Street Fighter 2: Champion Edition/Vega (claw)

Introduction

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Moves List

Normal Moves

Rainbow Suplex: f + Medium or Hard Punch

Stardust Drop: close, f + Medium or Harp Punch in air

Special Moves

Backflip: b, b

Rolling Claw: b~f + Punch

Wall Jump: dcuf/dcub + Kick

Dive Claw: Punch

Izuna Drop: f + Punch when close

The Basics

Anti Air: standing High Punch

High Poke: crouching Medium Punch

Low Poke: crouching Medium Kick

Combos

• LP Rolling Claw,cr.MP
• j.MK,cr.MK,cr.MP

Hitboxes

Standing Normals

• Standing Jab/Short:

Damage+vega	4+0
Stun	1~7
Stun Timer	40
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
On Hit	+5
Frame Count		2	2	4	4	1
Simplified		4		4	5

Standing Jab and Standing Short are identical in frame data and hitboxes.

• Standing Strong/Forward:

Damage+vega	10+2
Stun	5~11
Stun Timer	60
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
On Hit	+8
Frame Count		5	4	7

Standing Strong and Standing Forward are identical in frame data and hitboxes.

• Standing Fierce/Roundhouse:

Damage+vega	14+4
Stun	11~17
Stun Timer	80
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
On Hit	-2
Frame Count		7	6	19

Standing Fierce and Standing Roundhouse are identical in frame data and hitboxes.

• Crouching Jab:

Damage+vega	4+0
Stun	1~7
Stun Timer	40
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
On Hit	+6
Frame Count		1	1	2	4	4
Simplified		4			4	4

• Crouching Strong:

Damage+vega	10+2
Stun	5~11
Stun Timer	60
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
On Hit	+8
Frame Count		5	4	7*

• Crouching Fierce:

Damage+vega	14+4
Stun	11~17
Stun Timer	80
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
On Hit	-2
Frame Count		7	6	19*

Same range with claw. Over half screen.

• Crouching Short:

Damage	7
Stun	1~7
Stun Timer	40
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
On Hit	+5
Frame Count		2	1	1	1	4	5
Simplified		5				4	5

Crouching short hitboxes and frame data are identical with or without claw.

• Crouching Forward:

Damage	10
Stun	5~11
Stun Timer	60
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
On Hit	+8
Frame Count		2	1	1	1	4	7
Simplified		5				4	7

Crouching forward hitboxes and frame data are identical with or without claw.

• Crouching Roundhouse:

Damage	14
Stun	5~11
Stun Timer	130
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
On Hit	KD
On Block	-11
Frame Count		3	2	2	21	14
Simplified		7			21	14

A long slide across the ground which knocks down. Crouching roundhouse hitboxes and frame data are identical with or without claw. Amusingly, unlike all other crouching attacks, no claw is shown during the active frames of the c.RH animation even when the player still has the vega.

Aerial Moves

• Neutral Jumping Jab/Short:

Damage	8
Stun	1~7
Stun Timer	?
Special Cancel	No
Frame Count		1	1	20	2	2	∞
Simplified		2		20	∞

• Neutral Jumping Strong/Forward:

Damage	12
Stun	5~11
Stun Timer	?
Special Cancel	No
Frame Count		1	1	10	2	2	∞
Simplified		2		10	∞

• Neutral Jumping Fierce/Roundhouse:

Damage	16
Stun	11~17
Stun Timer	?
Special Cancel	No
Frame Count		2	2	5	2	2	∞
Simplified		4		5	∞

• Diagonal Jumping Jab/Short:

Damage	7
Stun	1~7
Stun Timer	?
Special Cancel	No
Frame Count		1	1	20	2	2	∞
Simplified		2		20	∞

• Diagonal Jumping Strong/Forward:

Damage	10
Stun	5~11
Stun Timer	?
Special Cancel	No
Frame Count		1	2	10	2	2	∞
Simplified		3		10	∞

• Diagonal Jumping Fierce/Roundhouse:

Damage	14
Stun	11~17
Stun Timer	?
Special Cancel	No
Frame Count		2	2	5	2	2	∞
Simplified		4		5	∞

Unique Moves

• Wall Jump: Jump towards wall, then press away from wall

Frame Count	6

Throws

Vega can throw with Strong and Fierce, and has an Airthrow with Strong or Fierce.

• Rainbow Suplex: (←/→ + Strong/Fierce)

Damage	28
Stun	7~13
Stun Timer	99
Range (from axis)	48
Range advantage	19

Both punch throws are the same.

