Street Fighter 2: Hyper Fighting/Sagat

Sagat

Sagat was kicking Ryu's ass in Street Fighter 1 until he knocked Ryu down and attempted a meaty taunt, whereupon Ryu reversal Dragon Punched him a huge gash in his chest. Adon laughed at him so mercilessly that Sagat had to join a gang to feel the unity of a group once again. Shadaloo's ideals don't interest him, but it provides the vehicle he needs to gain a rematch against Ryu, and to get his revenge.
He lost his eye in a minor scuffle with Dan Hibiki's dad's nose.

In a nutshell

Sagat has a very strong projectile game, with very fast Tiger Shots which can be fired high or low. This, along with a decent uppercut and very useful Tiger Knee allow him to pretty much cover all the bases for a strong character in Hyper Fighting. His limbs tend to be pretty punishable though.

Moves List

All frame data taken from T.Akiba's data. Will independently verify soon.

Normal Moves

• Standing Normal Moves (st.)

Name

Command

Base Damage

Random damage table

Stun

Stun Timer

Startup

Active

Recov.

Adv On Hit/Block

Notes

Standing Light Punch

{{#motion: lp }}

 ?

-

4

40

4

4

4

 ?

{{#motion: }}

Standing Medium Punch

{{#motion: mp }}

 ?

-

 ?

60

5

4

6

 ?

{{#motion: }}

Standing Hard Punch

{{#motion: hp }}

 ?

-

 ?

80

7

6

22

 ?

{{#motion: }}

Standing Light Kick

{{#motion: lk }}

 ?

-

4

40

4

2,2

7

 ?

{{#motion: }}

Standing Medium Kick

{{#motion: mk }}

 ?

-

 ?

60

5

2,2

10

 ?

{{#motion: }}

Standing Hard Kick

{{#motion: hk }}

 ?

-

 ?

80

7

3,3

21

 ?

{{#motion: }}

• Crouching Normal Moves (cr.)

Name

Command

Base Damage

Random damage table

Stun

Stun Timer

Startup

Active

Recov.

Adv On Hit/Block

Notes

Crouching Light Punch

{{#motion: d + lp }}

 ?

-

4

40

4

4

4

 ?

{{#motion: }}

Crouching Medium Punch

{{#motion: d + mp }}

 ?

-

 ?

60

5

4

6

 ?

{{#motion: }}

Crouching Hard Punch

{{#motion: d + hp }}

 ?

-

 ?

80

7

6

20

 ?

{{#motion: }}

Crouching Light Kick

{{#motion: d + lk }}

 ?

-

4

40

4

4

5

 ?

{{#motion: }}

Crouching Medium Kick

{{#motion: d + mk }}

 ?

-

 ?

60

5

4

7

 ?

{{#motion: }}

Crouching Hard Kick

{{#motion: d + hk }}

 ?

-

 ?

80

7

6

21

 ?

{{#motion: }}

Special Moves

Name

Command

Base Damage

Random damage table

Stun

Stun Timer

Startup

Active

Recov.

Adv On Hit/Block

Notes

High Tiger Shot

{{#motion: qcf + P }}

 ?

 ?

 ?

 ?

11

 ?

37

 ?

{{#motion: }}

Low Tiger Shot

{{#motion: qcf + K }}

 ?

 ?

 ?

 ?

11

 ?

41

 ?

{{#motion: }}

Tiger Uppercut

{{#motion: dp + P }}

 ?

 ?

 ?

 ?

4

 ?

17/20/27 + 8

 ?

{{#motion: }}

Tiger Knee

{{#motion: d uf + K }}

 ?

 ?

 ?

 ?

3

 ?

13/14/15 + 6

 ?

{{#motion: }}

The Basics

Anti-airs:

Tiger Uppercut - will often trade unless done deep/late, to make use of the invincibility frames. Standing HK - Works well if jump is predicted early enough Standing HP

Combos

• j.HK, cr.LK xx HP Tiger Uppercut
• j.HK, cr.LK xx Tiger Knee

Match-ups

• Vs. Balrog (boxer):

Boxer can turn-around punch through your fireballs, so be aware of your (and his!) ranges.

• Vs. Blanka:

Be careful with anti-airs, Blanka's j.HK is capable of beating Tiger Uppercut clean.

• Vs. Chun-Li:

• Vs. Dhalsim:

Dhalsim can punish high tiger shots with crouching limbs, and mummy drill over low tiger shots, making a zoning game difficult for Sagat.

• Vs. E. Honda:

Honda is usually at an incredible disadvantage against projectile users such as Sagat, however in this case his Headbutt can travel over low tiger shots. High tiger shots will hit it though. Regardless, pepper him with tiger shots and anti-air when he tries to jump in.

• Vs. Guile:

• Vs. Ken:

Roughly even matchup. Ken's dragon punch has more invincibility than Tiger Uppercut, so Sagat will always lose dueling uppercuts. In general, Ken's probably trying to get in and land his 'touch of death' combo, so you want to maintain distance and zone with fireballs, while using anti airs like early standing HK to keep him at bay. Anything to avoid him getting a deep jump-in!

• Vs. M. Bison (dictator):

• Vs. Ryu:

As with Ken, Ryu's dragon punch will beat Tiger Uppercut every time. Ryu's hurricane kick has invincibility at the start and end, and also knocks down. It's a powerful move you will need to learn how to deal with.

From Crayfish: At mid range fireball game against Ryu, don't forget Sagat's standing HP. Its possible to snuff/trade with more damage against Ryu's fireball, from safely outside his sweep range. If he hurricane kicks, you will trade for surprisingly even damage and both get knocked down, only a perfect SRK counters. Once you land this a couple of times, it can make Ryu hesitate and gives you the opportunity to take the initiative in the FB game...

From coldsnap: You can tiger uppercut from crouch underneath a hurricane kick. Problem is that it will often trade unpredictably.

However, you can hit cleanly with s.HK when the hurricane goes past. s.HP works as well, but the timing is strict. Haven't tested tiger knee because I usually just use s.HK.

• Vs. Sagat (self):

• Vs. Vega (claw):

• Vs. Zangief:

Mixing up your high/low tiger shots is extremely valuable for dealing with Zangief's lariats, which are his usual method of avoiding fireballs. He is then pretty much stuck with jumping, answer with anti-airs such as an early s.HK.

Hitboxes

Standing Normals

• Standing Jab:

Damage	?	__x__	File:Sf2hf-sagat-slp.png	__x__
Stun	?
Stun Timer	?
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	?
Frame Advantage	?
Frame Count		4	4	4

• Standing Strong:

Damage	?	__x__	File:Sf2hf-sagat-smp.png	__x__
Stun	?
Stun Timer	?
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	?
Frame Advantage	?
Frame Count		5	4	6

• Standing Fierce:

Damage	?	__x__	File:Sf2hf-sagat-shp.png	__x__
Stun	?
Stun Timer	?
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	?
Frame Advantage	?
Frame Count		7	6	22

• Standing Short:

Damage	?	__x__	File:Sf2hf-sagat-slk.png		__x__
Stun	?
Stun Timer	?
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	?
Frame Advantage	?
Frame Count		4	2	2	7
Simplified		4	4		7

• Standing Forward:

Damage	?	__x__	File:Sf2hf-sagat-smk.png		__x__
Stun	?
Stun Timer	?
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	?
Frame Advantage	?
Frame Count		5	2	2	10
Simplified		5	4		10

• Standing Roundhouse:

Damage	?	__x__	File:Sf2hf-sagat-shk.png		__x__
Stun	?
Stun Timer	?
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	?
Frame Advantage	?
Frame Count		7	3	3	21
Simplified		7	5		21

Crouching Normals

• Crouching Jab:

Damage	?	__x__	File:Sf2hf-sagat-clp.png	__x__
Stun	?
Stun Timer	?
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	?
Frame Advantage	?
Frame Count		4	4	4

• Crouching Strong:

Damage	?	__x__	File:Sf2hf-sagat-cmp.png	__x__
Stun	?
Stun Timer	?
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	?
Frame Advantage	?
Frame Count		5	4	6

• Crouching Fierce:

Damage	?	__x__	File:Sf2hf-sagat-chp.png	__x__
Stun	?
Stun Timer	?
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	?
Frame Advantage	?
Frame Count		7	6	20

• Crouching Short:

Damage	?	__x__	File:Sf2hf-sagat-clk.png	__x__
Stun	?
Stun Timer	?
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Frame Advantage	?
Frame Count		4	4	5

• Crouching Forward:

Damage	?	__x__	File:Sf2hf-sagat-cmk.png	__x__
Stun	?
Stun Timer	?
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Frame Advantage	?
Frame Count		5	4	7

• Crouching Roundhouse:

Damage	?	__x__	File:Sf2hf-sagat-chk.png	__x__
Stun	?
Stun Timer	?
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Frame Advantage	KD
Frame Count		7	6	21

Aerial Normals

• Neutral Jumping Jab/Short:

Damage	?	__x__	File:Sf2hf-sagat-njlp.png
Stun	?
Stun Timer	?
Special Cancel	No
Frame Count		2	∞

• Neutral Jumping Strong/Forward:

Damage	?	__x__	File:Sf2hf-sagat-njmp.png	__x__	__x__	__x__	__x__
Stun	?
Stun Timer	?
Special Cancel	No
Frame Count		3	20	18	?	?	∞
Simplified		3	20	∞

• Neutral Jumping Fierce/Roundhouse:

Damage	?	__x__	File:Sf2hf-sagat-njhp.png	__x__	__x__	__x__	__x__
Stun	?
Stun Timer	?
Special Cancel	No
Frame Count		5	8	28	?	?	∞
Simplified		5	8	∞

• Diagonal Jumping Jab/Short:

Damage	?	__x__	File:Sf2hf-sagat-djlp.png
Stun	?
Stun Timer	?
Special Cancel	No
Frame Count		3	∞

• Diagonal Jumping Strong/Forward:

Damage	?	__x__	File:Sf2hf-sagat-djmp.png	__x__	__x__	__x__	__x__
Stun	?
Stun Timer	?
Special Cancel	No
Frame Count		3	20	16	?	?	∞
Simplified		3	20	∞

• Diagonal Jumping Fierce/Roundhouse:

Damage	?	__x__	File:Sf2hf-sagat-djhp.png	__x__	__x__	__x__	__x__
Stun	?
Stun Timer	?
Special Cancel	No
Frame Count		5	8	26	?	?	∞
Simplified		5	8	∞

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Street Fighter 2: Hyper Fighting