Street Fighter V/Zeku (Young)

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About Zeku

Zeku is two characters in one, with an old form and a young form. The old form excels at long ranged spacing and poking, while the young form is better at pressure and combos. These give you a character who's good at pretty much everything but not all at once. Being strong with Zeku means you have to know when the right moment is to switch to the form best suited for whatever situation they're needed for. Good use of the form swap can throw an opponent off their game, as they'll have to constantly change what they have to watch out for in neutral. This goes for the Zeku player as well, as they'll have to constantly know what to do in neutral based on their form, not to mention memorizing his vast amount of combos and setups for both forms and between the two. If you like a character more complex than most with critical strengths and weaknesses that you'll swap constantly, Zeku could be just for you.

Unique Mechanics

By using his V-Skill 1, VT2, or pressing 22PP, Zeku will change from Old Zeku to Young Zeku. These are two completely different characters with different normals, command normals, and specials. Old Zeku is slower focusing more on spacing and ranged game, Young Zeku is much more offensively focuses. You will always start a round as Old Zeku. Change form can be done off select normals. As old Zeku all grounded normals excluding his command overhead, standing MK / HK, crouching LK, MP and HK. As young Zeku all grounded normals excluding standing MK, HK, command overhead and all crouching kicks.

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Zeku (Young)
Vitals
Life Points	1000
Stun Points	1000
V-Gauge Points
V-Trigger 1	2 Bars
V-Trigger 2	2 Bars
Ground Movement
Forward Walk Speed	0.054
Backward Walk Speed	0.035
Forward Dash Speed	17
Backward Dash Speed	22
Forward Dash Distance	1.692
Backward Dash Distance	1.004
Backdash CH Frames	3-11
Jumping
Back Jump Speed	46 (4+38+4)
Neutral Jump Speed	46 (4+38+4)
Forward Jump Speed	45 (3+38+4)
Forward Jump Distance	2.164
Backward Jump Distance	1.86
Throws
Throw Hurtbox	0.3
Throw Range	0.8

SFV Frame Data Glossary
Active	How many frames a move remains active (can hurt opponents) for.
Attack	Attack level is L for low attacks (must be blocked crouching), H is for High attacks (which can be blocked high or low) and M for overhead (must be blocked standing). T is for throw attacks (which cannot be blocked).
Cancel options	Available cancel options. "ch": Chain cancel, refer to description for options. "sp": Special move. "su": Critical art. "vs[1/2]": V-Skill 1 or 2. "vt[1/2]": V-Trigger 1 or 2 activation.
Confirm windows	Hit confirm windows written as Specials & CAs/Target Combos/V-Trigger. Notation may denote V-Skill only cancel windows in Specials. Refers to the amount of time (in frames) you have to cancel into another move from the moment the attack connects with the opponent.
Crush Counter	Crush Counter hit advantage written as opponent state, frame advantage, and v-gauge gain on hit.
Damage	Attack damage on hit. Notation may denote multi-hit or "sweet spot" damage values on certain frames.
Hit/Block	These are frame advantage values when the attack hits or is blocked. If the number is positive, then the move will end before the defender can act again. If the number is negative, the defender will be able to act before the attacker and maybe even punish. KD refers to knockdown on hit. Note that generally, normal counter hits add an additional +2 to hit advantage in SFV.
Knockdown	Knockdown advantage against Normal, Quick Rise and Back Rise wake up options.
Recovery	How many frames it takes for a move to finish after it's been active.
Startup	How many frames it takes before the move becomes 'active' or have a hit box. The last startup frame and the first active frame are the same frame, meaning all values are written as Startup + 1.
Stun	Amount of stun added to the opponent's stun bar on hit.

Normals

5LP

Stand LP
5LP

Normal

V-Trigger 1

Normal	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	4	2	9	3
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	30	70	H	2
Confirm windows: Specials & CA: 9 Target Combos: 11 V-Trigger: 9 Cancel options: ch sp su vt1 vt2 Chains into st.LP and cr.LP Less horizontal range on crouching than standing opponents
VT1	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	4(11)	2	11	1
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	30	70	H	-1
Cancel options: sp su Framedata shown here is when chained into during Zeku's V-Trigger Dash The startup in the parenthesess (X) refers to fastest startup possible when canceling into that normal from the initial V-Trigger Dash Chains into LK/MP/HK First hit after the dash (Idaten) is initiated is special and super cancelable (even if the button is not normally cancelable)

5MP

Stand MP
5MP

Normal

V-Trigger 1

Normal	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	5	2	16	8
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	60	100	H	2
Confirm windows: Target Combos: 17 V-Trigger: 14 Cancel options: vt1 vt2 Lots of hitstun so relatively easy to hit confirm On hit Young Zeku can walk forward and combo into MP>HP with relative ease On counter-hit can confirm into cr.HP > cr.HP (careful the 2nd hit of it whiffs if too far away)
VT1	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	5(12)	2	21	1
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	50	80	H	-3
Cancel options: sp su Framedata shown here is when chained into during Zeku's V-Trigger Dash The startup in the parenthesess (X) refers to fastest startup possible when canceling into that normal from the initial V-Trigger Dash Chains into MK/HP/HK First hit after the dash (Idaten) is initiated is special and super cancelable (even if the button is not normally cancelable)