• Stardust Drop (a.k.a. air throw): (←/→ + Strong/Fierce) while airbourne

Damage	28
Stun	7~13
Stun Timer	100
Range (from axis)	58
Range advantage	29

Both punch throws are the same.

Special Moves

• Rolling Crystal Flash: (Charge ←, →, P) [charge time: 59f]

Startup:

Frame Count	5	5
Simplified	10

In the American Version Vega only roll 1 time,in the Japanese one...

Active part 1:

• Jab Version: This does not occur.
• Strong Version: This happens only once.
• Fierce Version: This happens 2 times.

Damage (Jab)	-
Damage (Strong)	4,4
Damage (Fierce)	4,4,4,4
Stun	0~6,0~6
Stun Timer	30,30
-	-
Frame Count		4	3	3	1	2
Simplified		4	6		1	2

Active part 2:

Damage (Jab)+claw	4,4
Damage (Strong)+claw	4,4
Damage (Fierce)+claw	4,4
Stun	0~6,0~6
Stun Timer	30,30
Frame Count		4	3	3	3	2	2
Simplified		4	6		3	4

Damage (Jab)+claw	16+10
Damage (Strong)+claw	16+10
Damage (Fierce)+claw	18+10
Stun	13~19
Stun Timer	130
Frame Advantage	+9
Frame Count		8

Recovery:

Frame Count	4	1
Simplified	5

A point blank fierce roll is usually blockable after the second hit. Depending on positioning, the second hit of both active part 1 and 2 are capable of hitting low (i.e. Fierce RCF contains 3 possible low hits). However, after hitting low in this fashion, the opponent being in hitstun long enough for the rest of the roll to connect is even more position dependent.

• Flying Barcelona Attack: (Charge ↓, ↑, K), [charge time: 59f] P for claw attack, or any direction + P for Izuna drop

• Claw attack (vs ground):

Damage (Short)+claw	16+6
Damage (Fwd)+claw	18+6
Damage (RH)+claw	20+6
Stun	13~19
Stun Timer	120
Frame Adv	-12
Frame Count		3	10

• Claw attack (air-to-air):

As above, except

Stun	11~17
Stun Timer	80
Frame Adv	KD

• Izuna drop:

Damage	28
Stun	7~13
Stun Timer	99
Frame Count		2

Recovery:

Frame Count	1	2	2	9	2
Simplified	17

Vega jumps to the wall, clings briefly as in his walljump, then jumps towards the opponent. After touching the wall, Vega's arc is controllable with ← and →.

For the Claw attack, the initial kick button pressed (NOT the punch button) determines the damage dealt. Hitting a grounded opponent near the head with the Claw attack leaves you at considerable disadvantage, less so when hitting deeper (best case is -1f). Hitting an airbourne opponent with the Claw attack results in a knockdown.

The Izuna drop leaves plenty of time to set up a safe jump or meaty attack.

• Backslash (a.k.a backflip): Tap Back Twice

Invincible:

Frame Count	1	7	8	19	3	8	8
Simplified	54

Recovery:

Frame Count	9

Vega's sole move with invincibility. Unfortunately it's slow enough that most opponents can simply chase Vega down and punish the considerable recovery, or at the very least keep the pressure on. Generally an unfavourable option.

Misc Animations

Walk back	Neutral	Walk Fwd	Crouch

• Standing reel:

• Standing gut reel:

• Crouching reel:

• Dizzy:

• Knockdown bouncing pushbox:

Frame Count	9

For some reason, Vega has a series of knockdown frames with an elevated pushbox. This allows his opponent (character dependent?) to walk "through" a knocked down Vega, which can be very annoying

Miscellaneous

Technical info about Claw's claw

Advanced Strategy

Another of the 4 now playable bosses of the game,but a shame compared to Sagat and Dictador.

Vega's gameplan is about hit and jump with some cheap pressure set ups.

Your main objetive is to poke and charge to made your Barcelona Special and attack your opponent with your throw or claw attack,Rolling Attack isn't useful int the American version,but is buffed in Japanese one now that rolls depends of the strenght of the punch (1 time Jab,2 times Strong,3 times Fierce),and can be used for cheap pressure damage.

He doesn't had Anti Airs Special but crouching Fierce and standing Roundhouse had decent range to be used like that,also you can punish projectiles with Crouching Roundhouse if you don't had time to charge for Barcelona Special that is great against them too.

Air-to-Air Move its nice too, he had an Air Throw and also a fast jump with better jumping normals than the Shadaloo ones,and also he had quick tap back Special that is useful to be away to your opponent and invincible against projectile and jump in attacks.

Match-Ups

Vs. Dictador

Street Fighter 2: Champion Edition