Ultra Street Fighter IV/Balrog

Balrog

There is nothing Balrog loves more than money and women. Banned from the professional boxing circuit for being too ruthless in his matches (many opponents ended up hospitalized), Balrog's attempts to become rich through boxing came to a crashing halt. However, his pure strength and unadulterated power did not go unnoticed by one important individual: the leader of Shadaloo, M. Bison. Promised riches beyond all dreams, Balrog now does much of the dirty work for M. Bison as one of his top henchmen with gleeful pleasure.

In a nutshell

Balrog is a unique character whose only true weakness is also his greatest strength. He excels in all areas of both offensive and defensive spectrums...but he must constantly switch between utilizing one or the other. He has a ferocious offensive approach if he does not defend himself, and an iron fortress of a defense as long as he does not get impatient and rush into battle. To that end, the boxer's tools in battle are designed to cater well on both fronts. His anti-air option are very good, and he can play an excellent mixup/footsie game as well. If you want a character who epitomizes the term "balance", Balrog may be your man.

Throws

Name

Command

Notes

Head Bomber

f or n + lp + lk

throw

Lever Break

b + lp + lk

throw

Special Moves

Name

Command

Notes

Dash Straight

b (charge) f + p

ex version gains armor; ex

Dash Upper

b (charge) f + k

ex version gains armor; ex

Dash Low Straight

b (charge) df + p

ex version gains armor; low ex

Dash Low Smash

b (charge) df + k

ex version gains armor; ex armorbreak

Dash Swing Blow

b (charge) df + p (hold p)

ex version gains armor; high ex armorbreak

Buffalo Headbutt

d (charge) u + p

ex

Turn Punch

hold 3p or 3k and release

The longer buttons are held (charge) the more damage move will do; armorbreak

Super Combo

Name

Command

Notes

Crazy Buffalo

b (charge) f b f + p

armorbreak

Ultra Combos

Name

Command

Notes

Violent Buffalo

b (charge) f b f + 3p

armorbreak

Dirty Bull

hcb hcb + 3p

throw

AE ver. 2012 Changes

Buffalo Head

Increased damage from 100 to 120 for medium, 100 to 140 for heavy, and 100 to 150 for EX version.

Dirty Bull

Increased damage from 300 to 399. Made easy command mode input the same as SSF4.

Dash Swing Blow

Shortened hitback distance when hitting opponents on the ground, and eased linking with crouching medium punch, etc.

Near Standing Heavy Punch

Expanded hitbox downward, enabling contact at close range with Ryu, etc. when crouching.

AE Changes

• Near version Standing MP's damage is slightly decreased. It now forces stand, and is special cancelable.
• Far version Standing LP whiffs on all crouchers.
• Buffalo Head now has more ground recovery frames, damage is decreased.
• Ultra 2 motion changed from 720 to HCB x2. Still easy to jump out of like before.

Matchups

• Vs. Abel

TBW

• Vs. Adon

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• Vs. Akuma

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• Vs. Balrog

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• Vs. Blanka

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• Vs. C. Viper

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• Vs. Cammy

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• Vs. Chun Li

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• Vs. Cody

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• Vs. Dan

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• Vs. Dee Jay

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• Vs. Dhalsim

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• Vs. Dudley

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• Vs. E. Honda

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• Vs. Elena

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• Vs. El Fuerte

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• Vs. Evil Ryu

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• Vs. Fei Long

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• Vs. Gen

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• Vs. Gouken

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• Vs. Guile

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• Vs. Guy

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• Vs. Hakan

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• Vs. Hugo

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• Vs. Ibuki

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• Vs. Juri

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• Vs. Ken

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• Vs. Makoto

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• Vs. M. Bison

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• Vs. Oni

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• Vs. Poison

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• Vs. Rolento

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• Vs. Rose

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• Vs. Rufus

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• Vs. Ryu

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• Vs. Sagat

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• Vs. Sakura

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• Vs. Seth

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• Vs. T. Hawk

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• Vs. Vega

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• Vs. Yang

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• Vs. Yun

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• Vs. Zangief

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