Fatal Fury Special/Axel Hawk

Moves List

Normal Moves

Standing A

• The far standing A is his fastest and longest-ranged (I think)standing normal and is cancelable.

Crouching A

• The low A is my favorite move to use when up close. It's his fastest normal, period. It's always a good idea to cancel this into a tornado upper or Axel Dance.

Standing B

• The far B is one of my favorite moves with Axel. It has good range, comes out almost instantly, hits crouchers, is cancelable, and beats out almost any physical attack I can think of. Its flaw is the recovery; even if you connect with this, most characters can sweep you or do worse while you're recovering. The way around this is to cancel it into a tornado upper.

Crouching B

• The low B has good startup and recovery , is his longest-ranged low move along with the D, and is cancelable. However, I almost always prefer the low D over this.

Standing C

• The far C is a good move to poke with, as its range is better than the far D's. Recovery is kinda harsh, so it's best to use at its maximum range. The close C is a quick move that hits crouchers and is cancelable. Not bad at all.

Crouching C

• The crouching C is only good for anti-air. Its hitbox is a bit high; most characters can duck under it. No horizontal range.

Standing D

• The far D isn't necessarily bad, but there's little reason to use it over the C for ground fighting. The close D is even quicker than the C and is cancelable. I should use this move more often.

Crouching D

• The low D has the same animation and priority as the low B. It has only slightly more startup and recovery than the B, which is why I prefer it. It tends to hit moves at a bit farther range than it looks. It is cancelable; good to use the dash upper after this as well as the tornado.

Jumping A

• Both A and B are exactly the same. I prefer C and D over these usually. I do use these to counter certain attacks (Duck's ball or Krauser's Leg Tomahawk) because they stay out longer.

Jumping B

• (See Jumping A)

Jumping C

• All his jumping attacks have the same animation and priority. Only difference is that these don't stay out as long as A/B, but they do more damage, cause longer hit stun, and hit twice. The latter three reasons are why I use these.
  • All of Axel's jumping attacks can cross up

Jumping D

• (See Jumping C)

Crawl

• Hold Down-Forward

Low Dive Glove

• LP/LK/LP+LK from opposite plane

High Dive Glove

• HP/HK from opposite plane

Command Moves

Low Blow

• (While blocking)Forward + LP
  • Axel's Guard Attack is one of the best in the game, without a doubt. The reason is because its range is incredible; it's his longest-ranged physical attack.

Line Blast

Power Blow

• HP+HK
  • Will knock opponent to opposite plane

Throws

Hell Bomber

• (Close to opponent)Forward + HK

Head Crush

• (Close to opponent)Back + HK

Rolling Buster

• (Close to opponent)Up-Forward + HK

Match-ups