Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All Stars/Alex

Overview

Combos

Matchups

Strategy

Misc.

Introduction

Alex From Street Fighter III with a not so great rendition of Jazzy NYC. He's the same grappler you expect and the only small character with a snapback. Due to naturally having no projectiles and no double jump, expect to struggle a bit while using him, but when you get started you can wipe out entire characters with ease.

Gameplay

Standard Vs. Grappler

Strengths	Weaknesses
Only character with a snapback Insane damage, also gets a huge boost from baroque and can wipe most players with just %20 Gets damage and meter boost during VAR and benefits from Height Damage boost Pretty decent anti-airs Standing overhead which can lead into multiple combo routes Very good Giant Killer	Cannot double jump A well timed pushblock ruins setups Gets outzoned easily despite being able to nullify fireballs Has basically one worthwhile super Has a couple of ways to close the gap but any decent player can interrupt or stop it, footsies and fundamentals need to be in top form as well as watching meter management.

Move List

Normal Moves

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
5A	8	1	18	-	1200	-	Jab, nothing special, it's a jab
2A	8	1	12	-	1120	-	Same here, it's a jab, but crouching, oohhh
5B	11	3	21	-	2140	-	A decent normal, it has some Anti-air properties, but more than likely it'll be combo filler,
2B	10	2	15	-	2200	Low	A really solid poke, if both players are grounded this will probably be your hit confirm to most combos
5C	18	3	30	-	3380	Overhead	One of his many overheads. It cannot be linked from any of his other normals, but it will chain to 2C or a special. After using it it's probably best to start charging for an elbow slash.
2C	14	2	33	-	3340	Low	Decent range sweep and effectively all his combo and blockstring starters
6C	14	3	21	-	3880	Knockback	A slightly iffy anti-air, seen extremely rarely in neutral and even more rare in combos. It can link to elbow slash or dropkick. Definitely keep it in mind but don't depend on it. It can be chained from 2C but Alex needs to be breathing on his opponent for that to work.
3C	16	6	29	-	3200	Launcher	Kind of works as an anti-air, but otherwise use it as a launcher. If your opponent doesn't pushblock you can easily punish blocked launchers with a powerbomb.
j.A	6	8	24	-	1120	Overhead	Air attack that hits diagonal, it's nice that it comes out fast but isn't too useful other than maybe correcting positioning during air combos.
j.B	8	5	28	-	2080	Overhead	Imagine Vergil's sword in UMVC3 but it's alex's fist, hits everywhere, your main setup for air bomb resets, grounded IAD cross ups, air blocks into powerbombs, bbq advancing guard cancels into powerbomb, etc. This is THE move
j.C	11	N	29	-	3320	Overhead	It's HEAD DIVE!!!!! Massively unsafe but causes extreme stagger that you can combo A LOT off of it, the closer to the ground you are, the more unexpected it becomes. Combining it with an assist makes it a bit more safe but you should probably not get into the habit.

Universal Mechanics

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
VAR starter	6	9	-	-	2300	Overhead	uses the j.a animation. Alex remains unique in that he can partake in the VAR Boost glitch, by jumping and performing an instant Air Dash, using J. C then using a VAR, his entire momentum will multiply in the direction that he air dashed. So Alex jumping, doing an IAD backwards, following by J. C then using a VAR will cause him to fly backwards across the screen, can be used to bait with j.C
Counter Tag	27	3	28	-	2400	-	uses the 3c animation
Assist (Slash Elbow)	43	2	26	-	3200		Fairly decent assist, just imagine it as a ryu fireball that only reaches 3/4th screen
Forward Throw	-	-	-	-	5600	Throw	It's a throw, your opponent remains standing so you can try a mixup, knee drop, or powerbomb depending on your read.
Back Throw	-	-	-	-	5600	Throw	Unlike the forward throw this grounds your opponent so instead you have to oki.
Air Forward Throw	-	-	-	-	6400	Throw
Air Back Throw	-	-	-	-	6400	Throw

