Street Fighter Alpha 3/Sagat

Overview Combos Matchups Strategy

Introduction

Feeling somewhat empty since his last match with Ryu, Sagat now realizes that Ryu has purposely thrown out the match so his grudge can be satisfied. Sagat also realized the source of his scar comes from the Satsui no Hado, a dark power that possessed Ryu when he was first defeated by him. Realizing that anger and hatred have corrupted his actions, Sagat now actively seeks out Ryu to not fight him cleanly again for revenge, but out of honor.

Pros	Cons
c. FP is one of the best normals in the game. Great range/speed with an insane amount of priority. Some decent long range normals in s. LK, s. RH and s. MP Tiger knee is fast, good for mobility and reasonably safe on block in many situations Some of the best custom combos in the game, amazing anti-air setups and potential infinite setups that are very difficult to escape Can punish a ton of stuff from very far away with activates One of the easier CC infinites that doesn't require reactivates Larger than normal grab range One of the fastest backward walk speeds j. RH has good priority. Jab tiger uppercut has good horizontal range and can be difficult to punish effectively without meter for some characters	Tallest character in the game with a very fat hurtbox makes him very vulnerable to guard crush pressure and a lot of standing combos Airborne hurtbox is very large Forward walk speed is very slow Sweep is very slow to start up. BnBs aren't great without meter s. MK has a lousy hurtbox, despite the animation Tiger uppercut is airborne very early and can be airblocked even somewhat deep Tiger uppercut has terrible i-frames compared to other DP moves Tiger shots have absolutely awful recovery/damage with giant extended hurtboxes Very meter dependent due to his weak neutral. A polarizing character due to how strong he is with meter and how weak he is without.

Sagat
Character Data

Moves List

Ground Normals

• Close/Far Standing Jab:

Damage	7
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	5/6/13
Block Stun	-5
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-4/+1

• Close Standing Strong:

Damage	12
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	1/A3/XV4
Frame Count	6/3/25
Block Stun	-9
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-8/-4

• Far Standing Strong:

Damage	11
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/A3/XV4
Frame Count	8/4/17
Block Stun	-2
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-1/+3

• Close Standing Fierce:

Damage	17/16
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	1/A4/XV6
Frame Count	7/5/26
Block Stun	-8
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-7/Launch

Only the first active part can be special/super cancelled.

• Far Standing Fierce:

Damage	17
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/A4/XV6
Frame Count	10/6/28
Block Stun	-11
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-10/Launch

• Close/Far Standing Short:

Damage	3+2
Stun	1x2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1x2
Frame Count	5/4/3/20
Block Stun	-9
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-8/-3

Only the first hit can be cancelled.

• Close/Far Standing Forward:

Damage	12
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/A3/XV4
Frame Count	10/3/26
Block Stun	-10
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-9/-5

• Close/Far Standing Roundhouse:

Damage	9+8
Stun	4x2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	1/A1x2/XV3x2
Frame Count	6/3/2/29
Block Stun	-8
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-7/Launch

Only the first hit is cancelleable.

• Crouching Jab:

Damage	6
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	6/4/7
Block Stun	+3
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+4/+9

• Crouching Strong:

Damage	11
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	1/A3/XV4
Frame Count	5/4/13
Block Stun	+2
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+3/+7

• Crouching Fierce:

Damage	16
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/A6/XV9
Frame Count	8/5/15
Block Stun	+3
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+4/Launch

• Crouching Short:

Damage	5
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	4/4/7
Block Stun	+3
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+4/+9

• Crouching Forward:

Damage	11
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes*
Super Cancel	Yes*
Meter on whiff/hit	1/A3/XV4
Frame Count	7/4/21
Block Stun	-6
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-5/-1

• Cannot be special/super cancelled in A/Z, since you have no supers in V, it only super cancels in X.

