Dandy Step, also abbreviated to D. Step, is one of Slayer's Special Attacks, first appearing in Guilty Gear XX.
Overview[]
Slayer takes a small slide back that has invincibility frames, then glides forward a short (
)/long (
) distance (which does not have any invulnerability whatsoever).
In the Accent Core games only, he also has 
& 
which make him delay a bit before sliding forwards to allow him to switch sides with his foe if close enough (thus he'll end up facing the opposite direction briefly). Additionally, the Force Break 
version only added in Accent Core + R skips the back slide going only into the forward glide with full invulnerability.
Solely in the Xrd subseries however, the properties of the followups change depending on which D Step version he has used, aside from just the distance.
Additionally, his EX form in the XX games doesn't have a regular command for Dandy Step, rather having it as one of his followups to Mappa Hunch; in place of the regular Dandy Step inputs, he has Pilebunker for the version, and Crosswise Heel for the version.
After the back slide, Slayer can follow up with:
| Attack | Input | Description |
|---|---|---|
| or * during Dandy Step
|
Slayer slides forward for a strong straight punch with his rear hand, blasting his opponent back.
* The Force Break Also one of the followups for EX Slayer's Mappa Hunch. | |
| after Dandy Step
|
Slayer does a upwards flip-kick combo forming an energy cross, launching the opponent.
Also one of the followups for EX Slayer's Mappa Hunch. | |
 Under Pressure (アンダープレッシャー, Andā Puresshā?) |
after Dandy Step
|
Slayer swipes his following hand forwards and upwards via a claw slash, releasing a wave of purple energy.
Also one of the followups for EX Slayer's Mappa Hunch. |
 It's Late (イッツレイト, Ittsu Reito?) |
|
Slayer does a sharp slamming overhead punch with his leading hand, causing a soft knockdown.
Also one of the followups for EX Slayer's Mappa Hunch. The standalone |
 Helter Skelter (ヘルタースケルター, Herutā Sukerutā?) |
after Dandy Step
|
Slayer leaps forward, driving both his feet into the ground for a brief energy quake before flipping back.
Exclusive to the Guilty Gear Xrd series. |
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Trivia[]
- Under Pressure and It's Late are named after Queen songs.
- Helter Skelter is a reference to the song of the same name by British band, The Beatles.
- It could also allude to the songs of the same name written by Edge of Sanity, Skrew, Royal Engineers, Shapeshifters, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Shining or Meat Beat Manifesto.