Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike/Urien

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Introduction

Urien is the second strongest member of the mysterious Secret Society, only outranked by his own brother Gill. He resents his older brother's supremacy and longs to overthrow Gill by any means. Urien was first introduced in Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact

Urien is a character that relies mostly on setups, basic mixups and normal moves. His fundamental game plan is basic, and his normals are unexceptional, but the added threat of Aegis Reflector glues his entire kit together. If you can manage his meter economy, and are willing to learn character-specific setups and combo routes, you can make your opponent's life absolutely miserable. If a basic, solid game plan backed by a nuclear option sounds up your alley, Urien is your character.

• Dr. SteelHammer's guide is heavily recommended

Super Arts

SA1: Tyrant Punish

Not Recommended

tl;dr Urien is not a confirm-driven character, and doesn't have the moveset to support a super like this

A series of advancing tackles, ending in a clothesline knockdown. A basic invulnerable Super Art that can be canceled into from some of Urien's relevant moves. Does solid damage and, if selected, is Urien's only reversal, but suffers from some of Urien's best neutral options not having super cancels.

Its simplicity is not necessarily good for beginners either; engaging with Aegis at a basic level will be far more beneficial than getting comfortable with a reversal/raw damage super that is largely irrelevant at a higher level. If you have no interest in learning anything related to Aegis, maybe this is a worthwhile pick.

SA2: Temporal Thunder

Not Recommended

tl;dr fails to shore up any holes in Urien's game plan

Projectile super art. Launches a blast of electrical energy that eventually weakens into a metallic sphere. Respectable stun output, terrible for anything else. Decent in corner juggles, especially as a stun-oriented reset option, but its utility is both narrow and weak.

SA3: Aegis Reflector

Recommended; Character-Defining

tl;dr this is the reason you play Urien

Widely considered Urien's best Super Art, as well as one of the most unique Super Arts in the game. Urien projects a shield forward (the distance depends on the strength of punch button used), which will slowly drift towards the opponent. The shield has six hits, and must be blocked according to the direction from which Aegis was deployed.

This blocking direction mechanic, paired with Urien's ease in switching sides, means Urien can create situations where the opponent is mechanically asked to block both directions at once by hitting the opponent from the opposite side of the Aegis. This is an unblockable¹ situation; the opponent generally must parry out or try to otherwise break the setup. These unblockables are possible anywhere on screen, generate large amounts of meter, and are highly damaging.

Aegis can also be used as a mixup engine, placed directly on or in front of opponents to create situations that range from the mundane (one-time high-low mixups) to the insane (repeated high/low/throw mixups with limited escape options). It sees some use as a combo extender as well, intentionally whiffing the Aegis itself to enable long and highly damaging tackle sequences.

Because of the Aegis's versatility and two super bars, it is considered Urien's best Super Art by far.

¹Technically just a hard-to-blockable

Strengths

Weaknesses

Best setup potential in the game with Aegis Reflector. Aegis's applications allow for an unprecedented degree of control and round theft Unblockables in the corner and midscreen Resets, mixups, and lockdown in the corner Huge juggle extensions Potential touches of death on a large amount of characters with full meter Extremely high meterless damage in the corner against most of the cast Good meterless midscreen corner carry Solid meter gain and clear, strong uses for meter Can run an effective neutral game with a small handful of very good moves

By far the most mechanical character in the game Requires mastery of a large amount of setups that vary character-to-character and situation-to-situation Makes heavy use of advanced techniques like charge buffering, charge partitioning, alongside generally high execution Launcher-centric character Your combos and punishes are basically divided into launching, extraordinarily high-damage juggles, or very low-reward single pokes Notably worse character without meter Unblockables are an investment in potential damage, not raw damage Urien lacks direct, immediate ways to cash out huge damage; dropped or escaped setups are hugely costly, in terms of both meter and momentum

Urien #3S_UR
Vitals
Life Points	1285
Stun Points	64
Super Art Stock/Size
SA1	2/104
SA2	2/80
SA3	2/88
Ground Movement
Forward Dash duration/distance	15 (17) (121px)
Back Dash duration/distance	19 (82px)
Jumping
Back Jump duration	38(5+32+1)
Neutral Jump duration	38(5+32+1)
Forward Jump duration	38(5+32+1)
Back Super Jump duration	51(7+43+1)
Neutral Super Jump duration	51(7+43+1)
Forward Super Jump duration	51(7+43+1)
Wake up
Wake up duration	76
Quick rise duration	56

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
4	2	6	+3	+3
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
3	3	-	A	+3
Cancel options: self ch sp su Self meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 1. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0.

