Ultra Street Fighter IV/Rufus/Omega

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Rufus

In a nutshell

(Intro paragraph to describe overall gameplay)

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Notable Changes from USF4 to Omega

Bafcord Omega Doc - Rufus
Detailed Frame Data with USF4 Comparisons - Rufus

• General/Movement Changes:
  • Forward Dash: 4f faster (20f > 16f), slightly shorter distance
  • Throw: slightly shorter range

• Normal Move Changes:
  • -
    
    
  • Vulture Kick - 6MK - 1f faster (20f)
  • Target Combo 1 - cl.5LK~HK - 3f safer on block (-5)
  • Fragrance Palm - 6HP - 9f faster (10f), 3f worse block advantage (-8); has a new Target Combo followup
    • + TC2 (partial) - 4~6HP - new followup, -12 on block, KD on hit
    • + TC2 (full) - 236HP - new followup ender, -12 on block, KD on hit

• Special Move Changes:

• Super/Ultra Changes:

• Moves with ending Input Buffer:
  • Close 5LP, 5MP, 5LK, 5LK~HK (TC1); Far 5LP; 2LP, 2MP
  • Snake Strike (623P), Air Snake Strike (j.623P), Focus Attack + Forward Dash

Character Specific Data

Rufus

VITALS
Health:		1050	Stun:		950
WALKING
Forward Walk Speed:		0.045	Back Walk Speed:		0.030
JUMPING
Jump Total Frames:		4+39+4	Jump Distance:		2.28 Forward/Back
DASHING
Forward Dash Frames:		16	Forward Dash Distance:		1.09
Back Dash Frames:		27	Back Dash Distance:		0.94
FA + Forward Dash Frames:		18	FA + Back Dash Frames:		21
Back Dash Invincibility:		1-8	FA + Back Dash Invincibility:		0
Back Dash Airborne:		9-25	FA + Back Dash Airborne:		6-19
FOCUS ATTACK DATA
Lv1 FA + Forward Dash (Block):		-3	Lv1 FA + Back Dash (Block):		-6
Lv2 FA + Forward Dash (Block):		+3	Lv2 FA + Back Dash (Block):		0

Frame Data

Move Name	Input	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Block	On Hit	Damage	Stun	Hit Lv	Cancel	Notes
5LP (Close)	cl.	4	2	7	2	5	30	50	M	Ch Sp Su	-
5MP (Close)	cl.	5	2	10	2	5	75	100	M	Sp Su	-
5HP (Close)	cl.	5	3	22	-8	-3	90	200	M	Sp Su	Forces stand
5LK (Close)	cl.	4	2	6	3	6	30	50	M	-	-
5MK (Close)	cl.	7	2(4)3	11	0	3	30*50	50x2	M	Sp Su / -	2 hits, only 1st is cancellable
5HK (Close)	cl.	8	2	21	-5	0	110	200	M	Su	-
Move Name	Input	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Block	On Hit	Damage	Stun	Hit Lv	Cancel	Notes
5LP (Far)	far.	5	2	5	4	7	20	50	M	Ch Sp Su	-
5MP (Far)	far.	7	2	12	0	3	90	100	M	Sp Su	-
5HP (Far)	far.	9	3	16	0	4	120	200	M	-	-
5LK (Far)	far.	6	2	7	2	5	40	50	M	Sp Su	-
5MK (Far)	far.	10	1	17	-4	-1	70	100	M	-	-
5HK (Far)	far.	14	1(1)3	14	1	KD	40*60	50*100	M	-	1-11f lower body invuln (goes over lows); 2 hits, launches; KD Adv: +58
Move Name	Input	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Block	On Hit	Damage	Stun	Hit Lv	Cancel	Notes
2LP		4	2	8	1	4	30	50	M	Ch Sp Su	-
2MP		7	3	10	1	4	80	100	M	Sp Su	Anti-Air
2HP		14	2	30	-14	-10	100	200	M	-	-
2LK		4	2	9	0	3	20	50	L	Ch Sp Su	-
2MK		6	1	16	-3	0	70	100	L	Sp Su	-
2HK		12	2	22	-6	KD	120	200	L	-	KD Adv: +18
Move Name	Input	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Block	On Hit	Damage	Stun	Hit Lv	Cancel	Notes
Vulture Kick (Overhead)		20	2	16	-4	-1	60	50	H	-	-
Glory Kick (Roll)		21	2	12	0	3	50	50	L	-	-
Target Combo 1	cl. >	-	-	-	-5	KD	30*70	50*100	M	-	Puts opponent into limited juggle state; KD Adv: +51
Fragrance Palm		10	5	19	-8	KD	80	100	M	TC	KD Adv: +32
+ TC2 Partial	+ + 46HP	-	-	-	-12	KD	*60	*50	M	TC	KD Adv: +28
+ TC2 Full	+ + 236HP	-	-	-	-12	KD	*100	*100	M	Su	Dmg/Stun does not factor in scaling; KD Adv: +16
Move Name	Input	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Block	On Hit	Damage	Stun	Hit Lv	Cancel	Notes
j.LP (angled)		6	6	-	-	-	50	50	H	-	-
j.MP (angled)		6	9	-	-	-	80	100	H	-	-
j.HP (angled)		7	5	-	-	-	100	200	H	-	-
j.LK (angled)		6	7	-	-	-	50	50	H	-	-
j.MK (angled)		7	5	-	-	-	80	100	H	-	-
j.HK (angled)		7	3(4)3	-	-	-	50*40	50*100	H	-	Puts airborne opponent into limited juggle state
j.LP (neutral)		5	7	-	-	-	50	50	H	-	-
j.MP (neutral)		6	5	-	-	-	80	100	H	-	-
j.HP (neutral)		5	7	-	-	-	100	200	H	-	-
j.LK (neutral)		5	6	-	-	-	50	50	H	-	-
j.MK (neutral)		4	6	-	-	-	90	100	H	-	-
j.HK (neutral)		6	4	-	-	-	110	200	H	-	-
Falcon Kick (Divekick)	Air	11	until land	4 land	-7(4)	0(11)	70	100	M	-	Advantage varies based on height when it connects; 3f less blockstun than USF4, around -4 at worst vs. shorter standing characters
Move Name	Input	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Block	On Hit	Damage	Stun	Hit Lv	Cancel	Notes
Focus Attack Lv. 1		10+11	2	35	-21	KD	100	150	M	Dash	KD Adv: +8; +26 after Forward Dash, +23 after Back Dash
Focus Attack Lv. 2		18+11	2	35	-15	crumple	100	150	M	Dash	-
Focus Attack Lv. 3		58	2	35	crumple	crumple	160	200	-	Dash	Unblockable
Move Name	Input	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Block	On Hit	Damage	Stun	Hit Lv	Cancel	Notes
Head Bazooka (Forward Throw)		3	2	24	-	KD	180	200	T	-	KD Adv: +6
Hand Machinegun (Back Throw)	+	3	2	24	-	KD	180	200	T	-	KD Adv: +7
Move Name	Input	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Block	On Hit	Damage	Stun	Hit Lv	Cancel	Notes
LP Galactic Tornado	236+LP	9	8(6)2	20	-3	KD	40*50	50x2	M	Su	Projectile hitbox; can juggle afterward in the corner; KD Adv: +44
MP Galactic Tornado	236+MP	12	10*10(5)2	20	-4	KD	50*20*40	50x3	M	Su	Projectile hitbox; can juggle afterward in the corner; KD Adv: +44
HP Galactic Tornado	236+HP	15	10*11(5)2	20	-4	KD	50*20*50	50x3	M	Su	Projectile hitbox; can juggle afterward in the corner; KD Adv: +44
Galactic Tornado	236+PP	11	17(5)1	22	-2	KD	0*130	0*100	M	FA	Long range suction effect (no dmg/stun); projectile hitbox; can FA cancel the suction or the hit; can juggle afterward in the corner; KD Adv: +43
LP Snake Strike (Ground)	623+LP	15	2(3)2(5) 2(4)2	13	-1	6	20x3*40	20x3*40	M	Su	8 total active frames (20 including gaps); DP shortcut works
MP Snake Strike (Ground)	623+MP	17	2(3)2(5) 2(4)2	16	-4	4	20x3*60	20x3*40	M	Su	8 total active frames (19 including gaps); DP shortcut works
HP Snake Strike (Ground)	623+HP	21	2(3)2(5) 2(4)2	18	-6	1	20x5*40	20x5*40	M	Su	12 total active frames (29 including gaps); DP shortcut works
Snake Strike (Ground)	623+PP	11	2(3)2(5) 2(4)2	14	-1	KD	10x5*30*100	10x5*50*100	M	FA	7 total active frames (22 including gaps); can FA cancel any of the 6 hits (6th hit allows combo into Lv. 2 Focus); DP shortcut works; KD Adv: +11
LP Air Snake Strike	Air Air 623+LP	4	2(2)2(2)2	17 land	-16(-3)	-7(4)	20x2*60	20x2*50	M	-	6 total active frames (10 including gaps); DP shortcut works
MP Air Snake Strike	Air Air 623+MP	6	2(2)2(2) 2(3)2	17 land	-23(-3)	-20(4)	20x3*60	20x3*50	M	-	8 total active frames (15 including gaps); DP shortcut works; later hits often whiff, making it more unsafe
HP Air Snake Strike	Air Air 623+HP	9	2(1)2(3) 2(3)2(2)2	17 land	-10(0)	-21(7)	20x4*60	20x4*50	M	-	10 total active frames (19 including gaps); DP shortcut works; whiffs on short crouching characters
Air Snake Strike	Air Air 623+PP	7	1(1)2(1)1(2) 2(1)1(2)1(2)1	17 land	-13(-4)	-2(7)	20x5*40*60	20x6*50	M	-	9 total active frames (18 including gaps); DP shortcut works; whiffs on crouching characters of approximately Shoto height or less
Move Name	Input	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Block	On Hit	Damage	Stun	Hit Lv	Cancel	Notes
LK Messiah Kick	214+LK	21	5	2+35 land	B	H	80	100	M	-	9-27f airborne; KD Adv: +23
MK Messiah Kick	214+MK	24	1*5	2+35 land	B	H	30*60	50x2	M	-	9-31f airborne; KD Adv: +22
HK Messiah Kick	214+HK	17	2(10)2*3	1+33 land	B	H	20x2*60	25x2*50	M	-	9-34f airborne; KD Adv: +27
+ LK Followup	+	12	4	14+21 land	B	KD	60	100	M	Su	1-11f full invuln; Armor break; KD Adv: +39
+ MK Followup	+	19	2	19	B	KD	80	100	L	-	KD Adv: +21
+ HK Followup	+	26	5	17	B	KD	90	150	H	-	9-30f airborne; KD Adv: +9
Messiah Kick	214+KK	7	2(2)4(4) 2(17)1	27	B	KD	50x2*60	70*50*100	M	FA	1-14f full invuln, 15-23f airborne; Only final 2 hits are FA cancellable; KD Adv: +28
LK Dynasty Dash (Command Dash)	236+LK	-	-	29	-	-	-	-	-	-	6-18f low profile; earliest followup timing starts at 11f
MK Dynasty Dash (Command Dash)	236+MK	-	-	30	-	-	-	-	-	-	7-19f low profile; earliest followup timing starts at 12f
HK Dynasty Dash (Command Dash)	236+HK	-	-	32	-	-	-	-	-	-	9-21f low profile; earliest followup timing starts at 14f
+ LP Followup	+	4	4	14	1	KD	70	100	M	Su	Whiffs on crouching opponents, launches for juggle; KD Adv: +48
+ MP Followup	+	7	6	15	-4	KD	130	200	M	Su	Has juggle potential; KD Adv: +24
+ HP Followup	+	16	2	18	-2	KD	130	200	M	Su	KD Adv: +19
Dynasty Dash (Command Dash)	236+KK	-	-	29	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-18f projectile invuln; earliest followup timing starts at 9f
+ LP Followup	+	4	4	14	1	KD	80	150	M	FA	Whiffs on crouching opponents, launches for juggle; KD Adv: +48
+ MP Followup	+	7	6	15	-4	KD	170	200	M	FA	Has juggle potential; KD Adv: +24
+ HP Followup	+	16	2	18	-2	KD	200	250	M	FA	KD Adv: +19
Move Name	Input	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Block	On Hit	Damage	Stun	Hit Lv	Cancel	Notes
Spectacle Romance (Super)	236236+P	1+4	3(14)1	29	-9	KD	100x2*240	-	M	-	1-8f full invuln; side switches, no difference between P strengths; KD Adv: +78
Space Opera Symphony (Ultra 1)	236236+PPP	0+9	3(6)3(10)3(21) 3(18)2(6)3(9) 3(2)3(14)2	32	-13 (-23)	KD	440	-	M	-	1-9f full invuln; final hit whiffs on crouch block (10f worse adv.); KD Adv: +85; Full Dmg Distribution: 30*45x2*60*30x5*110
Big Bang Typhoon (Ultra 2)	214214+PPP	0+11	88	87	-74	KD	420	-	M	-	1-12f full invuln, 13-98f projectile invuln; KD Adv: +52; Vacuum effect is active entire time; strike hitbox is active 3(2)3(2), alternating forward/back and repeating; Full Dmg Distribution: 47*21x11*23x5*27
Move Name	Input	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Block	On Hit	Damage	Stun	Hit Lv	Cancel	Notes

Combos

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Useful Info

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Anti-Focus:

Anti-Projectile:

Juggles:

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