Capcom vs SNK 2/God Rugal

Introduction

Overview

Strategy

Combos

Matchups

Vital Data Health 9200 Stun 60 Stun Modifier +1 Second Crouch Height 71 px Wake-up Speed +0f Throw Range Punch: 52px Kick: 52px Movement Data Front Dash Distance X: 120 px Y: 0 px Backdash Distance X: 130 px Y: 11.3 px Run Speed 8.5 px Roll Data Recovery 6f Distance 120 px Duration 33f

Story

Prohibido jugar con Rugal

God Rugal (Ultimate Rugal in USA) is an original CvS2 character. He is one of the two superbosses you can fight in arcade mode. After defeating Akuma at the Osaka rooftops after the tournament finals have concluded, he merges his powers with Akuma's. This gives Rugal new moves and more strength. He then burns down Osaka, and the winning team challenges him to a final battle.

Upon defeat, the Dark Hado overtakes him, creating a new entity, and then leaves.

Gameplay

God Rugal has some new moves from Akuma, namely the teleport and Raging Demon. Additionally, he gets his Rugal Execution from his Omega moveset, and a brand new move called G.END. So how does he put it all together? Well, he is certainly a character.

G.Rugal's teleport and command grab are in particular quite powerful. The command grab can be powerful with the right setups and cancels, and the teleport has no recovery, making it incredibly powerful for defense. He also gets a crazy fast dash, with a very low jump. He gets virtually no nerfs from normal Rugal aside from health and some buttons, so most of your favorite Rugal blockstrings and setups work fine, with the addition of your new toys like the command grab.

The gameplan is largely the same, play footsies/defense and bully the opponent in the corner if you get them there. You just have different tools to enforce that gameplan now. The teleport allows you to play hyper defensive, and the command grab allows him to play hyper offense, so he is actually quite versatile.

Is he better than normal Rugal? Yes. Despite the health being awful, the teleport alone makes him very annoying to deal with, in addition to the already existing strengths of normal Rugal. However, because he has more tools and less health, he is also much harder to use compared to normal Rugal, as you have to play with virtually no mistakes to survive the stronger characters.

Groove Selection

Best - C: Rugal heavily relies on having super consistently for big damage, which immediately sets C-Rugal a bit above the rest. C-Groove's meter can be stored indefinitely, allowing Rugal to use his super only when the time is right without the worry of a timer like Rage or Max Mode. Airblock makes anti-airing him harder, which can force you to respect Dark Smash even more, and Alpha Counters give him an extremely needed defensive option. His roll isn't the best, but being able to RC specials is a massive benefit to make up for the slow startup of his various moves. C-Rugal is comfortably his best Groove.

Useful - P/K/A/N: P-Rugal is behind C in terms of strength. It seems odd at first, but P-Rugal is a surprisingly powerful character. He has access to shorthops, and his good dash. He gains decent meterless reward from a parry, but even more scary is that one parry with meter can turn into a Gigantic Pressure confirm for massive damage. This is more or less the game plan of P-Rugal. Gain meter through parries in neutral and get the confirm for the damage. K-Rugal can be just as terrifying. Raged buttons do crazy damage and a level 3 confirm with the added rage buffs completely wreck checaracters with ease. He just can't control his meter, which can sometimes be an issue, and his JD game is worse than his parry game. A-Rugal is somewhat different, and might not seem like a strong character at first, but once Custom Combos are taken into account, you realize that Rugal has really good synergy with CCs. He can confirm into it from a large amount of moves and setups, his main ones being God Press, Dark Smash, and Dark Barrier. These are corner only, of course. His Custom also deals great damage. However, confirming into Gigantic Pressure deals the same damage if not more, so that somewhat hurts Rugal a bit. N-Rugal relies a lot on his offense more than his defense, as he can pop MAX Mode to confirm into Gigantic Pressure, and even juggle it into Genocide Heaven, although that usually is only done if it secures the kill. He has a shorthop and a run, as well he can RC his special moves. A very versatile Rugal, but not having a stored level 3 somewhat hurts, since P/C Rugal having a stored level 3 always poses the threat of a potential confirm at any point. With N-Groove, that time is limited. Still, he is a decent character.

Worst - S: S-Rugal doesn't do as much as the other grooves. He does have defensive subsystems, and can somewhat control where he gets his meter from. When he has a level 3, his Gigantic Pressure confirm becomes downright terrifying. He can always juggle it into a Genocide Heaven and the combo will be a true 10K damage combo. His dodge attacks are okay at best however, so that limits how he shuts down the opponent defensively. The main draw with S-Rugal is landing his level 3 since he will always get 10k damage from it. However, S-Groove just does not give Rugal enough convenient firepower to make it work a lot of the time.

God Rugal is a more frail but more powerful version of Rugal. He retains most of Rugal's strengths (and then some) at the cost of health, with his teleport and command grab being especially deadly. God Rugal is best in C-Groove. Difficulty: Hard Tier: ??
Pros	Cons
Metered Damage: Same as normal Rugal, short short super and God Press routes can waste a character easily. Offense: Not only does he keep Rugal's good strings, he also gets a command grab to punish blocking and that can combo into super or CC to make it hurt. Anti-Airs: Same as normal Rugal. 5MP, 5HK, 2MP, 2HP, cl.HK, j.HP, Genocide Cutter, and HP God Press. You have to know which one to use, however, as each anti-air has it's own specific range where it's useful and very few of them can actually cover a wide variety of ranges. Defense: Not only does G.Rugal have a true DP, but his teleport is extremely cheap in regards to running away from bad situations.	Health: God Rugal's health is very low, so mistakes cannot be made as he dies very quickly to most super combos, a stark contrast from his normal version which is known for being tanky. Meterless Damage: Same as normal Rugal, without meter and without a good starter G.Rugal's combo options are poor. Big: Same as normal Rugal, but given the lower health, it is even more of a liability.

BEFORE YOU READ: Some normals are identical to normal Rugal's in terms of both frame data, damage and hitboxes. To prevent you from clicking back and forth between this page and Rugal's page, the descriptions will be copied over. Essentially, the info will all be here.

Also, due to this character being banned in competitive play, there is not enough footage to come up with a "players to watch" section.

Normal Moves

Far Normals

5LP

Far Jab
Far Light Punch
5LP / Far LP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Far	500	5	SP/SU	Mid	-	4	6	7	17	+5	+5	None
A quick stab. Has a lot of disjoint, can check things with a leading hitbox like Blanka Ball. Mainly used as a quick button check, but does not pose too much reward on hit. Has a slow 4-frame startup, and can be ducked by most characters.

5MP

Far Strong
Far Medium Punch
5MP / Far MP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Far	1100	11	SP/SU	Mid	-	4	2	25	31	-7	-7	None
An upward swing. One of Rugal's many anti-airs. Hits really high and close and has great priority. Very fast startup, but lengthy recovery. Make sure it does not whiff. Best used against jumps that land fairly close to Rugal at around a 60° angle. Changes The startup is changed from 5f to 4f. You can actually use this button in links now but it is virtually useless.

5HP

Far Fierce
Far Heavy Punch
5HP / Far HP

Pointless Punch!

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Far	1100	11	None	Mid	-	10	6	30	46	-12	-12	None
A big haymaker swing. Though this normal has large range, it is not rewarding on hit due to the oddly low 1100 damage. Usually used as a blockstring ender, since it deals good guard damage and somewhat safe when spaced. -12 and a 30f recovery usually means that this move will get punished if not spaced or if it does not connect

5LK

Far Short
Far Light Kick
5LK / Far LK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Far	500	5	SP/SU	Mid	-	4	6	9	19	+2	+2	None
A quick downward toe tap. Small disjoint, but useable. It works as a decent poke. Fast, and plus. Can also be applied to pressure. Range is small.

