Super Street Fighter IV AE/Abel

Abel

Abel has no recollection of his past. All he knows is that, his father figure from when he awoke with his memory loss, told him to stay away from Shadaloo and from S.I.N. When his father figure died in an accident, Abel had nothing standing in his way from finding out the truth. Now he is on a quest to discover what part he has with Shadaloo and S.I.N. Little does he know that he was actually an early rejected "model" as a replacement body for M. Bison, created in the Living Incubator project. Meant to be disposed of, Abel only managed to survive thanks to Charlie Nash. If Abel discovers the truth, one wonders how he will cope with learning what his true purpose was.

In a nutshell

Abel is a well-rounded melee character who possesses a terrifyingly amazing mixup game. His appearance is deceiving at first glance, as despite his size he can gain momentum easily and utterly confound an opponent with crossups and Marseilles Rolls. His command bolsters his mixup even further, and both of his Ultras are very useful depending on the matchup. Despite these strengths, Abel's two greatest weaknesses are his size and his up-close-and-personal fighting style. His size makes him susceptible to easy crossups and character-specific combos, and as a grappler he is outclassed by his more "pure" counterparts, such as Zangief. Still, if you like keeping your opponent on their toes and punishing them hard for their mistakes, give Abel a shot.

Players to Watch

801 Strider, Rico Suave

Moves

Unique Attacks

Name

Command

Notes

Forward Kick

+

Can be canceled into Forward Dash

Throws

Name

Command

Notes

Drop Throw

or

+

Pincer Throw

+

Special Moves

Name

Command

Notes

Change of Direction

+

version gains armor;

Second Mid

+

Perform after Change of Direction;

Second Low

+

Perform after Change of Direction;

Finish Mid

+

Perform after Second Mid or Second Low;

Finish Low

+

Perform after Second Mid or Second Low;

Wheel Kick

+

Marseilles Roll

+

Falling Sky

+

Tornado Throw

+

Super Combo

Name

Command

Notes

Heartless

qcf +

Ultra Combos

Name

Command

Notes

Soulless

qcf +

Breathless

qcf +

Hold

to delay; Cancel with

during delay;

AE ver. 2012 Changes

Crouching Heavy Punch

Expanded hitbox upward to ease use as an anti-air move.

Tornado Throw

Changed damage from 150 to 160 for light, 170 to 180 for medium, and 190 to 200 for heavy/EX versions.

Breathless

Made strike-invincible from start of dash to just before hit detection. Eliminated throw invincibility after start of dash.

Second Low

Extended hit stun by 2F, giving a possible +9F advantage when completing EX Focus→Dash in the shortest possible time.

AE Changes

2nd hit of Abel's Crouching Hard Punch has a smaller hitbox, both upward and downward.
Tornado Throw damage reduced.
Roll lost some of its hit invincibility at the end of it, making it easier to punish.
Ultra 1 had a 10% damage reduction. Ultra 1's new damage would range from 309-450.
Ultra 2 10% damage reduction, slower startup, super armor gets removed when Abel starts to run forward and there's a longer recovery time when you cancel out of it. New damage totals for Ultra 2 should range from 295-440.

The Basics

Combos

Strategy

Matchups

Frame Data

	Block			Super Meter					Frames
Move Name	HL	Damage	Stun	Gain	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Guard	On Hit	Notes
Close	HL	25*15	30*20	20*20	ch/sp/su*su	4	3(8)3	11	-3	0
Close	HL	50*30	50*50	40*20	sp/su*su	5	3(8)2	14	-2	+4	Forces stand
Close	HL	80*30	100*100	60*20	sp/su*su	4	3(8)2	20	-4	0	Forces stand
Close	HL	30	50	20	-	5	2	9	0	+3
Close	HL	70	100	40	sp/su	7	2	16	-4	-1
Close	HL[H]	100[30]	150[50]	60[20]	-	6	6	16	-4	0	Forces stand, Active frames 1~4 cannot hit crouching opponents, [] refers to active frames 5~6
Far	HL	30	50	20	ch/su	5	2	6	+3	+6
Far	HL	80	100	40	su	5	6	11	-3	0
Far	HL	130	200	60	-	12	3	17	-2	+2
Far	HL	40	50	20	-	5	3	8	0	+3
Far	HL	80	100	40	-	8	3	15	-4	-1	Cannot hit crouching opponents
Far	HL	100	200	60	-	14	2	19	-3	+1
Crouch	HL	30	50	20	ch/sp/su	5	2	6	+3	+6
Crouch	HL	70	100	40	sp/su	7	3	10	+1	+4
Crouch	HL	70*40	100*50	60*20	sp/su	8	2*2	22	-6	-	[1st hit] forces stand, [2nd hit] floats opponent
Crouch	L	20	50	20	ch/sp/su	5	3	7	+1	+4
Crouch	HL	70	100	40	sp/su	8	5	13	-4	-1
Crouch	L	100	200	60	sp/su	11	3	25	-10	-	Hard knockdown
Jump Up	H	50	50	20	-	5	4	-	-	-
Jump Up	H	80	100	40	-	5	6	-	-	-
Jump Up	H	100	200	60	-	5	4	-	-	-
Jump Up	H	50	50	20	-	5	8	-	-	-
Jump Up	H	80	100	40	-	4	6	-	-	-
Jump Up	H	100	200	60	-	5	4	-	-	-
Jump Forward	H	50	50	20	-	5	8	-	-	-
Jump Forward	H	80	100	40	-	5	10	-	-	-
Jump Forward	H	100	200	60	-	5	8	-	-	-
Jump Forward	H	50	50	20	-	4	5	-	-	-
Jump Forward	H	70	100	40	-	5	6	-	-	-
Jump Forward	H	110	200	60	-	5	5	-	-	-
+	HL	80	100	40	See notes	7	2	16	0	+3	Dash cancellable
Focus Attack LVL 1	HL	60	100	20	-	10+11	2	35	-21	-21
Focus Attack LVL 2	HL	80	150	40	-	18+12	2	35	-15	-
Focus Attack LVL 3	-	140	200	60	-	65	2	35	-	-
Forward Throw	0.91	130	140	40	-	3	2	20	-	-	Hard knockdown, Opponent gets up 68F after throw recovers
Back Throw	0.91	130	140	40	-	3	2	20	-	-	Hard knockdown, Opponent gets up 57F after throw recovers
Change of Direction	HL	30	50	20/30	su	14	3	25	-3	+2	Forces stand, 25~26f can cancel into followup
Change of Direction	HL	35	50	20/30	su	16	3	25	-3	+2	Forces stand, 27~28f can cancel into followup
Change of Direction	HL	40	50	20/30	su	17	3	25	-3	+2	Forces stand, 28~29f can cancel into followup
Change of Direction	HL	40	50	-250/0	su	16	3	25	-3	+2	1~18f Armored, forces stand, 27~28 can cancel into followup
Second Mid	H	40	50	10/20	-	15	4	28	-9	-4	-5 hit advantage vs crouching opponents, 30~31f can cancel into followup
Second Low	L	50	50	20/30	su	22	4	24	-5	+1	38~39f can cancel into followup
Finish Mid	H	100	50	10/30	-	10	2	44	-35	-	Hard knockdown, armor break, Opponent gets up 43F after throw recovers
Finish Low	L	150	100	30/30	-	22	2	53	-44	-	Hard knockdown, armor break, Opponent gets up 70F after throw recovers
Wheel Kick	H	120	200	30/40	-	20	7	2+19	-10	-5	1~26f lower body strike and projectile invincible, 11f~ airborne, forces stand, armor break, hits crouching Ryu on 25f
Wheel Kick	H	140	200	30/40	-	24	7	2+20	-11	-6	1~30f lower body strike and projectile invincible, 14f~ airborne, forces stand, armor break, hits crouching Ryu on 29f
