Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo/Blanka

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Story

Date of Birth: 2/12/1966
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 218 lbs
Measurements: B 77", W 47", H 67"
Blood Type: B
Likes: Arapaima, tropical fruits
Dislikes: Army ants, people who wear masks.

Once upon a time, there was a boy named Jimmy. Now Jimmy loved his mom, but unfortunately for the both of them they would be separated in a freak plane crash when Jimmy was young. Standed out in the Brazilian jungle, he was forced to eat plants to survive, and kill tigers to survive. His nails grew sharp and unkempt. His teeth grew long and gnarly. The chlorophyll in the plants he was eating turned his skin green, and his hair turned a bright orange. He also gained the ability to generate electricity from his body. The boy named Jimmy disappeared, and in his place rose the mighty Blanka.

Blanka would eventually find his way to a nearby fishing village, where he rejoined society and found a hobby in street fighting. His success led him to the World Warrior tournament, where he hopes to further advance his career.

Overview

Blanka is often considered one of the most underused characters in Super Street Fighter II Turbo. While some say he's among the worst characters in the game, Blanka does have his share of combos, crossovers, ticks, tricks, and tactics that can lead you to victory. He also has one of the best throws in the game, one of the fastest special moves in the game, and some of the best links, leading into dizzies.

Unfortunately, Blanka also comes with a lot of bad matchups. While you'll likely rack up wins against those unfamiliar with the matchup, as soon as they get used to your tricks they'll find ways around them. It doesn't help that some characters straight up counter most of the things Blanka can do effectively. This won't be much of a problem unless you're at a very high level of play, however.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Great in the Air: Blanka has some pretty good air normals, including a great crossup. Far Reaching: Many of Blanka's moves have long hitboxes, including his throw. Instant Attacks: Rolling Attack and Vertical Roll have no startup. Combos Aplenty: Blanka's moves have high combo potential. Meter Man: Blanka can very quickly and safely build up Super meter. Flat on the Ground: Blanka has the lowest crouch height in the game, allowing him to duck under some attacks. Quick on the Fly: Blanka has a fast falling speed, which is useful for punishing fireballs or moves with long recovery.

Slow Walking Speed Wide: His hurtbox while standing or crouching is quite wide, making him easy to catch and making it hard to neutral jump over fireballs. Can't Get In: Playing Blanka means you'll have to work hard to get in, and even so you'll often lack the tools to damage once you do. Not Very Useful Super: His Super Combo has an incredibly slow startup, making it terrible in most situations. Can't Find a Good Match: Blanka's poorly defined kit leads to a lot of one-sided matchups. Low Priority Attacks: Despite Blanka's wide reach, many of his attacks end up having poor recovery and/or bad priority.

New & Old Versions Comparison

To select Old Blanka, choose Blanka 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.Blanka cannot tech throws or use his Super Combo;
• Old Blanka cannot use his 3HP slide or his Surprise hops;
• O.Blanka has some differences in some of his normals:
  • Close Standing Jab cannot be special canceled;
  • Far Standing Jab cannot be special canceled;
  • Crouching Short cannot be special canceled;
  • Crouching Forward cannot be special canceled;
  • Diagonal Jumping Short has outstanding air to ground priority (can beat N.Shoto Shoryukens with the right timing) but does not has crossup properties (all in all a huge loss);
  • Diagonal Jumping Roundhouse hits slightly higher and can connect back to his thighs, but has less range and priority at his feet (which makes it worse overall);
• O.Blanka's electric attacks have no recovery while for N.Blanka they have a recovery animation, the only significant nerf that N.Blanka received;
• O.Blanka's Both Horizontal and Vertical Beast Rolls have a 50% of chance of being unblockable if it hits on the first frame;
• O.Blanka's Vertical Beast Rolls have a different arc and recovery animation: it tends to go more vertically and then pull horizontally back, whereas N.Blanka's travels farther horizontally and then drops straight down. It may be more safe but it is worse as a projectile avoiding tool, though on rare occasions it's useful to bait some attacks;

O.Blanka is a waste of time; he loses so much for a different vertical roll, a better lightning attack, and a different dj.Short that may have its uses, but without having a cross-up a lot of match-ups which are already hard become almost impossible.

Color Options

Jab	Strong	Fierce	Start	Old
Short	Forward	Roundhouse	Hold	Old Alternative

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Blanka
Character Data
Damage Scaling Factor	25/32
Forward Walk Speed	36
Backwards Walk Speed	30
Pre-Jump Frames	4/3
Forwards Jump Duration	38
Backwards Jump Duration	39
Landing Frames	8*
Jump Height Apex	104
Forwards Jump Distance	121
Backwards Jump Distance	121
Soft Knockdown Recovery	35
Hard Knockdown Recovery	72

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
14[0]	0~5	40	Special, Super	Mid	0~40
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
5	2	9	16	+2	2/1
Blanka slaps his opponent. Ok for ticking, but close Strong better in almost every way. Can special cancel this move, unlike Old Blanka.

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Frame Count	1 + 2	2	2	4	2	2	1
Simplified	5		2	9

frlp

Far Jab
Far Light Punch
5LP / cl.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
14[0]	0~5	40	Special, Super	Mid	22+
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
5	3	11	29	-1	2/1
Another slap, now right handed. Good priority and damage, but has a slow recovery.

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Frame Count	1 + 2	2	3	4	3	3	1
Simplified	4		3	11

clmp

Close Strong
Close Medium Punch
5MP / cl.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
20[0]	5~11	60	Special, Super	Mid	0~40
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
3	4	3	10	+11	4/3
A quick stab. Great as a combo starter, a hit confirm, or a tick. You can link several moves after this due to the great recovery, but you can't charge for specials since that will give you a command Headbutt.

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

frmp

Far Strong
Far Medium Punch
5MP / fr.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
20[0]	5~11	60	Special, Super	Mid	41+
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
6	2	7	15	+9	4/3
A downwards swipe anti-air. Important against characters with bad priority aerials, like Zangief and T. Hawk. Be accurate when using this move, since it's only out for 2 frames.

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

clhp

Standing Fierce
Heavy Punch
5HP /

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
26[1]	10~16	80	None	Mid	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
7	7 (4 / 3)	18	32	-3 / +1	5/4
A two handed upwards claw swipe. Can be used as an anti-air and anti cross-up from up close. You can also use this as a meaty for massive frame advantage, or for setting up frame traps. Otherwise, this move is pretty unsafe. Also does good damage and stun. Try using this after a close Strong.

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Frame Count	1 + 3	3	4	3	10	7	1
Simplified	7		7		18

cllk

Close Short
Close Light Kick
5LK / cl.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
14[0]	0~5	40	None	Mid	0~43
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
14	4	13	31	-4	2/1
Blanka jumps in the air and knees his opponent. This move is awful.

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Startup/Active:

Frame Count	1 + 3	3	3	2	2	4
Simplified	14					4

Recovery:

Frame Count	3	3	3	3	1
Simplified	13

frlk

Far Short
Far Light Kick
5LK / fr.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
14[0]	0~5	40	None	Mid	44+
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
7	4	7	18	+2	2/1
A spear kick with good range and incredible priority. Blanka's only realistic ground defense against Honda's Hundred Hand Slaps besides trading with electricity.

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Frame Count	1 + 2	2	2	4	3	3	1
Simplified	7			4	7

clmk

Close Forward
Close Medium Kick
5MK / cl.

First hit

Second hit

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
22[0] x 2	5~11 x 2	60 x 2	None	Mid	0~46
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
12	6 (2 + 4)	13	31	+1 / +1(0)	4/3 x 2
A double-hitting knee attack. Much better than close Short, but still not as good as Headbutt.

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Startup/Active:

Frame Count	1 + 3	3	3	2	2	4
Simplified	12				2	4

Recovery:

Frame Count	3	3	3	3	1
Simplified	13

frmk

Far Forward
Far Medium Kick
5MK / fr.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
22[0]	5~11	60	None	Mid	47+
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
7	4	7	18	+7	4/3
A more acrobatic kick. Can be used as a trade anti-air, but its generally not as good as far Strong.

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Frame Count	1 + 2	2	2	4	3	3	1
Simplified	7			4	7

clhk

Standing Roundhouse
Standing Heavy Kick
5HK /

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
28[1]	10~16	80	None	Mid	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
7	11 (6 / 5)	21	39	-10 / -4	5/4
Blanka does a cool flip. Useful as an anti-air and anti crossup. Can also be used after close Strong for combos.

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Startup/Active:

Frame Count	1 + 3	3	6	5
Simplified	7		11

Recovery:

Frame Count	5	5	5	5	1
Simplified	21

Crouching Normals

crlp

Crouching Jab
Crouching Light Punch
2LP / +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
12[0]	0~5	40	None	Mid	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
9	3	7	19	+3	2/1
A claw swipe. Has its uses, such as waiting for Shotos to land from Tatsumakis.

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Frame Count	1 + 2	2	4	3	3	3	1
Simplified	9			3	7

crmp

Crouching Strong
Crouching Medium Punch
2MP / +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
20[0]	5~11	60	None	Mid	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
7	3	17	27	-2	4/3
A more upwards claw swipe. Decent range, but sort of slow. Can beat Boxer's crouching Strong if you're close enough.

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Startup/Active:

Frame Count	1 + 3	3	3
Simplified	7		3

Recovery:

Frame Count	7	3	3	3	1
Simplified	17

crhp

Crouching Fierce
Crouching Heavy Punch
2HP / +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
26[1]	10~16	80	None	Mid	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
9	6	18	33	-2	5/4
Blanka's long range crouching punch. Good damage and stun, but relatively long startup and mediocre priority.

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Frame Count	1 + 4	4	6	10	7	1
Simplified	9		6	18

crlk

Crouching Short
Crouching Light Kick
2LK / +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
12[0]	0~5	40	Special, Super	Low	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
5	4	7	16	+2	2/1
A shorter range, safer version of crouching Forward. Old Blanka can't special cancel this.

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Frame Count	1 + 2	2	4	3	3	1
Simplified	5		4	7

frmk

Crouching Forward
Crouching Medium Kick
2MK / +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
20[0]	5~11	60	Special, Super	Low	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
5	4	7	16	+7	4/3
A pretty good kick. Can be linked into another crouching Forward or canceled into a Rolling Attack.

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Frame Count	1 + 2	2	4	3	3	1
Simplified	5		4	7

crhk

Crouching Roundhouse
Crouching Heavy Kick
2HK / +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
26[1]	5~11	130	None	Low	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
10	4	18	32	Hit: Soft KD Block: 0	5/4
Blanka turns back and sweeps with one leg extended. Long range, but long start up and recovery. For some reason, Blanka is left standing after this attack.

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Frame Count	1 + 2	3	4	4	10	7	1
Simplified	10			3	4	18

Jumping Normals

njlp

Jumping Jab
Neutral Jumping Light Punch
8LP / +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
14[1]	1~7(-2)	40	None	High	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
5	20	∞	25+∞	Dependent	2/1
A far reaching, torso twisting punch. A pretty great move in some situations. Amazing air to air priority, and ok range in general.

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Frame Count	2	3	20	3	∞
Simplified	5		20	∞

njmp

Jumping Strong
Neutral Jumping Medium Punch
8MP / +

Neutral Jump version

Diagonal Jump version

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
24[1]	5~11	50(+10)	None	High	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
5	12	∞	17+∞	Dependent	4/3
Visually identical to jumping Jab. The diagonal jumping version has a more vulnerable hurtbox than the neutral jump version, but that's the only real difference. The neutral jump version may be preferred over nj.jab due to the different hitbox, but don't bother with the diagonal jump version.

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• Neutral Jump Version:

Frame Count	2	3	12	3	∞
Simplified	5		12	∞

• Diagonal Jump Version:

Frame Count	2	3	12	3	∞
Simplified	5		12	∞

njhp

Neutral Jumping Fierce
Neutral Jumping Heavy Punch
8HP / +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
30[1]	11~17(-1)	60(+20)	None	High	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
1	3	∞	4+∞	Dependent	5/4
Blanka sticks his arm out. A great move thanks to the priority, range, and near instant startup. Can be a good counter to moves like headstomps and walldives, and a good counter in general if you can react well with it.

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

djhp

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

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
30[1]	3~9	40	None	High	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
5	6	∞	11+∞	Dependent	5/4
A double-armed claw slash. Excellent air to ground priority and hits very low, so low in fact that it can beat New Shoto's crouching Roundhouse if timed right. Has nerfed stun potential, similar to the Shotos' diagonal jump Heavy attacks.

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Frame Count	2	3	6	∞
Simplified	5		6	∞

njlk

Jumping Short
Jumping Light Kick
8LK / +

Neutral Jump version

Diagonal Jump version

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
16[1]	1~7(-2)	40	None	High	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
5	20	∞	25+∞	Dependent	2/1
A standard jumping kick. The neutral jump and diagonal jump versions have different hitboxes. The neutral jump version is an excellent defensive move. Some characters that lack a fireball may struggle to punish this from far away. The diagonal jump version is a crossup that works great as a harassment tool.

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• Neutral Jump Version:

Frame Count	2	3	20	3	∞
Simplified	5		20	∞

• Diagonal Jump Version:

Frame Count	2	3	20	3	∞
Simplified	5		20	∞

njmk

Jumping Forward
Jumping Medium Kick
8MK
+

Neutral Jump version

Diagonal Jump version

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
24[1]	5~11	50(+10)	None	High	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
5	12	∞	17+∞	Dependent	4/3
Visually identical to jumping Short. Once again, neutral jump and diagonal jump have different hitboxes. The neutral jump version has deceptively long range. The diagonal jump version has ok reach, but you'll usually prefer diagonal jump LK.

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• Neutral Jump Version:

Frame Count	2	3	12	3	∞
Simplified	5		12	∞

• Diagonal Jump Version:

Frame Count	2	3	12	3	∞
Simplified	5		12	∞

jhk

Jumping Roundhouse
Neutral Jumping Heavy Kick
8HK / +

Neutral Jump version

Diagonal Jump version

Neutral Jump	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	30[2]	11~17(-1)	60(+20)	None	Mid	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	5	6	∞	11+∞	Dependent	5/4
Diagonal Jump	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	30[1]	11~17(-1)	60(+20)	None	High	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	7	6	∞	13+∞	Dependent	5/4
A midair dropkick. Good range and damage. The diagonal jump version is slower and has a worse hitbox. Still a key jump in that can catch people off guard, especially if they are crouching.

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• Neutral Jump Version:

Frame Count	2	3	6	3	∞
Simplified	5		6	∞

• Diagonal Jump Version:

Frame Count	3	4	6	3	∞
Simplified	7		6	∞

Command Normals

Rock Crusher

Rock Crusher
Headbutt
Close or +
Close 4 or 6 + MP

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
18[0] x 2	5~11 x 2	60 x 2	Special, Super (First hit only)	Mid / Low	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
4	9 (4 / 3 + 2)	13	26	-4 / -0 / +3(+2)	4/3 x 2
An interesting command normal that's executed the same way as a throw. The first hit can be canceled into a ball for a combo ender, or a hop for pressure. The second hit hits low, and must be crouch blocked.

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Startup/Active:

Frame Count	1 + 1	2	4	3	2
Simplified	4		7		2

Recovery:

Frame Count	5	4	3	1
Simplified	13

Amazon River Run

Amazon River Run
Slide
3HP / +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
28[1]	5~11	130	None	Mid	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
12	16	21	49	Hit: Soft KD Block: -15	5/4
Blanka slides along the ground arms first. Works great to slide under Sonic Booms and as an anti-air for some jump ins. Can be used as a safe meaty against Claw on his wake up, since Scarlet Terror does not have enough downwards reach. Oddly enough, Blanka is Invincible on the last frame. It's just a single frame though, so this is meaningless.

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Frame Count	1 + 11	16	7	5	8	1
Simplified	12	16	21

Throw

Blanka can perform a hold with .

Wild Fang
The Head Bite
cl. 4/6 + HP
cl. or +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
26* + 4 x n Set amount of hits = 7	0	0	-	Grab	64 (from axis) 34 (from throwable box)
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
0	1	Dependent	1	N/A	-
Blanka's hold, where he jumps on his opponent and starts biting their face. One of Blanka's major threats, since he doesn't have an overhead or a reliable way to deal chip damage. Has the second best normal throw range in the game. You can find lots of opportunities to start biting with your ground trickery and crossups. Since you can only use this hold with HP, you can't piano this throw. In addition, mashing this throw might result in an Electric attack, which has long startup.

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Special Moves

Electric Thunder

Electric Thunder
Press Repeatedly

	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	26[2]	9~15	100	None	Mid	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	3	52 per cycle	13	68+	Dependent Hard Down	5
	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	26[2]	9~15	100	None	Mid	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	5	34 per cycle	13	52	Hit: Hard KD Block: Dependent	5
	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	30[2]	9~15	100	None	Mid	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	7	25 per cycle	20	52+	Hit: Hard KD Block: Dependent	5
Blanka lets out an electrical discharge. Landing a hit with this will score a special knockdown where your opponent will be frozen for a few frames, then fall over. Hard to score a hit with, but if you do, you get a free cross-up.

