Street Fighter Alpha 3/Charlie

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Introduction

Charlie was rumored to have gone AWOL after the events of Street Fighter Alpha 2, but in fact was furthering investigations of Shadaloo and their connections to military corruption, the drugs market and other criminal activities with his forces.

Pros	Cons
Incredibly safe neutral One of the most oppressive corner traps in the game Very high guard crush potential with boom loops and f. RH f. FP controls a ton of horizontal space Booms are great at limiting the opponent's options and are difficult to react to Only character in the game with a forward dash. Great for pressuring after booms. Great customs with good meter build setups post-VC Punch grab and punch air throw both do full damage on tech Whiff grab recovers much faster than other characters Sobat is OTG during the animation and can crush/dodge lows Most supers are safe on block	Flashkick is air blockable Reactive anti-air isn't as strong as it initially appears, since c. FP has poor priority and must be done incredibly early Low damage on booms Mediocre activation range on the ground Has problems with characters that can reliably go under booms

Color Options

X-Ism		A-Ism		V-Ism
Punch	Kick	Punch	Kick	Punch	Kick

Charlie
Character Data

Moves List

Ground Normals

Standing Jab:

Damage	5
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	Yes
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	3/4/6
Block Stun	+4
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+5/+10

Close Standing Strong:

Damage	13
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	5/4/16
Block Stun	-1
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	0/+4

Far Standing Strong:

Damage	13
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	6/4/17
Block Stun	-2
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-1/+3

Close Standing Fierce:

Damage	16,15
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4(A)6(XV)
Frame Count	5/4/28
Block Stun	-9
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-8/Launch

2nd part can be special canceled in V.

Far Standing Fierce:

Damage	15
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4(A)6(XV)
Frame Count	8/4/25
Block Stun	-6
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-5/Launch

Standing Short:

Damage	5
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	5/3/13
Block Stun	-2
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-1/+4

Close Standing Forward:

Damage	12
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	6/2/28
Block Stun	-11
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-10/-6

Far Standing Forward:

Damage	12
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3(AV)4(X)
Frame Count	10/5/17
Block Stun	-3
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-2/+2

Close Standing Roundhouse:

Damage	17
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4(A)6(XV)
Frame Count	9/3/20
Block Stun	+0
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+1/Launch

Far Standing Roundhouse:

Damage	16
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4(A)6(XV)
Frame Count	7/5/23
Block Stun	-5
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-4/Launch

Crouching Jab:

Damage	5
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	Yes
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1(A)/3(XV)
Frame Count	3/4/6
Block Stun	+4
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+5/+10

Crouching Strong:

Damage	12
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3(A)/4(XV)
Frame Count	5/4/14
Block Stun	+1
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+2/+6

Crouching Fierce:

Damage	15/14
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4(A)/6(XV)
Frame Count	6/2/31
Block Stun	-10
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-9/Launch

• Crouching Short:

Damage	5
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	3/4/9
Block Stun	+1
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+2/+7

Crouching Forward:

Damage	12
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3(A)/4(XV)
Frame Count	6/4/20
Block Stun	-5
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-4/-0

Crouching Roundhouse:

Damage	15
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4(A)/6(XV)
Frame Count	10/4/28
Block Stun	-9
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-

Air Normals

• Neutral Jump Jab:

Damage	7	File:Sfa3 Charlie .png
Stun	2
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	3/10/6

• Neutral Jump Strong:

Damage	13	File:NSfa3 Charlie .png
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/A3/XV4
Frame Count	6/8/20
Block Stun	N/A
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	N/A

• Neutral Jump Fierce:

Damage	18	File:Sfa3 Charlie .png
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/A4/XV6
Frame Count	8/5/20
Block Stun	N/A
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	N/A

• Neutral Jump Short:

Damage	8	File:Sfa3 Charlie .png
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	4/10/20
Block Stun	N/A
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	N/A

• Neutral Jump Forward:

