Ultra Street Fighter IV/Ryu

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Basic Elements

Game Mechanics

Universal Abilities

Movement

Advanced Techniques

Ryu

Ryu only has one goal in life: to perfect his skills and become the ultimate martial artist. A fairly aloof warrior, Ryu continually travels the globe in search of stronger and stronger opponents to help him achieve this goal. After defeating Sagat for the World Champion Street Fighter title, he was considered by most to be the most powerful fighter in the world. And yet, Ryu's true potential may still remain untapped, and only a glimpse of it was seen in his climactic battle with Shadaloo's leader, M. Bison. Only time will tell if Ryu can avoid being swallowed up by the dangerous power of the Satsui no Hado...

In a nutshell

Ryu epitomizes the saying of "A minute to learn, a lifetime to master" the most of any Street Fighter character. Ryu has all the basic tools you need: great normals, a projectile, an effective anti-air, Focus Attack Dash Cancel (FADC) combos, etc. But as a result, he has very few gimmicks and shenanigans. You can get by playing Ryu with a solid understanding of his basic strategy, but learning Ryu at the highlest level requires very solid mind games and very solid fundamentals.

Players to Watch

Alex Valle (USA), John Choi (USA), CCG Air (CA)

Ultra SFIV Changes

(From Ultra SFIV Arcade Japan)

• Crouch MK: On block now -2 from -3
• Diagonal Jump MP: 1st hit now cancellable any version of the Airborne Tatsumaki Senpukyaku
• EX Shoryuken: First hit now gives Ryu a Free Juggle
• Airborne Tatsumaki Senpukyaku: Light, Medium, and Hard versions now given Juggle Potential (exact data unknown)
• EX Airborne Tatsumaki Senpukyaku: Hitbox expanded and vacuum effect on hit increased, easier to land all hits
• Metsu Shoryuken (UC2): Startup invincibility increased to frames 1-9 from frames 1-8
• L and M Shoryuken --> EX Focus Cancel --> Forward Dash now -5F on block at best

(New to Ultra SFIV Console Digital Release)

• EX Hadoken: Startup reduced to 11 frames from 12 frames

(New to 1.04 Update)

• Hadoken: Light version's travel speed reduced, Heavy version's travel speed increased
• Close Stand HK: Recovery increased to 17 frames from 15 frames; hitstun and blockstun on standing characters increased by 3 frames; hitstun and blockstun on crouching characters increased by 2 frames; second hit now Super, EX Focus, and EX Red Focus cancelable

Character Specific Data

VITALS
Health:	1000	Stun:	1000	W-Ultra Scaling:	75%
WALKING			DASHING
Forward Walk Speed:		0.045	Forward Dash Distance:		1.10
Back Walk Speed:		0.03	Forward Dash Total Frames:		18
JUMPING			Back Dash Distance:		0.75
Jump Height Apex:		1.76	Back Dash Total Frames:		27
Jump Total Frames:		40 (4+36)	Back Dash Invincibility:		8
Forward Jump Distance:		1.92	Back Dash Airborne:		10
Back Jump Distance		1.92	Back Dash Recovery:		9
THROWS			WAKE-UP TIMING
Forward Throw Range:		0.90	Face Up Total Frames:		31
Back Throw Range:		0.90	Face Down Total Frames:		21
NOTABLE MOVE CLASSES
High Attacks:	Collarbone Breaker		Hard Knockdowns:	Crouch HK
Low Attacks:	Crouch LK, Crouch MK, Crouch HK		Armor Breakers:	Tatsumaki Senpukyaku, EX Tatsumaki Senpukyaku, Metsu Shoryuken
FOCUS ATTACK DATA
Level 1 Focus Startup Frames:		21	L1 EX Red Focus Attack Combo Lead-Ins:	Close MP, Close HP, Close HK, Hadoken (Corner Only)
Level 2 Focus Startup Frames:		29
Level 3 Focus Startup Frames:		65
L1 Focus Attack Forward Dash:		-2	L2 FA Forward Dash (On Block):		+4
L1 Focus Attack Back Dash:		-11	L2 FA Back Dash (On Block):		-5

Frame Data (At A Glance)

More detailed Frame Data Table at bottom of page.

Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Block Adv	Hit Adv
Close LP	Close	30	50	20	HL	ch/sp/su	3	3	6	+2	+5
Close MP	Close	70	100	40	HL	sp/su	3	3	21	-3	+3
Close HP	Close	100[80]	200[150]	60	HL	sp/su	5	7	26	-15	-10
Close LK	Close	30	50	20	HL	-	5	5	7	-1	+2
Close MK	Close	80	100	40	HL	sp/su	3	5	16	-7	-2
Close HK	Close	40*70	125*75	60*20	HL	su*-	8	8(2)4	17	0	+5
Far LP	Far	30	50	20	HL	ch/sp/su	4	3	6	+2	+5
Far MP	Far	80	100	40	HL	sp/su	5	4	14	-4	-1
Far HP	Far	120	200	60	HL	-	8	3	15	0	+4
Far LK	Far	40	50	20	HL	-	5	6	6	-1	+2
Far MK	Far	80	100	40	HL	-	8	2	17	-5	-2
Far HK	Far	110	200	60	HL	-	9	4	20	-6	-2
Crouch LP	Crouch	30	50	20	HL	ch/sp/su	3	2	7	+2	+5
Crouch MP	Crouch	60	100	40	HL	sp/su	4	4	8	+2	+5
Crouch HP	Crouch	90	200	60	HL	sp/su	4	8	28	-18	-13
Crouch LK	Crouch	20	50	20	L	ch/sp/su	4	3	9	-1	+2
Crouch MK	Crouch	60	100	40	L	sp/su	5	5	12	-2	0
Crouch HK	Crouch	90	100	60	L	-	5	4	28	-14	-
Collarbone Breaker	+	30*50	50*50	40*20	H	-	17	1(1)2	14	-2	+3
Solar Plexus Strike	+	40*60	50*50	60*20	HL	[sp/su]	17	2*2	18	0	+4
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Block Adv	Hit Adv
Neutral Jump LP	Neutral Jump	50	50	20	H	-	10	7	-	-	-
Neutral Jump MP	Neutral Jump	80	100	40	H	-	5	5	-	-	-
Neutral Jump HP	Neutral Jump	100	200	60	H	-	6	5	-	-	-
Neutral Jump LK	Neutral Jump	40	50	20	H	-	5	9	-	-	-
Neutral Jump MK	Neutral Jump	80	100	40	H	-	6	10	-	-	-
Neutral Jump HK	Neutral Jump	100	200	60	H	-	4	4	-	-	-
Diagonal Jump LP	Diagonal Jump	50	50	20	H	-	4	7	-	-	-
Diagonal Jump MP	Diagonal Jump	50*30	50*50	40*20	H	sp/su*-	7	3*4	-	-	-
Diagonal Jump HP	Diagonal Jump	100	200	60	H	-	6	5	-	-	-
Diagonal Jump LK	Diagonal Jump	40	50	20	H	-	4	8	-	-	-
Diagonal Jump MK	Diagonal Jump	70	100	40	H	-	6	6	-	-	-
Diagonal Jump HK	Diagonal Jump	100	200	60	H	-	7	7	-	-	-
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	60	100	20	HL	-	10+11	2	35	-21	-21
Focus Attack (Level 2)	Level 2 Focus	80	150	40	HL	-	18+11	2	35	-15	-
Focus Attack (Level 3)	Level 3 Focus	140	200	60	-	-	65	2	35	-	-
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Block Adv	Hit Adv
Shoulder Throw	Forward Throw	130	140	40	0.9	-	3	2	20	-	-
Somersault Throw	Back Throw	130	120	40	0.9	-	3	2	20	-	-
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Block Adv	Hit Adv
Hadoken	Hadoken	70	100	10/20	HL	su	13	-	32	-6	-2
EX Hadoken	Hadoken	50*50	50*50	-250/0	HL	su	11	-	29	+1	-
Shoryuken	Shoryuken	100[70]	200[100]	30/40	HL	su	3	14	14 + After landing 10	-17	-
	Shoryuken	80*50	150*50	20/20*20	HL	su*-	3	2*12	25 + After landing 18	-34	-
	Shoryuken	160[60]	200[50]	20/40[20]	HL	-	3	14	28 + After landing 18	-37	-
EX Shoryuken	Shoryuken	80*60	100*100	-250/0	HL	su	3	2*12	30 + After landing 18	-39	-
Tatsumaki Senpukyaku	Tatsumaki Senpukyaku	100	200	30/30	HL	-	11	2(6)2	12 + After landing 5	-6	-
	Tatsumaki Senpukyaku	110	200	30/30	HL	-	12	2(6)2(6)2(6)2(6)2	18 + After landing 3	-2	-
	Tatsumaki Senpukyaku	120	200	30/30	HL	-	12	2(6)2(6)2(6)2(6)2	18 + After landing 3	-2	-
EX Tatsumaki Senpukyaku	Tatsumaki Senpukyaku	30x4*40	40x5	-250/0	HL	-	11	1(3)1(3)1(3)1(3)1	18 + After landing 3	-1	-
Air Tatsumaki Senpukyaku	Airborne Tatsumaki Senpukyaku	70	100	10/40	HL	-	9	2(6)2(6)2	After landing 10	-	-
	Airborne Tatsumaki Senpukyaku	80	100	10/40	HL	-	9	2(6)2(6)2	After landing 10	-	-
	Airborne Tatsumaki Senpukyaku	90	100	10/40	HL	-	9	2(6)2(6)2	After landing 10	-	-
EX Air Tatsumaki Senpukyaku	Airborne Tatsumaki Senpukyaku	40x5	50x5	-250/0	HL	-	7	1(3)1(3)1(3)1(3)1	After landing 4	-	-
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Block Adv	Hit Adv
Shinku Hadoken	Shinku Hadoken	50x4*100	0	-1000/0	HL	-	1+2	-	49	+11	-
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Block Adv	Hit Adv
Metsu Hadoken	Metsu Hadoken	42x7*75	0	0/0	HL	-	0+11	-	109	-25	-
Metsu Shoryuken	Metsu Shoryuken	270*38x4*50x3[270*233]	0	0/0	HL	-	0+8	3*3x7	43+ After landing 41	-84	-
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Block Adv	Hit Adv