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• Jab and Strong Versions:

Frame Count (Jab)	3	52+	2	4	1	6
Simplified (Jab)	3	52+	13
Frame Count (Strong)	5	34+	2	4	1	6
Simplified (Strong)	5	34+	13

• Fierce Version:

Frame Count	7	25+	3	4	2	4	1	6
Simplified	7	25+	20

Rolling Attack

Rolling Attack
Blanka Ball
[4]6P
+

	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	28[3]	9~15	100	None	Mid	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	0	25	5 on whiff 45 on block/hit	30 on whiff 70 on block/hit	-23	7
	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	30[3]	9~15	100	None	Mid	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	0	25	6 on whiff 46 on block/hit	31 on whiff 71 on block/hit	Dependent	7
	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	32[3]	9~15	100	None	Mid	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	0	60	7 on whiff 47 on block/hit	67 on whiff 117 on block/hit	Dependent	7
Blanka launches himself horizontally at his opponent. The strength of the punch button determines the damage and speed of the ball. The Fierce ball also has a lot more active frames than the other versions. On block or hit, Blanka will go into a very lengthy recoil animation that many characters can punish. The whiff has a hitbox that lasts 40 frames, but it's impossible to hit with it. Starts up instantly, but is not invincible. This will beat ground throws and command grabs, however. Since the priority is poor, most characters can jab you out of this move. Rolling Attack Block/Hit Punishes Ryu - Fierce Fireball Ken - Safe Honda - Fierce Headbutt Chun - Super Blanka - Fierce Ball Zangief - Safe Guile - Safe Dhalsim - St.HP T.Hawk - Safe Cammy - Cannon Drill (Her Super simply doesn't connect, even though it should) Fei Long - Jab Rekka (whiff)> fierce Rekka (hit)> fierce Rekka Dee Jay - Fierce Fireball Boxer - any Rush Punch, or Super Claw - Walk up far hp/ cr.mp Sagat - HK Low Tiger Shot Dictator - fierce Psycho Crusher, Scissor Kick, Super

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Frame Count (Jab)	25	1	2	2
Simplified (Jab)	25	5
Frame Count (Strong)	25	1	2	3
Simplified (Strong)	25	6
Frame Count (Fierce)	60	1	2	4
Simplified (Fierce)	60	7

Knockback:

Frame Count (Jab)	40	1	2	2
Simplified (Jab)	40	5
Frame Count (Strong)	40	1	2	3
Simplified (Strong)	40	6
Frame Count (Fierce)	40	1	2	4
Simplified (Fierce)	40	7

Vertical Roll

Vertical Roll
[2]8K
+

	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	26[2] / 28[2]	9~15	100	None	Mid	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	0	18(15)8	18	59	Dependent	7
	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	28[2]	9~15	100	None	Mid	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	0	17(15)8	19	59	Dependent	7
	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	30[2]	9~15	100	None	Mid	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	0	16(15)8	24	63	Dependent	7
Blanka launches himself vertically and ends with a flip kick, falling to the ground. A very good anti-air and anti-crossup tool. The LK version deals a bit more damage during the kick part.

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Active:

Frame Count (Short)	18	12	3	4	4
Simplified (Short)	18	15		8
Frame Count (Forward)	17	12	3	4	4
Simplified (Forward)	17	15		8
Frame Count (Roundhouse)	16	12	3	4	4
Simplified (Roundhouse)	16	15		8

Recovery:

Frame Count (Short)	4	4	3		1	2	4
Simplified (Short)	11				7
Frame Count (Forward)	4	4	3		1	2	5
Simplified (Forward)	11				8
Frame Count (Rh)	4	4	4	3	1	2	6
Simplified (Rh)	15				9

Knockback:

Frame Count (Short)	40+	1	2	4
Simplified (Short)	40+	7
Frame Count (Forward)	40+	1	2	5
Simplified (Forward)	40+	8
Frame Count (Rh)	40+	1	2	6
Simplified (Rh)	40+	9

Backstep Roll

Backstep Roll
[4]6K
+

	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	(12[0] x 3) / 28[1]	(1~7 x 3) / 1~7	(30 x 3) / 30	None	Mid	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	44	20 (4 + 3 + (2 / 11))	5 on whiff/combo 33+ on spin block/hit	69/97+	Dependent	7
	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	(12[1] x 3) / 28[2]	(1~7 x 3) / 1~7	(30 x 3) / 30	None	Mid	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	38	23 (4 + 3 + (2 / 14))	6 on whiff/combo 34+ on spin block/hit	67/95+	Dependent	7
	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	(12[2] x 3) / 28[3]	(1~7 x 3) / 1~7	(30 x 3) / 30	None	Mid	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	31	25 (4 + 3 + (2 / 16))	7 on whiff/combo 35+ on spin block/hit	63/91+	Dependent	7
Blanka flips back and jumps forward, rolling on his way down. The first 3 hitboxes deal less damage than the last rolling part. If you somehow hit with them, they'll combo into each other. This is extremely difficult unless you're point blank range on a big character. Impractical due to the ungodly startup, slow active part, and terrible recovery.

