Super Street Fighter IV AE/M. Bison

M. Bison

As the leader of the organization known as Shadaloo, M. Bison has had a hand in just about illegal industry the world has ever known. M. Bison's strength comes from his mastery of "Psycho Power" and that has allowed him to become one of the deadliest warriors on the planet. Not only that, but he is nearly immortal, being able to transfer his soul to new bodies. He has thus far managed to escape death twice: once, after defeat at the hands of Rose, and again when defeated by Ryu and Ken. M. Bison is now using the S.I.N. corporation to fund his "Living Incubator" program that will ensure he will never be without a suitable host ever again.

In a nutshell

Bison's playstyle focuses on one simple facet - space control. The Dictator is an absolute monster when it comes to limiting his opponents' movements, thanks to his excellent pokes and footsies such as Crouching Short/Forward and all of his standing kicks, his surprising pressure with his Scissor Kicks which are easy to hit-confirm off of the aforementioned Crouching kicks, and his overall element of surprise with his Head Stomp-Devil's Reverse mind games. With this much offensive potential, however, Bison has little in terms of defense. His only reliable reversals are relatively unsafe, especially when predicted, and once he gets knocked down and crossed up he loses his charge, which is absolutely necessary for him. Your goal with Bison will be to bully your adversaries with pokes and pressure, and whittle away at them slowly but steadily, breaking their mental guard through frustration and conditioning.

Players to Watch

Dogura, Shungoku Neurosis

Moves

Unique Attacks

Name

Command

Notes

Hell Attack

(during angled jump)

Throws

Name

Command

Notes

Deadly Throw

or + +

Death Tower

+ +

Special Moves

Name

Command

Notes

Psycho Crusher

(charge) +

Double Knee Press

(charge) +

Head Press

(charge) +

After Head Press connects, use or to change flight in air;

   Somersault Skull Diver

Perform after Head Press;

Devil Reverse

(charge) +

Bison Warp

or + or

+ will appear next to opponent in back. + will appear next to opponent in front. At midscreen, versions are identical and will go backwards as far as the screen allows. If opponent is in corner, + goes back full-screen and + goes back half-screen.;

Super Combo

Name

Command

Notes

Knee Press Nightmare

(charge) +

Ultra Combos

Name

Command

Notes

Nightmare Booster

(charge) +

Psycho Punisher

(charge) +

Hold or to guide after performing;

AE ver. 2012 Changes

Double Knee Press

Changed light/medium/heavy stun from 50 + 50 (100 total) to 100 + 50 (150 total). Lengthened hit stun by 1F on first hit for all versions, giving the attacker a possible +5F advantage when completing the fastest possible Double Knee Press→EX Focus→Dash.

Near Standing Heavy Kick

Far Standing Heavy Kick Changed shallow hit damage from 80 to 90.

AE Changes

• LK Scissor Kick pushes you further from your opponent on block.
• LK, MK, and HK Scissor Kicks do 50+50 (100 total) stun, down from 100+50 (150 total).
• Standing HK now does 80 damage on the far hitbox, and 110 damage on the close hitbox.
• Crouching LK hurtbox has been extended forward.
• Super is projectile invincible during its active frames.
• Ultra 2 is now a charge motion but more damaging (increased to 450). Is more vulnerable on block (-23 in AE vs -16 in Super).

Combos

Bread and Butters

• j.HP, cls.HP, Hard Psycho Crusher or Scissor Kick
• c.LKx3 xx LK/MK Scissor Kick (can combo up to 4 c.LK depending on character and spacing)
• c.LP cls.LP s.LK, c.MK xx Scissor Kick / Psycho Crusher

Hit Confirm Combos

• c.LK/MK/MP, Scissor Kick or Psycho Crusher (MK and MP only)

Dizzy / Focus Crumple Combos

• See Bread and Butters section

FADC Combos

• Any Scissor Kick can, on hit, be FADC'd into c.LKx3 xx LK/MK Scissor. Note that this is not the most efficient use of meter as the damage is strongly scaled. It is more useful in situations where position is critical, i.e. you are trying to push your opponent into the corner.

Advanced Combos

• cls.HP, c.LK xx LK/MK Scissor Kick
• cls.HP, s.LK, s.MK/s.RH
• c.LK, s.LK, c.MK xx Scissor Kick / Psycho Crusher
• c.MP, c.MK xx Scissor Kick / Psycho Crusher

Combos Into Supers

• Any combo into Scissor Kick can be canceled into Super.

Combos Into Ultras

• Hell Attack, Ultra 1 or 2 (Ultra 2 requires very specific timing and spacing on Hell Attack due to motion change)
• Focus Attack Lv. 2 or 3, Ultra 1 or 2

Strategy

For choice of Ultra, it is dependent on the matchup. If your opponent has a good wakeup game or a good aerial game, use Nightmare Booster, as it can be used to punish many jump ins by itself or after a Hell Attack. Because Nightmare Booster has relatively few startup frames, it is also the easier of the two to combo into after a Hell Attack, as you can time it relatively far into the opponent's fall and it will still connect. For characters with bad wakeup games or very slow fireballs, such as Cody and Rose, use Psycho Punisher. Psycho Punisher not only has projectile invincibility throughout the majority of the move, but it can be steered farther by holding the D-Pad or Stick forward, allowing Bison to move in from full screen in the blink of an eye. Psycho Punisher can also be used after a knockdown for ambiguous cross-ups.

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	ch/sp/su	6	2	5	+4	+7
Close	HL	90	100	40	sp/su	7	3	12	-1	+2
Close	HL	100	200	60	sp/su	8	3	16	-1	+4	Forces stand
Close	HL	30	50	20	sp/su	4	2	6	+3	+6
Close	HL	90	100	40	su	7	3	9	+2	+5
Close	HL	110	200	60	-	6	3	16	-1	+3	90 Damage at foot
Far	HL	20	50	20	ch/sp/su	5	2	7	+2	+5
Far	HL	90	100	40	su	8	3	11	0	+3
Far	HL	120	200	60	-	11	2	19	-3	+1
Far	HL	30	50	20	sp/su	4	2	6	+3	+6
Far	HL	70	100	40	-	6	3	14	-3	0
Far	HL	110	200	60	-	6	3	16	-1	+3	90 Damage at foot
crouch	HL	30	50	20	ch/sp/su	4	2	7	+2	+5
crouch	HL	80	100	40	sp/su	7	2	9	+3	+6
crouch	HL	110	200	60	su	12	4	21	-7	-2	Forces stand
crouch	L	20	50	20	sp/su	3	2	8	+1	+4
crouch	L	65	100	40	sp/su	5	4	11	-1	+2
crouch	L	100	200	60	su	15	12	16	-10	-	Untechable knockdown
Jump up	H	50	50	20	-	6	6	-	-	-
Jump up	H	90	100	40	-	7	7	-	-	-
Jump up	H	110	200	60	-	6	8	-	-	-
Jump up	H	40	50	20	-	6	12	-	-	-
Jump up	H	80	100	40	-	7	10	-	-	-
Jump up	H	100	200	60	-	6	10	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	50	50	20	-	6	7	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	50	50	40	-	7	3	-	-	-	Floats opponent
Jump forward	H	110	200	60	-	8	8	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	40	50	20	-	5	7	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	70	100	40	-	6	14	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	100	200	60	-	7	6	-	-	-
Jump (during Jump )	H	30	50	20	-	6	4	-	-	-	Can juggle
Focus Attack LVL 1	HL	60	100	20	-	10+12	2	34	-20	-20
Focus Attack LVL 2	HL	90	150	40	-	18+12	2	34	-14	-
Focus Attack LVL 3	-	150	200	60	-	66	2	34	-	-
Forward Throw	0.95	140	130	40	-	3	2	20	-	-	Untechable knockdown
Back Throw	0.95	140	150	40	-	3	2	20	-	-	Untechable knockdown
Psycho Crusher	HL	120*100	100	30/40	su	14	12*11	12+6	-8	-	37~48f cannot be thrown, 15f~ airborne, 14~36f can pass through opponent, armor break, 100 damage below waist, charge 55f
Psycho Crusher	HL	130*100	150	30/40	su	14	12*15	12+10	-14	-	41~52f cannot be thrown, 16f~ airborne, 14~40f can pass through opponent, armor break, 100 damage below waist, charge 55f
Psycho Crusher	HL	140*100	200	30/40	su	14	12*21	12+10	-17	-	47~58f cannot be thrown, 16f~ airborne, 14~46f can pass through opponent, armor break, 100 damage below waist, charge 55f
Psycho Crusher	HL	75*75	100*100	-250/0	su	14	23	12+6	-16	-	1~13f Invincible, 37~48f cannot be thrown, 15f~ airborne, 14~36f forward body immune to projectiles, passes through opponent, armor break, can juggle, projectile hitbox, charge 55f