5MP

Stand MP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	5	10	+1	+2
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
14	9	-	H	0
Cancel options: sp su Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

5HP

Stand HP

Frame 11

Frames 12-14

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
10	4	15	-1	+1
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
23	15	-	H	-3
-6 kara range 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
5	2	7	+2	+2
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
5	3	-	A	+2
Cancel options: ch sp su Self meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 1. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0.

5MK

Stand MK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
8	2	15	-3	-2
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
14	9	-	H	-4
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

5HK

Stand HK

Frames 18-20

Frames 21-22

Frame 23

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
17	6	20	-5	-3
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
16	9	-	H	-7
-10 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 17, Block: 7. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

Command Normals

6MP

Quarrel Upper
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
9	2	14	-2	0
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
14	9	-	H	-3
4 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

6HP

Terrible Smash
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
14	1	21	-4	-2
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
21	3	-	H	-6
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

6MK

Quarrel Kick
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
16	3	12	-1	0
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
16	9	-	H	-2
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

Crouching Normals

2LP

Crouch LP
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4	2	7	+1	+1
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
3	3	-	A	+1
Cancel options: self ch sp su Self meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 1. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0.

2MP

Crouch MP
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
11	4	15	-1	0
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
10	3	-	A	-2
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

2HP

Crouch HP
+

Frame 10

Frame 11

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
9	2	25	Soft KD	Soft KD
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
18	9	-	A	-10
Cancel options: sp su 2 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 18, Block: 8. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

2LK

Crouch LK
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	1	9	+1	+1
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
3	3	-	L	+1
Cancel options: sp su Self meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 1. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0.

2MK

Crouch MK
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
7	3	11	+1	+2
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
12	3	-	L	0
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
12	3	21	Soft KD	Soft KD
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
17	3	-	L	-13
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	-	-5~+6	+4~+7
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
8	7	-	H	-5~+7
Self meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 1. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0.

j.MP

Jump MP
/+

Frame 7

Frames 8-10

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
6	4	-	+3~+10	+9~+10
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
16	9	-	H	+3~+10
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

j.HP

Jump HP
/+

Frame 8

Frames 9-10

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
7	3	-	+2~+12	+11~+12
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
23	11	-	H	+5~+13
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
4	10	-	+2~+12	+11~+12
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
8	7	-	H	+5~+13
Self meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 1. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0.

j.MK

Jump MK
/+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
6	4	-	+3~+10	+9~+10
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
16	9	-	H	+2~+10
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	3	-	+1~+13	+9~+13
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
23	11	-	H	-4~+12
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

Target Combos

MPHP

st.LP xx st.MP
>

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4	-	-	0	+2
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
7	3	-	H	-2

Throws

LPLK

Destroy Claw
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
2	1	21	Soft KD	Soft KD
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
15	22	-	-	-
26 throw range Self meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 8, Block: 0. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

4/6LPK

Spartan Bomb
/++

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

Universal Overhead

MPMK

Elbow Strike
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
15	10	5	0~+8	+1~+9
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
7	3	-	H	-5~0
Self meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 1. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0.

Taunts

HPHK

Ground Pound
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
21	3	31	Soft KD	Soft KD
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
1	-	-	L	-15
Increases Urien's damage for the next hit/combo by 31.3%. One taunt is the maximum. 16 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 4, Hit: 6, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0.

Special Moves

236P

Metallic Sphere
+

LP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	14	-	39	-7 if point blank	-7 if point blank
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	12	3	-	H	-8
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 1. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0.
MP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	14	-	35	-3 if point blank	-3 if point blank
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	12	3	-	H	-4 if point blank
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 1. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0.
HP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	14	-	28	-3 if point blank	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	12	3	-	H	+3 if point blank
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 1. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0.
EX	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	14	-	55	-15 if point blank	-15 if point blank
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	27	5	-	H	-16
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: -40, Hit: -40, Block: -40. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0.

