Street Fighter V/Vega

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Introduction

About Vega

Unique Mechanics

By inputting 236P, Vega will switch stances putting his claw away or vice versa. While in no claw, Vega has access to different punch normals and different special moves losing Aurora Spin edge but gaining a command grab. The properties of his Flying Barcelona Attack also changes; with the claw on it causes a knockdown however without it it leaves the opponent standing for a combo. Also if Vega takes enough damage while his claw is out, he will lose his claw and be in no claw stance for the rest of the round. He can also lose his mask shortly after that. Note that this does not have to be direct HP damage; blocking attacks with it out causes a small amount of damage to the claw and mask as well.

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Players to Watch

• Doomsnake
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Vega
Vitals
Life Points	1025
Stun Points	975
V-Gauge Points
V-Trigger 1	2 Bars
V-Trigger 2	2 Bars
Ground Movement
Forward Walk Speed	0.055
Backward Walk Speed	0.045
Forward Dash Speed	17
Backward Dash Speed	21
Forward Dash Distance	1.537
Backward Dash Distance	1.225
Backdash CH Frames	3-10
Jumping
Back Jump Speed	47 (4+39+4)
Neutral Jump Speed	47 (4+39+4)
Forward Jump Speed	46 (3+39+4)
Forward Jump Distance	1.95
Backward Jump Distance	1.872
Throws
Throw Hurtbox	0.4087
Throw Range	0.8557

SFV Frame Data Glossary
Active	How many frames a move remains active (can hurt opponents) for.
Attack	Attack level is L for low attacks (must be blocked crouching), H is for High attacks (which can be blocked high or low) and M for overhead (must be blocked standing). T is for throw attacks (which cannot be blocked).
Cancel options	Available cancel options. "ch": Chain cancel, refer to description for options. "sp": Special move. "su": Critical art. "vs[1/2]": V-Skill 1 or 2. "vt[1/2]": V-Trigger 1 or 2 activation.
Confirm windows	Hit confirm windows written as Specials & CAs/Target Combos/V-Trigger. Notation may denote V-Skill only cancel windows in Specials. Refers to the amount of time (in frames) you have to cancel into another move from the moment the attack connects with the opponent.
Crush Counter	Crush Counter hit advantage written as opponent state, frame advantage, and v-gauge gain on hit.
Damage	Attack damage on hit. Notation may denote multi-hit or "sweet spot" damage values on certain frames.
Hit/Block	These are frame advantage values when the attack hits or is blocked. If the number is positive, then the move will end before the defender can act again. If the number is negative, the defender will be able to act before the attacker and maybe even punish. KD refers to knockdown on hit. Note that generally, normal counter hits add an additional +2 to hit advantage in SFV.
Knockdown	Knockdown advantage against Normal, Quick Rise and Back Rise wake up options.
Recovery	How many frames it takes for a move to finish after it's been active.
Startup	How many frames it takes before the move becomes 'active' or have a hit box. The last startup frame and the first active frame are the same frame, meaning all values are written as Startup + 1.
Stun	Amount of stun added to the opponent's stun bar on hit.

Normals

5LP

Stand LP
5LP

No claw

Claw

No claw	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	3	2	6	6
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	30	70	H	3
Cancel options: ch sp su vs2 vt1 vt2 Can not hit crouching opponents Chains into st.LP / cr.LP / cr.LK
Claw	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	5	2	9	7
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	30	70	H	1
Cancel options: sp su vs2 vt1 vt2 Can not hit crouching opponents Can cancel to switch claw, -7 on hit and -11 on block

5MP

Stand MP
5MP

No claw

Claw

No claw	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	7	3	15	4
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	60	100	H	1
Confirm windows: Specials & CA: 14 Target Combos: 17 V-Trigger: 14 Cancel options: sp su vs2 vt1 vt2 Frame advantage changes to +1 on hit and -2 on block if canceled into switch claw, or +0 on hit and -3 on block if canceled during broken claw state
Claw	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	8	2	14	6
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	70	100	H	2
Confirm windows: Specials & CA: *13 Target Combos: 13 V-Trigger: 13 Notes: *Claw Switch Cancel options: vt1 vt2 Can cancel to switch claw, -1 on hit and -5 on block

5HP

Stand HP
5HP

No claw

Claw

No claw	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	9	2	21	4
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	90	150	H	-1
Confirm windows: Specials & CA: 16 Target Combos: 16 V-Trigger: 16 Cancel options: sp su vs2 vt1 vt2 Frame advantage changes to +6 on hit and +1 on block if canceled into switch claw, or +5 on hit and +0 on block if canceled during broken claw state
Claw	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	8	2	21	7
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	80	150	H	-2
Confirm windows: Specials & CA: 16 Target Combos: 24 V-Trigger: 16 Cancel options: sp su vs2 vt1 vt2 Forces opponent into standing state on hit Frame advantage is identical if canceled into switch claw, +7 on hit and -2 on block No hurtbox extension during start-up

5LK

Stand LK
5LK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
3	2	9	4
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
30	70	H	2
Cancel options: vt1 vt2

5MK

Stand MK
5MK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
7	3	12	4
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
60	100	H	2
Confirm windows: Specials & CA: 14 V-Trigger: 14 Cancel options: sp su vs2 vt1 vt2 Hurtbox hovers above the floor, allowing it to counter most low attacks given proper spacing

5HK

Stand HK
5HK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
11	3	16	4
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
80	150	H	-1
Crush Counter: Stagger, 18 Adv, +150 V-Gauge. Confirm windows: V-Trigger: 17 Cancel options: vt1 vt2 Cannot hit crouching opponents Always -1 on block even if it hits meaty on later active frames

2LP

Crouch LP
2LP

No claw

Claw

No claw	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	4	3	6	4
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	30	70	H	2
Cancel options: ch sp su vs2 vt1 vt2 Chains into st.LP / cr.LP / cr.LK
Claw	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	4	3	6	5
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	30	70	H	2
Cancel options: sp su vs2 vt1 vt2 Can cancel to claw switch; -9 on hit and -12 on block

2MP

Crouch MP
2MP

No claw

Claw

No claw	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	6	3	14	4
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	60	100	H	2
Confirm windows: Specials & CA: 16 Target Combos: 14 V-Trigger: 14 Cancel options: sp su vs2 vt1 vt2 Frame advantage changes to -2 on hit and -4 on block if canceled into switch claw, or -3 on hit and -5 on block if canceled during broken claw state
Claw	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	6	2	15	3
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	60	100	H	1
Confirm windows: Specials & CA: *13 Target Combos: 13 V-Trigger: 13 Notes: *Claw Switch Cancel options: vt1 vt2 Can cancel to claw switch; -3 on hit and -5 on block

2HP

Crouch HP
2HP

No claw

Claw

No claw	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	9	4	15	5
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	80	150	H	3
Confirm windows: Specials & CA: 18 V-Trigger: 18 Cancel options: sp su vs2 vt1 vt2 Forces opponent into standing state on hit Frame advantage changes to +4 on hit and +2 on block if canceled into switch claw, even during broken claw state
Claw	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	9	3	18	5
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	80	150	H	3
Confirm windows: Specials & CA: *16 Target Combos: 16 V-Trigger: 16 Notes: *Claw Switch Cancel options: vt1 vt2 Forces opponent into standing state on hit Can cancel into claw switch; +3 on hit and +1 on block

2LK

Crouch LK
2LK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
4	2	9	4
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
20	70	L	0
Cancel options: vt1 vt2 Can be chained into from st.LP / cr.LP (no claw) but cannot itself chain into other chains

2MK

Crouch MK
2MK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
8	2	16	7
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
50	100	L	2
Confirm windows: V-Trigger: 13 Cancel options: vt1 vt2

2HK

Crouch HK
2HK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
9	9	18	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
80	150	L	-13(-5)
Crush Counter: Hard Knockdown, KD Adv, +120 V-Gauge. Knockdown: 68(76) KD Adv, 19(27) Quick Rise Adv, 24(30) Back Rise Adv. Confirm windows: V-Trigger: 23 Cancel options: vt1 vt2 Advantage listed with parentheses format; x(y) - refers to worst(x) to best(y) frame advantage depending on how late into active frames it hits Juggle Limit: 2 (Can juggle after EX Crimson Terror, almost any cancel into VT1, Cosmic Smart (V-Skill 2), HP Aurora Spin Edge) KDA after Cosmic Smart or HP Aurora Spin Edge into cr HK (+69/20/25), KDA after EX Crimson Terror into cr HK (+75/26/31) The Online Claw experience

8LP

Jump LP
8LP

No claw

Claw

No claw	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	3	5	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	40	70	M	-
Claw	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	4	5	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	40	70	M	-

8MP

Jump MP
8MP

No claw

Claw

No claw	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	4	5	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	70	100	M	-
Reduces lower body hurtbox and shifts position forward during frames 4-23
Claw	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	5	5	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	70	100	M	-
Reduces lower body hurtbox and shifts position forward during frames 4-23 Juggle Limit: 1 (Can juggle after EX Crimson Terror, its followup into air VT1, and HP Aurora Spin Edge)

8HP

Jump HP
8HP

No claw

Claw

No claw	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	7	4	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	90	150	M	-
Claw	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	7	4	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	90	150	M	-
Can be used as a fuzzy overhead on very tall opponents (Birdie, FANG, Urien, Abigail, Sagat, Gill, Zangief)

8LK

Jump LK
8LK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
4	6	-	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
40	70	M	-
Cross-up Can be used as a fuzzy overhead on above-average height opponents (i.e.: Guile, Balrog, Rose, etc) Juggle Limit: 1 (Can juggle after EX Crimson Terror, its followup into VT1, raw air VT1, and HP Aurora Spin Edge)

8MK

Jump MK
8MK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
7	7	-	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
70	100	M	-

8HK

Jump HK
8HK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
9	5	-	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
90	150	M	-

Command Normals

6MK

Mercury Shard
6MK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
22	3	15	0
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
60	100	M	-7
Throw-invincible during frames 13-19

6HP (claw)

Buster Claw
6HP (claw)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
13	2	24	-3
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
80	150	H	-14
Crush Counter: Spinning Knockdown, KD Adv, +120 V-Gauge. Knockdown: 104 KD Adv, 45 Quick Rise Adv, 50 Back Rise Adv. Confirm windows: V-Trigger: 16/*20 Notes: *VT2 Activation (not the attack) Cancel options: vt1 vt2 V-Trigger 2 cancel window is 4 frames later than V-Trigger 1 upon connecting

Target Combos

5HP > 5HP (claw)

Reverse Claw
5HP > 5HP (claw)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
8+10	3	22	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
80*54 (134)	150*72 (222)	H*H	-10
Knockdown: 89 KD Adv, 30 Quick Rise Adv, 35 Back Rise Adv. Confirm windows: Specials & CA: 17 Target Combos: 16 V-Trigger: 17 Cancel options: sp su vs1 vs2 vt1 vt2 Knocks down opponent into a limited juggle state (Juggle Start: +1) Not cancelable into anything but V-Trigger on block

5HP > 5HP > MPMK (VS1) (claw)

Matador Flash
5HP > 5HP > MPMK (VS1) (claw)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
8+10+22	2	-	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
80*54*48 (182)	150*72*64 (286)	H*H*H	-10
Knockdown: 77(78) KD Adv, 18(19) Quick Rise Adv, 23(24) Back Rise Adv. Confirm windows: Specials & CA: *16 Target Combos: 20 V-Trigger: 16 Notes: *CA only Cancel options: su vt1 vt2 This V-Skill follow-up cannot be canceled into if the initial 2 hits are blocked +1 extra KDA (+78/19/24) on this target combo if finished with an empty V-Skill instead of V-Skill attack

5MP > 5HK (no claw)

Matador Blitz
5MP > 5HK (no claw)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
7+9	3	18	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
60*54 (114)	100*72 (172)	H*H	-3
Knockdown: 93 KD Adv, 34 Quick Rise Adv, 39 Back Rise Adv. Confirm windows: Specials & CA: 17 Target Combos: 17 Cancel options: sp su vs1 vs2 vt1 vt2 Launches opponent into a limited juggle state (Juggle Start: +1) 2nd hit (HK) cannot hit crouching (leaving Vega at -11 on block after the MP) Not cancelable into anything but V-Skill 1 on block

5MP > 5HK > MPMK (VS1) (no claw)

Matador Blitz 2nd
5MP > 5HK > MPMK (VS1) (no claw)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
7+9+22	3	-	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
60*54*40 (154)	100*72*64 (236)	H*H*H	-13(-16)
Knockdown: 78 KD Adv, 19 Quick Rise Adv, 24 Back Rise Adv. Confirm windows: Target Combos: 17 Cancel options: su vt1 vt2 -13 on block if the V-Skill 1 attack is blocked (otherwise -16 on block if just doing the V-Skill dodge) KDA on this target combo is the same whether or not it is finished with V-Skill 1 dodge or V-Skill 1 attack Input window to press HK for this target combo is longer than for special attacks canceled from MP

Throws

LPLK

Rainbow Suplex
Throw
LPLK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
5	3	17	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
140	170	T	-
Knockdown: 59 KD Adv, 10 Quick Rise Adv, 10 Back Rise Adv.

4LPLK

Crescent Line
Back Throw
4LPLK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
5	3	17	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
150	200	T	-
Knockdown: 57 KD Adv, 8 Quick Rise Adv, 8 Back Rise Adv.

LPLK (air)

Stardust Shot
LPLK (air)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
5	2	6	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
140	200	T	-
Knockdown: 80(81) KD Adv, 21(22) Quick Rise Adv, 21(22) Back Rise Adv. KDA varies depending on height of opponent when thrown (the higher up the throw is performed, the lower the KDA is 6F landing recovery frames if air throw whiffs

Special Moves

9 during jump near wall

Wall Jump
9 during jump near wall

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
9	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
-	-	-	-
Vega is susceptible to special counter-hits during the entire duration of his wall jump (also any follow-ups done from the wall jump) by any medium / heavy / command normal, this special counter-hit state puts Vega into a free juggle state

28KK

Bloody Garden
28KK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
9	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
-	-	-	-
Only usable on the Flamenco Tavern stage Vega hops on the cage wall and starts climbing Fully invincible on frames 9 and onward during the wall climbing EX Barcelona follow-ups that occur after the wall climb do not cost another EX bar Can not control the movement of the wall climb or timing of the follow-up leap

623LK or 421LK

LK Flying Barcelona Movement
623LK or 421LK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
-	-	31	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
-	-	-	-
Cannot be input with simple inputs (Forward, Down, Forward), must be input as Forward, Down, Down-Forward Airborne on frame 8

623MK or 421MK

MK Flying Barcelona Movement
623MK or 421MK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
-	-	31	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
-	-	-	-
Cannot be input with simple inputs (Forward, Down, Forward), must be input as Forward, Down, Down-Forward Airborne on frame 8

623HK or 421HK

HK Flying Barcelona Movement
623HK or 421HK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
-	-	31	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
-	-	-	-
Cannot be input with simple inputs (Forward, Down, Forward), must be input as Forward, Down, Down-Forward Airborne on frame 8

623KK or 421KK

EX Flying Barcelona Movement
623KK or 421KK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
9	-	31	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
40	0	H	-
Airborne on frame 8 CAN be input with simple inputs (Forward, Down, Forward) Cannot hit crouching or cross-up Has no collision boxes until he reaches the wall Launches opponent into a free juggle state (if this was the hit that initiated the juggle state) Counts as its own hit for combo scaling purposes (10% damage penalty) Juggle Limit / Increase / Start: 1 / 0 / 0

623K > P

Flying Barcelona Attack
623K > P

No claw

Claw

No claw	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	3	6	31(9)	7(9)
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	80	100	M	1(3)
Frame Advantage varies depending on height (increased advantage the closer to ground the attack connects) Has reduced recovery frames (9) upon landing if the attack connected on hit or block (has 31 recovery frames on whiff) Juggle Limit / Increase / Start: 3 / 2 / 2
Claw	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	3	6	31(9)	KD
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	120	150	M	3(6)
Launches into free juggle state on hit (if this was the hit that initiates the juggle state) Frame Advantage varies depending on height Has reduced recovery frames (9) upon landing if the attack connected on hit or block (has 31 recovery frames on whiff) Juggle Limit / Increase / Start: 3 / 0 / 0

623KK > P

EX Flying Barcelona Attack
623KK > P

No claw

Claw

No claw	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	9	5	31(9)	10(15)
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	30*30*60 (120)	50*50*100 (200)	M	1(6)
Frame advantage varies depending on height (increased advantage the closer to ground the attack connects) Forces opponent into standing state on hit Has reduced recovery frames (9) upon landing if the attack connected on hit or block (has 31 recovery frames on whiff) If performed close to the ground, will complete full attack before landing Juggle Limit / Increase / Start: 3*3*3 / 0*0*3 / 1*1*3
Claw	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
	9	5	31(9)	KD
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
	30*30*60 (120)	50*50*100 (200)	M	1(6)
Frame advantage varies depending on height (increased advantage the closer to ground the attack connects) Launches opponent into a limited juggle state If used on an airborne opponent, has 2f more advantage afterwards than no claw version Has reduced recovery frames (9) upon landing if the attack connected on hit or block (has 31 recovery frames on whiff) If performed close to the ground, will complete full attack before landing Juggle Limit / Increase / Start: 3*3*3 / 0*0*3 / 1*1*3

623K > LPLK

Izuna Drop
623K > LPLK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
4	2	31	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
150	200	T	KD
Knockdown: 63 KD Adv, 14 Quick Rise Adv, 14 Back Rise Adv. Can grab grounded and airborne opponents Juggle Limit: 10 Throw, negates ability to perform back-recovery on successful grab Will increase total recovery of the Barcelona dive the higher the Izuna Drop is performed (right before landing: -1F, at head grabbing range on Ryu: -2F, at head grabbing range for Abigail: -3F)

623KK > LPLK

EX Izuna Drop
623KK > LPLK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
4	2	31	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
160	250	M	KD
Knockdown: 63 KD Adv, 14 Quick Rise Adv, 14 Back Rise Adv. Can grab grounded and airborne opponents Strike AND throw hitbox; can hit extended limbs and hurtboxes, but still negates ability to perform back-recovery on successful hit Juggle Limit: 10 Will increase total recovery of the Barcelona dive the higher the Izuna Drop is performed (right before landing: -1F, at head grabbing range on Ryu: -2F, at head grabbing range for Abigail: -3F)

63214LP (no claw)

LP Grand Izuna Drop
63214LP (no claw)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
6	2	60	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
50*80 (130)	100*100 (200)	T	-
Knockdown: 63 KD Adv, 14 Quick Rise Adv, 14 Back Rise Adv. Command grab; negates ability to perform back-recovery on successful grab

63214MP (no claw)

MP Grand Izuna Drop
63214MP (no claw)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
6	2	60	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
50*90 (140)	100*100 (200)	T	-
Knockdown: 63 KD Adv, 14 Quick Rise Adv, 14 Back Rise Adv. Command grab; negates ability to perform back-recovery on successful grab

63214HP (no claw)

HP Grand Izuna Drop
63214HP (no claw)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
6	2	60	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
50*100 (150)	100*100 (200)	T	-
Knockdown: 63 KD Adv, 14 Quick Rise Adv, 14 Back Rise Adv. Command grab; negates ability to perform back-recovery on successful grab

63214PP (no claw)

EX Grand Izuna Drop
63214PP (no claw)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
6	2	60	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
80*100 (180)	100*150 (250)	T	-
Knockdown: 68 KD Adv, 19 Quick Rise Adv, 19 Back Rise Adv. Command grab; negates ability to perform back-recovery on successful grab Has more knockdown advantage than other variants

236LK

LK Crimson Terror
236LK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
8	3(16)5	12	2
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
20*60 (80)	20*130 (150)	H*H	-6
Cancel options: su vt1 Crouching on frames 1-19 Airborne on frames 20-33 Cancelable into super on the 1st hit only Cancelable into Bloody Kiss: Azul (air VT1) on final hit only First hit (frames 8-9) have pretty strong anti-air hitboxes (but this is not easy to utilize properly due to spacing and timing needed) Juggle Limit / Increase / Start: 0*1 / 1*1 / 1*1

236MK

MK Crimson Terror
236MK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
17	2(10)2(20)5	14	2
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
20*20*60 (100)	20*20*110 (150)	H*H*H	-7
Cancel options: su vt1 Crouching on frames 1-39 Airborne on frames 40-57 Cancelable into super on the first 2 hits Cancelable into Bloody Kiss: Azul (air VT1) on final hit only Juggle Limit / Increase / Start: 0*0*1 / 1*1*1 / 1*1*1

236HK

HK Crimson Terror
236HK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
19	4(12)3(10)3(22)5	16	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
20x3*60 (120)	20x3*140 (200)	H*H*H*H	-8
Knockdown: 89 KD Adv, 30 Quick Rise Adv, 35 Back Rise Adv. Cancel options: su vt1 Crouching on frames 1-62 Airborne on frames 63-79 Cancelable into super in the first 3 hits Cancelable into Bloody Kiss: Azul (air VT1) on final hit only and has higher juggle count than any other version (2 instead of 1), making EX Flying Barcelona followup impossible Juggle Limit / Increase / Start: 0*0*0*1 / 1*1*1*1 / 1*1*1*2

236KK

EX Crimson Terror
236KK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
16	6(21)5	2+8	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
20x4 (80)	20*0*0*100 (120)	H	-2
Knockdown: 107 KD Adv, 48 Quick Rise Adv, 53 Back Rise Adv. Cancel options: vt1 vs1 Projectile invincible on frames 1-49 (and again until the end of active frames on hit extension only) Airborne on frames 35-49 (and again frames 59-76 on hit extension only) Launches on hit into a limited juggle state Final hit can cancel to Bloody Kiss: Azul (air VT1) for additional followups, or V-Skill 1 upon landing for a guaranteed juggle The active / recovery frames shown refer to the whiff / block version (not including extra follow-up launcher attack that only activates on hit) Juggle Limit / Increase / Start: 0*1 / 0*1 / 0*1

214LP

LP Aurora Spin Edge
214LP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
12	6	20	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
100	200	L	-7
Knockdown: 90 KD Adv, 31 Quick Rise Adv, 36 Back Rise Adv. Cancel options: su vt1 Low Hit Does not gain meter on whiff Juggle Limit / Increase / Start: 2 / 1 / 1

214MP

MP Aurora Spin Edge
214MP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
15	6	18	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
100	200	H	-6
Knockdown: 92 KD Adv, 33 Quick Rise Adv, 38 Back Rise Adv. Cancel options: su vt1 Does not gain meter on whiff Juggle Limit / Increase / Start: 2 / 2 / 1

214HP

HP Aurora Spin Edge
214HP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
12	6	18	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
100	200	H	-4
Knockdown: 101 KD Adv, 42 Quick Rise Adv, 47 Back Rise Adv. Cancel options: su vt1 Does not gain meter on whiff Whiffs on some standing hurtboxes as well as all crouching hurtboxes (but can still hit any hurtbox extensions that reach high enough) Can hit the following characters standing: Abigail, Alex, Balrog, Birdie, Cody, F.A.N.G., Falke, G, Guile, M.Bison, Sagat, Urien, Vega, Zangief CA cancel timing is unusually late Launches on hit into a limited juggle state Can hit cross-up Juggle Limit / Increase / Start: 0 / 1 / 1

214PP

EX Aurora Spin Edge
214PP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
12	7(12)4	21	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
50*100 (150)	100*100 (200)	H*H	-3
Knockdown: 86 KD Adv, 27 Quick Rise Adv, 32 Back Rise Adv. Cancel options: vt1 vt2 Throw invincible on frames 1-18 First hit has 1 point of projectile durability Second hit is cancelable into Bloody Kiss (VT1, stand and crouch versions) and Alegrias (VT2 Activation, NOT the Flash Arch parry or launch) on hit or block (or whiff, if the 1st hit connected) High juggle potential Juggle Limit / Increase / Start: 5*6 / 1*1 / 1*1

28PP

Sky High Claw
28PP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
11	-	18-22+14	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
100 (80)	120 (100)	H	-17(-21)
Knockdown: 85 (81) KD Adv, 26 (22) Quick Rise Adv, 31 (27) Back Rise Adv. Cancel options: vt1 Takes 30 frames to charge Startup frames shown refer to after Vega touches the wall (Overall startup can vary greatly depending on how far Claw has to travel to the wall) Active frames vary (lasts until Claw either collides with the opponent or the other wall) Block advantage varies greatly depending on a lot of silly and nonsensical factors (if you're not sure; punish it with a 17F) Airborne from frame 5 after input Projectile invincible once active (but loses invincibility after hit) Loses collision boxes on frame 5 Defaults to nearest wall direction unless alternate direction is held for 5F upon input Recovery varies slightly due to positioning, but significantly more recovery on blocked crossup (+4F extra) Can crossup in specific situations Can only hit standing (but may miss if opponent is walking towards back wall) Crouching attacks with large collision boxes may prevent Vega from crossing over before active frames expire Can cancel immediately into air VT1 with no projectile vulnerable gap (if not canceled into VT immediately upon connecting, the cancel will delay for 13F) Has slightly less hitbox range, 20 less damage and stun in barehand mode

28PPP

EX Sky High Claw
28PPP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
13	-	15-19+12	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
120 (100)	150 (100)	H	-11(-15)
Knockdown: 82 (78) KD Adv, 23 (19) Quick Rise Adv, 28 (24) Back Rise Adv. Cancel options: vt1 Takes 30 frames to charge Startup frames shown refer to after Vega touches the wall (Overall startup can vary greatly depending on how far Claw has to travel to the wall) Active frames vary (lasts until Claw either collides with the opponent or the other wall) Block advantage varies greatly depending on a lot of silly and nonsensical factors (if you're not sure; punish it with a 12F) Airborne from frame 5 after input and travels faster than normal Sky High Claw Projectile invincible once active (but loses invincibility after hit) Loses collision boxes on frame 5 Defaults to nearest wall direction unless alternate direction is held for 5F upon input Recovery varies slightly due to positioning, but significantly more recovery on blocked crossup (+4F extra) Can hit crouching and crossup (but may miss if opponent is walking towards back wall) Can cancel immediately into air VT1 with no projectile vulnerable gap (if not canceled into VT immediately upon connecting, the cancel will delay for 13F) Has slightly less hitbox range, 20 less damage and 50 less stun in barehand mode

236P

Switch Claw
236P

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
-	-	23	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
-	-	-	-
Canceling into claw switch makes the overall frames a few frames faster and moves Vega's body forward, partially negating pushback The stance change will occur at frame 13 Being hit from frames 1-12 will cancel the stance change Switching with a broken claw results in a 1 frame penalty for canceled attacks on both hit and block, except barehand crouching HP (no penalty) Canceling an attack that hit meaty on later frames will not confer additional advantage during switch

Critical Art

236236P or 214214P

Bloody Rain
236236P or 214214P

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
9	-	40	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
20*60*15x13*55 (330)	0	H*H	-25
Knockdown: 80 KD Adv, 40 Quick Rise Adv, 40 Back Rise Adv. Throw and projectile invincible until the flash Depletes all EX gauge from frame 2 onwards Airborne from frame 8 Active frames last until Claw reaches the corner and then again after flash until he reaches the ground Can cross up If first hit is successful; remains fully invincible until active frames of second hit expires Resets the positions of both characters to mid-screen upon successful hit Denies back-rise Claw and Bare-Handed versions are fully identical Juggle Limit: 10

Taunts

5PPPKKK

Taunt
5PPPKKK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
-	-	61	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
-	-	-	-

2PPPKKK

Reveal Face
2PPPKKK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
20	-	27	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
-	-	-	-
Vega removes his mask manually, granting a 10% damage bonus but also causes Vega to take 10% more damage himself This move cannot be canceled into or out of

V-System

V-Skill 1

MPMK (VS1) (hold)

Matador Turn (attack)
MPMK (VS1) (hold)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
22	2	31	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
90	100	H	-13
Knockdown: 77 KD Adv, 18 Quick Rise Adv, 23 Back Rise Adv. Confirm windows: Specials & CA: *16 V-Trigger: 16 Notes: *CA only Cancel options: su vt1 vt2 Upper-body hit invincible on frames 6-19 Projectile invincible on frames 6-19 Subject to counter-hits during startup (including the initial V-Skill dodge) Deals 10 less damage (80) without Claw equipped V-Gauge gain on Hit / Block: 100 / 50 Juggle Limit / Increase / Start: 3 / 1 / 1

MPMK (VS1) (dodge)

Matador Turn
MPMK (VS1) (dodge)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
6	27	4	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
-	-	H	-
Upper-body hit invincible on frames 6-31 Projectile invincible on frames 6-30 Subject to counter-hits for the entire duration

V-Skill 2

MPMK (VS2)

Matador Flip
MPMK (VS2)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
1	18	30	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
-	-	-	-
Cancel options: vs2 Strike and Projectile invincible from frames 1-18 Airborne from frames 6-22 Can cancel into Cosmic Smart from frames 25-32 Claw is in a Counter-Hit state for the entire duration

MPMK (VS2) > K

Cosmic Smart
MPMK (VS2) > K

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
25+8	4	20	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
70	100	H	-6
Knockdown: 103 KD Adv, 44 Quick Rise Adv, 49 Back Rise Adv. Confirm windows: V-Trigger: 18 Cancel options: vt1 vt2 Launches opponent into a limited juggle state (Juggle Start: +2) Juggle Start 2 will prevent many attacks from following up, such as EX Barcelona Overall startup from Matador Flip is 33-41F Builds 80/40 V-Gauge on Hit / Block Juggle Limit / Increase / Start: 0 / 1 / 2

V-Trigger 1

HPHK (VT1)

Bloody Kiss - Torero
HPHK (VT1)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
10	-	-	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
30*50*60 (140)	150	H	-2
Knockdown: 116 KD Adv, 57 Quick Rise Adv, 62 Back Rise Adv. 2 bar V-Trigger The rose itself is a physical object with 1 point of durability and is Projectile invincible If the rose hits; Vega launches himself forward towards the opponent (during which travel he is vulnerable) - but then upon close proximity Vega becomes fully invincible during the follow-up slashing attack until recovery The follow-up slashing attack breaks armor Launches the opponent into a free juggle state (if this was the hit that initiated the juggle state) Juggle Limit / Increase / Start: 10 / 0 / 0

2HPHK (VT1)

Bloody Kiss - Rojo
2HPHK (VT1)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
10	-	-	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
30*50*60 (140)	150	H	-22
Knockdown: 95 KD Adv, 36 Quick Rise Adv, 41 Back Rise Adv. 2 bar V-Trigger The rose itself is a physical object with 1 point of durability and is Projectile invincible If the rose hits; Vega launches himself forward towards the opponent (during which travel he is projectile and throw invulnerable) - but then upon close proximity Vega becomes fully invincible during the follow-up slashing attack until recovery The follow-up slashing attack breaks armor High pushback on Counter-Hit from frame 1 (aka Vega's collision boxes move far forward) Crouch-sized hurtboxes on whiff recovery frames (but not actually considered a crouching state) Launches the opponent on hit but will only have enough time to juggle if done against airborne opponents Free juggle state on aerial hit; Juggle Limit / Increase / Start: 10 / 0 / 0

