Fatal Fury Special/Axel Hawk

Axel has a single lane stage. Lane changing is not possible and Lane Blasts will send characters into the electric ring for an additional 8 damage and 5 stun.

Introduction

Pros	Cons
Best dodge attack in the game Jumps are quicker than average Good projectile and tons of anti-air moves Decent chip damage	Poor mobility Slow recovery on most moves Somewhat weak pressure Takes more damage from hits to the stomach Needs lanes to compensate for bad mobility... ...thus losing a match makes his rematch harder

Move List

Note: Attacks that hit Axel's stomach hurtbox (when present) will do 25% more damage (rounded down)

Standing/Walking	Crouching	Jumping	Taunting
Flashing hurtbox takes extra damage.		Prejump and jumping hurtboxes. 50F duration.

Close Standing Normals

c5A

c5A
Body/ボディ

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
12	2	Mid	6	5	7	17	+4	+5	Cancel
Nothing too noteworthy. Can be easily cancelled into Axel Dance if you keep mashing A, but 2A does the job better.

c5B

c5B
Hook/フック

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
8x2	2x2	Mid	6, 10	4+7	8	24	+1	+4	Cancel
Hits twice, giving you plenty of time to cancel the move into a special. Potential for massive stun damage if both hits connect and you combo into heavy Axel Dance.

c5C

c5C
Under Punch/アンダーパンチ

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
20	4	Mid	7	7	18	31	-1	-2	Cancel
It's possible to combo into Tornado Upper from this, but you have better combo routes available.

c5D

c5D
Upper/アッパー

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
16	4	Mid	6	14	23	42	-13	-14	Cancel
Not much reason to use this one. Mostly just "the move you get if Axel fails a throw attempt".

Far Standing Normals

f5A

f5A
Straight/ストレート

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
10	2	Mid	6	9	6	20	+1	+2	Cancel
Good poke, although slightly overshadowed by 5B. If done with a 46A input, you can option select between this button and Axel's amazing dodge attack, so it does see plenty of use.

f5B

f5B
Strike Hook/ストライクフック

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
6	2	Mid	3	12	27	41	-23	-22	Cancel
Now this is a button. Extremely fast startup, good range and works both as a ground poke and an anti-air. The recovery is terrible, but this is offset by the fact it's special cancelable. You can create decent pressure by canceling this into a light Tornado Upper on block.

f5C

f5C
Slash Punch/スラッシュパンチ

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
18	4	Mid	6	9	27	41	-13	-14	/
It's possible to anti-air with this, but you have much better options available. The recovery is terrible, leaving you minus both on hit and block against a grounded opponent.

f5D

f5D
Step Upper/ステップアッパー

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
14	4	Mid	8	11	27	45	-15	-16	/
More or less the same as 5C, except with slower startup. Don't use.

Crouching Normals

2A

2A
Low Light Upper/ローライトアッパー

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
6	2	Mid	5	6	5	15	+5	+6	Cancel
Mostly used to combo into light Axel Dance. 1-4F 5-10F 11-15F

2B

2B
Ducking Jab/ダッキングジャブ

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
8	2	Low	5	7	8	19	+1	+2	Cancel
Great low poke, although 2D only has 1 more frame of startup while giving you more damage and a knockdown on hit. 1-4F 5-11F 12-19F

2C

2C
Wing Upper/ウイングアッパー

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
14	4	Mid	8	16	18	41	-10	-11	Cancel
One of the strongest anti-air normals in the game. It doesn't have a lot of horizontal range, though, so it's best suited to beating close range jump-ins. Works as a combo starter against a grounded opponent, but you have to be right next to your opponent for the move to land. 1-7F 8-23F 24-41F

2D

2D
Ducking Jab/ダッキングジャブ

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
16	4	Low	6	11	11	27	KD	+1	Cancel
Stronger version of 2B that's still very fast and safe. This should be your most commonly used button along with 5B. Can be cancelled into Tornado Upper on block for some chip damage. 1-5F 6-16F 17-27F

Jumping Normals

jA/B

jA/B

Version	Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
Diagonal & Neutral Jump	8	2	Overhead, Overhead	5, 12	7 + ∞	-	-	-	-	-
There is no difference between jA and jB or their neutral/diagonal jump versions. Can only hit once. 1-4F 5-11F 12-∞F

jC

jC

Version	Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
Diagonal & Neutral Jump	10x2	4x2	Overhead, Overhead	5, 16	11+8	-	-	-	-	-
Hits twice. 1-4F 5-15F 16-23F 24-∞F

jD

jD

Diagonal & Neutral Jump

Version	Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
Diagonal Jump	10x2	4x2	Overhead, Overhead	10, 21	11+8	-	-	-	-	-
Same as jC/j8C but has slower startup. 1-9F 10-20F 21-28F 29-∞F
Neutral Jump	10x2	4x2	Overhead, Overhead	5, 16	11+8	-	-	-	-	-
Same as jC/j8C. 1-4F 5-15F 16-23F 24-∞F