• Crouching Roundhouse:

Damage	16
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/A4/XV6
Frame Count	9/5/26
Block Stun	-8
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	Knockdown/Launch

Air Normals

• Neutral/Diagonal Jumping Jab:

Damage	7
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	4/10/Lands
Block Stun	N/A
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	N/A

• Neutral/Diagonal Jumping Strong:

Damage	12
Stun	16
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/A3/XV4
Frame Count	4/8/Lands
Block Stun	N/A
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	N/A

• Neutral/Diagonal Jumping Fierce:

Damage	18
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/A4/XV6
Frame Count	10/6/Lands
Block Stun	N/A
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	N/A

• Neutral Jumping Short:

Damage	6
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	6/10/Lands
Block Stun	N/A
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	N/A

• Diagonal Jumping Short:

Damage	6
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	6/10/Lands
Block Stun	N/A
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	N/A

• Neutral Jumping Forward:

Damage	11
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/A3/XV4
Frame Count	6/8/Lands
Block Stun	N/A
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	N/A

• Diagonal Jumping Forward:

Damage	11
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/A3/XV4
Frame Count	8/8/Lands
Block Stun	N/A
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	N/A

• Neutral Jumping Roundhouse:

Damage	17
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/A4/XV6
Frame Count	8/6/Lands
Block Stun	N/A
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	N/A

• Diagonal Jumping Roundhouse:

Damage	17
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/A4/XV6
Frame Count	8/6/Lands
Block Stun	N/A
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	N/A

Special Moves

Tiger Shot: QCF+Punch [X Z V]

-Sagat tosses a wave-shaped fireball high across the screen. The stronger the
 Punch button used, the faster the projectile travels.

Ground Tiger Shot: QCF+Kick [X Z V]

-Sagat crouches down and tosses a wave-shaped fireball low across the screen.
 The stronger the Kick button used, the faster the projectile travels.

Tiger Blow: F,D,DF+Punch [Z V]

-Sagat will rise into the air with an uppercut. The stronger the Punch button
 used, the higher and faster Sagat will punch. Using MP or HP, the uppercut
 will hit 5 or 7 times respectively.

Tiger Crush: F,D,DF+Kick [Z V]

-Sagat hops forward with a quick high knee strike. The stronger the Kick
 button used, the farther Sagat will leap. Note that this attack has a
 different motion in X-Ism.

Tiger Crush: QCF,UF+Kick [X]

-Sagat hops forward with a quick high knee strike. The stronger the Kick
 button used, the farther Sagat will leap. Note that this attack has a
 different motion in Z-Ism and V-Ism.

Tiger Uppercut: F,D,DF+Punch [X]

-Sagat will rise into the air with an uppercut. The stronger the Punch button
 used, the higher and faster Sagat will punch. This attack can hit twice up
 close.

Super Combos

Tiger Genocide: QCF,D,DF+Kick [X A]

-A more powerful version of the Tiger Crush and Tiger Blow/Uppercut, Sagat
 hops forward with a multi-hitting Tiger Crush knee strike, then follows with
 a multi-hitting Tiger Blow/Uppercut. At Level 3, he will perform a second
 Tiger Blow/Uppercut.
    Level 1: 7 Hits      Level 2: 10 Hits      Level 3: 14 Hits

Tiger Cannon: QCF,QCF+Punch [A]

-A more powerful version of the Tiger Shot, Sagat tosses a multi-hitting
 wave-shaped fireball high across the screen. This can be used to cancel an
 oncoming projectile, removing one hit from the total. At Level 3, the
 fireball will burn opponents and knock them down.
    Level 1: 4 Hits      Level 2: 5 Hits       Level 3: 6 Hits

Tiger Raid: QCB,QCB+Kick [A]

-Sagat performs a series of increasingly high kicks, followed by a leaping
 multi-hit kick straight across the screen. At Level 3, Sagat's leg becomes
 fiery during the jumpkick for more damage.
    Level 1: 6 Hits      Level 2: 7 Hits       Level 3: 7 Hits

Angry Charge: QCF+Taunt [A]

-Sagat's scar on his chest glows while he does a pose, this will cost a single stock/ 1/3 of your meter. 
The damage of the next tiger blow will be increased.

Which Ism?

A-Ism

Unfortunately, one of the weakest characters in the game, despite him having his usual toolset. They gutted his tiger shots and tiger uppercut badly enough that he struggles in neutral against a lot of characters.

V-Ism

Recommended. The character is very meter dependent, so you definitely want to play V-Sagat.