Moves

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Standing Close Normals

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Close LP	Close Jab	Close lp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A quick elbow to the opponent. Chain, special and super cancellable. Like other close jabs/LPs, whiffs on most crouching characters. This move is strictly worse than crouching LP and is usually seen when you meant to chain into far LP (which does hit crouchers).
File:No image.png	Close MP	Close Strong	Close mp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Quick punch to the gut. Special and super cancellable. Like many cl.MPs, this is intended for use as a frame trap, as the long recovery makes it easy to confirm into a combo on hit (though the link itself is not easy). HP Shoryuken or Super will always combo on hit and certain normals will combo on counter-hit depending on the character and range. Because of its long hitstun, cl.MP also combos into just about anything (even Ultra 1!) if it trades with something like a crouch tech. Unfortunately this move is as negative on block as it is advantageous on hit, which can end your pressure or even get you punished, so it doesn't see much use.
File:No image.png	Close HP	Close Fierce	Close hp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ An odd-looking standing uppercut. Special and super cancellable, and forces standing. Not a very important tool, but as Ryu's highest-damage special-cancellable normal, it sees use in punish combos (close HP xx HP Shoryuken is an easy 270 damage punish), corner FADC combos and frame traps. Very unsafe on both hit and block if you don't cancel it.
File:No image.png	Close LK	Close Short	Close lk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Ryu kicks the opponent in the shin (does not need to be blocked low). With no cancel properties, slow startup for a light move, slightly negative on block and slightly positive on hit, this move has no "obvious" uses. Its surprisingly large number of active frames makes it interesting as a meaty attack. This in conjunction with its lack of cancel properties can be exploited to option select the wakeup options of certain characters--for example, close LK followed by a properly timed HP Shoryuken or Ultra will defeat most of Rufus's wakeup options (only EX Snake Strike will let him out). Still, applications like this are rare, and difficult to work into your game. More practically used before ticking into a throw, as the odd timing on this relative to Ryu's other light moves can throw off your opponent's tech timing. Overall, not a good move.
File:No image.png	Close MK	Close Forward	Close mk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A knee to the opponent's stomach. Special and super cancellable. Does unusually high damage given its fast startup. Most interestingly, this move does very low pushback, which opens up new midscreen FADC combos and allows close MK xx EX Hadoken to combo into Ultra 1 on many characters. Outside of combos, you can try to abuse this move like Sakura's notorious close HP--waking up with close MK xx Hadoken or EX Hadoken is risky, but can turn the tables if your opponent staggers their pressure trying to bait your DP or beat a late crouch tech.
File:No image.png	Close HK	Close Roundhouse	Close hk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Axe kick that hits twice. Both hits are super cancellable. Does huge damage and stun, but pushes you very far back on hit or block. As of the v1.04 patch, you have enough advantage on hit to combo into many far-reaching moves regardless of whether the opponent is hit standing or crouching (although some combos still do not work on certain crouching characters with "fat" hitboxes). Another change in that patch is that you can focus cancel the second hit and FADC forward to continue your combo. Both of these changes enable exceptionally high-damage and high-stun combos if Ryu lands a jumpin and combos into cl.HK when he lands.

Standing Far Normals

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Far LP	Far Jab	lp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Quick jab with okay range. Special and super cancellable. The hitbox extends well beyond the hurtbox, so it will reliably stuff just about any move that doesn't go under it. Throwing random far jabs out is an effective way to deter forward dashes and forward-moving attacks (rekkas, Honda's headbutt, Blanka's horizontal ball, etc.) without leaving yourself open to whiff punishes by players with sharp reflexes. The startup is fast enough that you can also knock moves like Blanka's horizontal ball out of the air on reaction when your opponent throws them out from long range. The low damage of far LP is a downside, but crouching MK and crouching HK will always combo after this move on hit. Also serves as a passable, low-risk anti-air against players jumping from very far away.
File:No image.png	Far MP	Far Strong	mp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A straight punch with good range, slightly shorter than crouching MK. Special and super cancellable. Like st.LP, the hitbox extends well beyond the hurtbox, so it's an outstanding counterpoke that you'll want to two-in-one into specials like fireball, EX fireball or tatsu. Sticking this poke out into the space directly in front of your opponent (after hitting them with your forward MP overhead, for example) can greatly limit their options. Along with crouching MP, far MP is a crucial footsies tool in matchups where your opponent has low pokes that consistently beat your crouching MK (e.g. Gen's crouching MP) or high pokes that go over your crouching MK (e.g. Dictator's standing MK/HK and all versions of Scissors). One other important use that many Ryus overlook: confirm your combos into far MP if you're just outside of crouching HP range, as it does 20 more damage than crouching MK.
File:No image.png	Far HP	Far Fierce	hp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A big hook that does hefty damage and stun. Ryu's single most damaging normal and decent as a frame trap, but the slow startup, massive pushback and lack of cancel properties/combo follow-ups make it hard to use. You can always combo into HP super on hit and crouching HK will sometimes combo on counter-hit (distance-dependent). It's not obvious in-game, but the hitbox extends significantly above the hurtbox that stops at the top of his arm, making it passable as an anti-air.
File:No image.png	Far LK	Far Short	lk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A quick kick into the air diagonally. Has a decent hitbox around the foot, so it's an effective (albeit low-damage) anti-air if you can time it right. Most often used to stuff divekicks on reaction.
File:No image.png	Far MK	Far Forward	mk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Decent range side kick. Flatly worse than Evil Ryu's in every way--it doesn't move Ryu forward, the hitbox is significantly worse (ends at the ankle instead of the toes) and it's negative on block and hit (it can be sweeped on block in the Ryu mirror, for example). Still a decent move for beating crouching forwards and stuffing crouch techs, just don't go too nuts with it.
File:No image.png	Far HK	Far Roundhouse	hk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A classic roundhouse kick. Slow to start up, but goes very far (same range as your sweep) and does solid damage. Makes a good anti-air if the opponent is jumping in from afar. An alright poke to throw out sometimes against someone who's walking back and forth trying to react to a fireball or whiff punish a crouching MK or HK--the range can catch players off guard, and very few characters can punish it on block.

Crouching Normals

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Crouch LP	Crouch Jab	d + lp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Combo extender/starter. Chain, special, and super cancellable.
File:No image.png	Crouch MP	Crouch Strong	d + mp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Crouching straight punch. Really good on your opponent's wakeup, since it gives frame advantage on hit or block, and stuffs a lot of stuff if used preemptively. Combos into plenty of other moves on hit. Special and super cancelable.
File:No image.png	Crouch HP	Crouch Fierce	d + hp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A uppercut. Good anti air/crossup if you think a Shoryuken will miss, however NEVER use this on a grounded opponent (Unless you are going to cancel it) as the recovery is horrible.
File:No image.png	Crouch LK	Crouch Short	d + lk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Rapid-fire combo starter with short range.
File:No image.png	Crouch MK	Crouch Forward	d + mk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ The shoto-patented cr.MK. Good for spacing, can cancel it into a Hadoken to continue pressure/chip, and used in bread n butter combos. Good range, and hits low, but don't get predictable with these as they can be punished on whiff. Special and super cancelable.
File:No image.png	Crouch HK	Crouch Roundhouse	d + hk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Sweep kick. Sometimes used as a combo ender or punisher. Unsafe on block, so don't throw this out at random.

Neutral Jumping Normals

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Neutral Jump LP	Neutral Jump Jab	u + lp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ (No uses/strategies)
File:No image.png	Neutral Jump MP	Neutral Jump Strong	u + mp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ (No uses/strategies)
File:No image.png	Neutral Jump HP	Neutral Jump Fierce	u + hp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ (No uses/strategies)
File:No image.png	Neutral Jump LK	Neutral Jump Short	u + lk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ (No uses/strategies)
File:No image.png	Neutral Jump MK	Neutral Jump Forward	u + mk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ (No uses/strategies)
File:No image.png	Neutral Jump HK	Neutral Jump Roundhouse	u + hk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A spinning kick in the air. Really good air-to-air, comes out quickly for good damage.

Diagonal Jumping Normals

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Diagonal Jump LP	Diagonal Jump Jab	ub / uf + lp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Nice air-to-air, comes out quickly.
File:No image.png	Diagonal Jump MP	Diagonal Jump Strong	ub / uf + mp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A good air-to-air move. Hits twice. The first hit can be cancelled into an Air Tatsumaki for a bit more damage. Depending on how many hits you get, you can juggle different moves. If it only hits once, they go into a free juggle state in which basically anything will hit them. If you get two hits, you can only followup with: Another jumping MP, and then cancel into Air Tatsumaki Shoryuken EX Shoryuken Shinku Hadoken Metsu Hadoken
File:No image.png	Diagonal Jump HP	Diagonal Jump Fierce	ub / uf + hp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ (No uses/strategies)
File:No image.png	Diagonal Jump LK	Diagonal Jump Short	ub / uf + lk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Crosses up, good for air-to-ground ticks.
File:No image.png	Diagonal Jump MK	Diagonal Jump Forward	ub / uf + mk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Crosses up.
File:No image.png	Diagonal Jump HK	Diagonal Jump Roundhouse	ub / uf + hk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ The best jump in to do from long-range/not crossing up.

Unique Attacks

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Collarbone Breaker	Overhead	f + mp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Ryu punches downward. Hits high, meaning that a crouching opponent has to stand up to block it. Also hits twice, so that people can't (regular) focus if they see it coming, however it is rather slow. It makes good use at the end of a blockstring if your opponent likes to block your blockstrings crouching. It is possible to combo afterwards, but it must hit in the last active frames of the attack and be properly spaced.
File:No image.png	Solar Plexus Strike	Rocket Punch	f + hp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Ryu moves a little forward and punches forward. Hits twice, so it also breaks regular focus. On hit, leaves you a small window of time to combo afterwards, usually the Shoryuken for ease of use.

