Super Street Fighter IV AE/Zangief

Zangief

Known as the "Red Cyclone" in his home country, Zangief is the paragon of country pride. Trained by fighting grizzly bears in Siberia, Zangief uses his extremely powerful wrestling techniques, including the Spinning Pile Driver (which was said to have been learned when he got caught in a tornado while wrestling bears), fighting for the pride of Russia has become Zangief's main goal in life, especially after being noticed and hired by the Russian government to represent them in the world Street Fighting circuit.

In a nutshell

The consummate grappler, Zangief players must have extreme patience. Expect to play a game where you will repeatedly be defeated in your attempts to get in... but understand that that's okay. Because once you get in once, it's very easy for Zangief to deal a huge amount of damage all at once, keeping the opponents guessing with his strong Option Select game to battle wake-ups. Also, Zangief's footsie game is surpsingly potent, and he can easily defeat you without a single Spinning Pile Drive. If you enjoy using a fast-paced character with mix-ups galore, stay away from Zangief. But if you enjoy patiently waiting and picking just the right moment to strike, look no further.

Moves

Unique Attacks

Name

Command

Notes

Flying Body Attack

(during angled jump) d + hp

high

Double Knee Drop

(during angled jump) d + lk

high

Headbutt

(during vertical jump) u + mp or hp

high

Long Kick

df + hk

low

Throws

Name

Command

Notes

Bodyslam

f or n + lp + lk

throw

Brain Buster

b + lp + lk

throw

Special Moves

Name

Command

Notes

Spinning Piledriver

360 + p

throw ex

Banishing Flat

dp + p

ex

Double Lariat

3p

Quick Double Lariat

3k

Flying Power Bomb

360 + k

ex version gains armor; throw ex

Atomic Suplex

(near opponent) 360 + k

throw ex

Super Combo

Name

Command

Notes

Final Atomic Buster

360 360 + p

throw

Ultra Combos

Name

Command

Notes

Ultimate Atomic Buster

360 360 + 3p

throw

Siberian Blizzard

(in air) 360 360 + 3k

airthrow

Frame Data

	Block			Super Meter					Frames
Move Name	HL	Damage	Stun	Gain	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Guard	On Hit	Notes
Close	HL	40	50	20	ch/sp/su	4	6	7	-1	+2
Close	HL	90	100	40	sp/su	5	2	14	-2	+1
Close	HL	140	200	60	-	7	4	20	-6	-1
Close	HL	30	50	20	-	4	2	10	-1	+2
Close	HL	90	100	40	sp/su	5	2	15	-3	0
Close	HL	140	200	60	-	7	4	21	-5	-1
Far	HL	30	50	20	ch/sp/su	4	2	7	+3	+6
Far	HL	70	100	40	-	4	2	10	+2	+5
Far	HL	140	200	60	-	12	3	18	-3	+1
Far	HL	30	50	20	sp/su	4	2	7	+2	+5
Far	HL	90	100	40	-	7	6	18	-10	-7
Far	HL	140	200	60	-	11	4	16	-2	+2
crouch	HL	20	50	20	ch/sp/su	4	3	6	+2	+5
crouch	HL	80	100	40	-	8	5	12	-3	+3
crouch	HL	120	200	60	su	12	4	16	-2	+2
crouch	L	40	50	20	sp/su	4	3	7	+1	+4
crouch	L	90	100	40	-	9	4	15	-5	-2
crouch	L	120	200	60	-	9	5	18	-5	-
Jump up	H	60	50	20	-	5	5	-	-	-
Jump up	H	90	100	40	-	7	4	-	-	-
Jump up	H	140	200	60	-	10	6	-	-	-
Jump up	H	50	50	20	-	7	4	-	-	-
Jump up	H	90	100	40	-	9	5	-	-	-
Jump up	H	120	200	60	-	9	6	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	60	50	20	-	6	5	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	90	100	40	-	7	3	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	120	200	60	-	11	6	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	50	50	20	-	7	4	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	80	100	40	-	9	10	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	120	200	60	-	9	6	-	-	-
+(air)	H	100	150	60	-	6	7	-	-	-
+(air)	H	50	50	20	-	8	6	-	-	-
+(air)	H	100	500	40	-	4	6	-	-	-
+(air)	H	120	600	60	-	6	12	-	-	-
+	L	120	200	60	-	14	7	22	-11	-
Focus Attack LVL 1	HL	90	100	20	-	23	5	32	-21	-21
Focus attack LVL 2	HL	120	150	40	-	17+16	5	32	-15	-
Focus attack LVL 3	-	170	200	60	-	65	5	32	-	-
Forward Throw	0.94	160	180	40	-	3	2	20	-	-
Back throw	0.94	160	180	40	-	3	2	20	-	-
Spinning Piledriver	1.75	180	100	40/100	-	2	2	52	-	-
Spinning Piledriver	1.45	200	150	40/100	-	2	2	50	-	-
Spinning Piledriver	1.35	250	200	40/100	-	2	2	48	-	-
Spinning Piledriver EX	1.35	200	150	-250/0	-	4	2	47	-	-
Banishing Flat	HL	120	100	30/30	su	11	2	21	-7	-5
Banishing Flat	HL	130	150	30/30	su	13	2	22	-8	-6
Banishing Flat	HL	140	200	30/30	su	16	2	23	-9	-7
Banishing Flat EX	HL	80*50	50*50	-250/0	su	13	1*1	27	-9	+1
Lariat	HL	120*140	150*200	30/40	su	4	2(4)7(2)7(3)9(2)8(4)3	14	-44	-
Lariat	HL	110*130	100*150	20/30	su	4	2(4)5(3)8(4)3	14	-22	-
Double German Suplex	1.00	220	200	30/140	-	2	2	45	-	-
Double German Suplex EX	1.00	240	200	-250/0	-	2	2	45	-	-
Running Bear Grab	2.92	200	150	30/80	-	1	2	45	-	-
Running Bear Grab EX	5.06	220	200	-250/0	-	1	2	45	-	-
Super Combo	1.24	450	0	-1000/0	-	1+0	2	46	-	-
Ultra Combo 1	1.44	520	0	0/0	-	1+0	2	46	-	-
Ultra Combo 2	0.95	450	0	0/0	-	0+3	???	58	-	-
	Block			Super Meter					Frames
Move Name	HL	Damage	Stun	Gain	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Guard	On Hit	Notes