Streets of Rage 2X - Kusanagi Playthrough

..Yeah, boredom can send you weird places. Decided to do a run as Kusanagi, a ninja enemy. As we can see, Kusanagi here is one of the best low-rank enemies, if not the best (if you decide to consider P-1 more of a full sub-boss), as he has a dodge move, several projectiles (neutral air C and Forward+A), and compatibility with two weapons, both of which grant alternate Forward+A moves. With the sword he becomes especially deadly, due to his output of 48 damage on his C when using it. His multi-hitting Diagonal Air C isn't bad either, nor his throw, but he has to rely a lot more on "Final Combination" (linking his standing C without the final hit connecting) than higher-ranked foes do, which needs some good timing. I wasn't able to find a bread-and-butter for him, either, the closest thing being his Diagonal Air C into a "Final Combination", then the last hit into his A. His Forward+A makes a good sniping tool, while his Neutral Air C is a good way to carpet-bomb the ground or a close enemy, for possibly 48 damage.

Regardless, I couldn't 1CC the game this time, having to use 2 continues to get to the end, losing against a few later boss encounters.