Super Street Fighter IV AE/El Fuerte

El Fuerte

Many fighters in the Street Fighter circuit have odd motivations for why they continue to fight, but perhaps none are more strange than El Fuerte's: to find the ultimate recipe. Because of his profession as a luchador, he is able to compete in Street Fighting and, thus, has been allowed to travel the world to help him find new tastes and recipes. The only problem is that, despite his exposure to the world's finest cuisines, El Fuerte remains a horrid chef! But Fuerte believes otherwise and few have the heart to tell him the truth.

In a nutshell

El Fuerte may be the hardest working character in the Street Fighter IV series. Requiring a large amount of dexterity, Fuerte also requires a level of mind games in being able to continually mix your opponents up over and over again with his armada of Habanero Dash attacks. Fuerte can't do large chunks of damage at a time outside of Ultras and a damaging but difficult combo in his infamous RSF (Run, Stop, Fierce), so defeating opponents will often be a slow process, chipping away at life hit by hit by hit. And then, if your opponent hits you, Fuerte crumbles like a tortilla chip. But if you enjoy using characters that never sit still and are always moving, you may find yourself at home with Fuerte.

Players to Watch

iPeru, Iori

Moves

Unique Attacks

Name

Command

Notes

Shower Kick

+

Wall Jump

(in air, near wall)

Target Combo

(far from opponent)

First kick can whiff and still be chained

Throws

Name

Command

Notes

Tepache Bomb

or

+

Chili Mexicano

+

Sky Sorpressa Drop

(in air)

+

Special Moves

Name

Command

Notes

Habanero Dash

+

version gains armor (2 hits);

Sudden Stop

Perform after Habanero Dash

Tostada Press

Perform after Habanero Dash; Hold

or

to control distance;

Fajita Buster

Perform after Habanero Dash; Hold

or

to control distance; Will miss against crouching opponents;

Back Step

Perform after Habanero Dash

Gordita Sobat

Perform after Habanero Dash

Calamari Slide

Perform after Habanero Dash;

Habanero Back Dash

+

version gains armor (2 hits);

Sudden Stop

Perform after Habanero Back Dash

Tostada Press

Perform after Habanero Back Dash; Hold

or

to control distance;

Propeller Tortilla

Perform after Habanero Back Dash; Hold

or

to control distance;

Picadillo Jump

Perform after Habanero Back Dash

Quesadilla Bomb

hold

and release

The longer button is held (charge) the more damage move will do;

Guacamole Leg Throw

+

Tostada Press

immediately after Wall Jump

Hold

or

to control distance;

Fajita Buster

immediately after Wall Jump

Hold

or

to control distance; Will miss against crouching opponents;

Super Combo

Name

Command

Notes

El Fuerte Dynamite

qcf +

Ultra Combos

Name

Command

Notes

El Fuerte Flying Giga Buster

qcf +

El Fuerte Ultra Spark

qcb +

AE ver. 2012 Changes

Propeller Tortilla

Made strike- and projectile-invincible from start until 13th frame.

Quesadilla Bomb

Made EX version’s counter-hits lead to wall bounce damage. Reduced EX version’s charge time from 390 to 210F. Shortened recovery by 10F when EX version or normal move hits at full charge.

Calamari Slide

Fixed issue whereby using a Heavy Punch→Calamari Slide combo against a crouching Balrog, etc. wasn’t hitting the opponent.

Guacamole Leg Throw

Reduced landing stun from 13F to 10F.

AE Changes

Far Light Punch and Crouching Light Punch now have a 4 frame start up, but also have additional active frames, making them easier to connect.
Crouching Light Punch can now be Chain Canceled.
More recovery on Quacamole Slew (Air Grab) on landing, which includes the EX version, making this easier to punish.
Tortilla Propeller (Run away, press Hard Punch) lost invincibility, can be countered more easily.
More startup frames on El Fuerte's Ultra 2 and the damage was also reduced.

