Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike/Sean/2021

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Introduction

Sean is a young, prideful amateur martial artist from Brazil. He idolizes Ken, eventually becoming Ken's student and seeking to prove his worth as a fighter. Sean first appears in Street Fighter III: New Generation.

Sean is perhaps the most efficient definition of an underrated character in the history of fighting games. In the 2nd version of Street Fighter III, 2nd Impact, he was pretty much totally broken, doing tons of damage off of his lengthy combo strings. In response to this, Capcom did the responsible thing and made him an original character, as opposed to a black Ken in a yellow gi.

Well, they did it a little too well.

Other than being extremely hard to use and situational because of his hit-box placement and frame advantage (Dragon Smash's hit-box is located over his head), 3s makes Sean much more of a defensive counter character. When you play as him you have to understand that he does have a lot of good points, such as his MP-HK target combo, Cl.HK/Shoto normals, EX Tornado, and his supers. He trades pretty well if used properly with the right SA's against the right match-ups. He also has an assortment of AAs to choose from.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Tricky moves that can be annoying for unexperienced opponent to understand Good Health and stun for a defensive style character Still has some decent pokes and anti airs, inherently as a shoto Deals higher than average damage per single hit Good forward and back dash Good selection of supers Has the most powerful cancel-able normal in the game (Cl.HK) Has the strongest back throw of the shotos Has more cancel frames on some of his normals than the other shotos Relatively serviceable throw game

Underwhelming combo ability, hard to guarantee a knockdown or good damage Worst DP in the game Requires deep understanding of the game's mechanics (more so than other characters) Linear and predictable offensive presence, limited tech and few tools Many moves are unsafe or - on block No reliable reversal without meter (depends on the match-up) Over-reliance on parries Specials leave him crouching on recovery Some of his normals start-up/recover slower and/or do less damage than the other shotos Has a bit of trouble building meter (there are ways around this) Less advantage on Jump-ins than the other shotos

Sean #3S_SE
Vitals
Life Points	1120
Stun Points	64
Super Art Stock/Size
SA1	3/72
SA2	2/96
SA3	1/120
Ground Movement
Forward Dash duration/distance	13 (17) (112px)
Back Dash duration/distance	15 (54px)
Jumping
Back Jump duration	41(4+36+1)
Neutral Jump duration	37(4+32+1)
Forward Jump duration	38(4+33+1)
Back Super Jump duration	52(7+44+1)
Neutral Super Jump duration	52(7+44+1)
Forward Super Jump duration	52(7+44+1)
Wake up
Wake up duration	77
Quick rise duration	50

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3S Frame Data Glossary
Active	How many frames a move remains active (can hurt opponents) for. Consecutive sets of active frames on a multi-hit move are separated by an asterisk (ex: 3*5). If there is a gap between sets of active frames, the gap is denoted by a number in parentheses (ex: 2(4)2)
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 (into itself or another light attack), refer to description for options. "self": Self-only chain cancel. Much more restrictive than a standard chain cancel. "tc": Target combo, refer to description for options. Successive attacks in a target combo may warrant their own move entry. "dash": Grounded dashes. "sj": Super jump. "sp": Special move. "su": Super Art.
Damage	Attack damage on hit in life points. 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. D refers to knockdown on hit. "Cr. Hit" is an additional frame advantage value denoting if the advantage on hit changes when the defender is being hit while crouching.
Kara Range	Almost all normal attacks can be canceled into a special or a multi-button command within three frames of startup. During that time, some attacks will shift position forward or backward and affect the reach of the special or command accordingly. This is denoted in pixels of range. There are a handful of moves in the game that can be kara-canceled after this initial window and will be denoted as a late kara-cancel.
Link	A combo that is performed by inputting the second move after the first move has completely recovered (as opposed to cancelling the first move's animation). In 3S, the final frame of a move's hitstun allows a character to block a normal or special move, as well as some projectile supers. Therefore, an attack's frame advantage must be 2 frames greater than the followup move's startup in order to link. Ex: a +6 normal can link into a 4f normal/special, or a 5f super.
Parry	This field will show a value of A if the attack can be parried standing or crouching, H if it must be parried standing or L if it must be parried crouching.
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 has a hitbox. 3S uses classic startup notation, which does not include the first active frame. A move with 3 startup becomes active on frame 4.
Stun	Amount of stun added to the opponent's stun bar on hit.
Throw range	Range in pixels from the center of the character to the center of the opponent which allows a grab to connect.

