Cody (SSFIV)

Introduction

Background

Cody Travers is a street brawler, who made his first appearance in the Capcom game, Final Fight. He was a fighter who, along with Guy and Mike Haggar, rescued his girlfriend, Jessica from the Mad Gear gang. In Super Street Fighter 4, he has since been locked away (after being framed for a crime he didn't commit). He relieves himself of boredom by breaking out of jail and fighting as he pleases.

Move Analysis

Cody has a rather large arsenal of great normals to apply pressure, punish, and bait.

Footsies

Cody has a decent footsie-game. His best pokes are:

• Standing short
• Crouching short
• Crouching strong
• Standing forward
• Crouching fierce

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Hit Confirmation

• Hit-confirming is the central basis of Cody's combos, as most of them stem from cr.lp, cr.mp -> special move. Train yourself to see if a cr.lp connects. If it does, continue with another cr.lp or cr.mp and cancel into a move. If blocked, continue to apply pressure through Cody's amazing pokes, or tick throw setups.
• Cody is a hit-confirmable character. His standing and crouching jabs are easily linkable into crouching strong and crouching short, which can be followed by a Criminal Upper or Ruffian Kick.
• Mastering his links and hit-confirmable combos should be top priority when learning Cody.

Normal Throws

• F+mp+mk
  • Cody grabs the opponent and tosses them about half-screen distance. Good for getting an opponent off of a pressure-heavy game, as well as good spacing for some Bad Stones.
• B+mp+mk
  • Cody grabs the opponent and jumps on their back, possibly causing long-term arthritus. Excellent for spacing, getting out of corners, and moving yourself towards the Knife.

Command Normals

Cody has amazing command normals which mostly all leave him at some kind of frame advantage.

• Stomach blow (F+mp.) - +1 block, +6 hit
  • One of Cody's best, as it leaves him +1 on block, and it moves him forward as well. Can be hit-confirmed into a cr.lp or cr.mp (1-frame link) into a combo.
• Crack Kick (F+hk)

Super Move

Dead End Irony

• QCF+K
  • Cody does a Ruffian Kick, followed by a series of kicks, Final-Fight-style. Damage - 350

Uses

• Depending on the kick pressed, Cody will do a different kick, similar to his normal Ruffian Kicks. Short hits low (must block low accordingly), and forward and roundhouse hit high.
• Roundhouse DEI is useful as an anti-air, because of it's great priority, and Cody will usually wait for the opponent to come down to finish the whole Super
• DEI can be Super-cancelled out of roundhouse Ruffian Kick (short and forward Ruffians are not Super-or-FADC-able), Bad Stone, as well as the initial hit of a Criminal Upper.
• Decent damage, and very hit-confirmable, but may not always be the best option, as Cody's wake-up options sometimes rely heavily on meter.

Cons

• The whole Super-animation follows, regardless if the opponent is hit or not. If completely blocked, Cody can get punished hard.
• Hit-confirming into DEI causes massive scaling, so the damage may not be worth it depending on how many hits landed prior to the Super.
• Sometimes, when using DEI as an anti-air, Cody will get the first kick, but the opponent will land, and Cody will continue to whiff the rest of the kicks. Cody gets punished.

Ultra Moves

Final Destruction (I)

• QCFx2+PPP
  • Cody lands a devastating punch, exclaiming "Jackpot!", and continues to batter the opponent, finishing them off with the greatest Criminal Upper ever. Damage - 468

Uses

• FD is Cody's combo Ultra. If the initial punch connects, the rest of the Ultra animation will follow.
• More geared towards players who prefer comboability as opposed to punish-damage or gambles.
• Can be comboed from FADC-ed roundhouse Ruffian Kicks and ex-Zonks.
• Useful anti-air if timed at the peak of the opponent's jump.

Cons

• 14 frames of start-up, meaning this Ultra comes out slowly, much like Ken's Shinryuken.
• 50 frames of recovery spells bad news for blocked/whiffed Ultra.
• Damage scaling makes this Ultra do very sub-par damage at times.
• Bad reach (like, really bad) makes it difficult to punish certain moves, and sometimes whiffs completely in combos.

Last Dread Dust (II)

QCBx2+PPP

• • Cody scuffs a large wave of dirt from the ground, and, while the opponent is still blinded/hit-stunned, he dashes towards the opponent and bludgeons them with a handy wrench, pops them in the air, and destroys their spine with a rather large pipe, causing internal bleeding, and most likely, death.

Uses

• LDD is Cody's punish Ultra. It is capable of punishing a great deal of special moves and some normals (mostly sweeps). Last Dread Dust Punish List - A noteworthy compilation of moves punishable with this Ultra.
• Great reach (almost half-screen) makes it possible to punish poorly spaced projectiles.
• The dirt hits 7 times total, and will usually negate the effects of armor-moves (I.E. Balrog's ex-dash punch, Abel's Breathless, etc.)
• Can be linked off certain normals. F+mp. on counterhit, st.mp. (1-frame link), and (knife)cr.hp (1-frame link). High risk/medium-high reward.
• Can be used if the opponent attempts to jump in attack, but requires precise timing. If done correctly, the opponent will land, but the full Ultra will connect. If done incorrectly, the dirt will hit the opponent in the air, but the rest of the hits will not connect.
• Great for chip wins!

Cons

• Very punishable (47 frames of recovery after the upswing). Can be reversal-Ultra'd before and after the dirt kick, and after the upswing.
• If Ultra connects at any point while the enemy is in the air, the dirt will connect, but the swings will whiff, and Cody can be punished, except in very rare circumstances where only one of the dust hits connect, and Cody follows up with the rest of the swings (I.E. at the peak of Ryu's air-tatsu).
• In some instances, the follow-up after the dirt kick is slow enough so that the enemy can block it, even if the dirt connected. This happens if the opponent is too far away when the dirt hits (I.E. Blanka ball on block)

Frame Data

	Block			Super Meter					Frames
Move Name	HL	Damage	Stun	Gain	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Guard	On Hit	Notes
Close LP	HL	30	50	20	ch/sp/su	4	3	5	+3	+6
Close MP	HL	70	100	40	sp/su	6	3	8	+4	+7
Close HP	HL	100	200	60	sp/su	8	4	13	+1	+6
Close LK	HL	30	50	20	-	4	4	6	+1	+4
Close MK	HL	90	100	40	sp/su	6	4	14	-4	-1
Close HK	HL	110	200	60	su	8	6	17	-5	-1
Far LP	HL	30	50	20	ch/sp/su	3	2	6	+3	+6
Far MP	HL	9	100	40	-	7	3	11	0	+3
Far HP	HL	120	200	60	-	8	4	17	-3	+1
Far LK	HL	40	50	20	-	5	4	8	-1	+2
Far MK	HL	70	100	40	-	8	5	9	0	+3
Far HK	HL	110	200	60	-	10	5	15	-2	+2
crouch LP	HL	20	50	20	ch/sp/su	4	4	5	+2	+6
crouch MP	HL	60	100	40	sp/su	5	3	10	+1	+4
crouch HP	HL	100	200	60	sp/su	7	3	16	-1	+4
crouch LK	L	20	50	20	sp/su	4	4	8	-1	+2
crouch MK	L	70	100	40	-	7	7	13	-6	-3
crouch HK	L	100	100	60	-	7	3	24	-9	-
Jump up LP	H	50	50	20	-	4	8	-	-	-
Jump up MP	H	80	100	40	-	6	4	-	-	-
Jump up HP	H	120	200	60	-	8	8	-	-	-
Jump up LK	H	40	50	20	-	5	8	-	-	-
Jump up MK	H	80	100	40	-	7	7	-	-	-
Jump up HK	H	100	200	60	-	8	3	-	-	-
Jump forward LP	H	50	50	20	-	4	8	-	-	-
Jump forward MP	H	80	100	60	-	9	3	-	-	-
Jump forward HP	H	100	200	60	-	11	6	-	-	-
Jump forward LK	H	40	50	20	-	5	8	-	-	-
Jump forward MK	H	70	100	40	-	7	7	-	-	-
Jump forward HK	H	90	200	60	-	9	11	-	-	-
Fake Knife Throw	HL	-	-	-	-	-	-	32	-	-
Knife ??	HL	-	-	-	su	-	-	27	-	-
Knife ??	HL	70	100	10/20	-	26	-	45	+7	-
Knife Standing LP	HL	40	50	20	ch	4	3	6	+2	+5
Knife Standing MP	HL	80	100	40	su	6	4	10	0	+3
Knife Standing HP	HL	120	200	60	su	8	3	17	-2	+2
Knife Crouching LP	HL	40	50	20	ch	3	4	7	0	+3
Knife Crouching MP	HL	80	100	40	su	7	2	14	-2	+1
Knife Crouching HP	HL	120	200	60	su	9	4	12	+2	+7
Knife Jumping LP	H	50	50	20	-	4	4	-	-	-
Knife Jumping MP	H	80	100	40	-	7	3	-	-	-
Knife Jumping HP	H	120	200	60	-	8	6	-	-	-
Bad Spray	HL	60	100	10/40	-	25	12	29	-20	-
Stomach Blow(F+MP)	HL	60	100	40	-	8	3	12	+1	+6
Crack Kick(F+HK)	HL	110	200	60	-	14	3	12	+1	-
Jaw Crusher(B+MP)	HL	80	100	40	-	6	4	13	-1	+5
Hammer Hook(F+HP)	L	40*60	50*50	60*20	-	18	1*3	21	-6	-1
Focus Attack LVL1	HL	60	100	20	-	21	2	35	-21	-21
Focus Attack LVL2	HL	80	150	40	-	17+12	2	35	-15	-
Focus Attack LVL3	-	140	200	60	-	64	2	35	-	-
Forward Throw	0.95	130	140	40	-	3	2	20	-	-
Back Throw	0.95	130	120	40	-	3	2	20	-	-
Bad Stone LP	HL	50	150	10/20	su	29	16	44 (total duration)	+4	+8
Bad Stone MP	HL	50	100	10/20	su	29	20	46 (total duration)	+2	+6
Bad Stone HP	HL	50	100	10/20	su	29	27	48 (total duration)	0	+4
Bad Stone EX	HL	70*50	100*100	-250/0	su	24	24	40 (total duration)	+8	+15
Criminal Upper LP	HL	80*20x3	70*30x3	20/5x4	su	13	2(1)14	22	-5	-
Criminal Upper MP	HL	70*20x4	70*30x4	20/10*5x4	su	13	2(1)20	23	-8	-
Criminal Upper HP	HL	60*20x5	70*30x5	20/10*2x5	su	13	2(1)18	28	-10	-
Criminal Upper EX	HL	60*20x6	50x30*6	-250/0	su	7	2(1)12	30	-11	-
Ruffian Kick LK	L	120	150	20/40	-	15	8	20	-7	-
Ruffian Kick MK	HL	130	100	20/40	-	11	4	25	-8	-
Ruffian Kick HK	HL	100	100	20/40	su	7	13	27	-19	-
Ruffian Kick EX	L	130	150	-250/0	-	11	7	25	-10	-
Zonk Knuckle(Lv1)	HL	130	200	40/40	-	16	3	26	-8	-
Zonk Knuckle(Lv2)	HL	140	200	40/40	-	17	3	26	-8	-
Zonk Knuckle(Lv3)	HL	150	200	40/40	-	18	3	26	-8	-
Zonk Knuckle EX	HL	90*70	150*100	-250/0	su	16	1*2	26	-7	-
Super Combo LK	H*HLx6	60*45x5*65	0	-1000/0	-	1+11	???	30	-16	-
Super Combo MK	HL	60*45x5*65	0	-1000/0	-	1+7	???	30	-16	-
Super Combo HK	HL	60*45x5*65	0	-1000/0	-	1+7	???	29	-16	-
Ultra Combo 1	HL	83x385	0	0/0	-	1+12	2	50	-30	-
Ultra Combo 2	HL	23x7*45x5*120	0	0/0	-	1+6	???	47	-28	-
	Block			Super Meter					Frames
Move Name	HL	Damage	Stun	Gain	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Guard	On Hit	Notes

Super Street Fighter IV