Street Fighter X Tekken/Heihachi

Heihachi

Ideal Team Position: Anchor

The original King of Iron Fists has everything he needs to decimate almost anyone put in front of him...at least on paper. He has comboable overheads that can blow through high attacks, a comboable command low that can used to hit opponents meaty on wakeup, a quick standing low that can be comboed into a full combo, a plethora of conventional and unconventional anti- airs, strong air normals, and several excellent reversals including his EX Rising Uppercut (AKA Wind Godfist), EX Dragon Uppercut, and even his Raijin Stance parries. So...what has taken him so long to be looked at as a competitive threat? The answer lies in his mobility. Like most other mixup-based characters, his mobility is quite poor with one of the worst walkspeeds in the entire game. Not only does he have trouble against zoners, but his own set of neutral buttons make it difficult for him to fire back at opponents who have superior normals to space him out. If Heihachi wants to get in, he often has to commit to his offense in ways that can make him vulnerable to a good read, and if Heihachi can’t get in the opponent’s face, he has great difficulty being effective. But if he can get in, namely if he is partnered with a point character adept as tagging in their partner and moving into position, Heihachi is more than capable of getting a win for his team as he proved at EVO 2017 with Bison as his ally.

Strengths

Weaknesses

+Excellent high-low game thanks to an overhead that is safe on block and crushes highs, and two standing lows that deal further safe pressure with one them capable of hitting an opponent meaty on wakeup. +multiple reliable anti-air and air-to-air options, all of which can lead to combos +Several safe block-strings to confirm continued pressure or combos +Strong tag synergy with many characters +His best reversal, EX Dragon Uppercut, is only -4 on landing if you executed the second hit on block, and leads to a full combo if tag cancelled upon hit. +Rising Uppercut is invincible against all but low attacks on startup +Successful parries can lead to either a tag cancel or a free tag-in

-Abysmal walkspeed -Vulnerable to whiffs as many of his moves, while safe on block, have long recovery -Almost all of his normals are stubby and not ideal for footsies, necessitating very close combat to be effective -Cannot clear large gaps of distance effectively without meter, and all EX advancing moves have long recovery

Moves

Normal Attacks

Name

Command

Notes

Standing Light Punch

Standing Medium Punch

Standing Hard Punch

Standing Light Kick

Standing Medium Kick

on 1st hit only

Standing Hard Kick

Close Hard Punch

(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

+

Jump Light Punch

/ / +

Jump Medium Punch

/ / +

crossup

Jump Hard Punch

/ / +

Jump Light Kick

/ / +

Jump Medium Kick

/ / +

crossup

Jump Hard Kick

/ / +

crossup

Unique Attacks

Name

Command

Notes

Flash Punch Combo

vs airborne on 2nd hit
on 3rd hit

Left Right Combo

+

on 2nd hit
vs airborne on 2nd hit

Demon Slayer

+

vs airborne on
2nd and 3rd hit

Demon Kicker

+

vs airborne on
2nd and 3rd hit

Tatarigoroshi

+

vs airborne

Lightning Crush

+

vs airborne

Chrome Dome

+ +

vs airborne
on

Hammer Punch

+

vs airborne
on

Eisho Mon

+

Jichinsai

+

Double Palm Strike

+

vs airborne

Muso Tettsui

+

on 2nd hit
on 2nd hit
vs airborne on 1st hit

Muso Kageki

+

on 2nd hit
vs airborne on 1st hit

Throws

Name

Command

Notes

Neck Breaker

or + +

Broken Toy

+ +

Special Moves

Name

Command

Notes

Rising Uppercut

+

Dragon Uppercut

+

   Dragon Uppercut Followup

Dragon Uppercut
(on hit or block)

Heaven's Wrath

+

standing and low attacks

Hell Axle

+

Demon Breath

+

vs airborne
on

Raijin Stance

+

vs airborne
on

Super Combo

Name

Command

Notes

Raijin's Wrath

+

Frame Data (Updated for v2013)

