Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike/Hugo/Archive

Hugo's Character Select Portrait

Hugo's Neutral Stance

Moves List

Basics/Legend

Foward	F / File:(foward).png
Back	B / File:(back).png
Crouch	C / File:(down).png
Jump	J / File:(up).png
Jump Foward	JF / File:(jf).png
Jump Backwards	JB / File:(jb).png
Super Jump	File:(down).png File:(up).png
Super Jump Foward	File:(down).png File:(jf).png
Super Jump Backwards	File:(down).png File:(jb).png
Dash Foward	File:(foward).pngFile:(foward).png
Dash Backwards	File:(back).pngFile:(back).png
Quarter Circle Foward	QCF / File:(qcf).png
Quarter Circle Backwards	QCB / File:(qcb).png
Half Circle Backwards	HCB / File:(hcb).png
Foward, Down, Down-Foward	F,D,DF / DP / File:(dp).png
Full Circle	360 / File:(360).png
Double Full Circle	720 / File:(360).png File:(360).png
Guard (High)	File:(back).png when enemy is attacking
Guard (Low)	File:(db).png when enemy is attacking
Parry (High)	Tap File:(foward).png when about to take a hit
Parry (Low)	Tap File:(down).png when about to take a hit
Parry (Air)	Tap File:(foward).png in air when about to take a hit
Red Parry	Execute parry after blocking a hit in a combo
Punch (Any)	P / File:(punch).png
Kick (Any)	K / File:(kick).png
Jab	LP / File:(lp).png
Strong	MP / File:(mp).png
Fierce	HP / File:(hp).png
Short	LK / File:(lk).png
Foward	MK / File:(mk).png
Roundhouse	HK / File:(hk).png

Normal Moves

Jab	File:(lp).png
Strong	File:(mp).png
Fierce	File:(hp).png
Short	File:(lk).png
Foward	File:(mk).png
Roundhouse	File:(hk).png
Jumping Jab	(Air) File:(lp).png
Jumping Strong	(Air) File:(mp).png
Jumping Fierce	(Air) File:(hp).png
Jumping Short	(Air) File:(lk).png
Jumping Foward	(Air) File:(mk).png
Jumping Roundhouse	(Air) File:(hk).png
Overhead	File:(mp).png File:(plus).png File:(mk).png
Taunt	File:(hp).png File:(plus).png File:(hk).png

Throws

Neck Hanging Three	File:(lp).png File:(plus).png File:(lk).png
Body Slam	File:(foward).png or File:(back).png File:(plus).png File:(lp).png File:(plus).png File:(lk).png

Command Normals

Hammer Hook	File:(foward).png File:(plus).png File:(hp).png
Crouching Jab	File:(down).png File:(plus).png File:(lp).png
Crouching Strong	File:(down).png File:(plus).png File:(mp).png
Crouching Fierce	File:(down).png File:(plus).png File:(hp).png
Crouching Short	File:(down).png File:(plus).png File:(lk).png
Crouching Foward	File:(down).png File:(plus).png File:(mk).png
Crouching Roundhouse	File:(down).png File:(plus).png File:(hk).png
Body Press	(Air) File:(down).png File:(plus).png File:(hp).png

Target Combos

• None

Special Moves

Move	Motion
Giant Palm Bomber	File:(qcb).png File:(plus).png File:(punch).png Speed/Damage/Stun Damage vary for File:(lp).png,File:(mp).png or File:(hp).png
Moonsault Press	File:(360).png File:(plus).png File:(punch).png Damage/Range vary for File:(lp).png,File:(mp).png or File:(hp).png
Monster Lariat	File:(qcf).png File:(plus).png File:(kick).png Speed/Damage/Stun Damage vary for File:(lk).png,File:(mk).png or File:(hk).png
Shootdown Backbreaker	File:(dp).png File:(plus).png File:(kick).png Speed/Damage/Range vary for File:(lk).png,File:(mk).png or File:(hk).png
Meat Squasher	File:(360).png File:(plus).png File:(kick).png Speed/Range vary for File:(lk).png,File:(mk).png or File:(hk).png
Ultra Throw	File:(hcb).png File:(plus).png File:(kick).png

EX Moves

Move Name	Motion
Giant Palm Bomber	File:(qcb).png File:(plus).png File:(2p).png
Monster Lariat	File:(qcf).png File:(plus).png File:(2k).png

Super Arts

Num.	Super Art Name	Motion	Super Bars
I	Gigas Breaker	File:(360).png File:(360).png File:(plus).png File:(punch).png	1 stock
II	Megaton Press	File:(qcf).png File:(qcf).png File:(plus).png File:(kick).png Speed/Range vary for File:(lk).png,File:(mk).png or File:(hk).png	2 stocks
III	Hammer Frenzy	File:(qcf).png File:(qcf).png File:(plus).png File:(punch).png Keep File:(punch).png pushed for delay the attack	2 stocks

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Combos

Instead of Jumping HP, you can use Down HP in the air for any combo that starts with Jumping HP.

Combos: Midscreen

• Jumping HP-->Standing LK-->QCF 2K
• QCB 2P-->QCF HK
• HCB HK-->SA II
• QCB HP-->QCB MP/LPxxSA III
• Jumping HP-->Standing LK-->SA III
• HCB HK-->F, D, DF HK
• QCB HP-->QCB MP/LP-->Crouching MK
• QCB HP-->QCB MP/LP-->QCF 2K
• Crouching LK-->SA III

Combos:Corner

• HCB HK-->QCB P-->F, D, DF HK
• HCB HK-->QCB HPxxSA II

Stun Finisher

• HCB HK-->Standing MP (x4)-->F, D, DF LK

Frame Data

Normals

Move	Startup	Hit	Recovery	Blocked Advantage	Hit Advantage	Crouching Hit Advantage	Damage	Parry	Stun	Chains into itself	Special Cancel	Super Cancel
Jab	4	3	8	-1	-1	-1	35	H/L	5	Yes	No	No
Strong	10	6	12	-5	0	1	120	H	13	No	No	No
Fierce	16	6	15	-3	-1	1	170	H	21	No	No	No
Short	5	3	9	1	1	1	50	H/L	3	No	Yes	Yes
Foward	9	1*3	23	-4	1	3	70 50	H	9 5	No	No	No
Roundhouse	21	7	28	-13	3	3	150	H	19	No	No	No
Jumping Jab	3	10	-	-	-	-	40	H	9	No	No	No
Jumping Strong	7	7	-	-	-	-	100	H	13	No	No	No
Jumping Fierce	13	4	-	-	-	-	150	H	17	No	No	No
Jumping Short	3	15	-	-	-	-	60	H	7	No	No	No
Jumping Foward	5	6	-	-	-	-	100	H	11	No	No	No
Jumping Roundhouse	11	6	-	-	-	-	130	H	15	No	No	No
Overhead	16~25	9	5	-5~7	0~7	1~9	40	H	3	No	No	No

Throws

Move	Startup	Hit	Recovery	Blocked Advantage	Hit Advantage	Damage	Parry	Stun	Chains into itself	Special Cancel	Super Cancel
Neck Hanging Three	2	1	21	-	-	30x8	-	5x8	No	No	No
Body Slam	2	1	21	-	-	160	-	13	No	No	No

Command Normals

Move	Startup	Hit	Recovery	Blocked Advantage	Hit Advantage	Crouching Hit Advantage	Damage	Parry	Stun	Chains into itself	Special Cancel	Super Cancel
Hammer Hook	14	3	33	-14	-	-	160	H	21	No	No	No
Crouching Jab	4	2	8	-1	-1	-1	30	H/L	3	Yes	Yes	Yes
Crouching Strong	7	4	12	-2	-1	0	90	H/L	3	No	No	No
Crouching Fierce	13	9	37	-29	-	-	110	H/L	13	No	No	No
Crouching Short	3	2	7	2	2	2	40	L	3	No	Yes	Yes
Crouching Foward	8	4	17	-5	-	-	100	L	3	No	No	No
Crouching Roundhouse	11	22	-	-43	-	-	170	H/L	13	No	No	No
Body Press	9	-	-	-	-	-	100	H	17	No	No	No

