Ultra Street Fighter IV/Cody

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Cody

Lauded as a hero in the rescuing of Mayor Mike Haggar's daughter Jessica from the Mad Gear Gang in Metro City, it was expected for Cody to live a promising future as Jessica was also his girlfriend. However, the lure of combat from battling Mad Gear never left his blood and Cody turned to a life of constant fighting out of boredom! Eventually, his penchant for picking random brawls landed him in jail, and his relationship with Jessica was permanently ruined. But from time to time, Cody escapes prison almost at will and returns to the life of fighting, now taking to the Street Fighting circuit to find opponents.

In a nutshell

Cody is a good, all-around character who is similar to Ryu in this regard, and only this regard. Despite being easy to learn, Cody's true strengths lie in one of the most advanced aspects in all of Street Fighter - frame traps. Cody is, for lack of a better word, a demon when it comes to frame traps. The moment he gains momentum in a match, he can and will keep you under constant pressure, waiting for that one opportunity to tick throw or punish should your guard be broken down. Because of this, however, Cody's defense is one of the worst in the game. He has very few options for when he ends up getting pressured himself. Despite this, if you want a solid character who plays different from the norm, give Cody a try.

Players to Watch

BJ Unchained (USA), Sasaki (JP), PIE Chin (USA)

Ultra SFIV Changes

(From Ultra SFIV Arcade Japan)

• Back Dash: Distance slightly increased
• Crouch MK: On hit is now -1 from -3, on block is now -3 from -6
• Jaw Crusher (B + MP): When struck during startup, it is now treated as a Counter Hit like normal
• Crack Kick (F + HK): Now considered airborne starting at 8th Frame (until which frame is unknown)
• Knife Throw: Now given Armor Breaker properties
• Knife Attack: All grounded versions given Juggle Potential 3; can combo after L Criminal Upper for example
• Zonk Knuckle: Can now be EX Focus cancelled
• Bad Stone: After being held, the stone is thrown immediately at button release
• EX Criminal Upper: On block, the distance the opponent is pushed back is reduced by half; now Strike and Projectile Invincible until 1 frame before active. Throw invincibility 1-9F removed.
• Dead End Irony (SC): Hard version's float of opponent on hit changed
• Last Dread Dust (UC2): Damage reduced to 466 from 506; forward movement slightly increased

(New to Ultra SFIV Console Digital Release)

• Walk Speed: Forward walk speed slightly increased
• Pick up Knife: Now treated as a Special Move, can be canceled into from Special Move cancelable Normal Moves
• Criminal Upper: Light version on block now -4 from -5

(Removed from Ultra SFIV Arcade Japan)

• Crouch MK: On block is now -2 from -6

(Unlisted)

• Bad Stone: Minimum charge timing for a level 2 or Level 3 Badstone reduced.
• Crack Kick (F +HK): Start up increased to 15F from 14F, lower body invincibility timing changed to start on 2F from 4F
• LK Ruffian Kick: No longer causes a hard knockdown on airborne opponents
• Final Destruction (UC1): Forward movement on start up increased slightly
• Dead End Irony (SC): Pushback on first 2 hits increased for LK version on grounded hit. 3rd hit now floats lower.
• Dead End Irony (SC): Hitbox and active frames adjusted for all versions to reduce instances of fall out.

(New to 1.04 Update)

• Crack Kick (F + HK): Start up decreased to 14F from 15F
• Zonk Knuckle: Charge time for Level 2 and Level 3 increased 90F and 120F to 120F and 190F respectively, Level 3 knock down after hit changed from unjuggleable to juggleable; Level 3 knockdown height after hit lowered.
• EX Criminal Upper: Strike invincibility increased from 1-6F to 1-7F.

Character Specific Data

VITALS
Health:	1000	Stun:	1050	W-Ultra Scaling:	75%
WALKING			DASHING
Forward Walk Speed:		0.0425	Forward Dash Distance:		1.10
Back Walk Speed:		0.024	Forward Dash Total Frames:		18
JUMPING			Back Dash Distance:		0.75
Jump Height Apex:		1.76	Back Dash Total Frames:		26
Jump Total Frames:		40 (4+36)	Back Dash Invincibility:		8
Forward Jump Distance:		1.92	Back Dash Airborne:		5
Back Jump Distance		1.92	Back Dash Recovery:		13
THROWS			WAKE-UP TIMING
Forward Throw Range:		0.98	Face Up Total Frames:		31
Back Throw Range:		0.98	Face Down Total Frames:		21
NOTABLE MOVE CLASSES
High Attacks:	Hammer Hook, Jump LP Knife, Jump MP Knife, Jump HP Knife		Hard Knockdowns:	Crouch HK, LK Ruffian Kick, EX Ruffian Kick
Low Attacks:	Crouch LK, Crouch MK, Crouch HK, LK Ruffian Kick, EX Ruffian Kick, Dead End Irony (1st Hit)		Armor Breakers:	Knife Throw, Ruffian Kick, EX Ruffian Kick, Zonk Knuckle, EX Zonk Knuckle, Final Destruction
FOCUS ATTACK DATA
Level 1 Focus Startup Frames:		21	L1 EX Red Focus Attack Combo Lead-Ins:	Close HP, Crouch HP, Close HK, (With Knife) Stand HP, (With Knife) Crouch HP, Bad Stone, Criminal Upper (1st Hit)
Level 2 Focus Startup Frames:		28
Level 3 Focus Startup Frames:		64
L1 Focus Attack Forward Dash:		-2	L2 FA Forward Dash (On Block):		+4
L1 Focus Attack Back Dash:		-10	L2 FA Back Dash (On Block):		-4

Frame Data (At A Glance)

More detailed Frame Data Table at bottom of page.

Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Block Adv	Hit Adv
Close LP	Close	30	50	20	HL	ch/sp/su	4	3	5	+3	+6
Close MP	Close	70	100	40	HL	sp/su	6	3	8	+4	+7
Close HP	Close	100	200	60	HL	sp/su	8	4	13	+1	+6
Close LK	Close	30	50	20	HL	-	4	4	6	+1	+4
Close MK	Close	90	100	40	HL	sp/su	6	4	14	-4	-1
Close HK	Close	110	200	60	HL	su	8	6	17	-5	-1
Far LP	Far	30	50	20	HL	ch/sp/su	3	2	6	+3	+6
Far MP	Far	90	100	40	HL	-	7	3	11	0	+3
Far HP	Far	120	200	60	HL	-	8	4	17	-3	+1
Far LK	Far	40	50	20	HL	-	5	4	8	-1	+2
Far MK	Far	70	100	40	HL	-	8	5	9	0	+3
Far HK	Far	110	200	60	HL	-	10	5	15	-2	+2
Crouch LP	Crouch	20	50	20	HL	ch/sp/su	4	4	5	+2	+6
Crouch MP	Crouch	60	100	40	HL	sp/su	5	3	10	+1	+4
Crouch HP	Crouch	100	200	60	HL	sp/su	7	3	16	-1	+4
Crouch LK	Crouch	20	50	20	L	sp/su	3	4	8	-1	+2
Crouch MK	Crouch	70	100	40	L	-	7	7	13	-3	-1
Crouch HK	Crouch	100	100	60	L	-	7	3	24	-9	-
Stand LP Knife	Stand Knife	40	50	20	HL	ch	4	3	6	+2	+6
Stand MP Knife	Stand Knife	40*40	100	40	HL	su*-	6	2*2	10	0	+4
Stand HP Knife	Stand Knife	120	200	60	HL	su	8	3	17	-2	+3
Crouch LP Knife	Crouch Knife	40	50	20	HL	ch	3	4	7	0	+3
Crouch MP Knife	Crouch Knife	80	100	40	HL	su	7	4	12	-2	+1
Crouch HP Knife	Crouch Knife	120	200	60	HL	su	7	4	12	+2	+7
Stomach Blow	+	60	100	40	HL	-	8	3	12	+1	+6
Crack Kick	+	110	200	60	HL	-	14	3	12	+1	-
Jaw Crusher	+	80	100	40	HL	-	6	4	13	-1	+5
Hammer Hook	+	40*60	50*50	60*20	H	-	18	1*3	21	-4	+3
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Block Adv	Hit Adv
Neutral Jump LP	Neutral Jump	50	50	20	H	-	4	8	-	-	-
Neutral Jump MP	Neutral Jump	80	100	40	H	-	6	7	-	-	-
Neutral Jump HP	Neutral Jump	120	200	60	H	-	8	8	-	-	-
Neutral Jump LK	Neutral Jump	40	50	20	H	-	5	8	-	-	-
Neutral Jump MK	Neutral Jump	80	100	40	H	-	7	7	-	-	-
Neutral Jump HK	Neutral Jump	100	200	60	H	-	8	3	-	-	-
Diagonal Jump LP	Diagonal Jump	50	50	20	H	-	4	8	-	-	-
Diagonal Jump MP	Diagonal Jump	80	100	60	H	-	9	3	-	-	-
Diagonal Jump HP	Diagonal Jump	100	200	60	H	-	11	6	-	-	-
Diagonal Jump LK	Diagonal Jump	40	50	20	H	-	5	8	-	-	-
Diagonal Jump MK	Diagonal Jump	70	100	40	H	-	7	7	-	-	-
Diagonal Jump HK	Diagonal Jump	90	200	60	H	-	9	11	-	-	-
Jump LP Knife	Jump Knife	50	50	20	H	-	4	10	-	-	-
Jump MP Knife	Jump Knife	80	100	40	H	-	7	3	-	-	-
Jump HP Knife	Jump Knife	120	200	60	H	-	8	6	-	-	-
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Block Adv	Hit Adv
Focus Attack (Level 1)	Level 1 Focus	60	100	20	HL	-	10+11	2	35	-21	-21
Focus Attack (Level 2)	Level 2 Focus	80	150	40	HL	-	18+11	2	35	-15	-
Focus Attack (Level 3)	Level 3 Focus	140	200	60	-	-	64	2	35	-	-
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Block Adv	Hit Adv
Prisoner Throw	Forward Throw	130	140	40	0.98	-	3	2	20	-	-
Bad Stomp	Back Throw	130	120	40	0.98	-	3	2	20	-	-
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Block Adv	Hit Adv
Bad Stone	Bad Stone	50	150	10/20	HL	su	29	16	Total 44	+4	+8
	Bad Stone	50	150	10/20	HL	su	29	20	Total 46	+2	+6
	Bad Stone	50	150	10/20	HL	su	29	27	Total 48	0	+4
EX Bad Stone	Bad Stone	70*50	100*100	-250/0	HL	su	24	24	Total 40	+8	+15
Fake Bad Stone	Fake Bad Stone								Total 32
Pick Up Knife	Knife Pickup	-	-	-	HL	ch/sp/su	-	-	Total 27	-	-
Knife Throw	Knife Throw	70	100	10/20	HL	-	26	-	Total 45	+7	-
Fake Knife Throw	Fake Knife Throw	-	-	-	HL	-	-	-	Total 32	-	-
Criminal Upper	Criminal Upper	80*20x3	70*30x3	20/5x4	HL	su*-x3	13	2(1)14	22	-4	-
	Criminal Upper	70*20x4	70*30x4	20/10*5x4	HL	su*-x4	13	2(1)20	23	-8	-
	Criminal Upper	60*20x5	70*30x5	20/10*2x5	HL	su*-x5	13	2(1)18	28	-10	-
EX Criminal Upper	Criminal Upper	60*20x6	50x30*6	-250/0	HL	su*-x6	7	2(1)12	30	-11	-
Ruffian Kick	Ruffian Kick	120	150	20/40	L	-	15	8	20	-7	-
	Ruffian Kick	130	100	20/40	HL	-	11	4	25	-8	-
	Ruffian Kick	100	100	20/40	HL	su	7	13	27	-19	-
EX Ruffian Kick	Ruffian Kick	130	150	-250/0	L	-	11	7	25	-11	-
Zonk Knuckle	Zonk Knuckle (Lv1)	130	200	40/40	HL	exfa only	16	3	26	-8	-
	Zonk Knuckle (Lv2)	140	200	40/40	HL	exfa only	17	3	26	-8	-
	Zonk Knuckle (Lv3)	150	200	40/40	HL	exfa only	18	3	26	-8	-
EX Zonk Knuckle	Zonk Knuckle	90*70	150*100	-250/0	HL	su*-	16	1*2	26	-7	-
Bad Spray	Bad Spray	30*30	100	0/40	HL	-*su	25	6*6	29	-20	-
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Block Adv	Hit Adv
Dead End Irony	Dead End Irony	60*45x5*65	0	-1000/0	L*HLx6	-	1+11	9(14)3(12)3(19)7(17)6(22)3(14)7	30	-16	-
	Dead End Irony	60*45x5*65	0	-1000/0	HL	-	1+7	9(14)3(12)3(19)7(17)6(22)3(14)7	30	-16	-
	Dead End Irony	60*45x5*65	0	-1000/0	HL	-	1+7	6(2)4(11)4(18)6(17)6(22)3(14)8	29	-16	-
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Block Adv	Hit Adv
Final Destruction	Final Destruction	83x385	0	0/0	HL	-	0+13	2	50	-31	-
Last Dread Dust	Last Dread Dust	23x7*45x5*80 (? Ultra Change)	0	0/0	HL	-	0+7	2x7(24)2(12)2(14)2(12)2(22)2	47	-28	-
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Block Adv	Hit Adv

Moves

Since there are no pictures at the moment, here is a link to a video listing all his hitboxes for his normals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcHv8iQzyJg

Standing Close Normals

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Close LP	Close Jab	Close lp	speccancel supercancel
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Quick elbow to the upper body, used in ticking mainly, but gives good frame advantage. Chain cancelable.
File:No image.png	Close MP	Close Strong	Close mp	speccancel supercancel
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ An upwards punch. Great frame advantage on hit or guard. Can sorta be used as an anti-crossup (stick to close HK).
File:No image.png	Close HP	Close Fierce	Close hp	speccancel supercancel
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Great in stun combos or whiff punishes as it does good damage and a truckload of stun. Also gives a tiny bit advantage on block. Links into crouching LK or MP on hit, which is useful if you were going for a counter hit but did not cancel when the move hit.
File:No image.png	Close LK	Close Short	Close lk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A kick to the legs which, weirdly enough, which looks like it hits low, doesn't. Used in ticking.
File:No image.png	Close MK	Close Forward	Close mk	speccancel supercancel
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ (No uses/strategies)
File:No image.png	Close HK	Close Roundhouse	Close hk	supercancel
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Good anti-air if your opponent is neutral jumping close to you, or trying to cross you up while you're standing.

Standing Far Normals

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Far LP	Far Jab	lp	speccancel supercancel
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A quick outstretched jab. Has a fully active hitbox (no vulnerable hitbox, just "hurting" ones) starting at his handcuff. Good at stuffing rushing attacks (such as Fei Long's rekkas or Honda's headbutt) or standing pokes your opponent throws out. Also can make a good combo starter since you can cancel it into a crouching LP.
File:No image.png	Far MP	Far Strong	mp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Like Ryu's far MP, Cody's far MP is a nicely ranged far punch with a good prioritized hitbox starting at his handcuff. Does more damage than the usual st.MPs. Can be a good poke in some situations.
File:No image.png	Far HP	Far Fierce	hp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A skull-cracking straight punch aimed a bit upwards. Does a good amount of damage and stun, and can make an anti-air from afar.
File:No image.png	Far LK	Far Short	lk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Quick kick to the side. Has a bad hitbox surrounded by vulnerable hitboxes, and shorter range then what the animation will show you; but shortens his lower hurtboxes by a lot so you can dodge a low poke an opponent does. Can be used in a matter similar to far LP, but far LP is straight better so use that instead.
File:No image.png	Far MK	Far Forward	mk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Spartan kick. Cody's main poke, with about the same range as far MP, but can hit crouchers better than far MP. Also has the same hitbox shortening property of far LK. Tends to trade with other enemy moves, though.
File:No image.png	Far HK	Far Roundhouse	hk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ High angled kick. Like far LK/MK before them, it will shorten your lower hitbox so you can dodge low pokes, however, it will whiff most crouchers. Valued for making an easy to use anti-air if your opponent is a good distance away.

Crouching Normals

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Crouch LP	Crouch Jab	d + lp	speccancel supercancel
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ One of Cody's good normals. Like the far LP, throw this out at random to stop stuff (you'd be surprised). Its also his main hit confirming tool, and makes good use in pressuring as well. Chain cancelable.
File:No image.png	Crouch MP	Crouch Strong	d + mp	speccancel supercancel
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Despite how it looks, it has long reach and good priority when used at far/max range. Comes out quickly too. Can be hit-confirmed into, or you can use it alone and cancel it to whiff punish.
File:No image.png	Crouch HP	Crouch Fierce	d + hp	speccancel supercancel
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Basically the same thing as Standing Close HP, but longer range and slightly unsafe on block. Good move to frametrap bad stones with, and if you can get a counter hit (like close HP) you can do EX Bad Stone instead to extend a combo. This move can also be used as an anti-air, but requires good timing as there aren't many active frames as other crouching HPs.
File:No image.png	Crouch LK	Crouch Short	d + lk	speccancel supercancel
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A really important move in Cody's arsenal. Think of it as a quicker, lower damage, higher-hurtbox version of Ryu's crouching MK. It has a good range, and comes out VERY quickly, at 3 frames startup (the fastest normal move speed and also the speed of some DPs), so you can control space nicely with this. Another good point about this move is its ability to be canceled. On block, its used for cancelling into LP Criminal Upper for some safe chip (although it will whiff at max range). In hit confirming, this can be used as a lower damage replacement to crouching MP if the cr.LPs push you outside of its range. The fast speed of crouching LK allows it to punish a number of moves that are normally gone unpunished, such as Balrog's straight rush. A very useful (but rather unsafe) tool in the neutral is the cr.LK xx MK Ruffian option select. Basically you throw out a crouching LK and quickly buffer the ruffian kick. If the LK kick misses, then nothing will come out, if it hits or its blocked(!), then the MK Ruffian kick will come out.
File:No image.png	Crouch MK	Crouch Forward	d + mk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Cody slides along the ground feetfirst. Its -3 on block making it punishable by a small number of moves, but has a lot of utility if used right. Cody's crouch MK moves him forward a bit, so its good to move a bit closer while still pressuring. Also, you can move under enemy jump-ins if they jump near you. Its a nice tool in footsies as you can gain ground and still hit the enemy's outstretched limb. Also the hitbox is a bit large, so you can use this to anti-air to an extent. There are certain fireballs that you can go under with this, but the timing is very strict.
File:No image.png	Crouch HK	Crouch Roundhouse	d + hk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Sweep kick, really short range, pretty unsafe on block unless properly spaced.

Neutral Jumping Normals

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Neutral Jump LP	Neutral Jump Jab	u + lp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Good anti-air move.
File:No image.png	Neutral Jump MP	Neutral Jump Strong	u + mp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A downward chop, looks like Ralf's jumping HP from the KOF games. Has decent priority and a downward angle.
File:No image.png	Neutral Jump HP	Neutral Jump Fierce	u + hp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Chances are, if you're neutral jumping (and not dodging a fireball or such), you're gonna use this. The damage and stun on this is amazing, and can link to other HPs after landing for even more damage and stun.
File:No image.png	Neutral Jump LK	Neutral Jump Short	u + lk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A really good anti-air move, has a good upward angle and priority at Cody's foot.
File:No image.png	Neutral Jump MK	Neutral Jump Forward	u + mk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Has the longest range of all his neutral jumping moves.
File:No image.png	Neutral Jump HK	Neutral Jump Roundhouse	u + hk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ (No uses/strategies)

Diagonal Jumping Normals

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Diagonal Jump LP	Diagonal Jump Jab	ub / uf + lp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Good air to air, can also hit as a pre-emptive jump back (if your opponent is standing)
File:No image.png	Diagonal Jump MP	Diagonal Jump Strong	ub / uf + mp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ (No uses/strategies)
File:No image.png	Diagonal Jump HP	Diagonal Jump Fierce	ub / uf + hp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Nice downward angle, best damage out of all diagonal jump-ins.
File:No image.png	Diagonal Jump LK	Diagonal Jump Short	ub / uf + lk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ (No uses/strategies)
File:No image.png	Diagonal Jump MK	Diagonal Jump Forward	ub / uf + mk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Crosses up, also makes a nice air to air.
File:No image.png	Diagonal Jump HK	Diagonal Jump Roundhouse	ub / uf + hk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Slightly less damage than j.HP, but longer range. Has the most active frames than other diagonal jumping moves.

Knife Attacks

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Stand LP Knife	Stand Jab Knife	Stand lp Knife
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A quick medium height stab. Chain cancellable. Nice tool near the ends of rounds for putting pressure on your opponent while slowly killing them.
File:No image.png	Stand MP Knife	Stand Strong Knife	Stand mp Knife	supercancel (first hit)
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A downwards slice that hits twice. The first hit can be cancelled into Dead End Irony.
File:No image.png	Stand HP Knife	Stand Fierce Knife	Stand hp Knife	supercancel
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A horizontal slash. Super cancellable, does 10 chip damage on block.
File:No image.png	Crouch LP Knife	Crouch Jab Knife	d + lp Knife
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Identical to standing LP with knife, except it looks like you're hitting low (except that you're not). Another one of Cody's fastest moves, with 3F startup. Again, use this near the end of the match to pressure your opponent while whittling them down.
File:No image.png	Crouch MP Knife	Crouch Strong Knife	d + mp Knife	supercancel
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A horizontal slice to the legs. Has the longest range out of all his knife moves.
File:No image.png	Crouch HP Knife	Crouch Fierce Knife	d + hp Knife	supercancel
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A hard upwards stab. Great anti-air with a good hitbox, and does a lot of damage. You can link this into a c.LK afterwards.
File:No image.png	Jump LP Knife	Jump Jab Knife	Jump lp Knife
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Nice air to air, not much use out of that.
File:No image.png	Jump MP Knife	Jump Strong Knife	Jump mp Knife
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ (No uses/strategies)
File:No image.png	Jump HP Knife	Jump Fierce Knife	Jump hp Knife
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Downward angle, the preferred jump-in attack when not crossing up.

Unique Attacks

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Stomach Blow	Gut Punch	f + mp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ A punch that moves Cody forward while attacking and still keeping frame advantage. Good use in blockstrings and tick throwing. Keep in mind, however, you can't perform this holding the knife. On hit, you can link the following: cr.LP cl.MP cr.MP cr.LK cr.HP (counter hit or meaty) cr.HK (counter hit) After a counter hit, you can link pretty much any normal, but the best ones are listed. On block, here are some things you can do: another Stomach Blow Hammer Hook (overhead) walk up throw walk up close HP or just cr.HP Crack Kick (walk up throw on block) cr.LK cr.HK (don't do it too close!)
File:No image.png	Crack Kick	Hopkick	f + hk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Cody hops off the ground and kicks forward. It is a good move for approaching while attacking, as Cody has some invincibility on his feet throughout some of the animation. The hitbox on it allows the move to dodge some low moves that your opponent does, but the Crack Kick can't hit crouching opponents. In Ultra, this got a very good buff in airborne frames (should have been there since Super because he's hopping, but whatever). Previously, if the opponent tried to do a throw move while you were in the middle of a Crack Kick, the throw would hit, but because you have in air frames, the throw will miss. On hit, you can follow up with: MK Ruffian Kick (push to corner) Stomach Blow (reset) EX Criminal Upper (damage/stun)
File:No image.png	Jaw Crusher	Anti-air Punch	b + mp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Cody's best anti-air, very easy to use, nice prioritized upwards hitbox, but can't beat pre-emptive jump ins (i.e. knockdown crossups) or jumps that are spaced well. On a ground hit, you can actually combo into a c.LP afterwards. Keep in mind, however, you can't perform this holding the knife.
File:No image.png	Hammer Hook	Overhead	f + hp
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Overhead move. Long range, does good damage, hits twice (breaks focus and attacks with 1 hit of armor), however, it is very slow and can be easily reacted to. GroundedSF has done a video covering the overhead that you can watch here: http://shoryuken.com/2014/12/09/nail-down-codys-hammer-hook-overhead-in-ultra-street-fighter-iv/

Focus Attacks

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Focus Attack (Level 1)	Level 1 Focus	mp + mk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Good range. Make sure you're canceling this into a dash if you hit this, as it is horribly unsafe on hit or block uncanceled.
File:No image.png	Focus Attack (Level 2)	Level 2 Focus	mp + mk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Good range. Causes a short crumple.
File:No image.png	Focus Attack (Level 3)	Level 3 Focus	mp + mk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Good range. Gives the opponent enough time considered grounded to start a combo with an EX Bad Stone.

Throws

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Prisoner Throw	Forward Throw	f or n + lp + lk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ (No uses/strategies)
File:No image.png	Bad Stomp	Back Throw	b + lp + lk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Cody hops on the opponent's back and stomps them to the ground. This move has 20 less stun then his forward throw. However, the bad stomp has a very easy to use safe jump setup (back throw, immediate jump, j.HK) afterwards so that you can continue your offense.

Special Moves

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Bad Stone	Rocks	qcf + p ex	Not possible while holding knife; Hold p to delay toss and increase damage; ex cannot be charged
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Badstone is less a fireball and more a very slow poke. Cody's fireball is one of the slowest in the game, does not go full screen, has low hit/blockstun, and deals very poor damage. However it also has the fastest recovery in the game which helps make up for the low hit/blockstun as he has more frame advantage than most. Using badstone to harass your opponent into impatience can be a good tactic as Cody has very good whiff punishes. In addition the badstone is very important in the grappler matchups where Cody does not want to be up close to the opponent. EX Badstone is an extremely good fireball with a lot of frame advantage and good for frame trapping from close HP or crouching HP. After hitting a Bad Stone on an air opponent they are put into a juggle state where you can combo the following: MK Ruffian Kick Ultras (Ultra 1 only in corner unless you hit them really close) EX Criminal Upper Crack Kick EX Ruffian Kick (and you can cleanly land an EX Criminal Upper if you end up close to the corner)
File:No image.png	Fake Bad Stone	Fake Rocks	d + hp + hk	Not possible while holding knife
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Mixing between badstone and fake badstone is one key part of Cody's fireball game. His fireballs aren't particularly effective at zoning so he needs to try and fake people out and punish them with an anti air if they preemptively jumpin. Fake badstone can let him do that. Just be careful against some characters, at 32F total the fake badstone is slower than some characters ACTUAL fireballs and if the opponent has fast reactions or a good anti fireball move they can punish the fake out just as easily as the real thing.
File:No image.png	Pick Up Knife	Knife Pickup	d + 3p (when near knife on ground)
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ The animation in which Cody picks up the knife. Can be canceled into anything after he grabs the knife.
File:No image.png	Knife Throw	Knife Throw	(while holding knife) qcf + p armorbreak
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ In comparison to bad stone, this is probably less useful. If the knife hits another projectile or an opponent's normal then the projectile is negated. On the other hand, it does break armor (finally) and puts the opponent in a juggle state identical to the one where you land a bad stone on an opponent in the air. (refer to the list in the bad stone section for what you can hit afterwards)
File:No image.png	Fake Knife Throw	Fake Knife Throw	(while holding knife) d + hp + hk
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Like fake badstone this is simply a tool to keep your opponent guessing whether or not they should jump over your incoming projectile.
File:No image.png	Criminal Upper	Criminal Upper	qcb + p ex
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Cody's main combo ender. The LP Criminal Upper can be spaced to be relatively safe and is one of Cody's best ways to end block strings and deal chip damage. The HP Criminal Upper is Cody's go to damage dealing option. A simple normal attack into HP Criminal Upper can be a very good whiff punish. EX Criminal Upper is strike and projectile invincible until the first active frame. It has a high tendency to trade but is a viable get off me tool in a pinch. Just be careful as it's very punishable and completely vulnerable to throws as of ultra. The tornado is actually considered a projectile by the game, so you can use it to negate other projectiles, including EX fireballs (which usually can't be negated without using meter) and even Dhalsim's Ultra 1; albiet you have to be really good at reaction, and the projectile moves forward after each hit.
File:No image.png	Ruffian Kick	Ruffian Kick	qcf + k ex armorbreak	Button used determines angle of kick: hk for upwards kick, mk for straight kick, lk for ground kick that hits low
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Most of the time used as a combo ender. LK goes the farthest, has the most startup, and hits low; sometimes good to throw out to get a knockdown from far away. MK hits mid, middle startup, and middle distance, and has the most pushback; making it a good combo ender. HK hits high (meaning it can't hit crouching opponents), shortest startup, goes the least distance; combo ender, and can be FADCed for a juggle or into an Ultra.
File:No image.png	Zonk Knuckle	Bingo Punch	hold p then release ex armorbreak
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Intended to be used to get past zoning or some pokes. The startup is rather slow so you need a good read on the opponent for when to use it, such as between a blocked crouching MK and a buffered fireball. The distance traveled isn't particularly far so it may be difficult to get around zoning using it raw. However since most character extend their arms during their fireball animation you can usually hit them from farther out than you'd expect. The EX Version is Cody's main wakeup tool. It is extremely slow at 16F startup. It's not effective once the opponent knows how to fight it, however the move is fully invincible for the entire start up of the attack and this can throw off some opponents. The ex versions invincibility can also be used to help get Cody up close to frame trap, if it's blocked he can FADC it and frame trap. If it hits he can FADC and combo into ultra 1 or many other moves. It is possible to juggle after the EX and Lv3 Zonk Knuckles only. Take note, however while this is a good move to have charged in a pinch, when you are charging Zonk depending on the button pressed, you will lose access whatever strength specific move that you were using (throw for lights, focus attack for mediums, and taunt [fake stone/knife] for heavies) EX Zonk will restrict 2 of these abilities (and if you use 3P button for EX, then there goes all of them).
File:No image.png	Bad Spray	Bad Spray	(as you hit the ground from a knockdown) u + p
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Very unsafe, very slow, and not invincible at all. However as it's something no other character can do and gives Cody a different wakeup timing from a quick rise than normal it can throw off some opponents, especially ones looking for the "technical" message to appear for a quick rise. Best used very sparingly. The hitbox is surprisingly large and can actually anti air. The first hit is focus cancellable, which can get you out of a punish if its blocked.

Super Combo

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Dead End Irony	Super Combo	qcf qcf + k	First hit mimics Ruffian Kick: hk for initial upwards kick, mk for initial straight kick, and lk for initial ground kick that hits low
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Not particularly useful. Only used if you need to close out a round and aren't sure a EX Red Focus combo will reach. Has a high tendency to drop opponents leaving Cody open for punish, does average damage, has low juggle potential, has slow startup for a super, and doesn't function particularly well as an anti air or anti projectile move. The main redeeming factor however is that it causes a lot of corner carry. If you hit the opponent with this from anywhere on the stage they WILL be in the corner (or at least really close) by the end of it.

Ultra Combos

	Name	Nickname	Command	Notes
File:No image.png	Final Destruction	Ultra Combo I	qcf qcf + 3p armorbreak
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ At 13F startup it is one of the slowest ultras in the game, in addition it only has 1 juggle potential so while easy to combo against a standing opponent into there are limited options for use outside of that. Mainly used in conjunction with Cody's HK Ruffian - EX FADC to get extra damage in matchups where the opponent is often jumping and Ultra 2 would not work.
File:No image.png	Last Dread Dust	Ultra Combo II	qcb qcb + 3p
	~~ Uses and Strategies ~~ Intended to be used as an anti-projectile ultra. The move comes out quickly and can easily punish most projectiles from mid range. At 7F start up it also functions as a viable wakeup option and can be comboed into from F+MP on counterhit or close MP or even an EX Bad stone. However when hitting an opponent out of the air it leaves Cody completely vulnerable to punishment. In addition at some ranges the dust may connect and the wrench may end up being blocked by the opponent. Another thing to note is that regardless of where you land the cinematic (when the last wrench hit connects), then you will ALWAYS end up in the middle of the stage, which is the default spawn position for the knife.

The Basics

A good defense is a good offense, and Cody exemplifies this the most. You've gotta be close to your opponent pretty much all the time (unless you're holding a life lead or fighting a grappler which is when you need to play defensively).
Cody's gameplan revolves around pressure, which can be divided into three main categories: frame traps (which usually can lead into), hit confirms, and tick throwing. Most of his normal moves give great frame advantage, so you can continually apply safe pressure to your opponent. While he has a bad defensive game compared to other characters, he makes up for it with high damage potential and high stun. He also has a decent zoning game with Bad Stone, and a ok footsies game, but he also has the knife, which can be a great tool in footsies/near the end of rounds.

Frame Traps

Frame traps are basically there to keep your opponent from pressing buttons while you're pressuring them. When you land a move, it will put the opponent in hit/blockstun for a period of time. After the active frames of the move (the part where the move actually is supposed to hit) are done, then the recovery of the move happens while the enemy is still in block/hitstun (gonna call it block for now, since that's what they will usually do). The time of the recovery of the move that got blocked compared to how long the enemy is in blockstun is the advantage that you have (how many frames ahead of the opponent where you can move but they can't).

For example, let's take a common frame trap, crouching LP to crouching MP. Since crouching LP is +2 on block you can move 2 frames before your opponent. You then do crouching MP which starts up (the time before the move is supposed to be registered as hitting) in 5 frames. So 5 frames minus 2 frames equals 3 frames, which is the gap between the two moves. So, if your opponent does just about anything between the moves, the startup of their move (unless its a DP or so) will be too slow, and they will be hit by the crouching MP (also getting a counter hit for a bit more damage/stun).

Hit Confirms

Most of Cody's ground combos can started by a crouching LP, which can be comboed into a crouching LK or crouching MP. Teach yourself to recognize when a crouching LP connects, and then when done so, quickly follow up with a crouching MP or LK, and then to a Criminal Upper or Ruffian Kick. This is one of his main sources of damage starting on the ground. If the crouching LP doesn't connect (blocked), continue to do LPs or start a pressure string.

Tick Throwing

Ticking, in a general sense, is throwing out a fast move like a jab (usually gets blocked by the opponent) and then quickly walking up and throwing them. If someone is continually just blocking your pressure strings, tick throwing them can be a good way to break their guard and score a knockdown.

Ground Game/Footsies

A list of his most important normals, you will use these the most:

• standing - Basic poking tool.
• standing - Makes a nice anti air from afar.
• standing/crouching - Frame traps, also for fishing for knockdowns
• crouching - Combo filler/starter.
• crouching - Very fast normal, good reach, and can be option-selected into specials if it hits
• + - Close the distance while still attacking, good in pressure strings.
• + - Hopkick, also nice for setting up throws.
• + -Anti-air punch, probably his best anti air

Air Game

• neutral jump - Air-to-air or anti-air.
• neutral jump - Attacking, can also hit-confirm into an Ultra.
• jumping - Air-to-air or defensive anti-air.
• jumping - Same use as the neutral jumping counterpart.
• jumping - Cody's cross-up jump in.
• jumping - Good range, lots of active frames.

Combos

Bread and Butter

Keep in mind that it is generally easier to link into a crouching LK then it is a crouching MP.
Also, when choosing a meterless combo ender, it depends on what outcome you want. HP Criminal Upper does the most damage, LK Ruffian Kick keeps the enemy near you, and MK Ruffian Kick has more corner carry.

Simple Cancels

Crouching LPs can start all of these combos except for crouching HP.

• cr.LK (good for converting damage and a knockdown off a poke) →
  • xx LP Criminal Upper - (160 damage, 210 stun)
  • xx HP Criminal Upper - (180 damage, 270 stun)
  • xx MK Ruffian Kick - (150 damage, 150 stun)
• cr.MP (standard whiff punisher) →
  • xx HP Criminal Upper - (220 damage, 320 stun)
  • xx LK Ruffian Kick - (180 damage, 250 stun)
  • xx MK Ruffian Kick - (190 damage, 200 stun)
• cr.HP (these are THE DP punishers, you better be using these) →
  • xx HP Criminal Upper - (260 damage, 240 stun)
  • xx HK Ruffian Kick - (200 damage, 300 stun)
  • xx EX Zonk Knuckle - (260 damage, 450 stun, costs 1 meter stock)

Links

• cl.MP →
  • cr.LK →
    • xx HP Criminal Upper - (218 damage, 326 stun)
    • xx MK Ruffian Kick - (194 damage, 230 stun)
  • cr.MP →
    • xx HP Criminal Upper - (258 damage, 376 stun)
    • xx MK Ruffian Kick - (234 damage, 280 stun)
    • xx LK Ruffian Kick - (226 damage, 320 stun)
  • cr.HP (this is a 1 frame link, albiet a very loose one) →
    • xx HP Criminal Upper - (298 damage, 476 stun)
    • xx HK Ruffian Kick - (250 damage, 380 stun)

• cl.HP →
  • cr.LK (this will actually reduce the damage of the combo, so in guaranteed situations, don't do this) →
    • xx HP Criminal Upper - (248 damage, 426 stun)
    • xx MK Ruffian Kick - (224 damage, 330 stun)
    • xx HK Ruffian Kick - (200 damage, 330 stun)
  • cr.MP →
    • xx HP Criminal Upper - (288 damage, 476 stun)
    • xx MK Ruffian Kick - (264 damage, 380 stun)
    • xx HK Ruffian Kick - (240 damage, 380 stun)

• F+MP (Stomach Blow) →
  • cr.LK →
    • xx HP Criminal Upper - (208 damage, 326 stun)
    • xx MK Ruffian Kick - (184 damage, 230 stun)
  • cr.MP →
    • xx HP Criminal Upper - (248 damage, 376 stun)
    • xx LK Ruffian Kick - (216 damage, 320 stun)
    • xx MK Ruffian Kick - (224 damage, 280 stun)

Situational

Corner Only

• LP Criminal Upper → EX Criminal Upper - (??? damage, ??? stun, costs 1 meter stock)

• cr.MP xx HK Ruffian Kick (cr.MP pushback causes the HK Ruffian Kick to hit rather late) →
  • MK Ruffian Kick - (??? damage, ??? stun)
  • EX Criminal Upper - (??? damage, ??? stun)

• EX Zonk Knuckle → EX Criminal Upper - (??? damage, ??? stun, costs 2 meter stocks)

Counter Hit

• F+MP →
  • cr.HP →
  • xx HP Criminal Upper - (??? damage, ??? stun)
  • xx HK Ruffian Kick - (??? damage, ??? stun)
  • cr.HK - (??? damage, ??? stun)

• cl.HP →
  • cr.HP xx HP Criminal Upper - (??? damage, ??? stun)
  • EX Bad Stone → cr.HP xx HP Criminal Upper - (??? damage, ??? stun, costs 1 meter stock)

Juggles

• F+HK (Crack Kick) →
  • F+MP (Stomach Blow) - (??? damage, ??? stun) - Air reset.
  • MK Ruffian Kick - (??? damage, ??? stun) - Corner carry.
  • EX Criminal Upper - (??? damage, ??? stun, costs 1 meter stock) - Little bit more damage, than MK Ruffian, but better stun.

FADC Starters

• HK Ruffian Kick
• EX Zonk Knuckle
• Bad Spray
• Lv3 Zonk Knuckle

FADC Followups

• MK Ruffian Kick
• neutral jump HP (HK Ruffian Kick only)
• Crack Kick → EX Criminal Upper
• EX Ruffian Kick → EX Criminal Upper

Combos into Ultras

Assume that every Ultra meter is fully charged, and no damage scaling

Final Destruction (Ultra 1)

• HK Ruffian Kick xx FADC, Final Destruction - (??? damage, ??? stun, costs 2 meter stocks)
• EX Zonk Knuckle (1 hit) xx FADC, Final Destruction - (??? damage, ??? stun, costs 3 meter stocks)
• Lv3 Zonk Knuckle xx FADC, Final Destruction - (??? damage, ??? stun, costs 2 meter stocks)
• Lv3 Focus Attack, Final Destruction - (??? damage, ??? stun)
• EX Bad Stone, Final Destruction - (??? damage, ??? stun, costs 1 meter stock)
• Lv2 Focus Attack (backdash), LP Bad Stone, Final Destruction - (??? damage, ??? stun)

Last Dread Dust (Ultra 2)

• cr/cl.HP (counter hit) xx EX Bad Stone, Last Dread Dust - (??? damage, ??? stun, costs 1 meter stock)
• Lv3 Focus Attack, Last Dread Dust - (??? damage, ??? stun)
• Lv3 Focus Attack, EX Bad Stone, Last Dread Dust - (??? damage, ??? stun)
• nj.HP, Last Dread Dust - (??? damage, ??? stun)
• EX Zonk Knuckle, Last Dread Dust - (??? damage, ??? stun) - This should ONLY be used as a KO combo, as only the dust will hit and you will be open for punish after the opponent wakes up.

Strategy

Offense

Cody when played correctly has a very good offense when he can get in, however, getting in can be hard sometimes.

Fullscreen

Depending on the situation, you want to do different things when you're full-to mid screen away from the opponent. Generally, you want to be throwing bad stones for a bit to build meter or neutralize enemy fireballs (be sure to jump when you get overwhelmed by the enemy fireballs). If the opponent is trying to keep me out with fireballs I generally like to neutralize a fireball with a stone and then do a LK Ruffian Kick after I recover. You'll likely take damage doing this, but its much better than trying to do a jump in in my opinion.

Midscreen

• First and foremost, DON'T JUMP FORWARD if your jump arc is going to land anywhere close to the opponent, because chances are, if they are any good, they know how to anti-air, and you'll be trying to get back close again.
  
• If you have meter, EX Ruffian Kick is your best friend. It plows through fireballs on reaction and gets a hard knockdown, giving you time to set up something. If you don't have meter, you can still try and gamble for a knockdown on LK Ruffian Kicks.
  
• Zonk Knuckle is really good here if your opponent likes to throw out pokes at this range, as you can charge one up, walk forward and let it go. It will sometimes trade with other attacks, but it's usually in your favor because you get a knockdown.
  
• You can still try and utilize bad stones here to some extent, but don't rely on that too often, as you can get jumped and eat a combo.
  
• Last Dread Dust is effective as an anti-fireball move in this range.

Example Pressure Strings

• cr.LP cr.LP cr.LK xx LP Criminal Upper
• F+MP, F+MP, cr.LP, cr.MK, cr.LP, F+HK
• F+MP, cr.LP, F+MP cr.LP...
• F+MP, cr.HP xx Bad Stone, cr.HP xx Bad Stone (EX Bad Stone if you get a counter hit on the crouching HP to land an ultra)
• cr.LP, cl.MP, cr.HP xx Bad Stone
• cr.LP, st.HP, cr.HK
• Bad Stone c.LP c.LP F+HP
• Bad Stone F+MP c.HP xx Bad Stone
• cl.HP, F+MP...

Example Throw Setups

• cr.LP cr.LP walk up, throw
• nj.HP cl.LP walk up, throw
• F+MP walk up, throw
• cr.LP s.LK F+MP walk up, throw
• cr.LP cr.LP cr.LP F+HK throw
• (If your opponent is doing a neutral jump or jumping forward close to you)cr.MK, throw
• F+HK (on hit) F + MP, dash, throw
• B + MP (anti-air) dash up, throw

While it isn't advised to repeat the same setups to keep your opponent guessing, you can walk up, but instead of throwing, you can jump or back up in order to bait a throw tech attempt. If it works, they'll just do a missed throw animation that you can punish.

Frame Traps

4 Frames

• F + MP, cr.MP
• cr.LP, cl.MP

3 Frames

• cr.LP, cr.MP
• cl.MP, cr.HP
• LP Bad Stone, cr.HP

2 Frames

• cr.LP, (slight delay) cr.LP
• cl.LP, cr.MP
• F + HK, cr.LK

1 Frame

• cl.LP, (slight delay) cl.LP
• LP Bad Stone, cr.MP

The Knife

The knife, while very underused by Cody players, can be a really nice tool. He is the only character that can pick it up and use it, and I suggest that you use it to your advantage.

While holding the knife, all his normal punch attacks have longer range and do chip damage, at the cost of not being able to special cancel said moves. Also, he loses the ability to do Bad Stone and Fake Bad Stone, but they are replaced with the Knife Throw and the Fake Knife throw.

Actions that drop the knife:

• Focus Attacking
• Throwing (attempting, teching, and landing)
• Taunting
• Doing a super or ultra
• Getting hit
• Throwing the knife (QCF + P while holding it)

Spaced properly, it can be a very good tool in the neutral game, especially his ground attacks, which have good range. However, you have to able to play very defensively as well in order to not lose the knife.

Knife Combos

• st.LP x2 st.MP - (??? damage, ??? stun)
• cr.LP x2 cr.LK (you have to delay the cr.LK slightly because it will chain and lose its cancel ability) →
  • xx HP Criminal Upper - (208 damage, 294 stun)
  • xx MK Ruffian Kick - (187 damage, 210 stun)
• cr.HP cr.LK →
  • xx HP Criminal Upper - (268 damage, 426 stun)
  • xx MK Ruffian Kick - (244 damage, 330 stun)
  • xx HK Ruffian Kick - (220 damage, 330 stun)

Matchups

Info for all characters up to Super: http://forums.shoryuken.com/discussion/102036/we-finished-practicing-now-cody-match-up-thread/p1

vs. Abel

(No strategies)

vs. Adon

(No strategies)

vs. Akuma/Gouki

(No strategies)

vs. Balrog/Boxer

(No strategies)

vs. Blanka

(No strategies)

vs. C. Viper

(No strategies)

vs. Cammy

(No strategies)

vs. Chun-Li

(No strategies)

vs. Cody (self)

Simply put, whoever can pressure the other the better wins.

Also, remember to NEVER press buttons when you're getting pressured, because you'll likely be in a frame trap and will eat a counter hit.

vs. Dan

(No strategies)

vs. Decapre

(No strategies)

vs. Dee Jay

(No strategies)

vs. Dhalsim

(No strategies)

vs. Dudley

(No strategies)

vs. E. Honda

(No strategies)

vs. El Fuerte

(No strategies)

vs. Elena

(No strategies)

vs. Evil Ryu

• EX Ruffian, immediate fake Bad Stone, neutral jump MK (3f safe jump)

vs. Fei Long

(No strategies)

vs. Gen

(No strategies)

vs. Gouken

(No strategies)

vs. Guile

• If you get a lead, keep it. Take your time and zone him out.
• Neutral jumping over a LP boom is a bad idea, since Guile can walk forward and punish it
• His flash kick can't autocorrect, so you can bait a reversal with a cross up

vs. Guy

(No strategies)

vs. Hakan

(No strategies)

vs. Hugo

(No strategies)

vs. Ibuki

(No strategies)

vs. Juri

• st.HK will trade in your favor against divekicks

vs. Ken

• EX Ruffian, immediate fake Bad Stone, neutral jump MK (3f safe jump)

vs. M. Bison/Dictator

(from BJ Unchained's post on EventHubs)

Cody has an answer for most of Bison's options:

• EX Psycho blocked -> U2 or EX ruffian
• Headstomp/Devil's reverse -> cr.mk beats both options on the way down
• cody's cr.mk deals with scissor kicks, f.mk, and f.hk well. Bisons can whiff punish cr.mk consistently however.

In addition, lightly charged rocks is great for Bison approaching, and will allow Cody to recover in time to beat out Bison's floaty jumps consistently. However, it is difficult to open up a Bison with life lead, and the matchup boils down to who can establish and hold the life lead.

vs. Makoto

(No strategies)

vs. Oni

(No strategies)

vs. Poison

(No strategies)

vs. Rolento

(No strategies)

vs. Rose

• My main strategy in this match is to turtle to an extent, as Rose can't reflect Bad Stones.
• Be careful in the neutral, as she has good dashes to come up and throw you
• Like you, she also has good frametraps, so pick your shots carefully when pressured
• Use cr.LK to punish badly spaced slides
• You can Zonk through blockstrings ending with a Soul Spiral

vs. Rufus

(No strategies)

vs. Ryu

• EX Ruffian, immediate fake Bad Stone, neutral jump MK (3f safe jump)

vs. Sagat

(No strategies)

vs. Sakura

(No strategies)

vs. Seth

(No strategies)

vs. T.Hawk

(No strategies)

vs. Vega/Claw

(No strategies)

vs. Yang

(No strategies)

vs. Yun

(No strategies)

vs. Zangief

(No strategies)

Links

• GroundedSF YouTube channel - Lots of Cody tech on this channel.
• SRK Cody Forums
• Momochi's Tutorial on Cody

Frame Data

Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Total Frames	Block Adv	Hit Adv	Block Stun	Hit Stun	Extra Details	Armor Break	Proj	Throw	On Hit Ground	Counter Hit Ground	On Hit Air	Counter Hit Air	Armor	Full Invincible	Strike Invincible	Projectile Invincible	Throw Invincible	Airborne	Juggle Info
Close LP	Close	30	50	20	HL	ch/sp/su	4	3	5	11	+3	+6	11	14							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Close MP	Close	70	100	40	HL	sp/su	6	3	8	16	+4	+7	15	18							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Close HP	Close	100	200	60	HL	sp/su	8	4	13	24	+1	+6	18	23					Forces stand	Forces stand	Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Close LK	Close	30	50	20	HL	-	4	4	6	13	+1	+4	11	14							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Close MK	Close	90	100	40	HL	sp/su	6	4	14	23	-4	-1	14	17							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Close HK	Close	110	200	60	HL	su	8	6	17	30	-5	-1	18	22							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Far LP	Far	30	50	20	HL	ch/sp/su	3	2	6	10	+3	+6	11	14							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Far MP	Far	90	100	40	HL	-	7	3	11	20	0	+3	14	17							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Far HP	Far	120	200	60	HL	-	8	4	17	28	-3	+1	18	22							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Far LK	Far	40	50	20	HL	-	5	4	8	16	-1	+2	11	14							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Far MK	Far	70	100	40	HL	-	8	5	9	21	0	+3	14	17							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Far HK	Far	110	200	60	HL	-	10	5	15	29	-2	+2	18	22							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Crouch LP	Crouch	20	50	20	HL	ch/sp/su	4	4	5	12	+2	+6	11	15							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Crouch MP	Crouch	60	100	40	HL	sp/su	5	3	10	17	+1	+4	14	17							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Crouch HP	Crouch	100	200	60	HL	sp/su	7	3	16	25	-1	+4	18	23					Forces stand	Forces stand	Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Crouch LK	Crouch	20	50	20	L	sp/su	3	4	8	14	-1	+2	11	14							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Crouch MK	Crouch	70	100	40	L	-	7	7	13	26	-3	-1	17	19							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Crouch HK	Crouch	100	100	60	L	-	7	3	24	33	-9	-	18	-					Hard knockdown	Hard knockdown	Hard knockdown	Hard knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Stand LP Knife	Stand Knife	40	50	20	HL	ch	4	3	6	12	+2	+6	11	15	Causes 5 chip damage						Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	JP: 3
Stand MP Knife	Stand Knife	40*40	100	40	HL	su*-	6	2*2	10	19	0	+4	14	17	Causes 4x2 chip damage						Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	JP: 3*3
Stand HP Knife	Stand Knife	120	200	60	HL	su	8	3	17	27	-2	+3	18	23	Causes 10 chip damage						Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	JP: 3
Crouch LP Knife	Crouch Knife	40	50	20	HL	ch	3	4	7	13	0	+3	11	14	Causes 5 chip damage						Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	JP: 3
Crouch MP Knife	Crouch Knife	80	100	40	HL	su	7	4	12	22	-2	+1	14	17	Causes 8 chip damage						Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	JP: 3
Crouch HP Knife	Crouch Knife	120	200	60	HL	su	7	4	12	22	+2	+7	18	23	Causes 10 chip damage				Forces stand	Forces stand	Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	JP: 3
Stomach Blow	+	60	100	40	HL	-	8	3	12	22	+1	+6	16	21							Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	JP: 1
Crack Kick	+	110	200	60	HL	-	14	3	12	29	+1	-	16	-	Cannot hit crouching opponents				Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	Feet: 4~24f	Feet: 4~24f	-	8f~27F	JP: 1
Jaw Crusher	+	80	100	40	HL	-	6	4	13	22	-1	+5	16	22	cannot perform with knife. Cannot hit crouching opponents.						Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hammer Hook	+	40*60	50*50	60*20	H	-	18	1*3	21	42	-4	+3	20	27	Only -1 on hit vs crouching opponents						Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Total Frames	Block Adv	Hit Adv	Block Stun	Hit Stun	Extra Details	Armor Break	Proj	Throw	On Hit Ground	Counter Hit Ground	On Hit Air	Counter Hit Air	Armor	Full Invincible	Strike Invincible	Projectile Invincible	Throw Invincible	Airborne	Juggle Info
Neutral Jump LP	Neutral Jump	50	50	20	H	-	4	8	-	11	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Neutral Jump MP	Neutral Jump	80	100	40	H	-	6	7	-	12	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Neutral Jump HP	Neutral Jump	120	200	60	H	-	8	8	-	15	-	-									Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	JP: 1
Neutral Jump LK	Neutral Jump	40	50	20	H	-	5	8	-	12	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Neutral Jump MK	Neutral Jump	80	100	40	H	-	7	7	-	13	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Neutral Jump HK	Neutral Jump	100	200	60	H	-	8	3	-	10	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Diagonal Jump LP	Diagonal Jump	50	50	20	H	-	4	8	-	11	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Diagonal Jump MP	Diagonal Jump	80	100	60	H	-	9	3	-	11	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Diagonal Jump HP	Diagonal Jump	100	200	60	H	-	11	6	-	16	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Diagonal Jump LK	Diagonal Jump	40	50	20	H	-	5	8	-	12	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Diagonal Jump MK	Diagonal Jump	70	100	40	H	-	7	7	-	13	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Diagonal Jump HK	Diagonal Jump	90	200	60	H	-	9	11	-	19	-	-									Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jump LP Knife	Jump Knife	50	50	20	H	-	4	10	-	13	-	-			Causes 5 chip damage						Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jump MP Knife	Jump Knife	80	100	40	H	-	7	3	-	9	-	-			Causes 8 chip damage						Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jump HP Knife	Jump Knife	120	200	60	H	-	8	6	-	13	-	-			Causes 10 chip damage						Reset	Reset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Total Frames	Block Adv	Hit Adv	Block Stun	Hit Stun	Extra Details	Armor Break	Proj	Throw	On Hit Ground	Counter Hit Ground	On Hit Air	Counter Hit Air	Armor	Full Invincible	Strike Invincible	Projectile Invincible	Throw Invincible	Airborne	Juggle Info
Focus Attack (Level 1)	Level 1 Focus	60	100	20	HL	-	10+11	2	35	57	-21	-21								Crumple	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Focus Attack (Level 2)	Level 2 Focus	80	150	40	HL	-	18+11	2	35	65	-15	-							Crumple	Crumple	Free Juggle	Free Juggle	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Focus Attack (Level 3)	Level 3 Focus	140	200	60	-	-	64	2	35	100	-	-							Crumple	Crumple	Free Juggle	Free Juggle	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Total Frames	Block Adv	Hit Adv	Block Stun	Hit Stun	Extra Details	Armor Break	Proj	Throw	On Hit Ground	Counter Hit Ground	On Hit Air	Counter Hit Air	Armor	Full Invincible	Strike Invincible	Projectile Invincible	Throw Invincible	Airborne	Juggle Info
Prisoner Throw	Forward Throw	130	140	40	0.98	-	3	2	20	24	-	-			Hard knockdown			X	Hard Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bad Stomp	Back Throw	130	120	40	0.98	-	3	2	20	24	-	-			Hard knockdown			X	Hard Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Total Frames	Block Adv	Hit Adv	Block Stun	Hit Stun	Extra Details	Armor Break	Proj	Throw	On Hit Ground	Counter Hit Ground	On Hit Air	Counter Hit Air	Armor	Full Invincible	Strike Invincible	Projectile Invincible	Throw Invincible	Airborne	Juggle Info
Bad Stone	Bad Stone	50	150	10/20	HL	su	29	16	Total 44	88	+4	+8			Charging increases damage and stun (+10 per hit), cannot perform with knife		X				Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Bad Stone	50	150	10/20	HL	su	29	20	Total 46	94	+2	+6			Charging increases damage and stun (+10 per hit), cannot perform with knife		X				Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Bad Stone	50	150	10/20	HL	su	29	27	Total 48	103	0	+4			Charging increases damage and stun (+10 per hit), cannot perform with knife		X				Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EX Bad Stone	Bad Stone	70*50	100*100	-250/0	HL	su	24	24	Total 40	87	+8	+15			Pursuit property, cannot perform with knife		X				Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	JP: 1*2
Fake Bad Stone	Fake Bad Stone								Total 32	32									-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pick Up Knife	Knife Pickup	-	-	-	HL	ch/sp/su	-	-	Total 27	27	-	-			Knife considered picked up on 12f, can cancel into block, any chainable Light attacks, Criminal Upper, Knife Throw, and Super on 14f				-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Knife Throw	Knife Throw	70	100	10/20	HL	-	26	-	Total 45	71	+7	-				X	X						-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fake Knife Throw	Fake Knife Throw	-	-	-	HL	-	-	-	Total 32	32	-	-							-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Criminal Upper	Criminal Upper	80*20x3	70*30x3	20/5x4	HL	su*-x3	13	2(1)14	22	51	-4	-			1st hit forces stand, pursuit property, projectile hitbox		X		1st Hit: Force stand	1st Hit: Force stand			-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Criminal Upper	70*20x4	70*30x4	20/10*5x4	HL	su*-x4	13	2(1)20	23	58	-8	-			1st hit forces stand, pursuit property, projectile hitbox		X		1st Hit: Force stand	1st Hit: Force stand			-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Criminal Upper	60*20x5	70*30x5	20/10*2x5	HL	su*-x5	13	2(1)18	28	61	-10	-			1st hit forces stand, pursuit property, projectile hitbox		X		1st Hit: Force stand	1st Hit: Force stand			-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EX Criminal Upper	Criminal Upper	60*20x6	50x30*6	-250/0	HL	su*-x6	7	2(1)12	30	51	-11	-			1st hit forces stand, pursuit property, projectile hitbox		X		1st Hit: Force stand	1st Hit: Force stand			-	-	All: 1~6f	All: 1~6f	-	-	JP: 1, Tornado: 2-6
Ruffian Kick	Ruffian Kick	120	150	20/40	L	-	15	8	20	42	-7	-				X			Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	2~10f	-
	Ruffian Kick	130	100	20/40	HL	-	11	4	25	39	-8	-				X							-	-	-	-	-	2~7f	JP: 1
	Ruffian Kick	100	100	20/40	HL	su	7	13	27	46	-19	-			Cannot hit crouching opponents	X							-	-	-	-	-	-	JP: 1
EX Ruffian Kick	Ruffian Kick	130	150	-250/0	L	-	11	7	25	42	-11	-				X			Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	-	-	Upper body: 11~20f	All: 11~17f, Upper Body: 18~20f	-	2~7f	JP: 1
Zonk Knuckle	Zonk Knuckle (Lv1)	130	200	40/40	HL	exfa only	16	3	26	44	-8	-			Charge 60f	X							-	-	Upper body: 1~11f	Upper body: 1~11f	-	-	JP: 1, as the initial Knockdown starts the Juggle Count at 99
	Zonk Knuckle (Lv2)	140	200	40/40	HL	exfa only	17	3	26	45	-8	-			Charge 120f	X							-	-	Upper body: 1~14f	Upper body: 1~14f	-	-	JP: 1, as the initial Knockdown starts the Juggle Count at 99
	Zonk Knuckle (Lv3)	150	200	40/40	HL	exfa only	18	3	26	46	-8	-			Charge 190f	X							-	-	Upper body: 1~17f	Upper body: 1~17f	-	-	JP: 1, as the initial Knockdown starts the Juggle Count at 99
EX Zonk Knuckle	Zonk Knuckle	90*70	150*100	-250/0	HL	su*-	16	1*2	26	44	-7	-			Charge 60f	X							-	All: 1~16f	-	-	-	-	JP: 1*2
Bad Spray	Bad Spray	30*30	100	0/40	HL	-*su	25	6*6	29	65	-20	-			Does 13x2 stun on block		X		Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	Soft Knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Total Frames	Block Adv	Hit Adv	Block Stun	Hit Stun	Extra Details	Armor Break	Proj	Throw	On Hit Ground	Counter Hit Ground	On Hit Air	Counter Hit Air	Armor	Full Invincible	Strike Invincible	Projectile Invincible	Throw Invincible	Airborne	Juggle Info
Dead End Irony	Dead End Irony	60*45x5*65	0	-1000/0	L*HLx6	-	1+11	9(14)3(12)3(19)7(17)6(22)3(14)7	30	177	-16	-							2nd-7th Hit: Hard Knockdown	2nd-7th Hit: Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	-	All: 1~19f Invincible	-	-	-	-	1st Hit JP: 1
	Dead End Irony	60*45x5*65	0	-1000/0	HL	-	1+7	9(14)3(12)3(19)7(17)6(22)3(14)7	30	173	-16	-							2nd-7th Hit: Hard Knockdown	2nd-7th Hit: Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	-	All: 1~8f	-	-	-	-	1st Hit JP: 1
	Dead End Irony	60*45x5*65	0	-1000/0	HL	-	1+7	6(2)4(11)4(18)6(17)6(22)3(14)8	29	157	-16	-			1st hit cannot hit crouching opponents				Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	-	All: 1~12f	-	-	-	-	1st Hit JP: 1
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Total Frames	Block Adv	Hit Adv	Block Stun	Hit Stun	Extra Details	Armor Break	Proj	Throw	On Hit Ground	Counter Hit Ground	On Hit Air	Counter Hit Air	Armor	Full Invincible	Strike Invincible	Projectile Invincible	Throw Invincible	Airborne	Juggle Info
Final Destruction	Final Destruction	83x385	0	0/0	HL	-	0+13	2	50	64	-31	-				X			Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	-	All: 1~14f	-	-	-	-	1st Hit JP: 1
Last Dread Dust	Last Dread Dust	23x7*45x5*80 (? Ultra Change)	0	0/0	HL	-	0+7	2x7(24)2(12)2(14)2(12)2(22)2	47	161	-28	-			1st-7th hit projectile hitbox, 12th hit goes into animation		X		12th Hit: Hard Knockdown	12th Hit: Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	Hard Knockdown	-	All: 1~14f	-	-	-	-	Dust JP: 1*2*3*4*5*6*7, Wrench JP: 1*2*3*4*5
Move Name	Nickname	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Hit Level	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Rcvry	Total Frames	Block Adv	Hit Adv	Block Stun	Hit Stun	Extra Details	Armor Break	Proj	Throw	On Hit Ground	Counter Hit Ground	On Hit Air	Counter Hit Air	Armor	Full Invincible	Strike Invincible	Projectile Invincible	Throw Invincible	Airborne	Juggle Info