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Startup:

Frame Count (Short)	2	4	2	3	5	5	2
Simplified (Short)	11				12
Frame Count (Forward)	1	3	1	3	5	5	3
Simplified (Forward)	8				13
Frame Count (Rh)	1	2	1	1	5	5	3
Simplified (Rh)	5				13

Frame Count (Short)	3	6	3	3	3	3
Simplified (Short)	12			9
Frame Count (Forward)	2	4	2	3	3	3
Simplified (Forward)	8			9
Frame Count (Rh)	1	2	1	3	3	3
Simplified (Rh)	4			9

Active/Recovery:

Frame Count (Short)	4	3	2	11	1	2	2
Simplified (Short)	4	3	2	11	5
Frame Count (Forward)	4	3	2	14	1	2	3
Simplified (Forward)	4	3	2	14	6
Frame Count (Rh)	4	3	2	16	1	2	4
Simplified (Rh)	4	3	2	16	7

Knockback:

Frame Count (Short)	28+	1	2	2
Simplified (Short)	28+	5
Frame Count (Forward)	28+	1	2	3
Simplified (Forward)	28+	6
Frame Count (Rh)	28+	1	2	4
Simplified (Rh)	28+	7

Surprise Forward

Surprise Forward
6 + 3K
+

Blanka jumps forward. The hop lasts for about 18 frames before an 8 frame landing animation.

• Gives you 5 points of meter.
• Allows you to pass through opponents.
• Use this sparingly, mostly as a mixup tool. Experienced players can react and punish.

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Frame Count	1	1	1	6	2	2	4	4
Simplified	3			18

Frame Count	2	3	2	1
Simplified	8

Surprise Back

Surprise Back
4 + 3K
+

Blanka jumps backwards. Invincible from frames 1~13.

• Gives you 5 points of meter.
• An excellent meter building move.
• The invincibility allows you to escape from some nasty situations.

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Frame Count	1	1	1	2	2	6	4	4
Simplified	13						8

Frame Count	2	3	2	1
Simplified	8

Super Combo

Ground Shave Roll
[4]646P
+

Jumping down

Charging/Rolling

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
20[1] x 4	0~4 x 4	20 x 4	None	Mid	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
14	29 (Jumping down) 0 to 90 (Charging) ∞ (Rolling)	0 on whiff 40 on block/hit	57	Hit: Full KD / Far KD Block: -17	-
Invincible on frames 1~14. Blanka jumps up in an invincible state, falls down with a hitbox, then rolls forward until he hits a wall. If you hold the Punch button down, you can continue to charge up the roll for up to 90 frames. This won't increase the damage. If you release the roll after your opponent has jumped over you, it will autocorrect to face them. While this move does great damage, it will rarely connect due to the slowness of the hop, giving your opponent plenty of time to block. It's not safe on block either, even if it does chip for 4 hits. General Strategies If your opponent tries to jump above this, you can usually counter with a Vertical Roll after you recover. This can be used as an anti-air with good timing. If you hit them out of the air with the hop, you can hold the punch button briefly and juggle them just before they land.

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Frame Count	1 + [18] + 5	5	3	29	0 to 90 + ∞
Simplified	14			29	∞

Knockback:

Frame Count	28	3	5	3	1
Simplified	28	12

Misc Animations

Jump Animations

• Prejump:

Frame Count (Neutral)	1	1	1	1
Simplified (Neutral)	4
Frame Count (Back)	1	1	1	1
Simplified (Back)	4
Frame Count (Forward)	1	1	1
Simplified (Forward)	3

• Neutral/Back Jump, Airborne + Landing:

Frame Count (Neutral)	1	10	4	4	6	4	4	6	1	7*
Simplified (Neutral)	1	38							1	7*
Frame Count (Back)	1	10	4	4	6	4	4	7	1	7*
Simplified (Back)	1	39							1	7*

• Forward Jump, Airborne + Landing:

Frame Count	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	1	7*
Simplified	1	38										1	7*

Blanka is the only character in the game that doesn't have the same prejump speed on all 3 forms of jumps. On his Neutral and Back Jumps, the prejump takes 4f to finish, which is considered slow. On his Forward Jump, it takes one frame less, so it's of average speed. With all that said, Blanka has the second quickest overall jump duration on the game (losing only to Claw's, draws with O.Sagat's).

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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