SvC Chaos: SNK Vs Capcom/Ryu

Overview

Combos

Matchups

Strategy

Misc.

隆, Ryu
Category	Normal
Playstyle	Balanced shoto
Difficulty	Easy
Max Mode Needed?	Up to you
Tier Placement	Pretty Good (B)
Standing Hitbox	Average
Crouching Hitbox	Short
Defense Modifier	223
Wall Jump	No

Introduction

Ryu, the main character of the Street Fighter series and its poster boy, is the same guy to star in the same game responsible for making the fighting game genre the way it is today thanks to the release of Street Fighter II. As the titular shoto and fighting game character, he's just as simple here as he is in any other game, but whether that's a good or bad thing is up to you. In SVC at least, if you have played him in any other game, you already know how to play him here, but while he's certainly decent, well... he's Ryu. As vanilla as they come, he's a little too honest for the likes of SVC. But when bosses aren't a factor, he tends to stand out a little more at least. And if you've ever considered playing Ken, but you don't want to play Violent Ken for whatever reason, just pick Ryu instead.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Extremely easy to learn: Chances are you've played Ryu before and already know his gist. Even if you haven't, he carries a simple move list which takes no time to learn to use and primarily focuses on zoning. Easily a recommended starter character for pretty much any fighting game he's in, and SVC is no different. Good movement: Ryu doesn't have access to any special movement techniques that other characters don't have, but he makes up for it by having a good walking speed, better jumps than some of the other shotos like Ken, his tatsu that moves him forward, and in a small way his f.B command normal. Playing neutral is quite comfortable for him. Solid projectiles: Ryu's fireballs come out fairly quickly, have good frame data to them, and allow him to fight fireball wars well. Though the special form of his fireball doesn't change much, it has its own benefits. Plus, his super fireball is one of the better projectile supers in the game, not only for combos but neutral and punishes, too. Max Mode loop in the corner: Gives Ryu one notable use of max mode in the corner and allows him to up his damage further if you can set it up. Easy cross up mixup glitch: Ryu is capable of creating cross-up vortexes for free damage after setting up with his tatsu in some cases, giving him some extra oki mixup. Against more experienced players - assuming they didn't forget Ryu has a crossup glitch - this isn't as effective, but free damage is free damage. And even better, Ryu now has the street cred of saying he isn't the most honest character in a game now. Easy, practical, and effective combos: As with Ryu himself, his combos are easy to learn and if you've played SF or KOF before, or even both, you can pretty much piece them together yourself. They're simple but rewarding combos, and it's just enough to help carry him. Better than Ken: In short, Ken is not very good regardless of what the meta is. There are some things Ken does better than Ryu can, but they're few and far between that if you really want to play a traditional shoto character, your best bet is Ryu. Not to mention, zoning is usually more rewarding than playing rushdown is in SVC.

Stubby range: Depending on the buttons and specials used, Ryu can be pretty stubby. His active hitboxes aren't too big and can give him trouble in neutral, where he'll need to get closer, otherwise. Basic mixups: Ryu's kit being as straight-forward as it is gives little room for mixups, which can make it harder to open opponents up. Ryu has to essentially play more linearly. Max Mode combos are limited: Outside of his corner max mode loop, Ryu doesn't really get much out of max mode, let alone in neutral. On the flip side, this means he can use his meter for other purposes, too, and thus doesn't need to save up for max mode. Poor meter dump: Outside of the corner loops with max mode, Ryu hardly gets much with dumping his meter for supers or max mode combos. While his damage is increased more overall, it's not as much as other characters, and more importantly, his non-fireball supers are hard to combo into. Let alone, Ryu's combo variety isn't large to begin with. Needs meter for consistent midscreen confirms: Ryu's fireball super is a really good super, but without meter he can't use it. Combined with his stubby range, Ryu has issues getting consistent midscreen hit confirms due to hitbox wonkiness and other factors like pushback on hit. Bad Exceed: Far from the worst exceed in the game, but Ryu's exceed isn't easy to use, either. Stubby range, and it loses most of its damage if the first hit whiffs. Ryu has few combos into exceed, either, and needs to be very close for the full exceed to connect. While rewarding, it pretty much leaves Ryu only able to use it as a punish and throwing it out otherwise is asking to waste it. You'll need clean confirms for it to fully connect consistently. Jack-of-all-trades with only the basics: If put in the context of a meta with no boss characters, this doesn't hurt Ryu too much. His preference for zoning and footsies still puts him in a favorable position against some matchups, and his tools are good enough to work with that he can handle the main roster just fine, especially with solid fireballs. With bosses, Ryu is still arguably pretty decent but definitely takes a hit in viability. He's too linear and honest for his own good in a broken game, but can still hold his ground depending on the matchup, regardless. Still, if he can do something, someone does it better than he can.

