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Zangief

Ideal Team Position: Anchor

Zangief is the archetypical grappler, on a brave quest to press forward towards his enemy with a large body and above-average health bar so that he can get close enough to slam them into the ground with devastating command throws. As the years have passed, he has learned new methods of attack to supplement his wrestling ways, adding a plethora of strikes and movement options that can bring him closer to the opponent quickly as well as deliver hit-based combos should the situation call for it. In Street Fighter x Tekken, Zangief benefits greatly from the Cross Rush system, using his fast, long-reaching crouching jab to link into devastating combos to bring his partner in for full damage. Furthermore, his SPD upon successful completion lands the opponent in a hard knockdown a perfect distance away for Zangief to easily react to whatever the opponent tries to do next. If they stand still, Zangief can continue his advance. If they try to roll forward, they’re just far enough away where Zangief can easily react with a normal throw to kill their red health and place them in yet another hard knockdown position. Despite all of this, he still struggles with closing large gaps of distance in a reasonable amount of time, and this weakness can prove fatal thanks to how important clock management is in this game. When looking to play Zangief, let his partner make his way in and then set up a situation where Zangief doesn’t have to travel as far to press forward and make the opponent play his game.

Strengths

Weaknesses

+HP DP has a long block stun allowing for safe tag cancels

+Aerial Tatsu can act as a quasi-dive kick for further offense. Additionally, it comes out quickly and can win as an air-to-air, giving Sakura more combo opportunities. It is also +13 on block.

+Close normals execute quickly, allowing her to take advantage of her frame advantageous moves to press offense

+ j.MP has high priority and causes a juggle state on regular hit, too for combos. Great air to air normal.

+Far HK has great range and is a good tool to beat crouching medium kicks

+the P followup to Sakura Otoshi (dp+K) can be +5 on block, and causes ground bounce on hit.

+Long range on EX DP

-Lacking on defense as her best anti-air, cr.HP, can be crossed up easily

-Fireball has almost no zoning capabilities

-Has trouble keeping opponents out

-Main reversal, her EX DP, has a 12-frame startup and is easy to make whiff thanks to a very low hitbox.

-Lacks reliable offensive tools, relying primarily on jabs

Moves

Normal Attacks

Name

Command

Notes

Standing Light Punch

Standing Medium Punch

Standing Hard Punch

Standing Light Kick

Standing Medium Kick

Standing Hard Kick

Close Light Punch

(near opponent)

Close Medium Punch

(near opponent)

Close Hard Punch

(near opponent)

Close Light Kick

(near opponent)

Close Medium Kick

(near opponent)

Close Hard Kick

(near opponent)

Crouching Light Punch

+

Crouching Medium Punch

+

Crouching Hard Punch

+

Crouching Light Kick

+

Crouching Medium Kick

+

low

Crouching Hard Kick

+

Neutral Jump Light Punch

+

Neutral Jump Medium Punch

+

Neutral Jump Hard Punch

+

Neutral Jump Light Kick

+

Neutral Jump Medium Kick

+

Neutral Jump Hard Kick

+

Angled Jump Light Punch

/

+

Angled Jump Medium Punch

/

+

Angled Jump Hard Punch

/

+

Angled Jump Light Kick

/

+

Angled Jump Medium Kick

/

+

Angled Jump Hard Kick

/

+

Unique Attacks

Name

Command

Notes

Flying Body Attack

angled jump

+

vs airborne
crossup

Double Knee Drop

angled jump

+

vs airborne
crossup

Headbutt

vertical jump

+

or

vs airborne

Long Kick

+

Throws

Name

Command

Notes

Bodyslam

or

+

Brain Buster

+

Special Moves

Name

Command

Notes

Spinning Piledriver

+

Banishing Flat

+

on

vs airborne

Double Lariat

knocks opponent

Quick Double Lariat

knocks opponent

Flying Power Bomb
"Running Bear Grab"

far

+

gains

on

and

Atomic Suplex

close

+

gains

on

and

Super Combo

Name

Command

Notes

Final Atomic Buster

+

Move Analysis

Normal Moves

N/A

Unique Attacks

N/A

Normal Throws

N/A

Special Moves

N/A

Super Combos

N/A

The Basics

N/A

Advanced Strategy

N/A

Combos

Bread and Butters

cl.MP, st.MP~st.HP~HP_HK

(0bar, xrush, close, hard)

cl.HP, st. LK x dp+HP

(0bar, close, medium)

Hit Confirm Combos

* cr.LP xx cr.LP xx st.LK~st.MK~st.HP~HP_HK

(0bar, xrush, easy)

Post-launch Combos =

cl.HP, st.LK xx dp+P

(0bar, medium)

cl.MP, st.MP, st.MK~st.HK

(0bar, easy)

cl.HP, cl.MP, cl.MP xx dp+P

(0bar, corner, hard)

cl.MP, cl.MP, cl.MP xx KKK (or PPP)

(0bar, corner, easy)

Advanced Combos

cl.HP, st.LK xx dp+PP, cr.HP, st.LK xx dp+P

(1bar, close, hard)

cl.HP, st.LK xx dp+PP, cr.MK, cl.MP, cl.MP xx KKK (or PPP)

(1bar, close, corner, medium)

cl.HP, st.LK xx dp+PP, cr.MK, cl.MK, st.MK~st.HK

(1bar, close, medium)

Combos Into Supers

N/A

Game Navigation

Street Fighter X Tekken
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Street Fighter Characters
Abel Akuma Balrog Blanka Cammy Chun Li Cody Dhalsim Dudley Elena Guile Guy Hugo Ibuki Juri Ken M Bison Poison Rolento Rufus Ryu Sagat Sakura Vega Zangief

Tekken Characters
Alisa Asuka Bob Bryan Christie Heihachi Hwoarang Jack X Jin Julia Kazuya King Kuma Lars Law Lei Lili Marduk Nina Ogre Paul Raven Steve Xiaoyu Yoshimitsu

Guest Characters
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 {{SFxTCharacterHeader|Zangief|zangief|
-Zangief was one of the original 8 World Warriors, representing the USSR. Known as the "Red Cyclone", Zangief is known to wrestle full grown grizzly bears for fun. Now Zangief can finally wrestle a bear in a Street Fighter game.
+Anchor
 |
-The epitome of the grappler. Slow, sluggish, lots of grabs, and dishes out tons of damage. He's not too hard to figure out how to use but it takes some creativity to use him well. He doesn't really have a good anti projectile besides the Green Hand but it isn't as reliable as, say, Law's flying kick. His grabs are 360s so they are hard to pull off and once you get in range it is tough to get them to stay still and SPD them. You've got to make some hard decisions to use 'Gief to his fullest.}}
+Zangief is the archetypical grappler, on a brave quest to press forward towards his enemy with a
+large body and above-average health bar so that he can get close enough to slam them into the
+ground with devastating command throws. As the years have passed, he has learned new
+methods of attack to supplement his wrestling ways, adding a plethora of strikes and movement
+options that can bring him closer to the opponent quickly as well as deliver hit-based combos
+should the situation call for it. In Street Fighter x Tekken, Zangief benefits greatly from the
+Cross Rush system, using his fast, long-reaching crouching jab to link into devastating combos
+to bring his partner in for full damage. Furthermore, his SPD upon successful completion lands
+the opponent in a hard knockdown a perfect distance away for Zangief to easily react to
+whatever the opponent tries to do next. If they stand still, Zangief can continue his advance. If
+they try to roll forward, they’re just far enough away where Zangief can easily react with a
+normal throw to kill their red health and place them in yet another hard knockdown position.
+Despite all of this, he still struggles with closing large gaps of distance in a reasonable amount
+of time, and this weakness can prove fatal thanks to how important clock management is in this
+game. When looking to play Zangief, let his partner make his way in and then set up a situation
+where Zangief doesn’t have to travel as far to press forward and make the opponent play his
+game.
+|
++HP DP has a long block stun allowing for safe tag cancels
++Aerial Tatsu can act as a quasi-dive kick for further offense. Additionally, it comes out quickly
+and can win as an air-to-air, giving Sakura more combo opportunities. It is also +13 on block.
++Close normals execute quickly, allowing her to take advantage of her frame advantageous
+moves to press offense
++ j.MP has high priority and causes a juggle state on regular hit, too for combos. Great air to air
+normal.
++Far HK has great range and is a good tool to beat crouching medium kicks
++the P followup to Sakura Otoshi (dp+K) can be +5 on block, and causes ground bounce on hit.
++Long range on EX DP
+|
+-Lacking on defense as her best anti-air, cr.HP, can be crossed up easily
+-Fireball has almost no zoning capabilities
+-Has trouble keeping opponents out
+-Main reversal, her EX DP, has a 12-frame startup and is easy to make whiff thanks to a very
+low hitbox.
+-Lacks reliable offensive tools, relying primarily on jabs}}
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 == Combos ==
 === Bread and Butters ===
-* N/A
+* cl.MP, st.MP~st.HP~HP_HK
+(0bar, xrush, close, hard)
+* cl.HP, st. LK x dp+HP
+(0bar, close, medium)
 === Hit Confirm Combos ===
-* N/A
+ * cr.LP xx cr.LP xx st.LK~st.MK~st.HP~HP_HK
+(0bar, xrush, easy)
+=== Post-launch Combos ====
+* cl.HP, st.LK xx dp+P
+(0bar, medium)
+* cl.MP, st.MP, st.MK~st.HK
+(0bar, easy)
+*cl.HP, cl.MP, cl.MP xx dp+P
+(0bar, corner, hard)
+*cl.MP, cl.MP, cl.MP xx KKK (or PPP)
+(0bar, corner, easy)
 === Advanced Combos ===
-* N/A
+* cl.HP, st.LK xx dp+PP, cr.HP, st.LK xx dp+P
+(1bar, close, hard)
+* cl.HP, st.LK xx dp+PP, cr.MK, cl.MP, cl.MP xx KKK (or PPP)
+(1bar, close, corner, medium)
+* cl.HP, st.LK xx dp+PP, cr.MK, cl.MK, st.MK~st.HK
+(1bar, close, medium)
 === Combos Into Supers ===