Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo/E. Honda

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Date of Birth: 11/3/1960
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 304lbs
Measurements: B83", W 70", H 82"
Blood Type: A
Likes: Tiramisu, Chankonabe (A traditional Japanese stew)
Dislikes: Indecision, Chocolate cookies

Edmond Honda always loved sumo wrestling. From childhood, he would train single-mindedly with the end goal of becoming the greatest sumo wrestler of all time. As he grew up, so did his skills, landing Honda the title of Ōzeki. But the rest of the world didn't see sumo the same way as him. Not helping matters are recent cases of sumo wrestlers taking biochemical drugs in an attempt to strengthen themselves, placing doubt on the competitors. After capturing some dealers and learning of Shadaloo's involvment, he joins the World Warrior tournament, wishing to spread his love of sumo worldwide, use his dual-nationality name and face paint to remain covert as he investigates Shadaloo's dealings, and maybe even attain the coveted title of Yokozuna.

Overview

E. Honda is a character that alternates between rushdown, mixups, and extreme turtling to play him effectively. While he is nigh unbeatable when he's up close and personal, he has a hard time getting in from a distance, and lacks the tools to play from afar. This leads to Honda typically performing very well against characters without fireballs, but as soon as fireballs come into play the game turns into a test of patience where you will likely spend the entire match looking for a single opportunity to get in, and end the round right then and there once you do. He is generally considered a high-mid tier character.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Massive Damage: Honda's abilities tend to let him deal incredible amounts of non-combo damage and dizzy very quickly. Untouchable Hands: Hundred Hand Slap deals great damage on hit or block, and is very difficult for most of the cast to deal with. Good Reversals: Jab Headbutt and Short/Forward Sumo Smash are good reversals with invincible startup. Oicho Throw Oppression: Being able to store Oicho Throw makes it one of the most oppressive moves in the game. Being only outranged by T.Hawk's Typhoon, his Super, and Zangief's SPDs makes you nigh immune to tick throws. Easy to Learn: An assortment of safe-on-block moves and Hundred Hand Slap being so spammable makes Honda a good character for beginners. Great Crossup: Aerial 2MK is a huge move that nigh guarantees a hit when attempting a crossup.

Allergic to Fireballs: Honda's size, combined with his slow jump arc makes it very difficult to navigate competent zoning. Air Vulnerable: Honda's anti-airs either require charge or need specific spacing to pull them off. Super Bad: Super Killer Head Ram might be one of the worst Super Combos in the game, being extremely unsafe on block and having a second hit that has a chance to miss completely. Major Mashing: MP and HP Hundred Hand Slaps require very quick button mashing, to the point where it becomes an undesirable variable when playing Honda.

New & Old Versions Comparison

To select Old E.Honda, choose E.Honda and then press ↑ ↑ ↑ ↓ Jab/Fierce, pressing Short simultaneously with the punch button for the alternate color.

Here is the list of differences:

• System Changes: O.E.Honda can not tech throws, does not have the Oicho Throw and Super;
• O.E.Honda has some differences in some of his normals:
  • Close Standing Jab is exactly like the Far version. N.E.Honda received a new Close punch that combos into itself;
  • Far Standing Jab has faster startup/recovery and can be special canceled;
  • Crouching Jab can be special canceled;
  • Close Standing Strong is exactly like the Far version. N.E.Honda received a new Close punch that can be used in ticking;
  • Far Standing Strong has faster recovery;
  • Crouching Strong has better range and priority and can be used as anti air;
  • Close Standing Fierce first active part has less active frames and the other active part has more active frames and better priority/range. The total of active frames is the same though;
  • Far Standing Fierce is exactly like the Far version. N.E.Honda has a different version of O.E.Honda's Crouching Fierce with worse priority, worse startup, no knockdown, less damage potential, and no special cancel, but with a lot better recovery;
  • Crouching Fierce is his classic sweep punch. N.E.Honda received a new Crouching punch that hits twice;
  • Close Standing Short is a low hitting kick. N.E.Honda received a new Close knee that can be used in ticking;
  • Far Standing Short is a fast hitting sweep. N.E.Honda has a different version of O.E.Honda's Crouching Short with bigger hurtbox and worse priority;
  • Crouching Short is his classic spear kick. N.E.Honda received a near identical version of O.E.Honda Close Standing Short instead;
  • Close Standing Forward is a low hitting kick. N.E.Honda received a new Close knee that can be used in ticking;
  • Far Standing Forward is a fast hitting sweep. N.E.Honda has a different version of O.E.Honda's Crouching Forward with bigger hurtbox, less damage on the first hit and worse priority;
  • Crouching Forward is his classic 2-hit spear kick. N.E.Honda received a near identical version of O.E.Honda Close Standing Forward;
  • Far Standing Roundhouse is his classic long range sweep. For N.E.Honda it's the same as the Close version and that long range sweep became a Command Normal;
  • Neutral Jumping Jab is basically the same but with bigger hurtbox during the active frames. The horizontal priority is the same though;
  • Diagonal Jumping Jab has faster startup and a lot more active frames but with bigger hurtbox during the active frames. The horizontal priority is the same though;
  • Neutral Jumping Strong second active part has bigger hurtbox. The horizontal priority is the same though;
  • Diagonal Jumping Strong has 2 active parts and more active frames, but the first hitting part has less active frames if compared with N.E.Honda's version;
  • Neutral Jumping Fierce can not be steered and has bigger hurtbox during the active frames and some frames later. The horizontal priority is the same though;
  • Diagonal Jumping Fierce has bigger hurtbox during the active frames and some frames later. The horizontal priority is the same though;
  • Neutral Jumping Short has better horizontal priority;
  • Both Jumping Forwards have better horizontal priority but worse vertical priority. Overall N.E.Honda's version is better;
  • Neutral Jumping Roundhouse has a lot better priority and twice as many active frames;
  • Diagonal Jumping Roundhouse has a lot better priority but can not be used as a crossup attack;
• O.E.Honda's HHS behaves differently: has a little faster startup, a lot faster recovery, less minimal attacking duration and steerable properties. N.E.Honda's version is slower and cannot be steered but Strong and Fierce versions create a fast impulse once activated;
• O.E.Honda's Headbutts do less knockback on block/hit;
• O.E.Honda's Jab Headbutt has slower startup and Strong headbutt has twice as much active frames;
• O.E.Honda's Butt Drop has smaller hitbox on the second active part (when he's falling) which gives him worse crossup ability;

In general, O.E.Honda has a better normal set (has a awesome Standing Jab, can use his Fierce Chop from any range, has all his knockdown normals from HF and most of his other normals have little benefits). But because his HHS is so different he is played in a different way (like HF Honda). Both versions have pretty much the same strength though, they are just played differently. Choose whichever version suits your style better.

Color Options

Jab	Strong	Fierce	Start	Old
Short	Forward	Roundhouse	Hold	Old Alternative

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E. Honda
Character Data
Damage Scaling Factor	25/32
Forward Walk Speed	38
Backwards Walk Speed	26
Pre-Jump Frames	5
Forwards Jump Duration	44
Backwards Jump Duration	45
Landing Frames	7*
Jump Height Apex	71
Forwards Jump Distance	121
Backwards Jump Distance	129
Soft Knockdown Recovery	37
Hard Knockdown Recovery	72

Normal Moves

Disclaimer: To better understand the diagrams, read this.

Standing Normals

cl.lp

Close Jab
Close Light Punch
5LP / cl.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
20[1]	0~5	40	Special, Super	Mid	0-32
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
4	2	3	9	+8	2/1
A quick palm thrust. Good as a tick and for some combos. Useful for mixing up your tick throws alongside close Strong.

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Frame Count	1 + 1	2	2	1	1	1
Simplified	4		2	3

frlp

Far Jab
Far Light Punch
5LP / cl.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
20[1]	0~5	40	None	Mid	33+
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
6	4	5	15	+4	2/1
A far-reaching thrust. Good priority makes it a great way to deal with "rushing" moves (Blanka Rolls, Hawk Dives, Honda Headbutts, etc. Also a decent anti-air. Beats most pokes. The best attack to start a Fierce HHS from due to the startup, but this adds to the move's execution. Hits every crouching opponent except Blanka, so it can be used as a safe meaty on most knockdowns. Especially handy against Shoto wakeup jab Shoryuukens (Harder to do against Ken since his Shoryuken has more horizontal range than Ryu's).

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Frame Count	1 + 2	3	4	4	1
Simplified	6		4	5

cl.mp

Close Strong
Close Medium Punch
5MP / cl.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
24[1]	5~11	60	Super	Mid	0-32
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
5	2	5	12	+11	4/3
Another palm strike. Gives immense frame advantage, allowing you to link into most normal moves for some decent combos. Can also be used as an unexpected tick into Oicho: Since Honda players usually use normals with low blockstun (usually crouching Jab) when tick throwing, having a move with medium blockstun can mixup your opponent. When using this as a tick, keep in mind you'll need to walk forward a little before you Oicho on everyone except Zangief. Can also be mixed in with close Jab for a different blockstun time.

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Frame Count	1 + 2	2	2	2	2	1
Simplified	5		2	5

frmp

Far Strong
Far Medium Punch
5MP / fr.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
24[1]	5~11	60	None	Mid	33+
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
7	4	6	17	+8	4/3
Similar to far st.jab with more range. Another great way to mask a Fierce HHS. Can be used to stuff/trade with the startup of projectiles.

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Frame Count	1 + 2	2	2	4	3	2	1
Simplified	7			4	6

clhp

Close Fierce
Close Heavy Punch
5HP / cl.

First Hitbox

Second Hitbox.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
30[2]	10~16	80	None	Mid	0-48
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
7	7 (5/2)	18	32	-3/+2	5/4
A chop with a huge arc. Anti-airs attacks directly above you (Such as when Claw wall dives you in the corner) Main weakness is the strict activation range. The huge startup makes it one of Honda's lesser used attacks.

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• Startup/Active:

Frame Count	1 + 3	3	5	2
Simplified	7		7

• Recovery:

Frame Count	7	5	3	2	1
Simplified	18

frhp

Far Fierce
Far Heavy Punch
5HP / fr.

This isn't a sweep, more like a light dusting.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
30[2]	10~16	80	None	Mid	49+
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
8	4	18	30	0	5/4
A low punch that doesn't hit low. Usually what you get for mistiming close Fierce or incorrectly mashing out a Fierce HHS. Severely nerfed from his Old version, where it hit low, was faster, and could be Special canceled. Tends to leave you wide open Not very useful outside of a particular combo.

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• Startup/Active

Frame Count	1 + 3	4	4
Simplified	8		4

• Recovery

Frame Count	4	6	4	2	1	1
Simplified	18

cllk

Close Short
Close Light Kick
5LK / cl.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
18[1]	0~5	40	Special, Super	Mid	0-11
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
4	3	5	12	+5	2/1
A knee strike. Outprioritized by close Standing Jab. Impossible to use against some characters (unless they jump over you) since the maximum activation range isn't close enough to activate the move even when point blank. Avoid like the plague.

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Frame Count	1 + 1	1	1	3	2	1	1	1
Simplified	4			3	5

frlk

Far Short
Far Light Kick
5LK / fr.

Fun fact: Kicks above the kneecap are an illegal move in sumo wrestling and will result in an immediate loss.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
18[1]	0~5	40	-	Mid	12+
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
10	3	7	20	+3	2/1
A strange, high-ish kick. Actually slower than far Forward in terms of startup, believe it or not. It does have less recovery frames overall but why. Nigh useless.

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Frame Count	1 + 3	3	3	3	3	3	1
Simplified	10			3	7

clmk

Close Forward
Close Medium Kick
5MK / cl.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
22[1]	5~11	60	None	Mid	0-11
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
6	3	7	16	+8	4/3
Close Short except you can't cancel it and it's slower. Outprioritized again by close Strong. Can't use while charging since it overlaps with the Knees command normal. Impossible to use against some characters (unless they jump over you) since the maximum activation range isn't close enough to activate the move even when point blank. Avoid like the plague (again).

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Frame Count	1 + 1	2	2	3	2	2	2	1
Simplified	6			3	7

frmk

Far Forward
Far Medium Kick
5MK / fr.

First Hit

Second Hit

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
4[1] + 24[1]	5~11 x 2	60 x 2	None	Mid	12+
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
7	9 (3 + 6)	10	26	-1 + +2(+1)	4/3
Another weird high-ish kick. Can be used as a counter pokea gainst Dhalsim's standing kicks, Boxer's standing Fierce, and Claw's standing Strong. The second hitbox isn't as good as Old Honda's crouching Forward, but it does have better leg hurtboxes which allow it to whiff against some low normals. Still, not a very good tool to use in neutral.

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Frame Count	1 + 3	3	3	6	5	4	1
Simplified	7		3	6	10

frhk

Roundhouse
Standing Heavy Kick
5HK /

First Hit.

Second Hit.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
4[2] + 30[0]	3~9 + 10~16	40 + 80	None	Mid	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
8	8 (3 + 5)	18	34	-4 + -1(-2)	5/4
An actual roundhouse kick. Good damage and stun, but no follow ups. Works as a simple 2-hitter, but it's safer to just use your Double Knee command forward instead since it does more damage and actually has frame advantage. Can be used as an anti-air, but Honda has better options. Can't be used while charging back (Overlaps with command sweep)

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• Startup/Active:

Frame Count	1 + 2	2	3	3	5
Simplified	8			3	5

• Recovery:

Frame Count	8	6	3	1
Simplified	18

Crouching Normals

crlp

Crouching Jab
Crouching Light Punch
2LP / +

Strikes to the groin are another illegal move in sumo wrestling.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
20[1]	0~5	40	Super	Mid	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
5	8	3	16	+2	2/1
A crouching palm thrust. Good poke that trades Standing Jab's priority for better range and less vulnerability against lows. Great for buffering Fierce HHS due to its long active time. Also a great meaty to start ticks.

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Frame Count	1 + 2	2	8	2	1
Simplified	5		8	3

crmp

Crouching Strong
Crouching Medium Punch
2MP / +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
24[1]	5~11	60	None	Mid	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
7	8	11	26	-1	4/3
A palm strike, now right handed. Hitbox makes it great for beating some key crouching attacks, like Guile and Chun's Crouching Forwards. Still slow.

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Frame Count	1 + 2	2	2	8	6	4	1
Simplified	7			8	11

crhp

Crouching Fierce
Crouching Heavy Punch
2HP / +

First Hit

Second Hit.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
[2] x 2	1~7 x 2	70 x 2	Super/None	Mid	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
5	4(6)8	11	34	-6 + +3(+2)	5/4
Two palm strikes, one left, one right. Not very useful outside of a few combos. Can be used to deter Boxer's low punches. Usually seen when you mess up an Oicho Throw.

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Frame Count	1 + 2	2	4	2	2	2
Simplified	5		4	6

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Frame Count	8	6	4	1
Simplified	8	11

crlk

Crouching Short
Crouching Light Kick
2LK / +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
18[1]	0~5	40	Special, Super	Low	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
4	3	4	11	+6	2/1
An excellent low kick. Cancelable, and good for tick throwing. Experienced Hondas can cancel this normal into any strength HHS for a nasty frame trap, but it takes serious button mashing skills to do (especially the Strong and Fierce versions). You're almost always in range for an Oicho if you cancel this into a Strong or Fierce HHS.

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Frame Count	1 + 1	2	3	3	1
Simplified	4		3	4

frmk

Crouching Forward
Crouching Medium Kick
2MK / +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
22[1]	5~11	60	None	Low	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
7	5	8	20	+5	4/3
A low kick that looks the exact same as crouching Short but it's different. Can be used to buffer Strong or Fierce HHS on block. The timing of the buffered HHS coming out from this move can be awkward for an opponent to deal with, making it good for surprises. Works great as a counter-poke against certain other character's pokes, like Guile's crouching Forward.

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Frame Count	1 + 3	3	5	7	1
Simplified	7		5	8

crhk

Crouching Roundhouse
Crouching Heavy Kick
2HK / +

First hitbox.

Second hitbox. In case someone sneaks up on you.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
32[2]	5~11	130	None	Low	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
8	6/(4)/8	7	33	-3/+7/Down	5/4
Honda's fully rotating sweep. Has a bit faster startup than his 6HK sweep. Much more useful in the corner, as it allows several shenanigans such as walking under a throw and then hiting your opponent with its backwards hitbox or timing it early so it whiffs and then using a negative edge Oicho as you recover. You can use this move in the corner after a Fierce Hold to crossup. This works on everyone BUT Sagat, Chun-Li, and Claw. The secret to timing this is to walk forward until your opponent gets released from the hold, then hit 2HK as soon as they hit the wall. This sequence is cool, but it's not fool-proof since you can get hit with a reversal throw/special (though this is VERY risky) and it's easy to anticipate once you know how to defend against it (but it does give you frame advantage). Can also be used as a safe meaty against horizontal-based reversals (Shoryukens, Chun-Li's Tenshokyaku upkicks, etc.). By hitting this move on the last few active frames on these characters (like Ryu, for example), if you're outside of their throw range they'll either whiff a Shoryuken, whiff a normal, or block. A harder variation involves purposely missing the meaty timing by a very small amount while in Oicho range to get an Oicho coming right out of the recovery. Sets up a built in safe jump against Sagat and Claw. Just hold up-forward after a successful knockdown, and you'll get a guaranteed safe jump unless they touch the corner or hit a breakable object.

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Frame Count	1 + 3	4	6	4	8	6	1
Simplified	8		6	4	8	7

Jumping Normals

njlp

Neutral Jumping Jab
Neutral Jumping Light Punch
8LP / +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
20[1]	1~7(-2)	40	None	High	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
8	30	∞	38+∞	Dependent	2/1
A jumping chop. Not particularly useful, but has decent reach.

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Frame Count	2	3	3	30	∞
Simplified	8			30	∞

djlp

Diagonal Jumping Jab
Diagonal Jumping Light Punch
7 or 9 LP
or +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
12[0]	1~7(-2)	40	None	High	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
2	∞	N/A	2+∞	Dependent	2/1
A jumping chop. Good air-to-air move thanks to the long horizontal hitbox. Can trade or beat touch jump ins like Chun-Li's LK/MK if you've got good reflexes. Excellent for tick throws and safe jumps. Dictator and Blanka can duck under this move and punish you for using it.

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• Startup/Active:

Frame Count	1	2	2	12

• Recovery:

Frame Count	8	4	4	4	∞

njmp

Neutral Jumping Strong
Neutral Jumping Medium Punch
8MP / +

First Hitbox.

Second Hitbox.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
22[1]	5~11	50(+10)	None	High	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
7	16 (4/12)	∞	23+∞	Dependent	4/3
Another chop, this time with windback. First part has great priority, second part not so much. Still a decent air to air/walldive counter.

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• Startup/Active:

Frame Count	3	4	4	12
Simplified	7		16

• Recovery

Frame Count	8	4	4	∞
Simplified	∞

djmp

Diagonal Jumping Strong
Diagonal Jumping Medium Punch
7 or 9 MP
or +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
22[2]	5~11	50	None	High	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
7	8	∞	15+∞	Dependent	4/3
Another chop. The downwards motion doesn't have a hitbox for some reason. Useful against Claw's walldives while jumping back. One of your only reliable moves with a hitbox above you, which can save you in a pinch when you don't have a charge for jab Headbutt.

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• Startup/Active:

Frame Count	3	4	8
Simplified	7		8

• Recovery:

Frame Count	6	8	4	4	4	∞
Simplified	∞

njhp

Neutral Jumping Fierce
Neutral Jumping Heavy Punch
8HP / +

Can be steered midair. In case of fireballs, break glass.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
32[2]	11~17(-1)	60(+20)	None	High	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
7	6	∞	13+∞	Dependent	5/4
Honda does a curved slap. This move can be steered in midair, allowing for slight movement after you've left the ground. Steering allows safe jumping over projectiles, making it an invaluable tool in his kit.

