Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike/Yang/2021

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Introduction

Yang is the younger twin brother of Yun. Yang is an introverted inline skater from Hong Kong. He's skilled in Chinese Kung Fu like his brother. Yang is eager to prove himself, moreso over his brother than anyone else, and can be condescending and sharp mouthed towards his opponents. He first appears in Street Fighter III: New Generation as a palette swap of Yun, before gaining a unique moveset in SF III: 2nd Impact.

Yang has the signature Twins command grab and divekicks, while also having fast walk speed. His pressure is more straightforward than Yun's, using his Rekkas to consolidate his game plan. It can be tough to find an opening out of Yang's pressure as only the final hit of his rekkas are punishable on block. His corner carry is extremely potent, and with his command dash he can create oki situations even if he knocks his opponent far away. He lacks the capability of meterlessly converting off lights, unlike his older brother. Though he has some strong options up close, from a distance he has to commit/gamble more due to slower and punishable ranged options or getting little reward from being unable to convert.

Super Arts

SA1: Raishin Mahhaken

7f startup, fully invincible, single long bar super. It has the same range of Yang's st.hp, deals 465 points of damage (more than 40%), and is +1 on block(!). While that sounds nice for a low-damage character like Yang, it's a single bar, meaning you have to avoid using EX slashes if you want the super. It's also slow enough that you can easily parry it after Yang activates, making that +1 on block a moot point. The least commonly used.

SA2: Tenshin Senkyuutai

1f startup, invincible, 2 medium bar super. It deals 315 (around 25%) damage, and has Yang rolling the ground, only starting the attack once an opponent is within nearly point blank range. The super itself is pretty decent - easily combos, can be used as a reversal, allows for an optional free side switch, automatic oki, etc. The real gold of this super is the tons of meter you get, giving you more EX slashes to store in the back pocket. Generally the super of choice.

SA3: Sei-ei Enbu

Install super with a very short bar - the shortest bar in the game, in fact. The super's effects are more comparable to Rose's Soul Illusion than Custom Combos - all of Yang's moves are copied by two shadows that follow him around. Unfortunately, this super isn't very good for the most part - the main reason is that it only stores 1 EX slash. Additionally, the damage from Seiei Enbu combos scale fast, it doesn't give his normals super priority, and doesn't have much utility in neutral. So what does Yang get in return? It does give him some nice corner pressure off of repeated high/low mixups that he can convert off of easily, similar to Urien's Aegis Reflector. It also has unblockable setups. If the setup is done properly, a crossup divekick shadow (which hits high) and Yang's cr.MP or cr.LK (which hits low) hit very close together, making the string unblockable by merit of having to block both high and low at the same time. This is only effective against certain tall/wide characters like Hugo and Alex as other characters can potentially parry once and block to safety. This super radically alters Yang's game plan for better and worse, and its complexity and setups make it the preferred super to choose only in a couple of matchups and only once you have a good handle on his setups.

Strengths	Weaknesses
Great mobility with his super jump, fast walk speed, variable divekicks, and a command dash Great pressure with quick light and medium buttons, fast walk speed, and safe rekka mixups Good mixup game with his kara-throw, command grab, and his 2 overheads Great corner carry with rekkas	Low health, meaning you can afford less mistakes than other characters Relatively short normals, with his longer ones being slow, punishable, or nonconvertible No good conversion from light attacks without meter (EX rekkas or supers)

Yang #3S_YA

Vitals
Life Points	1020
Stun Points	64
Super Art Stock/Size
SA1	1/120
SA2	2/104
SA3	1/64
Ground Movement
Forward Dash duration/distance	23 (27) (133px)
Back Dash duration/distance	29 (31) (174px)
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	49(6+41+2)
Neutral Super Jump duration	44(6+36+2)
Forward Super Jump duration	44(6+36+2)
Wake up
Wake up duration	57
Quick rise duration	41

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
3	2	6	4	4
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
3	3	-	A	4
Cancel options: self sp su

5MP (cl)

Close MP

(cl)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4	3	7	7	8
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
9	5	-	H	6
Cancel options: tc sp su 8 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 10, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

5MP (far)

Far MP

(far)

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

5HP (cl)

Close HP

(cl)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	6	13	-1	0
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
16	13	-	H	-2
Cancel options: sp su Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 17, Block: 8. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 3, Block: 0.

5HP (far)

Far HP

(far)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
9	6	21	-3	-1
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
21	15	-	H	-5
4 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 18, Block: 9. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

5LK

Stand LK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
3	3	6	2	2
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
5	3	-	A	2
Cancel options: tc sp su 10 kara range

5MK (cl)

Close MK

(cl)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
7	5	15	D	D
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
14	9	-	H	-2
Cancel options: sj Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 10, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

5MK (far)

Far MK

(far)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
9	3	15	-3	-2
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
14	9	-	H	-4
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 10, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

5HK

Stand HK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
14	3	22	-6	-4
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
17	11	-	H	-8
13 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 18, Block: 9. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

Command Normals

6MK

Senpuukyaku

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
19	6	8	0	1
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
14	11	-	H	-1
8 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 10, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

6HP (close)

Koushu

+

(close)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
9	6	21	-3	-1
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
21	15	-	H	-5
4 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 18, Block: 9. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0. Identical to far 5HP.

Crouching Normals

2LP

Crouch LP

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
3	2	6	4	4
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
3	3	-	A	4
Cancel options: self sp su

2MP

Crouch MP

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	2	11	3	4
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
12	5	-	L	2
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 10, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

2HP

Crouch HP

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
8	10	12	1	2
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
17	7	-	A	0
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 17, Block: 8. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 3, Block: 0.

2LK

Crouch LK

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4	1	8	2	2
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
5	3	-	L	2
Cancel options: self sp su

2MK

Crouch MK

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
7	2	13	0	1
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
8	3	-	L	-1
Cancel options: sp su Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 10, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

2HK

Crouch HK

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
10	3	20	D	D
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
16	3	-	L	-7
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 18, Block: 9. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

Jumping Normals

j.LP

Jump LP

/

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
2	-	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
7	7	-	H	-

8MP

Jump MP (Neutral)

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
3	7	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
14	11	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 10, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

j.MP

Jump MP

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
3	6	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
14	9	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 10, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

8HP

Jump HP (Neutral)

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
8	5	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
21	15	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 18, Block: 9. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

j.HP

Jump HP

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	4	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
17	13	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 18, Block: 9. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

j.LK

Jump LK

/

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4	12	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
7	5	-	H	-

8MK

Jump MK (Neutral)

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
6	7	27	-2	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
12	9	-	H	-2
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 10, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

j.MK

Jump MK

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
6	7	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
12	9	-	H	-
Cancel options: tc Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 10, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

j.HK

Jump HK

/

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	5	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
19	13	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 18, Block: 9. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

j.3K

Raigeki Shuu

+

(air)

/

(angles vary by strength)

LK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	6	-	-	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	12	7	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 10, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0. Steep angle (low distance)
MK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	6	-	-	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	12	7	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 10, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0. Medium angle (medium distance)
HK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	8	-	-	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	12	7	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 10, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0. Shallow angle (long distance)

Target Combos

Throws

LPLK

Hizageri

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
2	1	21	D	D
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
27	17	-	-	-
18 throw range

4LPLK

Monkey Flip

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
2	1	21	D	D
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
21	8	-	-	-
18 throw range

6LPLK

Youhon Shiun

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
2	1	21	D	D
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
21	10	-	-	-
18 throw range

Universal Overhead

MPMK

Toukuu Koushu

+

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

Taunt

HPHK

Kami Kakiage

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
21	10	27	-15	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
1	-	-	A	-16
Increases damage for the next hit/combo by 31.3% and increases damage for the next throw by 6.3%. One taunt is the maximum. Self meter gain: Whiff: 4, Hit: 11, Block: 7. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

Special Moves

236P

Tourou Zan

+

/

LP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	8	5	22	1/-2/D	3/0/D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	5	5	-	H	-1/-4/-7
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 17, Block: 11. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
MP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	8	5	26	-3/-6/D	-1/-4/D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	6	5	-	H	-5/-8/-11
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 17, Block: 11. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
HP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	8	5	30	-7/-10/D	-5/-8/D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	7	5	-	H	-9/-12/-15
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 17, Block: 11. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
EX	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	7	2	26	-2/-4/-6/-9/D	0/-2/-4/-7/D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	7	9	-	H	-4/-6/-8/-11/-9
Self meter gain: Whiff: -40, Hit: -40, Block: -40. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0.

236K

Senkyuutai

+

/

LK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	8	8	34	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	22	11	-	A	-35
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 20, Block: 14. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
MK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	16	8	28	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	24	19	-	A	-29
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 20, Block: 14. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
HK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	29	8	25	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	25	15	-	A	-26
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 20, Block: 14. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
EX	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	29	8	25	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	33	16	-	A	-26
Self meter gain: Whiff: -40, Hit: -40, Block: -40. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0.

214P

Byakko Soushouda

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
21	13	10	D	D
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
26	21	-	H	-3
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 15, Block: 7. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 3, Block: 0.

214PP

Byakko Soushouda (Fake)

+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
-	-	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
-	-	-	-	-

623K

Kaihou

+

/

LK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	11	5	13	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	-	-	-	-	-

MK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	13	8	14	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	-	-	-	-	-

HK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	15	12	16	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	-	-	-	-	-