5HP

Stand HP
5HP

Normal

V-Trigger 1

Normal	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	12	2	20(25)	2
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	80	150	H	-3
Confirm windows: Specials & CA: 16 Target Combos: 24 V-Trigger: 18 Cancel options: sp su vt1 vt2 Pretty good range and hitbox and relatively hit confirmable makes this a good button to use and buffer during in neutral/footsies (very easily hit confirmable into the follow-up HP>HP Target Combo due to very lenient cancel window on the target combo cancel) Target combo follow-up connects even from max range st.HP Extra 5 frames of recovery (25) on whiff
VT1	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	12(19)	2	26	-4
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	60	100	H	-8
Cancel options: sp su Framedata shown here is when chained into during Zeku's V-Trigger Dash The startup in the parenthesess (X) refers to fastest startup possible when canceling into that normal from the initial V-Trigger Dash Chains into HK First hit after the dash (Idaten) is initiated is special and super cancelable (even if the button is not normally cancelable)

5LK

Stand LK
5LK

Normal

V-Trigger 1

Normal	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	4	3	10	4
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	40	70	H	-2
Cancel options: sp su vt1 vt2 Good range for a st.LK
VT1	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	5(12)	4	9	1
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	40	70	H	0
Cancel options: sp su Framedata shown here is when chained into during Zeku's V-Trigger Dash The startup in the parenthesess (X) refers to fastest startup possible when canceling into that normal from the initial V-Trigger Dash Chains into MP/MK First hit after the dash (Idaten) is initiated is special and super cancelable (even if the button is not normally cancelable)

5MK

Stand MK
5MK

Normal

V-Trigger 1

Normal	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	7	3	17	2
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	60	100	H	-3
Confirm windows: V-Trigger: 15 Cancel options: vt1 vt2 Less risky to use and less likely to lose compared to most MK pokes in the game due to not having any hurtbox extension before active frames Hurtbox of the extended leg is high up and the hitbox hits crouchers so this is a good move against crouching low hitting pokes Good buffer tool in neutral when you have V-Trigger Dash ready Decent anti-air against horizontal approaches
VT1	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	8(15)	4	23	-3
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	50	80	H	-8
Cancel options: sp su Framedata shown here is when chained into during Zeku's V-Trigger Dash The startup in the parenthesess (X) refers to fastest startup possible when canceling into that normal from the initial V-Trigger Dash Chains into HP/HK First hit after the dash (Idaten) is initiated is special and super cancelable (even if the button is not normally cancelable)

5HK

Stand HK
5HK

Normal

V-Trigger 1

Normal	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	12	4	19(24)	3 (5)
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	90	150	H	-2 (0)
Cancel options: vt1 vt2 Not actually airborne or throw invincible at any point Hops over low hitting attacks on frames 9-19 Hits crouching opponents on later active frames (+5/0) Application and purpose in use is similar to Guile's Sobat Kicks Extra 5 frames of recovery (24) on whiff
VT1	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	12(19)	4	25	-3
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	60	100	H	-8
Cancel options: sp su Framedata shown here is when chained into during Zeku's V-Trigger Dash The startup in the parenthesess (X) refers to fastest startup possible when canceling into that normal from the initial V-Trigger Dash Does not chain into anything past HK (instead cancel into V-Trigger Attack) First hit after the dash (Idaten) is initiated is special and super cancelable (even if the button is not normally cancelable)

2LP

Crouch LP
2LP

Normal

V-Trigger 1

Normal	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	3	2	8	4
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	20	70	H	2
Cancel options: sp su vt1 vt2 The least amount of pushback on any of Young Zeku's normals (ideal for starting blockstrings/frametraps)
VT1	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	3(10)	2	10	2
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	20	70	H	0
Cancel options: sp su Framedata shown here is when chained into during Zeku's V-Trigger Dash The startup in the parenthesess (X) refers to fastest startup possible when canceling into that normal from the initial V-Trigger Dash Chains into LK/MP/HK First hit after the dash (Idaten) is initiated is special and super cancelable (even if the button is not normally cancelable)

2MP

Crouch MP
2MP

Normal

V-Trigger 1

Normal	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	6	3	14	5
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	60	100	H	1
Confirm windows: Specials & CA: 14 V-Trigger: 14 Cancel options: sp vt1 vt2 Decent range (can used as a poke buffer and combo filler)
VT1	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	6(13)	3	19	-2
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	50	80	H	-4
Cancel options: sp su Framedata shown here is when chained into during Zeku's V-Trigger Dash The startup in the parenthesess (X) refers to fastest startup possible when canceling into that normal from the initial V-Trigger Dash Chains into MK/HP/HK First hit after the dash (Idaten) is initiated is special and super cancelable (even if the button is not normally cancelable)

2HP

Crouch HP
2HP

Normal

V-Trigger 1

Normal	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	10	3	20(25)	1
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	80	150	H	-5
Crush Counter: Stagger, +21 Adv, +120 V-Gauge. Confirm windows: Specials & CA: *17 Target Combos: 23 V-Trigger: 17 Notes: *CA only Cancel options: su vt1 vt2 Can confirm into this after Counter-Hit st.MP (but need to do the Target Combo to be able to special cancel from cr.HP) No hurtbox extension before active frames Can be used as anti-air (but not as reliable as most anti-airs) Extra 5 frames of recovery (25) on whiff
VT1	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	10(17)	3	26	-5
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	60	100	H	-9
Cancel options: sp su Framedata shown here is when chained into during Zeku's V-Trigger Dash The startup in the parenthesess (X) refers to fastest startup possible when canceling into that normal from the initial V-Trigger Dash Chains into HK First hit after the dash (Idaten) is initiated is special and super cancelable (even if the button is not normally cancelable)

2LK

Crouch LK
2LK

Normal

V-Trigger 1

Normal	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	5	2	8	3
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	20	70	L	2
Cancel options: vt1 vt2 Pretty good range for a cr.LK but rather slow startup
VT1	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	5(12)	2	10	1
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	20	70	L	0
Cancel options: sp su Framedata shown here is when chained into during Zeku's V-Trigger Dash The startup in the parenthesess (X) refers to fastest startup possible when canceling into that normal from the initial V-Trigger Dash Chains into MP/MK First hit after the dash (Idaten) is initiated is special and super cancelable (even if the button is not normally cancelable)

2MK

Crouch MK
2MK

Normal

V-Trigger 1

Normal	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	7	3	16	2
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	50	100	L	-3
Confirm windows: V-Trigger: 18 Cancel options: vt1 vt2 Deceptively far range compared to what it looks like Less likely to lose compared to most MK pokes in the game due to not having any hurtbox extension before active frames Young Zeku's best button to buffer and hit confirm into VT1/VT2 specials in neutral/footsies
VT1	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	8(15)	3	21	-4
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	50	80	L	-8
Cancel options: sp su Framedata shown here is when chained into during Zeku's V-Trigger Dash The startup in the parenthesess (X) refers to fastest startup possible when canceling into that normal from the initial V-Trigger Dash Chains into HP/HK First hit after the dash (Idaten) is initiated is special and super cancelable (even if the button is not normally cancelable)

2HK

Crouch HK
2HK

Normal

V-Trigger 1

Normal	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	10	7	20	KD
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	90	150	L	-13(-7)
Crush Counter: Hard Knockdown, KD Adv, +120 V-Gauge. Knockdown: 66(72) KD Adv, 17(23) Quick Rise Adv, 22(28) Back Rise Adv. Cancel options: vt1 vt2 Active frames 1-7 cause a knockdown on hit and then active frames 8-11 just do a regular hit (both hits have different Crush Counter Properties too) Pretty good range on the slide Can easily cover both wake-ups in most knockdown scenarios (and cancel into V-Trigger if blocked to maintain + pressure) Advantage listed with parentheses format; x(y) - refers to worst(x) to best(y) frame advantage depending on how late into active frames it hits
VT1	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	10(17)	11	26	KD
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	60	100	L	-18
Knockdown: 60 KD Adv, 11 Quick Rise Adv, 16 Back Rise Adv. Cancel options: sp su Framedata shown here is when chained into during Zeku's V-Trigger Dash The startup in the parenthesess (X) refers to fastest startup possible when canceling into that normal from the initial V-Trigger Dash Does not chain into anything past HK (instead cancel into V-Trigger Attack) First hit after the dash (Idaten) is initiated is special and super cancelable (even if the button is not normally cancelable) This V-Trigger 1 version of crouching HK is always a knockdown no matter how late into active frames it hits (unlike the regular crouching HK outside of V-Trigger 1)

2HK

Crouch HK late hit
2HK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
17	4	20	3(6)
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
60	150	L	-10(-7)
Crush Counter: Stagger, +14 Adv, +150 V-Gauge. Cancel options: vt1 vt2 Framedata for the latter part of Young Zeku's slide Last active frame is +6/-7 Does 30 less damage than the knockdown version of the slide Pretty good range on the slide Can easily cover both wake-ups in most knockdown scenarios (and cancel into V-Trigger if blocked to maintain + pressure) Advantage listed with parentheses format; x(y) - refers to worst(x) to best(y) frame advantage depending on how late into active frames it hits

8LP

Jump LP
8LP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
5	6	-	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
40	70	M	-
Decent air-to-air (faster than jump MP but without the juggle state)

8MP

Jump MP
8MP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
8	2	-	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
60	100	M	-
Puts airborne opponents into a limited juggle state (free juggle state if this initiates a juggle) Cancelable into Bushin Sangoku Otoshi (Air Grab special) Decent air-to-air Juggle Limit / Increase / Start: 0 / 1 / 1 (0 juggle start on airborne)

8HP

Jump HP
8HP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
8	4	-	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
90	150	M	-
Zeku's idel jump-in in terms of hitbox priority Has slightly pulled up hurtboxes for the entire duration

8LK

Jump LK
8LK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
5	6	-	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
40	70	M	-
Strong air-to-air hitbox Has slightly pulled up hurtboxes for the entire duration

8MK

Jump MK
8MK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
7	4	-	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
60	100	M	-
Can cross-up Has slightly pulled up hurtboxes for the entire duration

8HK

Jump HK
8HK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
8	4	-	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
90	150	M	-
Decent air-to-air

Command Normals

6HP

Kubi Kudaki
6HP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
22	1*1	22	1
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
40*40 (80)	50*50 (100)	M*M	-7
2-hit Overhead Pretty good priority hitbox for an Overhead 2 less active frames on the 2nd hit than Old Zeku's f+HP overhead Lack of proper active frames and pushback means there's no combo potential even if hit meaty 2nd hit and counter-hit Juggle Limit: 0

Target Combos

8MP > 8HP

Kaeshi Hayabusa
8MP > 8HP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
8+8	4	-	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
60*54 (114)	100*90 (190)	M	-
Confirm windows: V-Trigger: 72 Notes: 13 Causes a spiked knockdown on hit KDA varies depending on height on opponent when TC is used (the higher up when knocked down; the better amount of KDA Karin has)

5HP > 5HP

Kaeshi Saiha
5HP > 5HP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
12+10	2	25	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
80*54 (134)	150*90 (240)	H*H	-12
Knockdown: 88 KD Adv, 29 Quick Rise Adv, 34 Back Rise Adv. Confirm windows: Specials & CA: 18/*17 Target Combos: 24 V-Trigger: 18 Notes: *VSkill 1 Cancel options: sp su vs1 vs2 vt1 vt2 Cannot cancel into specials or the V-Skill follow-up on block 2nd hit always connects even at max range st.HP Easily hit confirmed into from the initial st.HP +3 KDA if canceled into Run > Stop (+5 with EX Run > Stop)

2HP > 2HP

Kaeshi Urasaiha
2HP > 2HP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
10+9	1	28	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
80*54 (134)	150*90 (240)	H*H	-10
Knockdown: 86 KD Adv, 27 Quick Rise Adv, 32 Back Rise Adv. Confirm windows: Specials & CA: 16/*15 V-Trigger: 16 Notes: *VSkill 1 Cancel options: sp su vs1 vs2 vt1 vt2 Cannot cancel into specials or the V-Skill follow-up on block Easily hit confirmed into from Counter-Hit st.MP +5 KDA if canceled into Run > Stop (+7 with EX Run > Stop)

5HP > 5HP > MPMK (VS1)

Kagerou
5HP > 5HP > MPMK (VS1)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
12+10+14	2	31	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
80*54*40*32 (206)	150*90*0*120 (360)	H*H*H	-
Knockdown: 81 KD Adv, 22 Quick Rise Adv, 27 Back Rise Adv. Confirm windows: Target Combos: 17 Cancel options: su On hit; transforms into Old Zeku and performs an additional strike Hold forward on hit to switch sides Builds 100 V-Gauge on hit (1/3rd bar) Can cancel into CA on hit

2HP > 2HP > MPMK (VS1)

Urakagerou
2HP > 2HP > MPMK (VS1)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
10+9+14	2	31	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
80*54*40*32 (206)	150*90*0*120 (360)	H*H*H	-
Knockdown: 81 KD Adv, 22 Quick Rise Adv, 27 Back Rise Adv. Confirm windows: Target Combos: 15 Cancel options: su On hit; transforms into Old Zeku and performs an additional strike Hold forward on hit to switch sides Builds 100 V-Gauge on hit (1/3rd bar) Can cancel into CA on hit

5HP > 5HP > MPMK (VS2)

Sekibu No Jin
5HP > 5HP > MPMK (VS2)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
12+10+30	-	35	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
80*54 (134)	150*90 (240)	H*H	-
Knockdown: 50(59) KD Adv, -9(0) Quick Rise Adv, -4(5) Back Rise Adv. Confirm windows: Target Combos: 17 Can only cancel into V-Skill on hit +9 KDA if canceled into stance switch (KDA listed in parentheses) Cannot safely get weasel out on quick rise midscreen

2HP > 2HP > MPMK (VS2)

Hakuso No Jin
2HP > 2HP > MPMK (VS2)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
10+9+30	-	35	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
80*54 (134)	150*90 (240)	H*H	-
Knockdown: 50(59) KD Adv, -9(0) Quick Rise Adv, -4(5) Back Rise Adv. Confirm windows: Target Combos: 15 Can only cancel into V-Skill on hit +9 KDA if canceled into stance switch (KDA listed in parentheses) Cannot safely get weasel out on quick rise midscreen

5MP > 5HP

Bushin Soukosou
5MP > 5HP

File:SFV Zeku (Young) 5MP 5HP.png

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
5+13	2	24	-2
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
60*45 (105)	100*72 (172)	H*H	-6
Confirm windows: Specials & CA: 17 Target Combos: 17 V-Trigger: 27 Cancel options: sp su vt1 vt2 Not special cancelable on block (but is V-Trigger cancelable on block) 2nd hit usually connects even from max range st.MP

5LP > 5MP

Bushin Gokusanken - Ni
5LP > 5MP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
4+5	3	22	-3
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
30*45 (75)	70*72 (142)	H*H	-7
Confirm windows: Target Combos: 11 2nd hit can whiff if the initial st.LP connects far away

