Ultra Street Fighter IV/Cody

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Cody

Lauded as a hero in the rescuing of Mayor Mike Haggar's daughter Jessica from the Mad Gear Gang in Metro City, it was expected for Cody to live a promising future as Jessica was also his girlfriend. However, the lure of combat from battling Mad Gear never left his blood and Cody turned to a life of constant fighting out of boredom! Eventually, his penchant for picking random brawls landed him in jail, and his relationship with Jessica was permanently ruined. But from time to time, Cody escapes prison almost at will and returns to the life of fighting, now taking to the Street Fighting circuit to find opponents.

In a nutshell

Cody is a good, all-around character who is similar to Ryu in this regard, and only this regard. Despite being easy to learn, Cody's true strengths lie in one of the most advanced aspects in all of Street Fighter - frame traps. Cody is, for lack of a better word, a demon when it comes to frame traps. The moment he gains momentum in a match, he can and will keep you under constant pressure, waiting for that one opportunity to tick throw or punish should your guard be broken down. Because of this, however, Cody's defense is one of the worst in the game. He has very few options for when he ends up getting pressured himself. Despite this, if you want a solid character who plays different from the norm, give Cody a try.

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Players to Watch

BJ Unchained (USA), Sasaki (JP), PIE Chin (USA), Gucci Durag (USA), Packz (UK)

Ultra SFIV Changes

(From Ultra SFIV Arcade Japan)

• Back Dash: Distance slightly increased
• Crouch MK: On hit is now -1 from -3, on block is now -3 from -6
• Jaw Crusher (B + MP): When struck during startup, it is now treated as a Counter Hit like normal
• Crack Kick (F + HK): Now considered airborne starting at 8th Frame (until which frame is unknown)
• Knife Throw: Now given Armor Breaker properties
• Knife Attack: All grounded versions given Juggle Potential 3; can combo after L Criminal Upper for example
• Zonk Knuckle: Can now be EX Focus cancelled
• Bad Stone: After being held, the stone is thrown immediately at button release
• EX Criminal Upper: On block, the distance the opponent is pushed back is reduced by half; now Strike and Projectile Invincible until 1 frame before active. Throw invincibility 1-9F removed.
• Dead End Irony (SC): Hard version's float of opponent on hit changed
• Last Dread Dust (UC2): Damage reduced to 466 from 506; forward movement slightly increased

(New to Ultra SFIV Console Digital Release)

• Walk Speed: Forward walk speed slightly increased
• Pick up Knife: Now treated as a Special Move, can be canceled into from Special Move cancelable Normal Moves
• Criminal Upper: Light version on block now -4 from -5

(Removed from Ultra SFIV Arcade Japan)

• Crouch MK: On block is now -2 from -6

(Unlisted)

• Bad Stone: Minimum charge timing for a level 2 or Level 3 Badstone reduced.
• Crack Kick (F +HK): Start up increased to 15F from 14F, lower body invincibility timing changed to start on 2F from 4F
• LK Ruffian Kick: No longer causes a hard knockdown on airborne opponents
• Final Destruction (UC1): Forward movement on start up increased slightly
• Dead End Irony (SC): Pushback on first 2 hits increased for LK version on grounded hit. 3rd hit now floats lower.
• Dead End Irony (SC): Hitbox and active frames adjusted for all versions to reduce instances of fall out.

(New to 1.04 Update)

• Crack Kick (F + HK): Start up decreased to 14F from 15F
• Zonk Knuckle: Charge time for Level 2 and Level 3 increased 90F and 120F to 120F and 180F respectively, Level 3 knock down after hit changed from unjuggleable to juggleable; Level 3 knockdown height after hit lowered.
• EX Criminal Upper: Strike invincibility increased from 1-6F to 1-7F; removed projectile invincibility

Character Specific Data

Cody

VITALS
Health:	1000	Stun:	1050	W-Ultra Scaling:	75%
WALKING			DASHING
Forward Walk Speed:		0.0425	Forward Dash Distance:		1.10
Back Walk Speed:		0.024	Forward Dash Total Frames:		18
JUMPING			Back Dash Distance:		0.854 [0.903]
Jump Height Apex:		1.76	Back Dash Total Frames:		26 [23]
Jump Total Frames:		40 (4+36)	Back Dash Invincibility:		8
Forward Jump Distance:		1.925	Back Dash Airborne:		5
Back Jump Distance		1.925	Back Dash Recovery:		13
THROWS			WAKE-UP TIMING
Forward Throw Range:		0.984	Face Up Total Frames:		31
Back Throw Range:		0.984	Face Down Total Frames:		21
NOTABLE MOVE CLASSES
High Attacks:	Hammer Hook, Jump LP Knife, Jump MP Knife, Jump HP Knife		Hard Knockdowns:	Crouch HK, LK Ruffian Kick, EX Ruffian Kick
Low Attacks:	Crouch LK, Crouch MK, Crouch HK, LK Ruffian Kick, EX Ruffian Kick, Dead End Irony (1st Hit)		Armor Breakers:	Knife Throw, Ruffian Kick, EX Ruffian Kick, Zonk Knuckle, EX Zonk Knuckle, Final Destruction
FOCUS ATTACK DATA
Level 1 Focus Startup Frames:		21	L1 EX Red Focus Attack Combo Lead-Ins:	Close HP, Crouch HP, Close HK, (With Knife) Stand HP, (With Knife) Crouch HP, Bad Stone, Criminal Upper (1st Hit)
Level 2 Focus Startup Frames:		29
Level 3 Focus Startup Frames:		64
L1 Focus Attack Forward Dash:		-2	L2 FA Forward Dash (On Block):		+4
L1 Focus Attack Back Dash:		-10	L2 FA Back Dash (On Block):		-4

*[Refers to buffered Special/Super/Ultra at the end of Back Dash - comes out up to 3f earlier]

Frame Data (At A Glance)

More detailed Frame Data Table at bottom of page.

Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Block Adv	Hit Adv
Close LP	Close	30	50	20	HL	ch/sp/su	4	3	5	3	6
Close MP	Close	70	100	40	HL	sp/su	6	3	8	4	7
Close HP	Close	100	200	60	HL	sp/su	8	4	13	1	6
Close LK	Close	30	50	20	HL	-	4	4	6	1	4
Close MK	Close	90	100	40	HL	sp/su	6	4	14	-4	-1
Close HK	Close	110	200	60	HL	su	8	6	17	-5	-1
Far LP	Far	30	50	20	HL	ch/sp/su	3	2	6	3	6
Far MP	Far	90	100	40	HL	-	7	3	11	0	3
Far HP	Far	120	200	60	HL	-	8	4	17	-3	1
Far LK	Far	40	50	20	HL	-	5	4	8	-1	2
Far MK	Far	70	100	40	HL	-	8	5	9	0	3
Far HK	Far	110	200	60	HL	-	10	5	15	-2	2
Crouch LP	Crouch	20	50	20	HL	ch/sp/su	4	4	5	2	6
Crouch MP	Crouch	60	100	40	HL	sp/su	5	3	10	1	4
Crouch HP	Crouch	100	200	60	HL	sp/su	7	3	16	-1	4
Crouch LK	Crouch	20	50	20	L	sp/su	3	4	8	-1	2
Crouch MK	Crouch	70	100	40	L	-	7	7	13	-3	-1
Crouch HK	Crouch	100	100	60	L	-	7	3	24	-9	-
Stand LP Knife	Stand Knife	40	50	20	HL	ch	4	3	6	2	6
Stand MP Knife	Stand Knife	40*40	50*50	40	HL	su*-	6	2*2	10	0	3
Stand HP Knife	Stand Knife	120	200	60	HL	su	8	3	17	-2	3
Crouch LP Knife	Crouch Knife	40	50	20	HL	ch	3	4	7	0	3
Crouch MP Knife	Crouch Knife	80	100	40	HL	su	7	4	12	-2	1
Crouch HP Knife	Crouch Knife	120	200	60	HL	su	7	4	12	2	7
Stomach Blow	+	60	100	40	HL	-	8	3	12	1	6
Crack Kick	+	110	200	60	HL	-	14	3	9 + After landing 3	1	-
Jaw Crusher	+	80	100	40	HL	-	6	4	13	-1	5
Hammer Hook	Overhead +	40*60	50*50	60*20	H	-	18	1*3	21	-4	3[-1]
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Block Adv	Hit Adv
Neutral Jump LP	Neutral Jump	50	50	20	H	-	4	8	-	-	-
Neutral Jump MP	Neutral Jump	80	100	40	H	-	6	7	-	-	-
Neutral Jump HP	Neutral Jump	120	200	60	H	-	8	8	-	-	-
Neutral Jump LK	Neutral Jump	40	50	20	H	-	5	8	-	-	-
Neutral Jump MK	Neutral Jump	80	100	40	H	-	7	7	-	-	-
Neutral Jump HK	Neutral Jump	100	200	60	H	-	8	3	-	-	-
Angled Jump LP	Angled Jump	50	50	20	H	-	4	8	-	-	-
Angled Jump MP	Angled Jump	80	100	60	H	-	9	3	-	-	-
Angled Jump HP	Angled Jump	100	200	60	H	-	11	6	-	-	-
Angled Jump LK	Angled Jump	40	50	20	H	-	5	8	-	-	-
Angled Jump MK	Angled Jump	70	100	40	H	-	7	7	-	-	-
Angled Jump HK	Angled Jump	90	200	60	H	-	9	11	-	-	-
Jump LP Knife	Jump Knife	50	50	20	H	-	4	10	-	-	-
Jump MP Knife	Jump Knife	80	100	40	H	-	7	3	-	-	-
Jump HP Knife	Jump Knife	120	200	60	H	-	8	6	-	-	-
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Block Adv	Hit Adv
Focus Attack (Level 1)	Level 1 Focus	60	100	20	HL	-	10+11	2	35	-21	-21
Focus Attack (Level 2)	Level 2 Focus	80	150	40	HL	-	18+11	2	35	-15	-
Focus Attack (Level 3)	Level 3 Focus	140	200	60	-	-	64	2	35	-	-
Red Focus Attack (Level 1)	Level 1 Red Focus	90	100	20	HL	-	10+11	2	35	-21	-21
Red Focus Attack (Level 2)	Level 2 Red Focus	120	150	40	HL	-	18+11	2	35	-15	-
Red Focus Attack (Level 3)	Level 3 Red Focus	210	200	60	-	-	64	2	35	-	-
EX Red Focus Attack (Level 1)	Level 1 EX Red Focus	90	100	20	HL	-	10+11	2	35	-15	-
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Block Adv	Hit Adv
Prisoner Throw	Forward Throw	130	140	40	0.984	-	3	2	20	-	-
Bad Stomp	Back Throw	130	120	40	0.984	-	3	2	20	-	-
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Block Adv	Hit Adv
Bad Stone	Bad Stone Lv.1	50	150	10/20	HL	su	20+9	16	15	4	8
Bad Stone	Bad Stone Lv.2	60	160	10/20	HL	su	22+9	16	15	4	8
Bad Stone	Bad Stone Lv.3	70	170	10/20	HL	su	45+9	16	15	4	8
Bad Stone	Bad Stone Lv.4	80	180	10/20	HL	su	90	16	16	3	7
Bad Stone	Bad Stone Lv.1	50	150	10/20	HL	su	20+9	20	17	2	6
Bad Stone	Bad Stone Lv.2	60	160	10/20	HL	su	22+9	20	17	2	6
Bad Stone	Bad Stone Lv.3	70	170	10/20	HL	su	45+9	20	17	2	6
Bad Stone	Bad Stone Lv.4	80	180	10/20	HL	su	90	20	18	1	5
Bad Stone	Bad Stone Lv.1	50	150	10/20	HL	su	20+9	27	19	0	4
Bad Stone	Bad Stone Lv.2	60	160	10/20	HL	su	22+15	27	9	10	14
Bad Stone	Bad Stone Lv.3	70	170	10/20	HL	su	45+15	27	9	10	14
Bad Stone	Bad Stone Lv.4	80	180	10/20	HL	su	90	27	20	-1	3
EX Bad Stone	Bad Stone	70*50	100*100	-250/0	HL	su	24	24	16	8	15
Fake Bad Stone	Fake Bad Stone		-	-	-	-			Total 32	-	-
Pick Up Knife	Knife Pickup	-	-	-	HL	su	-	-	Total 27	-	-
Knife Throw	Knife Throw	70	100	10/20	HL	-	26	-	20	7	-
Fake Knife Throw	Fake Knife Throw	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Total 32	-	-
Criminal Upper	Criminal Upper	80*20x3	70*30x3	20/5x4	HL	su*-x3	13	2(1)6*4*4	22	-4	-
	Criminal Upper	70*20x4	70*30x4	20/10*5x4	HL	su*-x4	13	2(1)6*4*4*6	23	-8	-
	Criminal Upper	60*20x5	70*30x5	20/10*2x5	HL	su*-x5	13	2(1)4*4*4*3*3	28	-10	-
EX Criminal Upper	Criminal Upper	60*20x6	50x30*6	-250/0	HL	su*-x6	7	2(1)2*2*2*2*2*2	30	-11	-
Ruffian Kick	Ruffian Kick	120	150	20/40	L	-	15	8	20	-7	-
	Ruffian Kick	130	100	20/40	HL	-	11	4	25	-8	-
	Ruffian Kick	100	100	20/40	HL	su	7	13	27	-19	-
EX Ruffian Kick	Ruffian Kick	130	150	-250/0	L	-	11	7	25	-11	-
Zonk Knuckle	Zonk Knuckle (Lv1)	130	200	40/40	HL	su	16	3	26	-8	-
	Zonk Knuckle (Lv2)	140	200	40/40	HL	su	17	3	26	-8	-
	Zonk Knuckle (Lv3)	150	200	40/40	HL	su	18	3	26	-8	-
EX Zonk Knuckle	Zonk Knuckle	90*70	150*100	-250/0	HL	su*-	16	1*2	26	-7	-
Bad Spray (Face Up)	Bad Spray (Face Up)	30*30	100	0/20x2	HL	-*su	25	6*6	29	-14	-
Bad Spray (Face Down)	Bad Spray (Face Down)	30*30	100	0/20x2	HL	-*su	25	6*6	9	6	-
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Block Adv	Hit Adv
Dead End Irony	Super Combo	60*45x5*65	0	-1000/0	L*HLx6	-	1+11	9(14)3(12)3(19)7(17)6(22)3(14)7	30	-16	-
	Super Combo	60*45x5*65	0	-1000/0	HL	-	1+7	9(14)3(12)3(19)7(17)6(22)3(14)7	30	-16	-
	Super Combo	60*45x5*65	0	-1000/0	HL	-	1+7	6(2)4(11)4(18)6(17)6(22)3(14)8	29	-16	-
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Block Adv	Hit Adv
Final Destruction	Ultra Combo 1	83*385	0	0/0	HL	-	0+13	2	50	-31	-
Last Dread Dust	Ultra Combo 2	23x7*42*45x4*30*53	0	0/0	HL	-	0+7	2x7(24)2(12)2(14)2(12)2(22)2	47	-28	-
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Block Adv	Hit Adv

Moves

Cody Hitboxes Normals - Ultra Street Fighter IV

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Standing Close Normals

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Close LP	Close Jab	Close lp	supercancel
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Quick upper body elbow. Gives good frame advantage, but its hitbox will miss most crouching characters. Can make a fast anti-air in some situations in which Jaw Crusher ( + ) wouldn't hit in time.
File:No image.png	Close MP	Close Strong	Close mp	speccancel supercancel
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ An upwards punch. Cody's most frame advantageous normal, allowing him to link to moves off a regular hit that you can't from others (Last Dread Dust and crouch , both 1 frame links). Has a lot of pushback, making it harder to tick from (anyone mashing crouch or can hit you while you're walking up), but kara throwing helps with this. Good move to link into in a combo, however in some longer combos it can skip the first hit of a Criminal Upper ( + ) because of the pushback.
File:No image.png	Close HP	Close Fierce	Close hp	speccancel supercancel
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Very good combo tool. Does good damage and stun, safe on block; and on hit, leaves the opponent in hit stun long enough for you to confirm into a crouch or crouch xx special. Getting a hit off this move is excellent as well, since you can tack on a crouch or into EX Bad Stone ( + ) for even more damage and massive stun. However, since its a close normal, you should be using crouch in most guarenteed damage/punish situations in order to avoid getting a far .
File:No image.png	Close LK	Close Short	Close lk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A kick to the shins. Deceptively useful. Doesn't hit low, doesn't do much damage, and has no ability; but has tiny pushback making it good for ticking, and can also link to crouch easily on hit. Also, its used to option select backlashes (when your opponent is waking up, press close and quickly input a Ruffian Kick [ + ]) which is a great tool against characters with good backdashes like Rose and Chun.
File:No image.png	Close MK	Close Forward	Close mk	speccancel supercancel
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Another underused normal. Unsafe on block and negative on hit. Can make a good anti-air if the enemy is on top of you, but the hitbox is surrounded by a hurtbox, and you'll sometimes get a far , which isn't an anti-air at all. However, its a good combo tool with the knife allowing you to tack on more damage and a after a Criminal Upper. USF4: Cody 400 Damage Meterless Combo Load video YouTube YouTube might collect personal data. Privacy Policy ContinueDismiss
File:No image.png	Close HK	Close Roundhouse	Close hk	supercancel
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Good anti-air if the opponent is jumping on top of you, outside of this, it doesn't see much use since its punishable on block and you can't link anything afterwards (you can combo into Red Focus, though).

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Standing Far Normals

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Far LP	Far Jab	lp	supercancel
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A quick outstretched jab. Has a fully active hitbox starting at his handcuff. Good at stuffing rushing attacks (such as Fei Long's rekkas or Honda's headbutt) or beating out divekicks from the twins.
File:No image.png	Far MP	Far Strong	mp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ An outstretched fist with his other hand. Somewhat useful against a few characters, but not much other use.
File:No image.png	Far HP	Far Fierce	hp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A skull-cracking straight punch aimed a bit upwards. Far anti-air, and slightly faster than stand but stand is better in every other way so use that over far .
File:No image.png	Far LK	Far Short	lk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Quick kick to the side. Hitbox isn't too good, and shorter range then what the animation will show you; but is quick shortens his lower hurtboxes by a bit so you can dodge a poke an opponent does.
File:No image.png	Far MK	Far Forward	mk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Spartan kick. Probably Cody's main poking tool. Good to place in the space in of you every once in a while.
File:No image.png	Far HK	Far Roundhouse	hk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ High angled kick. Slow, but is a very good far anti-air and very useful against big characters (read: grapplers) like Zangief.

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Crouching Normals

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Crouch LP	Crouch Jab	d + lp	rpdfire supercancel
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ One of Cody's good normals. Like the far LP, this out at random to stop stuff (you'd be surprised). Its also his main hit confirming tool. While pressuring, remember that this is one of Cody's few true blockstrings when chained, so if you break the chain by accidentally delaying another cr.LP or frame trapping, a mashed reversal will stop your pressure.
File:No image.png	Crouch MP	Crouch Strong	d + mp	speccancel supercancel
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Despite how it looks, it has long reach and good priority when used at far/max range. Comes out quickly too. Can be hit-confirmed into, or you can use it alone and it to whiff punish.
File:No image.png	Crouch HP	Crouch Fierce	d + hp	speccancel supercancel
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Basically the same thing as Standing Close HP, but longer range and slightly unsafe on block. Good move to frametrap bad stones with, and if you can get a hit (like close HP) you can do EX Bad Stone instead to extend a combo. This move can also be used as an anti-air, but requires good timing as there aren't many active frames as other crouching HPs.
File:No image.png	Crouch LK	Crouch Short	d + lk	speccancel supercancel
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A really important move in Cody's arsenal. Think of it as a quicker, lower damage, higher-hurtbox version of Ryu's crouching MK. It has a good range, and comes out VERY quickly, at 3 frames startup (the fastest normal move speed and also the speed of some DPs), so you can control space nicely with this. Another good point about this move is its ability to be canceled. On block, its used for cancelling into LP Criminal Upper for some safe chip (although it will whiff at max range). In hit confirming, this can be used as a lower damage replacement to crouching MP if the cr.LPs push you outside of its range. The fast speed of crouching LK allows it to punish a number of moves that are normally gone unpunished, such as Balrog's straight rush. A very useful (but rather unsafe) tool in the neutral is the cr.LK xx MK Ruffian option select. Basically you out a crouching LK and quickly buffer the ruffian kick. If the LK kick misses, then nothing will come out, if it hits or its blocked(!), then the MK Ruffian kick will come out.
File:No image.png	Crouch MK	Crouch Forward	d + mk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Cody slides along the ground feetfirst. Its -3 on block making it punishable by a small number of moves, but has a lot of utility if used right. Cody's crouch MK moves him forward a bit, so its good to move a bit closer while still pressuring. Also, you can move under enemy jump-ins if they jump near you. Its a nice tool in footsies as you can gain ground and still hit the enemy's outstretched limb. Also the hitbox is a bit large, so you can use this to anti-air to an extent. It is possible to go under fireballs with cr.MK, but the timing is strict, so trying this often will result in a lot of health loss. Its also great for stuffing fireballs up close in the neutral.
File:No image.png	Crouch HK	Crouch Roundhouse	d + hk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Cody's sweep. 2nd longest range crouching move. Can be used as a quick whiff punisher, however its best used rather sparingly, due to it being very negative on block.

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Neutral Jumping Normals

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Neutral Jump LP	Neutral Jump Jab	u + lp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Good anti-air move.
File:No image.png	Neutral Jump MP	Neutral Jump Strong	u + mp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A chop, looks like Ralf's jumping HP from the KOF games. Has decent priority and a angle.
File:No image.png	Neutral Jump HP	Neutral Jump Fierce	u + hp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Chances are, if you're neutral jumping (and not dodging a fireball or such), you're gonna use this. The damage and stun on this is amazing, and can link to other HPs after landing for even more damage and stun.
File:No image.png	Neutral Jump LK	Neutral Jump Short	u + lk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A really good anti-air move, has a good angle and priority at Cody's foot.
File:No image.png	Neutral Jump MK	Neutral Jump Forward	u + mk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Has the longest range of all his neutral jumping moves.
File:No image.png	Neutral Jump HK	Neutral Jump Roundhouse	u + hk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ (No uses/strategies)

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Diagonal Jumping Normals

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Diagonal Jump LP	Diagonal Jump Jab	ub / + lp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Mostly used for air-to-ground tick throws. Good air to air, can also hit as a pre-emptive jump back (if your opponent is standing)
File:No image.png	Diagonal Jump MP	Diagonal Jump Strong	ub / + mp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ (No uses/strategies)
File:No image.png	Diagonal Jump HP	Diagonal Jump Fierce	ub / + hp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Nice angle, best damage out of all diagonal jump-ins.
File:No image.png	Diagonal Jump LK	Diagonal Jump Short	ub / + lk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ (No uses/strategies)
File:No image.png	Diagonal Jump MK	Diagonal Jump Forward	ub / + mk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Crosses up, also makes a nice air to air.
File:No image.png	Diagonal Jump HK	Diagonal Jump Roundhouse	ub / + hk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Slightly less damage than j.HP, but longer range. Has the most active frames than other diagonal jumping moves.

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Knife Attacks

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Stand LP Knife	Stand Jab Knife	Stand Knife
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A quick medium height stab. Chain cancellable. Nice tool near the ends of rounds for putting pressure on your opponent while slowly killing them.
File:No image.png	Stand MP Knife	Stand Strong Knife	Stand Knife	supercancel (first hit)
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A downwards slice that hits twice. The first hit can be cancelled into Dead End Irony.
File:No image.png	Stand HP Knife	Stand Fierce Knife	Stand Knife	supercancel
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A horizontal slash. Not much use outside of the damage.
File:No image.png	Crouch LP Knife	Crouch Jab Knife	d + Knife
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Identical to standing LP with knife, except it looks like you're hitting (except that you're not). Another one of Cody's fastest moves, with 3F startup. Again, use this near the end of the match to pressure your opponent while whittling them down.
File:No image.png	Crouch MP Knife	Crouch Strong Knife	d + Knife	supercancel
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A horizontal slice to the legs. Has the longest range out of all his knife moves.
File:No image.png	Crouch HP Knife	Crouch Fierce Knife	d + Knife	supercancel
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A hard upwards stab. Great anti-air with a good hitbox, and does a lot of damage. You can link this into a c.LK afterwards.
File:No image.png	Jump LP Knife	Jump Jab Knife	Jump Knife
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Nice air to air, not much use out of that.
File:No image.png	Jump MP Knife	Jump Strong Knife	Jump Knife
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ (No uses/strategies)
File:No image.png	Jump HP Knife	Jump Fierce Knife	Jump Knife
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Downward angle, the preferred jump-in attack when not crossing up.

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Unique Attacks

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Stomach Blow	Gut Punch	f + mp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A punch that moves Cody forward while attacking and still keeping frame advantage. Good use in blockstrings and tick throwing. Keep in mind, however, you can't perform this holding the knife. On hit, you can link the following: cr.LP cl.MP cr.MP cr.LK cr.HP (counter hit or meaty) cr.HK (counter hit) After a hit, you can link pretty much any normal, but the best ones are listed. On block, here are some things you can do: another Stomach Blow Hammer Hook (overhead) walk up throw walk up close HP or just cr.HP Crack Kick (walk up on block) cr.LK cr.HK (don't do it too close!)
File:No image.png	Crack Kick	Hopkick	f + hk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Cody hops off the ground and kicks forward. It is a good move for approaching while attacking, as Cody has some invincibility on his feet throughout some of the animation. The hitbox on it allows the move to dodge some moves that your opponent does, but the Crack Kick can't hit crouching opponents. In Ultra, this got a very good buff in airborne frames (should have been there since Super because he's hopping, but whatever). Previously, if the opponent tried to do a move while you were in the middle of a Crack Kick, the would hit, but because you have in air frames, the will miss. On hit, you can follow up with: MK Ruffian Kick (push to corner) Stomach Blow (reset) EX Criminal Upper (damage/stun)
File:No image.png	Jaw Crusher	Anti-air Punch	b + mp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Cody's easiest to use anti-air, nice prioritized upwards hitbox, but can't beat pre-emptive jump ins (i.e. crossups) or jumps that are spaced well. On a ground hit, you can actually combo into a c.LP afterwards. Keep in mind, however, you can't perform this holding the knife.
File:No image.png	Hammer Hook	Overhead	f + hp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Overhead move. Long range, does good damage, hits twice (breaks focus and attacks with 1 hit of armor), however, it is very slow and can be easily reacted to. Cody: Guide to Overhead [USFIV] Load video YouTube YouTube might collect personal data. Privacy Policy ContinueDismiss

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Focus Attacks

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Focus Attack (Level 1)	Level 1 Focus	mp + mk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Good range. Make sure you're canceling this into a dash if you hit this, as it is horribly unsafe on hit or block uncanceled.
File:No image.png	Focus Attack (Level 2)	Level 2 Focus	mp + mk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Good range. Causes a short crumple.
File:No image.png	Focus Attack (Level 3)	Level 3 Focus	mp + mk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Good range. Gives the opponent enough time considered grounded to start a combo with an EX Bad Stone.

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Throws

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Prisoner Throw	Forward Throw	f or + + lk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ (No uses/strategies)
File:No image.png	Bad Stomp	Back Throw	b + + lk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Cody hops on the opponent's back and stomps them to the ground. This move has 20 less stun then his forward throw. However, the bad stomp has a very easy to use safe jump setup (back throw, immediate jump, j.HK) afterwards so that you can continue your offense.

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Special Moves

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Bad Stone	Rocks	qcf + ex	Not possible while holding knife; Hold to delay toss and increase damage; cannot be charged
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Badstone is less a fireball and more a very slow poke. Cody's fireball is one of the slowest in the game, does not go full screen, has hit/blockstun, and deals very poor damage. However it also has the fastest recovery in the game which helps make up for the hit/blockstun as he has more frame advantage than most. Using badstone to harass your opponent into impatience can be a good tactic as Cody has very good whiff punishes. In addition the badstone is very important in the grappler matchups where Cody does not want to be up close to the opponent. EX Badstone is an extremely good fireball with a lot of frame advantage and good for frame trapping from close HP or crouching HP. After hitting a Bad Stone on an air opponent they are put into a juggle state where you can combo the following: MK Ruffian Kick Ultras (Ultra 1 only in corner unless you hit them really close) EX Criminal Upper Crack Kick EX Ruffian Kick (and you can cleanly land an EX Criminal Upper if you end up close to the corner)
File:No image.png	Fake Bad Stone	Fake Rocks	d + + hk	Not possible while holding knife
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Mixing between badstone and fake badstone is one key part of Cody's fireball game. His fireballs aren't particularly effective at zoning so he needs to try and fake people out and punish them with an anti air if they preemptively jumpin. Fake badstone can let him do that. Just be careful against some characters, at 32F total the fake badstone is slower than some characters ACTUAL fireballs and if the opponent has fast reactions or a good anti fireball move they can punish the fake out just as easily as the real thing.
File:No image.png	Pick Up Knife	Knife Pickup	d + (when near knife on ground)
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ The animation in which Cody picks up the knife. Can be canceled into other actions throughout the animation, however, the knife is not considered picked up until it has gone through 12 frames, so if you have to block something you won't have the knife.
File:No image.png	Knife Throw	Knife Throw	(while holding knife) + armorbreak
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ In comparison to bad stone, this is probably less useful. If the knife hits another projectile or an opponent's normal then the projectile is negated. On the other hand, it does break armor (finally) and puts the opponent in a juggle state identical to the one where you land a bad stone on an opponent in the air. (refer to the list in the bad stone section for what you can hit afterwards)
File:No image.png	Fake Knife Throw	Fake Knife Throw	(while holding knife) + + hk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Like fake badstone this is simply a tool to keep your opponent guessing whether or not they should jump over your incoming projectile.
File:No image.png	Criminal Upper	Tornado	qcb + ex
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Cody's main combo ender. The LP Criminal Upper can be spaced to be relatively safe and is one of Cody's best ways to end block strings and deal chip damage. The HP Criminal Upper is Cody's go to damage dealing option. A simple normal attack into HP Criminal Upper can be a very good whiff punish. EX Criminal Upper is strike and projectile invincible until the first active frame. It has a tendency to trade but is a viable get off me tool in a pinch. Just be careful as it's very punishable and completely vulnerable to throws as of ultra. The tornado is actually considered a projectile by the game, so you can use it to negate other projectiles, including EX fireballs (which usually can't be negated without using meter) and even Dhalsim's Ultra 1; albiet you have to be really good at reaction, and the projectile moves forward after each hit.
File:No image.png	Ruffian Kick	Ruffian	qcf + armorbreak	Button used determines angle of kick: for upwards kick, for straight kick, for ground kick that hits low
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Cody slides along the ground while kicking, with the kick performed is determined by the button used. All of the kicks have different properties, and all are unsafe when blocked. : Hits low, does the mid damage, causes a hard knockdown. Generally unsafe unless it hits meaty. Its property gives you a good amount of time to set something up (although you will have to change your timing if opponent delays). You can it out sometimes while trying to advance and get a knockdown, but don't go crazy with it. Unlike other Ruffian Kicks, while hit confirming, this will only combo from a cr.MP, so keep that in mind. : Hits mid, does the most damage, causes a regular knockdown. Has good corner carry and knocks the opponent a good ways from you, so this is a good combo ender if you want to sacrifice damage for spacing. Option-selecting this move from a cr.LK is a very nice (although risky) tool in footsies. : Hits (the game classifies the kick as actually hitting mid, but the hitbox won't reach crouchers), does the least damage, and causes a regular knockdown. Cody's main FADC juggle starter, however since it cannot hit crouchers, the only way to reliably combo into this is from a cl/cr.HP. On most characters, when canceling from a cr.MP, the pushback from the cr.MP will make the kick sometimes hit late, allowing for followups depending on your positioning.
File:No image.png	Zonk Knuckle	Bingo Punch	hold then release armorbreak
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Intended to be used to get past zoning or some pokes. The startup is rather slow so you need a good read on the opponent for when to use it, such as between a blocked crouching MK and a buffered fireball. The distance traveled isn't particularly far so it may be difficult to get around zoning using it raw. However since most character extend their arms during their fireball animation you can usually hit them from farther out than you'd expect. The EX Version is Cody's main wakeup tool. It is extremely slow at 16F startup. It's not effective once the opponent knows how to fight it, however the move is fully invincible for the entire start up of the attack and this can off some opponents. The versions invincibility can also be used to help get Cody up close to frame trap, if it's blocked he can FADC it and frame trap. If it hits he can FADC and combo into ultra 1 or many other moves. It is possible to juggle after the EX and Lv3 Zonk Knuckles only. Take note, however while this is a good move to have charged in a pinch, when you are charging Zonk depending on the button pressed, you will lose access whatever strength specific move that you were using (throw for lights, focus attack for mediums, and taunt [fake stone/knife] for heavies) EX Zonk will restrict 2 of these abilities (and if you use 3P button for EX, then there goes all of them).
File:No image.png	Bad Spray	Bad Spray	(as you hit the ground from a knockdown) + p
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Very unsafe, very slow, and not invincible at all. However as it's something no other character can do and gives Cody a different wakeup timing from a quick rise than normal it can off some opponents, especially ones looking for the "technical" message to appear for a quick rise. Best used very sparingly. The hitbox is surprisingly large and can actually anti air. The first hit is focus cancellable, which can get you out of a punish if its blocked.

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Super Combo

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Dead End Irony	Super Combo	+	Button used will match the corresponding Ruffian Kick for it's first attack.
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Not particularly useful. Only used if you need to close out a round and aren't sure a EX Red Focus combo will reach. Has a tendency to drop opponents leaving Cody open for punish, does average damage, has low juggle potential, has slow startup for a super, and doesn't function particularly well as an anti air or anti projectile move. The main redeeming factor however is that it causes a lot of corner carry. If you hit the opponent with this from anywhere on the stage they WILL be in the corner (or at least really close) by the end of it.

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Ultra Combos

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Final Destruction	Ultra Combo I	+
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ At 13F startup it is one of the slowest ultras in the game, in addition it only has 1 juggle potential so while easy to combo against a standing opponent into there are limited options for use outside of that. Mainly used in conjunction with Cody's HK Ruffian - EX FADC to get extra damage in match ups where the opponent is often jumping and Ultra 2 would not work.
File:No image.png	Last Dread Dust	Ultra Combo II	+
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Intended to be used as an anti-projectile ultra. The move comes out quickly and can easily punish most projectiles from mid range. At 7F start up it also functions as a viable wakeup option and can be comboed into from F+MP on counterhit, close MP, of EX Bad stone. However when hitting an opponent out of the air it leaves Cody completely vulnerable to punishment. At some ranges the dust may connect and the wrench may end up being blocked by the opponent. Another thing to note is that regardless of where you land the cinematic (when the last wrench hit connects), then you will ALWAYS end up in the middle of the stage, which is the default spawn position for the knife.

The Basics

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Cody is essentially a more offensive oriented version of Ryu. He has all the tools he needs to win but not dominate anyone, however, his tools are not as easy to use compared to Ryu's. His defense is bad, with only one full invincible reversal (other than his Ultras), but he has a really high damage output and probably the highest stun output in the game. He has a plethora of frame traps to beat out enemy moves while pressuring, and he also can pull out tons more damage from a counter hit than anyone else in the game.

Cody can be a very good character for people starting out, since he can teach a lot of good fundamentals, but at a high level, Cody players will have to make a LOT of good reads to win.

Frame Traps

Frame traps are basically there to beat out your opponent from pressing buttons while you're pressuring them. When you land a move, it will put the opponent in hit/blockstun for a period of time. After the active frames of the move (the part where the move actually is supposed to hit) are done, then the recovery of the move happens while the enemy is still in block/hitstun (gonna call it block for now, since that's what they will usually do). The time of the recovery of the move that got blocked compared to how long the enemy is in blockstun is the advantage that you have (how many frames ahead of the opponent where you can move but they can't).

For example, let's take a common frame trap, crouching LP to crouching MP. Since crouching LP is +2 on block you can move 2 frames before your opponent. You then do crouching MP which starts up (the time before the move is supposed to be registered as hitting) in 5 frames. So 5 frames minus 2 frames equals 3 frames, which is the gap between the two moves. So, if your opponent does just about anything between the moves, the startup of their move (unless its a perfectly timed DP or so) will be too slow, and they will be hit by the crouching MP (also getting a counter hit for a bit more damage/stun).

Hit Confirms

Most of Cody's ground combos can started by a crouching LP, which can be comboed into a crouching LK or crouching MP. Teach yourself to recognize when a crouching LP connects, and then when done so, quickly follow up with a crouching MP or LK, and then to a Criminal Upper or Ruffian Kick. This is one of his main sources of damage starting on the ground. If the crouching LP doesn't connect (blocked), continue to do LPs or start a pressure string.

Tick Throwing

Ticking, in a general sense, is throwing out a fast move like a jab (usually gets blocked by the opponent) and then quickly walking up and throwing them. If someone is continually just blocking your pressure or frame traps, tick throwing them can be a good way to break their guard. It is very important to have a strong throw game to use frame traps effectively.

Ground Game/Footsies

A list of his most important normals, you will use these the most:

• standing - Basic poking tool.
• standing - Makes a nice anti air from afar.
• standing/crouching - Easy frame traps with delayed LPs, also for fishing for knockdowns
• crouching - Combo filler/starter.
• crouching - Very fast normal, good reach, and can be option-selected into specials if it hits
• + - Close the distance while still attacking, good in pressure strings.
• + - Hopkick, also nice for setting up throws.
• + - Very easy to use anti-air.

Air Game

• neutral jump - Air-to-air or anti-air.
• neutral jump - Attacking, can also hit-confirm into an Ultra.
• jumping - Air-to-air or defensive anti-air.
• jumping - Same use as the neutral jumping counterpart.
• jumping - Cody's cross-up jump in.
• jumping - Good range, lots of active frames.

Combos

Bread and Butter

Keep in mind that it is generally easier to link into a crouching LK then it is a crouching MP.
Also, when choosing a meterless combo ender, it depends on what outcome you want. HP Criminal Upper does the most damage, LK Ruffian Kick keeps the enemy near you, and MK Ruffian Kick has more corner carry.

Basic

Crouching LPs can start all of these combos except for crouching HP.

• cr.LK (good for converting damage and a knockdown off a poke) →
  • xx LP Criminal Upper - (160 damage, 210 stun)
  • xx HP Criminal Upper - (180 damage, 270 stun)
  • xx MK Ruffian Kick - (150 damage, 150 stun)
• cr.MP (standard whiff punisher) →
  • xx HP Criminal Upper - (220 damage, 320 stun)
  • xx LK Ruffian Kick - (180 damage, 250 stun)
  • xx MK Ruffian Kick - (190 damage, 200 stun)
• cr.HP (these are THE DP punishers, you better be using these) →
  • xx HP Criminal Upper - (260 damage, 240 stun)
  • xx HK Ruffian Kick - (200 damage, 300 stun)
  • xx EX Zonk Knuckle - (260 damage, 450 stun, costs 1 meter stock)

Intermediate/Links

• cl.MP →
  • cr.LK →
    • xx HP Criminal Upper - (218 damage, 326 stun)
    • xx MK Ruffian Kick - (194 damage, 230 stun)
  • cr.MP →
    • xx HP Criminal Upper - (258 damage, 376 stun)
    • xx MK Ruffian Kick - (234 damage, 280 stun)
    • xx LK Ruffian Kick - (226 damage, 320 stun)
  • cr.HP (this is a 1 frame link, albiet a very loose one) →
    • xx HP Criminal Upper - (298 damage, 476 stun)
    • xx HK Ruffian Kick - (250 damage, 380 stun)

• cl.HP →
  • cr.LK (this will actually reduce the damage of the combo, so in guaranteed situations, don't do this) →
    • xx HP Criminal Upper - (248 damage, 426 stun)
    • xx MK Ruffian Kick - (224 damage, 330 stun)
    • xx HK Ruffian Kick - (200 damage, 330 stun)
  • cr.MP →
    • xx HP Criminal Upper - (288 damage, 476 stun)
    • xx MK Ruffian Kick - (264 damage, 380 stun)
    • xx HK Ruffian Kick - (240 damage, 380 stun)

• F+MP (Stomach Blow) →
  • cr.LK →
    • xx HP Criminal Upper - (208 damage, 326 stun)
    • xx MK Ruffian Kick - (184 damage, 230 stun)
  • cr.MP →
    • xx HP Criminal Upper - (248 damage, 376 stun)
    • xx LK Ruffian Kick - (216 damage, 320 stun)
    • xx MK Ruffian Kick - (224 damage, 280 stun)

Situational

Corner Only

• LP Criminal Upper → EX Criminal Upper - (240 damage, 310 stun, costs 1 meter stock)

• cr.MP xx HK Ruffian Kick (cr.MP pushback causes the HK Ruffian Kick to hit rather late) →
  • MK Ruffian Kick - (264 damage, 280 stun)
  • EX Criminal Upper - (304 damage, 384 stun)

• EX Zonk Knuckle → EX Criminal Upper - (280 damage, 430 stun, costs 2 meter stocks)

Counter Hit

• F+MP →
  • cr.HP →
    • xx HP Criminal Upper - (303 damage, 501 stun)
    • xx HK Ruffian Kick - (255 damage, 405 stun)
    • cr.HK - (175 damage, 225 stun)

• cl.HP →
  • cr.HP xx HP Criminal Upper - (353 damage, 626 stun)
  • xx EX Bad Stone → cr.HP xx HP Criminal Upper - (437 damage, 764 stun, costs 1 meter stock)

Juggles

• F+HK (Crack Kick) →
  • F+MP (Stomach Blow) - (170 damage, 300 stun) - Air reset.
  • MK Ruffian Kick - (240 damage, 300 stun) - Corner carry.
  • EX Criminal Upper - (290 damage, 430 stun, costs 1 meter stock) - Little bit more damage, than MK Ruffian, but better stun.

FADC Starters

• HK Ruffian Kick
• EX Zonk Knuckle
• Bad Spray
• Lv3 Zonk Knuckle

FADC Followups

• MK Ruffian Kick
• neutral jump HP (HK Ruffian Kick only)
• Crack Kick → EX Criminal Upper
• EX Ruffian Kick → EX Criminal Upper

Combos into Ultras

Assume that every Ultra meter is fully charged, and no damage scaling

Final Destruction (Ultra 1)

• HK Ruffian Kick xx FADC, Final Destruction - (478 damage, 100 stun, costs 2 meter stocks)
• EX Zonk Knuckle (1 hit) xx FADC, Final Destruction - (468 damage, 150 stun, costs 3 meter stocks)
• Lv3 Zonk Knuckle xx FADC, Final Destruction - (527 damage, 200 stun, costs 2 meter stocks)
• Lv3 Focus Attack, Final Destruction - (471 damage, 200 stun)
• EX Bad Stone, Final Destruction - (498 damage, 200 stun, costs 1 meter stock)
• Lv2 Focus Attack (backdash), LP Bad Stone, Final Destruction - (402 damage, 270 stun) - Can be done off a Lv3 Focus, but you have to wait a bit for the LP stone after the focus

Last Dread Dust (Ultra 2)

• cr / cl.HP (counter hit) xx EX Bad Stone, Last Dread Dust - (576 damage, 450 stun, costs 1 meter stock)
• F+MP (counter hit), Last Dread Dust - (453 damage, 125 stun)
• Lv3 Focus Attack, Last Dread Dust - (476 damage, 200 stun)
• Lv3 Focus Attack, EX Bad Stone, Last Dread Dust - (517 damage, 360 stun, costs 1 meter stock)
• nj.HP, Last Dread Dust - (498 damage, 200 stun)
• EX Zonk Knuckle, Last Dread Dust - (274 damage, 250 stun) - This should ONLY be used as a KO combo, as only the dust will hit and you will be open for punish after the opponent wakes up.

Tips

To practice counterhit combos, go into training mode and set the dummy to random block and random counterhit. Also use the memory function so that you don't have to watch U2 when you hit it nor use the restart.

When to use EX Red Focus

• Worth it to combo into a Raw U1 or U2.
• Not worth it when using W Ultra if you could just ruffian FADC U1 [cr.LK xx CU being the exception]
• Worth it to connect a combo off a cr.LK xx Criminal Upper if the normal FADC combo is too hard or you have
• Not worth it to extend into a normal combo followup as a normal FADC combo is about the same damage and saves a bar while Ruffian FADC crack kick EX CU would do more damage and stun for the same meter
• After Red Focus only use cl.HP cr.MP xx HP Criminal Upper (Momochi combo[(F+MP, cl.MP, cr.HP xx HP Criminal Upper] is not worth its ~ 5 damage/stun diff)
• Only use empty jump cr.LK xx LP Criminal Upper when you can FADC into combo or RFC into combo/ultra

Dizzy Combos

If you stun someone off of a long combo just follow with nj.HP, cr/cl.HP xx HP Criminal Upper. If you stunned them from a single hit or small combo then follow with FA3, EX Bad Stone, cr/cl.HP xx HP Criminal Upper. If you want to save bar you can do nj.HP, F+MP, cl.MP, cr.HP xx HP Criminal Upper or nj.HP, cl.HP, cr.MP xx HP Criminal Upper if you're worried about the 1 framers.

Strategy

Far Range

• The only thing Cody can do in this range is build meter and pester the enemy from afar, so you should be throwing lots of Bad Stones. If you're not looking to hit the opponent for some reason or you want a shorter recovery for safety you can use Stones. No real reason to use Fake Stone here unless you are fighting someone who can punish from fullscreen (Chun, Abel, Seth, etc.)

Mid Range

Getting In

Here are some moves you can use to close the gap between you and your opponent:

• Crack Kick ( + ) - Slow and whiffs crouchers, but can be confirmed into a short combo for a reset or corner carry.
• crouch - Can go under some fireballs, use sparingly
• Focus Attack - Has good range. Can also be canceled into dash very quickly for increased distance + the benefit of absorbing a hit (known as focus dashing)
• LK Ruffian Kick ( + ) - Very risky, but hits low and is hard to punish if done at max range. Best as a one-time use surprise only.
• EX Ruffian Kick

Jumping is a nice option, but I only recommend jumping in these situations: 1. Your opponent has not shown they can anti-air well 2. You are still above 50% health. 3. You think your opponent is about to throw out a fireball or a slow move (and they aren't Guile).

The Knife

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The knife, while very underused by Cody players, can be a really nice tool. He is the only character that can pick it up and use it, and I suggest that you use it to your advantage.

While holding the knife, all his normal punch attacks have longer range and do chip damage, at the cost of not being able to special cancel said moves. Also, he loses the ability to do Bad Stone and Fake Bad Stone, but they are replaced with the Knife Throw and the Fake Knife throw.

Actions that drop the knife:

• Focus Attacking
• Throwing (attempting, teching, and landing)
• Taunting
• Doing a super or ultra
• Getting hit
• Throwing the knife (QCF + P while holding it)

Spaced properly, it can be a very good tool in the neutral game, especially his ground attacks, which have good range. However, you have to able to play very defensively as well in order to not lose the knife.

Knife Combos

• st.LP x2 st.MP - (??? damage, ??? stun)
• cr.LP x2 cr.LK (you have to delay the cr.LK slightly because it will chain and lose its cancel ability) →
  • xx HP Criminal Upper - (208 damage, 294 stun)
  • xx MK Ruffian Kick - (187 damage, 210 stun)
• cr.HP cr.LK →
  • xx HP Criminal Upper - (268 damage, 426 stun)
  • xx MK Ruffian Kick - (244 damage, 330 stun)
  • xx HK Ruffian Kick - (220 damage, 330 stun)

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Safe Jumps

• Back throw, forward jump HK (5f safe jump)
• HP Criminal Upper, walk forward ~1f, j. HK. (4f safe jump)
• Combo ender LK Ruffian, quickly crouch, neutral jump HP. (4f safe jump)
• EX Ruffian, forward dash, cr. lk, neutral jump HP. (4f safe jump)
• Ex Ruffian, fake bad stone, neutral jump mk. (3f safe jump on Ryu, Evil Ryu, and Ken only)

Pressuring

First of all, in order to consistently start up your frame trap game, you have to establish a solid throw game. If the opponent is just going to keep blocking your pressure, then your frame traps are useless. Here are some moves that usually leave you at a kara throw range (from point blank on block):

• cr.LP, cr.LP
• cl.MP
• cl.HP
• close ranged Stomach Blow
• close range Crack Kick

Remember you can safe jump with j.LP to reduce hitstun and mess with throw tech timings.

Know the start-up gradient between cr.LK, cr.LP, cr.MP, cl.MP, cr.HP, cl.HP, F+MP, (Focus/Kara) dash, F+HK; in addition to knowing the frame advantage on block of the same normals and how to apply the gradient. Examples:

• cr.LP cr.LK - 2 frame
• cr.LP cr.LP – 2 frame
• cr.LP cr.MP - 3 frame
• cr.LP cl.MP - 4 frame etc
• cr.LP cr.HP - 5 frame
• cr.LP cl.HP/F+MP - 6 frame
• cr.LP F+HK – 12 frame aka you better be outside of poke range or have them conditioned to block patiently
• cr.LP, dash in – 16 frame aka you better be outside of poke range or have them conditioned to block patiently
• cr.LP, focus dash – useful if you think they are going to stick out a slow poke

To consistently set up your offense, first check your foe's crouch with unexpected cr.LK xx LP Criminal Upper. It is -4 and is much safer than previous versions. Until your opponent shows you they can consistently punish it there is no reason not to.

2 frame gaps are throw impervious, 3 frame gaps can get thrown by frame perfect stand tech inputs and trade with frame perfect 3 frame normal inputs. Look at your opponents fastest buttons to determine the largest gap that they cannot mash normals to get out of.

Starting your first frame trap string with cr.LP x2 (chained), walk back, F+MP is a great way to get a read on your opponents tendencies. It allows you to block reversals, punish stand tech, visually confirm crouch techs, continue pressure vs blocking opponents and visually confirm backdashes. You can also see whether your opponent is delay teching or mashing crouch tech/jab safely. This allows you to more intelligently apply your throw/frame trap game.

You can charge focus to Lv2 and immediately release outside of your opponents throw range but inside your own throw range to try to catch them delay crouch teching for a focus crumple or free dash cancel into continued pressure. Lv2 focus dash on block is +4

Learn when to realize when you get a counter hit and take advantage of them. Practice reacting to them in training mode by setting the dummy to random block and random counter hit.

Staggering jabs with gaps larger than your opponents reversal is a way to bait reversals while continuing pressure vs patiently blocking opponents, mashed normals will put you in block stun or potentially counter hit you out so make sure to mix it up with normal frame traps.

Your opponent has no reason to press buttons unless they are inside your throw range. Keep this in mind as you want to be frame trapping when inside throw range and F+MP/F+HK/dash/focus dashing back in when outside of throw range. Lv2 focus is the exception as it is useful inside your throw range and outside of it. However players may try to stuff your F+MP/F+HK/dash/focus dashing with normals once they catch on so in that case it may be worth trying a cr.HP xx EX Bad Stone or other frame traps outside of throw range.

Remember at the end of an unsuccessful frame trap string you don’t always have to try to get back in or end it in cr.LK xx LP Criminal Upper. You can just admit defeat, stay safe and go back to neutral.

cl.MP F+HK can be used to blow up stand techs and backdashes as it is airborne but it will be thrown by a frame perfect stand tech even if you input the crack kick frame perfect. Another option is to Crack Kick on your opponents wakeup if you read a stand tech and/or backdash.

Setups

Double tap all specials and plink all normals for timing (remember cr.LK can be plinked with cr.LP).
Only do empty jump cr.LK xx LP Criminal Upper when you can FADC into combo or RFC into combo/ultra as this justifies giving up any chance for pressure and the risk (being -4)

after HP Criminal Upper

Forward Dash x2

• meaty cr.LP
• wait, throw
• cl.HP (3F gap)
• F+HK (beats stand tech and backdash)

cr.LP x2 cr.LK xx and cr.LP cl.MP cr.HP xx

• empty jump cr.LK xx LP Criminal Upper
• hold up forward, whiff j.HK, delay crouch tech (fake safe jump)
• pause (?F), hold up forward, j.HK (4F manually timed safe jump, susceptible to delay QR)
• LP Bad Stone, LK Ruffian (safe and chips, may need to hold forward 1 or 2 frames before cancelling)

cr.LP x3 cr.LK xx and long range F+MP cr.LK xx

• empty jump, backdash (DP bait)

after Bad Stomp (back throw)

• empty jump, cr.LK xx LP Criminal Upper
• forward jump HK (5F safe jump)
  • immediate st.LP, forward jump HK (4F delay wakeup safe jump)
• walk forward (?F) j.HP/j.MK (anti-shoto DP setup, for MK you will have to walk a bit more than HP)

Delay Wakeup OSes (for basic safe jump)

• F+HK (beats stand tech and backdash)
• cl.HP (2F gap)
• cr.LP (meaty safe vs. 8F reversals, +8 on hit and +4 on block)
• wait, throw

after Prisoner Throw (front throw)

• empty jump, cr.LK xx LP Criminal Upper
• walk forward, pause 1-2 frames, jump HK (4F manually timed safe jump)

Same back throw delayed wakeup option selects and anti-shoto setups still apply.

Matchups

SRK forums Matchup thread: http://forums.shoryuken.com/discussion/102036/we-finished-practicing-now-cody-match-up-thread/p1
The majority of these matchup information suggestions are taken Blockstring forums matchup thread: http://blockstring.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=562 provided by Ramma

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vs. Abel

• Match-Up: Challenging, 4.5/5.5
• Ultra Choice: Ultra 2
• Option Select(s): Throw, MK Ruffian, EX Zonk
• Safe Jumps: EX Ruffian & Back Throw (unless he has meter or U2)
• Choice Pokes: cr.LP (buffered), cr.LK (buffered), st.MK, st.HK, st.MP, cr.MP.
• Anti-Airs: All are good
• Is LP Criminal Upper Safe: Not sure.

General Strategy:
This match is not easy. You need to play perfectly. It’s one of those matches where if you screw up or lose focus, you’re life bar becomes dinner really fast. Best thing you can do for the majority of this match is just stay neutral. If he’s meterless and you have the knockdown, you have nothing to fear. It only gets tricky when he has meter. You don’t need to chase Abel down if he gets out of a knockdown situation. In fact, if he does escape, your best option is to reset the match and go back to space control.

Mid-Range:
Your normals absolutely beat Abel’s normals. Plain and simple. Use buffered cr.LP if he’s trying to advance a lot. st.MK and st.HK are great unless he’s rolling a lot or trying to get under your st.HK with cr. MK buffered into Change of Direction. Stick to your faster pokes which won’t put you in a bad position if he does a well timed roll. The knife is a fantastic zoning tool in this match-up as well. Very good for defensive pokes and space control. Good range, great active frames and solid advantage on block.

Rocks have their uses, but one bad rock will lead to Roll > Command Grab and you’re screwed. Fake rocks are good for baiting roll and Ultra 1. All the same, use rocks and fake rocks sparingly, and focus more on beating him with footsies.

Unforunately, you can play a perfect footsie game for 60 seconds, and one mistake leads to you losing the round in 15 seconds. You have to play smart. Don't be predictable. Keep him at the spacing you want him at.

Pressure vs Pressure:
Your pressure is not as scary as Abel’s pressure. Your pressure can easily lose to a mashed EX Tornado Throw or EX Change of Direction. Abel players love to do something on wake up whether it be back dash, command grab, EX Command Grab, EX Change of Direction or EX Roll. Throw deals with the last three. A meaty with an option select deals with the first two. It's sad that pressuring Abel is basically a risk, which is why the neutral game is sometimes the best way to go.

You’ll get a feel of what time of Abel player you’re going against just by how they go for pressure when knocking you down. If they are peppering with you jabs and light attacks, trying to lock you into place, you’re in much more trouble than against someone who goes for a lot of command grabs and cr.HPs to catch you running away. The latter is committing where as the former is conditioning. Both dangerous all the same.

Don’t show Abel’s pressure game too much respect. You better believe he won’t show yours any.

Notes:

• EX Command Grab is strike invincible. Command Grab is throw invincible.
• Abel’s U2 – beats all safe jumps, has armor properties.
• Wheel Kick – HK Ruffian, st. HK and zonk are great for dealing with Abel’s Wheel Kick. Get a feel of when to use which attacks in the training room.
• Step Kick – even on block. Throwing Abel after Step Kick isn’t a bad option, but don’t abuse it.
• Change of Direction – It’s -3 on block with the follow up attacks being very punishable. Remember the block pattern is Mid – High – Low or Mid – Low – High. Block the grab the right way.

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vs. Adon

• Match-Up: Hard, 4/6
• Ultra Choice: Ultra 1
• Option Select(s): All are good depending on what you're expecting
• Safe Jumps: EX Ruffian and HP Criminal Upper
• Choice Pokes: st. HK, st. MK, cr. MK, cr. LK (buffered)
• Anti-Airs: All are good, but stick with HK Ruffian
• Is LP Criminal Upper Safe: No

General Strategy:
Adon is a bad match for Cody. Having Zonk stored in this match is super important. Zonk can stuff/beat Jaguar kicks from almost any spacing and during pressure. Avoid using any focuses in this match for the most part. Jaguar Tooth, Jaguar Kick and st. HK all take out focus, so it's not a good tool at all. This is one of the few matches you'll want to use U1, as opposed to U2, in because it punishes Jaguar Kick/Tooth, and this is a match where EX Zonk > FADC is going to come in handy, whether due to being pressured or using it as a reversal. Plus, with the need to use HK Ruffian in this match, you have that FADC option ready as well.

Adon can pretty much blow you up in any category, so you really just want to get this match done fast. And don't be afraid to play dirty, because Adon players are not afraid at all. Keeping a distance for a while and chucking rocks isn't bad to do as long as you have a zonk stored in case he tries to special his way in.

Mid-Range Game:
Again, you don't have much to offer here, but stick to st.HK and cr.MK as your pokes. St.HK can catch some of Adon's normals and closer Jaguar Kicks. Cr. MK can do the same, but can stuff some Jaguar Kicks or go under them (allowing you to punish the recovery). This is a dangerous area to be in.

Stepping on the Jaguar's Tail:
Adon is pretty easy to frame trap with his 4 frame cr.LK, but many Adons like to reversal and they like to stand tech (a la Rose), so you have that to deal with. Standard frame traps will work. Sometimes a well timed normal will beat his reversal depending on which one he uses. Standard pressure here. Crossing him up on wake up isn't so bad if you do it good and meaty because he won't auto-correct and you'll stuff him before he leaves the ground more times than not.

Dealing with Jaguar Pressure:
Most Adon's are going to pressure Cody with jump shenanigans, and Cody is pretty free to it even with his godlike B+MP. It still will get stuffed by nj.HK a lot of time. Some times they'll cancel that into air jaguar kick as well, or they'll fuzzy guard you and do the same. you can focus dash or cr.MK out of these shenanigans, but don't be predictable and do that every time if you find yourself there often enough. Just put the idea in his head that you can do that, and it'll keep it honest. But Adon really makes Cody free under his pressure, especially with his frame traps on top of the shenanigans.

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vs. Akuma/Gouki

• Match-Up: Hard, 4/6
• Ultra Choice: Ultra 2
• Option Select(s): Crack Kick is the best, and sweep
• Safe Jumps: None work (3 frame reversal)
• Choice Pokes: cr. LP/LK buffered, st. MK, cr. MK, st. HK
• Anti-Airs: All are good
• Is LP Criminal Upper Safe: No

General Strategy:
Akuma is one of Cody's worst matches. It's not quite El Fuerte, Cammy, Viper or Yun...but it's up there. You need to get in on Akuma and make lots of good reads and have your option selects ready to go. Akuma will want to zone you until he had the opportunity to vortex the hell out of you.

Getting in on Akuma is a hell of a feat to say the least. Cody has no great option against Akuma's air fireballs. Sliding and focus dashing under poorly spaced ones are an option. EX rocks can be good if you can time and space them for Akuma to land on them (it gives you a chance to dash in a bit). EX Ruffian Kick works great on all grounded fireballs for the record.

But even when you get passed Akuma's fireball game, his mobility and footsies blow Cody out of the water. With this in mind you really need to capitalize big on Akuma's mistakes and/or get a solid whiff punish. For example, Akuma's st. far HK is very bad on Cody because the second hit whiffs on block. This allows Cody to do a pretty good punish leading into a knock down.

The Lack of Oki on Gouki - Keeping him locked down:
Once Akuma is down your own guessing game begins. Is it a DP, a teleport, back dash, block, or is Akuma expecting you to do nothing and is going to wake up with pressure or a throw? Crossing up Gouki with an option select works well but it won't put you in the clear. Standard frame trapping applies here otherwise once you have a good download of your opponent.

Your go to OS in this match is crack kick. Note that the crack kick is supposed to whiff. It's your follow up that catches him. Cody can't OS to catch his teleport with anything but crack kick. After F+HK, you can follow that up with a Ruffian Kick or U2. This OS will also cover his back dash but will obviously lose to DP. Sweep can also be OSed during block strings if he's back dashing.

Being Vortexed:
When a great Akuma has you down, you're in the deepest of trouble. His vortex is a nightmare for Cody. There's nothing you can really do to get out of it except make the right read a few times in a row and find your escape..of course your escape means he's fine and he's going to go back to zoning...so yeah...back to square one unless you happen to have the life lead.

Trying to focus attack out of his demon flip is a terrible idea. For starters, palm and throw will beat it and more times than not the dive kick will recover in time. Back dashing will just get you OS ed by a sweep if the Akuma player is good. If he's not option selecting...BACK DASH! Your best option is to be patient and find your opening.

Notes:

• Level 2, level 3, and EX Zonk can beat Akuma's U1.
• Big damage is important against Akuma's poor health. Maximize your damage and stun in combos at all times.
• Don't focus once Akuma has super or ultra 1 because he can cancel many of his normals into those and you'll eat a lot of damage.
• If Akuma has U1 it will beat your safe jumps.
• On non meaty demon flips jump back LP works wonders.

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vs. Balrog/Boxer

• Match-Up: 4.5/5.5 (I think it's even though)
• Ultra Choice: Ultra 2
• Option Select(s): All are good
• Safe Jumps: All Work
• Choice Pokes: cr. LP/LK buffered, st. MK, cr. MK, st. HK
• Anti-Airs: All are good
• Is LP Criminal Upper Safe: No

General Strategy:
Some say this is a bad match for Cody, but I don't necessarily agree. This is one of those more passive aggressive matches as Cody. You don't need to move forward vs Balrog if you don't want to or if he is turtling hard and doesn't have a life lead. So it's best to just take your time and find an opportunity for a knock down.

Mid-Range - Cuffs vs Gloves:
Always have a regular zonk stored when doing the dance with Balrog. A regular zonk will beat all turn punches and all regular/ex dash punches (except low sweeping attack, but that can be beaten by EX zonk). He's also pretty easy to anti-air, but stick with HK Ruffian. st. MK can kinda contend with some of his pokes, but he will out poke you, so don't play footsies very long. Cr. MK will also go under a lot of his stuff. Use your rocks, but just be careful and unpredictable. Fake rocks are a risk at a closer range.

Pressuring the Boxer:
I like to pressure Balrog with jab staggering at first (and possibly the whole match). Many Balrog players like to mash the hell out of cr. tech or cr. LP, especially online, and because of that going for frame traps with st. HP or cr. HP can be tough (st. MP is pretty good still). Using jab staggering, you have a good chance of catching cr techs, mashed or not, and it deals with those mashed buttons as well. Meaty cr. LPs (and cr. MK as well) seem to avoid head butt as well, so you kinda nullify that option and can full punish when he lands. Plus (yes, there's another reason), Balrog's who abuse ex dash punches on wake up, can be hit with two cr. LPs before their special comes out, waste their meter and giving you another combo. And of course (ha), you have the option to OS sweep in your jabs if he attempts to back dash.

Getting the Mike Tyson Treatement:
If Balrog has you down, and if you are cornered, this match gets very, very hard. Balrog has good frame traps, great jab staggering of his own, and safe special pressure. Keep an eye on the overhead, it's easy enough to react to and easy to punish with cr. LK xx whatever. Just be patient. If you see a habit on his slow normals, take the risk and let a zonk rip, and get the hell outta there!

Try to end every combo you get with EX Ruffian. If the ex ruffian is spaced as anything but max-distance, you will pass under Balrog. After you recover from your ex ruffian, input st.mk, cr.lk and do jump forward HK. This is an unblockable

Practice punishing his dash punches with cr.lk and st.lp. Here would be a great opportunity to re-wire that stick of yours and start plinking lp with select so that the punish is a bit easier.

Corner combo when stunned, jump-in hk, cl.mp, cl.mp, cr.hp xx HK Ruffian xx MK Ruffian. You can even link without using meter to U1 after HK Ruffian, but I don't prefer that ultra. Theoretically, as f.HK has the same start-up as U1, you should be able to connect with that and end the combo with EX CU, but I haven't tested it, just thought of it.

Notes:

• Worth noting again that cr. MK goes under any headbutt.
• Knife isn't bad vs Balrog's dash punches and pokes.

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vs. Blanka

• Match-Up: Even - 5/5
• Ultra Choice: Ultra 2
• Option Select(s): EX Ruffian, sweep,
• Safe Jumps: EX Ruffian, Back Throw
• Choice Pokes: cr. LP/LK buffered, st. MK
• Anti-Airs: HK Ruffian, B+MP, st. HK
• Is LP Criminal Upper Safe: Not sure

General Strategy:
Some say this is in Blanka's favor, but it feels even. Blanka is all about knocking him down and getting him trapped in the corner. This is one of the few momentum and based matches where Cody can out of his opponent's pressure easily enough. You really just have to pay attention to what he is doing. All and all, you want to get in on Blanka and maintain your pressure.

Neutral Game:
You're either going to deal with a turtle Blanka or a throw caution to the wind Blanka. If he turtles, stay just outside of slide range and mix fake rocks with real rocks and wait for him to make the move. If he is aggressive, rocks and fake rocks are a risk because he can react to both with slide pretty easily. With that in mind, don't just stand when you're playing footsies. Keep moving around. If he goes for a random slide, get the hard knockdown. Buffered pokes are a must here because of hops and random specials. If you can get Blanka on the ground before he gets meter, the round is all but won.

Pressuring the Brazilian:
Blanka without meter (or Ultra since they love that) is as free as can be. Meaty attacks (F+MP, st. MP, etc) kill most of what he will go for and it is a free counter hit combo if he does something like electricity. Avoid crossing him up on wake up because he will beat it with electricity, beat it with reversal or he will get away if the reversal whiffs.

Once he does have meter or ultra, you need to be much more careful and delay your normals just outside of his throw range (they love to wake up throw too). Your delayed buttons will not eat his ultra or upball, but will catch his rainbow ball.

Dealing with Blanka Gimmicks:
This can be a pain (especially online). It is important to watch Blanka closely (the way you would with Ibuki). If he times a corpse hop on you he will be safe on the other side and he will either tick electricity/throw, throw or go for some sort of jump shenanigan. If he passes through you during pressure you can jab him out while he recovers more times than not. Be ready to anti air his jump gimmicks or meet him air to air with nj. HP or jb. LP to get yourself out. Good to have a EX Zonk stored at all times when down because Blanka has plenty of gaps, and its the best way to deal with the ambiguous corner blanka ball into electricity.

Notes:

• Ultra choice is up to you but U2 punishes almost everything Blanka does on block (not ex horizontal ball). U1 avoids Blanka's U1 chip (BLOCK the no damage low attack first) and will punish him.
• LK and EX Ruffian can punish most of Blanka's stuff as well. EX Ruffian can juggle into another EX Ruffian and then a EX Criminal Upper.
• Slide (hard to do), focus (non reversal), and LK Ruffian can avoid rainbow ball if you're not sure how to block it.

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vs. C. Viper

• Match-Up: One of Cody's worst matches, 4/6 or 3.5/6.5
• Ultra Choice: Ultra 1
• Option Select(s): EX Criminal Upper*, MK Ruffian, Sweep
• Safe Jumps: All Work
• Choice Pokes: cr. LP/LK buffered, cr. MK st. HK, Crack Kick.
• Anti-Airs: HK Ruffian, B+MP, cr. MK
• Is LP Criminal Upper Safe: From max range, yes.

General Strategy:
This is a tough match. If you can't block burn kicks and you don't know how to option select, you're in big trouble. You want to get in on Viper as soon as possible and get her in the corner. Every Viper in the world basically never just blocks. They'll mash thunder knuckle, back dash, mash burn kick, or ex Seismo, so safely pressuring Viper really isn't an option. You're going to be in a constant guessing game on the offense or defense, so you have to make the right reads.

Mid-Range:
For starters, Viper is never going to sit still, and neither should you. You should be El Fuerte in this match. Ask to borrow Guy's running shoes because you should be as mobile as Cody's slow ass can be. Some Vipers may try to zone you with Seismos, but you can use hop kicks to avoid them, as well as EX Ruffian and LK Ruffian to punish them if you're fast enough. Viper will have no problem randomly burn kicking into you, and anti-airing them is not always going to work. You need to be ready with a fast HK Ruffian if you see them super jump towards you, or cr. MK to avoid it completely.

Viper's cr. MP xx Thunder Knuckle string is not safe. Feel free to zonk Viper ( :kappa: ) between the two. Although, this match doesn't always leave the most room for using Bingo.

Pressuring the Milf:
Again, you are still in a guessing game and here's where you NEED to have an option select. All your standard frame trapping will work, and if you've conditioned Viper to not press buttons, you'll be in good shape, but no Viper is ever conditioned to not press buttons, so.... This is why you need option selects. Use these:

• EX Criminal Upper: Beats all of Viper's options
• LK/MK/EX Ruffian: Beats Seismo and Backdash
• Sweep: Beats backdash
• EX Bingo: Only if you predict HP Thunder Knuckle and you don't want to allow her to FADC

Jab pressure (with sweep OS) on wake up is a good way to start off, just don't be predictable and also bait things. A meaty jab can make Thunder Knuckle whiff, allowing you to punish when she lands behind you. It'll also catch her mashed Burn Kick and can deal with some Seismos or Seismo feints. A meaty cr. HP on wake up isn't a bad idea when Viper has meter and you're predicting a EX Seismo to escape. It'll land you a counter hit cr. HP that you can cancel into EX Rocks > U2 for big damage, or combo from easily with cr. LK xx HP Criminal Upper. To be honest, this all sounds easier on paper than it is in reality.

If (When) You Get Knocked Down:
Go make a sandwich or read a book. Or, if you're optimistic and think you have any shot in the Seven Hells of winning this match, you need to be patient. Option-Selecting cr. MK into your crouch tech can cause burn kicks to whiff and can go under Viper's overhead (which she will do. Viper's love their overhead! Don't fall victim to the Seismo dance. If she sits there getting herself off on electricity, MOVE YOUR ASS! Get out of there or go in and get her. If she has you cornered, and for any reason she corners herself, expect her to burn kick over you and knock you back into the corner (where she can ultra you easily). Being cornered by Viper is scary because she can juggle the hell out of you.

Notes:

• Viper can EX Seismo Feint to avoid your safe jump and make your option select unsafely come out.
• Again, make use you OS your cr. tech with cr. MK, but DON'T always crouch tech (because of Burn Kicks)
• Don't try to throw empty jumps, especially in the corner, because half the time they are Burn Kicks.
• Double Dash > cr. MK after a LK Ruffian knockdown will make Viper's reversals whiff
• Meaty cr. HP will land as a counter hit if Viper goes for wake up EX Seismo. Buffer EX Rocks into it and you can combo into U2

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vs. Cammy

• Match-up: Bad
• Ultra Choice: Ultra 1
• Option Selects:
• Safe Jumps: All work
• Choice Pokes:
• Anti-Airs: HK Ruffian

U1 and RH Ruffian punish hooligans. Train yourself to punish hooligan on reaction.

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vs. Chun-Li

c.MK beats her s.HP and s.HK clean since they hit high and it slides under.

Bad Stone vs Fireballs
Hasan Shu has a hard time going over Bad Stone in most cases beats it out. Jump in with heavy punch. Chun has no good anti air for this move except for ex spinning bird kick. If she has no charge ( meaning she hasn't been crouching), you can jump in for free. OS backdash with mk ruffianyea late nj.HP pretty much will always be out EX SBK

Careful about crouch teching against her. Cody can have a hard time against her especially if she uses her overhead kick after blockstrings, on wakeup and if she chooses to do it randomly in your face. It's safe on block and it will go over his crouch jab and low so if you must crouch tech, do it with by pressing crouch jab, low and fierce to option select it to smack her out of the air in case she does it or throw

When he was trying to run away with fireballs, I found it effective to just out-run-away with Bad Stone. Her fireball can't really keep up, and you can gain positioning by dashing once after a Stone. A few times of seeing that sequence made him weary to try to keep up, and he started trying to do other things.

So after that stuff got understood, we found ourselves at mid range a lot, just kinda playing footsies, and without his s.HP and s.HK feeling strong, he was using a lot of s.MP which beats Cody's c.MK, and is his last super long range poke (but basically the best one). I quickly found that t.MP beats her s.MP clean every time. As a bonus, you hit her CH and I was able to link sweep on reaction multiple times.

Believe it or not, chuns recovery on her fireball is not good. But due to the fact that most chuns back up b4 they shoot it, they don't fear the jump in too much. Chun are usually very obvious about their fireballs so if you see one walking back, odds are they are going to shoot a fireball sooner or later. At near full screen If you see this. walk forward with her while mentally preparing to input the fireball motion. Match her back walk speed with your forward walk. EX slide will easily punish the fireball due to its slowness. You won't be at risk of getting hit by it on startup like in the shoto matchup because it moves forward much too slow. On her wakeup, meaty standing strong and Fierce is a good option rather than jab because they both put you at advantage on block and will clip her out of the air if she decides to wakeup with overhead kick which will beat out and crouch jab option.

Cr HP xx MK Ruffian works as a counter poke but use it sparingly and at the proper spacing as it is easily wiff punished

Remember to use fake rocks especially if Chun is rocking ultra 1. Cody has a slow ass fireball so many chuns will definitely try to punish with overhead kick. You a fake rock to bait out an overhead kick which you can immediately focus attack after fake rock. Leads to great damage. Alternatively instead of baiting it out, you can also focus attack dash in on reaction to an overhead kick and punish with crouch low into Criminal upper. Lastly, once chun has her ultra 1. Look to see if she's waiting for you to throw a fireball. Many players totally forget Cody even has fake rock in his arsenal. 1 fake rock at 3/4 screen is sometimes all you need to take the round. If she's knows you have it in your arsenal or you've been using it heavily in match already. Throw it out randomly a lot to scare her from using ultra 1.

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vs. Cody (self)

• Match-Up: 5-5
• Ultra Choice: Ultra 2
• Option Select(s): EX Bingo, MK Ruffian, Sweep
• Safe Jumps: EX Ruffian, Back Throw
• Choice Pokes: cr. LP/LK buffered, st. MK, st. HK
• Anti-Airs: All are good
• Is LP Criminal Upper Safe: No

General Strategy:
This isn't going to be a long section because there isn't too much to say. Yeah...no Cody likes doing a mirror match unless that Cody likes to play random as humanly possible. More or less, just get the first knock down. The more patient Cody is the one who will get the first knock down. Best to just see what Cody does first. Neutral jump is probably the only safe thing you can open with. If you're rushing in with a crack kick you will get whiff punished. If you jump, an easy anti-air. If you throw rocks you might get jumped in on. If you random EX or LK Ruffian, you'll probably get punished. Just play patient and get the first knockdown.

Pressuring:
Cody's love to use random zonks/ex zonks when being pressured or waking up. They also love to use Bad Spray after a Criminal Upper. Before you commit too hard to pressuring Cody, see what they do once they get a bar or two. Otherwise, standard frame trapping and pressure.

Being Pressured:
Stand teching in the mirror match works really well because you know the gaps and know where the frame advantage is. Unfortunately, random zonks can work really well as well, but better to play it smart than stupid.

Notes:

• U2 can punish all of Cody's sweep and all of his specials except a well spaced/meaty LK Ruffian and LP Criminal Upper.
• Codys thoroughly enjoy using every Cody gimmick in the book during a mirror match, so watch for them.
• The better Cody doesn't necessarily win. Enjoy your match.

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vs. Dan

(No strategies)

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vs. Decapre

Punishes:

• Cl mk, cl hk are -6 on block
• Far hp is -4
• Far HK is -7
• Sweep is -8
• Target combo 1 is -9
• Target combo 2 is -11
• 3+MK is -3
• All DP’s are -28: can walk forward into combo or dash intro combo
• Spiral arrow: ?????
• All Rapid Daggers are punishable on block (LP is -3) except for EX which is even.

Scramble:

• LK Razor edge slicer is -10
• EX is -21
• HP Break is -9
• EX is -9
• Cannon strike is +6 max early high hits can be -8 �X is always safe +1 with early high hits
• Super is -50
• U1 is -39
• U2 ground is -40
• U2 Air has 42-61f landing recovery

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vs. Dee Jay

• Match-Up: In your favor, 5.5/4.5 or 6/4
• Ultra Choice: U2
• Option Select(s): Sweep (can use all of them for different reasons)
• Safe Jumps: EX Ruffian and HP Criminal Upper
• Choice Pokes: cr. LP/LK buffered, st. HK
• Anti-Airs: B+MP, HK Ruffian, st. HK
• Is LP Criminal Upper Safe: No

General Strategy:
If you know how to play this match, it is quite in your favor. Not knowing the match well can make this match seem just as hard as Guile, but it isn't. There's no reason to chase DeeJay down from the get go. Throw rocks (because you can match his fireball) or inch your way in. DeeJays will either turtle hard or rush in and hope to get an early lead. Mid-Range Game: If DeeJay starts moving forward, be ready for a slide or a jumping knee. B+MP will beat jumping knee pretty freely, and st. HK will do well against DeeJay's further out jumps. Slide can be whiff punished with cr. LK (or punished with cr. LK if the spacing is bad). Spin kicks can be stuffed, beaten, etc. by regular zonk. Sometimes it's okay to let DeeJay pull the trigger first and allow you to knock him down. If DeeJay is sitting on down back, make your way in cautiously. He's waiting for you to jump (upkicks) or throw rocks (EX spin kicks), so just inch your way in. Once he's off down back you can move in a bit faster obviously, and if he fireballs while you're in range for zonk, let it rip.

Pressuring the Jamaican:
Very simple. way of keeping DeeJay locked down and essentially dealing with any of his options: meaty cr. LP. If DeeJay tries anything (reversal, ultra), a meaty cr. LP will: stuff it, make it whiff, or you will block in time. OS your second cr. LP with sweep and you officially have DeeJay locked down. Once DeeJay knows he can't escape, start your throw/frame trap game. Unless it is a safe jump, you have no reason to jump at DeeJay (his up kicks are easy to auto correct and EX version is 4 frames).

DeeJay on the Offense:
When DeeJay has you down, his pressure might seem scary but it isn't too hard to deal with once you've familiarized yourself with what he will do. After a few normals, sometimes DeeJays like to spin kick (zonk on reaction), jumping knee (B+MP) or slide (cr. LK punish depending on spacing) to keep them in. Just look for your opening and put DeeJay back on the ground.

Notes:

• EX Spin Kicks are punishable with U2 if all hits are blocked. So go for the bait with fake rocks.
• If DeeJay reversals over you in the corner, back throw him back in and KEEP him there (unless you

need the damage rather than the spacing to finish him off).

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vs. Dhalsim

cr.MK is a great option to close the distance on Dhalsim. If he does j.HP and you are on the ground sliding usually punishes if you are under them, or they whiff, OR you trade. Either way you can start to back him to a corner fast using good mix-ups.

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vs. Dudley

• Match-Up: Slightly in Cody's favor, 5.5/4.5
• Ultra Choice: U2
• Option Select(s): EX Zonk, Sweep, MK Ruffian
• Safe Jumps: EX Ruffian and Back Throw (when he has no meter)
• Choice Pokes: cr. LK buffered, st. MK, st. HK
• Anti-Airs: All work, but HK Ruffian and B+MP
• Is LP Criminal Upper Safe: Yes, at max range

General Strategy:
If there is one thing I've learned about this match by fighting and talking to Dudley players, is that this is a fight for spacing and for the knock down. The match does favor Cody, but that is only if you can keep the mid-range game in your favor. The moment you lose the mid-range game, you lose. Dudley can do endless pressure on Cody like Cody can do on Dudley. His combo-able overhead and such make his offense very dangerous for Cody.

Mid-Range Game:
As stated early, you need to win the game here to get Dudley down. Try to keep yourself out of the corner and be patient. Don't let Dudley bully you backwards or you're already losing the war. Keep your ground and find your spacing. Whiff punish Dudley's st. HP with cr. LK xx whatever. Use st. MK and st. HK to keep Dudley at bay until you see the opportunity to take him down. Unpredictable rock usage is great here. If you have a zonk charged and Dudley is trying to duck under your rocks and hit you or chip you, you can zonk him before he gets to you if you space your rocks correctly. You'd be amazed at how often this works at the beginning of a match with LP rocks. This is also where you want to use the knife. If there is any match in this game that the knife is just godlike in, it's in the Dudley match. Knife st. MP just destroys Dudley's soul (according to ThirtyFourEC, Dudley can't even whiff punish it). Knife cr. MP and st. HP are also good. If you have an opportunity to get the knife, get it.

Notes:

• Cody can punish EX MGB with U2
• Cody's U2 will beat Dudley's U2 even if Cody activates the ultra first. It's basically a free chip out using the dust.
• Use crack kick extra sparringly. It's not good vs Dudley at all.

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vs. E. Honda

• Match-Up: Even or close to even - 5/5, 4.5/5.5
• Ultra Choice: Ultra 2 (especially in USFIV)
• Option Select(s): EX Zonk, Zonk
• Safe Jumps: All Work
• Choice Pokes: cr. LP/LK buffered, st. HK
• Anti-Airs: All work, but HK Ruffian and st. HK work best
• Is LP Criminal Upper Safe: No

General Strategy:

This match is easier if the Honda isn't willing to be patient. If Honda is a :turtle: , this match becomes more difficult. Most Hondas like to turtle. If you have the life lead, or at the start of the match, there is really no reason for you to go in. Start a match with a zonk stored as you would with Ryu. If he tries to headbutt or buttslam, "BINGO!" Once you've established a significant life lead, you can hang back or continue to pressure if Honda has no meter. Barraging a meterless Honda with pressure is always safe when you're Cody. Once Honda has meter, everything changes. You have to bait EX headbutts, deal with random EX headbutts, and EX hands are nasty, and if you don't have the life lead, good luck. Your main goal is KEEP THE LIFE LEAD. Once Honda has the lead, and even more so if he has meter, this match turns into 12/-2 in Honda's favor. Cody has no great options to get in on Honda, as Honda can keep him at bay pretty easily. You're going to have to inch your way in and make a read that guys Honda knocked down. From there, again, if he has meter, find away to neutralize EX Head butt by crossing him up and making him lose his charge. If you have a round to spare, it's not a bad choice to build a bunch of meter and cause him to waste his leading into the next round :wink: . Sad that that's one of your best options. :failfish:

Mid-Range Game:

Cody can keep Honda away with rocks, st. HK and anti airs easily enough. Once Honda has meter, the match completely changes because of EX headbutt. Being that you don't need HP for much, you want to keep zonk stored incase the random head butt, or even butt slam (B+MP can stuff this), come your way. It's good to use cr. LK xx OS MK Ruffian in this match because of it's reach and speed to deal with Honda's st. HK (which is -6 on block). Never sleep on Honda. You have to have your anti-airs ready at all times. You need to pay attention to Honda's charge. Rocks AND Fake Rocks are not an option when Honda has meter and is sitting on downback, because reacting to the start-up is easy enough. Do something to make him move. If you have the life lead, do nothing until he moves or inch your way forward if you're really far out.. If he doesn't have meter and goes for HP or MP headbutt, you can punish them with MK Ruffian or U2 on block (stand vs MP version). Zonk will beat regular versions and EX Zonk will beat EX HB, so if you need to avoid chip, do so.

Pressuring Honda:

When Honda is meterless, just do it! Have your Zonks and OSes ready all the same when pressuring Honda incase he backdashes or tries to butt slam. Standard traps all work and just do your thing. Once Honda has meter, you need to be very careful. On block, EX head butt is completely safe and not easy to stuff from the ground. Luckily you can bait EX headbutt with jump back. When you land, it's a free cr. HP xx HP Criminal Upper punish. Knocked Down/The Fat Man is in: Honda's pressure can be pretty scary. His HHS and oicho throw can be hard to deal with. His well spaced cr. LP will shut down most of Cody's buttons for free (knife is good vs it, but if Honda is in, you can't pick it up, so...If you're cornered, you need to find your opening and get out. Honestly, you might have to take a risk or make a very good read to do so. Between Honda's nj. HP and his cr. LP, Cody is pretty damn locked down. B+MP is actually a godlike anti-air (vs all of Honda's jump ins, cross up or not) and Butt Slam stuffer when cornered. It just seems to take care of everything with almost no strict timing. It's important to note that meaty cr. MK will avoid or stuff all of Honda's wake-up options with the exception of EX headbutt. Some meaty slide set-ups (leaving you at +5 on hit, +8 on counter hit) will go a long way in this match-up.

Notes:

• Hondas love to HHS > FADC > Oicho Throw, but can also knock you of the air if you try to jump away.
• Cody's knife is not bad in the neutral game, but don't use cr. HP as your go to anti-air.
• Honda is pretty free to jump in on if he has nothing charged.
• Bait U1 with Fake Rocks
• Ultra choice is up to you. U2 will punish st. HK, MP Head Butt and HP Head Butt, and obviously does

more damage. A good Honda won't head butt once they see you have Ultra 2 though. U1 is useful if you can react to Head Butts, Butt Slams (their wake up, or yours) and can be used to anti-air Honda. Plus, if you're knocked down, you have the threat of a safe combo into Ultra with EX Zonk or Bad Spray FADC combos. I prefer U1, as do others. But I think U2 remains the popular choice.

