Street Fighter 6/Luke

Luke
Vitals
Life Points	10000
Ground Movement
Forward Walk Speed	0.047
Backward Walk Speed	0.032
Forward Dash Speed	19
Backward Dash Speed	23
Forward Dash Distance	1.467
Backward Dash Distance	0.751
Drive Rush Min. Distance (Throw)	0.817
Drive Rush Min. Distance (Block)	2.499
Drive Rush Max Distance	3.461
Jumping
Jump Speed	4+38+3
Jump Apex	2.115
Forward Jump Distance	1.90
Backward Jump Distance	1.52
Throws
Throw Range	0.8
Throw Hurtbox	0.33

Introduction

A contractor for a PMC, Luke uses his elite military background to teach mixed martial arts. His days off are spent eating junk food, playing video games, and fighting, but make no mistake—Luke plays to win.

Luke Sullivan is a shotoclone character with an emphasis on a strong midrange pressure and whiff punishing. Luke has most of the standard shoto tools you could want, but puts several unique spins on them to craft his own style. Where Ryu is defensive and neutral-oriented, and Ken is aggression and combo-utility oriented, Luke focuses on a strong midrange that transitions into excellent pressure once he's gotten in.

One notable thing about Luke compared to other shotos is his many advancing target combos that let him convert openings into effective punishes and pressure. Luke can use his great 2MP, 5MK and 2MK to push opponents back, or lunge forward for punishes with 5LP, 5MP and 5HP. Complimenting this is his signature Sand Blast fireball, an exceptionally formidable tool for both neutral and pressure. Its extremely high speed allows Luke to use it as an extended poke or blockstring ender while still having good advantage on block at most ranges. If he chooses to spend meter on OD or Drive Rush, then Luke is also capable of dealing monstrous damage and carrying you very deep into the corner.

Once the opponent is in the corner or low on Drive, Luke is extremely formidable at locking the opponent down. Easy throw loops, a fast and safe overhead, a Level 3 Super that gives him oki, along with many ways to be plus or even fully reset pressure. Many of Luke's normals lunge him forward, which synergizes with Drive Rush to create hard-to-escape pressure sequences and surprise whiff punish opportunities. On defense Luke excels at well, with his 2LP being a 4f jab with a great hitbox. He has a great DP with Rising Uppercut and a fantastic anti-air in 2HP.

Perhaps the only things Luke could be considered to struggle with is his approaches, as he doesn't have as many ways to effectively skip neutral and force RPS in neutral the same way other top tiers like Ken and Juri can. He also has a rather poor sweep, but he can make up for this by using 5HP to punish a sweep on block instead of sweeping back. All in all, Luke is a character with few meaningful weaknesses, and can perform well at all levels of play. While his 5LP is on the slower side, this is because it moves him forward for better punishes and pressure and thus exists as a tradeoff rather than a weakness. Sand Blast similarly does not travel fullscreen outside of the OD version, but this is another tradeoff for its powerful speed and frame advantage. None of these differences create meaningful weaknesses in Luke, allowing him to craft a strong and reliable gameplan. If you want a shoto with more of a focus on pressure and playing out the midrange, you should hit the streets with Luke.

Pick if you like:

Avoid if you dislike:

Well Rounded: A remixed yet still generalist shoto-esque kit that is never truly out of options
Extremely Safe: Pressure that is hard to challenge with a 2MP that is plus
Disciplined Neutral: Many safe and forward moving normals that allow for potent whiff punishes and a hitscan fireball that keeps them locked down
Everything in One Combo: His Perfect Flash Knuckle combos give his best corner carry, damage, and oki when you can route into them

Combo Focused Special Moves: Most special moves don't have much utility in pressure or neutral
Low Impact: Having below average damage even with meter
Straightforward: A general lack of silly gimmicks to rely on, slightly ironic considering how much of a goober Luke is