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Frame Count	3	4	6	8	4	4	∞
Simplified	7		6	∞

djhp

Diagonal Jumping Fierce
Diagonal Jumping Heavy Punch
7 or 9 HP
or +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
30[2]	3~9	40	None	High	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
7	8	∞	15+∞	Dependent	5/4
A sweeping slap. The diagonal version can't be steered. Some players prefer to use this instead of diagonal Forward as their main jump-in for the extra damage. Slightly less vertical priority than dj.mk but more horizontal priority. Also slightly less reach. Use what feels more comfortable.

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Frame Count	3	4	6	8	4	4	∞
Simplified	7		6	∞

njlk

Neutral Jumping Short
Neutral Jumping Light Kick
8LK / +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
16[1]	1~7(-2)	40	None	High	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
7	30	∞	37+∞	Dependent	2/1
A jumping kick. Landing this move as a tick will push you out of most characters throw ranges and leave you in Oicho range for an unexpected and hard to deal with tick. Ticking with this move is circumstantial however, likely requiring a knockdown in the corner. Otherwise this move is hot garbage.

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Frame Count	7	4	30	4	∞
Simplified	7		30	∞

djlk

Diagonal Jumping Short
Diagonal Jumping Light Kick
7 or 9 LK
or +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
16[1]	1~7(-2)	40	None	High	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
7	∞	N/A	7+∞	Dependent	2/1
A quick jumping buttslam makes an important move move for Honda. Small hurtbox helps with jumping over projectiles. The hitbox has decent vertical priority and hits low to the ground, which makes it good for stuffing slides and poorly spaced anti-air sweeps.

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Frame Count	3	4	∞
Simplified	7		∞

njmk

Jumping Forward
Neutral Jumping Medium Kick
8MK / +

Neutral Jump version

Diagonal Jump version

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
22[1]	5~11	50(+10)	None	High	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
7	12	∞	19+∞	Dependent	4/3
Your best frontal jump-in. The diagonal jump version has a much more vulnerable upper body hurtbox, other than that the neutral jump version behaves the exact same. Very good vertical priority, letting you stuff a lot of anti-air normals if spaced properly. Ok in neutral jumps as you come down, but nj.HP is often favored as it can be steered.

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Neutral Jump Version

Frame Count	3	4	12	4	4	4	4	4	∞
Simplified	7		12	∞

Diagonal Jump Version

Frame Count	3	4	12	4	4	4	4	4	∞
Simplified	7		12	∞

njhk

Jumping Roundhouse
Jumping Heavy Kick
8HK / +

Neutral Jump version

Diagonal jump version.
The developers got a lot of mileage out of this sprite.

Neutral Jump	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	30[2]	11~17(-1)	60(+20)	None	High	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	7	6	∞	13+∞	Dependent	5/4
Two more jumping kicks. The neutral jump and diagonal jump versions share the same animation, but have different properties. Trades nj.mk's better priority for better damage. Some Honda plsyers use this over his steerable nj.HP because of its truncated hurtboxes for jumping over projectiles. Try both and see what works best for your playstyle. -x64
Diagonal Jump	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	30[2]	3~9	40	None	High	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	7	10	∞	17+∞	Dependent	5/4
A great crossup, usually harder to counter than a dj.mk crossup. A critical crossup against Chun-Li, since Tenshokyaku will whiff if you space this correctly. -x64

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Neutral Jump version

Frame Count	3	4	6	4	4	4	4	4	∞
Simplified	7		6	∞

Diagonal Jump version

Frame Count	3	4	10	4	4	4	4	4	∞
Simplified	7		10	∞

Command Normals

Knee Strike

Knee Strike
Hiza Geri
cl. 4 or 6MK
cl. or +

First Hit

Second Hit

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
26[1] + 16[1]	5~11 x 2	60 x 2	None	Mid	0-11
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
10	6 (3 + 3)	7	23	+5 + +8(+7)	4/3 x 2
A two hit knee attack. Somewhat slow. This can be linked after a crossup if it hits very deep. Not much use since you can't do much afterwards, and Honda has better tick options.

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• Startup/Active

Frame Count	1 + 3	3	3	3	3
Simplified	10			3	3

• Recovery

Frame Count	2	2	2	1
Simplified	7

Sweep Kick

Sweep Kick
Harai Geri
4 or 6HK
or +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
28[2]	5~11	130	None	Low	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
10	6	19	35	-3/Soft Knockdown	5/4
Honda's command sweep, and his longest ranged normal. You'll be using this a lot against projectile characters. Using this from max range to stop/trade with projectile attempts allows you to keep the initiative with a knockdown and get a chance to get in close. Honda's hurtbox shifts out when the leg is extended, making it harder to use as an anti-air. Hitting this will create a built in safe jump against Sagat and Claw, as long as they don't hit the corner or a breakable object.

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Frame Count	1 + 3	3	3	6	8	10	1
Simplified	10			6	19

Flying Sumo Press

Flying Sumo Press
2MK during diagonal jump
+ during diagonal jump.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
24[2]	5~11	50(+10)	None	High	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
7	∞	N/A	7+∞	Dependent	4/3
A full body slam. Good crossup. Not much priority for frontal jumps though. -x64

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Frame Count	3	4	∞
Simplified	7		∞

Throws

E.Honda can throw with , , and . He has the longest normal throw range in the game, as well as some nasty throw loops off his Fierce and Roundhouse throws.

Rice Bale Throw
Tawara Nage
cl. 4 or 6MP
cl. or +

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
32	7~13	100	None	Grab	64 (from axis) 36 (from throwable box)
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
1	1	Dependent	2	N/A	-
Honda's one and only normal Throw. The direction you're holding determines the direction you'll throw in. Useful to throw characters at a corner Can't softlock the game like Old Honda's version can.

Saba Ori
cl. 4 or 6HP
cl. or +

Hug the life out of them.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
26 + 4*n	0	0	None	Grab	64 (from axis) 36 (from throwable box)
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
1	1	Dependent	2	N/A	-
Honda's "bear hug" hold. You'll be using this one the most. Amount of hits is set at 8, then added/subtracted through mashing. Untechable (like all holds), does nice damage, and sets up crossup/walk under/tick shenanigans. In the corner, you can walk under > cr.hk for a crossup, crossup with dj.mk, cr.lp into Oicho, etc. Some characters (Boxer, Cammy, Dee Jay, Claw, and Fei Long) can only be walked under at the corner. This grab sets up a built-in safejump/crossup against most characters. This won't work on Ryu/Ken, Sagat, and Blanka. This won't crossup against Dee Jay, Claw, and Boxer. Both this and Honda's HK hold loops will whiff if the opponent is close to the corner. -x64

Sekkan Keri
cl. 4 or 6HK
cl. or+

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
26 + 4*n	0	0	None	Grab	64 (from axis) 36 (from throwable box)
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
1	1	Dependent	2	N/A	-
Honda's Heavy Kick hold. Amount of hits is set at 7, then added/subtracted through mashing. You can start a loop against any character with this grab (unless they recover against the corner or hit a breakable object). After a successful grab, jump in with an attack (such as dj.mk) right as the grab ends, and you'll be able to repeat the tick. This loop is not safe on any character with a 3 frame or less reversal, so don't use this against Ken/Chun-Li/Sagat/Blanka unless you know their reversal timing isn't great. May not be a safejump against Ryu depending on how he mashes out. -x64

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File:EHonda throwb.png

File:EHonda throwf.png

Special Moves

Hundred Hand Slap

Hundred Hand Slap
HHS
Press Repeatedly

The hundred is figurative, in most cases.

	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	24[1]/22[1]	5~11	100	None	Mid	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	5	25 + 24* per cycle	13	53 + 24* per cycle	Dependent	6
Can stay active for a maximum of 164 frames. You can replicate this in Training Mode by pressing LP every 10 frames.
	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	26[2]/24[2]	5~11	100	None	Mid	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	8	13 + 12* per cycle	15	25 + 24* per cycle	Dependent	6
Can stay active for a maximum of 142 frames. You can replicate this in training mode by pressing MP every 10 or 9 frames.
	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	28[3]/26[3]	5~11	100	None	Mid	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	11	13 + 12* per cycle	19	43 + 12* per cycle	Dependent	6
Honda unleashes a barrage of hand slaps. Press the Punch button 4 times quickly to pull this move off. Continue mashing to keep the move going. The move will fail if you press the button during a state where Honda can't attack (During an attack animation or a jump, for example). If you mash too fast, the move will end prematurely. (This likely won't happen unless you're REALLY good or using Turbo.) Will never combo into itself. Once this attack hits, subsequent hitboxes will whiff until your opponent can block. The first 3 hitboxes of each animation cycle do more damage than the last 3. Each animation cycle loops once, each hitbox being only 1 frame. The HP version can stay active for a maximum of 136 frames. You can replicate this in training mode by pressing HP every 9 frames. General Strategies The LP version is good for turtling and building meter, since it doesn't move you forward. The MP version moves you forward a little, making it great for pressure, chipping, and ticking. The HP version moves you even farther and faster forward, making it a good attempt to get into the range of certain fireballers (such as Chun-Li), especially after a nj.Fierce. It's recomended to stop this move early when chipping, so you can quickly recover and go for a throw or another HHS. (This goes for all versions.) Using this after a sweep is also a good idea.

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• Startup:

Frame Count (Jab)	2	3
Simplified (Jab)	5
Frame Count (Strong)	4	4
Simplified (Strong)	8
Frame Count (Fierce)	5	6
Simplified (Fierce)	11

• Active:

Frame Count (Jab)	4*	4	4
Frame Count (Strong)	2*	2	2
Frame Count (Fierce)	1*	1	1

• NOTE: The first hitbox that comes out when performing this move has 1 extra active frame.

Frame Count (Jab)	4	4	4*
Frame Count (Strong)	2	2	2*
Frame Count (Fierce)	1	1	1*

• NOTE 2: The last active frame on some animation cycles are skipped. This depends on the frequency of your button presses.

• Recovery:

Frame Count (Jab)	5	2	3	2	1
Simplified (Jab)	13
Frame Count (Strong)	7	2	3	2	1
Simplified (Strong)	15
Frame Count (Fierce)	8	3	4	3	1
Simplified (Fierce)	19

Sumo Headbutt

Sumo Headbutt
Headbutt
[4]6P / +

Jab version depicted. Dosu-koi!

