Super Street Fighter IV AE/Blanka

Blanka

Stranded in the Brazilian rain forests when his plane went down, Jimmy was forced to survive alone in the jungles and that's how he became the beast known as Blanka. After finally deciding to see the world, he entered in the Street Fighting tournament and was thus reunited with his mother. He also managed to meet and befriend Dan Hibiki and, despite Blanka being the one who saved Dan's life, now Dan treats Blanka as his #1 pupil. Blanka doesn't mind as he feels happy to finally have a close friend in Dan.

In a nutshell

Blanka is a tricky character who, despite being a charge character, has deadly mixup potential. His playstyle is wild and unpredictable, from sneaky cross-up Rolling Attacks to constantly switching sides on the enemy with the Beast Hop. Even his Ultras are unpredictable, with the first having to be blocked high and then low, to the other being able to hit either airborne or grounded foes. Blanka, however, has a very luck-based wakeup game which, should he guess incorrectly, can he furiously punished for. In addition, he is very charge reliant and the second he loses his charge the only thing he can hope to save him is his Electricity. If you prefer to annoy your opponents with mindgames, mixups, and unpredictability, Blanka might be for you.

Moves

Unique Attacks

Name

Command

Notes

Rock Crusher

(near opponent) f or b + mp

Rock Crusher Overhead

(near opponent) f or b + mp (hold down button)

high

Amazon River Run

df + hp

low

Coward Crouch

d + 3p

Continue holding d to crouch longer

Throws

Name

Command

Notes

Wild Fang

f or n + lp + lk

throw

Jungle Wheel

b + lp + lk

throw

Special Moves

Name

Command

Notes

Rolling Attack

b (charge) f + p

ex armorbreak

Backstep Ball

b (charge) f + k

ex version can be controlled with b or f ; ex

Vertical Roll

d (charge) u + k

ex

Electric Thunder

press p repeatedly

Requires 5 punch button presses; ex

Surprise Forward

f + 3k

Can pass through opponent

Surprise Back

b + 3k

Super Combo

Name

Command

Notes

Ground Shave Roll

b (charge) f b f + p

Hold p to change timing of dash

Ultra Combos

Name

Command

Notes

Lightning Cannonball

b (charge) f b f + 3p

Hold 3p to change timing of dash

Shout of Earth (anti-air)

db (charge) df db u + 3p

If first hit misses, hold 3p to delay final hit

Shout of Earth (anti-ground)

db (charge) df db u + 3k

AE ver. 2012 Changes

Rolling Attack

Changed damage from 100 to 110 for light, 110 to 120 for medium, 120 to 130 for heavy, and 110 to 120 for EX version. Made opponent get knocked down when hit connects within 2F of heavy or EX version’s active period. Made follow-up possible when hit connects within 2F of EX version’s active period.

Rock Crusher

Lengthened hit stun by 3F on a max. focus hit, giving the attacker a possible +5F advantage on a hit. Shortened hitback distance on a hit and on a block.

Jungle Wheel

Extended total frame count of Blanka’s move by 1F on a hit.

EX Vertical Roll

Made opponent get knocked down on a hit, and made landing point closer to opponent when blocked. Lengthened landing stun on a block by 5F from 7F to 12F.

AE Changes

• Rock Crusher has less recovery.
• Beast Slide has less active frames, as a result the whole animation time is shorter. Also, his hittable box during the recovery of this move has been increased.
• His Forward Hop has more grounded frames of animation during start up, making him easier to grab out of it.
• The hittable box of his Beast Roll has been widened in size while rolling around, and the distance traveled after having it blocked has been altered.
  Medium Punch and Hard Punch distances were reduced.
• EX Backstep Ball forward distance has been reduced a little, so it's harder to escape from the corner.
• EX Electricity has much faster start up now.

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	sp/su	4	2	10	-1	+2
Close	HL	80	100	40	su	6	2	10	+2	+5
Close	HL	110[90]	200[150]	60	su	7	4	22	-7	-1	Forces stand, [] refers to active frames 3~4
Close	HL	40	50	20	sp/su	4	3	10	-2	+1	3~12f feet strike and projectile invincible
Close	HL	40*40	50*50	40*20	su*-	5	2(3)2	12	0	+3	4~18f feet strike and projectile invincible
Close	HL	100[80]	200[150]	60	su	7	6	19	-6	-1	6~8f feet strike and projectile invincible, [] refers to active frames 3~6
Far	HL	30	50	20	sp/su	3	2	9	0	+3
Far	HL	80	100	40	su	7	4	9	+1	+4
Far	HL	120	200	60	-	7	6	20	-6	-1	Hit advantage is based on 2nd active frame
Far	HL	30	50	20	su	5	2	12	-3	0
Far	HL	90	100	40	su	5	2	19	-7	-4
Far	HL	100[80]	200[150]	60	-	3	6	23	-10	-5	4~8f feet strike and projectile invincible, [] refers to active frames 3~6
Crouch	HL	30	50	20	sp/su	4	2	9	0	+3
Crouch	HL	90	100	40	su	7	4	15	-5	-2
Crouch	HL	100	200	60	su	8	4	25	-10	-4	Forces stand
Crouch	L	30	50	20	sp/su	4	3	7	+1	+4
Crouch	L	70	100	40	sp/su	5	2	11	+1	+4
Crouch	L	90	150	60	su	6	5	21	-7	-	cannot fast recover (Hard knockdown), opponent gets up 48F after recovery if hit on first active frame
Jump Up	H	40	50	20	-	5	7	-	-	-
Jump Up	H	70	100	40	-	6	3	-	-	-
Jump Up	H	120	200	60	-	4	3	-	-	-
Jump Up	H	40	50	20	-	4	3	-	-	-
Jump Up	H	60	100	40	-	5	5	-	-	-
Jump Up	H	120	200	60	-	7	7	-	-	-
Jump Forward	H	40	50	20	-	5	7	-	-	-
Jump Forward	H	70	100	40	-	6	5	-	-	-
Jump Forward	H	90	200	60	-	5	4	-	-	-
Jump Forward	H	40	50	20	-	5	5	-	-	-
Jump Forward	H	60	100	40	-	5	5	-	-	-
Jump Forward	H	110	200	60	-	7	6	-	-	-
or +(close)	HL	50*40	50*50	40*20	sp/su*-	7	2(1)5	11	-2	+3	Only +1 on hit vs crouching opponents
Overhead	H	50*40	50*50	40*20	-	25	2(1)4	11	-1	+5	Hold button 15f
+	L	100	200	60	-	10	16	16	-11	-	cannot fast recover (Hard knockdown)
+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Total 22	-	-	5~18f airborne & can pass through opponent
+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Total 29	-	-	4~21f airborne
+	-	-	-	-	sp/su	-	-	Total 53	-	-	1~31f [4] everything except feet strike and projectile invincible, 32~40[5~13f] airborne, 29~32f [3] cancellable, duration can be extended, [] refers to extension
+ (Max duration)	-	-	-	-	sp/su	-	-	Total 90	-	-	1~64f everything except feet strike and projectile invincible, 69~77f airborne, 29~65f cancellable
Focus Attack LVL 1	HL	60	100	20	-	10+10	2	38	-24	-24
Focus Attack LVL 2	HL	90	150	40	-	18+10	2	38	-18	-
Focus Attack LVL 3	-	150	200	60	-	63	2	39	-	-
Forward Throw	0.93	130	140	40	-	3	2	20	-	-	Cannot fast recover (Hard knockdown). Opponent gets up 81f after throw recovers
Back Throw	0.93	120	120	40	-	3	2	20	-	-	Cannot fast recover (Hard knockdown). Opponent gets up 54f after throw recovers
Rolling Attack	HL	110	100	30/30	su	6	18	4 + After landing 2 [36+5]	-24	-15	8f~ airborne, Armor break, charge 55f, [] refers to on hit/block
Rolling Attack	HL	120	150	30/30	su	6	33	4+2 [36+5]	-24	-15	8f~ airborne, Armor break, charge 55f, [] refers to on hit/block
Rolling Attack	HL	130	200	30/30	su	6	33	4+3 [36+5]	-24	-15	7f~ airborne, [Hit, active frames 1~2] Limited juggle knockdown, Armor break, charge 55f, [] refers to on hit/block
Rolling Attack	HL	120	150	-250/0	su	6	33	4+3[36+5]	-24	-15	Projectile invincible until end of active frames, 7f~ airborne, [Hit, active frames 1~2] Limited juggle knockdown, Armor break, charge 55f, [] refers to on hit/block
Backstep Rolling	HL	110	200	30/40	-	28	25	After landing 6	-	-	1f~ airborne, charge 55f
Backstep Rolling	HL	120	200	30/40	-	28	29	After landing 6	-	-	1f~ airborne, charge 55f
Backstep Rolling	HL	130	200	30/40	-	28	33	After landing 6	-	-	1f~ airborne, charge 55f
Backstep Rolling	HL	120	200	-250/0	-	28	33	After landing 6	-	-	1~22f invincible, 23~27f cannot be thrown, 1f~ airborne, charge 55f, direction can be controlled
Anti Air Rolling	HL	100	200	30/30	-	4	18	43+2 [36+5]	-21	-17	3f~ airborne, charge 55f, [] refers to on hit/block
Anti Air Rolling	HL	110	200	30/30	-	4	15	45+7 [36+5]	-21	-17	3f~ airborne, charge 55f, [] refers to on hit/block
Anti Air Rolling	HL	120	200	30/30	-	4	12	46+L [36+5]	-21	-17	3f~ airborne, charge 55f, [] refers to on hit/block
Anti Air Rolling	HL	120	200	-250/0	-	4	18	50+7 [36+5] {36+10}	-26	-	1~5f invincible, 3f~ airborne, charge 55f, [] refers to on hit, {} refers to on block
Electricity	HL	120	200	20/20	su	5	{4(4)}x3*4	9	+5	-	1st hit on block does not stop immediately, can be extended
Electricity	HL	130	200	20/20	su	7	{2(2)}x7*2	9	+8	-	1st hit on block does not stop immediately, can be extended
Electricity	HL	140	200	20/20	su	10	{1(1)}x16*2	9	+10	-	1st hit on block does not stop immediately, can be extended
Electricity	HL	150	200	-250/0	su	5	{1(1)}x16*2	11	+8	-	1st hit on block does not stop immediately
Super Combo	HL	100x5	0	-1000/0	-	1+4	16*1x14	12 [38+5]	-32	-	1~5f invincible, Pursuit property, Untechable limited juggle knockdown, charge 55f, [] refers to on hit/block
Ultra Combo 1	L*H*HLx4	0*120*125x4	0	0/0	-	0+4	2(20)26*1x20	17 [39+5]	-41	-	1~27f invincible, 26~51f airborne, 1st hit cannot hit airborne opponents & cannot be countered, Pursuit property, charge 55f, can be held in place
Ultra Combo 2	L	120x2*90x3	0	0/0	-	0+12	2(7)2(33)90	31	-57	-	1~11f invincible, charge 42f, 12~145f projectile invincible, armor break, pursuit property, (translate)
Ultra Combo 2	-	30*195[470]	0	0/0	-	0+7	55(10)6	80	-	-	1~7f Invincible, 1st hit active from 8f~, 1st hit projectile invincible, armor break, pursuit property, 2nd hit cannot hit crouching opponents, can delay 1st hit for a maximum of 30 frames, 1st hit goes into animation, [] refers to animation, charge 42f
	Block			Super Meter					Frames
Move Name	HL	Damage	Stun	Gain	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Guard	On Hit	Notes

Notes:

*: "L" stands for 4 standard landing frames, which function the same as if Blanka performed a normal in the air.