Classic & Modern Versions Comparison

List of differences with Modern Luke
Missing Normals	Standing Light Kick (5LK) Standing Medium Kick (5MK)
Missing Command Normals	Outlaw Kick (4HK)
Shortcut-Only Specials	Avenger (2S) ~5X for No Chaser (~P) ~2X for Impaler (~K)
Assist Combos	A[L~L~L~L]: 2LK ~ 2LP ~ OD Flash Knuckle ~ SA1 No SA1: 2LK ~ 2LP ~ OD Flash Knuckle ~ M Rising Uppercut Burnout: 2LK ~ 2LP ~ L Flash Knuckle On Block: stops at 2LP Auto-hitconfirm if opponent is hit by the 2nd light in the string A[M~M~M]: 2MP ~ OD Flash Knuckle ~ SA2 No SA2: 2LK ~ 2MP ~ OD Flash Knuckle ~ M Flash Knuckle Burnout: 2MP ~ L Flash Knuckle On Block: stops at OD/L Flash Knuckle A[H~H~H]: 5HP ~ OD Sand Blast ~ SA3 Can transition to Fatal Shot by pressing S instead No SA3: 5HP ~ OD Sand Blast ~ Fatal Shot Burnout: 5HP ~ M Sand Blast ~ SA3 On Block: stops at OD/M Sand Blast (no ~Fatal Shot)
Miscellaneous Changes	Triple Impact (5LP~MP~HP) changed to 5L~L~L Nose Breaker (2MK~2HP) changed to 2M~M The L and M Assist Combos can transition from OD Flash Knuckle into DDT by pressing ~XX even with the Auto button held

Most of the tools Luke is missing in Modern are combo tools, namely 5LK in light confirms, j.MP for his only cancelable jumping normal into Aerial Flash Knuckle, and 4HK for his highest damage combo starter/filler.

The most important omissions for neutral are Classic Luke's 5MK (a low-risk ranged poke that pushes opponents out without moving Luke in) and j.HP (a jump-in hitting directly below Luke that is difficult to contest or anti-air). This makes Modern Luke's keepaway slightly worse and his jump-ins slightly easier to beat, though this difference is negligible.

Of the whole cast, Luke is probably the one whose Modern and Classic kits are the most similar, with the added benefit of Modern conveniences (auto hit-confirming low lights, instant Supers, etc).

Normals

Standing Normals

5lp

Stand LP

5LP

5LP

Standing Light Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
7	2	11(14)	Sp SA TC	300	LH	+2	-3

An advancing jab that is chainable, special cancelable and goes into a target combo. Even with the low blockstun, forward movement of the jab and the many cancels make this a solid pressure tool

5mp

Stand MP

5MP

5MP

Standing Medium Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
9	4	16	SA TC	600	LH	+2	-3

Okay wiff punishing too but mainly will be used when going directly into Snapback Combo target combo.

5hp

Stand HP

5HP

5HP

Standing Heavy Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
10	3	23	Sp SA	800	LH	+1	-6

Large swing that deals high drive bar damage when blocked and is special cancelable with a large amount of blockstun/hitstun. This can make it a strong tool when pressuring the opponent as it makes most cancels even scarier.

deals .5 Drive bar damage when blocked

5lk

Stand LK

5LK

5LK

Standing Light Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
5	2	12	Sp SA	300	LH	+3	-2

Chainable, fast, and decent range makes this a solid poke for frametraps or challenging at range.

5mk

Stand MK

5MK

5MK

Standing Medium Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
8	3	16(19)	-	700	LH	+1	-3

One of Luke's go to neutral button, 5MK hits far and quickly making it an ideal poke

5hk

Stand HK

5HK

5HK

Standing Heavy Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
10	7	16	-	900	LH	+2(+8)	-5(+1)

Luke's premier meaty button, being as high as +7 oH / 0 oB when connecting with the final active frame.

launches on wiff counterhit for a full combo

Crouching Normals

2lp

Crouch LP

2LP

2LP

Crouching Light Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
4	2	10	Chn Sp SA	300	LH	+4	-2

2mp

Crouch MP

2MP

2MP

Crouching Medium Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
6	2	14(17)	Sp SA	600	LH	+5	+1

One of the few characters with plus normals, This move is fantastic for pressuring the opponent and setting up frame traps

2hp

Crouch HP

2HP

2HP

Crouching Heavy Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
7	5	24	Sp SA	800	LH	+1	-13

Luke's go to anti air beyond Rising Rocket and works as a solid combo tool up close. 2HP is special cancelable early on during the active frames but will almost never be special cancelable when done as an anti air.

