Super Street Fighter IV AE/Dan

Dan

Dan's father, Go Hibiki, was murdered in a Street Fighting match by Sagat after Go has blinded Sagat in one eye. Swearing revenge, Dan sought after Sagat to avenge his father and end Sagat's life. When finally given the opportunity to fight Sagat, Sagat saw his own chase for revenge in Dan and, realizing its futility, allowed Dan to defeat him to assuage Dan's anger. Dan, since then, has determined he was the strongest warrior ever and opened up his own school to teach his "Saikyou" style. Though his school has yet to garner any voluntary students (Blanka and Sakura act as ones just to humor him), Dan is determined to perform well in the next Street Fighting tournament to spread his teachings wider.

In a nutshell

Dan's greatest power may be the illusion that Dan is supposed to be bad. In the history of Street Fighter, Dan has always been an extremely sub-par character, but this is definitely not true at all in Super Street Fighter IV. Do not sleep on Dan: he has an effective rush down that always leads to a guessing game. He actually has a very effective Dragon Punch! Dan is not free by any means. Winning with Dan oftentimes involves surprising your opponent, who believes they should be getting a free victory only to find out that, wait a sec... Dan is a legitimate fighter!!

Moves

Unique Attacks

Name

Command

Notes

Jumping Taunt

(in air) hp + hk

Ducking Taunt

d + hp + hk

Throws

Name

Command

Notes

Gado Thrust

f or n + lp + lk

throw

Saikyo Haraigoshi

b + lp + lk

throw

Special Moves

Name

Command

Notes

Gadoken

qcf + p

ex

Koryuken

dp + p

ex

Dankukyaku

qcb + k

ex armorbreak

Airborne Dankukyaku

(in air) qcb + k

ex

Super Combo

Name

Command

Notes

Hissho Buraiken

qcf qcf + p

Legendary Taunt

qcf qcf + hp + hk

Ultra Combos

Name

Command

Notes

Shisso Buraiken

qcf qcf + 3p

Haoh Gadoken

qcf qcf + 3k

AE ver. 2012 Changes

Airborne Dankukyaku

Made EX Airborne Dankukyaku fully hit after EX Focus canceling a Koryuken. Changed heavy version’s damage from 50 + 40 + 30 (120 total) to 50 * 3 (150 total). Changed EX version’s height restrictions, allowing it to be activated 1F earlier. Changed EX version’s stun from 100 * 3 (300 total) to 100 + 75 + 75 (250 total).

Dankukyaku

Changed heavy version’s damage from 50 + 40 + 30 (120 total) to 50 + 40 + 40 (130 total).

Hissho Buraiken

Adjusted to fully hit when used up close against any character.

Ducking Taunt, Jumping Taunt

Made Super Meter bonus +70 on a hit and +30 on a block.

Close Standing Medium Punch

Changed startup from 6F to 5F. Takes the total frame count to 23F.

Close Standing Heavy Kick

Shortened hitback distance on standing or crouching hit.

Crouching Heavy Kick

Changed startup from 12F to 10F. Takes the total frame count to 33F.

AE Changes

• Crouching Medium Punch's startup is now 5 frames.
• Close Standing Light Kick, Close Standing Medium Punch, Close Standing Hard Kick, Far Standing Light Punch, Crouching Light Punch, and Crouching Medium Kick's recovery time was reduced. New combo possibilities.
• Neutral Jumping Hard Punch will slam opponents down to the ground when hit.
• Medium and Hard Dan Kicks damage distribution got adjusted. Hard Dan Kick's total damage decreased.
• Dragon Punch will give air reset on trade.
• Ultra 2 invincibility was decreased to 8 frames after Ultra freeze.

Strategy

Name

Command

Notes

Gadoken

qcf + p

ex Pathetic excuse for a fireball. It travels barely past his fist, while the HP and EX versions barely travel 1/3 of the screen or something like that. However it will still cancel out projectiles when hit, so you can hold your own in fireball wars but do not expect to win them. The frame advantage on his fireball is decent however leaving him at neutral rather than hugely negative.

Koryuken

dp + p

ex Actually a decent anti air move, and standard dragon punch/uppercut. Damage overall a bit lacking. ex blows through stuff and travels far horizontally and vertically.

Dankukyaku

qcb + k

ex armorbreak The staple of Dan's moveset. This is relatively safe on block, with LK being 0 and Medium/Heavy at -2. ex is at -3 even so a very good move overall. Kind of slow startup but that flaw is negligible when cancelled from normals. LK Dan Kick leads to Dan's close range pressure and shenanigans. ex is a hardknockdown and has good range. He is also airborne and blows up focus attacks/armored moves.

Airborne Dankukyaku

(in air) qcb + k

ex Lesser version of his grounded Dan Kick. It doesn't break armor. But it does help change Dan's jump trajectory. Can help Dan add a litte double jump if you mistime a jump and crossover the opponent to mess up their anti air timing. Can also be used in combos near the end for some damage.