HPHK (air) (VT1)

Bloody Kiss - Azul
HPHK (air) (VT1)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
10	-	-	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
30*50*60 (140)	150	H	2
Knockdown: 119 KD Adv, 52 Quick Rise Adv, 57 Back Rise Adv. 2 bar V-Trigger Minimum height restriction of 0.6 to activate (Vega must perform it at least 2f after leaving the ground or 3f before landing) The rose itself is a physical object with 1 point of durability and is Projectile invincible Projectile invincible for entire duration (even if the rose misses) until landing (any overlapping projectile will hit Vega as if standing upon landing) If the rose hits then Vega becomes fully invincible during the follow-ups until recovery The follow-up slashing attack breaks armor Vega is in a crouching state during whiff recovery frames Launches the opponent, launch duration is longer than Bloody Kiss - Torero On grounded hit: Juggle Limit / Increase / Start: 10 / 0 / 1 Free juggle state on aerial hit; Juggle Limit / Increase / Start: 10 / 0 / 0

V-Trigger 2

HPHK (VT2 activation)

Alegrias
HPHK (VT2 activation)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
1	-	5 (11)	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
-	-	-	-
2 bar V-Trigger Duration of 2000 frames (~33 seconds) Gives access to Flash Arch series 6F total duration when performed by itself, but 12F total duration when canceled from an attack, making it vulnerable to 12F startup V-Reversals

HPHK (VT2 parry)

Flash Arch - Rossa (stance)
HPHK (VT2 parry)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
3	13	36	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
-	-	-	-
2 bar V-Trigger Parry is active on frames 3-15 Can counter physical critical arts and some separate objects such as R. Mika's Nadeshiko, but not projectiles or most physical objects Activates Flash Arch - Rossa (attack) if hit during active frames Spends 1000 V-Timer (50% V-Timer) on each parry attempt Counter-Hit state during recovery frames

HPHK (VT2 attack)

Flash Arch - Rossa (attack)
HPHK (VT2 attack)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
1	2(21)2	26	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
50*100 (150)	200	H	-
Knockdown: 106 KD Adv, 47 Quick Rise Adv, 52 Back Rise Adv. 2 bar V-Trigger Launches opponent into a free juggle state on hit Spends the remaining V-Trigger timer upon activation Juggle Limit: 10

6HPHK (VT2)

Flash Arch - Granate
6HPHK (VT2)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
17	2(21)2	27	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
50*50 (100)	120	H	-11 (-25)
Knockdown: 106 KD Adv, 47 Quick Rise Adv, 52 Back Rise Adv. 2 bar V-Trigger Launches opponent into a free juggle state on hit (if this was the hit that initiated the juggle state) Spends 1000 V-Meter (~50% V-Timer) If first hit was blocked crouching then second hit will always miss due to locking opponent in crouching block state, and Vega is now -25 on block Must be performed with a strict forward motion; down-forward and up-forward are invalid inputs and will result in a parry stance instead Juggle Limit: 10

V-Shift

5MKHP

V-Shift
5MKHP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
1	9	22	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
-	-	-	-
Shifts back 1.21 range Fully invincible on frames 1-9 during which time any strike or projectile evaded will trigger a slow-motion effect on frame 11 for both players Immediately gains full invincibility for the full duration of V-Shift if you successfully evade a strike or projectile on start-up frames 1-9 Throw invincible on frames 1-16 on an empty / raw V-Shift Counter-Hit state on frames 10-31 on an empty / raw V-Shift Opponent can still cancel the attack that was V-Shifted as if it had connected (this allows for a lot of shenanigans) Costs 300 V-Gauge (1 bar) to use and refunds 150 V-Gauge back (1/2 bar) on a successful V-Shift if the slow-mo is triggered If the V-Shift is successful you can cancel it into a follow-up attack (see V-Shift Break) that's fully invincible and knocks the opponent down on hit

V-Shift Break

5MKHP

Beautiful Severance
5MKHP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
?	3	?	KD
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
60	0	H	-2
Knockdown: 74 KD Adv, 15 Quick Rise Adv, 20 Back Rise Adv. Fully invincible during startup and active frames Inflicts temporary damage, cannot kill

V-Reversal

6PPP

Backslash
6PPP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
1	-	40	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
-	-	-	-
Fully invincible on frames 1-40; last frame punishable

6KKK

Short Backslash
6KKK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit
1	-	30	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Block
-	-	-	-
Fully invincible on frames 1-30; last frame punishable