2 | 3.6% |
| backward movement into guardG | 2 | 3.6% |
| crouch dash forward into Low Spin Kick1K+G | 2 | 3.6% |
| evade down into guardG | 2 | 3.6% |
| punchP | 2 | 3.6% |
| punchP into Jab StraightPP | 2 | 3.6% |
| Slide Shuffle (Deflect)4P+K+G into crouch | 1 | 1.8% |
| backdash into Middle Spin Kick46K+G | 1 | 1.8% |
| backdash into Squat Straight2P | 1 | 1.8% |
| backdash into backward movement | 1 | 1.8% |
| backdash into punchP | 1 | 1.8% |
20 further openings account for the other 20 rounds.
Kage
- Career
- 8–10 · 44.4%
- This season
- 7 matches · 57.1%
- Peak rank
- 26
Significant Tells
Too few rounds to test opener patterns.
| backdash into guardG | 3 | 11.5% |
|---|---|---|
| backdash into throwP+G | 3 | 11.5% |
| backward movement into guardG | 3 | 11.5% |
| backdash into evade up | 2 | 7.7% |
| Ryu'eikyaku66K | 1 | 3.9% |
| backdash into Fujinkyaku46K+G | 1 | 3.9% |
| backdash into Sunebarai4P+KP | 1 | 3.9% |
| backdash into Tsumujigeri2K+G | 1 | 3.9% |
| backdash into forward dash | 1 | 3.9% |
| backward movement into Jizuridan2P | 1 | 3.9% |
| backward movement into backdash | 1 | 3.9% |
| crouch dash back into Hagaryu66K+G | 1 | 3.9% |
| crouch dash back into backdash | 1 | 3.9% |
| crouch dash back into guardG | 1 | 3.9% |
| crouch dash back into offensive move | 1 | 3.9% |
4 further openings account for the other 4 rounds.
Brad
- Career
- 30–12 · 71.4%
- This season
- 6 matches · 66.7%
- Peak rank
- 27
Significant Tells
Too few rounds to test opener patterns.
| punchP into Jab~High KickPK | 5 | 20.0% |
|---|---|---|
| crouch dash back into guardG | 3 | 12.0% |
| backdash into punchP | 2 | 8.0% |
| backward movement into backdash | 2 | 8.0% |
| backdash into evade up | 1 | 4.0% |
| backdash into throwP+G | 1 | 4.0% |
| backward movement into guardG | 1 | 4.0% |
| crouch dash back into Sawk Klab6P+K | 1 | 4.0% |
| crouch dash back into Shovel Hook Double2P+KP | 1 | 4.0% |
| crouch dash back into backdash | 1 | 4.0% |
| crouch dash back into evade down | 1 | 4.0% |
| crouch dash back into forward dash | 1 | 4.0% |
| crouch dash forward into Sharp Shoot1P | 1 | 4.0% |
| no input | 1 | 4.0% |
| punchP | 1 | 4.0% |
2 further openings account for the other 2 rounds.
Lau
- Career
- 32–20 · 61.5%
- This season
- 4 matches · 50.0%
- Peak rank
- 27
Significant Tells
Too few rounds to test opener patterns.
| backdash into evade up | 6 | 33.3% |
|---|---|---|
| Renkanshou3PPP into Renshou Tenshinkyaku3PPPK | 2 | 11.1% |
| punchP into RenshouPP | 2 | 11.1% |
| RenshouPP into RaigekishouPPP | 1 | 5.6% |
| RenshouPP into Renkanshou3PPP | 1 | 5.6% |
| backdash into evade down | 1 | 5.6% |
| backward movement into Hou'ou Soushou6PP | 1 | 5.6% |
| backward movement into backdash | 1 | 5.6% |
| backward movement into throw escape | 1 | 5.6% |
| crouch dash back into Chisoutai2K+G | 1 | 5.6% |
| evade down into guardG | 1 | 5.6% |
Jeffry
- Career
- 8–9 · 47.1%
- This season
- 2 matches · 100.0%
- Peak rank
- 26
Significant Tells
Too few rounds to test opener patterns.
| backdash into Rising Hammer43PP | 1 | 11.1% |
|---|---|---|
| backdash into evade up | 1 | 11.1% |
| backdash into throwP+G | 1 | 11.1% |
| crouch dash back into Side Kick3K | 1 | 11.1% |
| crouch dash back into guardG | 1 | 11.1% |
| crouch dash back into throw escape | 1 | 11.1% |
| evade up into Low Knuckle2P | 1 | 11.1% |
| evade up into throwP+G | 1 | 11.1% |
| punchP into Double KnucklePP | 1 | 11.1% |
Eileen
- Career
- 1–4 · 20.0%
- This season
- 1 matches · 100.0%
- Peak rank
- 26
Significant Tells
Too few rounds to test opener patterns.
| backdash into Enkou RensouPP | 1 | 20.0% |
|---|---|---|
| backdash into evade up | 1 | 20.0% |
| backdash into throwP+G | 1 | 20.0% |
| crouch dash back into Sokutantai3K | 1 | 20.0% |
| guardG into punchP | 1 | 20.0% |
Not counted here: Aoi. Their matches were not pulled for openings.
How these are tested
A tell is a habit in how this player starts a round: something they do clearly more often in one situation than in the others — backing off more in round 2, say, or opening with one move more against one character. Each situation is compared with how they actually opened their rounds, and a tell is listed only if it is too strong to be a fluke even after allowing for how many situations were checked on this page. Anything weaker is left out, so a character with no tells listed may still have habits, just none the data can show for certain.
- An opener is filed by what the player did first: attack (a named move or any button), move in (forward dash, forward movement or crouch dash forward), wait (guard, crouch or no input), back off (backdash, crouch dash back or backward movement) or evade. Each is also tested as the exact opener: the character's five most used, and the rest together.
- Up to ten things known before a round starts are tested against the opener: which round it is, the opponent's character, the ring shape, how the player opened the round before and how the opponent did, whether they won or lost the round before, who landed the first hit of the round before, whether they go into it ahead, level or behind, and -- where a Shun is playing -- the drink points he starts it on: the player's own if they are Shun, the opponent's if they face one. Each is a chi-square test, divided by how much more alike the rounds of one match are than separate rounds would be, and never made more generous by it. Checked by shuffling the data so that nothing is there: the tests then find something no more often than chance allows.
- Round results and drink points come from each match's round record, matched to its openers by the two players and the date. A match whose record is missing, lacks rounds the openers have, or does not add up to the match's result sits out of those four tests only. These four are compared only between rounds of the same number -- the score and the drinks follow from which round it is (every match starts level and on no drinks), so a pattern that is only “the first round is different” is not counted as one of theirs. Drawn rounds count toward neither side of the score, and the round after one has no previous result. Drink points are grouped as on the Shun report (none, 1–4, 5–9 and so on), with neighbouring groups joined where they are thin.
- A character is tested with at least 300 rounds from 30 matches. Rare cases are pooled before testing, and a pattern is only named where it holds up after correcting for every test on this page (29 here; about 1.5 would come up by chance alone before the correction).
- Walls against open is tested per opponent with 30+ matches and 10+ different players on each side, allowing for both players' ranks, and corrected across every player page at once: 0 of 2,552 hold up. With stages shuffled at random: 0 of 2,651–2,673.
Tests behind each character's list
- Akira: 3 of 15 tests hold up
- Pai: 1 of 14 tests hold up
- Jean: not tested (too few rounds)
- Goh: not tested (too few rounds)
- Jacky: not tested (too few rounds)
- Kage: not tested (too few rounds)
- Brad: not tested (too few rounds)
- Lau: not tested (too few rounds)
- Jeffry: not tested (too few rounds)
- Eileen: not tested (too few rounds)