SVC Chaos: SNK VS Capcom Frame Data Glossary
Damage	How much damage the attack does. This takes into account no defense modifiers, so the damage assumes a 0% damage modifier, or in other words the average defense modifier of 223 against characters like Kyo and Ryu. Note: Damage is a little inconsistent. Example: Geese cl.A deals 5 damage. Against Zero, sometimes it does 5 pixels of damage to his life bar, other times it does 4 pixels. Against Ryu, cl.A does 4 pixels of damage, other times it does 3 pixels of damage. This info comes from the Enterbrain Mook, but most likely this is the cause of damage modifiers skewing the damage slightly, thus making it a bit inconsistent. Damage values listed are pulled from the SVC Chaos Enterbrain Mook, save Athena, Red Arremer, Serious Mr. Karate and Shin Akuma. It is listed because it's an official source for this info, just keep in mind damage is not 1-to-1 due to varying health values and screwy ways the game calculates damage anyways. There will be a question mark next to the four mentioned characters because it's only a guess as to what the actual damage values are (until health and damage are better understood), since they were never gathered in the Mook. Unfortunately, when doing attacks, the numbers dealt in damage do not match up with the mook. As an example, Geese's cl.C does 16 damage according to the mook, but against characters like Zero, it only does 14-15 damage, and very rarely it does 16 damage. Against Ryu, it does 12-13 damage at most. But against Orochi Iori, it also does 14-15 damage, and very rarely it does 16 damage. The mook does not explain how the numbers are obtained either, or against who they're tested against, if anyone. In other words, how these numbers were obtained if not through data mining is a mystery in itself, but it can be best assumed it was against 255 defense modifier characters, and at the max damage possible. Lastly, moves like Geese cl.D, though it says 10x2 for the damage, which is true, damage scaling reduces total damage on the second hit. Max Mode also reduces damage dealt by roughly half at most.
Counter Damage	How much damage the attack does on a counter hit, or when it connects with an opponent while they're performing an attack. Counter damage values listed are pulled from the SVC Chaos Enterbrain Mook, save Athena, Red Arremer, Serious Mr. Karate and Shin Akuma.
Guard	Where the attack hits, and thus where it must be blocked. Mids can be blocked standing and crouching Overheads must be blocked standing Lows must be blocked crouching Unblockable cannot be blocked Throws break through block up-close
Guard Crush	How much guard meter damage the attack does to the green Guard Gauge.
Stun	How many points of stun the attack adds to the opponent's invisible Stun Gauge.
Meter	How much meter is gained for performing/landing the attack. Special moves earn meter both when activated and when they connect with the opponent, whether it hits them or they block it.
Cancel	The type of cancel the attack can perform. Any - All cancel types work Ch - Chain cancel; it can chain into other attacks (mostly just lights) Self - Can chain only into itself Cmd - Command cancel; can cancel into command normals Sp - Special cancel; can cancel into special moves, and almost always this means super cancels are possible too Su - Super cancel; can cancel into super moves Free - Free cancel; can be cancelled in Max Mode by other special moves or super moves Written only for special moves as all normals can be Free Cancelled, so writing it in for every move would be redundant X - Cannot be cancelled, either outside of Max Mode or that it cannot be cancelled at all
Startup	How many frames it takes before the move becomes 'active' or has a hitbox. The SVC Chaos wiki uses classic startup notation, which does not include the first active frame. A move with 3 startup becomes active on frame 4. Super and Exceed startup will calculate both the frames before and after the super flash animation as such: X+Y, with X being the startup frames before the flash animation and Y being the startup frames after the flash animation. The startup will not take into account the frames of the flash animation itself where time freezes and the opponent player cannot act. Super flashes last 28 frames, whereas Exceed flashes last 27 frames. Because there is currently no way to view throw boxes, it is assumed that throws/command grabs are at most 0-1 frames of startup. Truthfully, we don't actually know though.
Active	How many frames a move remains active (can hurt opponents) for. Consecutive sets of active frames on a multi-hit move are separated by a comma. (Example: 3, 4 - The attack has its first hitbox for 3 frames, then the second hitbox for 4 frames) If there is a gap between sets of active frames, the gap is denoted by a number in parentheses. (Example: 3, (2), 4 - The attack is active for 3 frames, then is not active for the next two frames, followed by being active again for 4 frames.) Throw boxes are not visible either through dipswitches or the hitbox viewer so it's only a guess how active throws and command grabs are, but it's probably one active frame at most. This also applies to hitbox images - they will still show the push and hurtboxes of characters but outside of that, unfortunately there is no way to depict the throw boxes at the moment.
Recovery	How many frames it takes for a move to finish after it's been active.
Total	The total number of frames the attack lasts on screen for. This adds up the startup, active, and recovery frames into one number.
Hit/Block Adv	These are frame advantage values when the attack hits or is blocked. If the number is positive, then the move will end before the defender can act again. If the number is negative, the defender will be able to act before the attacker and maybe even punish. SKD refers to a soft knockdown, or a knockdown you can tech roll out of. HKD refers to a hard knockdown, one that you cannot tech roll out of. All frame advantages assume Ryu as the opponent. If there are variable wakeup times, it is currently unknown info. Also assume that on soft knockdowns, the frame advantage is when the opponent does not tech roll. If needed, a second frame advantage will be added next to it for when they do tech roll. Frame advantages of projectiles assumes the opponent is point blank range. Any farther and this obviously changes and/or doesn't matter. Block advantage assumes no use of Guard Cancel Front Step. For one, it obviously decreases the attacker's frame advantage significantly. When the defender uses GCFS is also a variable factor so you cannot provide a hard answer as to what the frame advantage is after GCFS, as well as how soon they cancel GCFS into an attack. Generally speaking, just assume the block advantage minus the active frames of GCFS (18 frames), and that's a rough estimate of the frame advantage when GCFS is performed. Do keep in mind that GCFS technically has a slight delay when the dash is performed even if you register the input as early as possible. This doesn't really matter in most cases, since the attacker will automatically be quite minus after most attacks. It would only matter in situations where the attacker can punish GCFS attempts like with throws or multi-hit attacks, but even then, that's because the attacker canceled the blocked attack into another attack that the frame advantage of the blocked attack after GCFS no longer matters in that situation. All that matters, then, is the attack is cancelable at all.
Invulnerability	Indicates whether there's any frames of invulnerability during the attack.

