Gigas tutorial-Theory
Doctor’s max rank of Gigas in TEKKEN7
-21 dan(Byakko)
Character aspects(min:1, max:5)
Intercept attack: 3
Offensiveness:4
Whiff Punish:4
Panic Moves:2
Block Punishment:5
Attack Strings:3
Intercept attack: 3
Every combo launcher
has Block Punishment,
such as,
Sledgehammer(d+2)
Fracturing Upper(b+1)
so they are not good moves
to intercept.
Unchained Upper(f,f+2)
could be an interceptor,
but the damage is low.
And for some characters,
they have Block Punish
for it.
I know some players
do f+2, to get CH.
Some players try to
do Whiff Punish for it,
so you can do f+2, f+2.
You can choose,
either single or double shot
depending on how your
opponents react against.
Offensiveness:4
Goliath stance is good.
And also Mix-up
from Crouch position
Goliath Lift(3)
Brush Cutter(d/f+2)
are useful.
(Notice after season2,
Goliath Lift got weaker)
I will talk about it
in Practice Part.
Whiff Punish:4
Sledgehammer(d+2)
is good for Whiff Punish.
Good range, and launcher.
Panic Moves:2
Not good.
Quick Head-But(f+1+2)
can be a big damage when CH.
But it is high, not very quick.
Left punch or sitting punch
will be available only.
Block Punishment:5
Iron Breaker(1,2)
is very useful.
It has good range,
and very quick.
Wall stun when facing the wall.
Sometimes it reach Paul’s Smasher.
Sledgehammer(d+2)
is also quick enough
for some punishment.
I think Gigas is
very good at
Block Punishment.
Attack Strings:3
Gigas doesn’t have
so many Attack Strings.
But most of them are
very useful and
easy to use.
Double Hook Reactor(d/f+2,1)
Vice Grip(d/f+3,,,,）
Nail Gun(d/f+4,1+2)
are very good.
Tactics
1.Quick and Long range moves
One of the good points
in Gigas is that
he has long range.
Especially,
1
d/f+1
d+1
are just enough to
make opponents stop.
And if you mix up
d/f+4,1+2
u/f+3
d/b+2
d+3,2
with them,
I am sure
no one will be
able to win against you.
I will talk about
this more in
Practice part.
2.Whiff Punish for their panic
If you keep doing
small moves written in section1,
their will do some Panic moves
trying to stop you.
And you can just
step back a little
and wait for your chance.
Many players do some moves
being afraid of your coming closer.
Wait for it,
and get your Whiff Punishment.
3.Very strong special throw
Gigas has a very strong throw
called Overkill.
The command is complicated,
(f,d/f,d,d/b,b,f+1+2)
Even red rankers(from Genbu to Suzaku)
can’t perfectly break it.
They miss sometimes.
You may think
it is very easy to break
with 1+2,
because Gigas doesn’t
have any other
special throws.
But I know they
can’t be 100%
perfect to break this.
The good points
in this throw are,
Big damage
Additional damage when hit wall
Difficult to break
It catches body in the air
I would say, this throw
is better than King’s GS.
The command is complicated,
but please practice it.
And also you can do it
with Buffering technique.
See above. I do this throw
after some moves,
using Buffering input.
I will talk about
this more in
Practice part.
4.No need for Goliath
I don’t think
you need to do Gliath
so often.
For sure, it is good
for Mix-up,
but some characters
have parry.
And I know you have
some tactics for
Goliath.
But still, Gigas
is strong without
Goliath.
But,
Rage Drive
for Goliath
is useful, I think.
Conclusions
Simple he is,
Gigas has many
good moves.
His defensiveness
is not good enough,
but you can defeat
them with Gigas power.
Please also check
Practice Part.