The Basics

Combos

Strategy

Matchups

Frame Data

	Block			Super Meter					Frames
Move Name	HL	Damage	Stun	Gain	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Guard	On Hit	Notes
Close	HL	30	50	20	sp/su	4	2	7	+2	+5
Close	HL	70	100	40	sp/su	7	2	11	+1	+4
Close	HL	90	150	60	sp/su	8	2	17	-1	+3
Close	HL	30	50	20	sp/su	5	1	7	+3	+6
Close	HL	70	100	40	-	14	2	5 + After landing 8	-1	+2	8f~ airborne
Close	HL	80	150	60	sp/su	12	2	16	0	-	[Counter-hit] floats opponent
Far	HL	30	50	20	sp/su	4	3	6	+2	+5
Far	HL	80	100	40	sp/su	7	3	10	+2	+5	Frame advantage based on 2nd active frame
Far	HL	120	200	60	-	17	2	11	+5	+9
Far	HL	30	50	20	sp/su	5	1	8	+2	+5
Far	HL	70	100	40	sp/su	11	3	15	-4	-1
Far	HL*H	110*100	200	60	-	19	2(6)3	After landing 12	-5	-1	1f~ airborne, 1st hit cannot hit crouching opponents, 2nd hit cannot hit airborne opponents
Crouch	HL	30	50	20	ch/sp/su	4	3	7	+1	+4
Crouch	HL	70	100	40	sp/su	9	2	12	0	+3
Crouch	HL	100	200	60	-	8	4	15	-1	+4	Forces stand
Crouch	L	20	50	20	sp/su	5	2	6	+3	+6
Crouch	L	70	100	40	sp/su	6	2	13	-1	+2
Crouch	L	80	150	60	-	17	10	9	-1	-	Hard knockdown
Jump Up	H	50	50	20	-	5	8	-	-	-
Jump Up	H	80	100	40	-	8	4	-	-	-
Jump Up	H	100	200	60	-	9	6	-	-	-
Jump Up	H	40	50	20	-	5	9	-	-	-
Jump Up	H	80	100	40	-	6	9	-	-	-
Jump Up	H	100	200	60	-	7	10	-	-	-
Jump Forward	H	50	50	20	-	5	8	-	-	-
Jump Forward	H	80	100	40	-	8	4	-	-	-
Jump Forward	H	100	200	60	-	9	6	-	-	-
Jump Forward	H	40	50	20	-	5	9	-	-	-
Jump Forward	H	80	100	40	-	6	9	-	-	-
Jump Forward	H	100	200	60	-	7	10	-	-	-
Triangle Jump	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4~10f can cancel into followup, 11f~ can put out jump attack, *1
Tostada Press (wall Jump)	H	100	100	20/30	-	2+12	until ground	After landing 35	-17	-	[Ground hit] Hard knockdown, pursuit property, 1, 2
Fajita Buster (wall Jump)	1.91	150	150	20/60	-	2+12	until ground	After landing 36	-	-	Hard knockdown, cannot hit crouching opponents, *1
+	H	50	100	40	-	16	2	11	+1	+5	8~17f lower body strike and projectile invincible, 11~17f can pass through opponents
Target Combo 1	HL	70	100	40	-	14	2	5 + After landing 10	-3	0	8f~ airborne
Focus Attack LVL 1	HL	60	100	20	-	10+11	3	34	-21	-21
Focus Attack LVL 2	HL	80	150	40	-	18+11	3	34	-15	-
Focus Attack LVL 3	-	140	200	60	-	65	3	34	-	-
Forward Throw	0.90	120	120	40	-	3	2	20	-	-	Hard knockdown
Back Throw	0.90	120	120	40	-	3	2	20	-	-	Hard knockdown
Air Throw	1.15	140	150	40	-	3	2	-	-	-	Hard knockdown
Habanero Dash Forward	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Total 71	-	-	7~52f can cancel into followup
Habanero Dash Forward	-	-	-	-250/0	-	-	-	Total 49	-	-	1~35f Armored (2 hits), 7~36f can cancel into followup
Habenero Dash Back	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	See notes	-	-	6f~until turn can cancel into followup, turn takes 2f total, (more descriptions of turn behavior)
Habanero Dash Back	-	-	-	-250/0	-	-	-	See notes	-	-	1f~ until 35f after turn Armored (2-hits), 6f~until turn can cancel into followup, turn takes 2f total, (more descriptions of turn behavior)
Sudden Stop	-	-	-	0/0	-	-	-	Total 3	-	-	Fastest cancel is total 9f (6+3)
Tostada Press Forward dash	H	100	100	20/30	-	6+20	7	After landing 34	-16	-	1~10f strike and projectile invincible, 8f~ airborne, [ground hit] hard knockdown, [air hit] limited juggle knockdown, pursuit property, 1, 2
