Street Fighter X Tekken/Lars

Lars

Ideal Team Position: Point

Lars is a very solid character overall with many strengths that allow the player to play him in a variety of ways depending on your play style or the current match up. He has great normals for poking so he can be played as a defensive footsies based character; or he also has great normals for pressuring so you can play him as an offensive based character with good frame traps, mixups, and damage. Lars also has great mobility with a solid walk speed, his Silent Entry going nearly full screen while fireball invincible, his Avalanche Stomp also going nearly full screen and leaping over many attacks, and several forward-moving normals that get him into range to start pressuring. Lars also has a few strong anti airing options to shut down jump happy foes, with his meterless invincible DP, or his far mp in which the arm is invincible to airborne attacks. This is a character that many players can feel comfortable playing thanks to his plethora of options fitting almost any play style they would like on their team, as well as being a fairly easy character to pick up and play compared to other Tekken characters.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Possesses a true invincible DP with a high launch that, if successful, can be tag cancelled into several damaging jump-in juggles. Very dangerous with meter thanks to a very fast side switching EX Silent Entry (qcf+KK) into followups that lead to combos, EX Dynamic Entry being a 17 frame full screen way to get in and be plus on block, and EX Lightning Screw as an invincible reversal that leads to damaging juggles. Long-range normals like cr.mk that can be cancelled into special attacks and Cross Rushes. f+MK overhead starts up quickly, crushes most lows, has long range, and is safe on block (-2), making it a somewhat abuseable attack. Able to approach opponents at will thanks to good normals for footsies, and great mobility with respectable walk speed, near full screen fireball invincible Silent Entry, and Avalanche Stomp that can leap over many attacks. Great frame trap and pressure options thanks to many normals being very advantageous on block. Several good options to set up Pandora combos.

Almost all of his most combo-friendly normals are crouching attacks, making him very vulnerable to Raw Launches during block strings, although he does have some decent standing attack options for pressure. His DP, the Lightning Screw (dp+K) does not possess enough block stun for a safe tag. Both of his follow-ups from Silent Entry are unsafe on block. Furthermore, empty Silent Entries are even more unsafe on block, forcing Lars to commit to an attack every time he utilizes this move if the opponent has quick enough reflexes to punish empty Silent Entry. Dynamic Entry and its followups are unsafe / can be interrupted on block with good timing. Normals start a couple frames slower than average to compensate for their fast recovery, long range, and conversion options.

Moves

Normal Attacks

Move	Hit	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel	JP	JC	JS	Notes
Far LP lp	H	30	5	2	10	+5	+1	SM,EX,SA,CA	1	1	1	-
	Good range and forward movement for a light attack.
Far MP mp	H	60	7	5	12	+4	0	SM,EX,SA,CA	2	0(for 2 frames),1	1	Attacking arm crushes airborne attacks frames 7-11.
	Pretty solid anti air for people jumping further in front of you than DP can reach. Also has a good hitbox for beating opponents that try to counter poke your cr.mk with something like cr.lp.
Far HP hp	H	90	11	2	22	+2	-4	-	3	1	1	Forces standing.
	Good range and hitbox, can be used to whiff punish with a heavy attack into launcher for less scaling on your partners tag in combo.
Far LK lk	H	30	7	3	9	+5	+1	-	1	1	1	-
	Very slow for a light attack, however it has pretty great range and moves him forward.
Far MK mk	H	60	13	2	12	+7	+3	-	2	1	1	-
	Fairly long range and moves him forward while also being plus on block makes this a good mid range poke to move in close to start pressure.
Far HK hk	H	90	27	2	11	+13	+7	SM,EX,SA,CA	3	1	1	Forces standing.
	Slow startup but very long range and advantageous on hit/block. High risk of punish if they see and neutral jump over it.
Close LP lp (near opponent)	H	30	4	3	9	+5	+1	SM,EX,SA,CA	1	1	1	-
	Worse frame advantage than close lk, but it has less push back.
Close MP mp (near opponent)	H	60	6	2	13	+6	+2	SM,EX,SA,CA	2	1	1	-
	Slightly worse frame advantage than his other good close normals, but it is still an option for hit confirming into cr.mp.
Close HP hp (near opponent)	H	90	5	3	23	0	-6	SM,EX,SA,CA	3	1	1
	Very fast for a heavy attack at only 5 frames of startup and leads into Rising Storm for a damaging punish combo.
Close LK lk (near opponent)	H	30	4	3	7	+7	+3	SM,EX,SA,CA	1	1	1	-
	Solid standing normal to start hit confirm with to avoid getting hit with raw launch.
Close MK mk (near opponent)	H	60	8	5	9	+7	+3	SM,EX,SA,CA	2	1	1	-
	Great normal for meaties since it has a lot of active frames and is advantageous on block and linkS into other normals on hit, as well as being a standing normal so you don't have to worry about raw launch on wakeup.
Close HK hk (near opponent)	H	90	10	3	18	+5	-1	-	3	1	1	Forces standing.
	Really not much reason to use this move, push back on hit/block is way too high for him to follow up with anything.
Crouch LP d + lp	H	30	4	2	7	+7	+4	SM,EX,SA,CA	1	1	1	-
	Good frame advantage on hit/block and semi-fast startup makes this a good tool to start pressure.
Crouch MP d + mp	H	60	6	3	9	+9	+5	SM,EX,SA,CA	2	1	1	-
	Very advantageous on hit/block making this a great button for frame traps and hit confirming into either cr.mk or cr.hp.
Crouch HP d + hp	H	70,20	8	2(7)2	14	+10	+4	1st hit SM,EX,SA,CA	3	1	1	Forces standing.
	Good normal for either leading into a frame trap or following up from cr.mp to combo into Rising Storm.
Crouch LK d + lk	L	30	5	2	7	+8	+4	SM,EX,SA,CA	1	1	1
	His fastest low attack, and is very advantageous on hit/block.
Crouch MK d + mk	L	60	8	2	15	+4	0	SM,EX,SA,CA	2	1	1	-
	Very long range low poke that can combo into LP Dynamic Entry combos or boost combo into partner, great button for playing footsies with.
Crouch HK d + hk	L	90	10	2	18	hard knockdown	0	-	3	1	-	-
	Safe on block sweep with decent range.
Jump LP ub / u / uf --- lp	M	40	5	4	until ground+4	+12	+4	-	1	1	1	-
Jump MP ub / u / uf --- mp	M	70	6	5	until ground+4	+16	+5	-	2	1	1	-
Jump HP ub / u / uf --- hp	M	100	8	4	until ground+4	+20	+8	-	3	1	1	-
Jump LK ub / u / uf --- lk	M	40	5	5	until ground+4	+12	+4	-	1	1	1	-
Jump MK ub / u / uf --- mk	M	70	7	3	until ground+4	+16	+5	-	2	1	1	-
	Cross up.
Jump HK ub / u / uf --- hk	M	100	11	3	until ground+4	+20	+8	-	3	1	1	-
Launcher hp + hk	H	100	13	2	54	switch	-34	-	3	-	-	Crushes crouching attacks frames 1-14, Launches opponent while switching characters
Cross Cancel f + hp + hk (while blocking)	H	60,60	6	3(9)2	21+8	hard knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	Invulnerability frames 1-8, Resembles EX Lightning Screw
	Fairly reliable alpha counter overall that allows for a safe raw tag, however it can sometimes be low profiled by some moves / spacing.

Unique Attacks

Move	Hit	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel	JP	JC	JS	Notes
Storm Axle f + mk	M	90	18	2	13	+1	-2	-	3	1	0	Ground bounce against airborne opponent. Hits crouching opponent on frame 19, Airborne frames.
	Fast overhead with great range, and is mostly safe on block. Can't combo after it unless you get an aerial CH, but still a very strong tool for pressure thanks to its low risk. Also can use to avoid low attacks and corpse hop.

Throws

Move	Hit	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel	JP	JC	JS	Notes
SHB lp + lk	throw	130	5	2	20	hard knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Basic throw, leaves them about 3/4 screen away, can lead to a safe jump or safe raw tag.
Raging Thunder b + lp + lk	throw	130	5	2	20	hard knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Basic throw, leaves them about 3/4 screen away, can lead to a safe jump or safe raw tag.

