Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo/Chun-Li

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Date of Birth: 3/1/1968
Height: 5'8"
Weight: Secret!
Measurements: B34", W 22", H 35"
Blood Type: A
Likes: Crepes, fruits, candy
Dislikes: Crime, shady people, indecisiveness.

At the age of 5, Chun-Li saw her first Beijing opera, planting images of actors moving elegantly across the stage in her mind. Upon witnessing her father one day practicing his martial arts, those very same images came back to her, and she begged her father to teach her. Chun-Li's father would teach her a variety of Chinese martial arts, teaching her a style revolving around kicks with his renowned legs. These teachings would go on until his sudden disappearance.

Chun-Li would become a narcotics investigator at the age of 18 to both find her father and follow his footsteps. Despite hopes of reuniting with him, Chun-Li would learn of the worst possible outcome: Her father was dead, and the leader of the crime ring Shadaloo was responsible. After more investigation on her part, she would ultimately receive a direct invitation to the World Warrior tournament, hosted by Shadaloo, the ones responsible for her father's demise. Seeking revenge, Chun-Li gets ready to fight her way through the tournament...

Overview

Chun is ranked high tier. There are certain characters that she beats, certain characters she has even matches with, and certain characters who beat her. Some of her "even" matches are not even in the traditional sense. For example, against Fei she does really well as long as she's not in the corner. However, if Chun gets put in the corner and Fei starts doing st.Fierce xx Chicken Wing (his 3-hit spin kick), it is a nightmare for Chun, and she has no easy way out.

The same is true against Claw. Chun does well if she can keep the game on the ground, but if Claw can get his wall dive shenanigans going, Chun has no escape, and she must guess correctly which way to block, and that can be very difficult.

--NKI

Strengths

Weaknesses

Great Normals: st.Strong is an amazing poke, cr.Forward is a multipurpose beast, and j.Forward is an amazing jumping move. She also has a few moves that cause Hard Knockdowns. Storable Super: The Input Storing Glitch turns Chun-Li's Super from OK to absolutely oppressive. Legs: Lightning Legs has amazing priority and will cleanly beat nearly every grounded move in the game. Throws Aplenty: Chun-Li's throws have good range and deal incredible damage. Dizzying: Chun-Li has a wide assortment of Dizzy combos. Super Speedy: Chun-Li's fast walking speed combined with her wall jumps and headstomps give her many movement options. Rush and Turtle: Chun-Li's kit allows her to switch between rushing her opponent down and turtling on the fly.

Air Vulnerable: Most of Chun-Li's anti-airs either require charge or are situational. In Tenshokyaku's case, it can whiff completely from point blank range. Unable to Reverse: Chun-Li doesn't have a solid reversal to contest with attacks like Claw's walldive or Fei's Chicken Wing trap. Fireball Trapped: Fireball Traps work especially well on Chun-Li.

New & Old Versions Comparison

To select O.Chun Li, choose Chun Li and then press ↓ ↓ ↓ ↑ Jab/Fierce, pressing Short simultaneously with the punch button for the alternate color.

Here is the list of differences:

• System Changes: O.Chun Li cannot tech throws, or use a Super Combo;
• Old Chun does not have access to Tenshokyaku;
• O.Chun Li has some differences in some of her normals:
  • Close Standing Jab has a 1 frame slower startup;
  • Crouching Jab has a 1 frame slower startup;
  • Far Standing Strong hits high and so whiffs on crouching characters;
  • Far Standing Fierce has special cancel properties;
  • Close Standing Short has a 3 frames slower startup and can't be special canceled;
  • Far Standing Short hits high and so whiffs on crouching characters;
  • Crouching Short has a 2 frame slower startup and can't be special canceled;
  • Close Standing Forward has a 3 frame slower startup and can't be special canceled;
  • Far Standing Forward have better priority;
  • Diagonal Jumping Fierce has a much fatter hitbox, though the priority doesn't change much;
  • Diagonal Jumping Short has much better priority but do a little less damage;
  • Neutral Jumping Forward has much better priority plus 6 more active frames;
  • Diagonal Jumping Forward has much better priority but cannot be used as a cross up attack;
  • Neutral Jumping Roundhouse has much better priority;
  • Diagonal Jumping Roundhouse hits lower;
• O.Chun Li's Head Stomp can be performed with any downward direction;
• O.Chun Li's flip kick and neck breaker command normals have proximity requirements;
• O.Chun Li's neckbreaker and flip kick are performed with forward/back/any upwards direction instead of df;
• O.Chun Li's flip kick combo for two hits, the start-up is faster by 2 frames and can be special cancelled;
• O.Chun Li can kara-cancel Kikoukens from Roundhouse easily (for the shorter recovery), where N.Chun Li has trouble with this due to the different command for the Spinning Bird Kick;
• O.Chun's Spinning Bird Kick becomes active and knocks down before the spinning part during her handspring, and demands a "down" charge instead of a "back/away" one.

Basically, O.Chun Li has better aerial tools but worse ground ones, mainly for her standing strong whiffing on crouched characters and the lack of Super. Choose whichever version you think it's best suited for your style.

Color Options

Jab	Strong	Fierce	Start	Old
Short	Forward	Roundhouse	Hold	Old Alternative

--Born2SPD

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Chun-Li
Character Data
Damage Scaling Factor	27/32
Forward Walk Speed	64
Backwards Walk Speed	48
Pre-Jump Frames	3
Forwards Jump Duration	44+
Backwards Jump Duration	46
Landing Frames	7*
Jump Height Apex	114
Forwards Jump Distance	166
Backwards Jump Distance	177
Soft Knockdown Recovery	35
Hard Knockdown Recovery	69

Normal Moves

Disclaimer: To better understand the diagrams, read this.

Standing Normals

cllp

Close Jab
Close Light Punch
5LP / cl.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
18[0]	0~5	40	Chain, Special, Super	Mid	0~21
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
4	4	4	12	+5	2/1
A quick rapid-fire jab. Mainly used for combos and as a tick for characters who can't duck it. This does massive damage for a mashable light attack. Sometimes this can trade as an anti-air in Chun's favor.

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Frame Count	1 + 2	1	4	3	1
Simplified	4		4	4

frlp

Far Jab
Far Light Punch
5LP / cl.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
4[0]	0~5	40	Chain, Special, Super	Mid	22+
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
3	2	8	13	+3	2/1
A rapid-fire slap. Good priority lets you mash to deal with moves like Blanka's Roll and Honda's Headbutt. Can work as a far away anti-air in some situations.

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Frame Count	1 + 2	2	4	3	1
Simplified	3	2	8

clmp

Close Strong
Close Medium Punch
5MP / cl.

It is now your turn, forever.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
22[1]	5~11	60	Special, Super	Mid	0~36
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
5	4	4	13	+10	4/3
A punch with huge frame advantage. The huge frame advantage coupled with Chun's walking speed allows you to apply some nasty pressure. Mix them up with a throw or a low. You can also link into just about anything for combos. Also OK as a trade anti-air. Only Cammy and Blanka can crouch under this.

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Frame Count	1 + 2	2	4	3	1
Simplified	5		4	4

frmp

Far Strong
Far Medium Punch
5MP / fr.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
22[0]	5~11	60	Special, Super	Mid	37+
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
5	4	4	13	+10	4/3
A poke with the same excellent frame advantage as the close version. Hits the entire cast whether they crouch or stand. Essentially an option select into Chun's damaging Strong throw.

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Frame Count	1 + 2	2	4	3	1 |
Simplified	5		4	4

clhp

Close Fierce
Close Heavy Punch
5HP / cl.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
24[1]	10~16	80	Special, Super	Mid	0~41
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
4	20	11	35	-9	5/4
A double open palmed strike. Can cancel into fireball or Super in combos. You can also use this as a meaty for massive frame advantage, or for setting up frame traps. Otherwise, this move is pretty unsafe. This can usually work as a ground crossup if you're behind your opponent, but it's not very useful in that aspect.

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Frame Count	1 + 3	20	11
Simplified	4	20	11

frhp

Far Fierce
Far Heavy Punch
5HP / fr.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
24[0]	10~16	80	Super	Mid	42+
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
6	6	18	30	-2	5/4
A powered-up high punch. Deceptively fast startup, decent for punishment, and a surprisingly good anti air.

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Frame Count	1 + 2	3	6	10	7	1
Simplified	6		6	18

cllk

Close Short
Close Light Kick
5LK / cl.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
20[1]	0~5	40	Special, Super	Mid	0~36
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
4	5	5	14	+3	2/1
A knee strike. Ok for ticks into throw, but Chun usually has better options for this. Does unusually high damage for a light attack.

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Frame Count	1 + 2	1	5	4	1
Simplified	4		5	5

frlk

Far Short
Far Light Kick
5LK / fr.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
20[0]	0~5	40	None	Mid	37+
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
7	5	5	17	+3	2/1
A straightforward kick. Has decent priority, and hits at a nice angle. Useful for setting up frame traps. Does unusually high damage for a light attack.

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Frame Count	1 + 3	3	5	4	1
Simplified	7		5	5

clmk

Close Forward
Close Medium Kick
5MK / cl.

First hitbox

Second hitbox

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
24[1]	5~11	60	1st part: Special, Super 2nd part: None	Mid	0~41
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
4	9 (3 / 6)	8	21	+1 / +4	4/3
A full split kick. Good anti air if you are at the right range to use it, beating moves like New Ryu's jumping Roundhouse. The first part can be cancelled, and is very easy to combo into legs, since you can just mash kick.

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Frame Count	1 + 2	1	3	6	3	4	1
Simplified	4		9		8

frmk

Far Forward
Far Medium Kick
5MK / fr.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
24[0]	5~11	60	None	Mid	42+
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
7	5	8	20	+5	4/3
A kick straight to the face. A mediocre anti-air, ok to counter some jumping attacks. Deceptively good range, making it useful to stuff fireball startups.

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Frame Count	1 + 3	3	5	4	4
Simplified	7		5	8

clhk

Close Roundhouse
Close Standing Heavy Kick
5HK /

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
28[1]	10~16	80	None	Mid	0~56
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
10	6	21	37	-5	5/4
Chun's panty-slippin high sidekick. A trade anti-air (no pre projected hurtboxes before becoming active but poor priority with big hit/hurtboxes afterwards) so if you want to beat a move cleanly you have to use Close Forward instead, which has good priority up close. Against some high priority air normals however, your only option may be a trade so this move is useful, and it can be used that way against most air normals as long as you time it correctly, minus against some very high priority normals like Cammy's Aerial Strong or against characters with very low jumps, like Boxer. The hitbox of this move is more centered than Close Forward, this is important against ambiguous crossup moves like a crossing up air tatsu for example. This also allows Chun to actually beat/trade with FeiLong's Chicken Wing corner trap, but it's difficult to use because the timing is very strict: you have a 1 frame window (with "reversal timing") for it to beat it cleanly and another 1 frame window to get a trade, anything slower than that and the move will come out too late and Chun will eat the Chicken Wing and probably a combo as well. And since you'll most likely be playing on a frame-skipping turbo speed, the timing becomes even more strict, leaving Chun with only one usable counter to the Chicken Wing corner trap: kara-cancelled low normal into Tenshokyaku.

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Frame Count	1 + 1	1	6	1	6	4	6	4	7
Simplified	10				6	21

frhk

Far Roundhouse
Far Standing Heavy Kick
5HK /

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
28[0]	10~16	80	None	Mid	57+
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
11	8	14	33	0	5/4
A heavy kick to the face. Good anti air, but takes a while to come out. Requires fast reactions.

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Frame Count	1 + 3	3	4	8	7	7
Simplified	11			8	14

Crouching Normals

crlp

Crouching Jab
Crouching Light Punch
2LP / +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
4[0]	0~5	40	Special, Super	Mid	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
4	4	5	13	+4	2/1
A short punch. Good priority, but not mashable like other jabs. As a tick, it's outclassed by moves like Crouching Forward kick and Standing Strong. One nice trick is to kara cancel this into anti air Tenshokyaku to remove her standing frame.

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Frame Count	1 + 2	1	4	4	1
Simplified	4		4	5

crmp

Crouching Strong
Crouching Medium Punch
2MP / +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
18[1]	5~11	60	Special, Super	Mid	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
5	4	5	14	+9	4/3
Far Standing Strong but crouching. Good range and frame advantage, not much reason to use this over standing versions of Strong though. The priority is also much worse than Crouching Jab.

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Frame Count	1 + 2	2	4	4	1
Simplified	5		4	5

crhp

Crouching Fierce
Crouching Heavy Punch
2HP / +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
22[2]	10~16	80	None	Mid	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
7	6	19	32	-3	5/4
Crouching Strong but bigger. Good range with decent priority, but very sluggish, punishable if whiffed. Probably best to use safer attacks.

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Frame Count	1 + 3	3	6	8	11
Simplified	7		6	19

crlk

Crouching Short
Crouching Light Kick
2LK / +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
14[0]	0~5	40	Special, Super	Low	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
5	4	5	14	+4	2/1
A low split kick. Good priority, and ok reach for a Crouching Short, but pretty slow. Works ok as an occasional tick. Does above average damage for a light attack.

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Frame Count	1 + 3	1	4	4	1
Simplified	5		4	5

crmk

Crouching Forward
Crouching Medium Kick
2MK / +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
18[1]	5~11	60	Special, Super	Low	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
5	5	4	14	+9	4/3
Easily one of the best pokes in the game. One of the main reasons it's very annoying playing against a competent Chun. Very spammable move. It has a very fast startup and recovery and very good priority while active. Also, it has no pre-projected hurtboxes during startup or recovery, making it very hard to be beaten cleanly when playing footsies. Gives excellent frame advantage and can be inked into itself. It's also special/super cancelable. It's also a very important anti air move in Chun-Li's arsenal.

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Frame Count	1 + 4	5	4
Simplified	5	5	4

crhk

Crouching Roundhouse
Crouching Heavy Kick
2HK / +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
22[2]	5~11	130	None	Low	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
7	6	19	32	Hit: Soft KD Block: -3	5/4
Chun's sweep. Good range, useful for beating/trading with fireballs, and a good punish in general. Just try not to whiff it, as it leaves Chun quite open. It also sets up a built-in safe jump against Sagat, and it will randomly also be a safe jump against Claw (sometimes Chun will land without hitting him).

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Frame Count	1 + 3	3	6	8	11
Simplified	7		6	19

Jumping Normals

njlp

Neutral Jumping Jab
Neutral Jumping Light Punch
8LP / +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
18[2]	1~7(-2)	40	None	High	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
8	∞	N/A	8+∞	Dependent	2/1
A jumping chop. Stays active the whole jump, ok to shield yourself from lower priority attacks.

