Capcom vs SNK 2/Groove Subsystems

Groove Subsystems are major components of the Groove system in CvS2, rounding out the feature set of each of the six grooves. Most subsystem components are present in multiple grooves, making them less exclusive than unique features of the grooves but not as universal as the basic system functions of the game (movement, life meters, etc.) which are present with all grooves.

This page shows the technical information for each of the Groove Subsystems. Refer to individual groove or character pages for strategy considerations, as their optimal usage can vary.

Dash

As seen in: C-Groove, A-Groove, and P-Groove

Command: , rapidly

A dash is a rapid forward movement over a fixed distance. Although the speed, horizontal travel, and hop height of dashes vary by character, they all share the same properties:

• Execute a forward dash by tapping forward twice.
• Once started, you are committed to the dash until it ends, you are hit out of it, or you are thrown out of it.
  • You cannot jump out of, cut short, or cancel the dash with an attack.
  • You can tech throws attempts made on you during the dash.
• Once the dash ends, you can immediately begin to attack or throw the opponent.
• Although some characters dash by sliding flat against the ground, all dashes are considered airborne, but with the following properties:
  • If hit out of the dash with a normal attack, you will air flip out of it. In this situation, normal air flip out properties apply, allowing you to land safely and immediately block.
  • If hit with a sweep, you will be knocked down as if you were not dashing.
  • If hit with an attack that juggles, such as a fireball super, all hits will connect as normal.
• Dashes do not pass through or crossover standing, crouching, or airborne opponents.
  • Dashes can pass under an airborne opponent as long as the character pushboxes do not collide.
  • However, some characters hop high enough into the air during a dash that they can cross to the other side of downed opponents (aka the "Corpse Hop" or "Dead Body Hop") or even dash over ground fireballs. See the Dash Data Chart below for more details on which characters have this ability.

Backdash

As seen in: All Grooves

Command: , rapidly

A backdash is the reverse of dash, a rapid backwards movement over a fixed distance. Unlike the forward dash, the backdash is a universal system mechanic present in all grooves, even the ones that use forward runs. It is listed here due to its obvious connection to forward dashes, and the sake of listing backdash data with regular dash data in the Dash Data Chart below.

All the properties of the forward dash listed above also apply to the backdash.

Dash Data Chart

The table below shows the distance and height, in pixels, of all (non-boss) character dashes and backdashes. Characters that can corpse hop with their dash (14 pixels of height or more) are bolded• with one dot. Characters that can hop over ground fireballs with their dash (22.5 pixels or more) are bolded•• with two dots. The table columns are sortable, with the initial sort separating the Capcom and SNK characters and displaying them by the default roster order.

CvS2 Dash and Backdash Data

Character	Dash Horiz Dist	Dash Vert Height	Backdash Horiz Dist	Backdash Vert Height
Ryu	97	0	65	0
Ken	97	0	65	0
Guile •	101	14	85	14
Zangief ••	66	22.5	65	22.5
Dhalsim ••	69	22.5	58	22.5
E.Honda •	85	19.6	85	19.6
Blanka ••	113	22.5	113	22.5
Balrog (Bxr) ••	113	22.5	113	22.5
Vega (Clw) ••	112	22.5	113	22.5
Sagat	64	0	85	0
M.Bison (Dic) ••	102	23.9	89	0
Sakura	88	11.3	88	11.3
Cammy ••	113	22.5	104	0
Morrigan ••	118	22.5	117	22.5
Dan •	102	15.8	98	37.4
Eagle ••	113	22.5	132	18
Maki ••	113	22.5	113	22.5
Kyosuke	97	0	65	0
Yun ••	113	22.5	102	0
Rolento	99	0	100	0
Akuma	80	0	81	0
Kyo	101	11.7	118	11.7
Iori	102	0	119	22.5
Terry •	102	15	95	15
Ryo	88	11.3	88	22.5
Mai	101	9.6	102	22.5
Kim ••	88	22.5	98	22.5
Geese	65	0	72	0
Yamazaki	71	0	72	0
Raiden ••	96	22.5	96	22.5
Rugal	65	0	85	11.3
Vice ••	113	22.5	113	22.5
Benimaru ••	113	22.5	113	22.5
Yuri ••	113	22.5	113	22.5
King ••	88	22.5	96	22.5
Nakoruru ••	113	22.5	113	22.5
Joe	97	0	64	0
Todo ••	112	22.5	69	22.5
Athena ••	112	22.5	113	22.5
Rock •	102	18	102	18
Haohmaru	96	0	64	0
Hibiki	81	0	88	22.5
Chang •	57	16.9	40	16.9

Run

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Run Speed Chart

The table below shows how many pixels forward per frame a character runs. Basically, the higher the number, the faster the go and the more distance they cover in the same period of time as slower running characters. The table columns are sortable, with the initial sort separating the Capcom and SNK characters and displaying them by the default roster order.

CvS2 Run Speed Data

Character	Run Speed
Ryu	8.2
Ken	8.5
Chun Li	9.0
Guile	8.0
Zangief	5.6
Dhalsim	6.4
E.Honda	6.9
Blanka	7.2
Balrog	8.8
Vega	10.1
Sagat	7.2
M.Bison	9.2
Sakura	8.0
Cammy	9.8
Morrigan	8.0
Dan	8.0
Eagle	8.2
Maki	9.0
Kyosuke	8.5
Yun	9.0
Rolento	9.0
Akuma	8.5
Kyo	8.2
Iori	7.4
Terry	8.8
Ryo	7.4
Mai	9.6
Kim	8.5
Geese	7.2
Yamazaki	7.2
Raiden	5.6
Rugal	8.5
Vice	8.0
Benimaru	8.8
Yuri	8.5
King	8.0
Nakoruru	9.2
Joe	8.0
Todo	7.4
Athena	8.5
Rock	8.5
Haohmaru	7.4
Hibiki	7.2
Chang	5.6

Rolling

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Roll Data Chart

The table below shows roll data for all (non-boss) characters in CvS2. The columns show:

• Character Name
• Distance of Character Roll, in pixels
• Number of Fully Invulnerable frames in the Roll (this is universally 27 frames)
• Number of Upper Body Only Invulnerable frames, if any
• Number of completely vulnerable Recovery frames of the Roll
• The Total number of frames of the roll from start to finish. This is the "true" speed of the roll in terms of game frames.
• The "Apparent Speed" of the roll. This helps differentiate visually "fast" and "slow" rolls as a factor of distance covered over equal frame time.

The table columns are sortable, with the initial sort separating the Capcom and SNK characters and displaying them by the default roster order.

CvS2 Roll Data

Character	Roll Distance (Px)	Full Invul (Fr)	Upper Invul (Fr)	Recovery (Fr)	Total Frames	Apparent Speed
Ryu	120	27	2	4	33	3.64
Ken	120	27	2	4	33	3.64
Chun-Li	132	27	2	4	33	4.00
Guile	167	27	4	4	35	4.77
Zangief	120	27	4	4	35	3.43
Dhalsim	135	27	4	4	35	3.86
E.Honda	116	27	4	3	34	3.41
Blanka	135	27	4	4	35	3.86
Balrog (Bxr)	112	27	0	3	30	3.73
Vega (Clw)	102	27	2	4	33	3.09
Sagat	112	27	0	3	30	3.73
M.Bison (Dic)	116	27	1	3	31	3.74
Sakura	112	27	0	4	31	3.61
Cammy	112	27	8	4	39	2.87
Morrigan	135	27	4	5	36	3.75
Dan	120	27	2	4	33	3.64
Eagle	120	27	2	4	33	3.64
Maki	120	27	2	4	33	3.64
Kyosuke	117	27	2	3	32	3.66
Yun	120	27	2	4	33	3.64
Rolento	118	27	0	5	32	3.69
Akuma	120	27	2	4	33	3.64
Kyo	136	27	4	4	35	3.89
Iori	132	27	0	2	29	4.55
Terry	112	27	0	4	31	3.61
Ryo	120	27	2	4	33	3.64
Mai	113	27	0	4	31	3.65
Kim	98	27	0	2	29	3.38
Geese	135	27	4	4	35	3.86
Yamazaki	113	27	0	3	30	3.77
Raiden	116	27	3	5	35	3.31
Rugal	120	27	2	4	33	3.64
Vice	84	27	0	4	31	2.71
Benimaru	113	27	0	3	30	3.77
Yuri	112	27	0	3	30	3.73
King	102	27	0	2	29	3.52
Joe	120	27	2	4	33	3.64
Nakoruru	120	27	2	4	33	3.64
Todo	120	27	2	4	33	3.64
Athena	102	27	0	2	29	3.52
Rock	112	27	7	4	38	2.95
Haohmaru	120	27	2	4	33	3.64
Hibiki	120	27	6	4	37	3.24
Chang	120	27	13	3	43	2.79

Dodge

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Counter Attack

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Counter Movement

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Air Guard

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Small Jump

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Tactical Recovery

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Safe Fall

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