Focus Attacks

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Focus Attack (Level 1)	Level 1 Focus	mp + mk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ (No uses/strategies)
File:No image.png	Focus Attack (Level 2)	Level 2 Focus	mp + mk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ (No uses/strategies)
File:No image.png	Focus Attack (Level 3)	Level 3 Focus	mp + mk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ (No uses/strategies)

Throws

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Shoulder Throw	Forward Throw	f or n + lp + lk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ (No uses/strategies)
File:No image.png	Somersault Throw	Back Throw	b + lp + lk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ (No uses/strategies)

Special Moves

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Hadoken	Fireball	qcf + p ex
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Ryu throws a blue ball of energy at his opponent. An integral move in Ryu's basic strategy. The only difference between the regular hadokens is their speed: LP goes the slowest while HP goes the fastest, and MP is in between. Does ok damage, and is relatively safe on block when spaced properly. Always end your blockstrings with a Hadoken for chip damage, also if you're not sure if a Shoryuken as a combo ender will connect. The EX version hits twice, knocks down, and is pretty safe in general (also lights the opponent on fire as an aesthetic effect). In a fireball war with enough meter you can throw an EX fireball to pass through the opponent's regular fireball to hit them and knock them down, allowing you to move freely for a short time.
File:No image.png	Shoryuken	Uppercut/Dragon Punch	dp + p ex
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Ryu does an upper which is fully invincible, follows up with a rising punch, then remains completely defenseless as he falls back to the ground. The Hadoken's best friend. If your opponent jumps over your Hadoken late, this is the go-to special. The LP version takes care of most of your anti-air purposes, however does not have as much invincibility as the MP and HP counterparts. Also great for stopping pressure as it starts up really quickly and knocks the opponent down and away. However, like all great-momentum breakers, its easily punishable on block, so don't do "psychic DPs" too often unless you have the meter to back it up! (even then, don't do that all that often either, as if the opponent blocks and you FADC forward, then its -5). The LP and MP versions are focus/super cancelable, which can save your butt if you guess wrong. HP version isn't, so NEVER use the HP version unless you are ending a combo/going for a chip KO. The EX version of the Shoryuken hits twice and is FADCable on the first hit. In Ultra, the juggle properties of the EX was changed, so you can reset the opponent after you FADC it (ie: EX Shoryu FADC jump HP)
File:No image.png	Tatsumaki Senpukyaku	Hurricane Kick	qcb + k ex armorbreak
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Ryu advances with a spinning kick that will knock down the opponent if it hits. The kick button used determines the distance and length. Dodges fireballs for a good portion of the move duration a little bit before startup, but it cannot hit crouching opponents. Gives a lot of corner carry, so it makes a good combo ender on standing opponents if you want to push them to the corner. The EX version is identical to his Shinku Tatsumaki super from the Alpha/Marvel series. It doesn't move forward, but makes a good counter like a shoryuken. Does a ton of damage, and knocks the opponent across the entire screen, and can be followed up in the corner.
File:No image.png	Air Tatsumaki Senpukyaku	Air Hurricane	(in air) qcb + k ex
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Ryu does his Tatsumaki in the air. Changes his air trajectory when used, however, it can't be used as a corner escape like in previous SF4 versions. On hit, you can followup with a EX Hadoken or a Shinku Hadoken. The EX version completely stops him while in the air for a time, then dropping down to the ground. Makes a good safety if you make a bad jump decision (ie accidentally jump back on a fireball that could KO you)

Super Combo

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Shinku Hadoken	Super Combo	qcf qcf + p
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ An upgraded version of his Hadoken. Hits 5 times, does good damage, causes a hard knockdown. Can be a combo ender after his Hadoken and Shoryuken for extra damage, not so much his Tatsumaki except for certain situations.

Ultra Combos

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Metsu Hadoken	Ultra Combo I	qcf qcf + 3p
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ An even more upgraded version of his Hadoken. Hits 8 times, and does rather low damage for an ultra (only 69 more than Shinku), but has numerous ways to be comboed into. Definitely his most versatile Ultra.
File:No image.png	Metsu Shoryuken	Ultra Combo II	qcf qcf + 3k armorbreak
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ (No uses/strategies)

Combos

Bread and Butter

• cr.MK →
  • xx Hadoken - (130 damage, 200 stun)
  • xx HK Tatsumaki - (180 damage, 300 stun)
• F+HP →
  • HP Shoryuken - (260 damage, 300 stun)
• cr.MP →
  • cr.MP cr.HK - (192 damage, 280 stun)
  • cr.HP xx HK Tatsumaki - (246 damage, 460 stun)
• cr.LK cr.LP →
  • cr.MP cr.HK - (161 damage, 250 stun)
  • cr.MK →
    • xx Hadoken - (147 damage, 250 stun)
    • xx HK Tatsumaki - (182 damage, 320 stun)
• cr.LP cl.LP cr.HP →
  • xx HK Tatsumaki - (216 damage, 400 stun)
  • xx HP Shoryuken - (244 damage, 400 stun)
• (anti-air) LP Shoryuken → EX Hadoken - (170 damage, 200 stun, costs 1 meter stock)