Move	Command	Hit	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel	JP	JC	JS	"Notes
"
Far\Close LP		H	30	4	4	7	+6	+2	SM,EX,SA,CA	1	1	1	-
Far\Close MP		H	60	5	5	13	+3	-1	SM,EX,SA,CA	2	1	1	-
Far HP		H	90	10	4	22	-1	-6	-	3	1	1	-
Far\Close LK		L	30	6	3	14	0	-4	SM,EX,SA,CA	1	1	1	-
Far\Close MK		H	50,20	5	2,2	15	+4	0	SM,EX,SA,CA	2,2	1,1	1	1st hit Knockdown vs airborne, Attacking leg crushes airborne attacks frames 1-8
Far HK		H	90	13	3	16	+6	+1	-	3	1	1	-
Close HP		H	90	12	6	25	-6	-11	SM,EX,SA,CA	3	1	1	-
Close HK		H	80	7	3	22	0	-5	SM,EX,SA,CA	3	1	1	-
Crouch LP		H	30	4	3	6	+8	+4	SM,EX,SA,CA	1	1	1	-
Crouch MP		H	60	6	4	10	+7	+3	SM,EX,SA,CA	2	1	1	-
Crouch HP		H	90	8	6	26	-6	-12	-	3	1	1	Forces standing
Crouch LK		L	30	6	2	10	+5	+1	SM,EX,SA,CA	1	1	1	-
Crouch MK		L	60	6	4	15	+2	-2	SM,EX,SA,CA	2	1	1	-
Crouch HK		L	90	7	2	24	hard knockdown	-6	-	3	1	-	-
Jump LP		M	40	6	6	until ground+4	+12	+4	-	1	1	1	-
Jump MP		M	70	6	5	until ground+4	+16	+5	-	2	1	1	-
Jump HP		M	100	10	6	until ground+4	+20	+8	-	3	1	1	-
Jump LK		M	40	6	4	until ground+4	+12	+4	-	1	1	1	-
Jump MK		M	70	7	6	until ground+4	+16	+5	-	2	1	1	-
Jump HK		M	100	9	8	until ground+4	+20	+8	-	3	1	1	-
Launcher **LC	HP+HK	H	100	13	2	54	switch	-34	-	3	-	-	"Crushes crouching attacks frames 1-14, Launches opponent while switching characters
"
Cross Cancel	f+HP+HK (while blocking)	H	100	12	3	27	hard knockdown	-8	-	-	-	-	Invulnerability frames 1-14, Resembles LP Demon Breath
Neck Breaker	LP+LK	throw	130	5	2	20	hard knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-
Broken Toy	b+LP+LK	throw	130	5	2	20	hard knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tatarigoroshi	b+MP	H	70	8	4	22	+1	-2	SM,EX,SA,CA	2	1	0	Knockdown on airborne opponent
Lightning Crush	f+LK	H	50	14	3	16	+7	+3	-	1	1	0	Knockdown on airborne opponent, Forces standing
Chrome Dome lvl 1	f+LP+MP (hold to charge)	H	80	12	2	18	+2	-2	-	1	1	0	Head has 1 point of armor during frames 1-11, Stagger (+21) on counter hit, Knockdown on airborne opponent
Chrome Dome lvl 2	f+LP+MP (hold to charge)	M	130	32	2	35	ground bounce	-9	-	2	1	0	Head has 1 point of armor during frames 1-31
Chrome Dome lvl 3	f+LP+MP (hold to charge)	unblockable	180	72	2	25	ground bounce	-	-	3	1	0	Head has 1 point of armor during frames 1-71, Whiffs vs airborne
Hammer Punch	b+LP	M	70	18	3	16	+6	-1	-	1	1	0	Crushes standing attacks frames 1-17, Stagger (+22) on counter hit, Knockdown on airborne opponent
Eisho Mon	f+MP	L	60	15	6	16	+7	+2	-	2	1	0	-
Jichinsai	b+LK	H	90	23	5	24	ground bounce	+1	-	1	1	0	-
-	LP > LP	H	30	7	3	13	-1	-3	-	1	1	0	-
Flash Punch Combo	LP > LP > MP	M	100	9	3	27	hard knockdown	-17	-	2	1	0	-
Left Right Combo	LP > b+MP	H	50	8	4	16	+1	-2	SM,EX,SA,CA	2	1	0	-
Demon Slayer	LP > b+MP > MP	H	60	8	4	19	+12	-5	-	2	1	0	-
Demon Kicker	LP > b+MP > MK	H	90	9	4	19	+12	-5	-	2	1	0	-
-	f+LP	H	50	6	5	22	-1	-4	-	1	1	0	-
Double Palm Strike	f+LP > LP	H	50	8	3	23	0	-3	SM,EX,SA,CA	1	1	0	-
Muso Tettsui	f+LP > MP	M	50	15	3	19	ground bounce	-4	-	2	1	0	-
Muso Kageki	f+LP > HP	L	60	13	6	19	+1	-1	-	3	1	0	-
Rising Uppercut LP	f,d,df+LP	H	60	16	2	23	float	-3	-	3	1	0	Upper body projectile invulnerability frames 1-15, Crushes standing attacks frames 1-8
