Ultra Street Fighter IV/Zangief

Characters

Controls/Notation

Basic Elements

Game Mechanics

Universal Abilities

Movement

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

Frame Data (Condensed)

Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Block Adv	Hit Adv
Close LP	Close	40	50	20	HL	ch/sp/su	4	6	7	16	6
Close MP	Close	90	100	40	HL	sp/su	5	2	14	20	2
Close HP	Close	140	200	60	HL	-	7	4	20	30	4
Close LK	Close	30	50	20	HL	sp/su	4	2	10	15	2
Close MK	Close	90	100	40	HL	sp/su	5	2	10	16	2
Close HK	Close	140	200	60	HL	-	7	4	21	31	4
Far LP	Far	30	50	20	HL	ch/sp/su	4	2	7	12	2
Far MP	Far	70	100	40	HL	-	4	2	10	15	2
Far HP	Far	140	200	60	HL	-	12	3	18	32	3
Far LK	Far	30	50	20	HL	sp/su	4	2	7	12	2
Far MK	Far	90	100	40	HL	-	7	6	18	30	6
Far HK	Far	140	200	60	HL	-	11	4	16	30	4
Crouch LP	Crouch	20	50	20	HL	ch/sp/su	4	3	6	12	3
Crouch MP	Crouch	80	100	40	HL	-	8	5	12	24	5
Crouch HP	Crouch	120	200	60	HL	su	12	4	16	31	4
Crouch LK	Crouch	40	50	20	L	sp/su	4	3	7	13	3
Crouch MK	Crouch	90	100	40	L	-	9	4	15	27	4
Crouch HK	Crouch	120	200	60	L	-	9	5	18	31	5
Long Kick	+	120	200	60	L	-	14	7	22	42	7
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Block Adv	Hit Adv
Neutral Jump LP	Neutral Jump	60	50	20	H	-	5	5	-	9	5
Neutral Jump MP	Neutral Jump	90	100	40	H	-	7	4	-	10	4
Neutral Jump HP	Neutral Jump	140	200	60	H	-	10	6	-	15	6
Neutral Jump LK	Neutral Jump	50	50	20	H	-	7	4	-	10	4
Neutral Jump MK	Neutral Jump	90	100	40	H	-	9	5	-	13	5
Neutral Jump HK	Neutral Jump	120	200	60	H	-	9	6	-	14	6
Angled Jump LP	Angled Jump	60	50	20	H	-	6	5	-	10	5
Angled Jump MP	Angled Jump	90	100	40	H	-	7	3	-	9	3
Angled Jump HP	Angled Jump	120	200	60	H	-	11	6	-	16	6
Angled Jump LK	Angled Jump	50	50	20	H	-	7	4	-	10	4
Angled Jump MK	Angled Jump	80	100	40	H	-	9	10	-	18	10
Angled Jump HK	Angled Jump	120	200	60	H	-	9	6	-	14	6
Flying Body Attack	Flying Body Attack	100	150	60	H	-	6	7	-	12	7
Double Knee Drop	Double Knee Drop	50	50	20	H	-	8	6	-	13	6
Headbutt	Headbutt()	100	500	40	H	-	4	6	-	9	6
Headbutt	Headbutt()	120	600	60	H	-	6	12	-	17	12
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Block Adv	Hit Adv
Focus Attack (Level 1)	Level 1 Focus	90	100	20	HL	-	10+13	5	32	59	5
Focus Attack (Level 2)	Level 2 Focus	120	150	40	HL	-	18+15	5	32	69	5
Focus Attack (Level 3)	Level 3 Focus	170	200	60	-	-	65	5	32	101	5
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Block Adv	Hit Adv
Bodyslam	Forward Throw	160	180	40	0.94	-	3	2	20	24
Brain Buster	Back Throw	160	180	40	0.94	-	3	2	20	24
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Block Adv	Hit Adv
Spinning Piledriver	Spinning Piledriver	180	150	40/100	1.7	-	2	2	52	55
	Spinning Piledriver	200	150	40/100	1.45	-	2	2	50	53
	Spinning Piledriver	250	200	40/100	1.35	-	2	2	48	51
EX Spinning Piledriver	Spinning Piledriver EX	200	150	-250/0	1.35	-	4	2	47	52
Banishing Flat	Green Hand	120	100	30/30	HL	su	8	2	21	33
	Green Hand	130	150	30/30	HL	su	11	2	22	34
	Green Hand	140	200	30/30	HL	su	14	2	23	40
EX Banishing Flat	Green Hand	90*50	50*50	-250/0	HL	-*su	13	1*1	27	41
Double Lariat	Lariat	120*140	150*200	30/40	HL	su*-	4	2(4)7(2)7(3)9(2)8(4)3	14	68
Quick Double Lariat	Quick Lariat	110*130	100*150	20/30	HL	su*-	4	2(4)5(3)8(4)3	14	46
Atomic Suplex	Double German Suplex	220	200	30/140	1	-	2	2	45	48
EX Atomic Suplex	Douple German Suplex	240	200	-250/0	1	-	2	2	45	48
Flying Power Bomb	Running Bear Grab	200	150	30/80	2.92	-	1	2	45	47
EX Flying Power Bomb	Running Bear Grab	220	200	-250/0	5.06	-	1	2	45	47
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Block Adv	Hit Adv
Final Atomic Buster	Super Combo	450	0	#DIV/0!	1.45	-	1+0	2	46	48
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Block Adv	Hit Adv
Ultimate Atomic Buster	Ultra Combo 1	520	0	0/0	1.44	-	1+0	2	46	48
Siberian Blizzard	Ultra Combo 2	450	0	0/0	0.95	-	0+3	Until Landing	After Landing 58	-
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Block Adv	Hit Adv