Move List

Normal Moves

Close Normals

cl.A

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	3	5	5	13	+2	+0	-
Fast elbow attack that can be normal canceled, and chain into all of the Light Attacks. I won't recomend you to use this, because it will whiff on most crouching characters.

cl.B

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	4	4	8	16	+0	-2	-
Cancelable kick that won't whiff on low crouching characters, and can be normal canceled. You can use this one, but it can't chain into other Light Attacks.

cl.C

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	4	2, (2), 3	14	25	-1	-3	-
Good for combos when you need damage. You can easily cancel it on any special move.

cl.D

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	9	5, (2), 2	15	33	2nd = +3	2nd= +1	-
The classic two-hit axe kick. It's a good move to use on the opponent's wakeup(It won't whiff on low crouching chars), but the hits cannot be normal canceled, sadly.

Far Normals

st.A

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	5	4	4	13	+4	+2	-
Fast punch that can be normal canceled, and can chain into all of the other Light normals, including itself. Use it as a poke, as it can hit most crouching characters.

st.B

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	7	6	7	20	-1	-3	-
Kick aiming up. The best way to use it is as an anti-air, but you'll probably use the DP instead(It's better, I know).

st.C

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	7	6	16	29	-2	-4	-
Strong punch with decent reach. Won't whiff on most low crouching characters, but cannot be normal canceled. If you want a damaging poke, use this one.

st.D

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	9	3	17	29	+0	-2	-
Another kick aiming up. Wanna use it as an anti-air? If yes, why? Just do the DP instead.