Rising Uppercut MP	f,d,df+MP	H	60	22	2	23	float	-3	-	3	1	0	"Upper body projectile invulnerability frames 1-21, Crushes standing attacks frames 1-14
"
Rising Uppercut HP	f,d,df+HP	H	60	25	2	23	float	-3	-	3	1	0	Upper body projectile invulnerability frames 1-24, Crushes standing attacks frames 1-17
Rising Uppercut EX	f,d,df+PP	H	100	14	2	24	float	-4	-	3	1	0	Upper body invulnerability frames 1-13, Crushes standing attacks frames 1-7
Dragon Uppercut **LC	f,d,df+K	H	80	19	11	34	knockdown	-23	-	3	1	0	Upper body projectile invulnerability frames 1-14
Dragon Uppercut EX **LC	f,d,df+KK	H	120	5	11	34	knockdown	-23	-	3	1	0	Invulnerability frames 1-15
Dragon Uppercut Follow-Up	P during Dragon Uppercut	H	60	5	3	until ground+4	knockdown	-	-	4	5	0	-
Heaven's Wrath LK	hcf+LK	counter	130	1	40	21	hard knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	Lower body counters low strikes, Vulnerable to airborne attacks
Heaven's Wrath MK	hcf+MK	counter	50	1	44	21	ground bounce	-	-	-	-	2	Upper body counters high and overhead strikes, Vulnerable to airborne attacks
Heaven's Wrath HK	hcf+HK	counter	50/130	7	44	21	ground bounce/hard knockdown	-	-	-	-	2	Upper body counters high and overhead strikes, lower body counters low strikes, Vulnerable to airborne attacks
Heaven's Wrath EX	hcf+KK	counter	100	1	50	21	ground bounce/hard knockdown	-	-	-	-	2	Upper body counters high and overhead strikes, lower body counters low strikes, Vulnerable to airborne attacks, Throw invulnerability frames 1-50
Hell Axle LK	qcb+LK	H	80	12	9	29	knockdown	-16	-	3	3	0	Projectile invulnerability frames 4-21, Airborne frames 4-29
Hell Axle MK	qcb+MK	H	100	12	10	24	knockdown	-12	-	3	3	0	Projectile invulnerability frames 4-22, Airborne frames 4-29
Hell Axle HK	qcb+HK	H	80,40	14	6(12)6	34	knockdown	-18	-	3,4	3,4	0	Projectile invulnerability frames 6-38, Airborne frames 6-38
Hell Axle EX	qcb+KK	H	50x2	13	6(12)6	26	knockdown	-10	-	3,4	0,1	0	Projectile invulnerability frames 5-37, Airborne frames 5-37
Demon Breath LP	qcf+LP	H	80	10	3	17	+13	-3	-	3	3	0	Reflects projectiles frames 10-12
Demon Breath MP	qcf+MP	H	100	16	3	30	knockdown	0	-	3	3	0	Reflects projectiles frames 16-18
Demon Breath HP	qcf+HP	H	60x2	14	3	39	float	-10	-	3,3	3,1	0	Absorbs 1 projectile hit frames 14-16
Demon Breath EX	qcf+PP	H	120	16	3	29	wall bounce	-9	-	3	3	0	Reflects projectiles frames 16-18
Raijin Stance LP	hcb+LP	H	70	13	13	27	+1	-2	-	3	1	0	Chargeable: 51F for EX Version and 100F for Super Art
Raijin Stance MP	hcb+MP	H	70	15	13	28	0	-3	-	3	1	0	Chargeable: 51F for EX Version and 100F for Super Art
Raijin Stance HP	hcb+HP	H	70	18	13	30	-2	-5	-	3	1	0	Chargeable: 51F for EX Version and 100F for Super Art
Raijin Stance EX	hcb+PP	H	130,80	12	13(12)13	52	knockdown	-12	-	3,3	1,1	0	Chargeable: 51F for Super Art, Invulnerability frames 1-11
Raijin's Wrath	hcb+PPP	H	300	15	7	52	hard knockdown	-33	-	6	1	-	62 frames cinematic freeze before attack begins, Invulnerability frames 1-14
Cross Art **LC	qcf+MP+MK	H	150+	9	2	60	switch	-40	-	3	-	-	63 frames cinematic freeze before attack begins, Invulnerability frames 1-9

