Ryu (SSFIV)

Introduction

Move Analysis

Normal Moves

Normal Throws

Command Normals

Focus / Saving Attack

Special Moves

Super Move

Ultra Move

The Basics

Combos

Strategy

Matchups

Frame Data

		Damage Values				Framedata			Advantage		Stun Duration
Move Name	Block H/L	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block	Hit	Block	Hit	Notes
Close LP	HL	30	50	20	ch/sp/su	3	3	6	+2	+5	10	13
Close MP	HL	70	100	40	sp/su	3	3	21	-3	+3	20	26
Close HP	HL	100[80]	200[150]	60	sp/su	5	7	26	-15	-10	17	22	Forces stand
Close LK	HL	30	50	20	-	5	5	7	-1	+2	10	13
Close MK	HL	70	100	40	sp/su	3	5	16	-7	-2	13	18
Close HK	HL	40*70	125*75	60*20	su	8	8(2)4	17	-3	+2	17	21*22	1st hit cancellable
Far LP	HL	30	50	20	ch/sp/su	4	3	6	+2	+5	10	13
Far MP	HL	80	100	40	su	5	4	14	-4	-1	13	16
Far HP	HL	120	200	60	-	8	3	15	0	+4	17	21
Far LK	HL	40	50	20	-	5	6	6	-1	+2	10	13
Far MK	HL	80	100	40	-	8	2	17	-5	-2	13	16
Far HK	HL	110	200	60	-	9	4	20	-6	-2	17	21
crouch LP	HL	30	50	20	ch/sp/su	3	2	7	+2	+5	10	13
crouch MP	HL	60	100	40	sp/su	4	4	8	+2	+5	13	16
crouch HP	HL	90	200	60	sp/su	4	8	28	-18	-13	17	22	Forces stand, cannot super cancel until 7f
crouch LK	L	20	50	20	ch/sp/su	4	3	9	-1	+2	10	13
crouch MK	L	60	100	40	sp/su	5	5	12	-3	0	13	16
crouch HK	L	90	100	60	-	5	4	28	-14	-	17	-	untechable knockdown
Jump up LP	H	50	50	20	-	10	7	-	-	-	8	11	startup leg projectile invincibility
Jump up MP	H	80	100	40	-	5	5	-	-	-	10	13	leg projectile invincibility
Jump up HP	H	100	200	60	-	6	5	-	-	-	17	20	startup leg projectile invincibility
Jump up LK	H	40	50	20	-	5	9	-	-	-	8	11	startup leg projectile invincibility
Jump up MK	H	80	100	40	-	6	10	-	-	-	11	15	startup leg projectile invincibility
Jump up HK	H	100	200	60	-	4	4	-	-	-	15	18	startup leg projectile invincibility
Jump forward LP	H	50	50	20	-	4	7	-	-	-	8	11	startup leg projectile invincibility
Jump forward MP	H	50*30	50*50	40*20	-	7	3*4	-	-	-	11	15	startup leg projectile invincibility, 1st hit launch vs air (fully hittable), 2nd hit launch vs air
Jump forward HP	H	100	200	60	-	6	5	-	-	-	15	18	startup leg projectile invincibility
Jump forward LK	H	40	50	20	-	4	8	-	-	-	8	11	startup leg projectile invincibility
Jump forward MK	H	70	100	40	-	6	6	-	-	-	11	15	startup leg projectile invincibility
Jump forward HK	H	100	200	60	-	7	7	-	-	-	15	18	startup leg projectile invincibility
Overhead f+MP	H	30*50	50*50	40*20	-	17	1(1)2	14	-2	+3[+1]	13	20*18[16]	[] = crouch hit
f+HP	HL	40*80	50*50	60*20	-	17	2*2	18	0	+4	19	25*23
Focus Attack LVL 1	HL	60	100	20	da	(10~17)+11	2	35	-21	-21	15	15	armor during charge, launch vs air, 4f~release dash cancellable
Focus attack LVL 2	HL	80	150	40	da	(18~50)+11	2	35	-15	-	21	-	armor during charge, crumple vs ground, launch vs air (fully hittable), 4f~release dash cancellable
Focus attack LVL 3	-	140	200	60	da	51+14	2	35	-	-	-	-	1-64f armor, armor break, crumple vs ground, launch vs air (fully hittable), 4~51f dash cancellable
Forward Throw	0.9	130	140	40	-	3	2	20	-	-	-	-	untechable knockdown
Back throw	0.9	130	120	40	-	3	2	20	-	-	-	-	untechable knockdown
Hadoken	HL	60	100	10/20	su	12+1	-	45 (total duration)	-6	-2	8+18	8+22	launch vs air, 15~16f cancellable, see notes below
Hadoken EX	HL	50*50	50*50	-250/0	su	11+1	-	40 (total duration)	+1	-	8+13[29]	-	launch, juggle(2), 14~15f cancellable, [] = minimum stun for all hits, see notes below
Shoryuken LP	HL	100[70]	200[100]	30/40	su	3	2+12	14+10	-17	-	20	-	1~2f invincible, 3~4f unthrowable, 3~16f lower body invincibility, 3~30f airborne, launch, 3~4f hit cancellable
Shoryuken MP	HL	80*50	150*50	20/20*20	su	3	2*12	25+18	-34	-	20	-	1~4f invincible, 5~16f lower body invincibility, 5~41f airborne, launch, 1st hit cancellable, 2nd hit juggle(1)
Shoryuken HP	HL	100*50	150*50	20/20*20	su	3	2*12	28+18	-37	-	20	-	1~2f invincible, 3~4f unthrowable, 3~16f lower body invincibility, 3~44f airborne, launch, 1st hit cancellable, 2nd hit juggle(1)
Shoryuken EX	HL	80*60	100*100	-250/0	su	3	2*1+11	30+18	-39	-	20	-	1~16f invincible, 6~46f airborne, 1st~2nd hit cancellable until airborne, launch, 2nd hit juggle(1)
Hurricane Kick LK	HL	100	200	30/30	-	11	2(6)2	12+5	-6	-	20	-	7~20f lower body projectile invincibility, 7~32f airborne, launch, armor break, whiff vs crouch, 2nd hit aimed backwards, advantage based on 1st hit
Hurricane Kick MK	HL	110	200	30/30	-	12	2(6)2(6)2(6)2(6)2	18+3	-2	-	20	-	7~45f lower body projectile invincibility, 7~63f airborne, launch, armor break, whiff vs crouch, 2nd/4th hit aimed backwards
Hurricane Kick HK	HL	120	200	30/30	-	12	2(6)2(6)2(6)2(6)2	18+3	-2	-	20	-	7~45f lower body projectile invincibility, 7~63f airborne, launch, armor break, whiff vs crouch, 2nd/4th hit aimed backwards
Hurricane Kick EX	HL	30x4*40	50x5	-250/0	-	11	1(3)1(3)1(3)1(3)1	18+3	-1	-	20	-	6~27f lower body projectile invincibility, 6~45f airborne, 1~4 hit forces stand + launch vs air, 5th hit launch, armor break, juggle(5), 2nd/4th hit aimed backwards
Hurricane Kick LK (air)	HL	70	100	10/40	-	9	2(6)2(6)2	until ground +10	-	-	20	-	launch, 2nd hit aimed backwards
Hurricane Kick MK (air)	HL	80	100	10/40	-	9	2(6)2(6)2	until ground +10	-	-	20	-	launch, 2nd hit aimed backwards
Hurricane Kick HK (air)	HL	90	100	10/40	-	9	2(6)2(6)2	until ground +10	-	-	20	-	launch, 2nd hit aimed backwards
Hurricane Kick EX (air)	HL	40x5	50x5	-250/0	-	7	1(3)1(3)1(3)1(3)1	until ground +4	-	-	20	-	launch, 2~5 hit juggle(4), 2nd/4th hit aimed backwards
Super Combo	HL	50x4*100	0	-1000/0	-	1+1+1	-	52 (post-freeze duration)	+11	-	8+20[60]	-	1f invincible, 1~4 hit launch vs air (untechable), 5th hit launch (untechable), juggle(5), [] = minimum stun for all hits, see notes below
Ultra Combo 1	HL	42x7*75	0	0/0	-	1+10	-	120 (post-freeze duration)	-25	-	8+20[84]	-	1~11f invincible, 1~7 hit launch vs air (untechable), 8th hit launch (untechable), juggle(8), [] = minimum stun for all hits
Ultra Combo 2	HL	27038x450x3[270*233]	0	0/0	-	1+7	2*3x7	43+41	-84	-	20	-	1~8f invincible, 9~30f lower body invincibility, 10~73f airborne, launch (untechable), 2~8 hit juggle(6), 1st hit armor break, 1st hit triggers full animation, advantage based on 2nd hit
Dash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	-	-	-
Backdash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	27	-	-	-	-	1~8f invincible, 10~18f airborne
Move Name	Block H/L	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block	Hit	Block	Hit	Notes
		Damage Values				Framedata			Advantage		Stun Duration

Notes

Ryu's projectiles are spawned a frame before they hit.
e.g. If Ryu is hit out of a Hadoken on 12f then it will not be a counterhit and the fireball will still appear on the next frame.

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