Scissor Kick	HL	60*30	100*50	20/16*16	su*-	10	2(1)4	17	0	-	5~14f cannot be thrown, 12~16f airborne, knocks down on [1st air hit] or on [2nd hit], charge 55f
Scissor Kick	HL	60*50	100*50	20/16*16	su*-	13	2(1)4	22	-5	-	7~17f cannot be thrown, 15~19f airborne, knocks down on [1st air hit] or on [2nd hit], charge 55f
Scissor Kick	HL	70*60	100*50	20/16*16	su*-	16	2(1)4	25	-8	-	9~20f cannot be thrown, 18~22f airborne, knocks down on [1st air hit] or on [2nd hit], charge 55f
Scissor Kick	HL	70*70	100*50	-250/0	su*-	13	2(1)4	25	-8	-	1~12f Invincible, 13~17f cannot be thrown, 15~19f airborne, knocks down on [1st air hit] or on [2nd hit], can juggle, charge 55f
Headstomp	H	120	100	20/30	-	22	Until ground	After landing 16	-	-	1f~ airborne, listed startup is when opponent is point blank, startup is distant dependent, tracks opponent on startup, charge 55f
Headstomp	H	180	200	-250/0	-	22	Until ground	After landing 16	-	-	1f~end of startup Invincible, 1f~ airborne, Untechable knockdown on [Ground hit], knockdown on [air hit], listed startup is when opponent is point blank, startup is distant dependent, tracks opponent on startup, charge 55f
Headstomp Bounce	-	-	-	0/0	-	-	-	After landing 4	-	-	Performed after headstomp or EX headstomp on block, 18f~ followup attack can be performed
Skulldiver	H	120	100	20/30	-	35+7	3	After landing 13	+10	+13	Listed frame advantage is for skull diver performed as low to the ground as possible
Skulldiver	H	80*80	100*100	-250/0	-	35+7	3	After landing 13	+10	+13	Can juggle, Listed frame advantage is for skull diver performed as low to the ground as possible
Empty Devil Reverse	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Total 48	-	-	EX Invincible 1~13f, 1~44f airborne , tracks opponent on startup, 14~38f can cancel into Devil Reverse attack, charge 55f
Devil Reverse	H	110	150	20/30	-	13+34	Until ground	After landing 16	-	-
Devil Reverse	H	80*80	100*100	-250/0	-	13+34	Until ground	After landing 16	-	-	Can juggle
Teleport	-	-	-	0/0	-	-	-	Total 42	-	-	1~29f Invincible, teleport complete on 12f
Super Combo	HLx4*L	60x4*100	0	-1000/0	-	1+6	2(1)2(11)2*2(8)18	30	-27	-	1~7f Invincible, 9f~end of active frames immune to projectiles, 34~60f can pass through opponent, untechable knockdown on [1st-4th air hit] or [5th hit], can juggle, charge 55f
Super Combo	HLx4*L	60x4*100	0	-1000/0	-	1+11	2(1)2(11)2*2(8)18	30	-27	-	1~9f Invincible, 11f~end of active frames immune to projectiles, 39~65f can pass through opponent, untechable knockdown on [1st-4th air hit] or [5th hit], can juggle, charge 55f
Super Combo	HLx4*L	60x4*100	0	-1000/0	-	1+15	2(1)2(11)2*2(8)18	30	-27	-	1~11f Invincible, 13f~end of active frames immune to projectiles, 44~70f can pass through opponent, untechable knockdown on [1st-4th air hit] or [5th hit], can juggle, charge 55f
Ultra Combo 1	HL	48x4*60*240	0	0/0	-	0+12	4*2(12)2*2(16)12x3	30+18	-35	-	1~15f Invincible, 47f~ airborne, 61~114f can pass through opponent, untechable knockdown, hit 1-5 leads to animation
Ultra Combo 2	H	90*360	0	0/0	-	0+22	2	After landing 42	-23	-	1~2f Invincible, 1f~ airborne, 3~23f immune to projectiles, untechable knockdown, armor breaking, can control movement with joystick
	Block			Super Meter					Frames
Move Name	HL	Damage	Stun	Gain	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Guard	On Hit	Notes