I am familiar with this game but I never thought I'd actually do a speedrun. After playing 2 hours on stream and learning some strats this is the best time run I got despite of some loses. This run is not perfect but it can be improved.

I use HOE because he is fast and has a very good powerup where he gets both damage and speed boost. Can chain combos pretty easily.

During the run I had 2 ring outs. 1 in Stage 3 GUN and 1 in Stage 8 GYN. The RNG was decent towards the last 3 stages where it can be bothersome due to the AI logic. I think a sub 8 is possible but I am already grown tired of this game and its behind me for now,