Damage	12	File:Sfa3 Charlie .png
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/A4/XV6
Frame Count	8/6/8
Block Stun	N/A
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	N/A

• Neutral Jump Roundhouse:

Damage	17	File:Sfa3 Charlie .png
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/A4/XV6
Frame Count	8/4/8
Block Stun	N/A
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	N/A

• Diagonal Jump Jab:

Damage	7	File:Sfa3 Charlie .png
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	3/10/8
Block Stun	N/A
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	N/A

• Diagonal Jump Strong:

Damage	13	File:Sfa3 Charlie .png
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/A3/XV4
Frame Count	6/8/20
Block Stun	N/A
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	N/A

Appears to be the identical to neutral jump strong.

• Diagonal Jump Fierce:

Damage	17	File:Sfa3 Charlie .png
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/A4/XV6
Frame Count	6/6/14
Block Stun	N/A
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	N/A

• Diagonal Jump Short:

Damage	6	File:Sfa3 Charlie .png
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	3/10/8
Block Stun	N/A
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	N/A

• Diagonal Jump Forward:

Damage	6/12	File:Sfa3 Charlie .png
Stun	2/4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/1,A3/XV4
Frame Count	8/8/8
Block Stun	N/A
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	N/A

• Diagonal Jump Roundhouse:

Damage	16	File:Sfa3 Charlie .png
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/A4/XV6
Frame Count	7/6/8
Block Stun	N/A
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	N/A

Command Normals

• Bazooka Knee:

Damage	8
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	A4/V6/X0/X1
Frame Count	V/A: 9/4/26
Block Stun	-16
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-15/-10

A/V : Tap forward twice to dash,then press lk during the dash.
X : Back/Forward + lk.

Throws

Dragon Suplex: /+

Damage	20
Stun	0
Meter on whiff/hit	1(A)3(XV)/0
Frame Count	5/1/16

Knee Gatling: /+

Damage	3x(2~17)+8
Stun	0
Meter on whiff/hit	1(A)3(XV)/0
Frame Count	5/1/16

Flying Buster Drop: Any direction but /+

• Air Throw

Damage	20
Stun	0
Meter on whiff/hit	1(A)3(XV)/3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	1/1/1(before landing)

Airjack: Any direction but /+

• Air Throw

Damage	17
Stun	0
Meter on whiff/hit	1(A)3(XV)/3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	1/1/1(before landing)

The Basics

Which Ism?

A-Ism

Great supers add to his strong pressure, especially near the corner, but generally not worth giving up V-ISM options.

V-Ism

Recommended. Gains access to great customs, great meter build and some nice proximity normals.

X-Ism

Loses access to his dash and some of his best normals. Avoid.

Combos

A-ISM combos

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V-ISM combos

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Notable Players

Japan

Akino (V-Charlie)

Dashipyon (A-Charlie)

Denpo (V-Charlie)

Gechena (V-Charlie)

Gunjin (A-Charlie)

Hani (A-Charlie)

Hide (V-Charlie)

Kasiwagi (V-Charlie)

Machi Nash (A/V-Charlie)

Makibi (A-Charlie)

Matsu (V-Charlie)

Morikawa (A/V-Charlie)

Mukai (A-Charlie)

Pine (V-Charlie)

Tenin (A-Charlie)

TOMA (V/A-Charlie)

VER (V-Charlie)

Waiting Nash (V-Charlie)

XIL (V-Charlie)

Yuk (V/A-Charlie)

North America

Alex Navarro / MiamiX-Alex (V-Charlie)

Haqq (A-Charlie)

John Choi (A-Charlie)

Xwell (A/V-Charlie)

Tank (A/V-Charlie)

Europe

@uile (V-Charlie)

Boom (V-Charlie)

Dum (V-Charlie)

iori0 (V-Charlie)

Leo (V-Charlie)

xpapis (V-Charlie)

Discussion

Sodom and Dhalsim are huge problem match-ups, since they can easily go under booms and punish.