Jamie drink level 1 jab target combo - what's the point?

[Ahriman]

So I've been trying Jamie out a bit and I don't get the point of this target combo. In fact it feels like it nerfs his sober jab.

- You cannot hit confirm it on reaction (maybe I'm just bad)
- It has worse framedata on block, it's -3 on block, sober jab is 0 on block and both of them don't frametrap into each other so it's just a straight up downgrade in pressure
- While it allows you to cancel into specials that usually wouldn't be possible with just a normal jab confirm you can only really use it as a punish due to not being able to hit confirm it on reaction like I mentioned.
So if you're using it as a punish anyway you can link punish counter cr. lp into cr. mp and get the same special cancels without spending resources either.

what is the best application for this TC that justifies the worse framedata? drive rush cancel pressure?

[Asuterisuku]

It's mostly combo filler; the fact that it starts from a jab lets it link in many situations that other buttons just won't. The fact that it's special cancellable past that, though, means that it can be made safe in blockstrings while also giving a window into Drive Rush for longer combos.