Street Fighter Alpha 3/Zangief/Introduction

Introduction

Fearing the dangerous power of Shadaloo, the president of Russia sends out their national hero Zangief to combat the threat. Along the way, he befriended rivals like E. Honda and R. Mika who aided him on his journey.

Pros	Cons
Best jump-ins in the entire game Splash and knee are both incredibly difficult to anti-air consistently for most characters As a result, Gief can often bulldog his way to victory with stubborn offense Jab SPD has good range and decent damage Kara SPD has massive range (s. LP or s. LK) Strong mix-up off close range jabs Lariat is an amazing anti-air and counterpoke tool that does a lot of damage and is difficult to punish Fierce normals have great range on the ground, along with a slow but very long range sweep Kick lariat is a great meter build tool Good conversion off crouch cancel juggles with j. jab Custom combos can easily do up to 80% damage with an OTG finisher Can combo into his command grabs on block during activations Can setup OTG command grabs from sweep activates Kattobi cancels give him scary anti-projectile tech from almost full screen Lariat allows him to option-select VS counter activates in some situations due to its high mid invincibility For some reason, has the smallest air hurtbox in the game. Yes, even smaller than the female characters	Tall and probably the fattest grounded hurtbox in the game. This is a serious problem in a few match-ups Lariat is air blockable and can be baited and punished by some characters Ground activation range is fairly short Lacks real BnBs without meter