Street Fighter 6/Guile

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#SF6_Guile

Introduction

A US Air Force pilot who fights for his country, Guile succeeded in dismantling Shadaloo and avenging his friend Charlie. He enjoys living the family man life, but new battlefields await him.

Ever since his debut in 1991, Guile has been defined by his incredible projectile zoning and strong midrange presence. As the archetypal projectile zoner, Guile specializes in pestering the opponent with a barrage of projectiles before analyzing their next move and punishing accordingly.

The defining move for Guile is Sonic Boom. Easily the best projectile in the game, Sonic Boom does everything a fireball should do and more. It can be fired at variable speeds, can be used as a shield to protect Guile as he moves forward, has incredibly fast recovery, and even comes with a unique just frame version for better advantage on hit and damage. Guile's gameplan revolves entirely around throwing out Sonic Boom and observing what the opponent does in response. If they eat it, throw another one. If they block it, throw another one to chip away at their Drive Gauge. Opponents who begin using system mechanics like jumping or Drive Impact to get around Sonic Boom are where the games begin for Guile, as his strategy evolves into a classic fireball/uppercut gameplan.

Opponents who leap over Sonic Boom can be met with Flash Kick, a massive ascending uppercut with a huge hitbox. Opponents who choose to be patient and come close to Guile must contend with his incredible 5MK, 2MK, and 5HP. Guile also has a huge selection of excellent command normals, such as 4HP, 4MK and 6HK, which give him great brawling potential. Guile can also use system mechanics well, with a fast overhead and good throw reward making his Drive Rush quite strong. Opponents who try to counterzone Guile with their own fireballs give him the ability to use Sonic Blade to enhance Sonic Boom and turn it into a fireball-eating machine. Simply put, there is no real situation where Guile is at explicit disadvantage, and his strong kit makes him very scary at fullscreen and midscreen. Guile is the undisputed master of fireball wars and punishing jumpins, making him a complete wall to overcome for any opponent.

Guile has no major weaknesses that affect his gameplan, but instead must deal with several important quirks. First, Guile is a charge character, meaning he must always commit to certain actions if he wants to perform them. Flash Kick is an incredible anti-air for sure, but it requires charge and thus is impossible to be performed on reaction akin to Ryu's Shoryuken. However, Guile's 2HP gets the job done just as well, with far less reward as a tradeoff. Similarly, Guile's gameplan is highly consistent and variable, but lacks any major gimmicks to challenge wary opponents. While at low levels Guile is capable of steamrolling impatient opponents who don't understand him, high level Guiles must be very patient and equipped with nerves of steel. Lastly, Guile has some of the longest and highest execution (though rarely necessary) optimal combos in the game. Still, none of these quirks dramatically affect Guile in any negative way, making him into a very strong character overall. If you love projectile zoning, value versatility, and want a character who can punish risky plays without peer, sharpen your mind to a sonic edge with Guile.

Pick if you like:	Avoid if you dislike:
The best fireball zoning in the entire game, coupled with one of the best anti-air specials in the game Strong pokes to enforce yourself with alongside incredible anti-air buttons Good pressure and brawling potential with an emphasis on draining Drive Gauge A simple, clean, and no-frills playstyle that rewards meticulous decision making	Being a full on charge character, restricting your playstyle and inputs if you aren't holding down back Pokes that aren't cancelable into Drive Rush or specials Playing patient, sometimes extremely so

Classic & Modern Versions Comparison

List of differences with Modern Guile

Missing Normals	Standing Light Kick (5LK) Standing Heavy Punch (5HP) Jumping Light Punch (j.LP) Jumping Medium Punch (j.MP) Jumping Heavy Punch (j.HP)
Missing Command Normals	Full Bullet Magnum (6MP) Reverse Spin Kick (6HK) Guile High Kick (3HK)
Shortcut-Only Specials	N/A
Miscellaneous Changes	Sonic Hurricane (level 1 super) changes angle based on input Shortcut input [4]H+S = LP/MP version, horizontal [4]646L = HP version, diagonally upward The only character whose level 1 & 2 super shortcuts are swapped ([4]H+S for level 1, 5H+S or 6H+S for level 2)

Guile
Vitals
Life Points	10000
Ground Movement
Forward Walk Speed	0.043
Backward Walk Speed	0.032
Forward Dash Speed	21
Backward Dash Speed	23
Forward Dash Distance	1.567
Backward Dash Distance	0.74
Drive Rush Min. Distance (Throw)	0.805
Drive Rush Min. Distance (Block)	1.898
Drive Rush Max Distance	3.461
Jumping
Jump Speed	4+38+3
Jump Apex	2.115
Forward Jump Distance	1.90
Backward Jump Distance	1.52
Throws
Throw Range	0.8
Throw Hurtbox	0.33

