Focus Attack: Difference between revisions

This attack originates from the ''{{s|wikipedia|Street Fighter IV}}'' series though it is not a special move in it’s origin game. Every fighter has access to a move called Focus Attack that can absorb one hit during its charging animation, but has slow startup otherwise. It is performed by pressing both medium punch and medium kick at the same time. The Focus Attack can be charged, and there are three stages to the move, each dealing more damage than the last; the level 1 (or uncharged) Focus Attack has the fastest startup, but causes little hitstun or blockstun, the level 2 Focus Attack can crumple the opponent for nearly 2 seconds if it hits and has decent blockstun, and the level 3 (or fully charged) Focus Attack is unblockable, possesses the super armor property until the hitbox becomes active, and crumples the opponent for a slightly longer period of time. The super armor can be disrupted by [[grab]]s, multi-hitting moves, and attacks that are classified as armor breakers, such as [[Tatsumaki Senpukyaku]]. Characters may dash out in either direction during the charging animation and when the attack hits. The Focus Attack, at the cost of two EX bars of the super meter, can also cancel the recovery frames of most moves on hit or block (or sometimes regardless of hit or whiff, particularly on projectile moves), which, in conjunction with a dash immediately after, can allow for extra combo opportunities or add an extra layer of safety when using a laggy move; this is known as an FADC (Focus Attack Dash Cancel).