2lk

Crouch LK

2LK

2LK

Crouching Light Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
5	3	11	Chn	200	L	0	-3

2mk

Crouch MK

2MK

2MK

Crouching Medium Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
8	3	19	Sp SA TC	500	L	-2	-6

One of Luke's best pokes as it is special cancelable and hits at range. The threat of drive rush or plus frames from specials can make the opponent very afraid of this move

2hk

Crouch HK

2HK

2HK

Trench Breaker

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
10	3	24(26)	-	900	L	KD +40	-9

Jumping Normals

jlp

Jump LP

j.LP

j.LP

Jumping Light Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
5	9	3 land	-	300	H	+5(+9)	+1(+5)

jmp

Jump MP

j.MP

j.MP

Jumping Medium Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
9	4	3 land	Sp	700	H	+9(+11)	+5(+7)

Great air to air as it can lead into a combo with j.214[P]

jhp

Jump HP

j.HP

j.HP

Jumping Heavy Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
9	6	3 land	-	800	H	+6(+15)	+2(+11)

jlk

Jump LK

j.LK

j.LK

Jumping Light Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
6	6	3 land	-	300	H	+5(+10)	+1(+6)

jmk

Jump MK

j.MK

j.MK

Jumping Medium Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
7	6	3 land	-	500	H	+8(+13)	+4(+9)

jhk

Jump HK

j.HK

j.HK

Jumping Heavy Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
10	6	3 land	-	800	H	+8(+15)	+4(+11)

Command Normals

6mp

Rawhide

6MP

6MP

Rawhide

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
21	2	21	-	600	H	+2	-3

4hp

Suppressor

4HP

4HP

Suppressor

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
16	3	20	Sp SA	800	LH	+3	-3

Luke's ideal Punish Counter starter, but due to its short reach and slow speed it's mostly relegated to DP punishes. However, it does link to 2HP on punish counter which leads into a launch with 214[LP].

4hk

Outlaw Kick

4HK

4HK

Outlaw Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
12	4	24	-	1000	LH	+4	-3

6hp

Brutal Spike

6HP

6HP

Brutal Spike

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
16	3	15(19)	TC	800	LH	+3	-3

Great pressure tool as it is an advancing move that is plus on block. The only downside is the large startup and recovery makes it prone to drive impact

Target Combos

6HP~6HP

Double Impact

6HP~6HP

Double Impact

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
11	2	34	Sp SA	600	LH	KD +20	-19

Adds a knockdown and some more damage to Luke's 6HP. Punishable and not special cancelable with a small cancel window for the TC itself.

2MP~2HP

Nose Breaker

2MK~2HP

Nose Breaker

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
9	3	25	-	600(480)	LH	+2	-8

Adds damage and makes Luke plus on hit after 2MK, but does not cancel and is punishable on block.

5LP~5MP~5HP

Triple Impact

5LP~MP~HP

             No resultsNo results

Luke's main way to convert 5LP into damage. The last hit is special cancelable, giving him more damage and a better knockdown on hit or RPS on block, although it is not in his favor.

5MP~5MP~5MP~5MP

Snapback Combo

5MP~MP~MP~MP

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             No results

No results No results Excellent whiff punish confirm tool from 5MP as the second hit cancels into super.

Universal Mechanics

Throws

lplk

Sweeper

LPLK

Sweeper

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
5	3	23	-	1200 (2040)	T	KD +19	-

4lplk

Scrapper

4LPLK

Scrapper

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
5	3	23	-	1200 (2040)	T	KD +14	-

Drive Moves

hphk

Drive Impact

HPHK

Muzzle Flash

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
26	2	35	-	800	LH	KD +35 / Wall Splat KD +65	-3 / Wall Splat HKD +72

6hphk

Drive Reversal

6HPHK

Battering Ram (Block)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
20	3	26(31)	-	500 recoverable	LH	KD +23	-6

mpmk

Drive Parry

MPMK

Drive Parry

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
1	12 or until released	33(1)(11)	-	-	-	-	-

66

Drive Rush

66

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             No results

Taunts

5pppkkk

Neutral Taunt

5PPPKKK

"Come on!"

