Super Street Fighter IV AE/Gouken

Gouken

Being one of Goutetsu's two students, alongside his brother Gouki, Gouken realized the dangerous nature of the art of Ansatsuken (the Assassin's Fist) and was determined to pass its teachings along... but only after removing its "killing intent" called Satsui no Hado. However, Gouki, now known as Akuma, became consumed by the Satsui no Hado and challenged Gouken to a death match, during which he killed Gouken. However, Gouken had mastered a secret technique that allowed him to separate his soul from his body, so while Akuma managed to destroy Gouken's body, his spirit remained. After the spirit had rebuilt Gouken's body, Gouken returned to not only face Akuma once again, but to ensure that his students, Ryu and Ken, continue to avoid the Satsui no Hado.

In a nutshell

Gouken is a tricky character. His gameplan is never obvious and, while he has a huge set of different tools at his disposal, knowing what to do with them can be extremely tricky. Using Gouken really requires a high level of adapting to your opponent and countering what it is they want to do. Gouken's damage output is extremely high, and some combos in the corner can easily lead to resets and dizzies, which pretty much spells the end for your opponent that Round.

Moves

Unique Attacks

Name

Command

Notes

Sakotsukudaki

f + mp

high

Tenmakujinkyaku

(at top of jump arc) d + mk

high

Throws

Name

Command

Notes

Raikotokyaku

f or n + lp + lk

throw

Amaoroshi

b + lp + lk

throw

Special Moves

Name

Command

Notes

Gohadoken

qcf + p

Hold p to charge; ex

Senkugoshoha

dp + p

ex armorbreak

Tatsumaki Gorasen

qcb + k

ex

Airborne Tatsumaki Gorasen

(in air) qcb + k

ex version can be controlled with b or f ; ex

Hyakkishu

dp + k

   Hyakki Gozan

No input after performing Hyakkishu

low

   Hyakki Goheki

p

Perform after Hyakkishu

   Hyakki Gojin

k

Perform after Hyakkishu

   Hyakki Gosai

lp + lk

Perform after Hyakkishu; throw

Kongoshin

rdp + p

Counters only against certain attacks; LP counters low, MP for mids, HP for Upper body attacks; ex version counters any height; Counter attack is unblockable; ex armorbreak

Super Combo

Name

Command

Notes

Forbidden Shoryuken

qcf qcf + p

armorbreak

Ultra Combos

Name

Command

Notes

Shin Shoryuken

qcf qcf + 3p

armorbreak

Denjin Hadoken

qcf qcf + 3k

Hold 3k to charge up to 5 levels; Causes stun damage even on block

AE Changes

• Close Standing Hard Punch and Close Standing Hard Kick have more frame advantage.
• Close Standing Medium Kick has 3 frame start up start-up, so it'll be easier to compete against some of the other fighters.
• Neutral Jump Hard Punch and diagonal Jump Hard Kick have pursuit properties, and will slam opponents into the ground.
• Ranges on his normal moves haven't changed.
• Back grab has been changed to deal gray damage, so the combo damage from the grab has been decreased.
• In specials, Light Punch Running Palm (Senkugoshoha) has been drastically changed, so it will connect from weak attacks (Light Punch/Light Kick), and EX Hurricane Kick locks opponent, making it easier to combo.
• Recovery of the Demon Flip Focus has been significantly decreased, making it easier to utilize.
• Kongo (Counter) is changed as well. To be precise, it can only be activated now by using Punch buttons and the strength of the Punch changes where it sets up a counter hit at. Light for low attacks, Medium for middle attacks, and Hard for upper body attacks.
• During backdash, Gouken is now considered airborne right after invincibility ends.

Frame Data

	Block			Super Meter					Frames
Move Name	HL	Damage	Stun	Gain	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Guard	On Hit	Notes
Close	HL	30	50	20	ch/sp/su	4	2	9	0	+3
Close	HL	65	100	40	sp/su	5	2	11	+4	+7
Close	HL	100	200	60	sp/su	8	2	16	0	+4
Close	HL	35	50	20	-	5	2	9	0	+3
Close	HL	70	100	40	sp/su	3	2	13	-1	+2
Close	HL	40*70	125*75	60*20	su	4	2(4)3	15	0	+5
Far	HL	30	50	20	ch/sp/su	5	2	9	0	+3
Far	HL	80	100	40	su	5	2	11	+1	+4
Far	HL	120	200	60	-	8	3	15	0	+4
Far	HL	40	50	20	ch	6	2	9	0	+3
Far	HL	75	100	40	-	7	2	13	-1	+2
Far	HL	110	200	60	-	8	2	19	-3	0
crouch	HL	20	50	20	ch/sp/su	4	2	9	0	+3
crouch	L	70	100	40	sp/su	5	2	14	-2	+1
crouch	HL	80	200	60	sp/su	6	4	22	-8	-4
crouch	L	40	50	20	sp/su	5	4	9	-2	+1
crouch	HL	70	100	40	sp/su	4	3	16	-5	-2
crouch	L	100	100	60	-	6	3	18	-3	-
Jump up	H	50	50	20	-	5	6	-	-	-
Jump up	H	85	100	40	-	5	4	-	-	-
Jump up	H	105	200	60	-	6	4	-	-	-
Jump up	H	40	50	20	-	6	7	-	-	-
Jump up	H	80	100	40	-	6	3	-	-	-
Jump up	H	100	200	60	-	7	3	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	50	50	20	-	5	5	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	50*30	50*50	40*20	-	4	2*2	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	100	200	60	-	5	3	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	40	50	20	-	7	8	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	70	100	40	-	7	4	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	100	200	60	-	8	3	-	-	-
+ Overhead	H	80	100	40	-	17	2	15	-3	+2
Dive Kick	H	60	100	40	-	12	until ground	-	-	-
Focus Attack LVL 1	HL	65	100	20	-	21	2	35	-21	-21
Focus attack LVL 2	HL	85	150	40	-	17+12	2	35	-15	-
Focus attack LVL 3	-	150	200	60	-	65	2	35	-	-
Forward Throw	0.91	140	150	40	-	3	2	20	-	-
Back throw	0.90	1	0	40	-	5	2	24	-	-
Gohadoken	HL	55	50	10/20	su	17[8]	-	41[32]	+2	+6
Gohadoken charge	HL	55*55	50*50	10/10*10	su	68	-	93	+9	+13
Gohadoken	HL	60*60	80*80	-250/0	su	17[8]	-	55[46]	+4	-
Gohadoken charge	HL	60x4	80x4	-250/0	su	68	-	107	+13	-
Rush Punch	HL	90	150	10/20	su	9	4	21	-4	-
Rush Punch	HL	130	200	10/20	su	27[17]	4	23	-6	-
Rush Punch	HL	140	200	10/20	su	35[20]	4	23	-6	-
Rush Punch	HL	90*60	100*50	-250/0	su	32[17]	4(11)4	22	-5	-
Hurricane Kick	HL	60*20*40	100*25*25	10/20*10*10	su	7	2(8)2(10)2	41+26	-70	-
Hurricane Kick	HL	65*20x2*50	100*25x3	10/20*10x3	su	10	2(8)2(8)2(10)2	44+26	-83	-
Hurricane Kick	HL	70*20x3*55	100*20x3*40	10/20*10x4	su	13	2(8)2(7)2(8)2(11)2	53+26	-102	-
Hurricane Kick	HL	80*10x6*60	100*10x6*40	-250/0	su	7	???	53+26	-97	-
Hurricane Kick (air)	HL	100	200	10/30	-	6	2(4)2(3)2	20	-	-
Hurricane Kick (air)	HL	110	200	10/30	-	6	???	20	-	-
Hurricane Kick (air)	HL	120	200	10/30	-	6	???	20	-	-
Hurricane Kick (air)	HL	140	200	-250/0	-	6	???	20	-	-
Demon Flip	-	-	-	30/-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Demon Flip	-	-	-	0/0	-	-	-	-	-	-
Demon Flip Slide	L	100	200	0/30	-	39+4	11	20	-13	-
Demon Flip Focus	-	-	-	-	-	4	Until ground	???6	-	-
Demon Flip Kick	HL	80	100	0/20	-	12	Until ground	4	-	-
Demon Flip Throw	1.17	150	200	0/30	-	3	2	12	-	-
Counter	-	-	-	10/-	su	1	14	18	-	-
Counter ???	-	150	150	0/25	su	12	10	43	-	-
Super Combo	HL	85*40x5*60	0	-1000/0	-	1+10	3*2*3*3*2*3*3	30+31	-57	-
Ultra Combo 1	HL	135*40x5*90 [503]	0	0/0	-	0+11	2*3*3*2*3*3*2*4	42+51	-88	-
Ultra Combo 2 (Lv1)	HL	60x3*75	100x4	0/0	-	0+13	-	73	-9	-
Ultra Combo 2 (Lv2)	HL	60x4*75	100x5	0/0	-	3+14	-	74	+1	-
Ultra Combo 2 (Lv3)	HL	60x5*75	100x6	0/0	-	18+14	-	89	+11	-
Ultra Combo 2 (Lv4)	HL	60x6*75	100x7	0/0	-	33+14	-	104	+21	-
Ultra Combo 2 (Lv5)	HL	60x7*75	100x8	0/0	-	0+65	-	118	+31	-
	Block			Super Meter					Frames
Move Name	HL	Damage	Stun	Gain	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Guard	On Hit	Notes