Ultra Street Fighter IV/Rufus

Characters

Controls/Notation

Basic Elements

Game Mechanics

Universal Abilities

Movement

Advanced Techniques

Rufus

Despite his appearances, Rufus's speed and mastery of his self-taught martial arts have managed to help Rufus make a name for himself in the Street Fighting circuit. Though he has yet to truly prove himself, Rufus has declared himself America's best warrior. However, he knows the only way to truly prove this is a match with Ken Masters, the true champion of America's Street Fighting circuit. But, as he is willing to tell anyone (in many, many, many, many words), there is no way he will lose that fight.

In a nutshell

The epitome of the Dive Kick character, Rufus's strength lies almost entirely in his Dive Kick game. Also aiding in Rufus's strategy is his myriad of ways to combo his Ultra I for big damage and big comebacks. Rufus is perhaps one of the easiest characters to pick up in the game, but it turns out at the highest levels RUfus may be one of the trickiest characters to use. Defeating opponents is not simple with his weak set of Normal Moves, but if you can get into your opponent's head properly with his Dive Kick mix-up game and extremely powerful EX Messiah Kick, you can go very far with Rufus.

Ultra SFIV Changes

TBW

Moves

Unique Attacks

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	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ {{{7}}} Throws   Name Nickname Command Notes File:No image.png throw {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ {{{7}}} File:No image.png throw {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ {{{7}}} Special Moves   Name Nickname Command Notes File:No image.png {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ {{{7}}} File:No image.png Perform after Messiah Kick; armorbreak {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ {{{7}}} File:No image.png Perform after Messiah Kick; low {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ {{{7}}} File:No image.png Perform after Messiah Kick; high {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ {{{7}}} File:No image.png Only for mp and hp versions, f or b controls distance; ex armorbreak {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ {{{7}}} File:No image.png ex {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ {{{7}}} Super Combo   Name Nickname Command Notes File:No image.png armorbreak {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ {{{7}}} Ultra Combos   Name Nickname Command Notes File:No image.png armorbreak {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ {{{7}}} File:No image.png armorbreak {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ {{{7}}} The Basics Combos Strategy Matchups Vs. Abel TBW Vs. Adon TBW Vs. Akuma TBW Vs. Balrog TBW Vs. Blanka TBW Vs. C. Viper TBW Vs. Cammy TBW Vs. Chun Li TBW Vs. Cody TBW Vs. Dan TBW Vs. Dee Jay TBW Vs. Dhalsim TBW Vs. Dudley TBW Vs. E. Honda TBW Vs. Elena TBW Vs. El Fuerte TBW Vs. Evil Ryu TBW Vs. Fei Long TBW Vs. Gen TBW Vs. Gouken TBW Vs. Guile TBW Vs. Guy TBW Vs. Hakan TBW Vs. Hugo TBW Vs. Ibuki TBW Vs. Juri TBW Vs. Ken TBW Vs. Makoto TBW Vs. M. Bison TBW Vs. Oni TBW Vs. Poison TBW Vs. Rolento TBW Vs. Rose TBW Vs. Rufus TBW Vs. Ryu TBW Vs. Sagat TBW Vs. Sakura TBW Vs. Seth TBW Vs. T. Hawk TBW Vs. Vega TBW Vs. Yang TBW Vs. Yun TBW Vs. Zangief TBW Frame Data Block Super Meter Frames Move Name HL Damage Stun Gain Cancel Ability Startup Active Recovery On Guard On Hit Notes Close HL 30 50 20 ch/sp/su 4 2 7 +2 +5 Close HL 80 100 40 sp/su 5 2 10 +2 +5 Close HL 100 200 60 sp/su 6 2 23 -7 -2 Forces stand Close HL 30 50 20 - 4 2 6 +3 +6 Close HL 30*50 50*50 40*20 sp/su*- 7 2(4)3 11 0 +3 Close HL 110 200 60 su 8 2 21 -5 0 Forces stand Far HL 20 50 20 ch/sp/su 5 2 5 +4 +7 Far HL 90 100 40 - 7 2 12 0 +3 Far HL 120 200 60 - 9 3 16 0 +4 Frame advantage based on 2nd active frame Far HL 40 50 20 - 6 2 7 +2 +5 Far HL 70 100 40 - 10 1 17 -4 -1 Far HL 90 150 60 - 17 2 14 +2 - 1~13f lower body strike and projectile invincible, floats opponent crouch HL 30 50 20 ch/sp/su 4 2 8 +1 +4 crouch HL 80 100 40 sp/su 7 3 10 +1 +4 crouch HL 100 200 60 - 14 2 30 -14 -10 crouch L 20 50 20 ch/sp/su 4 2 9 0 +3 crouch L 70 100 40 sp/su 6 1 16 -3 0 crouch L 110 200 60 - 12 2 22 -6 - Hard knockdown Jump up H 50 50 20 - 5 7 - - - Jump up H 80 100 40 - 6 5 - - - Jump up H 100 200 60 - 5 7 - - - Jump up H 50 50 20 - 5 6 - - - Jump up H 90 100 40 - 4 6 - - - Jump up H 110 200 60 - 6 4 - - - Jump forward H 50 50 20 - 6 6 - - - Jump forward H 80 100 40 - 6 9 - - - Jump forward H 100 200 60 - 7 5 - - - Jump forward H 50 50 20 - 6 7 - - - Jump forward H 80 100 40 - 7 5 - - - Jump forward H 50*40 50*100 60*20 - 7 3(4)3 - - - [1st air hit] floats opponent, [2nd air hit] limited juggle knockdown & pursuit property + L 60 50 40 - 21 2 16 -4 -1 7~20f lower body strike and projectile invincible, 7~23f airborne + H 50 50 40 - 21 2 12 0 +3 + HL 100 150 60 - 19 5 18 -5 - +(air) HL 70 100 40 - 11 Until ground - +7 - pursuit property, guard advantage based on earliest jump Target Combo 1 HL 70 100 30 - 8 2 21 -5 - Focus Attack LVL 1 HL 80 100 20 - 10+11 2 35 -21 -21 Focus Attack LVL 2 HL 100 150 40 - 18+11 2 35 -15 - Focus Attack LVL 3 - 160 200 60 - 58 2 35 - - Forward Throw 0.90 150 120 40 - 3 2 20 - - Hard knockdown, Opponent recovers 74F after you recover Back Throw 0.90 130 160 40 - 3 2 20 - - Hard knockdown, Opponent recovers 36F after you recover Messiah Kick HL 80 100 20/30 - 24 2 8 + After landing 20 -9 -5 10f~ airborne, after landing 3f~ can cancel into followup Messiah Kick HL 80 100 20/30 - 26 2 11 + After landing 20 -12 -8 10f~ airborne, after landing 3f~ can cancel into followup Messiah Kick HL 80 100 20/30 - 35 2 5 + After landing 20 -6 -2 10f~ airborne, after landing 3f~ can cancel into followup Messiah Kick HL 15x4*20 10x4*50 -250/0 - 11 3(1)2(1)2(1)2(8)2 6+27 -14 -10 1~16f Invincible, 11f~ airborne, after landing 2~17f can cancel into followup Messiah Kick followup HL 60 100 20/30 su 12 4 14 + After landing 21 -18 - 1~11f Invincible, 14f~ airborne, armor break, pursuit property Messiah Kick followup L 80 100 20/30 - 19 2 19 0 - Hard knockdown Messiah Kick followup H 90 150 20/30 - 26 5 After landing 17 -1 - 9f~ airborne, hard knockdown Tornado Galaxy HL 40*50 50*50 20/10*20 su*- 10 8(6)2 20 -1 - armor break, 1st hit pursuit property, projectile hitbox Tornado Galaxy HL 50*20*40 50x3 20/10*10*20 su*-*- 14 10*11(5)2 20 -1 - armor break, 1st hit pursuit property, projectile hitbox, can move forward during rotation Tornado Galaxy HL 50*20*50 50x3 20/10*10*20 su*-*- 15 10*11(5)2 20 -1 - armor break, 1st hit pursuit property, projectile hitbox, can move forward during rotation Tornado Galaxy HL 0*130 0*100 -250/0 su*- 11 19(3)1 22 -2 - 1st hit vacuum effect, 2nd hit pursuit property, armor break, projectile hitbox, 13~14f cancellable, 1st hit cannot hit airborne opponents and cannot be countered Snake Strike HL 40x5 40x5 20/16x7 - 8 1(3)1(3)1(4)1(3)1 1+17 +2 +6 1f~ airborne, pursuit property Snake Strike HL 40x7 40x7 20/16x7 - 7 1(3)1(2)2(3)1(3)1(3)1(3)2 2+17 0 +4 1f~ airborne, pursuit property Snake Strike HL 40x7 40x7 20/16x7 - 6 1(3)1(2)1(3)2(2)1(3)1(3)1 4+17 -1 +3 1f~ airborne, pursuit property Snake Strike HL 30x7 30x7 -250/0 - 7 1(1)2(1)1(2)2(1)1(2)1(2)1 15+17 - - 1~10f Invincible, 1f~ airborne, pursuit property Super Combo HL 100*80*150 0 -1000/0 - 1+6 1(14)1 29 -9 - 1~5f Invincible, 1st-2nd hit forces stand, 3rd hit untechable knockdown, 2nd-3rd hit armor breaks, 3rd hit triggers on a successful 2nd hit and starts in 104f, Opponent recovers 79 frames after you recover Super Combo HL 100*80*150 0 -1000/0 - 1+13 2(14)1 29 -9 - 1~6f Invincible, 1st-2nd hit forces stand, 3rd hit untechable knockdown, 2nd-3rd hit armor breaks, 3rd hit triggers on a successful 2nd hit and starts in 104f, Opponent recovers 79 frames after you recover Super Combo HL 100*80*150 0 -1000/0 - 1+15 3(14)1 29 -9 - 1f Invincible, 1st-2nd hit forces stand, 3rd hit untechable knockdown, 2nd-3rd hit armor breaks, 3rd hit triggers on a successful 2nd hit and starts in 104f, Opponent recovers 79 frames after you recover Ultra Combo 1 HL 30*30*38x7*134 0 0/0 - 0+9 3(6)3(10)3(22)3(17)2(6)3(9)3(2)3(14)2 32 -13 - 1~9f Invincible, Untechable limited juggle knockdown, 9th hit armor breaks, pursuit property, 9th hit triggers 10th hit, opponent recovers 88F after you fully recover Ultra Combo 2 HL 47*373 0 0/0 - 0+11 88 87 -74 - 1~12f Invincible, 13~98f projectile invincible, untechable limited juggle knockdown, armor break, forward hitbox locks opponent/does 0 damage/does not lock airborne opponents/cannot be countered Block Super Meter Frames Move Name HL Damage Stun Gain Cancel Ability Startup Active Recovery On Guard On Hit Notes Notes: