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THE RINDOUKAN BIBLE


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Table of Contents

FRAME DATA ....................................................................................4CHARACTER OVERVIEW ................................................................... 10

NORMALS ...................................................................................... 18SPECIALS, SUPERS, ULTRAS ............................................................ 26COMBOS ........................................................................................ 34KNOCKDOWN SETUPS ..................................................................... 36POST-HAYATE MIXUP....................................................................... 40TRICKS .......................................................................................... 42

Compiled, edited and designed by blackadde

with substantial help rom the SRK Wiki,

Japanese SSFIVAE Mook, and the Makoto orums;

VRyu, Robot Makoto, Only Ash Remains,

Lost Fragment, and the rest.


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Move Name Block Damage Stun Meter Gain Cancel Startup

s.LP HL 30 50 20 sp/su 4s.MP HL 60 100 40 sp/su 5s.HP HL 80 200 60 sp/su 6s.LK HL 40 50 20 sp/su 5s.MK HL 70 100 40 sp/su 6s.HK HL 100 250 60 su 8

k+LP HL 30 50 20 sp/su 3k+MP HL 90 100 40 su 7

k+HP HL 90 200 60 - 13k+LK HL 40 50 20 - 7k+MK HL 90 100 40 - 15k+HK L 110 200 60 - 19

c.LP HL 20 50 20 ch/sp/su 4c.MP HL 60 100 40 sp/su 7c.HP L 90 100 60 - 7c.LK L 30 50 20 sp/su 4

c.MK HL 70 100 40 - 7c.HK HL 90 100 60 - 9

nj.LP H 50 50 20 - 4nj.MP H 80 100 40 - 5nj.HP H 100 250 60 - 8nj.LK H 40 50 20 - 4nj.MK H 80 100 40 - 7nj.HK H 100 200 60 - 7

j.LP H 50 50 20 -- 4j.MP H 80 100 40 - 5j.HP H 100 200 60 - 6j.LK H 40 50 40 - 4j.MK H 80 100 40 - 7j.HK H 100 200 60 - 9

k+HP (Yamase) TC HL 5080 50100 2020 - 7

s.LK s.MK TC HL 50 100 40 sp/su 2k+MK s.HK TC HL 100 200 60 - 8

LV1 FA HL 60 100 20 - 21LV2 FA HL 80 150 40 - 17+12LV3 FA - 140 200 60 - 64

FRAME DATA1.0


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Active Recovery Guard Hit Notes

4 5 +2 +5 HC Frames: -6 guard -3 hit7 7 +2 +5 HC Frames: -1 guard +2 hit

3 24 -9 -5 HC Frames: +1 guard +5 hit

3 8 0 +3 HC Frames: -6 guard -3 hit

4 12 -2 +1 HC Frames: -3 guard 0 hit

8 12 -2 +2


6 8 0 +3

8 18 -8 -4 -5 on hit or crouching opponents3 12 -4 -1

3 16 -1 +2

3 23 -8 KD Untechable knockdown, hold button to eint

4 6 +1 +4 HC Frames: -6 guard -3 hit

6 9 -1 +2 HC Frames: -3 guard 0 hit

3 24 -9 KD Untechable knockdown


6 8 0 +34 17 -3 +1

9 - - -

6 - - -

2 - - -

9 - - -

10 - - -

5 - - -

9 - - -

6 - - -

5 - - -

9 - - -

5 - - -

5 - - -

3(3)5 18 -5 -1

4 14 -4 -17 14 -3 +1

2 35 -21 -21 Neutral rames on Dash Cancel, crumples on CH

2 35 -15 C +6 rames on Dash Cancel, crumples

2 35 C C Unblockable, crumples


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Forward Throw 0.90 100 200 40 - 3Back Throw 0.90 130 120 40 - 3

Fukiage LP HL 90 160 30/40 su 8Fukiage MP HL 90 160 30/40 su 10Fukiage HP HL 90 160 30/40 su 13Fukiage EX HL 120 200 -250/0 su 10

Hayate LP LV1 HL 90 120 20/40 su 8

Hayate LP LV2 HL 105 135 20/40 su 4+8

Hayate LP LV3 HL 120 150 20/40 su 24+8

Hayate LP LV4 HL 155 165 20/40 su 44+8

Hayate LP LV5 HL 190 180 20/40 su 64+8

Hayate MP LV1 HL 100 120 20/40 su 15

Hayate MP LV2 HL 115 135 20/40 su 4+15

Hayate MP LV3 HL 130 150 20/40 su 24+15

Hayate MP LV4 HL 155 165 20/40 su 44+15

Hayate MP LV5 HL 190 180 20/40 su 64+15

Hayate HP LV1 HL 110 120 20/40 su 20

Hayate HP LV2 HL 125 135 20/40 su 4+20

Hayate HP LV3 HL 140 150 20/40 su 24+20

Hayate HP LV4 HL 155 165 20/40 su 44+20

Hayate HP LV5 HL 190 180 20/40 su 64+20

Hayate EX HL 120 150 -250/0 su 13Hayate Cancel - - - - - -


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2 20 - +1 Forces stand2 20 - - Untechable knockdown

8 31 - - Knockdown, juggles, jump cancellable, only hits airborne




5 23 -8 0 [Air hit] knockdown, can juggle,

8 startup rom button release5 23 -7 +1 [Air hit] knockdown, can juggle, charge 4~23,

8 startup rom button release

5 23 -6 +2 [Air hit] knockdown, can juggle, charge 24~43,


5 23 -2 KD Knockdown, can juggle, charge 44~63,


5 23 -2 KD Knockdown, can juggle, charge 64,


5 21 -7 +1 [Air hit] knockdown, can juggle,






5 21 -2 KD Knockdown, can juggle, charge 44~63,


5 21 -2 KD Knockdown, can juggle, charge 64,15 startup rom button release

5 19 -6 +2 [Air hit] knockdown, can juggle,






5 19 -2 KD Knockdown, can juggle, charge 44~63,20 startup rom button release

5 19 -2 KD Knockdown, can juggle, charge 64,


6 16 -4 KD Knockdown, can juggle, armor break

- 12 (Total) - - Fastest cancel is 16


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Oroshi LP H 90 200 30/30 su 22

Oroshi MP H 100 200 30/30 su 23

Oroshi HP H 150 200 30/30 su 24Oroshi EX H 120 200 -250/0 su 18

Karakusa LK 0.93 40 80 20/40 - 7

Karakusa MK 0.99 40 80 20/40 - 8Karakusa HK 1.06 40 80 20/40 - 9Karakusa EX 0.98 60 120 -250/0 - 5

Tsurugi LK HL 90 120 10/40 - 11Tsurugi MK HL 100 140 10/40 - 13Tsurugi HK HL 150 200 10/40 - 15Tsurugi EX H 60100 100120 -250/0 - 15

Super HL - - -1000/0 - 1+0

Ultra 1 HL 75*405 0 0/0 - 0+6

Ultra 2 LK HL 1057560150 0 0/0 seenotes fromwall[60454560] 0

Ultra 2 MK HL 1057560150 0 0/0 seenotes fromwall[60454560] 0

Ultra 2 HK HL 1057560150 0 0/0 seenotes fromwall[60454560] 3


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6 16 -4 +4 [Air hit] knockdown, +3 hit advantage on crouchingopponent, armor break

6 15 -5 +5 [Air hit] knockdown, +4 hit advantage on crouching

opponent, armor break

6 14 -5 KD Untechable knockdown, armor break

6 19 -4 KD 1~12 immune to strikes and projectiles,

untechable knock down, armor break, can juggle

2 47 - +12 Forces stand

2 47 - +12 Forces stand2 47 - +12 Forces stand

2 47 - +12 1~6 armored, orces stand

4 11 Grounded - - [Air hit] knockdown, can juggle

4 11 Grounded - - [Air hit] knockdown, can juggle

4 11 Grounded - - Untechable knockdown, can juggle

14 11 Grounded - - 1~15 immune to projectiles, knockdown, can juggle

900 11 - - Fully invincible, increases damage by 25%

3 47 -29 - 1~8 Invincible, untechable knockdown, armor break,

can juggle, 1st hit goes into animation

until 26 -28 - Invincible until wall, astest startup 16, 4th oats opponent,ground armor break, 4th hit is jump/dash/backdash cancellable,

can juggle, 1st ground hit goes into animation, press button

until wall to determine version [ ] reers to air-to-air hit

until 26 -28 - Invincible until wall, astest startup 16, 4th oats opponent,ground armor break, 4th hit is jump/dash/backdash cancellable,



8 3+26 -28 - Invincible until wall, astest startup 16, 4th oats opponent,

armor break, 4th hit is jump/dash/backdash cancellable,




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CHARACTER OVERVIEW

Basically, youre playing a

can opener wearing a gi.

Makoto is a strange character in Street Fighter IV. She isnt a

Chun-Li ootsie fghter, a zoning beast like Dhalsim, or a slow,

heavy bruiser like Zangie. In act, her character archetype doesnt

really derive rom SF2 undamentals. Shes basically a can opener.

Her oensive options include a ar ranging and very ast dash, a

command grab that can lead into huge damage, phenomenal nor-

mals, a special overhead that breaks armor, and her own take on a

dive kick which easily allows or ollow-ups.

Makoto is very much a character that requires you to know the

mindset o your opponent. None o her oensive options are ree;

all o them can be beat by the correct guess by your opponent

(jumping, reversaling, or backdashing). Ultimately she is a high-risk,

high-reward character that demands a lot o mental gymnastics.

2.0

950 Stamina1050 Stun

16f Fwd. Dash 27f Backdash 4+36f Jump


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Learning to Move

Makotos movement is probably the most common stumbling block

or new players, especially i theyre used to characters that rely onwalking in and out o their eective ranges with ease (Vega, Bison,

Akuma, Chun-Li, etc). Her walk speed is easily the slowest in the

game, and you wont get anywhere spacing yoursel that way.

To oset this huge weakness, shes been granted arguably the best

dash in the game. At 16 rames, its the second astest (Chun-Li,

at 15, is aster) and it has enormous range. You can close the

distance and attempt a grab or strike very quickly; right on the edge

o average human reaction time (16 dash + 3~5 move).

She also has a plethora o command normals (c+button), all owhich move her orward a set distance, giving her another option

to gain some momentum. The downside o all these options is that

you obviously cannot block during a dash or normal. You must com-

mit to your movement in a deliberate way that no other character in

the game does.

Forward Dash: 16 Back Dash: 27

Makoto is both the slowest

and astest character in thegame.

Playing against opponents

with a ast walkspeed like

Akuma, Chun-Li, Vega or

Bison can be very rustrating;

they will oten dance in and

out o your eective range

looking or you to whi a

normal to counterhit.

To counteract this, you need

to really know the range o

your normals like the back o

your hand.


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Effective Spacing & Footsies

Makoto has three important ranges to watch or:

Far-away means youre at a range where you can react to any o

your opponents oense. Most oten, this means 3/4 to ull-screen.

Your opponent cant hit you, and you cant hit him. Youre ree towhi Oroshi or meter, absorb projectiles or Ultra guage, and whi-

punish laggy normals or specials with kara-EX Hayate.

IATsurugi range is the maximum range or an instant MK or HK

Tsurugi, and just inside o 1 dash away. This is more or less also

the range o your longest pokes: c.MP, sweep, s.MK and c.HK,

and FA. I your opponents try to play a lengthy ootsie battle with

you, one landed Tsurugi or stealthy dash will get you in.

Close is exactly what it sounds like: youre within s.MP range o

your opponent and (hopeully) have rame advantage. This range iswhat gives you the opportunity or a regular throw, Karakusa, Hay-

ate Cancel mixup, or to simply fsh or counter-hits with Makotos

wall o normals. Ultimately, the majority o your damage will come

rom this range, and the threat o Karakusa will keep your opponent

fghting hard to stay out o this space.

Far-away

Heres a distance where

Makoto can react to anything

that Ryu tries, and is more than

1 dash away rom getting in.

Makoto is ree to build meter

and move around.

IATsurugi Range

Here Makoto is just under 1

dash away rom Ryu, and canhit him with IATsurugi. Her

longest buerable pokes (s.MK

and c.MP) should just reach

Ryu rom this distance. Reactive

Fukiages are easy here.

Close

Here Makoto has access to

all o her oensive tools andimportant buttons: Karakusa,

kara throw, s.MP, IATsurugi, jab

chains, and c.LK.

Dash Range

Its not a bad idea to just hover

around the maximum distance

o Makotos dash: most pokes

will not reach you here and the

threat o dash-up-grab will bevery real to your opponent.

vs. Grapplers

Makotos gameplan has to

change when shes acing op-

ponets with stronger up-close

options than she has. Versus

T.Hawk, Zangie and Abel,

youll want to avoid very-close

unless youre sure you can

press your advantage saely.

Stay just inside o Makotos

c.HK range in these fghts.


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c.MKhas phenomenal priority, despite its stubby

appearance. Very reliable as an anti-air.

s.MKcan be used as an anti-air, but it increasesMakotos vulnerable hitbox and must be done early.

s.MPis also a powerul AA verus shallow jumpins.Be careul, many jumpins will trade with it.

Fukiage is basically unbeatable rom the air.

Whenever possible, use this as your AA o choice.

Anti-Air Strategies

Makoto has an anti-air or essentially every occasion. Despite a

well-deserved reputation or having a poor deense, her AA game is

surprisingly robust.

c.MK will beat just about anything in the sky coming in rom a 45degree angle, shrinks her hitbox considerably, and leads into reset

mixups. This move is her go-to AA i you cant hit them with Fukiage

instead.

LP Fukiage hits directly above her head, providing AA at an angle

that most characters only wish they had. Its enormous hitbox

doesnt lose to anything and juggles into huge damage. The MP,

HP, and EX version o this move are also great or beating pesky

high-priority moves such as Claws j.HK i you have the reactions to

execute them ast enough (at the peak o his very quick jump).

s.MP, s.MK and c.HK also unction as situational anti-airs, typically

versus moves that have a mostly horizontal attack box.

EX Karakusa acts as an anti-sae-jump move: see the Tricks section

or more details.

Jump Back MP / HP

Makoto has two extremely high

priority aerial normals: j.MP

and j.HP. I youre acing a

character with a dive kick or

who can otherwise alter his /her trajectory in the air, you can

use these normals to create a

wall in ront o you while you get

some space to think about your

deensive options.

AA Ultra 1

Ultra 1 is Makotos only move

thats invulnerable to the hit: it

also always goes into ull anima-

tion even o a glancing blow.

Use this to severely punish

obvious jumpin attempts.


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The Lynchpin: Landing Karakusa

Karakusa is the biggest reason many players panic when Makoto is

in their ace. It leads into big damage depending on your distance

to the wall and meter situation, and then into another mixup where

Makoto is at rame advantage. This move is the single biggest

reason that opponents cannot just hold down back and try to throw

tech your oense until youre out o range.

Karakusa is, unlike Zangies SPD, a very slow command grab with

limited range. SPD is 2 startup, while the astest non-EX Karakusa

is 7. Jab SPD has a 1.75 range, while HK Karakusa has a measly

1.06 range barely larger than her normal throw.

Because o its slow startup and range issues, you usually have to

trick your opponent into simply blocking in order to eat this throw.

Here are some common setups that can lead to Karakusa:

Blockakusa

(See the Specials, Supers and Ultras section or details)

Blocked j.LP, LK Karakusa

j.LP causes almost no blockstun, letting you grab very quickly.

s.LKHC EX Karakusa

s.LK is -3 on hit i you Hayate Cancel, and moves you orward.

I your opponent attemps to crouch tech youll blow through the

normal and grab them.

Blocked j.MK Crossup, HK Karakusa

I your opponent is ocusing on correctly blocking the crossup

jump-in, theyll rarely attempt to reversal or jump out o the next

move you attempt.

EX Oroshi, Dash, j.MP (whi), HK Karakusa

A very tricky knockdown setup that doesnt look like it should work,

due to the turn-around o the rising character.

Something to take away rom this section is that i your opponent

reuses to stop jumping, backdashing, or attempting to reversal out:

Makoto handles hersel just fne without Karakusa. Keep pressing

her great buttons and dealing damage the normal way every jump

you hit with stand MP into a at corner combo does as much as a

landed Karakusa would have anyways.

Note: Every character has two universal tools to beat Karakusa:

jump and backadash. In addition, most characters have a throw-

invincible reversal (such as Shoryuken or EX Messiah Kick) to blow

through your attempt and put you on the deensive.

Dash in Karakusa

Be wary trying to dash in and

grab characters with very astwalkspeeds (Vega, Chun-li,

Bison, Akuma). More oten than

not the grab will whi because

they simply move away too ast.

CROSSUPc GRAB

MEATY GRAB


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Character Weaknesses

Despite her great variety o tools, Makoto suers rom a number

o drawbacks in comparison to other characters. Its your job as a

player to do your best to compensate or them.

No Low Confrms

Makotos only special cancellable low is c.LK, and you cannot usu-

ally link other normals out o this move. All her specials are at least

-4 on block, so you cannot simply buer a move up-close hoping

or a low hit versus most characters.

No 3 Normal Into Damage

c+LP has a 3 startup, but cannot link into other normals. Thisreally hampers her abillity to counter loose rame traps.

Heavy Dependence on Meter

All o Makotos high-damage combos rely on meter, and she cannot

eectively combo into a knockdown o Karakusa without at least

one EX bar.

No Invincible Reversal

EX Oroshi is only invincible or 12, but hits in 18. Makoto cannotbreak out o close pressure by gambling on an invincible reversal,

outside o Ultra 1 and Super.

No Throw Invincible Move

To beat a meaty / tick throw, Makoto must either tech, backdash,

or IATsurugi. Teching leaves you open to counter-hits, backdash

pushes you towards the corner (and can be beat), and IATsurugi

oreits your block. Since its an air special, it also isnt granted

reversal timing leniency.

Weakness to Focus Attacks

Makotos designated armor breaker is Oroshi, but it starts up very

slowly and has less range than many ocus attacks. Youll have to

get creative to beat ocus attacks: try the s.LK s.MK target combo,

c.MP LP Hayate, or a last-second throw as they go into the at-

tack animation. EX Hayate can break ocus as well, i you can spare

the meter.

No Fast, Far Pokes

Makotos most common ranged punish tool is c.MP: it can be

special cancelled into EX Hayate and has a long reach. However,

since it starts in 7 it really isnt in the same category o moves like

Claws 4 c.MP or Ryus 5 sweep. Youll have to get used to learn-

ing exactly what you can and cannot whi punish.

LIMITED INVINCIBILITY

c.LKHAYATE UNSAFE


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Good Habits

Reading Your Opponents Tendencies

The most important habit to cultivate while playing Makoto is

methodically gathering inormation about your opponents state omind. Knowing character matchups is important, but the sucess o

the basic rock-paper-scissors o her mixups depends entirely on

what you choose to do versus your opponents tendencies.

At close range what does your opponent try to do ater blocking a

s.MP? Does he mash his astest normal (counter-hit and combo!),

attempt to backdash (OS a command normal, dash ater him, or

sweep!), reversal (block or backdash!) or simply try to block it out?

What does your opponent do ater a knockdown? Is he blocking

low, high, jumping out, attempting a reversal? Is he the sort oplayer that always goes or a risky get-out-o-jail option, or does he

try to weather the storm?

Reading your opponents tendencies and using the appropriate

countermeasure is a big part o her game, and saely gathering this

inormation is a key part o playing her eectively.

