Street Fighter X Tekken/Zangief

Zangief

Ideal Team Position: Anchor

Zangief is the archetypical grappler, on a brave quest to press forward towards his enemy with a large body and above-average health bar so that he can get close enough to slam them into the ground with devastating command throws. As the years have passed, he has learned new methods of attack to supplement his wrestling ways, adding a plethora of strikes and movement options that can bring him closer to the opponent quickly as well as deliver hit-based combos should the situation call for it. In Street Fighter x Tekken, Zangief benefits greatly from the Cross Rush system, using his fast, long-reaching crouching jab to link into devastating combos to bring his partner in for full damage. Furthermore, his SPD upon successful completion lands the opponent in a hard knockdown a perfect distance away for Zangief to easily react to whatever the opponent tries to do next. If they stand still, Zangief can continue his advance. If they try to roll forward, they’re just far enough away where Zangief can easily react with a normal throw to kill their red health and place them in yet another hard knockdown position. Despite all of this, he still struggles with closing large gaps of distance in a reasonable amount of time, and this weakness can prove fatal thanks to how important clock management is in this game. When looking to play Zangief, let his partner make his way in and then set up a situation where Zangief doesn’t have to travel as far to press forward and make the opponent play his game.

Strengths

Weaknesses

+Lariat is an excellent anti-air that can hit opponents coming from the front or back, and has an invulnerability window where he can use it as a reversal +Has the farther-reaching command grab in the game with LP SPD, and the completed SPD places him in perfect position to pressure opponent on knockdown +Possesses several fast, far-reaching pokes that reach far enough to easily convert into links for boost combos

-Slow walkspeed -Jump has a high ceiling but is very shallow, further limiting his forward movement -Struggles with clock management due to difficulty advancing quickly and long animations on his most damaging options. -Limited tag synergy

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 Light Kick

(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

+

low

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

/ +

Angled Jump Hard Punch

/ +

Angled Jump Light Kick

/ +

Angled Jump Medium Kick

/ +

Angled Jump Hard Kick

/ +

Unique Attacks

Name

Command

Notes

Flying Body Attack

angled jump
+

vs airborne
crossup

Double Knee Drop

angled jump
+

vs airborne
crossup

Headbutt

vertical jump
+ or

vs airborne

Long Kick

+

Throws

Name

Command

Notes

Bodyslam

or + +

Brain Buster

+ +

Special Moves

Name

Command

Notes

Spinning Piledriver

+

Banishing Flat

+

on
vs airborne

Double Lariat

knocks opponent

Quick Double Lariat

knocks opponent

Flying Power Bomb
"Running Bear Grab"

far +

gains on and

Atomic Suplex

close +

gains on and

Super Combo

Name

Command

Notes

Final Atomic Buster

+

Frame Data (Updated for v2013)

Move	Command	Hit	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel	JP	JC	JS	"Notes
"
Far LP		H	30	4	2	10	+5	+1	SM,EX,SA,CA	1	1	1	Rapid fire cancelable into light normal attacks
Far MP		H	80	5	2	14	+5	+1	-	2	1	1	-
Far HP		H	120	12	4	24	-3	-8	-	3	1	1	-
Far LK **LC		H	40	5	2	12	+3	-1	SM,EX,SA,CA	1	1	1	-
Far MK		H	80	7	7	17	-3	-7	-	2	1	1	-
Far HK		H	120	11	4	21	0	-5	-	3	1	1	Whiffs on crouching opponent
Close LP		H	40	4	6	7	+4	0	SM,EX,SA,CA	1	1	1	Rapid fire cancelable into light normal attacks
Close MP		H	80	5	2	14	+5	+1	SM,EX,SA,CA	2	1	1	-
Close HP **LC		H	120	7	4	17	+5	-1	-	3	1	1	Forces standing
Close LK		H	40	4	2	9	+6	+2	-	1	1	1	-
Close MK **LC		H	80	4	2	16	+3	-1	SM,EX,SA,CA	2	1	1	-
Close HK		H	120	7	5	21	0	-6	-	3	1	1	Forces standing
Crouch LP		H	30	4	3	10	+4	0	SM,EX,SA,CA	1	1	1	Rapid fire cancelable into light normal attacks
Crouch MP		H	70	8	5	12	+4	0	-	2	1	1	-
Crouch HP		H	120	14	4	15	+7	+1	-	3	1	1	Forces standing
Crouch LK		L	40	5	3	9	+5	+1	SM,EX,SA,CA	1	1	1	-
Crouch MK		L	80	9	4	14	+3	-1	-	2	1	1	-
Crouch HK		L	120	9	5	23	hard knockdown	-8	-	3	1	-	-
Jump Up LP		M	50	5	5	until ground+4	+12	+4	-	1	1	1	-
Jump Up MP		M	90	7	4	until ground+4	+16	+5	-	2	1	1	-
Jump Up HP		M	130	11	6	until ground+4	+20	+8	-	3	1	1	-
Jump Up LK		M	50	7	4	until ground+4	+12	+4	-	1	1	1	-
Jump Up MK		M	90	9	5	until ground+4	+16	+5	-	2	1	1	-
Jump Up HK		M	130	9	6	until ground+4	+20	+8	-	3	1	1	-
Jump Diagonal LP		M	50	6	5	until ground+4	+12	+4	-	1	1	1	-
Jump Diagonal MP		M	90	7	3	until ground+4	+16	+5	-	2	1	1	-
Jump Diagonal HP		M	130	10	6	until ground+4	+20	+8	-	3	1	1	-
Jump Diagonal LK		M	50	7	4	until ground+4	+12	+4	-	1	1	1	-
Jump Diagonal MK		M	90	9	10	until ground+4	+16	+5	-	2	1	1	-
Jump Diagonal HK		M	130	9	6	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	130	15	2	26	hard knockdown	-12	-	-	-	-	Invulnerability frames 1-16, Resembles HP Banishing Flat
Body Slam	LP+LK	throw	150	5	2	20	hard knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kirinshu	b+LP+LK	throw	150	5	2	20	hard knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-
Flying Body Attack	d+HP during diagonal jump	M	100	6	7	until ground+4	+17	+5	-	3	1	0	Knockdown on airborne opponent
Double Knee Drop	d+LK during diagonal jump	M	70	7	6	until ground+4	+12	+4	-	1	1	0	Knockdown on airborne opponent
MP Headbutt	u+MP during vertical jump	M	110	4	6	until ground+4	+16	+5	-	2	1	0	Knockdown on airborne opponent, Ground bounce on grounded counter hit
HP Headbutt	u+HP during vertical jump	M	90	6	3	until ground+4	+20	+8	-	3	1	0	Ground bounce on airborne opponent
Long Kick	df+HK	L	150	14	7	21	hard knockdown	-8	-	3	1	-	-
Spinning Piledriver LP	f,df,d,db,b,ub+LP	throw	200	5	2	52	hard knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spinning Piledriver MP	f,df,d,db,b,ub+MP	throw	220	7	2	49	hard knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spinning Piledriver HP	f,df,d,db,b,ub+HP	throw	240	9	2	47	hard knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spinning Piledriver EX	f,df,d,db,b,ub+PP	throw	230	5	2	47	hard knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	Strike and projectile invulnerability frames 1-5
Banishing Flat LP	f,d,df+LP	H	110	12	7	20	-2	-4	-	3	3	0	Front half of body projectile invulnerability frames 6-18, Hit counts as projectile, Knockdown on airborne opponent
Banishing Flat MP	f,d,df+MP	H	110	14	10	20	-6	-8	-	3	3	0	Front half of body projectile invulnerability frames 8-23, Hit counts as projectile, Knockdown on airborne opponent
Banishing Flat HP	f,d,df+HP	H	110	17	7	20	-4	-6	-	3	3	0	Front half of body projectile invulnerability frames 8-23, Hit counts as projectile, Knockdown on airborne opponent
Banishing Flat EX	f,d,df+PP	H	60x2	14	2	17	ground bounce	-4	-	3,3	3,3	0	Projectile invulnerability frames 1-15, Hits count as projectile, Knockdown on airborne opponent
Double Lariat **LC	PPP	H	100(120)	5	2(4)7(2)7(3)9(2)8(4)3	14	knockdown	-17	-	3	4	0	Upper body invulnerability frames 1-6, Mid body invulnerability frames 7-55, Projectile invulnerability frames 7-55, On block: -43 on crouching opponent
Quick Lariat	KKK	H	100	5	5(3)8(4)3	11	float	+8	-	3	4	0	Lower body invulnerability frames 1-33, On block: -18 on crouching opponent
Flying Power Bomb LK	f,df,d,db,b,ub+LK	throw	200	10-52	2	46	hard knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	Chargeable: 51F for EX Version and 100F for Super Art, Throw hitbox triggers when near opponent, 1 point of armor during frames 28-52
Flying Power Bomb MK	f,df,d,db,b,ub+MK	throw	200	10-54	2	46	hard knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	Chargeable: 51F for EX Version and 100F for Super Art, Throw hitbox triggers when near opponent, 1 point of armor during frames 28-54
Flying Power Bomb HK	f,df,d,db,b,ub+HK	throw	200	10-61	2	46	hard knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	Chargeable: 51F for EX Version and 100F for Super Art, Throw hitbox triggers when near opponent, 1 point of armor during frames 28-60
Flying Power Bomb EX	f,df,d,db,b,ub+KK	throw	200	5-65	2	46	hard knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	Chargeable: 51F for Super Art, 1 point of armor during frames 1-64, Throw hitbox triggers when near opponent
Atomic Suplex	f,df,d,db,b,ub+LK	throw	230	8	2	-	hard knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	Chargeable: 51F for EX Version and 100F for Super Art
Atomic Suplex EX	f,df,d,db,b,ub+KK	throw	250	3	2	-	hard knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	Chargeable: 51F for Super Art, 1 point of armor
Final Atomic Buster	f,df,d,db,b,ub+KKK	throw	340	0	2(1-36)2	46	hard knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	84 frames cinematic freeze before attack begins, 1 point of armor during frames 1-38, 2nd active frames trigger near opponent
Cross Art **LC	qcf+MP+MK	H	150+	9	2	32	switch	-12	-	3	-	-	64 frames cinematic freeze before attack begins, Invulnerability frames 1-10

Boost Chain Frame Data

Move	Hit	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel	"Notes
"
Far LP	H	30	4	2	10	+5	+1	-	Rapid fire cancelable into light normal attacks
Far MP	H	56	5	2	24	-5	-9	-	-
Far HP	H	84	12	4	35	-14	-19	-	-
Far LK **LC	H	40	4	2	12	+3	-1	-	-
Far MK	H	56	7	7	22	-8	-12	-	-
Far HK	H	84	11	4	30	-9	-14	-	Whiffs on crouching opponent
Close LP	H	40	4	6	7	+4	0	-	Rapid fire cancelable into light normal attacks
Close MP	H	56	5	2	24	-5	-9	EX,SA,CA	-
Close HP	H	84	7	4	26	-4	-10	-	Forces standing
Close LK	H	40	4	2	9	+6	+2	-	-
Close MK **LC	H	56	4	2	25	-6	-10	EX,SA,CA	-
Close HK	H	84	7	5	30	-9	-15	-	Forces standing
Crouch LP	H	30	4	3	10	+4	0	-	Rapid fire cancelable into light normal attacks
Crouch MP	H	49	8	5	17	-1	-5	-	-
Crouch HP	H	84	12	4	29	-7	-13	-	Forces standing
Crouch LK	L	40	5	3	9	+5	+1	-	-
Crouch MK	L	56	9	4	22	-5	-9	-	-
Crouch HK	L	84	9	5	32	hard knockdown	-17	-	-

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.MP, st.MP~st.HP~HP_HK

(0bar, xrush, close, hard)

• cl.HP, st. LK x dp+HP

(0bar, close, medium)

Hit Confirm Combos

• cr.LP xx cr.LP xx st.LK~st.MK~st.HP~HP_HK

(0bar, xrush, easy)

Post-launch Combos =

• cl.HP, st.LK xx dp+P

(0bar, medium)

• cl.MP, st.MP, st.MK~st.HK

(0bar, easy)

• cl.HP, cl.MP, cl.MP xx dp+P

(0bar, corner, hard)

• cl.MP, cl.MP, cl.MP xx KKK (or PPP)

(0bar, corner, easy)

Advanced Combos

• cl.HP, st.LK xx dp+PP, cr.HP, st.LK xx dp+P

(1bar, close, hard)

• cl.HP, st.LK xx dp+PP, cr.MK, cl.MP, cl.MP xx KKK (or PPP)

(1bar, close, corner, medium)

• cl.HP, st.LK xx dp+PP, cr.MK, cl.MK, st.MK~st.HK

(1bar, close, medium)

Combos Into Supers

• N/A