5LP > 5MP > 5HP

Bushin Gokusanken - San
5LP > 5MP > 5HP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
4+5+11	4	30	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
30*45*24*32 (131)	70*72*40*40 (222)	H*H*H	-11
Knockdown: 85 KD Adv, 26 Quick Rise Adv, 31 Back Rise Adv. Confirm windows: Target Combos: 14 The 3rd hit (HP) has 2 different hits that knocks down 3rd hit always connects as long as the prior 2 hits connected

5LP > 5MP > 5HP > 5HK

Bushin Gokusanken - Shu
5LP > 5MP > 5HP > 5HK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
4+5+11+16	7	27	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
30*45*24*32*56 (187)	70*72*40*40*70 (292)	H*H*H*H	-16
Knockdown: 82 KD Adv, 23 Quick Rise Adv, 28 Back Rise Adv. Confirm windows: Target Combos: 24 Cancel options: su vt1 vt2 Cancelable into V-Triggers or Super Last hit (HK) puts the opponent into a limited juggle state on hit Juggle Limit / Increase / Start: 2 / 1 / 1

5LP > 5MP > 5HP > 2HK

Bushin Gokusanage
5LP > 5MP > 5HP > 2HK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
4+5+11+7	2	29	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
30*45*24*77 (176)	70*72*40*140 (322)	H*H*H*T	-
Knockdown: 64 KD Adv, 15 Quick Rise Adv, 15 Back Rise Adv. Confirm windows: Target Combos: 9 Denies backroll on wake-up (counts as a throw) When ending with this option the 3rd hit (HP) skips the 2nd hit of it that knocks down and instead goes right into the back throw

Throws

LPLK

Tesso
Throw
LPLK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
5	3	17	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
140	150	T	-
Knockdown: 61 KD Adv, 12 Quick Rise Adv, 12 Back Rise Adv. Pancake Flipper

4LPLK

Raiju
Back Throw
4LPLK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
5	3	17	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
160	200	T	-
Knockdown: 63 KD Adv, 14 Quick Rise Adv, 14 Back Rise Adv. Does more damage than average for a back throw

Special Moves

6 near wall

Sankagu Tobi
6 near wall

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
-	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
-	-	-	-
The regular wall jump arc Zeku is susceptible to special counter-hits during the entire duration of his wall jump (also any follow-ups done from the wall jump) by any medium / heavy / command normal, this special counter-hit state puts Zeku into a free juggle state

1P

Hassou Tobi
1P

File:SFV Zeku (Young) 1P.png

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
-	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
-	-	-	-
Different jump arcs and ranges depending on which button strength is used LP goes the least distance, MP is normal wall jump distance, HP goes the farthest Zeku is susceptible to special counter-hits during the entire duration of his wall jump (also any follow-ups done from the wall jump) by any medium / heavy / command normal, this special counter-hit state puts Zeku into a free juggle state

22PP

Shukumyo
22PP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
-	-	25	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
-	-	-	-
Cancelable into from all special cancelable normals as well as all of Young Zeku's specials on HIT only See the 'tfOH' / 'tfOB' data for all the relevant data when canceling into this The total Transform animation takes 25F but the transform happens on frame 10 If Zeku is hit before frame 10 then it stops the transformation from going through Transform can be canceled early into any special move on frames 15-20 (essentially allows Zeku to act up to 10F earlier than normal but only through special moves) If you're canceling the transform into specials for some combo or oki setup, just add +10 to the Hit / Block / Knockdown advantages (see 'tfOH' / 'tfOB' data) to determine what works or how much time you have to apply the oki (only +5 KDA when transforming after a Bushin Gram - Ban (Old Zeku's DP))

236LP

LP Bushin Sho
236LP

File:SFV Zeku (Young) 236LP.png

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
12	6	20	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
60	150	H	-4
Knockdown: 83 KD Adv, 24 Quick Rise Adv, 29 Back Rise Adv. Cancel options: su vt2 1 hit of strike hitbox and also nullifies 1 hit of projectile Projectile invincible hurtbox on extended limbs on frames 12-36 Hurtbox pulls back during startup (can avoid retaliations from enemy during startup) Puts opponent into a limited juggle state on hit Juggle Limit / Increase / Start: 2 / 1 / 1

236MP

MP Bushin Sho
236MP

File:SFV Zeku (Young) 236MP.png

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
18	6	16	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
50*40	100*50	H	-2
Knockdown: 87 KD Adv, 28 Quick Rise Adv, 33 Back Rise Adv. Cancel options: su vt2 2 hits of strike hitbox and also nullifies 1 hit of projectile Always applies 2 hits no matter what active frame (but can still benefit from meaty frame advantage) Projectile invincible on extended limbs on frames 18-38 Hurtbox pulls back during startup (can avoid retaliations from enemy during startup) Puts opponent into a limited juggle state on hit Juggle Limit / Increase / Start: 3*3 / 0*1 / 1*1

236HP

HP Bushin Sho
236HP

File:SFV Zeku (Young) 236HP.png

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
24	6	15	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
30*30*60	50*50*100	H	2
Knockdown: 88 KD Adv, 29 Quick Rise Adv, 34 Back Rise Adv. Cancel options: su vt2 3 hits of strike hitbox and also nullifies 1 hit of projectile Always applies 3 hits no matter what active frame (but can still benefit from meaty frame advantage) Projectile invincible on extended limbs on frames 24-43 Hurtbox pulls back during startup (can avoid retaliations from enemy during startup) Puts opponent into a limited juggle state on hit Juggle Limit / Increase / Start: 4*4*4 / 0*0*1 / 1*1*1

236PP

EX Bushin Sho
236PP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
23	6	21	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
80	150	H	2
Knockdown: 83 KD Adv, 51 Quick Rise Adv, 51 Back Rise Adv. Cancel options: vt2 Causes crumple on hit 1 hit of strike hitbox and also nullifies 1 hit of projectile Puts opponent into a free juggle state (but can't juggle anything afterwards unless it hits airborne) Projectile invincible on extended limbs on frames 23-47 Hurtbox pulls back during startup (can avoid retaliations from enemy during startup) Puts airborne opponents into a limited juggle state (free juggle state if this attack initiates the juggle state) Juggle Limit / Increase / Start: 2 / 1 / 0

214LP

LP Hozanto
214LP

File:SFV Zeku (Young) 214LP.png

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
12	6	12(22)	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
60	100	H	-6
Knockdown: 107 KD Adv, 48 Quick Rise Adv, 53 Back Rise Adv. Cancel options: su vt2 Upper body is invincible to airborne strikes on frames 1-17 (solid anti-air) 10 extra recovery frames on whiff (22) Puts opponent into a limited juggle state Juggle Limit / Increase / Start: 0 / 1 / 1

214MP

MP Hozanto
214MP

File:SFV Zeku (Young) 214MP.png

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
22	6	13	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
70	100	H	-6
Knockdown: 108 KD Adv, 49 Quick Rise Adv, 54 Back Rise Adv. Cancel options: su vt2 Projectile invincible above legs on frames 8-27 Low profiles on frames 8-21 (slightly smaller hurtbox than crouch size hurtbox) Puts opponent into a limited juggle state Juggle Limit / Increase / Start: 0 / 1 / 1

214HP

HP Hozanto
214HP

File:SFV Zeku (Young) 214HP.png

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
26	5	15	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
90	100	H	-6
Knockdown: 111 KD Adv, 52 Quick Rise Adv, 57 Back Rise Adv. Cancel options: su vt2 Projectile invincible above legs on frames 7-30 Low profiles on frames 7-25 (slightly smaller hurtbox than crouch size hurtbox) Puts opponent into a limited juggle state Juggle Limit / Increase / Start: 0 / 1 / 1

214PP

EX Hozanto
214PP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
16	4	14	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
50*50 (100)	150	H	-6
Knockdown: 109 KD Adv, 50 Quick Rise Adv, 55 Back Rise Adv. Cancel options: vt2 Projectile invincible above legs on frames 7-19 Low profiles on frames 7-15 (slightly smaller hurtbox than crouch size hurtbox) Cancels into a secondary part on hit that launches the opponent high into the air Jump cancelable after the second part on hit (canned forward jump; can't pre-jump cancel into other specials or anything like that) Juggle Limit: 0

236LP (air)

LP Bushin Sangoku Otoshi
236LP (air)

File:SFV Zeku (Young) 236LP (air).png

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
4	2	6	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
120	200	T	-
Knockdown: 16 KD Adv, 16 Quick Rise Adv, 16 Back Rise Adv. Hard Knockdown LP version is the fastest in startup but has the least range of the non-EX air grabs

236MP (air)

MP Bushin Sangoku Otoshi
236MP (air)

File:SFV Zeku (Young) 236MP (air).png

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
5	2	6	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
130	200	T	-
Knockdown: 16 KD Adv, 16 Quick Rise Adv, 16 Back Rise Adv. Hard Knockdown MP version has middle of the road startup and range between the 3 non-EX versions

236HP (air)

HP Bushin Sangoku Otoshi
236HP (air)

File:SFV Zeku (Young) 236HP (air).png

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
6	2	6	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
140	200	T	-
Knockdown: 16 KD Adv, 16 Quick Rise Adv, 16 Back Rise Adv. Hard Knockdown HP version is the slowest in startup but has the most range of the non-EX air grabs

236PP (air)

EX Bushin Sangoku Otoshi
236PP (air)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
4	2	6	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
60*100 (160)	200	H	-
Knockdown: 16 KD Adv, 16 Quick Rise Adv, 16 Back Rise Adv. Hard Knockdown EX version counts as a strike (can grab hurtboxes like Zangief's Air SPD) Juggle Limit: 3

236K

Hayagake
236K

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
8	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
-	-	-	-
Cancels into follow-ups on frames 8-49 Zeku is in a counter-hit state during the run itself

236KK

Hayagake EX
236KK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
7	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
-	-	-	-
Cancels into Ashikari (MK: Slide) and Gekkou (HK: Overhead) follow-ups on frames 7-21 (Cancels into Tozetsu (LK: Stop) execute 1F later on frames 8-21) Fully invincible on frames 8-21 Doing the follow-ups ASAP does cancel the teleport and invincibility frames early Can delay the follow-up a little bit to remain fully invincible for a longer time (lasts for frames 8-21); this can be useful to get past fireballs, counter-pokes, reversals, etc