Corner Combos

• LK Tatsumaki →
  • MP Shoryuken - (150 damage, 250 stun) - Use this in place of a HK Tatsu in the corner
  • Shinku Hadoken - (400 damage, 200 stun)
• EX Tatsumaki → EX Hadoken - (260 damage, 300 stun, costs 2 meter stocks)
• LP Shoryuken → Shinku Hadoken - (400 damage, 200 stun) - This can also be done outside of the corner, but the LP Shoryuken has to hit either late on a grounded opponent or as an anti-air.

Ultra I Combos

• (on a grounded opponent) LP Shoryuken xx FADC → Metsu Hadoken - (398 damage, 200 stun, costs 2 meter stocks) - The simplest combo into his Ultra 1.
• (anti-air) LP Shoryuken → Metsu Hadoken - (368 damage, 100 stun)
• EX Hadoken xx FADC → Metsu Hadoken - (364 damage, 100 stun, costs 3 meter stocks) - This combo works in the corner without FADC.
• (corner only) EX Tatsumaki → Metsu Hadoken - (458 damage, 200 stun, costs 1 meter stock)
• (corner only) EX Tatsumaki → EX Hadoken → Metsu Hadoken - (493 damage, 300 stun, costs 2 meter stocks)
• LP Shoryuken xx Shinku Hadoken → Metsu Hadoken - (513 damage, 200 stun) - Be mindful that this depletes both of your meters completely!
• j.MP → Metsu Hadoken - (378 damage, 100 stun)

Ultra II Combos

• EX Shoryuken xx FADC → Metsu Shoruken - (483 damage, 100 stun, costs 3 meter stocks)
• Hadoken xx FADC → Metsu Shoryuken - (??? damage, ??? stun, costs 2 meter stocks)

Strategy

Mastering Hadoken

While Ryu is a jack-of-all-trades that can perform well at any distance, it should come as no surprise that his best position is long-range zoning, and learning how to implement his use of Hadokens at is critical to mastering Ryu. Unfortunately, this is much easier said than done.

Your main strategy as a Ryu player will be to capitalize on your opponent's mistakes, so make sure you watch your opponent's reactions to your Hadokens carefully. Inch forward if they decide to neutral jump over them (LP Hadoken is especially useful for this). If they take the risk of forward jumping, find out where they would end up landing and anti-air accordingly (St. HK from a distance and MP/HP Shoryuken point-blank). If they Focus absorb your Hadoken, watch for if they forward dash or backdash. If they forward dash, analyze whether or not they are entering mid-range, and stick out Cr. MK if they are. If they backdash, press closer toward mid-range and keep them in blockstun with more Hadokens or Cr. MK blockstrings.

Matchups

vs. Abel

(No strategies)

vs. Adon

(No strategies)

vs. Akuma/Gouki

(No strategies)

vs. Balrog/Boxer

(No strategies)

vs. Blanka

(No strategies)

vs. C. Viper

(No strategies)

vs. Cammy

(No strategies)

vs. Chun-Li

(No strategies)

vs. Cody

(No strategies)

vs. Dan

(No strategies)

vs. Decapre

(No strategies)

vs. Dee Jay

(No strategies)

vs. Dhalsim

(No strategies)

vs. Dudley

(No strategies)

vs. E. Honda

(No strategies)

vs. El Fuerte

(No strategies)

vs. Elena

(No strategies)

vs. Evil Ryu

(No strategies)

vs. Fei Long

(No strategies)

vs. Gen

(No strategies)

vs. Gouken

(No strategies)

vs. Guile

(No strategies)

vs. Guy

(No strategies)

vs. Hakan

(No strategies)

vs. Hugo

(No strategies)

vs. Ibuki

(No strategies)

vs. Juri

(No strategies)

vs. Ken

(No strategies)

vs. M.Bison/Dictator

(No strategies)

vs. Makoto

(No strategies)

vs. Oni

(No strategies)

vs. Poison

(No strategies)

vs. Rolento

(No strategies)

vs. Rose

(No strategies)

vs. Rufus

(No strategies)

vs. Ryu (self)

Ryu always wins the Ryu matchup

vs. Sagat

(No strategies)

vs. Sakura

(No strategies)

vs. Seth

(No strategies)

vs. T.Hawk

(No strategies)

vs. Vega/Claw

(No strategies)

vs. Yang

(No strategies)

vs. Yun

(No strategies)

vs. Zangief

(No strategies)

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	30	50	20	HL	ch/sp/su	3	3	6	11	+2	+5	11	14							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Close MP	Close	70	100	40	HL	sp/su	3	3	21	26	-3	+3	21	27							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Close HP	Close	100[80]	200[150]	60	HL	sp/su	5	7	26	37	-15	-10	18	23	[] refers to active frames 3~5f				Forces stand	Forces stand	Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Close LK	Close	30	50	20	HL	-	5	5	7	16	-1	+2	11	14							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Close MK	Close	80	100	40	HL	sp/su	3	5	16	23	-7	-2	14	19							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Close HK	Close	40*70	125*75	60*20	HL	su*-	8	8(2)4	17	38	0	+5	18	23							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Far LP	Far	30	50	20	HL	ch/sp/su	4	3	6	12	+2	+5	11	14							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Far MP	Far	80	100	40	HL	sp/su	5	4	14	22	-4	-1	14	17							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Far HP	Far	120	200	60	HL	-	8	3	15	25	0	+4	18	22							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Far LK	Far	40	50	20	HL	-	5	6	6	16	-1	+2	11	14							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Far MK	Far	80	100	40	HL	-	8	2	17	26	-5	-2	14	17							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Far HK	Far	110	200	60	HL	-	9	4	20	32	-6	-2	18	22							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Crouch LP	Crouch	30	50	20	HL	ch/sp/su	3	2	7	11	+2	+5	11	14							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Crouch MP	Crouch	60	100	40	HL	sp/su	4	4	8	15	+2	+5	14	17							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Crouch HP	Crouch	90	200	60	HL	sp/su	4	8	28	39	-18	-13	18	23					Forces stand	Forces stand	Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Crouch LK	Crouch	20	50	20	L	ch/sp/su	4	3	9	15	-1	+2	11	14							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Crouch MK	Crouch	60	100	40	L	sp/su	5	5	12	21	-2	0	15	17							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Crouch HK	Crouch	90	100	60	L	-	5	4	28	36	-14	-	18	-					Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Collarbone Breaker	+	30*50	50*50	40*20	H	-	17	1(1)2	14	34	-2	+3	14	19	Only +1 hit advantage on crouching opponents						Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Solar Plexus Strike	+	40*60	50*50	60*20	HL	[sp/su]	17	2*2	18	38	0	+4	20	24	[] refers to last 3 recovery frames						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
Neutral Jump LP	Neutral Jump	50	50	20	H	-	10	7	-	16	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	Legs: During startup	-	-	-
Neutral Jump MP	Neutral Jump	80	100	40	H	-	5	5	-	9	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	Legs: During startup	-	-	-
Neutral Jump HP	Neutral Jump	100	200	60	H	-	6	5	-	10	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	Legs: During startup	-	-	-
Neutral Jump LK	Neutral Jump	40	50	20	H	-	5	9	-	13	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	Legs: During startup	-	-	-
Neutral Jump MK	Neutral Jump	80	100	40	H	-	6	10	-	15	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	Legs: During startup	-	-	-
Neutral Jump HK	Neutral Jump	100	200	60	H	-	4	4	-	7	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	Legs: During startup	-	-	-
Diagonal Jump LP	Diagonal Jump	50	50	20	H	-	4	7	-	10	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	Legs: During startup	-	-	-
Diagonal Jump MP	Diagonal Jump	50*30	50*50	40*20	H	sp/su*-	7	3*4	-	13	-	-									1st Hit: Free Juggle, 2nd Hit: Soft Knockdown	1st Hit: Free Juggle, 2nd Hit: Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	Legs: During startup	-	-	JP: 1
Diagonal Jump HP	Diagonal Jump	100	200	60	H	-	6	5	-	10	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	Legs: During startup	-	-	-
Diagonal Jump LK	Diagonal Jump	40	50	20	H	-	4	8	-	11	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	Legs: During startup	-	-	-
Diagonal Jump MK	Diagonal Jump	70	100	40	H	-	6	6	-	11	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	Legs: During startup	-	-	-
Diagonal Jump HK	Diagonal Jump	100	200	60	H	-	7	7	-	13	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	Legs: During startup	-	-	-
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	60	100	20	HL	-	10+11	2	35	57	-21	-21								Crumple	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Focus Attack (Level 2)	Level 2 Focus	80	150	40	HL	-	18+11	2	35	65	-15	-							Crumple	Crumple	Free Juggle	Free Juggle	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Focus Attack (Level 3)	Level 3 Focus	140	200	60	-	-	65	2	35	101	-	-				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