Ultimately: you cannot simply hold down-back versus Makoto.

Your opponent will eventually try to escape, so fgure out how

and when hes going to try then punish.

Sae Oense

At the start o a match against an unamiliar opponent, you have to

be wary o going or risky pressure like meaty command grabs or

meaty normals. Youre pretty much rolling the dice versus charac-

ters that can get big damage o reversal FADC or reversal Ultra,

and nobody wants to lose that way.

Stick to sae-jump OS pressure and low-risk normal pressure that

cant be counter-hit until youve pegged the sort o player youre up

against. Once youve got a good grasp on their tendencies, strikedecisively with the correct counter.

Beating Backdash

Backdashes in SSFIV are invulnerable or 8, the airborne or a

period o time ater that. Theyre an incredibly powerul deensive

tool that you simply have to deal with; most ancy setups can be

escaped by backdashing out on wakeup.

Makoto has a huge variety o horizontal-moving moves to deal with

this: you can option-select her sweep,c+HP,c+MK, Hayate, or

in some cases even Ultra 1 / Ultra 2. I youre certain o a back-

dash, you can even attempt to time a MK Tsurugi to hit ater the

invulnerability period has ended, allowing a combo aterwards.

Learn which options are most eective versus each character,

since all backdashes are dierent.

OS SWEEP

SAFE JUMP

STOPPING JUMPS


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Bad Habits

Overreliance on Karakusa

The most common bad habit new Makoto players have is that they

always go or Karakusa. Its tempting to go or the big damage,but you must condition your opponent into blocking beore youve

earned the opportunity. Missing Karakusa is equivalent to missing

Ultra 1 (they both have 47 recovery rames). Miss it twice and you

can probably say goodbye to the round.

Karakusa is a huge motivating actor or opposing players to rever-

sal or otherwise get out o point-blank range: instead o relying on

this move, use the ear o its damage output to go or other kinds

o oense.

Overreliance on IATsurugi

IATsurugi is a really tempting move: sae on block, beats lows, com-

bos into a bunch o damage, and teaches your opponent to give

up playing ranged ootsies. Overall it is a medium-risk high-reward

option that works reliably against most o the cast.

However, this move has a glaring weakness: it has a ton o ground-

ed recovery rames (11). This gives opponents who ocus the hit

enough time to crumple you or a big punish, and gives characters

with long-ranging normals and ast walk-speed (Vega, Chun-Li,

etc.) the ability to whi punish it easily. On top o that, some char-acters like Bison and Akuma will beat it while playing their natural

ootsie game since their go-to pokes hit her at the perect angle.

Lack o Patience

I you blindly rush in against your opponent, you should prepare to

lose. Since you cannot walk into an eective range and try to start

a sae oense, youre going to eat normals orever until you teach

your opponent that sticking out his oot means its going to get

counter-hit into a knockdown. Despite the act that she cant play

ootsies, you have to make them respect the space in ront o her

by judicious use o her high priority normals and Tsurugi. I youre

getting rustrated, back o using Makotos great backdash to build

a gameplan.

I you fnd that your opponent continually rustrates you by reversal-

ing out o pressure, start keeping track o where hes trying to get

out: ater a blocked jumpin, ater a particular normal, once youre

at a certain distance rom him, and so on. Instead o overextending

yoursel, try to block or backdash the next predicted reversal.

On the ip-side o this coin, since Makoto has no great reversal

hersel, youre going to need to have a great deal o patience

versus high pressure characters like Viper and Cody. Dont blow

the round by allowing them to counter-hit you into oblivion or by

whifng a hail-mary EX Karakusa. Keep a cool head and remember

that eating a thow is better than eating counter-hit FFF to Ultra.

KARAKUSA IS RISKY

FOCUS > TSURUGI

DASHING RECKLESSLY


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NORMALS3.0

Forward Throw

Back Throw

100 dmg 200 stun frames 3 /2 / 20f adv. +1hit guard

130 dmg 120 stun frames 3 /2 / 20f adv. hit guard

Makotos orward throw is one

o the only normal throws in the

game that doesnt end in anuntechable knockdown, and it

does a paltry 100 damage.

Its biggest beneft is that it

does more than average stun

or a regular throw: 200, as

opposed to 130-150 or most

others. I youre counting stun,

this can be a low-risk option to

dizzy your opponent.

Makotos backthrow doesnt

seem like anything special on

the surace. It does average

damage and stun, but impor-

tantly it leads into a huge option

tree o mixups.

The hard knockdown this throwgives you can lead to a sae

jump, meaty high, meaty low,

crossup j.MK, crossup Tsurugi,

grab, command grab, corpse

hop with towards and HK, etc.

0.90

0.90

Makotos grounded normals are

dierent rom the majority o the cast:they have buckets o active rames.

She has no close normals, only regular and command (c+button)

or all six attacks. On top o that, she only has three low moves, and

two o those are sweeps.

Her air normals are a similar story. Outside o j.HP, the animation

o all her neutral jump and diagonal jump normals are identical,

although some (j.MK) have slight hitbox dierences.

Beacuse o her poor walk speed, spacing her normals can be quitedifcult at frst. You cant walk in and out o range to play ootsies

like Dictator, Vega, or Rose can, and you can only move in com-

mitted bursts (dash, jump, command normal). You must know the

range o all o her important pokes by heart to stand a chance.

An important part o Makotos

game is stunning opponents

and attempting to overwhelmthem with burst damage once

you get the chance.

You should memorise the stun

value each o her important

normals imparts and consider

how close your opponent is to

dizzy while your ormulate your

oense. This lets you determine

how hard you should push

or the stun, and whether you

should try to stun with a single

hit to reduce damage scaling.


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Target Combo 1 (s.LK cs.MK)

Target Combo 2

Target Combo 3 (Yamase)

s.LK 40 dmg 50 stun

frames 5 /3 / 8f

adv. +3hit 0guard

k+MK 90 dmg 100 stun

frames 15 /3 / 16f

adv. +2hit -1guard

k+HP 90 dmg 200 stun

frames 13 /8 / 18f

adv. -4hit -8guard

s.MK 50 dmg 100 stun

frames 2 /4 / 14f

adv. -1hit -4guard

s.HK 100 dmg 200 stun

frames 8 /7 / 14f

adv. +1hit -3guard

k+HP 50+80 d 50+100 s

frames 7 /3(3)5 / 18f

adv. -1hit -5guard

A useul TC or breaking ocus,

and keeping a lot o active

rames right in ront o you to

deal with divekick pressure

rom characters like Ruus andYun. You can even cancel the

s.LK on whi!

In 2012, Makoto was given

the ability to special cancel out

o this TC, giving her another

option to confrm EX Hayate

out o, although its useulness

is limited due to the dominating

presence o her s.MP.

A ar reaching poke, TC2 is

great or stopping backdashes

as well as condition an oppo-

nent, allowing you to grab with

a Karakusa. Its main uncion is

to put a ar reaching poke that

stays out there or a long time,

does two hits, and saely move

Makoto closer to the opponent

all at once.

Mix up between using TC2 and

justc+MK, ater which you

can try or a LK or EX Karakusa

as they wait or the 2nd hit o

this target combo.

Yamase is useul as a long

range poke with a ton o active

rames. This move has a great

ar reaching hitbox, and is good

or stopping horizontal rushing

moves while dealing respect-

able damage and stun.

Youll have to learn to use this

move pre-emptively due to itslong startup, as playing reactive

ootsies with it can be some-

where between difcult and

impossible.

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID MID


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s.LP 30 dmg 50 stun

frames 4 /4 /5f

nrmladv. +5hit +2guard

hcadv. -3 hit -6guard

hcmove. verybackwards

This is a standard, averagenormal. Links into itsel and

s.MP very eectively. When

used meaty, s.LP can chain into

into heavier hitting normals and

even Ultra 1. Against the twins,

you can anti-air with this then

dash orward or an ambiguous

cross-up, dependant on range.

k+LP 30 dmg 50 stun

frames 3 / 4 /7f

nrmladv. +3 hit +0guard


hcmove. slightbackwards

This is Makotos only 3 normal,and its ability to maintain pres-

sure (via Counter Hits) and

interrupt oensive strings is

invaluable.c+LP can only

combo into LP Hayate and

generally should not be used in

combos.

c.LP 20 dmg 50 stun

frames 4 /4 /6f




c.LP is your standard, run othe mill crouching light. The

primary use here is to chain it

rom crouching to standing light

punch, and rom there continue

your combo. Since c.LP to s.LP

is a chain, this normal is useul

or certain opton-select setups.

Grounded Light Punch

s.MP 60 dmg 100 stun

frames 5 /7 / 7f


hcadv. +2 hit -1guard

hcmove. slightforwards

An amazing normal, with many

practical uses. s.MP is the most

dominant o all o her grounded

normals. Used correctly, this

normal can only be beat by

some projectiles or invulnerable

moves. Makoto simply cannot

win without mastery o this

particular normal.

k+MP 90 dmg 100 stun

frames 7 /6 /8f


hcadv.

hcmove.

This normal pushes you or-

ward, and it is a great way o

advancing. It also does good

damage or its range and

priority. It is a sae way to inch

orward, especially when you

have your opponent trapped in

a corner with nowhere to go,

and you are looking or a way

inside. Links to s.MP on CH.

c.MP 60 dmg 100 stun

frames 7 /6 /9f

nrmladv. +2 hit -1guard

hcadv. 0 hit -3guard

hcmove. None

One o your main pokes, c.MP

has great range and can seri-

ously disrupt a rushing oppo-

nents oense. c.MP OS Hayate

is a great way to orce your

way in through poking wars. It

has decent range and is quick

enough to stu a wide variety o

pokes. Abuse liberally.

Grounded Medium Punch

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID


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s.HP 80 dmg 200 stun

frames 6 /3 /24f

nrmladv. -5hit -9guard

hcadv. +5hit +1guard

hcmove. backwards

A relatively quick heavy normal,s.HP is your main conduit to

damage when you are punish-

ing a misstep by your oppo-

nent. Dont ever use it alone,

since its unsae on both hit

and block. You almost always

want to HC it, because Hayate

cancels recover in 12, granting

you rame advantage.

k+HP 90 dmg 200 stun

frames 13 /8 /18f

nrmladv. -4 hit -8guard

hcadv.

hcmove.

This move has a great orwardhitbox, does OK damage, and

a bunch o stun. This move is

great or stoppng those ground-

ed, orward-moving specials

(like rekkas). The important

thing about this move is that it

has huge range; she steps way

orward, and then steps way

back, making it hard to punish.

c.HP 90 dmg 100 stun

frames 7 /2 /24f

nrmladv. hit -9guard

hcadv.

hcmove.

One o Makotos three low-hit-ting moves, this is an awesome

sweep! Its main purpose is to

get that desperately needed

knock down to set up meaty at-

tacks or mixup situations. It has

great range and is very quick,

but can be punished by charac-

ters with long ranging normals

(such as Claws c.MP).

Grounded Heavy Punch

MID MID LOW

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s.h

k

s.h

p

s.m

p

c.m

k

c.l

k

f.l

p

s.l

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c.m

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c.h

p

s.m

k

f.m

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f.l

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focus

f.h

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f.h

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Normal Ranges(Max. Distance)

Range determined by hit

box images, not animation.


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s.LK 40 dmg 50 stun

frames 5 /3 / 8f


hcadv. -3hit -6guard

hcmove. veryforwards

s.LK is a useul utility normal Hayate Cancel s.LK to uther

advance her character model

during pressure strings, as

the HC will move her very ar

towads the opponent. She can

also cancel s.LK on whi into

Karakusa to greatly enhance its

range, and it leads directly into

TC1, even on whi.

s.MK 70 dmg 100 stun

frames 6 /4 / 12f

nrmladv. +1hit -2guard

hcadv. +0 hit -3guard


A great long-range poke, s.MK

serves as both a punishment

tool, a way o starting pressure,

and an anti-air tool. Additionally,

it is a useul ootsie tool, beating

many o Gies standing nor-

mals. OS EX Hayate into this to

really scare your opponents.

k+LK 40 dmg 50 stun

frames 7 /3 /12f

nrmladv. -1hit -4guard

hcadv.

hcmove.

By the numbers, this normallooks horrible. It has a long

start-up, slow recovery, and is

unsae onblock. Its real purpose

is or kara (empty) cancelling.

Usingc+LK, you can kara

into any o her specials and her

normal throw, greatly increasing

their range and utility.

k+MK 90 dmg 100 stun

frames 15 /3 /16f


hcadv.

hcmove.

Leading into TC2, this is a

great way to cover a lot o

ground while attacking at the

same time. Ater the opponent

is hit by or blocks TC 2 once

or twice (and expects it again),

instead o doing the HK part o

the combo, surprise them with

use EX Karakusa (on block) or

LK Karakusa (on hit).

c.MK 70 dmg 100 stun

frames 7 /6 /8f


hcadv.

hcmove.

Probably one o the most

dominant anti-air normals in the

game, c.MK beats just about

anything in the air. It lowers

her hurtbox to the point that it

becomes difcult to hit her rom

any angle, including behind her.

This is a very important normal

or Makoto mains to master.

Grounded Light Kick

Grounded Medium Kick

c.LK 30 dmg 50 stun

frames 4 /4 /7f


hcadv. -3hit -6guard


This is probably Makotos mostimportant low, as its the only

one you can combo out o. On

a normal hit you cant link any-

thing aterwards, but you can

cancel into LP or EX Hayate as

enders. Use this liberally as a

punish verus opponents who

leave themselves as -4.

MID

MID

MID

MID MID

LOW


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s.HK 100 dmg 250 stun

frames 8 /8 / 12f


hcadv.

hcmove.

A powerul normal due to itshigh stun. Used correctly,

Makotos opponents who get

their long range pokes stued

by s.HK will have nightmares

o being dizzied quickly. Due to

its hitbox being so ar ahead o

Makotos hurtbox and its 8 ac-

tive rames, she can stu many

moves with this on reaction.

Makotos ocus attack is great. Despite it not

reeling backwards out o trouble on startup (like

Akuma or Fuerte) it has phenomenal reach and

leads to incredible damage due to the special

properties o Makotos other moves.

Focus is the only way or Makoto to combo into

Fukiage juggle strings. Crumple your opponent,

wait or them to all, and then Fukiage right beore

they hit the ground (strength is character specifc,

but HP Fukiage works on most). This opens up

air reset mixup options you wouldnt otherwise

have access to.

On top o that, while most characters have to set-

tle or either landing a jump-in or a LV3 ocus on

a dizzied opponent, Makoto gets both. Crumple

your opponent with ocus, then go or an instant-

air MK Tsurugi, which lets you ollow up with a at

combo o choice, and is oten the highest reliable

damage output in a dizzy situation.

Makotos extremely ash dash aords her more

rame advantage on a blocked / hit ocus than

most characters. You can actually LV3 crumple,

dash orward, then LV2 crumple, then ollow up

with your MK Tsurugi or reset.

k+HK 110 dmg 200 stun

frames 19 /3 /23f

nrmladv. hit -8guard

hcadv.

hcmove.

The least-used o Makotos low-hitting normals, this move has

2 primary purposes. First, to

continue pursuit ater an attack

or on wakup, and secondly to

avoid throws (as it is consid-

ered airborne or many o its

startup rames). This move can

be einted by holding down the

HK button during its animation.

c.HK 90 dmg 100 stun

frames 9 /4 /17f


hcadv.

hcmove.

Although it seems like a solidanti-air move, the primary pur-

pose o c.HK is or stopping

Zangie or T.Hawk. It beats

Lariats, Condor Dives, and

most o their ar pokes. It is the

longest-ranged o Makotos

grounded normals, so it also

has some special utility as a

punish or poke.

Grounded Heavy Kick

MID LOW MID

Focus Attack

FOCUS FOCUS FOCUSLV1 LV2 LV3

60 dmg 100 stun 80 dmg 150 stun 140 dmg 200 stun

frames 21 /2 / 35f 17+12 /2 / 35f 64 /2 / 35f

adv. -21hit -21guard hit -15guard hit guard

note Makoto is +0 ater a LV1 Focus dash orward.

Makoto is +6 ater a LV2 Focus dash orward.Focus is not considered airborne during active rames.

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nj.LP 50 dmg 50 stun

frames 4 /9 / f

adv. hit guard

j.LP 50 dmg 50 stun

frames 4 /9 / f

adv. hit guard

Jumping Light Punch

One o Makotos astest air

normals with a ton o active

rames, you can use this as an

emergency air-to-air i you cant

hit j.HP in time.

Its primary use is as a tricky

way to put your opponent in

very short block stun so you

can Karakusa immediately on

the ground or big damage.

An excellent preemptive air-

to-air, with a protruding attack

box. You can use this to reliably

chase ater moves like Vegas

Izuna Drop.

Jump back MP is a reliable

way to create space and cover

yoursel i your opponent tries

to pursue you in the air.

Makotos air money-maker. Her

neutral jump HP does a crazy

250 stun, and gives you so

much rame advantage you can

even Yamase aterwards.

Her diagonal jump HP has amassive hitbox that tends to

swat just about anything out

o the sky, and is your primary

straight-orward jump-in.

nj.MP 80 dmg 100 stun

frames 5 /6 / fadv. hit guard

j.MP 80 dmg 100 stun


Jumping Medium Punch

nj.HP 100 dmg 250 stun

frames 8 /2 / f

adv. hit guard

j.HP 100 dmg 200 stun

frames 6 /5 /f

adv. hit guard

Jumping Heavy Punch

HIGH

HIGH

HIGH

HIGH

HIGH

HIGH

Juggling j.HP / nj.HP Jump Back MP

Makotos HP buttons in the air have juggle potential.

That means that ater a move that launches, such as

a Fukiage, you can connect a j.HP or a bit o extra

damage and induce an air reset or your opponents

character, leading into a mixup on landing.

Jumping backwards (or neutral) and throwing out

j.MP as soon as you leave the ground is an amazing

way to meet opponents in the air and give yoursel

some breathing room. It can pre-emptively anti-air

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Neutral jump HK is a dominant

air-to-air, but it starts up 2

slower than jump MP, requiring

aster reactions. In Third Strike,

this move was an unstoppable

bullet in the air, but its hitbox inSFIV is less dominant.

Both versions have a lot o hori-

zontal range, so i youre going

or a distanced jump-in you can

use this.

Neutral jump MK has the most

active rames o any o Ma-

kotos jumpins, thus giving you

more time to input OS moves

during sae-jump setups.

Her diagonal jump MK is her

go-to crossup, although its

difcult to space correctly due

to its poor hitbox and her bad

walking speed.

Jumping LK is not a move you

see very oten rom Makoto

players; its primary use is as a

quick air-to-air, but that role is

handled well by j.MP and j.HPalready.

nj.LK 40 dmg 50 stun

frames 4 /9 / f

adv. hit guard

j.LK 40 dmg 50 stun

frames 4 /9 / f

adv. hit guard

nj.MK 80 dmg 100 stun


j.MK 80 dmg 100 stun


nj.HK 100 dmg 200 stun

frames 7 /5 / f

adv. hit guard

j.HK 100 dmg 200 stun

frames 9 /5 / f

adv. hit guard

Jumping Light Kick

Jumping Medium Kick

Jumping Heavy Kick

HIGH

HIGH

HIGH

HIGH

HIGH

HIGH

j.MK vs nj.MK Crossup j.MK

Although the animation or jump MK and neutral

jump MK are identical, the moves dier in two ways.

One is that neutral jump MK has 5 extra active

rames, and the other is that neutral jump MK has an

attack box that extends down urther than j.MK.

Makotos crossup game is pretty unreliable on the

whole while Blanka or Rose have very dependable

crossup j.MKs, Makoto must space hers perectly

or it will whi on a standing opponent. Youll have to

spend some time in training to get used to this.


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MPLP

Oroshi

dmg stun startup active recovery onguard onhit

LP OROSHI 90 200 22 6 16 -4 +4

MP OROSHI 100 200 23 6 15 -5 +5

HP OROSHI 150 200 24 6 14 -5 kd

EX OROSHI 120 200 18 6 19 -4 kd

note On crouching hit, 1 less rame advantage (LP +3, MP +5)EX version invincible rom 1~12.

Outside o the corner, EX Oroshi gives you the

best ender to a hit-confrm combo high stun,

and a hard knockdown that leads into a ton omixup options. Regular Oroshis cannot usually be

comboed into, except o counter-hit s.HP.

LP and MP Oroshi grant rame advantage while

with HP Oroshi leads to a hard knockdown.

HIGH

Oroshi is Makotos designated armor breaker, but

it starts up very slowly and has very short range.

You wont be breaking glass with this move very

oten. This is an awkward move to use at frst, but

it builds a ton o meter, has an enormous attack

box, and is very useul or meaty setups versus

characters that use armor to reversal (Gouken).

mnoP downwards-strikingchop:mountainstorm

Tanden Renki

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POWER UP: +25% dmg mlkmlkP

Makotos Super, Tanden Renki, is a one-o-a-kind

move in Street Fighter IV. It provides a temporary

boost o +25% damage or about 15 seconds.

Unlike Genei-jin, Tanden Renki doesnt change

the properties o any o Makotos moves. You

gain no additional priority, dash cancels, chains,

or juggles.

Its primary use is to link Ultra 1 ater super-

cancelling a Hayate, or a huge, but expensive

burst o damage. You can also use this Supers

invincibility as a risk-ree reversal, reezing the

screen and letting you react to your opponents

next move (and potentially stu it with Ultra).

startup active recovery

LP MP HP 1+0 900 11

note Fully invincible on startup.

4.0

SPECIALS, SUPER, ULTRAS

HP EX


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LP HAYATE lv1 90 120 8 5 23 -8 0

lv2 105 135 4+8 5 23 -7 +1

lv3 120 150 24+8 5 23 -6 +2

lv4 155 165 44+8 5 23 -2 kd

lv5 190 180 64+8 5 23 -2 kd

MP HAYATE lv1 100 120 15 5 21 -7 +1

lv2 115 135 4+15 5 21 -6 +2

lv3 130 150 24+15 5 21 -5 +3

lv4 155 165 44+15 5 21 -2 kd

lv5 190 180 64+15 5 21 -2 kd

HP HAYATE lv1 110 120 20 5 19 -6 +2

lv2 125 135 4+20 5 19 -5 +3

lv3 140 150 24+20 5 19 -4 +4

lv4 155 165 44+20 5 19 -2 kd

lv5 190 180 64+20 5 19 -2 kd

EX HAYATE 120 150 13 6 16 -4 kd

HAYATE CANCEL 12

note LP, MP, HP have juggle potential o 1, EX has juggle potential o 2.

MID

EX Hayate is Makotos primary combo ender.

It does good damage, has enormous corner

push, and can be ollowed up with LP Fukiage or

c+LK in the corner. On top o that, EX Hayate is

also Makotos astest armor breaking move, andcan punish whied pokes rom almost ull-screen.

It ends with a sot knockdown that gives you time

to dash up and execute a mixup even i your op-

ponent quick-rises.

All regular Hayates can be charged or up to fve

levels, granting extra damage, stun, and rame

advantage (or knockdown properties) by hold-

ing down the corresponding punch button. You

can cancel this charge animation and return to

a neutral state i you press a kick button whilecharging this technique is a cornerstone o

Makotos more advanced combos and pressure

techniques, as it both moves her around and al-

lows or links that are otherwise impossible.

LP Hayate can combo o o any o Makotos

cancellable normals, but does low damage and,

importantly, leaves you at neutral at a bad range.

Versus characters with long-ranging 3 normals

like Balrog the best you can hope or is to tradewith yourc+LP.

MP Hayate is the highest strength normal Hayate

you can combo rom important pokes such as

c.MP, s.MK, and s.MP.

HP Hayate is so slow that it can only be com-

boed into rom s.HP.

Hayate Cancels

Theres a trick to cancelling a Hayate on the

frst possible rame; you can hold down the kickbutton beore even attemping the Hayate. For

instance, hold down LK with your thumb, roll a

quarter circle, and hold down HP. Makoto will

start a HP Hayate and immediately cancel it.

Hayate mlkP straight-thrustingfist:gale

MPLP HP EX


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Karakusa THROW

Karakusa is Makotos signature move she

grabe her opponent by the neck and leaves him

in a standing state where she can ollow up with

a big combo. It has relatively short range and

quite a bit o startup or a command throw, but

the EX version has one hit o super armor to blow

through close pokes.

47 recovery rames means that i you miss, youre

basically guaranteed to lose a huge amount ohealth, but on the ipside you can do big damage

i you connect.

Blockakusa

Since you can cancel the later active rames

o s.LK into Karakusa, you can actually create

rame-tight tick setups by hitting your opponent

and inputting Karakusa very late into the anima-

tion. I done correctly, the opponent will not have

time to interrupt even with a 3 normal in between

the s.LK and the grab.


LK KARKUSA 40 80 7 2 47 +12

MK KARAKUSA 40 80 8 2 47 +12

HK KARAKUSA 40 80 9 2 47 +12

EX KARAKUSA 60 120 5 2 47 +12

note Forces stand, EX version has 1 hit o armor rom 1~6.

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Kara Karakusa Ranges

As you can see here, karakarakusa o either variety addsan absolutely amazing amounto range. Be mindul o the ad-

ditional startup time on whatsalready considered a slow com-mand grab beore attempting tothrow it out there.

LK 0.93 MK 0.99 HK 1.06 EX 0.93

Kara Karakusa

Karakusa can be karad or extra range in two

ways that are radically dierent:

1. Cancel the startup oc+LK into Karakusa

This is done by inputting toward and LK

and then cancelling its startup to give your

Karakusa a signifgant amount o range at the

expense o additional startup time.

There is also a shortcut motion you can try:

cedc+LK~g+HK2. Whi-cancel s.LK into Karakusa

Makotos strange kara-cancel rom 3S returns.

You can cancel the active rames o s.LK into

Karakusa (and no other special) on whi. This

grants a major range boost, but you have to be

careul to not accidentally hit your opponent or

theyll be in hit/blockstun and unthrowable.

hkkarakusa

c+lkkarakarakusa

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Fukiage is Makotos best anti-air, and it can lead

to some enormous damage i you catch your op-

ponent attempting a sloppy jump-in. Unlike tradi-

tional Shoryukens, it hits directly above her head

(making telegraphed cross-ups almost impossible

to land on her). It does not hit grounded oppo-

nents, no matter how close they are to you a

notable exception is crumpled opponents, right

beore they hit the ground.

LP Fukiage keeps Makoto in place, while the

other strengths move her progressively more or-

ward beore executing her punch. You can kara

all o these withc+LK, granting a wide range

o movement. Kara EX Fukiage goes almost hal-

screen, letting you catch otherwise sae neutral

jumps i youre ast on the draw.

Fukiage vs AIR


LP FUKIAGE 90 160 8 8 31 kd

MP FUKIAGE 90 160 10 8 32 kd

HP FUKIAGE 90 160 13 8 32 kd

EX FUKIAGE 120 200 10 8 32 kd

note Juggle potential o 1, cannot hit grounded opponents.

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lp

k.lp

mp hp

k.mp k.hp

ex

k.exkara

fukiagerangesregular

LP MP HP EX

Fukiage also serves as a powerul combo

extender ater launching your opponent in the

corner with an EX Hayate, letting you tack on a

couple o extra hits.

Ater catching an opponent jumping with Fukiage

you can juggle with a variety o options, all lead-

ing into dierent mixups:

j.HP

Leads to air reset reset, possible crossunder

depending on spacing aterwards.

HP Fukiage, ollowed by EX Tsurugi

Highest damage output or one bar.

MK Tsurugi, ollowed by EX Hayate

Incredible corner push and decent damage.


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Tsurugi

Tsurugi is an important angle o attack or Ma-

koto. Think o it as a slightly riskier dive-kick it

does more damage and grants much better rame

advantage on hit, but has more recovery and is

never positive on block.

LK and MK Tsurugi both keep your opponentin hitstun and allow you to combo aterwards,

while HK Tsurugi causes a hard knockdown. EX

Tsurugi hits twice, causes a knockdown, and has

the highest juggle potential o any o Makotos

specials.

HK Tsurugi has an extended hitbox that can beat

some o the best AA moves in the game, but be

careul because many characters can punish you

on whi.

Watch out or ocus attacks. Every character

in the game can LV2 ocus crumple you i they

predict a Tsurugi due to its long startup and

grounded recovery times.

Finally, Tsurugi is also a great movement tool i

somone is keeping you out with projectiles. You

can hop over the projectiles while building a bit o

meter and ormulating your plan o attack.

Instant Air Tsurugi (IAT)

Makoto can execute regular Tsurugi quite close

to the ground, although there is a height restric-

tion (EX Tsurugi has no such restriction). This is

enormously useul or hopping low attacks and

beating delayed throw tech attempts, leading to

big damage. The motion or an IAT is:

bcdefgK

Basically, you just need to roll the stick rom

up-towards to back, like a reverse SPD motion.

I you end up with j.MK, youre probably doing it

too ast. It is possible to tiger-knee the motion but

tends to be somewhat unreilable, unlike Cammys

old TKCS.

Crossup Tsurugi

Despite having a orward-acing hitbox, Tsurugi

can actually crossup in very specifc situations,

most oten as an opponents character wakes up

rom a knockdown. Makoto may or may not land

on the other side, even i she hits crossup, mak-

ing this a very tricky move to block.

See the Crossup Tsurugi Setups section (6.5)or

more details.


LK TSURUGI 90 120 11 4 11 grounded

MK TSURUGI 100 140 13 4 11 grounded

HK TSURUGI 150 200 15 4 11 grounded kd

EX TSURUGI 60+100 100+120 15 1+4 11 grounded kd

note LK, MK, HK have juggle potential o 1, knocks down on air hit.

HK version causes untechable knockdown on grounded hit.

EX version hits high (overhead), projectile invincible rom 1~15.

EX version has a juggle potential o 2.

MID mnoKinair flashingaxekick: sword

Beware of 1f Grabs!

As great as it is, Tsurugi is not sae versus grapplers with 1 Ultras / Supers unless spaced perectly. Its

pretty easy to react to, so dont go gambling against good players. Hakan U1, Gie U1, and T.Hawk U1

are some o the more painul examples o 1 grabs that can really ruin your day.

LK MK HK EX HIGH


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Tiger Knee EX Tsurugi

MK Tsurugi as a Combo Starter

Crouching Reel Animations

EX Tsurugi has no height restriction, and hits

overhead. You can perorm this move immediately

ater a jump, avoiding low normals and hitting

opponenents who try to crouch tech a throw at-tempt or otherwise counterhit you.

Tsurugi is a very important tool in Makotos

arsenal. Its her only special thats sae on block

(usually), and the MK version is easy to confrminto big damage. In this sequence you can see

Makoto go or the best meter-ree ollowup, using

s.HP and cancelling into HP Hayate.

Certain characters have

crouching reel animations that

give Makoto fts i she tries

to combo ater MK Tsurugi.Be aware o this and do your

best to adapt on the y by

using longer normals such as

c.MP, and dont try or Ultra1

unless youre sure.

vs GEN

MK TSURUGI s.HP HP HAYATE

To do it as low to the ground as possible, you

buer the Tsurugi motion, hit up-orward, then the

button. The motion or this is as ollows:

efgbKK

Landing this is pretty straight-orward, and neces-

sary to train your opponents to stop pressing

buttons. Once they do that, you can start goingor Karakusa or regular throw mixups. Watch out

or strange reel boxes that cause certain normals

to whi ater MK Tsurugi.


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Seichuusen Godanzuki

perfectlystraightfivethrusts

MID mlkmlkPPP

Seichuusen Godanzuki is Makotos biggest

punish move. It starts in a very ast 6 (the same

as her s.HP), letting you punish moves most other

Ultras would never be able to. I the big frst hit

connects even on airborne opponents, she will

always go into the ull animation. Since it is also

her only move that is ully invincible into its active

rames, its a valuable reversal tool as well.

The most common ways to connect this Ultra

are o a raw jump-in, a punishment situation,

Karakusa, MK Tsurugi, or meaty normal / meaty

Oroshi. Above all, this is really the reason that

your opponents should ear Karakusa

Seichuusen can be used as a high-priority anti-

air move too; i youre ast on the draw you can

catch opponents who neutral jump on you to

avoid Karakusa with this Ultra or big damage.


ULTRA 1 70+405 0 0+6 3 47 -29 kd

note Invincible 1~8, untechable knockdown, always goes into ull animation.

You can use U1 to beat neutral jumps on reaction.

Linking Ultra 1 afer a low MK Tsurugi is easy.

Mirror Match Nightmares

You can punish all o Makotos non-EX Hayates

with this Ultra on block. Scary stu.


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Abare Tosanamiviolenttosanamismasher

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Abare Tosanami is a pure utility Ultra. You cannot

combo into this move, except o o a crumpleor stun. Its primary use is to punish projectiles

on reaction, chase ater particular specials (like

Vegas EX Flying Barcelona) and escape the

corner.

Makoto jumps to the wall, and then depending on

which kick button you held down beore the Ultra

reeze, ies down a predetermined distance with

her oot outstretched. Depending on how she hit

the opponent (airborne or not) she may go into a

canned cinematic. Either way, you can ollow-upthe last hit (the Fukiage) by jump or dash cancel-

ling it and hitting the opponent a couple more

times or some respectable damage.


ULTRA 2 LK 105+75+60+150 0 fromwall 0 untilground afterlanding 26 -28 kd

ULTRA 2 LKair 60+45+45+60 0 fromwall 0 untilground afterlanding 26 -28 kd

ULTRA 2 MK 105+75+60+150 0 fromwall 0 untilground afterlanding 26 -28 kd

ULTRA 2 MKair 60+45+45+60 0 fromwall 0 untilground afterlanding 26 -28 kd

ULTRA 2 HK 105+75+60+150 0 fromwall 3 8 3+landing (26) -28 kd

ULTRA 2 HKair 60+45+45+60 0 fromwall 3 8 3+landing (26) -28 kd

note Air reers to non-animated version o Ultra 2.

Invincible to wall, astest startup 16, frst hit breaks armor

4th hit oats opponent, is dash / jump cancellable.

LK will go the shortest distance, MK hits about

midscreen, and HK hits ull screen. There is adead-zone right next to the wall where the LK

version cannot hit opponents. Note that this ultra

is also not invincible on the way down.

Regular Follow-ups

Abare Tosanami jump, MK Tsurugi, EX Hayate

Abare Tosanami dash, LP Fukiage, EX Tsurugi

Note: Non-Cinematic HK

The non-cinematic HK version o Abare puts the

opponent into a oat state, where you can juggleor an extra hit you wouldnt otherwise be able to,

as per the combo below:

HK Abare Tosanami dash, LP Fukiage, HP

Fukiage, EX Tsurugi


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A combo or all seasons.

For all o Makotos combos, you can substitute a regular Hayate oran EX Hayate to do more damage and corner her oe, as well as

situationally combo into LP Fukiage aterwards.

Additionally, s.MP and s.HP combo into EX Oroshi, which is

an untechable knockdown which leads into many tricky setups

aterwards. In Arcade Edition, generally EX Oroshi is used to keep

someone in the corner.

No Bar Hit Conrms

dmg stun combo difficulty

137 224 c.LP, s.LP, c.LKLP Hayate 2 rame link

168 264 c.LP, s.LP, s.MPMP Hayate 1 rame link

182 346 s.MP , s.MP MP Hayate 1 rame link

182 346 s.HP HC, c.LKLP Hayate 2 rame link

220 396 s.HP HC, s.MP MP Hayate 1 rame link

One Bar Hit Conrms


158 245 c.LP, s.LP, c.LKEX Hayate 2 rame link

182 285 c.LP, s.LP, s.MPEX Hayate 1 rame link

216 320 s.MP , s.MP EX Hayate 1 rame link

206 370 s.HP HC, c.LKEX Hayate 2 rame link

236 420 s.HP HC, s.MP EX Hayate 1 rame link

Corner Only One Bar Conrms


121 341 c.LP, s.LP, c.LKEX Hayate, LP Fukiage 2 rame link

236 381 c.LP, s.LP, s.MPEX Hayate, LP Fukiage 1 rame link

279 432 s.MP , s.MP EX Hayate, LP Fukiagei 1 rame link

269 482 s.HP HC, c.LKEX Hayate, LP Fukiage 2 rame link

299 532 s.HP HC, s.MP EX Hayate, LP Fukiage 1 rame link

5.0

COMBOS

Makotos combo options

tend to be pretty difcult or

beginners to pick up.

All o her optimal damage

comes rom multiple 1-rame

links, and is compounded by

Hayate Cancels o o stand HP.

Even the best tournament

players will drop these links

rom time to time.


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Corner Only Two Bar Conrms


292 451 c.LP, s.LP, c.LKEX Hayate, LP Fukiage, EX Tsurugi 2 rame link

316 491 c.LP, s.LP, s.MPEX Hayate, LP Fukiage, EX Tsurugi 1 rame link

275 564 s.MP , s.MP EX Hayate, LP Fukiage, EX Tsurugi 1 rame link

365 614 s.HP HC, c.LKEX Hayate, LP Fukiage, EX Tsurugi 2 rame link

395 664 s.HP HC, s.MP EX Hayate, LP Fukiage, EX Tsurugi 1 rame link

Starting from MK Tsurugi


484 140 MK Tsurugi, Ultra 1 ~6 rame link

268 436 MK Tsurugi, s.HP HP Hayate ~6 rame link

240 336 MK Tsurugi, c.MP MP Hayate ~5 rame link

Starting from Karakusa


424 80 Karakusa, Ultra 1 6 rame link

208 376 Karakusa, s.HP HP Hayate 6 rame link

208 376 Karakusa, s.HP HP Hayate 6 rame link

238 444 s.HP

HC, s.MP

MP Hayate 1 rame link252 465 s.HP HC, s.MP EX Hayate 1 rame link

Counterhits & Fancy Stuff


308 595 CH s.HP MP Oroshi, c.LKEX Hayate 2 rame link

165 225CH s.MP, c.HP 1 rame link

459 125 CH s.MP, Ultra 1 2 rame link

243 421 CH s.MP, s.HP HP Hayate 2 rame link

462 733 MK Tsurugi, s.HP HP Hayate FADC s.LP, s.MP, s.MP EX Hayate, LP Fukiage, EX Tsurugi


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Makotos normals have some o

the longest active rames o anycharacter in the game.