Tostada Press Back dash	H	100	100	20/30	-	6+20	7	After landing 30	-12	-	1~9f strike and projectile invincible, 8f~ airborne, [ground hit] hard knockdown, [air hit] limited juggle knockdown, pursuit property, 1, 2
Fajita Buster Forward dash	1.80	150	150	20/60	-	6+23	6	2 + After landing 34	-	-	1~11f strike and projectile invincible, 9f~ airborne, hard knockdown, cannot hit crouching opponents, *1
Back Step	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Total 17	-	-	Fastest cancel is 23f (6+17)
Gordita Sobat	HL	80	100	20/30	su	6+14	2	18	+1	+5	12~22f feet strike and projectile invincible, [air hit] limited juggle knockdown
Calamari Slide	L	100	200	20/30	-	6+12	6	24	-9	-	Hard knockdown, cannot hit airborne opponents
Propeller Tortilla	1.73	132	150	20/60	-	6+22	4	4 + After landing 16	-	-	1~13f strike invincible, 9f~ airborne, hard knockdown, *1
Picadillo Jump	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Total 40	-	-	1~36f airborne, 8~30f can cancel into triangle jump
Quesadilla Bomb LVL1	HL	50	100	30/40	su	17	11	18	-17	-13	[air hit] limited juggle knockdown, armor break, charge 120f
Quesadilla Bomb LVL2	HL	100	150	30/40	su	17	11	18	-17	-	armor break, charge 210f
Quesadilla Bomb LVL3	HL	150	200	30/40	su	17	11	18	-17	-	armor break, charge 300f
Quesadilla Bomb	HL	200	300	-250/0	su	17	11	18	-17	-	[counter-hit] wall-bounce, armor break, charge 210f
Guacamole Leg Throw	-	0*120	100	20/0*60	-	7	6	17 + After landing 11	-	-	1~4f Invincible, 3f~ airborne, hard knockdown, pursuit property, cannot hit grounded opponents, 1st hit cannot be countered, 1st hit goes into animation
Guacamole Leg Throw	-	0*130	100	20/0*60	-	9	6	20 + After landing 11	-	-	1~5f Invincible, 4f~ airborne, hard knockdown, pursuit property, cannot hit grounded opponents, 1st hit cannot be countered, 1st hit goes into animation
Guacamole Leg Throw	-	0*140	100	20/0*60	-	11	9	16 + After landing 11	-	-	1~7f Invincible, 4f~ airborne, hard knockdown, pursuit property, cannot hit grounded opponents, 1st hit cannot be countered, 1st hit goes into animation
Guacamole Leg Throw	-	0*180	200	-250/0	-	11	9	12 + After landing 10	-	-	1~17f Invincible, 4f~ airborne, hard knockdown, pursuit property, cannot hit grounded opponents, 1st hit cannot be countered, 1st hit goes into animation
Super Combo	HL	35x4*190	0	-1000/0	-	1+3	4(8)5(14)5(13)4	32	-15	-	1~6f Invincible, 53~57f projectile invincible, hard knockdown, pursuit property, 4th hit goes into animation
Super Combo	HL	35x4*190	0	-1000/0	-	1+4	5(8)5(14)5(13)4	32	-15	-	1~5f Invincible, 55~59f projectile invincible, hard knockdown, pursuit property, 4th hit goes into animation
Super Combo	HL	35x4*190	0	-1000/0	-	1+5	6(8)5(14)5(13)4	32	-15	-	1~4f Invincible, 57~61f projectile invincible, hard knockdown, pursuit property, 4th hit goes into animation
Ultra Combo 1	2.14	470	0	0/0	-	0+5	12	After landing 54	-	-	1~10f Invincible, 1f~ airborne, hard knockdown, *1
Ultra Combo 2	1.55	450	0	0/0	-	0+4	11	65	-	-	1~9f Invincible, hard knockdown
	Block			Super Meter					Frames
Move Name	HL	Damage	Stun	Gain	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Guard	On Hit	Notes

Notes

*1: can direct movement left or right
*2: 9f~ until grounded contact is determined by El Fuerte's head, guard advantage is based on standing Ryu 
     (varies by opponent)