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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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 Move Name Nickname Damage Stun Meter Gain Hit Level Cancel Ability Startup Active Rcvry Total Frames Block Adv Hit Adv Block Stun Hit Stun Extra Details Armor Break Proj Throw On Hit Ground Counter Hit Ground On Hit Air Counter Hit Air Armor Full Invincible Strike Invincible Projectile Invincible Throw Invincible Airborne Juggle Info Close LP Close 40 50 20 HL ch/sp/su 4 6 7 4 16 6 6 7 12 15 -1 2 Frame advantage based on 2nd active frame Reset Reset - - - Close MP Close 90 100 40 HL sp/su 5 2 14 5 20 2 2 14 14 17 -2 1 Reset Reset - - - Close HP Close 140 200 60 HL - 7 4 20 7 30 4 4 20 18 23 -6 -1 On crouching opponents, -2 on hit Reset Reset - - - Close LK Close 30 50 20 HL sp/su 4 2 10 4 15 2 2 10 11 14 -1 2 Reset Reset - - - Close MK Close 90 100 40 HL sp/su 5 2 10 5 16 2 2 10 14 17 2 5 Reset Reset - - - Close HK Close 140 200 60 HL - 7 4 21 7 31 4 4 21 20 24 -5 -1 Reset Reset - - - Far LP Far 30 50 20 HL ch/sp/su 4 2 7 4 12 2 2 7 12 15 3 6 Reset Reset - - - Far MP Far 70 100 40 HL - 4 2 10 4 15 2 2 10 14 17 2 5 Reset Reset - - - Far HP Far 140 200 60 HL - 12 3 18 12 32 3 3 18 18 22 -3 1 Soft Knockdown Soft Knockdown Soft Knockdown Soft Knockdown - - - Far LK Far 30 50 20 HL sp/su 4 2 7 4 12 2 2 7 11 14 2 5 5~6f cancellable Reset Reset - - - Far MK Far 90 100 40 HL - 7 6 18 7 30 6 6 18 17 21 -7 -3 Reset Reset - - - Far HK Far 140 200 60 HL - 11 4 16 11 30 4 4 16 18 22 -2 2 Reset Reset - - - Crouch LP Crouch 20 50 20 HL ch/sp/su 4 3 6 4 12 3 3 6 11 14 2 5 Reset Reset - - - Crouch MP Crouch 80 100 40 HL - 8 5 12 8 24 5 5 12 14 20 -3 3 Forces stand Forces stand Reset Reset - - - Crouch HP Crouch 120 200 60 HL su 12 4 16 12 31 4 4 16 18 22 -2 2 Reset Reset - - - Crouch LK Crouch 40 50 20 L sp/su 4 3 7 4 13 3 3 7 11 15 1 5 Reset Reset - - - Crouch MK Crouch 90 100 40 L - 9 4 15 9 27 4 4 15 14 17 -5 -2 Reset Reset - - - Crouch HK Crouch 120 200 60 L - 9 5 18 9 31 5 5 18 18 - -5 - Hard Knockdown Hard Knockdown Hard Knockdown Hard Knockdown - - - Long Kick + 120 200 60 L - 14 7 22 14 42 7 7 22 18 - -11 - Hard Knockdown Hard Knockdown Hard Knockdown Hard Knockdown - - - Move Name Nickname Damage Stun Meter Gain Hit Level Cancel Ability Startup Active Rcvry Total Frames Block Adv Hit Adv Block Stun Hit Stun Extra Details Armor Break Proj Throw On Hit Ground Counter Hit Ground On Hit Air Counter Hit Air Armor Full Invincible Strike Invincible Projectile Invincible Throw Invincible Airborne Juggle Info Neutral Jump LP Neutral Jump 60 50 20 H - 5 5 - 5 9 5 5 0 - - Reset Reset - - - Neutral Jump MP Neutral Jump 90 100 40 H - 7 4 - 7 10 4 4 0 - - Reset Reset - - - Neutral Jump HP Neutral Jump 140 200 60 H - 10 6 - 10 15 6 6 0 - - Reset Reset - - - Neutral Jump LK Neutral Jump 50 50 20 H - 7 4 - 7 10 4 4 0 - - Reset Reset - - - Neutral Jump MK Neutral Jump 90 100 40 H - 9 5 - 9 13 5 5 0 - - Reset Reset - - - Neutral