236K > LK

Tozetsu
236K > LK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
8	-	15	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
-	-	-	-
Fastest possible Run > Stop is 23 frames total (8+15) Latest possible Run > Stop is 64 frames total (49+15)

236K > MK

Ashikari
236K > MK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
8+9	9	27	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
100	120	L	-21
Knockdown: 61 KD Adv, 12 Quick Rise Adv, 17 Back Rise Adv. Projectile invincible on upper body (slides under fireballs) and extended leg on frames 9-20 of the slide follow-up (frames 17-28 overall) Fastest possible Run > Slide is 17 frames total (8+9) Can juggle into this after well spaced non-EX Hozantos or j.MP Juggle Limit: 3

236K > HK

Gekkou
236K > HK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
8+22	2*2	24	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
70*50 (120)	100*50 (150)	M*H	-5
Knockdown: 71 KD Adv, 22 Quick Rise Adv, 27 Back Rise Adv. Fastest possible Run > Overhead is 30 frames (8+22) Airborne on frames 3-21 of the follow-up (frames 11-29 overall) Total of 4 active frames so can cover both wake-ups Second hit knocks down Juggle Limit: 5*6

236KK > LK

Tozetsu EX
236KK > LK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
8	-	12	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
-	-	-	-
Fully invincible on first 3 frames of EX Stop follow-up (frames 9-11 overall) Fastest possible EX Run > Stop is 20 frames total (8+12) Latest possible EX Run > Stop is 33 frames total (21+12) Stop itself recovers 3 frames faster than non-EX Stop

236KK > MK

Ashikari EX
236KK > MK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
7+9	9	27	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
130	200	L	-21
Knockdown: 61 KD Adv, 12 Quick Rise Adv, 17 Back Rise Adv. Fully invincible on first 3 frames of EX Slide follow-up (frames 8-10 overall) and then Projectile invincible on upper body (slides under fireballs) and extended leg on frames 9-20 of the slide follow-up (frames 16-27 overall) Fastest possible Run > Slide is 16 frames total (7+9) Can juggle into this after well spaced non-EX Hozantos or j.MPs Juggle Limit: 5

236KK > HK

Gekkou EX
236KK > HK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
7+22	2*2	24	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
100*50 (150)	100x2 (200)	M*H	-2
Knockdown: 71 KD Adv, 22 Quick Rise Adv, 27 Back Rise Adv. Fully invincible on first 3 frames of EX Overhead follow-up (frames 8-10 overall) Safe on block overhead Fastest possible Run > Overhead is 29 frames (7+22) Airborne on frames 3-21 of the follow-up (frames 10-28 overall) Total of 4 active frames so can cover both wake-ups Second hit knocks down Juggle Limit: 5*6

Critical Art

236236K

Batsuzan Gaisei
236236K

File:SFV Zeku (Young) 236236K.png

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
4	8	47	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
50*20x5*30x3*100 (340)	0	H	-33
Knockdown: 16 KD Adv, 16 Quick Rise Adv, 16 Back Rise Adv. Fully invincible frames 1-11 Hard Knockdown Pretty decent size and active hitboxes

Taunts

5PPPKKK

Taunt
5PPPKKK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
-	-	61	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
-	-	-	-

V-System

V-Skill 1

MPMK (VS1)

Tenpo Kari
MPMK (VS1)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
14	2	31	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
50*40	150	H	-7
Knockdown: 79 KD Adv, 20 Quick Rise Adv, 25 Back Rise Adv. Cancel options: su vt2 On hit; transforms into Old Zeku and performs an additional strike (Zeku will not transform if this attack trades with the opponent, which might enable some follow-up combo on trade) Hold forward on hit to switch sides Builds 100 V-Gauge on hit (1/3rd bar) Young Zeku's V-Skill can cancel into V-Trigger 2 and Critical Art (unlike Old Zeku's V-Skill) Juggle Limit / Increase / Start: 3*5 / 1*1 / 1*1

V-Skill 2

MPMK (VS2)

Kuchiyose - Bii
MPMK (VS2)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
29	-	35	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
60	80	H	17(20)
Knockdown: 135(132) KD Adv, 76(73) Quick Rise Adv, 81(78) Back Rise Adv. Cancel options: sp Weasel runs in then does a kick once close enough to opponent KDA is lower if weasel hits directly after being called If Zeku is hit before the weasel is in range to attack, the weasel goes away Weasel is generated on frame 46 (smoke on frame 29) Once weasel is in range to attack, it takes 10 frames to hit Startup for weasel attack varies greatly based on distance to opponent; Point blank is 17 frames startup and fullscreen is 88 frames to startup Weasel has no hurtbox; Can be used to get through fireballs, Rashid tornado, etc Can be made up to +20 on block (normally +17) if done from full screen Zeku can stance switch on frames 30-64 Opponent is put in a limited juggle state Builds 80 / 40 V-Gauge on Hit / Block

V-Trigger 1

HPHK (VT1)

Bushinryu Shingekiko
HPHK (VT1)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
1	-	5	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
-	-	-	-
2 bar V-Trigger Lasts for 1500 frames (25 seconds) and gives Zeku access to a 1-time use Idaten (V-Trigger Dash) and the V-Trigger attack

HPHK dash (VT1)

Idaten
HPHK dash (VT1)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
-	-	25	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
-	-	-	-
2 bar V-Trigger Quickly dashes forward while fully invincible on frames 3-15 (and projectile invincible up to frame 17) Can cancel instantly into any of his normals on frames 7-16 and allows him to perform a custom combo First normal used after the dash (Idaten) can be canceled into specials or super (even if that button isn't normally cancelable) Similar to Young Zeku's EX Run; it can be good to delay the follow-up cancels a little bit if you want to retain longer invincibility frames to go through certain attacks or bait things If not canceled into anything on frames 7-16 then 9 frames of recovery follow after (total frames of the V-Trigger Dash being 25 frames) V-Trigger dash cancel data refers to Young Zeku's advantage after letting the full dash frames (25) play out (normally you'd cancel the dash into other normals, but I wanted to include the data anyway)

HPHK attack (VT1)

Bushin Seiryukyaku
HPHK attack (VT1)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
14(21)	5	21	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
160	200	H	-2
Knockdown: 80 KD Adv, 21 Quick Rise Adv, 26 Back Rise Adv. Cancel options: su 2 bar V-Trigger Can only be canceled into during the custom combo series that Young Zeku initiates via his Idaten (V-Trigger dash) Can corpse hop Only -1 on block against most crouching hurtboxes (still -2 on block against crouching Abigail / Birdie / Zangief) Does a lot of damage/stun, is safe on block and cancels into Critical Art (easily confirmable) Minimum startup if canceled from V-Trigger Dash is 21 (7+14)

V-Trigger 2

HPHK (VT2)

Karura Tenzan
HPHK (VT2)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
1+5	8	22+17	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
40*20x2*60 (140)	150	H	-28
Knockdown: 92(93) KD Adv, 33(34) Quick Rise Adv, 38(39) Back Rise Adv. 2 bar V-Trigger Duration of 2000 frames (~33 seconds) and gives Zeku access to a secondary (albeit slower) Karura Tenzan during the V-Timer Invincible on frames 1-13 against; Airborne strikes / Projectile / Throw (everything except for grounded strikes) Airborne on frames 7-35 Recovery frames shown is the version that plays out on whiff Old Zeku transforms into younger Zeku if the initial hit lands and does a second attack Can choose which sides to end on at the end of the attack with by holding forward / back during the attack's animation +1 extra KDA if Zeku chooses to switch sides during the attack's animation Has pretty decent horizontal reach during startup so can be a good whiff punish tool Susceptible to counter-hits during its recovery frames (same behaviour as invincible reversals have) Can hit cross-up (behind Zeku) and autocorrects on followup Upon successful hit, remains projectile invincible for entire duration Can cancel into some EX specials (everything other than Bushin Flip)

HPHK (VT2) (secondary)

Karura Tenzan (Secondary)
HPHK (VT2) (secondary)

File:SFV Zeku (Young) HPHK (VT2) (secondary).png

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
10	8	22+17	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
40*20x2*60 (140)	100	H	-28
Knockdown: 92(93) KD Adv, 33(34) Quick Rise Adv, 38(39) Back Rise Adv. 2 bar V-Trigger This is the secondary V-Trigger 2 activation which is slower startup and spends all the remaining V-Timer Invincible on frames 1-17 against; Airborne strikes / Projectile / Throw (everything except for grounded strikes) Airborne on frames 16-44 Recovery frames shown is the version that plays out on whiff Old Zeku transforms into younger Zeku if the initial hit lands and does a second attack Can choose which sides to end on at the end of the attack with by holding forward / back during the attack's animation +1 extra KDA if Zeku chooses to switch sides during the attack's animation Has pretty decent horizontal reach during startup so can be a good whiff punish tool Susceptible to counter-hits during its recovery frames (same behaviour as invincible reversals have) Can hit cross-up (behind Zeku) and autocorrects on followup Upon successful hit, remains projectile invincible for entire duration Can cancel into some EX specials (everything other than Bushin Flip)

V-Shift

MKHP

V-Shift
MKHP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
1	9	22	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
-	-	-	-
Shifts back 1.21 range Fully invincible on frames 1-9 during which time any strike or projectile evaded will trigger a slow-motion effect on frame 11 for both players Immediately gains full invincibility for the full duration of V-Shift if you successfully evade a strike or projectile on start-up frames 1-9 Throw invincible on frames 1-16 on an empty / raw V-Shift Counter-Hit state on frames 10-31 on an empty / raw V-Shift Opponent can still cancel the attack that was V-Shifted as if it had connected (this allows for a lot of shenanigans) Costs 300 V-Gauge (1 bar) to use and refunds 150 V-Gauge back (1/2 bar) on a successful V-Shift if the slow-mo is triggered If the V-Shift is successful you can cancel it into a follow-up attack (see V-Shift Break) that's fully invincible and knocks the opponent down on hit

V-Shift Break

MKHP

Habakiri
MKHP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
?	3	?	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
60	0	H	-2
Knockdown: 74 KD Adv, 15 Quick Rise Adv, 20 Back Rise Adv. Fully invincible during startup and active frames

V-Reversal

6PPP

Toushi
6PPP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
12	2	24	2
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
40	0	H	-2
Strike and Projectile invincible on frames 1-25