Boost Chain Frame Data

Move	Hit	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel	"Notes
"
Far\Close MP	H	42	5	5	18	-2	-6	EX,SA,CA	-
Far HP	H	63	10	4	31	-10	-15	-	-
Far\Close MK	H	35,14	6	2,2	20	-1	-5	EX,SA,CA	-
Far HK	H	63	13	3	25	-3	-8	-	-
Close HP	H	63	12	6	34	-15	-20	EX,SA,CA	-
Close HK	H	56	7	3	31	-9	-14	EX,SA,CA	-
Crouch MP	H	42	6	4	22	-5	-9	EX,SA,CA	-
Crouch HP	H	63	8	6	35	-15	-21	-	Forces standing
Crouch MK	L	42	6	4	20	-3	-7	EX,SA,CA	-
Crouch HK	L	63	7	2	33	hard knockdown	-15	-	-

Move Analysis

Normal Moves

N/A

Unique Attacks

N/A

Normal Throws

N/A

Special Moves

N/A

Super Combos

N/A

The Basics

N/A

Advanced Strategy

N/A

Combos

Bread and Butters

• cl.HK xx qcf+LP, b+MP xx dp+MP, cl.HP xx dp+MP, cl.HP xx dp+K>P (382)

(0bar, easy)

• cl.HK xx qcf+LP, b+MP xx qcf+HP, cr.MP, cl.HK xx dp+K>P(426)

(0bar, corner, easy)

Hit Confirm Combos

• f+LP>LP xx dp+HP, cl.HP xx dp+MP, cl.HP xx dp+K>P (342)

(0bar, easy)

• cr.MP, cl.HK xx dp+MP, cl.HP xx dp+MP, cl.HP xx dp+K>P (382)

(0bar, medium)

• cr.MP, cl.HK xx qcf+HP, st.MP, cl.HK xx dp+K>P (390)

(0bar, corner, medium)

• f+LK, cl.HK xx dp+MP, cl.HP xx dp+MP, cl.HP xx dp+K>P (372)

(0bar, medium)

Post-launch Combos

• cl.HP xx dp+MP, cl.HP xx dp+K>P

(0bar, easy)

Advanced Combos

• b+LP, st.LK xx qcf+LP, b+MP xx dp+MP, cl.HP xx dp+MP, cl.HP xx dp+K>P (367)

(0bar, overhead, medium)

• f+MP, st.LK xx qcf+LP, b+MP xx dp+MP, cl.HP xx dp+MP, cl.HP xx dp+K>P (357)

(0bar, easy)

Combos Into Supers

• N/A