Special Moves

Move	Startup	Hit	Recovery	Blocked Advantage	Damage	Parry	Stun	Super Cancel
Giant Palm Bomber (Jab)	17	1	9	11	110	H	15	Yes
Giant Palm Bomber (Strong)	19	1	7	16	125	H	17	Yes
Giant Palm Bomber (Fierce)	22	1	6	19	140	H	19	Yes
Giant Palm Bomber (EX)	22*2	1*1	-	-	20 60	H	3 3	Yes
" (2nd Hit)	2	1	10	10	140	H	9	Yes
Moonsault Press (Jab)	2	1	36	-	240	-	19	No
Moonsault Press (Strong)	2	1	36	-	255	-	19	No
Moonsault Press (Fierce)	2	1	36	-	280	-	19	No
Monster Lariat (Short)	11	4	-	-8	150	H	11	No
Monster Lariat (Foward)	15	4	-	-10	160	H	13	No
Monster Lariat (Roundhouse)	24	4	-	-11	170	H	15	No
Monster Lariat (EX)	7~27	5	-	-22	140	H	13	No
Shootdown Backbreaker (Short)	5	8	30	-	180	-	15	No
Shootdown Backbreaker (Foward)	17	9	25	-	200	-	15	No
Shootdown Backbreaker (Roundhouse)	13	11	29	-	220	-	15	No
Meat Squasher (Short)	21~25	1	30	-	160	-	13	No
Meat Squasher (Foward)	31~53	1	33	-	160	-	13	No
Meat Squasher (Roundhouse)	44~68	1	36	-	160	-	13	No
Ultra Throw	7	1	36	-	70	-	7	No

Super Arts

Move	Startup	Hit	Recovery	Blocked Advantage	Damage	Parry	Stun
Gigas Breaker (SA1)	1	1	36	-	180 180	-	7 7
" (Moonsault Press)	-	-	-	-	270	-	7
Megaton Press (SA2) (Short)	3	11	30	-	70	-	11
" (Body Press)	-	-	-	-	380	-	19
Megaton Press (SA2) (Foward)	5	15	34	-	70	-	11
" (Body Press)	-	-	-	-	380	-	19
Megaton Press (SA2) (Roundhouse)	7	19	36	-	70	-	11
" (Body Press)	-	-	-	-	380	-	19
Hammer Frenzy (SA3)	4	4	-	-	80	H/L	7
" (2nd Hit)	12	2	-	-	90	H/L	5
" (3rd Hit)	13	5	-	-	80	H	5
" (4th Hit)	-	1	-	-	60	H	5
" (Last Hit)	20	1	47	-29	120	H/L	7

Additional Frame Data

Move	Frames
Jump	5
Super Jump	7
Normal Wakeup	69
Tech Wakeup	54

Strategies

Super Art Selection

The SA you choose will depend on your preference and the matchup. The two most used supers are Gigas Breaker and Hammer Mountain.

Gigas Breaker is great because it creates a sense of fear in your opponent, has great comeback potential and can be setup in a variety of ways including an SJ cancel called a Tachi or standing gigas. It can also be buffered in a dash, but is mostly used in a situation where a parry or block can lead to fat ass damage. Drawbacks include a lack of combo-ability and loss of some EX potential. Hayao is arguably the best known SAI player, also notable is Eriho.

SAII isn't used much, but Megaton Press can be used a lot like Gief's Aerial Russian Slam. It can be used to counter characters who want to be in the air a lot, like Yun and Akuma and force them to play a ground game. It can also be used after an ultra throw, and in the corner after ultra throw and a clap. Does decent damage and allows for EX uses, most people pass it up to have either the power of Gigas or the flexibility of Hammer Mountain.

Hammer Mountain is Hugo's most flexible SA. It deals decent damage, can be used on wakeup or to charge through poke strings and as a whiff punisher. Deals excellent stun damage. Can be comboed from claps, clks, jhk, bodysplash, clk and allows for EX usage. It is one of two ways Hugo can deal big damage with a combo, the other is a clap comboed into EX clothesline. It is generally preferred in the Dudley matchup because he can escape Gigas/Earthquake Bomb with Backswing Blows and his strange hitbox. SAIII is also seemingly more popular in America than Japan, some of the best known mainly SAIII players include YSB, Adolfo Luevano, and Y-Da.