	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	28[1]/28[2]	9~15	100	None	Mid	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	8	28 (6/22)	25/26	61/62	-7 (Blocked)/Hard Knockdown	9
Invincible on Frames 1-11.
	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	30[2]/30[3]	9~15	100	None	Mid	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	11	27 (2/25)	25/26	63/64	-7 (Blocked)/Hard Knockdown	9
Invincible on Frames 1-11.
	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	32[3]/32[4]	9~15	100	None	Mid	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	6	54 (1/53)	25/26	85/86	-7 (Blocked)/Hard Knockdown	9
Honda shouts a sumo battle cry and flies forward. Damage and speed increase with strength. Honda will keep going until he hits the opponent or the maximum active frames are hit. The HP version is invincible on Frames 1-6. General Strategies LP Headbutt is your main defensive tool. The invincibility combines well with the excellent vertical and horizontal range, making jumping or getting in on Honda nearly impossible when he has charge. Learn to time this move properly and matches against non-fireballers become way easier. The MP version should only really be used for positioning. An example being if you know your opponent is going to jump backwards at round start, using MP Headbutt lands you right next to them, close to the corner. The HP version is very fast, making it a great tool to safely pressure and punish mid-range mistakes (such as whiffs or opponents falling down from a jumping attack). It also has a much better horitontal hitbox than the Jab version, making for a better anti air if your opponent is jumping in front of you rather than above you. While you may trade with the HP version, you'll almost always come out on top positioning wise. Avoid using the HP version from full screen, especially if your opponent is near the corner. They can jump it on reaction and punish.

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• Startup:

	Jab and Strong Only			Strong and Fierce Only
Frame Count (Jab)	1	3	4
Simplified (Jab)	8
Frame Count (Strong)	1	2	6	2
Simplified (Strong)	11
Frame Count (Fierce)		1	4	1
Simplified (Fierce)		6

• Active:

• Jab Version

Frame Count	3	3	22
Simplified	6		22

• Strong and Fierce Version:

Frame Count (Strong)	2	25
Frame Count (Fierce)	1	53

• Recovery:

Frame Count	4	4	4	8/9	2	2	1
Simplified	25/26

Sumo Smash

Sumo Smash
Buttslam
[2]8K / +

Rising Hitbox (Short and Forward Only)

Falling Hitbox.

	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	24[2]	9~15	100	None	Mid/High	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	19	9(13)12	5	58	Dependent	9
Invincible on frames 1-21.
	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	28[2]	9~15	100	None	Mid/High	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	19	9(13)12	5	58	Dependent	9
Invincible on frames 1-19.
	Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
	32[2]	9~15	100	None	High	N/A
	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
	42	15	6	63	Dependent	9
Invincible on frames 1-21. Honda leaps into the air and comes crashing down with the weight of a piano. Short and Forward have a rising hitbox, while Roundhouse does not. Rising part hits mid, while the falling part hits high. Not that this move hits most crouching opponents anyway. General Strategies cr.lk > Smash is a good pressure/mixup tool. Just make sure to vary your strengths and mix in some ticks. The LK version serves as both a decent anti-air and is useful to get over projectiles from far away. Also a good mixup for Oicho setups. The MK version can be used to stuff projectile attempts at the right distance. It also doubles as a risky way to get over projectiles. (It can be punished by Shoto sweeps and Guile/Dee Jay's jumping attacks.) Be careful about using both Short and Forward as anti-airs. The long startup frames give your opponent time to block the rising hit when standing, and leaves an opportunity for them to punish as you fall down. The HK version is mainly for crossups, mixups, and setting ticks rather than as a way to avoid projectiles, since it's very easily punishable.

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• Startup (Short/Forward):

Frame Count (Short)	1	4	5	2	5	4
Simplified (Short)	21
Frame Count (Forward)	1	3	4	2	5	4
Simplified (Forward)	19

• Active + Recovery:

Frame Count (Short)	9	9 (3 + 3 + 3)	2	2	10	4
Simplified (Short)	9	13			10	4
Frame Count (Forward)	9	9 (3 + 3 + 3)	2	2	12	5
Simplified (Forward)	9	13			12	5

• Startup (Roundhouse):

Frame Count	1	3	4	2	4	4
Simplified	18... (42)

Frame Count	9	9 (3 + 3 + 3)	2	2
Simplified	...24 (42

• Active/Recovery:

Frame Count	15	6

Oicho Throw

Oicho Throw
6324P
+

Who needs shading with mixups like these?

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
16[1] + 28[1] (L) 18[1] + 30 [1] (M) 20[1] + 32[1] (H)	7~13 x 2	100 x 2	None	Grab	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
0	1	Dependent	1	Dependent	12
Honda slams his opponent to the ground, then follows up with a buttslam. Honda's main offensive weapon. Easy to tick into, great damage, high dizzy. Affected by the Input Storing Glitch. 4 can be held as long as you want before performing the move. The Input Storing Glitch allows this move to be a powerful defensive tool as well. (See Strategies for more info.) You can Negative Edge this move to create a command grab with essentially 0 recovery frames. NOTE: The Input Storing Glitch was fixed in Hyper Street Fighter 2. An alternate version of Honda with the glitch restored can be selected by holding Start on Version Select, selecting the Super Turbo/Super X version, and then picking Honda.

