Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike/Elena/2021

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Introduction

Elena is a nature lover from Kenya. She employs Capoeira, a martial art that combines elements of dance, acrobatics and music which matches her light-hearted personality. She first appears in Street Fighter III: New Generation.

Elena is a rushdown and middle range poking character specialized in EX Move Combos, her main gameplan is a keepaway footsie and anti aerial counter defensive to gain stock for an offensive EX Moves and meaty rush plan. She has some very tricky animations that can be hard to keep up with, allowing her to make opponents trip themselves up with incorrect reads that she can then exploit.

Super Arts

SA1: Spinning Beat

SA2: Brave Dance

SA3: Healing

Infamous for it's USF4 iteration, Elena's Healing super is much less notable here but still occasionally favored by some players in 3s. Its large bar size has it's benefits for allowing more usage of EX moves, which is something that empowers Elena quite a bit.

Strengths	Weaknesses
Single Damaging ground and air normals Varied specials for any kind of situation A lot of juggle options after EX Spin Scythe Decent Recovery and damage command moves and air Target Combos	EX Moves dependent Easy Parriable Supers Linear gameplan and specific corner combo follow ups

Elena #3S_EL
Vitals
Life Points	1000
Stun Points	64
Super Art Stock/Size
SA1	3/80
SA2	2/104
SA3	1/128
Ground Movement
Forward Dash duration/distance	13 (16) (106px)
Back Dash duration/distance	25 (112px)
Jumping
Back Jump duration	39(4+33+2)
Neutral Jump duration	39(4+33+2)
Forward Jump duration	39(4+33+2)
Back Super Jump duration	55(7+46+2)
Neutral Super Jump duration	55(7+46+2)
Forward Super Jump duration	55(7+46+2)
Wake up
Wake up duration	64
Quick rise duration	50

3S Frame Data Glossary
Active	How many frames a move remains active (can hurt opponents) for. Consecutive sets of active frames on a multi-hit move are separated by an asterisk (ex: 3*5). If there is a gap between sets of active frames, the gap is denoted by a number in parentheses (ex: 2(4)2)
Attack	Attack level is L for low attacks (must be blocked crouching), H is for High attacks (which can be blocked high or low) and M for overhead (must be blocked standing). T is for throw attacks (which cannot be blocked).
Cancel options	Available cancel options. "ch": Chain cancel (into itself or another light attack), refer to description for options. "self": Self-only chain cancel. Much more restrictive than a standard chain cancel. "tc": Target combo, refer to description for options. Successive attacks in a target combo may warrant their own move entry. "dash": Grounded dashes. "sj": Super jump. "sp": Special move. "su": Super Art.
Damage	Attack damage on hit in life points. Notation may denote multi-hit or "sweet spot" damage values on certain frames.
Hit/Block	These are frame advantage values when the attack hits or is blocked. If the number is positive, then the move will end before the defender can act again. If the number is negative, the defender will be able to act before the attacker and maybe even punish. D refers to knockdown on hit. "Cr. Hit" is an additional frame advantage value denoting if the advantage on hit changes when the defender is being hit while crouching.
Kara Range	Almost all normal attacks can be canceled into a special or a multi-button command within three frames of startup. During that time, some attacks will shift position forward or backward and affect the reach of the special or command accordingly. This is denoted in pixels of range. There are a handful of moves in the game that can be kara-canceled after this initial window and will be denoted as a late kara-cancel.
Link	A combo that is performed by inputting the second move after the first move has completely recovered (as opposed to cancelling the first move's animation). In 3S, the final frame of a move's hitstun allows a character to block a normal or special move, as well as some projectile supers. Therefore, an attack's frame advantage must be 2 frames greater than the followup move's startup in order to link. Ex: a +6 normal can link into a 4f normal/special, or a 5f super.
Parry	This field will show a value of A if the attack can be parried standing or crouching, H if it must be parried standing or L if it must be parried crouching.
Recovery	How many frames it takes for a move to finish after it's been active.
Startup	How many frames it takes before the move becomes 'active' or has a hitbox. 3S uses classic startup notation, which does not include the first active frame. A move with 3 startup becomes active on frame 4.
Stun	Amount of stun added to the opponent's stun bar on hit.
Throw range	Range in pixels from the center of the character to the center of the opponent which allows a grab to connect.