Additional Notes

• Personal Action: Attack and Defense up, max 4 per round. Holding HP HK = Throw damage up.
• Hugo has a very high defense (only taunted Q surpass it).
• Hugo has one of the highest stun bar.

Match-ups

Serious Advantage Match-ups

Hugo has no matchups where he is at a serious advantage.

Advantage Match-ups

Sean

Fair Match-ups

Q

Disadvantage Match-ups

Yun

Ken- Watch out for crossup air EX Tatsu!

Makoto- If the Makoto does too much dashing or Hayates, they can be stuffed with lk/clk/clp and anticipation mp/cmk. If she tries to fight on the ground and use the general Makoto playstyle, she'll likely get destroyed. Earthquake Bombs/Gigas will own her dash punches and close attacks that get blocked or parried. All of her useful pokes can be high parried besides clk and chp. Her only ground poke that can beat Hugo's crouching pokes is cmk which trades w/ Hugo's sweep. (in your favor) If the Makoto knows that she can't do a lot to Hugo on the ground, he will likely play it safe and try to hit with cmk on the ground, jumping tsurugi and safe (to parry/grab) jump ins. You have to then rely on Hugo's pretty bad anti airs and Backbreakers, try to bait her to jump with cmp and pokes, if she jumps for a tsurugi you can sometimes backbreak it on reaction. Cornering Makoto is the best thing you can do in this match... no need to worry so much with the big man about her Karakusa bullshit, she won't likely be able to land it due to Hugo's various throws beating hers and the aforementioned countering her ground offense. SAIII is recommended cause you can use it for another anti air and you're unlikely to Gigas a smart Makoto.

Yang

Akuma

Ibuki

Necro

Oro

Ryu

Alex

Remy

Elena

Twelve

Serious Disadvantage Match-ups

Chun Li- Chun is the master of ground combat, she can zone you really easily with her long high priority pokes and can atleast trade with everything Hugo has. She also has the threat of SAII.

Dudley- Dudley has the ability to outzone you with his long fierce and forward fierce, there isn't much to retalliate against this with rather than trading hits. His hits also do a lot of damage, but most importantly is the fact that his hitbox is strange so he is harder to throw. That combined with the powerful backswing blow makes this match difficult for Hugo. Even if you close the distance, he can still slip out, SAIII is generally preferred in this matchup, and your objective is to corner him and then control him there being mindful of his EX Uppercut.

Video Matches

Hayao

Hugo (Hayao) Vs. Akuma (Fume)

Hugo (Hayao) Vs. Chun-Li (Koshun)

Hugo (Hayao) Vs. Chun-Li (Koshun No Deshi)

Hugo (Hayao) Vs. Chun-Li (Umezono) (Amazing Gigas Breaker after parrying half Chun-Li's Houyouku-Sen)

Hugo (Hayao) Vs. Dudley (Fujiwara)

Hugo (Hayao) Vs. Dudley (Kokuzin)

Hugo (Hayao) Vs. Dudley (Jima)

Hugo (Hayao) Vs. Ibuki (Fume)

Hugo (Hayao) Vs. Ken (Teruchika) (Amazing parry at the end of the last round)

Hugo (Hayao) Vs. Ken (Haitani)

Hugo (Hayao) Vs. Ken (??)

Hugo (Hayao) Vs. Makoto (Shiroitachi)

Hugo (Hayao) Vs. Necro (PinoAB7)

Hugo (Hayao) Vs. Urien (ABE)

Hugo (Hayao) Vs. Urien (Ramen)

Hugo (Hayao) Vs. Urien (Afro)

Hugo (Hayao) Vs. Yun (KO)

Hugo (Hayao) Vs. Yun (Towel)

Hugo (Hayao) Vs. Yun (S)

Hugo (Hayao) Vs. Yun (Bagon)

Hugo (Hayao) Vs. Yun (BillyKane)

Hugo (Hayao) Vs. Yun (??)

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