Her s.MP has an unbelievable 7 hitting rames, granting you enor-

mous advantage on hit i you land it on the last active rame. Each

o these setups assume rame-perect timing on every dash and

whi. Perectly meaty (last active rame) advantage:

c.LK +6 hit +3 guard

c.MK +8 hit +5 guard

s.MP +11 hit +8 guard

s.HK +9 hit +5 guardMP Oroshi +10 hit +0 guard

HP Oroshi hit +0 guard

Due to variable wakeup timing,

most setups will ail against

Blanka, Sagat, and Cammy.

O o a backthrow, setups

wont work onAdon, Blanka,

Dhalsim, Claw, Sagat, and

Hakan.

See the next spread or a com-

prehensive list o wakeup times

or the entire cast.

KNOCKDOWN SETUPS: MEATIES6.0

After Backthrow

S.JUMP Dash, neutral jump nj.MK (4 rame sae jump)

S.JUMP Backthrow into corner, dash, s.LP whi MK Tsurugi setup

HIGH Dash, s.LP whi Perectly meaty MP Oroshi

HIGH Backdash, dash, jump-back HP Instant overhead v.s. tall chars

MID Dash, c.HK whi Perectly meaty s.MP

MID Forward jump attack whi Perectly meaty c.MK

THROW Dash,c+MK whi Perectly meaty LK Karakusa

After Sweep

HIGH Dash Perectly meaty HP Oroshi

MID Backdash Meaty EX Hayate; can juggle 2nd EX Hayate

MID Dashc s.MP whi Perectly meaty s.MP

MID c+MK whi Perectly meaty c.MK

MID Dash 2 Meaty s.HK

MID Dash, c.LK whi Perectly meaty s.HK

LOW Empty wd.jump Meaty c.LKLOW c+MP whi, s.MP whi Perectly meaty c.LK

THROW Dash, c.MP whi Perectly meaty LK Karakusa

THROW Empty wd. jump Meaty LK Karakusa

THROW Forward jump attack whi Meaty backthrow


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After EX Oroshi

S.JUMP Dash, s.LP whi nj.MK (4 rame sae jump)

S.JUMP s.HK whi nj.MK (3 rame sae jump vs. SRKs)

HIGH Dash, throw whi Perectly meaty MP Oroshi

HIGH Empty jump Meaty MP Oroshi

MID Dash, empty neutral jump Perectly meaty s.MP

MID Forward jump attack whi, s.LP whi Perectly meaty c.MK

MID Empty jump, s.LP whi Perectly meaty s.HK

LOW Empty jump, c.MK whi Perectly meaty c.LK

THROW Dash, neutral jump attack whi Perectly meaty HK Karakusa ater landingTHROW Dash 3, s.LK whi Meaty HK Karakusa

After Ultra 1

S.JUMP Dash,c+MK whi nj.MK (4 rame sae jump)

S.JUMP MP Fukiage whi j.MK (4 rame sae jump)

HIGH Dash 2, c.HK whi Perectly meaty MP Oroshi

HIGH Jumping attack whi, dash Perectly meaty HP OroshiMID Dash 2, LP Fukiage whi Perectly meaty s.MP

MID Jumping attack whi,c+MK whi Perectly meaty c.MK

MID Empty jump,c+MK whi Perectly meaty s.HK

LOW Empty jump 2 Perectly meaty c.LK

THROW Empty jump 2 Meaty LK Karakusa

After HP Oroshi

S.JUMP c+MK whi nj.MK (4 rame sae jump)

HIGH Jump attack whi Perectly meaty HP Oroshi

MID Dash, jump attack whi Meaty s.HK

THROW Backdash, empty jump Meaty LK Karakusa

After EX Hayate (Quick Rise)

S.JUMP Dash j.MKS.JUMP (In corner) Immediate jump attack nj.MK (4 rame sae jump)

MID Dash 2 Meaty s.HK

MID Dash 2, MK Tsurugi Avoids throw attempts, lows

MID (In corner) c.LK whi, MK Tsurugi Avoids throw attempts, lows


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After LP Fukiage (Quick Rise in Corner)

S.JUMP JC neutral empty jump, j.MK or j.HP Character specifc jump-in setup,

does or does not cross-up based on button

timing, sae rom reversals.HIGH Let opponent land Meaty MP Oroshi

MID Backdash Meaty HP Hayate

MID Beore opponent lands,c+HK Feint Meaty s.HK

THROW (Not JCd) Neutral jump whi attack Perectly meaty LK Karakusa

Afterc+HK

HIGH Dash, wait ~1 rames Meaty HP OroshiMID c+MK Meaty s.HK

THROW Empty jump Meaty LK Karakusa

Character Wakeup Timing

Frames on the Ground

Ater backthrow:

55F: Adon

56F: All Others57F: Blanka, Dhalsim,

Claw, Sagat

61F: Hakan

Ater c.HP:

45F: All Others

46F: Sagat, Cammy

47F: Blanka

Face Down:

33F (+2F): Blanka, Yang (2F invincible bug)

32F (+1F): Sagat, Cammy, Neutral stick Gen

(with 1F invincible bug)

31F (+0F): All Others

Face Up:

20F (-1F): Adon (1F invincible bug)

21F (+0F): All Others, Neutral stick Gen

(with 1F invincible bug)

22F (+1F): Blanka, Dhalsim, Claw, Sagat

26F (+5F): Hakan

Ater EX Oroshi:

68F: All Others

69F: Sagat, Cammy70F: Blanka

Ater Ultra 1:

89F: All Others

90F: Sagat, Cammy

91F: Blanka

Aterc+HK:

46F: All Others

47F: Sagat, Cammy48F: Blanka

Ater HP Oroshi:

73F: All Others

74F: Sagat, Cammy

75F: Blanka


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Notes

Did you know?

Ater a LV2 Focus attack dash cancel, Makoto is +6. Since MK Karakusa grabs in 8, the only thing your

opponent can to do to escape is jump or reversal. No normal in the game is ast enough to interrupt!


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Although not as potent as it was in

Third Strike, Makoto still has a wheel ooptions availble to her ater a Hayate.

Makotos mix-up o o Hayates can oten be the most crucial,

make-or-break part o her momentum game. Makoto has to choose

the right option or the job, depending on multiple actors. Your job

is to know what your opponent is going to do ahead o time, and

preemptively use the correct counter. Naturally, some characters

have an easier time dealing with this strong, sae reversals and

3 normals can play havoc with your gameplan.

7.0

POST-HAYATE MIXUP

Block/backdash to beat reversals.

Since her other setups arent great, the risk vs.

reward or attacking is lowered. Taking this time

to get a read on the opponent or hope they give

you a punish is oten worth giving up pressure.

Kara-throw to beat normals, FAs, and blocking.

Loses only to reversals. By ar her most consis-

tent option ater LP Hayate, abuse it until they

start reversaling, throwing or crouch teching, then

start punishing their tendencies.

s.HKto beat normals.

Loses to quick FAs and reversals, doesnt catchjumps or back dashes. At LP Hayate distance,

this poke is incredible, beating all crouch techs

and many pokes.

IA HK Tsurugi to beat normals,

throws, and backdashes

Loses to FAs, reversals, and neutral jumps. A

consistent option, but very punishable on predic-

tion. Loses to reversals and FAs.

FA LV1 to beat normals.

Loses to backdashes, jumps, and reversals. Not

consistent, but i you score a counter hit o o

this you can score some big damage.

The distance is not set ater LP Hayate; the

closer you were when you started the Hayate, the

closer youll be. The distance ranges rom as ar

away that s.LK Kara-Karakusa wont connect, up

to as close as c.LK range. In general, LP Hayate

mix-ups are weak and dont carry much ability to

start real pressure aside rom random hits.

Know your normals!

Only certain normals carryenough hitstun to combo into

each strength o Hayate.

c.LP c.LK s.LPc LP Hayate

s.MP c.MP s.MKcMP Hayate

s.HPc HP Hayate

All cancellable normals can

combo into EX Hayate. Hurray.

After LP Hayate +0f


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Kara-throw to beat normals, FAs, and blocking.

Loses only to reversals. Even more consistent

than ater LP Hayate, abuse it until they start

reversaling or throwing or crouch teching, then

start punishing.

IA MK Tsurugi to catch normals and throws.

Loses to reversals, FAs, and neutral jumps. This

is an optimal mix-up against most characters,

shes a bit close but ar away enough to not get

hit by most crouch techs on the way up, and she

has a bit o a rame shield.

c+LP to beat jumps and normals.

Loses to reversals. Better due to +1 rame advan-

tage, and the act that Makoto is closer lets you

do more ater a blocked or hitc+LP. Since this

is her astest normal at 3 startup, no character

can interrupt you with a normal o their own

beore you hit their ace.


Yes, I wrote this again. Really, this is important!

s.MP to beat mashed normals,

crouch tech, and jumping

Loses to reversals and FAs. Since youre let

at +2 ater HP Hayate, only characters with 3normals can trade with your stand MP. Option

select orward dash during the hitreeze to chase

backdashes!

IA MK Tsurugi to catch normals and throws.

Loses to reversals, certain normals, neutral

jumps. High damage reward or reading a

counter-throw atempt.

c.LKto beat walk-back, jumpingand crouch tech attempts

Loses to reversals. Many people attempt to walk

back out o Karakusa range ater a HP Hayate

catch them low with this, cancelled into an EX

Hayate.


Its impossible to stress how important this option

is in her mixup game. Her backdash avoids many

panicky reversals, and leaves her in a perect

position to capitalize with a huge combo o her

own. Once your opponent is too scared to press

buttons, you have an enormous advantage.

Kara-EX Karakusa to beat crouch tech

and blocking

Loses to 3 light attacks, backdash, standing

throws, jumps, and invulnerable moves. Still, the

reward is huge, and can win you the round.

c+MP to beat crouch tech

Loses to reversals, ast normals. A sae, powerul

option that lets you Fukiage i they neutral jump.

After MP Hayate +1f

After HP Hayate +2f


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TRICKS8.0

Makoto doesnt really have a great reversal op-

tion, unless youre willing to blow her entire super

bar. In this example, Blanka is trying to chip her

with Electricity as she wakes up rom a knock-

down o o a sweep.

Makoto is a character

thats been givensome pretty strangeand unique tools

Having an armored command grab, a multitude o ways

to punish back-dashes, and an airborne Ultra can lead to

some great shenanigans. She also has some really scaryresets ater landing a ocus attack due to her juggling

normals and ash dash. Check out the ollowing i youre in

need o some new ways to open up your opponents.

Traditional sae-jump setups do not work on

Makoto i she has one EX bar. Here, Ryu tries

to do his most common sae-jump: sweep, hold

up-orward, press a button. Its 4, sae rom even

ast reversals like Guiles Flash Kick.

Makoto can activate Super, see that Blankas

committed to a move, and use the invincibility

period to buer Ultra 1 to hit him back or trying

it. Ultra 1 is invincible to the hit, so its particularly

useul as a high-priority ollow-up move.

I Makoto executes a reversal EX Karakusa, the

armor takes the hit and Makoto goes into active

rames as Ryu lands. He cannot empty jump and

escape by holding up. Watch out or delayed or

distanced sae-jumps, which you cannot grab.

Wakeup Super to Ultra

EX Karakusa vs Sae-Jumps


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Makoto needs a lot o sneaky ways to land

Karakusa. One such way is orcing the oppo-

net to block a jump LP. Its hitstun is very short

compared to the jump attack youd expect (j.HP),allowing you to grab immediately upon landing,

making this very hard to escape on reaction.

What really makes this setup work or you is

conditioning your opponent. Go or a couple sae-

jumps and ollow up with a blockstring to encour-

age your opponent to stay on the ground.

Ater HP Hayate hits, Makoto is let at +2

rame advantage. She can stick out a c.LK

EX Hayateand catch her opponent in prejump

rames i he tries to jump, and i he tries to back-

dash you can OS EX Hayate to catch it as well.

Ater youve done that a couple times, youll have

to make a good read and decide when to try or

the grab. I youre not sure about your opponents

state o mind, you can go or a regular back throwinstead, which is considerably harder to punish

watch out or a neutral jump and hit him with a

Fukiage or Ultra 1 on reaction.

Take care verus tall characters like Seth or Sagat;

youll have to aim the j.LP a little bit lower on

them so they dont recover too quick.

HIT BY HP HAYATE (+2f) c.LK (TRIES TO JUMP) COMBO EX HAYATE

OS EX HAYATEc.LK (BACKDASH)

The motion or this OS is simple, you just double-

tap the two punch buttons so that the frst input

would combo, and the second works as the OS.

(HP Hayate Hits) c.LKedcPP~PP

WARNING

This OS requires you to

commit to an EX Hayate

regardless o the outcome.

Dont try it against charac-

ters can can punish it on

block, such as Claw or Fei.

j.LP into Karakusa

c.LK EX Hayate OS EX Hayate ater HP Hayate


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Makotos Ultra 2 is unique in that you have a

bunch o invincible rames as she jumps to the

wall beore the Ultra ash. This means that, unlike

most reversal Ultras, inputs will not be eaten by

the game and OS setups will trigger. Here Ryu

attempts sae-jump (j.HK) OS HK Tatsumaki.

RYUs j.HK SAFE-JUMP RYUs OS TRIGGERS

EX OROSHI

j.HP BLOCKEDc

BLOCKEDcj.MK

s.LK WHIFF JUMPDASH

Makoto has a tricky corner crossup / ake

crossup versus some characters. Ater an

EX Oroshi knockdown, dash orward, whi

s.LK and immediately jump orward. Right

above your opponents head, press either j.HP

or j.MK: the ormer will hit on the ront-sideand the latter will hit crossup. The mixup is

extremely ast so your opponent must simply

guess what button youve pressed.

It works to varying degress o success on:

Dudley Abel

Gouken C. Viper

Guile Hakan

Fei Long ZangieSeth Fuerte

Juri T.Hawk

Dictator Dee Jay

Ruus Claw

Cammy 1 delay due to wakeup

Ultra 2 vs OS Setups

Fake Corner Crossups (Character Specifc)


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Take care when attempting to combo ater a

crumple! Oten, youll want to MK Tsurugi ater-

wards or maximum damage, but i you crumple

a crouching opponent (or instance, absorbing asweep and counter-attacking) their collision box

Fukiage is a move that can only hit airborne

opponents. Even i its attack box intersects with

your opponents hurt box, it will not interact.

However, you can combo into Fukiage by taking

vs STANDING

vs CROUCHING

will not be the same as i you had crumpled them

standing. MK Tsurugi can whi, causing you to

lose a huge opportunity. Against some charac-

ters, this will not be an issue because you simplyend up hitting them crossup with the Axe Kick.

advantage o an aspect o crumple state: you are

considered airborne in the last ew rames o a

crumple. Here you see Makoto crumple, wait,

and then MP Fukiage versus Gen.

Did you know?

Makoto is one o only 3 characters in the game that cannot beat a meaty throw with a reversal special.

The other two are Zangie and unoiled Hakan. Teching throws is an important skill or Makoto players!

Focus Crumple on Crouching Opponents (Tsurugi Whi)

Crumple to Fukiage


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There are a plethora o ways to land Makotos

Ultra 2 crossup. Most o them require a hard

knockdown o o a backthrow, but some simply

require an air reset o j.MK. This one is a back-throw, empty neutral jump, then U2 on landing.

Reversal Ultra is not necessarily a very smart

thing to do in Street Fighter IV. Most are very

slow, and importantly, extremely punishable on

block or whi. You oten end up gambling the

round away, which is a bad bet in the long run.

The throw tech system in Street

Fighter IV is quite lenient when

it comes to inputs. Aside rom

crouch teching, theres also

Focus Teching, which is exactly

what it sounds like.

Input the ollowing and youll

tech a throw i its attempted,

and initiate a ocus otherwise:

LP+LK+MP+MK

The setup above is actually unblockable on Yun

(he cannot guard either let or right) but is beat-

able with Dragon Kick since U2 has no invincible

rames o the wall. See the Knockdown Setupssection or more details.

However, since Makotos options are so poor

in the corner, sometimes its worth it to pick U2

simply to get out o pressure its hard or many

characters to punish on whi. Keep in mind that it

wont sail over some tall characters.

BLOCKEDc

THROW: TECHED STRIKE: FOCUSED

Crossup Ultra 2

U2 Corner Escape

Focus + Throw Tech: LP+LK+MP+MK


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Makoto really needs all the help she can muster

to escape corner pressure. I you catch your

opponent jumping at you and land a LP Fukiage,

you can quickly dash orward to cross under theiralling body and input a backwards LP Fukiage to

continue your combo, saely outside o the corner.

This lengthy sequence showcases just how ast

Makotos dash is she can dash cancel a LV3

ocus on hit and have enough time to charge a

LV2 ocus or a second crumple, then continueon to launch them with a delayed LV1 ocus into

cross-under LP Fukiage.

This isnt very practical since ocus attacks scale

damage so heavily, but its neat nonetheless.

One way to ensure you correctly execute the

second LP Fukiage ater a cross-under is input

the motion shown below (the Fukiage will execute

regardless o what side your opponent is):

fedefedP

LP FUKIAGE LP FUKIAGEDASH CROSS UNDER

1. LV3 FOCUS 2. DASH

4. DASH 5. WAIT 6. LV1 FOCUS

3. LV2 FOCUS (cont)

(cont)

7. DASH 8. LP FUKIAGE

Escaping the Corner with AA Fukiage

Focus Forever (LV3c LV2c LV1)


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Ater a LP Fukiage, you have the opportunity

or a very sneaky reset. Jump cancel and hit the

opponent as they begin to all with a delayed j.HP,then dash under. Youll end up on the opposite

side, able to mix up with either a meaty normal or

command grab!

FUKIAGE

DASH UNDER

WHIFF s.LK

ATTACK!

ATTACK!

WAIT

DASH UNDER

JUMP DELAYED j.HP

By itsel, this is not really all that tricky any

experienced player will keep an eye on your

character and block accordingly. However, i youimmediately whi a s.LK ater dashing under your

opponent, you switch again, and end up on the

same side you started on!

Crossunder / Double Crossunder ater Reset


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WARNING

The command normal you

OS here is character specifc,

as all backdashes are unique.

What works on Ryu may not

work on 22 backdashes like

Rose, Vega or Chun-li.

BLOCK

BACKDASH OSc+MK TRIGGERS

s.LP CHAIN TRIGGERS

Chains are important or OSing in Street Fighter

IV because they have the highest input priority

possible (will always come out i inputs overlap

with some other command). Crouching LP isMakotos only chainable normal.

To deeat opponents who try to backdash out o

your pressure you can OS a command normal,

special, or Ultra into your c.LP chains.

HP Hayate has juggle potential and can launch

opponents i it hits airborne, much like EX Hayate

can on grounded opponents. I you land a ocus

crumple in the corner, you can backdash, HP

Hayate, and then combo with LP Fukiage.

The trick is timing the second button inputs to

occur slowly enough that they execute i the

c.LP whis, and ast enough that the additional

hitreeze rom a connected c.LP causes the s.LPto chain. Theres a defnite sweet-spot.

c.LP,c+LP+MK (OSc+MK)c.LP,edc+LP+MP (OS EX Hayate)c.LP,edcedc+LP+MP+HP (OS U1)

FOCUS LP FUKIAGEBACKDASH,HP HAYATE

This leads to quite a bit o meter-ree damage

(and even more i you tack on an EX Tsurugi ater-

wards, in addition to setting up many ambiguous

jumpin opportunities i your opponent decides to

quick-rise the Fukiage hit.

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