• stuff honda's n.j HP with st.HK or H.ruffian kick

When Cody has the life lead, or at the start of the match, E.Honda will have to take risks if the Cody player is as patient as he is. To get in and steal the life lead back, Honda has to give up his favourite D/B position, lose buttslam and headbutt charge, and walk forward. When he does walk, realise you can jump in for free or at least trade with him and keep your life lead.

Honda's main goal at this point is doing damage by footsies with cr.jab x HHS (and gain meter), he'll ignore the normals he gets to his face along the way. If the Honda player is unable to do cr.jab HHS, he'll probably walk forward and do some st.HK pokes (gets blown upped by your own f.HK), st.HP or neutral jump (risky).

What he'll most likely do of all, is walk in midscreen range and wait until you throw a rock from mid screen (fake or real), react to it and do chip damage with HHS or get in with an oicho throw. You should not fall for his obvious attempts. From midscreen Honda can also do some desperate stupid stuff like medium buttslam and jump forward. buttslam, jumping forward (when Cody does nothing) and st.HK are the most risky options Honda can do. He can't do much without charge and if Cody's in the air, maybe a chop (st.HP) or 2.

When E.Honda has the life lead, he'll give you hell and sit on it with all his might. He can just D/B from fullscreen and not give a fuck. if you walk forward and you're close, he can do some random cr.jabs (if the player can cr.jab x HHS). if the cr.jab connects, he's going to HHS to get more EX.headbutt meter and give you even more hell. He can also jab headbutt to beat your focus attempts when he feels like it and be completely safe.

worst case scenario, he can do nothing and just react ex.headbutt towards everything you do. Unless you're playing a reaction god monster, you can still walk forward with cody (even though he's slow as a snail), bait ex.headbutt, jump back and punish with an ultra or your biggest combo. If the life difference isn't so much, you can throw 5 chip rocks to set the record straight. when choosing this approach, watch the timer you might get the win this way. Last but not least, I think Cody can also set the record straight with knife poking and baiting ex headbutts or buttslams.

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vs. El Fuerte

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vs. Elena

• Cr HP is -7
• Cr HK is -16
• 6+MP handstand kick is -2 and overhead
• 6+Mk handstand whip is -3 and overhead
• Slide 3+hk is -10 with 10 active frames [-1 at best]
• Ground TC 1 is -4
• Ground TC 2 is -3
• Mallet Smash is -7 -5 -1 -4 for l m h ex [hits overhead]
• Scratch wheel is -14 -19 -23 -25 for l m h ex [ex is 4 frames startup, 1-7 invincible]
• Lynx tail is -7 -9 -13 and -9 for l m h and ex [hits low]
• Rhino Horn is -6 -5 -3 -3 for lk mk hk ex. wiffs on crouchers
• Scythe spin is -6, -7, -10 and -8 for l m h and EX
• Lk extension is -6 mk and hk is -10
• Super is -44
• U1 is -14

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vs. Evil Ryu

• Match-Up: Even or close to even - 5/5, 4.5/5.5 (IMO, even)
• Ultra Choice: U2
• Option Select(s): U2, MK Ruffian, LK Ruffian
• Safe Jumps: EX Ruffian, immediate fake Bad Stone, neutral jump MK (3f safe jump)
• Choice Pokes: cr. LK buffered and st. MK
• Anti-Airs: HK Ruffian (beats dive kick timing change) and b+MP
• Is LP Criminal Upper Safe: Yes, from max range

General Strategy:

This match is pretty even. Evil Ryu is going to want to get you down pretty quickly and take advantage of a meterless Cody or he may go for the zoning approach at first. You want to find your opening and get Evil Ryu down. From here you need to be OSing whenever you aren't baiting a reversal. Evil Ryu's will still use that terrible teleport (OS U2 or LK Ruffian) and they will back dash. You really can't afford to low him and his low health get away.

Mid-Range:

It's important to keep a zonk charged when mid-range to react to a fireball, just like vs Ryu. However, doing a zonk through cr. MK xx Hadoken is not possible unless done at max range (you only get touched by Evil Ryu's toes). If ER is doing a lot of fishing with cr. MK or sweep, you need to be throwing out that cr. LK xx MK Ruffian to stuff it and pretty easily whiff punish it. Like most characters, Cody doesn't have much to go against ER's st. MK, so if he's using it a lot, try focusing it, using your own st. MK to stuff it or even use the knife (st. MP). It is important to be weary of Evil Ryu's dash and kara dash, just to note it. He covers distance quickly in general.

Dealing with the Angry Shoto:

When it comes to pressuring Evil Ryu, there's really nothing special for you to know. There are a few things to keep in mind when being slapped around by Evil Ryu. For starters, his EX Axe Kick is -4, so punish it with cr. LK xx whatever. Evil Ryu has some decent frame traps, but if you don't see him using any, tech your ass off. You can EX zonk all of Evil Ryu's axe kick cancels the way you would any other cancel that's not a true string. Pay attention to what he does in the air when he's jumping in when you're knocked down. That dive kick can be tricky.

After a blocked MK Axe Kick, it's best to press nothing and really delay your tech. Evil Ryu is -2 on block. However, a typical trick of the trade is for Evil Ryu to rip an SRK in hopes to catch you pressing anything. That, or he'll do a kara throw (which a delayed cr. tech will tech but not come out and get caught by the SRK). It's best to just let Evil Ryu do what he wants to do. If the range of the MK Axe is really bad, you can actually opt to back dash/kara back dash away pretty safely (just don't be predictable with it).

Oh, and...don't get cornered. Evil Ryu has some pretty nasty set-ups and fake cross-ups on Cody in the corner. Couple that with his ambiguous dash after a LK tatsu reset, and you'll find yourself in serious trouble.

Notes:

• Just like with most reversals, EX Zonk can beat or avoid Evil Ryu's SRKs (and even his ultras if timed right).
• Hop Kick is safe on block and hit. If Hop kick is canceled into a tatsu on block, it is not safe.
• ER players will throw caution to the wind and do empty jump Hop Kick xx EX Tatsu or use it as a frame trap. Punish it with MK Ruffian, or even EX Ruffian > EX Ruffian > EX Criminal Upper.
• Evil Ryu's U2 is a very strong anti-air. Watch. Your. Jumps.
• Use HK Ruffian to deal with dive kicks. B+MP is risky because of the timing change.

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vs. Fei Long

• Match-Up: Even
• Ultra Choice: U2
• Option Select(s): cr. HP, MK Ruffian, Sweep
• Safe Jumps: HP Criminal Upper, EX Ruffian, Back Throw
• Choice Pokes: cr. LP (buffered), st. HK, cr. LK (buffered)
• Anti-Airs: All have uses
• Is LP Criminal Upper Safe: No

General Strategy:

All fundamentals. Fundamentals wins this match for both characters. This is one of those matches where Cody really only has to worry if he's cornered. Cody can work his footsie game quite well here. Keep the game neutral and don't back up too much. You definitely don't need to in on Fei too hard. When he has you knocked down, the damage can add up, and if he ends up landing a nice 3 Rekka combo on you, you've lost a lot of space. If you got the life lead, it's better to let him back dash on trouble than put yourself in a knocked down situation. It's worth mentioning that there's little to no reason for you to risk jumping in. Unless it's some Fei spamming slow normals that you can get an easy jump in combo on, there's no reason to go for a jump.

Playing Footsies with Bruce Lee

Buffered *cr. LP* and cr. LK are very strong in this battle. A max spaced cr. LP can stuff Fei's godlike cr. HP. A buffered cr. LK can catch a lot of things as well. In regards to st. HK, it's not as useful vs a good Fei. It's slow and easy to whiff punish. Once he recognizes that you use it a lot, he'll beat it clean with cr. HP or crumple you for some big damage with his focus attack. Use it sparingly and strategically at most. Keeping HP Bingo stored is quite good as well. Any Fei that uses chicken wing or focus a lot is going to take a lot of zonks in the face. Rekkas are easily stuffed with Bingos (if you react fast enough and other normals such as st. HK. Rekkas are very easy to whiff punish with cr. HP (buffered) and cr. MP (buffered) if you stay at the right range. In USFIV, Rekkas took quite the nerf, so Fei players won't be as liberal with them as they used to be. Rocks are great from more than half screen because you can pretty much react to anything Fei tries from this range. Any closer range could lead you getting focus crumpled, chicken winged, or ultra'd. Know your spacing jailbirds.

Pressure vs Pressure

As stated earlier, Fei can do some nasty things to Cody in the corner. Luckily in USFIV he lost his 3 frame chainable cr. LK, so his empty jump cr. LK gimmick is sort of out the window. However, with Cody's back to the wall, the options are still there. Look out for a jump attack (cross-up or regular) into Tenshin grab (particularly EX grab now that it's 10 frames in USFIV). It's a Fei tradition. If Fei is pressuring you and he gets cute with a second Rekka that is blocked, or if he's feeling really risky, a blocked 3rd Rekka, punish him hard. All 2nd and 3rd Rekkas (except second EX Rekka) is 8 on block or much worse. Meaning all of them are U2 punishable. All in all, avoid being knocked down as per usual, but Fei's pressure is manageable.

When it comes to you getting the business done. Fei's going to have a 4 frame cr. LK in USFIV, which is going to make him even easier to frame trap. If he's mashing LP to be a regular Balrog, just throw him a lot or jab stagger. Standard pressure really does apply here. Watch his meter when he has two bars of course.

When pressuring Fei, Safe jumps are great. Probably even so in USFIV, just don't rely on them as much. Your go to OS on safe jumps is cr. HP. It catches back-dash. It stuffs Chicken Wings (great for when they want to escape the corner) and will not come out if they DP (unless delayed wake up of course). If you have to opt for keeping him knocked down, sweep and MK Ruffian are good as well.

Notes

• Knife - Use it when you can. It's a footsie war sorta match. Knife is golden.
• EX Chicken Wing - if manages to EX Chicken Wing over your head, you can punish his landing with U2.
• Fei's Ultra 2 - Never try to punish this too early (not even with your own U2). It's counter is active

for 35 frames

• Chicken Wings - None are punishable outside of LK version, which you'll almost never see. HK and EX versions are even on block, so choose your option wisely. They'll likely DP, throw you or bait a reversal themselves.
• Flame Kick - EX Zonks go through all of them except be careful when timing one against an EX Flame Kick. EX version has good invincibility frames.

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vs. Gen

• Match-Up: Even, 5/5 or 4.5/5.5
• Ultra Choice: Ultra 2
• Option Select(s): MK Ruffian/Sweep
• Safe Jumps: Back Throw, EX Ruffian, HP Criminal Upper
• Choice Pokes: st. MK, cr. LK (buffered), Kst. MP, Kcr. MP
• Anti-Airs: All are good, but stick with HK Ruffian and b+MP
• Is LP Criminal Upper Safe: No

General Strategy:
Gen is a very complex character for Cody to face. Cody's pressure is really the only thing Cody has for him in this match. Gen doesn't blow him up in any spot really. It's simply hard to get your game going against him. And Gen can capitalize on a knockdown so well. The plan is to get him down and stay in. But you have to be patient in getting the old man on the ground. Gen's footsies are good for keeping Cody at bay until he wants to get in. Essentially, you have the same game plan for each other, but if Gen needs to he'll keep you at away all day. If you do have a huge lead on Gen, you can play a bit more conservative. But don't give him so much respect that he just walks you down. Once he has full super and ultra, you need to play very smart. You both know what he wants, don't let him have it.

Mid-Range Game:
St. MK is great for stuffing Gen's pokes when he's trying to stay at max range. Buffered cr. LK is great for whiff punishing those long limbs. If he's buffering cr. MP xx Hands a lot, things get much more tricky. However, Cody can counter that with the knife. The knife goes a long way here too. KSt and Kcr. MP have great frames and boxes for grandpa. The down side to the knife is losing b+MP which is a great AA for Gen. If the Gen player is one of those more eager to jump and use jump shenanigans, you might want to hold off on the knife usage. But if Gen wants to dance, you have those two knife attacks and st. MK and cr. LK. Best of both worlds. Hold your ground, fight for space and find the knock down.

Pressuring Gen:
Gen players have a tendency to be very active in their wake up. Safe jumps and meaty cr. LP with an OS go a long way. Make the most of your punishes when he does reversal. Otherwise, find your rhythm and put him to sleep. There's not much Gen specific tech really.

Ruffian is Down:
Gen has so many ambiguous setups and unblockables on Cody. You really need to avoid getting down at all costs. There's no great answer, no special tech, to deal with Gen. A lot of dealing with Gen's post knockdown setups is a matter of familiarity. Understanding his trajectory and which side things are going to hit on. Once you guess right, you need to find a way out and reset the match.

Notes:

• (cr. MP xx) Hands - at some ranges the hands will not fully connect. This is punishable if it happens.
• Up kick punish - if you're iffy about the punish, go for sweep or LK Ruffian. Take a hard knockdown if

you can't do a combo.

• Save your meter - if Gen gets you down, you need all the help you can get.
• Wall Dive Shenanigans - Practice them and learn how to block/punish them.

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vs. Gouken

• Match-Up: In your favor, 6/4
• Ultra Choice: Ultra 2
• Option Select(s): All are good.
• Safe Jumps: Back Throw, EX Ruffian (can be beaten by Counter)
• Choice Pokes: cr. LP/LK buffered, st. HK.
• Anti-Airs: HK Ruffian (beats all demon flips) is best.
• Is LP Criminal Upper Safe: No

General Strategy:
Gouken is one of Cody's best matches in my opinion. Some Gouken players may try to take an offence based approach and Cody has the options to deal with Gouken. However, zoning will be the most likely strategy Gouken tries to employ and Gouken can't zone Cody all that well. Your job will be to get in and keep the old man locked down. Getting in isn't a very difficult task. The most difficult task is keeping him under pressure, and it's not very taxing.

Mid-Range Game:
Zonk, EX Ruffian Kick and slide are all great at getting around fireballs at the right ranges. Cody can pretty safely match fireballs with rocks as well. Cody has good recovery on his rocks so from the right ranges you can bait Gouken's dash punch and beat any version with a Zonk Knuckle. If Gouken abandons his zoning Cody can still win the footsie game with his pokes...but keep an eye on that dash and kara dash into his safe sweep. If Gouken uses lots of demon flip shenanigans, HK Ruffian Kick all day. It's armor breaking property shuts down all versions including the attack absorbing one.

Pressuring Papa Ryu:
Standard pressuring to be applied here. You're best off testing your opponent and seeing if he's mashing counter during your strings. Keep your strings tight and go for plenty of throws early on to deter any sort of mashing.

A meterless Gouken is a free Gouken. Once he has one bar you have to worry about EX counter, EX Tatsu or ex demon flip. At that point it's just about making reads. As per usual, EX Zonk will beat or avoid all of his reversal options.

Notes:

• As stated earlier, EX Zonk > all of Gouken's options. So feel free to abuse the hell out of Gouken with Zonk FADC combos.
• Zonk can avoid chip from Gouken's U2.
• Gouken's overhead is usually followed by his safe sweep.
• If you jump over Gouken's fireball and he has time to block, he can do his anti air counter. Try empty jumping at first in that scenario and go for a throw instead. Worst case scenario is that he techs.

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vs. Guile

• Match-Up: Not so good - 4.5/5.5 or 6/4
• Ultra Choice: Ultra 2
• Option Select(s): All are pretty good
• Safe Jumps: EX Ruffian Only
• Choice Pokes: cr. LP/LK buffered, cr. MK, Crack Kick.
• Anti-Airs: All are great
• Is LP Criminal Upper Safe: No

General Strategy:
This is a match I really hate as Cody. You need to get in on Guile, and it is by no means easy. There's no reason to rush in from the get go if Guile is really turtling hard. You can back up and throw rocks for a bit because you can throw rocks faster than he can sonic boom. You really can't play this game too long though, but you can test how patient Guile is willing to be once he doesn't get you to move forward or takes a chip/hit. If he decides to move forward just off of that, you are going to be able to get in on him based on his lack of patience. The point is, get in and don't let him breathe.

Getting in on the Family Man:
Ah, here in lies the challenge, yes? Getting in on Sargent Big Hair. There's no specific tool that's going to get you in on Guile. You need to get a read on him. Zonk isn't as useful in this match as you'd think, because Guile recovers too fast. EX Ruffian is good from the right distances, but you still need to react fast. You're going to have to take some chip and eat a few sonic booms to get in. It's important that when you do get hit, that you wait to see what Guile does. Guile loves to position himself to throw out a F+HP after you eat a fireball to catch you still trying to head in. And then they like to F+HP you again if you get hit.

If Guile is chasing down his sonic booms, and thanks to ADN for pointing this out to me, there is usually a gap between when the sonic boom hits you and his st. HP. You can squeeze in a cr. lK xx finisher or zonk after the sonic boom. Now, once you do it, he might try to bait it so, use it sparingly.

Pressuring the American:
Guiles love to get you off them right away, so be cautious. If they have two bars, they will almost always flash kick when you're in range on wake up. His level of zoning patience will likely reflect his pressure patience. Ambiguous cross-ups are always good because it'll make Guile afraid to flash kick and it'll also catch him blocking the wrong way.

Definitely establish your throw game BEFORE you start going for frame traps (you should be doing this anyway, but a reminder is needed here). Some Guiles mash LP when being pressured and some Guiles try to walk out of pressure as well (if you notice this, you can sweep them too). If you get Guile cornered, keep him there. Unless you are setting up an unblockable or have a trick up your sleeve to finish the match/get the stun, keep him locked down, be ready for a jump or bazooka knee to get himself out.

Notes:

• Guile's U2 will trade with Cody's U2 even if Guile activates first. I think Cody can beat it if Guile time's it too early as a wake up chip. You can time an EX just right and avoid the ultra completely. Still, it's a pain.
• Guile can actually lock Cody down in the corner pretty well, so be patient.
• You can bait Flash Kick with shortly charged focus attack from max distance. Be ready to dash forward and punish.
• The Momochi Combo doesn't work on Guile out right. You have to jump in or Level 3 Focus for it to work.
• Gain space and shove Guile to the corner by forcing a safe Zonk block against LP Sonic Boom.

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vs. Guy

cr.MK is amazing in this matchup, as it beats/neutralizes his bushin flip and even some of his mixups. Since it gives you forward momentum you eventually will most cases end up behind guy while he is still in the recovery stages of second for you to choose your next course of action. But since guy can get you off of him very easily you really want to be weary of how you approach your offense and be careful of EX hozanto and EX tatsu as reversals.

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vs. Hakan

(No strategies)

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vs. Hugo

• St HP -6 [armored frame 7-16, Overhead, 17 startup frames]
• St MK -8
• st HK -16
• Cr HP -23
• Cr MK -7
• Cr hk -40
• 6+HP Hammer Hook -6
• Lariat is -11, EX is -6
• Super is -14

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vs. Ibuki

(No strategies)

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vs. Juri

• Match-Up: Even - 5/5
• Ultra Choice: Ultra 2
• Option Select(s): EX Zonk, Sweep, MK Ruffian, EX Ruffian
• Safe Jumps: All Work (she can EX Counter out, be ready)
• Choice Pokes: cr. LP/LK buffered, Crack Kick.
• Anti-Airs: All are great, but HK Ruffian has the priority in this match.
• Is LP Criminal Upper Safe: Yes

General Strategy:
A lot of Cody players hate this match, but it's very even, and shutting down Juri is the key to that. Once Cody is in on Juri, she has very little to work with. Juri wants to keep you out in this match, but inevitably, even the best Juri player, will take some risk vs you. You need to be ready for that dive kick or LK PW (which Cody can ALWAYS punish with cr. LK xx HP Criminal Upper). Push Juri in the corner where she is pretty defenseless, and whatever you do, DON'T GET CORNERED. Juri + Corner = Big Trouble. Juri + FSE + Corner = Panic Button. Juri + FSE + Corner + Meterless Cody = GG, you lost.

Getting In:
You 100% need to get in on Juri. You can't play the fireball game with her. Don't jump at her unless she's predictable with her FB game. She has fantastic anti-airs to deal with any of your jumps. Zonk is not as useful against her fireballs because of her LK FB. EX Ruffian and EX Zonk are much better options. Careful with your focuses (especially when Juri has meter). Buffered pokes and taking some chip and licks are a big part of getting in. Pay attention to her fireball habits. If Juri is always storing and releasing, make her pay for the predictable zoning. Slide under normal fireballs, crack kick over low ones

Pressuring on Wake-Up:
Meaties can beat Juri's EX PW, and once you get used to reacting to EX Counter, dealing with this option is easy as well. You can frame trap her all day, but don't get predictable. Juri wants to get the hell away from Cody, and will use desperate measures to get out. If you read EX PW or EX Counter, punish with U2 once recovering.

Juri's FSE (Ultra 1):
Any good Juri is gonna use FSE on Cody. Bottom line, block low and wait for the overhead. She's gonna do it eventually, and you need to be ready for it. DON'T ANTICIPATE. REACT. You just have to be aware that it's coming. You can react to it by standing up or EX Zonk it. Take note if you knock Juri down, and she has FSE activated, she has better invincibility frames on her EX Pinwheel.

Notes:

• EX Pinwheel can beat a U2 chip out.
• EX Zonk shuts down ALL of Juri's wake-up options with the exception of U2.
• Juri likes to empty jump with st. MK (off the ground), so be careful when OSing her jump ins with throw.
• Some Juris (even good ones) like to end blockstrings with LK pinwheel. It's -4 on block (crouching, more negative when standing), so punish it always.
• st.HK will trade in your favor against divekicks

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vs. Ken

• Match-Up: Even, but obnoxious, 5/5, 4.5/5.5
• Ultra Choice: Ultra 2
• Option Select(s): MK Ruffian, Sweep, EX Bingo
• Safe Jumps: EX Ruffian, immediate fake Bad Stone, neutral jump MK (3f safe jump)
• Choice Pokes: cr. LP/LK buffered, st. MK
• Anti-Airs: HK Ruffian is best, but all work
• Is LP Criminal Upper Safe: Rarely

General Strategy:
There isn't much tech in the Ken matchup to be honest. This matchup is a bit more challenging than your run ins with Ryu. Ken's pressure and kara game is a lot harder to deal with. Cody can zone Ken decently but with Ken's mobility it will only get you so far. Once you get Ken down you need to make the right reads. If Ken gets you down you're in trouble.

Mid-Range Game:
Ken can and likely will win the footsie game. Cody's cr. LK and st. MK can get you some wl miles, but again, Ken has the options to reign supreme. Using more of a keep away approach is your best bet when neutral until you have the opening or see a mistake to capitalize on. HK Ruffian Kick is definitely your anti-air of choice. For those air EX Tatsu happy Ken players, this is your best option. Cr. MK can avoid it as well but why avoid when you can punish.

Notes:

• EX Zonk will avoid Ken's SRKs causing Ken to soar into the air allowing you to punish or avoid a chip out to which you can punish that as well.
• Focusing step kicks is not a bad option as long as you don't get predictable.

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vs. M. Bison/Dictator

• Match-Up: Even, but obnoxious, 5/5
• Ultra Choice: Ultra 2
• Option Select(s): cr. MK (covers all options except teleport), crack kick (teleport)
• Safe Jumps: All Work
• Choice Pokes: cr. LP/LK buffered, st. MK, cr. MK, st. HK
• Anti-Airs: All are good
• Is LP Criminal Upper Safe: Rarely

General Strategy:
This is definitely a momentum based match, and Bison can get out of Cody's pressure much easier than Cody can get out of his, so you have to be on point with your pressure and make every knockdown count. No reason to charge down Bison, but don't let him dictate (no pun intended) the pace of the match either and get his game going. Getting Bison cornered is key, but as soon as he has meter, don't be surprised if he EX Psycho Crushers out, just to get out of the corner (even if you can punish it). You don't want to be in the corner against Bison, so fight for your space. Don't back track or give up space when you don't have to. Be dominant, but patient!

Mid-Range Game:
Cody can stuff Scissor kicks with cr. MK and st. MK. In fact, st. MK and cr. MK are really good pokes in general against Bison. All his anti-airs are good vs Bison, but try to use HK Ruffian when possible (especially if he goes for stomp). Bison's j. HP can slide passed other anti-airs sometimes. All that said, you can't out footsie Bison, so look for him to make a mistake, and do your thing. Buffered pokes and unpredictable neutral jumps are important. Buffered pokes will catch Bison's dash and focus dash attempts, and neutral jumps can catch scissors for a full punish if he picks a bad moment to do one.

Pressuring Bison:
Use your safe jumps on him whenever possible. It keeps him locked down and OSing his reversals are easy enough. If Bison has meter, it's best to OS a cr. MK which will stuff EX PC and EX Scissors, go under and allow for a punish if he EX Stomps, and catch his backdash. Cr. MK won't cover his teleport however. If you predict a teleport, or if Bison is meterless, you should be OSing crack kick and follow that up with a juggle or ruffian to catch his recovery. No other OS is needed in this match.

Bison's seem to have a habit of using EX PC or a Reversal after a F+MP for whatever reason, so be ready for that. EX Ruffian or a delayed U2 will punish EX PC, and cr. LK xx finisher will punish EX Scissors. If the Bison player likes mashing LK under pressure, jab stagger Bison as you would Balrog or Vega.

Ruffian Under Pressure:
If Bison gets you knocked down, which he probably will at some point, his pressure is really hard to deal with. Unlike Rose, Ryu, Ibuki, etc., doing a bingo or zonk through his cancel won't help because all scissor kicks beat non-ex zonks. Just be patient, and try to inch your way out. After a few Scissors, Bison might go for an EX Stomp, and that's a chance for you to escape if you can follow where Bison is headed in the air should he Devil's Reverse.

Don't abuse it and it's a risk, but you can cr. MK after a blocked scissor. If he tries to scissor again or goes for his st. HK, you'll stuff him, giving you some space. You can also buffer a cr. LP xx MK Ruffian after a blocked Scissor which will beat most of what he follows up with (except an EX or ultra for example). Again, this is like a once, maybe twice, in a match move to pull, and Bison can bait it if he presses nothing and whiff punish you. It's an option, but it's not a go to. All and all, his pressure is hell to deal with, and it's just a matter of you making the right read to get out. Notes:

• To punish Bison's U1 with your U2, you have to slightly delay it or he'll be off the ground, much like his EX PC.
• You can punish Bison's follow up attacks from stomp if you activate Ultra right before he touches you. You will get the full animation off of this timing.
• Bisons like to hold focus for a moment and dash forward, have a buffered poke ready to catch his dash.

(from BJ Unchained's post on EventHubs)

Cody has an answer for most of Bison's options:

• EX Psycho blocked -> U2 or EX ruffian
• Headstomp/Devil's reverse -> cr.mk beats both options on the way down
• cody's cr.mk deals with scissor kicks, f.mk, and f.hk well. Bisons can whiff punish cr.mk consistently however.

In addition, lightly charged rocks is great for Bison approaching, and will allow Cody to recover in time to beat out Bison's floaty jumps consistently. However, it is difficult to open up a Bison with life lead, and the matchup boils down to who can establish and hold the life lead.

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vs. Makoto

• Match-Up: Even-ish, 4.5/5.5
• Ultra Choice: Ultra 2
• Option Select(s): MK Ruffian, Crack Kick, Ultra 2
• Safe Jumps: All Work (meterless), slight delay when she has meter
• Choice Pokes: cr. LP/LK buffered, st. MK, Kst. MP, K. cr. MP
• Anti-Airs: HK Ruffian is ideal
• Is LP Criminal Upper Safe: Rarely

General Strategy:
This match is not great, but very winnable. There's no sleeping in this match. She can deplete your health faster than you can deplete hers. A lot of Makoto players like to call this match even but Cody loses this one, if only slightly. Cody has no real advantage in this match outside of the Mid-Range game. Much like Sakura, Makoto does most of what Cody can do but better. You absolutely need to score the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth knockdown or you're done. That said, you need to play very passive aggressive until you have Makoto where you want her. Until then, keep Makoto out of your space.

Mid-Range Game:
A lot of Makotos...good and bad...like to start a round with something almost every time. Forward dash into pressure. Back dash into meter gain with whiffed overheads. Some even jump. It's best to just be prepared for what Makoto is going to attempt rather than draw first. You don't need to rush in and should let Makoto do your job for you as she tries to get in. Zone her. Make her desperate. You can beat Makoto purely on patience. Be ready for her to start trying to focus dash, axe kick or random EX Hayate to get in. Buffered cr. LPs will do great at keeping Makoto at bay on the ground. HK Ruffian and st. HK are great for anti airing Makoto because most players have a tendency to try to jump or axe kick in from a ways out.

This is another match where the knife does come in handy. St. MP is not only great in footsies as it will beat everything Makoto does, but it is also a great wake up pressure tool. Don't rely on cr. HP as an anti air though. Makoto is great at getting around it.

Momentum - Pressure vs Pressure:
This battle, once the mid-range game is eliminated, is purely momentum based. Like Cody, Makoto's wake-up is pretty bad. When pressuring Makoto, it's good to option select early and see how eager she is to try to get away. MK Ruffian and U2 are great Option Selects for Makoto. Sometimes sweep can't quite catch her backdash, so it isn't a go to option. Stay on her and don't let her breath. When she has meter, you need to watch approaching her from the ground because of her EX Command Grab, but meterless, Makoto is free to frame traps. Well timed cross-ups work great on Makoto as well, but watch where you are landing or her DP will hit you, and that's big damage and the knockdown she needs. Don't be careless.

When Makoto has you locked down, it's a matter of making a good read. Trying to EX Zonk her off you right away is a poor decision, as many Makoto's like to keep the pressure going off the knockdown with Axe Kicks. You do have options to deal with Axe Kick. You can dash forward or backward depending on the height. You can also wake up with focus, which more times than not will give you a crumple. You should try to react to overheads, not anticipate them. They are very slow and if you're watching, you'll see it. Back dashing out of pressure also works quite well, but don't over use it, or you'll just end up eating an OS dash into Command Grab. Even in USFIV, Cody's back dash is still one of the worst in the game.

Notes:

• U2 - completely safe for chipping if Makoto has U1. Cody's Ultra 2 will beat Makoto's U1 even if Cody activates first
• Safe Jumps - EX Command Grab can beat safe jumps. Slightly delay your jump to avoid it. Also, make sure you don't crouch block after the jump incase your OS doesn't come out. Ex Overhead will catch you.
• Command Grab > st. HP > Hayate Cancel Dash > Command Grab - Just watch out for this gimmick. They love it.
• If Makoto is beating your jump ins...and you shouldn't be jumping at Makoto much to begin with, but...
• Practice Your Punishes - This is a match where you need to know your frame data in a big way. It's why I'm noting that you need to know how to punish Makoto optimally.

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vs. Oni

• Match-Up: Even, 5/5 or 5.5/4.5
• Ultra Choice: Ultra 2
• Option Select(s): MK Ruffian, Sweep
• Safe Jumps: None, SRK
• Choice Pokes: cr. LP (buffered), cr. HP (buffered), st. MP, st. HK, cr. MP (buffered), cr. LK
• Anti-Airs: All are good
• Is LP Criminal Upper Safe: Not sure.

General Strategy:
Cody has great tools when it comes to Oni. He can’t zone you (EX Ruffian Kick is too good) and you can keep up with him in every aspect. A lot of Oni’s normal and unique attacks are great buffered poke damage for Cody as well. Oni is going to get most of his damage off his FADC combos and mix-ups. He will want to get in vs you. You don’t have that necessity, but take the chance once it’s there.

Playing Footsies with a God:
It can’t hurt to take a step back and whiff punish or stuff Oni at the beginning of a round. Oni players love opening with F+HP, which is even on hit and -9 on block. If you get one of those Oni players who like to F+HP twice (a la Guile), block the second one and Ultra him free.

As I stated earlier, buffered pokes all day with a mix of some rocks. You can control space all day with buffered pokes. If you can do that with a zonk stored to prevent Oni from doing any random specials or fireballs, you’re golden.

Oni might start doing the Oni Shuffle in the air where he’s flopping all over the screen like an idiot. Bop him with some rocks or clip him with a HK Ruffian and that’ll stop really quick. Hell. Let him give up space and move forward a bit. Don’t play into any shenanigan he plans on trying. They love that Air EX Tatsu.

Pressure vs Pressure:
Pressuring Oni isn’t much different than any other shoto (as Oni will have his DP FADC in USFIV). Something that is great specifically against Oni is a meaty buffered cr. HP xx EX Rocks. It’s a CH set-up if he goes for Sky Dive on his wake up. Commit or bait. There’s really no in between against Oni.

Dealing with Oni’s pressure can be a bit of a guessing game (and very difficult to deal with online). After a blocked LP Slash, Oni’s will either go for a throw, a DP or a Sky Dive if they want to mix you up there. Focus back dash can deal with the latter two depending on the strength. Delayed tech or st. tech will get caught by Sky Dive. If you happen to predict a sky dive on your wake up or during pressure, you can focus crumple it.

Notes:

• EX Slash and EX Sky Dive – Both are Ultra 2 punishable.
• Zonk - much like FB cancels, can be used to interrupt LK Slash cancels.
• Oni AA U1 - beats Momochi corner set-up.
• EX Zonk - To avoid EX DP chip, needs to be released very late.
• EX Sky Dive- must be blocked high, just an FYI.
• Slashes - are throwable, so if he uses a lot of slash gimmicks, react with a throw.
• EX Air Tatsu - it's punishable and easy to stuff with practice. Hit the lab.

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vs. Poison

• Far HK is -6 and Whiffs against small and mid sized crouching characters
• Sweep is -15
• Overhead is -8
• Backflip takes 48 frames, invincible during frames 1-33
• Rekka 1st hit -4
  • 2nd hit -9
  • 3rd hit -12
• EX Rekka 1st hit -3
  • 2nd -13
  • 3rd -12
  • 4th -6
• Love me tender is -1 and breaks armor you need to preempt it
• EX is +2
• DP is…
  • LK -31 [1-4 frames invincible 5 frame startup]
  • MK -46 [1-5 frames invincible 4 frames statup]
  • HK -58 [no incinvibility 10 frame start up
  • EX -39 [invincible 1-12, 4 frames statup]
• Super is -35
• U1 is -34 projectiles destroy ultra
• U2 grab ultra with 79 recovery frames

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vs. Rolento

• Far HP is -8
• CR HK is -11 with 7 active frames [-5 at best]
• Trick rod – overhead and -2 on block
• Patriot circle
  • Lp is -3
  • Mp is -4
  • Hp is -6
  • 2nd hit is -6
  • 3rd hit is -22
  • EX is -7
• Backflip is 1-11 invincible, 12-26 airborn, 27-35 landing recovery (27-28 recovery with MDA cancel)
• Mekong deltas are -8
  • EX is -10
• Super is -19
• U1 is -19
• U2 is -18

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vs. Rose

• Match-Up: Even - 5/5
• Ultra Choice: Ultra 2
• Option Select(s): EX Bingo, MK Ruffian, sometimes sweep
• Safe Jumps: Back Throw, EX Ruffian
• Choice Pokes: cr. LP/LK buffered, st. MK, st. HK
• Anti-Airs: All are great depending on the spacing.
• Is LP Criminal Upper Safe: At max range

General Strategy:
You can pay this match pretty passively. Once you're in you have to make it count though. Rose's fireballs can't match Cody's rocks all that well. Rose also cannot reflect Cody's rocks to build meter. Still, fireball to fireball, she'll build meter much faster. She is going to try to zone you out until she has a chance to get momentum going. Rose totally has to come to you if you don't play into her hand and play the match smart and pay attention to what she's doing. This match is awful if you don't keep your head in the game.

Mid-Range Game:
As I said before, you can nullify her zoning game fairly easily. Rose players love to abuse slide. From some distances it is safe on block. However, punishing it with cr. LK xx whatever is very easy. Using buffered cr. LP in this match deals with a lot of her normals as well. Pay attention to her range at all times. Whether or be for a slide or kara dash into throw, Rose is going to want to close the distance of she doesn't have a lead. If she gets button and slide happy feel free to start focusing and crumpling. Her FB doesn't have great recovery, for the record. It's an easy EX Ruffian if you're in range. If their spacing is really poor, you get a full jump in combo.

Pressuring Grandma:
For starters you need your option selects on point. Rose players love to back dash. St. LK OS MK ruffian or cr. LP cr. LP OS sweep take care of that. They also love to stand tech and they love to reversal. OSing EX Bingo can deal with EX Soul Spiral. Stand Teching can be a problem as Cody in general and you either need meter to fadc to safely punish it or you need to take a risk to beat it. Worry about locking her down and keeping her honest on wake-up before you start going for certain setups. Once you know she respects you...especially in a longer set, you can go to work.

Dealing with the Fortune Teller Lady:
Rose players like to end every hit confirm with a special just because they are usually safe. Every time she does it you have a free Zonk. It'll beat her soul spiral and soul spark. After a while she might start baiting it so make sure you are reacting not anticipating. Most Rose players spam throw so make sure your teching is on point. Rose has good tools to blow up stand teching so be careful there.

Notes:

• EX Zonk FADC combos work great on Rose because of how much most players stand tech. Including empty jump EX Zonk.
• Just block against her U2 unless it's some sort of well spaced guaranteed chip out. Whatever you try will probably lose and lead to her landing a nasty combo.
• Meter management is pretty important (it always is but still). You'll need your meter to deal with a lot of Rose and her shenanigans.

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vs. Rufus

• Match-Up: Difficult, 4/6
• Ultra Choice: Ultra 1
• Option Select(s): Sweep, MK Ruffian, (EX) Bingo
• Safe Jumps: Back Throw, EX Ruffian
• Choice Pokes: cr. LP buffered, st. MK
• Anti-Airs: HK Ruffian, st. HK and st. LP, cr. MK are the best (latter two for dive kicks)
• Is LP Criminal Upper Safe: Yes

General Strategy:
This is one of those matches where once you're down, you're going to get stomped. Rufus's dive kick pressure is incredibly hard to deal with. It's a momentum based battle and Rufus has better ways to get his momentum going than you do. It's a patient match for Cody but Rufus wants to play dirty. You need to land a knock down early and finish Rufus quickly. His low stun and slow normals are great for frame trapping. Essentially, you're finding a way to get Rufus on his giant ass while he's looking to rush you down.

Mid-Range:
Stay mobile. Your reactions and space control are the most important things in this match. Rufus has so much range on what he does. His cr. HP, flip kick, EX Messiah Kick, Galactic Tornado, etc are great for getting to you with ease. Get your anti-airs on point. Rufus has the ability to jump in from a great distance as well. HK Ruffian is so good in this match, but cr. MK and st. HK are good as well. B+MP can be avoided content completely with a well spaced dive kick, so don't rely on it. st. LP is good for stuffing dive kicks, but the timing can be tricky, so practice it.

Buffered pokes such as cr. LP and cr. MP are great to catch Rufus coming in but again, he'll bait a buffered poke just to jump over it and he's in. Jumping back LP can get you out of that if you have the time to. Stray away from over using st. HK. Rufus's cr. HP will go right under it. St. MK can stuff a lot of Rufus's stuff as well.

If he goes for a Galactic Tornado to get in, you can stuff it with MK Ruffian Kick or land a full neutral jump combo (great way to start a round too). You can also Ultra it on reaction.

Putting some leather on the Fat Man:
Meterless, Rufus is beyond screwed. He'll try to dash away, hold up, etc. Keep your pressure meaty and tight. Set up your throw game, then frame trap him and call it a day. Once Rufus has meter...especially 3 bars...everything changes.

EX Messiah Kick is an obnoxious special to say the least. It's got crazy invincibility frames. Does decent damage and FADC can lead to ultra. On safe jumps you can avoid it with OS Bingo (don't need to EX). If they mash it out, you can punish most of the follow ups with HK Ruffian (you can avoid the overhead with dash under > cr. HP xx HP CU. You can punish ALL follow ups or no follow up with a non-reversal Ultra 1. To do non-reversal Ultra 1, you need to slightly delay your U1 after you're out of block stun. Once you practice it a bit in the lab, you'll find the timing to be very easy. One more option to delay with a wake up EX Messiah is jb. HK to avoid chip. It's a read and Rufus could make you pay for it, but it's an option.

The Fattest Pressure in the Universe:
Rufus's dive kick pressure is relentless vs Cody. It's why Rufus wins this match pretty free. Empty jumps (low attack, throw or EX Messiah), delayed dive kicks, throws, pressure, etc, etc, etc. It's rough. Using Zonk to get out of dive kick pressure ISN'T a good option, so don't bother. Your options to get out are:

• jump back LP - gets you out of delayed or higher dive kicks, throw and other jump attempts
• EX Criminal Upper - gets you out of some dive kicks and, until USFIV, all throw attempts.
• cr. tech OS cr. MP - great for lower to the great dive kicks
• cr. tech OS cr. HP - great for higher dive kicks.

It's a matter of making the right read with which option to use to be honest. Whatever you do, don't get predictable in your defense and remain patient. Sometimes it's simply better to just weather the storm. Knowing how to deal with Rufus's pressure does come from practice, so find yourself a Rufus training partner.

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Notes:

• Focus Attack - A lot of Rufus's normals are very slow or have long active frames. They are great for focusing. However, Rufus has great ways of dealing with focuses so pay close attention to what the player is doing in the mid-range game before taking the risk.
• Blockstrings into Galatic Tornado are not true strings when canceled. You can interrupt the cancel.
• Air-to-air - Going to air-to-air is a risk because Rufus's double kicks are hard to beat and combo into ultra.
• Bad Stone - good when used very carefully and strategically. You can cause Rufus to land on them with fake rocks and delayed rocks. That said, know your spacing, or you'll pay hard.
• Bad Spray - good to use against quite a few soft knockdown set-ups. Make sure you have the meter to FADC.
• Meter - save it for your wake up game and combos into Ultra.

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vs. Ryu

• Match-Up: Even - 5/5
• Ultra Choice: Ultra 2
• Option Select(s): Sweep, MK Ruffian, EX Ruffian
• Safe Jumps: EX Ruffian, immediate fake Bad Stone, neutral jump MK (3f safe jump)
• Choice Pokes: cr. LP/LK buffered, st. MK
• Anti-Airs: All are great depending on the spacing.
• Is LP Criminal Upper Safe: No (but usually it is not punished correctly, bait accordingly)

General Strategy:
Shutting down Ryu's fireball game and getting in on Ryu is your main goal. However, it's important not to rush it. You can play with Ryu in the mid-range game for a while. This is a marathon match, not a sprint. Patience and timing is important. Don't sacrifice your momentum by taking a risk unless it's a do or die situation. Random ex zonks, ex ruffians and careless jump-ins are not an option. If you read a fireball and go for the jump, that's one thing, but don't jump-in on Ryu. You CAN battle him on the ground. Be solid. Hold your ground.

You have no reason to take any action once the match begins. Let Ryu make the first move, and punish him for it. He might fireball (Zonk), jump (HK Ruffian), focus (just wait). If he back dashes or whiffs a st. LK from the get go, you already know he's gonna try to zone you and wants to get out of your zonk range or see if you're ready to punish those fireballs. If he dashes in, he wants to get you knocked down more likely. It's important to know what type of Ryu you're dealing with. The zoning Ryu, IMO, is much easier to deal with than the pressure Ryu because of Cody's bad wake-up.