Frame Data

	Block			Super Meter					Frames
Move Name	HL	Damage	Stun	Gain	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Guard	On Hit	Notes
Close	HL	25	50	20	ch/sp/su	4	2	10	-1	+2
Close	HL	65	100	40	sp/su	5	2	17	+2	+8
Close	HL	95	200	60	sp/su	8	2	19	-3	+1
Close	HL	25	50	20	-	3	2	6	+3	+6
Close	HL	40*30	50*50	40*20	sp/su*-	6	2*2	14	-2	+1
Close	HL	100	200	60	su	8	2	14	+2	+6
Far	HL	25	50	20	ch/sp/su	4	2	5	+4	+7
Far	HL	70	100	40	su	6	2	13	-1	+2
Far	HL	110	200	60	-	11	2	18	-2	+2
Far	HL	35	50	20	-	4	2	9	0	+3
Far	HL	70	100	40	-	7	2	14	-2	+1
Far	HL	110	200	60	-	11	2	18	-2	+2
crouch	HL	25	50	20	ch/sp/su	4	2	8	+1	+4
crouch	HL	70	100	40	sp/su	5	2	10	+2	+5
crouch	HL	100	200	60	sp/su	11	3	22	-7	-2	Forces stand
crouch	L	20	50	20	ch/sp/su	4	2	9	0	+3
crouch	L	65	100	40	sp/su	7	2	12	0	+3
crouch	L	90	150	60	-	10	2	22	-6	-	Hard knockdown
Jump up	H	45	50	20	-	4	7	-	-	-
Jump up	H	75[25]	100[50]	40[20]	-	8	6	-	-	-	Pursuit property, [] refers to active frames 3~6
Jump up	H	100	200	60	-	12	4	-	-	-	[Air hit] Limited juggle, pursuit property
Jump up	H	40	50	20	-	4	8	-	-	-
Jump up	H	75	100	40	-	7	5	-	-	-
Jump up	H	100	200	60	-	10	4	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	45	50	20	-	4	7	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	75	100	40	-	7	5	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	95	200	60	-	7	4	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	40	50	20	-	4	7	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	70	100	40	-	7	5	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	100	200	60	-	9	5	-	-	-
Jump Taunt	HL	0	0	0/70[30]	-	14	30	After landing 22	-	-	[] refers to on block
Crouch Taunt	HL	0	0	0/70[30]	-	14	26	21	-36	-33	[] refers to on block
Focus Attack LVL 1	HL	60	100	20	-	10+11	2	35	-21	-21
Focus Attack LVL 2	HL	80	150	40	-	18+11	2	35	-15	-
Focus Attack LVL 3	-	140	200	60	-	65	2	35	-	-
Forward Throw	1.03	120	100	40	-	3	2	20	-	-	Hard knockdown
Back Throw	0.96	130	120	40	-	3	2	20	-	-	Hard knockdown
Gadoken	HL	70	100	20/20	su	14	8	Total 40	0	+4	15~16f cancellable
Gadoken	HL	70	100	20/20	su	14	10	Total 41	-1	+3	15~16f cancellable
Gadoken	HL	70	100	20/20	su	14	15	Total 42	-2	+2	15~16f cancellable
Gadoken	HL	50*60	50*50	-250/0	su	14	20	Total 40	+3	+6	Pursuit property, 15~16f cancellable
Koryuken	HL	110[70]	200[100]	30/40	su	4	13	15+11	-18	-	1~2f Invincible, 3~16f lower body strike and projectile invincible, 3~4f unthrowable, 5f~ airborne, [] refers to active frames 2~13
Koryuken	HL	120[80]	200[100]	30/40	su	4	13	25+19	-36	-	1~4f Invincible, 5~16f lower body strike and projectile invincible, 5f~ unthrowable, 5f~ airborne, [] refers to active frames 2~13
Koryuken	HL	140[100]	200[100]	30/40	su	4	13	28+19	-39	-	1~4f Invincible, 5~16f lower body strike and projectile invincible, 5f~ unthrowable, 5f~ airborne, [] refers to active frames 2~13
Koryuken	HL	70*60	100*100	-250/0	su	4	1*12	31+19	-40	-	1~16f Invincible, 6f~ airborne, 2nd hit pursuit property
Dankukyaku	HL	90	100	40/30	-	17	10	After landing 11	0	-	10f~ airborne, armor break
Dankukyaku	HL	60*40	100*50	40/30*20	-	17	2(6)2	10+11	-2	-	8f~ airborne, armor break, 2nd pursuit property
Dankukyaku	HL	50*40*40	100*50*50	40/30*20*10	-	17	2(6)3(6)2	10+11	-2	-	8f~ airborne, armor break, 2nd-3rd hit pursuit property
Dankukyaku (1 hit)	HL	40	100	-250/0	-	8	10	5+9	-3	-	4f~ airborne, armor break, on hit goes into 2nd and 3rd hit
Dankukyaku (2, 3hit)	HL	40x2	75*75	-	-	8	2(9)2	8+25	-	-	Pursuit property
Dankukyaku (air)	HL	90	100	10/30	-	8	14	After landing 17	-	-
Dankukyaku (air)	HL	60*40	100*100	10/30*30	-	5	1(9)2	After landing 17	-	-	2nd hit Pursuit Property
Dankukyaku (air)	HL	50*50*50	100x3	10/30x3	-	5	1(9)1(10)2	After landing 17	-	-	2nd-3rd hit Pursuit Property
Dankukyaku (air)	HL	50x3	100*75x2	-250/0	-	5	1(6)1(7)1	After landing 7	-	-	2nd-3rd hit Pursuit Property
Hisshou Buraiken	HL	15x18*80	0	-1000/0	-	1+3	174(22)14	23+26	-42	-	1~12f Invincible, Untechable limited juggle knockdown, pursuit property, (information about active frames)
Legendary Taunt	-	-	-	-1000/0	See notes	1+0	-	Total 397	-	-	232~294f airborne, Can cancel into ultra until 231f
Ultra Combo 1	HL	465	0	0/0	-	0+10	12	64	-55	-	1~9f Invincible, Hard knockdown, On hit goes into animation
Ultra Combo 2	HL	60x5*68	0	0/0	-	0+15	22	Total 156	-85	-	1~8f Invincible, Untechable limited juggle knockdown
	Block			Super Meter					Frames
Move Name	HL	Damage	Stun	Gain	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Guard	On Hit	Notes