Introduction
Urien is the second strongest member of the mysterious Secret Society, only outranked by his own brother Gill. He resents his older brother's supremacy and longs to overthrow Gill by any means. Urien was first introduced in Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact
Urien is a character that relies mostly on setups, basic mixups and normal moves. His fundamental game plan is basic, and his normals are unexceptional, but the added threat of Aegis Reflector glues his entire kit together. If you can manage his meter economy, and are willing to learn character-specific setups and combo routes, you can make your opponent's life absolutely miserable. If a basic, solid game plan backed by a nuclear option sounds up your alley, Urien is your character.
- Dr. SteelHammer's guide is heavily recommended
Super Arts
SA1: Tyrant Punish
Not Recommended
tl;dr Urien is not a confirm-driven character, and doesn't have the moveset to support a super like this
A series of advancing tackles, ending in a clothesline knockdown. A basic invulnerable Super Art that can be canceled into from some of Urien's relevant moves. Does solid damage and, if selected, is Urien's only reversal, but suffers from some of Urien's best neutral options not having super cancels.
Its simplicity is not necessarily good for beginners either; engaging with Aegis at a basic level will be far more beneficial than getting comfortable with a reversal/raw damage super that is largely irrelevant at a higher level. If you have no interest in learning anything related to Aegis, maybe this is a worthwhile pick.
SA2: Temporal Thunder
Not Recommended
tl;dr fails to shore up any holes in Urien's game plan
Projectile super art. Launches a blast of electrical energy that eventually weakens into a metallic sphere. Respectable stun output, terrible for anything else. Decent in corner juggles, especially as a stun-oriented reset option, but its utility is both narrow and weak.
SA3: Aegis Reflector
Recommended; Character-Defining
tl;dr this is the reason you play Urien
Widely considered Urien's best Super Art, as well as one of the most unique Super Arts in the game. Urien projects a shield forward (the distance depends on the strength of punch button used), which will slowly drift towards the opponent. The shield has six hits, and must be blocked according to the direction from which Aegis was deployed.
This blocking direction mechanic, paired with Urien's ease in switching sides, means Urien can create situations where the opponent is mechanically asked to block both directions at once by hitting the opponent from the opposite side of the Aegis. This is an unblockable¹ situation; the opponent generally must parry out or try to otherwise break the setup. These unblockables are possible anywhere on screen, generate large amounts of meter, and are highly damaging.
Aegis can also be used as a mixup engine, placed directly on or in front of opponents to create situations that range from the mundane (one-time high-low mixups) to the insane (repeated high/low/throw mixups with limited escape options). It sees some use as a combo extender as well, intentionally whiffing the Aegis itself to enable long and highly damaging tackle sequences.
Because of the Aegis's versatility and two super bars, it is considered Urien's best Super Art by far.
¹Technically just a hard-to-blockable
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