Shoulder Throw	Forward Throw	130	140	40	0.9	-	3	2	20	24	-	-			Untechable knockdown			X	Hard Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Somersault Throw	Back Throw	130	120	40	0.9	-	3	2	20	24	-	-			Untechable knockdown			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
Hadoken	Hadoken	70	100	10/20	HL	su	13	-	32	45	-6	-2			16~17f focus cancellable		X				Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EX Hadoken	Hadoken	50*50	50*50	-250/0	HL	su	11	-	29	40	+1	-			If the first hit connects as a Counter Hit, enemy goes into Free Juggle state and, until the combo is over, the 2nd hit of the EX Fireball or any subsequent EX Fireballs will not increase the Juggle Count, 15~16f focus cancellable		X		Soft Knockdown	1st Hit: Free Juggle, 2nd Hit: Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	1st Hit: Free Juggle, 2nd Hit: Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	JP: 1*2, 2nd Hit does not increase Juggle Count, 1st Hit as the initial Knockdown starts the Juggle Count at 2
Shoryuken	Shoryuken	100[70]	200[100]	30/40	HL	su	3	14	14 + After landing 10	44	-17	-			[] refers to active frames 3~14f				Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	All: 1~2f	Lower body: 3~16f	-	3~4f	4f~	-
	Shoryuken	80*50	150*50	20/20*20	HL	su*-	3	2*12	25 + After landing 18	59	-34	-							Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	All: 1~5f	Lower body: 6~16f	-	-	5f~	2nd Hit JP: 1
	Shoryuken	160[60]	200[50]	20/40[20]	HL	-	3	14	28 + After landing 18	62	-37	-			[] refers to active frames 3~14f				Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	All: 1~4f	Lower body: 5~16f	-	3~4f	3f~	-
EX Shoryuken	Shoryuken	80*60	100*100	-250/0	HL	su	3	2*12	30 + After landing 18	64	-39	-							1st Hit: Free Juggle, 2nd Hit: Soft Knockdown	1st Hit: Free Juggle, 2nd Hit: Soft Knockdown	1st Hit: Free Juggle, 2nd Hit: Soft Knockdown	1st Hit: Free Juggle, 2nd Hit: Soft Knockdown	-	All: 1~16f	-	-	-	6f~	2nd Hit JP: 1
Tatsumaki Senpukyaku	Tatsumaki Senpukyaku	100	200	30/30	HL	-	11	2(6)2	12 + After landing 5	37	-6	-			2nd Hit hits behind, cannot hit crouching opponents	X			Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	Lower body: 7~20f	-	7f~	-
	Tatsumaki Senpukyaku	110	200	30/30	HL	-	12	2(6)2(6)2(6)2(6)2	18 + After landing 3	66	-2	-			2nd Hit & 4th Hit hits behind, cannot hit crouching opponents	X			Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	Lower body: 7~45f	-	7f~	-
	Tatsumaki Senpukyaku	120	200	30/30	HL	-	12	2(6)2(6)2(6)2(6)2	18 + After landing 3	66	-2	-			2nd Hit & 4th Hit hits behind, cannot hit crouching opponents	X			Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	Lower body: 7~45f	-	7f~	-
EX Tatsumaki Senpukyaku	Tatsumaki Senpukyaku	30x4*40	40x5	-250/0	HL	-	11	1(3)1(3)1(3)1(3)1	18 + After landing 3	48	-1	-			2nd Hit & 4th Hit hits behind	X			1st-4th Hit: Forces stand, 5th Hit: Soft Knockdown	1st-4th Hit: Forces stand, 5th Hit: Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	Lower body: 6~27f	-	6f~	JP: 5
Air Tatsumaki Senpukyaku	Airborne Tatsumaki Senpukyaku	70	100	10/40	HL	-	9	2(6)2(6)2	After landing 10	-	-	-			2nd Hit & 4th Hit hits behind				Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	JP: 7*0*0*0
	Airborne Tatsumaki Senpukyaku	80	100	10/40	HL	-	9	2(6)2(6)2	After landing 10	-	-	-			2nd Hit & 4th Hit hits behind				Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	JP: 7*0*0*0
	Airborne Tatsumaki Senpukyaku	90	100	10/40	HL	-	9	2(6)2(6)2	After landing 10	-	-	-			2nd Hit & 4th Hit hits behind				Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	JP: 7*0*0*0
EX Air Tatsumaki Senpukyaku	Airborne Tatsumaki Senpukyaku	40x5	50x5	-250/0	HL	-	7	1(3)1(3)1(3)1(3)1	After landing 4	-	-	-			2nd Hit & 4th Hit hits behind				Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	JP: 7*8*9*10*11
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
Shinku Hadoken	Shinku Hadoken	50x4*100	0	-1000/0	HL	-	1+2	-	49	52	+11	-			5th Hit on grounded opponent puts the opponent into an unjugglable state				5th Hit: Hard Knockdown	5th Hit: Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	-	All: 1f	-	-	-	-	JP: 4*4*4*4*5, 5th Hit as the initial Knockdown starts the Juggle Count at 99
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
Metsu Hadoken	Metsu Hadoken	42x7*75	0	0/0	HL	-	0+11	-	109	120	-25	-							8th Hit: Hard Knockdown	8th Hit: Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	-	All: 1~9f	-	-	-	-	JP: 7*7*7*7*7*7*7*8
Metsu Shoryuken	Metsu Shoryuken	270*38x4*50x3[270*233]	0	0/0	HL	-	0+8	3*3x7	43+ After landing 41	115	-84	-			1st Hit goes into animation, [] refers to animation, guard advantage assumes 2nd hit	X			Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	-	All: 1~9f	Lower body: 11~31f	-	-	11f~ airborne	JP: 0*1*2*3*4*5*6*6
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