What is Eliza's playstyle?

[ニックス]

No really, what is it? I can't seem to put her in any category. At least, the ones I know anyway.

[Zelph]

Whatever you want it to be. Really though. Player play style matters much more then the characters general one. Even peacock can be played as semi rush down, one stray projectile can lead into combos.

[Hiro Protagonest]

You can't fit every character in a box with a label.

Eliza doesn't have good traditional ground normals and is weak to grabs (the only grab-invincible reversal is her 3-meter). In exchange, she has a rather unique combination of other stuff. She has scary aerials. She has solid overheads, the best normal grabs, and hyper armor. She has the only good "sweep" in the game ('cept for Double's Cilia Slide, which is like the only real sweep), which is projectile-armored, travels over half-screen, and can be special-canceled during active frames. On defense, she has a Guilty Gear anti-air plus a hit-invincible reversal that can be comboed meterlessly. She also has good damage.

[Harley]

i wanna stick my penis inside her vagina

[UA | Receita Federal]

Originally posted by Hiro Protagonest:

You can't fit every character in a box with a label.

Eliza doesn't have good traditional ground normals

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[Hiro Protagonest]

...Oooookay.

[Vassago Rain]

She fights like a cross between GG's Testament and A.B.A, with a pinch of darkstalkers, specifically Donovan and Jedah. She even has the same 'mash muh heavy attack button for massive damage' auto combo as Donovan.

[Petralicious]

The "my attacks cover the entire screen" category

[ニックス]

Wow, didn't expect this many replies. Thanks, guys. I was just curious because, while characters like Filia, Cerebella and Peacock fit into the typical "rushdown-grappler-zoner" archetypes, the ones like Eliza and Double confuse me. Don't worry, I don't fuss about it much. I wanted to know where the community thinks she fits in.

[Mags]

Originally posted by PH_007:

The "my attacks cover the entire screen" category

Salty, are we PH?

Originally posted by Nyx:

the ones like Eliza and Double confuse me.

Think of Double as a jack of all trades but master of none.
She can zone proficiently, has a safe DHC & decent enough normals (among other traits). But she struggles with opening the opponent up, benefitting heavily from mixup assists.
Basically, while her abilities cover a wide range of bases, she doesn't excel in any particular area (unlike say, Filia with rushdown, or Peacock with zoning).

[Petralicious]

Originally posted by Mgdlf:

Originally posted by PH_007:

The "my attacks cover the entire screen" category

Salty, are we PH?

Take the A Train

[Mags]

Originally posted by PH_007:

Originally posted by Mgdlf:

Salty, are we PH?

Take the A Train

Touché man. Touché.

[Hiro Protagonest]

Originally posted by Mgdlf:

(unlike say, Filia with rushdown,

Zonebreaker. "Rushdown" would imply she has ground approach options.

[Roz]

Tactical Tank .-.

[Petralicious]

Originally posted by Álvaro:

Tactical Tank .-.

The OP said Eliza, not Big Band

[Roz]

Originally posted by PH_007:

Originally posted by Álvaro:

Tactical Tank .-.

The OP said Eliza, not Big Band

Big Band would be (For me) More like "Musical Mechatronic Of Death, Jojo Punches and Destruction"