Ultra Street Fighter IV/Zangief

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Controls/Notation

Basic Elements

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Advanced Techniques

Zangief

Known as the "Red Cyclone" in his home country, Zangief is the paragon of country pride. Trained by fighting grizzly bears in Siberia, Zangief uses his extremely powerful wrestling techniques, including the Spinning Pile Driver (which was said to have been learned when he got caught in a tornado while wrestling bears), fighting for the pride of Russia has become Zangief's main goal in life, especially after being noticed and hired by the Russian government to represent them in the world Street Fighting circuit.

In a nutshell

The quintessential grappler. Zangief is a power character designed to take hits and deal that damage right back at the opponent once he gets in close. Grapples, however, are not his only forte. He does not need to get up close to instill fear - just him being Zangief immediately sets off warning signs to the opponent. While the fear of his dreaded Spinning Piledriver is natural, Zangief players must also make their opponents fear his other useful tools, such as the Banishing Flat, which eats up non-EX/Super/Ultra/flaming fireballs and sets him up for a free Jab Piledriver if within range. He can also play footsies surprisingly well with his Lariats and sweeps. As a grappler, his only true weakness is being full-screen distance away from his opponent. Characters with good zoning tools or fireballs, such as Dhalsim and Ryu, especialy pose a major threat to the Red Cyclone.

Ultra SFIV Changes

TBW

Move List

Normal Attacks

Name

Command

Notes

Standing Light Punch

lp

Standing Medium Punch

mp

Standing Hard Punch

hp

Standing Light Kick

lk

Standing Medium Kick

mk

Standing Hard Kick

hk

Close Light Punch

(near opponent) lp

Close Medium Punch

(near opponent) mp

Close Hard Punch

(near opponent) hp

Close Light Kick

(near opponent) lk

Close Medium Kick

(near opponent) mk

Close Hard Kick

(near opponent) hk

Crouching Light Punch

d + lp

Crouching Medium Punch

d + mp

Crouching Hard Punch

d + hp

Crouching Light Kick

d + lk

Crouching Medium Kick

d + mk

Crouching Hard Kick

d + hk

Neutral Jump Light Punch

u + lp

Neutral Jump Medium Punch

u + mp

Neutral Jump Hard Punch

u + hp

Neutral Jump Light Kick

u + lk

Neutral Jump Medium Kick

u + mk

Neutral Jump Hard Kick

u + hk

Angled Jump Light Punch

ub / uf + lp

Angled Jump Medium Punch

ub / uf + mp

Angled Jump Hard Punch

ub / uf + hp

Angled Jump Light Kick

ub / uf + lk

Angled Jump Medium Kick

ub / uf + mk

Angled Jump Hard Kick

ub / uf + hk

Unique Attacks

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Armored, Hard Knockdown, (additional notes) Running Bear Grab 2.92 200 150 30/80 - 1 2 45 - - Hard Knockdown, (additional notes) Running Bear Grab EX 5.06 220 200 -250/0 - 1 2 45 - - 1~? Armored, Hard Knockdown, (additional notes) Super Combo 1.24 450 0 -1000/0 - 1+0 2 46 - - 1f~ invincible, Hard Knockdown Ultra Combo 1 1.44 520 0 0/0 - 1+0 2 46 - - 1f~ invincible, Hard Knockdown Ultra Combo 2 0.95 450 0 0/0 - 0+3 Until Landing After Landing 58 - - 1f~Until Landing Invincible, Hard Knockdown, (additional notes) Block Super Meter Frames Move Name HL Damage Stun Gain Cancel Ability Startup Active Recovery On Guard On Hit Notes Notes: