Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike/Ryu/2021

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Introduction

Ryu, the long time rival and friend of ken and the icon of the whole franchise.

He's still your all around, versatile character, with very effective pokes, anti airs, and pressure normals. The things that makes him worse than ken are rather few, but significant - ryu doesn't have any super with the same amalgamation of utility, range and source abundancy as ken's sa3, with his best super for confirms not being as fast and having character-dependent inconsistency in combos. Ryu also doesn't have as good of a meterless damage as ken, due to his absence of double dp links. Ryu also has worse mobility, with slower walk speeds, a shorter backdash and lack of a good air ex tatsu. Ryu, however, has his own ways to compensate for his weaknesses, with very high damage utilizing EX move, somewhat higher stun damage, additionally useful and powerful super in sa3 (which sacrifices access for ex moves) and a much better tatsu for confirms.

Super Arts

SAI (Shinkuu Hadouken)

An upgraded version of the Hadouken that can hit up to 5 times

SAII (Shin Shoryuken)

An upgraded version of the Shoryuken. If the first hit connects, the move does a huge amount of damage and sends your opponent flying into the air. If it does not, the move turns into a low-damage, multi-hit Shoryuken

SAIII (Denjin Hadouken)

An unblockable attack (must be parried), Ryu will charge up an electric fireball for max 3 seconds if the punch button was held. The fastest Denjin Hadouken fireball may come out in 75 frames assuming perfect motion inputs.

Strengths	Weaknesses
Great normals all around for poking, anti airing, pressure and general utility Great hit-confirm options with tatsus, srks and donkeykicks. Very high damage using a single EX move, pretty good stun damage SA1 allows for classic versitile playstyle, while SA3 allows for a very offensive, setups based playstyle	No super to satisfy all of Ryu's needs. Nothing that stands out when on compared to the better characters in the game

Ryu #3S_RY

Vitals
Life Points	1200
Stun Points	64
Super Art Stock/Size
SA1	2/112
SA2	1/128
SA3	1/96
Ground Movement
Forward Dash duration/distance	13 (17) (95px)
Back Dash duration/distance	15 (47px)
Jumping
Back Jump duration	42(4+36+2)
Neutral Jump duration	41(4+34+2)
Forward Jump duration	41(4+35+2)
Back Super Jump duration	46(6+39+2)
Neutral Super Jump duration	45(6+38+2)
Forward Super Jump duration	45(6+38+2)
Wake up
Wake up duration	77
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 (cl)

Close LP

(cl)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
3	3	5	3	3
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
5	3	HL	HL	3
Cancel options: sp su Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 2, Block: 1.

5LP (far)

Far LP

(far)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4	3	4	4	4
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
3	3	HL	HL	4
Cancel options: self sp su Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 2, Block: 1.

5MP (cl)

Close MP

(cl)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	4	10	2	3
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
19	7	HL	H	1
Cancel options: sp su Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

5MP (far)

Far MP

(far)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	4	9	5	6
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
17	11	HL	H	4
Cancel options: sp su Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

5HP (cl)

Close HP

(cl)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4	4	17	-2	0
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
23	15	HL	H	-4
Cancel options: sp su Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

5HP (far)

Far HP

(far)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
11	3	18	-1	1
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
23	13	HL	H	-3
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
4	4	7	2	2
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
7	-	HL	HL	2
Self meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 1.

5MK (cl)

Close MK

(cl)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4	5	11	4	6
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
19	11	HL	H	2
Cancel options: sp su Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

5MK (far)

Far MK

(far)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
6	4	15	-4	-3
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
16	9	HL	H	-5
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
8	5	18	-3	-1
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
24	13	HL	H	-5
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

Command Normals

6MP

Sakotsu Wari

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
14	12	9	1	3
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
15	15	H	H	-1
16 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

6HP

Kyuubi Kudaki

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
18	6	13	4	6
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
24	13	HL	H	2
Self meter gain: Whiff: 4, Hit: 21, Block: 12. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

Crouching Normals

2LP

Crouch LP

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4	3	5	3	3
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
3	3	HL	HL	3
Cancel options: self sp su Self meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 1.

2MP

Crouch MP

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	4	7	4	5
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
16	7	HL	HL	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
5	5	19	-6	-4
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
23	13	HL	HL	-8
Cancel options: sp su 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
5	3	7	1	1
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
3	3	L	L	1
Cancel options: self sp su Self meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 1.

2MK

Crouch MK

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
7	5	16	-2	-1
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
14	3	L	L	-3
Cancel options: sp su 13 kara range 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
7	5	25	D	D
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
23	3	L	L	-13
13 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
4	Until Landing	None	-5~7	4~7
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
8	7	H	H	-5~7
Self meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 1.

8MP

Jump MP (Neutral)

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	5	-	0~10	8~10
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
17	11	H	H	0~10
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

j.MP

Jump MP

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4	8	-	4~10	10
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
15	13	H	H	4~10
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

8HP

Jump HP (Neutral)

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
6	3	-	6~13	12~13
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
24	15	H	H	6~13
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

j.HP

Jump HP

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
6	4	-	3~13	10~13
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
24	15	H	H	3~13
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

8LK

Jump LK (Neutral)

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4	19	-	-6~7	0~7
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
8	7	H	H	-6~7
Self meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 1.

j.LK

Jump LK

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4	10	-	-6~7	0~7
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
8	5	H	H	-6~7
Self meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 1.

8MK

Jump MK (Neutral)

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	6	-	-2~10	6~10
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
16	9	H	H	-2~10
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

j.MK

Jump MK

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	6	-	-2~10	6~10
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
16	9	H	H	-2~10
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

8HK

Jump HK (Neutral)

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
6	5	-	2~13	10~13
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
23	13	H	H	2~13
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

j.HK

Jump HK

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
6	4	-	2~13	8~13
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
21	13	H	H	2~13
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

Target Combos

5HP (far)5HK

Throws

LPLK

Seoi Nage

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
2	1	21	45	45
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
21	8	-	-	-
24 throw range Self meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 8, Block: 0. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 7.

4LPLK

Tomoe Nage

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
2	1	21	70	70
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
19	14	-	-	-
24 throw range Self meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 8, Block: 0. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 7.

Universal Overhead

MPMK

Straight Hit

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
15	9	6	0~8	1~9
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
7	3	H	H	-5~2
Self meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 1.

Taunt

HPHK

Kiai

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
-	65	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
-	-	-	-	-
Increases his dizzy recovery rate for the rest of the round. 10% stun recovery speed for the 1st and 21% for the second taunt. Maximum of three taunts.

Special Moves

236P

Hadouken

+

/

LP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	9	-	36	-8	-7
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	10	3	HL	H	-9
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 1, Block: 1.
MP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	9	-	36	-8	-7
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	10	3	HL	H	-9
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 1, Block: 1.
HP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	9	-	36	-8	-7
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	10	3	HL	H	-9
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 1, Block: 1.
EX	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	8	-	36	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	20	5	HL	H	0
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: -40, Hit: -40, Block: -40.

623P

Shoryuken

+

/

LP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	3	11	29	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	24	13	HL	HL	-14~-24
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 21, Block: 15. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 6, Block: 0.
MP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	3	14	34	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	27	15	HL	HL	-20~-32
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 21, Block: 15. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 6, Block: 0.
HP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	3	18	38	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	30	17	HL	HL	-29~-38
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 21, Block: 15. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 6, Block: 0.
EX	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	2	19	38	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	32	14	HL	HL	-30~-37
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: -40, Hit: -40, Block: -40. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0.

214K

Tatsumaki Senpukyaku

+

/

LK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	10	3	22	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	23	15	HL	H	-12
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 18, Block: 12. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
MK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	11	10	19	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	26	15	HL	H	-8
Self meter gain: Whiff: 6, Hit: 21, Block: 12. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
HK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	11	10	22	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	30	15	HL	H	-11
Self meter gain: Whiff: 6, Hit: 21, Block: 12. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
EX	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	10	12	11	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	35	15	HL	H	-4
Self meter gain: Whiff: -40, Hit: -40, Block: -40.

214K (air)

Air Tatsumaki Senpukyaku

+

(air)

/

LK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	7	8	-	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	17	9	HL	H	-2~-6 (?)
Self meter gain: Whiff: 4, Hit: 10, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.
MK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	7	12	-	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	19	9	HL	H	-2~-6 (?)
Self meter gain: Whiff: 6, Hit: 12, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.
HK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	7	12	-	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	21	9	HL	H	-2~-6 (?)
Self meter gain: Whiff: 8, Hit: 14, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.
EX	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	6	6	13	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	31	17	HL	H	-35 (?)
Self meter gain: Whiff: -40, Hit: -40, Block: -40.

41236K

Joudan Sokutou Geri

+

/

LK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	10	3	28	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	21	17	HL	H	-12
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
	13	3	27	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	24	17	HL	H	-11
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
HK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	16	3	26	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	28	17	HL	H	-10
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
EX	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	13	4	27	Wallbounce	Wallbounce
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	21	7	HL	H	-12
Self meter gain: Whiff: -40, Hit: -40, Block: -40.