System Normals

Lane Blast

Lane Blast
Atomic Bomber/アトミックボンバー
C+D

Front Lane

Back Lane

Version	Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
Front Lane	22	5	Mid	9	8	14	30	KD	-3	Cancel, Lane Shift
Your main anti-air in situations where 2C doesn't have enough horizontal reach. Excellent against Kim divekicks. Great on Axel's own stage as it will deal extra damage and double the amount of stun. You can also okizeme with Axel Dance afterwards for good chip damage.
Back Lane	22	5	Mid	12	8	8	27	KD	+3	Cancel, Lane Shift
Slower and has a much worse hitbox.

Lane Attack

Lane Attack
A/B/C/D from opposite lane

Front Lane

Back Lane

Axel has the same lane attack for punch and kick buttons.

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  Front Lane Attack Recovery

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  Back Lane Attack Recovery

Version	Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
A/B	20	2	Overhead	13	-	4	-	-	-	/
A straight and fast lane attack.
C/D	20	4	Overhead	13	-	4	-	-	-	/
A slower high angle lane attack.

Dodge Attack

Dodge Attack
6A during proximity guard

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
11	5	Mid	14	8	11	32	Air Reset	0	Cancel, Invuln Above Knees 1-13F, Invuln Above Waist 14-21F
Has huge range but a slightly larger hurtbox than other dodge attacks. Overall very good.

Throws

All of Axel's throws have the same range.

6D Throw

Hell Bomber
close 6D

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
16~32 (4 x 4~8)	0	Throw	1	1	/	-	KD/Air reset	/	/
Hold throw. Opponent can mash to reduce hits.

4D Throw

Head Crush
close 4D

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
16~32 (4 x 4~8)	0	Throw	1	1	/	-	KD/Air reset	/	/
Hold throw. Opponent can mash to reduce hits. If the opponent doesn't mash and the fight is on a one-lane stage, the opponent will be knocked into the background for additional damage (though no stun).

9D Throw

Rolling Buster
close 9D

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
24~52 (4 x 6~13)	0	Throw	1	1	/	-	KD/Air reset	/	/
Hold throw. Opponent can mash to reduce hits.

Special Moves

Tornado Upper (236P)

Tornado Upper
236A/C

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Version	Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
A	16 (4)	3	Mid	15	-	43	57	-10	-13	/
Tornado travels slower.
C	22 (5)	6	Mid	21	-	49	69	-8	-15	/
Tornado travels faster.

Smash Bomber ([1]6P)

Smash Bomber
[1]6A/C

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Version	Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
A	18 (4)	3	Mid	17	17	12	45	Air Reset	-7	-
Charge time: 45F.
C	24 (6)	6	Mid	28	25	12	64	KD	-19	-
Charge time: 60F.

Axel Dance (Mash P)

Axel Dance
Mash A/C

Elipses (...) indicate where the attack repeats if P continues to be mashed. Total frames and frame advantage assume no mashing after the move starts.

Version	Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
A	12xN (3xN)	3	/	7, 18, 29, 41 ...	4 (7) 4 (7) 4 (8) 2 ...	4	46+	-6	0	/
1-3F 4-6F 7-8F 9-10F 11-12F 13-15F 16-17F 18-19F 20-21F 22-23F 24-25F 26-28F 29-30F 31-32F 33-34F 35-37F 38-40F 41-42F 43-46F
C	18xN (4xN)	6	/	11, 24 ...	4 (9) 4 ...	12	39+	+15	+8	/
1-5F 6-10F 11-12F 13-14F 15-16F 17-21F 22-23F 24-25F 26-27F 28-29F 30-31F 32-33F 34-39

Desperation Move

Axel Rush (4632149B+C)

Axel Rush
When health is flashing
4632149B+C

Damage	Stun	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Property
48 (12x2)	4	Mid	27, 37, 53	6 (4) 10 (6) 10	15	77	KD	-11	/
Can press BC before inputting 9 (463214BC9) to prevent an accidental jump.

Combos

• jC/D, 2A > Mash A

The Dance will get 2 hits if you jump from the front, or 3 hits if the combo is a crossup.

• c5B > Mash A/C
• 2C > [1]6A
• c5C > 236A
• Lane Attack > c5A > Mash A

Advanced Strategy