Frame Data

Standing Normals

5LP

Stand LP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
3	2	5	5	5
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
3	3	-	A	5
Cancel options: self sp su

5MP (cl)

Close MP
(cl)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4	5	10	1	2
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
16	9	-	H	-
Cancel options: sp su Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

5MP (far)

Far MP
(far)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	4	13	1	2
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
14	11	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

5HP (cl)

Close HP
(cl)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	5	15	-2	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
21	13	-	H	-4
Cancel options: sp su Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

5HP (far)

Far HP
(far)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
9	4	19	-5	-3
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
21	10	-	H	-7
12 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

5LK

Stand LK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4	4	7	2	2
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
5	3	-	A	2

5MK

Stand MK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
6	4	15	-1	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
16	5	-	A	-2
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

5HK (cl)

Close HK
(cl)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	5	10	4	6
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
25	11	-	H	2
Cancel options: sp su Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

5HK (far)

Far HK
(far)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
7	4	26	-7	-5
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
21	11	-	H	-9
8 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

Command Normals

6HP

Sean Pachiki
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
21	7	25	-4	-2
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
22	13	-	H	-6
14 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 18, Block: 8. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

6HK

Rolling Sobat
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
15	5	18	D	D
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
16	9	-	H	-5
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

Crouching Normals

2LP

Crouch LP
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4	3	5	3	3
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
3	3	-	A	3
Cancel options: self sp su

2MP

Crouch MP
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	4	7	4	5
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
14	7	-	A	3
Cancel options: sp su Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

2HP

Crouch HP
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
7	5	17	-7	-5
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
21	13	-	A	-9
Cancel options: sp su Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

2LK

Crouch LK
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	3	7	1	1
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
3	3	-	L	1
Cancel options: self sp su

2MK

Crouch MK
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
7	5	17	-2	-2
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
15	3	-	L	-4
Cancel options: sp su 13 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

2HK

Crouch HK
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
8	5	26	KND	KND
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
21	3	-	L	-16
13 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

Jumping Normals

8LP

Jump LP (Neutral)
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	-	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
7	7	-	H	-

j.LP

Jump LP
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4	-	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
8	7	-	H	-

8MP

Jump MP (Neutral)
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
6	5	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
16	11	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

j.MP

Jump MP
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	5	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
16	9	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

8HP

Jump HP (Neutral)
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
7	3	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
23	15	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

j.HP

Jump HP
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
6	4	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
23	13	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

8LK

Jump LK (Neutral)
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	19	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
8	7	-	H	-

j.LK

Jump LK
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4	10	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
8	5	-	H	-

8MK

Jump MK (Neutral)
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	6	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
16	9	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

j.MK

Jump MK
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	6	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
16	9	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

8HK

Jump HK (Neutral)
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
7	5	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
23	13	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

j.HK

Jump HK
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
6	4	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
19	13	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

Throws

LPLK

Seoi Nage
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
2	1	21	KND	KND
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
21	10	-	-	-
20 throw range

4LPLK

Tomoe Nage
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
2	1	21	D	KND
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
24	4	-	-	-
20 throw range

Universal Overhead

MPMK

Straight Hit
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
15	8	7	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
7	3	-	H	-

Taunt

HPHK

Ball Throw
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
31	-	19	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
1	-	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 4, Hit: 11, Block: 7. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

Special Moves

214P

Sean Roll
+

//

LP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	2	19	7	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	-	-	-	-	-
MP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	2	29	7	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	-	-	-	-	-
HP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	2	43	7	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	-	-	-	-	-

236K

Ryuubi Kyaku
+

//

LK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	25	8	15	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	21	19	-	H	-3
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 21, Block: 15. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 6, Block: 0.
MK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	25	8	15	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	21	19	-	H	-3
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 21, Block: 15. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 6, Block: 0.
HK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	25	8	15	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	21	19	-	H	-3
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 21, Block: 15. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 6, Block: 0.
EX	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	25	8	15	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	32	19	-	H	-1
Self meter gain: Whiff: -40, Hit: -40, Block: -40. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0.

214K

Tornado Kick
+

//

LK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	11	4	21	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	16	9	-	H	-7
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 13. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
MK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	14	8	21	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	24	13	-	H	-6
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 20, Block: 14. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
HK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	16	13	21	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	26	17	-	H	-6
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 21, Block: 15. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
EX	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	9	11	17	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	28	21	-	H	-3
Self meter gain: Whiff: -40, Hit: -40, Block: -40. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0.

41236P

Sean Tackle
+

//

LP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	18	2	28	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	30	16	-	L	-14
34 throw range
MP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	22	2	28	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	30	16	-	L	-14
34 throw range
HP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	26	2	28	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	30	16	-	L	-14
34 throw range
EX	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	28	2	28	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	40	28	-	L	-14
34 throw range Self meter gain: Whiff: -40, Hit: -40, Block: -40. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0.

623P

Dragon Smash
+

//

LP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	5	6	36	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	23	11	-	A	-24
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.
MP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	5	6	36	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	23	11	-	A	-24
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.
HP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	9	9	42	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	23	11	-	A	-34
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.
EX	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	8	12	42	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	31	17	-	A	-37
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: -40, Hit: -40, Block: -40. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0.

Super Arts

236236P (SA1)

Hadou Burst
+ (SA1)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
2	-	61	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
39	9	-	H	-29

236236P (SA2)

Shoryuu Cannon
+ (SA2)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
1	36	36	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
38	-	-	A	-43

236236P (SA3)

Hyper Tornado
+ (SA3)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
2	14	53	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
76	14	-	A	-31