Street Fighter Alpha 3/Birdie

Overview Combos Matchups Strategy

Introduction

Not content with working with Shadaloo as a mere goon anymore, Birdie now plans to seek out his superior M. Bison so he can overthrow him! To do this, he will need to find something called the "Psycho Drive".

Pros	Cons
Has a decent set of long-range normals on the ground s. FP is one of the best preemptive anti-airs in the game Great jump-ins, particularly j. LK and splash Good air to airs Decent command grabs that recover fairly quickly on whiff. Can choose whether to throw them forward or backwards Bull horn (TAP) forces the opponent to play differently and can make them second guess themselves Bull horn is a very rewarding early anti-air Whiffed grabs recover fast and are good for building meter Late whiffed air grab makes him land faster and can be used to bait activates on occasion You can charge up to 4 bull horns at once and release them individually by letting go of only one button Final TAPs can be charged in only 13 seconds and do insane damage/stun Great, reliable customs with good damage and potential infinite setups	Large hurtbox makes him susceptible to jab pressure Bull head is incredibly unsafe and is an awful move outside of combos Bull horns are unsafe on block if done too close without enough charge Bull horn invincibility is not as good as it was in A2. Reactive anti-air is awful. c. FP gets beat by most jump-ins and late bull horn can be option-selected (f. RH is a decent close-range anti-air on V-ISM) Gets bullied hard by a lot of characters due to his large size and poor mobility/anti-air Characters with strong lows can practically ignore his bull horn, since it has very limited low invincibility

Birdie
Character Data

Color Options

X-Ism		A-Ism		V-Ism
Punch	Kick	Punch	Kick	Punch	Kick

Moves List

Ground Normals

• Close/Far Standing Jab:

Damage	7
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	4/4/12
Block Stun	-2
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-1/+4

• Close/Far Standing Strong:

Damage	14
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3 (XV 4)
Frame Count	6/6/19
Block Stun	-6
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-5/-1

• Close Standing Fierce:

Damage	11+7
Stun	4x2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/1x2 (XV 3x2)
Frame Count	14/4,2/27
Block Stun	-6
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-5/-

• Far Standing Fierce:

Damage	10+6
Stun	4x2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/1x2 (XV 3x2)
Frame Count	12/3,4/25
Block Stun	-6
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-5/-

• Close/Far Standing Short:

Damage	6
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	5/4/15
Block Stun	-5
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-4/+1

• Close/Far Standing Forward:

Damage	13
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3 (XV 4)
Frame Count	9/5/16
Block Stun	-2
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-1/+3

• Close/Far Standing Roundhouse:

Damage	17
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4 (XV 6)
Frame Count	8/4/18
Block Stun	-
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+1/+2

• Crouching Jab:

Damage	6
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	4/4/10
Block Stun	0
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+1/+6

• Crouching Strong:

Damage	13
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	5/4/15
Block Stun	0
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+1/+5

• Crouching Fierce:

Damage	10+7
Stun	4x2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	1/1x2 (XV 3x2)
Frame Count	6/1,1,1/30
Block Stun	-8
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-7/-

2nd hit can only be special canceled in V-Ism, both hits can be super canceled.

• Crouching Short:

Damage	6
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	4/4/13
Block Stun	-3
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-2/+3

• Crouching Forward:

Damage	12
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3 (XV 4)
Frame Count	9/2/22
Block Stun	-5
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-4/0

• Crouching Roundhouse/Sweep:

Damage	16
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4 (XV 6)
Frame Count	10/6/23
Block Stun	-6
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-/-

Air Normals

• Neutral Jump Jab:

Damage	7
Stun	2
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	3/10/11

• Diagonal Jump Jab:

Damage	7
Stun	2
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	5/10/11

• Neutral Jump Strong:

Damage	13
Stun	4
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	3/8/13

• Diagonal Jump Strong:

Damage	13
Stun	4
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	5/8/13

• Neutral Jump Fierce:

Damage	17
Stun	8
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4(A)6(XV)
Frame Count	12/6/7

• Diagonal Jump Fierce:

Damage	17
Stun	8
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4(A)6(XV)
Frame Count	12/6/7

• Neutral Jump Short:

Damage	6
Stun	2
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	5/10/11

• Diagonal Jump Short:

Damage	6
Stun	2
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	5/8/11

• Neutral/Diagonal Jump Forward:

Damage	13
Stun	4
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	7/8/13

• Neutral Jump Roundhouse:

Damage	17
Stun	8
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4(A)6(XV)
Frame Count	6/6/15

• Diagonal Jump Roundhouse:

Damage	17
Stun	8
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4(A)6(XV)
Frame Count	6/6/15

Command Moves

• Bull Drop: +

Damage	18+17
Stun	8x2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4x2(A)6x2(XV)
Frame Count	8/2,4/20
Block Stun	-1
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	0/Launch

• Bad Hammer : + after close on hit only.

Damage	10
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	0/6
Frame Count	14/6/11
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-

• Body Slam: +

Damage	15
Stun	8
Meter on whiff/hit	2/(A)4(XV)6
Frame Count	7/16/*

Throws

Bull Spike:

/+

Damage	4x(1~10)++16
Stun	0
Meter Gain	1(A)3(XV)
Frame Count	5/1/20

Bad Throw:

/+

Damage	20
Stun	0
Meter Gain	1(A)3(XV)
Frame Count	5/1/20

Bad Scrap:

Any direction but /+

• Air Throw

Damage	20
Stun	0
Meter Gain	1(A)3(XV)
Frame Count	3/1/1(before landing)

Alpha Counter

During Blockstun ++ of same strength

• A-ISM:

Damage	4
Frame Count	24/8/17
Invincibility	0-24

• V-ISM:

Damage	4
Frame Count	25/6/12
Invincibility	0-25

Special Moves

Bull Head : Charge, +

• Startup:

Frame Count (Fierce)	8
Frame Count (Fierce)	12~25*
Frame Count (Fierce)	16~44*

• Active:

	Jab	Strong	Fierce
Damage	14	15	16
Stun	8
Meter on whiff/hit	6(A)9(XV)/3(A)4(XV)
Block Stun	-25	-28	-31
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-
Frame Count				4

• Recovery:

Frame Count (Jab)	40
Frame Count (Strong)	43
Frame Count (Fierce)	46

Bull Horn : Hold or then release.

• Startup:

Frame Count (Level 1)	3	20	2~56*
Frame Count (Level 2)	4	19	2~56*
Frame Count (Level 3)	5	18	2~56*
Frame Count (Level 4)	6	17	6~60*
Frame Count (Final)	7	16	6~60*

• Active:

	1	2	3	4	F	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Final
Damage	14	14+4	14+6x2	14+8x3	18+10x4
Stun	3	3x2	3x3	3x4	3x5
Meter on whiff	1
Meter on hit	3(A)4(XV)	1x2	1x3	1x4	1x5
Block Stun	-9	-8	-6
Charge Time	32F	121F	241F	481F	961F
Frame Count						2	2,2	2,2,2	2,2,2,2	2,2,2,2,2

• Recovery:

Frame Count (Level 1)	26
Frame Count (Level 2)	25
Frame Count (Level 3)	23
Frame Count (Level 4)	23
Frame Count (Final)	23

Murderer Chain : +

• Startup:

Frame Count	6

• Active:

	Jab	Strong	Fierce	Jab	Strong	Fierce
Damage	14+10	15+12	16+14
Stun	0
Meter on whiff	3(A)4(XV)
Meter on hit	15(A)22(XV)
Frame Count	1

• Recovery:

Frame Count (Jab)	33
Frame Count (Strong)	41
Frame Count (Fierce)	49

Bandit Chain : +

• Startup:

Frame Count	6

• Active:

