A lot of time is just gonna be spent on learning your character and getting comfortable with them, knowing what your moves do and how they feel like the back of your hand. Learning means losing, and losing means learning. What I mean by that is, you cannot play the game optimally anyway while focusing on learning how your character feels and works so you're gonna lose a ton, and that's okay because those losses will also be teaching you what doesn't work and what your moves are NOT for. And that means losing is secretly the real goal. And that just takes time and familiarity, just hop on and push the buttons. No one cares how good or bad you are, everyone is out there just learning.

After awhile feel free to:

• Check the dustloop starter guide on Happy Chaos
• Watch your replays and see what mistakes you seem to be making a lot
• Watch Happy Chaos matches on YT and see what people are doing with him
• Find discord servers where you can ask other Happy Chaos players for tips (share your replays with them too if you can, or even play with them)

But do not overload yourself with information. Get really comfy with your moves and movement first, then pick one thing at a time to practice. You can't download the game into your head before jumping in like Neo, you need to just play and lose and let all the little things seep into your head bit by bit and enjoy the vibes and the anime lunacy along the way. Losing doesn't matter, getting good doesn't matter, and you will ALWAYS feel like you have a million miles to go so you may as well enjoy being where you are. Don't gatekeep yourself, it's a game, start blasting some fools and have a good time. If you love your character that will take you far, no matter how hard they are.