Street Fighter X Tekken/M Bison

M. Bison

Ideal Team Position: Point

The Emperor of Evil emerged from the v2013 balance changes better off than he been previously, and he has risen through the ranks to find himself on many high placements in tournaments while complementing a variety of partner playstyles, including 2nd at Capcom Cup 2013 with Rolento and 1st at EVO 2017 with Heihachi. While he’s not in the top tier and there are some matchups that he has considerable difficulty against, he is knocking on the door of the Top 10 characters in the game thanks largely in part to his fast, lengthy buttons that can stop an opponent’s momentum in its tracks.

Bison benefits from the Cross Rush system better than almost anyone else in the game, using his long limbs to strike enemies from afar and confirm into a full combo when necessary. If his boost combos are blocked, punishing it can be very difficult for most of the cast, and the necessary punish for those characters that can pull it off are often esoteric. If Bison is faced with an opponent wise to that, he has several effective block strings that can further whittle away at an opponent, namely his LK Scissors Kick that is 0 on block. If the LK Scissors hits, Bison is then allowed to continue pressure with deep- hitting jumping attacks or utilizing his fast ground walk and quick normals. On some occasions, Bison even gets a full juggle off of a very ambiguous Psycho Crusher, allowing him to make a huge statement off of just one lapse in defense. His main weakness is that he is very easy to block on the ground if the opponent is wise to his tactics, and his jump is floaty enough where he can be susceptible to anti-airs. Use him as a point character as he excels at bringing in his partner with the Cross Rush system, and that partner can in turn create the openings that Bison cannot.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Fast walkspeed Long limbs give his access to hit confirms and block strings that would otherwise be unsafe for most of the cast Low startup of longest limbs allow him to punish blocked cross rushes at ranges that would otherwise be difficult or impossible for other characters to punish at Strong air-to-air combos Possesses ambiguous cross-ups against quick-rising opponents with the use of the correct Psycho Crusher depending on the range and position of the opponent Devil’s Reverse allows him to control spacing or burn time on the clock, giving him the ability to dictate the pace of the match to his liking Possesses two very strong reversals that can allow him to reset neutral (EX Psycho Crusher and EX Devil’s Reverse) EX Psycho Crusher is near impossible for most matchups to bait and punish Higher than average throw damage

High floaty jump can make him somewhat easy to anti-air Lack of reliable anti-air options as his best standing anti-air, s.HK, has not air crush properties and can frequently be beaten by jumping attacks Can have difficulty opening up blocking opponents thanks to no overhead options and a deceptively small throw hitbox

Moves

Normal Attacks

Name

Command

Notes

Standing Light Punch

Standing Medium Punch

Standing Hard Punch

Standing Light Kick

Standing Medium Kick

Standing Hard Kick

Close Light Punch

(near opponent)

Close Medium Punch

(near opponent)

Close Hard Punch

(near opponent)

Close Medium Kick

(near opponent)

Close Hard Kick

(near opponent)

Crouching Light Punch

+

Crouching Medium Punch

+

Crouching Hard Punch

+

Crouching Light Kick

+

Crouching Medium Kick

+

Crouching Hard Kick

+

Neutral Jump Light Punch

+

Neutral Jump Medium Punch

+

Neutral Jump Hard Punch

+

Neutral Jump Light Kick

+

Neutral Jump Medium Kick

+

Neutral Jump Hard Kick

+

Angled Jump Light Punch

/ +

Angled Jump Medium Punch

/ +

vs airborne

Angled Jump Hard Punch

/ +

Angled Jump Light Kick

/ +

Angled Jump Medium Kick

/ +

crossup

Angled Jump Hard Kick

/ +

Unique Attacks

Name

Command

Notes

Hell Attack

(during angled jump)

vs airborne

Throws

Name

Command

Notes

Deadly Throw

or + +

Death Tower

+ +

Special Moves

Name

Command

Notes

Psycho Crusher

(charge) +

armor on

Head Press
"Head Stomp"

(charge) +

vs airborne
on

   Somersault Skull Diver

Head Press

Devil Reverse

(charge) +

Bison Warp

or + or

Double Knee Press

(charge) +

on 2nd hit
on 5th hit on
on 5th hit on

Super Combo

Name

Command

Notes

Knee Press Nightmare

(charge) +

Move Analysis

Normal Moves

• Far/Close LK - Bison's fastest button, it can easily link into itself for boost combos and it is special cancellable by itself. It has a good hitbox for a 3f move hitting standing and crouching enemies.
• Far MP - good balance of great hitbox and retracted hurtbox. It is special canellable and works well as a whiff punish as he can then boost, do a special move, or go into a CADC situation to begin a tic throw game
• Far MK - Bison's farthest reaching poke. You will use this to space out his boost combos so that they are harder to punish. It has a large forward hurtbox that can frequently be stuffed by enemies even at a distance well outside striking range
• Stand HK - Bison's most reliable anti-air, it does not have air crush and its hitbox is firmly diagnoal, which means it must be spaced a certain way for it to be effective. It is also a strong whiff punisher.
• Crouching LK - 4f, good range and easily links into other normals.
• j.mk - Bison's main crossup, best used as Bison starts to fall back down from a jump for most effective use. It has a decent amount of priority in air to air situations, as well
• j.lk - While it does not put enemies in a float state unless it is a CH, it's a strong alternative air to air if you believe the enemy is prepared to meet Bison's j.mp or j.mk in A2A situations
• j.HP - Bison's best jump-in. It has very large hitbox especially below his body, perfect for catching enemies on the ground who may mistime their anti-air. As a jump-in heavy attack, it has good frame data on hit or block to give you plenty of time to confirm your next attack.

Unique Attacks

• j.mp x 2 - this move can be delayed between the string and has a high hitbox for easy air to air combos. In the air it will place enemies in a float state regardless of CH properties

Normal Throws

N/A

Special Moves

• Double Knee Press - LK is the safest on block but does not launch enemies. MK and HK can create a float state but are easily punishable on block.
• Psycho Crusher - Bison's primary combo ender, it can be used in okizeme to cross up enemies. If the enemy is hit at the head of the PC on wakeup, it puts them in a float state for juggles. The EX version is invulnerable on startup and is his best reversal
• Head Press/Skull Diver - Utility is mostly the same as in other games. It can be backdashed away from and punished easily. It's best used to catch jumping enemies
• Devil Reverse - Bison can annoy enemies from afar with feints, or let the move go unfulfilled to tricky empty dive shenanigans (empty lows, throws, baiting enemies into thinking it was a stomp etc). The actual diving followup causes a float state
• Teleport - Bison can use this move to reset neutral and force the enemy to chase after him all over again. It's best used on wakeup or in blockstrings to teleport away. The forward teleport can put Bison in a situation to punish raw tags.

Super Combos

N/A

The Basics

N/A

Advanced Strategy

N/A

Combos

Bread and Butters

• N/A

Hit Confirm Combos

• N/A

Advanced Combos

• N/A

Combos Into Supers

• N/A