Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike/Twelve

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Introduction

With Necro being his prototype, Twelve is genetically engineered to regenerate, form other shapes (usually weapons) out of his body, copy a person's appearance and skill, and is meant to be incapable of being damaged. The "G-Project", the secret project that resulted in Twelve's birth, was executed by Dr. Kure, and overseen by Gill's brother, Urien. Twelve is ordered to retrieve Necro and Effie after the latter freed and helped Necro escape from Gill's organization. Twelve is also being mass produced by the organization to create an army of Twelve-like creatures. Twelve considers Urien to be his father because of his involvement with his creation. Twelve is a new arrival to Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike.

It's not worth it to deny the fact that Twelve is awful - he's easily bottom two tier-wise, or perhaps even the worst character in the game. He lacks in a lot of important fields, and this shifts his gameplan from what was probably meant to be mixup-heavy rushdown to hit and run, heavy on getting a life lead safely and stalling away. However, contrary to belief, Twelve isn't actually useless or completely unviable - his airdash is a great tool for approaching, mixups and stalling. His walk low profiles projectiles and allows him to go for anti airs more safely. His EX needles can threaten with a knockdown and okizeme opportunity from far away, and he actually has a few decent normals for poking, anti airing and blockstrings. If you pick Twelve, prepare to play one of the most difficult characters in this game. If that sounds like your idea of a good time, however, he's worth trying out.

Super Arts

SA1: X.N.D.L.

Twelve launches an array of spikes that move across the ground as they cross the screen. It's your go-to pick, as this super offers Twelve the most options- resets, EX moves, simple combos and an anti-air. Thanks to the 2 bar stock, Twelve can use a super and still have meter for EX moves after. Using meter for EX D.R.A.s and EX N.D.L.s over X.N.D.L. is also a viable option. Twelve can confirm SA1 from a low hit (crouching LK, A.X.E. (LP) and a high hit (standing close MP), something SA2 doesn't allow.

SA2: X.F.L.A.T.

An air super where Twelve turns into a plane, sort of like a stronger version of D.R.A. with many more hits. Higher damage option, but you have less options for confirming, which could make scoring a hit in the first place difficult. The single bar stock size also makes it a less appealing option than SA1, but it makes up for this somewhat by the amount of damage it does. Useful, but X.N.D.L. offers more.

SA3: X.C.O.P.Y.

Twelve transforms into his opponent and gains bonuses to both his defense and his damage output. It's a pretty good super, because it lets you borrow your opponent's moveset. Against characters who don't rely as much on meter for their strength, it can be a solid option. However, a big issue with this SA is that you can't perform EX moves or Supers while transformed, so your threat level is still going to be lower than your opponent's. Like SA2, it only has one stock bar, so choosing this will limit your EX move usage as regular Twelve, too. Regardless, Twelve's kit is lacking as it stands, so this super can go quite a way toward ameliorating his bad matchups.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Great mobility with his airdash, used for approaching or stalling Walk can low profile projectiles, only boosting his stalling ability Great high/low or left/right mixups thanks to his airdash and funky j.hk Fireballs can be annoying for certain characters, EX needles can threaten with a knockdown from anywhere on the screen. Some all-around decent normals, especially in close range

The worst damage output in the game No conversions unless standing close to opponent Some of the lower health and stun in the game Struggles to get knockdown once he does get a conversion, especially without a super Very poor frame data, meaning he has a hard time being safe or getting + frames While his supers are not awful, he doesn't gain much utility from them, except actually decent damage in some situations

Twelve #3S_TW
Vitals
Life Points	1080
Stun Points	64
Super Art Stock/Size
SA1	2/96
SA2	1/112
SA3	1/120
Ground Movement
Forward Dash duration/distance	20 (113px)
Back Dash duration/distance	18 (103px)
Jumping
Back Jump duration	44(5+37+2)
Neutral Jump duration	42(5+35+2)
Forward Jump duration	44(5+37+2)
Back Super Jump duration	54(7+45+2)
Neutral Super Jump duration	56(7+47+2)
Forward Super Jump duration	56(7+47+2)
Wake up
Wake up duration	59
Quick rise duration	49

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	3	7	1	1
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
5	3	-	A	1
Cancel options: sp su

5MP (cl)

Close MP
(cl)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
6	4	12	-1	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
12	11	-	H	-2
Cancel options: sp su 7 kara range 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
9	4	13	-1	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
11	9	-	H	-2
20 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

5HP

Stand HP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
12	4	17	-1	1
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
19	15	-	H	-3
6 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0. Great anti-air option

5LK

Stand LK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
3	2	10	-1	-1
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
7	3	-	A	-1
Cancel options: sp su -6 kara range

5MK

Stand MK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
6	6	13	-1	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
12	11	-	A	-4
Cancel options: su sj 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
17	3	25	-1	1
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
17	13	-	H	-11
-8 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

Command Normals

4MK

B.M.K.
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	5	14	-1	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
14	11	-	A	-2
Cancel options: sp su 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
3	2	5	4	4
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
5	3	-	A	4
Cancel options: sp su

2MP

Crouch MP
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	2	10	4	5
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
9	7	-	A	-2
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
10	7	18	-1	1
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
18	9	-	A	-8
Self meter gain: Whiff: 4, Hit: 10, Block: 4. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

2LK

Crouch LK
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
3	4	8	1	1
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
7	3	-	L	1
Cancel options: self sp su

2MK

Crouch MK
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
8	2	14	-1	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
10	3	-	L	-2
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
13	6	25	D	D
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
16	3	-	L	-11
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 8. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

Jumping Normals

8LP

Jump LP (Neutral)
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
3	13	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
5	7	-	H	-

j.LP

Jump LP
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4	14	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
7	7	-	H	-

j.MP

Jump MP
/+

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

j.HP

Jump HP
/+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
12	2	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
17	15	-	H	-
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
2	20	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
7	5	-	H	-

j.MK

Jump MK
/+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
9	4	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
12	9	-	H	-
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
14	6	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
21	13	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

44/66 (air)

Air Glide
/ (air)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
-	-	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
-	-	-	-	-
can cling to walls by holding / towards the wall

Throws

LPLK

H.U.G.
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
2	1	21	D	D
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
15	22	-	-	-
13 throw range 9 kara range

6LPLK

F.L.G.
++

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
2	1	21	D	D
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
21	10	-	-	-
13 throw range 9 kara range

4LPLK

T.R.W.
++

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
2	1	21	D	D
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
21	10	-	-	-
13 throw range 9 kara range

Universal Overhead

MPMK

J.S.P.
+

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

Taunt

HPHK

Transparency
+

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

Special Moves

236P

N.D.L.
+

//

LP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	15	11	14	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	10	3	-	A	-5
Self meter gain: Whiff: 1, Hit: 5, Block: 3. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 1, Block: 0.
MP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	15	13	16	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	10	3	-	A	-9
Self meter gain: Whiff: 1, Hit: 5, Block: 3. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 1, Block: 0.
HP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	16	13	20	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	10	3	-	A	-13
Self meter gain: Whiff: 1, Hit: 5, Block: 3. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 1, Block: 0.
EX	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	14	13	15	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	13	5	-	A	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: -40, Hit: -40, Block: -40. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0.

214P

A.X.E.
+

//

LP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	6	11	15	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	10	7	-	H	-5
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.
MP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	10	11	16	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	17	9	-	H	-6
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 12, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.
HP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	14	11	17	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	20	9	-	H	-7
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 9. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
EX	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	8	11	14	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	22	9	-	H	-4
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: -40, Hit: -40, Block: -40. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0.

214P (air)

Air A.X.E.
+ (air)

//

LP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	9	10	-	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	13	9	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 12, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.
MP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	11	10	-	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	16	9	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 12, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.
HP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	13	10	-	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	18	9	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 9. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
EX	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	6	10	-	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	20	9	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: -40, Hit: -40, Block: -40. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0.

214K (air)

D.R.A.
+ (air)

//

LK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	14	14	20	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	19	5	-	H	-14
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
	14	19	20	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	19	5	-	H	-13
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 18, Block: 12. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
HK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	14	19	20	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	19	5	-	H	-13
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
	6	15	21	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	20	9	-	H	-2
Self meter gain: Whiff: -40, Hit: -40, Block: -40. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 0, Block: 0.

Super Arts

236236P (SA1)

X.N.D.L.
+ (SA1)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
3	76	35	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
57	14	-	A	-29

236236P (SA2)

X.F.L.A.T.
+ (AIR) (SA2)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
2	12	49	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
74	25	-	H	-24

236236P (SA3)

X.C.O.P.Y.
+ (SA3)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
13	-	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
-	-	-	-	-
XCOPY allows you to transform into your opponent. During this time you gain 1.25x damage and 1.75x defense, but Twelve can’t use any EX or supers. Because most characters rely on either/both of these things, it’s not ideal to use it.

SA3 End

X.C.O.P.Y. End
+ (during XCOPY)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
73	-	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
-	-	-	-	-
The other reason why you shouldn’t use XCOPY. When transforming back you take 2x damage, incentivizing the opponent to just turtle you out. In addition, transforming back locks you out of your inputs until the animation completes, which can allow for Twelve-only punishes and infinites.