28K

Violence Knee Drop
(hold)~+

//

Normal	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	24	12	7	Soft KD	Soft KD
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	19	11	-	H	-16
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 18, Block: 12. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
EX	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	26	5	7	-18~-14	-15
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	23	17	-	H	-18~-14
Self meter gain: Whiff: -40, Hit: -40, Block: -40. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0.

46K

Chariot Tackle
(hold)~+

LK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	7	10	25	0	+2
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	21	7	-	H	-10
Cancel options: su 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
	10	12	26	-1	+1
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	24	9	-	H	-11
Cancel options: su 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
	13	15	27	-2	0
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	26	11	-	H	-12
Cancel options: su 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
	6	34	39	+2	+4
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	29	17	-	H	-9
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: -40, Hit: -40, Block: -40. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0.

28P

Headbutt
(hold)~+

//

LP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	7	2	19	Soft KD	Soft KD
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	21	13	-	H	-5
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 13, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 3, Block: 0.
MP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	9	4	18	Soft KD	Soft KD
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	23	15	-	H	-6
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 13, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 3, Block: 0.
HP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	12	6	19	Soft KD	Soft KD
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	24	17	-	H	-9
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 13, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 3, Block: 0.
EX	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	9	4	15	Soft KD	Soft KD
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	27	21	-	H	-1
Self meter gain: Whiff: -40, Hit: -40, Block: -40. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0.

Super Arts

236236P (SA1)

Tyrant Punish
+ (SA1)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
1	55	23	Hard KD	Hard KD
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
69	-	-	-	-18
A series of advancing tackles, ending in a clothesline knockdown. A fast and invulnerable Super Art that can be canceled into from some of Urien's relevant moves. Does solid damage and, if selected, is Urien's only reversal, but suffers from some of Urien's best neutral options not having super cancels. In general Urien's kit doesn't synergize well with a damage/confirm super.

236236P (SA2)

Temporal Thunder
+ (SA2)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
1	75	91	Hard KD	Hard KD
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
48	33	-	-	-36 if point blank
An oddball projectile super art. Launches a blast of electrical energy that eventually weakens into a metallic sphere. Has pretty substantial stun output, but is terrible for anything else. Arguably decent in corner juggles, especially as a stun-oriented reset option against low stun characters like Remy and Akuma, but its utility is both narrow and weak.

236236P (SA3)

Aegis Reflector
+ (SA3)

//

LP/MP/HP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	12/24/32	224/212/204	12	Applies Hard KD effect after you knockdown the opponent and resets the Juggle Meter	Applies Hard KD effect after you knockdown the opponent and resets the Juggle Meter
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	23	-	-	A	+65
Aegis Reflector is a wildly nuanced tool, and will not be covered at length in this move description; this is a brief overview. Go to the Aegis sub-page for a more detailed breakdown. Urien projects a mirror forwards, which will hit opponents and reflect projectiles. A legendary and character-defining super, arguably the strongest individual Super Art in the game. Put very briefly and bluntly, Aegis singlehandedly elevates Urien from middling to highly menacing, dishonest, and explosive. Aegis Reflector, deployed properly, enables a ludicrous degree of screen control, game theft, and damage output. Aegis reflector has several properties that are key to understanding how it works. They are as follows: Generally must be blocked according to the direction it was deployed from (with some nuances and caveats; see the Aegis page) This is what sets up unblockables Button strength corresponds to the length of travel before the Aegis comes to rest Will slowly drift towards the opponent once reaches its target distance Six hits, which are consumed on hit The mirror can be 'damaged' when struck by the opponent's moves, losing hits Reflection is not fully consistent Some moves are outright reflected, others are destroyed, and a small few will beat the reflector
EX	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	2	238	12	Applies Hard KD effect after you knockdown the opponent	Applies Hard KD effect after you knockdown the opponent
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	23	-	-	A	+46
Urien projects a mirror upwards and forwards. EX Aegis is distinguished by the fact that it is active immediately, allowing it to be used as a niche combo enabler. It can make tackles safe on block, be linked into from Universal Overhead and EX Tackle, and pick up opponents from close Headbutt hits. Identical properties to regular Aegis Reflector; see the non-EX entry