	Short	Forward	Roundhouse	Short	Forward	Roundhouse
Damage	8+12	6x2+11	6x3+11
Stun	0
Meter on whiff	3(A)4(XV)
Meter on hit	10(A)16(XV)
Frame Count	1

• Recovery:

Frame Count (Short)	33
Frame Count (Forward)	41
Frame Count (Roundhouse)	49

Super Combos

The Birdie : Charge, +

• Level 1 & 3:

	Level 1	Level 3
Damage	16+14x2	20x3+12+20
Invincibility	0~9	0~21
Block Stun	-2	+10
Frame Count			9~26*1			6		*

Frame Count	*		6		*

Frame Count	6		13(LVL.1) 7(LVL.3)

• Level 2:

Damage	20x2+18x2
Invincibility	0~15
Block Stun	-14
Frame Count		9~26*1			6		*

Frame Count	*		6		*

Frame Count	6		*

Frame Count	6		23

Bull Revenger : + or

	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Damage	16x2	16x3	16x4
Invincibility	0~29
Frame Count				28	1	34

Miscellaneous

• Idle, Crouching, Airborne:

The Basics

-Try to always have a TAP (bullhorn) on deck to severely punish any heavy mids/highs or mashing jabs, this move can also be used to react to certain specials, such as heavy fireballs or akuma's overhead ender on demon flip for example.

-j.lk is your main get in for tick throws, it pairs nicely with birdies extremely low jump, when tick throwing from attack's such as cr.lk or cr.lp remember you will have to change your timing if it lands as a counter hit, this also goes for deep jump in tick throw attempts.

-Bullhead is always risky and damage wise not worth it but it can be a very good tool to keep your opponent on their toes, if your daring see if you can catch your opponent walking forward with a light or medium bullhead depending on range, medium bullhead might not seem fast but it can catch a lot of people off guard in spaces were they will most likely feel completely safe.

-Be aware that consistent air to airs can vary a good bit between matchups.

Which Ism?

• A-ISM:

Amazing anti-fireball super, and a very safe level 1 super, but not much else compared to V

• V-ISM:

Recommended.

Turns him from one of the worst characters in the game to a wildcard that can end any round on a good read.

• X-ISM:

Slept on, super leads to stun ending in massive damage

Combos

• Basic Combos:

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• V-ISM Combos:

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Advanced Strategy

-st.hk is your main tool for contesting space, the button has low crush properties and moves you forward. With its fast recovery it allows for tricks such as crushing a low poke then command grabbing them. This proves especially useful against any character with strong crouching medium kicks. if spaced correctly using its range to the max it will also prove useful to consistently anti air or beat any reaching mids during footsies.

-Speaking of low crushes this also applys ever more so to his forward heavy kick, this button is used to anti-air people who are jumping right above you and to punish chunkier lows like most sweeps where the forward momentum of his st.hk will at best still leave you to far to do much or at worst get you hurt. The first part of the attack evades the low and the second part drops down and punishes it.

-Birdies air throw throw-box is very low instead of most characters which lean higher, this requires all of birdies air throws in neutral to be proactive instead of reactive (except in cases of unique high or floaty jumps).

-Both of Birdies normal throws launch the opponent into the air which can lead to multiple scenarios in the corner, if they dont air tech you can go for a air throw after, if the opponent air techs you can try to catch them in the air which on counter hit can lead to cc juggle combos or on air block lead to unblockable setups forcing them to eat a grounded attack while stuck in blockstun and in air.

Match-ups

Has massive issues with Charlie's zoning/pressure game

Notable Players

Japan

Bideru (V-Birdie)

Kinoko (V-Birdie)

Kuro QP (A/V Birdie)

North America

Carvd/tomass (A/V-Birdie)

Kyokuji (V-Birdie)

Slamtown Alpha (A/X-Birdie)

Europe

Middlekick/s-e-h (V-Birdie)

Latin America

TUFAOBIRDIE (A-Birdie)

GanFleim! (A/V-Birdie)

Discussion

• SRK Birdie thread