Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo/O. Chun-Li

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The Characters

Introduction

Why play Old Chun when New Chun has a fantastic super and a decent reversal/situational Anti Air in Upkicks? Certainly there are a few things that OG Chun doesn't have, but what she does have can change her play style quite a bit.

The Spinning Bird kick has a longer invincibility window, and can be used similar to and E Honda headbutt. (with good timing) It gives Old Chun a powerful weapon against jump-ins besides her (already fantastic) normals. This allows an OG Chun player a better ability to turtle than N. Chun.

That being said... a lot of what NKI has in the N. Chun section will be applicable to OG Chun.

Picking Old Chun Li

To select O.Chun Li, choose Chun Li and then press ↓↓↓↑ Jab/Fierce, pressing Short simultaneously with the punch button for the alternate color.

Normal	Alternative

Competitive Overview

O.Chun is ranked high mid-tier, together with Ryu, O.Ryu, O.Ken, and Guile. She has solid ground and aerial attacks, but her anti-air moves either require a charge, pressing buttons in a row or early input. As she is a charge character, she has trouble keeping projectiles coming against motion characters.

--NKI

Strengths & Weaknesses

Based on NKI's list for N.Chun.

Strengths

• st.Strong is an extremely good poke.
• j.Forward and j.Short are the best diagonal jumping attacks in the game.
• Lightning Legs will cleanly beat nearly every ground move in the game.
• Good throw range.
• Throw does a lot more damage than it probably should.
• Good dizzy combos.
• Fast walking speed.
• Very agile (can jump off walls, do attacks after head stomp).
• Is good at both turtling and rushing down.
• Has normal moves that can cause full knockdowns.

Weaknesses

• Cannot soften throws.
• Has no super.
• Can be safe-jumped.
• Has a hard time with fireball traps.

New & Old Versions Comparison

Here is the list of differences:

• Obvious stuff: N.Chun can soften throws, has a new upkick special move and a Super move;
• N.Chun has easier cross-up moves in her diagonal jumping Short and Forward kicks;
• N.Chun's diagonal Short and Forward kicks have much worse priority;
• N.Chun's neutral jumping Forward kick is active for a shorter period;
• a few of N.Chun's weak attacks have faster start-up.

Move Analysis

Normal Moves

Ground Normals

• Close Standing Jab:

Damage	16
Stun	0-5
Stun Timer	40
Chain Cancel	Yes
Special Cancel	Yes
Frame Count		2	2	4	4	1
Simplified		4		4	5

• Far Standing Jab:

Damage	4
Stun	0-5
Stun Timer	40
Chain Cancel	Yes
Special Cancel	Yes
Frame Count		2	2	4	3	1
Simplified		2	2	8

• Crouching Jab:

Damage	4
Stun	0-5
Stun Timer	40
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Frame Count		2	2	4	4	1
Simplified		4		4	5

• Close Standing Strong:

Damage	19
Stun	5-11
Stun Timer	60
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Frame Count		2	2	4	3	1
Simplified		4		4	4

• Far Standing Strong:

Damage	19
Stun	5-11
Stun Timer	60
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Frame Count		2	2	4	3	1
Simplified		4		4	4

• Crouching Strong:

Damage	16
Stun	5-11
Stun Timer	60
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Frame Count		2	2	4	4	1
Simplified		4		4	5

• Close Standing Fierce:

Damage	21
Stun	10-16
Stun Timer	80
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Frame Count		3	20	11

• Far Standing Fierce:

Damage	21
Stun	10-16
Stun Timer	80
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Frame Count		2	3	6	10	7	1
Simplified		5		6	18

• Crouching Fierce:

Damage	19
Stun	10-16
Stun Timer	80
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Frame Count		3	3	6	8	11
Simplified		6		6	19

• Close Standing Short:

Damage	17
Stun	0-5
Stun Timer	40
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Frame Count		3	3	5	4	1
Simplified		6		5	5

• Far Standing Short:

Damage	17
Stun	0-5
Stun Timer	40
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Frame Count		3	3	5	4	1
Simplified		6		5	5

• Crouching Short:

Damage	12
Stun	0-5
Stun Timer	40
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Frame Count		3	3	4	4	1
Simplified		6		4	5

• Close Standing Forward:

Damage	21
Stun	5-11
Stun Timer	60
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Frame Count		3	3	3	6	3	4	1
Simplified		6		9		8

• Far Standing Forward:

Damage	21
Stun	5-11
Stun Timer	60
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Frame Count		3	3	5	4	4
Simplified		6		5	8

• Crouching Forward:

Damage	16
Stun	5-11
Stun Timer	60
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Frame Count		4	5	4

• Close Standing Roundhouse:

Damage	24
Stun	10-16
Stun Timer	80
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Frame Count		1	1	6	1	6	4	6	4	7
Simplified		9				6	21

• Far Standing Roundhouse:

Damage	24
Stun	10-16
Stun Timer	80
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Frame Count		3	3	4	8	7	7
Simplified		10			8	14

• Crouching Roundhouse:

Damage	19
Stun	5-11
Stun Timer	130
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Frame Count		3	3	6	8	11
Simplified		6		6	19

Aerial Normals

• Neutral Jumping Jab:

Damage	16
Stun	1-7
Stun Timer	40
Frame Count		3	3	2	∞
Simplified		8			∞

• Diagonal Jumping Jab:

Damage	14
Stun	1-7
Stun Timer	40
Frame Count		3	3	∞
Simplified		6		∞

• Neutral Jumping Strong:

Damage	19
Stun	5-11
Stun Timer	50
Frame Count		3	3	2	16	2	3	4	∞
Simplified		8			16	∞

• Diagonal Jumping Strong:

Damage	16
Stun	5-11
Stun Timer	50
Frame Count		3	3	8	3	4	∞
Simplified		6		8	∞

• Neutral Jumping Fierce:

Damage	22
Stun	11-17
Stun Timer	60
Frame Count		3	3	2	8	2	3	4	∞
Simplified		8			8	∞

• Diagonal Jumping Fierce:

Damage	21
Stun	11-17
Stun Timer	50
Frame Count		3	3	8	3	4	∞
Simplified		6		8	∞

• Neutral Jumping Short:

Damage	16
Stun	1-7
Stun Timer	40
Frame Count		3	3	∞
Simplified		6		∞

• Diagonal Jumping Short:

Damage	17
Stun	1-7
Stun Timer	40
Frame Count		3	3	∞
Simplified		6		∞

• Neutral Jumping Forward:

Damage	19
Stun	5-11
Stun Timer	50
Frame Count		3	3	16	3	∞
Simplified		6		16	∞

This stays active a bit longer than N.Chun's version.

• Diagonal Jumping Forward:

Damage	16
Stun	5-11
Stun Timer	50
Frame Count		3	3	16	3	∞
Simplified		6		16	∞

The move has amazing hitboxes, and will beat pretty much any other aerial attack it encounters. It will also beat the new shotos' Shoryukens unless they hit deep, and also beats most anti-air normal moves.

• Neutral Jumping Roundhouse:

Damage	22
Stun	10-16
Stun Timer	80
Frame Count		1	2	5	4	4	4	6	∞
Simplified		3		9			∞

This has a good horizontal range, and trades with most attacks if you time it right. It can also be used against grounded opponents on the way up. This is a rare case of normal moves that cause a full knockdown.

• Diagonal Jumping Roundhouse:

Damage	21
Stun	11-17
Stun Timer	40
Frame Count		3	3	6	4	6	6	∞
Simplified		6		6	4	6	∞

Command Normals

• Flip Kick: (On ground and close, ←/→ + Forward)

Damage	19+19
Stun	0-5
Stun Timer	40
Frame Count		2	2	5	4	4	4	6	29
Simplified		4		9		43

Unlike the N.Chun's version of this move, the second active part combos after the first one, so it knocks down almost every time. It also has faster start-up, so it is a much better move. O.Chun can not do this move from far away like N.Chun can.

• Neck Breaker: (On ground and close, ←/→ + Roundhouse)

Damage	17
Stun	10-16
Stun Timer	40
Frame Count		4	4	5	6	7	8	2	14
Simplified		36							14

This move is good for shenannigans, or to simply force the enemy to block on wake-up, as it can avoid many moves in that situation. It does high stun, but the timer bonus is very short, so odds are it will hit and dizzy, or the enemy will recover from any dizzy damage by the time he gets up again. O.Chun can not do this move from far away like N.Chun can.

• Head Stomp: (On air, ↓ + Forward)

Damage	17
Stun	2-8
Stun Timer	60
Frame Count		1	2	16	8	4	5	∞
Simplified		3		16	∞

It is possible to use this move as an instant overhead. Simply jump and immediately do a head stomp, and the enemy will have to block high to avoid getting hit.

Throws

Holding towards or back and pressing Strong or Fierce punch will produce O.Chun Li's throw. She can also air-throw this way. The direction on the joystick determines the direction the enemy gets thrown at.

• Shoulder Throw: (←/→ + Strong/Fierce)

Damage	38(+2)/32(+2)
Stun	5-11
Stun Timer	100
Range (from axis)	48
Range advantage	23

Although both the Strong and Fierce ground throws look identical, they're actually quite different for some weird reason. The Fierce throw deals an ordinary 22% damage, but the Strong throw does 26% damage, which is unusually high. Since the Strong throw has no other drawbacks, use it instead of the Fierce whenever possible.

• Air Shoulder Throw: (ChunLi and opponent in air, ↖/↙/←/→/↘/↗ + Strong/Fierce)

Damage	34(+2)
Stun	7-13
Stun Timer	100
Range (from axis)	58
Range advantage	33

The air-throw versions are the same and do approximately 23.5% damage. Very good range for an air throw.

--Raisin (March 12, 2007), some info courtesy T.Akiba

Special Moves

Kikouken: Jab fireball most useful, travels about 3x the screen and takes up a good amount of horizontal space. Lightning Legs: Deals heavy damage and stun, can "shave" a lot of pokes and some special moves. Spinning Bird Kick: O. Chun's reversal, useful in some anti-air situations. Use the LK version because it is safest on whiff (though you will most likely still be punished. The trick is to time it so that when your opponent's body comes near, that Chun's legs pop up (before she spins), it can beat Blanka Balls, Headbutts and Crushers completely clean. It can also go through fireballs with that timing. It's most useful for "body projectiles" or for when somebody jumps on you, if you mess up timing you'll get hit!

Combos

These are the combos I find useful: cmk, cmk cmk x mk lightning legs Punishing Fireballs: jhp close hp x hp Kikouken. The timing seems a little tighter than with New Chun, I usually negative edge release hp when I hit forward rather than tap hp 3 times.

Match-ups

Vs. Chun-Li:

T.Akiba 6/4 O. Chun wins this matchup because N. Chun can't jump on her as easily, RE: SBK. Everything else is basically the same.

Vs. M. Bison (dictator):

O. Chun has the same tools as N. Chun against Bison plus the above mentioned SBK. If he gets cornered, repeatedly tick him with standing MP and throw him. It's difficult for him to escape without meter.