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Frame Count	2	3	2	∞
Simplified	8			∞

djlp

Diagonal Jumping Jab
Diagonal Jumping Light Punch
7 or 9 LP
or +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
16[2]	1~7(-2)	40	None	High	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
6	40	∞	6+∞	Dependent	2/1
Like the neutral jump version except it's a punch with worse priority. Safejumps aside, this isn't much use, outclassed by Jumping Strong.

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Frame Count	3	3	40	3	4	∞
Simplified	6		40	∞

njmp

Neutral Jumping Strong
Neutral Jumping Medium Punch
8MP / +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
22[2]	5~11	50(+10)	None	High	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
8	16	∞	24+∞	Dependent	4/3
Another chop. Good priority, but aside from having double the active frames, Neutral Jump Fierce outclasses this.

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Frame Count	3	3	2	16	2	3	4	∞
Simplified	8			16	∞

djmp

Diagonal Jumping Strong
Diagonal Jumping Medium Punch
7 or 9 MP
or +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
20[2]	5~11	50(+10)	None	High	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
6	8	∞	14+∞	Dependent	4/3
Another punch. Good air to air, and good jump in from the right range. Can usually beat some normals that anti air your Jumping Forward kick.

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Frame Count	3	3	8	3	4	∞
Simplified	6		8	∞

njhp

Neutral Jumping Fierce
Neutral Jumping Heavy Punch
8HP / +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
26[2]	11~17(-1)	60(+20)	None	High	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
8	8	∞	16+∞	Dependent	5/4
Yet another chop. Great horizontal priority and reach, fantastic air to air, and works as an anti air in some situations if you react in time.

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Frame Count	3	3	2	8	2	3	4	∞
Simplified	8			8	∞

djhp

Diagonal Jumping Fierce
Diagonal Jumping Heavy Punch
7 or 9 HP
or +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
24[2]	11~17(-1)	60(+20)	None	High	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
6	8	∞	14+∞	Dependent	5/4
Yet another punch. Like Diagonal Jumping Strong but with a different hitbox. In some situations, it may be better to use this instead.

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Frame Count	3	3	8	3	4	∞
Simplified	6		8	∞

njlk

Neutral Jumping Short
Neutral Jumping Light Kick
8LK / +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
18[2]	1~7(-2)	40	None	High	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
6	∞	N/A	6+∞	Dependent	2/1
A jumping split kick. Don't think too hard about how the hitbox works. Good priority, beats a handful of moves, and is a great defensive tool.

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Frame Count	3	3	∞
Simplified	6		∞

djlk

Diagonal Jumping Short
Diagonal Jumping Light Kick
7 or 9 LK
or +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
20[2]	1~7(-2)	40	None	High	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
6	40	∞	6+∞	Dependent	2/1
A confident jumping kick. Aside from safejumps, this isn't too special. It gives Dictator trouble, but otherwise favor Jumping Forward kick. It may be counter intuitive, but this move actually does just as much damage as Diagonal Jumping Forward kick. It inflicts less dizzy damage though.

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Frame Count	3	3	40	3	∞
Simplified	6		40	∞

njmk

Neutral Jumping Forward
Neutral Jumping Medium Kick
8MK
+

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
22[2]	5~11	50(+10)	None	High	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
6	10	∞	16+∞	Dependent	4/3
Another split kick. Don't think too hard about how the hurtbox works. Ok range, but unlike Old Chun's version of this move the lowest hurtbox got stretched horizontaly so the overall priority is bad. Favor Neutral Jumping Short. That hurtbox was also reduced downwards though, allowing this move to beat Honda's Headbutts, something none of her other neutral jump normals can (with the exception of Head Stomp, but that forces a bounce which can be very bad on a neutral jump). This requires Chun to land right top of him, because the horizontal priority is not enough to beat Headbutts from the front.

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Frame Count	3	3	10	3	∞
Simplified	6		10	∞

djmk

Diagonal Jumping Forward
Diagonal Jumping Medium Kick
7 or 9MK / or +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
20[2]	5~11	50(+10)	None	High	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
6	16	∞	22+∞	Dependent	4/3
A stronger version of Diagonal Jumping Short. Chun's crossup, and also her best jump in for the most part. Outside of Head Stomp, this is the lowest hitting air normal Chun has, she can even beat Dhalsim's anti air slides with it.

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Frame Count	3	3	16	3	∞
Simplified	6		16	∞

njhk

Neutral Jumping Roundhouse
Neutral Jumping Heavy Kick
8HK / +

This move breaks all the rules.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
26[2]	10~16	80	1st part: Special 2nd and 3rd parts: None	Mid	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
3	13 (5/4/4)	∞	16+∞	Hit: Hard KD Block: Dependent	5/4
Essentially a jumping version of Chun's towards+Forward kick command normal. This has a good horizontal range, and trades with most attacks if you time it right. It can also be used against grounded opponents on the way up. This is a rare case of normal moves that cause a full knockdown. This also doesn't require the opponent to be standing to be blocked, which is also unique (and bad for Chun). It can be special canceled as well, but the only special move Chun can use in the air requires back charge, and you don't have enough airtime to get a charge before you land.

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Frame Count	1	2	5	4	4	4	6	∞
Simplified	3		13			∞

djhk

Diagonal Jumping Roundhouse
Diagonal Jumping Heavy Kick
7 or 9 HK
or +

There's a REALLY small hitbox here, right around her waist.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
24[2]	11~17(-1)	60(+20)	None	High	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
6	16	∞	22+∞	Dependent	5/4
Chun does 2 split kicks in a row. They don't combo. Can be a decent air to air in some situations, just be careful as it leaves you quite vulnerable to air to airs, and anti airs. Strangely enough, the frame in between kicks can hit too: if you look closely, you'll noticed a red dot around her waist, that's a 1x1 px hitbox!

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Frame Count	3	3	6	4	6	6	∞
Simplified	6		16			∞

Command Normals

Sankaku Tobi (Wall Jump)

Sankaku Tobi
Wall Jump
Air 6 near a wall
Air near a wall

Chun-Li's wall jump.

• The jumping animation is 6 frames long.
• Useful for getting out of the corner or avoiding attacks.
• The jump can be performed during an air normal. You can also do an air attack after wall jumping. You can bounce off someone with her Head Stomp normal, then walljump afterwards. You can even air throw, walljump, then attack or air throw again.
• If you're quick enough, you can cancel the jump itself into a Spinning Bird Kick, retaining the directional momentum of your original jump arc.

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Frame Count	6

Rear Spin Kick

Rear Spin Kick
Flip Kick
3MK / +

Fun fact: This move is so bad it was completely removed in HD Remix.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
22[0]	0~5	40	None	Mid	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
7	9 (5/4)	43	59	Hit: Hard KD Block: -39 / -34	2/1
Chun-Li does a jump off the opponent (or thin air) into a flip. Heavily nerfed from her Old version, being unable to combo. The second hitbox knocks down, but it's very difficult to hit with it. Gives the same meter on block/hit as a Short/Jab even though this move is performed with a Forward. Avoid this move.

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Frame Count	1 + 3	3	5	4	4	4	6	29
Simplified	7		9		43

Kyakukyakuraku

Kyakukyakuraku
Neck Breaker
3HK / +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
20[0]	10~16	80	None	Mid/Low	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
37	14	0	51	Hit: Hard KD Block: Dependent	5/4
Chun-Li flips over her opponent and lands on top with a knee strike. This move is good for shenanigans or to simply force the opponent to block on wake-up, since it can avoid a lot of reversal attacks. It has high stun, but the timer bonus is very short, so odds are it will either dizzy or the enemy will recover from all dizzy damage by the time they get back up. Despite Chun being airborne during the move, it hits Mid, and will hit Low if Chun hits deep enough. Since Chun is airborne from frame 1, this move can be used to avoid tick throws.

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Frame Count	1 + 4	4	5	6	7	8	2	14
Simplified	37							14

Yosokyakus

Yosokyaku
Head Stomp
2MK midair
+ midair

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
20[0]	2~8	60	Special	High	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
3	16	∞	19+∞	Dependent	4/3
Chun-Li stomps on her opponent midair. It is possible to use this move as an instant overhead. Simply jump and immediately do a head stomp, and the enemy will have to block high to avoid getting hit. This move has "trip guard", meaning if you use it and someone tries to sweep or Low Tiger Shot you, you'll either beat it or land in a blocking position. For New Chun-Li this move can only be activated with , that is, or will give you her normal Jumping Forward kick instead.

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Frame Count	1	2	16	8	4	5	∞
Simplified	3		16	∞

Throws

Chun-Li can throw with and . She also has an air throw, performed with the same buttons.

Koshuto
cl. 4/6 + MP/HP
cl. or +/

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
38 (Strong) 32 (Fierce)	7~13	100	-	Grab	48 (from axis) 23 (from throwable box)
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
0	1	Dependent	2	N/A	-
Chun-Li's throw. The Strong version does more damage than the Fierce version for some reason, so prefer the Strong version when you're not trying to throw tech. The direction held when throwing determines the direction you'll throw at. Be careful when throwing cornered opponents towards the corner, since most characters can actually punish Chun-Li's recovery if they tech. If facing a charge character, know that if the throw is teched the opponent will not have enough back charge for his specials right after recovering from being thrown. This happens because there's a side switch during the throw animation. This means that Chun-Li can try to follow it up with a meaty without having to fear certain reversals (e.g. Boxer's or Dictator's Super), but know that they may have enough down charge since it's possible to tech throws with or . You can keep stored super during this throw by hitting the opposite direction as you throw, then switching back to forward. If you throw normally, you will lose stored super due to a side switch during the throw animation. Example: Forward+M, quickly hold back as she throws, hold forward. Charge should still be stored.

Ryuseiraku
Any direction but 8 midair + MP/HP
Any direction but midair + /

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
34	7~13	100	-	Grab	58 (from axis) 33 (from throwable box) Minimum height: 48/48
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
0	1	Dependent	2	N/A	-
Same sprite and basic function as Chun's grounded throw. Very good range for an air throw.

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• Ground Throw:

• Air Throw:

--Raisin (March 12, 2007), some info courtesy T.Akiba

Special Moves

Kikoken

Kikoken
Fireball
[4]6P / +

	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	17[1]	5~11	90	None	Mid	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	5	75	42*	47	Dependent	5
	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	18[1]	7~13	90	None	Mid	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	5	45	40*	45	Dependent	5
	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	20[1]	7~13	90	None	Mid	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	5	31	38*	43	Dependent	5
Chun-Li puts her back into a fireball. Damage and speed increases with strength. The fireball will travel a set distance, which decreases with strength (along with Chun's recovery frames). This move has the best startup for a fireball in the game by far, which helps tremendously stopping advancing moves like Honda's Headbutt. This move works very well as an anti-air tool. Even if it trades, you score a full knockdown, which you can use to apply your strong wake-up game. Due to a glitch, it's possible to change the recovery of any Kikoken to that of a Fierce by either whiffing or kara-canceling a Fierce or Roundhouse normal. You can read more about it here.

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Startup:

Frame Count	1	1	1	1	1
Simplified	5

Active:

• Jab Version:

Frame Count	1	1	1	1	1	1...
Simplified	42

• Strong Version:

Frame Count	1	1	1	1	1	1...
Simplified	40

• Fierce Version:

Frame Count	1	1	1	1	1	1...
Simplified	38

Total Distance Traveled:

Jab: 222 pixels after 75 frames	Strong: 176 pixels after 45 frames	Fierce: 150 pixels after 31 frames

Hyakuretsukyaku

Hyakuretsukyaku
Lightning Legs
Press Repeatedly

	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	28[2]	5~11	100	None	Mid	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	4	(4(4) x 5) + 3 minimum 4(4) x 4 every cycle	4	51 minimum	Dependent	4
	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	30[2]	5~11	100	None	Mid	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	7	(2(2) x 7) + 1 minimum 2(2) x 4 every cycle	8	44 minimum	Dependent	4
	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	32[2]	5~11	100	None	Mid	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	10	1(1) x 11 minimum 1(1) x 4 every cycle	13	45 minimum	Dependent	4
Chun-Li unleashes a flurry of kicks at lightning speed. Continuing to mash the button after the move comes out will keep the move going indefinitely. Will never combo into itself. Once this attack hits, subsequent hitboxes will whiff until your opponent can block. Chun's legs are fully invulnerable, giving the move excellent priority. General Strategies Since your legs are invunlerable and your hurtboxes are moved backwards, this move will beat most other attacks in melee range. An important strategy is to use Lightning Legs to whiff punish attacks from afar, when your opponent is worried about throws, Strong punches, and Forward kicks. This move also works great as an okizeme option, provided you space your move properly to avoid a reversal.

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Startup:

Frame Count (Short)	1	3
Simplified (Short)	4
Frame Count (Forward)	3	4
Simplified (Forward)	7
Frame Count (Rh)	4	6
Simplified (Rh)	10

Active:

Frame Count (Short)	4	4	4	4
Frame Count (Forward)	2	2	2	2
Frame Count (Rh)	1	1	1	1

Frame Count (Short)	4	4	4	4
Frame Count (Forward)	2	2	2	2
Frame Count (Rh)	1	1	1	1

NOTE: The diagram shown refers to one complete cycle of the Lightning Legs animation. The minimal durations for each are as follows:

• The LK version will make a full cycle once, then will stop at frame 3 of the third cell. (35 frames in total)
• The MK version will make a full cycle once, then will stop at frame 1 of the 7th cell. (29 frames in total)
• The HK version will make 2 full cycles, then stop at the 6th cell. (22 frames in total)

Recovery:

Frame Count (Short)	2	2
Simplified (Short)	4
Frame Count (Forward)	4	4
Simplified (Forward)	8
Frame Count (Rh)	6	6
Simplified (Rh)	12

Tenshokyaku

Tenshokyaku
Upkicks
[2]8K / +

They go up, and they kick. That's why everyone calls 'em Upkicks.

	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	12[2] x 3	0~4 x 3	20 x 3	None	Mid	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	6	4(4)4(8)4	37	67	Hit: Hard KD Block: -39 (First Hit)	8
Invincible on frames 1-10.
	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	12[2] x 3	0~4 x 3	20 x 3	None	Mid	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	4	4(4)4(8)4(8)4	34	74	Hit: Hard KD Block: -48 (First Hit)	8
Invincible on frames 1-8.
	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	12[2] x 3	0~4 x 3	20 x 3	None	Mid	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	2	2(4)4(8)4(8)4(8)4	23	71	Hit: Hard KD Block: -47 (First Hit)	8
Invincible on frames 1-4. Chun-Li rises into the air, unleashing a torrent of tornado kicks. This move causes a 3 hit juggle state. Despite Forward and Roundhouse having more than 3 hitboxes, it can still only juggle 3 times in the air. Chun is considered airborne for the entire move. Due to a programing mistake this move does not have any grounded recovery frames, allowing for blocking and counter throws as soon as you land. General Strategies version: Has the slowest startup but also the most invincibility, which is optimal for various situations (e.g. anti airs). But, even on this version the invincibility does not last for very long, which often forces Chun to activate the move at the very last moment for it to anti air successfully. The problem is that Chun-Li will have standing up hurtboxes right before the move coming out (because the transition from ↓ to ↑ doesn't happen instantly), which may result in Chun-Li being hit before her move can come out. To alleviate that problem, it's recommended to kara cancel a crouching normal into this move, so Chun-Li can transition from her crouching stance into this move's invincible startup without having standing hurtboxes in between. version: Has slightly less invincibility than the Short version, but if the kara cancel method is used then its invincibility will often be just enough to anti-air most air moves, with the added benefit of having more horizontal reach than the Short version. Basically, this is the more rounded version of the move, which is to be used whenever you don't particularly need the extra invincibility of the Short version, nor the extremely fast startup of the Roundhouse version. version: Is your go-to reversal outside of Super. It can't be safe jumped due to the 2 frame startup and can also thwart meaty crossups. The invincibility on it is very short so the other versions should be favored for anti-air situations. Don't be too over confident on its anti safe-jump capabilities though. The move has poor priority and reach overall, this means that air moves with very good priority can be used as "fake" safe jumps by spacing the jump so they don't land too close to Chun, making her move whiff completely or even straight out beaten (since right after the invulnerability ends, Chun is vulnerable and NOT attacking - and this is even more of a problem with the Roundhouse version, since its invulnerability doesn't last very long). Also, the poor upwards reach must be emphasized: there are a some air moves that don't even have good priority at the front that can still be used as "fake" safe jumps due to their leg hurtboxes being out of reach. These moves are Ken's Jumping Forward and Roundhouse, E.Honda's Jumping Forward and Roundhouse, Claw's Neutral Jumping Short and Forward, Sagat's Jumping Forward and Roundhouse, Dictator's Jumping Fierce, T.Hawk's Jumping Roundhouse and Fei's Jumping Roundhouse.

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• Short Version:

Frame Count	6	4	1	1	2	4	2	2	2	2
Simplified	6	4	4			4	8

Frame Count	4	3	3	3	24	4
Simplified	4	37

• Forward Version:

Frame Count	4	4	1	1	2	4	2	2	2	2
Simplified	4	4	4			4	8

Frame Count	4	2	2	2	2	4
Simplified	4	8				4

Frame Count	2	2	3	21	6
Simplified	34

• Roundhouse Version:

Frame Count	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	4
Simplified	2	2	4		4	8				4

Frame Count	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	2
Simplified	8				4	8

Frame Count	4	3	3	3	7	7
Simplified	4	23

Spinning Bird Kick

Spinning Bird Kick
[4]6K
+

There's an additional 1x1 hitbox near Chun's thighs in between these frames.

	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	14[1] / 12[1]	7~13	90	None	Mid	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	32*	2(3)1(5)2(11)2*	21	79	Dependent	8
Invincible from frames 1-17, 22-23, and 59-73.
	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	16[1] / 14[1]	7~13	90	None	Mid	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	34*	3(5)1(3)1(3)1(4)2(8)4*	23	92	Dependent	8
Invincible from frames 1-17, 22-23, and 71-86.
	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	18[1] / 16[1]	7~13	90	None	Mid	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	36*	3(7)2(3)1(3)1(3)1(3)1(3)1(4)1(7)3*	31*	114	Dependent	8
Invincible from frames 1-17, 22-23, and 89-108. Chun-Li flips onto her hands, pushes back up into the air, and spins forward. The spins where Chun-Li faces backwards do more damage than the ones where she faces forwards. For some reason there's a 1x1 hitbox inside of Chun-Li's pushbox during the frames between the bigger, actually useful hitboxes (with the exception of some of the animation frames of the Forward version.) See the detailed hitbox information for more detail. This could be used as an anti-tick throw special since most of the startup is invulnerable, but you're likely better off using Tenshokyaku or Super due to this move's unpredictable nature.

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Startup:

Frame Count	1	4	3	2	3	4	4	2
Simplified	23

Active/Recovery:

• Short Version:

Frame Count	4	3	2	2	1	1	1	1
Simplified	15

Frame Count	2	1	2	2	3	4	4	2
Simplified	20

Frame Count	2	3	2	2	3	3	6
Simplified	21

• Forward Version:

Frame Count	4	4	3	3	2	2	1	1
Simplified	4	16

Frame Count	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Simplified	1	7

Frame Count	2	1	1	2	2	3	3	4
Simplified	2	16

Frame Count	2

Frame Count	2	3	2	2	3	3	6
Simplified	21

• Roundhouse Version:

Frame Count	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	2
2	25

Frame Count	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Simplified	8

Frame Count	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Simplified	8

Frame Count	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Simplified	9

Frame Count	2	2	3	3	3	3
Simplified	16

Frame Count	2	3	2	2	3	3	4	6
Simplified	25

Aerial Spinning Bird Kick

Aerial Spinning Bird Kick
Air [4]6K
Air +

There's an additional 1x1 hitbox near Chun's thighs in between these frames.

	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	12[1]	7~13	90	None	High	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	24*	3(9)2*	∞	38+∞	Dependent	8
	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	12[1]	7~13	90	None	High	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	24*	3(9)2*	∞	38+∞	Dependent	8
	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	12[1]	7~13	90	None	High	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	21*	2(6)2*	∞	31+∞	Dependent	8
The Spinning Bird Kick but in the air. Landing before this move finishes its last active frame will stick you in a 25 frame long landing animation. If the animation completes, it's only 10 frames long. Cannot be used after a head stomp like in SF2 Hyper Fighting. This move has the 1x1 hitbox during most of its inbetween frames like the grounded version. Due to the long charge time required, this move is near impossible to perform during a neutral or forward jump. As a result this move is mostly used for meter building or avoiding specific attacks. You can use this move during or just after a wall jump however. Using it before the walljump animation ends will retain your original jump arc, while doing it just after you walljump will have you use the walljump's trajectory.

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Startup:

Frame Count	2	4	3	2	4
Simplified	15

Active/Recovery:

Frame Count (Short)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Simplified (Short)	3	20
Frame Count (Forward)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Simplified (Forward)	3	20
Frame Count (Rh)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Simplified (Rh)	2	14

Frame Count	3	2	3	3	∞
Simplified	∞

• Landing, partial: (When Chun lands before the last hitting frame)

Frame Count	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	5
Simplified	25

• Landing, complete: (When Chun lands after the last hitting frame)

Frame Count	2	5	3
Simplified	10

Super Combo

Senretsukyaku
[4]646K
+

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
16[0] x 6	0~4 x 6	20 x 6	None	Mid	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
10	4(9)6(6)1(1)1(1)1(1)1	14	56	Hit: Hard KD Block: +9	-
Chun-Li goes full power with a non-stop barrage of kicks. Often considered one of if not the best Super Combo in the game. Affected by the Input Storing glitch. The second towards can be held as long as you need before performing the move. You can also stop holding towards for up to 12 frames and still keep the Super stored. NOTE: The Input Storing Glitch was fixed in Hyper Street Fighter 2. An alternate version of Chun-Li with the glitch restored can be selected by holding Start on Version Select, selecting the Super Turbo/Super X version, and then picking Chun-Li. Invincible on frames 1-14. Since this move starts a juggle state, you can use a Tenshokyaku afterwards to get an additional 2 hits in. This is useful if you can't hit every hit of the super (due to an early anti-air, for example).

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Invincible part:

Frame Count	1 + [18] + 1	2	2	2	2	4
Simplified	10					4

Non-invincible part:

Frame Count	1	2	2	2	2	6
Simplified	9					6

Frame Count	3	3	1	1	1	1
Simplified	6		1	1	1	1

Frame Count	1	1	1	1	6	7
Simplified	1	1	1	14

Misc Animations

Jump Animations

• Neutral Jump:

Frame Count	2	1	12	5	4	8	4	5	7	1	7*
Simplified	2	1	45							1	7*

• Back Jump:

Frame Count	2	1	10	6	5	4	3	4	5	6	3	1	7*
Simplified	2	1	46									1	7*

• Forward Jump:

Frame Count	2	1	10	6	5	4	3	4	5	6	1+	1	7*
Simplified	2	1	44+									1	7*

Chun has a considerably fast prejump. In contrast, she has a huge jump arc that's easy to react to. This is especially true against characters with DP moves; Ryu for instance can punish her with his DP most of the time.
Chun-Li, just like Claw, has the ability to do wall jumps. That's why the Forward Jump has a '+' on the final frame of the aerial jumping part: that animation will have longer duration in case it's a wall jump.

The landing recovery has a special property which allows it to be canceled into certain actions. At the first landing frame, you can perform throws (including command throws), and on the second landing frame, you can start another jump, attack with a normal or special move, or block. Blocking not being until the second landing frame, as well as hitbox-hurtbox interactions having priority over throwbox-throw hurtbox is why sweeps work as anti airs in this game.
Things are different when jumping over your opponent, however. In that situation it's possible to walk back/forward, to jump again or to even block on the first landing frame! Strangely, if a throw is timed on the first landing frame of a jump that crosses over, a throwbox will never come out, even though that input will result in a normal coming out 2 frames later (like it normally would). Anyway, being able to block on the first landing frame can help a little bit on some safe jump crossup setups, or maybe in other situations as well if your character has a huge jump arc.

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