Latest revision as of 04:50, 19 February 2014

Kara Canceling

In Street Fighter 4, some moves can be canceled very quickly into another move which gains additional properties it otherwise might not have had. The cancel has to be done 1 frame (and only 1 frame) after the first move is inputted, and this type of cancel is known as kara canceling. Typically, the added benefit is just increased distance, and the second move is typically a throw. The pairing of a kara-canceled move with a throw is thus known as a kara throw.

Kara Cancelling Distance Comparison

Every character in the game has a move which can be kara-canceled, but each individual move typically adds a different amount of distance. Some moves actually give no distance when kara-canceled, and a few moves actually give negative distance, meaning they move the character backward.

Below is a list of the added distance gained when kara-canceling each move. This list is not exhaustive; the logic here was mainly distance, so the moves here are those with the best range. "Lenient" karas, like the ones Sagat has, are not included because they are not technically karas (they do not use the same universal mechanic like the moves in this list). They may be added at some point in the future, though.

As an example, when Vega performs his far roundhouse kara throw, he adds 0.2892 distance to his throw range (1.07), for a total of 0.2892 + 1.07 = 1.36. As a reference, the stage is 15.0 units wide, and the characters start 3.0 units apart at the beginning of the round. All numbers are truncated values (rounded down).

Moves denoted in white text can be used to kara lots of things, including throws.
Moves denoted in yellow text are special-only karas; they can be used to kara EX specials of a higher priority, supers and ultras.

1 unit = 1 big training room square

Super Street Fighter 4 AE 2012 Kara Cancel Data
Character	Kara Canceled Move	Distance Added
Abel	close LK	0.1648
Abel	far LK	0.0908
Abel	crouching HK	0.1738
Adon	close MK	0.3064
Adon	far MK	0.0000
Adon	close HK	0.0000
Adon	far HK	0.0975
Akuma	close HP	0.1260
Akuma	far HP	0.1777
Akuma	close HK	0.2935
Akuma	far HK	0.0406
Balrog	Any Dash Punch (L/M/H)	0.1100
Balrog	Any Dash Punch (EX)	0.1200
Blanka	close LP	-0.0090
Blanka	far LP	0.2175
Blanka	Forward Hop	0.2213
Cammy	close MK	0.0000
Cammy	far MK	0.0646
Cammy	crouching MK	0.0306
Chun-Li	forward+MK	0.0600
Chun-Li	Hazanshu (H)	0.0700
Chun-Li	Lightning Kicks (EX)	0.2000
Cody	close HK	0.1020
Cody	far HK	0.1347
C. Viper	close HK	0.0000
C. Viper	far HK	0.0031
C. Viper	Burning Kick (H)	0.0600
C. Viper	Burning Kick (EX)	0.0700
Dan	Dankukyaku (L/M/H)	0.0206
Dee Jay	close MP	0.0000
Dee Jay	far MP	0.0176
Dee Jay	close MK	0.1384
Dee Jay	far MK	0.0000
Dee Jay	crouching MP	0.0206
Dhalsim	crouching HK (slide)	0.0127
Dudley	standing HP	0.0699
Dudley	Machinegun Blow (H)	0.4415
Dudley	Machinegun Blow (EX)	0.5415
E. Honda	Hundred Hand Slap (H)	0.1200
El Fuerte	close MK	0.0000
El Fuerte	far MK	0.0111
El Fuerte	close HK	0.0164
El Fuerte	far HK	-0.0253
Evil Ryu	close HP	0.0000
Evil Ryu	far HP	0.2204
Evil Ryu	close HK	0.1853
Evil Ryu	far HK	0.0764
Evil Ryu	crouching MK	0.3500
Evil Ryu	forward+MK	0.1320
Evil Ryu	Axe Kick (L)	0.3915
Fei Long	close HK	0.0000
Fei Long	far HK	0.1022
Fei Long	forward+MK	0.0176
Fei Long	Rekkaken (H)	0.1668
Gen	(Mantis) close / far MK	0.2588
Gen	(Crane) close / far MP	0.0502
Gen	(Crane) crouching MP	0.0625
Gouken	close MK	0.1525
Gouken	far MK	0.0515
Gouken	close HK	0.0000
Gouken	far HK	0.1913
Guile	close MP	0.0000
Guile	far MP	0.1864
Guile	close MK (neutral)	0.2547
Guile	far MK (neutral)	0.0000
Guile	crouching HK	0.1246
Guile	Flash Kick (ALL)	0.2373
Guy	close MP	0.0311
Guy	far MP	0.1350
Guy	close HK	0.2567
Guy	far HK	0.0060
Guy	downforward+HK	0.0732
Guy	Hozanto (EX)	0.1456
Hakan	forward+HP	0.0238
Hakan (not oiled)	Oil Rocket (ALL)	0.1200
Hakan (oiled)	Oil Rocket (ALL)	0.1002
Ibuki	standing MK (neutral)	0.1749
Ibuki	crouching MP	0.2187
Ibuki	Kasumi Gake (ALL)	0.2500
Juri	close MP	0.1745
Juri	far MP	0.2661
Ken	forward+MK	0.4126
Ken	forward+HK	0.3253
Makoto	forward+LK	0.3356
M. Bison	close MK	0.0253
M. Bison	far MK	0.0000
Oni	standing HK	0.2421
Oni	back+MP	0.2054
Rose	crouching HP	0.0197
Rufus	close HK	0.0500
Rufus	far HK	-0.0426
Rufus	Galactic Tornado (L)	0.0495
Rufus	Galactic Tornado (EX)	0.0711
Ryu	close HK	0.1853
Ryu	far HK	0.1036
Sagat	close MK	0.1201
Sagat	far MK	0.0000
Sagat	forward+LK	0.0392
Sakura	close / far LK	0.0539
Sakura	close HP	0.1948
Sakura	far HP	-0.0149
Sakura	crouching HP	0.1056
Sakura	forward+MK	0.0191
Sakura	Shouoken (EX)	0.1000
Seth	close LK	0.0000
Seth	far LK	0.0882
T. Hawk	crouching HK	0.0045
Vega	close / far HK	0.2892
Yang	close / far HK	0.1036
Yang	Mantis Slash (H)	0.1886
Yun	close / far LK	0.0000
Yun	close / far LK (Genei Jin)	0.3500
Yun	close MP	0.1779
Yun	close MP (Genei Jin)	0.0000
Yun	far MP	0.1218
Yun	close MK	0.0443
Yun	close MK (Genei Jin)	0.0000
Yun	far MK	0.1778
Yun	crouching MK	0.1703
Yun	crouching MK (Genei Jin)	0.1530
Yun	forward+MK	0.1683
Yun	Lunge Punch (L, Normal and Genei Jin)	0.3659
Yun	Shoulder (L)	0.2167
Yun	Shoulder (L) (Genei Jin)	0.3404
Yun	Shoulder (M)	0.1685
Yun	Shoulder (M) (Genei Jin)	0.3704
Yun	Shoulder (EX)	0.2467
Zangief	close HK	0.0000
Zangief	far HK	0.2206
Zangief	Banishing Flat (L)	0.1300

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-Below is a list of the <i>added</i> distance gained when kara-canceling each move.  This list is not exhaustive; the logic here was mainly distance, so the moves here are those with the best range.  "Lenient" karas, like the ones Sagat has, are not included because they are not technically karas. They may be added at some point in the future, though.
+Below is a list of the <i>added</i> distance gained when kara-canceling each move.  This list is not exhaustive; the logic here was mainly distance, so the moves here are those with the best range.  "Lenient" karas, like the ones Sagat has, are not included because they are not technically karas (they do not use the same universal mechanic like the moves in this list). They may be added at some point in the future, though.
 As an example, when Vega performs his far roundhouse kara throw, he adds 0.2892 distance to his throw range (1.07), for a total of 0.2892 + 1.07 = 1.36.  As a reference, the stage is 15.0 units wide, and the characters start 3.0 units apart at the beginning of the round.  All numbers are truncated values (rounded down).
+<br><br>
-Moves denoted in yellow text are special-only karas; they can be used to kara EX specials of a higher priority, supers and ultras.
 Moves denoted in white text can be used to kara lots of things, including throws.
+<br>
+Moves denoted in <span style="color:yellow">yellow text</span> are special-only karas; they can be used to kara EX specials of a higher priority, supers and ultras.
+<br><br>
+unit = 1 big training room square
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 |Chun-Li || forward+MK || 0.0600
 |-
-|Chun-Li || Hazanshu (H) || 0.0700
+|Chun-Li || <span style="color:yellow">Hazanshu (H)</span> || 0.0700
 |-
-|Chun-Li || Lightning Kicks (EX) || 0.2000
+|Chun-Li || <span style="color:yellow">Lightning Kicks (EX)</span> || 0.2000
 |-
 |Cody || close HK || 0.1020
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 |Ibuki || crouching MP || 0.2187
 |-
-|Ibuki || Kasumi Gake (ALL) || 0.2500
+|Ibuki || <span style="color:yellow">Kasumi Gake (ALL)</span> || 0.2500
 |-
 |Juri || close MP || 0.1745