Jump HK Neutral Jump 120 200 60 H - 9 6 - 9 14 6 6 0 - - Reset Reset - - - Angled Jump LP Angled Jump 60 50 20 H - 6 5 - 6 10 5 5 0 - - Reset Reset - - - Angled Jump MP Angled Jump 90 100 40 H - 7 3 - 7 9 3 3 0 - - Reset Reset - - - Angled Jump HP Angled Jump 120 200 60 H - 11 6 - 11 16 6 6 0 - - Reset Reset - - - Angled Jump LK Angled Jump 50 50 20 H - 7 4 - 7 10 4 4 0 - - Reset Reset - - - Angled Jump MK Angled Jump 80 100 40 H - 9 10 - 9 18 10 10 0 - - Reset Reset - - - Angled Jump HK Angled Jump 120 200 60 H - 9 6 - 9 14 6 6 0 - - Reset Reset - - - Flying Body Attack Flying Body Attack 100 150 60 H - 6 7 - 6 12 7 7 0 - - Reset Reset - - - Double Knee Drop Double Knee Drop 50 50 20 H - 8 6 - 8 13 6 6 0 - - Reset Reset - - - Headbutt Headbutt() 100 500 40 H - 4 6 - 4 9 6 6 0 - - Reset Reset - - - Headbutt Headbutt() 120 600 60 H - 6 12 - 6 17 12 12 0 - - Reset Reset - - - Move Name Nickname Damage Stun Meter Gain Hit Level Cancel Ability Startup Active Rcvry Total Frames Block Adv Hit Adv Block Stun Hit Stun Extra Details Armor Break Proj Throw On Hit Ground Counter Hit Ground On Hit Air Counter Hit Air Armor Full Invincible Strike Invincible Projectile Invincible Throw Invincible Airborne Juggle Info Focus Attack (Level 1) Level 1 Focus 90 100 20 HL - 10+13 5 32 23 59 5 5 32 -21 -21 Crumple Soft Knockdown Soft Knockdown - - - Focus Attack (Level 2) Level 2 Focus 120 150 40 HL - 18+15 5 32 33 69 5 5 32 -15 - Crumple Crumple Free Juggle Free Juggle - - - Focus Attack (Level 3) Level 3 Focus 170 200 60 - - 65 5 32 65 101 5 5 32 - - X Crumple Crumple Free Juggle Free Juggle - - - Move Name Nickname Damage Stun Meter Gain Hit Level Cancel Ability Startup Active Rcvry Total Frames Block Adv Hit Adv Block Stun Hit Stun Extra Details Armor Break Proj Throw On Hit Ground Counter Hit Ground On Hit Air Counter Hit Air Armor Full Invincible Strike Invincible Projectile Invincible Throw Invincible Airborne Juggle Info Bodyslam Forward Throw 160 180 40 0.94 - 3 2 20 3 24 2 20 - - X Hard Knockdown - - - - - - Brain Buster Back Throw 160 180 40 0.94 - 3 2 20 3 24 2 20 - - X Hard Knockdown - - - - - - Move Name Nickname Damage Stun Meter Gain Hit Level Cancel Ability Startup Active Rcvry Total Frames Block Adv Hit Adv Block Stun Hit Stun Extra Details Armor Break Proj Throw On Hit Ground Counter Hit Ground On Hit Air Counter Hit Air Armor Full Invincible Strike Invincible Projectile Invincible Throw Invincible Airborne Juggle Info Spinning Piledriver Spinning Piledriver 180 150 40/100 1.7 - 2 2 52 2 55 2 52 - - X Hard Knockdown - - - - - - Spinning Piledriver 200 150 40/100 1.45 - 2 2 50 2 53 2 50 - - X Hard Knockdown - - - - - - Spinning Piledriver 250 200 40/100 1.35 - 2 2 48 2 51 2 48 - - X Hard Knockdown - - - - - - EX Spinning Piledriver Spinning Piledriver EX 200 150 -250/0 1.35 - 4 2 47 4 52 2 47 - - X Hard Knockdown - - - - - All: 1~5f Banishing Flat Green Hand 120 100 30/30 HL su 8 2 21 11 33 2 21 -7 -2 Counts as Strike and Projectile (Projectile Invincible moves cannot