Crouch Normals

cr.A

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	4	4	8	16	+0	-2	-
Good cancelable punch. Better than the f.A, I can say(Has more reach, and won't whiff on some low crouching chars). Can chain into other Light Attacks, including itself.

cr.B

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	3	4	8	15	+0	-2	-
Kick that hits low. Generally, this move is used as a Light Attack chain starter(See the combos section for more details). It can be normal canceled too.

cr.C

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	5	1, 1, 6	20	33	-8	-10	-
A punch aiming up that can be normal canceled. You can use it as an anti-air(Just use the DP), or on combos(If you like to hold down during them).

cr.D

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	11	2	22	35	SKD	-6	-
This is the classic cancelable sweep. You can do interesting things if you cancel it on a tatsu... You'll see more details about this later.

Jumping Normals

nj.A

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Overhead	-	-	-	-	5	11	-	-	-	-	-
Neutral Jumping Attack A stopped chop. It's good as an air-to-air, use it defensively only.

j.A

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Overhead	-	-	-	-	4	10	-	-	-	-	-
Diagonal Jumping Attack Just a simple punch. You can use it as a jump-in for combos, it stays for a good time, and you easily combo after it hits. Remember that it won't do that damage.

nj.B

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Overhead	-	-	-	-	4	10	-	-	-	-	-
Neutral Jumping Attack Kick aiming up. Good to use when you're in the air, and your opponent jumps higher than you.

j.B

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Overhead	-	-	-	-	5	9	-	-	-	-	-
Diagonal Jumping Attack You'll remember this... Knee... Punch... Dunno, but you can crossup(And easily combo) with it.

nj.C

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Overhead	-	-	-	-	5	3	-	-	-	-	-
Neutral Jumping Attack The best neutral jump-in. It doesn't stays for a long time, but you can combo after it hits.

j.C

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Overhead	-	-	-	-	7	4	-	-	-	-	-
Diagonal Jumping Attack Punch to use as a jump attack. It does good damage, but I think the below is better.

nj.D

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Overhead	-	-	-	-	4	5	-	-	-	-	-
Neutral Jumping Attack Air-to-air kick. Use it defensively against your opponent's jumps.

j.D

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Overhead	-	-	-	-	5	3	-	-	-	-	-
Diagonal Jumping Attack Great kick. Good reach, good damage, and can crossup. If you want to crossup, but you're having problems with the combos, just use the j.B instead.

Command Normals

Hiji Ate
b.A

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dunno if this one is useful. If won't whiff on low crouching characters, but can be normal canceled, and saldy, can't combo into special moves(But can combo into Supers).

Sakotsu Wari
f.A

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ryu's classic two-hit overhead. Cannot be normal canceled, but you can cancel the two hits on Max Mode. Use this on the opponent's wakeup, or if he/she is a turtler.

Senpuu Kyaku
f.B

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Interesting kick. If you use it alone, when the opponent takes a hit from this move, Ryu will be on a frame advantage(Meaning that Ryu will recover from the move before his opponent recovers from the hitstun). Some attacks that can followup it: f.A(If you walk a little forward), f.C, db+D, QCF(2x)+P and QCB(2x)+K. If you normal/max cancel any move into it, Ryu will still be on a frame advantage, but you can't combo after the move hits. This move is just for punish combos. Ryu has a Max Mode loop involving it too.

Kurubushi Kick (cr.MK)
db.D

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
The Shoto's cr.MK. You'll know how to use this one, except for the fact that you can normal cancel a normal into it. It can be normal canceled too, remember that.

Throws

Throw

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
24	24	Throw	0	0	0	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Throw

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
24	24	Throw	0	0	0	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Guard Cancel Blowback
on Block

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
0	0	Mid	0	0	0	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Special Moves

Hadou Ken
qcf P

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
The basic and classic projectile. It's just a normal projectile, so use it like one, okay?

Shakunetsu Hadou Ken
hcf P

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Another projectile, but this one will do more damage, and won't eat other normal projectiles, it will just be negated, sadly. If you hit your opponent with this while near him/her(Like on a combo), he/she will be knocked down.

Shouryuu Ken
dp P

Version	Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
dp A	-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Version	Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
dp C	-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
The basic DP. Use it as an anti-air, or on combos. You can max cancel the hit into almost anything too, which is cool. Learn how to use this move, and be free to use it.

Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku
qcb K

Version	Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
qcb B	-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Version	Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
qcb D	-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
The tatsu, probably the less used move on Ryu's list. It's very useful here, it even has a wakeup crossup glitch involving it! We'll see that later.

Kuuchuu Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku
j.qcb K

Version	Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
j.qcb B	-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Version	Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
j.qcb D	-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
This one is useful only to change your jump arc while being offensive/defensive. You can input it like: QCB, ub/u/uf+K to perform it quickly.

Super Moves

Shinkuu Hadouken
qcf x2 P

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
30x5	34	Mid	4	24	0	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
You know this Super projectile, because it's a classic move. It's the most used on combos too, because it's very fast, and will move horizontally forward. The sad part is when it negates a normal projectile(It will lose a hit, and some damage). Colliding with other projectiles makes the super deal less hits depending on how many hits it collides with the other fireball. However, because multi-hit damage is usually front loaded at the start of the attack in SVC Chaos, Ryu hardly loses much damage from colliding with other fireballs. On block, it deals less chip damage due to there being fewer hits, arguably a more noticeable difference than on hit. Still worth keeping in mind in all matchups.

Shinkuu Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku
qcb x2 K

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
30x13	34	Mid	0	24x13	0	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
A tatsu super that can do up to 13 hits(No, you can't mash to get more hits). Has a little more damage than the Super above, but isn't that good on combos(Mainly because Ryu won't move forward/backwards while he performs the Super, like the regular tatsu). It has some possible combos, but it should be better to use the Super above instead.

Exceed

Shin Shoryuken

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
39x4, 24	46, 30	Mid	0	29, 16	0	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
One of Ryu's SAs from the SFIII series, and his most damaging move here. Like a normal Shoryuken, it has startup invincibility, but if it whiffs, it will be just like a normal DP(A single uppercut without THAT damage, and that's why you need to hit with it. It's said that you can juggle your opponent after the whiff animation, but I'm not sure about that). It has some basic hit-confirms, which is good for Ryu. A good part of this Exceed is the input(It's not that strange Street Fighter Alpha input).

Strategy

Basic Strategy

Ryu's gameplan

Ryu is a typical defensive turtler(The most defensive Shoto in the game). Walk forward and backwards while throwing many hadoukens(You can alternate between the versions too), and trying to poke. When your opponent jumps, just do a simple DP. When you have the time, punish your opponent with a damaging combo/Exceed when you need to(You can do his wakeup crossup glitch if you need to punish too, see below for more details). Well, Ryu is simple, you probably know how to use him(I bet you already knew most of the things here if you used him on maybe any other game). Good Luck on your future matches.

Wakeup crossup glitch (Ryu edition)

The wakeup crossup glitch is a very known competitive technique, and many characters can do it(But it works only on Neo Geo games). How to do it? Simple. Here is the input to perform it:

cr.D, qcb B (You need to stop on the opponent's back, if you used the cr.D as a poke, do qcb D instead)

This is a very simple glitch, I can say. After you land on the opponent's back, he/she will wakeup with his/her back turned! "What does it mean?" This means that any attack you do, he/she will need to block to the other side(Example: Do the input above, and then do a combo/Super on the opponent's wakeup. If you stopped on the opponent's back, your opponent wake up facing to the wrong side, and now he will ask himself: "How do I block?". That's how the glitch works. Learn it, and use it, you can need.

Combos

SVC Chaos: SNK VS Capcom Quick Combo Notation Guide

cl. = close normal st. = standing/far normal cr. = crouching normal f.; etc. = forward direction (NOT far) X = any button CH = counter hit , = Used to separate attacks in the combo / = Separates different options for the combo (mainly different starters or enders that are possible) Unless otherwise stated (such as it's a link or you need to delay the attack), assume this is a chain/cancel. Example: cr.B, cr.A, dp A ; cr.B chains into cr.A, then cr.A cancels into dp A [b]~f = Indicates to charge back (or downback), then press forwards for the given special move ( ) = Parentheses used to indicate the attack(s) within the parentheses are optional to add to the combo (C) = Indicates a free cancel, aka a cancel only possible in Max Mode (SC) = Indicates a super cancel via free canceling in Max Mode (1) = Used to indicate how many hits of the attack should connect (or less than) before continuing with the combo Example: cl.C(1), hcb P means that only one hit of cl.C should be performed before moving on to do hcb P, not more than one hit [ ] = Used to distinguish combo loops or combo starters/etc. in case a certain attack is only possible after specific options xN = Repeat the given loop for as many times as either possible or as many times as you wish May change to numpad notation much later down the road.

BnB Combos

BnB Combos

Combo	Position	Damage	Stun	Difficulty	Notes
(j.X,) [cr.B x2-4] / [cr.B, cr.A,] db.D, qcb K	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
cl./cr.C, dp P	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
(j.X,) [cr.B x2-4] / [cr.B, cr.A,] db.D, qcf x2 C	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	A very easy combo with a low starter. It's Ryu's BnB too(It's better than using cl.C, use it only for punishing, see below for more details). You can add another Light Attack on the chain, but the tatsu sometimes won't combo if you do it. After the db.D, you can do the fireball super for a more damaging combo, which isn't too difficult to do, but only use the C version to ensure it connects, since A version is too slow the longer the hit-confirm is.
f.B, (db.D,) qcf x2 P	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	Another punish combo. It does a little more damage than the above (If you disconsider the Exceed), so... You should learn it, in case you need to punish with damage(And you don't have the Exceed to use). If you want, you can do a qcb x2 K after the f.B but won't need to use the db.D(The Super will whiff if you use it), but this one is more damaging.
cl./cr.C, Any Super	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
cl./cr.C, Exceed	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	Mainly used as a punish combo(And a simple hit-confirm for the Exceed on the normal mode), and that's why this combo doesn't have a (j.X). The damage is nice, no matter which move was used after the cl./cr.C(DP+P when you don't have meter, Super if you have, and the Exceed is in there if you need damage).

Max Mode Combos

Ryu can only max cancel two of his Command/Special Moves(The f+A, and his DP, and his combos will involve only those two), so he doesn't have many options(But he has some good ones). If you can know some more combos, add them here.

Max Mode Combos

Combo	Position	Damage	Stun	Difficulty	Notes
(Midscreen only) (j.X - cross-up preferred,) cl.C, dp P, (C)qcf P / (C)qcb K	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	Decent combo, but Ryu has better options. The QCB+K won't whiff if used on the corner.
(j.X - cross-up preferred,) cl.C, dp P, (SC)qcf x2 P	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	More damaging version of the combo above. To do it, just do a QCF+P after the DP+P.
cl.C, dp P, (SC)Exceed	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	Strongest punish combo on Ryu's list. It can serve as a training for the finisher of the combo below too. To do it, just do a QCF+KK after the DP+P. If you want to add a Jump Attack, just crossup and do the rest.
(Corner Only) cl.C, [dp P, (C)f.B,]xN, dp P, (SC)Exceed	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	Ryu's 100% combo. It's practical, but I don't know if you can land this on a real match(You can, but it will be very hard, I'll assume). Learn this, you can need when your opponent is running. If you want to add a Jump Attack on it, you can crossup while Ryu's on the corner. There's another way to land it on the corner, and it will be below.
f.A(1-2), (C)dp P, (SC)Exceed	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	Another hit-confirm for the Exceed, but starting with an overhead this time. Not that hard to do, and you can use it on the opponent's wakeup.
(Corner only) f.A(1-2), [dp P, (C)f.B,]xN, dp P, (SC)Exceed	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	Better while the opponent's knocked down. Probably the most effective way to hit-confirm this Max Mode loop! Master it, you'll need it to do damage/comebacks(Or to show-off on combo vids).