Normals

Standing Normals

5LP

5LP

Standing Light Punch

5LP

Standing Light Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
5	3	7	Chn Sp SA	300	LH	+4	-2

5MP

5MP

Standing Medium Punch

5MP

Standing Medium Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
7	3	15	Sp SA TC	600	LH	+6	0

5HP

5HP

Standing Heavy Punch

5HP

Standing Heavy Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
7	3	23	Sp SA	900	LH	-1	-6

5LK

5LK

Standing Light Kick

5LK

Standing Light Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
5	2	12	Sp SA	300	LH	+3	-1

5MK

5MK

Standing Medium Kick

5MK

Standing Medium Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
7	5	18	-	700	LH	+1	-4

5HK

5HK

Standing Heavy Kick

5HK

Standing Heavy Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
13	3	21	SA	800	LH	+3	-4

Crouching Normals

2LP

2LP

Crouching Light Punch

2LP

Crouching Light Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
4	3	8	Chn Sp SA	300	LH	+5	-2

2MP

2MP

Crouching Medium Punch

2MP

Crouching Medium Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
6	3	13(16)	Sp SA TC	600	LH	+4	-2

2HP

2HP

Crouching Heavy Punch

2HP

Crouching Heavy Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
9	5	20	-	900	LH	0	-9

2LK

2LK

Crouching Light Kick

2LK

Crouching Light Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
5	2	13	Chn	200	L	+1	-5

2MK

2MK

Crouching Medium Kick

2MK

Crouching Medium Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
8	3	18	TC	500	L	+4	-5

2HK

2HK

Crouching Heavy Kick

2HK

Crouching Heavy Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
9	2(16)3	21	TC	450x2	L,L	HKD +34	-12

Jumping Normals

jlp

Jump LP

j.LP

j.LP

Jump LP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
4	10	3 land	-	300	H	-	-

jmp

Jump MP

j.MP

j.MP

Jump MP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
7	3	3 land	-	700	H	-	-

jhp

Jump HP

j.HP

j.HP

Jump HP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
9	4	3 land	-	800	H	-	-

jlk

Jump LK

j.LK

j.LK

Jump LK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
6	10	3 land	-	300	H	-	-

jmk

Jump MK

j.MK

j.MK

Jump MK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
7	7	3 land	-	600	H	-	-

jhk

Jump HK

j.HK

j.HK

Jump HK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
10	5	3 land	-	800	H	-	-

Command Normals

6mp

Full Bullet Magnum

6MP

6MP

Full Bullet Magnum

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
20	3	19	-	800	H	+2	-3

6hp

Spinning Back Knuckle

6HP

6HP

Spinning Back Knuckle

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
16	3	20	-	800	LH	+5	+3

4hp

Burning Straight

4HP

4HP

Burning Straight

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
9	3	21	Sp SA	800	LH	+1	-4

4lk

Knee Bazooka

4LK

4LK

Knee Bazooka

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
8	5	15	-	500	LH	0(+4)	-4(0)

4 or 6+mk

Rolling Sobat

4 or 6+MK

                  No results

6hk

Reverse Spin Kick

6HK

6HK

Reverse Spin Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
17	3	26	-	1000	LH	-1	-8

3hk

Guile High Kick

3HK

3HK

Guile High Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
10	3	23	Sp SA	1000	LH	0	-9

Target Combos

5mp_4hp

Recoil Cannon

5MP > 4HP

5MP~4HP

Recoil Cannon

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
16	3	26	Sp SA kara	600	LH	KD +35	-9

2mp_2mp

Double Shot

2MP > 2MP

2MP~2MP

Double Shot

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
12	3	16	Sp SA	360	LH	KD +44	-6

2mk_6mp

Drake Fang

2MK > 6MP

2MK~6MP

Drake Fang

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
20	3	21	-	800(640)	H	+1	-5

2hk_3hk

Phantom Cutter

2HK > 3HK

2HK~3HK

Phantom Cutter

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
10	3	25	Sp SA	600(480)	LH	KD +33	-10(-30)

Universal Mechanics

Throws

lplk

Dragon Suplex

LPLK

LPLK

Dragon Suplex

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
5	3	23	-	1200 (2040)	T	KD +15	-

4lplk

Judo Throw

4LPLK

4LPLK

Judo Throw

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
5	3	23	-	1200 (2040)	T	KD +18	-

lplk_air

Flying Mare

LPLK (air)

LPLK (air)

Flying Mare

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
5	3	3 land	-	1200 (2040)	T	KD +21(23)	-

4lplk_air

Flying Buster Drop

4LPLK (air)

4LPLK (air)

Flying Buster Drop

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
5	3	3 land	-	1200 (2040)	T	KD +15	-

Drive Moves

hphk

Drive Impact

HPHK

HPHK

Blitz Combination

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
26	2	35	-	800	LH	KD +35 / Wall Splat KD +65	-3 / Wall Splat HKD +72

6hphk

Drive Reversal

6HPHK

6HPHK

Strike Eagle (Block)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
20	3	26(31)	-	500 recoverable	LH	KD +23	-6

mpmk

Drive Parry

MPMK

MPMK

Drive Parry

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
1	12 or until released	33(1)(11)	-	-	-	-	-

66

Drive Rush

66

                  No results

Taunts

5pppkkk

Neutral Taunt

5PPPKKK

"Got you in my sights."

5PPPKKK

Neutral Taunt

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
116 (total)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

6pppkkk

Forward Taunt

6PPPKKK

"You won't know what hit you."

6PPPKKK

Forward Taunt

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
225 (total)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

4pppkkk

Back Taunt

4PPPKKK

"This is a war, and i'm ready for you."

4PPPKKK

Back Taunt

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
325 (total)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2pppkkk

Down Taunt

2PPPKKK

"Come on!"

2PPPKKK

Down Taunt

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
73 (total)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Special Moves

46p

Sonic Boom

46P

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[4]6LP

Sonic Boom

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
10	-	30	SA3	550 (600)	LH	+3(+4)	-3

[4]6MP

Sonic Boom

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
10	-	30	SA3	550 (600)	LH	+3(+4)	-3

[4]6HP

Sonic Boom

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
10	-	30	SA3	550 (600)	LH	+3(+4)	-3

[4]6PP

Sonic Boom

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
10	-	28	SA2 SA3	500x2 (1000)	LH	KD +48	+3

• Takes 45 frames to charge.

28k

Somersault Kick

Flash Kick

28K

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[2]8LK

Somersault Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
5	6	26+15 land	SA3	1000 (1200)	LH	KD +36	-30

[2]8MK

Somersault Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
6	6	27+15 land	SA3	1100 (1300)	LH	KD +37	-31

[2]8HK

Somersault Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
7	6	28+15 land	SA3	1200 (1400)	LH	KD +39	-32

[2]8KK

Somersault Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
6	4,2	26+20 land	-	1000(700),600	LH	KD +29	-33(-37)

• Takes 45 frames to charge.

214p

Sonic Blade

214P

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214LP

Sonic Blade

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
16	[45]	26	SA3	400	LH	-3	-4

214MP

Sonic Blade

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
21	[85]	29	SA3	400	LH	-6	-7

214HP

Sonic Blade

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
31	[100]	23	SA3	250x2 (500)	LH	+1	-1

214PP

Sonic Cross

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
15	[100]	24	SA2 SA3	300x2	LH	KD +57	-4

• When used point blank the LP and MP versions are minus on block, with the MP version being punishable on hit.

214p_6p

Sonic Cross

214P > 6P

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214P ~ 6P

Sonic Cross

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
10	-	28	SA3	600(800),400	LH	KD +44~	-1

214P ~ 6PP

Sonic Cross

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
10	-	28	SA2 SA3	400x2,500 (1300)	LH	KD +48~	+3

214PP ~ 6PP

Sonic Cross

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
10	-	28	SA2 SA3	400x3,500 (1700)	LH	KD Spin + Splat	+3

PP

Sonic Break

(During Solid Puncher)

PP or P Followup

PP

Sonic Break

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
11	-	25	-	600 each	LH	+2	-2

No results

• Only available after Solid Puncher is activated; using Sonic Break drains the Super time more quickly
• Meterless version can be thrown without charging with PP; can also input P after Sonic Boom or Sonic Cross, which is the only way to use the OD version
• Can throw up to 5 in quick succession, and up to 7 max during the install

Super Arts

4646p

Sonic Hurricane

Level 1 Super Art

4646P

[4]646P

Sonic Hurricane

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
8(11)	51	81	-	200x6,800 (2000)	LH	KD +41	-26

[4]646HP

Sonic Hurricane

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
7	52	68	-	200x6,600 (1800)	LH	KD +70	-2

• Takes 45 frames to charge
• HP version whiffs on crouchers, but allows followup juggles on hit

214214p

Solid Puncher

Level 2 Super Art

214214P

214214P

Solid Puncher

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
1	(1500)	5	-	-	-	-	-

• Grants access to Sonic Break.
• Generally safe on block when cancelled into, can be very plus.

4646k

Double Somersault

Level 3 Super Art

4646K

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[4]646K

Crossfire Somersault

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
9	6	30+40 land	-	4000(3000)	LH	HKD +16	-59

No results

• Takes 45 frames to charge.