5PPPKKK

Neutral Taunt

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
96 (total)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

6pppkkk

Forward Taunt

6PPPKKK

"Let's let it fly!"

6PPPKKK

Forward Taunt

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
180 (total)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

4pppkkk

Back Taunt

4PPPKKK

"Hadooken!"

4PPPKKK

Back Taunt

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
109 (total)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

At a brisk 60 total frames, this is Luke's optimal BGs taunt.

Special Moves

Sand Blast (236P)

Sand Blast

236P

236LP

Sand Blast

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
14	[5]	33	SA3	600	LH	-3	-8

Negative on block at the ranges it will hit.

236MP

Sand Blast

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
17	[7]	30	SA3	600	LH	0	-5

Can be slightly plus at max range.

236HP

Sand Blast

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
20	[10]	27	SA3	600	LH	+3	-2

Becomes plus even if slightly spaced.

236PP

Sand Blast

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
16	-	24	SA2 SA3	400x2	LH	KD +41	-2

Travels fullscreen, unlike the other Drive-less versions.

236PP~PP

Fatal Shot

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
8	-	42	-	1000(800)	LH	KD +46~58	-21

Costs an extra Drive bar.

Tacks on more damage and a better knockdown.

Rising Rocket (623P)

Rising Rocket

623P

623LP

Rising Uppercut

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
5	10	22+12 land	SA3	900(800)	LH	KD +28	-27

623MP

Rising Uppercut

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
6	10	24+12 land	SA3	1000(800)	LH	KD +28	-29

623HP

Rising Uppercut

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
9	10	25+15 land	SA3	1200(800)	LH	KD +29	-33

All meterless versions do 800 damage when connecting with the later active frames.

623PP

Rising Uppercut

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
6	3,7	35+15 land	-	800(600),600	LH	KD +25	-40(-43)

The first hit of the OD version does 600 damage when connecting with the later active frames.

623PP~PP

Slam Dunk

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
16	3	14+16 land	-	600	H	KD +14	-

Costs an extra Drive bar.

Flash Knuckle (214LP)

Flash Knuckle (LP)

214LP (hold OK)

214LP

LP Flash Knuckle

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
13	3	31	SA3	700	LH	KD +32	-18

Luke's main knockdown ender.

214[LP]

LP Flash Knuckle (hold)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
26	2,2	25(26)	SA3	600,200	LH	KD +54	-8

Clashes with single-hit projectiles.

Luke's least-situational charged version. Instead of just knocking down, it allows for a juggle afterwards. Only combos from 2HP.

Flash Knuckle (214MP)

Flash Knuckle (MP)

214MP (hold OK)

214MP

MP Flash Knuckle

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
19	3	27	SA3	900	LH	+3	-8

Does not knock down grounded opponents and knocks airborne opponents away. Good in juggles against characters Luke wants to keep out.

214[MP]

MP Flash Knuckle (hold)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
29	2,2	26	SA3	800,200	LH	KD +54(+67)	-3

Clashes with single-hit projectiles.
Wallbounces on hit.

Situational but leads to high damage juggles midscreen. Launches opponents out of the corner.

Flash Knuckle (214HP)

Flash Knuckle (HP)

214HP (hold OK)

214HP

HP Flash Knuckle

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
22	3	21	SA3	1000	LH	KD +42(+31)	-4

Mainly used after Luke's Triple Impact TC.

214[HP]

HP Flash Knuckle (hold)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
33	2,2	24(25)	SA3	1000,300	LH	KD +64	+4

Clashes with single-hit projectiles.
Plus on block.

High risk/high reward neutral tool.

Flash Knuckle (214PP)

OD Flash Knuckle

214PP

OD Flash Knuckle

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
15	3	39	SA2 SA3	400x2	LH	KD +62	-22

Luke's main combo extender. Leads to similar juggles as 214[LP] without being as slow and has slightly more reach, connecting after 3-hit light confirms.

214PP~PP

DDT