Special Moves

Move	Hit	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel	JP	JC	JS	Notes
Silent Entry LK qcf + lk	-	-	-	-	23	-	-	-	-	-	-	Throw and projectile invulnerability frames 1-22.
Silent Entry MK qcf + mk	-	-	-	-	31	-	-	-	-	-	-	Throw and projectile invulnerability frames 1-25.
Silent Entry HK qcf + hk	-	-	-	-	31	-	-	-	-	-	-	Throw and projectile invulnerability frames 1-25, can be canceled into Silent Entry 8 frames before the end.
Silent Entry EX qcf + k k	-	-	-	-	31	-	-	-	-	-	-	Can pass through opponent, Invulnerability frames 1-5, Throw and projectile invulnerability frames 1-25.
Lightning Thrust Silent Entry --- P	H	120	5	2	36	knockdown	-16	-	6	6	0	Throw and projectile invulnerability frames 1-6.
Lightning Thrust EX (EX) Silent Entry --- P	H	100	18	2	36	crumple	-16	-	6	6	0	Throw and projectile invulnerability frames 1-19.
Rising Storm Silent Entry --- K	H	90	9	6	26	float	-10	-	3	3	0	Airborne frames 11-28.
Rising Storm EX (EX) Silent Entry --- K	H	120	13	6	24	float	-8	-	4	3	0	Airborne frames 15-32.
Avalanche Stomp qcb + k	M	80	30	4	15+8	+8	-4	-	3	3(LK/MK),1(HK)	0	Button strength determines distance, Hits standing opponent on frame 31 and crouching opponent on frame 32, Airborne from frame 9.
Avalanche Stomp EX qcb + k k	M	80	30	4	15+8	ground bounce	-4	-	3	1	0	Hits standing opponent on frame 31 and crouching opponent on frame 32, Invulnerability frames 1-8, Airborne from frame 9.
Avalanche Flip LP during Avalanche Stomp	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Cancels Avalanche Stomp's attack.
Avalanche Spike MP or HP during Avalanche Stomp	L	130	50	2	15	hard knockdown	0	-	3	3	0	Alters Avalanche Stomp's attack.
Dynamic Entry LP qcf + lp	H	60	19	2	26	+1	-7	-	3	1	0	Chargeable: 51F for EX Version and 100F for Super Art. Crumples on counter hit.
Dynamic Entry MP qcf + mp	H	60	24	2	26	+6	-7	-	3	1	0	Chargeable: 51F for EX Version and 100F for Super Art. Crumples on counter hit.
Dynamic Entry HP qcf + hp	H	60	24	2	6	+6	-7	-	3	1	0	Chargeable: 51F for EX Version and 100F for Super Art. Crumples on counter hit.
Dynamic Entry EX qcf + p p	H	100	17	2	16	+3	+4	-	3	2	0	Chargeable: 51F for Super Art. Crumples on counter hit.
Mjolnir d + p during Dynamic Entry	M	40	21	2	34	ground bounce	-10	-	5	3	3	-
Mjolnir EX d + p during (EX) Dynamic Entry	M	60	21	2	38	ground bounce	-25	-	5	3	3	-
Lock & Load p during Dynamic Entry	H	40	18	4	20	float	-9	-	4	1	0	-
Lock & Load EX p during (EX) Dynamic Entry	H	50	10	4	37	float	-26	-	4	1	0	-
Double Barrel p during Lock & Load	H	80	12	2	35	knockdown	-15	-	5	3	0	-
Double Barrel EX p during (EX) Lock & Load	H	40	12	2	35	wall bounce	-15	-	5	0	0	-
Lightning Screw LK dp + lk	H	70,60	5	3(8)2	20+13	knockdown	-31	-	3,4	1,5	0	Invulnerability frames 1-5.
Lightning Screw MK dp + mk	H	80,60	6	3(9)2	20+13	knockdown	-32	-	3,4	1,5	0	Invulnerability frames 1-6.
Lightning Screw HK dp + hk	H	90,60	8	3(9)2	20+13	knockdown	-32	-	3,4	1,5	0	Invulnerability frames 1-8.
Lightning Screw EX dp + k k	H	50+50	6	3(9)2	21+8	float	-28	-	4,5	1,1	0,1	Invulnerability frames 1-8.

Super Art

Move	Hit	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel	JP	JC	JS	Notes
Zeus qcf + 3p	H	320	14	2	56	hard knockdown	-36	-	3	4	-	62 frames cinematic freeze before attack begins, Invulnerability frames 1-14.
Cross Art qcf + mp + mk	H	150+	10	3(9)2	52	switch	-32	-	3,4	3,3	-	65 frames cinematic freeze before attack begins, Invulnerability frames 1-11.

General Strategy

N/A

Combos

Bread and Butter Combos

• cr.LP, cr.MP, cr.MK xx qcf+LP>d+P, walk forward cl.HP xx qcf+LK>P (297)
• cr.MP, cr.MP, cr.MK xx qcf+LP>d+P, walk forward cl.HP xx qcf+LK>P (327)
• cr.MP, cr.HP xx qcf+LK>K, cl.MK, cr.MP, cr.MK xx qcf+LK>P (358)
• cl.HP xx qcf+LK>K, cl.MK, cr.MP, cr.MK xx qcf+LK>P (366)

Meter Combos

• cl.HP xx qcf+LK>K, cl.HP xx dp+KK, dp+HK (412)
• qcf+KK>K, cl.HP xx qcf+LK, cr.LP, walk forward cl.HP xx dp+HK (387)
• qcf+PP>P>P, dash forward, cl.MK, cr.MP, cr.MK xx qcf+K>P (???)

Corner Combos

• cr.MK xx qcf+LP>P, cr.HP, cl.HP xx dp+HK (344)
• cl.HP xx qcf+LK>K, cr.HP, cl.HP xx dp+HK (???)
• cr.MK xx qcf+LP>P, cr.MP, cr.MP, cl.HP xx dp+HK (???)