Wheel Kick	H	160	200	30/40	-	27	7	1+22	-12	-7	1~32f lower body strike and projectile invincible, 15f~ airborne, forces stand, armor break, hits crouching Ryu on 31f
Wheel Kick	H	60*120	100*100	-250/0	--	17	7*3	2+19	-6	0	1~26f lower body strike invincible, 1~26f projectile invincible, 11f~ airborne, forces stand, armor break, 2nd hit pursuit property, hits crouching Ryu on 23f
Marseilles Roll	-	-	-	20/-	-	-	-	Total 27	-	-	5~23f strike and projectile invincible, 24~26f projectile invincible, 5~23f can pass through opponent, 2~27f can buffer Super
Marseilles Roll	-	-	-	20/-	-	-	-	Total 30	-	-	5~25f strike and projectile invincible, 26~29f projectile invincible, 5~25f can pass through opponent, 2~30f can buffer Super
Marseilles Roll	-	-	-	20/-	-	-	-	Total 32	-	-	5~27f strike and projectile invincible, 28~31f projectile invincible, 5~27f can pass through opponent, 2~32f can buffer Super
Marseilles Roll	-	-	-	-250/-	-	-	-	Total 32	-	-	1~32f strike and projectile invincible, 5~27f can pass through opponent, 2~32f can buffer Super
Falling Sky	-	0*140	100	30/0*100	-	5	2	31	-	-	2nd hit hard knockdown, cannot hit crouching opponents, Opponent gets up 59F after throw recovers
Falling Sky	-	0*150	150	30/0*100	-	6	4	31	-	-	2nd hit hard knockdown, cannot hit crouching opponents, Opponent gets up 59F after throw recovers
Falling Sky	-	0*160	200	30/0*100	-	9	6	31	-	-	2nd hit hard knockdown, cannot hit crouching opponents, Opponent gets up 59F after throw recovers
Falling Sky	-	0*160	150	-250/0	-	6	2	31	-	-	1~5f strike invincible, 6~7f upper body strike invincible, 2nd hit hard knockdown, cannot hit crouching opponents, Opponent gets up 62F after throw recovers
Tornado Throw	1.33	160	100	30/80	-	5	2	51	-	-	1~6f unthrowable, hard knockdown, Opponent gets up 51F after throw recovers
Tornado Throw	1.13	180	150	30/80	-	5	2	45	-	-	1~6f unthrowable, hard knockdown, Opponent gets up 51F after throw recovers
Tornado Throw	0.93	200	200	30/80	-	5	2	39	-	-	1~6f unthrowable, hard knockdown, Opponent gets up 51F after throw recovers
Tornado Throw	1.27	200	150	-250/0	-	5	2	54	-	-	1~6f strike invincible, hard knockdown, Opponent gets up 49F after throw recovers
Super Combo	HL	0*335	0	-1000/0	-	1+5	2	41	-32	-	1f Invincible, 1~6f strike invincible, hard knockdown, armor break
Super Combo	HL	0*335	0	-1000/0	-	1+5	2	41	-32	-	1f Invincible, 1~6f unthrowable, hard knockdown, armor break
Super Combo	HL	0*335	0	-1000/0	-	1+5	2	41	-32	-	1f Invincible, 1~6f projectile invincible, hard knockdown, armor break
Ultra Combo 1	HL	45*416	0	0/0	-	0+14	2	46	-30	-	1~4f Invincible, 5~14f strike invincible (except feet), 5~14 projectile invincible, hard knockdown, armor break, pursuit property, Opponent gets up 57F after throw recovers
Ultra Combo 2	2.92	431	0	0/0	-	0+10	6	51	-	-	1f Invincible, 1~4f armored (or until button release, maximum 90f), strike invulnerable from button release for 7f , hard knockdown, can hold button to delay (up to 92F), startup is 7f after button release, can be cancelled with any Punch (20f recovery), Ground Throw range 1.0
	Block			Super Meter					Frames
Move Name	HL	Damage	Stun	Gain	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Guard	On Hit	Notes

Notes