Street Fighter IV Remix/Sakura

Overview Combos Matchups Strategy

Introduction

Ken gave Sakura an unpaid internship and she immediately became a class traitor to her friends in Rival Schools. She will never shut up about it.

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Sakura’s unique twist on the shoto archetype offers her a versatile toolkit that has relevance in many situations, but her gameplan generally leans toward rushdown. With strong mobility, blisteringly high meterless damage, and ambiguous oki and reset setups, she can be very difficult to stop once she gets the ball rolling.

Yet, her arguably most character-defining move in Remix is more defensive in nature: Light Shououken. If being a genuine reversal weren't enough, its incredibly high reward on hit and advantage on block (via cancels into Upkick) force opponents to reconsider how they structure their offense. The quickness and ease with which Sakura can steal back momentum means she can never truly be counted out.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Damage: The ability to loop her 180 base damage HK Tatsu gives her some of the highest meterless damage in Remix. LP Shououken: A true meterless reversal that can be cancelled into Upkick for plus frames on block, and leads to full combos on hit. Its combination of speed, reach, and long invulnerability lend it additional uses as a counterpoke or punish. Mobility: 8-way airdash, Sakura Otoshi, and tatsus offer diverse options for navigating neutral, closing in on the opponent, and mixing them up. Vortex: Her 8-way airdash and air drift lead to dangerous oki and resets. Combined with her high damage, she can run away with rounds off a single interaction. Good supers: Sakura's set of supers offer her excellent anti-air, anti-fireball, and reversal capabilities. With little need to spend meter in combos, she can fully exploit her supers for their utility.

Close Quarters: Sakura's medium and heavy kicks are serviceable pokes, but outclassed by many characters. She'll often have to outmaneuver opponents to get into her ideal range. Pressure: Despite easy access to plus frames, her strike/throw game is made less threatening by her inability to combo from throws. Opening up patient opponents can sometimes require her to spend resources or take large risks. Hadouken Charge Time: Many matchups will allow her no room to charge a hadouken without securing a hard knockdown, limiting use of this valuable tool until she's already gained momentum.

Sakura
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Character Data
Health	950
Chains	L>M>H
Walkspeed	2.3 (2nd Fastest)
Forward Dash Duration	16 frames
Forward Dash Distance	1.4 (Short)
Backdash Duration	23 frames
Backdash Invuln	8 frames
Unique Movement	8-Way Airdash Air Drift

Normals

5LP

Standing Light Punch
5LP

File:SFIVR Sakura 5LP.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
25	Mid	CMD, SP, SU	X	X	X	+7	+4

5MP

Close Medium Punch
5MP

File:SFIVR Sakure clMP.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
65	Mid	CMD, SP, SU	X	X	X	+9	+5

5MP

Standing Medium Punch
5MP

File:SFIVR Sakura 5MP.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
75	Mid	CMD, SP, SU	X	X	X	+3	-1

5HP

Close Heavy Punch
5HP

File:SFIVR Sakura clHP.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
75	Mid	CMD, SP, SU	X	X	X	-2	-5

5HP

Standing Heavy Punch
5HP

File:SFIVR Sakura 5HP.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
90	Mid	CMD, SP, SU	X	X	X	+1	-2

5LK

Standing Light Kick
5LK

File:SFIVR Sakura 5LK.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
25	Mid	CMD, SP, SU	X	X	X	+3	0

5MK

Close Medium Kick
5MK

File:SFIVR Sakura clMK.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
60	Mid	CMD, SP, SU	X	X	X	-1	-5

5MK

Standing Medium Kick
5MK

File:SFIVR Sakura 5MK.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
75	Mid	CMD, SP, SU	X	X	X	+5	+1

5HK

Standing Heavy Kick
5HK

File:SFIVR Sakura 5HK.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
110	Mid	CMD, SP, SU	X	X	X	+1	-2

2LP

Crouching Light Punch
2LP

File:SFIVR Sakura 2LP.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
20	Mid	CMD, SP, SU	X	X	X	+5	+2

2MP

Crouching Medium Punch
2MP

File:SFIVR Sakura 2MP.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
65	Mid	CMD, SP, SU	X	X	X	+4	0

2HP

Crouching Heavy Punch
2HP

File:SFIVR Sakura 2HP.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
90	Mid	CMD, SP, SU	X	X	X	-6	-9

2LK

Crouching Light Kick
2LK

File:SFIVR Sakura 2LK.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
20	Low	CMD, SP, SU	X	X	X	+3	0

2MK

Crouching Medium Kick
2MK

File:SFIVR Sakura 2MK.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
60	Low	CMD, SP, SU	X	X	X	+1	-3

2HK

Crouching Heavy Kick
2HK

File:SFIVR Sakura 2HK.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
100	Low	SP, SU	X	X	X	KD	-15

Game Navigation

Sakura Kasugano is a video game character created by Capcom. She is a Japanese schoolgirl who has an intense fascination with Ryu and wants him to take her as his student. Sakura fights using variations of martial arts and techniques that she has managed to copy and learn from Ryu.

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