Gakuran Stats Guide: Character Customization, Height, and Combat Effects

If you want to understand Gakuran stats, the best place to start is character creation. In Gakuran, several “stats” are rolled when you make a character, and some of them are more than just cosmetic. Your gender, hair, face, ethnicity, and height can all shape how your character looks, and height can also influence combat performance.

This guide breaks down the most important Gakuran stats in simple terms, so you can make smarter choices when rerolling and understand what actually matters in fights.

What Gakuran stats include

At character creation, Gakuran can generate these personal data fields:

Stat	Can it be rerolled?	Gameplay impact
Name	Yes	Mostly cosmetic
Gender	Chosen at creation	Affects available hair/face pools and height range
Hair	Yes	Cosmetic
Hair color	Yes	Cosmetic
Face	Yes	Cosmetic, with rare special face rolls
Ethnicity	Yes	Affects last name pool and height averages
Height	Yes	Impacts combat stats
Personality	Yes	Effect not fully explained in-game yet

Some of these are only for appearance, while others can quietly affect how your character performs.

Name, gender, and appearance stats

Your first name can be rerolled freely, but it needs to be between 3 and 12 characters. Last names are tied to your rolled ethnicity, so your full name will often feel connected to your character’s background.

Gender is selected during character creation. In practice, it affects which hair and face pools you can roll from, and it also plays a role in height generation. Female character models are also slightly slimmer than male models.

Hair and face are mostly cosmetic, but they still matter if you care about your character’s style. Hair color has a special rule: natural colors are much more common, while dyed colors are rare.

Hair color odds at a glance

Roll type	Chance	Notes
Natural color	95%	Based on your ethnicity’s table
Dyed color	5%	Examples include red, pink, purple, green, white, and teal

Face IDs are rolled from a gender-based pool, and ethnicity does not affect which faces you can get. There is also a rare “mogger” face that can appear.

How ethnicity affects Gakuran stats

Ethnicity is one of the most important hidden character factors in Gakuran. It changes your last name pool and also affects your height range.

The game’s character generation appears to heavily favor Japanese characters, with foreign ethnicities much less common overall. If you reroll ethnicity, you may need a few tries before landing the one you want.

Ethnicity and height averages

Height is not fully random. It is generated around an average based on both ethnicity and gender. Rolls near the average are more common, while very short or very tall outcomes are rarer.

Ethnicity	Male average	Female average
European	178 cm / 5'10"	165 cm / 5'5"
African	175 cm / 5'9"	162 cm / 5'4"
Middle Eastern	173 cm / 5'8"	160 cm / 5'3"
Japanese	171 cm / 5'7"	159 cm / 5'3"
Latinx	170 cm / 5'7"	158 cm / 5'2"
Indian	167 cm / 5'6"	155 cm / 5'1"

These numbers are useful if you are trying to aim for a certain build.

Why height matters in combat

Height is one of the few character stats that has a direct combat effect. Taller characters generally trade speed for power, while shorter characters gain speed and attack responsiveness.

Height type	Benefits	Drawbacks
Taller	More damage, more health, larger hitbox	Slower movement and slower attacks
Shorter	Faster attacks, better speed, shorter cooldown feel, smaller hitbox	Less health and lower damage

Health differences are usually minor at normal sizes, but they become more noticeable at extreme heights. A normal-height character starts at about 100 HP.

If you want a bruiser-style build, a taller character can be useful. If you prefer faster pressure and easier repositioning, shorter can feel better.

Combat stats players should know

A lot of new players focus only on appearance, but the real combat system in Gakuran depends on stance, stamina-like posture, blocking, dodging, and timing.

Basic combat controls

Action	Input	What it does
Fighting stance	T	Toggles combat mode
Light attack	M1	Basic combo attacks
Heavy attack	M2	Stronger hit that cannot be blocked normally
Dodge	Movement/dodge input	Gives i-frames and helps avoid attacks
Block	Hold block	Uses posture to reduce incoming damage
Parry	Perfectly timed block	Negates damage and stuns the attacker

M1, M2, and combo basics

Light attacks, or M1s, can chain into up to four hits. The fourth hit usually ends with knockback. You can tap M1 repeatedly or hold it to let the combo continue automatically.

Heavy attacks, or M2s, deal much more damage than a single M1. They are especially dangerous because they cannot simply be blocked in the usual way. If you see an M2 coming, you need to parry, dodge, or interrupt the attacker before the hit lands.

Understanding posture

Posture works like stamina in Gakuran. It affects both movement and defense.

Posture use	Result
Sprinting	Drains posture
Blocking	Drains posture
Low posture	Makes you easier to guard break
Zero posture	Leaves you vulnerable

If your posture gets too low, blocking can fail and leave you open to a guard break. That means you need to manage your defense instead of holding block constantly.

Parrying and perfect blocks

Parrying is one of the most important skills in Gakuran. It happens when you block at the correct moment during an enemy attack.

A successful parry:

prevents damage
avoids block chip damage
avoids posture loss
stuns the attacker

That stun gives you a window to punish with your own combo. If you learn parry timing, fights become much easier.

Block breaks and guard breaks

Not every block lasts forever. If your posture runs out, or if certain hits break through your defense, you can be guard broken.

Situation	Outcome
Low posture block	Guard break on impact
Guard break	Stunned for 2 seconds
Guard break damage	Full damage applies
M2 hit	Always breaks block unless avoided

Because M2s can break block, you should not rely on holding guard the whole time. Mix in dodges, parries, and pressure to stay safe.

Block chip damage and guard pierce

Some fighting styles do more damage even when your opponent blocks. This is called block chip damage, and it depends on the style’s guard pierce value.

Guard pierce example	Block chip effect
Low guard pierce	Small amount of chip damage
Higher guard pierce	More damage gets through block

For example, if a style has lower guard pierce, a blocked attack does much less damage than normal. If the style has higher guard pierce, blocked hits still hurt more.

This is one reason fighting style choice matters so much in Gakuran.

Grappling in Gakuran

Grappling can happen when two fighters attack at nearly the same time. If both swings connect around the same moment, the attacks may clash and lock both players in place.

The general rule is that the fighter who swung first has the advantage in the grapple. The defender may also roll based on their style’s grapple resistance.

Grapple factor	What it affects
Who swung first	Often decides the winner
Style resilience	Can give the defender a chance to avoid losing the grapple
Attack timing	Very important in close fights

If you are fighting someone with a style that has better grapple resistance, your timing matters even more.

Best way to think about Gakuran stats

If you want a simple summary, here is the easiest way to read the game’s stat system:

Stat group	What to care about
Appearance stats	Name, hair, face, personality, cosmetics
Body stats	Ethnicity, height, gender
Combat stats	Posture, blocking, parrying, dodge timing, style choice

Height is the standout stat because it changes your combat feel. Everything else mostly helps with identity, style, and visual roleplay unless the developers expand the system later.

Practical stat tips for new players

If you are rerolling your character, keep these tips in mind:

Choose the gender and look you want first, since it affects your pools.
Reroll height only if you want a different combat feel.
Don’t ignore posture management during fights.
Learn to parry early, since it pays off more than holding block.
Test different fighting styles to see which one fits your timing.
Check the game’s official boards or in-game menus if future updates add new stat effects.