BALROG / BOXER - MOVES COMBOS & STRATEGY

BALROG

CHARACTER INTRO

Balrog is a safe character who can deal damage both by being played offensively or defensively due to his wide range of special moves to help him close in on the other player and normal moves that have some of the best speed and priority in the game.

His Buffalo Headbutt is one of his more useful specials in that it allows him to pass through projectiles, punish many ground and air attacks and allows him o combo into his Ultra. His Light Punch Dash Straight is a great offensive move because it is safe on block and all of his EX Dash Punches have armor allowing him to absorb a hit as he closes in on his opponent.

His crouching jab is very fast and typically leads to some of his most damaging combos. Crouching jab can also stop his opponents rushdown by interrupting poke strings, giving him the offensive edge in an instant. HIs crouching hard punch is also a great anti air, making it virtually impossible to jump in at him from many angles.

Once on the offensive, he has many damaging combos that lead to his Ultra and the ability to mix up highs and lows with his specials which makes him one of the stronger characters in Street Fighter IV.

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SPECIAL MOVES

DASH STRAIT
CHARGE BACK, FORWARD + PUNCH

• Light Punch version safe from max range.

DASH UPPER
CHARGE BACK, FORWARD + KICK

DASH LOWER STRAIT
CHARGE BACK, DOWN FORWARD + PUNCH

DASH LOWER SMASH
CHARGE BACK, DOWN FORWARD + KICK

DASH SWING BLOW
CHARGE BACK, DOWN FORWARD + HOLD PUNCH

• Overhead attack.

BUFFALO HEADBUTT
CHARGE DOWN, UP + PUNCH

• Passes through projectiles.

TURN AROUND PUNCH (TAP)
HOLD THREE PUNCHES OR KICKS

• Passes through projectiles.

SUPER

CRAZY BUFFALO
CHARGE BACK, TOWARDS, BACK, TOWARDS + PUNCH

ULTRA

VIOLENT BUFFALO
CHARGE BACK, TOWARDS, BACK, TOWARDS + THREE PUNCHES

COMBOS

MASTER GUIDE COMBOS

• cr.lp x3, cancel into lp dash straight
• cr.lp x2, cancel into ex dash upper, cr.lp, cr.lk, cancel into hp buffalo headbutt
• focus attack (opponent collapse), dash cancel into cr.mk, cr.lk, cancel into hp buffalo headbutt
• close standing lp x2, far standing lp x2, cr.hk
• hp buffalo headbutt, super or ultra
• lp dash swing blow, cr.lk, cancel into lp dash straight, cancel to super
• jump in hk, far standing hk, cr.lk, cancel into ex dash upper, cr.lp x2, hp buffalo headbutt/super/ultra

Comments

[Reemo757]

Balrog's wake up ultra is the best in the game. If playing against Sagat force him to trade normals with you EX headbutt and dash punch when Sagat uses his tiger shots you get a counter and deals more damage. When Balrog is taken to the next level he will be the next S-class character