Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha/Guile

Introduction

It's Guile.

Eagle-Boy plays it safe. By birthright, he inherits incredible neutral and the best fireball in the game. But is that enough in a game like EXA? Time will tell.

Normals

Standing

Standing Light Punch
5LP

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Cancel
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	H/L	Ch/Sp/Su

Standing Medium Punch
5MP

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Cancel
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	H/L	Sp/Su

Standing Heavy Punch
5HP

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Cancel
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	H/L	Su

Standing Light Kick
5LK

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Cancel
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	H/L	Sp/Su
Subpar normal but a fantastic Kara Cancel to Sonic Boom. SFEX Kara windows are huge. [4]6LK~P moves Guile slightly forward with every projectile he throws.

Standing Medium Kick
5MK

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Cancel
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	H/L	Su
Faster than the Shoto version; Still weak.

Standing Heavy Kick
5HK

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Cancel
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	H/L	Su

Crouching

Crouching Light Punch
2LP

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Cancel
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	H/L	Ch/Sp/Su

Crouching Medium Punch
2MP

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Cancel
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	H/L	Sp/Su
Instrumental in Guile's Combo and Neutral game. All of Guile's BNBs link from 2MP down to 2LK. 2MK only links Meaty and isn't Special Cancelable.

Crouching Heavy Punch
2HP

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Cancel
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	H/L	Sp/Su

Crouching Light Kick
2LK

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Cancel
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	L	Sp/Su
Another big part of Guile's Combo, Neutral, and Kara game. Probably his best normal. Kara 2LK~Flash Kick nearly doubles its range. 2LK is also Guile's furthest Kara Boom and Guard Break. Although both these techniques are far easier on other normals.

Crouching Medium Kick
2LK

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Cancel
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	L	Su

Crouching Heavy Kick
2LK

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Cancel
-	-	-	-	-	KD	-	L	-
Hits twice!

Jumping

Jumping Light Punch
j.LP

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Cancel
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	H	-

Jumping Medium Punch
j.MP

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Cancel
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	H	-
Guile's preferred starter for his hardest combos. Leaves you deeper on hit in exchange for less initial damage.

Jumping Heavy Punch
j.HP

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Cancel
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	H	-
Guile's best air normal. OS for Air Throw and hits like a truck.

Jumping Light Kick
j.LK

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Cancel
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	H	-

Jumping Medium Kick
j.MK

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Cancel
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	H	-

Jumping Heavy Kick
j.HK

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Cancel
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	H	-

Moves List

Throws

Punch Throw
4/6+MP/HP

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Cancel
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Kick Throw
4/6+MK/HK

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Cancel
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Air Throw
j.(Any direction but 8)+MP/HP

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Cancel
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Leaves the opponent off axis and lets Guile aim for an unblockable j.HP. Requires a manual forward walk, cannot be framekilled.

Command Normals

Backfist
6HP

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Cancel
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
How the mighty have fallen. "Shoto Kills" still work in EXA, but the expanded combo system de-emphasizes zoning with grounded fireballs. 6HP is vintage, and not very active. Use 2HK and take the knockdown instead.

Sabot
4/6+MK

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Cancel
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
One of two intended ways Guile can advance while maintaining charge. Unfortunately quite slow.

Step Kick
4/6+HK

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Cancel
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nerfed in EX2, "Steppy" can combo from Sonic Boom in EXA, provided your spacing is right. Post Boom links are key to Guile's 3-Bar Max Damage routes, but you might want to hang onto some meter for a Guard Break Oki Mix instead.

Special Moves

Sonic Boom
[4]6P

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Cancel
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Flash Kick
[2]8K

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Cancel
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Never trades. God Bless America. Kara 2LK~HK Flash is the biggest Anti-Air in the game.

Super Moves

Guard Break
LP+LK

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Cancel
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Unblockable	-
This is the risk that keeps EXA's Guile in check. When Guile gets Counter Hit out of his Guard Break, he's thrown off axis for an entire combo and eats a free unblockable meaty. Outside of throws (Which can be Crouch Teched) Guard Break is one of Guile's only real mix-ups. When you commit, the entire round hangs in the balance. Guile straight up dies if this doesn't work.

Opening Gambit
[4]646P

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Cancel
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Double Flash Kick
[1]319K

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Cancel
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

The Basics

It's Guile.

Despite having the fastest projectile recovery in the game, EXA Guile doesn't typically zone his opponents from fullscreen. Consider SFEX fireballs an augment to the footsie game instead.

• Expect to play a stunningly active Guile if you want to win consistently. Look for every chance you can to land Air Throw.
• Kara 2LK Sonic Boom is very good.

Match-Ups

Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha