World Heroes Perfect/Hanzou

Introduction

Hanzou is just plain sick, though not the easiest to use to his full potential. The double-jump singlehandedly screws some characters. The DP cannot be air-blocked when it hits "deep" - a number of other anti-air specials can. His teleports can kill slower characters. And to top it off, his ABC is basically a free roman cancel, and it allows for great rushdown & infinites (dashing HK or dashing HP). In terms of matchups, I would compare him to ST Dhalsim: No disadvantages, but a good portion of the cast can hang with him. His ground pokes aren't the best, and his EX move & super are among the worst in the game.

Pros

• Simple to learn and not very hard to play
  
• Amazing pressure, one of the strongest in the game due to his ABC special
  
• Great mobility, with a double jump and a teleport
  
• Good matchups against most of the cast
  

Cons

• Ground pokes aren't the best
  
• EX and Super aren't very good
  

Moves List

Normal Moves

5A

Damage		Guard	Cancel	Properties
-		-	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	-	-	-	-
Standard jab.

5B

Damage		Guard	Cancel	Properties
-		-	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	-	-	-	-
Startup has an auto-guard around Hanzou's front hand.

5AB

Damage		Guard	Cancel	Properties
-		-	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	-	-	-	-
Breaks projectiles. One of Hanzou's primary buttons for pressure, especially when combined with 2D.

5C

Damage		Guard	Cancel	Properties
-		-	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	-	-	-	-
Kick that hits low.

5D

Damage		Guard	Cancel	Properties
-		-	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	-	-	-	-

5CD

Damage		Guard	Cancel	Properties
-		-	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	-	-	-	-

Close Normal Moves

cl.5A

Damage		Guard	Cancel	Properties
-		-	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	-	-	-	-

cl.5B

Damage		Guard	Cancel	Properties
-		-	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	-	-	-	-

cl.5AB

Damage		Guard	Cancel	Properties
-		-	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	-	-	-	-

cl.5D

Damage		Guard	Cancel	Properties
-		-	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	-	-	-	-

cl.5CD

Damage		Guard	Cancel	Properties
-		-	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	-	-	-	-
Hard knockdown on hit. Not much oki off it, but gives you a bit of corner carry.

Crouching Normal Moves

2A

Damage		Guard	Cancel	Properties
-		-	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	-	-	-	-

2B

Damage		Guard	Cancel	Properties
-		-	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	-	-	-	-

2AB

Damage		Guard	Cancel	Properties
-		-	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	-	-	-	-

2C

World's best crouching light kick

Damage		Guard	Cancel	Properties
-		-	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	-	-	-	-

2D

Damage		Guard	Cancel	Properties
-		-	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	-	-	-	-

2CD

Damage		Guard	Cancel	Properties
-		-	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	-	-	-	-

Command Normals

cl.6CD

Damage		Guard	Cancel	Properties
-		-	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	-	-	-	-
Your most damaging normal, but no knockdown or cancels.

j.2C

Damage		Guard	Cancel	Properties
-		-	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	-	-	-	-
Hanzou stops midair, somersaults and dives straight down with his sword. Bounces forward roughly your normal jump trajectory on contact. Decent damage and splat knockdown on hit. Whiff recovery isn't bad, but you're screwed if they block it (and they probably will). Okay to pull out of a teleport now and then, but don't try to abuse it.

Normal Throws

cl.6AB

Damage		Guard	Cancel	Properties
-		-	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	-	-	-	-
More damaging than cl.4AB and good forward corner carry, but leaves you almost a full screen away.

cl.4AB

Damage		Guard	Cancel	Properties
-		-	-
Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. Hit	Adv. Block
-	-	-	-	-
Your preferred throw most of the time. Amazing corner carry, leaves them right next to you, and allows option select from blocking.