Cody definitely has comeback potential against Ryu and visa-versa, so it's important to not give Ryu the chance to rally. Ryu doesn't have the relentless pressure of Cammy or Sakura, but he can certainly put the heat on Cody, especially a meterless Cody.

Dealing with Fireballs:
One of the reasons this match is even because Cody has Rocks, Fake Rocks, Zonk (closer), EX Ruffian (mid-range), and U2 (closer for full punish, mid-range for just dust finish) to deal with Ryu's fireball game. You want to keep your HP zonk loaded almost at all times when you aren't pressuring. IMO, use HP zonk because you need MP for anti-airs (B+MP) and footsies (F+MP). You want LP available for hit confirms, footsies and throws/techs as well. Once Ryus get hit by 1 or 2 zonks, they are afraid to use fireballs. Ryu's cr. MK xx Hadoken can be interrupted by a zonk at almost every spacing. If Ryu tries to mix it up with a cr. MK > F+HP, your zonk will beat it. A good Ryu will know this, so be ready for a simple cr. MK with no cancel.

Footsies and Crouching Medium Kick:
Dealing with that cr. MK can be a doozy. You can whiff punish Ryu's cr. MK with Cody's cr. LK but it's not an easy whiff punish. You can also hop over Ryu's cr. MK (and cr. HK) with crack kick (F+HK). Using rocks and fake rocks in your footsies, especially after he's afraid to throw fireballs, is useful. It can catch his cr. MK. Mix up your use of buffered pokes, crack kicks and rocks in the mid-range game.

Knockdown Pressure:
Once you get Ryu knocked down, it's time to go to work, but tread carefully. You don't want to eat that SRK on wake up and lose your momentum. Mix up what you go for in terms of pressuring Ryu. Well timed cross-ups, up close meaties, and delayed pressure are a must. Make Ryu afraid to do anything by being unpredictable. Ryu's 4 frame crouch tech (whether OS'd with cr. MP or not) is pretty easy to frame trap.

Obviously, his 3 frame SRK and Super are not safe-jumpable, so you have to mix in your safe jump set-ups with empty jumps to bait his reversals. It isn't a bad idea to opt for a empty jump (delayed throw/crouch tech) in your first attempt to see how he reacts, particularly in a longer set.

In the corner, you have so many options to use on Ryu. You can go for the EX Ruffian set up, a damaging EX Criminal Upper juggle, an unblockable and even a cross under reset. The first option will corner you, so be careful when using it. Know when to use it. See the Data Thread for those set-ups.

Ryu Has You Down:
Ryu can lock down Cody pretty well. It's important not to panic if Ryu gets you knocked down. Cody isn't going to lose half his life bar and get stunned off one knock down. Have patient defense. Don't just zonk right off the bat. If Ryu is pressuring you with normals or tick throwing, just find your opening. Have a zonk or ex zonk (MP+HP) ready, but he might be baiting it in his first couple normals, so don't jump the gun. He has a safe jump off sweep, so just block if you get swept. A reversal or a backdash is going to get swept and put you back in the same situation. If he has super, be ready for that cross-up tatsu. When your cornered, and he has ultra. Be careful. He's going to mix up throws with ex tatu's and ex fireballs to do some big damage.

Notes:

• EX Zonk will avoid all SRK chip outs or reversals. However, EX Zonk will lose to EX Tatsu if used as a chip out.
• You can make j. HP very ambiguous on Ryu off of back throw and forward throw. Use it.
• Sweep can be punished with U2 or MK Ruffian. If a Ryu messes up a punish or link into sweep, let it rip

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vs. Sagat

• Match-Up: I saw it as even (5/5), but Sanford tweeted me it's 6/4 Sagat
• Ultra Choice: U2
• Option Select(s): EX Zonk, MK Ruffian, Sweep
• Safe Jumps: Back Throw and EX Ruffian
• Choice Pokes: cr. LP/LK buffered, st. HK, st. MK
• Anti-Airs: All work well depending on the spacing
• Is LP Criminal Upper Safe: No (might work from wonky max ranges)

General Strategy/Footsies:
This is operation get in to the core. Sagat is going to try to push you away all day long (unless they are one of those YOLO Sagat players, which you should have no trouble beating).

Getting in on the Tiger Lord:
Crack Kick (sparingly), kara dashing, and inching forward whenever you can is an absolute must. You have to push your way in whenever you can. Fight for that space. If Sagat is back pedaling a lot, that's good for you. Before you know it, you'll be tickling his scar. If he knows to fight for space, the match gets hard.

From further out rocks have their uses, such as negating fireballs and giving you a safe approach (they can even sneak over low Tiger Shots on occasion), but that is about where their uses end (outside of frame traps of course). Your slide can go under high tiger shots with loose timing as can crouching, but the slide will bring you closer and is safe to whiff from the right spacing. From up close, you can Bingo for a free punish. For low shots, you can neutral or forward jump, focus them, or block. Use all your options so your opponent doesn't know what to expect.

I cannot express the importance of using EX Ruffian to get yourself in. Reacting to Sagat's fireballs are not very difficult, but a good Sagat player is going to shoot them outside of zonk range. And once you're in zonk range, they'll probably start mixing in a lot of st. LKs and st. MKs to space you out. Possibly so they can space you for a safe Tiger Knee. Zonk Knuckle is useful, but the range of EX Ruffian Kick can not underestimated.

Yanking the Tiger's Tail - Pressuring Sagat and Notes:

• Standard pressure works on Sagat. His poor back dash and poor range on his focus attack really limits his defense. As it is, his DP is five frames and somewhat easy to stuff.
• To avoid Sagat's DP you can actually back dash away safely. For example, you could jump attack in (blocked, cross-up or not), and back dash. If Sagat mashes a DP he'll go soaring into the air.
• When Sagat is cornered, st. LP (a la Ryu) can stuff DPs, TKs, and most of his pokes if well spaced.
• EX Zonk can beat/avoid Sagat's DP as it can with most reversals.
• A lot of Sagat players will do a random EX Tiger Knee when you're in range. It's -1 on block so Sagat is safe. Expect a throw or a Tiger Uppercut (to catch stand teching or cr. teching). If Sagat has 2 more bars in stock and you're not about to lose a round, it can't hurt to eat the throw or really delay your tech, A tigger uppercut FADC into ultra is not worth eating.
• EX Ruffian as a finishing move to combos is great. You'll slide under him. If you back dash and do a st. LP on the earliest possible frame, you can jumping HP forward for a very hard to block jump in...that can lead to the same set up if you have another bar

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vs. Sakura

• Match-Up: Out of your favor, 4/6
• Ultra Choice: U2
• Option Select(s): EX Zonk, Sweep, MK Ruffian
• Safe Jumps: Back Throw and EX Ruffian
• Choice Pokes: cr. LP/LK buffered, st. HK, st. MK
• Anti-Airs: All work but HK Ruffian is the only one that won't get stuffed ever.
• Is LP Criminal Upper Safe: From max range, yes.

General Strategy/Footsies:
This match is a not so much fun. Sakura does everything you do but with more damage, much safer and it is a lot easier for her to do it. One bar is all she needs to put you in a terrible spot. She can usually out footsie you as well. Probably the only thing Cody has better than Sakura is his health.

Basically keep Sakura out until she gets herself knocked down and then get to work.

Pressuring Ryu Jr.:
You can pressure her for free when she doesn't have meter. But Sakura has so many 3 frame normals that frame trapping can be terrible. Tight frame traps all day. Until you've taught Sakura to keep her buttons honest, frame trapping can be tough. Crossing her up on wake up has to be meaty because her cr. HP can anti air you even on wake up.

Sakura Got You Down?
Her LK tatsu is even on block and her ex tatsu is +4. If she doesn't have meter you can go for a throw or a cr. LK that will beat or trade with her normal depending on what she does. But it is best to delay your crouch tech and play it safe until you know what she wants to do. Also, cr. MK can go under LK tatsu. Just be patient dealing with pressure as per usual.

Notes:

• Sakura gains meter very quickly so keep an eye on it.
• Rocks are good in this match from further ranges. Up close she can tatsu through them for free.

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vs. Seth

• Match-Up: Bad, 4/6
• Ultra Choice: Ultra 2
• Option Select(s): EX Bingo, MK Ruffian
• Safe Jumps: Back Throw, EX Ruffian
• Choice Pokes: cr. LP/LK buffered, st. HK, st. MK
• Anti-Airs: HK Ruffian, jb. LP, b+MP (in corner)
• Is LP Criminal Upper Safe: Yes

General Strategy:
The problem with the Seth match is that you have to win based on his mistakes and really good reads. Between his teleport, DP, and SPD, there's no great option for pressuring Seth. Even if you cross him up and he blocks, he can mash DP or SPD which puts you in a 50/50 mix up lol. Seth his awful footsies, so keeping Seth at bay isn't the worst option in the world. Unforunately, Seth can jump in on you in pretty wonky/gimmicky ways and his Tanden Engine you in. Eventually you'll have to go in on Seth when he is down and finish him off.

What Cody does have going for him in this match is his stun and damage vs Seth's health. That said, all combos and punishes need to be optimal in terms of your output. Your single goal is to not get knocked down at any cost. There's no secret to what Seth is going to endlessly do.

Mid-Range Game and Pressuring:
As I wrote earlier, you can out footsie Seth fairly easily, but many Seth players loooove to jump, so that HK Ruffian Kick needs to be ready at all times. Due to Seth's dive kick, anti airing him with anything but HK Ruffian Kick is a risk. St HP also works fairly well

Once Seth knows he can't jump in, he's going to start fishing for dash in SPD, Tanden Engine and he'll use his atrocious fireball. If you have a bar, Seth should almost never get away with a fireball. EX Ruffian Kick will be there ten minutes before Seth is done recovering.

When Seth is down, it's all about reads. Is he going to reversal, teleport, wait to mash or do nothing? There's no good OS you can use on Seth unless it's a safe jump setup. Only OS when you're looking to punish a teleport or avid some sort of chip.

Boss Character Doing The Beatdown:
Knowing how to deal with Seth's pressure will comes from practice, knowing some of his set-ups, and making proper reads. There is no science to it. You just need to get the hell out of dodge and reset the situation. If you manage to guess right on one of Seth's shenanigans, you need to punish him hard. Max damage and max stun at all times.

Notes:

• If Seth has meter, he can beat your safe jump with an ex SPD.
• Seth's EX Legs can go through rocks.
• EX Zonk will avoid all of Seth's DPs when timed correctly.
• EX Zonk can beat Seth's U2 if timed perfectly and in range.
• Poorly spaced Tanden Engines can be punished.
• You can easily slide (cr.MK) under his fireballs

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vs. T.Hawk

• Match-Up: In Your Favor, 6/4
• Ultra Choice: Ultra 2
• Option Select(s): Lol, but sweep I guess.
• Safe Jumps: Back Throw, EX Ruffian
• Choice Pokes: cr. LP/LK buffered, st. HK, Knife st. MP
• Anti-Airs: HK Ruffian, st. HK, B+MP
• Is LP Criminal Upper Safe: Very spacing specific, but yes

General Strategy:
This isn't the hardest match for Cody. At the same time, once Hawk gets in you are pretty screwed. Still, Hawk might be the easiest character in the game for Cody to zone. Cody has the normals, specials, anti-airs, etc. to deal with Hawk pretty handily. Really the only section that matters in this match is how to zone him, because you just have to guess right to get him off you. So let's get into it.

Zoning T. Hawk:
For starters, T. Hawk can't jump in on Cody. HK Ruffian beats Condor Dive 95% of the time, or it'll trade. If T. Hawk tries to empty jump, HK Ruffian still clips him. If T. Hawk tries to delay his Condor Dive, HK Ruffian still clips him. If Hawk tries to get up close and Condor Dive, chances are you'll hit him with a st. HK before he can do anything. St. HK, like vs Gief, is your go to poke in this match. The knife is also great against Hawk.

If Hawk is using Condor Spire or sweep to wiggle his way in, you can easily react to it with a HK or MK Ruffian Kick and send him back across the screen. If Hawk is focus dashing a lot, feel free to tag him with an EX Rock, or a buffered poke if he is in range.

You can bait the hell out of T. Hawk using your rocks and fake rocks. They work really well in this match. If Hawk lands on a rock, be sure to follow it up with a MK Ruffian.

The only time you should be worried about T. Hawk is when he isn't afraid to just walk forward (a.k.a. a Good Hawk player). When Hawk is patient and willing to take some chip and hits to get in. You have to play footsies well (again, knife works well here). So keep him out with st. HK and st. MK, but watch for his sweep (which is safe). Keep your st. HK spacing, and be ready to whiff punish.

Notes

• If T. Hawk whiffs a jump attack high up in the air, chances are he is going for an SPD or Ultra 1.
• Sometimes it is worth it just to block a Condor Dive (non-ex) so that you can U2 him.
• EX Condor Spire and EX Condor Dive are both safe for T. Hawk to do. Everything else is very punishable.
• jump back LP can get you out of trouble sometimes against Hawk.
• Zonk is pretty useless in this match unless it's EX Zonk to get out of trouble.
• If you backdash out of a SPD attempt, it's a free MK Ruffian or U2 punish.

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vs. Vega/Claw

• Match-Up: Even - 5/5
• Ultra Choice: Ultra 2
• Option Select(s): Crack Kick*, EX Zonk, Sweep, MK Ruffian, EX Ruffian, Zonk
• Safe Jumps: Back Throw & EX Ruffian
• Choice Pokes: cr. LP/LK buffered, Crack Kick, knife
• Anti-Airs: Best to use HK Ruffian due to Vega's insane j.HP.
• Is LP Criminal Upper Safe: No

General Strategy:
You're going to want to weasel your way in on Vega and stay in his face. Vega is gonna want to poke you to death and keep you away or look for the knock down and go to work with karas, hop kicks, izuna drops, etc. He's going to outclass you pretty handily in footsies due to his pokes and mobility. You can jump in on him easy enough if he gets predictable. Once you get the knockdown, you need to stay on him. If you can corner him, even better. Plenty of Vegas like to mash buttons so keep your frame traps tight at first to see if he's mashing buttons. Most Vegas try to constantly run away from pressure with back flips, back dashes, reversals, etc., so be prepared for constantly dealing with this.

There isn't anything too match-up specific about fighting Vega outside of punishing what he does. All of Vega's blocked specials with the exception of roll can be punished with U2 and MK/EX Ruffian Kick. His slide is easy to whiff punish and punishable on block. You can use EX zonk to avoid any chip out he attempts and to avoid his Super or Izuna grab. Trading with his roll is never a bad thing because it does like no damage off a single hit.

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vs. Yang

(No strategies)

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vs. Yun

• Match-Up: One of Cody's worst matches, 3.5/6.5 out of his favor.
• Ultra Choice: Ultra 1
• Option Select(s): MK Ruffian, Sweep
• Safe Jumps: EX Ruffian, Back Throw (when meterless)
• Choice Pokes: cr. LP/LK buffered, st. HK, st. LP, st. MK
• Anti-Airs: HK Ruffian, st. HK, cr. MK, st. LP, jb. LP
• Is LP Criminal Upper Safe: No
• Punishes: You can punish lp shoulders with cr lk xx CU/MK Ruffian. Plink the cr lk with cr lp as it is a 1 frame punish

General Strategy:
This is one of those matches where Cody gets absolutely steamrolled. It's very hard to keep Yun out, and once he's in, you have no great way to get him off you. On top of that, Yun players love to be very active on wake up, mixing up DPs, back dashes, throw and EX Command Grabs as they wake up. Luckily, in USFIV, a meterless Yun is free to pressure as HK DP will be losing ALL of it's invincibility frames. That said, you have to outplay Yun and you have no great way of doing it. Yun's low health is the only thing Cody has going for him in this match. You need to make a few good reads and seal the deal.

Until you have Yun knocked down, do your best to make him pay trying to come in. If Yun is playing the neutral jump game while waiting for an opening, you can always delay a rock so that he falls on it. HK Ruffian and st. HK are great for keeping Yun out of the air if he's in range, but his neutral jumping can bait those both really well. So be sure to mix in st. LP to knock Yun out of the air. This isn't a great keep away tool because it doesn't do a lot of damage, nor does it push him back, but it stops Yun from getting in, and that's a big enough battle in itself.

Once you have him down, start frame trapping. A lot of Yun players like to make you respect his wake up right away so be wary of this. Again, in USFIV, Yun will have no good wake up option without meter, so a meterless Yun is free to pressure. Once you get him down, keep him locked down unless you read reversal. Then punish him hard. If you're pressing buttons on his wake up, you need to OS. Like Rose, Makoto and Vega players do, Yun players love to back dash away. His 4 frame cr. LK is good for frame trapping.

Once Yun has 3 bars or more, you need to be careful. Tighten those footsies right up, because if he gets a jump in or if he whiff punishes something...it begins...and it's going to be a ton of damage and he's going to drag you all the way to the corner where he can pummel you some more on wake up, or go for a reset. If you can force Yun into any situation where he blows some meter, you do it. Never let Yun sit there and start whifing palm for meter. Like in 3S, Yun without bar is Yun racing to get bar. Yun with bar is Yun in control. Keep him from gaining control.

The Twin Has You Down:
Being pressure by Yun is flat out terrifying. If you have a Yun player who likes to do chip with shoulder attacks and other safe specials, you can zonk during the cancel and get Yun off you. A Yun player who knows how to go full-on Rufus and mix you up with dive kick pressure is what you really need to worry about.

Unfortunately, you simply have to weather the storm and find an opening. EX Zonk is not going to get you out of dive kick pressure very well. There has been relative success vs Dive Kicks with EX Criminal Upper (and this may be even more true in USFIV when it gets a strike invincibility buff), but use it sparingly. If Yun hits you with a dive kick very high, you can go for a throw. Especially if it's LK dive kick (which is almost a completely vertical attack). Making a good read on a dive kick with jb. LP will work wonders as well.

Notes:

• EX Lung Punch - it's safe. Press nothing. Yun players love to mash DP after it. Delay your tech at the very most.
• Yun's U2 - It beats your U2 whether you activate it first or second. You rarely see Yun players using U2, but just be aware of this fact.
• Sometimes Yun players will DP just to get themselves out of the corner. So be ready to punish.
• Yun's Specials - Other than EX Lung Punch and regular palm strike, every one of Yun's specials are punishable. Even LP shoulder is -3 on block. Most Yun's know this, and will not be ending many strings with specials.

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vs. Zangief

• Match-Up: Even or close to even, 5/5 or 4.5/5.5
• Ultra Choice: Ultra 2
• Option Select(s): MK Ruffian Kick
• Safe Jumps: Why are you close to gief
• Choice Pokes: cr. LP/LK buffered, st. HK, Knife st. MP
• Anti-Airs: HK Ruffian, st. HK, B+MP
• Is LP Criminal Upper Safe: Very spacing specific, but yes

General Strategy:
If it isn't obvious, keep him away all day. You want no part of Gief, and with your walkspeed (that is equal to his) and your terrible backdash, moving in and out of LP SPD range is very dangerous. Pokes and mobility is key. If you arent sure about an anti air, you MOVE. Cody has great tools to keep Zangief at bay, but very little to get him off you.

Keeping the Russian Out:
On top of rocks, charged rocks and fake rocks, st. HK is a fantastic poke in this match for keeping space, as is st. MK. It is good for catching him walking or dashing in, and at that range it will stuff or whiff punish green hand. If Gief is using st. MP to whiff punish st. HK you need to be less predictable. If you are really getting your butt kicked in footsies, the knife is a good option. Gief as absolutely no answer for knife st. MP. Stick to st. HK and HK Ruffian for anti airs though. Gief can empty jump knife cr. HP for a free SPD.

Gief's st. HK, cr. HK and cr. MK are very easy to punish and whiff punish with a simple cr. LK xx MK Ruffian/HP criminal Upper, so there is no reason to just block. Always punish.

Greenhands are all unsafe on block and some on hit. Punish every single blocked green hand and punish it well. Most Giefs will mash an SPD after a blocked green hand because they know they will be punished. EX Greenhand is very unsafe on block and is a free U2. What's even better is that whether Gief does a FADC on his blocked EX Greenhand or not, Cody can still U2 it. Gief can FADC forward or backward or not at all, but no matter what, he's getting ultra'd. :wink: Take not that EX Greenhand is +1 on hit and can combo into Red Focus, so be wary when he has meter.

Rocky gets knocked down by Drago:
There is no real tech to give here. You just have to make the right guess depending on the Gief player, and try to get away. A good Gief player is going to make a read depending on your play. You're looking at an SPD, tick SPD/Combo or a lariat. Gief players rarely seem to bait an EX Zonk from Cody, so use it, but use it when Gief is feeling comfortable because a blocked EX Zonk is bad. EX Criminal Upper is great for getting out as well because of it's throw invincibility and it's ability to beat poorly timed normals. It's an option to get away.

When you are cornered, be ready to react because Cody loses the match here. If Gief throws out a normal to inch in for an SPD cr. LK xx Ex or MK Ruffian to give yourself some space. Be ready to anti air. Watch Gief like a Hawk (T. HAWK :kappa: ). If Gief looks to set you up for the Snackish (focus > dash forward > then SPD or U2 guess), react to focus with a zonk or ruffian kick.

Notes:

• All green hands are punishable on hit and blocked (except ex green hand on hit.
• You can U2 EX Green Hand on whiff too if you're fast enough.
• A meaty attack will beat a wake up SPD and throw will beat Lariat.
• You can punished a blocked lariat with cr. HP xx Finisher.
• If you backdash out of an SPD attempt, it's a free U2 or MK Ruffian punish.

External links

• GroundedSF YouTube channel - Lots of Cody videos on this channel.
• SRK Cody Forums
• Cody dropbox folder - Online folder filled with matchup info and advanced tech. Will eventually be transfered over here (thanks mapleleafs791!)
• Packz Cody blog - Blog by a top UK Cody player, no longer updated.
• List of moves that beat Zonk by Eternal
• Durran SD's Tech playlist

Videos

Momochi's Tutorial on Cody

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Maximizing Your Options - Cody

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Frame Data

Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Total Frames	Block Adv	Hit Adv	Block Stun	Hit Stun	Extra Details	Armor Break	Proj	Throw	On Hit Ground	Counter Hit Ground	On Hit Air	Counter Hit Air	Armor	Full Invincible	Strike Invincible	Projectile Invincible	Throw Invincible	Airborne	Juggle Info
Close LP	Close	30	50	20	HL	ch/sp/su	4	3	5	11	3	6	11	14							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Close MP	Close	70	100	40	HL	sp/su	6	3	8	16	4	7	15	18							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Close HP	Close	100	200	60	HL	sp/su	8	4	13	24	1	6	18	23					Force stand	Force stand	Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Close LK	Close	30	50	20	HL	-	4	4	6	13	1	4	11	14							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Close MK	Close	90	100	40	HL	sp/su	6	4	14	23	-4	-1	14	17							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Close HK	Close	110	200	60	HL	su	8	6	17	30	-5	-1	18	22	Only 125 damage on counterhit						Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Far LP	Far	30	50	20	HL	ch/sp/su	3	2	6	10	3	6	11	14							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Far MP	Far	90	100	40	HL	-	7	3	11	20	0	3	14	17							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Far HP	Far	120	200	60	HL	-	8	4	17	28	-3	1	18	22							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Far LK	Far	40	50	20	HL	-	5	4	8	16	-1	2	11	14							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Far MK	Far	70	100	40	HL	-	8	5	9	21	0	3	14	17							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Far HK	Far	110	200	60	HL	-	10	5	15	29	-2	2	18	22							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Crouch LP	Crouch	20	50	20	HL	ch/sp/su	4	4	5	12	2	6	11	15							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Crouch MP	Crouch	60	100	40	HL	sp/su	5	3	10	17	1	4	14	17							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Crouch HP	Crouch	100	200	60	HL	sp/su	7	3	16	25	-1	4	18	23					Force stand	Force stand	Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Crouch LK	Crouch	20	50	20	L	sp/su	3	4	8	14	-1	2	11	14							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Crouch MK	Crouch	70	100	40	L	-	7	7	13	26	-3	-1	17	19							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Crouch HK	Crouch	100	100	60	L	-	7	3	24	33	-9	-	18	-					Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Stand LP Knife	Stand Knife	40	50	20	HL	ch	4	3	6	12	2	6	11	15	Deals 5 chip damage, chained version does not cause proximity blocking						Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	JP: 3 [Chained version JP: 0]
Stand MP Knife	Stand Knife	40*40	50*50	40	HL	su*-	6	2*2	10	19	0	3	12	15	Deals chip 8 damage						Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	JP:3*3 [Close version JP: 3*0]
Stand HP Knife	Stand Knife	120	200	60	HL	su	8	3	17	27	-2	3	18	23	Deals chip 10 damage						Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	JP:3
Crouch LP Knife	Crouch Knife	40	50	20	HL	ch	3	4	7	13	0	3	11	14	Deals chip 5 damage, considered to be a standing attack						Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	JP: 3 [Chained version JP: 0]
Crouch MP Knife	Crouch Knife	80	100	40	HL	su	7	4	12	22	-2	1	14	17	Deals chip 8 damage, considered to be a standing attack						Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	JP: 3
Crouch HP Knife	Crouch Knife	120	200	60	HL	su	7	4	12	22	2	7	18	23	Deals chip 10 damage, considered to be a standing attack				Force stand	Force stand	Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	JP: 3
Stomach Blow	+	60	100	40	HL	-	8	3	12	22	1	6	16	21	Cannot perform with knife						Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	JP: 1
Crack Kick	+	110	200	60	HL	-	14	3	9 + After landing 3	28	1	-	16	-	Cannot hit crouching				Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	Lower body: 4~17F	Lower body: 4~17F	-	8F~	JP: 1
Jaw Crusher	+	80	100	40	HL	-	6	4	13	22	-1	5	16	22	Cannot perform with knife, Cannot hit crouching						Reset	Reset	-	-	Head: 1~9F	Head: 1~9F	-	-	-
Hammer Hook	Overhead +	40*60	50*50	60*20	H	-	18	1*3	21	42	-4	3[-1]	20	27[23]	[] refers to vs crouching						Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Total Frames	Block Adv	Hit Adv	Block Stun	Hit Stun	Extra Details	Armor Break	Proj	Throw	On Hit Ground	Counter Hit Ground	On Hit Air	Counter Hit Air	Armor	Full Invincible	Strike Invincible	Projectile Invincible	Throw Invincible	Airborne	Juggle Info
Neutral Jump LP	Neutral Jump	50	50	20	H	-	4	8	-	11	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	Lower body: 1~3F	-	-	-
Neutral Jump MP	Neutral Jump	80	100	40	H	-	6	7	-	12	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	Lower body: 1~5F	-	-	-
Neutral Jump HP	Neutral Jump	120	200	60	H	-	8	8	-	15	-	-									Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	Lower body: 1~7F	-	-	JP: 1
Neutral Jump LK	Neutral Jump	40	50	20	H	-	5	8	-	12	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	Lower body: 1~4F	-	-	-
Neutral Jump MK	Neutral Jump	80	100	40	H	-	7	7	-	13	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	Lower body: 1~6F	-	-	-
Neutral Jump HK	Neutral Jump	100	200	60	H	-	8	3	-	10	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	Lower body: 1~7F	-	-	-
Angled Jump LP	Angled Jump	50	50	20	H	-	4	8	-	11	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	Lower body: 1~3F	-	-	-
Angled Jump MP	Angled Jump	80	100	60	H	-	9	3	-	11	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	Lower body: 1~8F	-	-	-
Angled Jump HP	Angled Jump	100	200	60	H	-	11	6	-	16	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	Lower body: 1~10F	-	-	-
Angled Jump LK	Angled Jump	40	50	20	H	-	5	8	-	12	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	Lower body: 1~4F	-	-	-
Angled Jump MK	Angled Jump	70	100	40	H	-	7	7	-	13	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	Lower body: 1~6F	-	-	-
Angled Jump HK	Angled Jump	90	200	60	H	-	9	11	-	19	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	Lower body: 1~7F	-	-	-
Jump LP Knife	Jump Knife	50	50	20	H	-	4	10	-	13	-	-			Deals 5 chip damage						Reset	Reset	-	-	-	Lower body: 1~3F	-	-	-
Jump MP Knife	Jump Knife	80	100	40	H	-	7	3	-	9	-	-			Deals 8 chip damage						Reset	Reset	-	-	-	Lower body: 1~6F	-	-	-
Jump HP Knife	Jump Knife	120	200	60	H	-	8	6	-	13	-	-			Deals 10 chip damage						Reset	Reset	-	-	-	Lower body: 1~7F	-	-	-
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Total Frames	Block Adv	Hit Adv	Block Stun	Hit Stun	Extra Details	Armor Break	Proj	Throw	On Hit Ground	Counter Hit Ground	On Hit Air	Counter Hit Air	Armor	Full Invincible	Strike Invincible	Projectile Invincible	Throw Invincible	Airborne	Juggle Info
Focus Attack (Level 1)	Level 1 Focus	60	100	20	HL	-	10+11	2	35	57	-21	-21	16	16	Range: 2.291					Crumple	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	1~10F	-	-	-	-	-	-
Focus Attack (Level 2)	Level 2 Focus	80	150	40	HL	-	18+11	2	35	65	-15	-	22	-	Range: 2.291				Crumple	Crumple	Free Juggle	Free Juggle	1~18F	-	-	-	-	-	-
Focus Attack (Level 3)	Level 3 Focus	140	200	60	-	-	64	2	35	100	-	-	-	-	Range: 2.291, cannot hit pre-jump	X			Crumple	Crumple	Free Juggle	Free Juggle	1~63F	-	-	-	-	-	-
Red Focus Attack (Level 1)	Level 1 Red Focus	90	100	20	HL	-	10+11	2	35	57	-21	-21	16	16	Range: 2.291, Builds 10 meter on block, Opponent gains 10 meter on hit, 5 on block					Crumple	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	1~10F (99 hits)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Red Focus Attack (Level 2)	Level 2 Red Focus	120	150	40	HL	-	18+11	2	35	65	-15	-	22	-	Range: 2.291, Builds 20 meter on block, Opponent gains 20 meter on hit, 10 on block				Crumple	Crumple	Free Juggle	Free Juggle	1~18F (99 hits)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Red Focus Attack (Level 3)	Level 3 Red Focus	210	200	60	-	-	64	2	35	100	-	-	-	-	Range: 2.291, Opponent gains 30 meter on hit, cannot hit pre-jump	X			Crumple	Crumple	Free Juggle	Free Juggle	1~64F (99 hits)	-	-	-	-	-	-
EX Red Focus Attack (Level 1)	Level 1 EX Red Focus	90	100	20	HL	-	10+11	2	35	57	-15	-	22	-	Range: 2.291, Builds 20 meter on block, Opponent gains 20 meter on hit, 10 on block				Crumple	Crumple	Free Juggle	Free Juggle	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Total Frames	Block Adv	Hit Adv	Block Stun	Hit Stun	Extra Details	Armor Break	Proj	Throw	On Hit Ground	Counter Hit Ground	On Hit Air	Counter Hit Air	Armor	Full Invincible	Strike Invincible	Projectile Invincible	Throw Invincible	Airborne	Juggle Info
Prisoner Throw	Forward Throw	130	140	40	0.984	-	3	2	20	24	-	-	-	-	Hard Knockdown			X	Hard Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bad Stomp	Back Throw	130	120	40	0.984	-	3	2	20	24	-	-	-	-	Hard Knockdown			X	Hard Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Total Frames	Block Adv	Hit Adv	Block Stun	Hit Stun	Extra Details	Armor Break	Proj	Throw	On Hit Ground	Counter Hit Ground	On Hit Air	Counter Hit Air	Armor	Full Invincible	Strike Invincible	Projectile Invincible	Throw Invincible	Airborne	Juggle Info
Bad Stone	Bad Stone Lv.1	50	150	10/20	HL	su	20+9	16	15	44	4	8	-	-	Charging increases damage and stun (+10 per hit), Level 1 charge 1~21F, Level 2 charge 22~44F, Level 3 charge 45~81F, Level 4 charge 82F~, Rock becomes active 9F after button release, without Knife only		X				Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bad Stone	Bad Stone Lv.2	60	160	10/20	HL	su	22+9	16	15	46	4	8	-	-	Level 2 charge 22~44F, Rock becomes active 9F after button release, without Knife only		X				Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bad Stone	Bad Stone Lv.3	70	170	10/20	HL	su	45+9	16	15	69	4	8	-	-	Level 3 charge 45~81F, Rock becomes active 9F after button release, without Knife only		X				Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bad Stone	Bad Stone Lv.4	80	180	10/20	HL	su	90	16	16	104	3	7	-	-	Without Knife only		X				Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bad Stone	Bad Stone Lv.1	50	150	10/20	HL	su	20+9	20	17	46	2	6	-	-	Level 1 charge 1~21F, Rock becomes active 9F after button release, without Knife only		X				Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bad Stone	Bad Stone Lv.2	60	160	10/20	HL	su	22+9	20	17	48	2	6	-	-	Level 2 charge 22~44F, Rock becomes active 9F after button release, without Knife only		X				Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bad Stone	Bad Stone Lv.3	70	170	10/20	HL	su	45+9	20	17	71	2	6	-	-	Level 3 charge 45~81F, Rock becomes active 9F after button release, without Knife only		X				Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bad Stone	Bad Stone Lv.4	80	180	10/20	HL	su	90	20	18	106	1	5	-	-	Without Knife only		X				Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bad Stone	Bad Stone Lv.1	50	150	10/20	HL	su	20+9	27	19	48	0	4	-	-	Level 1 charge 1~21F, Rock becomes active 9F after button release, without Knife only		X				Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bad Stone	Bad Stone Lv.2	60	160	10/20	HL	su	22+15	27	9	46	10	14	-	-	Level 2 charge 22~44F, Rock becomes active 15F after button release, without Knife only		X				Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bad Stone	Bad Stone Lv.3	70	170	10/20	HL	su	45+15	27	9	69	10	14	-	-	Level 3 charge 45~81F, Rock becomes active 15F after button release, without Knife only		X				Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bad Stone	Bad Stone Lv.4	80	180	10/20	HL	su	90	27	20	108	-1	3	-	-	Without Knife only		X				Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EX Bad Stone	Bad Stone	70*50	100*100	-250/0	HL	su	24	24	26	39	8	15	-	-	Opponent gains 10x2 meter on hit		X				Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	JP:1*2
Fake Bad Stone	Fake Bad Stone		-	-	-	-			Total 32	32	-	-	-	-	Considered a special move				-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pick Up Knife	Knife Pickup	-	-	-	HL	su	-	-	Total 27	27	-	-	-	-	Can into blocking at any point, considered a special move, can into chain version of light attacks, Criminal Upper, Knife Throw, EX Focus, or Super 14F~until recovered. Knife considered "in hand" on 12F				-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Knife Throw	Knife Throw	70	100	10/20	HL	-	26	-	20	45	7	-	-	-	Strike attack, can be deflected by other strikes or a projectile.	X			Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	JP: 1
Fake Knife Throw	Fake Knife Throw	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Total 32	32	-	-	-	-					-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Criminal Upper	Criminal Upper	80*20x3	70*30x3	20/5x4	HL	su*-x3	13	2(1)6*4*4	22	51	-4	-	22	-	1st hit forces stand, projectile hitbox for hits 2~4, builds 4*3x3 meter on block, opponent gains 2*1x3 meter on block		X		[1st Hit]: Force stand, [2nd~4th hit]: Soft knockdown	[1st Hit]: Force stand, [2nd~4th hit]: Soft knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	Tornado: JP: 0*1*2
	Criminal Upper	70*20x4	70*30x4	20/10*5x4	HL	su*-x4	13	2(1)6*4*4*6	23	58	-8	-	21	-	1st hit forces stand, projectile hitbox for hits 2~5, builds 5x4 meter on block, opponent gains 5x2 meter on block		X		[1st Hit]: Force stand, [2nd~5th hit]: Soft knockdown	[1st Hit]: Force stand, [2nd~5th hit]: Soft knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	Tornado: JP: 0*1*2*3
	Criminal Upper	60*20x5	70*30x5	20/10*2x5	HL	su*-x5	13	2(1)4*4*4*3*3	28	61	-10	-	21	-	1st hit forces stand, projectile hitbox for hits 2~6, builds 10*2x5 meter on block, opponent gains 5*1x6 meter on block		X		[1st Hit]: Force stand, [2nd~6th hit]: Soft knockdown	[1st Hit]: Force stand, [2nd~6th hit]: Soft knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	Tornado: JP: 0*1*2*3*4
EX Criminal Upper	Criminal Upper	60*20x6	50x30*6	-250/0	HL	su*-x6	7	2(1)2*2*2*2*2*2	30	51	-11	-	21	-	1st hit forces stand, projectile hitbox for hits 2~7, opponent gains 15*6x5 meter on hit, 7*2x5 on block		X		[1st Hit]: Force stand, [2nd~7th hit]: Soft knockdown	[1st Hit]: Force stand, [2nd~7th hit]: Soft knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	All: 1~7F	-	-	-	"Punch: JP: 1 Tornado: JP: 2~7 sequentially"
Ruffian Kick	Ruffian Kick	120	150	20/40	L	-	15	8	20	42	-7	-	21	-		X			Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	2~10F	-
	Ruffian Kick	130	100	20/40	HL	-	11	4	25	39	-8	-	21	-	Reduced knock back on grounded counter hit.	X			Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	2~7F	JP: 1
	Ruffian Kick	100	100	20/40	HL	su	7	13	27	46	-19	-	21	-	Cannot hit crouching	X			Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	JP: 1
EX Ruffian Kick	Ruffian Kick	130	150	-250/0	L	-	11	7	25	42	-11	-	21	-	Opponent gains 20 meter on block	X			Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	-	-	Upper body: 11~20F	All: 11~17F, Upper Body: 18~20F	-	2~7F	JP: 1
Zonk Knuckle	Zonk Knuckle (Lv1)	130	200	40/40	HL	su	16	3	26	44	-8	-	21	-	Charge 60F, only EX Focus cancelable not Super cancelable	X			Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	Upper body: 1~11F	Upper body: 1~11F	-	-	JP: 1, JS: 99
	Zonk Knuckle (Lv2)	140	200	40/40	HL	su	17	3	26	45	-8	-	21	-	Charge 120F, only EX Focus cancelable not Super cancelable	X			Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	Upper body: 1~14F	Upper body: 1~14F	1~19F	-	JP: 1, JS: 99
	Zonk Knuckle (Lv3)	150	200	40/40	HL	su	18	3	26	46	-8	-	21	-	Charge 180F, only EX Focus cancelable not Super cancelable	X			Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	Upper body: 1~17F	Upper body: 1~17F	1~20F	-	JP: 1
EX Zonk Knuckle	Zonk Knuckle	90*70	150*100	-250/0	HL	su*-	16	1*2	26	44	-7	-	21	-	Charge 60F, opponent gains 10x2 meter on block	X			Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	All: 1~16F	-	-	-	-	JP: 1*2
Bad Spray (Face Up)	Bad Spray (Face Up)	30*30	100	0/20x2	HL	-*su	25	6*6	29	65	-14	-	21	-	Deals 13x2 stun on block, only can be performed when landing face up from a soft knockdown		X		[1st Hit]: Free Juggle, 2nd Hit: Soft knockdown	[1st Hit]: Free Juggle, 2nd Hit: Soft knockdown	[1st Hit]: Free Juggle, 2nd Hit: Soft knockdown	[1st Hit]: Free Juggle, 2nd Hit: Soft knockdown	-	All: 1~10F	-	-	-	-	JP: 1*2
Bad Spray (Face Down)	Bad Spray (Face Down)	30*30	100	0/20x2	HL	-*su	25	6*6	9	45	6	-	21	-	Deals 13x2 stun on block, only can be performed when landing face down from a soft knockdown		X		[1st Hit]: Free Juggle, 2nd Hit: Soft knockdown	[1st Hit]: Free Juggle, 2nd Hit: Soft knockdown	[1st Hit]: Free Juggle, 2nd Hit: Soft knockdown	[1st Hit]: Free Juggle, 2nd Hit: Soft knockdown	-	All: 1~10F	-	-	-	-	JP:1*2
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Total Frames	Block Adv	Hit Adv	Block Stun	Hit Stun	Extra Details	Armor Break	Proj	Throw	On Hit Ground	Counter Hit Ground	On Hit Air	Counter Hit Air	Armor	Full Invincible	Strike Invincible	Projectile Invincible	Throw Invincible	Airborne	Juggle Info
Dead End Irony	Super Combo	60*45x5*65	0	-1000/0	L*HLx6	-	1+11	9(14)3(12)3(19)7(17)6(22)3(14)7	30	177	-16	-	21	-	Opponent gains 7x20 meter on hit				[2nd~7th Hit]: Hard Knockdown	[2nd~7th Hit]: Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	-	All: 1~19F	-	-	-	-	JP: 1~7 sequentially
	Super Combo	60*45x5*65	0	-1000/0	HL	-	1+7	9(14)3(12)3(19)7(17)6(22)3(14)7	30	173	-16	-	21	-	Opponent gains 7x20 meter on hit				[2nd~7th Hit]: Hard Knockdown	[2nd~7th Hit]: Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	-	All: 1~8F	-	-	-	-	JP: 1~7 sequentially
	Super Combo	60*45x5*65	0	-1000/0	HL	-	1+7	6(2)4(11)4(18)6(17)6(22)3(14)8	29	157	-16	-	21	-	1st hit cannot hit crouching, opponent gains 7x20 meter on hit				Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	-	All: 1~12F	-	-	-	-	JP: 1~7 sequentially
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Total Frames	Block Adv	Hit Adv	Block Stun	Hit Stun	Extra Details	Armor Break	Proj	Throw	On Hit Ground	Counter Hit Ground	On Hit Air	Counter Hit Air	Armor	Full Invincible	Strike Invincible	Projectile Invincible	Throw Invincible	Airborne	Juggle Info
Final Destruction	Ultra Combo 1	83*385	0	0/0	HL	-	0+13	2	50	64	-31	-	21	-	Opponent gains 20*10x11 meter on hit	X			Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	-	All: 1~14F	-	-	-	-	JP: 1
Last Dread Dust	Ultra Combo 2	23x7*42*45x4*30*53	0	0/0	HL	-	0+7	2x7(24)2(12)2(14)2(12)2(22)2	47	161	-28	-	21	-	1st~7th hit projectile hitbox, 12th hit goes into animation, opponent gains 14x10 meter on hit		X		[12th Hit]: Hard Knockdown	[12th Hit]: Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	-	All: 1~14F	-	-	-	-	Dust: JP: 1~7 sequentially, Wrench Swings: JP: 1~5 sequentially
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Total Frames	Block Adv	Hit Adv	Block Stun	Hit Stun	Extra Details	Armor Break	Proj	Throw	On Hit Ground	Counter Hit Ground	On Hit Air	Counter Hit Air	Armor	Full Invincible	Strike Invincible	Projectile Invincible	Throw Invincible	Airborne	Juggle Info