avoid this move) X Soft Knockdown Soft Knockdown Soft Knockdown - - - Green Hand 130 150 30/30 HL su 11 2 22 11 34 2 22 -6 -6 Counts as Strike and Projectile (Projectile Invincible moves cannot avoid this move) Soft Knockdown Soft Knockdown Soft Knockdown - - - Green Hand 140 200 30/30 HL su 14 2 23 16 40 2 23 -7 -7 Counts as Strike and Projectile (Projectile Invincible moves cannot avoid this move) Soft Knockdown Soft Knockdown Soft Knockdown - - - EX Banishing Flat Green Hand 90*50 50*50 -250/0 HL -*su 13 1*1 27 13 41 2 27 -9 1 Counts as Strike and Projectile (Projectile Invincible moves cannot avoid this move) 1st Hit: Soft Knockdown Soft Knockdown Soft Knockdown - - All: 1~13f Double Lariat Lariat 120*140 150*200 30/40 HL su*- 4 2(4)7(2)7(3)9(2)8(4)3 14 4 68 51 14 -44 - Soft Knockdown Soft Knockdown Soft Knockdown Soft Knockdown - - Upper body: 1~5f, Torso: 6~54f Quick Double Lariat Quick Lariat 110*130 100*150 20/30 HL su*- 4 2(4)5(3)8(4)3 14 4 46 29 14 -22 - Soft Knockdown Soft Knockdown Soft Knockdown Soft Knockdown - - Legs: 1~32f Atomic Suplex Double German Suplex 220 200 30/140 1 - 2 2 45 2 48 2 45 - - X Hard Knockdown - - - - - - EX Atomic Suplex Douple German Suplex 240 200 -250/0 1 - 2 2 45 2 48 2 45 - - X Hard Knockdown - - - 1f~? - - Flying Power Bomb Running Bear Grab 200 150 30/80 2.92 - 1 2 45 1 47 2 45 - - Startup changes depending on proximity to opponent X Hard Knockdown - - - - - - EX Flying Power Bomb Running Bear Grab 220 200 -250/0 5.06 - 1 2 45 1 47 2 45 - - Startup changes depending on proximity to opponent X Hard Knockdown - - - 1f until end of active frames - - Move Name Nickname Damage Stun Meter Gain Hit Level Cancel Ability Startup Active Rcvry Total Frames Block Adv Hit Adv Block Stun Hit Stun Extra Details Armor Break Proj Throw On Hit Ground Counter Hit Ground On Hit Air Counter Hit Air Armor Full Invincible Strike Invincible Projectile Invincible Throw Invincible Airborne Juggle Info Final Atomic Buster Super Combo 450 0 #DIV/0! 1.45 - 1+0 2 46 1 48 2 46 - - X Hard Knockdown - - - - All: 1f - Move Name Nickname Damage Stun Meter Gain Hit Level Cancel Ability Startup Active Rcvry Total Frames Block Adv Hit Adv Block Stun Hit Stun Extra Details Armor Break Proj Throw On Hit Ground Counter Hit Ground On Hit Air Counter Hit Air Armor Full Invincible Strike Invincible Projectile Invincible Throw Invincible Airborne Juggle Info Ultimate Atomic Buster Ultra Combo 1 520 0 0/0 1.44 - 1+0 2 46 1 48 2 46 - - X Hard Knockdown - - - - All: 1f - Siberian Blizzard Ultra Combo 2 450 0 0/0 0.95 - 0+3 Until Landing After Landing 58 3 - Until Landing 58 - - X - - Hard Knockdown - - All: 1f until landing - Move Name Nickname Damage Stun Meter Gain Hit Level Cancel Ability Startup Active Rcvry Total Frames Block Adv Hit Adv Block Stun Hit Stun Extra Details Armor Break Proj Throw On Hit Ground Counter Hit Ground On Hit Air Counter Hit Air Armor Full Invincible Strike Invincible Projectile Invincible Throw Invincible Airborne Juggle Info Notes: