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Light Punch

Heavy Punch

Light Kick

Heavy Kick HK

Vs. Clown (self):

Vs. Jean:

Vs. Ryoko:

Vs. Karnov:

Vs. Lee:

Vs. Feilin:

Vs. Yungmie:

Vs. Marstorius:

Part Blanka, part Dictator, all Clown.

Clown was unplayable in the original Fighter's History, being the next-to-last boss character (and retains that spot in FHD when fighting the CPU). Unfortunately, Clown isn't strong enough in this game to have that "boss" stigma. For whatever reason most of his special attacks require a very strict charge motion, which ultimately ends up limiting some of his options and makes him a hell of a lot harder to combo with. Fortunately he does have some other strengths, such as the best normal throw in the game. Clown can definitely pull out wins, but you better know what you're doing with him.


Frame count	-	2	2	-

Punch	Kick

Special move name	Input	Nickname	Note
Pick-A-Card	Charge , +		fireball
Head Stamp	Charge , +
Spin Attack	Charge , +
Spin Drop	Charge , +

Standing LP (Close): activation range = 47

Damage	6	Startup		Recovery
Chain cancel	yes
Special cancel	yes
On hit	+5
On block	+6
Frame count		2	3	4

Tiny chop with massive hitbox. Hits crouchers. Chainable into another light or heavy attack.

Standing LP (Far):

Damage	10 total	Startup				Recovery
Chain cancel	no/yes
Special cancel	yes/yes
On hit	+5/+7
On block	+6/+8
Frame count		2	1	1	1	4

Clown flicks his wrist upward. Has incredible priority as anti-air. Actually hits twice against standing opponents, but can be crouched entirely. Only second hit is chainable. The 1st hit may not connect with the 2nd.

Crouching LP:

Damage	6	Startup		Recovery
Chain cancel	yes
Special cancel	yes
On hit	+6
On block	+7
Frame count		2	3	3

Crouching chop that has slightly more range than it looks, making it a decent attack. Chainable.

Jumping LP (Diagonal):

Damage	12	Startup
Chain cancel	no
Special cancel	no
Frame count		4	∞

Divebomb! Has loads of priority, great move to just toss out for the duration of your jump. Can crossup.

Jumping LP (Neutral):

Damage	12	Startup
Chain cancel	no
Special cancel	no
Frame count		4	∞

Weird jumping headbutt. Another move that has deceivingly longer range than its hitbox would seem.

Standing HP (Close): activation range = 63

Damage	28 total	Startup				Recovery
Chain cancel	no/no
Special cancel	yes/yes
On hit	-3/0
On block	-8/-5
Frame count		4	2	1	3	18

Double-hit headbutt. Very good damage, would be more useful if you could cancel it into his Spin Attack, but alas... Head never becomes vulnerable.

Standing HP (Far):

Damage	28	Startup			Recovery
Chain cancel	no
Special cancel	yes
On hit	-3
On block	-8
Frame count		4	6	(6) 18

Clown's best poke by far, has incredible range. Cancel it into Pick-A-Card to keep the pressure on. Arm becomes vulnerable after active part on 6 frames.

Crouching HP:

Clown does a "raise-the-roof" motion. Comes out quickly. Strong anti-air attack if you do it early. Has an annoying tendency to whiff some crouching opponents.

Jumping HP (Diagonal):

Damage	28	Startup		Recovery
Chain cancel	no
Special cancel	no
Frame count		4	6	∞

Stronger version of the divebomb, but doesn't have as much priority. Still a solid jump-in combo starter though. May crossup.

Jumping HP (Neutral):

Damage	28	Startup		Recovery
Chain cancel	no
Special cancel	no
Frame count		4	6	∞

Animation is exact same as diagonal j.HP but hitbox is different. It has more downward priority but less forward.

Standing LK (Close): activation range = 79

Damage	6	Startup		Recovery
Chain cancel	yes
Special cancel	yes
On hit	+5
On block	+6
Frame count		2	3	4

Funny-looking shin kick. Activation range of this close attack is so big that f.LK can't even hit anyone on ground. And that's good. f.LK is garbage and cl.LK hits weak spot area that many other characters' chainable normals having trouble. Particularly good against Lee.

Standing LK (Far):

Damage	6	Startup		Recovery
Chain cancel	no
Special cancel	yes
On hit	+5
On block	+6
Frame count		2	3	4

High kick that comes out and retracts very quickly. Really really really shitty range. Don't use it.

Crouching LK:

Damage	6	Startup		Recovery
Chain cancel	yes
Special cancel	yes
On hit	+6
On block	+7
Frame count		2	3	3

Ground kick, the usual excellent combo starter you would expect from a crouching light kick. Chainable.

Jumping LK (Diagonal):

Damage	12	Startup
Chain cancel	no
Special cancel	no
Frame count		4	∞

Ass bomb! Another air-to-air tool besides diagonal j.LP. But which of them better? j.LK got 37px of horizontal priority, while j.LP have 36px and defends only lower part. So, j.LK is an air-to-air of a choice.