5MK

Far Forward
Far Medium Kick
5MK / Far MK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Far	1100	11	SU	Mid	-	5	4	29	38	-11	-11	None
Placeholder

5HK

Far Roundhouse
Far Heavy Kick
5HK / Far HK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Far	1500	15	None	Mid	-	10	8	24	42	-8	-8	None
Not an overhead despite the animation. Don't bother with this.

clHP

Close Fierce
Close Heavy Punch
cl.HP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Close	1300	13	SP/SU	Mid	-	4	4	34	42	-14	-14	None
Placeholder

clLK

Close Short
Close Light Kick
cl.LK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Close	600	6	SP/SU	Mid	-	4	4	9	17	+2	+2	None
Good for canceling into HK Genocide Cutter.

clMK

Close Forward
Close Medium Kick
cl.MK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Close	1200	12	SP/SU	Mid	-	4	8	11	23	+3	+3	None
Same animation and startup frames as cl.LK, but more damage and pushback, and won't link from cr.LK.

clHK

Close Roundhouse
Close Heavy Kick
cl.HK

Would be a great launcher in a tag fighter

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Close	1300, 1100	13, 11	SP(1)/SU(1,2)	Mid	-	4	7	26	37	-9	-9	None
Classic case of a great anti-air stuck on a close normal. Note the second hitbox will probably not hit grounded opponents.

2LP

Crouch Jab
Crouching Light Punch
2LP / cr.LP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	400	4	SP/SU	Mid	-	4	4	6	14	+5	+5	None
Not a low.

2MP

Crouch Strong
Crouching Medium Punch
2MP / cr.MP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	1000	10	SP/SU	Mid	-	4	4	25	33	-9	-9	None
Not a low.

2HP

Crouch Fierce
Crouching Heavy Punch
2HP / cr.HP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	400+1200	4+12	None	Mid	-	10	2+4	35	51	-15	-15	None
Not a low. Might work as an anti-air though.

2LK

Crouch Short
Crouching Light Kick
2LK / cr.LK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	300	3	RF/SP/SU	Low	Low	3	4	9	16	+2	+2	None
A classic disjointed cr.LK. Doesn't link into anything besides other LKs but for special and super cancels that's all you need. Super cancelability is listed as — in the CvS2 Bible but it seems to work.

2MK

Crouch Forward
Crouching Medium Kick
2MK / cr.MK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	1000	10	SP/SU	Low	Low	4	8	16	28	-2	-2	None
Placeholder

2HK

Crouch Roundhouse
Crouching Heavy Kick
2HK / cr.HK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	1500,1300	15,13	SP(1)/SU(1)	Low	Low	4	4	29	37	-DWN	-9	None
Slightly disjointed sweep. CvS2 Bible lists a second hitbox but I can't find it so you can ignore the second numbers.

j.LP

Jump Jab
Jumping Light Punch
j.LP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
//+	600	6	SP	High	High	4	22	0	26	Varies	Varies	None
Cancels into Dark Smash, which isn't useful but looks cool.

j.MP

Jump Strong
Jumping Medium Punch
j.MP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
//+	1100	11	None	High	High	5	8	0	13	Varies	Varies	None
Sick air-to-air.

j.HP

Jump Fierce
Jumping Heavy Punch
j.HP

Me when I GET you

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
//+	1400	14	None	High	High	5	6	0	11	Varies	Varies	None
This move is no joke. Use it.

j.LK

Jump Short
Jumping Light Kick
j.LK

Knee of Justice. I mean, Evil.

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
//+	600	6	SP	High	High	4	22	0	26	Varies	Varies	None
Cancels into Dark Smash, which isn't useful but looks cool. It's pretty disjointed which is nice.

j.MK

Jump Forward
Jumping Medium Kick
j.MK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
//+	1000	10	None	High	High	8	7	0	15	Varies	Varies	None
Super easy mode cross-ups. Also probably a decent jump-in in general. The hitbox on this thing is criminal.

j.HK

Jump Roundhouse
Jumping Heavy Kick
j.HK

FOOT DIVE!

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
//+	1500	15	None	High	High	10	12	0	22	Varies	Varies	None
It should be obvious from the animation alone that it's made to be a jump-in. Still not as cheap as KoF 98 Chris' j.CD though since it has a large feet hurtbox.

Throws

Scorpion Death Lock

Scorpion Death Lock
Punch Throw
Near Opponent, 4/6HP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Close /+	2000	0	None	Grab	Grab	3	1	13	17	-DWN	Grab	None
Placeholder

Scorpion Death Throw

Scorpion Death Throw
Kick Throw
Near Opponent, 4/6HK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
Close /+	2100	0	None	Grab	Grab	5	1	13	19	-DWN	Grab	None
Placeholder

Special Moves

Reppuken

Reppuken
Fireball
236P

I make eggs with my Reppuken they taste real good yanno?

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	800	8	None	Mid	Mid	15	Traveling	40	55	-4	-4	None
+	900	9	None	Mid	Mid	15	Traveling	40	55	-5	-5	None
+	1000	10	None	Mid	Mid	15	Traveling	40	55	-5	-5	None
From the CvS2 Bible (translated): "He swings up his arm, releasing a shockwave that trails along the ground. It works exactly the same as Rugal's, mainly used to keep opponents in check. As for the difference between light, medium, and heavy, the speed at which they come out isn't changed; the difference in performance is only in power and travel speed."

Kaiser Wave

Kaiser Wave
Chargeable Fireball
641236P

Here it comes

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+ LVL 1	1300,1100	13,11	None	Mid	Mid	25	Traveling	55	Varies	-DWN	-26	None
+ LVL 2	900x2, 700x2	9x2, 7x2	None	Mid	High	28~52	Traveling	55	Varies	-DWN	-27	None
+ LVL 3	1000x3, 600x2+800	10x3, 6x2+8	None	Mid	High	52~77	Traveling	55	Varies	-DWN	-24	None
From the CvS2 Bible (translated): "[Ult. Rugal] fires an enormous ki blast out in front of him. Similar to Rugal, if you keep holding the button, he enters a “charging up” stance and you can strengthen its effect by up to 2 levels, and compared to Rugal, the time you need to hold the button is shorter, so it’s easier to use." The blast deals more damage when fired at close range.

Genocide Cutter

Genocide Cutter
DP
623K

Also known as "Hmph!" in the English releases

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+ Airborne frames 12-38	1100+400x2	11+4x2	None	Mid	Mid	6	4+4+2	31	47	-DWN	-22	6 (Full), 5 (Lower)
+ Airborne frames 10-47	1200+400x2	12+4x2	None	Mid	Mid	5	3+4+2	41	55	-DWN	-32	5 (Full), 4 (Lower)
+ Airborne frames 8-73	1000+(400x2)+300	10+(4x2)+3	None	Mid	Mid	4	2+4+(23+)2+4	41	80	-DWN	-59	6 (Full), 1 (Lower)
From the CvS2 Bible (translated): "Forming circles with his legs, he cuts the opponent to pieces. It's different from Rugal’s, becoming a multi-hit attack, with light and medium hitting 3 times, and heavy hitting 4 times, and also, regardless of button strength, he has a full-body invincibility period when the move comes out. For the light and medium versions, the invincibility period is cut off before the attack hits, but on the heavy version the invincibility state continues [into the active frames], so you can use it as an anti-air or to interrupt attacks."

God Press

God Press
Hitgrab
63214P

Grab

Hit

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	300+2000	3+20	None	Mid	High	13	30*	25	68	-DWN	-23	None
+	300+2100	3+21	None	Mid	High	13	45*	25	83	-DWN	-23	None
+	300+2200	3+22	None	Mid	High	13	60*	25	98	-DWN	-23	None
Placeholder

Dark Barrier

Dark Barrier
Reflector
41236K

HA HA HA

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	1100,1000	11,10	None	Mid	High	19	Projectile	63	82	-DWN	0	None
+	1100,1000	11,10	None	Mid	High	19	Projectile	93	112	-DWN	0	None
+	1100,1000	11,10	None	Mid	High	19	Projectile	108	127	-DWN	0	None
Treated as a projectile by the CvS2B, so active frame numbers are wonky. Note that the button strength only determines how long the move lasts.

Dark Smash

Dark Smash
Divekick
j.236P

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
In Air, +	1300, 1200	13, 12	None	Mid	High	24	Until landing	7	Varies	-DWN	+16	None
In Air, +	1400,1300	14,13	None	Mid	High	32	Until landing	7	Varies	-DWN	+16	None
In Air, +	1500, 1400	15, 14	None	Mid	High	38	Until landing	7	Varies	-DWN	+16	None
A very slow divekick.

Rugal Execution

Rugal Execution
Command Grab
63214K

Grab

Hit

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	2000	0	None	Grab	Grab	20	9	39	68	-DWN	Grab	None
+	2000	0	None	Grab	Grab	22	29	39	90	-DWN	Grab	None
+	2000	0	None	Grab	Grab	24	29	39	92	-DWN	Grab	None
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God Lane

God Lane
Teleport
623/421 PPP/KKK

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
/ +	None	None	None	None	None	20	1~46	1	Varies	None	None	66 (Full)
/ +	None	None	None	None	None	20	1~46	1	Varies	None	None	66 (Full)
Akuma's teleport but on Rugal. Despite the CvS2 Bible and in-game command list (in CFC2) writing that the input requires 3 punch or 3 kick buttons, the game will actually accept any 2 punch or 2 kick buttons.

Super Moves

Gigantic Pressure

Gigantic Pressure
Hitgrab Super
2363214P

Grab

Hit

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	3200	0	None	Mid	High	5 (detection), 5 (attack)	30	25	65	-DWN	-23	9 (Full)
+	4600	0	SP/SU	Mid	High	5 (detection), 5 (attack)	45	25	80	-DWN	-23	15 (Full)
+	6800	0	None	Mid	High	5 (detection), 5 (attack)	60	25	95	-DWN	-23	23 (Full)
Free corner!

Genocide Heaven

Genocide Heaven
Uppercut Super
23623K

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+ Airborne frames 51-99	2600	0	None	Mid	High (1st part), Mid (2nd part)	5+4	8+(10+)4+(16+)6	51	104	-DWN	-31	9 (Full)
+ Airborne frames 49-97	3000	0	SP/SU	Mid	High (1st part), Mid (2nd part)	5	4+2+(12+)2+2+(18+)2+6	49	102	-DWN	-40	15 (Full)
+ Airborne frames 49-114	5800	0	None	Mid	High (1st part), Mid (2nd part)	5	4+2+(12+)2+2+(18+)2+6+(21+)10	35	119	-DWN	-70	23 (Full)
Souped-up Genocide Cutter.

G. End

G. End
Hitgrab Level 3
6321463214P

Whiff

Hit

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
+	6500	0	None	Mid	N\A	4+4	6	30	45?	-DWN	-6	22 (Full)
(Frame data likely interpreted incorrectly somehow, as the move's animation lasts much longer than 45 frames.)

Last Judgement

Last Judgement
Darkness Illusion\Raging Demon
LP LP 6 LK HP

Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
	7000	0	None	Grab	Grab	4+5	43	9	61	-DWN	Grab	22 (Full)
Literally just Raging Demon but cooler because it's on Rugal. If you want to know anything about this move just go to Akuma's page, it's pretty much the same.

Combos

• Corner

Hcb+hk, Lvl 2 Genocide Heaven, air qcf+hp (juggle), lvl 1 Genocide Heaven

• Midscreen

Hcb+hk, dash, Lvl 2 Genocide Heaven (2 hits), HP God Press

c.lk, c.lk xx HK Genocide Cutter

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