Super Street Fighter IV AE/Balrog

Balrog

There is nothing Balrog loves more than money and women. Banned from the professional boxing circuit for being too ruthless in his matches (many opponents ended up hospitalized), Balrog's attempts to become rich through boxing came to a crashing halt. However, his pure strength and unadulterated power did not go unnoticed by one important individual: the leader of Shadaloo, M. Bison. Promised riches beyond all dreams, Balrog now does much of the dirty work for M. Bison as one of his top henchmen with gleeful pleasure.

In a nutshell

Balrog is a unique character whose only true weakness is also his greatest strength. He excels in all areas of both offensive and defensive spectrums...but he must constantly switch between utilizing one or the other. He has a ferocious offensive approach if he does not defend himself, and an iron fortress of a defense as long as he does not get impatient and rush into battle. To that end, the boxer's tools in battle are designed to cater well on both fronts. His anti-air option are very good, and he can play an excellent mixup/footsie game as well. If you want a character who epitomizes the term "balance", Balrog may be your man.

Throws

Name

Command

Notes

Head Bomber

f or n + lp + lk

throw

Lever Break

b + lp + lk

throw

Special Moves

Name

Command

Notes

Dash Straight

b (charge) f + p

ex version gains armor; ex

Dash Upper

b (charge) f + k

ex version gains armor; ex

Dash Low Straight

b (charge) df + p

ex version gains armor; low ex

Dash Low Smash

b (charge) df + k

ex version gains armor; ex armorbreak

Dash Swing Blow

b (charge) df + p (hold p)

ex version gains armor; high ex armorbreak

Buffalo Headbutt

d (charge) u + p

ex

Turn Punch

hold 3p or 3k and release

The longer buttons are held (charge) the more damage move will do; armorbreak

Super Combo

Name

Command

Notes

Crazy Buffalo

b (charge) f b f + p

armorbreak

Ultra Combos

Name

Command

Notes

Violent Buffalo

b (charge) f b f + 3p

armorbreak

Dirty Bull

hcb hcb + 3p

throw

AE ver. 2012 Changes

Buffalo Head

Increased damage from 100 to 120 for medium, 100 to 140 for heavy, and 100 to 150 for EX version.

Dirty Bull

Increased damage from 300 to 399. Made easy command mode input the same as SSF4.

Dash Swing Blow

Shortened hitback distance when hitting opponents on the ground, and eased linking with crouching medium punch, etc.

Near Standing Heavy Punch

Expanded hitbox downward, enabling contact at close range with Ryu, etc. when crouching.

AE Changes

• Near version Standing MP's damage is slightly decreased. It now forces stand, and is special cancelable.
• Far version Standing LP whiffs on all crouchers.
• Buffalo Head now has more ground recovery frames, damage is decreased.
• Ultra 2 motion changed from 720 to HCB x2. Still easy to jump out of like before.

Matchups

Disclaimer: This will be a work in progress. I will go over space control and tools to create both the offense and defense against said characters. I am not perfect and if something is wrong or missing please feel free to either add it to the WIKI or email me at [email protected]. Having said that I am busy and it may take some time to accurately fill in each matchup so bear with me. Thanks. SafeOnBlock

Abel:

General: Able can be a very tough fight for Balrog because for the most part many of your offensive tools can only be used up close and exactly where Abel wants you to be. There are two places you want to be when fighting against able. First is anywhere outside of forward step kick range and sweep range. Though his sweep is relatively slow you absolutely don't want to get knocked down when fighting against Abel due to his amazing Oki game (otherwise known as wake up game). Problem is if you do not hold your ground you will end up in the corner in no time. So how do you avoid this?

One of the best tools you have against Abel is your standing jab. The best thing you can do is try to zone him out with your good footsies, which is not easy to do, and hit confirm a standing jab to crouching sweep. This will get your offense started but Able has some good options on wake up to deal with Balrog's Oki pressure such as: Ex Roll, Ex Tornado Grab, and Ex Change of Direction. Which makes it very hard for Balrog to catch back up if he falls behind during the match. So there are some option selects that can help you deal with this.

Option Selects: On wake up if you safe jump you can Option Select (OS) grab and you will beat Ex Roll, Ex Change of Direction, and Ex Tornado Grab.

Adon:

Akuma:

Balrog:

Blanka:

Cammy:

Chun-Li:

Cody:

C.Viper:

Dan:

Dee Jay:

Dhalsim:

Dudely:

E.Honda:

El Fuerte:

Evil Ryu:

Fei Long:

Gen:

Gouken:

Guile:

Guy:

Hakan:

Ibuki:

Juri:

Ken:

Makoto:

M.Bison:

Oni:

Rose:

Rufus:

Ryu:

Sagat:

Sakura:

Seth:

T.Hawk:

Vega:

Yang:

Yun:

Zangief:

Frame Data

	Block			Super Meter					Frames
Move Name	HL	Damage	Stun	Gain	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Guard	On Hit	Notes
Close	HL	20	50	20	ch/sp/su	4	2	7	+2	+5
Close	HL	70	100	40	sp/su	6	4	12	-2	+4	Forces stand
Close	HL	120	200	60	su	5	5	16	-3	+2	Forces stand
Close	HL	40	50	20	ch/sp/su	3	2	7	+2	+5
Close	HL	90	100	40	sp/su	5	4	13	-3	0
Close	HL	100	200	60	su	7	2	13	+3	+7
Far	HL	20	50	20	ch/sp/su	4	2	4	+5	+8
Far	HL	90	100	40	su	7	2	16	-4	-1
Far	HL	100	200	60	-	9	4	21	-7	-3
Far	HL	40	50	20	ch/su	4	2	10	-1	+2
Far	HL	90	100	40	su	9	3	12	-1	+2
Far	HL	110	200	60	-	8	2	20	-4	0
crouch	HL	20	50	20	ch/sp/su	3	2	5	+4	+7
crouch	HL	70	100	40	sp/su	7	4	12	-2	+1
crouch	HL	90	200	60	su	7	5	21	-8	-3
crouch	L	30	50	20	sp/su	4	2	9	0	+3
crouch	L	70	100	40	su	8	2	8	+4	+7
crouch	L	90	120	60	su	8	2	22	-6	-	Hard knockdown
Jump up	H	50	50	20	-	5	2	-	-	-
Jump up	H	90	100	40	-	5	4	-	-	-
Jump up	H	110	200	60	-	5	9	-	-	-	Until end of active frames can adjust left or right
Jump up	H	50	50	20	-	5	3	-	-	-
Jump up	H	80	100	40	-	6	2	-	-	-
Jump up	H	110	200	60	-	5	2	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	50	50	20	-	4	3	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	80	100	40	-	7	3	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	90	200	60	-	6	7	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	50	50	20	-	5	6	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	80	100	40	-	7	2	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	100	200	60	-	8	6	-	-	-
Focus Attack LVL 1	HL	90	100	20	-	21	2	35	-21	-21
Focus attack LVL 2	HL	120	150	40	-	17+12	2	35	-15	-
Focus attack LVL 3	-	170	200	60	-	65	2	35	-	-
Forward Throw	0.93	130	160	40	-	3	2	20	-	-	Hard knockdown
Back throw	0.93	130	100	40	-	3	2	20	-	-	Hard knockdown
Dash Straight	HL	100	100	20/30	su	13[4]	7	17	-3	-2	Forces stand, *1
Dash Straight	HL	110	150	20/30	su	22[7]	6	19	-6	-1	Forces stand, *1
Dash Straight	HL	120	200	20/30	su	35[7]	6	20	-8	-1	Forces stand, *1
Dash Straight	HL	120	200	-250/0	su	35[7]	6	17	-2	+2	Forces stand, *1 *2
Dash Upper	HL	100	100	20/30	su	14[5]	4	20	-3	-1	Cannot hit crouching opponents, *1
Dash Upper	HL	110	150	20/30	su	22[7]	4	20	-5	+1	Cannot hit crouching opponents, *1
Dash Upper	HL	120	200	20/30	su	35[7]	4	21	-7	+1	Cannot hit crouching opponents, *1
Dash Upper	HL	120	200	-250/0	su	35[7]	4	18	-1	+4	Cannot hit crouching opponents, *1 *2
Dash Ground Straight	L	90	100	20/30	su	22[13]	8	21	-8	-	Hard knockdown, *1
Dash Ground Straight	L	100	150	20/30	su	29[14]	8	21	-10	-	Hard knockdown, *1
Dash Ground Straight	L	110	200	20/30	su	42[14]	8	21	-11	-	Hard knockdown, *1
Dash Ground Straight	L	110	200	-250/0	su	42[14]	8	17	-3	-	Hard knockdown, *1 *2
Dash Swing Blow	H	80	100	20/30	su	31[22]	5	21	-5	+10	Armor break, +9 hit advantage vs. crouching opponents, *1
Dash Swing Blow	H	90	150	20/30	su	38[23]	5	21	-7	+10	Armor break, +9 hit advantage vs. crouching opponents, *1
Dash Swing Blow	H	100	200	20/30	su	51[23]	5	21	-8	+10	Armor break, +9 hit advantage vs. crouching opponents, *1
Dash Swing Blow	H	100	200	-250/0	su	51[23]	5	21	-5	+10	Armor break, +9 hit advantage vs. crouching opponents, *1 *2
Dash Ground Smash	HL	100	100	20/30	su	21[12]	8	20	-5	-	armor break, *1
Dash Ground Smash	HL	110	150	20/30	su	28[13]	8	20	-7	-	armor break, *1
Dash Ground Smash	HL	120	200	20/30	su	41[13]	8	20	-9	-	armor break, *1
Dash Ground Smash	HL	120	200	-250/0	su	41[13]	8	16	-3	-	armor break, *1 *2
Buffalo Headbutt	HL	100	200	30/40	-	8	11	10+22	-22	-	1~7f upper body strike invincible, 1~18f projectile and throw invincible, 8f~ airborne, charge 55f
Buffalo Headbutt	HL	120	200	30/40	-	10	11	10+22	-22	-	1~9f upper body strike invincible, 1~20f projectile and throw invincible, 10f~ airborne, charge 55f
Buffalo Headbutt	HL	140	200	30/40	-	12	11	10+22	-21	-	1~11f upper body strike invincible, 1~22f projectile and throw invincible, 12f~ airborne, charge 55f
Buffalo Headbutt	HL	150	200	-250/0	-	12	11	10+22	-21	-	1~15f Invincible, 12f~ airborne, charge 55f
Turn Punch LVL1	HL	130	200	30/40	su	30	7	13	-2	+2	1~18f strike invincible, forces stand, armor break, charge 32f (0.5s)
Turn Punch LVL2	HL	150	210	30/40	su	30	7	16	-5	-1	1~18f strike invincible, forces stand, armor break, charge 121f (2s)
Turn Punch LVL3	HL	180	220	30/40	su	30	8	18	-8	-4	1~18f strike invincible, forces stand, armor break, charge 241f (4s)
Turn Punch LVL4	HL	210	230	30/40	su	30	9	21	-12	-8	1~18f strike invincible, forces stand, armor break, charge 481f (8s)
Turn Punch LVL5	HL	250	240	30/40	su	30	10	22	-14	-10	1~18f strike invincible, forces stand, armor break, charge 961f (16s)
Turn Punch LVL6	HL	280	250	30/40	su	30	11	24	-17	-13	1~18f strike invincible, forces stand, armor break, charge 1441f (24s)
Turn Punch LVL7	HL	410	260	30/40	su	30	12	26	-20	-16	1~18f strike invincible, forces stand, armor break, charge 1921f (32s)
Turn Punch LVL8	HL	460	270	30/40	su	30	13	29	-24	-20	1~18f strike invincible, forces stand, armor break, charge 2401f (40s)
Turn Punch LVL9	HL	510	280	30/40	su	30	15	32	-29	-25	1~18f strike invincible, forces stand, armor break, charge 2881f (48s)
Turn Punch Final	HL	560	290	30/40	su	30	16	36	-34	-30	1~18f strike invincible, forces stand, armor break, charge 3360f (56s)
Super Combo	HL	60x4*105	0	-1000/0	-	1+9	6(8)6(7)6(8)6(15)3	31	-14	-	1~10f Invincible, 1st-4th hit forces stand, untechable limited juggle knockdown, pursuit property, armor break, charge 55f
Super Combo	HL	60x4*105	0	-1000/0	-	1+7	6(8)6(8)6(8)6(16)3	31	-14	-	1~9f Invincible, 1st-4th hit cannot hit crouching opponents, untechable limited juggle knockdown, pursuit property, armor break, charge 55f
Ultra Combo 1	HL	45x2*38x2*45x2*38x2*53x3	0	0/0	-	0+11	3*3(8)3*3(7)3*3(8)3*3(15)1x3	39	-26	-	1~12f Invincible, 1st-8th hit forces stand, untechable limited juggle knockdown, pursuit property, armor break, charge 55f
Ultra Combo 1	HL	45x2*38x2*45x2*38x2*53x3	0	0/0	-	0+8	3*3(8)3*3(7)3*3(8)3*3(16)1x3	39	-26	-	1~9f Invincible, 1st-8th hit cannot hit crouching opponents, untechable limited juggle knockdown, pursuit property, armor break, charge 55f
Ultra Combo 2	1.09	399	700	0/0	-	0+1	3	58	-	-	1f Invincible, hard knockdown
	Block			Super Meter					Frames
Move Name	HL	Damage	Stun	Gain	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Guard	On Hit	Notes

Notes:

*1: startup changes according to distance, [] refers to fastest startup, charge 55f
*2: 1~end of active frames has armor