Special Moves

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
Power Bomb 63214A/B/C	2/5/9	3	51/46/40	-	7600 (7900 vs back)	Throw	Command grab. If opponent is backwards it turns into a suplex
Air Power Bomb j.63214A/B/C	2	4	-	-	7798	Throw	Air command grab. Can be used in or out of combos, but because of damage scaling you want to attempt to drop a combo and hit the air powerbomb before your opponent can recover
Flash Chop 236A/B/C	4/17/24	3/3/2	29/34/28	-	2800/3120/3440	Backturn + Projectile Erase	A Flash chop provides little hitstun, can be used to setup resets but is not entirely worth it as it doesn't even combo powerbomb or stungun headbutt. B Flash chop allows A Power bomb to turn into suplex, also links easily into Stungun Headbutt. If BBQ is performed on hit, C Flash chop connects easily C Flash chop cannot naturally link from anything, needs BBQ or a grounded assist to land it. Once landed, any grounded opponent hit by it turns around and stays in hitstun for a LONG time. All three versions can stop one projectile
Machine Gun Chop 236[C]	59	2	28	-	17229	Unblockable + Projectile Erase	If you full charge the C version of Flash Chop, it becomes an unblockable with a cinematic followup.
Slash Elbow [4]6A/B/C	17	2	27	-	2800/3000/3200	none/knockdown/wallbounce	Probably going to turn into your main tool of approach, Alex flies towards the opponent. A Elbow is rarely used. If opponent is grounded they will remain grounded, but if the opponent is airborne they will receive a soft knockdown. The only real use for this is maybe stungun headbutt loops or a soft knockdown into hyperbomb. B Elbow always performs a hard knockdown and is a decent neutral tool. It also allows Alex to carry wall to wall in a consistent manner. C Elbow leads into drop kick. If drop kick is not used, the opponent will wall bounce. A good way to do combos without using baroque or partner.
Dropkick 623C after ([4]6C)	17	3	39	-	2000	Snapback + Self-Knockdown	The only normal character with a snapback, the self knockdown allows you to use wakeup rolls for movement or mixups with assists on incoming. If used on a giant in juggle state or a solo character, it causes wallbounce (provided a wallbounce was not used earlier in the combo). If the wall bounce was used, the opponent will just fly full screen.
Knee Smash 623A/B/C	11/13/13	2/2/6	-	-	5680	Airgrab	Anti air grab. Can be used for resets, but less damaging than air power bomb. Virtually no reason to use A or B smash. Maybe for some obscure mixup you can grounded A B 2B A knee smash BBQ j.A for the sneaky overhead but even then you have better options. Let loose the C Knee Smash when you see an AA opportunity and your opponent will ground themselves for you.
Air Stampede [2]8A/B/C	26	5	24	-	2600	Overhead/OTG	If you want quick damage or need to kill on OTG use this, but other wise it's easy to forget this exists.

Super Moves

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
Boomerang Raid 236XX	12+8	3(14)3(17)3(14)2(18)4	39	-	13098	Throw (5th hit only)	4 hits and then a grab, the last one will hit everyone once and never again.
Stun Gun Headbutt 421XX	4+23	4	18	-	4920	Grab + Stagger + Dizzy (mashable)	Alex jumps a distance depending on the button used, and if the opponent is grounded in front of him when he lands, commences the headbutts. A second one will un-dizzy, allowing for a link into looped SGHs. Cool for style points but not super common. Can kinda sorta be used as a bait burst but hard to call compared to moves like Dark Hold or Slow and Zoom. Special animation on giants and puts them in juggle state. You "could" use it as a punish for projectiles but come on, this is a VS. game L+M lets alex jump right in front of him, useful as a link from B Flash chop. L+H pushes Alex mid screen. M+H pushes Alex near full screen.
Hyper Bomb 632147896XX	7+0	5	38	-	25960 (26320 vs back)	Throw + invuln f1-15	Hyper...buh. Nothing else needs to be said *mic drop*. Oh wait, except you get a different animation if the opponent is backwards. Get that hyperbomb off flash chop