Street Fighter Alpha 3/Charlie

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Introduction

Charlie was rumored to have gone AWOL after the events of Street Fighter Alpha 2, but in fact was furthering investigations of Shadaloo and their connections to military corruption, the drugs market and other criminal activities with his forces.

Pros	Cons
Incredibly safe neutral One of the most oppressive corner traps in the game Very high guard crush potential with boom loops and f. RH f. FP controls a ton of horizontal space Booms are great at limiting the opponent's options and are difficult to react to Only character in the game with a forward dash. Great for pressuring after booms. Great customs with good meter build setups post-VC Punch grab and punch air throw both do full damage on tech Whiff grab recovers much faster than other characters Sobat is OTG during the animation and can crush/dodge lows Most supers are safe on block	Flashkick is air blockable Reactive anti-air isn't as strong as it initially appears, since c. FP has poor priority and must be done incredibly early Low damage on booms Mediocre activation range on the ground Has problems with characters that can reliably go under booms

Color Options

X-Ism		A-Ism		V-Ism
Punch	Kick	Punch	Kick	Punch	Kick

Charlie
Character Data

Moves List

Ground Normals

Standing Jab:

Damage	5
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	Yes
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	3/4/6
Block Stun	+4
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+5/+10

Close Standing Strong:

Damage	13
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	5/4/16
Block Stun	-1
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	0/+4

Far Standing Strong:

Damage	13
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	6/4/17
Block Stun	-2
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-1/+3

Close Standing Fierce:

Damage	16,15
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4(A)6(XV)
Frame Count	5/4/28
Block Stun	-9
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-8/Launch

2nd part can be special canceled in V.

Far Standing Fierce:

Damage	15
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4(A)6(XV)
Frame Count	8/4/25
Block Stun	-6
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-5/Launch

Standing Short:

Damage	5
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	5/3/13
Block Stun	-2
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-1/+4

Close Standing Forward:

Damage	12
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	6/2/28
Block Stun	-11
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-10/-6

Far Standing Forward:

Damage	12
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	10/5/17
Block Stun	-3
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-2/+2

Close Standing Roundhouse:

Damage	17
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4(A)6(XV)
Frame Count	9/3/20
Block Stun	+0
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+1/Launch

Far Standing Roundhouse:

Damage	16
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4(A)6(XV)
Frame Count	7/5/23
Block Stun	-5
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-4/Launch

Crouching Jab:

Damage	5
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	Yes
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1(A)/3(XV)
Frame Count	3/4/6
Block Stun	+4
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+5/+10

Crouching Strong:

Damage	12
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3(A)/4(XV)
Frame Count	5/4/14
Block Stun	+1
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+2/+6

Crouching Fierce:

Damage	15/14
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4(A)/6(XV)
Frame Count	6/2/31
Block Stun	-10
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-9/Launch

• Crouching Short:

Damage	5
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	3/4/9
Block Stun	+1
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+2/+7

Crouching Forward:

Damage	12
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3(A)/4(XV)
Frame Count	6/4/20
Block Stun	-5
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-4/-0

Crouching Roundhouse:

Damage	15
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4(A)/6(XV)
Frame Count	10/4/28
Block Stun	-9
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-

Air Normals

Neutral Jump Jab:

Damage	7
Stun	2
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	3/10/6

Diagonal Jump Jab:

Damage	7
Stun	2
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	3/10/8

Neutral/Diagonal Jump Strong:

Damage	13
Stun	4
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3(A)/4(XV)
Frame Count	6/8/20

Neutral Jump Fierce:

Damage	18
Stun	8
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4(A)/6(XV)
Frame Count	8/5/20

Diagonal Jump Fierce:

Damage	17
Stun	8
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4(A)/6(XV)
Frame Count	6/6/14

Neutral Jump Short:

Damage	8
Stun	2
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	4/10/20

Diagonal Jump Short:

Damage	6
Stun	2
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	3/10/8

Neutral Jump Forward:

Damage	12
Stun	4
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4(A)/6(XV)
Frame Count	8/6/8

Diagonal Jump Forward:

Damage	6/12
Stun	2/4
Meter on whiff/hit	1/1,3(A)/1,4(XV)
Frame Count	8/8/8

Neutral Jump Roundhouse:

Damage	17
Stun	8
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4(A)6(XV)
Frame Count	8/4/8

Diagonal Jump Roundhouse:

Damage	16
Stun	8
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4(A)/6(XV)
Frame Count	7/6/8

Command Normals

Bazooka Knee : During Dash

Damage	8
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	4(A)6(V)/1
Frame Count	9/4/26
Block Stun	-16
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-15/-10

Bazooka Knee : /+

Damage	8
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	7/7/23
Block Stun	-16
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-15/-10

Jump Sobat: /+

Damage	12
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	10/5/17
Block Stun	-3
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-2/+2

Step Kick: /+

Damage	16
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4(A)6(XV)
Frame Count	7/5/23
Block Stun	-5
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-4/Launch

Throws

Dragon Suplex: /+

Damage	20
Stun	0
Meter on whiff/hit	1(A)3(XV)/0
Frame Count	5/1/16

Knee Gatling: /+

Damage	3x(2~17)+8
Stun	0
Meter on whiff/hit	1(A)3(XV)/0
Frame Count	5/1/16

Flying Buster Drop: Any direction but /+

• Air Throw

Damage	20
Stun	0
Meter on whiff/hit	1(A)3(XV)/3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	1/1/1(before landing)

Airjack: Any direction but /+

• Air Throw

Damage	17
Stun	0
Meter on whiff/hit	1(A)3(XV)/3(A)4(XV)
Frame Count	1/1/1(before landing)

Alpha Counter

During Blockstun ++ of same strength

• A-ISM:

Damage	4
Frame Count	28/6/25
Invincibility	0-28

• V-ISM:

Damage	4
Frame Count	27/4/28
Invincibility	0-27

Special Moves

Sonic Boom : Charge, +

• Startup:

Frame Count	9

• Active:
• Jab Version:

Damage	8~1
Stun	4(10F~12F)~0
Meter on whiff/hit	1/1(A)3(XV)
Block Stun	+4
Hit Stun	+5
Frame Count		33

• Strong Version:

Damage	8~1
Stun	4(10F~12F)~0
Meter on whiff/hit	1/1(A)3(XV)
Block Stun	+3
Hit Stun	+4
Frame Count		34

• Fierce Version:

Damage	8~1
Stun	4(10F~12F)~0
Meter on whiff/hit	1/1(A)3(XV)
Block Stun	+2
Hit Stun	+3
Frame Count		35

Somersault Shell : Charge, +

• Startup:

Frame Count	6

• Active/Recovery:
• Short Version:

Damage	16,13,11
Stun	6,4,3
Meter on whiff	6(A)9(XV)
Meter on hit	7,7,4(A)12,12,6(XV)
Invincibility	0~6
Block Stun	-31
Frame Count		1	2	2

Frame Count	49

• Forward Version:

Damage	17,14,12
Stun	6,3,3
Meter on whiff	6(A)9(XV)
Meter on hit	9,4,4(A)13,7,6(XV)
Invincibility	0~6
Block Stun	-36
Frame Count		1	2	4	2

Frame Count	50

• Roundhouse Version:

Damage	(14,13,11)+4
Stun	(4,4,2)+2
Meter on whiff	6(A)9(XV)
Meter on hit	(9,9,4)+4(A)(13,13,7)+7,6(XV)
Invincibility	0~7
Block Stun	-41
Frame Count		1	3	4	2	2

Frame Count	4	48

Super Combos

Somersault Justice : Charge, +

• Level 1:

Damage	9x6
Invincibility	0~11
Block Stun	-34
Frame Count		10			1	3	4	4	4

Frame Count	14						4	4

Frame Count	4	4	49

• Level 2:

Damage	11x4+10x4
Invincibility	0~18
Block Stun	-33
Frame Count		10			4	4	4	4

Frame Count	14						4	4

Frame Count	4	4	52

• Level 3:

Damage	12x6+11x4
Invincibility	0~22
Block Stun	-31
Frame Count		10			4	4	4	4

Frame Count	14						4	4

Frame Count	4	18

Frame Count	4	4	4	4

Frame Count	50

Sonic Break : Charge, +

• 1st Sonic Boom:
• Startup
• Level 1

Invincibility	0-7
Frame Count		14

• Level 2 & 3

	LVL.2	LVL.3
Invincibility	0-9	0-11
Frame Count			14

• Active:
• Level 1:

Damage	7~1
Block Stun	-28
Hit Stun	-27
Frame Count		49 (additional input reception)

Frame Count	24 (no input reception)

• Level 2:

Damage	10~1
Block Stun	-28
Hit Stun	-27
Frame Count		49 (additional input reception)

Frame Count	24 (no input reception)

• Level 3:

Damage	15~1
Block Stun	-28
Hit Stun	-27
Frame Count		49 (additional input reception)

Frame Count	24 (no input reception)

• 2nd Sonic Boom:
• Startup

Frame Count	11

• Active:
• Level 1:

Damage	7~1
Block Stun	+10
Hit Stun	+11
Frame Count		27

• Level 2 & 3:

	LVL.2	LVL.3
Damage	10~1	15~1
Block Stun	-28
Hit Stun	-27
Frame Count			7			38 (additional input reception)

Frame Count	20 (no input reception)

• 3rd Sonic Boom:
• Startup

Frame Count	8

• Active:
• Level 2:

Damage	10~1
Block Stun	+16
Hit Stun	+17
Frame Count		21

• Level 3:

Damage	15~1
Block Stun	-14
Hit Stun	-13
Frame Count		5			30 (additional input reception)

Frame Count	20 (no input reception)

• Final Sonic Boom:
• Startup

Frame Count	12

• Active:

Damage	15~1
Block Stun	+4
Hit Stun	+5
Frame Count		33

Crossfire Blitz : Charge, +

• Level 1:

Damage	9+10x3
Invincibility	0~10
Block Stun	-11
Frame Count		10			4	10

Frame Count	4	14					4	7

Frame Count	8			6	28

• Level 2:

Damage	16+14+12x3
Invincibility	0~12
Block Stun	-5
Frame Count		10			2	2	10

Frame Count	4	14					4	7

Frame Count	8			4	13

Frame Count	6	22

• Level 3:

Damage	15+14x2+15x3
Invincibility	0~14
Block Stun	+1
Frame Count		10			4	10				4

Frame Count	14					4	12

Frame Count	3	4	13

Frame Count	4	13					6

Frame Count	16

Miscellaneous

Dash :

Frame Count	31

• Idle, Crouching, Airborne:

Which Ism?

• A-ISM:

Great supers add to his strong pressure, especially near the corner, but generally not worth giving up V-ISM options.

• V-ISM:

Recommended. Gains access to great customs, great meter build and some nice proximity normals.

• X-ISM:

Loses access to his dash and some of his best normals. Avoid.

Combos

• Basic Combos:

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Notable Players

Japan

Akino (V-Charlie)

Dashipyon (A-Charlie)

Denpo (V-Charlie)

Gechena (V-Charlie)

Gunjin (A-Charlie)

Hani (A-Charlie)

Hide (V-Charlie)

Kasiwagi (V-Charlie)

Machi Nash (A/V-Charlie)

Makibi (A-Charlie)

Matsu (V-Charlie)

Morikawa (A/V-Charlie)

Mukai (A-Charlie)

Pine (V-Charlie)

Tenin (A-Charlie)

TOMA (V/A-Charlie)

VER (V-Charlie)

Waiting Nash (V-Charlie)

XIL (V-Charlie)

Yuk (V/A-Charlie)

North America

Alex Navarro / MiamiX-Alex (V-Charlie)

Haqq (A-Charlie)

John Choi (A-Charlie)

Xwell (A/V-Charlie)

Tank (A/V-Charlie)

Europe

@uile (V-Charlie)

Boom (V-Charlie)

Dum (V-Charlie)

iori0 (V-Charlie)

Leo (V-Charlie)

xpapis (V-Charlie)

Discussion

Sodom and Dhalsim are huge problem match-ups, since they can easily go under booms and punish.