Jumping LK (Neutral):

Damage	12	Startup
Chain cancel	no
Special cancel	no
Frame count		4	∞

Basically a jumping version of Clown's far standing LK, but with worse priority. Don't use it neither.

Standing (Close): activation range = 47

Damage	28	Startup		Recovery
Chain cancel	no
Special cancel	yes
On hit	-3
On block	-8
Frame count		4	6	18

Very high kick. Good for anti-air if the opponent is jumping right on top of you, but make sure they're close enough or you get the far version.

Standing HK (Far):

Damage	28	Startup			Recovery
Chain cancel	no
Special cancel	no
On hit	-3
On block	-8
Frame count		6	6	(6 + 6) 18

Clown does a small hop into a spin kick, although he's still treated as on the ground. It has less range than st.HP so it's not as useful as a poke, but it does seem to be good at outprioritizing sweeps. Unfortunately, this move is NOT BUFFERABLE. Another strange thing about this normal, Clown's pushbox (green) is not touching ground starting on frame 3. Maybe some characters can use that?

Crouching HK:

Damage	28	Startup			Recovery
Chain cancel	no
Special cancel	yes
On hit	kd
On block	-8
Frame count		4	6	(6) 18

A sweep with decent range but not that great priority. Leg becomes vulnerable from the very start and ends 6f after active part.

Jumping HK (Diagonal):

Damage	28	Startup		Recovery
Chain cancel	no
Special cancel	no
Frame count		4	6	∞

Has more range than any of his other jumping attacks, so it's pretty good.

Jumping HK (Neutral):

Damage	28	Startup		Recovery
Chain cancel	no
Special cancel	no
Frame count		4	6	∞

A slightly modified version of his regular jumping attack. Also has pretty good range.

Damage	First/Tick 6/3
Range (From pushbox)	33

Roll Over: / +

Clown launches them into the air and continually juggles them with his feet, circus-style. After he's done he kicks them away, leaving them at a distance. Mash the joystick/buttons for more hits during the duration of this throw. Damage of each individual tick is very low, but they're occurs really often, thus dealing decent damage overall. With proper mashing, this throw can do over 25%! Even without mashing, this throw tends to do more damage than most character's regular throws. It's the best regular throw in the game, so make the most of it - Clown needs all the damage he can get.

Note: All of Clown's special moves, with the exception of Pick-A-Card, must be charged in the down-back

position. If you charge in either

or

, it will not count and the move will not come out. For some reason Clown is the only character in the game with such strict limitations on how he must charge moves.

Pick-A-Card: Charge , +

Damage	16	Startup		Recovery
On hit	+9
On block	+4
Frame count		17	1	24

Clown tosses a deadly ring of playing cards at his opponent. Your standard projectile attack, has ok startup and recovery. Usually the move of choice to buffer into, since it's the only one of his moves where you have the option of doing it after a Back or Down-Back charge... sigh.

Head Stamp: Charge , +

Damage	28	Startup, grounded	Startup, in air		If hits		If whiffs
On hit	Light kd Heavy kd				Recovery	Landing	Recovery	Landing
On block	Depends on character height
Frame count	Light	2	28	∞	varies	6	48	6
	Heavy	2	14	∞	varies	6	32	6

Clown flies into the air towards the opponent and presses down on their head with his palm (must be blocked high!). Knocks down on hit. If blocked, Clown slowly floats to the ground and basically gives the opponent a free attack. You can move Clown back and forth while he falls to the ground by moving the joystick, but it doesn't really move him far enough. The HP version flies across the screen much faster than the LP version, but it has an annoying habit of sometimes missing its target completely if the opponent moves after Clown takes flight. LP version is much more consistent at actually making contact, but since it's slower it's easier to block on reaction (or if they were recovering from a fireball, etc). Active part comes out as soon as Clown reaches opponent's head (or to be exact when he must reach it according game's calculation). In ideal situation startup will be always the same, no matter from what distance move was started. Note that you must do the EXACT motion for this move to come out - the game won't accept finishing the motion at + , it MUST be + .

Spin Attack: Charge , +

Damage	32	Grounded	Airborne			Recovery	Landing
On hit	Light kd Heavy kd
On block	Light -12* Heavy -39*
Frame count	Light	2	2	1f each ∞ total	20	-	6
Frame count	Heavy	2	2	1f each ∞ total	41	6	6

*Frame advantage is measured as recovery + landing + 2f of additional lag from active frames

Clown rolls up into a ball and launches himself at his opponent. LK version is slower but safe on block (unless you're in the corner), HK version goes wicked fast (and causes him to yell "SNAAAAAP!"), but sends him flying back into the air whether it hits/whiffs/is blocked. Quite a few characters can punish a blocked HK Spin Attack when he's coming down, so use it with caution. If the HK version whiffs, you can sometimes score a hit with it when he's falling back down to the ground, but not always.

Spin Drop: Charge , +

Damage	32	Grounded	Airborne		If hits			If whiffs
On hit	Light kd Heavy kd					Recovery	Landing	Landing
On block	Depends on character height					Recovery	Landing	Landing
Frame count	Light	2	2	1f each ∞ total	41	varies	6	6
Frame count	Heavy	2	2	1f each ∞ total	41	varies	6	6

*Frame advantage is measured as recovery + landing + 2f of additional lag from active frames

A modified version of the Spin Attack where Clown launches himself into the air at an angle, and then drops down. HK version goes slightly farther in distance than the LK version. This move is pretty good as anti-air, but keep in mind that it has no invincibility whatsoever, and can trade/get beaten clean. The best part of this move is not only that it hits on the way down, but that when done at the right distance, it can often crossup the opponent at the last second. Most opponents will instinctively hold back when he's coming down, but then get crossed up at the last second and get knocked down. Don't rely on this too much because you can obviously get anti-aired. Also note that this move has to be blocked high. If you do it at point-blank range, it's like an instant overhead! But that's if you can manage to fully charge it up when you're right up next to someone...

With Clown you want to be as unpredictable as possible. The more unpredictable the better, since then they will be more susceptible to getting hit by a Spin Attack. Clown's HK Spin Attack in particular is excellent since it is nearly impossible to counter on reaction. But, if they block it, chances are you're in trouble. Hitting someone with a "psychic" Spin Attack always makes you look good! If you overuse Spin Attacks, chances are the opponent is going to start to turtle up a little bit and stay in blocking position more often. If this happens, it's time to abuse Clown's throw. Go for his throw whenever possible since it can do huge damage.

Once you have the lead, it's not a bad idea to play defensively. Clown can runaway very well - the Spin Drop and Head Stamp can potentially get him out of corners. Throw Pick-A-Cards at them from a distance - if your opponent doesn't have a way to go over/under/through the fireball, they'll often be forced to jump in. At the right distance, Clown's standing LP will beat almost all of their air attacks clean. Throw another fireball when they're on the ground and keep them out.

Clown doesn't have any huge damaging combos, so you need to be able to swat away at the opponent like a mosquito. Keep your cool, don't get careless because Clown's weak spot (his mask) is a common target for a lot of moves, and you can get dizzied very easily if you're not careful.

cr.LP/LK (x3) xx HK Spin Attack
cr.HP xx LK/HK Spin Attack
LP Pick-A-Card, st.HP (1 hit) xx HP Pick-A-Card, cr.HK [corner only]
LP Pick-A-Card, st.HP (1 hit) xx HP Pick-A-Card, HK Spin Attack
cr.LK (x2), st.HP, HK Spin Attack

The last combo is very difficult. To be able to combo the Spin Attack off a standing attack, you must do the standing moves when the joystick is in neutral, before pushing f+K to do the Spin Attack. What this means is that you have to charge Down-Back while doing the crouching LK's, then hit standing HP very quickly when the joystick reaches the neutral position, then f+HK. It is a lot more difficult than it sounds, you must be very fast and need expert timing. There are other variations on this combo that you can do to combo HK Spin Attacks off standing moves, but do not attempt without lots of practice. Worth it if you can do it consistently, but it's not easy!

Your specific objective for non-projectile character is Pick-A-Card spamming and also for projectile spammers use your Head Stamp.

After a grab, Clown can use Light Pick a Card and then make it cross up with a well-timed Hard Headstand. Here is a demonstration.

Ray

Lee

Zaz

Kar

Jea

Miz

Sam

Yun

Mat

Clo

Fei

Mar

Ryo

Clown

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Head Stomping Clown is best Clown

Head Stamp it if he spam Roses and watch out with his low attacks.

Standing light punch and heavy punch, you'll always come out on top when she's jumping in. Similar strategy to Mars, but keep in mind she is much more agile than him and therefore can deal with fireball spam much better.

Your master had advantage, Head Stomp its a good strategy but Karnov can counter easily your Rolls

Clown must keepaway Lee Diendo with pokes and rolls, Pick a Card is awful against him but a random Head Stomp is ok

Clown advantange is because Head Stomp can punish his Overhead Projectile Special and get better recovery than her Uppercut and also her Dashing Crane can be countered by Pick a Card

Aura Smash its beatable with Head Stomp, but beware of her NeriChagi, your meta game its based about punish her Aura Smash or get closet to her and sweep for a Roll mixup

Chain cancel

Special cancel

Frame count

Believe it or not, Marstorius's worst matchup in the game is Clown. To win against Marstorius, literally all you have to do is runaway and throw Pick-A-Card's at him. It is near impossible for Marstorius to jump over the LP version. Marstorius will have no choice but to Rising Knee through them, and you'll always be recovered in time and can either standing LP him out of the air, or crouching HK sweep him to push him back. Such a simple tactic, and yet it works so well. Just keep away and you'll win.