Tekken 3/Bryan Fury

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Introduction

Bryan, a shady former Hong Kong police officer who died in a shoot-out, has been revived by Dr.Abel to steal data from his rival, Dr. Bosconovitch. Bryan is entering the third King of Iron Fist tournament in order to fight Yoshimitsu, a known acquaintance of Dr Bosconovitch, in order to collect this data.

While lacking the Jet Upper of newer games, Bryan can command a powerful keepout game with his CH launching f+4 and long df+2, while making the opponent vary their approaches with his classic Orbital (u_uf+4) and Snake Edge (df+3) and punishing whiffs hard with Mach Breaker (f,f+2).

Strengths

Weaknesses

Mixups: Snake Edge (df+3) and Orbital (u_uf+4) form a powerful mixup that defines Bryan, even in newer titles. Keepout: Bryan's Magic 4, Mach Breaker (f,f+2) and approaching d+3 are a set of annoying pokes that can aide Bryan in running away with a life lead, using his opponents impatience to create openings. Jab Strings: 1,2 and it's many followups can help scare opponents into swinging, with the tricky low hitting 1,2,3 and 1,2,1,4 and the safe on block 1,2,1,2.

Lacking standing block punishment: Many of Bryan's fast launchers are only available from a Crouch Dash or while rising, limiting his ability to block punish when standing. Execution requirement: Having a Sway, Bryan's Korean Backdashes have to be clean. Similarly, to punish a lot of moves, a clean unbufferable qcf or f,f motion is required, adding some precision to Bryan's gameplay.

Bryan Fury
Archetype	Mixup, Keepout
Stances	CD (d,df,f), Sway (d,db,b)
Fastest launch	QCF+1 - i16
Fastest CH launch	4 - i12 f+4 - i14
Parry	d_df+(1+3)_(2+4)
Archetypal Moves
Mid Check	df+1 - i15
Magic 4	Yes
Stature Kick	d+4, d+3
Orbital	(u_uf)+4
Snake Edge	df+3
Generic Moves
Remapped Moves
Missing Moves	df+1,df+2

Key Moves

f+4

+ / f+4 - Hit Level: h Normal
Impact	Recovery	Total	Hit	Counter	Block
i14		-			3-
CHJG

A core poke and keepout tool. While Bryan does have a standard Magic 4, it actually doesnt recover fast enough to give you a combo on counterhit, and is actually quite a bit negative. For these reasons, you should always autopilot to using f+4. On counterhit, you can get a f,F+2, which seems to be the most optimal combo as of right now.

df+1

Left Body Blow + / df+1 - Hit Level: m - 10 DMG Normal
Impact	Recovery	Total	Hit	Counter	Block
i15		-

A non standard df+1. While having the same startup as his df+2, the extra damage you can get from the df+1,2 string makes it worth trying sometimes, even despite its shorter range. Use to keep opponents honest.

df+2

Right Body Blow + / df+2 - Hit Level: m - 16 DMG Normal
Impact	Recovery	Total	Hit	Counter	Block
i15		-			2-

The preferred mid check. df+2 has great range, okay damage and is safe on block. Compliments f+4 quite well when poking, as df+2 covers it’s blind spot.

df+3

Snake Edge + / df+3 - Hit Level: l - 17 DMG Normal
Impact	Recovery	Total	Hit	Counter	Block
i30		-

Snake Edge is a reactable launching low that slips under highs and even some mids. A risky mixup tool, as it’s extremely launch punishable, but serves as a very rewarding low. Can slip underneath opponents keepout tools in neutral and tracks knockdown rolls pretty well.

(u_uf)+4

Orbital Heel Kick (OR)+ / (u_uf)+4 - Hit Level: m - 21 DMG Normal
Impact	Recovery	Total	Hit	Counter	Block
i25		-			1-

Orbital is a launching mid that goes over lows and is safe. A fantastic tool to avoid low pokes and is disjointed enough to be used as a safe keepout tool with good reward.

f,F+2

Mach Punch + / f,F+2 - Hit Level: h - 30 DMG Normal
Impact	Recovery	Total	Hit	Counter	Block
i14		-			19-

A brilliant whiff punish tool that, despite being very negative, has enough pushback on block to make it mostly safe. Also, after a running 3 on block, Bryan gets a guaranteed Mach Punch. Make the opponent weep.