Special Moves

Rekko Zan

• Quarter Circle Forward + Punch

Double Rekko Zan

• Double Quarter Circle Forward + Punch

Koh Ryu Ha

• Forward, Down, Down-Forward + Punch
  • EX Special

Ninpo Koh Rin Kazan

• Quarter Circle Back + Kick

Ninja Leg Lariat

• Quarter Circle Forward + Kick

Ninja Teleport

• Down, Up + Any attack

Super Moves

Slice The Shimmering Light

• Forward, Half Circle Forward + AC

Frame Data

Normal Moves

Command	Frames	Standing Block	Crouch Block	Standing Hit	Crouch Hit
Far LP	4	+6	+7	+6	+8
Far MP	8	+8	+9	+8	+9
Far HP	6	-3	-1	+2	+3
Standing LK	5		+7	+6	+5
Far MK	6	+5	+7	+5	+3
Far HK	7	-2	+0	+3	+4
Close LP	4	+5	+6	+5	+7
Close MP	6			+5	+6
Close HP	5	+2	+4	+2	+0
Close MK	4	+5	+7	+5	+3
Close HK	8	-6	-6
Close Forward or Back + HK	8	-6	-8	-5	-4
Crouching LP	4	+5	+6	+5	+4
Crouching MP	7	+2	+3	+5	+3
Crouching HP	7	+0	+2	+5	+6
Crouching LK	4		+7	+6	+5
Crouching MK	4		+3	+5	+3
Crouching HK	6		-1
Jumping LP	5
Neutral Jumping LP	5
Jumping MP	4
Neutral Jumping MP	5
Jumping HP	4
Neutral Jumping Hp	5
Jumping LK	4
Jumping MK	3
Jumping HK	7
Neutral Jumping HK	6
Jumping Down + MP	9	-34	-34
Dashing LP	4	+4	+5	+4	+6
Dashing MP	8	+7	+8	+7	+8
Dashing HP	6	-4	-2	+1	+2
Dashing LK	5		+5	+4	+3
Dashing MK	6	+4	+6	+4	+2
Dashing HK		-3	-1	+2	+3
Dashing Down + LP	4	+3	+4	+3	+2
Dashing Down + MP	7	-1	+0	+2	+0
Dashing Down + HP	7	-1	+1	+4	+5
Dashing Down + LK	4		+5	+4	+3
Dashing Down + MK	4		+2	+4	+2
Dashing Down + HK	6		-2

ABC Moves

Command	Frames	Notes
ABC	10 Before You Can Move	N/A
Down + ABC	10 Before You Can Move	N/A

Special Moves

Command	Frames	Standing Block	Crouch Block	Standing Hit	Crouching Hit
Quarter Circle Forward + LP	12	-14 or better	-13 or better	-14 or better	-13 or better
Quarter Circle Forward + MP	14	-11 or better	-10 or better	-11 or better	-10 or better
Quarter Circle Forward + HP	18	-8 or better	-7 or better	-8 or better	-8 or better
Quarter Circle Forward + LP	12	-14 or better	-13 or better	-14 or better	-13 or better
Double Quarter Circle Forward + LP	32	-11 or better	-10 or better	-11 or better	-10 or better
Double Quarter Circle Forward + MP	30	-9 or better	-8 or better	-9 or better	-8 or better
Double Quarter Circle Forward + HP	35	-6 or better	-5 or better	-6 or better	-5 or better
Forward, Down, Down-Forward + LP	8	-24	-24
Forward, Down, Down-Forward + MP	10	-32	-32
Forward, Down, Down-Forward + HP	10	-47	-47
Quarter Circle Back + LK	19-38 depending on distance	-6	-6	-12	-12
Quarter Circle Back + MK	28 depending on distance	-6	-6	-12	-12
Quarter Circle Back + HK	30-50 dependind on distance	-14	-14	-18	-18
Quarter Circle Forward + LK	14-21 depending on distance	-3 to +0	-3 to +0
Quarter Circle Forward + MK	17-28 depending on distance	-5 to +1	-5 to +1
Quarter Circle Forward + HK	20-32 depending on distance	-25 to -20	-25 to -20
Down, Up + LP	55
Down, Up + MP	55
Down, Up + HP	55
Down, Up + LK	45 before you can attack
Down, Up + MK	45 before you can attack
Down, Up + HK	45 before you can attack
(With Full Meter)Forward, Down, Down-Forward + LP	7	-6	-9
(With Full Meter)Forward, Down, Down-Forward MP	7	-14	-17
(With Full Meter)Forward, Down, Down-Forward + HP	7	-22	-25

Super Move

Command	Frames	Standing Block	Crouch Block
Forward, Half Circle Forward + LP+LK	26-38 depending on distance	-16 to -11	-16 to -11
(With Full Meter)Forward, Half Circle Forward + LP+LK	26-38 depending on distance	-16 to -11	-16 to -11

NOTES: Hanzou's ABC is incredible, as you can cancel any normal into it (even when it whiffs!). It reduces the recovery of his heavy attacks by around 10-16 frames, creating strong pressure & even infinites with his dashing HP and HK.

Match-ups