Frame Data

Standing Normals

5LP

Stand LP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	4	10	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
7	5	-	A	-
Cancel options: sp su 10 kara range

5MP

Stand MP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
6	5	19	-1	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
15	15	-	H	-2
Cancel options: sp su 12 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 12, Block: 7. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

5HP

Stand HP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
13	4	19	-2	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
24	17	-	H	-4
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

5LK

Stand LK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
3	4	6	4	4
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
7	3	-	A	4
Cancel options: sp su

5MK

Stand MK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
7	2	17	-1	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
16	7	-	A	-2
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

5HK

Stand HK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
10	7	11	-1	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
23	13	-	H	-2
2 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

Command Normals

6MP

Handstand Kick
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
15	4	18	-	2
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
17	13	-	H	-2
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

6MK

Handstand Whip
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
11	8	16	-4	-2
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
14	7	-	H	-6
28 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

4HK

Round Arch
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
12	6	12	6	8
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
24	17	-	H	4
-2 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

3HK

Slide
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
12	6	24	29	29
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
17	3	-	L	-14
14 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

Crouching Normals

2LP

Crouch LP
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4	4	7	-1	-1
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
7	5	-	A	-1
Cancel options: sp su

2MP

Crouch MP
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
6	6	10	-2	-1
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
16	7	-	A	-3
Cancel options: sp su Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

2HP

Crouch HP
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
7	2	23	-5	-3
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
19	17	-	H	-7
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

2LK

Crouch LK
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4	4	8	-2	-2
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
7	3	-	L	-2
Cancel options: sp su

2MK

Crouch MK
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
8	3	13	-2	-1
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
12	3	-	L	-3
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

2HK

Crouch HK
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
11	2	26	34	34
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
17	3	-	L	-9
-4 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

Jumping Normals

j.LP

Jump LP
/+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	10	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
8	7	-	H	-

j.MP

Jump MP
/+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
7	5	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
17	13	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

j.HP

Jump HP
/+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
8	3	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
21	11	-	H	-
-4 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

j.LK

Jump LK
/+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
6	8	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
8	7	-	H	-

j.MK

Jump MK
/+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
8	6	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
16	9	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

j.HK

Jump HK
/+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
10	6	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
24	15	-	H	-
4 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 18, Block: 8. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

Throws

LPLK

Leg Lift Throw
/++

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
2	1	21	70	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
21	12	-	-	-
22 throw range

Universal Overhead

MPMK

Knee Attack
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
15	10	5	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
7	3	-	H	-

Taunt

HPHK

Handstand
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
18	5	62	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
2	-	-	A	-68
-16 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 6, Hit: 19, Block: 9. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

Special Moves

623K

Scratch Wheel
+

,,

LK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	6	4	31	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	23	13	-	A	-19
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
MK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	4	5	36	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	26	15	-	A	-22
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 20, Block: 11. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
HK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	3	7	40	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	28	17	-	A	-27
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 23, Block: 17. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 6, Block: 0.
EX	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	3	8	42	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	35	19	-	A	-26
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: -40, Hit: -40, Block: -40. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0.

41236K

Rhino Horn
+

,,

LK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	14	9	14	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	31	20	-	A	-3
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 20, Block: 11. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
MK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	18	10	15	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	36	20	-	A	-4
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 20, Block: 11. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
HK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	23	10	17	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	34	20	-	A	-6
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 20, Block: 11. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
EX	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	11	13	15	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	38	20	-	A	-2
Self meter gain: Whiff: -40, Hit: -40, Block: -40. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0.

63214P

Mallet Smash
+

,,

LP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	21	8	13	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	27	17	-	H	1
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 18, Block: 8. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
MP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	24	7	12	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	29	17	-	H	2
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 18, Block: 8. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
HP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	27	6	11	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	30	17	-	H	5
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 18, Block: 8. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
EX	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	21	4	10	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	31	17	-	H	5
Self meter gain: Whiff: -40, Hit: -40, Block: -40. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0.

214K

Spinning Scythe
+

,,

LK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	15	4	18	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	20	5	-	H	-2
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 13. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
MK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	16	4	22	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	21	5	-	H	-6
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 13. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
HK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	17	4	24	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	22	5	-	H	-8
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 13. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
EX	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	10	8	31	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	35	9	-	H	-15
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: -40, Hit: -40, Block: -40. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0.

421K

Lynx Tail
+

,.

LK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	11	6	35	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	10	3	-	L	-17
Self meter gain: Whiff: 6, Hit: 22, Block: 20. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
MK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	14	6	33	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	22	5	-	L	-15
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 20, Block: 11. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
HK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	16	12	33	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	22	9	-	L	-15
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 22, Block: 13. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
EX	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	10	22	25	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	23	12	-	L	-10
Self meter gain: Whiff: -40, Hit: -40, Block: -40. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0.

Super Arts

236236K (SA1)

Spinning Beat
+ (SA1)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
1	17	43	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
50	14	-	A	-30

236236K (SA2)

Brave Dance
+ (SA2)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
1	15	14	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
68	-	-	A	-12

236236P (SA3)

Healing
+ (SA3)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
1	-	15	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
-	-	-	-	-
Can be cancelled by pressing ++