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Super Combo

Super Killer Head Ram
[4]646P
+

It's Super Killer, but you're the one who's probably getting killed.

Damage	Dizzy	Dizzy Time	Cancel	Guard	Act. Range
20[2] x 4	0~4 x 4	20 x 4	None	Mid	N/A
Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Frame Adv.	Meter
6	54(7)54	25	146	-13 (Second Attack)/ Hard Knockdown*	-
Honda brings out the big guns: One of the worst Super Combos in the game. Affected by the Input Storing glitch. The second towards input can be held as long as you need before performing the move. NOTE: The Input Storing Glitch was fixed in Hyper Street Fighter 2. An alternate version of Honda with the glitch restored can be selected by holding Start on Version Select, selecting the Super Turbo/Super X version, and then picking Honda. Invincible on frames 1-7. Honda only has 1 invincible hitbox frame, compared to the 3 on his jab Headbutt. Extremely unsafe on block (Some characters can DP after blocking the first hit, others can punish after blocking both). If used at point blank range, this move will occasionally shoot straight through your opponent. The second hit will occasionally miss, seemingly at random. Can go through projectiles. Will not knock down if the first hit results in a "gut reel" hitstun animation. This is obviously a downside in most cases, but it can be an occasional upside since you're right in Oicho range. General Strategies You can store the super motion to use as a walking anti-air. This one frame is still a lot larger than Jab Headbutt's hitbox, letting you catch several things that a regular Jab Headbutt can't catch.

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Frame Count	1	[18] + 4	1	1	53?
Simplified	6			1	53?

Frame Count	1	1	1	3	1	1	53?
Simplified	7					1	53?

• Recovery/Knockback:

Frame Count	4	4	4	8	2	2	1
Simplified	25

Misc Animations

Jump Animations

• Prejump:

Frame Count	2	2	1
Simplified	5

• Neutral/Back Jump, Airborne + Landing:

Frame Count (Neutral)	1	10	5	5	5	5	5	8	1	7*
Simplified (Neutral)	1	43							1	7*
Frame Count (Back)	1	10	5	5	5	5	5	8	1	7*
Simplified (Back)	1	43							1	7*

• Forward Jump, Airborne + Landing:

Frame Count	1	10	6	4	4	6	12	1	7*
Simplified	1	42						1	7*

Honda has the slowest prejump animation on the game. This is part of the reason why he suffers so much to get in vs projectile zoners. With that said, knowing how to jump correctly can make these matchups less annoying.
First of all, you'll be jumping neutrally frequently, since it will not always be possible to jump forward safely. Looking at Honda's Neutral Jump hurtboxes, it's easy to notice that the last 9 frames of the jump animation have the leg hurtbox positioned very low, which will make jumping over projectiles extra hard. To deal with that, it's wise to do a move that reduces Honda's hurtboxes during that time, so you can avoid having big vulnerable hurtboxes. A good option is to press HK as soon as you hit the apex of the jump, that way you'll not only have very small "lower-back" hurtboxes through out the entirety of the jump, but also may trigger the opponents proximity block. This is extra effective with Old Honda, as his Neutral Jumping Roundhouse has amazing priority at the front. New Honda can also control the horizontal movement of the Neutral Jump if he does a Fierce, but keep in mind that Neutral Jumping Fierce have bigger "lower-back" hurtboxes, leaving him more vulnerable to projectiles. It's also optimal to activate Fierce a little before Honda hits the apex of the jump so it's possible to steer the maximum possible.
As for forward jumps, an important thing to be aware of is how his hurtboxes are positioned on the last 13 frames of the jump. Take a look at the hitbox images above, did you notice how Honda's hurtboxes are way less vulnerable at his front than if he did a move? Just compare the forward edge of the pushbox (green box) which is the same on all jumping animations, with the edge of the closest hurtbox (blue box) on all diagonal jumping animations (empty jump + diagonal jumping normals). A well spaced empty jump can be usefull if the opponent defaults to non sweep anti airs, as this can make these anti airs simply whiff (e.g. vs a Dee Jay that defaults to Upkick anti air when he has charge). This trick can be just what Honda needs to finally get in and apply his extremelly strong close range pressure. Of course, if the opponent is aware of this, he may counter it appropriately, but then Honda can just jump with one of his good anti-anti-air normals instead, creating a mix-up situation.

The landing recovery has a special property which allows it to be canceled into certain actions. At the first landing frame, you can perform throws (including command throws), and on the second landing frame, you can start another jump, attack with a normal or special move, or block. Blocking not being until the second landing frame, as well as hitbox-hurtbox interactions having priority over throwbox-throw hurtbox is why sweeps work as anti airs in this game.
Things are different when jumping over your opponent, however. In that situation it's possible to walk back/forward, to jump again or to even block on the first landing frame! Strangely, if a throw is timed on the first landing frame of a jump that crosses over, a throwbox will never come out, even though that input will result in a normal coming out 2 frames later (like it normally would). Anyway, being able to block on the first landing frame can help a little bit on some safe jump crossup setups, or maybe in other situations as well if your character has a huge jump arc.

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